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I bought a Regent 1911 A1 on impulse recently and it cost $450. It was a great shooter straight out of the box and compares favorably with my Colt and Kimber pistols as regards accuracy.
well we got 5 "others"--
when we get an other vote--could you give what that other is?
I bought a Regent 1911 A1 on impulse recently and it cost $450. It was a great shooter straight out of the box and compares favorably with my Colt and Kimber pistols as regards accuracy.
Had too look up what RIA stood for. But this guy kinda tells what he thinks of them. Gives a pretty good report.
Seems to be doing good in the poll.
Claims he tested lots of ammo with no problems. Price sounds fair enough.
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"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
There was a write up in sgn for the 10mm witness match not too long ago. The only 2 bad things they had to say were the weight (33 oz in 10mm IIRC) which its a match gun and not a ccw gun so who cares. The second was the 10mm federal was loaded longer than other rounds and wouldn't allow 1-2 rounds into the mags.
my 10mm was that way with the mags-- damn bear-trap springs in the mags but after a few hundred rounds they will wear enough to let those last rounds in the mag.
my witness match 10mm was under sprung for the full 10mm load as well. ironically the factory spring is perfect for the 40sw barrel!--
most 10mm ammo you buy these days is watered down to something to 40s&w P+ anyway. but my hand-loads are close to the magnum level so i needed a wolf extra power spring for mine. damn 10mm properly loaded is 15 rounds of "HAND-CANNON"!lol!
the 45ACP match guns need nothing in the way of tuning and will run perfecto out of the box i am told.
the match is one hell of a pistol in any cal for around $5bills IMHO course a "hunter" would be even better but it is high--$$$!
Sarco's latest ad shows the RIA 14 rounders @ $419.00. Anybody held one yet?????
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looks like the basic RIA 1911a1,
has the top spot and wins the poll!
If you want a tack driver get a glock!

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The original MIL DOT reticle was developed for sniper application for shooting large (60-80 inch) Targets. This meant that the target was 1.5 to 2 mils high at 1000 yards. Fairly easy to scale.
But competition and other functions meant that miling needed to be done to .5 and smaller targets. This appears to me to be the genesis of the Gen2 reticle with 1/2 mil divisions. This helped some, but the proper use of the mil or even Gen 2 requires considerable skill and sharp eye sight. Sniper Competition is forcing the shooters to develop a high degree of ability with these technologies.
So the answer as usual is "it depends on what you want to do!"
Biggest advantage of the MOA style reticles used by Horus, USO, Nightforce and others is the consistency of units between the knob and the reticle.
Never did understand why US manufacturer's started putting mil or metric reticles in their scopes without changing the knob scale similarly.


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Regenerative strategies in the treatment of acute stroke may have great potential. Hematopoietic growth factors mobilize hematopoietic stem cells and may convey neuroprotective effects. We examined the safety, potential functional and structural changes, and CD34+ cell–mobilization characteristics of G-CSF treatment in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
Three cohorts of patients (8, 6, and 6 patients per cohort) were treated subcutaneously with 2.5, 5, or 10 µg/kg body weight rhG-CSF for 5 consecutive days within 12 hrs of onset of acute stroke. Standard treatment included IV thrombolysis. Safety monitoring consisted of obtaining standardized clinical assessment scores, monitoring of CD34+ stem cells, blood chemistry, serial neuroradiology, and neuropsychology. Voxel-guided morphometry (VGM) enabled an assessment of changes in the patients' structural parenchyma. 20 patients (mean age 55 yrs) were enrolled in this study, 5 of whom received routine thrombolytic therapy with r-tPA. G-CSF treatment was discontinued in 4 patients because of unrelated adverse events. Mobilization of CD34+ cells was observed with no concomitant changes in blood chemistry, except for an increase in the leukocyte count up to 75,500/µl. Neuroradiological and neuropsychological follow-up studies did not disclose any specific G-CSF toxicity. VGM findings indicated substantial atrophy of related hemispheres, a substantial increase in the CSF space, and a localized increase in parenchyma within the ischemic area in 2 patients.
We demonstrate a good safety profile for daily administration of G-CSF when begun within 12 hours after onset of ischemic stroke and, in part in combination with routine IV thrombolysis. Additional analyses using VGM and a battery of neuropsychological tests indicated a positive functional and potentially structural effect of G-CSF treatment in some of our patients.
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Here's to hoping for class buffs. and to make some items tradable, like moonstones.
Currently playing :Grand Fantasia(yet again...)
IGN: Neclord
Is PvP Implemented yet? If it isnt im hoping for that too lol.
No Expectations... No Disappointments
i so close to lvl 80 and gott a maint =(
anyways do you need to spend 158 sp for class change? according to this link here... someone mention you need to spend all pts... http://wonderking.ndoorsgames.com/ce...sts=29#M235597
lmao DAMNIT i was thinking of saving a big lump of sp to spend on the sin stuff...
It played fine in cb1 but now for some reason it lags a lot for me, so i cant really be arsed to play it any more. Too bad, I really liked it when i played cb1 *curses my shitty computer *
I did manage to grind up to like lvl 21 in a few hours during the exp event before the lag made me quit though.
i already did one of the quest that gave me 2sp, i won't have to spend those will i?
Server maintenance extended by 2 hours.
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Boo Extended >.<
Ah well. Spose it gives me time to play Sands Of Destruction for 2 hours.
They got a new patch from hackshield so that takes care of the hackers for awhile...
I say 1 - 2 days if we are lucky... if we arent lucky then it a matter of hours till they return.
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With Yi-Hsin Chang (TMF Puck)
DoubleClick Inc. (Nasdaq: DCLK), which bills itself as "the global Internet Advertising Solutions company," represents about 1,300 websites by selling ads for them and then splitting the revenue. The DoubleClick Network includes such sites as AltaVista, Popular Mechanics, EDGAR Online, U.S. News & World Report, and The History Channel. The company also works with some 2,300 advertisers, 700 of which are international clients based outside of the U.S., and licenses out its ad management technology, DART (dynamic advertising reporting and targeting), which is used to manage and track ads.
TMF: As an Internet advertising company, would you argue that ads on the Internet are more effective than ads in other media such as print or TV or radio?
O'Connor: That's a very general statement. I would say that for a lot of companies, if you just take a look at the fundamentals of the medium, it is by far the most targeted and measurable medium, and it's one of the only mediums where you can actually advertise and transact business in the same medium. So, from that stand point, it's what all the other mediums would like to be, but will never be because they don't have the bi-directional cable tying them -- the advertiser, the publisher and the user -- together.
TMF: Well, are there disadvantages, you think, to advertising online versus those other media?
O'Connor: There are probably two disadvantages to that. One: not everyone is online, so I don't think anyone is going to ever spend 100% of their budget online. I think about 40% of the U.S. population is online right now, and that could be 90% of the disposable income. But that's rapidly changing.
TMF: Do you think there will ever be those 30-second commercials basically transferred on the Net?
O'Connor: As bandwidth becomes greater you're going to see the 30-second commercials. Now, some companies are waiting for that 30-second commercial and they think that's the solution, and other companies are saying, well, look, this is a real chance. We can engage our consumer for the first time with an application as opposed to just pushing the 30-second branding commercial out to them. So I think two things are happening. One is that bandwidth is going to increase, and we're going to have more emotional commercials. The other one is that these advertisers who really depend on TV are going to really learn how to exercise the uniqueness of this medium.
TMF: What do you see in the future of online advertising? You mentioned the 30-second commercial. What will we be able to do in a year or two that we can't do now?
O'Connor: One area that we are very, very focused on is the closed-loop area -- knowing who saw your commercial, who responded and who actually bought, not just at that moment but over long periods of time. So maybe you see an ad three or four times, and a month later you become a customer. We're really trying to quantify that, make this by far the most measurable medium. The other one is bandwidth and people getting creative. It's not just the 30-second commercial. It can be downloading an application. I think Java's going to become much more important in engaging -- not just pushing a message to your consumer but engaging -- your consumer in some kind of application or utility.
TMF: What sets you apart from your competitors?
O'Connor: I think we've done the best job of combining media and technology. If you look at our competition, it either swings heavily on the media side, or it swings heavily on the technology side. Some people don't fully understand or appreciate the power of technology, so they are thinking of this medium like the old medium. They are bringing in the constraints of the old medium into this new medium, and that's bad. And then you've got the technologists who tend to focus more on just the tact and not taking the time out to understand what media businesses and the agencies and advertisers and publishers really, really need. I think we've done a good job bringing experts in both areas together.
TMF: Do you guys also create ads or just sell them?
O'Connor: We just sell them.
TMF: Do you think you'll move in that direction to be sort of a full-service ad agency, if you will?
O'Connor: Never. It's a conflict of interest. That's why agencies will never move into our business, and we'll never move into their business. The agency's job is to negotiate the lowest possible price for their clients, and our job for the DoubleClick Network is to negotiate the highest possible price for our clients. You can't be on both sides of that.
TMF: What do you think is the least-known or least-understood aspect of your business?
O'Connor: Probably what people least understand about us is that they assume that because we are in New York that we're media only. I think this has changed quite a bit -- people understand that some of the most complex software systems are built here in New York. All technologies do not emanate from Silicon Valley. So I think that's taken some people some time to understand.
TMF: Is there a particular reason why you started in New York?
O'Connor: We actually moved the company. We were in Atlanta, and we had a choice. It was one of our first tough decisions: do we move to Silicon Valley or New York. The rationale was that we were what I call a vertical technology company as opposed to horizontal technology, and you know Silicon Valley is definitely the home of horizontal technology. But most of our clients -- the publishers and advertisers -- are here in New York. We're a media-tech company not a tech-media company, so it's better to be here where our clients are to really understand their needs, to be totally enmeshed in that society. So we chose to come to New York. I think it was one of our best decisions, quite honestly.
TMF: You recently signed a lease for office space in New York that has a capacity of 1,000 employees. How quickly do you think you'll fill that from the current count of 375 or so who are based there?
O'Connor: We honestly don't know. Over the next six months, it's very clear what we're going to be doing. Over the next year, it's pretty clear, and over the next two or three years, it becomes less and less clear. We know what we're doing now and basically how fast it's going to grow, and we can project that, but we're also working on a lot of new products, and we think there's a tremendous amount of upside.
TMF: Would you say that you are hiring at a rapid rate at this point?
O'Connor: We're hiring about a person a day.
TMF: That's pretty rapid.
O'Connor: Yes.
TMF: In light of the recent trend of acquisitions among Internet companies, do you view yourself as an acquirer or an acquiree, or do you want to stay independent and king of your own realm?
O'Connor: I find it best really to never comment on acquisitions. Our company was actually formed on a merger, so philosophically we have no problem with that. And if it's strategically important, if it allows us to continue to lead this market, we are always going to look at acquisitions to do that. I think we are in one of the most exciting areas of the market; we're the leader. I think we've built a great, great, great long-term business. How the market shakes out over the next five years I can only guess.
TMF: Would it be accurate to say that you're not actively seeking to be acquired or to acquire?
O'Connor: I would never comment on that.
TMF: OK. Your service DoubleClick Boomerang, which allows advertisers to send messages to past visitors of a site. Do you think Internet users might find such tactics intrusive and lash back as they have against junk mail?
O'Connor: There's a huge difference between spam and what we are doing. You can think of it this way: When you go to a site, you're going there because it's free. It's being subsidized by advertising, so the consumer's going to see an ad. So the real question comes down to how relevant can we make that ad. The less indiscriminate the advertising, the more relevant that ad, the more that ad becomes information. So we reduce the price of advertising for the advertiser, which reduces the cost of goods for the consumer. The consumer sees more and more relevant advertising, so it works great for everybody.
What's especially important is that Boomerang is completely anonymous, and the advertiser actually never sees the information, so we act as sort of an anonymous matchmaker, and it's really powerful. So we think we've created something that really serves the interests of everyone. At the end of the day, it is essential that we make this medium work for both the publishers and the advertisers, and, of course, the consumers, and I think this is a great step in the right direction.
TMF: Where do you see DoubleClick 12 to 18 months from now?
O'Connor: I think international is going to be it. I think a lot of Internet companies have overlooked international. We've probably made the biggest bets internationally. From an advertising perspective, two-thirds of all advertising dollars come from outside the United States in other mediums. Over half of the people on the Internet today are outside of the U.S., and the growth rates are much higher outside of the U.S. So I think that's going to be a really important source of growth for Internet companies over the next 18 months.
You see the same thing on the local [scene]. Owning a PC and being connected to the Internet have really shifted from being a luxury to a necessity. I think you're going to see pretty much every small business and every local business setting up shop online one way or another.
TMF: What percentage of your staff is working on technology and what percentage is working on selling the ads?
O'Connor: I'd say it's probably half the people selling, and 25% on the technology side.
TMF: And the rest?
O'Connor: The rest are marketing support, admin.
TMF: Is there anything else you'd like to add?
O'Connor: I think this is such a massive trend that people tend to overestimate it in the short term but underestimate it over the long term. I think that's what's happening on the Web. Actually I think both is happening. People have actually underestimated in the short term. So I think this trend is actually far bigger than any of the experts or people like us who've committed our lives to this new medium [could have anticipated]. It just astounds me especially as I go all over the world. This thing is just affecting virtually everybody. So we're bullish.
Those were great questions.
TMF: Great. Thank you.
O'Connor: That was very enjoyable.
TMF: Thank you so much for your time.
O'Connor: Great. Have a good day.
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I really need to be pointed in the right direction hair wise. I did my second big chop where I was cut completely bald by my husband on January 22, 2013. Here I am, product free and would like to know my hair type really bad. I also need guidance in taking care of my hair. I'm clueless!!Attachment 38645
Welcome! Your hair looks 4b, is it wet in the picture? Whats your current hair regimen? Also, do you know your hair properties(porosity, density, fine/medium/coarse strands)? What products have you had success with and what has failed(just to get an idea of what your hair likes).
To me it looks more like 4a but it would be easier if u showed us hair wet at a stage where it is just half dry and not manipulated. I have 4a hair. I recommend u checked old youtubes by mahoganycurls something. She is the one who showed me that trick is to comb or fingercomb (even better) hair while it is soaking wet (with Conditioner or gel), shake hair (if it is long enough of course) and NOT touch while drying. Try my favorite Hawaiian Silky Curl Activator gel. Google it.
It looks 4a to me. If you just BC'd it might be a little while to see your true hair texture/pattern. It took me 11 months. My hair is completely different from when I BC'd.
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Hey ladies!! Thankyou for the reply!!! I did the wash and go and then finger combed Eco styler in my hair today. I found that wrapping the hair around my finger while its wet and with gel made my curls clump better. I then shook my hair like crazy lol and this was the finish. I am new to buying products so I can't say too much about what my hair likes and doesn't like. All I've been doing is cowashing and using evoo or coconut oil. And gel when I want to define my curls. I just bought a leave in today. I'll tell you how it works for me! What's porosity??
The pic in the original post is my hair wet and without product. It had just been cowashed.
I wish I'd learned about porosity and other hair properties before I focused on my curl type since that's way more important when it comes to caring for your curls. It would have saved me so much time and money.
There's a great post at Live Curly Live Free about porosity and texture (you can scroll down to it) that will help you figure out about your hair. There's also a good porosity test on NaturallyCurly.
Once you figure out your properties, you can look at the posts under the high porosity section, medium porosity section, and low porosity section. The posts in each will have info on what products work best.
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Kleine Zeitung, a newpaper in Austria, has some biting political cartoons discussing the child abuse scandal in the Catholic Church:
I'd love to see more cartoons like those in American newspapers.
This is hardly provocative:
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Kleine Zeitung, a newpaper in Austria, has some biting political cartoons discussing the child abuse scandal in the Catholic Church:
I'd love to see more cartoons like those in American newspapers.
This is hardly provocative:
(via Slate)
And yet, these newspapers would likely never print cartoons depicting Muhammad negatively. The lesson for religions here? Be as violent as possible. The Catholic Church made the mistake of just covering up its flaws. The real solution is to threaten people with death, not just hellfire.
Ugh. I don't know whether priests abusing children or mullahs brainwashing children to blow themselves up disgusts me more. And yet so many people still seem to consider organized religion to be one of the greatest things humanity ever invented.
"And yet so many people still seem to consider organized religion to be one of the greatest things humanity ever invented."
And, this is why it's delusional and only deserving of mockery. Scares the hell out of me that I could have been ignorant enough to believe in this… sigh… it's so easy to be lulled into being a sheep.
I like the first one. I can see this applying to any number of other things too. Murder, rape, torture, various forms of abuse, theft, deception, extortion, etc. Of course the line up would need to be extended to include a lot of other religions.
The second cartoon alludes to the three chimpanzees, see no evil – hear no evil – speak no evil. Imagine them all dressed as the pope.
C'mon, the "play in the masters" line is great, and that ancient 'hear no evil, speak no evil' cliché stopped being original decades ago.
@Joshua Zelinsky,
Actually there's rampant abuse of children from mullahs (in all Muslim countries) going on as well. It's just not reported.
Oh, and sex with underage boys? That's the norm in Saudi…for a very large percentage of the male Saudi population. They rationalize it by telling themselves and others that it is only "gay" if you are in a submissive or passive role. The same goes for the females there…many of them are practicing lesbians, even if they are not biologically inclined that way. You can keep the sexes apart, but you can't legislate away the sex drive.
I'm not attempting to minimize the evils of the Catholic Church, but it helps to understand that the problem is not limited to them only.
How about this one:
I find the alliteration to be particularly plentiful, playful prose.
From right here in the Bible Belt at the University of Georgia. This was in our paper yesterday.
Actually, I don't appreciate the equivalency of have consensual affairs (Tiger Woods) and raping children. Those two things are not even in the same stratosphere. And one could even interpret a little bit of mocking in that third cartoon that this story has gotten so much attention. The level of attention wasted on Woods's indiscretions is worthy of mocking — paying attention to the criminality of the Catholic church is not.
Even aside from Blitzgal's excellent point about comparing two entirely different leagues of crime, the last political cartoon is just crappy. You can tell a political cartoonist is phoning it in when their strategy is simply to take the top two headlines, combine them, and call it a day.
Isn't that the point, that the Pope and his holier-than-thou crowd would be all too eager to condemn Tiger Woods for his personal sexual misadventures while at the same time covering up the crimes of ordained pedophiles. And to prove how screwed up his perception of the relative offenses are, the cartoon Pope thinks he can distract everyone by employing the same tactics Tiger does.
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Have you ever wanted to plant and grow your own Cannabis?. Although, because of the underground nature of cannabis cultivation, there are more methods than there are gardeners.
1Prepare a shelf. Build a shelf at a comfortable working height. The shelves should provide drainage. Make your shelves 4 feet (1.2 m) long to accommodate standard fluorescent fixtures. Options for shelve width are 12 inches (30.5 cm) and 24 inches (61.0 cm). Distance between shelves must account for the height of the lighting and the flats. 18 inches (45.7 cm) is suggested for the distance between shelves.
2Provide lighting. This should be a standard 4 foot (1.2 m) fluorescent fixture, available anywhere. If you hang them with a chain and hooks, they will be more adjustable. Position lamps in a place where they will not be noticed by the casual onlooker. Cool white bulbs are suitable.
3Provide containers and drainage. Standard nursery flats fit perfectly and are commonly available. The ones that provide drainage are used. It is not recommended that you use flats that do not drain. Use something to keep the flats slightly off the shelve so as to provide drainage and circulation underneath. One suggestion is corrugated vinyl roofing material. Heating mats designed for the purpose sometimes include a wire support which works well.
4Keep the water off the floor. It is suggested that you slant your shelve ever so slightly so that the water runs towards a bucket or tub. The tubs used for mixing concrete are ideal.
5Fill smaller containers to be put in the flats. Use smaller containers that fit with the standard flats. Many configurations are available or use whatever you have. Use store bought standard potting soil, not dirt.
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7Germinate the seeds. Soak them in water overnight in a dark cabinet. Then place a paper towel in a shallow plate, place the seed upon the towel, then fold the towel over. Make sure the plate is filled with water then drain off the excess water, leaving the paper soaked and the seeds inside. Put in the cabinet. Check at least every eight hours. Avoid letting the paper dry out. You will be able to sight whether the seeds have germinated or not. The time can vary.
8Plant them. Once you have visual verification, plant the seeds in the home you have previously prepared for them. Plant them shallow, so that they are just covered. Use a pencil or your finger to make a shallow hole for the seed then cover them. Each seedling should be individually marked if the strain is rare or valuable.
9Watering. For tiny seedlings where careful and attentive watering should rule, be sure to let them dry out, but not too much. Employ plain water at first. Water gently, use a mister on it's most gentle setting to water new seedlings
10After germination, avoid over-watering. Beginners are the most likeliest to make this mistake. They want to be moist, but well drained for a successful yield.
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My Friends - Poem by Gajanan Mishra
My friends I know
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And well behaved
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Just wondering if there are other Protestant mamas out there who would be interested in a support chat/discussion, for those who don't fit into the "Traditional Catholic" thread (obviously) or "Crunchy Christian Mamas." Might be nice to talk about our parishes, ideas for observing holidays/holy days/liturgical seasons with little ones, devotional practices at home, challenges in our own spiritual lives, challenges facing the Church in general. Anyone?
mama to H. 4/05 and A. 9/08 and baby C. 10/11
Oh, yay! Lutheran (ELCA) here.
How was Palm Sunday at your church? We have a small procession at ours, and this year the RE director made palm crosses for the children to take home from service. I've never mastered that skill - growing up we only used them in sword fights before they were confiscated and placed on the mantle.
Very excited about Easter this year!
Hi - I just found this thread & I think it's a great idea! I'm Episcopalian, I sing in my church's choir and just enjoyed a lovely Holy Week and Easter. We sang the Hallelujah Chorus for Easter Sunday - we are a small choir and I think we did a really fabulous job with it:-) How was everyone else's holiday?
Had a great Easter - vibrant church celebration followed by a low-key family meal. Really couldn't ask for more. Well, except for the wisdom to have NOT worn dress shoes on pregnant feet. ;-) The heels were gone by lunchtime!
Hey, sorry I haven't checked back into this thread lately. It is funny that we only have a couple people interested--sort of reflects the state of many Protestant denominations these days. I am Episcopalian btw.
Anyway....after limping through Lent (bad morning sickness), we had a good Easter. The kids released butterflies outside during the children's Easter sermon. Good Friday service was a little lackluster, Stations of the Cross outside. Kids were welcome, but my toddler was going a little bonkers by the end.
We've been at our parish a little over a year, I feel like I ought to get a little more involved, but I am a little leery of church committees. Also, I am pregnant and I don't want to commit to anything that I can't stay involved with after our new baby arrives. What kind of time and talent does everyone else contribute?
What's everyone reading these days? I have been working my way through A Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster and listening to some Tim Keller podcasts.
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I haven't had a chance to check back lately, either - sorry! As I mentioned earlier, I sing in my church choir, which I really enjoy & I've learned a lot. Our choir director is an excellent teacher! I also joined the newcomers committee in the fall because I was interested in helping out with follow up. It's been taking a while to formulate any initiatives, but we do have a brochure that's about to be printed. Between working and keeping up w/my DS, though, I feel like I'm doing about all that I want to do right now!
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During his last illness Edwin Muir suddenly rallied and urgently asked of his devoted wife: "But there are no absolutes? No absolutes?" "No absolutes," she soothed him, "no absolutes. At all." It seems a pity that she couldn't have helped the grand old poet into a wheelchair and pushed him down the full-length gradient of the Portobello Road. He would have been utterly reassured; for this Saturday morning market gave up flogging antiques years ago; it now traffics in the long-cherished beliefs of an age, an empire, a society – us.
The main roadway is strewn with tea-cartons and the discarded household goods of our forefathers; here the stalls still glisten with silver that no Customs officer would assess as antique. An oil-man from Texas clasps an egg-boiler of unusual hideousness as if it were a Cellini and flashes a grand that no one can muster change for. "God bless the Yanks," prays the red-faced stallholder, "can't discriminate about anything except race..."
A handsome youth in a bashed-up top hat sits in the gutter trying to be Bob Dylan. He's full of retching, apocalyptic utterances about Judas Priest's Long Eternitee; his girl plays the guitar standing up, beautifully, with long fingered, palpable chords. Then in modest, long-flared skirts and highboots, she makes a respectful collection, just like church. Only when he asks her how much, do I recognise the natural vocal elegance that Charterhouse breeds in its sixth-formers.
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"Our vision of Maury Place is to be a space where people can leave their daily routines, relax, and renew their spirits"
Jeff Wells, Innkeeper
The Inn
Located in the Museum District of Richmond, Virginia, Maury Place at Monument is a luxury four-room bed and breakfast overlooking Monument Avenue. The inn combines a historically preserved home with contemporary decor and modern conveniences. Maury Place has a West Franklin Street address, but directly faces Monument Avenue and the Maury Monument, which guests can enjoy from the front porch or from the balcony of the Pathfinder Suite. The first floor, with 12-foot ceilings featuring intricate plaster work, is comprised of a spacious parlor, library, dining room, and butler's pantry. The second floor contains the four guest rooms, and the innkeepers live on the third floor.
The inn offers all guests a full gourmet breakfast, pool and hot tub access, free high speed internet, complimentary snacks and soft drinks, and free off street parking. The first floor public rooms each feature a working gas fireplace. The guest rooms are unique; two have private balconies, three have heated die bathroom floors, and three have working gas fireplaces. All guest rooms have private en suite bathrooms and high definition flat screen televisions.
With its majestic property, modern decor, and upscale amenities, Maury Place is intended to be different from many traditional B&Bs. Elements to achieve this effect include amenities such as flat screen televisions, high end bath products, and breakfast service each morning on fine china. The innkeepers, Jeff Wells and Mac Pence, hope that guests would describe Maury Place as modern, chic, sophisticated, yet relaxed.
The History
Built in 1916, this historic home has been preserved with almost 100 percent of its original structure, architectural detail, and floor plan. Moreover, the property is protected by 13 pages of historic easements that pre vent changes without the approval of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, ensuring its historic preservation in the future.
Originally built for Addie Sturdevant, a single woman who may never have lived here, the home was owned until the 1970s by the family, of Dr. Weitzel, one of Richmond's first pediatricians, who built the duplex next door for his practice in 1928. The current innkeepers are the fourth owners, and renovated the property in 2008 to be a bed and breakfast.
During the renovation, all of the electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems were modernized. All bathrooms were updated and one bathroom was added (Fontaine Suite), so that each room has an en suite bath. The third floor was turned into the innkeepers' quarters. The kitchen was remodeled, while retaining the original tile floor and subway tile on the walls. Renovations were performed by general contractor Franko Lafratta, with assistance from architect Joe Yates and interior designer Ellen Norris of Caryatid Interiors.
Owners Jeff Wells and Mac Pence took several "aspiring innkeeper" seminars, and looked at locations in both Lexington, Virginia, and Richmond before purchasing Maury Place in 2006. After two years of zoning approvals and renovation, they opened Maury Place at Monument on October 31, 2008.
Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873)
Maury Place at Monument was named for the statue of Matthew Fontaine Maury which it faces. Maury in vented the science of oceanography, the mapping of ocean currents, transforming sea travel by making it safer and faster. Known as the "Pathfinder of the Seas," Maury was internationally famous during his lifetime, and was offered numerous awards and hon ors. A number of U.S. Navy ships have borne his name, as have many schools, buildings, and landmarks in Virginia.
Unveiled in 1929, the statue depicts Maury sitting beneath a globe. The statue is not a confederate war monument per se. It was originally to have been placed in Washington, D.C., but was rejected because Maury abandoned his career with the Union to support the Confederacy. Richmond's City Council named the intersection "Maury Place" in 1921 in anticipation of the statue's placement, and the previous owners of this property adopted the name for what is now Maury Place at Monument.
Maury Place at Monument is a member of the Professional Association of Innkeepers International, as well as the Virginia Bed and Breakfast Association. Maury Place is also a certified Green Lodging by Virginia Green, administered by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
Jeff and Mac have graciously opened their home for the Museum District Association annual Spring Fling social the past two years. We really appreciate having our event in this lovely setting with these wonderful hosts!


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It was a peaceful day in Beaverton Oregon until one man snapped (most likely from lack of bacon.) A 42 year old man decided it was time to turn to a life a crime, and that his first target would be a convenience store.
Armed with a pistol the man entered the store and said something along the lines of " Gimme ya monay!! Or I'll shoot the front of your head!!!â€
To that the clerk responded with " No.â€
Puzzled by the clerks sheer intelligence the man look around and said " yea… well… I'm gonna take me one of these beers.â€
The man grabbed a beer, ran out, and jumped in his get away car. Pulling away from the store there is no doubt that the man thought to himself. "Job well done.â€
A short time later police apprehended the man and his car. They found on his person a replica hand gun and one beer. The man was charged and the beer was returned to its rightful owner, where it was sold to a 16 year old kid with a fake I.D. and then used to date rape his friends little sister.
I love happy endings.
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By Chris Harris
Arsène Wenger believes that extending the knockout phase of the Champions League has made the competition more 'spectacular'.
Europe's premier club competition adopted a second group stage when the tournament expanded in 1999. But four seasons later Uefa jettisoned that format and returned to a single group stage with a straight knockout from the last 16 to the Final.
At the time Wenger felt that the second group stage was a potential stepping stone to a European League. But he believes that interest in the Champions League has been reignited since the current format was brought in.
"It looked like it [a European League] could happen when we had the second group stage but the television did not want to buy it anymore," said Wenger.
"In fairness I supported the idea of cancelling the second group stage. But, with a distance, I feel that for the spectacular side of the competition they [Uefa] have done well.
"Every game with the direct knockout now creates a big interest. We could sell now maybe 200,000 tickets because everybody wants to see this game [between Arsenal and Milan]. It has created big interest."
Wenger would advocate one more tweak to the Champions League format - he would abolish seedings for the knockout stage. The Frenchman explained why at his pre-match press conference.
"I like the idea of completely open competition after the group stage," he said. "You cannot have protection through the group stages and then again through the direct knockout. It would be a bit unfair to protect teams twice."
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1950s and 60s West London is the setting for this fantastic new saga by Pamela Evans.
For West London girls Sal and Ann Storey, 1957 should have been one of the happiest years of their lives. Instead, the sisters' world is turned upside down when two family tragedies strike in quick succession. Left to run the family's sweetshop with their grandmother, Sal discovers she has a flair for business - but it doesn't make up for everything she and Ann have lost.
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Casio today announced two new compact point-and-shoot cameras, the Exilim Zoom EX-Z450 and Exilim Zoom EX-Z90.
Both cameras offer 12.1 megapixels of resolution and HD-quality video. The cameras are the first in the Casio lineup to feature a new Intelligent AF option that automatically identifies objects in a photo--such as pets, which are missed by standard face-detection systems--and adjusts the focus and exposure accordingly. The cameras also offer an improved Dynamic Photo feature which can detect a moving subject in one photo and place it in a different photo. Previous versions required multiple shots of the same scene. The new cameras can extract the subject from a single shot, so long as it's placed against a solid backdrop.
The EX-Z450 offers a 4X zoom and mechanical image stabilization, while the EX-Z90 offers a 3X zoom with no image stabilization. The EX-Z450 also offers a slightly larger LCD (3 inches, compared to the EX-Z90's 2.7 inches) and better battery life.
The EX-Z450, which is available in a champagne color, will sell for $200. The EX-Z90 will sell for $150 and is available in pink and black. Both cameras will ship in October.
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Saltaire, pop. 43, sees a threat to its independence
There are 80 comments on the Newsday story from Jun 7, 2008, titled Saltaire, pop. 43, sees a threat to its independence. In it, Newsday reports that:Saltaire is an island community of 43 where bicycles outnumber cars, residents think of Long Island as "the mainland," and every year, a dead dog named Pal never fails to get a write-in vote for the village ...
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#70 Jun 9, 2008
My family has owned a house in Saltaire for around 28 years and my parents have summered on Fire Island, in various communities, for nearly a half entury. I have been deeply involved in many of Saltaire's various communal activities, such as the day camp, the yacht club, and the softball league, since my youth. Saltaire is the most wonderful place on Earth to me and I consider myself a full-fledged Saltaire resident.
For years I have heard constant resentment from the village's "residents" who claim that those who summer in the village are basically transient, insensitive carpet-baggers with no regard or respect for those who live there year-round. This could not be further from the truth.
Of all the communities on Fire Island, Saltaire has perhaps the greatest retention of long-time home-owners, who have held on to and maintained homes for generations. We prohibit group renting in our town, which ensures that a large majority of homes are owned by families as well as owner occupied. Indeed, Saltaire has a communal spirit and breadth of tradition that is perhaps unmatched by any other town on the island and these attributes are carried on by the summer residents.
All who live in Saltaire appreciate those who live in the village year round, many of whom work hard throughout the winter to maintain the village for those who spend the summer out there. Furthermore, we are sympathetic to the isolation and difficult conditions that a winter life on Fire Island brings. We are all neighbors. However, the simple fact cannot be denied that although Saltaire may be seen as catering to summer residents, the village is, essentially, designed to be a summer destination and it is those who summer there who ultimately foot the bill for the village in the end. Therefore, there should be no gripe from those who live there year-round. Saltaire: Pop. 2000
#71 Jun 9, 2008
The Village of Saltaire is paradise - for the employees - where else do you have a municipality where full and part time employees are provided with free housing, free utilities, free ferry fare, full health & pension benefits and various other free perks. Obama promises change - if he can do for all Americans what Saltaire has done for its employyes he's got my vote.
#72 Jun 9, 2008
Yes i have lived there how else would
i have known the walk to the fire island and that deer run around,I even saw Geraldine Ferraro's husband the slumlord Zaccky boy in his little boat there.Creeps is the word.
I hate so called privledged by cost
i.e. gated communities.
#73 Jun 9, 2008
That is the "Fire island" lighthouse.
I hope 35 thousand city people show up
one day to use the beach.
#74 Jun 9, 2008
Great article about Saltaire, a unique little village.
#75 Jun 9, 2008
Leave Saltaire alond. It would be a tragedy if it was ruined like the once beautiful Hamptons.
By the way, to the loser who thinks Obama is going to "change" the world, read between the lines and GET REAL.
#76 Jun 9, 2008
We can't all be wealthy and call NYC
people "the city people".lol
#77 Jun 9, 2008
If you only knew the whole story: Harry Baker also posts up the number of days from labor day until all the people come back. I'm sure that he would welcome you into his beautiful home for a cocktail if only you werent such a closed minded and angry individual. Get a life and let the village be!
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#78 Jun 9, 2008
Glad to see that Harry is not what Newsday insinuated!
Having said that - Saltaire is still full of elitest idiots!!! My guess is that you're one of them - truth hurts doesn't it.
#80 Jun 9, 2008
Harry's one of the best, if not the best thing,that's happened to Saltaire. He keeps the board of trustees advised on how to best address problems with the village infrastructure. He's the watchdog for the village employees when they are napping on the job(which is most of their waking hours). If Harry at times seems angry it's with good reason - the dysfunctional administration of the village,for the most part,ignores his advice.
#81 Jun 9, 2008
Yes! That's the Long Island I know and love. Live on!
#82 Jun 9, 2008
I summered there in my grandparents house for 23 years.. Elitest people there ??
Normal people with consideration??
Almost everyone.
And most Real Rich do NOT Flash their Money at ALL. The real Rich act just like everyone else there.
Down to Earth..There is NO other PLACE like SALTAIRE.Those "Dump Codes" really keep the QUALITY OF LIFE Super Good..
#83 Jun 9, 2008
The shrimps are on the bar B.
"Read between the lines"
Since: Mar 07
#84 Jun 9, 2008
Good thing Saltaire isn't a gated community then like Seaview is
#85 Jun 9, 2008
Those poor deer. Are the ticks still the size of grapes?
"That's Un-Possible!"
Since: Jan 08
Brookhaven Hamlet, Long Island
#86 Jun 9, 2008
Don't worry bout that guy. He may have somebody's wallet but it's obvious somebody has his brain.
Guess that's what you might call a petty theft...
#87 Jun 10, 2008
Sounds like Harry is wasting his life getting all riled up counting the days .Why doesn't he have an exchange living arrangement with someone in Timbuktu for the season.
#88 Aug 14, 2008
Foley is a good example of why the village should be dissolved. He recently joind the circus of a security force there , and already a number of female security personell have quit because of his burtish manner and overt sexual comments to them. No complaint against him has been written up as mandated by federal law.
Newsday praises the saltaire market , yet doesnt mention that the price charged for a newspaper is triple the price (1.50 is charged for a .50 newspaper).
Saltaire was once a village , no doubt , but it has degenerated into a lawyer run loophole finding ,public funds grabbing private summer club.
Do a real story newsday ......
Investigate a bit and you will find its rotten core
#89 Aug 14, 2008
keeps real good watch , umm , yeah , keeps them close too , half the time they are hanging out at his place , drinking it up
#90 Aug 14, 2008
Yeah , Harry also gets a yearly paid trip to florida to "attend erosion seminars" Someone should follow him in one of his village paid trips , right into the strip joints"
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Yeah, it seemed redundant to me as well but once I read it existed I thought I should use it for consistencies sake. Simon Mac Donald http://hi.im/simonmacdonald On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Filip Maj <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > I was actually looking at the docs for that.. > > Wtf why even have an option like that? Is there a use case where you DON¹T > want that? > > On 6/27/12 1:28 PM, "Simon MacDonald" <email@example.com> wrote: > >>Did you get latest code with the commit: >> >>"Wire rotation fix to correctOrientation parameter" >> >>If you did you'll have to set correctOrientation to true in the >>options you pass to the getPicture method. >> >>Simon Mac Donald >>http://hi.im/simonmacdonald >> >> >>On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Filip Maj <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: >>> Just cloned down and tested the various options. >>> >>> Works on a Galaxy Nexus running 4.0.4. >>> On a Nexus S running 2.3.6, all pictures taken are rotated 90 degrees.. >>> But I'm not sure if this was always the case or not.. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 6/27/12 11:24 AM, "Simon MacDonald" <email@example.com> >>>wrote: >>> >>>>Hey all, >>>> >>>>I've been spending a lot of time in the Camera code recently trying to >>>>improve it in a number of ways. First off the way we were loading the >>>>entire image into a Bitmap (stored in memory) was causing some >>>>problems. For instance on my Samsung Galaxy Note a picture takes up 30 >>>>mb of memory when loaded into a Bitmap. This was causing out of memory >>>>errors in apps that use the camera. >>>> >>>>I've gone through the code and made a number of improvements. >>>> >>>>1) If the call to get picture does not require a width, height or >>>>quality change we no longer load the image into a Bitmap as it is >>>>unnecessary. Saves a ton of memory. >>>>2) If the call to get picture requires a width and height change we no >>>>longer load the entire image into a Bitmap. First we take advantage of >>>>the input sample size to load a smaller version of the image which is >>>>closer to the width and height of the one requested by the user. For >>>>instance if users calls get picture asking for a 900 x 900 image we >>>>load the image into memory using a sample size of 2 which gives us a >>>>1000 x 1000 image that is resized to 900 x 900. This saves a bunch of >>>>unnecessary memory usage as well as a 2000x2000 image is 15.6 mb while >>>>a 1000x1000 image is only 3.9 mb so the benefit on memory usage is >>>>obvious. >>>>3) I fixed an issue on Samsung devices where a picture is still stored >>>>in the Gallery even if you set saveToPhotoAlbum to false. >>>>4) I fixed the long standing issue where a picture taken in portrait >>>>mode ends up being displayed on it's side in the webview. This is >>>>because the web view just doesn't care about exif orientation >>>>information. Now I rotate all images to the normal orientation. Images >>>>display correctly in the webview, Gallery and on the desktop. >>>> >>>>So I really would like to check this in before 1.9.0 is release but >>>>I'd love if someone could look over the code just to make sure my >>>>changes are sane. >>>> >>>>https://github.com/macdonst/cordova-android/tree/cam2 >>>> >>>>Thanks... >>>> >>>>Simon Mac Donald >>>>http://hi.im/simonmacdonald >>> >
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Canada's Justin Dorey placed fourth at the Grand Prix halfpipe skiing competition in Colorado on Friday night, finishing less than four points off the podium in the pre-Olympic event.
And though the 25-year-old says fourth place is generally the toughest result to swallow, Dorey was more than happy with his 86.2 points.
"Fourth place is almost more frustrating than crashing both runs because you're so close to the podium, but I've never been so happy with fourth," said Dorey, who was born in Calgary but now resides in Whistler, B.C.
"I can use that for one of my qualifier results for the Olympics and that's definitely my priority heading into the Games."
American Aaron Blunck took gold with 92.0 points, followed by Kevin Rolland of France, and Gus Kenworthy of the U.S. with 90.2 and 90 points, respectively. Simon Dumont, the two-time X Games halfpipe champion who pulled out last week with a concussion, finished fifth.
After a safe first run, Dorey landed two double-cork 1260's in his second run to finish fourth in the 12-man event.
"I'm still playing it pretty safe," said Dorey, who missed part of last season after having surgery to repair damaged ligaments in his left shoulder. "I have one or two other double-flips that I want to put into my run.
"Those are the most technical tricks you can do in the halfpipe these days. Typically a winning run will have two doubles, but there have been runs with three and that's definitely where the sport is going right now."
Sherwood Park, Alta., native Mike Riddle placed seventh with 80.40 points, while Victoria's Matt Margetts finished 10th.
In the women's event, American Brita Sigourney took first place after finishing third last week. Maddie Bowman, also of the U.S., finished second.
Megan Gunning was the only Canadian in the women's field. The 21-year-old Calgary resident placed 12th.
In slopestyle, 15-year-old Maggie Voisin posted the best score in qualifying. She'll go last in Saturday's final, hoping to add to a third-place finish on her birthday last week.
Germany's Lisa Zimmerman finished second and American Greta Eliassen was third in qualifying on a snowy, windblown day that was tough on some top contenders.
American Devin Logan and Canadian Kim Lamarre, who finished 1-2 last week, each failed to make finals.
Logan, who is also trying to qualify in halfpipe, finished fourth in that final.
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Three men held over assault on 5 boys
Three men were arrested yesterday over an alleged indecent assault on five expatriate boys playing near a building site at Discovery Bay on Lantau Island.
A police source said the boys, aged between seven and 12, were alleged to have been touched indecently by the men on Saturday.
The boys stayed around the site for more than an hour before returning home and telling their parents what had happened.
The three men were all said to be construction workers.
But the police's handling of the case and the limited police presence in Discovery Bay, a development popular with expatriate families, have drawn criticism.
Last night, a police spokesman confirmed three men were being questioned.
No one had been charged and the Lantau district crime squad was investigating.
Amy Yung Wing-sheung, who represents Discovery Bay on the Islands district council, says she believes the area is still a safe place to live and serious crimes are rare.
But she was angered by the police's handling of the case.
'Both officers inside the [development's] police post told me they knew nothing about the case when I approached them [on Sunday],' said Yung, who has lived at Discovery Bay for 28 years.
'They said we could go to the police station at Tung Chung for more information.'
The police station was a full-scale operation until the Discovery Bay Tunnel opened in 2000, allowing road access to the development for the first time.
It is usually open for only three hours a day.
The 17,000 residents have to approach police in Tung Chung for assistance at other times.
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