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Like most of the big camera companies, Fujifilm makes a wide range of models to suit every type of photographer, including high-spec professional SLRs such as the S5 Pro (review coming soon), powerful superzooms like the S100FS and S2000HD, high-tech luxury compacts like the F200 EXR and F100fd, and simple budget compacts such as the J50 and J12. It also makes a popular range of cameras aimed at the more style-conscious consumer, including models such as the Z100fd and the Z20fd. Today I'm taking a look at the latest in the Z series, the FinePix Z30. It's a 10.0-megapixel 3x zoom ultra-compact with a 2.7-inch 230k monitor, currently selling for around £130.
Even at first glance there's little room for doubt as to exactly what sort of camera the Z30 is. The slim, rounded plastic body, the simplified controls and the fact that it's available in a range of colours including pink, purple, orange, white and black, are a sure-fire indicator that this is a camera for people more concerned with style than with substance. Its relatively low price makes it a good choice if you're looking for a present for a fashion-conscious teenager, and its extremely simple controls mean that even those with the shortest attention spans should be able to work out fairly quickly how to take pictures with it.
The Z30 is very compact and lightweight, tipping the scales at approximately 131g including battery and measuring just 90.5 x 59.0 x 25.7mm. Despite the rather toy-like plastic body the build quality is up to Fujifilm's usual high standard and the camera feels solid and well made. The shiny finish resists dirt and scratches, and the curved shape is inherently strong, although it does make the camera rather slippery and hard to grip securely. There's no denying that it's a nice looking camera, although the white finish and the rubber-covered buttons on the back do remind me of a Sinclair ZX80, and not in a good way. (If you don't know what a ZX80 is, ask your grandparents.)
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From Arab Spring to Global Revolution: Entering the age of upheaval
The potential for revolution is spreading around the world due to the financial crisis and the ability to transmit social information over the internet. There is talk of revolution in the US, Europe, Russia, China and other countries. That doesn't mean it will happen this year, but who knows what will happen in the next 5 to 10 years. We have entered the age of upheaval.
"The international system—as constructed following the Second World War—will be almost unrecognizable by 2025 owing to the rise of emerging powers, a globalizing economy, an historic transfer of relative wealth and economic power from West to East, and the growing influence of nonstate actors"
From Arab Spring to global revolution | Paul Mason | World news | The Guardian
Two years on from the fall of Hosni Mubarak, the new Egyptian president is from the Muslim Brotherhood; on the streets of Cairo, the same kind of people who died in droves in 2011 are still getting killed. On the streets of Athens, the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn is staging anti-migrant pogroms. In Russia, Pussy Riot are in jail and the leaders of the democracy movement facing criminal indictments. The war in Syria is killing 200 people a day. It's an easy step from all this to the conclusion that 2011, the year it all kicked off, was a flash in the pan. But wrong. Something real and important was unleashed in 2011, and it has not yet gone away. I am confident enough now to call it a revolution. Some of its processes conform to the templates laid down in the revolutionary wave that swept Europe in 1848, but many do not: above all, the relationship between the physical and the mental, the political and the cultural, seem inverted.
From Arab Spring to global revolution | Paul Mason | World news | The Guardian
German Finance Minister Schaeuble Warns of Revolution | StratRisks
Continue reading From Arab Spring to Global Revolution: Entering the age of upheaval
Has Vladimir Putin lost control of his "corruption crackdown"?
But six weeks into this one, its initiator has found himself in the bind of his career. By allowing state TV to cover all the gory details of the bureaucratic bloodletting, Putin's government seems to have only reminded Russians just how shameless and pervasive corruption has become. In one case, police claim to have found an obscure military bureaucrat, Alexander Yelkin, in possession of around $9 million in cash and four Breguet watches. Had he not been arrested on Nov. 16, he was reportedly planning to celebrate his birthday the following night with a private concert by Jennifer Lopez. Judging by the latest polls, such tales of profligacy have begun to reflect badly on the entire government — Putin included. But satisfying the public's piqued desire for justice is hardly an option at this point. Bureaucrats at every level are already spooked by the spate of arrests, and if the lifestyle to which they have become accustomed becomes threatened, they could start to turn on Putin. And that raises the risk of a palace coup.
"He has to strike a very delicate balance," says Alexander Rahr, a member of the Valdai Club, a forum of Russia experts that meets with Putin once a year. "He is too dependent on the boyars [feudal lords] to go chopping off their heads, but that is what the people are now demanding."
Could Russia being edging closer to a revolution? Clearly, Russia is becoming less stable, not more stable.
Restive population spooks China's Communist rulers – thestar.com
The answer is not hard to find. In all likelihood, these leaders sense, either instinctively or intellectually, an impending crisis that could imperil the CCP's survival in the same way that the French Revolution ended Bourbon rule.
Telltale signs of anxiety are already visible. Capital flight from China is now at a record high. Polls of China's dollar millionaires reveal that half of them want to emigrate. Amid intensifying calls for democracy, China's leader-in-waiting, Xi Jinping, reportedly met with the son of the late Hu Yaobang, a political reformer and icon of Chinese liberals. While one should not read too much into such a visit, it is safe to say that China's next leader knows that the Celestial Kingdom is becoming unsettled.
The idea that some sort of political crisis could engulf China in the coming years may strike many — particularly western business and political elites, who have taken the CCP's strength and durability for granted — as absurd. In their minds, the party's hold on power seems indestructible. But several emerging trends, unobserved or noted only in isolation, have greatly altered the balance of power between the CCP and Chinese society, with the former losing credibility and control and the latter gaining strength and confidence.
Restive population spooks China's Communist rulers – thestar.com
China: 'System's Legitimacy is Crumbling'
"When the next generation of Chinese leaders takes over this year, they will have to deal with problems from land to environmental protests," reports suggest. But they are more likely to resort to xenophobic populism than genuine reform, says a Wukan villager:
The irate villager says China's new leaders will have to deal with widespread disaffection or find "a way to shift attention by fighting a war in the South China Sea" to focus the anger of the Chinese people elsewhere.
Nevertheless, some Chinese analysts suggest, the Bo Xilai scandal has exposed the inherent fragility of an authoritarian system resting on brittle, performance-based legitimacy .
Democracy Digest » China: Wang case kills reform hopes, shows 'system's legitimacy is crumbling'
Another suggestion that revolution is in the air.
Thousands march in anti-Putin rally in Moscow | GlobalPost
Protesters shouted slogans like, "Russia without Putin" and waved signs saying things like, "Putin is a parasite," according to Reuters.
Russia Today said activists also held signs reading, "Rights aren't given, they are taken," "'Russia is a secular country, no to religious obscurantism" and "Anarchy: Dreams come true."
The group intends to march near the Kremlin in what is anticipated to be one of the largest opposition protests in recent months, said Reuters.
The Kremlin has dismissed the event, saying it does not represent national sentiment.
The Instability of China's Authoritarian Regime | Epoch Times
The CCP's mantra "stability above everything else" is a reflection of its instability.
Judging from the current political, social, and economic difficulties, China is on the eve of great political change.
Not only will the Bo Xilai/Wang Lijun "Chongqing incident" have a difficult aftermath, the power distribution battle around the 18th Party Congress has turned white-hot. There are rumors of an assassination attempt on Xi Jinping, the presumed next Party head. In addition there are territorial disputes, intensifying social conflicts, and serious confrontations and distrust between the people and the authorities.
Some worry that if the CCP were to collapse it would lead to large-scale unrest. But in view of China's current situation, I believe that will not occur. There are three main reasons:
One, China's instability originates from the CCP's own internal problems and manifests as the CCP's internal struggles, rather than coming from outside factors.
The Instability of China's Authoritarian Regime | Thinking About China | Opinion | Epoch Times
Putin vs. the People: A showdown is looming
As the level of discontent rises in Russia, Moscow finds itself significantly short of well-trained riot police. The military and other police suffer from "low moral sensibility and dubious riot training." In short, Moscow is in trouble and so is Russia.
Putin and his cohorts in the Duma seem to see themselves as being besieged by enemies from all directions: in Syria, Central Asia and the Caucasus, while paid foreign agents try to occupy the streets and squares of Moscow. Putin brushed aside criticism of the NGO foreign agents legislation by publicly reiterating his long-held opinion that those who take foreign money dance to a foreign tune. Leading opposition figures have been harassed recently, their homes have been searched, and the number of jailed dissidents has been growing. The stage seems to be set for a showdown.
Putin will not meet the unrest with adequate reforms, while the repressive alternative is lacking in strength or credibility. As soon as the moral and physical fortitude of the overstretched OMON begins to crumble, control of Moscow may be lost. Since Russia is overcentralized, the loss of Moscow inevitably means the loss of the entire country. In Russia, just like in France, revolutions are decided in the capital only, while the provinces gaze on in bewilderment.
Putin is Playing with Fire
And Putin's return to the Stalinist practice of sending police to search opponents' homes, combined with his attempts to ignite hostility between social groups – for example, between provincial Russia and the urban middle class – is deepening antagonism and distrust among citizens. In this way, Putin's regime intensifies political dissenters' longing for retaliation – thereby hindering peaceful change.
Already, longstanding tensions have begun to boil over; tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets since Putin's 2011 announcement that he would reclaim the presidency. His return to the Kremlin has incited some of the largest protests that Moscow has seen since the 1990's. And, while popular demonstrations have diminished – largely as a result of draconian new anti-protest laws – the more conflict accumulates beneath the surface, the more devastating the eventual explosion will be.
By censoring the media, discrediting moderate opposition, and provoking popular discontent, Putin is playing with fire. It is impossible to predict when Russia will detonate, but the system's fissures are undeniable – and growing.
"Putin's Ironic Potential" by Lilia Shevtsova | Project Syndicate
Pressure is building in Russia toward revolution. The timing is impossible to know, but the direction is clear. Putin is in trouble.
China's Simmering Discontent: The Biggest Challenge to Social Harmony | Global Spin | TIME.com
The widening gap between the rich and poor in China is turning ever more numbers of ordinary citizens into social activists. If the government wants to maintain stability, it must address the root causes of growing protests — not just suppress them
And yet the country boils with discontent. Last year China averaged 500 large-scale protests per day, economist Niu Wenyuan, an adviser to China's State Council, told an official forum in February. The death of an anticorruption investigator in police custody last June touched off riots in central Hubei province that had to be put down by military police in armored cars. In August, 12,000 mostly middle-class residents of the northeastern port city of Dalian took to the streets to call for the closure of a huge new petrochemical factory. And in December thousands of residents in the coastal village of Wukan, angered by corrupt sales of communal land, kicked out their local government, prompting a tense standoff with police. "We had made appeals to 14 different, higher government departments since 2009 but we never got an answer," says Zhang Jianxing, a 27-year-old villager who posted photos and footage of the protests online. "So we were forced to take action ourselves. When we started the whole thing, we knew we had to succeed. We weren't going to give up." The Wukan demonstrations forced the Guangdong provincial authorities to order an investigation and a new village election.
China's Simmering Discontent: The Biggest Challenge to Social Harmony | Global Spin | TIME.com
Is China becoming susceptible to a revolution?


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Both North Carolina Catholic bishops are resigning from the North Carolina Council of Churches, an ecumenical organization comprised of Christian church leaders from across the state, because the group supports some issues that contradict Catholic teaching.
In a Sept. 27 statement, Charlotte Bishop Peter J. Jugis and Raleigh Bishop Michael F. Burbidge said they "deeply value the long-standing relationship with the North Carolina Council of Churches and have informed the council of their strong desire to continue to work together on issues where there is substantial agreement."
However, the North Carolina Council of Churches has taken positions contrary to Catholic teaching on marriage, and the council does not formally oppose abortion. Catholics believe marriage is a covenant only between one man and one woman, and that the evil of abortion must be opposed in every instance.
The bishops said they and the council's leadership were unable to agree on a way they could remain members while continuing to uphold Catholic teaching.
The two dioceses will end their memberships effective Dec. 31, when the first year of the two-year term of the council's president, Alberta Hairston, ends. Hairston will step down in accordance with the bishops' decision.
Hairston, a member of St. Pius X Parish in Greensboro, has represented the Charlotte Diocese on the council for about 16 years. She said she is disappointed that the council and the bishops could not find a way they could remain members, but the issue has been something they have all been struggling with for "four to five years."
"It was given quite a bit of consideration," Hairston said, adding, "For me as a Catholic, it's been a very difficult time. I hate to see that there is an organization that is trying to do ecumenical things, but the Catholic Church will not be part of that."
Other Catholics in council leadership positions also will leave Dec. 31. They include at-large member Father Carlos Arce, vicar of Hispanic ministry for the Raleigh Diocese; at-large member Atonement Brother Bill Martyn of Cary, who chairs the Raleigh Diocese's ecumenical commission; and the council's business and finance committee chairwoman, Marie Vetter of Durham.
According to its website, the North Carolina Council of Churches was founded in 1935 to promote Christian unity and justice. Membership includes 18 Christian denominations and more than 6,200 congregations, its website states.
The Raleigh Diocese, followed by the Charlotte Diocese, became full members of the North Carolina Council of Churches in 1977, under the leadership of then-Raleigh Bishop F. Joseph Gossman, who died in August.
The Catholic bishops noted in their statement that they decided to quit the council only after "an extensive series of discussions" with the council's leadership, in which they had proposed remaining with the organization in a newly created role as "observer." The council rejected that proposal, they said.
Hairston said the council offered to let the two dioceses shift from full membership to an existing loosely defined category of affiliates called "Covenant Partners," but that was not agreeable, either.
Current "Covenant Partner" St. Pius X in Greensboro also will withdraw from the council, said its pastor, Msgr. Anthony Marcaccio.
In their statement, the North Carolina bishops emphasized they want to continue working with the council on shared interests that align with Catholic teaching -- including comprehensive immigration reform, repeal of the death penalty, advocacy of just wages and working conditions, as well as efforts to eliminate poverty, hunger and racial discrimination.
Both bishops have publicly advocated for all of these issues, individually as well as through their public policy arm, Catholic Voice NC.
"While working with the administrative structure of the council is not possible," they noted in their statement, "collaboration on these and other important issues with religious leaders throughout our state will continue. The funding paid to the council for membership will now be redirected to support these essential initiatives."
Both the Charlotte and Raleigh dioceses withheld their membership dues last year in protest of the council's stance on same-sex marriage, during the statewide constitutional amendment campaign to protect traditional marriage.
But the Diocese of Charlotte recently paid $6,000 to renew its membership for 2013, according to diocesan officials.
Both Catholic bishops supported the 2012 constitutional amendment and encouraged Catholics to do the same, and North Carolina voters approved the measure by a wide margin.
In their statement, the bishops said they "will continue to embrace every future opportunity possible to stand side by side with religious leaders throughout our great state to address those issues which impact our community and with which we can speak as one voice, symbolizing the unity that is ours as members of God's holy family."
Hairston said she hopes the council and the two dioceses find ways to continue working together on common concerns. She underscored the bishops' statement that there are many important issues on which the council and Catholics agree, especially when it comes to advocating for immigration reform, health care reform, human rights and environmental stewardship.
That interreligious dialogue is important, both to promote the common good as well as to evangelize to non-Catholics, she said.
"I always have hope because I am a woman of faith. Because if you have faith, there's always hope," she said.
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When I showed the scratch to "D" the day of service, he offered that the painters who work behind the dealership could fix it but he made no mention at whose cost. I figure I'd just pick up some touch-up paint as I can't prove they did it. Next time though, I'll snap digital photos of the entire car BEFORE dropping it off.
When I picked up the 525, it had a flimsy plastic bag over the seat and a paper floormat on the floor with my key in the ignition and that survey card with a big red three-digit number on it on the dash. I was surprised the BMW dealership left the car in that condition
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Dr Tiger Devore is a well known psychologist, sex therapist, activist and educator with over 30 years of experience in advocacy for people who are sexually different from the mainstream. Dr. Devore has worked in sex research clinics at both the Johns Hopkins Hospital Medical School and the Human Sexuality Program at UCLA, wrote a sex education program that was adopted by counseling center and health center staffs at the university and college level nationally, worked for NIH as a crisis counselor at their AIDS treatment and evaluation center at UCLA, even worked with incarcerated sex offenders and been an expert witness in court.
He has also been sought out by all forms of media as an expert and has appeared on the Today Show, Oprah, Dr OZ, Montel, Sally, Leeza and in documentaries for Discovery Channel, PBS, National Geographic television, New Zealand State television, the Oprah Winfrey Network, and BBC. Some of these documentaries have been shown in film festivals around the world, one of them, XXXY, winning the highest awards. Dr. Devore is also featured in the acclaimed film Intersexions, which screened at Frameline in San Francisco on June 22nd. You can contact Dr. Devore here.
I had already had several surgeries, most of them failures, by the time I was 13 years old. A famous and highly regarded urologist was going to do a simple, one day in the hospital surgery, a stretching of the urethra to widen it to improve urinary flow. I came out of that surgery with a full reconstruction. I had to miss two months of seventh grade having not planned for that kind of recovery period. My family wanted to sue the doctor. I learned several important lessons: the release for surgery includes not just permission for the planned procedure, but also allows discretion of the surgeon to do more if he deemed it "necessary." My family thought the doctor should have at least come out of surgery and asked permission to do a full reconstruction, which he would not have received. The attorney back then told us that there was no standard of care for these rare and unusual surgeries, these procedures were considered "experimental" and that we would lose in court.
Now having had over 20 surgeries and four full reconstructions I remain very angry, because the fact remains that I never needed any surgeries at all. Certainly I didn't sign on to be dependent on them for the rest of my life,
I am tired of the perpetration of great harms against infants and babies with perfectly healthy genitals that happen to look different from what the doctors think is standard. Intersex genitalia are not unhealthy, they just look different than some ideal of male or female genitalia. The experiment to reshape intersex genitals early in a child's life has failed. People should have the right to determine if they want reshaped genitals or not, when they are old enough to decide for themselves. That's informed consent; when the person them self has the information necessary to decide if they want a treatment of any kind, or not. My genitals are mine, they are on my body, no one else should ever have had the right to decide if I needed cosmetic surgery. Unfortunately for me and far too many others, some doctors convinced my parents that making my genitals "normal" would be easy to do, and done before I would ever know about it. That lie has cost me dearly for my entire life, and I have worked hard to see this mistake end within my lifetime.
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vacuum leak?
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- high idle when i start my car cold that refuses to come down after waiting for whatever period of time
- poor acceleration and hesitation/bog when flooring the gas pedal
i noticed that the vacuum line from the air pump to the carb is missing, and therefore there's a large vacuum leak that might affect other components that plug into the T connector where the vacuum line should be. Could such a leak cause the above conditions, and if not what could this be? thanks.
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i put the vacuum hose back in place and when i started the car:
*clunk-clunk..clunk-clunk..clunk-clunk...* (muscle car idle)
Sadly, however, when I tapped the gas briefly the engine sped up and when i let go of the gas pedal the idle didn't return to normal, even after 2 or 3 minutes of sitting there.
Does anyone know what's wrong now? Do my various linkages need to be WD-40'd ? Let me know anything you might suspect. Thanks.
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Sounds to me like a choke problem. If the choke doesn'topen fully, it will lock-out the secondaries from opening and give you the bog or hesitation. Also the high idle at startup sounds like the chokes fast idle cam out of whack. The choke needs the vacuum line set up to the pull-off(that little diaphram at the top of the carb. Actually, there are 2 pull-offs, in case one malfunctions.) Get a book on Rochesters (I'm guessing this engine is running a Q-Jet) and follow the procedures for choke adjustments. They're a pain in the a**, which is why I use a manual choke on my engines...


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No. 9 Georgia Falls To LSU, 62-54
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Jasmine Hassell posted her second consecutive double-double; however, LSU defeated No. 9 Georgia, 62-54, at the Maravich Assembly Center on Sunday.
The Lady Bulldogs trailed 53-52 with 1:47 remaining before a Theresa Plaisance jumper in the lane started a 9-2 LSU run over the final 1:33 to secure the upset.
Hassell scored a game-high 18 points and equaled her career high with 12 rebounds, while Tiaria Griffin finished with 10 points for Georgia (20-4, 8-3 SEC). Plaisance paced LSU (14-10, 5-6 SEC) with 13 points and Danielle Ballard collected 15 rebounds.
Georgia shot just 30.1 percent from the floor, connecting on 22-of-73 of its field goals and failing to make numerous makable attempts.
"I thought we got some good looks throughout the game," Andy Landers said. "In the first half, we missed some 'bunnies' that would have really changed the temperature at halftime. In the second half, we missed mainly jumpers. We had good looks and some were close but they just didn't go down."
Georgia led 20-17 following a Griffin three and an Anne Marie Armstrong jumper in the lane but LSU responded with a Plaisance bucket and a Jeanne Kenney three to move ahead 22-20 just 1:07 later.
Those represented the first five points in a 14-3 run that put the Lady Tigers up 31-23 with 21 seconds left in the half before Armstrong closed the scoring with a stickback with three ticks on the clock.
The Lady Bulldogs still trailed by six with 15:15 left before a backdoor inbounds play to Jasmine James with three seconds on the shot clock ignited an 8-0 run that put Georgia up 40-38. The remaining three buckets - two by Hassell and a third by James - came in transition off of steals.
LSU responded much in the same fashion. Plaisance knocked down a 10-foot jumper on an inbounds pass that opened an 8-0 spurt by the Lady Tigers that made it 46-40 just 1:47 later.
Georgia pulled within one or two points five times over the next 6:05 but never regained the lead.
The Lady Bulldogs will enjoy an open date from SEC play this Thursday. Georgia will return to action next Sunday with a trip to Gainesville to face Florida at 1 p.m. in a CSS regionally televised matchup.
The Lady Bulldogs' next home game will be Thursday, Feb. 21, when Georgia hosts Arkansas at 7 p.m. at Stegeman Coliseum. The first 1,000 fans at that contest will receive Lady Bulldog replica jersey t-shirts.
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Opening Statement...
"Unfortunately, we didn't start this game locked in like we wanted. In the first five minutes, (Adrienne) Webb gets two threes early and (Bianca) Lutley gets fouled on the drive for the three-point play. The things that we needed to do to win were no threes for Webb and (Danielle) Ballard can't drive the basketball. Long story short, we gave up nine points in the first five minutes of the basketball and I thought we weren't locked in and did not get the job done. Two timeouts later we've locked in and we played for 35 minutes but then Webb gets two more field goals so we're locked but we didn't start the game like that."
On their field goal percentage...
"We got some good looks and I thought we got some close ones in the first half that should have gone in and would have really changed the temperature at halftime. In the second half, we had more jumpers but really good ones that we didn't get to go down. We shot the ball 73 times but not very well. We scored one more field goal than they did, but we got pounded on the line."
On the second half...
"I thought the critical point in the second half was when the score was 44-42. I think we had five stops in a row, which gave us possession five times in a row, and we had gotten the momentum. Unfortunately, we turned it over twice and made poor decisions in transition."
On their overall performance...
"There's no question we played hard, and for most of the day, we played smart. We didn't hit shots and missed some good looks at the basket and we played hard and smart. We switched from man to zone and had success when we switched. It's not like we played horrible but you have to give LSU credit, and they took it inside like they had to do and it worked in the second half."
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LONDON (Reuters) - William Shakespeare's Globe theater has finally put a 400-year-old taboo to rest by staging the play which burned the original house down during the Bard's lifetime.
The theater on the south bank of the River Thames in London, which burned to the ground during the staging of a play about Henry VIII in 1613 and was rebuilt in the late 1990s, has staged the first version of the play that has come to be called "Henry VIII" since that fateful day.
The first Globe theater was 14 years old when a stage cannon fired during a performance of the play -- famous in its own day as a visual pageant of masques and royal ceremony -- set fire to the thatched roof and destroyed the theater.
The modern Globe, also in its 14th theater season, having opened its doors in 1997, is today equipped with fire retardant thatch coating and a specialist sprinkler system, so was unlikely to suffer the same fate.
Mark Rosenblatt directs, with Dominic Rowan in the title role and "Spooks" actress Miranda Raison as Ann Bullen.
"It's pretty rare to stage a play that once burned down a theater -- it's even rarer to stage it again, for the first time, in the theater which replaced it," Rosenblatt said on the theatre's website.
He said there was still an explosion in the production at the point when the old Globe caught fire -- during Act 1 Scene 4 -- to announce the king's entrance.
"During the technical rehearsal we all looked up, saw smoke leaking out the roof and wondered, maybe, just maybe, history would repeat itself. But I was quickly reminded that the new Globe's got a pretty fierce sprinkler system," Rosenblatt said. Continued...


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Another satisfied LCP owner. Also have a 10/22 rifle. Have not had any problems with either and always have the LCP in my pocket as a back up to my XD 40.
I own 4 of the various beasts, and have had not a single problem amongst them. The LCP is a perfect summer carry; don't leave home without it.
Another satisfied LCP owner. Also have a 10/22 rifle. Have not had any problems with either and always have the LCP in my pocket as a back up to my XD 40.
I sure wouldn't carry a gun I didn't have confidence in. When it comes to Rugers I have some that are older than most of the folks on this forum. I have confidence in all my Rugers right down to the LCP that I bought my wife.
I have had Rugers in the past.
I own a LCP & SR9c and love them both. I just ordered a GP-100 and plan to buy a SR 40S&W (when they come out)
Also plan to get a Mini-14 Ranch rifle!
So do I think the recalls are hurting Ruger, NO!
(I also own Toyota's)
I had an LCP for a while, until I found I couldn't shoot the little bugger. It's just way too small. I also have and like very much a P345, which is carried daily. The 345 is an easy gun to carry and a smooth shooter that puts the bullet exactly where I want it.
If I really need to hide it, I carry a Bersa .380 SOB and it works fine.
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I sometimes carry my Ruger P345 too.
It's a great shooting gun.
just bought my LCP today I cant wait to go try it out.
i hope the negative poll results were due to a spammer cuz the lcp is a awesome little gun, most before the recall and 100% after had zero issues...
It had to be a spammer - most of te shooters I know have a LCP or Kel-Tec and not one of them is dis-satisfied with their guns.
Somethings funny here.
My problem is its so small I forget Im carrying it! I slip it in my pocket and away I go. No issues and its a accurate close range gun. Great ccw gun. HG
I totally agree with the post here.I've had my LCP for a few months now.Took it to the range when I first got it and fired a hundred or so rounds through it.No errors what so ever.I got mine "after" the fix.
The recall was on the pistol possibly firing if dropped on a hard surface.I thought this to be dumb,until Mr. Columbo,me,accidently knocked mine off the little table next to the bed.It landed on a
hardwood tile floor.The gun didn't go off.I have complete faith in my LCP.The big guns are built stout and the ones I,ve fired are brutes.Ruger makes a fine weapon.
When I first started shooting hammer blocks were new and not on all pistols or revolvers--and certainly not on any older ones. Is it a defect? It is a defect like leaving the seat belts off of a new car is a defect.
A girl friend of mine complained once that new cars are not nearly as good as the old ones her father used to buy. Her reasoning was when she was a kid they never used to have recalls at all.
No, there were no recalls. The bean counters would say, "How much will it cost us in lawsuits if, say 200 people get killed because of this defect? And how much will it cost to fix the defect?" If the cost to fix was higher than the predicted lawsuits then they would just let the 200 or so people die.
Ruger is making a voluntary recall. Here is the notice: Ruger - LCP Product Safety Warning and Recall Notice
It seems like they are behaving well. It is important that the manufacturer be more worried about the defect than the consumer. In that way it will always to the right thing.
I wouldn't carry my sr9 or my lcp if I didn't have total confidence in them. I have never had a problem w/ either of them.
I've owned my LCP for over a year now and I have had NO problems with it or any Ruger product.
I have posted here last August and at that time I own only 2 Ruger products. Now I own 10
There were re-calls, but I truly believe that Ruger now has some GREAT products and the issues in the past were part of the expansion a couple of years ago.
A true and proud Ruger owner.
Love my LCP carry it daily as primary or back up but traded the LC9. No reliablty issues just could not get use to the trigger.


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First of all, and I know I have said it before, but thanks again to Jon for all of his dedication to making this the best Bimmerfest ever. This event just keeps getting better and we always get some of the best BMWs in the country and always a great variety of them.
Now on to the subject of Paul Cain's car and some interesting trivia that most probably don't know! This has to be a Bimmerfest first....Paul Cain, Chris Provo, and I are all the best of friends and spend a lot of time together, so we were all just tickled pink that none of us were out of the running in the classic division. I spent countless hours helping Paul with his project and applaud his success.
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Stay tuned for next year as Paul and a few others that were present this year will be helping me to complete my next project that will make it's debut at Bimmerfest 2008!!! I promise you that it will turn some heads! As Jon knows, I don't bring middle of the road cars to the event!!
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Vince Gill Shares New Song, 'Sad One Comin' On,' at CRS 2016 [WATCH]
Vince Gill used his stage time at UMG's annual CRS luncheon at the Ryman Auditorium on Tuesday (Feb. 9) to perform a brand-new song, "Sad One Comin' On (a Song for George Jones)."
Gill joined more than a dozen artists, including Chris Stapleton, Eric Church and Keith Urban, in performing for radio programmers, broadcasters and journalists as part of the annual event. The song is on his upcoming new album, Down to My Last Bad Habit.
"Watching Chris inspired me to sing this song …," Gill told the crowd before beginning the song. "It's a song I wrote in tribute to the great George Jones, and I just felt like, standing over in the wings, watching [Stapleton] sing … it reminded me of what it must have been like the first time we heard George Jones sing."
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Gill's upcoming release also includes a collaboration with Little Big Town, which will be the project's first single.
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While onstage, the 58-year-old Gill recalled making his first album 42 years ago, when his musical career was just getting started.
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One of Melissa's Aussie friends used the term "chuffed" to describe her first year in blogging. This word was new to me and I agree that it describes things perfectly! I am chuffed to have discovered this adjective!
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December 17, 2014 - Industry News
The pre-2013 34-hour restart rule is now in effect. On Tuesday President Obama signed the 2015 appropriations bill, which contains a provision suspending the more restrictive restart that went into effect as part of the hours of service rules enacted in July 2013.
Tags: FMCSA, Congress, 34-Hour Restart, Hours of Service, Enforcement
December 14, 2014 - Industry News
American Trucking Associations won its fight against the 34-hour restart provision of the hours of service rule. On Saturday night the Senate passed and sent to President Obama a bill that replaces the controversial restart with an earlier, less restrictive, version while the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration does more research on the issue.
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December 12, 2014 - Industry News
Thursday night's approval of an omnibus spending bill by the House of Representatives brought a suspension of the controversial 34-hour restart provision of truck driver hours-of-service regulations one step closer to reality.
Tags: Legislation, Congress, Hours of Service, 34-Hour Restart
December 10, 2014 - Industry News
Trucking interests are close to victory in their fight to suspend the current 34-hour restart provision of the hours of service rule. The appropriations bill negotiated by the Senate and House will cut off funding for enforcement of the restart while the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration studies its impact.
Tags: ATA, Congress, 34-Hour Restart, Hours of Service, American Trucking Associations, Legislation
December 8, 2014 - Industry News
With Congress up against a December 11 deadline to pass an appropriations bill, trucking interests and safety groups are battling over an amendment that would suspend the current 34-hour restart provision of the hours of service rule.
Tags: ATA, Congress, 34-Hour Restart, Safety
October 17, 2014 - Industry News
The fight over the 34-hour restart broke out again Thursday. A safety advocacy group released research indicating that the public does not want truck drivers to work longer hours, and trucking groups jumped in.
Tags: Congress, Hours of Service, 34-Hour Restart, Electronic Logging Devices, The Trucking Alliance, American Trucking Associations
October 13, 2014 - Industry News
Two congressmen have told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that some of the organizations providing sleep apnea training to medical examiners are teaching the wrong material.
Tags: FMCSA, Sleep Apnea, Regulations, Congress, Safety & Compliance, Driver Health, U.S. Congress
May 21, 2014 - Industry News
The American Trucking Associations is trying to get Congress to cut off funding for the restart provision of the hours of service rule -- a maneuver that has provoked a sharp response from Anne Ferro, chief of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and concern among some carriers and the enforcement community.
Tags: FMCSA, ATA, Hours of Service, 34-Hour Restart, FMSCA, American Trucking Associations, Congress, Regulations, Anne Ferro, The Trucking Alliance, Fatigue, ELDs
A new survey from the nation's asphalt producers and contractors finds U.S. truck drivers and motorists are increasingly frustrated with the state of U.S. roads, preferring well-maintained, safe, and smooth roadways.
Tags: Drivers, Congress, Research, Survey, Highway Funding, Highways
April 9, 2014 - Industry News
A preliminary review by the Transportation Research Board indicates possible weaknesses in the Department of Transportation's Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study. Opponents of higher limits seized on the review as evidence for their cause.
Tags: U.S. DOT, FHWA, Size and Weight, Congress, Safety, Teamsters
April 3, 2014 - Industry News
Hazardous materials carriers want Congress to change several regulations when it writes the next highway law. William Downey, executive vice president for Kenan Advantage Group, told legislators at a Wednesday hearing that Congress should tell the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration to withdraw its proposed wetlines rule.
Tags: Hazmat, Tankers, Congress, GAO, NHTSA, ATA
March 24, 2014 - Industry News
Following quick passage by Congress, President Obama has signed legislation allowing for the expedited delivery of propane and heating fuel through May 31.
Tags: Regulations, Congress, Hours of Service, Barack Obama, Safety & Compliance, Propane Transport
March 17, 2014 - Industry News
Late last week the Senate unanimously approved H.R. 4076, which extends these waivers through the end of May.
Tags: FMCSA, Regulations, Congress, Hours of Service, HOS, Barack Obama, Propane
March 12, 2014 - Industry News
The Department of Transportation is worried that states will start slowing their highway and transit programs even before this summer when the Highway Trust Fund is slated to start running out of money.
Tags: HOS, Highway Funding, EOBR, FMCSA, Congress, Highways, Hours of Service
March 6, 2014 - Industry News
With the federal Highway Trust Fund projected to be unable to support any new highway, bridge and public transportation improvements in fiscal year 2015, a national coalition of associations and labor unions announced that it is launching a campaign to help educate Congress about the connection between local jobs and federal highway and transit investment.
Tags: Congress, Highway Trust Fund
January 27, 2014 - Industry News
Congress is getting to work on the next highway bill. At its opening hearing on reauthorization on Jan. 14, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee heard urgent calls for a bipartisan approach to sustainable funding, a multi-year program and federal leadership.
Tags: Congress, Caterpillar, NTSB, Intermodal, Highway Funding, Highway Trust Fund, Infrastructure Funding, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Multimodal
January 21, 2014 - Industry News
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's newest enforcement tool is a shutdown order for carriers that flagrantly disregard the safety rules. Under a final rule to be posted this week, the agency can suspend or revoke the authority of willful repeat violators, and impose civil or criminal penalties.
Tags: FMCSA, ATA, OOIDA, MAP-21, Regulations, Drivers, GAO, Werner Enterprises, FedEx, Congress
December 20, 2013 - Industry News
Less than a week after the U.S. House passed the budget deal agreed upon by both chambers, the Senate on Wednesday passed the bill that outlines spending levels for two years by a vote of 64-36.
Tags: Legislation, Oil Prices, Congress, Budget, Highway Funding
December 10, 2013 - Industry News
In last year's highway bill, Congress said it wants the Department of Transportation to set a place for freight at the transportation policy table. The first step in that process, defining a highway-based Primary Freight Network, is under way now. It turns out, though, that tracing a Primary Freight Network is not a simple thing.
Tags: Highways, FHWA, MAP-21, Congress
December 5, 2013 - Industry News
A recent news report about broken truck reefer units in Ohio prompted Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Ohio, to press the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to act on food safety.
Tags: FMCSA, Regulations, Congress
December 4, 2013 - Industry News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer's bid to raise federal fuel taxes to pay for more investment in roads and bridges drew strong support from a wide range of interests, including American Trucking Associations.
Tags: taxes, Congress, Infrastructure, Fuel Tax, Highway Funding, Infrastructure Funding, Diesel Tax, Gasoline Tax
December 3, 2013 - Industry News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., will introduce bills to raise federal fuel taxes, index them to inflation and test a vehicle-mile tax. The proposals, which Blumenauer is scheduled to discuss on Capitol Hill Wednesday, come as Congress begins to consider ways to revive funding for U.S. roads and bridges.
Tags: Congress, Fuel Tax, Highway Funding, Diesel Tax, Gasoline Tax, taxes, Infrastructure Funding, Infrastructure
November 20, 2013 - Industry News
The stage is set for a political grilling of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration at a House hearing Thursday on the hours-of-service rule. Amid relentless criticism of the 34-hour restart and 30-minute break provisions of the rule, agency administrator Anne Ferro will be called on to explain and defend the agency's decision-making.
Tags: FMCSA, ATA, Congress, HOS, OOIDA, Anne Ferro, ATRI
October 31, 2013 - Industry News
Legislation has been introduced on Capitol Hill allowing trucking companies the option of using hair testing for illegal drugs as an approved method of screening drivers.
Tags: FMCSA, Drivers, Congress, Drug Testing, U.S. DOT
A trio of House legislators introduced a bill that would suspend the 34-hour restart provision of the hours of service rule, pending an assessment by the Government Accountability Office.
Tags: FMCSA, Drivers, Congress, Hours of Service, Safety & Compliance
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Recessed Smoke Detector / Fire Alarm / Other Names for Things that Beep Around Fire
I found this. Are they all this expensive? (Especially for one using standard ionization methods.) Does anyone recommend another? One that doesn't look like a wart growing on the ceiling?
Thank you in advance for any opinions on the matter!
So your worried about looks over safey? :thumbsup:
I believe, for that to be true, I would need to be of the following mindset:
"I'm not going to install a smoke detector unless it looks fashionable."
I am of the mindset:
"This house isn't up to code; that's unsafe and I'm going to change that. What's the best looking smoke detectors I can get and why can't I find recessed ones?"
I believe those two are very different mindsets. :thumbsup:
I've since found one but am forced to laugh at the price. I can't begin to understand why it could cost that much but I'm sure it is for reasons I don't need. I just want it flat against the ceiling and am confused why such a construction model is so difficult. Smoke rises!
Kidde and Firex also have 110V alarms w/9v 10 year battery back-up, $12.00 - $15.00. I do not think anyone makes a flush smoke alarm. And really, how many times have you looked at the life safety equipment in the last year?
I appreciate functionality and a job well done, but if I'm making a hallway look sleek and open by installing recessed lights, I'd prefer not to have anything jutting out. It's purely aesthetic, yes. Was just curious if anyone knew anything about such things. I'll likely pick up a Kiddie Silhouette (or several)
Thanks for the insight.
Check to see if this will work.
You might also be able to relocate the smoke to a different area.
Air currents have to easily move through a smoke detector. Just putting one in a recess that you designed yourself may result in slower sensing of smoke and a fire.
AllanJ: Touche.
Jim: That looks awesome; seems to be a tease though. 4 years old and still no way to buy it. :/ I may mount the smoke detector on the wall near the ceiling by the door; it already juts out that far anyway, just need to avoid the framing studs.
I'll just need to reroute the existing electrical wiring and hope it goes far enough. I've heard I can't be less than 4 inches from the ceiling, (which seems daft) but I assume that's just to avoid cutting into the wall studs.
Proby: Exactly; thank you.
I have to get some insight from the lady of the house, but she probably isn't all that interested. She's the artist, surprisingly, and I'm the one more concerned about interior design!
Actually...NOT within 4" of the ceiling/corner
Within 12"
Doh....you said that
Right, can't be less than 4 inches.
These should be available.
Aye, the Silhouette has been the front runner if I'm required to keep it on the ceiling (and never requires a battery change!) though the "HomeHero" doesn't look completely miserable either, and, has wireless connectivity to network to the other smoke detectors, a big bonus for me as I'd rather not run signaling wire between floors at the moment.
I have to call ADT. A smoke detector going off at night is wonderful if it will save our lives, but why not also have one that summons the fire department when we're at work? (thought ADT smoke detectors all seem to be wireless and battery-operated, and ugly, something that bothers me)
There's also the issue that all 'designer' smoke detectors right now are ionization based and don't detect smoldering fires very well. I should really place photoelectric in the bedrooms.
I'm just going to have to make a decision, and figure out how much work I want to do. (I should probably also buy one of each and see which looks best.) None are going to do everything I'd like. Though I'm curious if all Kiddie alarms use the same signaling technology. If a HomeHero wired into a Silhouette will set each other off as they should. This PDF seems to indicate you can, as long as two wireless aren't on the same hardwired system. I find it amusing they'll just keep setting each other off if you do. (Wireless & hardwired loop)
Thanks for all the help! I probably know more about smoke detectors than anyone on this forum ever wanted to at this point. *grin*
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We have a PS3 40gb that won't turn on. My son tried to turn it on yesterday and the light turned green briefly and then turned red and blinked. We have tried unplugging it, turning it off at the switch ont he back, leaving it overnight and still not working this morning. My son is devestated as it is his birthday next week and he has friends coming round to play on the PS3 with him. Can anyone please help?! Many thanks in anticipation. Diane
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i just got home last night from an 18 day vacation. so havn't used my ps3 in 19 days.. and i have the same 3 beep, red flashing light issue.. it goes straight to red, no yellow..
sometimes it doesnt go on at all, sometimes i get 5-10min..
i pulled out the HDD, cleaned it.. still nothing, did the fan test, that didnt help either.. i don't think its an overheating issue, cause its freakin freezing out here and my ps3 has plently of place for the fan 2 work..
any solutions?
hopefully i can fix this, i don't want to buy that new cheap plastic ps3..
i've got an 80gb fat one, but i have bumped up the mem to 256..
it's been on for 20min now.. seems okay, i saw there was a system update, it wasn't mandatory tho, but i updated it anyways.. software is now version 4.31..
i deleted a bunch of games as well, got like 77gb free now..
Is it possible for my PS3 to be too cold?
I have the blinking red light issue and like others i have tried the fan test, it isnt dusty and has plenty of ventilation space. However, it has been left with no power, for best part of 2 weeks now, in a cold room (sodding weather).
Please help if you can
It is possible for the PS3 to be too cold, and if it's brought from too cold into room temperature then condensation can occur within and damage the components.
If the PS3 is in a room where the temperature frequently changes erratically then it may be an idea to leave it an hour or two before plugging it in to allow any possible condensation to dissipate.
The room would have to be going from VERY cold (Single figures C) to room temperature for this to happen though.
As for cognac-vsop, I think that PS3 has probably seen better days and will need some form of repair to get it going again. A Red flashing light within 10 minutes of powering on tends to indicate an internal component fault akin to that of the YLOD and it's advised that you contact Customer Support to arrange a service/exchange.
help my model number is CECHCO3
I have the same problem. I have tried the fan test and it still doesn't work. I have one of the original 60GB ones.manufactured in 01/07
serial number : CE132044194-CECHA01
This is the only woking sollution!
I recovered my 60gb model PS3.
See link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbb4G4J6Y4M
I bought mine off of Amazon, it still has the sticker on it and it is the backwards compatible 60gb model. It turned off in the middle of gaming (went yellow and then 3 beeps and blinked red) and it would oly work for a few seconds. So i waited 10 minutes and it was working fine, i went on the internet and then it shut down in the same way after about 5 minutes, now it turns green then yello then a blinking red. What can i do?
Options ... (Increasing order of cost)
1. Try fix it yourself - plenty of vids on YouTube - ps3 hairdrier fix.
2. Take it to a local computer repair shop.
3. Send it to Sony in exchange for a refurbished console.
4. Buy a second hand ps3 from eg eBay, pawn shop, video game shop.
5. Buy a new one.
I have a 60gb version first gen PS3 that is now malfunctioning. I tried to turn it on to eject Darksiders so I can play Mirrors Edge and instead of turning on completely the light turns green, then yellow, then blinking red. Do I real have YLoD or is it something else? Can anyone help me? :(
Psn help mine is red push the green button it shuts off in 1s
Try unplugging your PS3 then holding down the start button for about 35 seconds. It got mine going!
also if you want to blow out the dust without disassembling it unplug powercord then hold down eject button - the fan will then go to high revs and blow out a lot of dust also cool things down a bit.@nativeluis18
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I hope Black Swan wins at the Oscars, for music at least. I saw it a very mainstream theather and their speakers were distorting horribly. All I kept thinking was "I can't wait to see *hear* this at home".
I listened to some mp3 from the soundtrack today and I find it extraordinary. I was listening with my eyes closed and at very eerie but quiet passage I opened my eyes to see my woofer doing scary things (A Swan Song for Nina).
There is some inaudible subsonic material that brings a foreboding atmosphere.
I understand that the score was deemed ineligible for the 2010 Academy Awards for Best Original Score because it owes so much to the original 'Swan Lake' of Tchaikovsky.
Yes I'm sorry, I was ranting earlier. I have no idea what i was thinking. I got really excited and posted that without even checking if it's nominated for music. :confused::xeye::confused::scratch:
Anyway I loved the movie and I hope it gets voted the Best Movie which it is actually nominated for. I love Clint Mansel's adaptation of 'Swan Lake' and his previous work with Darren Aronofsky.
Lux Aeterna from Requiem for a Dream is a brilliant piece. I have it in my workout playlist because it is just such a powerful track. It is one of those songs that everyone knows but no one knows where it is from.
I usually hate remakes of brilliant songs but have you heard Paul Oakefolds vocal remix* of Lux Aeterna called Zoo York. Well it is kind of a vocal remix. He layers an Urdu Qwalis song over the top. The singer is Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, who is a famous Urdu singer. The lyrics are:
Farishtoun ko nahi milta
Keh woh jazba hay insani
Naseeba saath deta
Saath deta
Angels don't get this pleasure
This is an emotion known only to mankind
If fate is by side
by side
and what he is talking about:
urdu word: Qurbani
english meaning: Sacrifice
I am trying to find a better translation (especially of the if fate is by side part) but finding people who speak Urdu is kind of hard (my wife speaks Hindi and several other languages along with English but pure Udru isn't one).
I actually have both versions on my workout play mix. The power of the music is just so invigorating. The emotions just flow through your body. It is especially good when doing a hard weight lifting workout.
*Oakenfold produced the Requiem For A Dream: Remixed CD that was released at the same time as the OST and this song (Zoo York) includes bits and pieces from several other songs on that album as well.
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Our police department holds a Citizen's Firearms Training Class at least once per year and I try to go every other year just to keep up to speed on any local/state laws, hear interesting questions and answers and of course, to shoot under the watchful eye of an experienced instructor. It's taught by the department's LEO firearms instructors.
What's interesting is that each year, about 30+ people sign up, but only 4 - 8 show up for class. This time over 40 people showed up! It was great to see so many folks wanting to protect themselves and thier loved ones. :image035:
We had to reschedule the shooing to next Saturday morning due to the heat we've been having, but here's the big take-aways I got from the class:
1. Shoot unitil the threat stops moving.
2. Dead men tell no tales.
3. Be wary of the phone camera environment. The altercation you're involved in may be recorded.
4. If you shoot someone, you better make sure you were in your right to do so!
5. Lawyers have tons of time to 'Monday morning quarterback' your seconds of terror...
And... both instructors said they'd rather carry 4'' .357 revolvers on duty than their .40 Glocks!!!


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|January 18th, 2006, 02:13 PM
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How corporate saves money
Heres a brief on how a big corporate saves a little money . This is a true story from today .
5:30 am i get a call for a consumers power truck stuck . The caller says we need a big one out there they have a spec 89 hooked to a spec 50 and cant move it . Thats all greek to me so i ask what size truck is stuck . The caller has no idea .
On arrival with the 35 ton Ken Worth i find a Ford F 550 stuck on the edge of the road , thats like sending an elephant to pull a piss ant .
Speaking to the drive i find its a big savings for them to dispatch out of Grand Rapids instead of locally , Of course the driver has been stuck for 4 hours due to there dispatching plus there paying HD rates for a tow truck when my Dodge could have done the job . Great savings plan eh !!!
Mean while they call in a whole tree trimming crew to remove 1 tree . 2 trucks and 4 guys :tonka:
Driver is off duty at 6 am , he is informed to return to base and another 2 man 2 truck crew will get the power back on instead of paying him 1 hour OT to finish up . Seems the driver is so impressed with this he ties me up for about 35 minutes shooting the breeze , now whos paying OT Biotch .
If i ran my company like a corporate i dont think i could survive 6 months .
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Here's how corporate saves money. They have me work incredible hours and accomplish incredible feats, then at the last minute change my ranking from a high to a medium so they don't have to bump my pay much for next year.
I think I'll give them what they paid for next year.
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funny marv. My uncles family owns a really large very popular security company (residential, commerical, smoke alarms, vaccum systems, home theatres) anyways they monitor 50,000 homes. They waste so much money and are very successful. I think if your business just gets big enough in some niches you can be self sustaining almost no matter how poorly it is run in terms of effeciency.
|January 18th, 2006, 03:25 PM
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I just witnessed a company having to spend approx. $200,000 in excess labor charges because they wanted to save $25,000 having a booth built (and it was in New york, over a weekend, and a holiday :) ), not too mention my OT, 2 extra days in a hotel, flight change fee etc.
|January 18th, 2006, 09:20 PM
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yes because everyone in corporation is a dumb idiot,
maybe title change to "Why you power bills are so high, thanks consumers energy"
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|January 18th, 2006, 10:03 PM
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If you think that is bad, look at public schools. The distric that i work for(as a lifeguard)passed a bond a few years back for like 100mill plus. With that money they built this(http://www.huronvalley.k12.mi.us/dis...on%20Page.aspx) along with upgrades to the other schools in the district. Well the schools got screwed. The pool facilities are only 1.5 years old and are already falling apart. None of the floors are sloped correctly, the water features work half ass, the $200k lighting system that the leisure pool has doesnt work at all, 1 of the 2 diving boards is broken, the $1200 automatic pool cleaning maching is broken, and there's more ontop of that. The company that built the facilities(barton malo) wont take responsibilty for their mistakes, the bosses dont know how to fix anything/opperate anything, so they ask me to do so(which im glad to do, everything that ive repaired works better than the day that it was installed) and if it breaks i dont care. Ahwell its an EASY job, and i do nothing.
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|January 18th, 2006, 10:17 PM
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Well today we had a heating guy install a new boiler pump. Are great station Caption was standing there watching him and he installed it backwards. This is a three pump boiler and of course it locked up. Well the guy looked at it for like 3 hours and the guys went out on a run. So the Capt started looking at it then he got back from the run and found the problem. Well the guy got pissed that he couldn't find the problem and made a big deal abou it. The guys boss had to come to the station and because the guy was a dumass the job was free, we paid for the parts. If the guy would have been cool about the screw up, no big deal, we all screw every now and then. And you wonder what companies are thinking having people working for them like that??
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|January 18th, 2006, 10:43 PM
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Ill go out on a limb and say gman ment big corporations, this is the stuff the dilbert comic strip is about and office space the movie.
To much middle management, no accountablity from top to bottom, people getting bonus's for saving money in some deptartment by wasting money money in another and shooting themselves in the foot, pure sillyness that a small company like mine or gmans could never get away with. Their is no one looking at the big picture just a bunch of bean counters with tunnel vision who only see one thing.
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You can thank the union contracts that specify exactly how many people and how much equipment must be sent out no matter how big or small the job is. Marv mentioned the 2 trucks and 4 guys. That would be specified by contract. Even though they know it is only 1 single tree, if they send out 1 guy in one truck, they will waste 6 weeks in meetings with the union after the grievances are filed. It's just cheaper in the long run to send out all the extra people and waste a few hundred dollars vs. tying up for weeks on end at least 6 people in management, the union reps, the guy who filed the compaint, the negotiator, the ombudsman, the secretary, 12 lawyers, and a partridge that was pissed off that they cut down his pear tree.
|January 19th, 2006, 08:26 AM
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why is this being explained to me?? the sarcasim i guess wasn't strong enough in my original comment.
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