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text: let me first tell you i have never owned a new taurus gun because they can't be bought in mass where i live. i have owned three used ones, a pt111 which my duaghter still has and i have 2 85i revolvers. never had any problems with any of these. i can tell you this if they were legal to buy in mass i would definitely have more of them.


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Building a sand castle isn't just child's play. And elaborate castle takes a bit of engineering knowledge. As part of Vermont Edition's Summer School series, Tom Tailor of the Governor's Institute of Engineering takes us to North Beach in Burlington to demonstrate the art of making a sand castle.


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the collection of bounty at ABC Kitchen
We've been in New York this past week. . . hence the delayed post. It was so great to see my New York friends and visit some of my favorites, like ABC Kitchen and Babbo. One of my best friends recently had a baby, so I got to meet him as well, which was awesome. And of course we did some shopping (obviously. . . .). We checked out Flywheel NYC and also its competitor, SoulCycle to see what all of the buzz is about. But the best thing about being in New York was just walking the streets and catching that energy that pulses throughout the city. I am so happy to be in Atlanta now, but New York will always have a special place in my heart. I'll share some more of the highlights of the trip this week, but until then, here are some links that I've been loving:
A great easy healthy food chart.
Cardio dance workouts are dominating the NYC fitness scene.
Perfect reset salad ~ spinach power salad with chicken and farro.
Gluten free cauliflower and quinoa chowder!
Double chocolate banana bread. Yum and yum.
More chocolate and bananas ~ Banana blondies with chocolate peanut butter ganache. . . . if they taste half as good as they look. . .
For all of you Sex and the City fans, Sarah Jessica Parker's NYC apartment and a great video interview.
First there was the Cronut, then there was this.
Kristen Kish from Top Chef's New York Diet. Love her.
A good southern girl should know how to make grits, right?
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You can get continued use from this convertible crib as your baby grows. It conveniently transitions into a toddler bed. The geometric patterning is believed to appeal to young, developing minds which could mean more peace and quiet for you.
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"Progressive:" The Most Popular Political Term
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This is pretty darn interesting (and you can be sure you won't hear about it from the corporate media):
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Andrew Garfield: Off to the Airport in NYC
Taking care of his busy schedule, Andrew Garfield exited his hotel in New York City this afternoon (January 9).
The "Social Network" star looked a bit preoccupied as he hopped into a chauffeured car and made his way to the airport to catch an outbound flight.
Meanwhile, Andrew and his leading lady Emma Stone have been thoroughly enjoying their new roles as dog owners after rescuing a golden retriever from a shelter over the holidays.
When asked how things have been going, Emma gushed, "You know, it's good." Stone also shared that she and Andrew will be shooting the sequel to "The Amazing Spider-Man" later this month- "We start in a couple of weeks. It's really soon. It'll be fun."


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I went in for a rhinoplasty saturday, after a few consultations. I've been wanting to do it for a long time, and I had a specific way I wanted it in mind. And I thought that the surgeon understood my vision. But now I'm beginning to doubt.. My nose is very upturned. And while I can believe that this is due to the swelling, it believe it shouldn't be this significant? I would love to hear a... READ MORE
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I hope you're right! The cast just came off a few hours ago, so we'll see soon enough :) READ COMMENT
Yeah it's really hard to trust him when your nose looks so different from before.. Makes you doubt your decision.. But it's very comforting to know that your nose dropped, so hopefully my piggy nose will do too. Thankyou :) READ COMMENT
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This is a discussion on Dialog box, with a difference within the The Second Amendment & Gun Legislation Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Just a bit of satire folks!!...
Just a bit of satire folks!!
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"To own a gun and assume that you are armed
is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!."
http://www.rkba-2a.com/ - a portal for 2A links, articles and some videos.
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Here is a really, really comprehensive review by Nutnfancy of the Taurus 1911 in .45ACP. Based on the 100 year old design of John Moses Browning, the 1911 is an iconic handgun that has stood the test of time. It's not a small gun and it's not a simple gun, but it is an elegant design from an era where it was clearly decades before its time. Taurus has made its own tweaks to the original design just like most other manufacturers while keeping the foundations of the 1911 intact. Nutnfancy talks to many of the features and drawbacks of the 1911 depending upon intended use. He calls this POU or Philosophy of Use. If you take the time to watch this video you might be adding a 1911 to your wish list, I did. Check out the Taurus 1911 here!
It is unrealistic to expect the Taurus PT1911 to have the same fit and finish and precision of a Kimber, Springfield, RRA, S&W, Ed Brown, Les Baer, Wilson Combat, Sig or other higher end 1911 pistol. But at its approx. $650 price point it is very hard to beat. In the POU of recreational range gun, home defense choice, or open carry weapon, it excels. You can expect excellent accuracy. The model shown, a PT1911 AL (aluminum frame) is capable of 2 groups at 25 yards, maybe even better. Extensive offhand shooting both at paper and steel plates, confirmed this remarkable practical accuracy, with about 1 groups being the norm at about 15 yards while standing. In this regard it competes well with most other 1911s. Reliability was spotty at first and we experienced failures to go into battery with American Eagle 230 gr FMJ loads (while Wolf ammo functioned perfectly at that time). These hang-ups disappeared after what I consider a needed break-in period. In its stock form, it cycled several loads with no problems, including JHPs. When outfitted with an Ed Brown Value Hammer and Sear and Smith & Alexander Series 80 Hi Grip Safety, problems arose: hammer follow occurred (shown) and recocking during fire sequence failed. Restoration to the Taurus stock parts brough back reliability. Taurus lists many supposedly expensive custom features that are included in the gun and indeed there are many useful features that enhance accuracy, ergonomics, reliability, and looks. Excellent features from their list include full-length guide rod, Heinie Straight Eight sights (correction from video; they're not Novaks), 30 lpi checkering in all the right places, memory pad equipped grip safety (very beneficial), polished feedramp and throat, scalloped ejection port, extended mag release button, and included extra 8 round magazine. But saying these features amount to a custom-level gun with its inherent quality however is a bit much: many other 1911s show superior fit, finish, and precision in the execution of these details. As such the Taurus PT1911 does not really rise to the quality level of other more expensive 1911s. The safety is not as precise and deliberate as a S&W 1911 PD for instance and the grip safety is harder to depress. The beveled mag well is also a disappointment compared to the Smith. The overall finishing of the frame, slide, and MIM parts is adequate but not impressive. Only you can determine your value placed on such workmanship and if you're will to spend about $1,000 or more to get it. For many, this 2nd Kind of Cool is important and they may not be happy with the Taurus. But the PT1911 IS a working gun and has fulfilled that role remarkably well. Durability seems excellent from our tests and other reliable sources which cite 1,000s of rounds shot without problems. The gun does contained MIM parts (which sometimes don't achieve forged performance) but the slide, barrel, and frame (on all-steel versions) are forged. Customer service from Taurus from our broken front sight (failed MIM part) was fast. Ergos on the gun, enhanced by many of the features, are excellent but we improved a bit more with Ergo brand grips (some of my favorite) and a full-on DuraCoat application in Cav Arms OD green and Tango Down FDE. Future mods may be in store but keeping your PT1911 completely stock will not degrade its capabilities to deliver fast, accurate, .45 ACP rounds are target. It is a benchmark of value in the field of mid-priced 1911s and will bring years of enjoyment at a reasonable cost. ////////////////////Nutnfancy Likeability Scale: 7.5 out of 10 /////////////////////////////////////// Songs are called "Sudden Impulse" and "Slightly Stricken" arranged and created by Nutnfancy /////////////////////////////////// Photos are TNP originals. A select few come from the public domain. Their posters/owners have consented to royalty-free worldwide unpaid distribution through unqualified agreement to Photobucket.com Terms of Use and through their selection and agreement to worldwide public use.
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4.1 Introduction
4.1.1 What are they?
The research of microelectronic materials is driven by the need to tailor electronic and optical properties for specific component applications. Progress in epitaxial growth and advances in patterning and other processing techniques have made it possible to fabricate âartificialâ dedicated materials for microelectronics. In these materials, the electronic structure is tailored by changing the local material composition and by confining the electrons in nanometer-size foils or grains. Due to quantization of electron energies, these systems are often called quantum structures. If the electrons are confined by a potential barrier in all three directions, the nanocrystals are called quantum dots (QDs). This review of quantum dots begins with discussion of the physical principles and first experiments and concludes with the first expected commercial applications: single-electron pumps, biomolecule markers, and QD lasers.
In nanocrystals, the crystal size dependency of the energy and the spacing of discrete electron levels are so large that they can be observed experimentally and utilized in technological applications. QDs are often also called mesoscopic atoms or artificial atoms to indicate that the scale of electron states in QDs is larger than the lattice constant of a crystal. However, there is no rigorous lower limit to the size of a QD, and therefore even macromolecules and single impurity atoms in a crystal can be called QDs.
The quantization of electron energies in nanometer-size crystals leads to dramatic changes in transport and optical properties. As an example, Fig. 4.1 shows the dependence of the fluorescence wavelength on the dimensions and material composition of the nanocrystals. The large wavelength differences between the blue, green, and red emissions result here from using materials having different band gaps: CdSe (blue), InP (green), and InAs (red). The fine-tuning of the fluorescence emission within each color is controlled by the size of the QDs.
The color change of the fluorescence is governed by the âelectron in a potential boxâ effect familiar from elementary text books of modern physics. A simple potential box model explaining the shift of the luminescence wavelength is shown in the inset of Fig. 4.1. The quantization of electron states exists also in larger crystals, where it gives rise to the valence and conduction bands separated by the band gap. In bulk crystals, each electron band consists of a continuum of electron states. However, the energy spacing of electron states increases with decreasing QD size, and therefore the energy spectrum of an electron band approaches a set of discrete lines in nanocrystals.
As shown in Sec. 4.4, another critical parameter is the thermal activation energy characterized by kBT. For the quantum effects to work properly in the actual devices, the spacing of energy levels must be large in comparison to kBT, where kB is Boltzmann's constant, and T the absolute temperature. For room-temperature operation, this implies that the diameter of the potential box must be at most a few nanometers.
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My daughter is almost six years old. And she is VERY strong willed. As a three month old, she went on feeding strikes until I got home from work -- she would go so long without drinking ANYTHING that my last week at work was spent going out to the car every three hours to breastfeed her while my husband sat there with her because she wouldn't eat otherwise. As a toddler, baby gates were pushed or climbed over.
We still co-sleep and we homeschool so I am literally never too far from her. She often requests "cuddles" -- these are often sensory driven, a way to calm herself, but I can't always drop what I'm doing to give them to her. Furthermore, it's almost as if she's seeing me as a cuddle machine, at her beck and call.
She's become very sassy and rude (this is likely developmental), and the second we say something she doesn't want to hear, she acts up. A lot. Homeschool is often a battle. I give her a lot of leeway for completing work; she can bounce around all she wants but she has to complete her tasks. When I try to circumvent her time wasting, she throws a tantrum. When I lay down the law, explain what is going to happen and give her chances to do the right thing -- and inevitably she'll use those up -- more tantruming. Tantrum. Tantrum. Tantrum.
These days, I'm feeling more and more like she's taking over and dictating what the household does. It's really frustrating me and it's taking a toll on everyone in the household: me, my husband, and even our roommates will try to avoid her when she's in full on Strong Mode.
She's an only child and very attached to me. She often plays at my feet; she's even made an "apartment" under my desk and she'll stay there most of the time if I am at my desk. She dislikes it when I see other kids photos on Facebook and has actually asked me NOT to look at any other kids photos. She separates me and my husband -- she has even told us she doesn't want us being together at all (!!) She loves her Daddy but if I even give him a hug, she'll come running over and demand to be hugged, all the while separating us. She won't leave us (me) alone for even an hour.
Yes, this is definitely having detrimental effects on our interpersonal relationship as a couple. The only time we get together is when she's asleep by which time we're so exhausted by the day that we have very little time together. Oh, and if we try to get intimate, guess who interrupts? It's like she has a radar or something...
I rarely go out without her. She's okay with me going out shopping by myself (sometimes) but outings of more than 2 hours, she'll curl up, start drawing pictures and then start demanding that my husband send me text messages of her pictures to me. If I go out, I often get extra "cling" time where she starts fighting for even more of my undivided attention. If that doesn't work, she'll act up. Again.
WTF are we doing wrong? My husband is now blaming AP -- the co-sleeping, the responding ot her needs, the babywearing, etc.-- we have always done. She has no respect for other people's boundaries and often treats me as her own personal slave. I don't let her but she will do things like push herself onto my lap when I've told her not. (I have lupus and often have pain issues. We've explained this to her and she knows I'm sick but doesn't really "get" that she can't always be on my lap.)
We set generous but firm boundaries. We correct her firmly. We are consistent. Please don't tell me about 1, 2, 3 Magic because it doesn't work with her.
I know some defiance is expected at this stage but holy smoke... she was never very compliant to begin with and these days, she's even worse. To top it off, she's 2e -- gifted with articulation issues, ADHD and sensory issues -- so she's prone to what i call "lawyering"; if she listens, it's to the letter of the law and she'll do something related but not covered under whatever I asked of her.
I'm at my wits end.
You didn't mention how she does with other children and adults? That's a significant part of the equation.
It strikes me that some of this is developmental, some is due to the sensory and ADHD, and some because as a gifted child, she is very adept at getting what she wants when she wants it.
Although we're affectionate parents, we weren't classic AP in our approach - and my son was very difficult up to about 5 1/2. A lot of the interruption and jealousy may be the entertainment factor (my son likes to push our buttons, although he's growing out if it at 7) and anxiety-- kids can become anxious if your attention isn't focused on them (mine did).
Also, wanted to suggest that you view the Davidson forum, if you haven't already. They have a board devoted to 2e children. My son tests as gifted, and he was a hand full as a preschooler (this, without 2e).
A gifted child with ADHD, sensory, etc., is likely to be quite a challenge for parents, and if you're considering regular school, there will be other challenges and questions. It would be good to get some support and information- it's possible that there are some play therapies or other interventions that may tone down some of the willfulness that you are experiencing.
It also sounds like you have some health issues and need some time to yourself and with your husband. I have long made peace with the fact that I am an introvert, and a much better parent if I have some downtime, and alone time each day.
My son has this type of personality, and I feel that things would be a lot worse if I had been with him all day, every day for years. As it was, because I like my job and it was needed for family economic stability, I went back to work part-time when he was 3 months old and full-time when he was 4 years old. Although this got him accustomed to being away from me and gave me regular breathers from him, he has often resisted our being apart and demanded that I spend every moment with him when we're both at home. It is hard to separate the idea, "He really loves me; that's good!" from the fact that he is often rude, argumentative, demanding, and annoying when we're together, and when he was 3-6 he would often kick me, step in front of me to make me bump into him, etc., and then argue that it was an accident.
One thing that's been very important for us is being firm about when we're going to be apart: no hanging around the school until he's "ready" for me to leave, no cancelling my scheduled activities so I can be with him, no taking him along to things I really need to do by myself. On the last point, I have to stand up to his dad, who often expects me to "rescue" him from parenting if he's not feeling well or the kid is annoying him. When I'm planning to go shopping, doctor's appointment, overtime at work, etc., I need to decide whether I'm willing to bring the kid or not, and if not I have to really hold firm against both of them! It's so easy for me to start feeling guilty and get talked into bringing the kid when I really don't want to, and then he can sense that and it's one of the reasons he behaves badly toward me.
It also helps a lot to have pleasant rituals for saying goodbye at school and when he goes to bed. He became a lot less clingy when we got more structured about this, in preschool. In his years at public school (now in 3rd grade, his 4th year at this school) HE has been the one to decide when he's ready to drop a part of the routine and say goodbye a little earlier: I went from settling him in his classroom for a few minutes every morning, to walking him to the door of the class, to waiting with him outside the school until the bell, to saying goodbye outside as soon as we got there, to just saying goodbye at the bottom of the steps to the schoolyard (I've actually been in his classroom only ONCE this year!)...and he's decided that when he's in 4th grade and I'll be taking the new baby to the sitter in the mornings, we can say goodbye at the end of our block and he'll walk the rest of the way to school himself! But we will still sing our morning song together every day after we leave the house.
I agree with CamMom that public school might be very helpful in reducing the clinginess and the jealousy of other children, but that it would likely be a very difficult adjustment for both of you. (Expect to feel horribly guilty. Know that this means you are a good, conscientious mother.) However, depending on the reasons you decided to homeschool, I understand that you may not be willing to put her in school. Another option would be to find another way for her to be apart from you and with other kids for a certain period of time every week, in some kind of activity or playgroup.
It's been crucial for me to remember that sometimes doing the right thing for my son's development means denying him the experience he believes will make him happy. The best way to understand this is to remember the many times when I have caved and done exactly what he wanted, only to find that he's still unhappy, even more so! Often he really needs me to set limits--he just won't admit it consciously.
Try giving fewer chances. This works for me, especially when things get persistently difficult and I'm feeling angry about giving leeway only to have it abused. Often the best approach is to give NO WARNING of consequences but impose them when you do not get the right behavior in response to your first request, and when the child objects to the consequence, THEN offer a second chance. Examples here:
My son does this. Our response is to announce joyfully, "Family hug!!!" and snuggle him in between us, with each of us putting one hand on him and one hand on the other parent. For several years he tried to adjust this by pulling my other arm onto him or pushing me away from Daddy, but our repeated insistence that we would ALL be included in the hugging eventually got him to accept it.
He still does not like us to have a conversation that doesn't include him. When we're all together, we do try to include him while also making sure everybody gets a chance to talk. But if he is in another room and then comes in saying, "What are you talking about?" we refuse to recap the whole conversation for him. He's persistent about wanting to know everything, but I am holding firmly to my right to converse with others without having to explain every bit of it to him--because my dad has this annoying habit of walking into other people's interactions and demanding, "What's going on?" and my mom has always responded as if she can't believe he has the nerve to do that and she really resents it BUT feels forced to explain the whole thing, which often derails the original conversation and delays getting anything done. I have given myself permission not to feel forced.
I totally understand why you're at your wit's end, and I hope this discussion is giving you some helpful new ideas!
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Apparently, modern Swedes don't have as much in common with their Scandinavian hunter-gatherer predecessors as do Lithuanians and Latvians from across the Baltic Sea, at least according to a new study on ancient mtDNA from Gotland....
The driving force behind the transition from a foraging to a farming lifestyle in prehistoric Europe (Neolithization) has been debated for more than a century [1,2,3]. Of particular interest is whether population replacement or cultural exchange was responsible [3,4,5]. Scandinavia holds a unique place in this debate, for it maintained one of the last major hunter-gatherer complexes in Neolithic Europe, the Pitted Ware culture [6]. Intriguingly, these late hunter-gatherers existed in parallel to early farmers for more than a millennium before they vanished some 4,000 years ago [7,8]. The prolonged coexistence of the two cultures in Scandinavia has been cited as an argument against population replacement between the Mesolithic and the present [7,8]. Through analysis of DNA extracted from ancient Scandinavian human remains, we show that people of the Pitted Ware culture were not the direct ancestors of modern Scandinavians (including the Saami people of northern Scandinavia) but are more closely related to contemporary populations of the eastern Baltic region. Our findings support hypotheses arising from archaeological analyses that propose a Neolithic or post-Neolithic population replacement in Scandinavia [7]. Furthermore, our data are consistent with the view that the eastern Baltic represents a genetic refugia for some of the European hunter-gatherer populations.
Helena Malmström et al., Ancient DNA Reveals Lack of Continuity between Neolithic Hunter-Gatherers and Contemporary Scandinavians, Current Biology, 24 September 2009, doi:10.1016/j.cub.2009.09.017
FYI, the Pitted Ware hunter-gatherer samples mostly belonged to mtDNA haplogroups U4, U5 and U5a, while the Funnel Beaker or TRB farmers carried H, J and T (only three samples). For a related story on mtDNA discontinuity in Central and Eastern Europe see here. By the way, the comments above about the eastern Baltic as a refugia for hunter-gatherers are interesting. But the argument isn't particularly strong yet, considering the small samples and lack of Y-DNA haplogroup and genome-wide SNP data.


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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- The University of Michigan women's basketball team advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2013 Big Ten Tournament with a 67-40 victory over Indiana on Thursday evening (March 7) at Sears Centre Arena. The Wolverines, who tallied the game's first 12 points, had two players score in double figures, and all nine players that saw game action scored four or more points.
Sophomore guard Nicole Elmblad (St. Ignace, Mich./LaSalle HS) led the Wolverines with a career-best 14 points, bettering her previous career high of nine points against Boston University (Nov. 24, 2012) and Niagara (Dec. 29, 2012). She set a career best with five assists and matched her career high with 10 rebounds. Elmblad shot 7-of-10 from the field.
Senior forward Nya Jordan (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Community HS) scored eight points, grabbed 13 rebounds and registered six assists. Senior forward Rachel Sheffer (Watervliet, Mich./Watervliet HS) joined Elmblad in double figures with 12 points in the contest. Sheffer scored a pair of three-pointers 71 seconds apart that helped push the lead to more than 20 points in the second half.
U-M raced out to a 12-0 lead through the first five minutes, with Elmblad and Jordan scoring six and four points, respectively. Elmblad led the offense with eight points in the opening 20 minutes. Jordan tallied 10 rebounds and four assists to go along with her four points. The Wolverines held a 10-point advantage at half, 31-21.
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"You have to take the whole body of work that every team does relative to schedule and strength of schedule and I think the system that we have takes those things into consideration," Saban said. "But two really good teams are going to play in the SEC championship game and if that elevates their status, then I think that they deserve to go to the [national championship] game, but I don't really think you can make comparisons, I'm not really in the position to make comparisons relative to what the other teams have done. I'm just focused on our team.
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The cyber hacking group Anonymous has hit Israeli government websites with more than 44 million cyber attacks since that country began aerial strikes within the Gaza Strip last week. The cyber warfare specialists have claimed responsibility for causing havoc including the complete uprooting of entire sites as well as the leaking of sensitive password information – as a response to what it calls "barbaric, brutal and despicable treatment" of Palestinians by the Israeli military.
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Anon claims responsibility for successfully hacking the Israeli versions of numerous Microsoft websites including Bing, Skye and MSN. On Monday morning Bing's Israeli search engine homepage did in fact boast a anti-Israel message, proving that Anonymous had been there. A Microsoft spokesperson stated that the company was aware and was taking steps to correct the security breach and that no sensitive customer information had been exposed.
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Our entire LOVE for the sport came from Pride, we got tapes and watched them with our friends. Sure we saw the UFC 1 tapes when we were super young, and heard of guys like Gracie and Shamrock, but Pride is where our LOVE for the sport came from, where we followed numbered events, and got into the whole world of MMA.
Here is about as real as it gets.
Pride was an extension of wrestling. The fight promo was wrestling, the fighters shoot interviews were wrestling heck, Pride was LEGEBDARY for the mismatches they put together. For every Randleman versus Fedor, there were 5 Cro Cop versus Dos Caras' type fights (had to throw in the additional wrestling reference). We need to remember the past without the rose coloured glasses. Back in the day we had a lot of 'gong show' fights. Way more so than now. Yes there were legit contenders, but the 'belt' was put up a number of times in situations/fights that had no rhyme or reason for happening other than 60 thousand people would show up for it, and pay good money to see it.
People who want MMA to be a 'legit sport'
MMA is a legit sport. As much so or more than boxing is now. Matchmaking is important, but people have this fairy tale ranking system based on a couple of websites, or what a few journalists say.
Which ranking system is official in MMA? Which governing body controls who contenders are?
Exactly, they don't have one.
Look, MMA is still in its infancy as a sport, as things pan out, and the sport becomes mainstream (it still isn't) anyone who 'works up the ranks' will be a marketable household name, thus no issues. Because the sport isn't like that now, you will see fights like James Toney vs Randy.
For now, fights are for making money and spreading the word. Casual people don't have a clue as to who Hendricks is, or what he can do. Everyone that says Hendrick's "deserves a shot" follow it up with he doesn't really have much except a punchers chance against GSP for now.
As much as I respect Hendricks (honestly, I respect the hell out of anyone that takes this up as a career, and don't get it twisted I think if he continues to work on a few things, he like so many others has a solid chance) as a person who understands its as much as for money as it is for sport, I don't see the worth of him fighting GSP now.
Does he DESERVE to fight GSP? I don't contest that at all. Much like I think Fitch did 5 fights into his win streak. Will it hurt Hendricks to fight someone like a Condit, Macdonald or Mardquart (who will probably be back in the UFC soon)? Probably not. If he wins that and does something to really bring a buzz for him where he can be viewed as a legit challenger, great.
I'm not saying Diaz has any more of a chance. What I am saying is that Diaz vs GSP will bring even a casual fan to watch the fight, because both guys are marketable. Building on that can help further build the sport as well.
There is no dispute to that. It's just fact.
Diaz over Hendricks doesn't even have anything to do with a ranking system.
Dana White and Zuffa promote the UFC as the fastest growing
in the world and Dana has said time and time again this isn't Boxing. You don't even need rankings for this, Diaz lost his last fight and yes he lost, it's statistically proven he was out-struck by Condit in Rounds 1, 3, and 4 and there were no takedowns until the fourth which he didn't get so yes he lost, and Hendricks has won his last five fights, three of them in brutal fashion becoming the first man in the UFC to finish Jon Fitch and the first man to knock Kampmann out
(keyword is out cold, I'm aware Daley and Marquardt stopped him). That has nothing to do with a ranking, that's called earning your shot but Diaz jumped to the front of the line because he hurt Frenchy's feelings, the same Nick Diaz that as Hendricks pointed out failed to do his media obligations and then lost to Condit for the interim title.
This isn't similar to the Middleweight title picture where you've got Weidman and Boetsch who both deserve a title shot, so the ranking argument holds no merit here.
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Jan. 3, 2012
To our alumni friends,
I want to thank all of you who have written us about the recent controversy surrounding our May commencement speaker, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago. Below is a note I sent earlier today to our students, faculty and staff explaining the school's position. I thought you would find it of interest.
To the campus community:
First, as the J-term kicks off, let me welcome back those students, faculty and staff who have now returned from the holiday break. I hope it was a joyful and restful one for you and your families.
As you are doubtless aware, while we were away St. Norbert College was pulled into a controversy that arose from some recent remarks by Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, who will be our commencement speaker this May. The Cardinal's comments concerned Chicago's gay community regarding the timing of an annual LGBT parade, and its potential disruption of some parish Sunday services. In the wake of his comments, an Internet petition originated asking St. Norbert to "disinvite" Cardinal George.
We asked the Cardinal to be our speaker about four months ago, based on his position of leadership, his varied experiences, and his considerable academic and clerical accomplishments, and he graciously agreed. As a Catholic institution, it is central to our mission to engage and interact with Church leaders from time to time, in part so that we may in fact talk about the Church positions and policies on the sometimes divisive issues of the day. Indeed, later in January I am hosting both Abbot Neville and Bishop Ricken in a campus forum to talk about Church leadership and the college.
Speaking for myself, I felt Cardinal George's chosen analogy in discussing the parade participants was most unfortunate, and I can appreciate why it upset and offended so many people. Yet if we only invited people to campus who agreed with us on everything, or who had never offered pointed opinions, we would have few visitors indeed.
Further, we don't run the college via public referendum. We would no more disinvite the Cardinal than we would have disinvited Hillary Clinton from speaking on campus when she was a presidential candidate in 2008, despite the considerable pressure at the time to do just that. And as we've often said, inviting a speaker to campus doesn't mean we agree with or condone his or her positions. We are simply fulfilling the crucial role of higher education to expose students to a wide variety of perspectives. Intellectual freedom means nothing if you don't practice it.
Toward that end, and in order to provide a fuller opportunity for a dialogue than a commencement weekend can usually accommodate, I am inviting Cardinal George to come to St. Norbert earlier in the spring semester, for a campus discussion on this and other matters of interest. I will keep you posted on those developments.
For now, let me say that I have appreciated your many notes on all sides of this issue. I fully understand, and in no way minimize, the strong passion, feelings and emotions they express. Nor is it my intent here to try to change anyone's mind. You believe what you believe, as you should. But we are a community, and you are entitled to know why we have taken this position.
Finally, I want to say a word now to our seniors: Whatever your own position on these matters, I hope by the time commencement comes around you will still wish to celebrate that special day with faculty, family and friends. After all, commencement is about you, the students, and no one else.
Thanks for your consideration, and like you I look forward to a great spring semester.
Thomas Kunkel
President, St. Norbert College


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My dog is being misunderstood!What should I do?
Once every week I visit Petsmart and bring my dog Shadow.Many people especially children will walk up to Shadow and give him lots of pats.Once I explain what mix of breeds he his they immediatley walk away.Here is one example, a young girl about 8 years old asked to pet Shadow.I told her "Sure!".The mother of the girl asked me what breed of dog Shadow is.I explained he was a mixture of breeds including American Pit Bull Terrier.She said "I am very positive Pit Bulls are dangerous animals".Right after her statement the mother picked up her child and walked away.This has happened many times abd I am not sure how to react to this surcamstance.Has anyone ever experienced this or has any ideas to comfort the parents,children, and anyone who pats my dog Shadow?
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Member 1004976
on Oct 12th 2011
in Breed-Specific Legislation
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They really don't know APBT's then! I've never met a Pit Bull I didn't like, I've never met a mean Pit Bull! Give them a positive history lesson on the breed. American Pit Bull Terriers (APBT's) were used as nanny dogs, the caretaker of children. Teach them positive facts on APBT's. Did you know Petey in the "Little Rascals" was a purebred American Pit Bull Terrier? Did you also know that he was born with the circle around his eye? Here's a site about great APBT history and facts that you can pass out to the people who say this to your dog or if someone comes up to Shadow to pet him, tell them some positive facts on APBT's -
I bet that if you tell them something they don't know about APBT's, they'll definitely walk away with a different but good perspective on the breed. They probably don't even know that the term "Pit Bull" refers to many different breeds including the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Bull Terrier, Bulldog (every Bulldog breed), Boston Terrier, Mastiff (every Mastiff breed), Boxer, and many more breeds.
Tell them the facts and myths about APBT's. The American Pit Bull Terrier is from America (they originated in England, but their ancestors came to the USA). Myths include locking jaws, their brains swell up making them go crazy, their brain gets so big that it's skull breaks and they go on a rampage, they don't feel pain, they're human aggressive and dog aggressive, etc. The myths go on and on and on! Here's a site to look at APBT myths -
Yes, it happens to just about every Pit Bull owner, discrimination towards the breed they chose to own. I've heard so much mean discrimination towards Pit Bulls, it really is sad that no one really knows the breed, all they "know" is that they are "killers" and "dangerous" but they don't know the true love a Pit Bull can offer, they don't know the true nature of a Pit Bull and they certainly don't know a thing about Pit Bulls, that's why we Pit Bull owners and educated Pit Bull lovers have to give them the positive information on this breed.
Good luck, I hope it doesn't happen to you again.
Member 930032 answered on 10/12/11. Helpful? / 1
you know there is a stigma on these types of dogs pit anything they heard they fight and kill each other, POOR MISS GUIDED PEOPLE, I know for a fact these dogs are wonderful loyal and will put their life for you in a blink of an eye like any other dog out there. Do feel bad a lot of people think other dogs are just as mean. Odd I had a english bulldog and no one ever backed away, her history is to be put in with other animals and she was to kill them. I never gave her raw foood now this is MY OPINOIN I felt it would bring out agression since her breeding is of a blood sport, she loved babys and small children but adult well she tolerated them she would rather be in with small children then me and just lick them till they were completely wet. I am sorry you have this trouble but can you bring a small child with you and sister or brothers and let people see this dog loves everyone.
Starbutt answered on 10/13/11. Helpful? / 1
I hate it when people think they are mean just because one dog is it doesn't mean they all are! I've met so many pitbulls I can't even count there have been some that were agressive but that is with any dog breed. I've met these two Labs who were the meanest dogs I've ever seen, meaner than any pitbull. Most pitbulls are gentle and sweet so stop discriminating against dog breeds. :)
Uno answered on 10/13/11. Helpful? / 1
well, unfortunely many breeds are being marked! and it ticks us off bc we understand where you are coming from. Not all dogs are bad.
And sorry that you had negative feedback. I would of proably said well punish the deed not the breed back to them.
I mean I use to have two pits. And both of them loved children. One lady I know she has 6 of them and she has a new baby. and anybody can pet them.
Or I would say sorry you're so judgemental you can see my dog is safe around ppl!
I don't know I have been rallying for pitbulls but there are so many horror stories that is hard to keep trying to explain this to others.
If I see Shadow in our area I'll be sure to pet him! :)
I've had some very rude remarks bc I have gsds. But, you know you can't prevent it. The only thing you can keep doing is showing ppl that your dog and my dogs are excellent embassadors of our breeds :)
Dieta answered on 10/13/11. Helpful? / 1
I have been in the same situation. This is a lack of education. What you can do is educate on the training your dog has had, explain that your dog is not aggressive. I probably would have stated to the mother "I would not bring my dog to Pet Smart if he was going to be aggressive with a person or another dog. If you have a fear of dogs this is the best dog to get over you fear with. He is a giant breed, friendly dog". I would explain that the dog is well socialized. Unfortunatly, this happens alot with large, powerful breed dogs. You might change 1 persons way of thinking by helping to educate.
Sailor answered on 10/13/11. Helpful? / 2
You can try to educate, but if it bothers you so much just tell them he is a mutt and leave it at that. Ignorance is bliss.
Jasmine answered on 10/14/11. Helpful? / 0
Oh yeah, I understand. People tend to believe whatever the friggen news media spews out.
I have had nothing but good experiences with Pit Bulls so far as I can remember. They're not bad dogs at all.
Some Pit Bull owners carry around copies of a pamphlet full of myth-dispelling facts about the breed. I heard that Bad Rap has one you can print out on their website, but maybe I'm wrong.
Here's a couple of pages that may be helpful, though:
Other than that, all you can really do is make sure your dog has outstandingly good behavior. If he's ever in a situation where you think he may bite, don't take chances.
Some people are never gonna be convinced, but don't let it bother you. It's their loss.
Cookies 'n' Creme (1998-2011) answered on 10/14/11. Helpful? / 0
I completely understand your frustration- I get the same thing when I take Haylee (GSD) to PetSmart or the park. All peope see is intimidation, or even fear. But it's only because they don't understand the breed. If they want to listen, try educating them.. if not, it's their loss. But either way, just let it go in one ear- out the other.
Haylee gets protective- so if people walk up to me too quickly, or are too rough with her, she tenses up.. and that scares them. But, it's not her fault- I would be the same way. People just need to learn boundaries and respect for dogs.. just the same as they do with people. But of course, they just see big, mean dog- and run the other way.
Ignorance is all.. nothing a little educating can't fix ;)
Haylee answered on 8/14/12. Helpful? / 0
People think my dog is mean and dangerous just by looking at his face (he's really a big chicken and super friendly). It does bother me. When they say things like that, I don't even respond, I immediately turn my back and walk away. I've resigned that I just don't need people that judgmental around me. So I understand how frustrating it can be. Anyway, You can just tell them he's a rescued mixed breed and not mention any specific breed, that way you avoid snotty remarks.
Rocky answered on 1/16/13. Helpful? / 0


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EL PASO, Texas - El Paso's first New Year's Day babies were born at midnight within seconds of each other. Both mothers say they are excited about the memorable birthdays.
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We've been enjoying our advent calendar! I love having a rhythm to our days, it certainly helps make them more predictable. Since today is Monday it was a "Make or Craft Day", which worked out great for us. Sassyfras and Juiciness were both scheduled to bring the playdough for their classes this month.
I gave the kids options of various seasonal playdoughs and they chose gingerbread scented. Also great, since the theme in their classrooms is all things gingerbread. I found the recipe at The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle. It's your basic playdough recipe with ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves added. You can also find a recipe at The Imagination Tree.
I set out the playdough, some empty spice containers, bowls and spoons on the table. I told them they could pretend to make their own gingerbread. I also set out some sequins and some gingerbread playdough mats. I found this fun gingerbread house playdough play mat at Prekinders. I printed off several copies and laminated them.
I have the biggest craving for gingerbread cookies now! This stuff smells so good and the kids have really enjoyed playing with it, even my eight year old had fun making "gingerbread cookies". I think I'm off to make the real thing now, rhythm or not!


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Ever since the Flathead County Sheriff's race began, references to a supposed "smear campaign" designed to discredit candidate John Weaver have appeared in numerous letters to the editor printed in Flathead Valley newspapers. Oddly, the references seem to have been made exclusively by Weaver supporters.
"Character assassination has no place in Flathead County but seems to have found a place in this race," wrote Flathead County Commissioner Gary Hall in a letter published in the May 11 Whitefish Pilot.
Weaver also addresses dirty campaigning tactics, vaguely, in a section of his website titled "Politics?"
The county sheriff's race is being run between three Republicans. No other party has fielded a candidate; whoever wins the primary will most likely take office. Two of the candidates, Mike Meehan and Bruce Parish, have each been with the Flathead County Sheriff's Office for 14 years. Meehan currently serves as undersheriff, Parish as a detective commander.
Weaver, an outsider, has worked in the Flathead as president and CEO of Hope Ranch, a Flathead Valley treatment facility for troubled girls, and taught law-enforcement classes at Flathead Valley Community College. Before moving to the Flathead, Weaver worked in detention and dispatch on the East Coast. He holds a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Central Missouri State University.
The valley's first hint as to just what Weaver is allegedly being smeared with didn't show up until the May 13 edition of the Daily Inter Lake, in a story about a May 11 sheriff candidates forum in Whitefish.
At that forum, a Kila woman and former Hope Ranch employee named Debbie McPherson reportedly asked Weaver why he resigned his position as president and CEO of Hope Ranch in late 2003.
Weaver answered, according to the paper, "This is an important issue that I've been plagued with for some time, and I want people to know the truth."
Weaver then told a convoluted story about a former program director and her husband, without identifying them by name, who he said tried to smear him in an attempt to lure clients away to a similar treatment center that would compete with Hope Ranch.
Weaver said he resigned to protect the integrity of Hope Ranch.
In an effort to learn more about the alleged smear campaign, the Independent contacted Debbie McPherson.
McPherson was reluctant to elaborate on the question she posed to Weaver at the forum, but she did mention a line that appeared in the Sept. 18, 2003 Inter Lake's crime blotter, which read: "An assault was reported at Hope Ranch."
That single sentence, it turns out, references an incident in which Weaver was accused of assault by two Hope Ranch residents. The detective in the case, Bruce Parish (who happens to be running against Weaver), and the county attorney's office determined that there was no basis for filing criminal charges.
The Hope Ranch would not confirm Weaver's actual date of resignation, citing privacy concerns, but according to its website, Linda Carpenter took over as executive director of the treatment center on Oct. 16, 2003.
In an attempt to learn whether the investigation and the resignation were connected, the Independent asked current Flathead County Sheriff Jim Dupont for the investigative file on the case. The sheriff referred our query to the county attorney's office, which asked for a formal written request for the file, which was provided.
Typically, according to Helena freedom of information lawyer Robin Meguire (who represents the Independent, through the Montana Newspaper Association, in our effort to obtain Weaver's investigative file), the county attorney's office itself would weight the public's right to know against privacy concerns in deciding whether to release an investigative file. But more and more often, she says, such requests are being handed off to judges.
That's what happened with the Independent's request, now a civil complaint, with Flathead County as the plaintiff and the Independent and John Weaver as defendants. The complaint gives both the Independent and Weaver opportunities to state opinions as to whether or not the document should be released to a judge for consideration.
According to state law, Weaver has 20 days to respond to the complaint, giving him until June 7, the day after the election.
To try to expedite the process, the Independent contacted Weaver to ask if he would voluntarily waive his right to privacy, allowing for the document's release.
On the morning of May 19, such a waiver seemed a likely outcome. "I have nothing to hide," Weaver told the Independent. But, he said, "Before I give a carte blanche release, I want to see what's there."
Things had changed by the time the Daily Inter Lake contacted Weaver for a front-page Sunday story about the Independent's request for the report.
Weaver has now hired Whitefish lawyer Jack Quatman and plans to wait his full allotted 20 days before responding to the complaint. He's also decided to lump the Independent's standard request for a public document into the conspiracy he alleges is playing out, at his expense, in the sheriff's race.
"It is exactly the same thing that has been going on since this campaign began," Weaver told the Daily Inter Lake. "It's gone beyond a smear campaign. Smear campaigns are legal."
The article goes on to say that Weaver is now reluctant to release the document to a reporter he does not know, who could take it out of context.
The Independent has answered the civil complaint and requested the judge shorten the 20-day response time due to the imminence of the election.
When the Independent spoke with Weaver May 19, he blamed the supposed smear campaign on Flathead County Undersheriff Mike Meehan, one of his opponents.
"The bottom line is Mike's experience can't stand up to mine, and he doesn't have the education or the experience that I do, so they've adopted the policy of a smear campaign to try and even the playing field," Weaver said.
Weaver admits, however, that he has no evidence of the campaign he alleges is being orchestrated by an opponent who, should Weaver be elected, would be working with him as undersheriff.
Meehan denies Weaver's accusations.
"I have no interest in his personal life," Meehan told the Independent. "If he has skeletons in his closet, then that's his problem."
Just before press time, Gary Miller, chairman of the Hope Ranch board, called the Independent to say that, "From the board's point of view," there was nothing about the incident damaging to Weaver.
By deadline, there had been no judgement on the Independent's request to expedite a ruling.


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'Ron Paul Effect' May Have Cost Romney Election
The GOP's snubbing of conservative-libertarian Ron Paul and his supporters may have cost Republican candidate Mitt Romney the presidential race, a new analysis shows.
Romney's margin of loss to President Obama in five states – the swing states Florida, Ohio, Virginia, New Hampshire, and the dyed-blue Connecticut – were less than the number of votes Paul won during the Republican primary, shows political news website Policymic.
In Florida alone, President Obama defeated Romney by 46,000 votes while Paul got more than 117,000 votes in the primary. If only 40-percent of these Ron Paul Republicans stayed home on Election Day, it would have been enough to cost Romney the state and its 29 electoral votes.
Similar scenarios can be seen in the other states, whose combined 71 electoral votes would have been a game changer, giving Romney the presidency by a slim 277-261 victory over the President.
"Admittedly, the number of Paul votes and Romney's loss margin are closer in the other four states than they are in Florida," Policymic notes. "In New Hampshire, 71% of Paul votes are needed to make up the margin, while in Ohio and Virginia, that number is closer to 95%."
The 71-year-old Paul was the only Republican candidate to invigorate young voters, who were the most energized base of support for any of the candidates running in the Republican primary. Exit polls showed young people came out in force to vote last Tuesday, a growing trend.
Instead of looking for ways to bring Ron Paul and his followers into the GOP fold, Republican operatives looked to brand them as "tin foil hat wearing conspiracy theorists" and worse. Paul's views on foreign and economic policy, as well as a libertarian approach on social issues, scared away the Republican establishment.
A prolonged Republican primary that saw Ron Paul supporters swindled out of victories during the delegate process and several incidents at the National convention embittered many from voting for Romney, who opted to vote for Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson or stay home instead.
"It's a shame the party hasn't been more welcoming of these young people," confessed a Romney delegate to Policymic at the RNC last August.


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