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Three miles north of quintessential Dorset village, through the Mettowee Valley, one arrives at this pitch-perfect horse farm.
Three-board fenced pastures and ornamental trees create an allee towards the newly renovated mint farmhouse - a magazine-worthy marriage of old and new: gorgeous original wide plank floors, chef's kitchen, oversized windows and 3 new porches decked with Brazilian Walnut.
Continue up the drive toward the newly built custom barn with five large stalls, washrack and tackroom down with an extraordinary 2,000 ft guest loft above.
Riding ring, wooded trails complete this beautiful farm.
Price: $999,000
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Location: Pawlet, VT
Living area: 3,620
Bedrooms: 5
Baths: 3
Fireplaces: 2
Land: 20 acres
Horse facilities: Fields, barn with 5 stalls
Recently renovated cape farmhouse deftly marries old with new. Exceptional details throughout the residence include slate and copper roofing, Brazilian Walnut decking, gorgeous custom-made (and extra-thick) honed slate countertops and top-end appliances. All the windows are new and frame pastoral views at every turn, giving the feeling of living outdoors with continuous breezes blowing through.
The simple, classic lines of the farmhouse reflect the level of attention to detail and luxury inside. Overlook the horses grazing from any of the three porches, one of which is screened.
Stone flooring in the large mudroom entry, library/playroom with custom built-ins, gas fireplace and slate topped buffet/bar leading to the formal dining room check all the essential boxes for a complete family retreat or a great house for entertaining.
Upstairs features the master bed and bath, including generous walk-through closets and two additional bedrooms sharing a marble tiled bath.
Perhaps the crown jewel of the property is the gorgeous barn loft guest quarters featuring two mirrored master suites, each with attached bunkroom and limestone bathroom, and whitewashed oak floors throughout. The voluminous, airy great room features oversized granite-clad fireplace, while the fabulous open kitchen includes honed grey limestone counters, with an adjacent dining room sized for a long farm table. Living spaces showcase reclaimed wood sliding barn doors, reclaimed wood cladding on the ceiling and entry stairwell and a cozy seating area with gas fireplace and flat screen TV.
These separate and beautifully-appointed guest quarters create the ideal environment for entertaining family and good friends, whether for the ski season or warm summer months with the festivals, horse racing, or AA hunter-jumper shows - are all within easy reach.
Two small fenced paddocks and two large pastures
The main horse barn, was architect designed and built in 2005, and features custom stall fronts from Lexington, KY for five 12' x 12' stalls, oversized windows looking out from each stall and careful sighting to promote circulation and capture cool summer breezes, wash rack with hot and cold water, feed bay, heated tackroom, bathroom and heated office.
Rubber mats, 10' ceilings and chew-preventing hardwood all evidence the level of consideration.
60 foot long shedrow along the backside of the barn accomodates a horse trailer, hay and bedding storage as well as extra tractors, etc.
Two large pastures with automatic waterers and two small paddocks allow for a variety of turn-out combinations.
Shaded outdoor riding ring with geotextile beneath and a well-compacted base of limestone dust needs only a few inches of sand to complete.
To relax with your horse, mowed paths criss-cross the open fields and continue into the woods where a short hilly loop may be used for conditioning. For longer trail rides, an extensive network of logging trails is easily accessed and well-used by many horse farms nearby.


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- 1 pound Brussels sprouts
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 large garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup milk
- Vegetable oil
- Bacon Aïoli
How to Make It
Chop 1/2 pound Brussels sprouts; cut remaining Brussels sprouts in half.
Sauté chopped Brussels sprouts in hot olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 7 minutes or until golden; add garlic and crushed red pepper. Sauté 30 seconds. Remove from heat; cool.
Combine flour and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl; whisk in milk. Stir in cooked and uncooked Brussels sprouts.
Pour vegetable oil to depth of 3 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 375°. Drop batter by heaping tablespoonfuls into hot oil. Fry beignets 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain well on paper towels. Serve with Bacon Aïoli.

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Despite Philips' recent successes in the shape of the Aurea 42PLF9900D, 47PFL9632D and the latters younger sibling the 32PFL9632, the company is reportedly giving serious consideration to selling its TV business, blaming the highly competitive US TV market.
Speaking at a press conference Philips' Chief Executive, Gerard Kleisterlee, announced that due to the poor margins it is making on its TV business it is reconsidering the way it operates. And, as Kleisterlee explained, this isn't such a strange move as Philips already chooses what products it sells in what markets based on whether it can generate the margins it deems worthwhile. Obviously, because of the huge revenues involved in the TV business, in the region of Billions, the idea that it is insufficiently profitable sounds rather crazy, but nonetheless it is plausible.
Kleisterlee suggested that the size of America and the large-scale use of online stores was one of the factors affecting this decision, suggesting that price competition made margins in North America less attractive than in Europe and elsewhere. As it is, we haven't actually received any real information out of Philips on the matter other than the indication that its TVs aren't selling as it might like, but there is the foreboding of interesting and possibly disappointing things to come.


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Despite this perhaps raising the number of players sent off, it's the only way for officials to call a game properly.
There will always be vigorous debate of players sent off with a straight red card, for the borderline between what is serious foul play (red card) and a reckless tackle (yellow) is a murky one at best. Take the red card issued to Dema Kovalenko a few weeks ago for his two-leg, studs-up tackle on Rapids midfielder Medhi Ballouchy April 11 . If such a dangerous tackle makes some contact with the ball, sometimes referees will let the offender off with a caution, though the danger to the opposing player usually isn't mitigated.
Kovalenko, his teammates, and Coach Bruce Arena protested the call, yet Kovalenko came straight into Ballouchy from the front, went over the ball with his right foot, and for good measure with his left foot hacked the Rapids midfielder on the ankle.
Coaches and, usually defenders almost always howl loudly when a red card comes out for denying a goalscoring opportunity. The myth of the "last man" persists, though this is not stipulated in the rules. Red Bulls right back Carlos Johnson was certainly not the last man when he tripped Herculez Gomez Thursday night in the Kansas City-New York match, but he did deny an "obvious goalscoring opportunity," and off he went.
Kennedy had also let play continue despite a Red Bulls' handball at midfield, so he earns double points. Johnson committed his foul inside the penalty area, and Claudio Lopez converted the penalty kick, so the Red Bulls were a goal down and a man down in the third minute. Rough justice, perhaps, but justice nonetheless.
Handball calls in the penalty area, despite clarifications issued by FIFA over the past decade regarding what constitutes a deliberate offense, are always controversial, especially when a a seemingly innocuous arm-to-ball incident involving Marvell Wynne last weekend resulted in FC Dallas netting the winning goal.
TFC coach John Carver issued a testy criticism of the call and MLS fined him $750. Carver has occasionally uttered some outrageous comments but in this case I have to say he's absolutely right, as there's no way Wynne's arm - extended to his left side, away from the goal - could be at fault when David Ferreira flicked the ball up unexpectedly. In fact, if either player might be deemed guilty of causing the handball deliberately, Ferreira could be more culpable than Wynne.
Returning to the issue of second cautions, for much of league's history, referees seldom showed a yellow to a cautioned player, which resulted in heinous and/or obvious fouls clearly deserving of a card passing without sanction. Of many examples I will only cite the case a few years ago of Landon Donovan, already carrying a yellow card, deliberately pulling the jersey of an opponent so as to kill a counterattack. Despite heated protests, he stayed on the field.
Maybe Donovan escaped sanction on that occasion because of who he is, yet the unwritten rule for players and coaches used to be anything less than a blatant mugging would probably be forgiven, especially if the first caution might be regarded as a softie.
longer is this the case, as shown when the already-cautioned Paulo Nagumura took down Donovan, ironically, with a sliding tackle in the Galaxy-Chivas USA match April 18, and when
Galaxy forward Alan Gordon got hit with a second yellow within three minutes in the same game.
Of course criticism rained down on referee Tim Weyland for "losing control," yet in both cases he simply played it by the book, and did so again in the final minutes when Galaxy defender Gregg Berhalter, making his MLS debut, hauled down Alecko Eskandarian to thwart a breakaway. Out came the red card, as it should have.
The game ended with 19 players but is that the fault of Weyland? Hardly. Perhaps he started out by calling the game more tightly than the players, coaches and fans would have liked but that message should have gotten through. Obviously, it didn't.
Players carrying a yellow card, regardless of origin, should regard it for what it is -- official notification from the referee to toe the line -- or pay the consequences.


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When it comes to buying a car, haggling is (ahem) nonnegotiable. "There's about a $3,000 difference on average between the invoice price of the car and what the dealer is likely to agree to sell it for," says Philip Reed, a senior consumer-advice editor for the auto-buying site Edmunds.com. If you hate playing hardball, you might consider outsourcing the task. That's easy to do if you're a member of AAA or a warehouse club, like Costco, or if you subscribe to ConsumerReports.org—all of which offer an auto-buying service for no extra charge. (Most AAA clubs offer this program; check with yours for specifics.) Tell the service the make, the model, and the extras (like a sunroof) you desire. The service will match your specs with vehicles from at least one local dealership (and often more) with which it has partnered. Within a day, you'll receive details on any deals that meet your criteria, all at prearranged discounts.
Pluses: These programs claim to knock anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000 off the sticker price. And they do indeed save you from haggling.
Minuses: Most services work with a limited number of dealers, so it's possible you could score a better deal elsewhere. (Go to Edmunds.com to verify the true market value of the car.) Also, if you have custom requests, you're better off going solo.
The bottom line? Worth it if you don't want to go back and forth with a dealer about costs. And if nothing else, it can help you get a better sense of how your car is priced, which can ultimately help you drive a hard bargain yourself.


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Rail revival challenge
Across the United States, class one railroads are experiencing a revival. Energy-efficient and sleek trains now replace fuel-guzzling and blocky ones. Trains are again contenders in the mass transit game, competing for both passengers and freight. In Fiscal Year 2013, Amtrak carried a record 31.6 million passengers. Ridership has increased more than 50 percent since 2000 and Amtrak expects the growth trend to continue.
One of the major challenges is rail infrastructure. The class one railroads of yore cannot handle the soaring ridership and increase in freight demands by themselves. Demand exceeds capacity, forcing bottlenecks and delays in rail traffic. The solution for many railroads is easy to understand, but hard to execute: Add a second track. In some cases, add a third or fourth track.
The state of California is a representative case study. The Los Angeles-to-San Diego (LOSSAN) rail corridor is Amtrak's second busiest rail corridor in the United States. As such, the LOSSAN rail corridor is the target of a multimillion-dollar upgrade project designed to improve the capacity and reliability of on-time passenger and freight train services. The first phase is in Carlsbad, Calif., called the Carlsbad Double Track and Bridge Project.
The purpose of the Carlsbad Double Track and Bridge Project is to improve the capacity and reliability of on-time passenger train service along the Carlsbad portion of the LOSSAN corridor. The problematic bottleneck was the single main train track on each end of Carlsbad Poinsettia Station. The solution was to create two main tracks, each 5.1 miles long, by extending an existing second main track 1.9 miles.
Challenge 1: Spanning the Agua Hedionda Lagoon
Projects of this scale and magnitude face many complex engineering challenges. At Carlsbad, the major challenge is spanning water, specifically the Agua Hedionda Lagoon. The Carlsbad Double Track and Bridge Project is not the first to span the Agua Hedionda Lagoon.
- 1881 – The first railroad bridge across the lagoon was the California Southern Railway, a subsidiary of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (AT&SF) Railway. The bridge was a classic trestle – a series of short spans across a number of timber bents – and reflected the early trend of railroading. The trestle had 14 spans with an open bridge deck, where the rail track fastened directly to ties on the spans. The trestle support posts were pile-driven into the ground. In short, the bridge was a 14-span ballasteddeck pile trestle bridge.
- 1948 – AT&SF field records indicate a third timber trestle in a new alignment.
- 1958 – The City of Carlsbad added a 12-inch sanitary sewer timber pile trestle bridge across the creek adjacent to the timber trestle on the inland side.
- 2006 – North County Transit District (NCTD) built a three-span concrete bridge on a new alignment west of the 1948 timber trestle, meant to replace the trestle. NCTD demolished the timber trestle to accommodate a future second main track or "double track."
- 2009 – Amtrak issued a design contract for the Carlsbad Double Track and Bridge Project.
- 2010 – Amtrak issued a construction contract for the Carlsbad Double Track and Bridge Project.
- 2012 – The Carlsbad Double Track and Bridge Project finished and both main tracks were opened for revenue-generating train service.
The two main tracks stand side by side across the Agua Hedionda Lagoon, exhibiting the next evolution of bridge design.
Developing the girders – The first concrete bridge (2006) has spans made from standard concrete bulb-tee girders. The girders, four per span, support a ballast bridge deck, where the train track fastens to ties that are in a bed of stable ballast material on top of the bridge deck. The outermost girders on both sides support ballast retainers.
The structural bridge designer on the Carlsbad Double Track and Bridge Project made a unique design improvement. He noticed that two components of the 2006 concrete bridge perform the same function. He decided to eliminate the separate bridge deck altogether from the new concrete bridge. He redesigned the standard bulb-tee girders, widening and thickening the top flanges and web. The redesigned bulb-tee girders now support the ballast directly, eliminating the need for an intermediate concrete bridge deck.
As before, the outermost girders on both sides support the ballast retainers. The short girders have the ballast retainers precast, and the long girders have the ballast retainers cast in place after setting.
The redesigned bulb-tee girders highlighted the Carlsbad Double Track and Bridge Project, saving about $750,000 of construction costs and two months of construction time. The savings are the estimated construction costs and time of building a separate bridge deck. As a result, the overall project was completed under budget and ahead of schedule.
Developing the foundation piles – The 2006 concrete bridge has conventional cast-in-drilled-hole (CIDH) pile supports, which are concrete piles cast in holes drilled to predetermined depths. Whenever drilling in any scenario, the surrounding ground moves and the ground level shifts to some degree. The ground level also shifts naturally from soil movement or volume changes. The bridge structure and train track may displace if the ground level shifts too dramatically. To mitigate this risk, the 2006 bridge team made ground modifications prior to drilling.
However, the modified ground work still caused a number of stability changes, most notably ground movement and soil liquefaction. In turn, the track on the adjacent 1948 timber trestle displaced (which the Carlsbad Double Track and Bridge Project has now replaced). To further complicate matters, the geotechnical evaluation concluded that the loose soil in the area could potentially liquefy below the water table.
The Carlsbad Double Track and Bridge Project designer had to determine a safe way to install the substructure piles adjacent to the first new concrete structure. The designer had to consider various pile installation methods. From history, he knew that the drilling method, even with ground modifications, does not work. From the geotechnical evaluation, he knew that the driving, boring, and vibrating methods would not work because they cause high water table and the risk of more soil liquefaction. The designer, through process of elimination, decided to use the oscillating method.
For added stability and strength, the designer used cast-in-steel-shell (CISS) piles instead of CIDH piles. CISS piles are steel casings with epoxy-coated steel rebar cages and filled with concrete. Each intermediate pier uses two larger-diameter CISS piles, while each abutment uses two smaller-diameter CISS piles. To stabilize the earth, the designer used auger cast concrete piles, installed seven days before the CISS steel casings. The casing installation process does not cause or encounter any significant ground movement or soil liquefaction. After installation of the rebar cages, a concrete pump truck places the tremie concrete in the CISS steel casings.
Prior to the pile installation, temporary sheet shoring protected the 2006 concrete bridge and track from collapse, rail settlement, and other disruptions. The protective measure allowed train service to continue amid construction of the new intermediate piers and abutments.
Two cranes, at either end of the bridge, set the redesigned girders onto the new intermediate piers and abutments. The bridge deck (the top flanges of the redesigned girders) were waterproofed and the bridge deck was flooded with ballast. The concrete ties were installed and rail fastened in place.
Challenge 2: Maintaining existing train service
The design of the train track itself was an ordinary fare. The challenge was developing a new track alignment while maintaining existing train service. The alignment had to accommodate a second main track, a second main bridge, and a universal crossover control point that allows trains to switch tracks when traveling in either direction.
The universal crossover does not make use of the existing turnout or switch, relying instead on four newly installed turnouts. Train service could continue on the existing turnout.
The railroad at Carlsbad operates according to the General Code of Operating Rules (GCOR), a compilation of operating rules for some railroads in the United States. The GCOR allow crews to perform track work that passing trains would otherwise disrupt as long as certain conditions are met. The Carlsbad Double Track and Bridge Project secured Form B protection, which allowed construction to occur between trains with the use of flags for protection. Form B protection proved to be the most cost effective for the majority of work.
Challenge 3: Considering the total system
The new track passes over three existing grade crossings: Tamarack Avenue, Cannon Road, and a private power plant grade crossing. They all required new crossing warning devices. The new universal crossover required new control point signals, intermediate signals, and switch machines.
The footprint of the new track required a retaining wall. The first segment of the wall is a post and panel design, and the second segment is an environmental concrete block design.
Project outcome and future trends
The purpose of the Carlsbad Double Track and Bridge Project was to improve the capacity and reliability of on-time passenger train service along the Carlsbad portion of the LOSSAN corridor. A recent Amtrak decision is a testament to the success of the project. Before the project, only NCTD's Coaster commuter trains stopped along the Carlsbad portion of the LOSSAN corridor. After the project and effective on Oct. 7, 2013, Amtrak added its service, with four new station stops between Oceanside and San Diego. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner trains are servicing these stops, with three northbound trains and three southbound trains every day. The addition of Amtrak gives passengers another travel option in the Carlsbad area. NCTD still runs its Coaster commuter train.
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) has 19 rail projects on the southern tip of the LOSSAN corridor under development, with 15 of them already funded. The area extends from the Orange County/San Diego County line to the City of San Diego.
Projects such as the one at Carlsbad are happening all over the United States. Adding tracks has proven to be a winning solution in most bottlenecking problems. Most bottlenecking occurs because trains have to stop and wait for other trains passing on the same track. An additional track allows trains to continue moving past each other and increases train route options. Some markets are already past double tracking and into triple and quadruple tracking, such as Philadelphia to Baltimore and Washington, D.C. to Baltimore area.
The interrelationship between passenger and freight train services motivates both industries to invest in railroad infrastructure upgrades. Passenger and freight trains compete for precious track time with many passenger trains running along existing freight lines. Passenger train delays contribute to freight train delays and vice versa.
The opposite is also true. Passenger train efficiencies contribute to freight train efficiencies and vice versa. Thus, both the passenger and freight train industries have been investing in railroad infrastructure upgrades, specifically to train tracks, bridges, and tunnels. In fact, both industries combined have invested more than $75 billion since 2009. The upgraded infrastructure, in turn, improves the capacity and reliability of on-time service to both passengers and freight.
The Carlsbad Double Track and Bridge Project has a specific performance purpose, which has been achieved. The project was also under budget and ahead of schedule. However, a less touted fact that has particular relevance is that the project had no injuries or accidents. The push for performance metrics becomes moot if it comes at a human cost. The Carlsbad team was dedicated and committed to the project, and safety was a concept they recognized and emphasized. Safety is an aspect of effective project and construction management. Going forward, other projects would benefit from continuing this emphasis on safety.
John Eschenbach is a senior project manager at J.L. Patterson & Associates, a Southern California-based trackwork engineering firm that spearheaded the inventive engineering of the Carlsbad Double Track. He has more than 37 years of experience in the design, maintenance, and construction management of class I railroads. He can be reached by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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0: Fourth-quarter comebacks accomplished against teams that finished with a .500 record or better. According to FootballOutsiders.com's Scott Kacsmar, Rodgers is 0-18 in those games, which does not include this year's losses to San Francisco and Cincinnati because their final record has not been established.
.172: Rodgers' winning percentage in fourth-quarter comeback opportunities, a 5-24 record. Cam Newton (2-16) is the worst among current quarterbacks at .111, followed by Rodgers, Jason Campbell (7-25; .219), Philip Rivers (14-35; .286) and Sam Bradford (5.5-10.5; .344), according to Kacsmar.
.257: Rodgers' winning percentage in game-winning drive opportunities, a 9-26 record. Newton (2-17) is the worst at .105, followed by Rodgers, Campbell (10-26; .278), Rivers (17-38; .309) and Bradford (5.5-11.5; .324), according to Kacsmar.
1: Fourth-quarter comeback accomplished against a team that finished 0-16 (48-25 win at Detroit in 2008).
2: Game-winning drives accomplished against teams with winning records (10-3 over Chicago in 2010, 38-35 over the Giants in 2011).
3: Missed field goals by Mason Crosby that would have won games. Two of the kicks were misses from beyond 50 yards and the third was a 38-yard try that was blocked at Chicago.
5: Fourth-quarter comebacks by Rodgers. Andrew Luck and Russell Wilson, rookies last season, also have five fourth-quarter comebacks. Luck is 5-4 and Wilson is 5-5. 5: Overtime games played by Rodgers. He owns a 0-5 record in those games. The offense was on the field for three of those games. In two of those games, the Packers failed to get a first down. In the third, Rodgers threw an interception.
7: More comebacks/game-winning drives that Rodgers would have had if not for breakdowns by the Packers' defense and special teams: Carolina and Jacksonville in 2008, Pittsburgh in 2009, Chicago in 2010, Seattle and Indianapolis in 2012 and San Francisco in 2013.
7: Of Rodgers' nine game-winning drives, seven came against Detroit (four) and Chicago (three).
18: Of Rodgers' 26 failures in comeback/game-winning opportunities, 18 came against teams that finished with winning records. One came against a .500 team and two more came against teams that finished 7-9. (Two games came this season, so their final record has not been established. So, officially, 18-of-24 had winning records, or 75 percent.)
97.8: Rodgers' career passer rating in games in which the final margin is seven points or less. His rating is 102.4 in games decided by eight to 14 points and 119.0 in games decided by 15-plus points.
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Having looked up the statute it is a simple misdemeanor and as such should cause you no problem.
And welcome from Goldsboro.
This is a discussion on help please within the New Members Introduce Yourself forums, part of the Welcome To DefensiveCarry.com category; Hi. New here and have a question maybe someone can help with. I live in NC and 28 years ago I got in trouble when ...
Hi. New here and have a question maybe someone can help with. I live in NC and 28 years ago I got in trouble when I was 19 I spat upon someone to try to get a fight started which now I understand how stupid it was and was charged with a 14-33 (a) Will I be able to get a concealed carry permit with this against me and if not any suggestions on what I could do that may not cost me $2000. Thanks for any help. If
Having looked up the statute it is a simple misdemeanor and as such should cause you no problem.
And welcome from Goldsboro.
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I believe in NC that local sheriffs make all the decisions on issuing permit (which sucks). Ask yours.
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Did the crime carry up to a 1 year sentence?
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Welcome to the forum!
I am not an attorney, AND did not stay at a Holiday Inn last night, so I can be of no assistance with your question.
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Sometime ago,i asked a CCP instructor,if someone passed all the background cks,who had the final say,so far as getting their CCP?.I was just curious.He told me in S.C.,the sheriff of the county,you live in.If it's that way,in,N.C.,and you can't find the answer,maybe, see if your sheriff,will take a few mins,to talk with you.Worse thing to happen is,you waste a phone call.Good luck.
Unless it's changed,it is the sheriff,in S.C.,and i think,but not sure,it is the sheriff in N.C., as OldVet mentioned.It's worth a try,unless,someone from N.C,on here,can tell you,for sure.
I wouldn't think,your past would keep you from getting one,but,this day and time,no telling.Wish you luck.
Welcome to the forum.
Simple Class 2 misdemeanor 28 years ago shouldn't be a problem if your record is clean since then. Of course if the person you were trying to provoke those 28 years ago happens to be the sheriff now and has a long memory, it might make a difference!
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Here is the NC statute that says what will disqualify you from receiving a NC carry permit.If none of that covers you then you will be good to go.14‑415.12. Criteria to qualify for the issuance of a permit.
(a) The sheriff shall issue a permit to an applicant if the applicant qualifies under the following criteria:
(1) The applicant is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of the State 30 days or longer immediately preceding the filing of the application.
(2) The applicant is 21 years of age or older.
(3) The applicant does not suffer from a physical or mental infirmity that prevents the safe handling of a handgun.
(4) The applicant has successfully completed an approved firearms safety and training course which involves the actual firing of handguns and instruction in the laws of this State governing the carrying of a concealed handgun and the use of deadly force. The North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission shall prepare and publish general guidelines for courses and qualifications of instructors which would satisfy the requirements of this subdivision. An approved course shall be any course which satisfies the requirements of this subdivision and is certified or sponsored by:
a. The North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission,
b. The National Rifle Association, or
c. A law enforcement agency, college, private or public institution or organization, or firearms training school, taught by instructors certified by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission or the National Rifle Association.
Every instructor of an approved course shall file a copy of the firearms course description, outline, and proof of certification annually, or upon modification of the course if more frequently, with the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission.
(5) The applicant is not disqualified under subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The sheriff shall deny a permit to an applicant who:
(1) Is ineligible to own, possess, or receive a firearm under the provisions of State or federal law.
(2) Is under indictment or against whom a finding of probable cause exists for a felony.
(3) Has been adjudicated guilty in any court of a felony, unless: (i) the felony is an offense that pertains to antitrust violations, unfair trade practices, or restraints of trade, or (ii) the person's firearms rights have been restored pursuant to G.S. 14‑415.4.
(4) Is a fugitive from justice.
(5) Is an unlawful user of, or addicted to marijuana, alcohol, or any depressant, stimulant, or narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance as defined in 21 U.S.C. § 802.
(6) Is currently, or has been previously adjudicated by a court or administratively determined by a governmental agency whose decisions are subject to judicial review to be, lacking mental capacity or mentally ill. Receipt of previous consultative services or outpatient treatment alone shall not disqualify an applicant under this subdivision.
(7) Is or has been discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States under conditions other than honorable.
(8) Is or has been adjudicated guilty of or received a prayer for judgment continued or suspended sentence for one or more crimes of violence constituting a misdemeanor, including but not limited to, a violation of a misdemeanor under Article 8 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes, or a violation of a misdemeanor under G.S. 14‑225.2, 14‑226.1, 14‑258.1, 14‑269.2, 14‑269.3, 14‑269.4, 14‑269.6, 14‑276.1, 14‑277, 14‑277.1, 14‑277.2, 14‑277.3A, 14‑281.1, 14‑283, 14‑288.2, 14‑288.4(a)(1) or (2), 14‑288.6, 14‑288.9, former 14‑288.12, former 14‑288.13, former 14‑288.14, 14‑288.20A, 14‑318.2, 14‑415.21(b), 14‑415.26(d), or former G.S. 14‑277.3.
(9) Has had entry of a prayer for judgment continued for a criminal offense which would disqualify the person from obtaining a concealed handgun permit.
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Continuing from the article – It's Time To Reduce Your Stress – I've produced a series of practical tips for you to reduce your stress. I intended to include these in the original article about stress but they didn't fit with the flow and made an already large article even longer. If you haven't read the previous article I suggest you do that first before reading this article.
If you are feeling at a loss regarding how to reduce the stress in your life, here's some techniques you can apply today. All of these tips I applied to my life and have had very positive outcomes.
This is probably the single most important change. If you aren't exercising, and this means something rigorous that makes you breath heavy for a good 20+ minutes per day, then you need to add it to your life immediately. You will know when you have worked hard enough because after you feel absolutely buggered but the adrenaline and lovely endorphins are flowing.
I'm convinced that regular exercise is the key to happiness (along with all that self awareness stuff). It creates a natural high which you don't pay for in the morning (once you get used to it) by feeling worse like you do from other, not-so-natural highs, such as drugs and alcohol. Exercise helps you sleep better, increases your overall energy, makes you chirpy, you think clearer, can work and play longer, increases your general confidence and best of all – it keeps you living longer with less trips to the doctor (I have never taken any antibiotics in my life!).
If you haven't adopted a regular exercise pattern then this should be your number one priority. Make sure it's regular – aim for every second day to start. You will start to enjoy it so much that you will want to do something everyday, in fact you will crave some form of exercise and it just won't feel right not exercising.
Personally I get quite bored of one physical activity so I try and mix my week up. I do rollerblading, swimming, weight-training, walking, jogging, bike riding, tennis, golf and wait for it…bowling! (bowling really isn't all the strenuous though). Once you get confident in your physical health you will be more eager to try other sports too.
If you are just beginning start with what you know you can do, perhaps walking at a fast pace to get your heart rate up, then up to some jogging bursts, then maybe try some tennis or whatever takes your fancy.
The best companion for exercise is music. Music soothes the soul as they say, and I'm sure I don't have to convince you of the powers of music to reduce your stress. For me there are few better moments in life than a speedy skate with the Brisbane river and a marvelous sunset on my right side and some high energy music (I'm a trance fan) playing in my earbuds. This is when I experience the biggest high of my life. It's better than sex (!) and just a tiny bit better than a two-fisted backhand down the line passing shot to win the point in a long tennis rally. Just.
This won't work for you unless you are ready and open to it, but I find that studying self development materials, and more importantly understanding, believing and putting the concepts learnt into action, is one of the best ways to reduce your stress. You realize that your worries are pretty trivial and life isn't that complex.
I've managed to almost eliminate stress from my life. My next goal is to work towards a Steve Pavlina style sustained joyful existence.
I have good control over my emotions (not perfect mind you). I have strong self awareness, but I'm still somewhat a slave to certain impulses, basic drives and emotional conditioning. I always feel stronger and more relaxed with the world after working on my self development. Often things tend to drop in importance, I gain a stronger grasp over my emotional state and everything becomes calmer after new insights are gained or concepts reinforced.
In your case you will be somewhere on the levels of consciousness scale, which will determine how you should go about raising your own self awareness and improving your self development. The fact that you are reading this article means you probably are open to self development concepts and have the potential to help yourself. Steve Pavlina's blog is a great place to start.
Eating well benefits me in two ways – the obvious, it works because it's healthy for your body, but also I find it healthy for my mind too. Knowing that I am eating well and sticking to certain self-imposed restrictions, means that I feel good mentally and physically about my food intake. This is great because these two areas of my life reinforce each other positively. When I am eating well I mentally pat myself on the back, have more confidence and find it easier to continue to eat well. When I break from this I feel worse mentally way before my body experiences any obvious negative effects from eating badly. I very quickly get back on track because my mind wouldn't let me stray for too long. I guess you would call this self-discipline, but I call it maintaining peace of mind.
I don't drink alcohol. I've had maybe the equivalent of half a cup of coke in my entire life. I drink only water, juices, milk and soy drinks. I strive for the five vegetables and two fruit servings per day rule. I'm not a vegetarian, I do enjoy meat even though I know it hurts animals – I'm morally against it but I have not decided to change my eating habits as a result.
I have been blessed with a metabolism that can deal with copious amounts of food without gaining weight – I certainly have never needed to diet to lose weight. Overall I believe in a balanced diet and mostly I eat what I like and I know is good for me – fruit, veges, nuts, breads, a little dairy, meat and plenty of water – always drink plenty of water. I have a solid love for chocolate too, but I have trouble eating excessive amounts nowadays because my conscious won't let me get away with it, as compared to my fun-filled, chocolate overdosed younger days.
There's enough information out there on eating right and I'm sure you know what parts of your own diet you would like to change. Eating right comes down to discipline. When you change something for the long enough it becomes a habit and you face resistance to change it. The trick is to make all your habits positive.
This is probably the single most abused aspect of peoples lives when it comes to creating stress because of our "rushed" lifestyle, which tends to encourage not sleeping. Many decide to sacrifice sleep for the sake of deadlines, work and social outings. Not sleeping for the sake of a work deadline is something you probably already aim to avoid, sometimes unsuccessfully, but the idea that missing sleep because of a great party or a big night out may not seem like such a bad idea to you. You are probably willing to make the sacrifice, potentially wiping out your next day from being excessively tired, in exchange for a fun-filled evening. Everyone else does it and you don't want to miss out on all the fun.
For me the decision whether or not to sacrifice sleep has always been one of opportunity cost. What do I potentially lose as a result of not sleeping well? Should I stay up to keep working longer or to stay at a party longer knowing that I'll end up being tired the next day?
Some people operate better on no sleep than others and I've generally been the kind of person who always needs at least 8 hours to function properly. I also don't enjoy that feeling of lack of sleep so 9 times out of 10 choose to get a full night sleep even if that means missing out on some potential fun (the fun factor generally drops for me as I get tired anyway).
In your case you know your body best. The only suggestion I have is that if you currently feel less than 100% take a look at your sleeping patterns and see if you can find a correlation between feeling your best with a good night's sleep. I'm sure you will find that sleep is as important as food and exercise and deserves just as much attention when it comes to reducing your stress.
I'm sure you have heard this before – balance is key. The three factors – sleep, food and exercise – need to be in harmony. Build a lifestyle that optimizes those three variables specifically for your body, mind and lifestyle, and you will find that the other aspects of your life tend to work out well too.
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I have to admit that your tips are very good and valuable but very hard to follow. I have been working in the blog for three months and my work starts at tghe afternoon. This really sometimes make me very tired to work during the day.
What a completely unremarkable list of "tips" to reduce stress. I think I have seen the same article– more or less– maybe 10,000 times before. Thanks for the cliched 'insights' into how to reduce stress. What a joke. Maybe he should have consumed more alcohal in the past– he might have arrived at a more interesting / thought-provoking conclusion. Me thinks the author has had about as much sex in his life as he has alcohal.
Yaro –
Don't let that last column stress you out. I bet that poster probably doesn't sleep that much or eat a very well-balanced diet. I am going to follow your Yaro-Starek-Stress-Pulverizer plan every step of the way to the pinnacle of sexless entrepreneurial sweetness.
Sure, guys like charlie may have more fun than you or make more money, but who is going to enjoy the early morning sunshine and share your feelings with the friendly staff at the juice bar by your parent's house? Or have the most blog posts? Or have the banginest 2003 Scion?
All I have time to do today is read the headings and your six things are spot on, and a timely reminder for me (I often for get to eat and I haven't been to the gym in months).
Busy day hey Simon 🙂
Charlie – I hope because you have found my advice repeated in so many places that you have started to follow it. I think the universe might be trying to tell you something 😉
Mr. Toadlover – Thanks for backing me up and how did you know about that juice bar 🙂
Music Better than SEX? Yaro…you need a woman!
Maybe Jason you need better music!
Music lasts longer too 😉
You hit right on the money. I need all of those things right now, very much
Great article
Part of the balance of your life should include fun, and fun should factor in things like Alcohol as well.. Doesn't have to, but it does give a balance that way. Alcohol has been proven in so many occasions to be good for you in a balance routine. Not only does it help relaxation it also helps blood flow and many other things.
Exercise is important, but sticking with one Exercise is even more important. If you want to maintain your Exercise routine, you need just that, a routine, one which focuses on a certain Exercises for fitness and another for muscle gain.
Wonderful advice. I'm such a work-aholic.
I would also maybe add Yaro that one other tip could be to avoid internet pornography. It definitely messes up the Stress-Pulverizer routine because you stay up all night looking at that crap and then you feel like a perverted filthy lecher.
I feel like if I am pornography free and avoid putting down others and insulting them (like our earlier poster Charlie seems prone to do), then I can embrace the Stress-Pulverizer routine with zeal.
I also struggle with guilt issues and I sometimes smoke pot. Both ALSO STRESSFUL.
You see, to me, it seems like there are two options, one is to be a Charlie and to sit there with a bottle of Two Finger's Tequila and talk to "women" or call up your "friends." OR you could just release your stress in appropriate ways with excercise, health, good choices, and a vivacious online community of funtastic friends!
Yaro– your follow up comments really resonated with me and for the past 24 hours I have fully committed myself to your 6 step program. I am now sleeping better, watching what I eat and I think I have even achieved a better work-life balance. I realize that "the new me" is only a day old but I am already seeing the benefits– my wife even commented this morning that I looked "more relaxed than usual" and "seem[ed] a lot less angry." I only have you to thank for your keen insights into entrepreneurialism, auto-eroticism and life in general. Beyond providing tried and true advice that will make me an even more successful business person, you might well have saved my marriage. And I only have you to thank, Yaro. Well, you and Mr. Toadluva. Thanks again guys. Also, perhaps I should re-read all of my L. Ron Hubbard books to supplement my training?
Charlie –
I am glad to see that your mood has changed, maybe now you can be friends with Yaro and the gang here. When you change your mind and turn that frown upside down, that can be the best stress reliever of all.
I smoked 2 and a half joints of marijuana cigarettes at my friend Paco's house on his porch. We had some popsicles but there was some gross stuff on them from this meat that thawed out all in his freezer when his power was cut. I'm not so stressed though.
Yaro, what do you think about illicit cigarettes such as these? I mean, to me, smoking such things are fine because they are natural.
I've been getting a consistent dose of these 6 items listed. They key is to make time for them, and get yourself away from work…or whatever the stress source is.
hey Yaro,
It was really a wonderful post.
Stress reduction can help us to manage our lives efficiently. We can decrease stress by reviewing life and its potential problems, solutions and resources.
Totally agree, Yaro. I just got to be more disciplined… 🙂
Interesting comment Thai-
What is your source of stress? And are you a big fan of Thai food? My buddy and I from work eat Thai at least two times a week. Usually Pad Thai, or the #6 combo which has oyster noodles.
Well done for putting exercise at the top of the list because it's the engine that drives the other two aspects of life, diet and rest. I too am a firm believer of being fit for life and fit for work. It makes a huge difference to your wellbeing.
You don't get anywhere being lazy.
In order to reduce stress and improve the overall quality of life physical exercise is quite helpful as you age. It keeps the juices flowing that regulate the body's physical functions. Meditation is also wonderful and forgotten tool to alleviate the stress that fills our lives. Meditation can release the anxiety and frustrations in daily live and quite the spirit.
To reduce and keep stress under control, you need a combination of the physical and mental stimuli to blend together. One without the other leads to an out of balance condition.
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Hi, I fully agree with you on the exercise bit. Same thing with the rest. But with the exercise, the rest will just follow…naturally.
Great post. It's a holistic approach. It's everything you do that has the ultimate effect.
[…] Thankfully I know and heed the warning signs and I always prioritize health above everything else. I know about stress and I've laid out my favorite tips to reduce stress as well. When you can't sleep or exercise or eat properly because of other aspects of your life something has to change. In my case, a little Miller time was necessary to help reset the brain for better sleep. […]
I gave up beer. Started excercising. Now I want another beer.
Great post about stress relief. I seem to find my self in a hurry all of the time and taking in some of
small miracles in my life.
Music is a big stress reliever for me and also exercise which usually do not have time to do.
It is welcoming sometimes to call an old friend and schedule lunch, put the blackberry on vibrate, and enjoying one of the finer things in life, pleasurable conversation with another human being. No cell, email, text message or blog! Just sit across the table and look eyeball to eyeball. This does wonders to keep relationships strong and channels of communication open.
Once a week and you would be amazed at the residual social and financial rewards.
Dude! You and I live the same life!! except for the trance part, which I don't get because I'm not sure what it is. I was thrilled to see your chocolate comment, especially since not many men truly appreciate the stuff. I wrote a whole post on it. Have you tried the 99%? It is beyond, and consuming it in any quantity can be excused for its medicinal qualities. I hereby dub you an honorary woman. Be proud.
I'm not sure I like the honorary woman title… 🙂 and about 80% is as high as I go, I prefer a little milk in my chocolate.
The title is a compliment. The most evolved men realize that it does not detract from your masculinity; rather, it adds to it. All part of liberating your consciousness to attain new heights (as I said, we live the same life).
Good articles! Balance is very important to provide quality of life. Music is a good thing and can give moments of relaxation. Sleep is vital for rest, food is the nutrition and energy and fuel the body needs. Exercise is vital to keep the joints and muscles in condition.
It is very difficult to play competitively in the 4th quarter if you are not prepares with rest, exercise, food and a relaxed mind. Stress is a tough row to hoe and get through a daily grind. Try suggestions in the article for 21 days and see your quality of life increase and stress decrease.
Great article. A good all round lifestyle leads to better health and overall happiness, which leads you to enjoy life and everything it has to offer you.
Some great idea's here which i think we could all do with following. Its amazing how making just a few small changes can have such a big impact. If this list helps just one person then surely it was worth posting, despite the negative comments from some readers.
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Exercise is definitely a great way to reduce stress. Whether you are having some writers block, or stressing about a coming exam. A great break for you to take is to go running! Or to do some other type of fitness activity. It will take your mind off of the stress and its really healthy for you. I absolutely agree with you about "craving"' exercise. I can tell you that as a runner, it is addicting! You just want more and more, and people think you are crazy 😛 Its really sad how people abuse their body's. Lack of proper nutrition, sleep, exercise… no wonder we are grumpy and sick!
I really agree with these 6 tips, although I think the one I struggle with the most is exercise. Sometimes it's so hard to be motivated! But the sun is shining to today and I'm going to force myself to go for a walk!
I'm definitely with you, Yaro, when it come to needing at least 8 hours sleep. Sadly though, I find that some people tend to mock me, or imply that I'm lazy or a nanna for placing a value on 8 hours sleep. They are too "busy" with "more important things" for the luxury of a good night's sleep. It makes me feel guilty. The same goes for striving towards a balance life that isn't ruled by the 9-5. It seems that some people view it as an inappropriate goal, like I should do the things I enjoy as a hobby and get a "proper" job to pay my bills.
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Brine was the only major equipment dealer set up in the vendor area, with a nice display of equipment from gloves, the first photo below, to shirts, shafts, heads and more. The shoes, pictured above, which are probably my favorite of everything they had there, are also all available in a cleat as well.
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Anyone done Quikrete Epoxy Garage Floor Coating Outside on Patio?
In Cleveland suburbs (zone 5) and our concrete patio is cracked and sunken an inch in the center. It has a block foundation on the exterior, apparently built for a sunroom/enclosed room originally but never finished. We want to hide the cracks and improve the look. I am considering Quikrete Garage Floor Epoxy. Has anyone tried this? Our other thought is putting thin pavers on top...mortar the perimeter pavers and sand in the interior. I am getting quotes on how much a roof will cost and ideally this will be the final step to make sure water stops gathering on top.
Tearing it out and starting over is not an option. The foundation and size make that too big of a job for us.
This post suggests epoxy will not work outdoors: http://www.diychatroom.com/f5/quikcr...26/#post136614
Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
I have used a lot of Abatron.com products and they make epoxies for pool decks and so forth. Before deciding this to be a DIY project though? I would contact a couple epoxy floor and deck finish pros for estimates. They will have the equipment to mix the epoxy parts, textures, colorants and flakes, etc. together on demand. You will have some recourse to have them fix things if something should go wrong.
Not saying you should not do it yourself if the price difference is substantial. Make sure the epoxy has been stored properly and that it is within the expiration limits or you could end up with a non-setting mess. Ever seen the trucks lined up outside an HD or Lowe's in the heat or cold waiting to unload overnight or a weekend. Not good for epoxy.
Thanks, sdsester. I checked their website and the ABOJET® CRACK-INJECTION SYSTEM seems good if we decide to seal the cracks and put pavers or a deck on top. I will contact them and see what they say about using the Abojet and then using their garage floor coating system on top of that. I notice their prices are 2.5x the Quikrete from Lowe's...the Quickrete kit does 200 sq ft and Abatron's kit does 400 sq ft...is the quality worth the price?
I learned of the folks I passed on to you first exploring the insane possibility of restoring wooden sailboats. Their customer support and technical people are top notch. Let me know your experience. There are still others out there like them. I am creature of habit I suppose. But Google Abatron and hit the "others similar" or whatever option.
And I sympathize with the minimum wage person you will try to engage in similar discussions at Lowe's, Menard's, HD and so forth. If you get extremely lucky there and find one who knows about filling concrete cracks, and coating epoxy over concrete to make a deck surface? You will probably walk over to the epoxy and find it expired last year. Or worse, knowing you need 3 gallons to finish the project and cannot possibly stop once started? They will only have 2 and will not be able to tell you if and when they might get another.
Hey, I rag on I suppose but I hate seeing the sense of quality this country once had degraded so. Let me redeem myself. Do a search for rubber pavers and tell me, if you find the really cool ones indistinguishable from brick, you would not consider putting them down. The ones made of recycled material come with a double tax credit if you play your cards right.
And yes, good quality is worth more, I guess I was wondering if the Abatron is really that much better quality than Quikrete...I can't find a bad review on this website or others about Quikrete, except for people who complain about putting it down in the same area days or even weeks apart and then the color doesn't match.
Still wondering if anyone out there as tried garage floor epoxy outside on a patio in cold weather climates and how it turned out.
As for colors not matching with epoxy applied days or weeks later? Epoxy, at the end of the day, is a resin in which colorants and flecks are suspended. They don't really mix into the body of the stuff like say paint pigments do. Epoxy also requires a chemical reaction to cure and the temperature and humidity on one day now vs. one a month from now will be different and can effect the color. Most color differences should balance out though if you are exact with what you add to each mix.
If you are doing this in stages, you will probably never get sections to match exactly so work around it with two tones or something. Or, just bite the bullet, make sure you have enough material and just plan on doing it all in one pass on one long day. Bribe someone to mix the epoxy for you so you can just keep going and applying it.
I would still bring in a couple people for estimates to just apply whatever you want, do the crack repairs, and lay down whatever thickness, color and pattern you want. See how far off they are from your square foot price.
Nobody is going to notice your garage floor off a bit between sections but the a blotchy epoxy deck will stick out like a sore thumb.
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While most Mac users are just downloading and upgrading to Lion on June 20th, I was fortunate enough to install and use the GM seed build last week. Here are my first impressions of Lion over the first 7 days I used it. Keep in mind that this is a journal of a long-time Mac user, and OS X systems administrator trying Lion out for the first time rather than an objective review. So how did my first week go?
Day one: Install and first uses. Clean install difficult at first blush.
Apple is clearly setting Lion up for the in-place upgrade that the company started making the default approach in Snow Leopard. In fact, being a download makes the option for a clean install seem virtually impossible at first blush - maybe not impossible, but hard to find.
On the one hand, I like the simplicity and sheer speed of doing an in-place upgrade. It was a few clicks, a restart in the middle, and one of the simplest install or upgrade of an OS I've ever seen.
On the other, major OS X releases have always been the time where I use a clean install to help me do some spring cleaning. It adds to the process since I end up reinstalling apps and copying files, but it ensures unused apps, orphaned preferences and app support files, and other types of extraneous system extensions I've tried don't move forward unless I want them to. Ditto for any old documents or project files that I don't need anymore (like all the notes, network diagrams, tools, and disk images associated with that consulting gig six years ago).
Have to say I dig the new login window. First impression of Mission Control is positive. Still on the fence about Launch Pad. That's probably all the years of just having the Applications and Utilities folder nestled in my Dock.
Not a fan of the new "natural" scrolling. It isn't a huge issue, and it may be more "natural" in some ergonomic way, but it makes trackpads (or the Magic Mouse) scroll opposite of how we're all used to them working. At least Apple pops up a movie about it as part of the install and you can turn it off in the Trackpad System Preferences pane. I think leaving it as is could get confusing if you switch between Lion and other OSes regularly.


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