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From the outset I would like to state that what follows is in large part a theory I have been forming for several years now, and though it is (in my opinion) the most plausible story of our earliest Acheson ancestor's rise from anonymous pre-history, it is (as with any theory) yet subject to conjecture, and testing. This is my own personal theory, here presented as I see it, and as such no one else should be held accountable for that which follows. If you disagree with my line of reasoning, simply stop reading! In the very least this theory may help others to form their own opinions as to how, where, and why our Clann came to be.
Much circumstantial and factual evidence exists in support of this theory, and will be cited as appropriate to enable the readers to make their own decisions reguarding the basis for my assumptions. I will not omit fact here in order to appease anyones sense of social or religious discomfort, but will merely attempt to state the truth as I see it. Remember that none of us has any say in whom we are descended from, any more than our ancestors themselves did. Fact and well founded speculation here must be paramount, or the truth will inevitably evade us.
Though I myself find this theory as intriguing as a fine detective novel, I can honestly say that I did not intend to arrive at any particular conclusion when I set out to uncover the story behind our surname. But to me now, the conclusion is inescapable. Let us go back to the beginning together, and see what we shall see . . .
Pre-Documented Acheson History-
In order to research the origins of the ancient surname of Acheson, we should first attempt to see where and under what circumstances it first appears so that we may speculate on the period just prior to its known documentation. To speculate further back to any period other than the early medieval period will likely forever stand as unsupportable speculation at best. As such, we must consider several factors in order to better understand the surnames appearance:
a) The history of the region of Lowland Scotland in which the surname is first believed to have arisen.
b) The Gordon Clann affiliation which the Acheson surname is said, and indeed appears to have had for several hundred years.
c) Remaining early evidence surviving to the present day, about which we may postulate our theory.
d) Information pertaining to specific individuals (occupations, religious affiliations, place of inhabitation, naming trends, spouses, military endeavours, personal relationships, etc.) which may influence our line of reasoning.
Most credible sources agree that the Acheson surname and its variants first appear in documented history in the Scottish Lowlands, from south of the Firth of Forth, to around the region of Hadrian's wall (probably including some of modern day England's Northumberland, which during various periods was under Scottish influence). This is also the same region where the rise of the Clann Gordon first appears in documentation, west of Berwick along the northern English border. As I hope to adequately demonstate later, Achesons appear to have indeed had a long relationship with their parent Clann, but for now let us take what has long been stated by historians on face value; that the Acheson's were a Sept (sub-family) of the Clann Gordon. From their mutual existence in the same region of Scotland we might assume that their affiliation was from a very early time around the 1100 or 1200's A.D., when Gordons are first granted lands and titles.
Obviously, some sort of forerunner patriarchs to both of these surnames must have existed prior to the names' earliest recorded citations. They had to have had parents after all. As alluded to in the Sept Definition, Clann History and Surname Derivation sections, their are numerous possible individuals predating this period who might ultimately be responsible for the adoption of these surnames. Several such possible Anglo-Saxon (dating sometime after 500 A.D.) individuals for the Acheson surname, and Norman (dating about 1050 to 1100 A.D.) individuals for the Gordon surname. I shall not repeat those sections here, though I may refer back to them.
We can not hope to be so fortunate as to trace our lineage verifiably to such an early date as 500 to 900 A.D., since sufficient documents from this period simply do not exist. We can however, based on early Gordon citations, Clann history, and historical accounts of activities in the region, form some hypothesis as to how and why Acheson's later came to be. Our Acheson ancestor might also have been one of the countless Anglo-Saxons who were forced northward into northern England and Lowland Scotland by the insurgence of the Norman monarchy and court in England. In any event, the name by translation appears to be early Anglo-Saxon.
Adam Gordon was granted land during the reign of King Malcolm Canmore III (1040 to 1093 A.D.) in Berwickshire. Of probable Norman extraction, he likely had ties to the Norman Kings in England (having come over from Normandy in France) and/or relatives in England and France. Holding lands and title meant that Adam and his heirs were vassals to the ruling King, and the early Gordon family probably vacillated their hamage and duties back and forth between the Norman English Kings, and Scottish Kings, since lowland Scotland was long fought over by both sides, and lords in the region generally went with the national trend in order to maintain their rank and station.
Lands and titles also carried with them the obligation of military service in the leige lords army in times of trouble, and for calls to events such as a Papal decree for a crusade in the Middle East. During such times lords would typically gather as many able bodied men about them as they could muster (leaving a small garrison behind for defense), and head off to support of the cause. The early Gordons have a long history of rising to such military occasions, and a resulting Clann motto is noteably "By courage, not cunning".
Under the feudal system each lord who held sway through the grace of a king, would sub-partition his lands and divide their use among loyal supporters and relations, in return for their fealty and support when the king's call should come down. Indeed we later find a S' Thomas Atkinson of Bonkyll in Berwickshire in 1429 very near to the region of the earliest Gordon lands. Such lords often gathered about them bodies of armed knights (like S' Thomas), to help them defend their property, keep the peace, and administer justice. As such many of the earliest Scottish knighthoods date from this period, and countless coats of arms undoubtedly arose.
During the reign of King Henry I, Scotland (lowland at least) was ostensibly under the rule of King Henry Plantagenet I (the Norman King of England). Under his leadership a system akin to that of the old Saxon fyrd (or Militia) was implementeded in England, whereby every freeman, even down to artisans in the towns, and the simplest freeholders, were required to maintain certain military equipment and be ready for the king's service in case of emergency (H1). Under his rule the English played no significant part in the first two crusades, though back in Scotland, the early Gordons probably did, since many early Norman-Scottish. families participated in these two mostly French crusades. They would of course have brought along any knights or retainers who owed them service for such activities.
Sir Acheson's Double-Eagle
The actual coat of arms that a knight took as his own is often overlooked as a source for information. We must remember that someone actively selected the devices they chose to bear on their battle shield as being representative of something(s) about themselves, or about some event in their history. This tradition was continued by younger sons who though perhaps not inheriting their father's shield, continued the tradition by incorporating or changing some element(s) of it to indicate their personal branch of the family, or by "impaling" their father's coat of arms with their spouses or mothers (encorporating elements from both).
The double-eagle motif dates back into very ancient history indeed. The symbol of an eagle (and particularly the black double-headed version), was a symbol repeatedly used by successor states to the Roman Empire (taken from the Roman Eagle- where the added second head is believed to have heralded a return of the Empire). Kings of France (some Plantagenets I believe), Germany, Austria, Albania, Serbia, and the Tsars of Russia have all used similar devices on their royal family coats of arms at various points in history. A famous Norman/ French Knight named Bertrand de Guesclin (pronounced Gecklin) also encorporated the black double-headed eagle into his coat as well as the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne. Interestingly, he was born as were many of the H.R. Emperors in a place called "Aachen".
Additionally, and perhaps most significantly, the black double-headed eagle was also an emblem utilized by the medieval crusading Knights of the Temple of Jerusalem Mount, or "Templar Knights" as they were called. Right down to the present day, this symbol has been used by the mysterious offshoot brotherhood of the Templar Knights, the Freemasons. To these ancient brotherhoods, the double-eagle symbol signified in turn: a Grandmaster of the Templar Knights, and later a Master Mason of the 32nd (highest) degree of York Rite Freemasonry who is termed a Knight Templar. Some modern Freemasons might argue that the bird was a black doubled-headed kingfisher, though the resemblance of these birds of prey would have been remarkable in any event, and is documented both ways. I personally believe the eagle concept is historically correct, since the Templars had a strong presence in Rome (near the Vatican and sea ports to the middle east), and derived their authority from the Papacy which also crowned Holy Roman Emperors).
This startling double-eagle "coincidence" when I discovered it was simply too remarkable to ignore. Could it be true that perhaps an ancient patriarch of the Acheson surname was non-other than a Crusading Scot who with his Clann had ventured to the Holy Land and earned his spurs?!
Certainly this is possible, and perhaps probable given the circumstances- here is an example to help drive home this possibility: Respected genealogists in America know that perhaps as many as 40 to 60 million Americans (of about 260 million) could perhaps trace a branch of their lineage back to one of the Royal families of Europe (who are largely intermarried and were relatively few in number). How many people then might trace their ancestry back to one of the tens of thousands of crusaders who are known to have existed?! Most of us would be the correct answer . . .
The unique thing about our surname however is that the very surname and double-eagle device themselves can perhaps both be attributed to an order of Crusading Knights. Remember that from the surname derivation section, it can be demonstrated that the surname of Acheson and its variants translate fairly directly from the Anglo-Saxon "Ecga's son" or "Aecca's son" to "Sword Son" or "Son of the Sword". What were the Knights Templar, if not "Son's of the Sword"?
It is from these knights that the very code of Chivallry itself was defined, and all of the succeeding orders of knights and the Arthurian legends took root from this ancient Templar order. Additionally the two ancient family mottos of the Acheson surname that I am aware of also seem to hint at Templar Origins: From the Latin "Vigilantibus" which denotes roughly "watchfuless"- which is exactly the reason the Templars were formed initially, to "watch over the pilgrims on the roads to the Holy Land"; and "Ane chast arbor" for "One pure tree"- from which we recall that "purity" of the soul was ostensibly the highest goal of every Templar Knight.
The following image depicts Godfrey de Boullion who was one of the first nine founders of the Templar Knights. He is bearing a shield with three silver eagles on a black field (just about the reverse of an Acheson coat!), while what appears to be a group of Norman-Scottish Knights journey along with him:
Right most is the Royal Rampant Lion of Scotland; while over Godfrey's right shoulder on his left is the familliar crescent of the Seton family (which bears 3 crescents); and behind the Seton knight appears what looks like the Fraser coat. All of these knights with the Templar Grand Master are apparently Norman-Scottish coats depicted in the first Crusade (in which Godfrey died about 1100). Godfrey's use of the eagle here exhibits well the Templar preference for the eagle motif and the use of the primary Templar colors (black and white). He is not the only Grand Master to bear it since at least Bertrand de Guesclin also had a black double-headed eagle on a white field about 1360.
During the reign of Henry II (grandson of Henry I) Scotland fell firmly under the control of the English. As such the nobles of Scotland and their feudal retainers likely supplied troops to Henry's later military endeavours. Under his 2nd son, the now famous crusading Richard Plantagenet I, Scotland was again granted freedom from English rule, as Richard was seeking to raise money and gather troops for the Crusades. During this third crusade, countless English, Welshman, and Scots journeyed to the holy land to "rout out the infidel Saracens". One can rightly believe that many a knight earned his spurs fighting in the ranks of Richard's splendid army. When Richard left the crusade to return back to his unattended kingdom, he did so in secrecy (attempting to avoid capture by his enemies in Europe) under the protection and disguise of Knights of the Temple of Jerusalem Mount. Their protection was not in the end sufficient for ill fated Richard. He was captured in Austria, later ransomed, and eventually died fighting in 1199 in Challus, France defending his estates there. He fell to an apparently random crossbow shot by one Bertram de Guerdon (a Gordon relation).
Though the first verifiable citation of a Gordon's participation in a crusade is that of two Gordon's (William and Adam) leading the thousand man strong Scots contingent in the Eighth Crusade in 1270, there can be little doubt that Gordons had previously been at least "minor" players in crusading engagements leading up to this distinguished post recorded by history (it is possible that there are earlier verifiable Gordon citations which exist that I am presently unaware of). Sent by King Alexander III of Scotland to serve under King Louis IX of France in the crusade, men of their own Clann (i.e. Achesons) would have rallied to the call, and participated along with them. Gordon descent from the Normans may have influenced the decision to place Sir William Gordon at the head of the Scots auxilliaries. The following image dating from the 13th century appears to depict at least one Gordon knight (William and/or Adam) in the eighth crusade along side King Louis IX of France in 1270.
King Louis IX is far left with a knight whose shield appears to bear the Gordon three boars heads beside him, while perhaps another Gordon brother is reaching over the first Gordons head from behind.
Under King Edward I of England, Scotland was ruthlessly treated, and just prior to this period we find that a Sir Adam Gordon (son of the Adam in the Eighth crusade) was wounded in chivalrous personal combat against then Crown Prince Edward, fighting him to a draw in 1266. By this we may judge that the lowland Gordon Clann was sympathetic to Scotlands plight under Henry III, and Edward I.
To this point we seem to have a fairly steady picture of the Gordons siding perceptably against the English (Being purportedly of Norman Extraction, though granted lands by a Scottish King; with possible crusading activity under a the French King in the first two crusades; while a Guerdon actually killed King Richard I after the third crusade- not very popular with the English I'll wager; Gordon participation under Louis IX in the Eighth Crusade- sent by a Scottish King under control of a French one, perhaps not for the first time); and finally Sir Adam's duel with Edward I- A.K.A. "Longshanks" and "Hammer of the Scots". We can only believe that Gordon Clann sympathies lay with Scotland or just about anyone, but the English at this time. Anglo-Saxon descended Achesons on the surface would seem to have little reason to stand with the usurping Plantagenet monarchs (who had two centuries earlier outsted the Saxon kings, driving many Anglo-Saxons northward into Scotland), and if Gordon Clann activities are taken to be any indication.
The Gordon chiefs and numerous other famous lowland Norman-Scottish families (Seton, Frasier, Sinclair, Montgomery, etc.) were obviously heavy participants in crusades from the first to the eighth (one of the last), and appear to have done so either as Templars, or under Templar leadership (definatively in the first crusade, and perhaps in others as well). It is therefore not unreasonable to assume (given the Acheson black and white double eagle coat, and their later citations within or near to the lands of many of these same Norman-Scottish families) that a lowland Acheson (or Achesons) accompanied these more historically documented Scottish Clanns in the crusades as well. This is of course particularly likely since the Achesons were a Sept of the Gordons, who were crusaders and would certainly have raised every able bodied man to accompany them on these endeavours.
From his chosen coat, we may gather that one of the earliest Acheson Knights was in the very least inspired by the Templar eagle motifs, if not a Templar himself. Future evidence continues to indicate Acheson family involvement with either the Knights Templar, and the later Templar offshoot Freemasonic brotherhoods. Similarly, from such an early and distinctive individual like a Templar Knight a surname such as "Acheson" (Sword son) might also potentially have been derived.
We may also find that there were other early Acheson coats of arms other than the eagle variants, which could similarly exhibit Templar motifs. One such coat associated with a possible Acheson surname variant appears at exactly the same time and place as early Acheson variants, and is also a documented Sept of the Gordons- that of "Ayton" or "Aiten". Though some historians have felt that this name was derived from the river Ayer in lowland Scotland, I submit here that it is more likely an early variant of the "Aitchison" surname, since it too is a documented Sept of the Gordon Clann and is found in many of the same places early Achesons are found. An early Ayton coat of Arms exhibits the Templar motif of an Engrailed cross, very similar to the one that the Templar Sinclair Knights bore during the Crusades (which bore a black engrailed cross on a silver/white field).
Following the eighth crusade the "duelling" Sir Adam Gordon's son (also Sir Adam) aided William Wallace in recapturing the Castle of Wigton in 1297 (of which Adam was later made Governor). From this we may gather that the Gordon Clann supported Scottish independence form England. Sir Adam was a close supporter of the Lord of Badenoch, "the Red Cummin" whom Robert the Bruce killed outside of Dumfries Kirk (church). At first Sir Adam tried to avenge "the Comyns" death, and supported the Balliol claim to the Scottish throne. As such he served under the English King Edward I (with whom his father had dueled) as Judiciary of Lothian in 1305. Sir Adam also apparently held a seat in the English council at Westminister. As mentioned in the section on Clann Gordon History, he later joined with Robert the Bruce, and well . . . The rest is history!
All of these preceding military activities in which the Gordons seem embroiled would have provided countless opportunities for some of their retainers and feudal sub-alterns to have advanced their careers. Judging by the numerous Acheson coats of arms today (which were originally to be displayed on their battle shields), and the sheild motif's probable Templar origin, the Acheson family would seem to have a fairly extensive history of military activity itself.
Another question we might ask ourselves is, "Is there any evidence of Achesons having a granted coat of arms nearly that far back?". Though I have not had an opportunity to research the contents of any Peerage Rolls themselves to see if Crusader era coats exist, there is evidence indicating that some did. The earliest citation of Achesons from the Database demonstrates at least one early knighthood S' Thomas Atkinson of Bonkyll in 1429 (who placed his seal on an indenture), one William who was servitor (probably a page or squire) to Sir Symon Glendonwyn, and numerous early (ca. 1400) custumars in Forfarshire, Berwickshire, and the Lothians (customs duty collectors- which wasn't a job lightly given to commoners). These citations given the poor records existing from this early period suggest a fairly well established and widespread family of means by the 13th and 14th centuries.
Additionally, the many variations of the Acheson surname itself seem to support an early grant to coats of arms. The fact that names like Atkinson, Acheson, and Etchison all have coats based upon the same double-eagle motif, and that the split between at least most of the Atkinson and Achesoune variations appears to have occured prior to documentation of the Great-Line of Acheson descent (commencing ca. 1371), suggests that their common double-eagle motif may predate even this early period. The number of alteration differences between the Atkinson and many of the Acheson coats additionally suggests untold generations of separation to give time for these coats to "evolve" apart.
Though I have not seen the Rolls of the peers of early England and Scotland, I do know that many of these peers had titles and lands in both England and Scotland simultaneously (and often in Normady as well). In the time of King Henry III of England only two eagle based coats of arms appeared on his Rolls. By the time of Edward II (who during his early reign was sovereign of Scotland as well) there were forty three coats of arms displaying eagle variations. In light of the Clann Gordons frequent military endeavours and with the quantity of Acheson coats existing today, it is difficult to believe that at least some of these earliest eagle coats didn't belong to Achesons.
Extrapolating upon these concepts we might try incorporating in the possiblity that the Acheson surname could be attributable to Arkil Ecgfrith's son (or any of his potential brothers or his/their descendants) as progenitor of the Acheson name. Historical tradition among the MacFarlane Clann indicates that some of Arkil's early descendants did indeed participate alongside Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn, and were duly rewarded for their efforts. See the bottom of the Surname Derivation section again if necessary reguarding Arkil. Arkil's son appears as the first Earl of Lennox (and had at least eight sons of his own). Alwyn's younger son Gilchrist had a son Malduin who befriended Robert the Bruce and fought with him at Bannockburn. His son Parlain is said to have been the progenitor of the Clann MacFarlane. Presumeably other descendants of Arkil would have been similarly motivated to ally with the Bruce much as the Gordon Clann did.
Though an incredibly interesting theory, it might remain little more than that without any further collaborating evidence. At this point I should suggest a few well written books which will lend the reader invaluable insight into the theory of a lowland Scottish Acheson's descent from a Templar Knight. I will hereafter draw heavily from these in my theoretical extrapolation. These books are not the only evidence in support of this Templar Knight theory however. In fact the more I find out about early Acheson's and their descendant branches through genealogy, the more strongly convinced I become of the correctness of the Templar Origins Theory.


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Head lice hatches a host of complications
Eighteen years ago, Adie Horowitz had a terrible experience when her kids got head lice and it took her the entire summer to get rid of the bugs.
"Our friends wouldn't come near us. I felt like a pariah," says Horowitz. "So when I finally got the situation under control – it was before the Internet, so it was more difficult to figure out what to do – I started volunteering at schools and educating people about head lice."
Soon after, Horowitz says a mother approached her, offering to pay her to help get rid of her kids' lice. Horowitz hadn't considered charging for her information until that moment.
Today, she owns the New York City-based Licenders, a professional service that provides screenings for and the removal of head lice. She also has agencies in Jerusalem and Connecticut and will open eight more agencies in the United States in 2012.
Head lice occurs 90 percent of the time on kids' heads because they stand and play closer together than adults do and, since lice cannot fly, they rely on moving from head to head. Usually adults get it from kids, particularly parents, through cuddling with their little ones.
"My kids got lice, and then I got lice and then my husband got lice and then we all shaved our heads and cleaned our bedding and it still came back," says Milwaukee's Maryanne Phelps.
Early detection is the best way to combat lice. Horowitz recommends that schools have a screening in the beginning of the school year since many kids pick it up during the summer through outdoor experiences and because it's the peak of bug season. Lice multiply quickly, laying about six eggs a day that can hatch within 10 days, and before long, there is a full-on infestation.
Licenders has trained clinicians who go into schools and screen kids for lice by combing through their hair and looking through a magnifying glass for lice or nits (eggs). If they detect lice, they send home a letter with the children, along with a Licenders coupon for removal services.
Licenders uses all natural products and has a special vacuum cleaner referred to as a "lice buster." Costs start at $275 for a two-hour removal process.
Lice cannot live off of a scalp for more than two days. The best way for families to get rid of lice themselves, although not always possible, is to evacuate the home for 48 hours. Otherwise, it is crucial that all of the lice and nits are removed from the head and all bedding is washed. However, once lice occur, they often reoccur because it is so difficult to get every last bug or nit.
Lice season used to be a summer and fall problem, but is now a year-round issue. This is partially due to the fact they multiply so quickly and also because new, stronger bugs come in from Europe all the time.
"Europeans' cultural attitudes toward head lice is very different from Americans'. In Europe, even the wealthy aren't bothered by head lice and children still go to school when they have it," says Horowitz.
Many Americans believe that head lice is more prominent if hair is greasy or dirty, but actually, lice prefer clean, shiny, long hair. Consequently, Caucasian children are more likely to get and spread head lice than African-American children who often wear their hair braided / restrained.
"Lice like clean, free hair because they grip their feet around the hair, and if the hair is greasy, it's harder to grab on," says Horowitz.
The only way to try to attempt to prevent head lice is to tie hair back every day and to wear natural repellents on the head and wrists that contain citronella, peppermint and / or tree tea oil. Kids should also be told not to share helmets, hair brushes or hats of any kind.
It's easy to determine if kids have head lice because they will probably scratch their heads repeatedly, often using both hands. The bugs actually bite the head because they survive on the blood of the scalp.
To get rid of lice, most people use all-natural products today. They are available at local natural food stores.
Andy Pagel, of Milwaukee, says his wife and daughter got head lice about six years ago after an infestation at school, and he says mayonnaise worked for them.
"We tried some of the over-the-counters, but they didn't work. We heard a crazy old wives' tale about mayonnaise getting rid of them, so one night my wife and daughter lathered their hair with a jar of generic mayo, donned shower caps, and went to bed. The next morning after washing thoroughly, the lice were gone," says Pagel.
"I have a picture somewhere of those two in their shower caps going to bed. It's a funny memory."
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Bleeding disorders are a group of conditions in which there is a problem with the body's blood clotting process. These disorders can lead to heavy and prolonged bleeding after an injury. Bleeding can also begin on its own.
Specific bleeding disorders include:
Normal blood clotting involves blood components called platelets and as many as 20 different plasma proteins. These are known as blood clotting or coagulation factors. These factors interact with other chemicals to form a substance called fibrin that stops bleeding.
Problems can occur when certain factors are low or missing. Bleeding problems can range from mild to severe.
Some bleeding disorders are present at birth and are passed through families (inherited). Others develop from:
Bleeding disorders can also result from a problem with the number or function of the blood cells that promote blood clotting (platelets). These disorders can also be either inherited or develop later (acquired). The side effects of certain drugs often lead to the acquired forms.
Symptoms may include any of the following:
The type of problems that occur depend on the specific bleeding disorder, and how severe it is.
Tests that may be done include:
Treatment depends on the type of disorder. It may include:
Outcome also depends on the disorder. Most primary bleeding disorders can be managed. When the disorders is due to diseases, such as DIC, the outcome will depend on how well the underlying disease can be treated.
Complications may include:
Other complications can occur, depending on the disorder.
Call your health care provider if you notice any unusual or severe bleeding.
Prevention depends on the specific disorder.
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Clearly the reception the truck has gotten from its two showings so far has been strong. Pete Fox said he would buy one and we could quote him on that!
Ricky Carmichael was very impressed with the truck and hopped in to check it out while we were there! Ricky's got his sights set on Supercross in 2001 and we think he would look great pulling up to the SuperDome in the Silverado/Fox truck!
agreed that this would be a great status symbol for the guys at the track
on weekends. With a supercharged engine creating 429 HP, this would be
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Chevy is well aware of the niche trends that are moving through the industry. With ideas swirling around about a "contractor" vehicle, a possible vehicle reminiscent of the K5, and more focus on the build-to-order trend in car manufacturing, Chevy could be taking the right steps to be the "make-of-choice" in the coming years.
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If you only had $500 and had to buy an entire rifle setup that would shoot reliably and accurately past 1000 yards, and would have good enough terminal ballistics at that range to drop a human being, what would you buy? List the manufacturer, model, caliber, optics and any accessories that might be needed. List the cost of each.
Before you say it cant be done, in 2011 Nick Leghorn with TTAG wrote a short article in which he purchased a $500 1000 yard setup. You can read what he did here. But I couldn't find the follow up article. And he had a ridiculous number of restricted options due to testing his setup on a military range. I'm saying no restrictions except budget and terminal ballistics.
Now, before you reply, I know that "you get what you pay for" is definitely a factor when purchasing a gun. I don't skimp on gun purchases. I have never cut a corner on a gun purchase in my entire life. So if you are going to give me a "spend the money if you want the quality" lecture, don't bother.
My ideal setup for long range would cost me over $17000. I would get a TrackingPoint XS1, chambered in .338 Lapua and what the heck since I'm dreaming already, id go ahead and spring a few extra grand for a good suppressor too. But I'm not talking about an ideal setup. I'm talking about the cheapest rifle possible that will knock a BG right off of the crapper no matter how far away from the bathroom window I am.
If one of them ends up looking like its worth purchasing, I actually may go out and buy one of these setups as a Christmas present to myself. But as I have already purchased enough guns, ammo and accessories this year to make my wife mad enough to shoot me with one (or all) of them, more than $500 is simply not going to happen this year.
So if you're going to tell me to spend more money, then go back to shooting fleas in the butthole at 2500 meters with your Anschutz 1780 and leave me in peace. I want to shoot fleas in the butthole from 2500 meters for less than $3499 and the last time I checked that's not a crime.
Again to recap:
Budget: $500
Goal: Accuracy and reliability past 1000 yards with good terminal ballistics.
List the cost of each if you have it.
NOTE: if there is a component that might move the purchase a little over budget, list it anyway just for conversations sake.
http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/models/ Model 11/111 In 6.5 creedmoor. While it says $645.00 that is also the MSRP so it should be a little cheaper. Plus you can buy used
Is this a gun you own already or have shot or seen shot at some point? And is the $645 including an optic? If so what was the optic on it? Do you know what kind of ammo is available in that caliber and how well it performs? (I was hoping for a discussion on guns, calibers and optics more than a link to a manufacturers website. :D )
Mosin 91/30 pu sniper model. Been geting it done for 70 years.
For a long time the .308 was preferred by military and police for snipering. However, COLDdeadFINGERS (member on this forum) pointed out that they shifted to the .300 Win mag about 2009 or 2011 for better distance and accuracy. See the thread below.
Trying to fill this order with a budget of $500.00 might be difficult.
find a little old lady selling her deceased husbands' Barrett 50 cal - that would get it done
We could expand a bit on the two suggestions that have already been given.
The Savage rifles make a good base to work with. The 11/111 or a used model 10 or 110 in .30-06 is capable of what you are asking. The chambering in a 6.5 Creedmore or .260 Remington could give some flatter trajectories, but doing a rebarrel on your budget may not be a. Immediate option. Sticking with an available caliber may be more "budget wise". .30-06, .270, .300 WinMag, 7mm mag are all fairly common chamberings and are capable of reaching 1000 meters and still being lethal. ( I'm guessing your 2500 meter statements were a bit if an exaggeration).
The Mosin platform is capable of getting the job done, but to do it reliably you would need to have a proven rifle just about hand picked and available ammo can be a limiting factor. The Vintage optics again are capable but not the easiest to use nowadays at extended long ranges. To have a better chance of finding an accurate rifle in this category I would recommend checking the Finnish versions which had more consistent QA and barrels from rifle to rifle.
Back to the ammo, the kind of accuracy you are looking for is not likely to be found consistently out of the widely available surplus ammo. There are "sniper" and "match" rounds out there that are better than most, but not quite as common. The cartridge itself is pushing itself for precision at 1000 meter or beyond. At 1300 yds it is going transonic and energy is below 400 ft/lbs. So, it meets your criteria to that distance with Sniper 7n1 loads. After the round drops back through the sound barrier your accuracy will become less predictable so the fleas bunger may be in less danger past that.
Either of the above platforms would likely require hand loading as well as some DIY improvements, and a lot of long range practice, to get what you are asking accuracy wise. Once the platforms are capable it is about the nut behind the butt to get the rest of the hit potential out if it.
I have zero suggestions for you sir, but I love the thread! I think this is a great topic for some of us that don't have 3000 to spend on a rig.
The Savage 11/111 Trophy Hunter is right in that price range. I even saw one already chambered in 6.5 creedmoor up on gunbroker.
I saw Mosin's all day for about $170 but when I specified the Mosin 91/30 pu sniper model the price jumped to $400-$799. I like these options. Keep them coming, I'd love to see some more.
And after the brother in law bought a Remington 700 in 7mm mag for $300 and started bragging about his $300 deer rifle that could take accurate shots out past 1000 yards (it felt like a cheap piece of plastic to me and I think on some level he knows that) I want a good (really good) long range gun that is not a cheap piece of plastic. Then I want to take him out to the rifle range and own him. The owning will be much more satisfactory if I didn't pay $3000 for the rifle.
Since there are so many purchases on the horizon the $500 mark seems to be a safe place for me to aim. It also seems to be a typical budget for others on here, but I've seen it met with a lot of "you can't buy quality for $500" in the short while I've been here. Heck I've seen people claim you can't buy a decent scope for under $500 much less a whole setup.
So I'm hoping to see a set of good budget guns and optics come out of this discussion that will actually help people.
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For those of you who are Nintendo fans and were on IGN yesterday there was one big story: Nintendo was going to make minigames for mobile devices to encourage people to buy their full games on Wii U and 3DS. I'm sorry, but, I thought this was a terrible idea, for numerous reasons. Also I talk mostly about iOS in this blog but the same will probably apply to android, I just don't use android.
the majority of people will spend £400 on an ipad but don't want to spend more than 69p on a game
Firstly I have lots of friends who don't game but use iOS and here is the one rule of iOS. You want fun, addictive games which are more importantly are FREE. Here's the thing if Nintendo made a demo it would be addictive and fun and free but they would have to BUY the full game. That's the problem is the majority of people will spend £400 on an ipad but don't want to spend more than 69p on a game. When they find out to get the full game they have to spend £35-£45, not including the hardware which costs £129-£249, those people will not be happy. They'll play the demo over and over but never buy the full game.
here are NO shoulder or trigger buttons on a mobile device
Secondly, have you played a game on iOS, the controls for the most part are terrible. I mean there are some games which are made only for iOS and the controls work e.g. Device 6 but there are also lots of bad examples e.g. Megaman Xover. Think about it the controls for console games do not translate well to iOS. A virtual d-pad and buttons are criminal in my book and lets face it you'd need them for most Nintendo games e.g. Mario Kart, Zelda, Mario. I've seen friends still play games with terrible controls and enjoy them however Mario games always have amazing controls and I think having a game on iOS where the controls won't be nearly as good will tarnish the Mario Brand. Also there are NO shoulder or trigger buttons on a mobile device, so that rules out pretty much every modern Nintendo game!
the 800x240 or 400x24 per eye display can not compete with the retina display
Thirdly what about the graphical differences, I'm talking about the 3DS not the Wii U. The 3DS has some games with great graphics, but the 800x240 or 400x24 per eye display can not compete with the retina display which is now on all modern apple devices which is 136 pixels per inch. What's going to happen if people play this game on iOS then gets the game on 3DS and it looks terrible in comparison; or if Nintendo makes the game look the same as it will do on the 3DS people will see it on iOS and think: "it looks terrible I'm not going to download it". Furthermore, the 3DS has a 3D display iOS devices don't, you won't be able to see the 3D display before buying which isn't a deal breaker but is a bit of a pain.
There is only one screen on an iOS device
Fourthly, both the Wii U and 3DS have two screens I know you only need 1 for most games on Wii U but the touch screen is used effectively in pretty much all 3DS games. There is only one screen on an iOS device; meaning that Nintendo would have to do split screen. What if someone is trying to play a Wii U game on an ipod touch and they only get half of the small screen focusing on the main screen, aka the tv screen, they won't be able to see what is going on!
Nintendo should keep their exclusives on their consoles as it is the main incestive to buy them!
Finally you all know why you buy a Nintendo console, the awesome third party exclusives. You can't get these experiences anywhere else. So what happens when you can get a bitesize version of the games for free. Casuals stop buying Nintendo hardware and Nintendo's hardware's value diminishes. Lets face it you could either spend about £300 to play an awesome game a few times or get the first part for free, which you'll play over and over again. Nintendo should keep their exclusives on their consoles as it is the main incestive to buy them!
Don't think this is all terrible though there are some good things which could have come out of MariOS if it had been made, it's not a completely terrible idea.
There are lots of children who don't have a Nintendo device.
There are lots of children who don't have a Nintendo device. Let's face it Nintendo hasn't captivated the younger gaming audience with the Wii U. Instead of getting a 3DS or Wii U they'll have got an ipod touch or ipad. This means they have completely missed out on Nintendo gaming. They could hear about these games from their friends and get interested in console gaming. Whether they stay with Nintendo or not there will be new gamers out there who will invest in the gaming industry. There are also lots of Nintendo haters who don't own a Nintendo console but own a Xbox or Playstation, most people have a mobile device of some sort. They could try the games and realise: Nintendo games aren't that bad! This could mean that Nintendo could get more hardcore gamers on Nintendo consoles and allow them to experience some awesome Nintendo games.
In conclusion I'm happy they're not doing MariOS. There are just too many problems with it; yes they could get more people interested but that isn't that likely especially with people who game on iOS being cheapskates, for the most part. Moreover I can't see any plus points for Nintendo apart from publicity but I don't think they'll get many sales from putting demos on iOS. All they'll do is diminish the value of their hardware and waste money. That's my opinion on MariOS but I would hear what you think on the matter in the comments below.
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Two work knives featuring premium blade steel and hand-shaped Micarta™ scales. Custom quality and materials at an incredible price.
Young knifemaker Gerry McGinnis is not well known– yet–-in the cutlery world. But he will be when the word gets out about his production CRKT Tuition™ and Summa™ knife designs. These two locking liner folders offer the materials and quality usually found only on custom knives costing many times as much.
Both knives are offered with Razor-Sharp edges or our exclusive combination patented* Veff™ Serrations for fastest cutting through rope, twine, netting, and vegetation. As an engineering student in college, Gerry thought these CRKT designs should be named after words that are foremost on his mind right now.
The Tuition™ is a compact and powerful work knife that is just right for shop and outdoor tasks. The broad sheepsfoot 2.88" blade has a high hollow grind that gives fast cutting, accurate trimming and excellent tip strength. Blade steel is premium 8Cr14MoV stainless steel in a satin finish.
One-hand opening is fast using the friction-grooved flipper, which also acts as a blade guard when open. Our stainless steel InterFrame build is exceptionally rigid, and features hand-shaped black and green layered polished Micarta® scales. While stubby, the Tuition handle is shaped for grip, swelling at the palm and offering a deep finger choil that transitions into the flipper blade guard, plus thumb friction grooves. The custom stainless steel pocket/gear clip in satin finish is removable.
The larger Summa™ is a sleek, full-size folder with a 3.75" drop point blade of 8Cr14MoV stainless steel with a very high hollow grind. The Razor-Sharp model 1165 has a satin finished blade, while the Summa™ T 1166K offers tactical black oxide coating for maximum corrosion resistance, with our exclusive combination Veff™ Serrations. For fast either-hand opening, just press the flipper.
Both Summa models feature an open InterFrame build with stainless steel liners, hand-shaped black and blue layered polished Micarta scales, and a rigid Zytel® back spacer. The liners and custom removable stainless steel clip receive a blue titanium nitride coating, for an effect that is cool and understated.
At CRKT, we have never produced a knife based on eye-appeal alone, but the Summa's graceful and sinuous shape, almost uninterrupted by studs or hardware, is one of the most attractive we have ever manufactured. Everything is just right: look, feel, balance and grip.
- Blade: Length: 2.88" (73 mm)
- Thickness: 0.12" (3.1 mm)
- Steel: 8Cr14MoV, 58-59 HRC
- Closed: Handle length: 3.75" (95 mm)
- Open: Overall length: 6.63" (168 mm)
- Weight: 3.4 oz. (96 g)
Gerry McGinnis is a student in engineering at North Carolina State University, who, at age 20, is the youngest knife designer to appear in this catalog. He started making knives when he was 15, learning mostly from Internet forums, and built up his equipment from hand tools to power tools. He met Alan Folts, who he says "was very generous and helped advance my knifemaking skills, particularly with folders." Gerry transitioned from mostly fixed blades to folders in about a year, and got interested in folder designs with flippers. He has concentrated on mostly flipper designs and perfecting the mechanism because of their ambidextrous one-handed opening characteristics and ease of use. Gerry placed 2nd in the 2008 Custom Knives and Guns Knifemaker Buildoff in the folder category and has been mentioned several times in Blade Magazine as a new maker to watch. Gerry is the designer of the new CRKT Tuition and Summa lines, which to the casual observer seem to be the work of a designer with decades of experience.
Includes a pocket clip for easy accessibility and a more secure carry.
Micarta is a compressed layered composite sealed within a thermosetting plastic which creates a strong, attractive material that is impervious to water.
Considered a value steel, 8Cr13 steel provides adequate corrosion resistance but with slightly more carbon than AUS-8, it will sharpen up and hold an edge better.


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Chicken Breasts With Mushroom Cream Sauce
Recipe by gailanng
Take note of the small size of the breast and keep in mind, the sauce is just enough to coat 2 small breasts. Double the sauce should you desire more. Considering all, it's pretty healthy. No small wonder it comes from Eating Well.
Top Review by mneral
Pretty fantastic! I used Baby Bell Mushrooms because I already had some rather than going out to purchase Shiitake. Nowhere in the instructions did it tell you what to do with the roasted garlic so I put it in the pan with the pinch of red pepper flakes and oil (I used olive oil ) and sautee'd till slightly carmelized,then continued on with the rest of the instructions. Everyone liked it!...you know how I can tell? No Leftovers!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 (283.49 g) chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
- 2.46 ml fresh ground pepper
- 1.23 ml salt
- 14.79 ml canola oil or 14.79 ml olive oil
- 1 medium shallot, minced
- 236.59 ml shiitake mushroom caps, thinly sliced (can substitute portobello, porcini or oyster mushrooms)
- 29.58 ml dry vermouth or 29.58 ml dry white wine
- 59.14 ml reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 29.58 ml heavy cream
- 29.58 ml minced fresh chives or 29.58 ml scallion tops
Directions See How It's Made
- Season chicken with pepper and salt on both sides.
- Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook, turning once or twice and adjusting the heat to prevent burning, until brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165°F, 12 to 16 minutes. Transfer to a plate and tent with foil to keep warm.
- Add shallot to the pan and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. (I like to let them carmelize.) Add mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 2 minutes. Pour in vermouth (or wine); simmer until almost evaporated, scraping up any browned bits, about 1 minute. Pour in broth and cook until reduced by half, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in cream and chives (or scallions); return to a simmer. Return the chicken to the pan, turn to coat with sauce and cook until heated through, about 1 minute.


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Sheriff Greg Champagne reported last week that the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office was actively looking for a missing Norco resident with a long history of mental illness.
The victim, Linda Kay Costanza, was last seen on July 8 and was reported missing by family members who said that Costanza is mentally unstable and suffers from schizophrenia, manic-depressive illness, and has a bi-polar disorder that requires medication.
After almost a week of looking for Costanza, the St. Charles Parish Sheriffs office reported that she was found after a news report aired Thursday. This led to the sheriffs office receiving several phone calls regarding the case. One call led officers to Touro Hospital in New Orleans.
It was later determined that Costanza was found on July 10 walking the streets of New Orleans, and was brought by ambulance to Touro Hospital. She had been admitted in the mental ward of the hospital.
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Eight weeks ago, I had a full tummy tuck with a "belly button" hernia repair and a a small groin hernia repair. With the tummy tuck, the doctor also repaired my abdomen muscles as they were separated during the birth of my children. I can now sit and stand upright. However, after sitting for long periods of time I have the tendency to hunch over. Anytime I wear button pants, my abs feel sore and tugged on. One side is definitely more sore then the other.
Before the surgery, I exercised 4-5 times a week doing strength training regularly and running 3-8 miles a week. I really feel like my abdomen can't handle any exercise yet. I am frequently swollen in my very lower ab and pubic area.
I decided to have a tummy tuck to flatten my wrinkled stomach after having two children. I do like the way I look better, but I am struggling with the recovery time. I am use to being very active and the limitations are tedious. I am slowly gaining weight as a result.
I think the doctor did a great job and my complications are few. The jury is still out on whether I think it is worth it. I think in the end I will be happy with it, but need another month or two to feel normal.
Is this a normal recovery? I know I am getting stronger, but how long will it take to get back to exercising. Would you consider this an extensive tummy tuck or average? From reading other questions, I feel like I should be well on the way to exercising more and much better.


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On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 04:58:12PM +1000, Timothy Shimmin wrote:Hi, _test_punch already does a umount $SCRATCH_MNT. However, IMHO, it would probably be nicer if one could use a _require_dmapi or really it may be simpler if we could roll it into common.dmapi so one just needs to include common.dmapi and it would complain at that point if the kernel didn't support it.Sure, but we don't have that, and I'm not about to spend the time to convert >20 tests to something like this. Right now I just want to remove all the bloody silly test failures on mainline kernels. All the other dmapi tests "not run" just fine, I want these to do the same thing. Is that good enough to check in right now? Cheers, Dave.
Sure, that's fine. I was really just suggesting to put: +# test that we have DMAPI support +_dmapi_scratch_mount +unmount $SCRATCH_MNT > /dev/null 2>&1 directly into common.dmapi - not as a function but just as code to always execute. As long as there is no output under normal circumstances from this, then all dmapi tests should not require any change and it is simpler (all they need is to include common.dmapi which most do). There may be an extra mount in some of the tests (for those that want to keep it mounted) but who cares. Why include common.dmapi if you don't require it to be supported :) --Tim
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Just a quick update on the status of our inaugural field trip. There are still plenty of seats available, in fact, we can increase our number as much as we need before Thursday (the 19th), when the balance of the bill is due. If you've already contacted me, make sure you send the payment by Wednesday via PayPal. If you haven't saved your spot yet, you can find the details after the jump, as well as a link to the official field trip t-shirts.
If you didn't catch the original post, I purchased a block of tickets to the Sixers/Clippers game on Saturday, December 19th. The game tips off at 7:00 p.m., it's the final home game before the yearly Ice Capades trip out west. The seats are in section 115, rows 13 and 14. The seats are all together. The face value of the seats is $101 each, but with the group discount we're receiving, plus further subsidization from blog ad revenues, they will only cost us $25 each. It's a pretty sweet deal and I'd love to get as many fans together for the game as possible. Shoot me an e-mail if you're interested at firstname.lastname@example.com. Remember, payment needs to be in by Thursday at the latest.
Here's a quick look at the t-shirts for the trip, in case anyone wants to buy one. Completely optional, obviously. Click here to buy one.
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Tuesday, 8 January, 2002, 16:24 GMT
EU braces for linguistic Babylon
In a year's time the European Union is expected to approve the membership applications of up to 10 new countries, from Estonia on the Baltic coast to Malta in the Mediterranean.
Enlarging the EU will bring with it enormous political and financial challenges - but it poses a few linguistic problems as well.
Already, hundreds of interpreters work in European institutions in Brussels every day.
They have 11 official languages to deal with, enough to keep everyone pretty busy.
Carol Montgomery has worked as an English interpreter since 1972.
She has watched the number of EU countries rise - and seen the system of what is called relay translation taking root:
"There are more people and more languages now," she says.
"Perhaps in the French booth, there will be an interpreter who understands Greek and who will work from Greek into French, and then we will tune in to the French channel to give an English rendering."
The system of relay translation can get quite complicated at times.
"It is the kind of job where you can never rest on your laurels, you have to keep retraining, learning new things, adding new languages," she says.
But it is not just meetings and press conferences, there are also thousands and thousands of documents that have to be translated.
And it is going to get worse.
The coming enlargement of the European Union could more or less double the number of official languages - and the system could start grinding to a halt.
But the European Commission says it won't - and works on urgent plans to deal with the multi-lingual mix resulting from the most complicated enlargement the EU has ever seen.
Secret weapon
The Commission's secret weapons is a computer-based translation system which can process 2,000 pages an hour.
It is certainly not perfect; a missing hyphen meant it recently translated "vice-president" into Spanish as the "president of vice".
But it can save time, even if it is no real substitute for hard human graft.
The system is currently being updated to include Hungarian and Polish, but the majority of new languages will still be left out - Estonian, Latvian, and Czech, for example.
"It would be nice to have all languages", says one official dealing with the computer system.
But that will take some time.
In the meantime, translators and interpreters brush up their linguistic skills and learn new languages.
For the time being, that is the only way to cope - because languages are a deeply emotional subject involving core issues of national pride.
When the European Commission tabled proposals for bureaucratic reform recently, the French and the Germans detected a plot to secure the supremacy of English by stealth.
Never mind that things are already heading in that direction - a decade ago, most EU documents were drafted in French.
Now, nearly two thirds are in English.
But the Commission's Vice-President, Neil Kinnock, admits that his colleagues are somewhat sensitive about the issue.
"It is essential that the right of every member state to use its language has to be sustained, and there has to be a recognition of the list of official languages and a complete honouring of the right of a European citizen to communicate in the language of choice and to get a reply in that language."
So while the spread of English continues, interpreters and translators are in great demand - and the more obscure someone's language skills, the better.
Language combinations
There are already more than 100 possible language combinations in the EU.
Within a few years, there could be more than 600.
So when enlargement actually happens, Europe's commitment to linguistic diversity will be put to the test as never before.
See also:
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EU translation plan provokes protest
19 Jul 99 | Europe
Germany, Austria continue EU language boycott
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*** WARNING *** Upgrade to 5.0 may require isolating LWAPs from the WLC
- Silver, 250 points or more
Before you run into the problem that we ran into when one of our larger customers upgraded from 4.2 to 5.0 and the result was that the controllers got caught in a loop during the upgrade and took the entire WLAN down.
Please be advised that Cisco recommends that you ISOLATE all lightweight access points from their controller during the upgrade of the controller from 4.2 to 5.0.
In part, this is due to a bug in 4.2.xx that starts upgrading the LWAP software images before the controller finishes updating/rebooting. This can cause interruption to the LWAPs as they upgrade their software from the controller when it reboots.
I have also heard of some situations where the LWAPs get corrupted to such a degree where you may have to out and physically access/reset the LWAPs that were interrupted during the upgrade process. I believe the worst-possible-case for this would be limited to no more than 10 LWAPs per controller
that can upgrade at a time)
In our case, the result was that the upgrade process hung up - with some LWAPs stuck, and all other LWAPs unable to pass traffic through the upgraded (ver 5.0) controller because they were at the previous revision (4.2).
In our case, this resulted in a system-twide WLAN outage.
As part of the call into Cisco TAC, the engineer said, in effect, 'why didn't you ignore the release notes instructions and isolate your controller from the LWAPs during the upgrade?'.
Our response was, we would have done so if it had been in the release notes (which it is not). So, after much cajoling by us, TAC finally agreed that it might be a good idea to include this additional step in the release notes.
Please reference the bug which requests an update to the 5.0 release note installation instructions: CSCso02420
TAC is aware of this problem and it is my understanding that there is discussion at Cisco regarding a maintenance release for 4.2 (since 4.2 is where the problem actually lies). The maintenance release would be applied to 4.2 controllers PRIOR to upgrading them to 5.0.
In the meantime, if you are still anxious to upgrade to 5.0, one workaround is to isolate the LWAPs from the controller either by:
1) Physically disconnecting the controller from the network during the upgrade and reconnecting it after its upgrade/reboot is complete.
2) Temporarily disabling the VLAN that carries the LWAP traffic to/from the LWAPs/Controller and re-enabling the VLAN after the upgrade/reboot of the controller.
I hope that this is helpful for anyone out there who is about to upgrade to 5.0.
I hope your upgrade goes smoother than our customer's did.
- John
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