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The latest: Love was offered by Mississippi State on Friday according to a text message from Cougars coach Jared Davis. The Bulldogs are the first from the SEC to offer Love and it comes three days after Love got an offer from NC State, his first from an ACC school.
Offers: Alabama-Birmingham, Iowa State, Louisville, Massachusetts, Mississippi State, NC State and Ohio.
Last season: The Times' defensive player of the year for Pinellas County, Love registered 15.5 sacks as a defensive end and helped the Cougars go undefeated in the regular season for the second straight year.
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Megan McArdle tries to understand the motivations behind monster Jerry Sandusky's enablers:
Actually, I can forgive the walking out. No, really, I can. I can imagine myself walking in on a scene so horrible that I couldn't quite believe that it was actually happening. I can imagine it taking me as long as five minutes to convince myself that no, really, it actually happened, and either walk back in there and do the right thing, or fetch someone else who would do it with me.Perhaps it was simple cowardice. Brad Thor tweets:
Like everyone else, however, I cannot imagine how a bunch of people somehow tacitly agreed not to do anything about it. [. . .]
But perhaps because the heart of the darkness seems so incomprehensible, we've mostly been talking around the edges--stating the obvious, over and over, as if the mantra could reassure. It really goes without saying that we are outraged and saddened by these events--I literally almost vomited upon reading some of the grand jury report. We are all agreed that this is awful, and also that yes, we should never forget the potential for evil that breathes within all of us. It is virtually redundant to note that everyone involved in this scandal should be fired, and made to feel their bleak shame for the rest of their lives.
Saying all these things may be necessary, but it is not sufficient. We're all still left with a large, unanswered "why?" I am fundamentally a cynic: I believe that people will do almost any awful thing. But I need a reason. And I cannot find one in any of this.
Brad Thor: #Paterno & #McQueary are #PennState cowards who abetted a monster. Did the least amt possible. Real men do the right thing. #shameonthem.Search "McQueary coward" and you get 38,000+ results. I'm tempted to add that our culture doesn't exactly promote children as a precious asset worthy of our protection, but maybe that's taking it too far?
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Paul Campos: The Mystery of Cowardice
Now here is the detail that, among all the details in the Grand Jury's extensive depiction of the morally depraved behavior of Sandusky, Curley, Schultz, Paterno, PSU president Graham Spanier, and McQueary, is perhaps the most shocking: Five years after this, in the spring of 2007, Sandusky was attending PSU football practices with his latest rape victim: a 12-year-old boy who he had met through a Second Mile camp conducted at PSU, and who he was in the process of, among other things, orally sodomizing.Much more. Read the rest. Also see:
At this point, McQueary was no longer a graduate assistant, as he had been promoted to an administrative assistant position on the football staff a few months after his meetings with Paterno, Curley and Schultz, and was made a full-fledged assistant coach the following year. So Mike McQueary and Joe Paterno were at the PSU football practices to which Jerry Sandusky was showing up with his latest child rape victim in tow. They saw him, there, with his latest victim. They could not have had any doubt, at that point, about what they were seeing. [. . .]
Football is a hyper-masculine world, within which it's a common insult to use women's genitalia as a synecdoche for insufficient toughness and bravery, but I'm quite confident the women I know best would have displayed far more sheer physical courage in a comparable situation than McQueary did – and that most certainly includes my 4'10" 100-pound Aragonese grandmother.
Rod Dreher: Don't Be Like the Coward Mike McQueary
Mike McQueary Becomes Enemy No. 1
McQueary's dad: 'it's eating him up not being able to tell his side'
I can't imagine anything he could say that would excuse his walking away from that boy.
For those with strong stomachs, here's the grand jury report.
Updated to add David French: Penn State and the Wages of Cowardice
It was cowardly for a 6′4″ graduate assistant to witness the rape of a child by an older man and not only take no action to stop it but also not even call the police. It is a sign of extended adolescence — no, extended infancy — that instead of doing anything to help a child in distress, he called his father, acting not like a man but like a child in distress himself.Read the rest.
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Three UK Football Players Named to NFF Hampshire Honor Society
May 3, 2012
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Three members of the 2011 University of Kentucky football team, seniors Antwane Glenn, Stuart Hines and Billy Joe Murphy, have been named to the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Hampshire Honor Society.
A total of 721 players from 232 schools qualified for membership in the society's sixth year, marking this year's class as the largest since the program's creation in 2007. The list of honorees is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better during their college careers. Kentucky is the only Southeastern Conference school with more than one selection, making up half of the six SEC selections to the list.
Qualifications for membership in the NFF Hampshire Honor Society include: Being a starter or a significant substitute in one's last year of eligibility at an accredited NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III, or an NAIA college or university; achieving a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout entire course of undergraduate study; and meeting all NCAA-mandated progress towards degree requirements and graduation.
The Hampshire Honor Society represents a powerful component in the organization's rich history as an innovator in promoting the scholar-athlete ideal. Launched in 1959 with a donation from Hall of Fame coach Earl "Red" Blaik, the NFF's National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments, became the first initiative in history to grant postgraduate scholarships based on a player's combined academic success, football performance and community leadership. And, since its inception, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards program has awarded $9.8 million to 756 top scholars and community leaders.
"The growing number of students involved in the Hampshire Honor Society each year shows that football student-athletes not only play at the highest level but that they are some of the best students on campus as well," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "We salute each one of these young men for their commitment to education and their leadership on and off the football field."
Glenn played in 30 career games for Kentucky, making one start. The native of Pacolet, S.C., had his best season in 2011, making 12 tackles with a tackle for loss and a pass breakup. He has completed his degree in agricultural economics.
Hines, a native of Bowling Green, Ky., played in 48 games in his career and was a three-year starter. In 2011, Hines played in all 12 games with 11 starts. Hines was the permanent offensive captain for Kentucky during the season. He graduated with a degree in finance.
Murphy played multiple positions in the offensive line during his career. The native of Gamaliel, Ky., appeared in 43 career games, making 19 starts. In 2011, Murphy played in 10 games with 10 starts. Murphy was named game captain for Kentucky twice during the year. He is completing his degree in kinesiology.
For more information on the Kentucky football team, follow "UKFootball" on Twitter or visit UKathletics.com.


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Point 1: The Miami Dolphins will be keeping a close eye on Dallas Clark this Monday night.
With the Colts' No. 2 wide receiver, Anthony Gonzalez, sidelined with a knee injury, it makes sense that Colts quarterback Peyton Manning will lean more heavily on his top receiver, Reggie Wayne, and tight end Dallas Clark when Indianapolis plays in Miami. Behind those two top-notch targets, the team has a pair of talented, but still young and developing receivers--second-year player Pierre Garcon and rookie Austin Collie. Indianapolis also added former Eagle Hank Baskett to the mix this week.
But in addition to Clark clearly being the second-best receiver on the team right now, all you had to do was take note of Miami head coach Tony Sparano's comments during his Friday press conference to realize that the 30-year-old tight end is clearly on Miami's radar this week.
"I spent a lot of time with Dallas when he came out as a player, out of college. I was coaching the tight ends at the time," Sparano said. "I thought the guy was a very smart football player, but more importantly, this guy is just a football player. I mean, really likes it, likes the game. (He's) curious about it, likes lifting weights. Just a football junkie, one of those types of guys.
"I think his strengths are his hands, number one. His route-running ability detached from the formation, I think the guy is outstanding out in space like that. I think he is a much better blocker than people give him credit for. I think the way you have to prepare to handle him is similar to the way you have to handle a Tony Gonzalez type of player."
Sparano's Dolphins allowed Gonzalez to roll up 73 receiving yards and score a touchdown during a disappointing 19-7 loss to the Falcons. They hope to rebound with a win over the Colts, who held off the Jacksonville Jaguars by a count of 14-12 last Sunday.
Point 2: Jets safety Jim Leonhard says that head coach Rex Ryan doesn't coach effort.


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Mobile For Marketing: Is It A Channel Or A Device?
Posted by Melissa Parrish on March 4, 2011
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Marketers often ask me what their mobile strategy should be: What are the key elements? How can they make sure it's successful? Where should they put their money? These may sound like simple questions, but given how complex the technology and landscape are there's a lot more involved in answering them than it may appear at first glance.
In an effort to unravel the complicated answers to these questions, I undertook some research that led me to the essential question that lurks behind marketers' inquiries but is rarely stated: Is "mobile" a true marketing channel that demands its own strategic expertise and focus, or is it simply a different device through which consumers come into contact with messages you've already established for other campaigns? The answer is that it's both.
In my latest report, "Evolving Your Mobile Marketing Presence," I talk about how marketers are working through the stages of mobile skills and strategy development in an effort to approach mobile as wisely as possible. After talking with marketers, vendors, and agencies, these are the phases I identified:
For more information about each of these phases and how marketers are tackling them, Forrester clients can access the complete report at the link above.
As I've mentioned before, I'm going to be focusing on mobile marketing for much of this year, so I'm very interested in hearing about your own experiences. Have you asked yourselves the device versus channel question? How are you approaching each of these phases?
I work for a company,
Comment from Marissa Lowman (not verified) on Fri, 03/04/2011 - 17:49
I work for a company, AisleBuyer, that is trying to engage the mobile consumer through targeted advertising. AisleBuyer contains a "suggest sell" feature that allows retailers to suggest products to consumers that they might have forgotten such as batteries for a flashlight.
Hello! Do you know if they
Comment from Estefana Wearly on Thu, 07/14/2011 - 04:05
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The role of analytics
Comment from Meghan Keaney (not verified) on Sun, 03/06/2011 - 23:07
Thanks for this Melissa. Looking forward to your future posts on mobile's evolution as a channel. I think a major piece of this discussion is going to circle around the ability to connect mobile to other channels and measure it effectively as part of the complete marketing picture. I work at Performable, a multichannel analytics company and we are hearing this need again and again from customers. It is not enough to just track the channel, the information has to be tied back to customer behavior as a whole, across all channels and over time. Anyway - thanks for the post. I'll be staying tuned.
My sense is it's a device
Comment from Mark Herrmann (not verified) on Tue, 03/08/2011 - 09:57
My sense is it's a device that acts like a channel. From a consumer-centric point of view, mobile provides a far superior value-for-time offering that other marketing media can't even begin to touch It has basically transformed the way consumers interact with advertising, brands, and with each other.
How best to use this device that acts like a channel? Beats me but I'm going to experiement like crazy. I think Albert Einstein said it best: "If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?"
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Mobile is definitely a channel. Or is it 2 channels?
Comment from Mehul Desai (not verified) on Mon, 03/21/2011 - 23:10
In my view Mobile is definitely a channel. The question I am wresting with is whether it is one channel or two distinct channels. For example, would you consider smartphones and tablets to be the same channel. I think not. While both allow on-the-go customers to access digital content, the actual experience is fundamentally dfifferent across these channels. While tablets are being used to offer catalog-type experiences (and hence content tends to richer and more engaging) than that on smartphones. Hence, would you consider them 2 different devices accessing the same channel? If so, why is the experience and content different?
That said, mobile as a channel is here to stay and it is critical for retailers to continue to watch the trends very closely. Let me take an example to illustrate my point. As the newspaper circulation and search engine usage falls, App usage on all forms of mobile devices continues to accelerate. It is not surprising therefore that retailers are looking for ways to engage with their target customers on devices where the customers are spending a majority of their time. Whether it is through retailer specific apps or aggressive social networking strategies on facebook and twitter, they are looking for ways to engage the customer. Now some smart retailers are realizing that getting an app on a customer's mobile device offers an oppotunity for personalization that is unparalleled.
As a customer, wouldn't you want to personalize the coupons/ promos that get pushed to your mobile phone, so you can use them when you are in the physical store?
Mobile is a platform - not a device; not a channel
Comment from Darcy Kelley (not verified) on Wed, 03/23/2011 - 10:00
Mobile is a platform. It's not a channel (access) or a device (hardware). It's both -- and more than that. It's also a development platform -- content that's designed to provide the best UX at specific screen sizes (3.5" to 10" is the established range).
This is what mobile "is":
(1) Content - Content and/or applications are in the cloud
(2) Access - Means of access to content is via 3G/4G high speed networks
(3) Device - Device means screen size + (rich) media processing capabilities
(3) Presentation layer - UX needs to engage and reward with the device capabilities and screen size
To activate brands, messaging, and associated content with consumers, a holistic engagement strategy -- not just a marketing strategy -- is required. Because mobile is neither just a channel nor a device, a successful mobile marketing strategy cannot be just at device or channel levels.
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At this writing, I don't have Google+ (someone please invite me…..). Was not a beta tester for Google's Chromebook (I applied), have never been body surfing with Larry or Sergey. But lack of first-hand experience has never stopped an academic in the past from making judgements, so here goes!
Google+ Hangouts. This is the video conferencing system backed into Google+. Go check out the lifehacker video.
What you will see in the video is a conferencing system that seems to get much closer to how natural conversations work. The system shows everyone's webcam image along the bottom, with the large webcam video image (along the top) automatically switching to whoever is talking.
Imagine this system baked into the LMS (learning management system). An integrated Hangouts would allow virtual synchronous team meetings, virtual office hours, and small group meetings without authentication (as they would already be logged into the LMS).
I'm a fan, and a customer, of Adobe Connect - but Connect lacks the automatic voice detection / video switching technology. Camera video windows in Adobe Connect are all the same size, and it is sometimes difficult to tell who is talking (and is also not idea for an instructor led virtual class).
A system like Hangouts could make the LMS more social and less reliant on text. As Hangouts improves, it should add more features like the ability to share presentations and documents - integration with Google Docs seems like the next obvious choice.
So far, Google+ Hangouts is limited to only 10 users, and cannot be used on a mobile device. But these limitations will go away over time.
Even if Google decides never to build an LMS (or Microsoft fails to build one around Skype), it is becoming clear that natural, low barrier video conferencing is becoming a standard Web feature. LMS platforms that do not incorporate elegant video conversation tools will feel antiquated and limited.
Up until now, the LMS has been an asynchronous tool. The future belongs to an LMS that is both synchronous and asynchronous - and is much more social.
Will Providence Equity make the necessary investments to bring Blackboard Collaborate up to the standards being set by Google+ Hangouts?
Will Adobe make the investments in Connect to compete with Hangouts as it evolves and improves rapidly?
Will Microsoft be able to quickly merge Skype into Office 365?
Will the LMS providers be able to integrate the new wave of web communications tools that Google and Microsoft will be pushing?
Will Larry and Sergey ever return my phone calls?


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Week 1: The sacrament is a time to remember Jesus Christ.
Encourage understanding (matching scriptures with pictures): Write the following scripture references on the board: Luke 2:7; Mark 10:13, 16; Matthew 26:36, 39; John 19:17–18; John 20:11–16. Around the room, place pictures depicting the events described in the scriptures (GAB 30, 47, 56, 57, and 59). Tell the children that the sacrament is a time to remember how much Jesus Christ loves us and all that He did for us. Ask a child to read one of the scriptures. Ask another child to choose a related picture and bring it to the front of the room. Repeat with the other scriptures.
Encourage application (playing a memory game): Place on a table items such as a picture of Christ in Gethsemane, a picture of the Last Supper, a piece of bread, a sacrament cup, sacrament trays, scriptures, and a hymnbook. Invite the children to briefly look at the items, and then cover them. Ask the children to work in groups to write down the items they remember seeing. Let the children explain how each item can help them remember Jesus Christ during the sacrament.
Week 2: Remembering Jesus Christ helps me choose the right.
Identify the doctrine (listening to scriptures): Invite the children to close their eyes and imagine what life would be like if everyone made right choices. Ask a few of them to share what they imagined. Tell them that there was a time in the Book of Mormon when this happened, and ask them to listen for how this time is described as a child reads 4 Nephi 1:15, 17. Explain that the people were able to choose the right because they remembered something very special. Retell the events from 3 Nephi 17:20–25. Invite the children to say together, "Remembering Jesus Christ helps me choose the right."
Encourage understanding and application (singing songs): Cover a picture of Christ blessing the Nephite children with some blank pieces of paper. Invite the children to think of songs that help them remember Jesus Christ. Sing a few of these songs together. Following each song, have a child remove a piece of paper from the picture. Repeat until all the pieces are removed. Discuss how the children in the picture may have made right choices following their experience with Jesus. Remind the children that when they remember Jesus they will want to choose the right. Ask them to name some things they can do to remember Jesus in their daily activities.
Week 3: The Son of God was born on earth.
Identify the doctrine: Ask the children: "Have you ever waited for something special to happen? Did it seem like a long time to wait? How did you feel when it finally happened?" Give the children an opportunity to share the feelings they had. Explain that since the time of Adam and Eve, our Father in Heaven promised that a very important event would take place. Righteous people looked forward anxiously to this event. Softly whisper to a small group of children, "The Son of God was born on earth." Have them whisper the sentence to the other children, and then ask all of the children to whisper it together.
Encourage understanding (sharing a story and singing a song): Ask the children to share what they know about Jesus's birth (see Luke 2:1–20). Fill in the story with details the children don't mention. Sing "Stars Were Gleaming" (CS, 37), and invite the children to imagine what the shepherds felt when they heard the angels sing.
Encourage application (making a Christmas card): Give each child a piece of paper and a pencil or crayons. Help them fold the paper like a greeting card. Invite them to make a Christmas card for their family by drawing pictures of the birth of Jesus Christ. On the front, have them write "The Son of God Was Born on Earth."
Share understanding: The children will feel the Spirit as they share their understanding of gospel principles. They can share what they have learned through their words, art, and songs.
Week 4: Jesus Christ will come again.
Encourage understanding (reading scriptures): Prepare the following wordstrips (available online at sharingtime.lds.org):
Only Heavenly Father knows the exact _______ when Jesus will come again (see Joseph Smith—Matthew 1:40).
Jesus will come down from __________ (see Acts 1:11).
Jesus will be dressed in _________ clothes (see D&C 133:48).
False Christs will __________ many (see Joseph Smith—Matthew 1:22).
The wicked will be _______________ (see D&C 29:9).
The sun will be ________________ (see D&C 45:42).
When Jesus comes, He will look brighter than the ___________ (see D&C 133:49).
Jesus Christ will live with the righteous for __________ years after His Second Coming (see D&C 29:11).
Divide the children into groups, and give each group one or two wordstrips. Invite them to find the words that fill in the blanks by reading the scriptures. Ask each group to share what they have learned with the other children.
Encourage application (singing and sharing): Explain that we need to remember and worship Jesus Christ every day so we will be prepared for His Second Coming. Ask the children to name some things they and their families can do to be prepared. Sing "I Wonder When He Comes Again" (CS, 82).
Testify: A brief testimony can invite the Spirit at any time during the lesson. Formal testimony language such as "I want to bear my testimony" is not needed to share a witness of truth. A testimony can be as simple as saying, "I know that Jesus Christ lives."


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P95, checkl Brownells, page 298 in catalog 58.
BHPs took some fitting, but IMO, there was extra metal left because of the huge number of BHPs. Sig 220 should be easy I think.
Revolvers do take some fitting and I use them only on pinned front sight Smiths. If I were to put one on one of my J frame revolvers (solid front sights), I would send it out.
Remember, this is a down and dirty short range quick pickup front sight. While one of my BHPs has the 24/7 that has a rear insert too, I am not sure it is necessary.
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Have any of you guys used a electric Impact wrench? What are some of the pros and cons to using one? What about the durability of a electric wrench?
I'm in the middle of a engine swap and a impact wrench would help alot in some cases, but I don't own a air compressor etc.
snap on
I have a snap on 3/8 and it is really handy! Two batterys is a must if you plan to use it alot. I also have used a milwaulkee 18 volt 1/2 inch thats great if you have alot of use for it!!
Well I wasn't planning on buying a cordless one. A cord is fine with me. I just have few nuts and bolts that it would be handy with. I saw a kawasaki brand and also a gm goodwrench brand. I know these are super cheapos, but like I said it would see only a few nuts/bolts and lug nuts. I'll be doing more research before I spend my hard earned money.
We have a Craftsman electric impact wrench and couldn't be happier. It's strong and can withstand all kinds of abuse. I also have an air impact wrench that I use in the shop but we purchased our electric one to drive 12" lag bolts into solid logs (building a log home). It wasn't cheap but it works very well.
Just dont waste your money on a cheap one, go with craftsman, snap-on, makita, etc. and you'll be fine
I bought one at a garage sales and it lasted over 15 years of average use. It didn't die, I killed it. That happens when an arm of your lift sits on it when you let the car down. :(
It was well worth the $15 I paid for it. I recommend one for someone without a compressor.
? for Topfuel
Not that I'm looking for a $15 impact wrench, but Topfuel what brand was the one you destroyed?
I Bought An Older One (Can't Remember Make) At A Garage Sale For 50 Cents 10 Years Ago....Still Working! I Use Air Most The Time, But That Sucker Comes In Handy! Ron
No matter what brand you buy, make sure it has the highest amps available. More amps = more power. When working on cars, you always need that extra umphh.
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Have you discovered The Alexandria Project?
That's not the case in Europe, though, where the promise of openness in all things IT-related, including in open standards, remains a hot topic. Only a few weeks ago, for example, the EU Parliament voted to amend its regulations relating to the use of open standards, and these regulations will flow through to the member states as of January 1 of next year.
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This is what the teachers consider; to
adapt the tests to what is taught in classrooms every day, and
especially at how it is taught. "In one hand, they tend
increasingly to teach skills, teachers want the students to be able
to do something with the stuff they learn, think and analyze, but in
the opposite way we (teachers) mostly continue evaluating memory",
said Coral regi, Director of Virolai School and professor of Biology.
Regi raises another issue. The reality is this: people access to
various sources of information, books, manuals, journals, internet,
experts ... - to respond to the questions they face in their lives,
at work ... Do not rely all the data stored in their brain. But the
school does not allow it in testing. In this center, and in another
thirty Spain, have decided to turn around the situation.
Virolai center of Barcelona is part of
a program of DIM research group from Universat Autónoma de Barcelona
(UAB), coordinated by Pere Marquis, who proposes something similar.
Last academic year this group conducted a research in fifty schools
and colleges where they could realize the evaluation during the
exams. About 70% of teachers felt that the result for the students
was positive. Students who were good they continue good and those who
had difficulties improved with effort, but those who were dragging
deficits or who were unwilling to work could not perform well.
Therefore, this course has launched a second phase of research, which
will continue the 2012-2013, in which they propose a new approach to
the curriculum - called bimodal.
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Replace CTS emergency brake shoes.
Had to replace the LR hub (ended up removing the entire knuckle assy) and now cannot figure out how to put the ebrake shoe back (it fell out when I removed the rotor). Rebuilt the adjuster; shoe(s) are a 1 piece assy. and I have one funky spring which goes in there somehow. Help, please.
I should have said PARKING brake!
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Re: Replace CTS emergency brake shoes.
If they're anything like a Corvette parking brake assembly, PAY SOMEONE ELSE TO DO THIS. I once foolishly volunteered to R&R the parking brakes on a friend's '69 Corvette. At that time I had about 200+ brake jobs under my belt, on all kinds of cars with no problems. A quick check of a reputable Corvette restoration web site (parking brake section) started with the words "This is the most difficult repair I've ever made on a Corvette". Did I listen? Noooooo.
Everything comes out easily, but reassembly is hellishly difficult, involving dental floss and open flame. Get professional advice about the CTS before starting this job. (I haven't done a CTS yet [it might be easy], but ask around first.)


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See the thing is that it doesn't prevent people from going out of bounds because its done in secret. People will still get in over their heads. It just gets those people who don't in trouble.
Poaching is all about personal responsibility and understanding consequences but I don't want this thread to be about the merits of cutting lines. We can start a new topic to discuss that so, let's stay on this topic
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Stay in bounds?
I can't say I blame the resorts. They don't want to waste their time dragging idiots who got in over their heads from the out of bounds areas.
motion sensing cameras!
Me and my buddy went to taos today and were pretty much poaching all morning. Then we decided to do some slack country off the north ridge but to get there we had to go through a closed part of the ridge. upon returning the ski patrol pulled my buddy aside and revealed a picture they had of him in the closed area. Then they pulled his pass. I somehow avoided the camera. The patrol were very secretive about the camera and refused to tell us about it. We learned about it later from some dude at the bar who worked at taos.
anyway as we all know taos is not the most progressive resort so I'm sure there are other resorts using them. Which is quiet frankly BS. So please share any experiences or intel you guys/gals have regarding these implementations of big brother in the ski area.
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Universal background checks, does that mean everyone whether they are purchasing a firearm or not? Let's do background on everyone.
This is a discussion on Biden's Agenda within the The Second Amendment & Gun Legislation Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Biden says gun task force eyeing 'universal' background checks, magazine restrictions | Fox News...
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"I don't believe gun owners have rights." - Sarah Brady
Universal background checks, does that mean everyone whether they are purchasing a firearm or not? Let's do background on everyone.
Yoda, I am, yes.
I wonder if Biden would pass a background check.
Background checks should be mandatory for anyone entering the public sector.
If I fail a background check, can I get gun welfare?
The problem with gun control is that drugs are already illegal.
I have given some thought to the Biden committee and what happened with that mother and her children in Georgia. If her husband had not given her a gun and shown her how to use it for certain harm would have come to them. God bless the husband. And good for the mother having the courage to use it when needed but then you never want to get between a mother and her cubs. But how would Biden answer to the husband if they had not been allowed to have a gun? Would he have shown up at the funerals or the hospital? I doubt it.
I learned something today: avoid biting when a simple growl will do. To that I would like to add: be sure the gun is cocked and loaded when you growl.
Did anyone here the last few words in Biden's sentence about background checks? He quickly added ALL sales INCLUDING private sales. I wonder how that will work?
I thought it was really really hilarious the NRA finally gets a shot at helping a solution to the problem and all they get is fingerpointing from the White House agenda.
You will have to go to a dealer and pay them to run a check before making the sale.
"Lets Be Careful Out There!"
Phone hacking suits hit Piers Morgan
"I practice the ancient art of Klik Pao."
Backgroundchecks for everyone wishing to emigrate to the US?
Background checks for everyone wishing to freeload and collect a check without putting anything into the kitty?
Background checks for all single teenage mothers wishing for a check?
Background checks for all polititians before they are greenlighted for running for political office in the US of A?(gotta make sure they are eligible)
I would rather die with good men than hide with cowards
If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans
Don't ever think that the reason I'm peaceful is because I don't know how to be violent
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Let's not miss the fact that this last (mandatory background checks for private sales) is more theater for the base. How in the world would this be enforceable? Charles Krauthammer called all this stuff "placebo", and I think he's right. It feels good without addressing the problem of school security. The president may be able to ban imports. I suppose it might be possible for him to place onerous and/or expensive tasks on procuring ammunition. But the extra-draconian stuff (ala Sen. Feinstein) requires passage by congress. I still think we're seeing all the chest-puffing (threats about Executive Order) because the White House has figured out how tough a slog it will be to push this successfully on the Hill. Keep the pressure on.


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NCfowl wrote:In that area, expect more boats than birds and the "hunters" will more than triple the number of birds!
AWSmallard wrote:now that the early season teal dates have been set I am debating visiting a buddy around greenville to do some teal hunting, not asking for spots, just wondering if the pamlico river normally holds a good ammount of teal during the early season, i would scout but live far away from greenville. thanks for any info!
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On March 25, 2014 young California condor #646 began her journey into the wild. This release was extra special, because, for the first time, a live condor reintroduction was visible to the world on "Condor Cam." Many thanks to FedEx and Camzone, who helped Oakland Zoo install the camera in such a remote location! Condor #646 joins more than 200 other wild condors that are now able to fly free in the Western skies.
While #646's journey will certainly be miraculous, it will not be without potential perils. She has already met and been accepted by her flock, and soon thereafter survived adverse rainy and cold weather conditions. Fortunately, she has yet to meet her most dangerous adversary: lead. Despite a ban on lead ammunition within the range of the California condor that took effect in 2008, lead has continued to poison and kill numerous California condors each year.
This year, however, Oakland Zoo Veterinary and Animal Care staff members are ready to help the condors in their struggle with lead toxicosis. Since 2012, we have worked hard to obtain the necessary permits to house condors, and built and equipped the Steve and Jackie Kane Condor Recovery Center. Additionally, multiple trips both into the field and to the Los Angeles Zoo to train with biologists and condor keepers have given us the skills necessary to provide state-of-the-art care to sick and injured condors.
Our location in Northern California makes us ideally positioned to treat birds from the Big Sur area of the coast, and the inland area of Pinnacles National Park. This geographical position is likely to be critical to the condors' survival. Before 2014, every sick condor was transported in a modified dog kennel to the Los Angeles Zoo for treatment – an approximately 6 hour drive. Now, driving time (and thus time to beginning treatment) will be reduced to 2-3 hours.
When a condor arrives at the Zoo, it undergoes a specific diagnostic and treatment program. An x-ray of each bird is taken to determine if large lead fragments are present and document the locations of the fragments. Every day for 5 days, each condor receives an injection of a chelating agent that binds the lead and carries it out of the bird's bloodstream. Additionally, the birds are given subcutaneous fluids for supportive care and fed regularly for optimum nutrition. We handle each bird for less than 20 minutes a day in order to minimize stress. After 5 days, a blood sample is drawn to determine the bird's blood lead level. The birds undergo 5 day rounds of treatment until the blood lead level is below the target value; at that time they are released back into the wild!
We are extremely proud and excited to be part of such an important conservation effort. Make sure to check out the Zoo's website often – you may see some of the condors in our treatment facility!
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The body needs food, warmth and water, but your heart needs more.
Even her most extreme remarks have been delivered with a smile as she radiates the warmth of a friendly small-town neighbor.
It is a heavy tome, utterly devoid of insight, warmth, wisdom or likeability.
Journalist Isabelle Wilkinson describes the human side of this in her wonderful book, The warmth of Other Suns.
The lack of warmth other governors seemed to feel for Palin was just as surprising.
He shivered as he felt the warmth of the folds under his hands.
Pocahontas contrasted this chill with the warmth of church socials at home.
However, warmth and food are at present our principal objects.
The connection of dress with warmth and modesty is derived and remote.
Charles had disturbed the equilibrium of her heart by his warmth, and had not restored it again by a word of recompense.
late 12c., wearmth, Proto-Germanic *warmitho- (cf. Middle Low German wermede, Dutch warmte), from *warmo- (see warm (adj.)).


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The Motorola RAZR i is a great mid-range handset that offers performance and ergonomics that far surpass most handsets at its price. In fact its processor is faster than many phones nearly twice its price. Combined with expandable memory and modern features like NFC it really makes for a great all-rounder.

However, aside from understandable trade offs like the non-HD screen and lack of 4G, there is one sore point which is more of a concern: its app compatibility. Its superfast Intel chip may blow away much of the competition but it also won't work with some apps. We didn't find many that didn't but they do exist.

Nonetheless, if you're simply after a well built, sensibly priced smartphone, this is still one to keep right at the top of your shopping list.
Well, I just wonder about the video capability of this phone and about the review. Saying that up to 720 video would play on a 2 GHz processor phone really doesn't tell much. Did you try 1080 video files, did you try different file formats? That would be helpful, thanks!
I have had this device for just over a month now and I have to say I am very impressed with it.
The "quirks" in the design, such as the slightly raised casework around the glass make perfect sense when you use it. However, the design trim around the camera does look pretty naff. But I don't spend that much time looking at the back of the phone. Overall I like the design and the fact its hardly any difference in size to the Nexus one I owned before, yet the screen size is 4.3" - excellent. The trend for ever larger phones is lost on me, this is big enough thank you.
Good points:- It is very slick in operation. The phone has never crashed in the time I have owned it. Battery operation is 1 day comfortably with normal use, but intensive use, such as several hours on games or facebook will get you reaching for the charger within a day - but at least you do have to try. Nexus one would routinely torch the battery in 12-16 hours on normal use. SD card slot, major bonus! The screen is bright and, while not a "retina" display, it's clear and easy to read.
Bad points:- You can't use BBC iPlayer because the BBC media player app does not install. SD card only accepts up to 32Gb. Camera is not the best in low light, colours lack saturation and accuracy. All apps store on the phone memory, there is no option to move to the SD card, but at least there's 5Gb of storage on board to use. I wonder how well this phone will be supported for android updates, something Motorola have been very slack with in the past.
Overall I am very happy with my choice and even happier that it is not Apple or Samsung.
To answer the question above the phone records and plays back at 1080, so video files of this size should be OK.
Readily available for £250 - where from? Seems to be about £330 every where I have checked?
Having had this phone since a few days after launch replacing my rather old HTC Desire. I have to say on the whole I am very pleased with it so far - the battery life is good but it does seems to run down a bit quicker than other phones when running cpu intensive tasks like playing games - this is probably due to the intel chip. What is really a surprise is how few things I can find that don't work on the intel chip (Probably have the Orange San Diego to thank for that) all the apps I wanted have worked fine. Web browsing is really good on this phone the new chrome browser works really quickly much more pleasing to use than on my last phone. Another concern is when will Jelly Bean come out for this? Motorola have already updated some of there other phone launched at the same time as this so think there may be some delay again down to the different architecture. This may also slow down development of alternative roms from the likes of XDA-Developers in the future as well.
Other minor gripes are the instant shutter button which seems nice at first has taken hundreds of photos of the inside of my pocket! (Thankfully this can be turned off so it doesn't work when locked).
The weird way it mounts as storage on windows machines - you don't need the Motorola software but if you don't you have to eject a virtual CD before it mounts the internal and external storage and often I have to switch it to camera mode quickly then back to MTS mode to get it show up!
@nrostoks - It plays back all the media I have tried using MX player upto 1920 x 1080 video in MKV and MP4 containers with AVC video (upto L4.0) and AAC audio - and no stutters uses about 65% cpu according to MX player to play 1080p with stereo audio.
Can anyone help me, where noise cancellation turning on on this phone? And is there any noise cancellation at all?
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Even if the sentiment doesn't make your heart thump in quite the same way it does mine, there are plenty more to pick from in Liz Lamoreux's beautiful Etsy shop, The Little Room.
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The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
About the Play
In Oscar Wildes most famous play, the dandy Algernon and dapper Jack are best friends, who, unbeknownst to each other, both employ different identities in London and the countryside.
When Jack proposes to Algernons cousin Gwendolen, and Algernon falls for Jacks ward Cecily, both do so using the pseudonym Ernest. Amidst mistaken identities and giddy confusion towers Gwendolens mother, the imposing Lady Bracknell, as a paragon of Victorian propriety, who refuses to be anything but earnest!
This masterful comedy of manners, considered to be the wittiest play in the English language, sparkles with classic bon mots and brilliant dialogue that will lift your spirits.
"In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity is the vital thing." Oscar Wilde
"This is Oscar Wildes Victorian rom-com, in which four beautiful young people meet their true loves. Wilde has fashioned us a delightful soufflé of a play, sparkling with elegance, wit and fabulous frocks."- Kate Cherry
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Cast Includes: Adrian Daff, Jenny Davis, Rebecca Davis, Stuart Halusz, Michael Loney, Pete Rowsthorn, Scott Sheridan, Pauline Whyman
Director: Kate Cherry
Set Liaison: Lauren Ross
Movement Coach: Lisa Scott-Murphy
Vocal Coach: Julia Moody
Designers: Set Designer Alicia Clements, Costume Designer Lynn Ferguson, Lighting Designer Trent Suidgeest, Sound Designer Ash Gibson Greig
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"The opening night audience was swept along with Oscar Wilde's most famous story and the cast, especially Jenny Davis (Lady Bracknell) exited stage to enthusiastic bouts of applause." WA Today
"Black Swan's production of 'Earnest' would have made Oscar go Wilde with laughter. The cast totally nailed his witty dialogue. Bravo." Lucy, patron
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Iris Robinson, the "first lady" of Ireland and also a MP (member of Parliament) from Northern Ireland has stepped into controversy with comments about her oppostion to homosexuality and her beliefs that gays can change with counseling. With what should seem in hindsight to be a very poor sense of timing, she made her negative comments about homosexuality in response to a question about a hate crime in Belfast, Northern Ireland directed toward a gay man. Taking a page from the Sally Kern … [Read more...]
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Sending many thanks out to the families of Platelicker and Raincloud, my sweet lady furriend, Ginger and her family and to Lily Bush who sent me pawsome rosettes and wonderful wishes on my birthday at the bridge! Love to you all and thank you all so much for thinking of me on my birthday!
I have been tagged by Ginger and Sparky, but due to my brother, Mr. Sam coming to the bridge and my pawrents getting a new kitty family, I am behind.
I have to name 5 things about me....
1. Before I became an indoor cat, and I was still a stray, I would sleep in my pawrents outdoor laundry room.
2. My best friend before Mr. Sam was Mr. Snow. He was all white and we would sleep in the laundry room together in the dirty clothes on the floor. (In the winter, my pawrents had a heater out there and mom would bring us food in the laundry room.
3. I had never bitten anyone that my pawrents ever knew of - ever - even playing.
4. My girlfriend at the bridge is Pugsley and she is cute and wonderful and I wuv her!
5. I didn't like cat nip.
This is the lyrics to one of the songs on my page, I hope you enjoy them.
Rainbow connection
Why are there so many
Songs about rainbows
And whats on the other side
Rainbows are visions
Theyre only illusions
And rainbows have nothing to hide
So weve been told and some chose to
Believe it
But I know theyre wrong wait and see
Someday well find it
The rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
Who said that every wish
Would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star
Somebody thought of that
And someone believed it
And look what its done so far
Whats so amazing
That keeps us star gazing
What so we think we might see
Someday well find it
That rainbow connection
The lovers the dreamers and me
All of us under its spell
We know that its probably magic
Have you been half asleep
And have you heard voices
Ive heard them calling my name
Are these the sweet sounds that called
The young sailors
I think theyre one and the same
Ive heard it too many times to ignore it
Theres something that Im supposed to be
Someday well find it
The rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
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Russian: Yurta, Mongolian: Ger - which means dwelling or house.
While preparing my wintertime (2005/2006) living in nature, or close to nature, either tipi or another shelter form, I discovered the Yurt, a highly transportable shelter which can be put up and taken down within a few hours, and possibility to thermal insulate fully for whole year habitat in colder regions – ideal for nomadic living.
One must pay close attention that "original" mongolian yurts come with felt which leaks rain water, and in more wet climate zones (such as central Europe) it requires a 100% waterproof rain cover.
The yurt is very light in weight, and in particular when bamboo for the wall and roof poles is used. The thermal insulation can be felt, or quilted blankets filled with straw, hemp or shredded treebark, or for low-budget bubble wrap does it as well til -5°C only (4 layers), and keeps the interior of the yurt daylight bright.


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That's stupid. Kids who are actors do lots of different scenes that rip my heart out. When a kid has it's armed reached out screaming for mom/dad to come back, or when it's a death/funeral scene, or even in a scary movie where they are freaking out and terrified- is all awful - but it's not real. They aren't REALLY going through it - all alone, in the dark, etc. Stupid I say.
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David Arrick is the founder and owner of Butch Bakery, which brings a modern and masculine approach to the cupcake. Arrick launched his business after reading an article that referred to cupcakes as "cute" and "pink" and decided to change that point of view by creating more manly versions. Prior to starting his baking business, Arrick was an attorney for a Wall Street law firm. He is the author of The Butch Bakery Cookbook.


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A/N- Okay, so just a small crossover idea. This came to me the other night while chatting with a friend of mine. Also, spoiler warnings for season 6 of SPN—mostly just the next to last episode. As for House, I'm behind a season—having only seen the first and second episodes of the season that's about to end—so it's just generically set somewhere along the way. Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer- I don't own Supernatural or House. They all belong to their respective owners. I'm making no money off of this, trust me.
Miracles or Cover-Ups
He ignored the call for his name. Leaning heavily on his cane, he tried his best to increase the speed of his walk. But having only one fully functioning leg always hindered his escapes and, inevitably, Wilson caught up.
"House, don't ignore this," he said, stepping directly in his friend's path.
He rolled his eyes, leaning around Wilson. Shaking his head, he waved the file he had gripped in his left hand in the oncologist's face.
"I'm on my way to see a patient, Wilson. Can't you see that?"
Wilson scoffed. "Only as a means to continue to avoid the problem."
"I'm a doctor!"
"Who never sees his patients if he can help it!"
"Well, it just so happens that this one has me stumped. There, happy?"
House took a single step to his left, about to make his way past Wilson. His eyes were locked on the room just ahead. Two men occupied the space around the patient—one a crying wreck, possibly the patient's husband, and the other a dark haired, solemn man in a trenchcoat. House sniffed. Who wore a trenchcoat in the middle of spring? His attention was quickly drawn away from the room as Wilson snatched the file out of his hands.
Wilson flipped it open, scanning the information quickly.
"This isn't your patient, House. There's no mystery here. She was stabbed, brought in by an ex-boyfriend and her son, both who found her. She's not going to last the night."
"Exactly. I have to go inform them. Poor souls," House mocked, snatching the file back.
"Now I know she's not your patient. She's got a son, House. Don't use this dying woman as a shield."
House's eyes narrowed as the trenchcoat-clad man leaned forward over the woman, placing a single hand on her forehead. Her son? It was funny, but the way Wilson was talking, he was picturing a child.
"I lost a patient, Wilson. It happens. Let's move on, shall we? Or would you like it if I called up a local network and see if they could make a new hit soap opera out of it. We could be the new ER!"
"ER was a drama, not a soap opera."
House paused, one brow raised. Wilson shook his head.
"Not important. What is important is that you never take it well when you lose someone. Especially before learning what it is that killed them. You need to deal with this."
"And I will," House said, "after I talk to this poor, poor man."
As he hobbled away, Wilson could only shake his head and sigh.
"Fine, House. Fine."
House, a small grin of triumph on his face, opened the file for a quick look. Normally, he would just ditch it at a nurse's desk and continue on his way, but he could feel Wilson's overly puppy-dog eyes still on his back. Snapping the file shut with not a single word read off the page—after all, Wilson had just told him what was going on—he pulled open the room's door.
The man seated by the woman stood, quickly making his way around the foot of the bed. House shook his head, trying real hard not to laugh at the overplayed badassness that he was trying—even in a time of grieving—to put off.
"Stabbed, huh?" he said, making his way over to one of the many monitors that the woman—Lisa, he caught off the screen—was hooked to.
The man raised a brow, confused. "Car wreck."
"She wasn't stabbed. She was in a car wreck. I, uh… I'm the guy who hit her."
Had Wilson messed with him? That didn't seem right, not considering the circumstances. His eyes flew back to the monitor. The steady rise and falls of the beeps were all in perfect sinus rhythm, and the respirator was… unnecessary.
"Where's her son?" House asked, flipping the file folder open.
"I don't know. Maybe in the snack room? I've only been released for a few minutes, thought I'd come down and make sure that the other car was okay."
He looked choked up, more so than someone who hit a woman who—according to all the readings now—was going to be just fine.
"I don't remember seeing anyone in a trenchcoat walking past me," House commented.
"Excuse me?"
There was a moment of silence. The man's eyes were flying between Lisa and House. House, for his part, was feeling a little like he had fallen through a rabbit hole.
"Her son? Wasn't he the guy in the trenchcoat?"
The man blinked, shaking his head. There was something else there, hidden, but House could not put his finger on it.
"Nah, that… that was a buddy of mine. Making sure I was okay."
Again, he looked way too choked up for the situation at hand. Finally, he sniffed, looking away.
"I, uh, I'm going to snag something to eat. But, say, Doc… is she going to be all right?"
House looked at the file. It was all there. Car wreck, possible concussion… but nothing about being stabbed or near death. He nodded.
"Yeah. Yeah, she's going to be okay. She'll wake up in a couple of days, actually."
"I'm real glad to hear that," he said.
Finally, shaking his head, the man exited the room. House stood there for a moment, lost in his confusion. With a sigh, he pulled open the room's door, and stopped four steps beyond it.
"Wilson!" he called up the hall.
As he thought, the man was never far away from the potentially miserable. He was standing by House's side in moments.
"… Let's talk."
Obviously, just this once, Wilson had been right. The patient must have affected him more than he thought. After all, miracles—or cover-ups as the case may be—like that didn't happen every day.
End Notes: So, just a nice little one-shot. What did you think? It's been a little while since I've sat down to write for either House or SPN. I hope everyone was fairly in character. I have plans to write several fics for SPN—and even one or two for House—so I'm going to consider this further practice into those worlds. Also, the line about the "overplayed badassness," I hope everyone understands that that was House's POV, not mine. Please review!


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This is a discussion on Do you believe in the 2nd Amendment? within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; This may have been seen by most of you already, however I edited it to remove anything that could not be easily verified and added ...
This may have been seen by most of you already, however I edited it to remove anything that could not be easily verified and added my own touch in hopes of developing a single page that can be copy-n-pasted into an email to family or friends who lean toward gun control.
Also here is a pdf link to print or forward. I Believe in the 2nd Amendment.pdfI believe in the 2nd Amendment.
When someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them of these history lessons.
In the 20th Century about 56 million defenseless people were rounded up and exterminated because of gun control.
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated by Muslims.
Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, more than one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
A few quotes from other believers in the Second Amendment:
"One cannot legislate the maniacs off the street... these maniacs can only be shut down by an armed citizenry. Indeed bad things can happen in nations where the citizenry is armed, but not as bad as those which seem to be threatening our disarmed citizenry in this country at this time." Jeff Cooper
"Do you care about freedom? Dreams may have inspired it, and wishes prompted it, but only war and weapons have made it yours." Jeff Cooper
Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property, gun-control laws ONLY adversely affect law-abiding citizens. Unknown
With guns, we are 'citizens'. Without them, we are 'subjects'. Unknown
"For a man who has done his natural duty, death is as natural as sleep." George Santayana
"We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give." Sir Winston Churchill
"When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away." Clint Smith
"Si vis pacem, para bellum" Vegetius (If you want peace, prepare for war.)
"The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." John Steinbeck
If you value your freedom and that of your children and grand-children, please spread these gun facts and truths to all of your friends and family.
It's Not that difficult!
"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government." Thomas Jefferson
Believe in the 2nd Amendment!
Believe in GOD!
Luke 22:36 Jesus said to them, But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.
If Jesus were here today it could have been: "Now if you have a Bug-Out-Bag, take it, and also a suitcase; and if you don't have a Gun, sell a suit and buy one." (Maybe that is why a gun costs about the same as a suit?)
LEARN something today so you can TEACH something tomorrow.Dominus Vobiscum <))>(Where is the wisdom that we have lost in knowledge?" T.S. Elliot


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In addition to being shockingly strong and outrageously fast, he has a secret weapon: karate.
Mtawarira, man of the match in last weekend's Test after he almost single-handedly wrecked the Lions scrum, has taken lessons in martial arts.
In Cape Town this week I spoke to his teacher, Hennie Bosman, a fearsome-looking former policeman who plays bad guys in movies - he is a tougher, bigger version of the Lee Van Cleef character in The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - and is a Seventh Dan in karate.
I have no idea what it entails to be a Seventh Dan but it has to be impressive: he was karate world champion in 2001, in the "full contact" version of the sport, the one in which you genuinely get hurt.
This Bosman bloke spent five weeks at the end of 2007 teaching the tricks of unarmed combat to the Natal Sharks, for whom Mtawarira plays.
"Of all the players, the Beast was especially receptive," Bosman said. "He is very driven but also humble; very willing to learn."
What Bosman taught the Sharks was how to use his combat techniques to break tackles; to hand off players; to escape holds; to spin in a tight spot, while in possession of the ball; to fall without injuring yourself; to play with a lower centre of gravity.
You can see the impact of all this in the way that Mtawarira, an astonishingly athletic loose-head prop, plays the game.
He drives low in the scrum; he is a ferocious tackler, ferocious in the charge; and wresting the ball away from him is like trying to snatch the blonde from King Kong.
Bosman told me he saw Mtawarira again last October at a coaching session he gave the Boks. "I had a brief chat with the Beast," said Bosman.
"He remembered me from a year earlier. He said, 'The stuff's working. I'm using it. It really works!' "
Maybe it could work for the Lions too. Bosman would be available to them - for a small fee, no doubt - in the event the Beast exposes them again as a bunch of weaklings.
Actually, the Beast will expose them. Let's not kid ourselves. The score last weekend, 26-21, flattered to deceive.
The Lions only made some headway once the Boks had taken their feet off the pedal and the Beast off the pitch.
It's hard to think of any way to stop the inevitable, save maybe recruiting Bosman into the Lions team now.
He's got English blood in him, it turns out, through his dad. Bald, six foot four, golf balls for knuckles, he is heavily muscular but lithe and very fast with his hands.
On the big screen he squares up to the likes of Jean-Claude Van Damme and pretends to lose to them.
On the pitch, playing for real, he'd be invincible.
Dress him in Lions red and watch the Beast's centre of gravity dissolve down his shorts.
Shocked Spain have Obama to blame
Spain, who are No1 in the FIFA world rankings by a mile and had gone 35 games without defeat, were beaten 2-0 by the United States in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup, proof again of football's unique greatness and global appeal.
It is the team sport in which the utterly implausible happens with the greatest frequency.
There is no way such a result would be possible in, say, rugby; that the US or Japan would ever beat the Springboks or the All Blacks.
The capacity football has to smash the odds, make complete nonsense of form and defeat logic is maybe the big reason why it is the world's favourite pastime.
It is like life itself in its sheer unpredictability and like life too in that - no matter what - hope springs eternal.
Maybe, in this particular case, there were other forces at play, just as there were when the South Africans did the impossible in 1996 by winning the African Nations Cup.
Then, people attributed this most unlikely of triumphs to "the Mandela Magic". Could it be that we are in the presence of a similar phenomenon, the Obama Factor?
South Africa's World Cup will be half-full
In South Africa, be it politics or sport you are looking at, you have a choice: you can opt to focus on the dark side or the bright side, you can see the glass half-empty or half-full.
Opinion seems to be thus divided regarding the country's hosting of next year's football World Cup.
Given the choice exists and given life is short, I prefer to go for the less miserable option.
There's been a dress rehearsal under way these last couple of weeks for next year's tournament and the signs, all in all, seem to encourage an optimistic view of things.
Beyond the eight countries actually involved, the football world has not paid a huge amount of attention to the Confederations Cup, a competition which pits the winners of the six continental championships, the world champions and next year's World Cup host nation against one another.
But it's been entertaining enough and served as a dry run for when the biggest show in the world comes to the nation in 12 months' time.
The stadia, contrary to fears otherwise, have been largely full, even if this has been thanks in some cases to generous last-minute donations of free tickets. (They might try the idea in Italy's Serie A, where stadia tend to be embarrassingly empty these days.)
In the critical terrain of telecommunications, beaming signals to all ends of the globe, there has not been one glitch and the local camera work has been top class.
As for security, in a country bedevilled by crime, the fans do not seem to have reported much trouble.
The only victims we have heard of in the press are the Egyptian team, five of whose players had money and valuables stolen from their hotel rooms.
According to the police, they brought it on themselves.
The robbers, the police said, were prostitutes they invited to their hotel late at night.
"If you invite people who turn out to be security-unfriendly, then it is unfortunate because we can't follow you up to your room," was the dry comment his week of South Africa's deputy minister of police.Reuse content