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Tap it out with a dowel rod. It takes two minutes tops.
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My father and I were out at the range when a WWB 9mm round failed to fire in his XDM 9. It locked up the slide, but I managed to reach in from the magwell and release the extractor so I could break the gun down. From what I can see, the bullet never made it out of the casing, but managed to somehow jam in the breech. This happened over a month ago but I'm just now getting to it. He and I are planning another range day so I'd like to get this taken care of sooner than later. Any pointers or advice on how to get it out of there?
Tap it out with a dowel rod. It takes two minutes tops.
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When you say the round is "locked up in the slide" do you mean the round is unfired, yet fully chambered? There's no way to set off the primer if you tap it out with a dowel from the muzzle end of the barrel.....just be sure to discard the round and check the barrel for any damage. To be on the safe side.....when you tap out the round with that dowel, please don't be looking down the barrel. I'd point the barrel off to the side just in case something unexpected happens.....
Is there a cartridge stuck in the chamber? Or a bullet stuck in the barrel?
Was there any noise or recoil when the round failed to fire?
You mentioned that you broke the gun down - I take it that you mean the barrel is separated from the slide. Is this correct?
Just to clarify: No bullet in the barrel, just a complete cartridge in the chamber. The striker did hit the primer, it has a normal size dimple on it....just no bang. Austin, yes I disassembled the gun and took the barrel out of the slide.
I've had a few rounds lock up slides in the past,usually reloads,I take a flat blade screwdriver and insert between the slide and barrel chamber,there is usualle a place that allows it,then I pry it back and voila unstuck slide,works the same way on an AR15 bolt,you can see the 1/2 moon notch at the front,if the bolt is stuck insert a tool and pry it back
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You may be able to pry the brass loose with a screwdriver against the rim of the casing - but powder will dump everywhere, and the bullet will still be stuck. So - yes, tap it from the muzzle end. Lay the back end of the barrel on a flat surface. The primer worked or else the bullet wouldn't be stuck - so don't worry about setting it off again. The powder itself is quite flammable, but not explosive unless completely confined. The bullet won't be going anywhere except the direction you tap it (back towards the chamber).
I've done this many ways. Ideally with a punch rod. From experience it can be done with a knife or multitool (provided I'm picturing the right thing here).
Setting the round off, I'm not sure if that would happen but you could always take precautions. Eye pro, gloves and other protective gear if your worried about it. I've pulled rounds out of hand guns, shot runs, machine guns to include the M2 50 cal with a knife or pliers. As long as you don't have a hot barrel then you are probably all set to just pull it out. A hot barrel is another story but I don't think that is what your asking about here.


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After Goldie Hawn slipped up in a recent interview by saying that her daughter, Kate Hudson, is married to Matthew Bellamy, she's now backtracking by saying that her words were twisted.
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For the past two decades, Boston-based photographer John Soares has been capturing the essence of real people in their real environments. Some people might categorize his work as environmental portraiture but Soares is much more than that. He is a photographer who loves and uses natural light, has refreshing composition and delivers content with a sense of honesty and visual economy in every shot. He is able to transition seamlessly between the digital and the analog worlds. He has shot editorial and advertising for major publications and tops advertising clients some of which include Starbucks, Staples, Rounder Records, Fidelity Investments, Scientific American, The Scientist, Tufts University, Technology Review and Harvard University.
In the last few years, Soares has been photographing his real people for the Roca annual reports with client, Christine Antonellis Design, also based out of Boston. Roca is Spanish and stands for rock-solid foundation. It is a non-profit outcome-driven organization in Chelsea, Massachusetts that has created a successful intervention model that seeks out and helps the most difficult, troubled youth in communities. Roca works with young people and young parents who are in gangs, in and out of state systems, use drugs and alcohol and are poor and often homeless. It intervenes with its High-Risk Intervention Model that provides intensive services to young people at risk with programs for optimal health, growth and development for infancy and early childhood, education, job readiness and life skills to help reinforce values and principles. Roca has been praised for its best practices by many local and international governments and advocates and service providers. They know that given the right tools, these young people can not only survive, but can thrive.
On the most recent annual report, Soares had to visually translate Roca's mission: A world where young people are no longer lost to violence and poverty. There is a future where young people have real opportunities to leave the streets, get jobs and take responsibility for their lives. Antonellis and Soares have worked together for about 10 years on various projects. Prior to Antonellis starting her own design business in 2009, the two worked on the 2009 RFK Children's Action Corp annual report and images for Avatar Pharmaceutical Services and Combinatorx. The Roca Annual reports have been the most complex projects by far but also the most rewarding.
Soares' commitment to honesty in his subjects has been a perfect fit for the past and present assignments but there are challenges. He photographed the actual young people in the community in such a way as to bring out a part of them that went beyond the tough facade but also showed respect for who they are and their struggles. Soares shot with a Canon 5D camera with 24-70mm 2.8 and 70-200mm 2.8 lenses. He had natural lighting available most of the time and used a disc reflector and at times had a Dynalite set up and 1000wi pack and heads.
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A pair of alumni of the Textile, Apparel and Merchandising Division, or TAM, in the LSU School of Human Ecology, returned to speak to LSU College of Agriculture students about their experiences both at LSU and in the fashion design industry.
Taking place at the LSU AgCenter's LaHouse Home and Landscape Resource Center on Feb. 13, designers Natasha Popich Miller and Stephanie Young fielded questions from students in the Agriculture Residential College's Food, Fitness and Fashion track.
Miller, a Belle Chasse native and 2010 graduate in apparel design now living in Denham Springs, owns and operates Natasha Marie LLC, which offers custom bridal gowns and evening wear. The recipient of the 2010 LSU Senior Design Award, Miller also designed the suit worn by Louisiana First Lady Supriya Jindal during the 2012 Louisiana Governor's Inauguration. To learn more, visit www.natashamariebridal.com.
A native of St. Gabriel now based in New Orleans, Young has been recognized as a top new designer in the South, thanks to winning Top Designer honors at 2012 Fashion Week New Orleans. She is a 2011 apparel design graduate of LSU who currently specializes in designing and creating handcrafted, custom-made evening gowns. To learn more about Young, visit www.stephaniemyoung.com.
Miller and Young said that while the paths they took to their current successes were quite different, their education through the TAM program gave them both a strong background.
Miller said she took up sewing at the age of 10, after learning from her grandmother. As most young girls do, Miller said, she often dreamed of her wedding day, sketching her dream dresses. After taking art classes in high school, she said, she knew she wanted to become a bridal gown designer. During her time at LSU, Miller said she learned fundamentals including flat patternmaking, draping, advanced sketching and sewing classes, computer-aided design and textile science.
Young's interest in fashion design came more out of necessity, she said.
"My mom tried to teach me how to sew when I was young," she said. "I really started sewing only about two years before starting in the TAM program. In high school, I'd go shopping for formal dresses and couldn't find exactly what I wanted, so I'd come up with ideas and work with my mom to create my own dresses."
Young said that she first began her studies at LSU as a business major. However, after three years, she found herself changing her major to apparel design.
"I had a revelation one day," she said. "I'd been creating these dresses for myself and thought, 'Why can't I do this in real life, too?' So, on a hunch, I switched majors."
Miller stressed to the students the importance of gaining work experience while in college. At LSU, she completed a fashion field study in China in 2007 and interned with New Orleans designer and fellow LSU alumna Suzanne Perron in 2009. It was during this internship that she learned to hand-bead Mardi Gras Queen gowns, draft patterns and construct the inside of wedding and debutante gowns. She also participated in the prestigious Dallas Career Day 2010, placing third in the "Little Red Dress" category.
"Definitely get as much experience as you can," Miller said. "It's hard to balance school and work, but it's definitely well worth it. Experience is never bad, even though you might have a bad experience."
Miller said that while studying at LSU, she also worked as a bridal gown consultant, where she learned the ins and outs of the bridal industry.
"The experience of getting into that bride's head when you're selling dresses helps when you're designing a dress from scratch," she said.
Like Miller, Young interned with Perron, where she said she mastered the art of construction and fit.
"I believe we did, by far, more sewing there than the people who did internships at companies in New York," she said.
When asked about what she felt was the hardest part about starting her own business, Miller said that having the confidence to branch out on one's own can be difficult.
"When you do go out on that route, it's all on you," she said. "If you're not confident in yourself and motivated to push and reach your goals to get where you want to be one day, no one else will do it for you. It's about having confidence in your product and in what you want to do, wrapping your mind around what you want to do and having a specialty."
Young agreed, adding that figuring out a target market is crucial, especially in the fashion industry. Each said that word of mouth and the rise of websites and social media, including Facebook and Twitter, have helped in advertising their business.
"You can figure out what your style is, but it has to relate to what people really need and really want," she said.
Both Miller and Young said the knowledge and experience they gained while at LSU definitely helped them achieve their respective successes.
"Mrs. Elva (Bourgeois, undergraduate coordinator and instructor) taught me so much, and I still refer back to my notes from her class," Miller said. "It's nice to know I can always go back to the basics. LSU definitely gives you all the stepping stones. I've saved all my notes and all of my books. Also, the connections here with people in New York are great for work experience."
"I feel like my experience at LSU was a bit more of reality," Young said. "I don't think I'd move to New York. It's not who I am. It's such a small program here that everyone is like family. You can be creative here, create what you want and live your dreams, and still see your friends that you went to school with around town and help each other out."
Bourgeois said having Miller and Young come back to speak to the younger students is a prime example of the relationships built within the TAM program.
"I can tell you where they sat in the classroom and some of the things they wore when they were students," she said. "Both of these young ladies were always in class, anxious to learn and asked questions. It's like you could see that they were headed for success. We read and hear about them, but seeing them is always a joy. Hearing them talk about their experiences is what's so valuable to the students."
Prior to the question-and-answer session, the students and faculty toured the LaHouse facility. Located on Gourrier Drive, the facility features a permanent showcase house with exhibit and resource room, seven acres of educational landscape exhibits, a multi-media teaching center, and educational outreach to consumers, professionals and youth that address national and regional challenges. It includes a wide range of practical and proven solutions that integrate the LaHouse benefits criteria, from no-cost to higher-end, high-performance products and systems for both new and existing homes. More information on LaHouse is available online at www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/home/la_house.
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When Gov. Gary Herbert met with Snake Valley citizens, he explained the state's position on the proposed water-sharing agreement with Nevada ("Governor discusses water battle in Snake Valley," Tribune, March 21). The belief here is that he allow water to be pumped to Las Vegas.
If the pact is signed, Utah will have lost the battle to keep its lawful share of the water in Snake Valley. The question will no longer be how best to protect the resources and water rights in Snake Valley. It will be what percent each state is entitled to, regardless of the consequences.
One of the greatest ecological mistakes is in Owens Valley, Calif., from where the Los Angeles aqueduct took its water and springs dried up and groundwater-dependent vegetation died. Let us not repeat this mistake.
Already, our water table is falling, springs are drying up and we are in a water deficit. We see evidence of this everywhere. Will there be enough water to protect the water rights and life here in Snake Valley?
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Quote:Its not water weight - that would give you fluctuating readings, and if you were consistently short 14lbs of body water, you would probably be dead, not complaining Easy way to confirm this is to check the colour of your urine. If its dark (anywhere from Iron Bru to black tea), you are dehydrated. If its light yellow or clear, then you are fine.If you have lost 14lbs in 3 weeks, then you are in starvation mode. No way can you lose more than a couple of lbs per week without catabolising muscle tissue. I notice that your recent posts have related to oestrogen blockers and pro-hormones. Am I right in thinking that you have been restricting your eating and trying to use these things to prevent muscle loss?If so, welcome to the world of BS supplements.If not, then it doesnt matter- either your 1800 cals is not enough to cope with your physical requirements (whats your training regime these days?), or they are nutritionaly defficient/unbalanced.Of course the other possibility is that your scales are faulty.Home BF scales are notoriously temperamental, and electrostatic testing has strict protocols to get an accurate reading anyway.Follow these steps to maximise consistency in readings.1. Put new batteries in scales2. Keep scales on the same hard surface, in a constant temperature3. only use them once a week, on the same day of the week, at the same time of the day, wearing the exact same clothes (or lack of them).4. personal protocols: No food or caffeine for 2 hours before test. water only up until 1 hour before test.Nothing at all in hour before test. Empty bowels before test. Having done all that, the readings still wont be accurate, but they will be comparable test to test.
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When it comes to hiring or promotion decisions, courts will rarely meddle when companies make honest decisions—even if those decisions aren't the best or most rational ones. Unless there's some other underlying discriminatory reason, judges generally won't second-guess even boneheaded decisions.
Recent case: Roger Turner, who is black, worked as an Akron firefighter and paramedic. When he claimed he was forced to work in a racially hostile environment, the city settled his complaint and Turner continued to work.
Turner later asked to opt out of his role as a paramedic to concentrate on firefighting. The city allowed him and several others to do so. Then, after a new collective bargaining agreement went into effect, he asked to resume his paramedic duties.
The city refused, citing budgetary reasons. The new union contract allowed paramedics up to 164 hours per year in overtime to attend continuing paramedic training, and all new hires had to be able to work as both paramedics and firefighters. As the city already had to allow overtime for all new firefighters, keeping Turner on firefighter-only status saved it overtime.
Turner argued that the city's stated reason was really a cover for race discrimination, pointing out that the stated financial reason didn't sound valid. After all, he already had paramedic training, so the city would at least save on the initial training cost.
The court refused to second-guess the city's reasoning, absent the evidence that the discrimination claim had any basis in fact. Although perhaps not perfect, the decision about Turner's status was rational. (Turner v. City of Akron, No. 5:06-CV-3023, ND OH, 2008)


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Over five years in the making, one of the longest infractions cases in NCAA history has finally come to a close. USC's appeal of their sanctions for lack of institutional control, the hardest hitting set of penalties since the "death penalty" SMU's football program received in the late 1980s, has been denied by the NCAA. The Trojans' athletic director Pat Haden will not sue the NCAA for making mistakes in the case.
USC had hoped precedents of recent leniency would help them in their appeal. Namely, Ohio State using ineligible players during the season and then having those same players being allowed to play in last season's Sugar Bowl before sitting out the first five games of this year. I don't really know what USC was thinking by appealing. They had no shot of winning the appeal. The NCAA is not even done with Ohio State. It's getting uglier by the day and Dan Wetzel suggests that the school should get serious about the situation. Allowing those key players to play in the game was about the market value of the bowl game, plain and simple.
The Trojan football team will lose thirty scholarships over the next three years (which is far more important than the vacated wins) and can only sign a maximum of 15 players per season and have a roster of 75 players, ten fewer than the current FBS maximum. USC is also on a two year postseason ban. Seniors on the current team are also being allowed to transfer to other schools and play right away.
The BCS will now have to meet to decide whether or not the Trojans will be stripped of their 2004 BCS National Championship. The executive director of the BCS does not know how soon the decision will occur but we should expect it "sooner, rather than later." My organization, the FWAA, has already taken away the Grantland Rice Trophy it awards annually the national champion. The AP is not going to take away the title it awarded to USC.
Is it fair to penalize players who had nothing to do with the situation at USC that drew the sanctions? I keep saying players and not student-athletes because a scholarship reduction penalizes educational opportunities. But what about fining the school or making the institution return monies received during the time period ineligible players were used? At all but 14 schools with athletic departments which turn a profit, that money would come from the schools budget, hurting the general student population.
I wish decisions from the NCAA like this one help to push the FBS toward independence from the NCAA.


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I would appreciate your thoughts and experience that you may have with using alt tags with your targeted keywords for images.
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Just be careful to use alt text in the right spirit: e.g., "doughnut photo" and not "doughnuts donuts crullers krapfen beignets breakfast foods baked goods krispy kreme dunkin donuts winchells tim horton."
[edited by: Robert_Charlton at 9:56 pm (utc) on Dec. 2, 2008]
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I would appreciate your thoughts and experience that you may have with using alt tags with your targeted keywords for images.
About six years ago I switched to using the "title" tag.
Thereafter I consistently saw other sites pages gaining weight because of text contained in "alt" tags.
As a result, last year (2007) I edited all of my pages, removing the title tag and replacing with alt.
I haven't back-tracked for any gain in SE weight because I had fought the lack-of-change for so long and remain confident in the positive effect of using "alt".
There have been some previous discussions of this topic at Webmaster World, although I cannot tell you what forum or period, rather that I recall the discussion becuase I was interested in making the 2007 change.
Usually it is for...
For people with low bandwidth connections, who may opt not to load graphics
For people using handheld devices
For people with disabilities who use assistive technology, such as refreshable braille displays or screen readers
For people using a pay per transferred data connection
For people who may not have Adobe Flash enabled
While the use of meaningful alt text is necessary to comply with accessibility standards, and is good practice, sometimes an image is used for purely decorative purposes and then you should use an empty alt attribute (alt="").
W3C also states that "While alternate text may be very helpful, it must be handled with care. Authors should observe the following guidelines:
Do not specify irrelevant alternate text when including images intended to format a page, for instance, alt="red ball" would be inappropriate for an image that adds a red ball for decorating a heading or paragraph. In such cases, the alternate text should be the empty string (""). Authors are in any case advised to avoid using images to format pages; style sheets should be used instead.
Do not specify meaningless alternate text (e.g., "dummy text"). Not only will this frustrate users, it will slow down user agents that must convert text to speech or braille output.
Implementors should consult the section on accessibility for information about how to handle cases of omitted alternate text."
I believe there was a time when they dropped alt text from the cache entirely, and it was big news when the text cache began showing the alt text for a linked image as anchor text.
I've seen some boosts from the alt text for a linked image, probably not as much as the boost for a text link would provide, but it's been noticeable on some phrases. I've not seen any boost from alt text in unlinked images, which doesn't mean it isn't happening.
In the current climate, I certainly would be careful of dropping gratuitous keywords into alt text.
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If the image is on an inner page and it is linked to the homepage, can that be considered as a link?
Thank you for differentiating about the value of alt text in linked images and unlinked images.
[edited by: Robert_Charlton at 12:07 am (utc) on Dec. 3, 2008]
I think it somewhat depends upon the market space your keywords are in. I can't imagine it's a one size fits all situation. Highly suspect markets combined with a few too many keywords in the ALTs might raise a red flag whereas the exact same coding structure and number of keywords in a quieter market sector may not. Purely hypothetical of course.
1) As mentioned, Alt Text assists the visually impaired by providing something their reader can 'read' to them to describe what is contained in the image In Matt Cutts' famous video example of an image of his cat, Emma, with a ball of yarn, he suggests "Matt Cutts' cat Emma and a ball of yarn" as a good alt text. Similarly, it provides a description of the image to those surfing with images turned off.
2) Alt Text is used as a signal to Google to give them clues as to what the image is about. Having alt text "Matt Cutts' cat Emma and a ball of yarn" should help your image rank in Google's image search for search phrases like "Matt Cutts' cat" or "cat and ball of yarn".
NOTE: The name of the image itself can also serve as another signal to Google indicating what the image is about. Image name 19188279.jpg tells them nothing about the image. Image name cat-and-ball-of-yarn.jpg gives them a 'hint' of what the image is of. I view this as analogous to using keyword rich page names in your URL.
3) If an image is used as a link to another page then the alt text also serves as a signal to Google about what the target page for the link is about similar to the way the link text in a hyperlink is used to signal what the page being linked to is about.
The alt text should describe the image first and foremost for the visually impaired or those surfing with images turned off. If you can work in keywords without it becoming spammy, great. I keep them short, typically no more than 10-15 words, but shorter if it is sufficient enough to describe the image.
[edited by: ZydoSEO at 3:54 am (utc) on Dec. 3, 2008]
Gouri, just for you, DO NOT PUT "Red widget build process" ; "built red widget" ; "building red widgets" ad naseum as your alt text. It is far more likely to hurt than help.
That said, do use alt text. It might help you rank MARGINALLY better, but your focus should be usability. Remember, Google wants to return results to SERPs that users want to click on. Thus, build pages people want to use, and Google will reward you. There is some great advice from other members about W3C and usability. Heed it.
Apart from that, for answers to questions in the form "will this very specific thing improve my ranking", there is no substitute for testing, or at the very least LOOKING AT THE CODE of other sites- both HIGHLY and POORLY ranked, and analysing what has worked and what hasn't.
Also, I will pay attention to the names of the images and not put many different keywords in the alt text hoping that it will help me in the SERP. I will write what properly describes the image.
I agree with Shaddows. That is exactly why I said "The alt text should describe the image first and foremost for the visually impaired or those surfing with images turned off. If you can work in keywords without it becoming spammy, great. "
If the image is actually that of a red widget being built, then it would be appropriate to use "red widgets being manufactured" or something to that affect as your alt text. But if the image is of some seksi woman standing on the beach in a thong bikini and you're using "red widget build process" as your alt text, that will definitely not withstand a manual review should you get reported.
Does Alt Text Help Ranking?
gouri, how about this? Stop worrying about what helps ranking and what doesn't. If you do things naturally without over thinking things, you'll probably be just fine.
You may want to read through these documents carefully. Everything you need to know about SEO is right here...
HTML 4.01 Specification
Index of Elements
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After reading and assimilating the above information, you will be leaps and bounds ahead of many others. Everything you need to know is written above, you just need to read and understand it.
There are no conflicting opinions in the specifications above. Stop reading all that other crap and read the authorities on the subject. Use the Search Engine Webmaster Guidelines in addition to the above and you'll be just fine.
My site is a photographic image gallery. When I am adding the alt text for the thumbnail links to the images, and the actual display images themselves, should I be adding the words 'link to photograph' and 'gallery photograph' to the alt text (in addition to other appropriate alt text), or is that just stating the obvious because the search engines take that into account already?
I presume that search engines know damned well when they are links to images and display images, but in the case of a text reader program for visually-impaired visitors, I'm wondering if I would indeed have to write 'link to photograph' and 'gallery photograph' so that the reader program tells the user.
Yes, I realize that visually-impaired users may well not be interested in photographs, but I'm using that as the common example.
Thanks very much,


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I have firearms for the same reason I have a chainsaw, a tiller, a generator, an axe (or 3) and many other tools. Situational preparation. It's not fear, it's logic.
oh, but you do not mention the length of the chainsaw blade.
Why do we need an 18 inch blade when a 14 incher will do?
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text: I really wish the story had a more definite outcome. I was coming back from a small-group meeting last night and saw these weird lights behing me. I didn't even notice since my car was cold and it was in the low 50s last night. Speed limit changed from 45 to 35 so I slow down from 50 to 40. The car behind me changes lane and flies past me and I noticed it was a blue EVO8. I so want to run against one so when he pasted me and got infront of me I "flashed" the highbeams a few times to get his attention. He's doing 45+ but I'm not going more than 40 since there are usually cops in the area. We both turn onto another road and he floors it when he's 3+ cars ahead of me. I "flashed" him again but he doesn't slow down and he's doing 70+ in a 45 so I just cruise a 50 like usual. I was hoping he'd pull next to me at 20 or so and we could do a few runs. Well, there's always a next time. If whoever was in a EVO8 last night in Roswell and Upper Roswell is reading this and you want to run let me know.


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After more than a year of a "virtual" friendship, gift exchanges and IMing, I finally met the infamous justJENN in person tonight! We had a yummy dinner and she gave me the fabulous wedding programs she created for us. In addition, she gave me a really nice frame with our monogram and one of our engagement pics!
It was only appropriate that we had dinner on a Thursday night, the same night as our mutually favorite show, The Office. Tonight they aired a couple fake "More You Know" PSAs during commercials in honor of April Fool's Day. They have about a dozen more on their site, all of which Brent and I watched. Our absolute favorite was this one, for obvious reasons. (You may have to sit through a short ad to watch it.) There's also another wedding-related one that's pretty funny.
I'm happy to report that the weather forecast is looking better and better. Thanks for all the kind words! Keep doing the anti-rain dance. It's working!
While you're at it, you can add anti-weird-wedding-dreams dances. Tuesday night I dreamt that Wentworth Miller was trying to woo me away from Brent with love notes that he was sneaking out of prison to give me. Last night I dreamt that Nick Lachey tried to hit on me while hanging out on Santa Monica Pier. I tried to get away in a VW Bug, but the key broke in the ignition. Strange...
"SORRY? No, pal, sorry doesn't cut it. You left me standing on the ALTAR! My mother had come all the way from France! I was wearing her white heirloom wedding dress! THE CAKE WAS FILLED WITH LEMON CUSTARD!" - Benjamina Gunn, Muppet Treasure Island


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Sandy Beall, founder and CEO of Ruby Tuesday Inc. (RT) recently announced his intention to bow out from management and the board. Since its inception, the company's operating policy has been regulated by Beall, who is also the Chairman of the Board.
Ruby Tuesday will start to look for a suitable replacement immediately. A committee of the board will monitor the entire transition process. The committee intends to seek help from an executive search firm to find efficient successors for the aforesaid positions. During this session of leadership changes, Beall will continue to assume all three positions to ensure a smooth transition.
Sandy Beall is about to retire after running the Tennessee-based company for 40 years. Under his leadership, the company achieved new heights in terms of overall performance and profitability, implementation of strategies, and organic as well as inorganic expansion.
He opened the first Ruby Tuesday outlet in Knoxville, Tennessee in the year 1972. Ten years later, the concept with all its 16 units was acquired by Morrison, Inc. During the following years, the chain kept flourishing and expanded to over 300 outlets. However, after doing a fairly good job, Ruby Tuesday spun off from Morrison Restaurants in 1996.
As of now, Beall, with more than 30,000 team members, is accountable for the company's 740 owned and 85 franchised Ruby Tuesday restaurants. The company also owns and operates the fast-casual dining concept Lime Fresh Mexican Grill and the casual dining concept Marlin & Ray's.
We appreciate the company's future strategies including improving margins by lowering costs, driving same-restaurant sales through several value offerings, focusing on low capital growth opportunities and returning excess cash to shareholders.
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Bank of the West Assistant Branch Manager I (Milwaukie) in Milwaukie, Oregon
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What sets Bank of the West apart from other banks is our team members–they embody the optimistic spirit of the West. There is a spirit here that drives us to do more. Our team of more than 10,000 employees is vital to the success of our Bank. They reflect our modern western values—straightforward, entrepreneurial and optimistic. We seek to create a corporate culture that fosters and rewards excellence, encourages creative thinking and respects diversity – an environment where team members are engaged, supportive of one another and enthusiastic about serving our customers. Bank of the West offers the stability of a company that has a 135 year history and is part of BNP Paribas, a European leader in global banking and financial services and one of the 6 strongest banks in the world. We offer opportunities across our diverse business lines – Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, National Finance, Wealth Management.
The Assistant Branch Sales Manager position is responsible for fostering growth of relationships with the Bank. This role develops new loan and deposit business and expands account relationships with existing customers and coordinates all the sales activities in the branch.
Main Responsibilities
Leads the sales effort in the branch by implementing promotional campaigns and product initiatives.
Leads sales meetings and provides training on selling bank products and providing superior customer service.
Manages the more complex sales transactions of the branch and cross sells products and services, including mortgage loans.
Assists the Branch Manager with all team member activities related to sales staff including: interviewing, hiring, coaching, and performance management
Assists the Branch Manager in leading sales of the Relationship Banker team by: establishing annual performance targets, providing direction and support through activity based coaching and skill development.
Assists with ensuring that the branch team members meets all regulatory compliance standards and follows all operating policies and procedures.
In the Branch Manager's absence the position will manage all aspects of the branch.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum three years of experience in Retail Banking with strong sales and management skills
Strong relationship building skills
Complete understanding of all Bank deposits and credit product and services
Experience with customer transactions, overrides, Insufficient Funds and Overdraft guidelines and certifications
Computer experience, preferably with Touchpoint Teller and New Account Systems
Required: High School Diploma or GED
Preferred: Bachelor's Degree.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
The regulations implementing the S.A.F.E. Act statute require that individual mortgage loan originators be registered with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.
Bank of the West is an Equal Opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers without regard to any status protected by applicable law. Bank of the West is also an Affirmative Action employer - Minority / Female / Disabled / Veteran.
Bank of the West will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance subject to the requirements of all state and federal laws and regulations.
Job: Sales
Location: United States-Oregon-Milwaukie
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Voskanian's Holy Cross Chapel on the southeastern corner of the complex was an addition after the Iranian Revolution of 1979, which certainly encapsulates, not only Voskanian's artistic brilliance, but also his lifelong commitment to both the people but also to history and modernity. Although initially the complex was designed and used as a secular space,
Voskanian undertook his largest commission in 1971 for the Ararat Armenian Cultural Organization: a 10,000 seat athletic stadium in northern Tehran.Some 2-hectare land, surrounding the 17th-century Vanak cemetery, was gifted to the Armenian community by Mohammad Reza Shah.
Vartan is one the most prolific Architects of the first Pahlavi era. His main activities continued until 1330 AHS (1950s) and he succeeded to design and establish a lot of valuable buildings at different scales. The physical features of the buildings that have remained from Vartan era include concrete facade, extended concrete frames and full and empty spaces. Vartan has not used the decorative elements in the design of buildings.
When the employer began discussions about the project with the architectural group in May 2015, he intended to have a building designed with details as follows: a seven-story building with steel structure consisting of one underground floor for parking lots, storerooms, boiler room; the ground floor allocated to parking lots; as well as five other floors with one apartment of 165 sqm...
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Rooja Tejarat Azarestan, a subsidiary of Azarestan group, is a trading company well known as a leading and reliable supplier for high quality branded building products in the country of Iran. Founded in 2010, Rooja aimed to fill the clear gap in Iranian market for high quality and high-end building products.
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Q Hotel – Oulton Hall Hotel & Spa
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Local Attractions
Temple Newsam estate, the Royal Armouries, and Lotherton Hall estate are within easy reach of QHotels Oulton Hall.
Family Friendly
There are children's menus available, family rooms, and splash times in the pool
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The hotel has a range of leisure facilities and offers treatments courtesy of ESPA, St Tropez, Jessica, and Mii, but is not a specialised spa.
The hotel is surrounded by its own 27-hole golf complex including two courses; Calverley Course, and The Hall Course, with 18 holes and 9 holes respectively.
Scenic Location
The rural surroundings of the hotel provide idyllic walks along the canal or simply a place to enjoy the view.
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Providing a complete leisure experience, Oulton Hall's Health Club comprises a contemporary design addition to the historic building, and includes a range of facilities such as a gym and exercise studio, a hydro pool, sauna, steam room and experience showers. Additionally there is a 27-hole golf resort with two courses, which is a must for golf aficionados.
The spa provides treatments and therapies courtesy of the ESPA product line, including hot stone massages, algae wraps and envelopments as well as a collection of finishing touches.
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With all the grandeur of an 18th Century estate, QHotels Oulton Hall is a former family home that is now the setting for a 152 room hotel in the heart of rural Yorkshire.
A key part of the hotel is the culinary experience and comprises of the Calverley Grill - a two-rosette awarded restaurant, and the less formal Claret Jug for lighter bites in a contemporary environment. Meanwhile the Drawing Room is open for light bites and sandwiches throughout the day. The Champagne Bar is the perfect place for pre or post dinner drinks and offers a fine selection of wine, spirits and over 50 champagnes.


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Met Life, Known for Life Insurance, May Part With Its Agents
MetLife is in talks to part ways with the life insurance agents who long defined one of the world's biggest life insurance companies.
Multiple Factors Cause High Prescription Drug Prices in US
Sticker-shocked patients increasingly wonder why prices for prescription drugs continue to rise in the U.S.
Fraud Case Alleges Hundreds of Surgeries by Non-Doctor
The patient was unconscious and ready for surgery, but the doctor was not in.
Clinton Aims to Tackle Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs
Hillary Rodham Clinton proposed a series of steps on Wednesday to lessen the burden of out-of-pocket medical bills for Americans covered by President Barack Obama's health care law.
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Comedian Jon Stewart traveled to Capitol Hill to lobby Congress for an extension on healthcare benefits for 70,000 emergency workers involved in the 9/11 cleanup.
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Folks I've been using a lil Sony Cybershot, DSC-W55 or something like that, 7.2 MP for the last two years. This is one tough lil camera with many a morning in the blind and in the rain and even did great on the ski slopes in 5 degree weather.
It takes awesome still shots within maybe 10-20 yards but I'd like to get as much as I can out of it until I take the leap to DSLR with more zoom, etc.
Question is, any of you out there intimately familiar with this line of cameras and it's features? I know nothing about shutter speed, exposure, etc. I've had good luck with just using the auto mode and have published many many photos in state magazines.
For example, I was scouting recently and tried to shoot some groups of BW teal getting up around me but birds came out blurry. Any help??? Is there anything I can do, setting to change, to improve its performance with action shots? Thanks for any help guys, trying to put off the cost of a DSLR for now.


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Click here for the Answers to Ancient Egypt questions1. Q: What dynasties ruled during what is called the Old Kingdom (2755-2255 bc)?A: 1st - 3rdB: 3rd - 6thC: 4th - 7thD: 6th - 12th-------------------------------------2. Q: Where was the capital of the Old Kingdom?A: CairoB: AlexandriaC: MemphisD: Nile City-------------------------------------3. Q: Who was Zoser's architect who build the first monumental structure out of stone blocks instead of mud brick?A: ImhotepB: SaqqarahC: SnefruD: Gerzea-------------------------------------4. Q: Who built the first true pyramid at Dashor?A: King ZoserB: King SnefruC: King KhufuD: King Khafre-------------------------------------5. Q: Who built the Great Pyramid at Giza?A: ZoserB: KhafreC: KhufuD: Snefru-------------------------------------6. Q: Who was the Egyptian's Sun God?A: IsisB: SolC: GizaD: Ra-------------------------------------7. Q: Which ruler introduced the sun god Ra to the Egyptian religion?A: SnefruB: KhufuC: KhafreD: Radjedef-------------------------------------8. Q: What were the Egyptian rulers called?A: PharoahsB: KingsC: TsarsD: Regents-------------------------------------9. Q: What dynastied mark the Golden Age of Egyptian power and government?A: 3rd - 6thB: 7th-8thC: 9th-12thD: 13th - 14th-------------------------------------10. Q: Who reunified the South and North during the 11th dynasty?A: Amenemhet IB: Amenemhet IIC: Mentuhotep ID: Mentuhotep II-------------------------------------11. Q: What were the nomes?A: PyramidsB: DistrictsC: GodsD: Titles-------------------------------------12. Q: The Pharoahs were considered gods?A: TRUEB: FALSE-------------------------------------13. Q: Who conquered Egypt in the early part of the 17th century BC and founded the 15th Dynasty?A: the HyksosB: the SameriansC: the BabyloniansD: the Minoans-------------------------------------14. Q: Who introduced the horse and the chariot to Egypt?A: the BabyloniansB: the PalestiniansC: the HyksosD: the Minoans-------------------------------------15. Q: Who finally subdued the Hyksos to reunite Egypt under one dynasty?A: KamoseB: SesostrisC: Amenemhet IIID: Amhose I-------------------------------------16. Q: Who built the first tomb in the Valley of the Kings?A: ZosarB: Thutmose IC: Amenhotep ID: Thutmose II-------------------------------------17. Q: What was the burial site used by Egyptian rulers of the New Kingdom period (1570-1070 BC) called?A: The Last KingdomB: The Valley of the KingsC: The Valley of the DeadD: The Pharoah Burial Ground-------------------------------------18. Q: Why did the Pharoahs start to build their tombs in the Valley of the Kings under ground?A: Because it is coolerB: Because it was easier than pyramidsC: To prevent tomb robbersD: For religious reasons-------------------------------------19. Q: How many tombs have been found at the Valley of the Kings?A: 1B: 3C: 10D: 34-------------------------------------20. Q: What is Ancient Egyptian writing called?A: HieroglyphicsB: PhonicsC: SanscritD: Chicken Scratch-------------------------------------21. Q: Where were the royal wives buried?A: They weren'tB: At the Valley of QueensC: With thier husbandsD: At the Queen City-------------------------------------22. Q: Who's tomb was discovered in 1922 which still had over 5000 items?A: ThutmoseB: Seti IC: TutankhamenD: Seti II-------------------------------------23. Q: What was unique about Hatshepsut?A: the first visier to kill the PharoahB: became Pharoah at age 5C: was a woman PharoahD: only Pharoah to be murdered-------------------------------------24. Q: What was the name of the primary Theban god?A: AmanB: IsisC: RaD: Aton-------------------------------------25. Q: Who ruled for nearly 67 years during the Ramesside Period and was responsible for much construction at Luxor and Karnak?A: Ramses IB: Ramses IIC: Seti ID: Seti II-------------------------------------26. Q: Who conquered Egypt in 332bc and put Ptolemy I into power?A: Marc AntonyB: The PersiansC: Alexander the GreatD: Cambyses II-------------------------------------27. Q: Who was the last great ruler of the Ptolemaic line?A: Cleopatra VIIB: Ptolemy IIIC: Seti IIID: Ptolemy VII-------------------------------------28. Q: Who did Cleopatra VII try to align herself with to maintain power?A: Julius Caesar and Mark AntonyB: OctavianC: Alexander the GreatD: Antiochus IV-------------------------------------29. Q: How did Cleopatra die?A: Julius Caesar killed herB: Her son murdered herC: Committed suicideD: Choked to death-------------------------------------30. Q: Who ruled Egypt for nearly 7 centuries after Cleopatra VII's death?A: GreeceB: PersiaC: TurkeyD: Rome-------------------------------------31. Q: What was the paper that the scribes wrote on called?A: pyreamusB: papyrusC: paperD: Scriptus-------------------------------------32. Q: Who was the god of the earth?A: RaB: TefnutC: ShuD: Geb-------------------------------------33. Q: Who was god of the sky?A: NutB: GebC: ShuD: Tefnut-------------------------------------34. Q: After Osiris was killed and embalmed by the god Anubis; what did Osiris become king of?A: the netherworldB: the atmosphereC: the earthD: the sun-------------------------------------35. Q: What god defeated Set in a great battle and became king of the earth?A: RaB: GebC: IsisD: Horus-------------------------------------36. Q: What was Isis god of?A: rainB: snakesC: fertilityD: the Nile-------------------------------------37. Q: Who founded the city of Alexandria?A: Cleopatra IB: Alexander the GreatC: Julius CaesarD: Ptolemy VI-------------------------------------38. Q: Which of the following is not considered an Egyptian contribution to architecture?A: PyramidB: ObeliskC: ArchD: Step Pyramid-------------------------------------39. Q: How many 2.5 metric ton blocks did it take to build the Great Pyramid of Khofu?A: 10 thousandB: 150 thousandC: 1.1 millionD: 2.3 million-------------------------------------40. Q: What was the purpose of the Pyramids?A: Vacation spots for the PharoahsB: Preserve the bodies of the Pharoahs for eternityC: To keep the slaves busyD: To test the Egyptians engineering skills-------------------------------------
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Hey guys!,
I am new to the this forum as well as waterfowl hunting in general. I am looking to start hunting waterfowl and I have a few spots in mind that I may scout this weekend.
I would really appreciate some pointers on what to look for/how to scout them?? Like I said I am very new to waterfowl hunting and I'm not really sure what I am doing.
I have been mostly a deer, turkey, pheasant, and small game most of my life and I wanted to try something new. I also wouldn't mind tagging along with some of you guys if you didn't mind. I'm not trying to steal anyone's spots just want to to know what I'm getting into before I drop money on decoys and such! I would much rather tag along on a hunt rather than pointers but anything helps!
Thanks in advance!