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Maybe it's their new Scout Rifle.
Does anyone know what Ruger is going to announce tomorrow? Im guessing its either a SR40c or a SR45, I already have a SR9C and the SR40 so im kinda excited about the possibilities of either to the line up.
Maybe it's their new Scout Rifle.
I would agree with the 1911 theory.
Personally, I would like to see them copy the PF9, like they did the KT 3AT.
Hopefully it will be a Ruger I can like.
I'm afraid it will be a plastic 1911. Hopefully Ruger will put their plastic fascination on hold for a while.
I wish them all the luck in the world with it and all the success too. It is a very nice looking weapon. Comparable in size to a Kahr CW9........which is a very good gun. The Taraus TCP will be hurt by this gun because lets face it who would want a Taraus when you can have a Ruger for the same or less Money?
I hope Ruger has learned from the LCP and can keep this weapon out of recall....if they do I think it will be in a lot of holsters under a lot of shirts in the near future.
All that fuss for a copy of the PF-9?
Taurus 111:
Kahr's PM9
Kel-Tec's PF-9:
Walther's PPS:
and now Ruger's LC9:
I'd think anyone who wanted a small plastic 9mm probably has one. I was hoping for new steel from Ruger.
All good until they send out the first recall notice.
I can't comment on it because I have not shot it nor have I seen the presumed inevitable recall notice. However it would be insane of Ruger to copy the PF9. If that is what this pistol is I would never let it in my house. No respectable gun mfg would make anything as ugly as a KelTec and put their name on it.
There is a large market for a concealable 9mm that is reliable, less money then the PM9 and one that you can actually shot 50 rounds per range visit through, and be smiling. If that is this gun all the rest is mere sour grapes. If that is not, this gun then it was a bad move by Ruger.
Not much is as distressing as the constant call of Kel Tec Copy when Ruger make a new weapon. that is just me though.
I like what I see here. I have been hoping for a PF9 clone for awhile.
A Kahr PM9 is too expensive for my budget, and I have been disappointed by the Kel-Tecs that I have owned & fired. I think this is going to be a winner for Ruger. I don't like the idea of a safety on a gun like this, but that is me.
Based on other Ruger models, I would guess that this will sell for about $350, after the initial rush...
I apologize.. I am not being critical as it may appear. I hear the KT copy all the time and on the surface it appears to be so but there is actually an evalution of the gun rather then a copy in my humble opinion.
I think it also has to do with the fact I have had very bad luck with KT weapons and do not enjoy shooting the ones that work consistanly. I did not mean to be critical of anyone or their opinion. If it appears that way I am sorry.
I have 5 Rugers and 5 KTs and like them all. All of my experience(42 yrs w/Ruger, 7yrs w/KT) with both companies has been good. While right now I don't need anymore small 9's, I wish Ruger the best with this gun. The PF9 which I love, has been bought by a lot of first time pistol owners because of size and cost. Even when "slicked up", it's a handful to shoot for a lot and easy to limp wrist (IMHO). Going from airweight 38s & 357s, I love shooting the PF9 and shoot it better than my snubs. The LC9 with extra weight and maybe less need for "fluff & buff" may be a better choice for those folks? I'll be curious to see how "pocketable" it is since the PF9 is my pocket carry BUG. Ain't it wonderful how many CCW options we have out there now compared to 10-15 yrs ago?

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I don't want Step mum at wedding :((79 Posts)
Me and my parner are planning a small family wedding (20 guests of immediate family. The problem arises fromteh fact thatmydad had an affair about 10 years ago with my now step mother. We never got on from the word go, as I couldn't forgive her for what she did to my mum. She was nasty to me and my sisters (malicious letters, phonecalls, empty xmas pressies etc there is a whole lot more...) Despite all this my dad seems to believe there is not a problem?! I didn't speak to my dad for several years as a result, but he has just recently moved to the same town as me
I have wanted to rebuild my our relationship, but still don't like being around his wife as I know she is cunning, deceitful and can't be trusted. She is very nice to my face, and I am polite back, as I am trying to be civil as I enjoy seeing my dad again - just not her. My dad never speaks to me without her being there and I honestly feel hurt that he won't spend time alone with me to rebuild our relationship.
My mum is obviously still very upset with the circumstances and both me and my sister feel like we are betraying her by having contact with dad.This is compounded by out gran making remarks anytime we have contact with dad. My other two sisters seem to have forgiven all and pander to my step mother. They admit they are nice to her to prevent her from causing trouble for them.
She tried to accuse my dog of biting my sister when she was young in an attempt to get it put to sleep as she knew I was very attached - I used this dog to help me get over the hurt of my dad telling me " i'll always chose her, before dumping me on a train back to my mum." And she even waited until my 16th birthday meal to announce that my other dog had died (2 weeks previously, but yet she saved it for my birthday to tell me the bad news!) My little sister has had a baby and she even tried phoning Social Services on her for no reason at all (honestly) during her first month of being a mother ( anon,but we knew it was her due to previous dealings!) She is very good at playing the innocentand I really cant stand it,but I with the risk of sounding immature, I don't want to let her 'win' and have mestop contact with mydad again.
Anyhoo, to cut a long story short my partner doesnt want my stepmum at wedding as he sees how much she upsets me and even he has tried to get on with her but can't as he doesn't trust her! I don't want to spend our wedding day in such an intimate setting worrying aboutstep mum behaving or mymum being uncomfortable and I dont want any fights. I know people say that surely for one day they can grow up and get on - but in reality there is a lot of hurt and hate which when mixed with booze could be uncomfortable.
I don't know wether to simply not invite my dad and his wife and jst have a meal for them to celebrate, OR JUST INVITE MY DAD AND RISK HER MALICIOUS ACTS as a result. Ironically I really dont want to hurt my dads feelings,but getting frustrated as no one in my family seems to be acknowledging how I feel.
Do I invite or not, that is the question (dilema)...
Eerrr your Dad is her enabler and he had the affair that is his fault as much as OW. Do not invite either of them they are not good enough for you.
I wouldn't invite either of them. Why build bridges with someone who doesn't want to meet you halfway?
I would have a meal for them, as you suggest. Definitely don't just invite your Dad - that is a recipe for disaster. Or get married abroad, as someone else suggested. Either way, I wouldn't divulge any information about venue etc, for the reasons identified above.
You want to achieve two things; first, you want your wedding day to be happy and stress free; secondly, you want to continue your relationship with your father. If you say that you are very sorry and that you would love them to come etc, but it's all a bit awkward because of your mum and you will have a separate celebration with them, then I don't see how they cannot be understanding.
SM sounds like a bit of a nutter and very insecure - such people can be dangerous and it is better not to antagonise them if you can avoid it. You have to accept that your relationship with your dad will never be perfect, but it is better than it was and you don't want to spoil that.
Oh and take them a piece of wedding cake!
It's your day - if she's that toxic, do you really want her there? From what youve said, she isnt at all interested in your happiness, so why involve her in the happiest day of your life? Your wedding, your choice. If the only thing that is holding you back is the fallout afterwards, then cut her out of your life and make it clear to your dad as to why. He's a grown man who made a choice many years ago, and now it's time for him to choose whether to meet you alone and rebuild your relationship. Am sorry petal, but I have a feeling I know which way he will choose...
What you need to hold onto is the fact that you'll have your new husband, your mum and sisters and can take a start point from your wedding day to cut out such a person from your life. Why bring the old toxic characters into your newly married life? And ring all your suppliers etc telling them to make a note of what number called etc.
Is it a church wedding? You can always get your brother, uncle or mum to give you away. It seems like your dad has chosen his new wife over his nearest and dearest, so you could argue that he has forfeited that privilege.
Although devils advocate - he could have realised what she was like years ago but as he had the affair and like your sisters, for an easy life, he just puts his head down to prevent trouble. But that doesn't excuse his ignoring the fact that she has behaved badly to you in the past or some of her other actions. Personally for me, I wouldn't invite either of them and concentrate on what I have as it seems like your dad doesn't want to meet you on his own, only with her. However it seems like you do want to have your dad there so tell invite him and let him know she's not invited. If she starts her tricks, then ring him and tell him that his wife's actions are going to ruin his daughters wedding day. If he doesn't get her to stop then he's not going to change am afraid, and at which point, you should think about withdrawing the invite.
I get the feeling there is more to this than is being told.
For example, the incident about the dog, you remember it as her deliberately wanting to upset you on your birthday but could it possibly be that she felt if kinder to tell in person rather than by phone, that this is a case of good intentions being skewed by disharmonious relationships? If your dog had died two weeks earlier than you clearly hadn't been to visit your dad for at least two weeks or you'd have known. Perhaps, just perhaps, this was not malicious at all but unfortunate. Could there be alternative motives to any of the things you are saying but your (deserved) anger has altered your vision?
I speak as a stepdaughter who believed her stepmother was treating her husband (my dad) abysmally but when I put aside my hatred and talked to her it was not the case and we worked together and were both best of friends at his death bed. He died with a smile.
It's your wedding though, and you should invite who you want, and be firm.
Did you miss the 'malicious letters ... empty Xmas presents' StuffTheNonsense?
Don't invite either of them. It's their own fault.
At least if she kicks off about it she will be no where near you or your wedding.
She sounds likes malicious bitch and a bully so no, don't invite her. You need to stand up to her even if it means your spineless fool of a dad is upset (tough)
Don't let her cause you anymore upset - she sounds vile.
I personally would invite either. As a minimum please don't invite her it could sp
(sorry posted too soon) spoil your special day- even if she doesn't cause Upset on the day- you would feel on edge about what she might do
If you invite her then IMO you are disrespecting your mother. To me, that would make my decision easier. So what if your dad can't come. From what I have heard, just the fact that he enables your step-mother's behaviour makes him jointly responsible for it.
There are always two sides to a story. We never got on from the word go, as I couldn't forgive her for what she did to my mum. says a lot.
Your father left your Mum. He is the one who betrayed her unless this woman was your Mum's friend. It's possible that she didn't stand a chance from the word go and your toxic relationship may be built on you and your family blaming her for the fact that your father was disloyal and a cheat. If she's always been disliked, she may be the type to become spiteful in return.
As it stands, don't invite them. Your relationship with them isn't good enough to play happy families.
Dont invite them as your Dad says he will always choose her so let him have her.You choose your dp and other family members.
I would tell no one the venue or anything until closer to the time incase sm finds out and stuff gets cancelled.
Hope out enjoy your day op.
Your parents split up when you were a child, at that time it was your father's responsibility to minimise the effect this had on you. Even though we don't have his side of the story it sounds like he abandoned you emotionally during that time & enabled the behaviour of his wife. For example, why did he leave it to her to inform you of your dogs death?
If he was now making sincere efforts to rebuild your relationship then I would consider inviting him (alone) to the wedding. However, if he won't even see you on your own then how can you rebuild the lost trust? Don't invite either of them, your day will be much more comfortable without the stress. If you don't have a close male relative, ask your mum to walk you down the aisle, or maybe your FIL-to-be if you have a good relationship.
Not sure about the best way to inform you Dad about this, other than to make sure your sisters don't tell him first. But follow other posters advice about protecting your bookings etc
Years ago I was in almost the identical situation. I just invited my dad and told him why I didn't want step mum there. If he chose not to come then that was up to him.
He came by himself (late mind you) and no more was said about it.
That was 30 years ago. Step mum and I have been civil to each other ever since, but no more.
It's your wedding, do what you want.
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I wouldnt invite either of them and like someone else said why would you want him in your life anyway.He sounds horrible, hes not a father hes a sperm donor!
It will ruin your day more if he/they come (tension etc) than if they dont in my opinion.
There is no way I'd invite somebody who I disliked this much to my wedding, and who will cast a shadow whilst there. Don't invite her. If your dad doesn't like it then tough shit, he made his bed, he can lie on it. How did he think such events would pan out when he chose to shag behind is wife's back and tell his daughters he would choose his new wife over them?
YANBU, have a lovely day.
I would just explain to both of them why they are not welcome, they both sound horrid. As for having someone to 'give away' the op - yikes! This is the 21st century, no one has to be given away like a possession. The op can walk down the aisle on her own, or with whoever she wants to accompany her. I'm sure she wasn't even considering her father for that purpose anyway, he gave her away a long time ago by the sound of it. I really hope op, that you can get this problem out of the way soon and enjoy the run up to your big day and just be surrounded by the people you love.
It's different when the step parent has been the partial cause of your parents marriage break up.
My ds's refuse to speak to my xh partner as they remember the hurt that their affair and subsequent behaviour caused us all. They sat with me whilst I cried with total shock and helped raise their baby sister who he left me with. They haven't got married yet but do not invite her to other events but do invite their dad who does come.
Dd gets on very well with ow though because she never saw any if the fall out.
I think if it will ruin your day then just don't ask her. She isn't close family is she?
My personal feeling is you shouldn't invite either, and when aked why tell them the truth. Don't feel guilty. Seems like you don't want to blame your Dad, but it was his choice to leave all those years ago.
And agree with posters who suggest you tell caterers and venue etc about possibility of malicious cancellings.
There is a similar situation in my family. A relative was abused (physically and emotionally) by her stepmother and her father did nothing to stop it. Horrific situation. Relative's moron of a brother keeps trying to put them in a room together despite being told of what went on (some of it he would've seen). Relative won't have the abuser at her wedding, idiot brother is taking stepmother's side. Why is anyone's guess. Their father is taking the stance of "it's both of us or neither of us", backed up by idiot brother. This has put the bride in the difficult and upsetting position of likely not having her father to give her away.
You can't forgive the Ow for what she did to your mum but really, what your DF did to your mum was much worse, surely, he was her husband, ow was a stranger.
You say your mum is 'obviously still upset with the circumstances' but the affair was 10 years ago. That's a long time.
SM sounds truly horrible but because your DF is willing to accept it there is little you can do about it.
If you can afford to go for some counselling about these past events it might help you accept the situation and concentrate on your own life and your own family. You sound as if you feel a responsibility for keeping everyone happy but that isn't your job.
It's difficult to see what to do for the best with regard to the wedding. Perhaps an honest talk with your DF by phone where you say you really want him to give you away but don't want SM there and see what he says then take it from there.
First of all you have my full commiserations - so horrid when planning something so wonderful to be cherished as a wedding that there are people and elements whom bring the whole thing down.
We had a small wedding too - and agnoised over inviting in laws, as wedding was so small and there was no chance of them being " diluted" in a larger party we agreed to invite them to the church only. They didnt get back to us for ages and ages - it was cloud yet again from them and as i came up to the church door - the first face i saw was my sils whom i dislike. The video of the wedding seems to be turned on them - twitching thru the service not paying attention.
In short - dont do it - I wouldnt invite your dad either.
Xmas, weddings - all the same emotionally charged things - you think the world will collapse if so and so isnt invited.
But you only have one shot at a wedding day - and inviting people with a precedence of bad behaviour will make you anxious - even if they are ok on the day. In a small wedding i would say definalty take the bull by the horns and say no to either of them.
You have one chance - you dont want to ruin it or the build up worrying....and indeed put the big day at risk itself.
fwiw i do know of a few weddings where certain parties werent invited and everyone survived - including excluded ones ...
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2010 Cross Country: Closed out storied NAU career as the team's fourth finisher at the NCAA Championships, finishing 123rd overall in a time of 31:22.8 … Made Mountain Region history after winning the individual title for the third-consecutive year at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships … Ran to a Rose Park Golf Course 10K record time of 29:24.1 … Closed out Big Sky career with his third-straight individual title (21:28.1), becoming only the second male in conference history to win three-straight years (Rich Sliney, NAU, 1970-72) … Represented Australia in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India … Finished eighth overall in the 5,000-meter run from Jawaharlal Stadium in 13:47.40, his third fastest outdoor 5K time in 2010 … Made cross country debut at the Stanford Invitational and collected his fifth individual title after crossing the finish line in a time of 23:18 to best the field by four seconds.
2010 Track & Field: Concluded stellar senior campaign with his second national title in the men's 5,000-meter run after he held of Liberty's Sam Chelenga in a time of 13:44.81 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. … Earned his ninth All-American award with the victory, and fourth for the 2009-2010 season ... Won the men's 5,000-meter run at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Austin, Texas in a time of 13:59.30, the only sub-14 minute time of the night ... Held the top collegiate mark in the 5,000-meter run for the outdoor season with a school-record time of 13:25.63 ... Won the 5K and 1,500-meter run at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships for the third-straight year to score 20 points for the Lumberjacks ... At the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships, won his first career national championship in the 5K when he held off Chelanga to finish in an NCAA-best time of 13:36.41 ... Returned the following night to finish runner-up in the 3,000-meter run, giving NAU 18 total points and the highest finish at a track and field championship event in school history (8th) ... Named the Mountain Region Male Track Athlete of the Year for the indoor season ... Claimed two collegiate-leading marks in the distance events on back-to-back weekends ... In mid-February, he ran to a 7:47.52 (OT) win over 3000 meters at the Husky Classic in Seattle, marking the best time ever run by a collegian on an oversized track ... The following weekend, he claimed an altitude-hindered 14:17.92 clocking over 5000 meters for his second collegiate leader of the season (when converted to 13:39.32) ... Competing in his first Big Sky Indoor Championships, won the men's 3K, finished second in mile and was a part of Distance Medley Relay that set a Big Sky Indoor Championship record (9:52.85).
2009 Cross Country: Closed out stellar junior campaign finishing runner-up at the NCAA Cross Country National Championships in a time of 29:07 to earn his sixth All-American Award ... Teammate Jordan Chipangama and McNeill became the first duo in school history to finish in the top five at a national championship event ... Named Mountain Region Male Athlete of the Year after he captured his second-straight title at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. ... Captured his second-straight Big Sky Championship title in a time of 24:35, nearly a minute faster then the second-place finisher, Chipangama ... Made 2009 debut at the NCAA Pre-Nationals.
2009 Track &
Field: Capped off sensational outdoor season by finishing
second in the 5,000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships to Galen
Rupp of Oregon (14:05.79) … Secured place in the national
championship race with a second-place finish in the 5k at the West
Region Championship (13:49.77) … For the second-straight
year scored 28 points to help lead the men's team to the Big
Sky Outdoor Championships title … Won the 1,500m (3:48.77),
5k (14:32.29) and finished second in the 800m (1:52.71) ...
Season-best mark in the 5k came at the Mt. Sac Relays
2008 Cross Country: Finished 15th overall (29:53.0) at NCAA Championships helping NAU take home sixth place overall ... Came in first place at NCAA Mountain Regional (29:18.3) and was named an All-Regional Selection ... Garnered All-Conference Selection when he finished first at the Big Sky Championship giving the Lumberjacks their ninth conference title in the last 11 years ... Finished second overall at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (23:30.7) ... In his first race of the season he came in second place overall at the Cowboy Jamboree.
2008 Track & Field: In his first track season with the Lumberjacks, ran in the Big Sky Championships, Regional Championships and the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships … During the indoor season he ran a 7:50.37 to win the 3,000m at the Husky Classic and qualified for the indoor championships … Placed 8th overall (8:06.18) to garner All-American honors … In his first outdoor campaign he recorded a season-best mark in the 5,000m at the Payton Jordan (13:35.07) … At the Big Sky Outdoor Championships scored 28 points for the Lumberjacks with wins in the 5k (15:17.77) and 1,500m (3:47.11) and a second place finish in the 800m (1:50.97) … Earned All-American honors after he finished fourth overall in the 5k at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (13:42.17).
2007 Cross Country: Earned All-American honors based on his 10th place overall finish at the NCAA Championships ... Seventh finisher in the team race to help NAU take home a fourth place national mark (29:56.8) ... Placed second behind teammate Lopez Lomong at Roy Griak Invitational (24:26.5) and Big Sky Championships (24:04.3), helping NAU win both races ... Ran season best time of 23:28.6 to finish sixth at NCAA Pre-Nationals ... Finished in top ten in all four races he ran.
Before NAU: Ran for LaTrobe University
High School: Attended Xavier College ... Graduated in 2004.
Personal: Born Oct. 6, 1986 to Peter and Jenny McNeill in Melbourne, Australia ... Has a brother, Tim and a sister, Amy.


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- East Swindon
- First Floor Apartment
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***IDEAL FIRST TIME BUY*** A first floor two bedroom apartment situated in the popular residential area of Upper Stratton with access to local shops and amenities, Swindon town centre and junction 15 of the M4 via main routes. The accommodation comprises - COMMUNAL ENTRANCE HALL - PRIVATE ENTRANCE HALL - 16FT LOUNGE/ DINING ROOM - BALCONY - 9FT KITCHEN - TWO BEDROOMS - BATHROOM - SEPARATE W/C - DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS - GAS RADIATOR HEATING. An early inspection of this property is highly recommended to avoid disappointment.
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Allocated storage cupboard, stairs to all floors and apartments, door to private entrance hall.
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Skimmed ceiling, storage recess, wall mounted coat hooks, wood effect laminate flooring and door to lounge/dining room.
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Rear aspect double glazed windows and sliding patio doors to balcony, coved and textured ceiling, wood effect laminate flooring, radiator, television point and doors to kitchen and inner hall.
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Double glazed window, textured ceiling, wall mounted gas boiler, vinyl flooring, range of eye and base level units with roll edge work surfaces, gas hob with oven and grill under, part tiled walls, stainless steel single drainer sink unit with mixer taps, space and plumbing for washing machine, space for fridge freezer and tumble dryer.
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Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of sixty-six, he burst onto the literary scene with "Angela's Ashes, " the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. Then came "'Tis, " his glorious account of his early years in New York.
Now, here at last is McCourt's long-awaited book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. "Teacher Man" is also an urgent tribute to teachers everywhere. In bold and spirited prose featuring his irreverent wit and compelling honesty, McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faced in the classroom. "Teacher Man" shows McCourt developing his unparalleled ability to tell a great story as, five days a week, five periods per day, he worked to gain the attention and respect of unruly, hormonally charged or indifferent adolescents.
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text: Sociology alumni profiles Back to 'Sociology' Alumni profiles in Sociology at Birmingham in the Department of Political Science and International Studies. Laurin Weissinger, BA Sociology DescriptionCurrently, I am staying in Oxford and preparing my PhD research that I hope to start this year. Before coming to Oxford, I worked for a while, both at an executive recruitment consultancy in London and full-time in IT. Nadine Baldwick, BA Sociology and Philosophy DescriptionMy advice to anyone considering studying at Birmingham would be to make the most of your time at university by supplementing your degree with other activities. Ana Speed, Sociology BA (2009) DescriptionI have always had a keen interest in social structures and interactions and studying social sciences at the University of Birmingham provided me opportunity to critically engage with key political, social and economic issues facing contemporary societies. Elio Di Muccio, MA in Social and Political Theory (2013) DescriptionI am an aspiring PhD student in the social sciences with intellectual interests in documentary and archival research on the British state, the sociology of technology, and contemporary networked social and political movements. Veronika Fafienski, BA Sociology DescriptionStudying at The University of Birmingham has been such an exciting and rewarding experience. When I first arrived, I was instantly captivated by the campus atmosphere. All the things you need as a freshly baked student – department, the library, student union and all the friends you made along the way – were in one place. Of course everyone is unique but for my part I can say that at Birmingham I have been able to set the foundations for both career and personal development. Elena Lynch, BA Sociology (2011) with International Study Year DescriptionWhat I found most beneficial about taking the course was the ability to study a wide range of issues that have, and arguably still do, affected our daily lives. For example, I found the study of multiculturalism particularly interesting especially whilst living in as culturally diverse a city as Birmingham. Charlotte Barnard, BA Sociology (2011) DescriptionSociology has developed my way of thinking. Before I used to look for answers that were matter of fact and obvious, but Sociology taught me to 'think outside the box' and explore my own logical interpretations and challenge others. Abi Gill, BA Sociology (2010) DescriptionThe teaching quality is outstanding and staff go out of their way to support students throughout their degrees and also beyond with applications for jobs and further study. 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Sundeep Johal, BA Sociology (2010) DescriptionWhat made this programme stand out for me was the dedication of the lecturers which helped further strengthened my passion for the subject. The knowledge and support I gained from lecturers was priceless and provided me with an ideal foundation for my chosen career: social work. This course is ideal for anyone with the desire to question the taken-for-granted aspects of society and will be sure to challenge and stimulate the mind." Jemma George, BA Sociology (2008) DescriptionBirmingham is a fantastic and vibrant city. The University campus is just two stops away from the city centre so it's brilliant if you want to explore the area. The University Main Library hosts most of the Social Sciences material and is an excellent resource for students. My fondest memories were being part of the Social Sciences Society and getting to organise events and nights out for SSS members. Katie Ramsay, BA Sociology (2007) DescriptionI am still fascinated by sociology and my love for travel has been greatly enhanced by my sociological background. I spent one year driving through Africa and often found myself dissecting my experiences and surroundings in a sociological way. Dalvinder Singh, BA Sociology (2006) DescriptionDo the reading each week, study hard in your last two years. Try to get some work experience or an internship whilst at Uni, as this could be invaluable experience or can lead to a job offer once you've graduated. Emily Gray, BA Sociology (2002) and MA Social Research Methods (Cultural Studies and Sociology) (2005) DescriptionI found both of my courses challenging for varying reasons. Intellectually they challenged the way I thought about the social world and led me to question my own place within the social world.


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'Tipsy Tow': AAA offers free towing for New Year's celebrators
EUREKA- If you're thinking about ringing in the New Year with a few drinks, AAA is offering a safe option to get home from the festivities. To help in the fight against drunk driving, AAA will once again be offering it's Tipsy Tow service to residents in Eureka, Arcata and Fortuna.
"The biggest thing that we offer here at AAA is piece of mind for our members and safety to the community," AAA Business Manager Justin McCray said. "So this really goes with our values and our behaviors is being able to offer piece of mind and safety to the community by providing this service."
The free service is being offered from 6 p.m. Wednesday through 6 a.m. New Years Day. AAA is partnering with three local towing services to provide up to ten miles of free towing to anyone who has had too much to drink and cannot drive home.
The program has been going on for over a decade now with the help of local companies. Eureka's pacific towing says they've been partnering with AAA for nineteen years now and are grateful for the opportunity to help keep the community safe.
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Perhaps the most despicable aspect of scammers and fraudsters, says Pat Loftin, a long-time volunteer with AARP Foundation's Fraud Fighter Call Center in Washington state, is that they prey on how trusting older people sometimes are. Part of Pat's job is to reach out to seniors who have been identified as potential targets of scams and warn them about what's out there, and on more than one occasion she's gotten a sense of how the scammers are able to succeed.
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"One woman I talked to said toward the end of the call, 'You've been so nice to me. If you're ever in this area, you should come and see me.' This woman only knew me from the phone call I had placed to her, and yet she was willing to open her home to me. That's the kind of person the scammers go after," said Pat in a recent interview.
Pat also answers calls to the Fraud Fighter's toll-free hotline (800-646-2283), and she again often finds that she has to warn people not to be so trusting. One caller had made an appointment with someone who was offering help with Medicare insurance – a well-known scam – and Pat told her point-blank not to keep the appointment. The woman's response: "But I have an appointment, and you've taught me what to say, so I'm sure it will be fine." Pat had to be adamant, telling her to be away from the house if she had to, but by no means to keep the appointment.
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That's how Pat is with many of those she helps; it becomes a personal mission. Sometimes the circumstances are heartbreaking, and Pat does whatever she can to help. She talks many callers through the angst and feelings of shame of having been "taken," offering words of comfort and sometimes even stern advice. Like so many other AARP Foundation volunteers, she often goes well beyond the basics of her "job," which in the case of Fraud Fighters is to provide contact information so that callers can report a crime to the police or get assistance from public service agencies.
In one case, a man called to tell his story and to warn others of how he had been taken, but he was still clearly in the grip of the scammers. He said he had lost nearly a quarter of a million dollars to lottery scams (those deals where you're told you have won and just have to pay a processing fee first). She advised him to stop responding, but he kept saying, "If just one of these comes through, I'll be all right." He clearly believed that some of these offers were actually legitimate.
After a lengthy conversation, Pat suggested that he call the state attorney general's office, where he could get reliable information on specific lotteries. But it seemed he almost didn't want to know, saying it wasn't a toll-free number and he wasn't going to waste his money calling.
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No one would have blamed Pat if she had thrown up her hands in frustration at that point. But she didn't. She called the state office herself and got them to provide a toll-free number, then she called the lottery victim back. "I don't know if he ever called," Pat says, but she felt she had done all she could to offer a much-needed dose of reality.
Pat works one shift a week at the Fraud Fighter Call Center and loves sitting at lunch with other volunteers to compare notes. She says that "You will not believe what I heard today" is often how the conversation gets started.
Now 71, Pat began volunteering when her children were young. After she retired, she was able to increase the amount of time she devotes to helping others. "I knew that's what I wanted to do," she says. She has volunteered at a heritage center and with a program that pairs student nurses with older adults such as herself, so that the students can learn what matters to seniors as ordinary people, not just as patients in crisis. Pat is also an ambassador for RSVP, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, going to events to speak about the joys of volunteering.
When Pat is making calls to potential scam victims, she sometimes gets a warm thank you, but often the people she's calling just hang up. Frustrating? Not really. "It's a hard lesson, Pat says, "but hang-ups are actually good. That means they'll be hanging up on the scammers, too." It's mission accomplished one way or the other, and that's what matters most to Pat Loftin.


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#OccupyFDSF - Occupy Financial District San Francisco, Day One March, 9/17/11: photos
On September 17th, over one thousand demonstrators poured into New York City's financial district to confront corporate greed by establishing an ongoing presence, day and night, in lower Manhattan. The idea was to create an American Tahir Square on Wall Street. Police blocked marchers from reaching Wall Street, but hundreds persisted and set up camp in Zuccotti Park, now dubbed Liberty Plaza.. The occupation continues today in New York. In San Francisco, demonstrators likewise called for an occupation of the financial district starting on the same day. Protesters arrived outside of 555 California Street, formerly known as the Bank of America center, and spoke out for a new economic order in the U.S. that does not favor the wealthiest 1% at the expense of everyone else. After an hour of speeches, a large group from 555 California marched and chanted throughout downtown, with numerous passers-by cheering on the demonstration and its message of economic equality. This photo series picks up after the march reached the Westfield shopping center on Market Street and began to head up Powell Street to the high-end Union Square shopping district. While not as large as the East Coast action, demonstrators have maintained an ongoing presence on California Street for #OccupyFDSF.
[Pictured above: Demonstrators leave the trolley turnaround at Market Street and head up Powell Street in San Francisco]
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Much different than recent #OPBART (http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/09/15/18690392.php) and No Justice No BART (http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/09/12/18690043.php) demonstrations.
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Monday Sep 19th, 2011 1:28 PM
the cops ticket bike riders but not people texting while driving. if youre a black cyclist , they ticket!
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how many cops does it take to protect the wall street bull?
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Occupy Wall Street - Vancouver Sun - September 18, 2011 - 18 photos
Hundreds of demonstrators 'Occupy Wall Street' at protest against power of financial industry
Protesters urge President Barack Obama to establish a commission to end 'the influence money has over our representatives in Washington,' according to the website of Adbusters, a group that asked people to occupy Wall Street for a few months. New York police arrested at least seven participants.
Participants in the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrate around Wall Street attempting to disrupt pedestrian flow for financial workers to get to work, in New York, September 19, 2011. Hundreds of demonstrators, who descended on Lower Manhattan on Saturday with the aim of staying at least until the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, had planned to turn the area into an "American Tahrir Square."
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Tallmadge -- Within the next two to three weeks, the city's transition to a single hauler for trash and recycling should be complete.
As of Jan. 1, Republic Waste Service became the sole provider for trash and recycling, and the company is continuing to deliver new recycling and trash bins to its customers.
The company is automating its pickup for recyclables with trucks that have mechanical arms that lift the bins so the drivers don't need to get out of the trucks. Because of this streamlined process, Republic is requiring that customers use new, green 65-gallon covered carts on wheels instead of the lidless and wheelless, blue and brown recycling bins that customers had been using.
As of last week, Public Service Director Bryan Esler said households with recycling pickup scheduled for Mondays and Tuesdays received the new carts at their homes, and Republic was working on delivering the carts to those with Wednesday pickup. Customers whose recycling is picked up on Thursdays will receive their carts after the Wednesday customers.
Esler said Republic should deliver the rest of the carts within the next few weeks.
"It took over two weeks to get the Monday ones out, but like with any company, they had issues with snow where they could barely get the trash picked up, yet alone get [the new recycling carts] delivered," Esler said.
The delivery of the carts also depends on the availability of staffing at Republic, he said.
After all the carts are delivered, the company will collect the old blue recycling bins, but the city doesn't have a schedule for this yet.
Esler stressed no trash should be put in the green carts as the recycling trucks can't collect it.
He also reminded residents to place the recycling carts and trash cans at least 3 feet apart on collection day so the recycling truck has enough room to pick up the cart. The lid openings of the carts and cans should face the street.
"They need to put one on one side of the [driveway] and the other on the other. There needs to be some space in there," Esler said. He advised against placing the carts and bins one behind the other.
While Republic picks up recycling weekly, residents have the option to put out their carts only when they feel it's necessary.
"It's a big cart, which is nice because the little bins were always overflowing. You don't have to put that cart out every week if you don't want to," Esler said. "If you don't have much in it, if it's a bad weather day, keep it in the garage or wherever."
Recyclables can be put in the cart without separating them.
Customers who don't recycle or don't want to use the new carts can return them to Republic, but the company only will collect them after all of the new carts are delivered. The schedule for cart returns also is to be announced.
"For the most part, [the transition to the new carts] has gone well. People are happy to have them. They're bigger carts, and it all fits in there," Esler said.
Republic also is phasing out the use of the old brown trash cans in lieu of new blue, 96-gallon cans as part of the company's rebranding, he said.
Residents who were with the company before the city made it its sole servicer will keep the brown cans until they wear out or break, and at that time the company will replace them with the blue cans. New Republic customers are to use the new blue trash cans.
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The Global Dimension integrates tightly into the entire curriculum. To find out what resources might be useful select an "Area of Learning" by clicking on the coloured subjects in the diagram below:
Note: P.D. & M.U. equals "Personal Development & Mutual Understanding."
To download this "Big Picture" as a PDF document for increased clarity, please click here.
Many of the global dimension resources may be ordered from the Centre for Global Education library, see this page for more details.
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Key Stages 1 & 2
- Planning for the Revised Curriculum at Key Stages 1 & 2
- Active Learning and Teaching Methods at Key Stages 1 & 2
- Assessment for Learning at Key Stages 1 & 2
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text: St. Lou Fringe St. Louis theater institutions celebrated their staying power in 2016 By Nancy Fowler • Dec 30, 2016 Provided A half-dozen St. Louis theater companies toasted to longevity in 2016. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis turned 50 years old and the St. Louis Black Repertory Company observed its 40th anniversary. Stages St. Louis marked 30 years and New Jewish Theatre Company celebrated 20. Mustard Seed Theatre logged 10 years and St. Lou Fringe festival of performing arts commemorated five. From 'maximum silliness' with a Donald Trump musical to serious drama, St. Lou Fringe returns By Kelly Moffitt • Aug 18, 2016 St. Lou Fringe Festival is back for a fifth year, running Aug. 19-27 in Grand Center, and features everything "avant-garde, independent and brand-new" that "you wouldn't see in other theaters here in St. Louis," said Matthew Kerns, the festival's new executive director. This year's Fringe features acts from Colorado, Nashville, as well as those native to St. Louis. All the acts are one hour or under. St. Lou Fringe going to new lengths in its fifth year By Nancy Fowler • Jan 7, 2016 Allan Crain Five-year-olds are known for their openness to new experiences and their steady growth. In its fifth year, the St. Lou Fringe festival is no different. As the Fringe gears up for 2016, it's adding new events and positioning itself as a five-month-long series rather than a nine-day festival. St. Lou Fringe hopes to lure audiences with oddball 'House' and 'Creepy Basement' By Nancy Fowler • Jun 19, 2015 Joe Hanrahan What's it like to have a mother whose seven-foot-tongue slices your arm (eight stitches!) and a wife who greets your boss in thigh-high boots and consistently claims she's on the phone with "nobody?" Diverse St. Lou Fringe Festival to include theatre, hip-hop, more By Evita Caldwell • Jun 12, 2015 Alex Heuer Four years ago, St. Lou Fringe set out on a "passion project" to create an event that provided a networking platform for emerging artists to gain exposure. The project became known as the "St. Lou Fringe Festival," which includes 10 days of performances from a diverse variety of art forms, including slam poetry, magic, fashion design and street performance. The overall goal of the organization is to promote St. Louis as a "hotspot for cultural and economic vitality" through arts culture. Fringe Festival Returns To Midtown St. Louis With An Eclectic Mix Of Shows By Camille Phillips • Jun 13, 2014 John Skaggs It might seem odd to use the word tradition in connection with a festival as independently-minded as the St. Lou Fringe, but with the first fringe festival held some 60 years ago, St. Louis is indeed following in the tradition of Edinburgh, Scotland and hundreds of other cities in hosting its own Fringe. The festival is dedicated to providing performing opportunities to an eclectic group of artists, and making those performances accessible to a wide-range of people. St. Louis Fringe Festival Wannabes Need To Act Fast By Nancy Fowler • Jan 13, 2014 Courtesy of Em Piro If you or your group is seeking a spot in St. Louis' 2014 Fringe Festival of performing arts, you'd better have your fingers on the keyboard Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. sharp. Last year, available slots for online submissions filled up in less than two seconds, according to Fringe founder Em Piro. From Children's Theater To Burlesque – St. Lou Fringe Festival Returns For Second Year By Alex Heuer & Mary Edwards • Jun 7, 2013 (Courtesy: St. Lou Fringe) The St. Lou Fringe Festival debuted last year and is back for a five day festival this month which takes place at performance spaces throughout Midtown. Em Piro, founder and executive director of St. Lou Fringe told Cityscape host Steve Potter, "the fringe model has been used worldwide for over 60 years and it was a really exciting opportunity to bring it here to St. Louis." Midtown: Beneath the glimmering lights, grassroots take hold By Johnny Buse • Mar 11, 2013 This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Pity the driver at the intersection of Grand and Washington boulevards on a Saturday night. As crowds flock to and from the Fox Theatre's national acts, Powell Hall's St. Louis Symphony and other venues and galleries, traffic must yield to the arts, the grand institutions of Midtown. But a few blocks from that intersection, backstage and on the fringes, the grassroots of independent artists and small organizations are taking hold.


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Free Webinar: An Introduction to English as a Second Language Programs
Tahseen Consulting
Monday, April 7, 2014 from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM (Gulf Standard Time United Arab Emirates Time)
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Event Details
Monday, April 7th
An Introduction to English as a Second Language Programs for Arab Students and Professionals
Join Tahseen Consulting and our special guest Monterey Institute of International Studies for a free, live 60 minute webinar in which we will discuss intensive English as a second language programs as a stepping stone to getting into the college or university of your dreams.
Can't make the webinar at the scheduled time? Register anyway—you'll receive details on how to access the archived recording, which will be made available within 24 hours of the webinar on our YouTube channel.
What You Will Learn
Dr. Alex Castilla, Senior Education Consultant, Tahseen Consulting will discuss
Alisyn Henneck, Enrollment Marketing Manager for Language & Professional Programs at the Monterey Institute will discuss
Attendees will have the chance to present questions and have them answered by the panel.
Invited Audience
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Dr. Alex Castilla, Senior Education Consultant, Tahseen Consulting
Dr. Castilla is a leading university admissions counselor. He assisted over 100 students to gain admissions to selective colleges in the US and around the world. With his assistance, students have received over $1 million in merit based scholarships. Castilla has fifteen years of experience in education as a teacher, college counselor, published writer, and professor and holds a Ph.D. in International Education from Columbia University. He is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling.
Alisyn Henneck, Enrollment Marketing Manager for Language & Professional Programs, Monterey Institute of International Studies
Ms. Henneck brings over five years of experience advising and coaching students and professionals preparing for international education experiences. She currently serves as the initial point of contact for prospective students and professionals interested in language learning and training at the Monterey Institute. A marketing professional, Henneck specializes in preparing students and leaders to present and market themselves as competitive candidates for the education and job markets in the U.S. and abroad. Ms. Henneck has a M.A. in International Education Management from the Monterey Institute and a B.A. in Spanish and International Studies: Diplomacy, Law and International Relations at the University of Oregon Clark Honors College.
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Katie has taught summer intensive English programs at the Universidad Autόnoma de Morelos in Cuernavaca, Mexico. She taught English for Academic Purposes at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco. During her four years there, she appreciated the opportunity to collaborate with foreign and Moroccan colleagues, refine her approach to teaching reading and writing, and gain administrative experience. In her current position as assistant director of Intensive English Programs, Katie enjoys the daily opportunity to provide support and coordination to students and instructors in the ESL program as well as special programs throughout the year.
About the Monterey Institute of International Studies Language & Professional Programs
Founded in 1955, the Monterey Institute offers graduate programs that prepare innovative professionals to provide leadership in cross-cultural, multilingual environments. Located just a short drive south from Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area on the Pacific coast of California, students at the Monterey Institute are immersed in a global community of learners and professionals. The Institute's unique "Monterey Way" learning model ensures that students are learning through firsthand experiences in more than one language. Language & Professional Programs at the Monterey Institute have offered language training programs for over 50 years, including intensive English programs for students and professionals with diverse backgrounds, goals, and of all ages. For more information, visit go.miis.edu/language.
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Nearest station to Peckham Rye Railway Station
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Underground Stations
Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London, Southwark, SE5 8BB
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New Cross Gate, London, Lewisham, SE14 6AR
25 mins from Peckham Rye Railway Station
Amersham Vale, London, Lewisham, SE14 6LA
31 mins from Peckham Rye Railway Station
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Queens Road, Peckham, London, Southwark, SE15 2JR
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Grove Vale, East Dulwich, London, Southwark, SE22 8EF
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Gibbon Road, London, Southwark, SE15 3XE
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Docklands Light Railway
Deptford Bridge , London, Greenwich, SE8 4HH , Underground lines: DLR (Lewisham Branch)
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Elverson Road, London, Greenwich, SE8 4LA , Underground lines: DLR (Lewisham Branch)
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E. Jean (MCDOUGALL) KNUTSON 1932-2014
In loving memory of Jean Knutson, who went to God's garden April 29, 2014
Jean, 81, passed away peacefully, while enjoying the warmth of a beautiful evening in her backyard. She was born in Mount Vernon, WA June 20, 1932 to William and Eleanor McDougall, the second of three beautiful girls. Jean grew up on the McDougall farm in the Stillaguamish Valley, attending the Norman School for eight years and graduating from Stanwood High School in 1950, where she played the trombone in the marching band.
Jean married William "Bill" Knutson December 8, 1950, and they raised six children in the Naval base cities of Long Beach, Monterey and San Diego, California, and after Bill left the Navy in 1965, in Everett, Washington, until finally settling in their West Seattle home in 1968, where she lived until her final day.
Jean became an avid gardener in San Diego, and in the late 1970s she developed a passion for growing dahlias. At her peak she had 250 dahlias in her front and back yards, and another 125 in her son Jeff's yard. She was a member of the Puget Sound Dahlia Society. She and Bill travelled across Washington during the summer to the weekly dahlia shows, enjoying the company of the many friends they made, while also capturing many awards for their prize showings. Jean advanced to become a judge at the events she attended. She sold dahlia tubers to growers around the world, and travelled to England, New Zealand and Australia to tour the gardens of her dahlia friends. Her attendance, as well as her entries, were enjoyed by all, and have been missed since she cut back a few years ago.
Predeceased by her husband Bill (1997) and her sister Mary Ann Youngren (1993), Jean is survived by her six children, Michael (Carol) Knutson, Jeffrey Knutson, Kristi (Bob) Besaw, Bill (Gloria) Knutson, Lori (Lenny) Baron and Mari (Chris) Knutson Cook; 19 grandchildren; and her sister, Kathleen (Jack) Madson.
Jean will be missed by all for her wisdom, patience and friendship, as well as her black-bottom cupcakes and cookies that were always there when you stopped by to see her.
A celebration of her life will be held Friday, May 23, 2014, 9:30 a.m., at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in West Seattle.
Published in The West Seattle Herald Section of The Westside Weekly May 16, 2014
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