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OMD Sandy! We hope that you're not too cold.
Wow! Your snow is even deeper than mine. It looks like you can't even gallop over it. You must feel like a pocket pet. I hope it goes down a foot for you SOON!
OMD that's a lot of snow!
What a beautiful picture Sandy!


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Fires are allowed in designated cement BBQ's and only when there is no fire ban in place. Check signage at the office.
Turner Caravan Park is the best holiday spot for fishing, boating, swimming, kitesurfing and enjoying the picturesque surrounds of the Blackwood River Mouth.
You can often see visiting dolphins cruising the river in front of the park. Large stingrays and pelicans are often happy to share your catch of the day near the filleting tables.
Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park forms the backdrop for the park and wonderful bush tracks can be started from the park office.

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What's funny is for $10K it would be a pretty damn good deal, $26K, not on your life!
these dudes down the road from me bought one all painted up sharp with a sbc already done and they race it i guess...i highly doubt they paid 10 grand for it running...i dont really talk to them much i just helped them pull a motor out of a box van so i didnt feel right asking how much they blew on it. cool guys though
Street Beasts
I've spent three days of my spare time reading this whole thing, now at 71 pages. I guess I've been away too long. I'm a musician too, and I've been tied up with a new purchase for that hobby.
I've seen this company's product on their website, and at Lowes Motor Speedway at either the AutoFair or the Goodguys event. I looked at the Willys in person there, and thought it was a nice piece. I couldn't see their funky looking frames on the roller that was there, but I saw the frames on a website somewhere. I saw Outlaw's Willys there too. I would've been one of their (SB) suckers, I guess, because the monthly payments deal looked better to me than the big bucks Outlaw wanted for their roller. Both projects are probably out of my skill range, so I'm glad I never pursued either. A T-Bucket kit would be my best bet before taking on one of these. I agree with the guys who said that Street Beasts didn't help their cause a bit with what they posted. I wish the guy who posted the original question luck with his build, and I hope he has gotten all his parts.
Here's a guy who's dreaming. An unassembled Streetbeast Willys kit with a rebuilt blown 402 BB Chevy and he has the opening bid set at $35000. $3500 would be closer to its actual value.
There was a guy on ebay with what looked like the same kit. It was still in the crate, but no motor. I posted about it a while ago, he had the opening bid at $20K with a buy it now at $21K. I sent him a friendly note explaining how that won't work and to put a reserve on it, then start the bidding real low at $5K and let them bid it up. Explaining that someone may bid it up to $18 or something and he may think about selling it for that. But if the bidding starts at $20K, he will never know someone was willing to give him the $18k. Anyway, he was a nice guy, he had found himself in bad shape and needed to get the money back that he had spent on it ($27K). This was a brand new untouched kit mind you.
So, he took my advice and dropped the opening bid to $5k. It got a bid on it the first day and I saw it creeping up, I was rooting for him and it was looking good. It closed at $15k. I don't know if he went ahead and sold it for that or what, I didn't ask.
One 34 complete kit sold for $10k on ebay, heck for $10k, it ain't too bad a deal.
Streetbeast You Tube Video's Respond!!!
I was surfing the internet earlier for hot rod stuff, and came across all the discussion about the Streetbeasts Kit Cars.. I went to You Tube and watched all this guys videos on how to build a Streetbeasts Car, and some of his other video's, which I might say are funnier then hell.... Anyway, I read alot of posts on here about Streetbeasts Cars and what they are, and who they are, and all this other jazz....... My opinion below
It seems that this guy in Dallas Texas has a shop and has built more then a hand full of these cars and by watching his videos knows quite alot about what he is talking about. Why he pop rivits the floors down, as he explains---BECAUSE ONCE THE BODY IS MOUNTED IT BECOMES A UNIBODY CAR--Ok, I can see that.. The "KIT Car" as you all call it, is fully built with steel structure throughout, once the body is mounted and all the steel beams and structure is "WELDED" in, the car is one in itself.. I believe this to be true.. Weather he bolts the floor down, pop rivits it (He explains --- 1/4 inch Pop Rivits, NOT LITTLE BABY ONES) and add the extra strength of fiberglassing the body togeather---HOW IS THE BODY GOING TO FLY OFF THE FRAME...
This guy in Dallas also shows in detail how to install all the body parts in full detail, and to be quite honest,, I am going to keep up with him and watch it till he gets it done... At the beginning of his video's he shows cars that he has built,, and to tell you the truth, THEY AREN"T SHABBY JUNKY LOOKING CARS....
Would I buy a Streetbeasts Car??? NO. Why?? Because of the company itself, the people that work for them are LIERS AND CROOKS, to many horror storys about these guys
Has anyone of you "HOT ROD PEOPLE" ever thought that the guy making these videos on You Tube is actually helping all the people out there that got screwed by Streetbeasts, and that he is actually doing all the Streetbeasts owners that have one of these cars sitting in their garage, figure out how to build one???
NO! Because you guys are too busy pretending that your the best and everyone else is WRONG! Instead of sitting on here and badgering everyone that trys to help people, maybe you ought to step back and realize that some people are just here to help one and other, and not ask for anything else in return...
That guy in Dallas, after watching his videos, has proved to me that he is one of those people that is actually helping people... Maybe he thinks alot of people got screwed and believes that by watching his video's all the SCREWED PEOPLE might be able to finish their project, instead of lose all there money and wash it down the drain..
I didn't see any action in the Streetbeasts videos where he was telling them that the car sucked, you can't do it, bring it to me.. If I remember right, he was focusing on helping Streetbeasts owners finish what they started and not to give up, and QUITE......
People make such a mockery over small stuff, and everything gets so blown out of shape, that the real vision is never seen.... I believe in this Streetbeast Guy in Dallas, and wish him the best... And if you get a chance, watch some of this other videos,,, This guy and his buddy are CRAZY....
Till next time SKULLBONES OUT!!!
I see you have absolutely no posts skullbones..welcome. No possibilty that you are associated with the guy in Texas is there?? As a business owner that builds cars.. I would suggest that the "guy" in Texas is soliciting business from SB owners. That's alright, however that does makes his opinion slightly less objective. I regularly look at unfinished kit cars to buy and complete.... there are a lot. I also think you might want to look at "what" unibody is. Each component ADDS to the structures strength, he is just attaching the body more securely. Snowmobiles pop rivet their underbelly. Pop rivets do not a unibody make, especially with 2 types of materials...if it was also bonded with an appropriate adhesive it would be closer. I imagine that what you are commenting on is what I would call "sales hype"....interestingly that's the same method SB uses to sell their product to begin with. It is ironic that someone soliciting work building their "kits" would do the same.
I would like to ask you to please take a look at *********** for your street rod kit, 32 years in the business we offer top of the line kits at a better price then street beast and our cars do not come all unassembled all of our 34 coupes have the body mounted to the chassis inner panels installed hood, doors and trunk hinged on the car the power window kit and glass installed, all the fenders and running boards are mounted with steel braces under them for a first time builder a much better way to start go to WWW.*************com to see our product and also starting this Saturday and for the next three saturdays we will be on the speed chanel at 7:30 AM showing our car being built from the ground up so set your DVR the show on speed is called Kit an auto body experience.
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Welcome Fordguy..........great to hear your input.......Sorry, but we do not allow commercial advertising on the main board. Please read our guidelines for business owners....You can put a link to your company in your profile.
We had seen the previews of the "Kit" show and were wondering what brand it was....will be watching with interest......You may be getting some questions about it on here.......which we would appreciate answers to....thanks.
StreetBeast kits
I was a guy that did buy a street beast kit, got it in last week, really glad to see it. Looks good, strong frame and ready to start working on it.
As for the the Dallas guy, i was in the area and stopped in at his shop. I have emailed him before that and wanted to meet him. He is the real deal, very helpfull. Never did he try to get me to bring my car to his shop. He stills helps me when i call or email him. He is a great guy, I can say this because i met him. Dont talk bad about someone you have not meet.
As for SB, different story.
I can see that the Street Beast will be more work than just bolting it together, but i like a challenge.
sb kit
I would say go to it. I wounder if some on this BB has ever builted any thing .SB sent any thing we ask for. Oh do weld the door post solid be fore you try to gap or fit doors been there Any help I can give just give me a hollow. later 39 OLDROD
You could also start a separate thread for your build....this one is a real mess....and way too long.
If some one will send detailed info on a project journal, i will try to do that. As af right now, my frame is getting blasted, primed and painted. Mustang
II IFS is on the way, still needing to get 350, tranny, and rear ordered. Thanks
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Last-minute NCAA bracket advice: No. 12 seeds a riskier pick than usual
Last year, No. 12 seeds failed to score an upset in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007. Everyone's favorite Cinderellas could be in line for more disappointment in 2016.
No. 12 seeds are considered a popular pick for the millions of folks who fill out brackets each year. And for good reason, as they've posted a relatively impressive 36.7 winning percentage in first-round games since 1985. However, the teams occupying the 12-line in this year's tournament — South Dakota State, Yale, Chattanooga and Arkansas-Little Rock — are extremely untested compared to No. 12 seeds of year's past.
In fact, these squads bear a striking resemblance to the four teams who failed to topple the No. 5 seeds in last year's tourney: Buffalo, Wyoming, Stephen F. Austin and Wofford. While at least one or two No. 12 seeds usually hail from storied basketball conferences like the ACC or Big Ten, all of the No. 12 seeds from this year and last year played in low- to mid-major conferences. And that's the crux of the problem — these teams have hardly any experience playing against other talented squads.
Since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 68 teams in 2011, the four No. 12 seeds have played a combined average of 19.8 games against teams ranked in the top 50 of the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), a metric the NCAA Tournament selection committee leans on to pick the field of competitors. This year's crop has played a total of just nine games against RPI top 50 teams, going 3-6. No team has more than one win against RPI top 50 squads, and South Dakota State doesn't even boast one, as the Jackrabbits lost their lone top 50 matchup against Texas Tech by 12 points.
They've also shown a tendency to lose to subpar competition, racking up a combined four losses to teams ranked outside the RPI top 200. That's tied for the most such defeats in a group of No. 12 seeds since the field expanded, along with last season's maligned bunch.
Why is this year's group of No. 12 seeds so uninspiring, you ask? Most experts have hyped this March as holding mega upset potential, pointing to a wacky regular season during which no overwhelming favorites emerged. And they're correct — but the carnage started a little too early.
Conference tournaments were ridden by upsets last week, wiping out 12 of the 13 No. 1 seeds in low- to mid-major conference tournaments through Thursday. They made a slight comeback through the weekend, but just seven of the low- to mid-major 25 No. 1 seeds ended up winning their league's qualifying bid. And since the likes of Monmouth, San Diego State, Saint Mary's and Valparaiso were thereafter snubbed by the selection committee, many potential giant killers were eliminated before they could even be penciled into the bracket.
As a result, the "Davids" who remain have very little experience dealing with the sort of Goliaths they're about to face.
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Google's Fourth Quarter: Victim of Its Own Success?Rob Hof
The search giant blows away earnings, but investors knock the stock down 2% in after-hours trading. Maybe they're disappointed the revenues came in only a little above analysts' estimates? Here are the quarter's results and the slides, but more to come later....
Update: Nice summary of the call by subject at Google Watch.
Update 2: My draft of a story to appear later on BWOnline, after the jump....
Update 3: A detailed and fun analysis at GotAds?. I also noticed Eric Schmidt's liberal use of the word "very," but I like this translation:
Eric Schmidt Says: Really He Means:
Good: Not so hot.
Very good: OK.
Very, very good: Good.
Very, very, very good: Pretty good.
Are Google investors getting spoiled? Even though Google Inc. managed to blow away fourth-quarter earnings on Jan. 31, its shares fell by about 1% in extended trading. But those sellers may have missed the real import of the search giant's report: More than ever, it's got the entire advertising world in its sights. And this year, it's clear that it will come out with guns blazing.
Investors, who had bid up the stock 1.5% before the report, may have hoped for a little stronger revenue growth vs. the third quarter than the 20% Google reported. "Expectations got ahead of themselves," says Scott W. Devitt, an analyst with Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. But mostly, investors decided to take profits following a 10% rise in the stock so far this year.
And Google had profits to spare. It earned $1.03 billion, nearly triple a year ago, on a 67% jump in revenues, to $3.2 billion. It was the ninth of 10 quarters as a public company that Google, which now accounts for about a quarter of all online advertising, has outperformed expectations.
The big drivers this quarter: strong growth in traffic thanks to holiday shopping and more improvement in the rate at which people click on Google ads. In fact, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Google is showing fewer ads per search on average but is making more money because it's more carefully targeting ads to the most commercial sites. "The targeting and the technical work that we are doing is producing better return for advertisers, better revenue for us, with even fewer advertisements," he told analysts during a conference call.
Perhaps most interesting for Google's future, it's now apparent that advertisers are viewing search—and Google—in a new light. Up to this point, search ads have been almost solely considered a direct-response medium, in which advertisers can measure by the number of clicks and subsequent purchases or other activity how many people they reached.
Now, are starting to use search ads as a branding opportunity just like more traditional ads. "Our advertisers are now placing more brand advertising," Sergey Brin, cofounder and president of technology, said in the analyst call. And it appears to be working, says John Aiken, managing director at Majestic Research. "They're benefiting from people searching online and purchasing offline," he says.
The trend by brick-and-mortar retailers and even consumer packaged goods giants to use Google search ads for branding has made search ads more expensive for small advertisers. But it's a boon for Google. And ad agencies confirm that it's starting to take off. "Search can be a very good branding tool," says Jason Schulman, chief revenue officer for X+1, which helps companies refine their online marketing.
Indeed, Google executives signaled in the clearest way yet their expansive intentions: The company aims to offer a "complete sales and marketing platform for all advertisers," Brin said. "We're talking to advertisers about using Google for all kinds of advertising," added Schmidt. For instance, Volvo, Procter & Gamble, and OfficeMax all placed image and video ads on Google's networks.
Google's rapidly adding new places to advertise as well, with more to come this year. It bought the video phenom YouTube last October, and it has done deals with radio stations and newspaper groups to handle local ads. "Anything Google's selling, we're buying for clients," says Bill Wise, CEO of Did-It Search Marketing.
Schmidt even implied that television advertising was ripe for Google to handle. He said Google's targeting technology can "really apply well" to TV, and allow television stations to charge much higher rates for that targeting. He said there was an opportunity for Google to use data from TV settop boxes, which have unique Internet addresses, to do that targeting.
Beyond its evident expansion into new territory, Google has also simply continues to outmaneuver competitors such as Yahoo! Inc. and Microsoft Corp.--on both search and accompanying ads. Despite those two companies' efforts to catch up—Yahoo! with Project Panama, a new search ad ranking system that starts rolling out in February--Google is expected to capture two-thirds of the search ad market this year, according to the e-business research firm eMarketer. "When a company starts advertising, it tends to go one place, and that's Google," says John Aiken, managing director at Majestic Research.
Google's fourth-quarter results raised a couple of concerns, though none major. Its so-called traffic acquisition costs, or TAC, which it pays back to partners, looks to rise this year. That's because it may have to pay more to recent partners such as eBay and News Corp.'s MySpace, as well as other new partners as it moves further into radio and video advertising this year. "We may see additional pressure on TAC rates," said Chief Financial Officer George Reyes.
Google also spent heavily on some new initiatives. Google Checkout, its payment system, ran widespread promotions, offering consumers up to $20 off purchases to try it out and giving sites using it a break on Google ads. The company said that helped get a quarter of the Web's top retailers to use it. Moreover, they found that Google Checkout logos prompted more people to click through on ads, benefiting those merchants. But Reyes said the promotions essentially cost the company one percentage point in revenue growth.
And Google's capital spending continued at a fast pace. It totaled $367 million in the quarter and $1.9 billion in 2006, mostly on data centers, servers, and networking gear. The company said it expects to continue making "significant" capital expenditures this year. Moreover, the company hired nearly 1,300 people in the fourth quarter alone, up 14%, and analysts expect that growth to continue.
Ultimately, analysts also want to see Google diversify its revenue stream, which remains 99% advertising. In coming weeks, for instance, Google's expected to introduce a paid version of its corporate office-productivity services, called Google Apps for Your Domain. But such initiatives will take awhile to develop. For the time being, though, Google appears to have many more opportunities than challenges.


text: Hello, I own a 2004 Silverado with less than 70000km on it, bought new in early 2005. Over the past 6 months I have a worsening problem that seems to be a loss of power steering when parking or at very low speeds. The intermediate steering shaft was replaced to the "new design" about a year and a half ago. When I try to parallel park, and turn the wheel, the power steering seems to cut out, greatly increasing the force required to turn the wheel. A quarter turn later the power assist is back in, only to go out again as I keep turning the wheel. I also experience this problem at low speeds in parking lots, when maneuverability is at a premium. It is quite frustrating. I brought the truck to the dealer who experienced the same issue but found a bulletin stating the problem was "normal". I am concerned as the problems seems to be getting worse and am wondering if anyone has had this issue with their trucks and what (if any) solutions there may be. Thanks, James


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Many VA borrowers across the state of California may owe some excess state or federal taxes from previous years that show up on their VA credit report as an existing tax lien. The good news is VA home loan requirements allow borrowers to be
approved for a VA loan even if they have an existing tax lien that shows up on their credit report.
Below are the VA loan requirements to be approved for a VA loan with an existing tax lien:
- You must be in a payment plan with the IRS or state to pay you tax lien off
- The last 12 months of payments on the tax lien must have been on time
- You will have to document you are making payments
- The monthly payments for the tax lien will have to be included in qualification for the VA home loan
So if you have a tax lien and you want to apply for a VA home loan in California, make sure you pay off the tax lien or get into a payment plan for the tax lien if you are not already in one. I hope this helps you're your planning for getting a VA home loan to buy or refinance in California. Give us a call at 858-922-7899 or email at [email protected] if you have any about questions about getting approved for a VA loan in California.
Below are some top benefits to VA home loans in California:
- VA loan interest rates are currently at close to all time lows
- VA home loans are 100% financing and require no down payment
- VA loan limits in the state go above $700,000 with zero down in Los Angeles, San Jose, San Francisco, Orange County and to $546,750 in San Diego
Best Regards,
Rob Chomentowski
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Learn Safe Boating Skills
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 11-02 will be offering a boating skills and seamanship course this fall at the Ryan Visitor Center at Floyd Bennett Field. The sessions will be given every Saturday from October 23 to November 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and conclude with a final exam. The cost for the course is $75 and includes the price of books. The course is approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and is recognized by the United States Coast Guard. For more information call Steve Tsevdos at 917-747-3498 or Sal Baglieri at 917-330-0163.


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Take the tissue
Melinda took out a single flimsy tissue and wiped away her tears. Not that it helped. The tears were endless, and the tissues limited. She cut a pitiful picture, sitting hunched over a half used box of tissues, crying bitterly.
There was another crunch on the snow, as if someone was walking towards her but couldn't move quickly because. She looked around wildly, but could make put nothing except the white expanse of snow.
"Who's there?' She called out in a nervous, tremulous voice, turning wildly to thank whoever had considered her worthy of his attention. The person must be as pitiful as her, she guessed. Otherwise why would he or she be out in this blizzard. "Who gave me the box of tissues? Hello? Can anyone hear me?"
No sound.
She thought that she heard another crunch


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Let's Play, in association with various community newspapers, conducts a special initiative to give recognition to learners at either Primary or High school who excel in sport.
Play, physical education and sport are foundational to the holistic development of children and an initiative of this nature will establish a healthier community and encourage sports activity.
Schools wishing to participate in this initiative should submit a short letter with a motivation to their respective regional newspaper about why their learner should be the Sport Star of the Month.
Click here for more details.
Our winners for the month of September are:
Ruan Olivier (18) was chosen September's winner for Bloemnews and SuperSport's Let's Play Sport Star of the month competition. Ruan, who holds the Free State boys U19's top squash player title, had the privilege to participate at the British Junior Open at Sheffield, England and the Scottish Junior Open in Edinburgh, Scotland in the beginning of the year.
The British Junior Open is the world's top ranking junior squash tournament. During this time he gained great experience and then topped his performance by finishing third in the Scottish Junior Open. End of January, Ruan won the Southern Free State Closed tournament in Bloemfontein.
During February he finished in second place at the Prince SA Junior Open tournament in Johannesburg. In March this year he won the Bloemfontein Junior Open Tournament.
The Bloemfontein Junior Open is the largest junior tournament in South Africa with nearly five hundred entries nationwide. Ruan finished fourth in the Hi-Tec SA Schools Closed Cup in Johannesburg.
Ruan was also selected for the SA U19 A team as No 1 player for the All Africa Junior Championship that took place during the April vacation in Harare, Zimbabwe. Ruan now holds the official SA No 1 ranking for junior squash players nationwide.
Express Bloemfontein Sports Star
Sharlotte Mokhachone (16) from Sand Du Plessis High School has been chosen as SuperSport's Let's Play Sport Star of the Month for Express Bloemfontein.
Sharlotte is a young sportswoman who excels in athletics and netball. She started practicing sport in grade 1 when she tried out for hockey and netball. Sharlotte later dropped hockey and started to focus on athletics and netball. She was in the top 10 of the u/16 athletes at her school and was awarded best netball player for the year 2012. Her sister, Asneth, is Sharlotte's sports inspiration and pushes her to do her best.
Express Eastern Free State Sports Star
Ntsebeng Motloung (12) of Mafube Intermediate School in QwaQwa has been chosen as September's SuperSport Let's Play Sport Star of the month for the Eastern Free State Express. Ntsebeng started playing netball at the age of 10 and has never looked back. There is nothing she enjoys more than practicing and playing matches with her school team. Ntsebeng started playing in 2010 and has collected a range of medals over the years playing at the Phuthaditjhaba Transnet tournaments. She believes that her mom and dad are the driving forces behind her and their support always pushes her to go the extra mile in her sport and studies.. Ntsebeng's motto is:"A healthy body equals a healthy mind".
Express Northern Cape Sports Star
Tumisang Moilwa (17) from Batlharo Tlhaping High School in Mothibistad was chosen as the SuperSport Let's Play Sport Star of the Month for Express Northern Cape. Tumisang is a dedicated sports man who enjoys playing soccer. He has been playing since he was 11 years old. Tumisang has various tournaments under his belt, some of which include the Milo tournaments at which he has won some medals. He also went for trials in Johannesburg for Mamelodi Sundowns. He says he loves soccer very much and the motivation he gets from his teacher and coach is what keeps him going. They see potential in him and he trusts their judgment.


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Interesting food for thought. These seem like good general ideas, but each situation is so fluid that there is no one size fits all response. Having a plan for the clingy types is, however, a good idea.
This is a discussion on use of force with non carrying friends and family within the Carry & Defensive Scenarios forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; (CAUTION, LONG THREAD. Any points made that seem to be biased or one sided are unintentional and I would appricate it if you would point ...
(CAUTION, LONG THREAD. Any points made that seem to be biased or one sided are unintentional and I would appricate it if you would point these out and post a correction)
I was bored and on facebook browsing Lima's facebook page when someone posed this question in reply to one of her daily carry blogs. Suppose one of us is out with friends or family who are unaware we carry a firearm and something happens where the answer is force on force and deadly force is called for. When something happens the normal response for family members, spouses, girlfriend/boyfriends, and etc. is to grab onto each other for comfort and support while trying to run from the threat. I am sure many of you can see where this is going, and notice that this is detrimental to the neutralizing of the threat if you need to fight rather than take flight. I am going to attempt to address these issues here and any of you who have thoughts please feel free to chime in.
You are downtown in any city of your choosing and a man confronts you with a knife, gun, bottle, group of thugs, anything that would constitute a lethal threat. You are with your wife, husband, boyfriend/girlfriend or family member. (I will address friends at a later point because the emotional response can and will be different than these closer relationships.) So, our threat presents itself, and the family member/significant other does what is expected of someone not aware of your training and carry status. They grab you and try to pull you away, or grab onto you out of fear and a need for comfort, keeping you from reacting in a way that you would by yourself. Obviously this creates a problem in a situation where your reaction is critical. Here are a few ways to solve or avoid this problem all together.
Always make every effort to keep your strong side away from the person you are with, this creates a buffer zone between them and your weapon if they should latch onto you in this situation and make it possible to access your weapon. Obviously had you not created this buffer zone and they latched onto your side, access to your weapon is now blocked. Keep your awareness up, if you spot the threat before he or she becomes an issue, so much the better for your survival. You also have to make sure that when you are seated you are in a place that allows you to step out and draw from your strong side instead of having to draw from inside a booth against a wall. Always note exits, entrances, and cover positions once you have entered an establishment. This again, will prevent you from being in a situation where you have to react immediately and give you time to distance yourself from them to draw should a threat become apparent. Sit facing away from a wall towards the door and if possible try not to sit where someone will be next to you that can grab you if you begin to move to engage a threat. The best defense against a deadly force encounter is avoiding the confrontation all together.
Now, say all that I just said has failed, and you find yourself facing a threat. Since you have kept your strong side free, this enables you to use your weak side arm to shuffle them behind you, draw and bring your weapon up, or step out from the booth and move so you can draw and bring your weapon to play. If you are walking, push them to one side or pull them behind you out of the threats target area, use your best judgement because this obviously will not work if you are surrounded. If they should grab onto you, now you have them behind you and your weapon is already out so this is no longer an issue, unless they grab your arm, in which case you need to shake them off as quickly as possible. Neutralize the threat, and return to comforting your loved ones.
Most people will not run towards a threat so you should not need to worry about them running in front of you. If they should start to, use your weak side arm to grab them and pull them back behind you, this is not the time to be gentle. If you have to grab them and move them, do it quickly and forcefully. It is better to have bruises and scrapes from being thrown behind someone or something than to have a bullet or knife wound. If possible, get them out of the area directing them out another exit. Again, this is not the time for touch feely, command them to do this, do not ask, TELL. Your immediate family should know the difference between your polite self and your aggressive defensive self and you need to practice asserting yourself in a situation so that when the time comes, you speak forcefully, clearly, and with authority.
Now we deal with the friend issue of this question. Obviously your friends should react differently than your family, if they act the same, follow the above paragraphs as to what to do. Friends are normally not as emotionally staked as your immediate family and therefore are less likely to grab onto you as a brother, mother, father, or child would do. However we all have those friends who are closer to us than family. Most of the above applies however in some situations they may be more likely to run away and leave you to face the threat, this is an advantage unless they run the wrong direction. Another thing we have to factor is the difference in male friends and female friends. This is dangerous territory and may seem to be based on stereotypes, however this is not intentional, we all know men who are very emotional and women who could stare down a bull. The emotional types of people will still try to grab you, hold on, cry, scream, or just try to hold onto you for comfort. Use your non dominant hand to move them behind you and draw your weapon as you move them. Be forceful when you move them so the message is clear where they need to be going.
Your biggest problems do not come from the emotional, need to be held type of people. Move them behind you, or out of harms way and take out the threat. The problems come from the aggresive types, the I want to take on the world and shove it down someones throat types. They may rush the aggressor. In that case they have provided a distraction and gives you more time to get the rest of your group to safety. Controlling their movements will be more difficult but it is essential that you attempt to do so so as to avoid taking them out yourself. If you have to forcefully move them, yell or scream at them to get them to comply, do so, as long as it does not compromise your safety. I hate to say this, but if someone is going to act a certain way and is dead set on it, they may become a threat themselves. If they are set on attacking the threat, they will, no matter what you say. Accept that even your best efforts may not be good enough and that they may get themselves hurt or killed. The important thing is making sure that everyone you can save gets saved. Sometimes you are not able to protect everyone. Someone in your group could already be hurt, dying or dead. Do what you have to do to protect as many people in your group who are still safe stays safe including you.
Please feel free to add comments, concerns, and corrections where you feel I may have been inadequate or lacking or even completely wrong. These are just my thoughts and are in no means an expert opinion. I wrote this on little sleep and with a migraine so take it with a grain of salt. Based on limited experience on my part and the training I have acquired thus far this is how I would react in this situation. It may or may not work for you and is not intended as a how to guide for self defense with a unarmed and unaware group of people. What are your thoughts?
"The value you put on the lost will be determined by the sacrifice you are willing to make to seek them until they are found."
Interesting food for thought. These seem like good general ideas, but each situation is so fluid that there is no one size fits all response. Having a plan for the clingy types is, however, a good idea.
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Hey IN: Methinks you have overthought this issue to the point that ks has mentioned. Too many variables and too much thinking. Always good to have "ideas" on what if scenarios but, just on the basis of your lenghty reply, it is obvious that this is just too complicated for a "fits all" response. I appreciate your comments though---every thoughtful comment explained as well as yours is a welcome read and I always find something I can put in my experience file.
Good comment here by ksholder. It's the same reaction I have: too over-thought.
Force-on-force dynamics are too fluid, too random to allow an analytic dissection of this nature. In the martial art that I practice now, there are no set drills because it is felt that such training is non-effective. "OK, you grab me here so I can do this and then push you this way..." and so forth is planning for a specific attack with a specific response. Well there's no guarantee that's going to happen so why train that way?
Same with the OP's observations above. Also, notice the focus on the firearm. All this stuff about keeping the "strong side" unencumbered sounds like the objective is leave a clear path for the hand to make a grab for the gun. Can't have no weepy sheep hanging on the Roscoe wrist, right?
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Well maybe the problem tonight is going to be a drunk, unpleasant scoundrel who takes a dislike to your person. Maybe all he needs is some "come to Jesus" spray in the face, or just a forceful shove backward.
And what if you're out with another couple? Now there's four of you, walking along the sidewalk, crossing streets, etc. You really don't want to be wasting mental energy calculating how, when the group makes a right turn, you have to position your "strong side" over this way so that two people in front won't block your draw. Rather, you want to be paying attention to the environment.
"It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first."
shockwave, what do you do to train then since set drills are not effective. I agree with you on this, just looking for some suggestions on how I could become less ridged and "robotic" in the way I train. Never occured to me to try something in your line of thinking, as opposed to draw, fire, holster,or repetitive training. How would I change things up and make it fresh everytime I go train?
"The value you put on the lost will be determined by the sacrifice you are willing to make to seek them until they are found."
That is mistake number one. If I hang out with someone, they are close enough for me tell them that I carry. As of now, I hang out with people that, 1. Knows I have a permit to carry 2. Knows that I carry all the time and/or 3. Hang out with people that carry them self. So if everything goes south, its not going to be a shock that I am fighting back. Hell, about 50% of the people that I hang out with would be given my BUG to use themselves if and when possible.Suppose one of us is out with friends or family who are unaware we carry a firearm
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Well, drills are useful for certain things, and if you're learning a hard style you'll probably get a good deal of them. And you want to practice your draw, things like that, sure.shockwave, what do you do to train then since set drills are not effective.
What I'm doing now is more like what you see here. Just very fluid, responding to whatever's going on and not thinking or planning anything.
"It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first."
so in essence the only thing that i should make sure i do is just keep repeating my fundamentals, draw, sight, dry fire, draw non lethal, transitions, mag changes, things that can never change and always will be the same and then just keep an open mind when in the public arena. makes sense to me
and knightrider i agree with you, but there are many people who believe in always carry never tell, so this is more for them
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"The value you put on the lost will be determined by the sacrifice you are willing to make to seek them until they are found."
My wife knows when I go into fight mode. She gets out of the way. My friends will either fight the threat with me or be so frighten they will stay away from me. There are no set patterns in self defense. Adapt and overcome.
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Since the wife and I are both CHL instructors, pretty much anyone of any importance knows we are and pretty much know that we carry every day.
Those that don't carry would probably be trying to get the heck out of there. Those friends and family that do carry, would probably be engaging the threat as well.
One problem with them moving behind you is that they would more than likely be in the line of fire if the BG continued their attack, if the BG is shooting they stand a good chance of being hit by bullets that might miss you. They would probably be better moving away from you and away from the threat getting to cover as quickly as possible.
Just remember that shot placement is much more important with what you carry than how big a bang you get with each trigger pull.
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The wife knows, that lacking instructions, move to the side and "gimme room". The others that I might go out with who aren't also strapped, by their nature, would probably leave the lead to me.
"I do what I do." Cpl 'coach' Bowden, "Southern Comfort".
Guantes, how many of these people are aware of your profession, most of the time people expect cops to be armed at all times, therefore your reaction is expected, would you say the same thing as a civilian without years of LEO training and work behind you? Just curious
"The value you put on the lost will be determined by the sacrifice you are willing to make to seek them until they are found."
I think we are talking two different things. One is that I am an ex cop, the other is my nature, compared to some we might go out with. Most of them know I am a retired cop and the ones that might not, being more mellow business nature types, would probably still leave the lead to me. In either case I'm going to be out front.
"I do what I do." Cpl 'coach' Bowden, "Southern Comfort".
Anyone who cares enough to hang out with me knows what I'm all about...
Plus I OC 100% of the time. So if they don't know I'm armed then they are blind. Second any BG who see my handgun in plain view and still wants to mess with me, I have bigger problems than getting my family or friend behind me. (but I bet they decide to pick an easier target(s).. )
Hopefully I'm with any or all three people who carry, My dad, uncle or girlfriend.
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Accuracy ALWAYS WINS! So carry what you can hit with.
If you find yourself in a fair fight your tactics stink.
Everyone I usually hang out with know I carry and shoot a lot,And also have carry permits after realising the world by the South Border is getting really bad and we are getting spillover violence
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Cedar Rapids Gazette (Newspaper) - August 28, 1974, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 2/\ The Cedar Rapids Gazette: Wed Aug. 28, 1974 Volunteer Alert In all areas we need each other. We need to he of use and others need to know that they are esteemed by us; that we are not whole without them. Nor ran our Nu inanity be perfected unless we help others live and grow SWIMMERS: If you like kids, swimming and teaching, we have a need for your talents to work in a local pool giving swimming instructions to energetic youngsters. READERS: If you enjoy reading and own a tape recorder, or are interested in learning Braille, you can he of valuable service in extending both the written and taped libraries for the blind COUNSELORS: lf you are interested in telephone counseling and have a concern for pregnant girls, we have an opportunity for you to counsel from your home. ESCORTS: If you enjoy elderly people and would like to help them get to where the action is, your assistance is needed on one or more weekdays helping them on and off the bus. TUTORS: If you have a knack for teaching reading, there are a number of adults rn our community who are unable to read but wish to learn Your time and skill could make that possible GROUPS: If your group or organization would like to learn more about volunteerism and how the voluntary Action Center works, give us a call and we will arrange an interesting program for you Let's begin to try, to do, to build, to breathe, to lice with patience, with rare, with an open mind. Telephone the Voluntary Action Center at 36j-6<M2, or stop in at 712 Third avenue SE, weekdays between 8:30 and 1:30 Couple Criticizes U. S. History Textbooks New Library Books Range From Astronomy to Tops MILWAUKEE (AP) - Mr and Mrs. Melvin Cabler think George Washington played a more significant role in American history than Marilyn Monroe. And they think textbooks should show it So the self-proclaimed critics of American history texts gave a good dressing down to a publisher whose latest edition devoted six pages to the blonde bombshell of the 1950s and only one paragraph to the father of our country As a Parent "We look for only one thing — undesirable content,'' said Cabler, who retired as an oil company clerk last year to devote full time to textbook reviews. "The hooks are reviewed as a parent, not as teachers. We try to relate to parents.'' The Cahiers shuttle across the country almost continually to urge education groups to support traditional textbooks jammed with hard facts rather than discussions of socalled relevant modern sociology They spot misspelled words, exaggerations and factual errors, and also critique the over-all content and balance of textbooks. "We've probably read more than a thousand textbooks in the last 14 years," Mrs (fabler said She concedes neither she nor her husband has any special schooling in the field but says, "I figure I know enough to be a Ph.D." ( hanged Constitution They said they got into textbook reviewing when their high school son asked for help on an assignment and they found that the U. S. Constitution had been changed in the book "All parents should take a good look at what their children are being taught," said Mrs. Cabler. "That's what we tell parents wherever we go." Their efforts have turned the Cahiers' home in Longview, Texas, into something of a modern textbook library. They said they have spent thousands of hours and thousands of dollars carrying their message to parents in other states "The aim of education is to bring facts, skill and knowledge to our children, not these other things that are going to be of no value to them in later life," Mrs. Cabler says. "They need to know facts, and they're being cheated if they don't get the chance to learn them '' Variety of subject characterizes the books recently added to the Cedar Rapids Public Library. Two volumes in the' Life Library of Photography are among the new titles. "Frontiers of Photography" by the editors of Time-Life Books illustrates recent changes in equipment, technique, and subject matter Many of the illustrations are in color. "Travel Photography" is beautifully illustrated in both color and black and white Very brief information is given about how each picture was made. Books on summer recreation include "All About Putting" by the editors of Golf Magazine. Many of the chapters are by well-known pro-golfers. Also seasonal is "The complete Motorcycle Nomad; a Guide to Machines, Equipment. People, and Places" by Roger Loving, It should provide helpful hints to the rider and interesting information to the reader who merely wants to know what the sport is all about. Unicycles For the person who wants to learn to do something new there is "The Unicycle Book" bv Jack Wiley which covers the machine itself and how to ride it. A summer book which looks forward to next spring is "Plant It Now, Dry It Later" by Harriet Floyd. It gives instructions on drying flowers and foliage and suggestions for using them. Help for parents faced with vacation-collected pets may be found in "May I Keep This Clam, Mother? It Followed Me Home", by Ronald Rood Mr. Rood, a former biology teacher, gives conversational but practical suggestions for the care of pets outside the usual pony to parakeet range Astronomy Suitable for any season is Suspects Herbicides Causing Frog Decline By Frank Ryan MADISON, Wis. (UPI) -The once plentiful leopard frog has been dying off in large numbers in Wisconsin and other Midwestern states and no one knows why. In addition to being an important food source for animals, birds and fish, leopard frogs are big business for firms that collect them by the ton and sell them, mainly for classism study Because of the rapid decline in the population of the species, and losses in 12 other species of frog found in Wisconsin, the state department of natural resources (DNR) has a biologist working full time on the problem Suspert Herbicide "I suspect herbicides and pesticides are knocking them out and knocking other things like reptiles out too," said biologist Richard Vogt of the University of W isconsin Vogt has a grant from the DNR to find out the reason for the decline in frog numbers, especially the leopard variety There is no limit on the number of frogs that can be taken by hunters, although they can be harvested only between May and December Bullfrogs, used mainly for human consumption Doglegs). cannot be taken in two Wisconsin counties, Jefferson and Walworth. Because of the combination of frog mortality rates and next to no restrictions on harvesting. Vogt said he might recommend legislation setting bag limits and strictures on the use of herbicides and pesticides in certain areas after completing his study next spring "All you need is a fishing license and there are no bag limits for the frogs," he said "Not Getting Enough" At present, however, Vogt said he had a "good suspicion'' that overharvesting was not the main reason for the loss of leopard frogs. Bullfrogs, he said, and amphibians such as snapping turtles, also a source of food for humans, were being overharvestedMASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONthrough the University of Iowa ORIENTATION AND REGISTRATION Thursday, September 5, 1974 at 6:15 P.M. 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In this week's issue of the Boston Phoenix -- in print tomorrow, online now -- I report on the increasing suspicion that Mayor Tom Menino is crying wolf about the city's dire financial straits.
The article includes claims by Boston's firefighters that the city is stashing tens, or hundreds of millions of dollars, that could be used not only to pay the new contract its union was awarded in arbitration, but also to pay for the branch libraries, community-center staff, and other services heading for the chopping block.
And as you'll see in the article, the firefighters aren't the only ones who think the Mayor is crying poormouth to drive public sympathy for his plans.
In a separate, online-only sidebar, I relate the remarkable, 11th-hour change in the firefighters' contract award -- when the arbitrators suddenly added in the quid pro quo raise in exchange for drug testing -- and the leaking of that award to City Hall, in violation of a verbal confidentiality agreement, by the Menino-appointed arbitrator on the panel.
In that sidebar, I also ask whether Menino is violating the state's labor statutes through his aggressive denunciation of the contract terms, and clear signal of his wish for the City Council to nullify it by voting to not fund it. Menino is required by law to "support" the contract awarded by the arbitrators.
The definition of "support" in that statute, I am told, has never been defined by state courts. As you can see in his remarkable new mayor's column, Menino is apparently interpreting it to mean that he can argue as forcefully against the contract as he wants, as long as he adds at the end the words "I am required to support this contract." Kind of like how you can insult someone, but if you say "no offense intended" they can't hold it against you. Right?
In any event, please see my new article here:
Moneybags Menino: The mayor cuts services, but sits on a stash of cash
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Wikipedia's Not the Net Police
Responding to a recent brouhaha over a contributor's false diploma, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced that contributors' professional credentials will be verified from now on. But why? And by whom?
Human beings' desire to make ourselves seem like more than we are is part of our hard wiring. And I don't think it's up to Wikipedia to change it.
Calling oneself a professor with a doctoral degree when one is actually a 24-year-old college dropout is a lie. So is plagiarism. Both lying and stealing have been going on since before there was language. And both will continue. Now user-generated sites like Wikipedia provide new and better tools to make deception easier.
Jimmy Wales, for all his good intentions, can't stop that. Nor should he try. Here are two plagiarism cases to demonstrate why Wales' attempt at fact-checking is a losing battle.
Plagiarism Unpunished
In 1985, Emily Dickinson scholar and author Dorothy Oberhaus claims to have had her PhD thesis, "The Religious Voice of Emily Dickinson," ripped off almost in its entirety by Jane Eberwein, who reworked the text in one sabbatical year and published it as her only book on Dickinson.
When Oberhaus protested to the Emily Dickinson International Society (where Eberwein has been a board member), to the book's publisher, and to the Modern Language Assn., with exhaustive proof of the plagiarism, she was told to take it up with Eberwein.
Says Oberhaus, "In other words, they were saying to a woman who has been raped, 'Sorry, dear, talk to your rapist!'" A quarter century later, Oberhaus' plagiarist continues to claim credit for the true scholar's work, even when the two appear at the same conferences.
At least Oberhaus knows whom to accuse. These days, it's hard to know who is stealing from you, or accusing you of stealing intellectual property. Online thieves have more tools at their fingertips, as the second example demonstrates.
Rudner Rip-Off?
The announcement of the prizes in the contest promoting Karen Quinn's novel Wife in the Fast Lane (Touchstone, 2007)—a contest I produced and promoted via blog advertising—is embroiled in a scandal involving Wikipedia. It proves that people who want to cheat will always find a way.
I'm sure the kerfuffle could provide Quinn with a plot for her next novel. It involves not only Wikipedia and plagiarism but also hoaxes, mockery, bloggers, vote-stuffing, cloaked e-mail addresses, false identities, comedian Rita Rudner, and a lot of housewives.
More than 750 people entered Quinn's contest with one-liners, essays, and videos describing their lives in the fast lane. The top 10 finalists in each category were selected by a group of volunteer judges. Then the public selected winners from among the finalists and the fun began in earnest.
Quinn was about to announce the winners when an e-mail arrived, accusing the winner of plagiarizing comic Rita Rudner. As proof, it linked to a Wikipedia entry that contained the quote submitted by the contest entrant.
Loser's Ploy
With just a little amateur sleuthing, it was easy to learn that the quote was added two hours before the finger-pointing e-mail was sent. Nonetheless, just to be sure, Quinn contacted Rudner herself, who confirmed that the contest entry hadn't been stolen from her material.
And then—poof!—the Wikipedia quote disappeared. Without naming names, it's clear that it was a not-too-clever plot by someone who's clearly a loser to wrest the prize from its rightful owner.
The true winner, who says she never heard of Ms. Rudner, swore her entry was original and was aghast at the idea of ripping off another person's published work: "That's like breaking one of the Ten Commandments."
Age of the Fake
Sadly, not everyone who posts to Wikipedia is concerned with the Ten Commandments. Some are concerned with revenge. Some with self-aggrandizement. Some just have nothing better to do.
We live in an age of fake IDs, fake money, fake e-mails, fake URLs, fake IP addresses, and fake votes, where anyone can print or claim anything—or enter it in Wikipedia. But none of these frauds negate the value of Wikipedia. Nor do they mean that Jimmy Wales has to become the Internet's chief of police, because Wikipedia is working just the way it's supposed to.
Wikipedia entries are meant to be edited by members of the community. And in the long run, the truth will win out. Because the community, sooner or later, polices itself. And when it doesn't, it's the responsibility of those who are wrongly cited to correct the entry and/or out the spoiler.
It's Up to Us
Like it or not, it's your responsibility and mine to monitor what's being said about us online. We each have to make time for reputation management the same way we made time for e-mail, blogging, instant messaging, and the thousand other bits of information that interrupt, overload, educate, enlighten, annoy, captivate, scare, thrill, and delight us.
Wikipedia isn't the policeman of the Internet, nor could it be. Not even with 10,000 "fact checkers" and all the good intentions in the world.
So that brings it back to each of us. We have to pay attention, settle our own scores, and sadly, not always come out winners. Just like offline.


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The offseason brings coach turnover and Fairview is looking to fill four positions. Jamin Bookhamer, the boys soccer coach, has accepted a teaching position in Korea and is leaving at the end of the school year. Dino Montagna, the cross country coach, is also relocating out of state. Ben Corbin, the wrestling coach, and Christine Gretka, the competitive spirit coach, have also resigned.
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Market experts are astonished at the asking prices for two flats and an unconverted property amid the biggest housing slump in history.
The brothers are trying to sell one of the apartments for £40million while a second — which has only four bedrooms — is valued at £27.5million.
The third property, which consists of empty offices with planning permission to be converted to a house, is on the market for £32million — even though they paid £22million for it near the peak of the housing boom.
The Candys held an "agents' party" last week to announce the sale of two flats at their development, 21 Chesham Place, in Belgravia. Estate agents from property firms including Savills and Knight Frank, were invited to see the enormous £40million duplex, which has six bedrooms and covers almost 8,400 sq ft, and the four bedroom flat which has a swimming pool and gym .
One of the apartments, which according to the Land Registry are owned by Christian and his Guernsey-based company, is currently lived in by his older brother when he is in London.
The brothers, who are tax exiles in Monaco, bought Chesham Place, a former BT telephone exchange, before spending tens of millions turning it into six super-expensive flats. They managed to sell four but retained two.
A spokeswoman for Candy & Candy, the brothers' company, told the Standard: "Nick and Christian own the apartment that has been completed inside and is going back on the market. There was an agents' launch. It is going to be properly marketed."
Industry experts are very sceptical about the Candys' chances of selling at this price in the current market.
The £40million apartment is the second most expensive single home now on the market. The dearest, priced at £45 million, is an eight-bedroom, four-storey house in Cheval Place, Knightsbridge, which, at more than 12,000 sq ft, is half as large again as the Candy apartment. It has seven bathrooms, five reception rooms, a six-person lift and a 39ft swimming pool and gym complex.
One agent, who asked not to be named, said: "The days when buyers at this end of the market signed up without question, for fear that prices would be higher next week, are well and truly over.
"Even with the pound well down, buyers are anxious to strike a bargain and not be shown up to have over-paid. The Knightsbridge house is massive and secluded and may just get an offer near the asking price. But I don't expect offers for Chesham Place, which is one of six flats in a street-facing block, to exceed £25 million".
The Candy Brothers are also trying to sell Rutland House, which they bought in 2006 for £18million as well as an adjacent summer house for £4million. After receiving planning permission to transform the house, which was used as offices, into a single home, they have put it back on the market for £32million. Savills said today it and other estate agents had been asked by the brothers not to make any comment on the sale of the Chesham Place properties. A source close to the Candys denied that they were asking too much for the properties.
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LITTLE FALLS — Mitch Gregory scored two goals as the Little Falls Flyers celebrated head coach Tony Couture's 500th career game by defeating the Sartell Sabres 4-0 Thursday.
Mark Anez and Austin Bjorge scored the other Flyers' goals. Flyers' goalie Mike Stumpf stopped all 22 Sabres' shots helping Little Falls to its 10th straight win.
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First period: LF-Mark Anez (Mike Holthaus) 4:30, LF-Mitch Gregory (Spencer Fenske) PP 10:28.
Second period: LF-Mitch Gregory (Alex Nelson) 1:50, Austin Bjorge (Mike Holthaus) 13;27.
Shots on goal: LF 30, S 22
Goalies: LF-Mike Stumpf (22 saves); S-Taylor Shaw (26 saves);
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Computers might well be 'with it', but 'they haven't got a clue' about expressions. Dutch researcher Nicole has come up with a solution to this problem: she has prepared a list of unpredictable word combinations that might, for instance, have a literal as well as a metaphorical meaning. The structuring of this list is such that it can be used by many different computer systems. Now at last your car navigation system might one day understand that you really do want to 'throw it out of the window'.
The Dutch language has many combinations of words whose features cannot be explained by simply looking at the qualities of the individual words. The meaning of 'missing the boat', for instance, isn't always the same as 'being too late to catch the boat'. This type of word combination doesn't pose problems to people, but linguistic computer systems, such as speech recognition software or programmes preparing automatic summaries, just don't recognise these expressions. This is because the meaning depends on the context. Of course you can actually miss the boat.
Grégoire prepared a list of about 5000 unpredictable word combinations. She divided them up into different classes on the basis of their structure. She looked at the rules of singular and plural; for example you can't 'take to your heel', just 'take to your heels', and 'take to those heels' doesn't work either. Grouping together various classes of word combinations can minimise the amount of manual work to incorporate the list into a computer system and it means that the list can be used for many different systems.
Nicole Grégoire undertook part of her research within STEVIN, a long-term research and stimulation programme for Dutch language and speech technology, jointly financed by the Flemish and Dutch governments (Ministry of Education, Culture & Science, NWO and Ministry of Economic Affairs). The aim of the programme is to increase the innovative capacity of this sector while at the same time enhancing the position of Dutch in the modern world of information and communication. Grégoire's database is being distributed under the name 'DuELME' by the Centrale voor Taal- en Spraaktechnologie [Central Distribution Centre for Language and Speech Technology].
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It has long been the custom of the North German Lloyd steamers, which convey
passengers from Bremen to New York, to anchor for several hours in the
pleasant port of Southampton, where their human cargo receives many
additions. An intelligent young German, Count Otto Vogelstein, hardly knew a
few years ago whether to condemn this custom or approve it. He leaned over the
bulwarks of the Donau as the American passengers crossed the plank--the
travellers who embark at Southampton are mainly of that nationality--and
curiously, indifferently, vaguely, through the smoke of his cigar, saw them
absorbed in the huge capacity of the ship, where he had the agreeable
consciousness that his own nest was comfortably made. To watch from such a
point of vantage the struggles of those less fortunate than ourselves--of the
uninformed, the unprovided, the belated, the bewildered--is an occupation not
devoid of sweetness, and there was nothing to mitigate the complacency with
which our young friend gave himself up to it; nothing, that is, save a natural
benevolence which had not yet been extinguished by the consciousness of
official greatness. For Count Vogelstein was official, as I think you would have
seen from the straightness of his back, the lustre of his light elegant spectacles,
and something discreet and diplomatic in the curve of his moustache, which
looked as if it might well contribute to the principal function, as cynics say, of the
lips--the active concealment of thought. He had been appointed to the
secretaryship of the German legation at Washington and in these first days of the
autumn was about to take possession of his post. He was a model character for
such a purpose--serious civil ceremonious curious stiff, stuffed with knowledge
and convinced that, as lately rearranged, the German Empire places in the most
striking light the highest of all the possibilities of the greatest of all the peoples.
He was quite aware, however, of the claims to economic and other consideration
of the United States, and that this quarter of the globe offered a vast field for
The process of inquiry had already begun for him, in spite of his having as yet
spoken to none of his fellow-passengers; the case being that Vogelstein inquired
not only with his tongue, but with his eyes--that is with his spectacles--with his
ears, with his nose, with his palate, with all his senses and organs. He was a
highly upright young man, whose only fault was that his sense of comedy, or of
the humour of things, had never been specifically disengaged from his several
other senses. He vaguely felt that something should be done about this, and in a
general manner proposed to do it, for he was on his way to explore a society
abounding in comic aspects. This consciousness of a missing measure gave him
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Fun event,especially for a Cornellian.
Brenda Marston was amazing as she shared valuable information about the exhibit to me and my friends. What an afternoon well spent!!!
It was a great discussion - particularly because of the diversity of the speakers, not only the range of topics covered, but background, training, and interests: perfectly representative of the diversity of Cornell.
Was it recorded, or is it available on podcast? Alternatively, would it be possible to access transcripts of the papers given? They were each so full of pertinent information that I would love to revisit the papers / discussion in order to continue processing what was presented.
Finally, I would love to meet with/collaborate with other departments and collections focused on provenance research. If there's any listserv or, weekly meeting I can join, please let me know!
Thanks so much,
Lexie Palmer
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LANSFORD, JACKSON LEO Jackson Leo Lansford passed away on November 7, 2012, in Birmingham. Jack was born in Arley, Alabama on January 25, 1928. As the youngest child, he grew up surrounded by six sisters and three brothers. When he was 12 years old, Jack's family moved to Shelby County, Alabama, where he would later graduate from Shelby County High School in Columbiana. After high school, Jack began working for Coosa River Newsprint Company (Kimberly Clark), near Childersburg, Alabama. This was the beginning of a career in the paper-manufacturing industry that would span over 30 years, during which time he would also work for International Paper Company, Bowater Corporation, Bear Island Paper Company, Mead Paper, and finally, Rust Engineering. Jack began his pursuit of higher education at the small University of Alabama Extension Center at Birmingham (later UAB) and continued his studies at York Technical College in Rock Hill, SC, J. Sargent Reynolds Community College in Richmond, Virginia, and Bay de Noc College in Escanaba, Michigan. Jack enjoyed his paper-making career, advancing through the ranks into management as a result of his training and experience. Jack gave many years of volunteer service to the Boy Scouts of America, as a scoutmaster training boys to be scouts, and later training adults to be scoutmasters. During his years associated with scouting, he watched both of his sons become Eagle Scouts. He also served as a civic leader in Kiwanis Clubs, in Escanaba, MI and Birmingham, AL, having helped to organize the Inverness Kiwanis Club. Jack proudly served his country in the U.S. Merchant Marines, the U.S. Army Air Corps, and the U.S. Army. Jack married Janet Hamner in 1955, and their two sons are Jackson Lee Lansford and William Warren Lansford. He has served as a deacon, elder, and youth leader in the Presbyterian Church, in South Carolina, Michigan, and Alabama. He was a student of the Bible, and enjoyed his Bible study both at home and at church. He has been a member of South Highland Presbyterian Church since 1989. Jack is survived by his wife, Janet Lansford, his two sons Jack Lansford (Debbie) and Bill Lansford, and grandchildren, Jefferson Lansford, Joshua Lansford, Jessie Rosenberg, Carolyn Lansford, Evan Rosenberg, Jeanna Bini-Lansford (Steve), Janet Josephine Lansford, and one sister, Geraldine Lansford Lovett. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph L. and Rosa Ann Lansford, and siblings Sarah Jane Sanders, Elma Sasser, Agnes Andrews, Bennett Lansford, Ewell Lansford, L.E. "Lee" Miskelley, Ernest Lansford, and Willodean Vardaman. His devoted caregiver was Sandy Coder. Graveside services will be held at Meek Baptist Church Cemetery, Highway 41 N., Arley, AL at 2:00 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9. Memorial services will we held at South Highland Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, AL, at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 10. Visitation with family will follow the memorial service at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either of the following: The Mathes Scholarship Fund, South Highland Presbyterian Church, 2035 Highland Ave., Birmingham, AL 35255, or The Warren Hamner Scholarship Fund, c/o Mr. James W. Hamner, 1325 Old Monrovia Rd. NW, Huntsville, AL 35806 .
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