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Big shout out goes to Watcher and Tyger for going over this. Thank you kind Sir's
Before I start, I want to clear this up. Many people ask, "Which is better, the RT custom, or the Tac One?"
Both markers are 90% the same. The only difference is that the Tac One has a Mil-sim main body. Meaning it has rails and a short barrel shroud extending off the threads. While the RT has what's known as the "ULE body (Ultra Light Engineering) body. Which is smaller and lighter, but does not have the rails attached to the main body.
Also, when any automag has a Tac One main body it becomes a " __-Tac" for example, the "E-Mag" with a Tac One body becomes a "E-Tac"
I have owned this specific Automag for over one year, that's one full year of use indoor and outdoor.
Another thing new owners sometimes get confused with, is the Term "On/Off" When you talk about the On/Off, you are directly talking about a part located internally in the marker. This is the On/Off, what that means is it controls the airflow from your regulator, to your power tube. It goes, On, then Off. Every part associated with the On/Off has the prefix "On/Off ___" such examples are the On/Off pin, or the On/Off O-rings. Likewise everything associated with the power tube and the regulator has that prefix also. (power tube O-ring, Regulator piston ect ect)
On to the good stuff, AGD was never known to have a fancy box for their markers, in fact many people rose questions to why they had the plain box instead of an artistic design on it like all the other boxes, Tom Kaye replied "Simple. It saves money. Which means we get to sell you higher quality markers, for less then everyone else? Because we don't want to spend 25$ on every box just so you can hide it in the closet of your room."
EDIT: Apparently they did have fancy boxes. Apparently when they heard it was being shipped to me, they found a plain white box.
Wonderful. (Although the plain white box lasted for quite some time apparently. learned this while searching tom kaye's posts on AO forums)
So when your plain white box arrived at my door there was only one thing printed on the side.
Under your bar code is your Markers Valve number. This means I own the 8201th Tac One.
This number is also printed directly on your X-valve. Twice, once on the regulator and once on the Valve itself. Make sure both the Regulator and the Valve serial match, AGD will not tech your marker if they do not match.
Upon Opening the Box you will find a few things:
1. The AGD Tac One.
2. The J&J ceramic Two piece barrel (12'' long - 0.690 bore)
3. The Basic Manuel
4. Input Pressure Graphs
5. Your Official forum membership card to Automags Online forums
6. AGD Auto lube
7. AGD stickers and an iron on patch.
8. Spare Parts for the Xvalve (shim's and Three Carriers plus O-rings
9. A DVD of how to set-up your Level Ten system and the X-valve. (already factory done, but watch it and learn)
10. If you spend the money, you will also receive Extra parts for your X-valve. (O-rings and spare shims) ( I suggest you spend the extra money.)
First I am going over the marker itself.
The Tac One is a mil-sim version of the RT custom. It has three rails, two 45 degree rails on each side of the marker and one flat rail in front of the feed neck, So it's good for lasers or flashlights. Although if you choose to get a left or right feed main body then you can use the center rail for a sight of some form. The marker is heavy compared to the space age markers of today, although do remember that the whole marker is milled aluminium and the Xvalve has a few stainless steel parts inside of it. The overall marker is a light and tight set-up. The automag consists of four basic parts,
The Main body -this houses the valve, feed neck and the barrel.
The Valve - The valve is your most expensive part, the X-valve alone is nearly half the price of the whole marker.
The Rail - this is a spacer between the main body and the frame, It also holds the sear in place providing a pivot point.
The Frame - the frame holds the trigger.
The Tac - One comes with the intelliframe. This is out-dated, but still works wonderful. You can electronically wire it to your hopper, so every time you pull the trigger, the hopper feeds automatically. This ensures that you Always have a paintball in your breach at all times. Unfortunately due to the new hoppers this feature is not a *must have* you can run it without fancy wires and what-not to your hopper. I personally just use my Halo on top and it works great.
The safety is located on each side of the marker in a simple push pin style. The safety is also marked Red of the left side of the marker, when the pin is red, it is ready to fire.
The trigger is a double Blade style, I find it rather nice. Behind the trigger you will find a small Pin, this is your sear. When fine tuning the marker DO NOT adjust the length, it is factory set to Tom Kaye's personal instruction and research for the optimum length. You can also choose to get the double grooved trigger instead.
Next is the Feed neck.
The feed neck is angel threaded, and lock-tighted in. so you're going to need some force to unscrew it out.
This feed neck is one of the few items on this marker you may want to replace early. I have not replaced it, instead I sanded down my Halo and grip taped it. ghetto luscious, I know. I need a clamping feed neck lol.
The Detent is also Angel threaded. there is only one detent, although I still have not needed to replace it. And I have never had a problem double feeding so I am quite happy with the detent. As you can see on the second picture the detent (white ball) is still round.
The marker is held together by Two screws. One is the big silver "field Strip Screw" this screw secures your X-valve to the markers Frame, this way you only need to remove one screw to remove your valve for cleaning. This design on the automag is 20 years old, but it still works just as fast as the new 2010 markers.
The second screw is right beside the trigger, once you loosen it you can use your fingers to get it out. Then you can remove the Main body, the rail will come right off. Then you have your three pieces to your marker.
When you receive your marker, it will not have a ASA. This means you need to get one. and screw it into the grip-frame. Tom didn't add his own ASA because he figured most players would put their own on. It also drives up the price for something the player will never use.
you have two choices.
1. Run the line from the ASA directly into your valve.
2. Make a square pattern. then run it into your valve.
As you can see I have made the "backwards C" shape. Although by using the gas through grip you can make a Box shaped pattern.
The air first goes through the regulator and the On/Off assembly This is Physically part of the internal's, So you don't need to add a regulator into the marker. It will not harm the marker ( you may starve the marker of air at worst case scenario) but your not helping it.
Once you have the marker itself in your hands you're almost instinctively going to reach for the barrel.
The J&J ceramic barrel is Autococker threaded, defiantly one of the best stock barrels to come with a marker. I have used to time and time again without problems. it's really light and has a great option to go with the 6 inch front piece for a louder approach to your opponents.
The next part is more of a warning if you plan on buying aftermarket Barrels. Here I have wrapped a small piece of tape around the visible part of the barrel when it is fully screwed into the marker.
The next picture shows the barrel taken out and aligned with the body, To show you how deep the threads are inside the body. This means that barrels with small control bores such as the Hammer Head "fins" can get stuck inside the marker. So if you plan on buying a barrel kit with control backs, which are relativity small. Make sure they are reverse threaded. This means that you turn "Righty tighty" to tighten the back to the marker, and Righty Loosy remove only the barrel. So the back never gets stuck inside the shroud.
The Manuel has the AGD contact information should you need it for any questions, it also has the proper way to chronograph your marker. which is very important when you own a RT-Valved Automag. The proper way to chrono an automag with the RT-valve is:
1. Fire your first shot and hold down your trigger, Your first shot should not be counted.
2. While holding down the trigger, Release and shoot the marker as fast as you can.
3. Hold the trigger, record your velocity and repeat until the desired velocity is reached.
The reason you hold down the trigger is because the valve recharges so fast that the friction heats the air inside the valve, so you want to fill the air chamber and cycle that same air as fast as possible, The inside of the valve can reach temperatures around 180 degrees.When air rushes into the chamber it is hot, so your velocity is increased. which is why you want to shoot it when the velocity will peak. So, when you increase your rate of fire it wont exceed the Fields Limit. If you fail to do this then when you start shooting at high rates of fire, you may be shooting 10FPS OVER the fields limit. A good guarantee to give you a one way ticket back home. The Valve is rated to 3000PSI. So if you want to put 2500PSI into the regulator, you can.
The most Useful piece of information to you will come in the form of Three graphs.
These graphs are detailed explanation's about how to set-up your marker's input pressure to what you play style is. Because the X-valve has very awesome qualities to it. It also has very different effects when you change from 850PSI to 1000PSI of input pressure.
Colour key: Red is when you wait for a few seconds in between shots.
Blue is when you are increasing your rate of fire.
Black is a constant rate of fire.
For high input pressure: When firing at a rate of 2 shots per second or slower the X-valve will maintain constant velocities. When shooting at rates of 3 shots per second or more, the X-valve will record velocities closer to your maximum fire rate.
This means that when you take your time, each shot will be consistent, But when you increase your rate of fire the velocity increases also.
Example of FPS: target velocity 280
For Medium pressure input: when you shoot and then wait 10 seconds the velocities will be the same as your maximum rate of fire. Although when increasing your rate of fire the velocity will drop, and then raise until you reach you maximum rate of fire velocity. This is great for rapid firing, because your first shot will land at your maximum rate of fire.
Example of FPS: Target velocity 280.
Low input pressure: your first shot will be the highest velocity, any proceeding shots without waiting will be lower. This works well for players who want to pick their shots. this reacts more like a regular paintball marker, the faster you shoot the lower your velocity. although the Drop is not much, it is still somewhat significant on the chronograph.
Example of FPS; Target velocity 280
And as for velocities and accuracy:
The velocities depend on your input pressure and your experience with the marker.
At the field yesterday (Sunday july 26th) With my input pressure just right I Achieved these numbers.
265, 269, 273, 279, 276, 281, 279, 278, 279, 277, 280, 281, 279,
The blue is my first shots at lower speeds ( say 2 or 3 seconds apart.)
The red is when I started in increase my Cycling Rate,
The black represents a continuous cycling period.
(I had two guys yell out numbers to make sure they were right, just for you guys )
With the X-valve (once again depending on input pressure) when you increase your CPS (Cycles per second) you heat up the chamber on the inside. This in turn increases your velocity,
So when I space my shots out. I can look at velocities around 265. for one shot at a time.
But when I increase my Rate of fire the velocity increased to around 280 (fields limit and it was quite consistent the faster I cycled the marker.)
at the lowest of 278 and highest of 281, that means I am looking at a Plus minus of 2. which is awesome! and if I increased the rate further it would become even more consistent. (but I wouldn't be able to read it lol.)
Should you have any questions that you are really stumped about, and you are to scared to talk to the REALLY nice people on the phone,
Remember that you are a official member of Automags Online. a forum just like this, with thousands of pages of information about your automag.
You will also receive a small box with two springs and Spare parts for your Level Ten system. (Anti-chop system)
Here is a picture of the smallest spring, the gold spring. Which is recommended for indoor play. (Velocities of 250 and under.)
You have three springs.
Gold - 250 and under.
Red - 260 to 280.
Silver - 280 and upwards.
AGD has been playing around with the springs, only recently have they added a real middle spring, before it was simply a cut Silver spring (so it would act like the middle spring)
point goes to Enhander for reminding me this, should you buy used. make sure to ask the owner what spring is which as they have toyed with the colours and the springs themselves over a few years. so if your like Enhander this may seem more like your set-up:
The Gold spring is actually the middle spring. Silver, Gold, Red.
(I have a few people saying that they are like the ones I posted, rather then Enhanders oddity. So like I said, double check)
You should switch to the spring that is closest to your fields velocity limit. Because if you use the gold spring at 280 FPS sometimes the spring will not fully return the bolt to the marker, This means a bad case of the bolt stick. which means you cannot fire anymore. likewise, if you use the spring that is to stiff, you may not have enough force to shoot it. So if I need to shoot at 250FPS and I put the silver spring in, when I lower the Velocity to shoot at 250FPS the marker wont fire, Because you need to be shooting at least 270 for the marker to operate with the silver spring.
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To adjust your Velocity you insert an Allen key into the slot, then turn clockwise to increase velocity, and counter clockwise to decrease velocity. When adjusting the velocity be cautious, a small increment can mean the difference of 15 FPS, when changing to a stronger spring, put the new spring in, air the marker up and increase the velocity until the marker shoots. Then chronograph for the Exact Velocity. When going to a weaker spring, adjust the velocity Downwards until the marker cannot fire, then switch springs and re adjust velocity.
The box also contains Auto lube. This is a automags best friend. The only problem is that you may want to have a Spare Friend because Automags LOVE oil. Simple bolt stick issues or velocity jumps can be explained by the absence of oil. There is no such thing as flooding an Automag. (Of course don't actually flood your valve system with oil!)
The efficiency of this marker is not setting any new milestones.
The marker itself is a little bit of an air hog, because of the dump chamber and the way the level ten functions. Although because they run off such high pressure inputs rather then most markers, when your tank hits 800PSI, Your looking for the closest refill station. So on a 68/4500 Fill I can reach roughly 1100 shots with my barrel. on a 68/3000 fill I'm running around 800 shots. Automags can dip into the lower numbers relatively well compared to other markers, Although don't expect much because they perform much better with high inputs and lots of air to consume.
Here is a picture of the main internals, I have placed them respectively above the shell, as if you could see through the main body,
Next is the Level Ten, The level ten system is the Anti-chop system. It works by creating a Balance of pressure going one way versus pressure going the other, As Tom said: Think if it like a teeter totter. You can have 1000 pounds on one side, but when you put 1000 pounds on the other, it doesn't seem that heavy." So the bolt pushes forward with the same respective force that the spring pushes backwards. When this balance is off-set by a paintball then the spring has more force then the bolt, meaning the bolt returns to its original position. With out putting pressure on the paintball.
The tip of the bolt has a little soft cushion on the tip. Some people have had these fall of, but the marker still works fine, without problems. Needless to say myself, the level ten is a Genius mechanical way of stopping chops. Should you have a properly tuned level ten and chop a ball. Take a picture because it will be the 8th wonder of the paintball world. People have failed Trying to make the level ten chop paintballs.
Tom was so trusting of this system he put his own tongue in the breach of an X-mag with the eye's off. Rolled bills have escaped unharmed and the level ten was so revolutionary, so amazing. They completely skipped levels 8 and 9.
The tube itself is called the power tube, the different systems such as the level 7 or level 10 are put inside the power tube.
The original post (much smaller) had a few question regarding it, these are members from the special ops paintball forum.
Here are questions regarding this thread, I'll bold the poster and quote his question while doing my best to answer, unfortunately I am no Automag guru.
Posted by W00DSBALL 5N1P3R:
Do you have the ULE Trigger Kit? And if so, how fast can you get it? Also, how fast can you get it with the stock trigger.
I do own the ULT trigger myself. It is an amazing addition to any automag, It can change the way your trigger reacts completely. The Ultra Light Trigger kit replaces your stock On/Off pin,
The ULT is basically a non reactive pin, meaning you will eliminate any bounce you normally get from your Automag, and because of a much smaller and lighter pin, it reduces the amount of force you need to activate the sear.
Should you decide to purchase an Automag, defiantly go for the ULT. Although, I think you would be better off having the ULT not installed by the factory. Instead you must do it yourself. This helps becuase it teaches you about what you have, plus if something goes wrong you already know what the problem is.
The pin is NOT covered by any warranty, so be very careful. It you bend it your pretty much screwed.
The little silver rings around the bottom are called "shims" you add or subtract these to get the desired ULT tune perfect. Normally you start with two shims and work your way up until the automag double or auto fires with one pull of the trigger, Then remove shims until you get the one shot per trigger pull. This ensures you have the lightest trigger pull.
As for trigger speeds. With a stock trigger I usually sit around 5 to 7 BPS. Although I have never ventured far into the reactive triggers effects, Many people can sweet-spot the stock RT pin ( replaced by the ULT pin. as stated above) anywhere from 15 to 34.5 BPS ( achieved by a Crazy automaggot. its on you tube) With the ULT I can sit anywhere in the 15 BPS rate. usually I only shoot in short bursts. never long constant ropes.
One note about the ULT. Short stroking is a common effect of an incomplete trigger pull. Although you are essentially tapping the trigger as compared to pulling it with the RT pin. Should you "half tap" it, a paintball will simply roll our your barrel, its a learning experience with the ULT.
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If you order a RT ULE custom will it come with a rail over the valve and have a large space between the fore grip and trigger. Or does it come with the more "modern" look with no rail or space between the fore grip. Hope this wasn't a stupid question.
Alright first there is no such thing as stupid questions, only stupid people.( Hey! wait a minute! thats not right. )
If you ordered a AGD RT ULE Custom it will be a more modern look, It will not have the rail over the main body, And it will not have a big gap between the intelliframe and the Gas through grip. The marker will have the same parts as the Tac One, only it will have a main body without rails.
If you really want the old-school look to it. phone AGD and ask them if they have any spare parts floating around. (such as that rail for the main body)
So, grab your gear and become A Monster on the field.
Edit: Alright, this is a little late compared to when the post was made, But non-the less.
Every review always has the final opinion of the marker, and I feel like mine isn't really here.
In the End the Tac-One does not match the performance of many electronic markers on todays market, For being a absolute Gem within the choices of markers to choose from, No it does not Shine the most. I't doesn't have the cleanest cuts, or the most amount of edges, It doesn't have the sharpest point. But My God it comes close. Stacked up against Any other marker you can get right now, with any exuberant amount of cash. The Tac-One still feels like it has placed a flag upon the rock of a opposing nation. It is a reminder to all that was highly sought after years ago.
Walking into a field with a Automag in your hands fills you with a sense of pure mechanical passion, You can feel every cycle through your fingers, you get a sense of awe as this flashback opens up all its valves and places ball overtop ball with every twitch of your muscle. The only Thing I can relate this to is watching a video tape of the F1 series back in the late 70's. The pure madness and mechanical effort required to control vehicles which were so ahead of their time, so ahead of the electronics which controlled them that it was no use to even turn Traction control on.
Back when entering a Corner 1 Mile Per Hour faster resulted in death. Every bump in the road gave a new sense of luck.
Thats what this marker is right now, A beautiful, Terrifying, Lucid, and completely addicting memory of all which made paintball the place for one man to place everything he knew at that moment in time into a single piece of equipment which summed up the entire Experience of paintball. All at once.
Thank you for Reading my review. Any questions?
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I have thought long and hard about this topic (legalized marijuana). About 40 years. After you get by all the "canned" arguments against it such as, "Why add another legal drug to the problem", and of course all the good points made in the movie, "Reefer Madness" (sarcasm), not to mention all the people that had their faces eaten off lately (bath salts). Ask them if they would rather deal with a stony or a belligerent drunk. And if they are honest as the guys I talked to were, they will tell you hands down they prefer the stoner.
Marijuana is not hashish or hash oil or any other derivative any more than Schell's beer (6 percent at most) is Everclear (190 proof). Most people will tell you the pot they prefer is milder than the bell ringing, head splitting, couch lock stuff Cheech and Chong smoked in their hilarious movies. The same as most people will tell you they prefer a beer or a glass of wine to Everclear.
Check the facts; most medical marijuana strains have been developed to a point where the THC and the various cabinoid levels are adjusted for specific maladies. If the psychiatric community is honest with us they will tell you the main problem patients have with marijuana is guilt. The guilt of being a criminal and the guilt of spending lot money on a weed that can be found growing wild or can be grown as easily as tomatoes, and most all the guilt of having to associate with people they may not want to in their search for it.
Again let me be clear, marijuana is not hashish, hash oil, or any of its derivatives. Marijuana should not be combined with alcohol any more than any other of your prescription medications should. The alcohol industry, big pharma, the drug dealers, the prison industry and the ignorant are the driving force behind the push to keep marijuana illegal. This is because they know alcohol sales will take a big hit, various strains of marijuana will replace $300 prescriptions, and the drug dealers will go broke. The ignorant will become educated. And to the ignorant, go online and observe the huge industry that exists. It is here as it always has been and it is NOT going away. And as far as being a "gateway drug," the vast majority will have no desire to go through that gate.
Minnesota, fight against it or ignore it at your financial peril. You will be viewed as ignoramuses.
Dana Wichmann
Proud member of the
Minnesota NORML


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Debates of Feb. 14th, 2007
House of Commons Hansard #110 of the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was health.
- Question Period
- Kin Canada
- Africa
- The Environment
- Violence Against Women
- Justice
- Member for Vancouver South
- Chinese Canadians
- Genie Awards
- Harold Lessard and Thomas Nichols
- National Mental Health Strategy
- Judicial Appointments
- Child Care
- Firefighters
- Arab and Muslim Community
- Maher Arar
- Justice
- Judicial Appointments
- The Environment
- Firefighters
- Manufacturing Sector
- Air Transportation
- Afghanistan
- Automobile Industry
- Terrorism
- Status of Women
- Passports
- Public Works and Government Services
- Status of Women
- National Defence
- Quebec Bridge
- Automobile Industry
- National Defence
- Senate Tenure Legislation
- International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
- Points of Order
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Motions for Papers
- Criminal Code
- Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act
- Brain Tumour Surveillance
- National Strategy for the Treatment of Autism Act
2 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Timmins—James Bay.
[Members sang the national anthem]
Kin Canada
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
David Tilson Dufferin—Caledon, ON
Mr. Speaker, Kin Canada has considerably enhanced the quality of life across Canadian communities by promoting service, fellowship, positive values and national pride since its founding on February 20, 1920.
This month, the Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Orangeville will be celebrating the organization's 87th anniversary of community service by declaring February 20 as Kinsmen and Kinette Day and the week of February 18-24 as Kinsmen and Kinette Week.
This declaration presents an excellent opportunity for all Canadians to pause and reflect with pride on the rich heritage of accomplishments throughout the 87 years Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin Clubs have been in existence in Canada.
I would like to recognize the tireless efforts of the Orangeville Kinsmen Club in improving the lives of so many Orangeville residents.
I encourage, not only Orangeville residents but all Canadians to salute their local Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin Clubs for their hard work and commitment to developing and funding the many fantastic programs that continue to meet the needs of Canadian communities.
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Michael Savage Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, NS
Mr. Speaker, last month I had the opportunity to visit Africa with my colleagues from Halifax, Cumberland—Colchester and Scarborough—Guildwood. Our trip was arranged by RESULTS Canada, an outstanding NGO that advocates on issues of poverty.
We visited the notorious slums of Nairobi and other regions of Kenya to gain insight into the effects of HIV-AIDS, malaria and TB, an absolutely curable disease that needlessly kills 300 Kenyans every day.
We visited a micro credit trust, Jammi Bora, which is doing transformative work with the poorest of the poor. We met remarkable people like Beatrice who has lost all seven of her children and their spouses to HIV in less than two years but who has overcome this to raise her 12 grandchildren.
Africa is a continent of horror but also of hope, of people who are resilient, industrious and entrepreneurial.
Canada must do more. We can do more by passing Bill C-293, focusing our aid on poverty, and by recommitting to our millennium development goals.
The world needs more Canada and Africa needs more from Canada.
The Environment
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Serge Cardin Sherbrooke, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to bring to your attention an initiative undertaken by thirty or so young people from the Sherbrooke region who decided to brave the winter cold and ride their bikes 400 km from Sherbrooke to Ottawa in support of Kyoto.
These young people are students at Du Phare high school, the Sherbrooke CEGEP and the Université de Sherbrooke. The ride took them six days.
When they arrived in Ottawa this morning, the young cyclists asked to meet with the Minister of the Environment to give him some recommendations for greenhouse gas reduction. No dice. Yet the Minister of the Environment would surely have benefited from meeting these young environmentalists.
The Bloc Québécois is very proud to highlight this initiative. Once again, young people from Sherbrooke are showing us that they do not intend to sit still when it comes to the environment. Let us hope that their heroic journey will make an impression on many people.
Violence Against Women
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Libby Davies Vancouver East, BC
Mr. Speaker, every Valentine's Day for 16 years, hundreds of people gather in the heart of Vancouver's downtown east side to join in the annual Women's Memorial March.
Women from the community, especially aboriginal women, sisters, brothers, mothers, daughters and sons, march in memory of the hundreds of women who die each year from violence.
This year is particularly sad and difficult for the families and friends of the women whose murders are before the courts and who are daily reliving those tragic events. The Highway of Tears, in northern British Columbia, is further evidence of the appalling situation facing aboriginal women.
Members of the federal NDP caucus stand in solidarity with the family, friends and activists who are speaking out on this issue. We demand that all levels of government commit to end the cycle of violence against women, to improve the safety of women in the sex trade and to provide desperately needed housing and income support.
Too many women have suffered and gone missing across Canada. It is time to act.
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Garry Breitkreuz Yorkton—Melville, SK
Mr. Speaker, a tragic case played out in a Yorkton courtroom last month.
On March 17, 2003, Kim Walker, fearing for the life of his morphine-addicted 16-year-old daughter, Jadah, confronted her 24-year-old drug-dealing boyfriend, James Hayward.
The confrontation, more than two years in the making, spun out of control, the father shot and killed the drug dealer and, on January 19, 2007, he was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Jadah Walker was just 13 when she was lured into the world of drugs. She says that she would have been dead in just a few more weeks had she kept living with her boyfriend, her pusher.
However, Jadah also feels the deadly confrontation could have been avoided. She said that the system failed her parents; that if the police had arrested Hayward earlier or had responded better to the concerns they raised, her dad would not be behind bars today.
There are many lessons to be learned from the Jadah and Kim Walker case by the members of this House who make the laws, the provinces that administer them and the police who enforce them.
Member for Vancouver South
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Carolyn Bennett St. Paul's, ON
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, our colleague, the member for Vancouver South, suffered a little body betrayal here in the House of Commons. The member wants the House to know that he is doing well and feeling great.
Ontario's Minister of Health should be very proud.
The care provided by the paramedics, Philip Hasek and Michael Call, using the Ottawa STEMI protocol, allowed him to be taken directly to the Ottawa Heart Institute cath lab for the most modern, effective treatment worldwide.
My colleague would like to express his thanks to all of the paramedics, nurses and doctors who looked after him, as well as to parliamentarians for their support and words of encouragement.
The member for Vancouver South is an extraordinarily healthy guy who sets an example for all of us with his hour of exercise every morning. He is raring to get back to work on the Hill and in the gym.
Chinese Canadians
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Ed Fast Abbotsford, BC
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the member for Richmond shocked all Canadians again. He admitted to The Vancouver Sun that he still opposes our government's apology for the Chinese head tax.
When he was minister for multiculturalism, the member for Richmond stubbornly opposed any apology or symbolic payments, deeply dividing the Chinese community. He is even blaming his former prime minister for not following his advice on the issue.
Thankfully, Canada's new Prime Minister showed real leadership. After widespread consultations, he acted. Head tax payers and their survivors received a meaningful redress and commemoration, and our Prime Minister offered an unconditional apology to the Chinese Canadian community.
Where were the Liberals? After 13 years of doing absolutely nothing, almost half of the Liberal caucus did not even show up to hear the apology. The member for Richmond and his Liberal friends should be ashamed of themselves.
Genie Awards
Statements By Members
February 14th, 2007 / 2:10 p.m.
Pauline Picard Drummond, QC
Mr. Speaker, the 27th annual Genie Awards ceremony for film and television was held last night in Toronto.
This year, 21 feature films received at least one nomination. Three Quebec films won more than one award. In all, 12 Quebec feature films were nominated, and the movie The Rocket, the story of Maurice Richard, reaped the most awards.
Here are the main winners: Bon Cop, Bad Cop won for best motion picture and received the Golden Reel Award; for The Rocket, Roy Dupuis won the award for actor in a leading role, Julie Le Breton for actress in a leading role and Charles Binamé for achievement in direction. The Claude Jutra award was a tie between Julia Kwan for Eve and the Fire Horse and Stéphane Lapointe for The Secret Life of Happy People.
These many recipients from Quebec illustrate the enormous talent of Quebec's creative commnuity.
The Bloc Québécois expresses its great pride in the recipients who magnificently showcase Quebec culture and wishes a long and successful life to Quebec creators and artisans.
Harold Lessard and Thomas Nichols
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Steven Fletcher Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, MB
Mr. Speaker, on February 4, 2007, our country lost two great Canadians, Captain Harold Lessard and Captain Thomas Nichols of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service.
Today in Winnipeg, thousands of Canadians and firefighters from across North America gathered to honour these men. These thousands were joined by millions more watching on their TVs and observing moments of silence. This tragedy reminds us once again of the risks our firefighters take every single day to protect our homes, our businesses and our lives.
Few can understand the grief Captain Lessard's wife, Lynn, and his children, Christine and Bryan; and Captain Nichols' wife, Linda, and his children, Kelly and Kimberley, are feeling. We can only hope they will accept the sincere condolences of a grateful nation.
I hope all of us in the House will join our fellow Canadians in honouring Captain Lessard and Captain Nichols in our thoughts and prayers.
National Mental Health Strategy
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
David McGuinty Ottawa South, ON
Mr. Speaker, how can the government explain that, in 2007, Canada is the only G-8 country still without a national mental health strategy?
On June 7, 2005, this House passed a motion calling for the implementation of such a strategy. Nearly one year later, a Senate committee made the same request.
There is no lack of evidence of the devastating effects that mental health problems have on individuals, families and businesses across the country.
Canadians with mental health problems have to wait too long for appropriate care and services. More importantly, these Canadians living with mental illness have been waiting for their condition to be recognized and to be shown that we understand what they are going through.
The government must act now. They have waited long enough.
Judicial Appointments
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Steven Blaney Lévis—Bellechasse, QC
Mr. Speaker, as this is Justice Week, it seems that the Liberals are taking an interest in judicial appointments. This sudden interest on their part is certainly surprising, given that they made numerous appointments that were questionable to say the least.
While our new Conservative government is making appointments based on candidates' merit, the Liberals made appointments that were clearly partisan.
In fact, the Liberal member for Mount Royal appointed his former chief of staff, Yves de Montigny, to the bench of the Federal Court of Canada in 2004. Could it be that the Liberals suffered memory loss when they crossed to the other side of this House?
Even worse, Benoît Corbeil, the former head of the Quebec wing of the Liberal Party, said on Radio-Canada in 2005 that anyone who aspired to a judgeship or any other plum position had to be friends with the members of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Talk about partisanship. As they say in court, "I rest my case".
Child Care
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Bill Siksay Burnaby—Douglas, BC
Mr. Speaker, families in Burnaby--Douglas face a child care crisis of fewer spaces and higher fees.
Families know that the Conservatives' $100 a month baby bonus did not help provide child care because it covers only a fraction of child care costs. Many know that at tax time they will lose again as part of that allowance gets taxed back. They also know that losing the young child supplement hurts families too. They know that the Conservatives' cancellation of the early learning and child care agreement has made things worse.
The B.C. Liberal government, another conservative government with a huge surplus, now claims it has to slash important programs due to federal cuts. Child care resource and referral centres will disappear. Child care operating and capital funds have taken a hit. Parents of special needs children had to fight when even support for the child care development program was threatened.
We need spaces now. We need a legislated, universal, quality, affordable, not for profit child care program with stable funding. That is what New Democrats have put forward in Bill C-303, our early learning and child care act.
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Anita Neville Winnipeg South Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, I too acknowledge that today in Winnipeg more than 2,000 firefighters, volunteer firefighters, paramedics, police and armed forces from across North America joined the citizens of Winnipeg, and indeed representatives of this House, to say goodbye to two heroes: Captains Thomas Nichols and Harold Lessard.
The bravery of these two individuals and the countless others who put their lives in danger is something we can never forget. We must remember that whenever the siren goes off in a fire hall or the call comes into 911 or the ambulance is dispatched to the scene of an incident, brave men and women are putting their lives at risk for our safety and well-being.
I too ask my colleagues here in Ottawa to join with those in Winnipeg and all across Canada in paying tribute to Captain Nichols and Captain Lessard and all of the brave men and women who sacrifice for us on a daily basis. We remain indebted to them.
Arab and Muslim Community
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Meili Faille Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC
Mr. Speaker, several representatives of the Arab and Muslim community are here today to express their appreciation for the country that welcomed them, in which they now hold full citizenship, and their deep desire to play a positive role in Canadian life.
I know that, like Christianity, Islam is a religion that teaches love for one's neighbour, forgiveness and human solidarity.
Media reports of certain world events often paint a negative, unfair picture of Islam, portraying it as a religion associated with extremists and terrorists.
We need to remember that many Muslims in Canada fled regimes that had misrepresented Islam's fundamental values, or are the children of immigrants who fled such regimes. They looked for freedom and true respect for those values, and they found that here. Like us, they want to perpetuate those values.
The Arab and Muslim community can count on the Bloc Québécois to fight against any prejudice that could prevent it from flourishing and enriching our society.


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Would appreciate some input. I am thinking of either getting the M1 or the element to pair with my Ibeam active. I also use the Venue DI and Feedback Master. I am kinda leaning towards the M1 because there is no drilling involved. I know the element is paired with the Ibeam ala Imix but wanted to know if I could also pair the M1 active with my Ibeam via the Imix? Would both work with the Imix preamp pin? I plan to use them in stereo, M1 via Venue DI and the Ibeam through the feedback master. Another question is what is the feedback rating on the M1? I was hoping it would carry me through a very loud band. Opinions too on the sound of the M1 vs the element would be great. Thanks in advance! Oh, yeah, been an LR Baggs fan for a very long time now, love the new forum/fan site!


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Heaven and Hell -- Columbia, MD -- August 23rd, 2009
The perfect way to close out the weekend. Me and my best friend, his little sister, and his dad were the first ones in line, but before the gates opened I was getting really antsy because I knew there were a bunch of hardcore C&C fans that were first in line at the other gate and there was NO WAY IN HELL Coheed fans were getting front and center for the metal gods. So once the gate opened I sprinted through the venue, down the stairs, and was the first into the pit! Grabbed the exact same spot I had for Priest, dead center. My buds made it down and grabbed the spots next to me so we all had the best seats in the house. It was the first time any of the three of them had been on the rail for a show so they couldn't believe how close we were.
Eventually Coheed came on and they were awful. It wasn't that the music was inherently bad, like some openers I've seen (BFMV opening for Maiden in 06) but every song sounded exactly the same. The riffs were boring and the vocals lost their unique factor after the first song was halfway over. They fucked up the lyrics to The Trooper, and then they closed the set by imitating gay dolphin mating calls. I dunno what the hell they were playing, the guitarist was blowing into a tube and the singer was messing with a giant magnet-looking thing, but I literally laughed at how stupid and pretentious the whole spectacle was.
E5150 came trickling out of the speakers a little while later and we knew we were in for something great. The band hit the stage and it was so awesome to be right there next to them (all the other times I've seen them I've been back in the seats). Dio ran up to the front of the stage and extended his hand right towards me. I thought he wanted to shake hands but he kept his horns extended so I followed suit and we touched horns. He then proceded to do the same with everyone around me. That was a great feeling, especially cause I was the very first one he did it to. I'm not gonna go through it song by song but the set was great. Dio was in fine form, even better than on the Metal Masters. Time Machine sounded much better than last year too (it was only the second time they'd played it when I saw them last year so it wasn't as smooth as the other songs). The new stuff translated live very well and they even extended Bible Black. I hadn't seen that discussed on here before. Dio added some extra verses to the end of it, although I'm not sure what he said. One funny thing that happened was during Geezer's bass solo in Time Machine, Iommi was hanging out near the center of the stage and everyone near him kept looking at him and yelling "Tony, Tony" and he just laughed and shook his head and pointed toward the soloing Geezer. They seemed to be having a lot of fun onstage even though I saw Iommi grab his injured hand a few times and he looked like he was in pain.
One of the highlights of the night was the red light and smoke during H&H, Dio looked straight up demonic in the glow of those lights. He was snarling and staring right at all of us in the front row, what a freakin sight! At the end of the set I got one of Iommi's picks which was what I had been hoping for all evening. I felt kinda bad though because, just like me, my best friend's favorite guitarist is Tony and he didn't get a pick. If I had had a second one I would definitely have given it too him.
Before the show my buds talked about how this may be the last time we see Black Sabbath in a looooong time, maybe even forever. I hope that is not true but if it is, at least we had a great last show.
2. Mob Rules
3. Children Of The Sea
5. Bible Black
6. Time Machine
7. Drum Solo
8. Fear
9. Falling Off The Edge Of The World
10.Follow The Tears
11.Guitar Solo
12.Die Young
13.Heaven And Hell
14.Country Girl/Neon Knights
About the complaints of a short set, I left the place feeling like I got my money's worth. It feels a lot longer when you're there than it looks on paper.
2/15 - Mayhem
4/19 - Testament
4/26 - Alice Cooper
5/21 - Iron Maiden - Birmingham
5/24 - Iron Maiden - Cardiff
5/27-28 - Iron Maiden - London
Some of those songs are fairly long so I understand what you are saying about the length. Glad to see Falling Off the Edge of The World and Die Young in there!!!
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but in all i saw Cincinnati and it was great just to see them still playing. and yeah this may be the last time who knows. Hope they do a farewell tour before they go and really change up the set....
TV Crimes is pretty much the one song everyone wanted that it just seems retarded that they haven't done yet.
I personally would really go for seeing Wishing Well myself.
Hm. There's actually still some pretty good seats left for Friday's show in Boston. Haven't seen them since the tour with Alice Cooper, it'd be nice and I have some extra money.
Might end up going.
Sign of the Southern Cross should be there and then it would be damn near perfect for me!
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So much Coheed hate
They were, as a Coheed fan, very good. But there of course was their progressive wankery, as expected. An acquired taste I'd agree, but I don't see how one could think all those songs sounded the same. The crowd was very weak for them, I know me and my buddy were 2 of the only people standing in the pavilion area for them.
I really don't know why C&C were picked for this pairing with H&H. I mean I love both bands, but the audiences are usually... not the same audiences.
I couldn't believe how packed it got when H&H came on- I guess they really do have the drawing power. COOL!
I thought when Dio and co. came on, they sounded great tho- possibly better than last I saw them. Solid, professional, crisp. Coulda done without the durm solo tho.
I must be in the minority here because I think this setlist is a total rip-off considering the money and horrific opening acts. 11 songs from a headlining band for $80+ is probably the worst value show of the entire year to me.
As much as I wanted to see Priest, I had no interest in this show. The setlist we got last year was worlds better and they had Priest, Testament and Motorhead opening... FOR THE SAME PRICE!
The fact that they don't play Sign of the Southern Cross every show is laughable to me. It's one of the best live songs I've ever heard and even if they did a medley with SotSC and Voodoo instead of a drum solo from one of the most overrated drummers of all time it would have been better.
Who doesn't want to hear TV Crimes, After All the Dead, Wishing Well & even Atom & Evil?
Sorry guys, not trying to be negative... just being real. They'll be back and hopefully they'll play a better set next time and will be worth seeing.
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I still remember the morning that my mom woke me up for my first cross-country practice. A nervous knot formed in my stomach as we drove from our home on Old Stage Road in Southern Oregon to the nearby town of Gold Hill. The frosty morning slid by outside my window, but I hardly took notice.
When we pulled up next to Handy Middle School, the small school located in Gold Hill, Oregon, I sat there frozen in my seat until my mom coaxed me out. She nudged me toward a group of kids standing next to the playground and introduced me to Mrs. Harris, my new coach, as Halyn Gwaltney, a homeschooled kid who wanted to run cross-country.
Mrs. Harris welcomed me with open arms, then told me to join the others on a one-mile run. She then turned to my mom and asked if she would go with us. My mom agreed. On that run I realized that this was going to be a good season.
By the time that school started, our team had doubled to 16. Our practices consisted of two-mile runs, hill repeats, challenging core workouts and relays. It was often near 100 degrees in the afternoons, and Mrs. Harris would run us until our muscles were on fire, our throats dry, our lips parched. She didn't ease up until we were drenched in sweat and ready to collapse. Only then would she tell us we could take a break—or, more like a quick catch your breath and get some water, before doing it all again. Mrs. Harris knew what she was doing, though; if we really wanted to do well in our meets and P.R. (which stands for Personal Record) we would have to push ourselves and dig deep. Really deep.


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I think that if you have a larger scale with 1g or higher resolution, that you also need a smaller, more accurate scale for yeast. 0.5g of IDY or ADY could make a difference, especially for smaller batches of dough.I use a big scale that is actually a shipping scale for flour and water, and a smaller scale with a 0.1g resolution for yeast, salt, sugar, etc.
Jeez, Pete, that's "overkill" on the scale... I'm surprised you have this, given your reaction to the toaster oven suggestion. It looks like a commercial model! 17lb capacity, whoa!
This is my scale.. My-Weigh-KD-8000 $37Great scale and it does Bakers Percentages too if you ever decide to go that way.It's a bit on the large size, but if you have the counter space, you can't go wrong.Very easy to operate. Large display. And it even has a flip top cover over the buttons to keep them clean. Automatic shut off too. Highly recommended.and... 30 year warranty! So what does that tell you about the quality?---pete---https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001NE0FU2/?tag=pmak-20
I use this one and have been very happy with it. 2kg capacity. 0.1g resolution, $24.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OIRSSU/?tag=pmak-20
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Maz Jobrani is a founding member of The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, which aired on Comedy Central in 2007. He has had two Showtime comedy specials, I Come In Peace and Brown and Friendly, and performs stand-up comedy around the world, including the Middle East where he performed in front of the King of Jordan. Maz starred in the films Friday After Next, 13 Going on 30, and The Interpreter. On TV he was a regular on ABC's Knights of Prosperity and FOX'sLife on a Stick. He also recurred on ABC's Better Off Ted. Maz has guest starred on Curb Your Enthusiasm, 24, ER,NYPD Blue, Traffic Light, Man Up, Men at Work, and most recently Whitney. He has performed his standup on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and Lopez Tonight. He has been featured on NPR, CNN, The BBC and in print in The New York Times, Time Magazine, and Newsweek. Maz also co-hosts a popular podcast about fatherhood called "Minivan Men," and currently is gearing up to shoot JIMMY VESTVOOD: AMERIKAN HERO, a feature which he co-wrote and is starring in.
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by Anton Shilov
Hewlett-Packard, one of the world's largest makers of personal computers, plans to unveil its first PCs in slate form-factor with webOS operating system in early February, 2011, the company said in an interview. On the same date, the firm will also reveal other innovative initiatives and devices.
"We are totally focused on the tablet market, totally focused on enabling that with webOS, which we bought over the summer from Palm. We believe that the tablet is one piece of that eco-system, one piece of the [always] connected experience that we are going to create. So, we have announced February 9th, [when] we have a broad public show, a public set of announcements, broadly about the future of webOS and the breath of products that it will effect and enable, " said Todd Bradley, executive vice president of HP's personal systems group, in an interview with CNBC.
Even though HP is "focused" on tablet market, it failed to showcase its slate PC based on webOS at the consumer electronics show in early January. Delaying the public showcase of the rather anticipated device may be considered as a bad sign by many market observers. Still, one should note that Palm's tablet will run webOS 2.0, a completely new operating system, which may be a reason for the delayed demonstration of the product.
"WebOS was the strategic reason we acquired Palm over the summer. The webOS is the first truly Web-based operating system that is differentiated from anything that is on the market today. It is very feature-rich with products like Synergy that allow you to access multiple accounts simultaneously: your Google account, your Facebook account, your Twitter account, your CNBC Universal account. [web OS] is the only true multi-tasking [mobile] operating system: we can have twenty different applications working simultaneously. We think about how that enables everything from smartphone to tablets to PCs to other large-screen devices," said Mr. Bradley.
When originally announcing the completion of the Palm take over HP said that it planned to release smartphones, slate PCs and netbooks featuring webOS. Later on the company downplayed the importance of smartphones and indicated interest in putting webOS onto a variety of connected devices, including printers. At present it is known that the first webOS-based tablet is code-named Hurricane. For a while HP's Palm division has been working on the webOS 2.0, which will probably sport new functionality, improved interface as well as will better suit nice types of devices that HP may be planning.
The vice president of HP stressed that the company does not believe in cannibalization of the personal computer market by systems in tablet form-factor. Instead, he implied that as consumers are adoption "always connected" usage model, they need new types of devices for the new era of computing. But those devices will not replace traditional desktop and notebook PCs that are used for creation of content and various productivity applications, but will rather complement them to make consumption of various content easier.
"We are not moving away from the PC. Our focus is really connected devices. They are portable, mobile. Let's just say that the world is now mobile. Our focus is how do we create that connected experience that allows to safely and seamlessly access the content that is important to you. The differentiation between tablets and PCs [is that] tablets are phenomenal for content consumption and PCs are great for content creation," said Mr. Bradley.


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46 Days, 11 Hours, 20 Minutes - Page 3
The closer we got to North Carolina—my home state—the more support we received. Because I wasn't running at all, a wide variety of people were able to hike with me on the trail: both of my brothers, two retirees, several previous thru-hikers, and a handful of trail runners. I even had the opportunity to hike with two of my trail heroes, Anne Lundblad and Matt Kirk. The fact that individuals who I believed to be superhuman were coming to the trail to hike with me was both humbling and encouraging.
Toward the end of the hike it felt as if I were straining for a goal that was much larger and more involved than I had ever imagined. I wasn't just hiking for myself anymore. I was hiking for a community that believed in defying the odds, striving for your fullest potential, and helping one another. I was hiking to promote a path that has the power to positively change and impact lives. I was still hiking for Meredith – the young woman who lost her life on Blood Mountain, but in turn brought Gary Michael Hilton - the man accused of four backcountry murders in the southeast - to justice. And I was hiking because it had become of symbol of my husband's sacrificial love for me.
Reaching the top of Springer Mountain, hand in hand with Brew, was one of the most amazing moments in my entire life. Even at the finish, after I set the new record of 46 Days, 11 Hours, 20 Minutes, the experience was not about the numbers. It was about the memories and friendships we built along the way.
Walking back down the mountain I stumbled down the trail, tripping on roots, stubbing my toes on rocks, and struggling to put one foot in front of the other. I was so tired that the path blurred in front of me.
I smiled. So this is what 100 percent feels like.


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By Loving Mamma
from New York
About Me Education Oriented, Parent Of Two Or More Children, Stay At Home Parent
Comments about Primary Science™ Colour Mixing Glasses:
I loved the idea of this and how it teaches primary colors. The only downside is they fall right off the kids faces. They can't put them on and walk around to explore or the glasses fall right off. All of our lenses are scratched up from dropping.
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This is a GREAT gift!
By Loucas
from CYPRUS
About Me Education Oriented, First Time Parent
Great gift.
Fun for a 3 year old
By tm
from MA
About Me Parent Of Two Or More Children
This would be a great stocking stuffer if removed from the enormous packaging it came in or if it came with a carrying case. My 3 year old loves them but knew the color combinations, etc. within about 15 minutes so I'm not sure this would really be loved by most children of age 5 or older.The glasses do come apart if your child is destructive like mine is (the ways the pieces of the blue section of the glasses are put together is a little flimsy), but they are easy to reassemble.
Great fun! But no storage case :(
By Patricia
from Yukon, Canada
About Me Education Oriented
This is a very good toy for children to learn about primary and complementary colours. However, practically speaking, the glasses and lens should come in a small storage case to avoid loss or breakage.
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A brilliant educational gift I brought for my son' friend who turned 5 recently. I was told he did not put them down for over an hour and since then I have purchased 4 more as presents and one for my son. The glasses are perfect for this age range (4-5) as the children are in reception class learning about mixing colours.
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My kid love this.
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I would buy this for Christmas gifts. I think all kids would love this.
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My son loves these!
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The second my 4 year old son saw these in the catalog he had to have them! When the box arrived he could not wait to open them. He played with them for almost an hour that day, changing the colors in both lenses, then different colors in each lens. He loves these!
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Young single women are more educated and successful than the men they "hook up" with, writes Hanna Rosin in Boys on the Side, an Atlantic teaser for her new book, The End of Men: And the Rise of Women. "Sexual freedom—the ability to delay marriage and have temporary relationships that don't derail education or career" makes it all possible, writes Rosin.
For college girls these days, an overly serious suitor fills the same role an accidental pregnancy did in the 19th century: a danger to be avoided at all costs, lest it get in the way of a promising future.
About three-quarters of college women "visit" the hookup culture, often during freshman year, Rosin admits. They experiment — without shame — and move on.
In 2004, sociologists Elizabeth Armstrong and Laura Hamilton began studying the "sexual careers" of women living in a "party dorm" at a state university in the Midwest. For middle- and upper-middle-class students, hookups delayed a serious relationship that might interfere with their career plans.
"The ambitious women calculate that having a relationship would be like a four-credit class, and they don't always have time for it, so instead they opt for a lighter hookup," Armstrong told (Rosin).
. . . Almost all of the college women Armstrong and Hamilton interviewed assumed they would get married, and were looking forward to it.
Of course, they may have to marry a less-educated man. Some of the women quoted in the book assume that they'll be high flyers while their husbands stay home with the kids.
While the women-love-hookups thing is mostly hype, the diminishing percentage of college-educated men is troubling. Women are outpacing men in higher education around the world: Iranian women are doing so well, the mullahs have created 77 all-male majors.
My daughter, a literary agent, gave me an advance copy of The End of Men. I said, "But I like men!" I'd hate to see women turn into cold-hearted careerists and men into beer-chugging babysitters.


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Calcutta is the classic round framed reel that defines perfection. Super-strong, ultralight forged aluminum frames and sideplates ensure that all parts will remain in perfect alignment for lifelong smooth power and solid rigidity.
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The redesigned Calcutta is now a high-speed reel! This classic round reel will keep up with the fastest low profile reels for today's fishing styles.
Calcutta is the classic round framed reel that defines perfection. Super-strong, ultralight forged aluminum frames and sideplates ensure that all parts will remain in perfect alignment for lifelong smooth power and solid rigidity. The 100 and 101 reels are the next size up and are rated for 8-14 pound line and will be great for any light to medium application. This would be the ultimate worm rod reel. The 200 size family is slightly larger and capable of just about anything you want to do, this reel will take the place of the old 250 size reel and will be perfect for the steelhead angler. The workhorse 400 size reels are big and beefy, able to do anything in the freshwater from bass to musky and pike to giant catfish, as well as light to medium saltwater applications.
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Comments: i use this reel for musky,pike, and bass fishing and it is a really good reel. it casts light and hevy lures. the only problem is it takes practice because it can birds nest pretty easy and pretty bad. but dont get me wrong its a great reel. just takes a couple hours of practice and it will be the best reel you have ever used.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company said it would build an additional 300mm production facility in order to boost capacity for advanced process technologies. This will be third TSMC's "gigafab" that would process 300mm wafers.
TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry which operates a 150mm wafer fab (fab 2), five 200mm wafer fabs (fab 3, 5, 6, 8 and WaferTech) and two 300mm wafer "gigafabs" (fab 12 and 14). The latter two factories produce chips using so-called advanced process technologies, which are 130nm and below. About 71% of TSMC's revenue comes from advanced fabrication processes and the demand is increasing quickly.
Morris Chang, chairman and chief executive of TSMC, recently pointed out that the company`s supply of advanced process technologies was already 30-40% short of demand. The shortage is projected to grow as many integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), such as Fujitsu, have begun to increase outsourcing to pure manufacturers due to rising development cost of leading-edge fabrication processes and tremendous costs of building new semiconductor facilities, reports China Economic News Service.
The future 300mm fab will process chips using 28nm process technology (and probably below) and will cost the company around $3.1 billion, the lion's share of TSMC's annual capital expenditure in 2010 of $4.8 billion. Construction is set to start in the middle of this year. Planned capacities are currently unknown, but given the recent trends, it can be expected that the fab will be expandable.
In addition to building the new factory, TSMC will also expand capacities of the current 300mm facilities. Mr. Chang, is reported to have said that once the expansions are completed, the two fabs will be able to turn out a total of 100 thousand wafers a month, which seems to increase output of advanced products by 35%.
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quote:Originally posted by Chris Speers
My favorite part of the film "back in the US" is the two girls in the Sgt. Pepper jackets - they reinforce the fact that there is 3rd and 4th generational fans who dig the music. They looked like they were having a blast. Any shots of kids (wide-eyed and glowing) - i really liked - although i wasn't thrilled about the rest of the shots except for the shot of the old silver haired guy who cried.
Yes, i too bought a DVD player on Tuesday just for the DVD and they rock and they are very inexpensive.
Right, Chris. Those were my favorite parts of the audience too.


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Ranger Tuesday Tip from April Derrick
August 2, 2011 by Core'dinator
Filed under Core Blog, My Mind's Eye, Tim Holtz & Ranger Adirondack Collection, Tim Holtz & Ranger Collection, Tim Holtz & Ranger Distress collection
April Derrick is at it again!
Check out her blog here for a super cool tutorial on how to make a cool background with Core'dinations, Distress Stains and WATER!
You don't want to miss this…
It's super easy and effective and, of course, it looks awesome with My Mind's Eye Core Impressions. The pre-embossed patterns
pick up the Distress Stains beautifully. And don't forget that Sand It Gadget for all your sanding needs.
So click here to go to April's blog to see how THIS…
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Jaime Hernandez: The 1996-S Swimming Half Dollar has the lowest mintage for any mint state half dollar commemorative coin from 1982 to date. Due to its low mintage the coin has always commanded a higher premium compared to any other modern mint state commemorative half dollar coin.
The Swimming Commemorative Half Dollar was produced in order to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Modern Day Olympic Games. This coin was produced as part of a two year program consisting of 16 different Olympic commemorative coins.
The pre issue price of the coin was set at $10.50 each with the regular issue price being set at $11.50 each. As of 2009, the same coins are selling well above the $100 range.
The Mint also produced proof half dollars with the same design. However, proof coins will display reflective mirror like surfaces also known as deep cameo surfaces. Both the mint state and proof Swimming commemorative half dollar coins will bear an "S" mint mark, since they were both produced at the San Francisco Mint.