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- What is pycnodysostosis?
- What is basis for the name of this disease?
- What are the characteristics of pycnodysostosis?
- How is pycnodysostosis inherited?
- What are the risks of pycnodysostosis?
- What is the molecular story with pycnodysostosis?
- Could there be a connection between pycnodysostosis and osteoporosis?
- What is the treatment for pycnodysostosis?
What is the molecular story with pycnodysostosis?
In 1995, the gene for pycnodysostosis was first charted by Gelb and associates. It was found to travel preferentially with gene markers known to be in chromosome region 1q21. (This tendency for genes to travel together is termed linkage). Once the location of the pycnodysostosis gene was identified by linkage analysis, genes in that region that seemed logical candidates were seriously scrutinized. Among them was cathepsin K, which is active in bone. Cathepsin K qualified as a "candidate gene."
In 1996, patients with pycnodysostosis were shown by Gelb and coworkers consistently to have mutational changes in the gene for cathepsin K. The defective cathepsin K gene was thus demonstrated to be the gene responsible for pycnodysostosis. Pycnodysostosis is now clearly recognized as being due to cathepsin K deficiency.
What does cathepsin K normally do? Cathepsin K is an enzyme (a catalyst for a reaction of body metabolism) of the type called a cysteine protease. This protease is important in cells of normal bone (osteoclasts) that are responsible for bone reabsorption (or resorption). It is thought that osteoclasts in patients with pycnodysostosis are hampered by a lack of cathepsin K and cannot adequately reabsorb that component of bone called the organic matrix. (This process is essential for normal bone maintenance; a process referred to as remodeling). Because of this inadequate resorption, the bones in pycnodysostosis are abnormally dense and brittle.
Could there be a connection between pycnodysostosis and osteoporosis?
Both pycnodysostosis and osteoporosis cause brittle bones. However, pycnodysostosis is a disease with abnormally dense bones, whereas osteoporosis is exactly the opposite, a disease with washed-out porous bones. There would seem to be no conceivable connection between pycnodysostosis and osteoporosis.
The new findings about cathepsin K and pycnodysostosis have made it clear that cathepsin K is a major protease in bone resorption. Given this function, it may well have a role in osteoporosis. Cathepsin K may, in fact, provide a rational basis for a new approach to the treatment of osteoporosis. This is an excellent illustration of how research on a rare disease may bring benefits to those affected by a common disease.


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Here's a picture of the interior I'm ordering.
It will hopefully be here in June.... looking very similar to this.
Here's a picture of the interior I'm ordering.
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Congrats. Is the 2.0 T the only available engine there?
Yes.... unfortunately. TDI would make it the perfect vehicle.
What's the pricing looking like for these?
Congrats. I had no idea they were selling these in the US.
Slam it
Saw it at the new york auto show Someone told me you could get it in one solid color. This might be the wife's next car
Congrats dude. Really interested in price if u don't mind sharing on the ballpark
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Nothing confirmed on pricing, but I've read Audi is looking at a $1,500 to $2,000 above the pricing of the A4 Avant --- which would put the base price around $38k.
Mine is ordered with Premium Plus and the layered oak inlays for the interior. I'm guessing price will be around $43k before my discounts.
When I move to Denver w/ g/f and we.look for new winter wagon it will be between allroad and xc70. Would have added outback in there but I absolutely hate the look ok the latest gen.
That is the Canadian order guide
Congrats on the vehicle! I'm sure you will love it! Perfect vehicle would have a 6-SPD manual.
The only way I could be more jealous is if you took European delivery.
You think you hate it now, but wait 'til you drive it.
I think this new Allroad is really well done, but the single drivetrain choice is disappointing. I'm sure it will drive well, but a TDI/6-Speed combo would be just awesome for this car. It sucks when Audi offers great TDI engines and manual gearboxes, yet expecting their availability in a car like this puts you in a dream world. Oh well, it should be a good choice for those looking for a slightly more upscale alternative to a Legacy Outback.
Are these designed to be off road vehicles? I can't figure it out. What sets these apart from "regular" 4x4 Audi sedans and wagons?
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Septic: You own and maintain the septic system
Public Septic: ? Is this a septic field owned and maintained by the city/cty?
Sounds right to me, why do you ask?
Considering a new house. Prefer public sewer and water service since they don't require maintainenance or have any restrictions (ie. no well, and no septic).
Here in washington there are a few courtesy line's around. It takes the waste from the neighborhood and goes out to the real city sewer. Here the people who are connected to it are responsible to maintain it. They can have manhole's and large runs just like a city sewer line. I worked with a guy from denver who said they are common there to.
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When the group of players that made up the 2012 Neelin Spartans varsity girls' volleyball team came together two seasons ago, they set a goal of winning the provincial AAAA high school championship.
It didn't take long for the Spartans to accomplish that feat, winning it in their first year at that level. It was the first ever AAAA varsity girls' volleyball title for Neelin, which stepped up to that level after previously competing in the AAA ranks based on the school's size.
The title — won by 10 students in Grade 11 and three in Grade 10 — combined with a provincial under-16 Tier 1 club volleyball championship and a fourth-place finish at the U-16 national tournament, led the Brandon Sun's board of selectors to name the Spartans the 39th winner of the Mike Jones Team of the Year Award.
The current incarnation of the Spartans was formed in the fall of 2010. Head coach Kevin Neufeld announced he was looking to put together a competitive volleyball team from Neelin that would move up the ranks together. They practised for most of their first season instead of going into tournaments, but their efforts were rewarded when they won the provincial AAA/AAAA junior varsity girls' title.
They followed that season up by winning 47 straight matches in 2011, before losing the provincial JV girls' title to the MBCI Hawks. Neufeld believes that loss did a lot for his players and served as a lot of motivation for 2012.
"Losing that one was a real eye-opener that on a given day that anybody can beat somebody," he said. "Having beaten them previously, they outplayed us in the provincial final. That was a good incentive to get back into the gym and find a way to get better."
The Spartans used that incentive well. Kristine Ward joined the team, transferring from Elton Collegiate, in time for the club season and they were dominant from start to finish. The Spartans club team, which did not include the three Grade 10 students on the high school team, lost only one set at the provincial championship and capped the event with a 2-0 (25-14, 25-12) win over the Winnipeg-based Fusion. Setter Amy Gordon was named the tournament's most valuable player and middle Alison Quiring made the all-star team.
That team then went to Toronto for nationals where the Spartans went 5-1 in the preliminary rounds to reach the semifinals of the 119-team event. However, the magic ended there as they fell 2-0 (30-28, 25-17) to the Eclipse East from Pickering, Ont., in the bronze-medal match.
The team reunited for the high school season and posted a 33-7-2 overall record, winning the Brandon High School Volleyball League before taking the provincial AAAA title. Neelin defeated the MBCI Hawks 3-1 (18-25, 25-12, 25-23, 25-20) in the provincial final at Winnipeg's Duckworth Centre, atoning for their previous season's lone defeat.
Gordon had seven kills and five aces in the final and was named the tournament's MVP. Ward, who had 12 kills in the final, and Quiring, who added 10 kills and six blocks, were named to the all-star team, while Paige Thomson's nine kills earned her player of the match honours.
Neufeld wasn't expecting to have so much success in one year, but he gives his players a lot of credit for buying into his system and the amount of work they put in at the gym.
"I think everyone on our team understands that without the other people around and doing their jobs that we're really not that good," Neufeld said. "We don't have that one person who's going to get 20 kills ever in a match. … Some teams have that one go-to player they're going to rely on every day and I think that we really have to rely on everybody.
"I would say we also trained and put more hours in. We do some physical training along with our on-court stuff and we do team meetings. We do some technical and tactical kinds of things. We probably spend more hours than the average high school team, if not more than any team in the province."
The Spartans, who picked up a trio of Grade 10 students for the last two matches of the high school season, took a lot of pride in all their accomplishments through the year.
The top honour, however, was winning the AAAA title. That achievement earned plenty of praise from people in the community and a few visitors to the school to look at the new championship banner.
"It means a lot," Neufeld said. "It's one of those things that it means a lot to the community. … People were really happy for us and a lot of people came in and watched the game and supported us and overall we're just really pleased that someone from Brandon and our community could be that successful at that level."
Our runner-up for the 2012 Mike Jones Team of the Year Award would have been a worthy winner as well.
After winning their second straight provincial senior men's curling crown last year, Kelly Robertson and his team brought back silver medals from the world senior championships in Taarnby, Denmark in April.
Robertson, from Neepawa, third Doug Armour of Souris, second Peter Prokopowich of Dauphin and lead Bob Scales of Winnipeg posted a perfect 8-0 record at the worlds before falling 6-5 in an extra end to Ireland's John Jo Kenny in the championship final.
Robertson's team, which earned its trip to the worlds by winning the 2011 national title, didn't fare as well in its return to the 2012 Canadian championships, going 6-5 and missing the playoffs.
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2012 — Neelin Spartans, girls' volleyball
2011 — Brandon University Bobcats, men's volleyball
2010 — Brandon Tri-Star Storm, volleyball
2009 — Westman Wildcats, hockey
2008 — Crocus Plainsmen, girls' basketball and volleyball
2007 — BU Bobcats, men's basketball, and Brandon Cloverleafs, baseball
2006 — Terry McNamee, curling
2005 — Crocus Plainsmen, hockey
2004 — Brandon AAA Midget Wheat Kings, hockey
2003 — Club West Rage, girls' volleyball
2002 — Crocus Plainsmen, girls' volleyball
2001 — Mike McEwen team, Linda Van Daele team, curling
2000 — BU Bobcats, men's basketball
1999 — Crocus Plainsmen, boys' volleyball
1998 — Lois Fowler team, curling; Mike McEwen team, curling; Lisa Roy team, curling; Doug Armour team, curling; Rob Fowler team, curling
1997 — Neepawa Farmers, baseball
1996 — Brandon Wheat Kings, hockey, and BU Bobcats, men's basketball
1995 — Brandon Wheat Kings, hockey
1994 — Brandon Cloverleafs, baseball
1993 — Maureen Bonar team, curling
1992 — Boissevain Broncos, boys' basketball
1991 — Maxine Heritage team, curling
1990 — Duane Edwards team, curling
1989 — BU Bobcats, men's basketball
1988 — BU Bobcats, men's basketball
1987 — BU Bobcats, men's basketball
1986 — Vincent Massey Vikings, girls' basketball
1985 — Vincent Massey Vikings, girls' basketball
1984 — BU Bobcats, men's basketball
1983 — Mabel Mitchell team, curling
1982 — Mel Logan team, curling
1981 — Cec Leach/Petey Two, retrieving
1980 — BU Bobcats, men's basketball
1979 — Brandon Wheat Kings, hockey
1978 — Riverside Canucks, baseball
1977 — Brandon Wheat Kings, hockey
1976 — Deloraine Royals, hockey
1975 — Vincent Massey Vikings, girls' basketball
1974 — Don Barr team, curling.


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Tracy is a Canadian village in Sunbury County, New Brunswick. It is at Route 101 and the Eastern Terminus of Route 645. In 2011, it had a population of 611.[1]
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Up and down the country, people are going through the annual struggle of accepting the party season is over and that it is time to face up to reality again.
For most, January is a depressing month. The bills from the Christmas splurge seem to pour in, while the excess food and beverage consumed has made that favourite pair of trousers sit uncomfortably around the waist.
In some ways, as the winter chill resumes its bite, it can feel like a hangover that will never end and that is certainly what Arsenal fans must be feeling right now.
The festive fixtures saw the team in celebratory mood, hitting five past Reading and seven against Newcastle but it merely provided a brief hiatus from their troubles.
Once again they enter the new year with their season at a crossroads and in serious danger of losing a place among the elite.
Many of their younger following would not know what finishing outside the top four in the Premier League is like because the club have been an ever present among the leading quartet of clubs since the 1996-97 campaign.
That season was Arsene Wenger's first at the helm but the Frenchman is in danger of setting a first of a different kind if his team can't stop freezing on the big occasion. This limp display against Manchester City has put them at risk of losing touch with their rivals for a Champions League spot and has certainly made next Sunday's clash at Chelsea pivotal to their hopes of reducing the gap.
By then, Chelsea could be 10 points clear of the Gunners in third place after they have played Southampton at home on Wednesday night.
Later that Sunday afternoon, Spurs face the seemingly unstoppable Manchester United juggernaut at home hoping they get the chance to extend the six-point advantage they boast over their north London neighbours.
Wenger's side have overcome such a disadvantage before to reach the top four. One only has to think back to 12 months ago when they were just as vulnerable but Robin van Persie inspired them to surge back up the table.
The Dutchman has long since departed and so has the self-belief among the players. Wenger admitted as much himself after Manchester City's victory, during which referee Mike Dean was wrongly made the scapegoat for Arsenal's failings by the home crowd. Normally the 63-year-old tries to paint a brighter picture than the one that actually exists, which is one of the reasons why the supporters have grown so frustrated with him in recent years.
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Wenger said: "I felt that we want to do so well but we were uptight. It's a feeling of frustration that you do not see from the start what this team is capable to do.
"It's not anger because the players want to do well, it's the fact that we need to be more confident in these kind of games.
"We're in there [battle for top four] and we have to fight to do as well as possible until the end of the season. But I feel we need to find in these games more defensive stability. You feel the way we gave the goals away was a lack of concentration and awareness."
Even after Dzeko missed the spot-kick following Koscielny's departure, the Gunners were slow to rise to the challenge and James Milner capitalised to put the visitors in front after 21 minutes, before Dzeko atoned for his error by adding a second just after the half-hour mark.
The team certainly missed midfielder Mikel Arteta, who is facing three weeks on the sidelines with a calf problem, while Abou Diaby was understandably short of match sharpness on his return from a three-month lay-off with a thigh injury.
However, the natives are understandably disgruntled over the direction the club are going and Wenger admits it has not made playing at the Emirates Stadium any easier. He said: "We are a bit too nervous to play in a serene way at home."
When pushed if he felt that the reason for the nerves was down to the tense atmosphere inside the stadium, he added: "It doesn't help."
Such an admission will probably spark more concern ahead of the FA Cup fourth-round replay against Swansea on Wednesday night.
The famous old Cup is the only trophy they can realistically win but Swansea won't fear another visit to the Emirates, having beaten Arsenal in the League earlier this season.
Arsenal's last-16 Champions League clash with runaway Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich is just a month away and, if Wenger's men don't reverse the slide, it could be the last they see of Europe's premier club competition for some time.
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The family of an IT contractor killed with his girlfriend when a fallen tree caused a gas explosion that destroyed their home during the St Jude storm told of their devastation today.
Suhail Akhtar, 46, and his long-term girlfriend Dorota Kolasinska, 34, were found in the wreckage of their house in Hounslow as the storm ravaged the south of the country.
The blast was so fierce it wiped out two houses either side and damaged two more in the street.
Mr Akhtar, who had worked for services company Atos and Ms Kolasinska, a traffic light sequencer for Hackney council, were found by sniffer dogs on the first floor of the destroyed house on Monday morning.
Speaking for the first time about their deaths, Mr Akhtar's family told the Standard: "Suhail and Dorota's loss has left an insurmountable void in our lives. Suhail's passion for living life to the max and their exuberance touched all our lives. It will be our enduring memory of them both."
The couple, who had been in a relationship for about 10 years, were extremely active and enjoyed taking part in charity events, friends said.
Earlier this year they took part in the London-to-Brighton charity cycle ride, and in 2012 raised money for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research as part of the London Bikeathon event.
Devastated friends today called their deaths a "tragic and terrible loss" and said they would be "sorely missed".
Danny Johnson, who worked with Mr Akhtar, said: "Suhail was my best friend, our finest times were joking around at work, snowboarding, motorcycling, politics and sushi. He was intelligent and humorous with a great passion for life. He's left a gap that will never be filled."
Another friend, Steven Guillemet, said: "Suhail was a considerate, good-natured man, who always put his friends before himself. You could always be guaranteed a laugh in his company — he was someone you just enjoyed being around. I consider myself privileged to have known him, and am profoundly saddened by his untimely death."
Parvinder Rehal added: "He was like a brother to me. He was an adventurous, honest, hard-working individual and simply a great guy."
Colleagues of Ms Kolasinska, who moved from Waltham Forest council to work as a senior engineer in the transport design team at Hackney council nine months ago, also paid tribute.
Kim Wright, corporate director of health and community services at the council, said she was "an extremely popular and hard-working member of the team", adding: "This is a truly tragic incident and our thoughts and sympathies are with Dorota's family, friends and colleagues."
A London Fire Brigade and National Grid investigation is now under way into the blast.
The couple were among five people killed during the St Jude storm, which analysts today predicted has caused £1.8 billion of damage across Europe.
Other victims included 17-year-old grammar school pupil Bethany Freeman, crushed by a tree in a caravan in Kent, and 51-year-old Harrow council street cleaning boss Donal Drohan, who died when a tree fell on his car in Watford.
A fifth, 14-year-old Dylan Alkins, is feared dead after being swept out to sea in Newhaven. His father Danny Alkins said today the family was "crushed", adding: "It feels like I have lost half my life." His mother Amy Kattenhorn said: "My first-born son has been stolen from me and I am completely and utterly devastated."Reuse content


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USF's Spring Starts on a Winning Note
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TAMPA - The USF men's tennis team took a big step in the right direction at the FGCU Spring Invitational this weekend.
The Bulls finished their first event of the spring season 6-2 in doubles and 10-5 in singles at the FGCU Tennis Complex in Fort Myers.
"The team chemistry just continues to build on a day-to-day basis as these guys spend time with each other on the road," first-year head coach Matt Hill said. "We only played three events in the fall, so we're still kind of new to each other in terms of competition. It was a great weekend."
Federico Sabogal, Oliver Pramming, Guillermo De Vilchez and Ravi Patel each went 2-0 in singles play. Pramming teamed up with new Bull Ignacio Gonzalez Muniz to go 2-0 in doubles and the combination of De Vilchez and Patel also posted two victories. Juan Carlos Acuna Gerard won twice in doubles with two different teammates.
"For two days in a row, it was great to see how much time they've put in over there break. That really shows up," Hill said.
The Bulls' next two events are at home with FAU visiting the USF Varsity Courts on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 11 a.m. USF faces its first Big East opponent of the spring Monday, Jan. 21 when it takes on St. John's at 1 p.m.
FGCU Spring Invitational
January 13, 2013
Floating Match
David Orces (The Citadel) def. Ignacio Gonzalez Muniz (USF), 7-6, 6-3
Flight B
Federico Sabogal (USF) def. Tianyu Bao (FGCU), 6-4, 6-3
Flight C
Oliver Pramming (USF) def. Dean Tsamas (FGCU), 6-4, 6-3
Flight D
Ravi Patel (USF) def. Alex Van Cott (Tulane), 6-3, 6-0
Flight E
Guillermo De Vilchez (USF) def. Ian Van Cott (Tulane), 6-1, 0-6, 6-1
Flight F
Takuma Ohashi (Tulane) def. Everth Dzib (USF), 7-5, 6-3
Flight G
Gabe Echeverry (FGCU) def. Joao Souza (USF), 6-2, 6-3
Flight A
Gonzalez/Pramming (USF) def. Mark/Young (Tulane), 8-7 (7-4)
Flight B
Acuna Gerard/Dzib (USF) def. Berkabile/Pauly (Citadel), 8-3
Flight C
De Vilchez/Patel (USF) def. Bernstein/Ian Van Cott (Citadel), 8-7 (7-2)
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Olivia Bee
This talented photographer is only 14 years old. Olivia Bee has more talent, imagination and an eye for artistic composure than I have seen in a very long time. She has had one of her photos printed on a brochure, has been interviewed for Velvet Art, has been on numerous blogs and has been featured in the "It's a Girl Thing" book. Beyond these accomplishments, all you have to do is visit her profile page and photostream on Flickr and you will soon learn just how adored she is for not only her consistent talent and uploading but for the feelings you get when you look at her photography. There is a good chance that you will feel completely inspired and touched when you look at her pieces, which seem more like a musical composition, a story of life, than simply pretty pictures. I cannot go on enough about this rising star except to say that I think she is my hero.
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Heater Hiders
So my tanks are in my room, but as it is the basement of the house the temperature can flux quite a bit. Thus all of my tanks have heaters in them 1) to keep the temperature constant 2) Because I have tropical heat loving fish (betta in one tank, tropical community in the other) that being said I hate the look of heaters... especially in something as small as a 10 gallon. I just feel that they can and do ruin the look of a perfectly serene scape.
So those of you who have heaters in your tank..how do you hide it? Is there some magical out of tank heater perchance? I really am thinking about just making a sump for my tank purely so I don't have to stare at the heater! So before I jump right into that whole mess...what do you guys do?
I hide mine behind driftwood or plants. I use the Aqueon heaters which are black and blend in with my black backrounds anyway.
I sometimes place a large Indian Almond Leaf in front of the heater.
If you have the room, a small canister filter with a inline heater is excellent.
Thank you! I've been looking at in-line heaters. They seem to be exactly what I'm looking for and aren't all that more expensive than a decent heater. So you've had good experiences with them then?
I have a piece of slate that I drilled full of holes, angled in the corner effectively making a triangular box. My intake and heater are behind this, and with the plants in front it blends in nicely. Acts as a great pre-filter to keep the plants out of the intake. I built it to keep my plec off of the heater, as he suffered a rather severe heater burn a couple of years ago, and I thought I was going to lose him.
Maybe you can hide it in your filter?
i lay mine down on the gravel with something infront of it.
A combination of a piece of driftwood (actually, two) longer and taller than my heater, plus bushy plants (water wisteria)
I have mine angled diagonally behind a slanted piece of driftwood and wisteria as additional cover.
Anchored pennywort in front of two of my heaters. It's such a thick, bushy plant that it's hard to notice the heater. Water wisteria is also great for this. In my 40g I laid the heater down on it's side right near the gravel and behind a curtain of vals. You never see it, even when you're trying to find it because you need to adjust it. :icon_roll
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She derives no sexual pleasure from her dominatrix gig, she says, but still likes "the arousal of the ego."
She went from dominatrix to dowager, swapping her D & Gs for sensible brogues, her sexy leather and lace for tweeds and twin sets.
They are personally invested in my growth not only as a dominatrix but as a kinkster and a person.
He described her as a dominatrix who led her boyfriend and small-time criminal Rudy Guede to kill Kercher.
I liked upsetting their assumptions about what a dominatrix looked like.
Before long, however, she shines as the dominatrix of the later sequences.
This uniqueness is a trait that she attributes to her early success as a dominatrix.
We see them move from clients as innocuous as a schoolteacher to more exotic ones like a dominatrix.
He even gets a wax candle pulled out of his ass by a dominatrix.
The first section has a dominatrix vibe, sort of Lady Gaga meets Thierry Mugler.
"dominant female entity," attested since 1560s, though not in quite the usual modern sense ("Rome ... dominatrix of nations" [1561]). See domination + -trix. Modern BDSM sense attested by 1976.


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40/40: The Best Selection is a comprehensive double-disc career overview of Olivia Newton-John designed to celebrate her four decades in show business. Yes, the compilation runs 40 tracks, but this is not designed to showcase each era of Olivia's career in equal measure. Perhaps there are a few more latter-day cuts than most audiences would know, and maybe there are a few more early tracks than needed, but all the big hits are here, from the early mellow country-rock to the slick soft rock and melodic disco of the turn of the '80s. Compared to the U.S. compilation Gold, this isn't quite as good - there's too much of the two bookends of a long career - but it does have what most casual audiences require: all the hits, all sounding as good as they ever have.
"Let Me Be There" is a 1973 album by Olivia Newton-John. The American publication of this 1973 album by MCA Records used the cover art from Olivia's 1972 LP record "Olivia" which was not released by MCA. Some of its songs were taken for the U.S. publication, such as song titles from the British publications of the albums "If Not for You" and "Olivia". Though the title song was a commercial failure in England, it was Olivia Newton-John's first American Top Ten hit, successfully boosting her singing career in North America. She had previously charted in the Billboard Top 40 with the song "If Not for You".
Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits (1977) was the first compilation album released by Olivia Newton-John in the United States. (In some other regions, Newton-John released a 1974 compilation, First Impressions. This album was therefore marketed instead as Greatest Hits Vol. 2 and featured a different track listing.) The album collected all of Newton-John's American Top 40 singles released between 1971 and 1977. "Changes" was the only track not released as a single, but it was one of Newton-John's first self-written songs that she recorded. The album was Newton-John's first platinum certification peaking No. 13 Pop and No. 7 Country. It ended up being certified double Platinum in the US and Gold in the UK and in Hong Kong.
Gaia: One Woman's Journey is an album released by Olivia Newton-John in 1994. For the first time in her career; the album was entirely written by Newton-John herself. In addition to songwriting duties; Newton-John also co-produced the album.
Totally Hot is one of the most fun albums from Olivia Newton John. Total abandon is its trademark, the atmosphere lightened up a bit, and from top to bottom it is one of her most satisfying projects. "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" is a girl group all grown up. Is it Newton-John's voice or Michael Botticker's synthesizer at the end of the first track? A little jarring for her country audience, but she takes care of them on "Dancin' 'Round and 'Round,"…
"Physical" became such a monster hit – not just a hit, but a pop-culture phenomenon that was impossible to escape – that it became difficult to view its accompanying album as anything other than a conduit for the single. The thing was, Physical was a damn good record, in many ways one of Olivia Newton-John's very best.
While Olivia Newton-John's isn't exactly the ultimate collection for the holidays, her rendition of Christmas songs are beautifully orchestrated and perfect for a quiet holiday with family.


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Wine 101
Friday, July 20, 7–9 PM
NYC Wine offers a beginner's wine tasting course with samplings of at least a dozen different wines and cheese pairings from Murrays' Cheese in an educational two hours filled with information about the varying grapes and regions. 167 W. 23rd St. 3rd Fl., 212-647-1875; nycwineclass.com
"Group Portrait"
Saturday, July 21
Catch the last day of a group exhibit of Yale's graduating M.F.A. Photography students under the direction of Gregory Crewdson at the gallery of Ana Tzarev, a Croatian painter. The title "Group Portrait" refers to each photograph standing as a portrait of each artist, therefore the exhibit becomes a group portrait of the nine graduates. 24 W. 57th St., 212-586-9800; anatsarev.com
Sunday, July 22, 7 PM
Take advantage of MoMA's recurring Summergarden series of free musical performances in its sculpture garden. This Sunday features an international billing of new string quartets by Spain's Benet Casablancas ("Encore for Arditti"), Poland's Marta Ptaszy?ska, Finland's Jukka Tiensuu ("Rack"), and America's Richard Festinger performed by Lincoln Center and Juilliard musicians. 11 W. 53rd St., 212-708-9400; moma.org


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Whether you're back in school this fall or trying to improve your job performance (so you can get that raise!), being able to focus is a top priority. While hard work and sheer determination are important for focusing, what you eat can affect your brain's ability to concentrate, function and remember important details. Add these superfoods to your diet to feed your brain!
Salmon. Start your day with a salmon breakfast sandwich to boost your brain power all day long. Salmon and other fatty fish like tuna or mackerel contain an important fat for brain health called DHA. DHA is of utmost importance for brain development at the beginning of life, but continuing to get enough of it in our diets throughout life is important, too. It has been shown to play a role in overall cognitive function, which includes our brain's ability to process information and remember things. As an added benefit, salmon is a good source of protein, which has been shown to improve the brain's ability to be alert and focused.
- Leafy greens. To feed your brain at lunch, enjoy a big salad of leafy greens. Leafy greens like spinach, kale and arugula contain nutrient compounds that research has shown help the brain stay young. Eating just two servings of leafy greens each day can result in your brain functioning as if it were five years younger.
- Coffee and chocolate. For an afternoon snack that is truly smart, enjoy a cup of coffee and an ounce of chocolate. The amount of caffeine in one cup of coffee has been shown to improve mental performance and lengthen the attention span, making it a great afternoon pick-me-up when you need to focus. Plus, studies have shown that people who consumed a small amount of chocolate daily had improved visual and verbal memory skills.
- Eggs. Have breakfast for dinner and enjoy eggs' brain-boosting abilities. Egg yolks are yellow because they contain a nutrient called lutein, which has been linked to cognitive function. Lutein is found in the brain and blood, and people with higher levels of lutein have been shown to be able to process information more quickly than those with less lutein. Hearing that eggs are as bad as smoking? Check out the blog post at HealthySELF for the facts.
- Fresh fruit. For dessert, enjoy a big bowl of fiber-rich fruit. Fruit is a good source of carbohydrates, which are the brain's first source of energy. Fruit is also a good source of fiber, which means the carbohydrates are released at a steady pace, preventing a sugar crash and giving the brain a more even-keeled source of energy. Be sure to include blueberries, as they have been shown to help improve the ability to learn and memory.
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Wait! Don't Throw Out Those Sun STK Libraries Yet . . . Oracle Lays Out Their Tape Roadmap
Posted by Rachel Dines on May 6, 2010
It's been a little over a year now since it was announced that Oracle would buy Sun, and in the intervening time, there has been a great deal of speculation over what would happen to Sun's storage division. I know I've been waiting with bated breath (ok, that might be a BIT strong) to find out what the future of Sun storage would be, and now we have at least a small nugget of information (Oracle has been frustratingly mum on the topic since the acquisition). As you might have guessed, there is good news and there is bad news for Sun storage customers:
- The good news: Sun storage lives! Oracle met with some of their largest customers (1 PB+ of data in STK libraries) last week to discuss the future roadmap for enterprise tape libraries. We don't have any details yet, but we do know that in the next 12 months we can expect to see new product releases for tape libraries, tape drives, and virtual tape libraries for mainframe. The only major omission from this list is the open systems VTL offering, StorageTek Virtual Tape Library Prime, which doesn't surprise me much considering that traditional open systems VTLs seem to be phasing out and being replaced by backup to disk appliances (basically a VTL without tape emulation).
- The bad news: It's going to be more expensive and less flexible. Are you really all that surprised? Oracle hardware support policies that went up on the website in mid-March state that support must be purchased on each piece of hardware and is not allowed to lapse (or else pay 150% of the last support bill to be compliant), AND the support clock will begin ticking the minute the gear is shipped to the customer (rather than when it is deployed in the customer's environment). Oh, and not to mention that support costs have also doubled.
The net-net? Oracle/Sun is definitely in the storage market for the forseeable future; however, the resemblance to the Sun StorageTek you remember is dwindling. It will remain to be seen if Oracle can stop the bleeding and earn back their storage customers' trust.
We've had a lot of client inquiries recently about migrating off of Sun storage in the backup environment. I'm curious: what are all of you out there thinking?
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Comment from Mike Selway on Tue, 05/11/2010 - 10:12
Seems that much of Oracle's approach is evolutionary vs. revolutionary when it comes to handling the Storage question of former Sun Microsystems. Even before the final acquisition Oracle was actively trying to reverse the loss/dismissal of the Sun Open Systems (Unix) storage sales teams, and since the acquisition completion they have been actively hiring Storage sales/SEs back.
But aside from the ongoing drum-beating about the 7xxx series appliances, there's not been much coming out for the other, arguably more valuable long term, components of the Storage group. Oracle has spoken of "STK" tape systems being bracketed into a Mainframe-centric thing and presumably moving away from Open Systems tape subsystems. The revitalization of the "M-series"/SPARC lines of servers would similarly seem to reflect a need for complimentary high-performance disk subsystems that we're not hearing anything new about (and having already canceled the long-term lucrative arrangement with Hitachi Data Systems). And the perennially much overlooked tiered data management software that makes all these (and everybody else's) storage technologies (7xxx, tape, disk, SSD) work together as a unified virtualized file system is all but ignored (that software being SAM-FS / SAM-QFS used for data archival, backup, sharing, and a variety of other Solutions).
So, whether Oracle is really interested in being a main player in the Storage arena or is satisfied to have Storage as just a supporting player to their database-driven vision remains to be seen. If they don't do something soon to reverse the solidifying perception, the lion share of All Things Storage will go to the other 600-pound gorillas in the market space.
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Jayne Ludlow and Lianne Sanderson scored a brace apiece as Arsenal Ladies thumped Birmingham 6-0 to reach the Semi-Finals of the FA Women's Cup.
The Gunners took a giant step towards the next round as early as the sixth minute when Ludlow picked up a loose ball on the edge of the box before rounding two players and finding the bottom corner with a left-foot strike.
Karen Carney added the second four minutes later when she was quickest to react to a Rachel Yankey free-kick that was fumbled by the Birmingham keeper. Wales captain Ludlow then grabbed her second 10 minutes before half time with a carbon copy of her first.
The second half continued in much the same vein as the first. Katie Chapman added a fourth when she popped up in the box unmarked to head home after some intricate build-up play from Sanderson and Kelly Smith.
Sanderson was then rewarded for her performance with two strikes of her own. The first came on 71 minutes when the striker drove in from the edge of the box following a superb passage of possession from the hosts. She completed the scoring with her second just 11 minutes later when Smith showed great determination down the right before producing a pinpoint lay off for the 19-year-old to guide in a first-time shot.


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A judge of Superior Court in King County found on May 2, 2008 that Internet advertising companies, Securelink Networks, LCC, NJC, and LLC, and their senior employees violated Washington's spyware and consumer protection laws while promoting software for registry-cleaner.
Hence, with the authority of the Attorney General, the Consumer Protection High-Tech Fraud Unit filed a lawsuit in the month February of 2007 against the defendants based in California. These were NJC Softwares; LLC along with proprietor Manuel Corona of Brea; Securelink Networks; FixWinReg and proprietor HoanVinh V. Nguyenphuoc of Redondo Beach; and LCC along with company officer Rudy O. Corella of Lake Elsinore.
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Library Table
Frank Lloyd Wright, designer
American, 1867-1959
Library Table, 1915-1916
Walnut, poplar, oak, and brass
86.4 x 274.3 x 96.5 cm (34 x 108 x 38 inches) (overall)
George D. Gannett Fund 2004.28
This sweeping library table embodies the design vocabulary of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Envisioning an American style distinct from European classical and Renaissance traditions, Wright developed his "organic architecture" to reflect what he saw as man's innate need for a direct relationship with nature. Intending to reform not only design but also society through better design, Wright introduced an earth-hugging alternative now called Prairie style after the Midwest's wide plains. This table cantilevers over the center supports with strong horizontal planes. Its integrated parts surround a central cabinet tower, just as Wright's houses revolve around a central chimney stack. Wright probably designed this table for the Sherman Booth House in Glencoe, Illinois, built as the showpiece of Ravine Bluffs, a community Wright planned but never realized.


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I had this in work for some time, but every time I wanted to finish these files, I was derailed by my other projects. But the time has come and I was able to finish all these decals for each version of the Boba Fett helmet. Each version has a preview image (JPG), a color separation file (PDF in A4 and Letter sizes) and a transparent file (PNG in A4 and Letter sizes).
Note that the Sandy killstripe is not 100% accurate in lack of good reference images and the last six stripes are inverted and modified Pre-Pro #2 stripes.
Update 07-03-2012
Replaced all PDF files because it didn't contained the actual color separation pages. Added an ear compare image for the Pre-Pro #3.
Also added an image with all the helmet decal positions.
Update 15-03-2012
Due to the fact that I'm in the process of redoing the Pre-Pro #2 helmet stencils (never really liked the old version), I also redid/modified the killstripes. All the Pre-Pro #2 files were replaced.
On to the images and files:
PreProduction #1 version 1
Color Separation
Pre-Pro #1 v1 Helmet Decals A4.pdf
Pre-Pro #1 v1 Helmet Decals LTR.pdf
PreProduction #1 version 2
Color Separation
Pre-Pro #1 v2 Helmet Decals A4.pdf
Pre-Pro #1 v2 Helmet Decals LTR.pdf
PreProduction #2
Color Separation
Pre-Pro #2 Helmet Decals A4.pdf
Pre-Pro #2 Helmet Decals LTR.pdf
PreProduction #3
Color Separation
Pre-Pro #3 Helmet Decals A4.pdf
Pre-Pro #3 Helmet Decals LTR.pdf
Note that the Pre-Pro #3 helmet originally had unpainted ears (same way as the Pre-Pro #1 and all the Sandy helmets). Possibly Joe Johnston painted the ears, but this version didn't had any decals except the painted curves on both ears. Later they added the letraset characters on both ears.
Color Separation
Sandy Helmet Decals A4.pdf
Sandy Helmet Decals LTR.pdf
Empire Strikes Back
Color Separation
ESB Helmet Decals A4.pdf
ESB Helmet Decals LTR.pdf
Return Of The Jedi
Color Separation
ROTJ Helmet Decals A4.pdf
ROTJ Helmet Decals LTR.pdf
I made this file to help you to place all the decals on all 6 Boba Fett versions, but also as a comparison between each helmet type.
Have fun!


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I'm due with a baby any day now, and I'm wondering if I should stop eating things with nuts in them. Unfortunately, I've become addicted to LaraBars and they're so convenient and nutritious. I *think* I avoided nuts for the first year or so that I nursed my older son, though. Neither my DS nor my husband and I have nut allergies, but my sister has severe nut allergies.
Does anyone know what the recommendation is?
I don't know the recommendation, but I too am a Larabar addict. Plus I eat nuts as snacks. I'm breastfeeding my 7 mo right now. I'm vegetarian, so ate nuts during pregnancy too.
I think it's ok to eat nuts during breastfeeding if there are no nut allergies in your direct family. If you are concerned, call a LC or contact a LLL Leader to see what they say.
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Richard John Neuhaus, 1936-2009Father John Neuhaus died this morning. What a remarkable life he lived in the service of Our Lord, authetic religious freedom, and the "weakest and least". His leadership in the Evangelicals and Catholics Together ecumenical effort has changed the face of Christian unity in the United States.From First Things Editor Joseph Bottum: "Our great, good friend is gone. "Fr. Richard John Neuhaus slipped away today, January 8, shortly before 10 o'clock, at the age of s … [Read more...]
Rest in Peace, Dear Father Neuhaus
Heart in My Throat
Have you ever had one of those parental moments when your heart jumps to your throat because one of your children may be in danger? I've had a couple, like the time when Maria decided to hide silently under the desk in C's room and I couldn't find her for a few minutes, or the time when C was a toddler and climbed on top of his dresser/changing table and it tipped over. Those were scary moments, but I think that what happened yesterday was perhaps the most dramatic yet. Here's what happened:We … [Read more...]
Pray for Fr. Neuhaus
NRO reports that Fr. Richard John Neuhaus is very ill:His friends and family are keeping vigil and he was administered last rites shortly after midnight. Fr. George Rutler, who gave him the Catholic Sacrament, says that "he is not expected to live long" and suggests "that it is appropriate that prayers be offered for a holy death."Fr. Neuhaus has come close to this moment before and been back. If it's his time: Go in peace. He's a man who has loved and served His Lord. When he leaves this world, … [Read more...]
Tackling Mount Washmore
A long time ago, a reader asked about our system for dealing with clothing. Ours is an elaborate one, and will take several posts to fully explain, but I wanted to begin with something that we are focusing on at home right now: the laundry system.One difficult thing about laundry, like other housework, is that it never feels "done" -- you can get all of your clothes put away, but unless you are naked while you do it there will be clothes in the hamper again before you go to sleep! I find this … [Read more...]
On Christmas Decor
I've been quasi packing my Christmas gear and wondering how folks out there handle the transition of seasons from Christmas to ordinary time? As of right now, we are planning to keep up the tree and door wreath until the official end of Christmas this Sunday. Down went our candles in the windows yesterday. Down goes the lit garland around our door today. If you were to look down our street, you'd have a hard time believing Christmas was just over a week ago! What do you do? Do your decor … [Read more...]
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Multiple times I have had to explain that I am taking this wallpaper down because it is ugly. Gianna (age 4.5) just cannot understand how anything with flowers and the color pink can possibly be ugly.Stripping wallpaper is one of the most awful, time consuming home-improvement tasks. In light of this fact, I believe it is sinful to wallpaper your home. Someday, someone is going to have to take it down. It will be a terrible experience for that person. If, in full knowledge of this fact, you … [Read more...]
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ELI NELLIS: Golfers tee off on summer
Rick Moorhead, Ellen Blazavich, James M. Miller, Frank Holuta, Joe Marcoly, Ed Onderick, Darlene Shea, Candy Joseph, Sally Adamo, Carolyn Stiles and Mike Dixson were the big local winners on Monday, taking a share of the title for various Memorial Day events that signaled area golf getting into full swing for the summer.
Moorhead and Blazavich got their flags the furthest, tying for first in Meadow Lane's Memorial Day Flag Event. Kevin Fleck took third, followed by Elaine Berringer, Bernadette Sgro-Hodak, Joe McNelis, Garet Weston and Scott Rice.
At the Indiana Country Club, the foursome of Miller, Holuta, Marcoly and Onderick scored a 122 to win by two shots in their Memorial Day men's event. Tony Kuzneski, Walt Lewis, Cedric Tyger and Dan Prushnok tied Jim Calhoun, Mike Calhoun, Brian Kruk and Jeff Petrilli were two strokes back.
Wally Stapleton, Dave Hoff, Don Erickson and Bill Lydick took fourth place, and Joe Geary, Tom Sgriccia, Steve Smith and Arch Moore finished fifth.
Dick Bedger shot closest to the pin on No. 7, and Joe Geary turned the trick on No. 17.
Shea, Joseph, Adamo and Stiles teamed up to win the Indiana Country Club women's event at 119. Bernadette McHugh, Sonia Levy, Nancy Doverspike and Beck Stapleton finished one shot back. Pat Bonarrigo, Gail Gerlach and Roz Cavalancia took third with a blind draw of Joseph.
Kristin Rombaugh shot closest to the pin on No. 7, and Mary Moore did so on No. 17.
Dixson broke a tie at 72 with Dave Myers for the 37th annual Homer City Open championship at the Indian Springs Golf and Country Club, also on Monday.
Bob Plish, Mark Sweeney and Bruce Daskivich tied for third place at 74.
Among the other flight winners were Dennis Chutorich (first), Tony Dixson (second), Randy Thomas (third), Tony Dellafiora (fourth) and Nick Bender (fifth).
AT MEADOW LANE: Rick Moorhead previewed his successful holiday by winning six gross skins and two net skins last Sunday, in addition to two gross and another net last Saturday, in the Gross/Net Skins Weekend Event.
On Sunday, Jordan Riddle took home three skins in the net division, and Rich Riddle and Alan Kuckuck got two. Kuckuck won three gross skins, and Kevin Fleck claimed one.
In Saturday's competition, Fran Super won two net skins, while Michael Usko, Riddle, Bernadette Sgro-Hodak and Dean Tozer took one each.
Tozer and Travis Redinger took two gross skins each, and Usko won one.
• Moorhead, Jesse Putt, Chris Edwards and club pro Elmer Bland Jr. teamed up to take second place at the Tri-State PGA's Rolling Hills Country Club Pro-Am on Friday, May 16, in McMurray.
• Bland will instruct junior golf clinics at the course in June and July. There will be six sessions each month, running from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
The cost is $100 per child per clinic.
Students will be given instruction on etiquette, safety, rules, swing basics, driving, iron play, chipping and putting. Classes will be cumulative, building on previous knowledge each week. Total instruction time for the six sessions will be 15 hours.
• The Coney Island-Meadow Lane Match-Play Tournament gets under way today with a new twist. All first-round matches are set to be played at 1 p.m. today.
The tournament runs through the summer.
AT INDIANA COUNTRY CLUB: David Prushnok and Mike Kluchurosky won the first ICC Cup title on Saturday, May 17.
The two scored a 65 in the better-ball-of-partners event.
Jim Shea and Henry Zellers shot a 69 and took second place in a playoff, edging out Mike Donnelly and Don White, who came in third. Brad Martineau and Scott Cook and James M. Miller and Barre Bell also scored 69s and participated in the playoff.
Martineau and Cook won the team driving contest, Doug Gradwell won the putting contest, and Lou Scerbo won the pitching contest.
• Gary Dickie, Steve Tunink, John Campbell and Bill Lear won the Opening Day men's tournament on Saturday, May 3, with 165 points.
John McMurdy, Jake Creps, Kluchurosky and Jerry Gillette came in second, two points back. Tom Todd, Rickey Miller, Shea and Kevin Kubica finished third, followed by Geoff Kugler, Mike Calhoun, Joe Marcoly and Chris Force.
Frank Holuta sank the longest putt on No. 9, and Lear shot closest to the pin on No. 17.
Darlene Shea, Candy Joseph and Kristin Rombaugh scored 123 points to win the women's tournament.
Sue McMurdy, Sandi Gillette and Anne White took second place with 100 points, followed by Tanya Martineau, Johnna Lear and Roz Cavalancia with 92.
Sue McMurdy shot closest to the pin on No. 7, and Sandi Gillette made the longest putt on No. 18.
• Next Saturday is the Women's Golf Association Queen Bee day one.
AT INDIAN SPRINGS: The 59th annual State VFW Golf Tournament is next weekend.
Players will play a qualifying round either Thursday or Friday, and 36-hole medal play is Saturday and Sunday.
Rod Crumbling Jr., of York County, has won the last two tournaments and five of the last six.
PETRO SCRAMBLE: The John Petro Memorial Scholarship Four-Person Scramble will be held Saturday, June 28, at the Indian Springs Golf and Country Club.
John "Scrunt" Petro was a teacher, coach and athletic director at the Penns Manor Area School District.
Registration is at noon, and players tee off at 1 p.m. The cost is $40 per player and includes greens fees, a cart (two perfoursome), beverages and a catered meal at the Clymer Slovak Club after golf.
Proceeds go toward a $1,000 scholarship given annually to a Penns Manor student who exemplifies the spirit of Penns Manor.
The suggested entry deadline is Friday, June 20.
Non-golfing friends are welcome to join, either at noon at the course or at the Clymer Slovak Club at 4 p.m.
For information, call Jack Yard at (724) 388-6965 or Diz at (724) 349-6287 or (724) 388-5085.


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I just picked up my new rifle, a Rock River Arms Government Model AR-15. Pic is below. I'll give you all a range report once I assemble it and get it to the range.
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I just picked up my new rifle, a Rock River Arms Government Model AR-15. Pic is below. I'll give you all a range report once I assemble it and get it to the range.
Very cool! And....nice! :biggrin:
Shoot it in good health! :biggrin:
Click Here To See A HUGE pic of the RRA DEA
Geeze thats nice, read the specs on it and seems like an exciting rifle to have. Somehow I don't think we in CA could order one of those. But I sure would like one. :smile:
Cool. Love my Bushie Carbon 15 carbine. Have fun with it.
Nice piece Bob - I'd expect that from get go you will love that - a lot :smile:
I was shooting a SAW today - guess what I want?? :biggrin:
Chris - I was shooting a SAW a couple of weeks ago. The guy who owns it has an integral suppressor on it. WHOA!!! Big Fun!! I can have one too, all I need do is fork over $25,000 and I too can have a SAW. Yea, I'm holding my breath for that one.
can i ask how much it set you back? and where you ordered it from? I might just be getting an AR as my first long gun... sooner rather then later :)
best to check your state laws regarding hi cap guns/mags. Not sure, but thought NJ didn't allow hi cap mags. Also as good as a Rock River is , other manufacturers are just as good. Shop around a little.Quote:
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I had to order it from a gunshop in Minnesota, JS Custom Guns, (Rock River is short on chrome lined barrels, they told me 60 days.) It cost me $2330. including shipping. Included is a Rock River Arms carrying handle to mount on the flat top receiver, the EO Tech Holo-Sight, Surefire quad rail mounted flashlight, cleaning kit and 1 magazine. Also included is an Eagle Discrete nylon carrying case and tac sling.Quote:
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I haven't had the chance to shoot it yet but the trigger is very nice.
All in all it looks to be an incredible weapon. I am having some difficulty deciding where to mount the touch pad for the SureFire but otherwise I think this gun is exactly what I was looking for in a new AR format.
You'll be happy. I love my RRA Elite CAR.
mags have to be pinned at 15, although it can be a temporary pin.
but i think NJ still has an AWB in place :( that makes it no fun.
I know RRA is not the only manufacturer, but there is something I like about getting all the pieces I wanted in one box that just...well...makes me happy :) and sometimes it's worth paying for to me :)
very nice rifle...you will love the RRA...


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Substance-Misusing ParentsAnglia Ruskin University
£ 9.250 - (10.467 €)
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- Kurs
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September 2017
Was lernen Sie in diesem Kurs?
Community Care
Communication Skills
Substance Abuse
Quality Training
Children's Health
Understand why parents come to depend on alcohol, drugs and tobacco to fulfil their various needs. Explore the physical and social effects of substance abuse on parents as well as their unborn babies, children and wider families. Learn where to access high-quality information and support for yourself and for families.
Children and their families need extra support when parents depend on one or more substances to fulfil their physical, social or psychological needs.
Against the backdrop of the National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services, this course will enhance your understanding of substance abuse among parents. It will increase your ability to recognise and respond to the effects of substance abuse on families, in the short and long term. You'll also explore which agencies may be available to help and provide support for children, families and practitioners.
Course content
- The physical effects of alcohol, cigarette-smoking, chemical abuse and recreational drugs
- The effects on pregnant women and children
- The social construct and the effects of substance abuse on the family and other relationships
- Evidence for social, physical, emotional and other causes of substance abuse among parents
- Protection of Children
- Agencies and specialists providing essential information for professionals and families
- Developing appropriate care pathways for the family.
How you'll learn
This course is delivered by distance learning, using our online Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
You will be assessed on your contributions within the VLE, in which you'll explore the issues surrounding substance misuse in families and recommendations for practice appropriate to your profession to a maximum of 6,000 words.
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text: Many committees and institutions were created during the war to deliver all manner of tasks. They included groups to organise the production of socks, sweaters, ski masks, gifts and ration warmers – paraffin-soaked paper used to heat food in the trenches. This is a balaclava. The words corredo del soldato mean soldier's kit, a set of belongings that every soldier needed to take with him when he joined the army.


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Treasury research has revealed there could be 40,000 homes in London hit by a "mansion tax".
The data emerged after a Conservative Treasury minister claimed homeowners affected by the levy on properties valued above £2 million would on average foot a £35,000 bill.
But the claim was dismissed by Liberal Democrats, who accused their Tory coalition partners of protecting the interests of rich party donors who will be hit by the proposed levy.
In a sign that the mansion tax will be a key dividing line between coalition partners, Conservatives have begun re-branding it a "homes tax". A Tory source told the Evening Standard: "This Government believes the wealthiest should pay their fair share, which is why we increased stamp duty on expensive properties and have a higher top rate of tax than Labour did.
"But we are worried many Londoners who are not wealthy will be hit by this Homes Tax."
Under the Lib-Dem plan, a one per cent levy would be placed on all properties worth £2 million and would be expected to raise £2 billion in total. The policy was also adopted by Labour, which said revenue raised would be used to restore the bottom 10p rate of tax abolished by Gordon Brown.
However, Tory minister David Gauke said Treasury research showed there were 55,000 homes valued at £2 million or above in the country — with 71 per cent in London — as opposed to the 75,000 figure the Lib-Dem plan was based on.
He said that meant the amount each affected homeowner would have to pay to meet revenue expectations would be higher — with the average being £35,000.
But a Lib-Dem source hit back, saying: "The levy would work on a sliding scale depending on a property's value, so the idea of an average each would pay is pointless.
"The Conservatives have completely set their faces against this and are more interested in what their donors think about it rather than what the public thinks."
The source said the policy would be a part of the Lib-Dem manifesto for the 2015 election.
He added: "After the election the Tories will be saying they need to make more savings. It will be up to them to say why they think it is justified to make cuts while protecting people who are living in very big houses."
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