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|My Boyfriend loves this character, so i thought that i would cosplay her just for him ^///^ ive been watching bakemonogatari and i havve yet to see the eo that Nadeko is in, but every since i head 'Renai Circulation' and searched her picture i just fell in love with the outfit!
I love the Hat especally ^^
I wont be using the green hair that she has in the opening song, but ill be using the normal brown hair, as i already have a wig for that xD
I shall probably cosplay her at Hyper Japan (if there is one this year) if i can get the outfit done in time, and if i can sort it out around Taokaka's cosplay ^^;
Edit: im wearing her to May Expo as Taokaka is on hold due to effort issues xD
Yaay! The snake >:3 I'll look out for this :D Nadeko's is my favourite out of the OPs of Bakemonogatari :D
Love the BJD so much! And yes the cosplay is nive one too ^^
Nadeko Sengoku Progress Report 3 (Posted 25th May 2011)
My cospay is DONE!... well pretty much... everything that needs to be sewn is sewn... its just i dont have the right jeans... so im gonna borrow some from my mum on friday so there ready for sat!
Nadeko Sengoku Progress Report 2 (Posted 19th May 2011)
:) Jacket whilst uncomfertable to wear..... is done!! well almost, ive gotta add buttons, pockets and the bow thats on the back. Also the hat is urm... was done... i made it before anything else and so its in a different colour and fabric to my jacket... so i gotta re-make it >.< booo...
Ah well more fun i guess,
Nadeko Sengoku Progress Report 1 (Posted 15th May 2011)
Well... Ive bought the materials.
I've made her hat.... However because i made it before i got the new materials, its slightly a stronger orange than the material ive bought. Sooooo Gonna have to remake it.... Poo :(
But Never the less it shall be worth it... plusi can just take peices from the old hat and use them on the new one so it SHOULDNT be that difficult lol.


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As some of you may be aware, I had a rather unpleasant experience at one of my local game stores this weekend. I shall not name the store in question – I have already done so elsewhere, and the point of this piece is not to make life hard for a game store owner (who undoubtedly has hardships of his own) but rather to call attention to what I see as a baseless, craven attempt to placate the forces of mediocrity which unceasingly seek to meddle with Art and Creativity.
The focus of this incident was, unsurprisingly, Better Than Any Man – an adventure offering from Lamentations of the Flame Princess by James Raggi which was offered as part of the 2013 Free RPG Day kit. James has spoken himself on the matter here (and added a positive coda here). I'm not in this to defend Poor Old James – dude's capable of doing that himself, and frankly I think gleefully raising the ire of small-minded fools is part of his modus operandi.
In short: when I showed up to support James, the store, and Free RPG Day in particular, I was told by the store owner that he was boycotting James and his products -and, by extension, Free RPG Day. The reasons given were twofold: a fear that LOTFP's product would re-ignite the 'Satanic Panic' witch-hunts of the 1980's and a fear that some underage patron would get their hands on BTAM, sparking a phone call from an angry parent…or worse.
Both of these claims are easily dismissed with a modicum of forethought.
In the case of potential 'witch-hunts' – let's be real. Nobody in mainstream society cares enough about RPG's these days to meaningfully affect the hobby in any way, shape, or form. As William S. Burroughs once said (with my emphasis):
"I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don't care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits."
Satanic Panic was largely driven by a bunch of religious bigots who lost their minds over the supposed potential for Satan Worship caused by tabletop gaming. Perhaps the most notable and memorable example of this hysteria is Jack Chick's hilarious tract Dark Dungeons.
Nobody – and I mean nobody – outside of cloistered group of nitwits actually believes this, or cares about it, any longer. It's a joke. Even at the height of this hysteria, the only serious challenge to the hobby was raised by a single individual – Patricia Pulling – whose BADD (Bothered About Dungeons & Dragons) managed two legal filings…both of which were deemed without merit. BADD ended with Pulling's death in 1997. TSR briefly responded to these accusations, but by 3rd Edition was publishing stuff like the Book of Vile Darkness (2002), which was marketed toward an adult audience.
If you want to understand the current state of such beliefs, consider this: a recent Kickstarter to adapt Dark Dungeons as a parody film (with Chick's blessing!) recently raked in $26k. No one under the age of 80 still considers roleplaying to be a problem – indeed, to most of society the whole thing is utterly and completely insane, and a thing to be ridiculed.
For a retailer to be bend to the will of the fringe who still believe this stuff is silly and cowardly. It is the mindset of an individual whose ideation of the hobby is rooted in backward and outmoded notions, unworthy of the kind of person who should be defending the industry as something more than a children's distraction.
If one were to play Devil's Advocate here – to assume the position of a guy who doesn't want his business harmed by this kind of rhetoric, one still must ponder the question of backbone. Why side with these dopes? The book burners? The flagellant morons who want to take the hobby away?
Why do their work for them?
I think the truth is: this is a guy who made a choice based on his own personal beliefs. He finds BTAM offensive. Fine. Why the rhetoric? If you want to tell me you don't want to stock it because you find it objectionable, I have no argument with that. I can't tell you what to carry in your store, or indeed to dictate morality to you. But laying at the feet of small minded idiots who raised a stink 30 years ago (to little effect, I might add) is silly and weak, an excuse to lend objective credence to your own personal convictions.
The second of these claims, that a minor might get their hands on the material, is even easier to dismiss. Keep the books at the sales counter, and request that anyone wanting a copy ask for it from a sales associate.
Any further discussion about this turns back toward the backbone question above.
So, with those two points dismissed, let's turn toward the larger issue. As I see it, what's being questioned here is the position of the game retailer as a face for the hobby. The incident I outlined above has been characterized by the store owner as a brave stand against the forces of corruption which threaten to drag the RPG industry back to some mythical bad place – which, ironically, turns out to be the high water mark of said industry. Let's face it – the Satanic hysteria was a side-effect of the game industry's popularity, not an anchor weighing it down. If anything, it raised the profile of tabetop RPG's. In the end TSR wasn't felled by a torch wielding mob of moral crusaders, it was brought down by poor business acumen.
It seems to me the best face one could put on the hobby is that of an industry capable of producing a wide array of products for a diverse and enthusiastic customer base. If that's really what you're in this for, show people that the hobby has something for everyone – minors and adults alike. Believe it or not, people continue to game long after they're old enough to vote.
What I want is for game retailers to comport themselves in much the same way as bookstores. How do booksellers reply to demands that Catcher in the Rye or 120 Days of Sodom be removed from bookshelves? They tell the complainers to go fuck themselves, then they have a big Banned Books Sale to promote literature which pushes people's buttons.
I realize the intersection of Art and Commerce is a tricky situation from the retail end. But if we want people to take games seriously, we have to take them seriously. If you want respect, you have to earn it. Kowtowing to the forces of mediocrity is not the path to respect.
It is the path to irrelevance.
- DAYS OF HIGH ADVENTURE: Satanic Panic
- 60 Minutes – "Dungeons & Dragons" causes kids to commit suicide & murder (1985)
- Comics Code History: The Seal of Approval

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EL PASO, Texas - A 17-0 loss to SMU on Saturday gave UTEP its fifth loss in six games this season and caused the questions to grow more pointed at "Mondays with Mike," the regular weekly news conference with UTEP coach Mike Price.
Although Price tried to make light of the situation, it's evident with no contract for next year that his future at UTEP is on the line.
After two consecutive winning seasons and bowl games in his first couple of years at UTEP, Price has suffered through six consecutive losing seasons.
And although he took the Miners to a bowl game again in 2010 after finishing 6-6, they were blown out in that bowl game.
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SweetCurlsElixirs flax seed and okra products
Today I tried the Sweet Curls Flax Seed Defining Gel from our very own swtndspcy's SweetCurlsElixirs etsy shop. I swear that stuff is magic. It did such a great job reducing my frizz and clumping my hair! The best part about it is that you can customize it with your own add-ins. I had her add aloe, avocado oil, and xanthan gum.
I also got the FSG curl cream, but I haven't given it a good try yet. I'll review it when I get a chance. She also sells okra gel, FSG spray, and an oil treatment.
She's been getting rave review from the Wavy Hair Community members. I think putting the etsy link here violates the forum rules, but you can find it.
I use Sweet Curls Elixirs FSG with preservative only
I thought the FSG thing was bunk until I tried this.
It's worked great for me so far.
Next time I think I'll try the okra gel
Now I can't wait!
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I'm dying to try the flaxseed curl cream and okra gel given the rave reviews on the Wavy Hair Community.
I'm tempted to try the okra. I've never tried it and my store doesn't carry okra.
I just ordered a small FSG and curl cream. I'm anxious to see how it works. I may not have enough curl for it to be a big deal but I've sure seen some amazing results with waviers than me.
I want some...:-(
I'm anxious to try it but we'll be moving soon so it will have to be after that. And I should probably list some stuff on the swap boards because I would never finish it!
I looked at her shop after someone (sorry I can never remember who says what!) mentioned her products and really liked the look of them but unfortunately the postage is just too much. Not her fault, it costs what it costs, postage prices seem to be going up everywhere. Not fair.
Unfortunately, the way Etsy is set up, I can only estimate the shipping internationally. I tried to estimate to the best of my ability but already short changed myself by underestimating, thus I had to raise my estimate yet again.
The true shipping charges for international customers will most definitely vary, and I chose the cheapest option that I could find (first class USPS, which provides no tracking, and no insurance)
The only way I can think of around this, would be if one checked out using PayPal, then I could refund the shipping difference, if any, when I knew for sure what the cost would be. I have done this for a Canadian customer.
It is unfortunate that international shipping is so high. :(
Is there anybody that had used BB's flax seed gel and this one and can give us a good comparison review?
Firefox - I don't do Facebook and I'm not sure there's any other Aussie curlies visit here any more (I'm very lonely!). Good thought though.
Swtndspcy - I've often though estimating shipping to different places must be a bit of a minefield, probably why so many sellers don't do it, at least you do. I've all but stopped sending presents to my family in the UK because the postage is ridiculously expensive and then there's often customs and import tax issues - it's just not worth it.
Your products do look good though!
Firefox, that's an interesting idea!
I wanted to mention Sweet Curls owner broke her ankle today. She should be putting up some info on her Etsy page soon regarding timing for orders.
Unfortunately USPS foreign shipping rates have gone up astronomically in the past year. I've done a fair amount of overseas shipping (LHC swap board stuff). A year ago I could ship a hair fork to Germany, USPS first class, for $6. I sent a fork to Germany a few months ago, and postage was $12.75! :angry2:
So sorry about the broken ankle, swtndspcy. I do want to try the okra gel out, but I'll wait a while to put my order in. Feel better soon! :sunny:
Starmie, I definitely don't blame you for not wanting to pay the shipping. It is unfortunately the cheapest rates i have found, and they are still very high! I hate shipping charges, and if i could eliminate them, i would.
Curlyinthefog, thanks. :) As far as broken ankles go, it could have been worse, but still very bad timing!
I do plan on still filling orders, but it's going to be slow and difficult while on crutches.
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Don't I know it! My mom broke both her ankles the day her first grandchild was born (my son). She was too excited and rolled a golf cart, so really was lucky it wasn't worse. Anyway, she had surgery and was basically confined to bed for eight weeks. Still, one broken ankle is bad enough and crutches are no fun.
Oh my gosh! That's terrible!
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How long does the FSG with preservatives last?
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anybody notice none of this crap is happening in Mississippi or Alabama?
anybody notice none of this crap is happening in Mississippi or Alabama?
Thanks for a good read hank.
Full Auto has a definite place in LE work. But it must be narrowly restricted for the safety of the public! I much fear that the spray and pray mentality has so infected the Boys in Blue that with 30rds on tap and gone in a matter of seconds, the average street cop will become Public Enemy #1.Quote:
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To preclude this possibility and yet offer the street cop excellent firepower, why not issue all street cops a lever action M94 Winchester carbine in either .357 magnum or even .30-30? This would make maximum use of caliber choice and marksmanship skills to benefit the public safety rather than endanger same.
I think we can all agree that the infamous LA SHOOTOUT would have been ended with but a single properly placed head shot on each perp. That the police were ineffective in making that shot does not show an inequality of firepower. It reflects a lack of marksmanship skills. For exactly the same reasons should the shotgun be removed from general issue. Well, it does serve as a mighty deterrent, but if used, more innocents are likely to suffer than BG's!
But I think the real meat of this topic is the area or zone of responsibilities that seem to be ever widening at the top. Militarization, I feel, refers to federalization and removing a local nexus of control. If cops are no longer held accountable to local citizenry, then they may feel unfettered to violate civil rights. Look at NO where it seems to be cops from OTHER states and other states national guards that are the zealots enforcing the MAYORS illegal mandate of gun confiscation. The mentality is: Hey I don't live here and I also disagree with the idea of civvies owning guns...so why not? I don't answer to them or their chain of command. THEY don't pay me....
Unfortunately, a lever action limits the types of rounds you can use. A pistol round carbine really is not effective enough. The .30-30, however, is a pretty good choice. I actually think an effective patrol rifle is the new Remington pump action .308, but there is nothing wrong with a non-full auto capable AR in the hands of the average patrol officer.Quote:
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for you NRA haters
September 12, 2005
Disaster Can't Destroy Gun Rights
(Fairfax, VA) -- National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre slammed New Orleans authorities Monday for seizing legal firearms from lawful residents.
"What we've seen in Louisiana - the breakdown of law and order in the aftermath of disaster - is exactly the kind of situation where the Second Amendment was intended to allow citizens to protect themselves, " LaPierre said.
"When law enforcement isn't available, Americans turn to the one right that protects all the others - the right to keep and bear arms," LaPierre said. "This attempt to repeal the Second Amendment should be condemned."
The New York Times reported last Thursday that no civilians in New Orleans will be allowed to have guns, quoting the superintendent of police that "only law enforcement are allowed to have weapons."
A Louisiana state statute allows the chief law enforcement officer to "regulate possession" of firearms during declared emergencies. "But regulate doesn't mean confiscate," said Chris W. Cox, the NRA's chief lobbyist.
"Authorities are using that statute to do what the looters and criminals could not: disarm the law-abiding citizens of New Orleans trying to protect their homes and families," Cox said.
"The NRA will not stand idly by while guns are confiscated from law-abiding people who're trying to defend themselves," he said.
"We're exploring every legal option available to protect the rights of lawful people in New Orleans," Cox said, "and we're taking steps to overturn such laws in every state where they exist."
"Local authorities in New Orleans are turning nature's assault on human life into man's assault on human rights," LaPierre said. "Four million NRA members intend to stop this unconstitutional power grab."
Okay what about the good old Savage 99 Lever Action .308? I'm just saying that number of rounds whether semi or full auto isn't necessarily a good thing when it might tend to preclude a decent application of marksmanship and well chosen shots. The gradual move to the hi-cap 9mm presaged this woeful situation. The number of effective torso hits on BGs keeps sinking because of both poor marksmanship and poor training to react to threat situations. The first thing I really learned as an army officer is that when TSHTF you will absolutely react to your training and often will not remember the intervening actions, only realizing you did it right because you're alive when the gunsmoke clears and the other guys .... well...they ain't!Quote:
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Originally Posted by ExSoldier762
Originally Posted by ExSoldier762
You still have the problem with the lever action tube magazine limiting your types of rounds (due to nose to primer contact). I don't think limiting the number of rounds is the right answer. I think BETTER TRAINING is the answer. Like I said before...the bad guys carry hi-capacity weapons, so I don't think we should be prevented from doing so any more than any other citizen should. After all, you could apply the same misguided argument to the average private citizen: "Citizens should not be allowed to own high-capacity firearms for self-defense because...and I quote...' that number of rounds whether semi or full auto isn't necessarily a good thing when it might tend to preclude a decent application of marksmanship and well chosen shots'". It does not make any sense when applied that way either. However, bad guys don't give a rat's ass where there rounds land when they miss. As LEO's, we must be reminded (and trained) about round accountability. I don't think, however, that means saying we must go out with lesser arms than the bad guys we face. It means less money needs to go to flashy designs on patrol cars, less money to designer badges for every single occasion, less money on redecorating the Chief's office, and MORE, MORE, MORE money for TRAINING, TRAINING, TRAINING! More stringent requirements for passing firearms qualifications. More realistic training.
My humble (I can hear my wife laughing) opinion,
PS - I'm a military officer as well and a Gulf War vet. I know where you are coming from...I just don't agree 100%. But I certainly respect your opinion.
Okay GONZO: When you put it that way, you sold me. Point very well driven home! Excellent logic. The only thing I think I would advocate spending MORE $$$ on besides TRAINING is better... no make that EXCELLENT COMMO capabilities.Quote:
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You still have the problem with the lever action tube magazine limiting your types of rounds (due to nose to primer contact).
Not on the Savage model 99. There are two variants, one uses a detachable magazine and one uses a fixed mag in the rifle.There is no nose to primer contact. The Savage can use .308 spitzer bullets. It came in several calibers.
Ive got the .308 and it the MOST accurate gun I've got... and it beats my .308 PSS,.300Sendero and my .50 BMG hands down.
Here's the response I got from the GOA to my email asking them what they were doing about this. I also wrote the NRA, Louisiana governor's office, Loisiana Attorney General and USDOJ public information office. No response yet from any of those:
Good afternoon and thank you for your e-mail.
The gun confiscation that is occurring in New Orleans is an outrage and the offending officials need to be held accountable.
Right now as I write, we are looking for a sponsor for legislation that we have floated on Capitol Hill. The language is designed as an amendment to any supplemental appropriations bill in the appropriate place saying: provided , however, that no funds appropriated pursuant to any provision of law may be used (1) to involuntarily force any person out of that persons home if the person is not in imminent danger, or (2) to disarm law-abiding citizens exercising their Second Amendment rights. So, call your Representative and ask him or her to sponsor this legislation. We are knocking on doors on the Hill but we welcome all the help we can get. So, if you get a positive response, call us with the information and we will take immediate action.
After combing through Louisiana law, we cannot find any authority for gun confiscation from law-abiding citizens by state officials including the declaration of martial law necessitated by a natural disaster. This lawless disregard for state and federal law by state and federal officials acting on their behalf cannot be tolerated.
Many people have suggested that GOA go to the courts to get an injunction against the offending officials but GOA does not have standing to bring suit in these instances. However, there is a directly affected Louisiana attorney who states he is bringing suit. We would certainly file an amicus brief in this case. We approve of court action and will certainly make the appropriate response when a person with standing does bring suit.
Other than legislative and court action, the remaining avenue is information dissemination. The ABC video showing the unaffected law-abiding citizens being deprived of their means of protection will be posted on our website shortly. If you havent seen it, take a look and if you have, tell someone who hasnt.
We have been inundated with e-mail on this subject and we are thankful that there are so many people concerned. But, hopefully, you can see our position and action plan.
1. Yes it is an outrage
2. Yes we are attempting to do something about it.
3. Yes we are in front of the media on New Orleans doing radio interviews, issuing press releases and editorial opinions.
4. Yes - we have legislation; looking for sponsor
5. Yes -We support court action; we will file a brief; but lack standing to file suit
6. Yes - Have put out e-mail alerts to inform members and others
7. Yes We think the confiscation of firearms from law-abiding citizens is illegal
Thank for you for writing and I hope I have covered most of the bases for you.
Robert E. Duggar
Public Liaison
Originally Posted by HotGuns
Excellent! I did not know that. Of course...now I need to go to the gun store...
Originally Posted by ExSoldier762
Unfortunately, part of our problem these days (again...just my opinion) is we coddle our officers. If they don't pass their quals, we provide "remedial" training and let them shoot it again...and again...and again...and again. After all, we don't want anyone to feel bad about themselves. Or, to sue the department. What a load of manure! You either pass and are permitted to carry a gun and keep your job, or you fail, and start looking for employment elsewhere. Hey, I don't want to see anybody lose their jobs, but either you meet the basic requirements or you don't. You wouldn't let a surgeon keep "practicing" surgery over and over and over again until he/she gets it right, would you? And yet, we do it with our cops. On range days (I'm a firearms instructor) I try to GIVE my guys extra ammo (.357Sig ain't cheap) to practice with on their own time. I have guys who won't take it! They won't take free ammo!!! Sadly, no matter how much training we offer, we still have a large percentage of folks who are not interested in doing any more than the bare minimum.
PS - Sorry, I got on my soapbox.
PPS - Yes, commo is a SERIOUS issue. We can "talk" to a probe circling the planet Mars, but we can't talk amongst ourselves (emergency services)? Geeze, give me a break!
Seeing as Savage 99 was mentioned - I'll just add re my own 99C - it is in .243 and not .308 but - has fixed box mag and I load with 105 spitzers - it is a superb rifle. That is just an FYI thrown in.
Here's another article on the subject...
New Orleans Gun Seizures Allegedly 'Creating More Victims'
By Jeff Johnson
CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer
September 14, 2005
(CNSNews.com) -- Few people objected when police began gathering firearms they found in abandoned New Orleans homes, to prevent them from falling into the hands of criminals. But one gun policy expert says confiscating guns from law abiding citizens who remain in the city is increasing the danger posed by criminals.
New Orleans Police Superintendent P. Edwin Compass III explained Sept. 9 that the impending mandatory evacuation of the city was truly mandatory, this time, and that residents had to leave for their own safety.
"Individuals are at risk of dying," Compass told The New York Times. "There's nothing more important than the preservation of human life."
But many residents, whose neighborhoods were undamaged by either Hurricane Katrina or the resulting flooding, do not want to leave. Most fear looters will damage or destroy anything they cannot steal and some of those citizens have armed themselves.
New Orleans police and law enforcement officers from hundreds of other agencies assisting them found hundreds of firearms left behind by residents fleeing the hurricane who probably expected to return to their homes, and their guns, within a few days. The search for the abandoned guns began after criminals fired on police and U.S. Army and Coast Guard rescue helicopters.
City officials then announced that they would, at some point, begin forcibly removing residents who refused to leave the city. Compass explained that the gun confiscation order had also been expanded to include weapons possessed by law abiding citizens, even those with valid, state-issued concealed weapons permits.
"No one will be able to be armed," Compass told the Washington Post. "Guns will be taken. Only law enforcement will be allowed to have guns."
John Lott, resident scholar with the American Enterprise Institute and the author of "More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws," told Cybercast News Service that he is "very disappointed" with the decision by New Orleans leaders.
"The question is, 'Are the police there able to protect people?' And I think he would have to be one of the first to acknowledge that the police simply aren't capable of protecting the people who are there," Lott said. "One thing that this hurricane has shown is that people are ultimately forced to protect themselves. It would be nice if the police were available to go and protect everybody, but they're not."
Police were forced, Lott said, to choose between rescuing hurricane survivors and enforcing the law. The necessary choice, he believes, left unarmed residents defenseless.
"They just weren't able to do both and many people were falling victim to criminals," Lott argued, "You had roving gangs going around and it's not really clear what else you would have advised someone to do other than having a gun for protection."
Lott said he is also disappointed that police appear to be engaging in "selective" gun confiscation. After Compass expanded the original order, the New York Times reported that it, "apparently does not apply to the hundreds of security guards whom businesses and some wealthy individuals have hired to protect their property."
Police officials would not respond to reporters' questions about allowing the guards, who are private citizens with firearms training similar to concealed weapons permit holders, to keep their guns.
"They seem selective in ways that are a little bit hard to fathom in terms of who they let have a gun," Lott said, adding that many wealthy individuals were also apparently being allowed to keep their firearms. "Lots of people who live in the poorest areas there probably needed the most protection."
Lott said the police are "running a real risk" by taking away the only protection some New Orleans residents have from criminals.
"There are obviously bad people there who have guns. But, to take away the guns from the law abiding citizens - so that they can't protect themselves from those same people that the police are worried about - I don't think makes much sense," Lott concluded. "You're going to end up creating more victims and easier targets for criminals to attack."
Second Amendment advocates blast New Orleans policy
A number of pro-gun groups blasted the gun confiscations as "unconstitutional," "illegal" and, even, "the sin of arrogance."
Alan Gottlieb, of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), is demanding a federal investigation of the actions.
"I also want to know under just what authority New Orleans officials are confiscating lawfully-owned firearms from law-abiding citizens," Gottlieb said in a press statement. "Where does it say that the state and federal Constitutions can be nullified, even briefly, simply because of a hurricane? In every other natural disaster this country has ever faced, people retain their civil rights, including the right of self-defense, but New Orleans and Louisiana state officials have added the sin of arrogance to incompetence and negligence for which they must be held accountable when this is over."
Erich Pratt, communications director for Gun Owners of America, explained his disagreement with the policy by recounting the story of New Orleans resident Charlie Hackett.
"[H]e and his neighbor, John Carolan, stood guard over their homes to ward off looters who, rummaging through the neighborhoods, were smashing windows and ransacking stores," Pratt wrote.
"It was pandemonium for a couple of nights," Pratt recalled from Hackett's description of the incident. "We just felt that when they got done with the stores, they'd come to the homes," Hackett told Pratt.
According to Pratt, armed looters did target Carolan's house, demanding his generator, but departed when Carolan showed them that he was armed.
Pratt recalled the Los Angeles riots of 1992, when scores of businesses were burned by protesters angry over the acquittal of police officers accused of beating Rodney King.
"But not everybody in Los Angeles suffered. In some of the hot spots, Korean merchants were able to successfully protect their stores with semi-automatic firearms," Pratt said. "In areas where armed citizens banded together for self-protection, their businesses were spared while others (which were left unprotected) burned to the ground."
Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association (NRA), said the civil disorder in New Orleans is "exactly the kind of situation where the Second Amendment was intended to allow citizens to protect themselves.
"When law enforcement isn't available, Americans turn to the one right that protects all the others -- the right to keep and bear arms," LaPierre said in a media release. "This attempt to repeal the Second Amendment should be condemned."
Louisiana law allows officials to "regulate possession" of firearms during a declared emergency, but the NRA's chief lobbyist, Chris Cox, argued that "regulation" and "confiscation" were not the same in the eyes of the law.
"Authorities are using that statute to do what the looters and criminals could not," Cox added, which is to "disarm the law-abiding citizens of New Orleans trying to protect their homes and families."
All three organizations said they were pursuing legal options to stop the confiscations and force the city to return firearms to any citizen who had not violated the law when their gun was taken.
All the above does is offer proof that the city officials really are a bunch of idiots.
Instead of capturing the bad guys the cops are confiscating legally owned weapons because of an illegal decree by incompetent city officials.
this is EXACTLY the scenario playing out that all of the good little sheeple said would never happen in America.
Its apparent that all the government has to do is declare an emergency and they can pretty well do whatever they damn well please...whether it is illegal or not...


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Foreclosure Fraud Bill Passes Out of House Committee; Attorney General Unveils Mortgage and Foreclosure Webpage
Attorney General Sam Olens applauded today's action by the House Judiciary (Non-Civil) Committee to recommend "Do Pass" on HB 237. HB 237, introduced by Representative Rich Golick, would prohibit misstatements with the intent to defraud during the foreclosure process. The bill would also give law enforcement, including the Attorney General, sufficient authority to investigate and prosecute violations. Attorney General Olens, who testified before the Committee last Friday in support of the bill, is dedicated to protecting consumers from fraud during the foreclosure process and is asking the General Assembly to expand the State of
Attorney General Sam Olens also unveiled today the new "Mortgage and Foreclosure Information" page on the Department of Law's website to assist consumers seeking information about the mortgage and foreclosure processes. The webpage includes frequently asked questions and provides links and contact information to other helpful resources.
"The Department of Law receives numerous calls each day from consumers inquiring about mortgages and foreclosures," said Attorney General Sam Olens. "We saw a need for an easily accessible consumer resource, and developed the webpage by researching the issues most commonly raised in citizen calls and letters. I remain committed to assisting consumers by making more information available on our website."
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Chace Crawford Is Feeling 'Footloose' And Fancy Free
Well, he's always a bit fancy (if not dirty). But this time a little Footloose, too (see what we did there?).
Since Zac Efron decided on some cemetery-talk-to-dead-people flick instead of the Footloose remake, Hollywood's been scratching their heads trying to brainstorm who's Kevin Bacon and jazz hands enough for the role.
So obviously somebody out there threw Chace Crawford's name into the pile. And why not. He's got the same wispy, blond-ish, blue-eyed androgyny as Zac. Sounds like a plan.
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Miley Cyrus Wears Unicorn Costume, Twerks to J.Dash's Wop
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Miley Cyrus posted this video on her Facebook page. Miley is wearing a unicorn costume while she twerks to J.Dash's "Wop." Miley revealed the video by tweeting, "CHECK IT #WOP #1Z #UNICORN #TWERK." The video has spread like wildfire across the Internet, but not everyone got the message that she was a unicorn. Some people thought it was a frog costume prompting Miley to tweet, "I'm a twerking unicorn NOT frog." Meanwhile J.Dash is very happy at the love Miley is showing his song tweeting, "Preciate Miley showin my record luv..." This unicorn definitely has the moves. Take a look:
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Jessica Simpson (who accepted a $4 million deal with Weight Watchers to lose weight, post-Maxwell Drew) has taken to Twitter with a new message...
... she's talking about how she's psyching herself up to change her exercise and eating habits so that she can drop her pregnancy pounds (she reportedly gained about 70 of them). "What we put in our bodies mirrors our Self-Worth! #INSPIRED," she tweeted recently.
So Jessica's given up alcohol (such as her favorite drinks, Macallan 18 scotch and margaritas) and is attending Weight Watchers (of course!) meetings. But she has some extra support in her weight loss journey: "I have actually gotten a group of friends together who are going to be doing it with me," she says.
And I kind of love that part of it. Embarking on a get-fit journey can be an isolating one sometimes, don't you think? Not going to lie, I've had friends' eyes glaze over when I go on and on about the newest great fitness class I've tried or how I'm trying a new way of eating or whatever. So when your friends have committed to eating healthily and exercising more often with you, it makes it a little less lonely. They understand exactly what you're going through, because they are, too.
Have you ever made a pact with friends to get fit? Would you ever do it, or are you more the on-my-own type?
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As the tabloids claim there's trouble in paradise for Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert, the country couple is taking it all in stride - and having a bit of fun with it.
When asked how they deal with tabloid rumors -- most recently a claim that Blake had been cheating on Miranda -- the "Voice" coach said they both shrug it off the best they can.
"I think it would bother me if I thought it bothered us. But it doesn't," Blake told Access Hollywood at the Season 4 premiere party for NBC's "The Voice" on Wednesday night.
WATCH: Blake Shelton Takes On The Tabloids & Dishes On 'The Voice' Season 4
This time around, instead of sitting back quietly, both Blake and Miranda fired back on Twitter, battling the rumors with a bit of humor.
"Hey @mirandalambert... I just read in a tabloid that our marriage is falling apart!!! FOCK!!!" Blake Tweeted over the weekend.
Miranda retweeted her husband's post, adding "Oh no! Can't wait to read if we make it or not."
While Blake acknowledges it's not the first time a tabloid headline has targeted the couple, he said the lovebirds do their best to focus on what's important - each other.
"It's not the first time we ever had a shot at us, as a couple. But as long as she's good with me and I'm good with her, then we'll just keep drinking and doing what we've been doing all this time!" he laughed.
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Ultra Wide-Angle Question, Nikon 12-24 constant f/4 vs. 10-24 variable aperture
I can only speak to the 12-24 as that is the DX lens I bought. I also have a 14-24.
As far as constant F4, that's pretty meaningless to me. The only place I imagine it would be useful would be shooting in manual mode and zooming back and forth when wide open.
I have not compared sharpness of the 12-24 and 14-24, in terms of seeing which is better. To me, I have two grades of sharpness - good enough, or not good enough. (Maybe three - my 80-400 is marginal, sometimes in one category, sometimes in the other).
When I got my 12-24, I thought it was amazingly sharp, with one exception. The corners at 12mm are soft until you stop down. (Probably to at least F8).
From 14 to 24 the lens seems very, very good to me. Corner to corner. It's probably the sharpest lens I have at 24mm.
The 12-24 has excellent flare control. (Way better than the 14-24- examples here:
http://www.cjcphoto.net/lenstests/14-24/index.html ). It also takes a Nikon CP well (avoid skies, use it for foilage and water). I think the 12-24 is light, and easy to pack except for the hood.
When I was evaluation wide angle zooms, the 10-24 wasn't out yet, and the Sigma was on the first version of their 10-20 (the better one). All seemed good enough, and all seemed to have their own particular foible. The Nikon had moustache distortion (harder to correct in post). The Sigma had moustache distortion too. The Tokina 12-24 had CA and flare, more so than the others.
Flare control (plus the Nikon brand) swayed me toward the Nikon 12-24 and I've been happy with it. I work around the 12mm corner issue by being aware of it.
The 10-24 is said to have soft corners at 10mm wide open. Sounds familiar...
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This week we received our likeliest explanation. One among us is a specialist on molluscs, and while undertaking sample dredges of the bottom sediments on Rockland he pulled out small numbers of Asian clams. These are a hardy non-native invasive species, but the most notable thing was their shape. Taking them home to prepare, he later compared them with Asian clams caught in other parts of the Broads. The difference between the two is astonishing. The Rockland clams are about twice as heavy as the other shells, thickly calloused on their interior with warped deposits of ivory calcium (the crinkly patterns remind me of a dog's inner ear). They look, in fact they are, diseased and after being sent away for analysis, we learn that they have been affected by heavy metals.
The Asian clams are the only molluscs left in Rockland Broad where once there was a diverse community, including at least one rarer species. It is, in effect, a polluted system and one wonders how the toxins might affect other aquatic life, including any surviving fish and animals higher up the food chain – birds, otters, even humans – that might be consuming them. Once the heavy metals in the water become lodged deep within the bottom sediments they are relatively inert. A possible explanation for why they have started to have such an effect on Rockland's wildlife is that dredging operations stir the silt back into the water column and the contaminants then become active once again. It seems we now have some of the answer to what has befallen Rockland, but can these effects now be reversed?


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Why do I do it?
Because I know that for every positive tweet, article, and testimonial out there about the good things in the neighborhoods of Ward 8 (that includes Anacostia, Congress Heights, Bellevue, and the half dozen other neighborhoods of Ward 8) there are way more negative things floating around out there. I decided to find out from the people who were putting them out there where they based their negative perceptions on. Was it first-hand experience? Was it speculation? Was it just a joke gone a little too far?
What did I find out?
This is purely anecdotal in nature so don't ask me for hard numbers (but I'm sure someone can put them together) but about 99% of the people I have followed up with about their negative tweets about Anacostia have either 1) never been to the Anacostia neighborhood at all (or at least lately) 2) didn't know where the neighborhood of Anacostia was located. It seems that all the knowledge they had on "Anacostia" or "Southeast DC" in general was from other people or news reports. Not exactly reliable or based in fact. I don't think these people are "bad" I just think they are uninformed and the years of negative media stories (more often than not overblown and sometimes not even geographically correct) played a part in shaping these perceptions.
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With that in mind I invite my readers to take a moment every now and again to do a search of their own and try and reach out (respectfully of course) to those who opt to use our Ward 8 neighborhoods as the butt of some joke. I try to take a moment to educate them on the reality of our communities, while not perfect, there are good things here, there are good people here, and even more good things to come. The time of "Southeast DC" being a euphemism for "crime and evil" is long past. It's almost as baseless as those who still think "Anacostia" is the name of everything east of the Anacostia river. It's long past the time of using stereotypes as some basis in fact, particularly when we are talking about communities that are predominantly black. It's too easy to equate that type of geographic bias to racial stereotypes. It is literally and figuratively time to broaden our horizons.
Take a moment. Make a change.
I've said it once, and I will say it again. We have a long way to go as a city when this type of behavior is acceptable - either from people from outside or inside of the community. We need to reevaluate the message that we are sending and the message that is being received and distributed. Imagine the response if "Anacostia" and Southeast" was replaced with a different neighborhood name like "Georgetown" or "Dupont Circle" or the quadrant of Northwest. People would be fit to be tied.
Including some Twitter searches I did recently on "Anacostia" and "Southeast DC." We've made some progress but it is clear there is still a very long way to go -- let's start with a tweet and lead to a friendly and informative dialogue.
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Elise Seymour, vocalist, music educator, and special education advocate, graduated in 2011 with a B.A. in Music Education and Spanish. After completing her undergraduate studies, Elise worked as the Education Assistant for the Charlotte Symphony serving as both coordinator and teaching artist for the El Sistema-inspired program at Winterfield Elementary. Additionally, she developed a storytelling and composition based curriculum in partnership with the Charlotte Symphony, Opera Carolina, North Carolina Dance Theatre, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system.
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Conservatory where she explored the unifying effects of music in a variety of communities researching and inquiring the ways in which music be used as a tool for social action. During her residency in Venezuela, Elise spent the majority of her time working in the special education programs. She not only taught in several of the inclusive music programs but also dedicated time to researching the influence this program had on the students and their families.
After the fellowship, Elise returned to Charlotte, North Carolina as an elementary music teacher. For the next several years, Elise taught throughout the public and charter school systems continuing her passion of bringing music education to every child in classrooms that reach every learner.
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Berlin • German prosecutors have opened an investigation into the alleged monitoring of Chancellor Angela Merkel's cellphone by the U.S. National Security Agency, officials said Wednesday, in a move that could again complicate diplomatic relations between the two allies.
It was not immediately clear what the new investigation might mean in terms of possible prosecutions of Americans.
Documents provided by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden indicated in October that the U.S. was monitoring Merkel's cellphone conversations, as well as those of 35 other foreign leaders. Merkel expressed outrage and accused Washington of a grave breach of trust.
In the ensuing diplomatic fallout, President Barack Obama acknowledged Germany's anger and promised that new guidelines would cut back on such monitoring, except in the case of a national security interest.


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