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A Race Against Time To Find WWI's Last 'Doughboys'
On May 25, 2013 By KRCC
In 2003, Richard Rubin set out to talk to every American veteran of World War I he could find. With help from the French, he tracked down dozens of centenarian vets and recorded their stories in a new book called The Last of the Doughboys.Continue Reading →
Why You Have To Scratch That Itch
Itch can be a useful warning sign, or a maddening symptom with no cure. But the origins of itch have long been a mystery. Scientists think they've come closer to understanding the origins of itch in a molecule that makes mice scratch like mad.Continue Reading →
Breaking Down Obama's New Blueprint For Fighting Terrorism
In a major speech, the president rejects the idea that the country can fight an opened-ended "global war on terror." In setting his own guidelines, he defines the standards for using drone strikes and again calls for closing the Guantanamo Bay prison.Continue Reading →
Igor Stravinsky's 'Rite Of Spring' Counterrevolution
Not long after his shocking ballet, the composer branched out into a broad range of styles, ushering in new musical trends far from the violent tone of his iconic Rite of Spring.Continue Reading →
Military Moms: A Bond Born From Shared Loss
Two mothers whose sons were killed during the first Gulf War talk about how they became friends after their sons' death. The last 22 years would have been tough without the friendship, because, as one tells the other, "what's in our hearts we share."Continue Reading →
Boy Scouts Vote To Admit Openly Gay Members
The National Council of the Boy Scouts of America has voted to allow gay Scout members, but to continue a ban on openly gay adult Scout leaders. The policy change would take effect Jan. 1, 2014.Continue Reading →
Obama Group's Climate Push Puts President Under Scrutiny
Organizing for Action — a group that formed out of President Obama's re-election campaign — has focused its ire on Republicans it calls "climate change deniers." But some environmentalists are frustrated with the president himself on issues like the Keystone pipeline.Continue Reading →
Living In Two Worlds, But With Just One Language
Elysha O'Brien calls herself a "Mexican white girl." Not just because of her ethnically ambiguous appearance, she says, but also because she can't speak Spanish. Fearing their children would experience discrimination if they spoke Spanish, her parents chose not to teach them their native tongue.Continue Reading →
Sick Inmates Dying Behind Bars Despite Release Program
Federal prisoners can request compassionate release if they are terminally ill, but a recent investigation found that many die while their requests drift through the system. Now, prison leaders say they will simplify the approval process and start tracking requests electronically.Continue Reading →
Holder Acknowledges U.S. Citizens Killed In Drone Strikes
For the first time, the Justice Department admits that it targeted American-born al-Qaida leader Anwar al-Awlaki and that three other U.S. citizens have died in drone strikes.Continue Reading →
Boy Scouts To Decide Whether To Admit Gay Youth
The Boy Scouts of America votes in Texas this week on whether to change its century old membership policy. The proposal is to open up the scouts to allow gay youth to join and continue to ban on adults who are gay. About 1,400 voting members will decide.Continue Reading →
Oklahoma's GOP Senators Find Themselves In Tornado Aid Bind
Sens. Tom Coburn and James Inhofe have become the faces of pushback on federal emergency spending. Now the deadly and devastating tornado in their home state has put them in an awkward position.Continue Reading →
In Oklahoma, Rescue Efforts Give Way To Recovery
Officials think they've found all the survivors, and victims, of the massive tornado that devastated the community of Moore. The official death toll stands at 24. More than 230 people are said to have been injured.Continue Reading →
Ray Manzarek, whose keyboard was a trademark of The Doors sound, died at the age of 74 on Monday.Continue Reading →
IRS Officials To Be On Hot Seat
Former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman and outgoing acting Commissioner Steven Miller will be grilled. The IRS is under fire because some conservative groups' applications for tax-exempt status were given extra scrutiny in recent years. An inspector general has called the actions "inappropriate."Continue Reading →
Death Toll Climbing In Oklahoma Tornado Tragedy
As it roared through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, packing winds of up to 200 mph, the twister flattened buildings. Searchers continue to look for survivors and those who were killed.Continue Reading →
Bans Of Same-Sex Marriage Can Take A Psychological Toll
On May 20, 2013 By Mark Goldberg
When several states passed laws banning same-sex marriages, researchers found that the mental health of gay residents seemed to suffer. Conversely, stress-related disorders dropped after the legalization of gay marriage in one state. Researchers say negative media portrayals and loss of safety were contributing factors.Continue Reading →
No More Smuggling: Many Cured Italian Meats Coming To America
On May 16, 2013 By KRCC
Culatello. Capocollo. Sopressata. It will soon be legal to import a whole new world of Italian cured pork products, thanks to the USDA's decision to end a decades-long ban. Every Italian region and province, and even many towns have their own distinctive salumi.Continue Reading →
With Rising Seas, America's Birthplace Could Disappear
On May 14, 2013 By KRCC
By the end of the century, ocean levels could rise by 2 or 3 feet. That's enough to flood the colonists' first settlement at Jamestown, Va. And it's putting pressure on archaeologists to get as many artifacts out of the ground as quickly as possible — before it's too late.Continue Reading →
Supreme Court Rules For Monsanto In Case Against Farmer
On May 13, 2013 By KRCC
An Indiana farmer bought soybeans that he knew likely included some with genetic modifications developed by Monsanto. The agribusiness giant sued because it controls the patent on such soybeans. The Supreme Court says the farmer infringed on Monsanto's legal rights.Continue Reading →
Suicide Rate Climbs For Middle-Aged Americans
On May 2, 2013 By KRCC
For quite a while, the annual number of fatalities from auto accidents has been a kind of shorthand for health issues that are big and important. Suicides now exceed deaths from crashes. And the middle-aged have seen the biggest increase in suicide rates.Continue Reading →
Two Explosions Rock Boston Marathon Finish Line
On April 15, 2013 By Delaney Utterback
The explosions happened near the finish line of the marathon about four hours after it started. There are reports of several injuries.Continue Reading →
Origin Of 'Mercury' Meteorite Still Puzzles Scientists
On April 11, 2013 By Mike Procell
The rock found in Morocco was even weirder than it looked. The olive green chunk, speckled with white and brown, has chemical and physical properties similar to the planet Mercury. But some experts doubt that the 4.56-billion-year-old meteorite is from the planet closest to our sun.Continue Reading →
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Of the seven patents originally asserted against Google, two were withdrawn by Oracle, and four have been found to be not valid, leaving Oracle with a single patent remaining for trial. In theory Oracle can still try to assert the patents if it wants to try and appeal the rulings, but a jury is unlikely to be impressed by an argument that Android is ripping off patents that the US patent office doesn't think are valid.
While Oracle will most likely attempt to assert the single remaining patent, they still have to prove to a jury that Android actually infringes on it. Even if found to be valid AND infringed on, Oracle will probably have trouble convincing a jury that Google willfully infringed on it, since a reasonable party will be more inclined to believe Google's claim that they didn't think the patents were valid in light of the USPTO's review.
Which means the current Oracle lawsuit is now really about copyright and APIs – an area that is very controversial among copyright experts. As Goklaw observed, the API's in Android appear to be different from Java, it's the names of the files that are the same. Some of Sun's files were directly copied over in the AOSP code, but those copied files were not shipped in any Android device, and apparently were removed as soon as the error was pointed out.
In short, Oracle has all but lost the patent portion of the trial before it began, and is now trying to win greatly reduced damages based a controversial application of copyright law to small snippets of code. We certainly wouldn't rule out the possibility that Oracle could win some sort of compensation from Google, but it's unlikely to be able to threaten Android as a platform.
We wonder if Oracle is wishing right now that they'd taken Google up on its offer to settle the lawsuit last summer…
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Fallen, injured teen work crew member rescued
Girl, 16, fell down steep slope on Pole Creek Trail
SISTERS, Ore. - A 16-year-old girl on a youth work crew doing trail maintenance in the fire-hit Pole Creek area southwest of Sisters tumbled down a steep hill Tuesday afternoon, suffering injuries that prompted a nearly four-hour air and ground rescue effort, authorities said.
The unidentified teen was flown by AirLink helicopter to St. Charles Bend with injuries not believed to be life-threatening, Deschutes County sheriff's deputies said.
Around 1:30 p.m., Deschutes County Sheriff's Search and Rescue got a cellphone call from Forest Service Wilderness Ranger Chris Sabo, reporting the injury of a teen who fell down a 60-degree slope, according to a news release from Deputy Jim Whitcomb, assistant SAR coordinator and Lt. Scott Shelton, SAR coordinator.
"What we did know at the time is that the injuries were quite severe, that she needed immediate evacuation from the area," Shelton said at the scene.
Based on the location, five miles up the trail from the Pole Creek Trailhead, AirLink was called in.
The helicopter was able to bring a SAR member and a Forest Service law enforcement officer, along with a backboard and a wheeled litter to a landing zone by about 3:25 p.m..
From the landing zone, it was about a one-mile hike down a steep slope with a 500-foot elevation change to reach the girl, they said.
Meanwhile, 13 SAR members hiked in to assist a possible ground removal of the injured teen. The five-mile trip took about two hours, with a 1,300-foot elevation gain and two water crossings, Whitcomb and Shelton said.
"We also had the military on standby. They were willing to fly over the mountain if we needed," Shelton said. "So we had several air options available to us."
The Forest Service also had trail rangers, hand crews and other resources en route to assist, they said.
The teen was evaluated and put on a backboard, then taken by wheeled litter back up to the landing zone by Forest Service trail crew and SAR members. The helicopter took off for the hospital around 5:20 p.m.


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I am writing to respond to the criticism of Rep. Gerald Watkins by Mr. Tim Thomas.
Everyone knows that those contracts are awarded based on competitive bidding. If you read the news release you noticed it said Rep. Watkins announces. It is an effort to help make state government more transparent by letting taxpayers know where the contracts are going and for what. Most all lawmakers provide this courtesy.
As for Rep. Watkins' record, it is one of hard work and success. He has passed four bills that have become law in his first term. He has introduced legislation to try to accomplish almost everything he campaigned on. He did secure approximately $85 million for road and bridge construction projects for Paducah and McCracken County for the next two years, including $3.7 million for Kentucky Avenue, the worst street in Paducah. He initiated the effort that led to a $1 million grant to secure one new elevator and to renovate the other two elevators at the Jackson House while on the City Commission. The project was completed last week. It is a safety factor for nearly 300 disabled and elderly residents living there.
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This is a discussion on Day CRUISE to LONG BEACH, WA - JUNE 3rd SUNDAY within the North Western States forums, part of the Regional Discussion category; Originally Posted by Hobo sure, im just tryin to figure out when to leave up here to make it down ...
Trying to gauge how many people will for sure be at the Krispy Kreme at 8-8:30am on Sunday, Also what cars and color,
I'll be in a Rally Blue 04 STi, lowered with RPF-1's. I'll sit in the lot closest to the entrance to the place so ppl can see me and we can congregate.
Role call on how many STi's are coming. We should try to park in groups by what car we have. All STi's in one chunk. And so on.
Me- 05 WRB STi
Hey Jen. Is that guy with the white limited coming?
2 STI's already. I'm gonna be like... the only WRX there. lmao
'04 JBP WRX, lowered with 4-pots.
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Military Militia #30-06
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Wingless alas. Too bad it took a 50 ton truck to make it happen.
Good this time we will have plenty of STi's. SWEET!!!
Jennifer - "Consigliere" for the Bugeye Mafia
ScoobyDMCtt - Blobeye Syndicate #007
04 STi ECU - with Protune - FSTi Garrett GT40 -- 422whp-more to come... 12.86 @ 105
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Close enough. 5 spd STi. I guess so. JK
geeze i wonder if im the furthest north, reppin it for the whidbey isle right here and not south whidbey or langley im allll the way in oak harbor btw silver waggy stock with hula girl on the rearview and teh pigs on the sidview mirrors. so KK at 830? 3609294271 is my cell to call, if i havent shown up by then call me and tell me to hurry teh-f up


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But obstacles like financial cuts and legislation are not easy to overcome
The United States Postal Service (USPS) could use a digital boost to current times, and it has ideas, but executing these plans is another story.
USPS is, for the most part, thought of as a
physical mail-only type of service
. About 160 billion pieces of mail go through USPS, and none of it is digital. It doesn't offer much in the way of technology -- with a few exceptions like tracking packages online -- but USPS wants more to offer customers.
Paul Vogel is the man behind USPS' tech efforts. His official title is the president of digital solutions, and right now, he doesn't have much to work with. He's got an office like "a San Jose startup," with only 15 Android/Apple developers, consultants coming and going, one computer and his BlackBerry smartphone.
But Vogel's lack of access to resources isn't the only reason for USPS' restricted technology. A major obstacle is legislation needed to get permission for new digital products. Also, USPS has a huge instruction manual for just handful of current products. Adding digital products and security certifications would turn that 1,500 page book into something unimaginable. Furthermore, USPS had losses that amounted to $16 billion last year, and there are legislative proposals to
keep making cuts
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But despite these roadblocks, Vogel and his team are in the midst of making a digital push for USPS. They're currently working on a digital platform called MyPost, which will allow customers to log in and view all packages that they'll be receiving as well as those they've already received instead of searching several different sites that the packages may be coming from.
This is a start, but there are many other pie-in-the-sky ideas USPS would like to take on, such as smartphone apps that would allow customers to scan QR codes on all mail for offers in catalogues or 3D printing at nearby facilities to cut on delivery costs.
Vogel said one of the most important steps forward would be to get more people in his office who could launch these ideas into reality.
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The best looking and new franchise next gen game that I have seen so far.
The game concept looks really interesting and should be a lot of fun. Plus it is a Ubisoft game and they tend to not disappoint.
New IP have allways a hard start, but after that what did Ubi to Watch_Dogs people will be careful. I was playing WD and must say it wasnt so bad, but graphic could be better [w/o mods]. Eitherway The Divison got my attention together with Sniper Ghost Warrior 3, which have open-world supported by day and night cycle and advanced weather system. These games are on my radar and both will be released in next year.
It does look good, no doubt. Clamp has made a really good point though, new IP's need to be approached with a certain level of wallet twitching caution.
I hate to be cynical Matty, because like you I have loved Ubisoft's output in general. But, Watch Dogs was a misstep and AC is looking tired as franchises go, and I don't trust new engines on current Gen hardware until it's bedded in.
I so want this to be as good as it looks. But Watchdogs didn't work out as well as it should have first time out, despite the hype.
I don't trust pre-ordering anymore either, in fact I think it's a blight on gaming...So wait and see, I guess.
I don't like this new tendency of games to put lots of UI, helpers and outlines to all game elements, it really changes the game experience and not in a good way. The screenshots are clean and cool, the gameplay is awful.
Well the most important thing is that it's available for PC, which makes it infinitely better game than Destiny just on that alone.
Hmmm....I wonder how much this guy was compensated for this. Console peasants have to eat.
For me Watch Dogs and Assassin Creed Unity was a fail.
Seems strange replying to a 2 year old comment.
Anyway each to their own, I enjoyed both of those titles.
NEVER BUY THIS GAME! Never in all of my life have I seen such a por excuse of a tom Clancy's franchise. The gameplay for the pve is kinda cool and so are the abilities, but once you go into the darkzone it is a whole different story. The game says that you can get all this loot that is better than anything you will find in the story but what is fails to mention and all the glitchy laggy bullshit you will come across in the process. I never seen in any game beta or otherwise such bad hit detection and so much laggy bullshit. EVER! As a matter of a fact this is the worst beta I have ever played. Sure rainbow six had bad servers but damn at least it was playable. All in all I am giving this game a 5/10. The only thing that saved it was the story with all the side quests and somewhat cool abilities otherwise it would be a 2/10 if it was lucky.
Also I forgot to mention the worthless laggy priks. Some are invisible some are invincible and some just straight up 3 shot you when it takes you 6 clips to kill one. You can truly tell their was no effort put into this game
It makes me what to cry because the game is beautiful emersive and fun but unfortunately unplayable with the current state it is in however if the problems are fully fixed it might be a good game but only time can tell.
On top of all the worst glitches I have ever seen, the weapons are in some bad need of re tuning like making shot guns more effective and high end weapons a lot more powerful becuz in the state they are now they are not worth the grind
It's a Beta for an MMO. How many MMO betas have you played? I tested SWTOR from the very beginning of testing and I can tell you it was the laggiest of anything I've ever seen. MMO's need time to work out server issues, even after launch the servers still have issues. I'm sure Ubi will work it out over the next 2 months. Just like Bioware did with SWTOR. We were all worried about how that would release just a week before, and it released very well.
I hope you are right becuz I really want to play it becuz it could be an amazing game if it is fixed but right now it is unplayable.
My only problem with it so far is that the Dark Zone, you'll most likely be attacked by someone no matter what. Or at least the same 3 people over and over. I'm just hoping that it has a decent story that can make me forget about my experience with the Dark Zone. Also, it being in Beta I can understand there are people out there just to pretty much go there and kill everyone as much as possible since they don't want to buy the game and ruin the experience for everyone else.
placed a auto-turret, turret attacks other players, I become rogue and get killed
10/10 would not buy
Awesome game....Built a new computer to play it, ran flawlessly. High and Ultra settings 60 fps. The audio was very immersive and beyond the 2 main missions (in beta) lots of side missions. The graphics are insane, the snow? Crazy fog effects, weapon controls are good.
Going to be blunt if you don't have a beefy machine forget about it you wont enjoy it cause it needs a pretty high powered system to run with all the bells and whistles.
My only complaint? Its not March 8th yet.
best game ever, cant wait when it comes out.
i made a short gameplay video, check it out.
I hope the single and co-op will be good. The Dark Zone was boring and frustrating at the same time. You either just randomly kill MPCs and take some loot, than get killed while extracting it from some rogue losers.
You're able to bait other players when they're using turrets. The game gives you a few shots (usually a damage percentage) grace period for errant shots before it declares you rogue, however the turret reacts immediately to the attack, and ends up causing them to go rogue. It's been reported, I'm sure it will be addressed. Most learned not to use turrets in the DZ during the beta.
The Dark Zone is a PVP area. If you want to treat it as PVE and avoid player threats, do what prey animals usually do in the presence of predators: herd together in a large enough group that other players will avoid attacking because they don't want to risk the outrageous penalties of dying while rogue.
On playing the beta, I'm not sure I could be as enthusiastic about as this article seems to be....
Rewarding TKing PVP A$$hats is a new low in gaming. If this was a stock I would vote it a sell not a buy. If your buying The division for the PVE it will be too short and then all you have left is tking PVP. It don't take but a couple of hours in beta to know, people will be sick of this game fast and then what are you left with? Another $60 game in your steam library you will never play again. No Thanks. I posted this commentary on many sites to warn those that didn't play the beta, that this game has the Rogue system as a huge downfall to an otherwise enjoyable game. Only people that will buy and keep this game are the same a$$hats that tk you in other games cause they stink at gaming to begin with and thus must work off your sweat and tears for their survival. Kinda like welfare in the US is now. I would wait for a fix, or avoid this game at all costs. Or wait a few months for a steam sell. Come summer this game will be $30 cause no-one will be playing it.
Never had any issues. The beta was flawless for me. Saw a tiny bit of ground clipping. Nbd. Pvp was insanely fun. Mostly went solo and held my own. It was an absolute blast exploring and fighting in the DZ. The small events that occured for extra xp dint seem that interesting. Nothing remarkable, but it was a beta. Coop anywhere is fantastic. Hard modes for missions was fun. AI was just tougher, not any better. Oh well.
Seemless transitioning without loading was surprising. Whether it was missions, story mode, or pvp, it was all one big piece and I loved it. Enemies are sponge bullets, but as I progressed and upgraded my gear, it wasn't that much of a problem. Mostly upgraded stability on my weapons. Having bosses were cool. AI actually used tactics and did flank and use other ways to take you out. It could be better, but it's fine.
The atmosphere in the game is truly amazing. Graphics are top notch, although they take a couple of seconds to load up and be fully textured. -1
Great game so far.....will definitely be reading full reviews when it comes out. Want opinions before I buy. Happy gaming
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The scenario is a familiar one: you're watching your favorite TV show and one of the actors is wearing a pair of shoes or a shirt that you'd like to see in your own closet, but you have no way of knowing the brand, the cost or where to buy it. And even if you do, you'll likely have some serious internet sleuthing ahead of you before you can put the item in your virtual shopping cart. With every passing moment the likelihood that you're going to complete a purchase drops significantly. Consequently, the solution to this conundrum seems to be enabling potential buyers to stay within their current media context as they shop.
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The University of Wales, Newport, has seen the biggest rise in Britain, with 42.9% more people applying for courses.
It follows the absence of the word college from its title as of last year.
At Cardiff University - the largest of Wales' 11 higher education institutions - there have been 4,000 extra applicants, up 15.6% on last year.
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That's because there is always someone that wants to slam some other guys choice in guns. I own a Hi Point, in .45 ACP, and would stack it up to just about any gun out there. I have ran over 600 rounds through it now, without one malfunction of any kind. BTW, it is more accurate than either of the two 1911's I got, and cost me 1/3 of the price of either of those guns. I have had a few different Taurus' now and they worked great, except for one. I had bought it used, and I had to have the extractor replaced. After that repair, it ran fine. I don't make a habit of talking down someone's choice in firearms, even if I think what they bought is junk. If it turns out to be a bad choice, they will find out soon enough. JMHO.
I have not read so much info on this thread that i started and some things that were said i would not understand until i even start shooting, as what i am doing is research, now a sigmas and bersa are both taurus models?
I have been told that i will be shooting both a revolver and semi- auto
what have read on this forum is like a 50 percent say one thing and the other 50 % say another about getting a revolver as a first handgun instead of semi-auto, I went over to a store and the guy behind the counter showed me 3 semi auto, 2 of them being beretta and the third one was a smith and wesson
now sense i have not handled a revolver i guess i have to wait until I do shoot one, as of right now it just seems like i rather have a semi-auto after reading all the info from diffrent i tubes, articles on the internet. I have read on a couple of revolvers the bodyguard 38 is one that i would concider getting all this without shooting them, most of the handguns that i seem to like were semi- auto. the big question is why??????
The one thing I forgot to say is that the middle of Aug toward end of Aug i will be takeing a course, and i am trying to get as much info i can by research before the course that way i hope to make the right decision on which hand gun to get and the 3 they i handled i could tell the diffrence between the 3 semi auto.
Lisa, everything in guns is a tradeoff.
Revolvers are simpler. Just load rounds in the cylinder, pull the trigger, and they go bang. If it doesn't, just pull the trigger again. No safety to fuss with. On the negative side, they hold fewer rounds (typically 5-7) and loading/unloading is not as fast. Most recommend .38 caliper as the minimum self-defense revolver caliper. Pistols chambered for the more powerful .357 round can also use less powerful (and less costly) .38 special ammo.
Semi-auto pistols typically hold more rounds, the small concealed-carry types hold 6-8 rounds and larger pistols hold 15-19 rounds. Loading a pistol magazine takes some time but a loaded magazine can be inserted or removed in seconds. Most recommend 9mm as the minimum caliper for pistols but the newer .380 rounds are pretty effective too (but less than 9mm). 9mm has the added benefit of being low-cost for a center-fire round. Of course .40 and .45 caliper are more effective, but also more costly with much more recoil. Complexity is the down-side of the auto pistol; lots can go wrong: jams, misfeeds. failure to fire, failure to eject, failure to feed. Some semi pistols won't work with certain ammo. So pistol users need to be prepared to deal with these problems.
Taurus guns seem to have more quality problems than other brands but any brand can fail. My advice would be to test any new gun thoroughly (several hundred failure-free rounds) before you trust it in an emergency. Be sure to "wring it out" any new gun while it's under warranty or during the 12 month free shipping period in the case of Taurus.
You can read a lot about guns in magazines and online but you really need to go to a gun store or gun show and hold a gun to see how it fits your hands and see how the trigger pull feels (ask first before dry-firing someone else's gun). If the grip is too big or too small, if you can't comfortably operate the trigger, or if you can't reach or operate controls (like safety or magazine release or rack the slide), that's not the gun for you. Also consider weight: heavy is good unless you plan to carry the gun; then you want light. Bigger guns are easier to shoot well than small guns.
Personally, my self defense handguns are 9mm semi-auto pistols except for the one at my bedside. The bedside gun is a .357 revolver because I want something simple if I need to defend in the dark and maybe not fully awake. Also, the ultimate home defense gun is a shotgun (12 or 20 ga); shotguns are ideal for a defensive position (say barricaded in your bedroom) but they are harder to use on the move (like clearing your home).
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Ha Ha thats a good one shipwreck I did'nt know you were a preacher also LOL
None of that has anything to do with "social skills" or an "unbalanced mind." It has merely to do with the exchange of information, which is a very valuable function.
It's nice that your Taurus performs well for you. Other people, however, have had bad experiences with the brand.
Both of those pieces of information are equally valuable.
You and your buddies passive aggressive attitude us very transparent. Tanks for"looking out"for us!(wink wink nod nod)
That took three seconds to find and there was more than one page....
Catastrophic failure with a Beretta 92F Need some info. on the 92F
Guns are like cars - there will always be lemons. I can find catastrophic failure threads on every brand - Glocks, S&W's, Berettas, Rugers, etc.
However, quite often, you do get what ya pay for. If your life is worth the bottom of the barrel gun - knock yourself out. Admittedly, you don't HAVE to spend $3k or some absurdly expensive amount to get a good gun. $500 and up is a good starting point.
As I've tried to point out earlier in the thread - its a huge crap shoot when you buy a Taurus. Taurus claims to have new people in charge which will raise their quality level. We shall see over time. For now, you couldn't pay me to take one. Sorry. I've been buying handguns since 1993, and won't even get into how many I have owned...
If you are a Taurus fan and are offended - sorry. Go do your own research and you will see that just about everything out there is much better. Don't agree with me - that's fine to. I'm not out here to go on a sustained argument with anyone.
But too often people with ZERO gun knowledge start looking based on price - and guess what they often come home with... Then they start talking about the issues. An, as stated before - that could be any brand sometimes... But the Taurus stories that have come up for years and years have shown me enough. Make up your own mind.... But, I've seen enough to make up mind....
Condescending....just like a gun snob. Some if us don't have another 200 dollars. I'll not be unarmed because i can't afford better. I have no issues with mine. Always the haters.
The F model has LONG been discontinued. Replaced by the FS. The "F" model hasn't been made since the mid 1980s. What does this honestly have to do with anything.
I already stated above that: "Guns are like cars - there will always be lemons. I can find catastrophic failure threads on every brand - Glocks, S&W's, Berettas, Rugers, etc."
I just found your thread about your new Taurus elsewhere in the forum...
In your own thread, I gathered the following info... Let's see - you own a Raven, a Hi Point and now used Taurus. You have owned that used Taurus less than a week, and have somewhere around 1 box of ammo through it. In that time, you've sought out this thread...
You've replied and insulted all of us that do not really like Taurus, and we have some reasoning and facts to stand behind. You admit to not being that knowledgeable about guns in your other thread. Some of us have been gun buying and shooting for years. Hell, I've been in non stop gun buying mode since 1993. Yet, you - the guy with the Raven, the Hi Point, and the 1 week old Taurus, comes to tell us all how full of it we are on a thread you didn't even start...
Now, a nice person would have said - "I just bought a Taurus, and so far, it works great. I hope to prove you guys wrong about the quality - it was all I could afford." But you didn't do that. In fact, you are nasty to no one in particular on your own thread you started yourself... Seems like you just want to argue, any place and anywhere. You have gone digging on this site - to argue with people who do not have a good opinion of taurus - when you have only owned a used one for less than a week....
And, you now call me a gun snob? Yes, I am probably a gun snob to someone who has a Raven, Taurus and hi point... And, I will probably always be one to that person.
You like your Taurus. Great. I am happy for you. But, (on your own thread) you even state that you don't know if you paid too much for it...
Don't have much money? Fine, I get it... You probably could have saved and bought a used Glock, S&W, used Beretta, or used anything that is of a higher tier than Taurus. But, you didn't. And, you have what you have. Make the best of it. I hope your gun continues to work.
But now you are insulting all of us who do not agree with you - that Taurus is the most fantastic thing around. I would invite any future members who read this thread to go follow up on your own thread you started.
Taurus owners want to dispute my suggestion that they look elsewhere - go ahead. But a guy who has owned a used Taurus for less than a week (and who is rather nasty about the whole thing) really has nothing much to contribute here....
Trolls pop up from time to time....they seek knowledge about a firearm that apparently no one else owns....then, when they don't like what they hear, they proceed to bash everyone, about everything,,,they make NO contributions, and have no knowledge or insight.........kind of like a liberal...you make talking points, you give them facts, and they just want to call you a racist, or a hater....to divert from the real subject, which is, they really have nothing to say....they tell you that they have a Raven, a Highpoint and a Taurus, then complain that they don't have alot of funds...even though, if they would have used the cash for the 3, and just bought one GOOD firearm, we wouldn't be having this discussion.
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I went there last weekend. It is in Baltimore, not Annapolis, but I, personally, thought it was excellent. ASA 101 was the course....sailed on a SONAR 23 right near Ft McHenry...
I did a week long live aboard class about 10 years ago out of Ft Lauderdale. Great way to get the ASA certifications.
The islands in Croatia are beautiful.
Thanks all for your replies.
You address a couple of my thoughts: (1) being sure I can rent where I want to go, one of which is Croatia (we have a friend (in Va.) who is Serbian so we'd love to cruise over there with them) and I recently read that the charter companies there require an ASA type certification if you don't have a paid captain, but I'll confirm that -- probably would be OK in the BVI; and (2) I definitely need to get more time/experience on a boat w/ more systems than Catalyst (no water tank, stove, diesel, basic electrical w/ no generator or much of anything powered, etc.), as well as handling a larger boat in a harbor/docking situation ...
In fact, for the BVI since I'd like to go to Anegada and understand that they won't let uncaptained charters go there unless you've done it before, I thought of even doing our first week down there w/ a captain so that on later trips we'll have "BTDT" and can go on our own (we hope).
so thanks for the votes of confidence & suggestions, I'll probably be back to ask again as I get closer to having time to actually do it ... with current situation involving parental eldercare I have no time for the foreseeable future, can barely get to my own boat 25 mins. from my house.
We've chartered in the Caribbean for over a dozen years and are amazed at some of the folks they'll allow out on a charter. Your 8 years on a Pearson 26, including a 200 mile trip indicate a degree of experience with sailing and navigation. I'm not sure I'd lend you my boat, but I'll bet you'd qualify for a charter in a benign area like the BVI. We've met a number of other charters in the Virgin Islands who have never owned a boat and had less experience than you.
Our first charter experience in the Caribbean was an eye-opener. My wife and I had just returned our boat and were sharing a taxi to the airport with a foursome who had also just finished their charter. We were sharing stories about where we went and what we liked the most. When we told them about taking a slip in Spanish Town, BVI, where we were impressed with the slip fee of less than a dollar a foot, their reaction was, "You docked the boat yourselves?"
I don't mean to disparage your interest in sailing schools at all, but you needn't sell yourself short, either. You might check with charter operations like the Moorings or Sunsail to see what they think about your qualifications. Sometimes they will put a paid skipper on your boat for the first day or two, if they think your qualifications are marginal. Otherwise you can do the crewed charter for a lot more money.
All that said, you should follow your instincts about taking courses to become a better sailor. I wish there were more sailors out there like you.
Since you are NOVA based, you might want to look at Pentagon Sailing Club (www.pentagonsailing.org). We run our ASA 101/103 on our Capri 22s on the Potomac, and our bigger bay sail boats on the Bay.
In your case, with your experience, you sound like a good challenge candidate. Since you want to go ASA, we would have you take the 101 and 103 exams, and then go for about a two hour sail. Mostly, the sail is to familiarize you with our boats and procedues.
We might also look at your sailing resume and see how you might be able to challenge on a higher level.
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Though some places may require an ASA cert, most major boat charter companies rely on your experience both length of boat and time frame for considering the type of vsl you may want to bareboat.
I personally have Basic Keel Boat (101), Basic Coastal Cruising (103), Bareboat (104), and Coastal Navigation (105). These are good as a foundation, but if the only sailing experience is limited to a 26 ft with outboard, a bareboat charter may be out of the question. Many companies smallest boat is a 35'. Best of luck to you!
Recommended ASA Certification schools in Annapolis?
I've sailed for 45+ yrs. and have mostly soloed my Pearson 26 on the Potomac the past 8 including my 200-mile round trip cruise in '08, but I want to get my wife more acclimated and also want to get a formal ASA certification for myself so that we can charter easily in various places (including the BVI (where I'll probably do a crewed charter the 1st time) and Croatia -- we have a Serbian (American) friend & want to go over there w/ he & his wife, but Croatian govt. regs require an ASA cert. to charter, I am told).
I'm looking for first-hand (preferably) recommendations for ASA certification schools in Annapolis ... we live in NoVa and probably won't get to it this year but I want to do it in the next 2-3.
Any recommendations (or ones to avoid, private email is fine for that if you prefer) are appreciated, as well as tips/ tricks/ traps.
Our boat is very rudimentary (outboard/ porta potty/ no water tank, etc.) so there is a bit to learn in terms of modern boat systems and navigation.
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4. Floss your teeth. Of course. And eat your veggies, too. Yes, all things that your mother told you to do. Nerds listen to their mothers. Some mothers are nerds too.
5. Stay involved with current events. World affairs have a direct relationship to the size of your net worth. Study the trends, the cause and effect between the economy and politics. They are all connected and have the power to cause your bank account to rise or fall. Be aware. Be smart. Remember, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are the ultimate nerds.
6. Read The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Investor's Business Daily. Save your money and invest in stocks and bonds. Learn how to analyze growth companies. Don't take hot tips. Don't gamble. Do your homework. The only way to increase your net worth is to live below your means. By the way, nerds know how to calculate their net worth. Do you?
7. Read The Millionaire Next Door.
8. Most importantly -- be frugal! This cannot be emphasized enough. Frugality does not mean you are cheap. It means you are smarter than everyone else. Spend your money on the things that you really need and that are important to you. Save the rest to increase your wealth. Financial wealth equals freedom. Freedom to work ONLY if you want to.
9. Use coupons. If it's not on sale, wait till it is. Can't you wait? Instant gratification is for teenagers. Grow up.
10.Hang out with smart people. Learn from them. They are interesting. They can teach you new things. They aren't boring. They have vision, ideas, and creative thoughts. (And usually more money cause they don't blow their paychecks on stupid stuff.)
11. Get organized. All nerds are. How do you think they accomplish so much? They have pocket calculators and lists for everything. Nerds don't HAVE time, they MAKE time. Nerds get the job done. They make things happen. They make a difference.
12. Don't watch TV till your mouth drops open. You'll look like a moron. You may, however, tune into The Learning Channel whenever the spirit moves you.
13. Surf the Net! Nerds LOVE it here. It's a giant library. AHHH! Heaven for a nerd! So much to learn, so little time. Nerds don't sleep much, since they sit in front of a computer screen for most of the day and night. However, they do know the importance of REM sleep. Did you know that you grow new brain cells as you sleep? Nerds know these things.
14. Solve problems in your sleep. (Why waste time?) Before retiring for the night, examine the dilemma at hand. Trust the stillness of your meditative mind. By morning, you will have the answers you need.
15. Carry a small tape recorder at all times. Be prepared. Who knows, an opportunity may arise to interview Bill or Warren. Nerds don't miss important events.
16.Wear clean underwear, just in case you are involved in a car wreck and need to be rushed to the emergency room. JUST KIDDING! Nerds have a sense of humor. Go nuts, get crazy, let loose. Be a nerd or just act like one! Nerds Rule!
No part of this document may be copied or reproduced without permission from the author who is, of course, a nerd, in case you hadn't noticed. Nerds protect themselves and will take legal action if necessary.


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Meghan Wheeler of Henrietta is proud to announce the birth of her baby son Taylen Wade Wheeler. Talen was born Friday, Oct. 10, 2008 at 3:26 p.m., and weighed 6 lb. 12 oz. and was 20 3/4 inches in length.
Maternal grandparents are Tony and Charleen Battagler, and Scott Wheeler, all of Henrietta.
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Pictured: Detroit native, former skate rat and pro fabricator Peter Makar, making moves on his home grown cafe racer.
We stumbled into Auto Design NYC on a late Thursday evening a few weeks back. All the usual suspects typically line the street outside of this hi end auto shop in Chelsea; 911's, DB9's SL's etc. Yet on this particular evening, something a little different caught our eyes. It wasn't a shiny new supercar or even a perfectly restored classic. It was more like a a dirtbike that spoke to us in Italian. And the man behind this beautiful work in progress was happy to greet us at the door. Peter Makar is the passionate owner and talented artisan doing what he does best…fabricating cool shit from scratch during the wee hours of the night. Pete was good enough to invite us in to talk some shop and put away a few bottles of Hoegaarden. Sounds like a good time huh?
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Former U-17 Gregory Garza, who is in the youth system at Portugal's Sporting, is the only professional player in the ranks.
Defender Gale Agbossoumonde and midfielder Amobi Okugo were part of the U.S. team that recently qualified for the 2009 Under-20 World Cup.
U.S. U-18 Roster
GOALKEEPERS: Justin Luthy (Columbus Crew Academy), Zachary MacMath (Univ. of Maryland).
DEFENDERS: Gale Agbossoumonde (unattached; Syracuse, N.Y.), Chad Barson (Columbus Crew Academy), Paolo Del Piccolo (Colorado Rush AS Monaco), Gregory Garza (Sporting/POR), Kofi Sarkodie (Univ. of Akron), Zarek Valentin (PA Classics).
MIDFIELDERS: Jose Altamirano (Del Mar Sharks), Steven Birnbaum (Pateadores), Miles Byass (Arsenal FC), Nicholas Millington (Wake Forest Univ.), Amobi Okugo (San Juan Lightning Crew), Dillon Powers (Andromeda).
FORWARDS: Dion Acoff (Arsenal FC), Will Bates (Richmond Strikers), Hasani Sinclair (Schulz Academy), Justin Watson (Bridge FA).


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The death of Kathy Staff, best known for her portrayal of Nora Batty in Last of the Summer Wine, has almost certainly pushed a great English comic figure one step further along the path to extinction.
Ms Staff – be-curlered, be-stockinged and with all the flinty charm of an Easter Island statue – specialised in the termagant, or battle-axe, a role that has been going strong in English comedy since the time of Chaucer, and the excuse for a great deal of psychological theorising to the effect that most adult British males are essentially masochists, whose aim in a relationship is to be tyrannised by a domineering virago.
The great thing about the battle-axe was her ability to slide effortlessly into other representations of the ideal (or non-ideal) female type without compromising the integrity of the brand. Some battle-axes were mothers-in-law, although not all mothers-in-law were battle-axes. What might be called the "sexy battle-axe" was introduced to our TV screens by Penelope Keith in the early 1970s.
Naturally, these categorisations are capable of being applied to areas of our national life quite beyond the sitcom. In politics, for example, Margaret Thatcher was a sexy battle-axe, and Barbara Castle simply a battle-axe. Ask why the battle-axe is in such sharp decline across our TV screens and people usually make pious noises about the exploitation of stock female characters that this kind of stereotyping implies.
Some years back I listened to a Radio 4 discussion about modern comedy in which various talking heads, among them Ricky Gervais, tut-tutted over the scene in Fawlty Towers in which John Cleese returns a fragment of the hearing aid owned by Joan Sanderson (another devastating exponent of the form) with the words "Is this a piece of your brain?" How wonderful, everyone agreed, that we had moved on from a world in which deaf old women were ipso facto funny. Yet the point about this joke is that Joan Sanderson is not a victim but a bully, someone who exploits her deafness to hear what she wants to hear. All of which confirms my long-held suspicion that one of the reasons most modern comedy is so awful is that, by and large, comedians are running out of things to be funny about.
Browsing through one of the London freesheets, I chanced upon the results of an eye-catching survey in which Company magazine offered a list of the "Twenty coolest women in Britain under 30". And who were these paragons of poise, sophistication and talent? Well, I recognised six of them – Lily Cole (chosen for her "brains, beauty and a great career"), Cheryl Cole ditto, Fearne Cotton, Zara Phillips, Pixie Geldof and Emma Watson. My wife managed an even feebler five. All this came as a profound shock. There you are, assiduously monitoring your copy of Heat and OK! in the hairdressers, bent on keeping up with popular culture, and the zealous young teens around you turn out to be setting their caps at role models you have never heard of. (Who is Michelle de Swarte or, if it comes to that, Kaya Scodelario?)
There is, I soon realised, absolutely no point in complaining about this. Proximity is the godmother of fixation. It was WM Thackeray, something over a century and a half ago, who made the not very startling point that young people invariably fall in love with the other young people that they see in the course of their daily lives. If, by extension, your principal weekly reading is Heat, then Alesha Dixon probably represents the apogee of modern human achievement. As the Guardian journalist Madeline Bunting once remarked, "Callow 16-year-olds with nothing in their heads but how to be famous are not being selfish, but simply looking to fulfil basic human needs in the only way that our culture indicates". Worse, perhaps, is the realisation that your own bygone style preferences are quite as questionable. Who did I admire when I was 17? Paul Weller, certainly, and Ian McEwan, whose early stories were just being published, but also a Tory MP named Sir John Biggs-Davison, who, memory insists, featured as a virulently right-wing chairman of the Monday Club. In some ways, Lily Cole and Miquita Oliver – whose exact identity, alas, escapes me – seem a much safer bet.
Parked glumly in the corner at the first of the season's drinks parties I caught my hostess's eye as, tray of sausage rolls to hand, she moved expertly from one conversational silo to another. "It's as hideous as ever, isn't it?" she beamed. There is nothing like irony, of course, for making a social event tolerable. It was as if, for however brief an instant, the two of us had just walked into an Anthony Powell novel, and Kenneth Widmerpool lurked two tables away waiting to have a sugar-canister up-ended over his head. Even better, perhaps, would be for party hosts to distribute sandwich boards on which guests could pre-empt all the questions they are likely to be asked, as a way of reducing the need for repetitive conversation. Mine would read: I am very well; Rachel is very well and I am still married to her; the children's end-of-term reports glowed in the dark; I am still in paid employment; the house, though not worth as much as it was this time last year, is holding up. As with the teenage girls rooting for Lily Cole, there is absolutely no point in complaining about this. Put three dozen members of the East Anglian professional classes together in a room and this, sadly, is what they will talk about. And if they didn't, then, as my wife truly remarks, we should have no social life.
No sensibility, perhaps, is more easily outraged than that of the purist rock fan. Talking to a friend who had just attended The Who's gig at the O2, I found myself on the end of a terrific harangue aimed not at the repertoire or the decibel count but, curiously enough, at the audience. As far as my informant was concerned, "My Generation" had been ruined by people heading for the bar and attempting to chat to each other. The domestication of rock concerts has been going on for upwards of two decades now, a process not helped by some of the performers themselves. Attending a Lou Reed concert back in the early 1990s I was appalled to find that a) the venue was seated, b) you could not enter the auditorium between songs and c) the general atmosphere, studious and beetle-browed, was approximately that of a poetry reading. Sadly, even genuine Wild Man of Rock gestures are routinely asphyxiated by zealous officialdom. Hanging around by the mixing desk at a Fall gig not long back, I heard the technician complain that Mark E Smith, the band's irascible frontman, had gone Awol (presumably down the pub) despite the fact that the concert had to end by 11pm. In the event, Smith came back at 10.10. All this meant was the encores were played with the lights on. It was a far cry – to go back to the O2 – from Keith Moon's Hitler impersonations, defenestrated TV sets and pool-submerged Bentleys.
Here in Norwich an absolutely corking local government scandal is – I was going to write "injuriously unravelling" but such is the absolute blanket of procrastination lowered on to the affair by the local council that scarcely any unravelling has yet taken place. A number of elderly people are moved out of a sheltered housing complex on the plausible grounds that the site is to be redeveloped. Subsequently, a number of council officials are discovered to be living there at reduced rents. One is suspended on full pay. Her boss goes off on sick leave. Meanwhile, claims and counter-claims fly back and forth like wedding day confetti. The council was aware of it 18 months ago. No, the council leader first heard of it a fortnight back.
As ever with local government scandals – the budgetary black hole that supposedly marred Liverpool's recent selection as a European City of Culture was much the same – what strikes the casual observer is, first, the peevishness of the senior people involved, a sort of affrontedness at the thought that democratic accountability is even worth bothering with, and, second, their inability to act with any despatch. How long does it take to establish whether a group of council officials operated in a particular way and who, if anyone, sanctioned them? An investigation – "internal", naturally – continues, and may be concluded some time in the New Year. You sometimes feel that the best qualification for anyone working in local government these days is an unwillingness to answer questions.
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Every staircase transformation is unique with its own style, brief and challenges. These case studies are a small selection that demonstrate the wide choice of staircase transformations we have created for our happy clients.
Using glass and oak we created this beautiful, light and airy staircase.see before
This client's staircase was perfect for a Neville Johnson transformation.see the transformation
Our stunning transformation uses glass and dark stained oak.see before
Our client asked us to replace this staircase with something fresh and contemporary.see the transformation
We renovated the staircase to produce a minimal, contemporary design that complements our clients home perfectly.see before
Our client was tired of this old-fashioned staircase that was no longer in keeping with her newly updated home.see the transformation
The complete transformation made the hallway feel light and airy.see before
This client's staircase was uninspiring and the hallway felt dark.see the transformation
This stylish blend of bronzed glass and steel complements the client's existing décor faultlessly.see before
Our client wanted to try something new and exciting to replace their existing staircase.see the transformation
We created a sense of light and space in an area that lacked natural light.see before
Our client had a timber staircase that was in need of modernisation.see the transformation
This classic wooden staircase opens up the hall area and creates a stunning feature.see before
Our client's staircase was outdated, uninspiring and in need of a transformation.see the transformation
We created a stylish yet classic feature in the heart of our happy client's home.see before
This client's staircase felt old fashioned and in need of modernisation.see the transformation
Our unique twisted design creates a contemporary and stylish look to this staircase.see before
Our client aspired to a more contemporary styled timber staircase.see the transformation
The ordinary painted staircase has been transformed with Tudor Oak.see before
This staircase didn't befit the traditional style of the client's home.see the transformation
Combining warm timber and our elegant forged steel spindle creates a dramatic effect.see before
This dark timber staircase was in need of a fresh new look.see the transformation
We created a dramatic, eye catching feature with a timeless design.see before
Our client's basic Ranch style staircase felt flimsy when used.see the transformation
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"No major upheaval and the whole process is unbelievably quick"
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Bill Domnarski has been writing about the law and lawyers for decades, and has been published widely in such periodicals as the LA Bar Daily and ALM Publications. He has collected many of his essays, and written several new ones, presented for the first time in this thought-provoking book. He's a...
Bill Domnarski has been writing about the law and lawyers for decades, and has been published widely in such periodicals as the LA Bar Daily and ALM Publications. He has collected many of his essays, and written several new ones, presented for the first time in this thought-provoking book. He's a tough guy and he pulls no punches, especially when it comes to judges, successful trial lawyers, and large firm lawyers. The essays are extensively researched and are more eclectic than idiosyncratic. In 40 essays he covers perhaps not all the waterfront of practicing law and the legal profession, but quite a bit of it. The 40 essays are organized into ten topics:
In addition, you'll then find ten essays on judicial opinions, as the engaged lawyer both derives from reading judicial opinions the various pleasures of reading and secures his place in the profession by that act of reading. The judicial essays are a by-product of reading through about two hundred volumes of the Federal Reporter for a five year period. Some essays are organized around themes like:
If you're looking for a brutal, raw and honest commentary on judges, lawyers, and the law, look no further. Written by a witty and engaging personal essayist, this book will make you laugh, but also provide valuable perspective and insight on the legal profession.
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[Excerpt] There are fifty essays alphabetically listed by title. There are forty-one essays about lawyers, which include three about the effect of certain judges on lawyers. They can be arranged into ten groups for the reader looking to pursue a particular theme or subject: (1) the profession as organized, (2) law-yerly tasks, (3) lawyer civility, (4) legal fees, (5) lawyer clothes and offices, (6) reading and writing, (7) thinking like a lawyer, (8) lawyer arrogance, (9) the nature of lawyering, and (10) lawyers and judicial unpleasantness. There is even an essay on "Dressing for Success" discussing the way lawyers dress and what signals they are sending with their sartorial choices. Bill tells me that he wishes I would have written my post on women and courtroom attire earlier so he could have referred to it, but he holds his cards close to the vest on whether I would have liked his discussion of my failed attempt at humor. Bill is a tough guy, and he pulls no punches. Importantly, there are also essays on judges. Domnarski does not shrink from skewering judges. I like that about the book. In one essay on judges entitled I am right because I say I am, the author introduces the subject of "black robe-itis...
Praise for Swimming in Deep Water and William Domnarski:
"In a delectable collection of essays about the legal profession, Swimming in Deep Water serves up generous portions of wit, wisdom and insight. An old advertising slogan is apt: ''I'll bet you can't eat just one!'" -- Steven J. Harper, author of The Lawyer Bubble—A Profession in Crisis, and other books
"In this wide-ranging collection of elegant and erudite essays, Domnarski draws on his extensive knowledge of law and literature to shed light on the modern legal profession during a time of great challenges. Whether you agree or disagree with his particular conclusions, you will enjoy reading his insightful and thought-provoking takes on what it means to live a life in the law." --David Lat, Founder and Managing Editor, Above The Law
"In fifty highly readable essays, Domnarski expertly ranges over many of the most significant matters affecting the bar, the judiciary, and legal education today. Swimming in Deep Water deftly captures this unique moment in our profession's history, and is sure to prompt reflection in readers at any stage of their careers."--Chad Oldfather, Professor of Law, Marquette University School of Law
"For anyone interested in the current state of the legal profession, this elegant collection of essays is going to prove a delight. Covering topics ranging from whiny law firm associates to the arrogance of those in black robes, Domnarski manages to combine humor, insight and elegant prose in every one of his essays." --Mitu Gulati, Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law


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Sustainability Initiatives in the School involve students, faculty and staff in coursework, an interdisciplinary Minor in Sustainability Studies, a Study Abroad program supported by a Fulbright-Hays grant, Public Events, and facilities--involve all aspects of programs and operations in Architecture and Historic Preservation
SAAHP full time faculty, Teaching Firms in Residence, Adjunct and Global Fellows contribute to an array of sustainability coursework and to the Minor in Sustainability, Advanced and Graduate Design Studios, and Advanced and Graduate Architecture Electives.
The University and SAAHP recently brought renowned international architect Ken Yeang, of Llewellyn Davies Yeang, London and Hamzah Yeang, Singapore, to RWU, along with noted national figures Leith Sharp of the Harvard Sustainable Campus Initiative, Vikram Bhatt of McGill University's Center for Minimum Cost Housing. These supplement regular lectures and exhibitions in the SAAHP Public Events Series addressing sustainability issues.
Students working with the dean and Facilities Management have developed a school-wide sustainability program including Recycling Stations at eight locations in the building, paper recycling bins at each student's desk and all offices and spaces in the SAAHP Building. SAAHP' lecture hall was endowed in 2009 by the D.F. Pray Foundation as part of a $1million gift in support sustainability efforts. The lecture hall uses recycled materials throughout its finishes in its acoustical wall and ceiling paneling, carpet, fabrics as designed and selected by Kite Architects, Providence, who won a 2009 AIA Rhode Island Design Award for the work.


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Freestone Co. Grand Jury Felony Indictments
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TEAGUE HIGH SCHOOL ONE ACT PLAY MEMBERS shown following District competition on March 26th are (front row l to r) Hannah Anderson, Abi Huff, Mick Morgan. Olivia Guerrero, and (center front) Andrew Roman. Back row (l to r) Bekah Havens, Jason Smith, Nick Gibson, Wesley Cockerham, Josh Folsom, Kyle Hayworth, and Miranda Townsend. The play advanced to Area competition set for April 8th in Waco. A performance for the community will be held Thursday, April 3rd at 7 p.m. at the high school.
The Freestone County Grand Jury handed down a number of felony indictments while meeting in regular session in the Freestone County Courthouse on Wednesday, March 26, 2014.
The charges were presented to the grand jury by County Attorney Chris Martin and included Theft, Possession of Substance, Credit Card Abuse, Burglary of a Building, Aggravated Sexual Assault of a child, Capital Murder.
The indictments handed down by the grand jury have been released by the County Attorney?s office as follows:
Cody Wayne Sills, W/M, 20 years old, Kaufman. Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 1, Methamphetamine, less than one gram.
Crystal LaShane Criddle, W/F, 38 years old. Theft $1,500 or more but less that $20,000 from Non Profit Organization.
Bryan Heath Willard, W/M, 42 years old, Fairfield. Four counts of Credit Card Abuse.
Amber Lynn Mason, W/F, 23 years old, Fairfield. Burglary of a Building.
Kristi Lyn Story, W/F, 33 years old, Fairfield. Burglary of a Building.
Rudy Martinez Jr., W/M, 29 years old, Fairfield. Five counts of Burglary of a Building.
Shawn Lee Christianson, W/M, 44 years old, Streetman. Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child.
Michael Allen Marfell, W/M, 37 years old, Fairfield. Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child.
Larson Edwin Moore III, W/M, 23 years old, Teague. Capital Murder.


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Lead paint removal
Our house is in dire need of a new paint job and we are trying to decide whether to repaint or put up new siding.
We had one team come out to give us a quote for a paint job and they determined that there is some lead paint in one of the previous layers (house is 80+yrs old)
We were thinking of residing to contain the lead paint. We had a few places quote us ~$12,000 for the job which would consist of leaving the current lead painted shingles on the house and covering them with a layer of insulation then the siding. With that high price quote, we were considering making this into a DIY job, however if we did go this route, we were thinking of just removing the shingles entirely which would require a pro for removal anyway.
So to make a long story short, what would be my best option?
1) remove all lead painted shingles then put siding up - ~$3000 for siding + removal costs.
2) go over old shingles with siding - contractor quote ~$12,000
3) paint over existing - ~$400 DIY for paint
If the way to go would be removing the shingles and putting the siding up, how much would just the removal run for a 1.5 story single fam house? I have the quote for materials for siding, Im just have no idea what the removal by a licensed hazardous waste removal team would run us.
As far as I know, siding over lead shingles (w/o encapsulating them with the proper coating) is not EPA legal, and not considered making your home lead safe
Your local laws could vary, and admittedly my knowledge of this is more geared toward paint
I would definitely check your local laws/EPAregs before considering that option
Personally, I would want the contaminated shingles gone
Professionally, I can recommend it
If you don't do it now, you will have to at some point (even if it's just to sell it)
The price won't have gone down in a few years
It's a Pay Now...or Pay More Later deal
a much better way to answer you question would be:
To save money, spend 100 on a gas mask and a moon suit, pull all of the shingle off yourself and throw in in a bin. Half of the country comes within ten feet of asbestos every day- it is everywhere. Just protect YOURSELF, then protect YOUR WALLET and when it's gone, put whatever you want on the wall. As far as your nosey neighbors are concerned, you had someone in to look at it, and they said it was asbestos free, and you are wearing the suit and mask because dust makes you get hayfever.
I can't tell if Ting was being facetious or not... I hope so.
Just putting on a moon suit and having at it is a VERY bad idea. Talk to a local experienced paint contractor AND your local health department. If the contractor tells you he will do something that the health dept. says is illegal, find another contractor.
If you leave those shingles on your house, that fact will have to be disclosed to any eventual buyer, which only increases your hassles later on.
I'd have them removed, using whatever locally available legal methods are available to do so.
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