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When I first started shooting I began on a public indoor range. I wasn't a member of a club. I didn't have any guns of my own to shoot. So I practiced with rented firearms, shooting in a lane alongside lots of other shooters. While waiting for Massachusetts to process my paperwork while and to convince my parents to let me store a gun or two in the house (I was a college student at the time) I spent a significant period of time at the public range. After I bought my first guns I continued to shoot at the public range out of convenience. It was a great facility but I enjoyed shooting there. Except . . .
One thing you learn pretty quickly when you shoot at a public range: not everyone has a working knowledge or respect for firearm safety. Most commercial ranges will rent a pistol to any schmuck who walks in off the street; people who have a better chance of reciting Star Trek's opening monologue than the four safety rules.
I've seen more dubious examples of gun handling than I can remember. But here are a few that linger in my memory:
- Turning a firearm and pointing it directly to the shooter's side to clear a malfunction (muzzle pointed directly at his neighbor on the left)
- Turning 180 degrees with a loaded pistol in order to take a look at the sights in better light
- Returning a pistol to a retention holster by holding the flap open with the weak hand and sweeping that hand every time
- Shooters who show up, fire some shots with one hand, gangster style, and then get excited that they hit the backer
- The macho guy demonstrating the functions of a revolver to his girlfriend while pointing it at me while I'm downrange changing targets when the line was supposed to be cold
When I look back at some of the things I've seen, not only am I surprised I'm still alive, I'm amazed I didn't soil myself at least once a week.
As I gained experience, I quickly realized if I wanted to enjoy range time and leave without any extra holes, I needed to adopt some standard practices. Here's How I Stay Alive at Public Ranges Without Really Trying.
Bring a partner
Soon after I started shooting, I managed to get my girlfriend (now my wife) involved. She enjoyed outshooting me almost as much as I didn't. Having another set of eyes and only one lane between us means that, at any given time, one of us can step back and keep an eye on those around us.
If I see something dubious happening I have three options: help the offender see the error of his or her ways, contact the Range Safety Officer (RSO) or bug out.
Most people who make scary ass safety mistakes are brand new shooters. They usually appreciate it when more experienced shooters provide them with helpful suggestions on how not to shoot themselves and those around them usually appreciated. Depending of course on how the information is presented. [ED: The rabbi's standard response—remember I shoot back—may not work every time.]
When the advice doesn't go over well or something about the offender tells me that confrontation isn't a good idea, I either go talk to a range safety officer and have them sort it out or grab my wife and we get the hell off the range. To that end, it's a good idea to make sure your shooting buddy understands that when either of you say it's time to leave, it's time to leave.
Be alert
Maintaining situational awareness is hardly ever a bad idea when people are holding and/or using firearms in your vicinity. When I first enter a public range, I size everyone up and try to get an idea of who is a safe shooter and who is most likely to ruin my day. Or my life.
And then I keep my wits about me and my head on a swivel. I usually step back after each string. I use reloading as an opportunity to keep tabs on what the people in the stalls near me are doing. I can't see them through the dividers when I'm on the line, but I can get a global view of any threats when I step back. If I perceived any safety issues, I exercised my binary approach.
Bonus! You get to practice your situational awareness all the time with real threats!
Shoot during off-peak hours
Keep the odds in your favor. The commercial range I use is always packed on weekends. If I rock up at peak times, I spend an hour waiting for range time. In a room. With strangers walking around with guns. When I finally get a spot there are already 11 other lanes full of people shooting. That's a minimum of 11 potentially unsafe shooters.
If I show up during on a weekday morning, I might have the range to myself or share it with only a few other shooters. Shooting more-or-less alone is much safer than shooting with a bunch of potential knuckleheads.
Body armor
OK, I don't do it but you hear plenty of stories about shooters wearing body armor at the range. Some are pathetic mall ninjas living out their dreams and some are cops practicing with their duty gear and some are RSOs. Far be it for me to criticize people trying to increase their chances of getting home that day. Shit happens.
A public range is no place to be complacent about your surroundings. A little Spidey sense can go a long way to increasing your chances of walking out the front door when you're finished shooting. If you can't avoid public ranges, you can still make the experience as safe and rewarding as possible.
Nick Savery is the author of www.IndestructibleTraining.com, a blog discussing integrating training across a variety of systems and platforms for the purposes of self-defense.
37 Responses to Training Tip: How to Survive a Public Range Session
I think the key one is shoot when the range is not busy. My town of 100k people only has one public range and it gets hoppin, but I can usually manage to find a time here and there during the day and there are only 1-2 other people.
If there were a street in town where it was guaranteed that people would inadvertently point loaded guns at you with their finger on the trigger, would you avoid it at all costs, or would you stand in the middle of the street while paying $15 an hour for the privilege?
The public ranges that I have been to have been horrific and I advise everyone to find a safer place to shoot.
If safety is an issue on the range, that range qualifies as a "stupid place."
I realize that there is indeed a risk, but I honestly can't recall an accidental shooting incident happening in a public range. I do seem to recall many years ago, a couple of bad guys that went to an outdoor range and deliberately shot the other shooters to be able to steal their weapons. Having said that, I do keep alert while shooting at any range, and since I recently applied for a job (wish me luck) as a range officer, this is indeed something timely for me to think about.
You're referring to Michael Platt and William Matix from the infamous 1986 Miami shootout, where two bankrobbers under surveillance by the FBI killed two agents and wounded six others. It led to law enforcement moving away from 9 mm and calibers beginning with "3", when it became known how the killers continued running and gunning after having received what proved to be fatal wounds — just not wounds that would keep them from killing cops before succumbing themselves.
Platt and Matix were former military — one had been an MP, the other an Army Ranger — who were thought to have played a part in the suspicious deaths of each other's wives.
They acquired weapons by going to remote areas where people would go to plink, murder the unsuspecting plinkers, take their guns and leave the corpses to rot.
There are multiple lessons to be learned from this duo, including never shoot off the beaten path without having someone to watch your back.
I've read the forensic analysis — available on Amazon — which points out how one of the killers was leaving arterial spray on the fender of an FBI agent's car as he stalked the man, great gouts of blood, but he still managed to kill the agent.
One round from an agent's revolver snapped the bone in the shooter's forearm, leaving him unable to hold a weapon; he simply shouldered his rifle with the other arm, using the hand with the shattered bone to pull the trigger … and another agent went down.
One of the survivors told of looking into the eyes of the gunman before he was shot by the robber, and noting that he was smiling, even though bleeding out.
Another agent noted that this was simply an example of what happens when confronting two determined men who simply would not be taken alive; wounds that would have incapacitated 90 percent of the population were merely annoyances to them.
I've been much more cautious when shooting on public lands, ever since reading about these two.
I always wear a Kevlar vest under my shirt when I go to the shooting range. Shooting is inherently dangerous and a vest won't stop all bullets all the time, but I feel safer with it on. I've read posts on forums where people bash the idea of a vest at the range, saying "if you need a vest, you need to go to another range." but you can't control what other people are doing, so I wear my vest.
Always be extra alert when a bunch of young shooters are around. On my last trip to the range there was a group of young 20 somethings who planned on renting assault rifles (real select fire ones). What could go wrong? Fortunately I was heading for the pistol side.
I go to a local DNR range pretty regularly. There have been some tense moments. The worst thing that has happened to me was actually when someone else put them self in danger through their own stupidity. Some guy drove up, hopped out of his car, walked up to the firing line and, without breaking stride, yelled "DOWN RANGE" and walked out to set up his target. About 15 people were on the line with hot weapons, including my girlfriend. She was in the middle of squeezing off a shot with my Glock. Without really thinking I stepped up and grabbed her wrists and pointed the gun away from the idiot while yelling "Get back on the line!" in my best command voice. The guy turned around with a dumb look on his face, but he didn't walk back to the line. I repeated my demand just as loud as the first time and he slowly walked back. After I had taken my Glock back from my girlfriend and cleared it I looked around. The range was dead quiet, everyone was staring at me with concern and surprise. I declared the range cold and packed it up for the day. Next time something like this happens I'll probably just point any hot weapons at the ground while I clear them. Yelling at stupid people is just not worth it in that situation.
Kind of ironic that for all the talk on TTAG about the importance of avoiding dangerous people/situations we regularly put ourselves in close quarters with armed strangers. Going when it isn't busy is usually not an option for me due to my work schedule, but the place seems to attract mainly regulars who tend to be safety conscious. I try to be alert to what others are doing and I can think of only one occasion when I decided that going home early would be a sensible thing to do. I am not aware of any accidental shootings at local public ranges but there was a suicide at one not long ago. I cannot imagine what that must have been like for other shooters there at the time or the staff.
I always select the right most firing point. Yes, I shoot left handed but more importantly it places me in a safer position with right handed shooters to my left.
At the free public range I go to, I have learned a few things for making my time there more enjoyable:
1) Go early in the morning, preferably Sundays.
2) You can't look at ANYBODY and decide whether they will be a safe shooter or not. Young, old, military, etc. I have seen terrible behavior from everybody imaginable.
3) Do not be afraid to YELL YOUR LUNGS OUT if you see somebody violating safety rules. Often they may not be aware (because they are ill- or misinformed) and just as often other people will thank you for it.
I've decided to become the range officer when I'm there, even if it makes me an asshole. Only one person needs to get hurt at one of these public ranges before they get shut down.
Most reader's here will never encounter an armed bad guy or pull their gun in a DGU. A far greater number, though, have been swept by a careless shooter at the range. I'd fathom to say that almost everyone has a story to tell about when a hot gun was pointed in their direction, if they were safety conscious enough to notice. I know I have. A few months ago, a new shooter, loaded Glock 23 pointed at my chest when she turned to say something to someone behind her. *facepalm*
I think this is a great article. Thanks Nick.
Had a situation at a range in Memphis, TN while at a trade show with a co-worker. The scary thing is that the guys in question were likely not new shooters. It seemed as if they were practicing a set drill from a defensive shooting class, or they gleamed the info from internet information, video or a book. Before EVERY shot or multi-shot group, the gentlemen in question shouted "STOP! DON'T MAKE ME SHOOT!" before firing away. Distracting as it was, it was a public range and wasn't against the range rules.
However, if your "advanced training drills" distract the shooter enough where they forget to take their finger off the trigger while doing a "tactical reload" with the muzzle pointing at me in the next stall, that is enough to make me want to leave. Luckily, there was a RSO available and the issue was addressed. However, even after being reminded of the rules, after switching to drills involving snap caps and clearing of malfunctions, the shooters were still pointing to their left, and the dividers certainly were not armor plate.
We packed up and left after this and more continued (you'd think the RO would be watching them closer at this point).
Oh and another thing, the same shooters while swapping places were bringing their firearms out behind the line of fire to load their snap caps/live rounds into their mags, followed by slamming the mags into their pistols, hitting the slide release and holstering all while still behind the line of fire. The funny thing is that the drills they were doing were actually probably helpful and smart things to train, but not if it makes them forget the 4 rules in addition to the Range rules.
I used to shoot at an outdoor range when I started out, and that poses its own safety hazards. At an indoor range one can see what everyone else is doing, and should there be any shady behavior one can spot it and leave at once.
Outdoors, spotting someone 30 feet away who is sweeping your side of the range becomes quite difficult.
I am glad to say that it's maybe 1 out of every 20 times I go to a public range I see something iffy. Very glad.
This conversation strikes me as being a lot like the anti-gun argument. "if it's there, something could happen!". Well of course, but the bottom line is that there is no epidemic of NDs, even ones where nobody is injured, at ranges.
Excellent article, thanks. I'm fortunate in that I can practice on my parents' land, but I've been considering indoor ranges for very bad weather days, as well. While looking at a few, some of what I've seen concerns me. Some of this concern was heightened after a local range accident ( If interested, http://news-herald.com/articles/2012/02/14/news/nh5093934.txt for the update).
I suppose every range has to carefully consider how many people it will allow in at the same time, if they need to limit the number of new shooters so they can be better helped and instructed (and new shooters have to be willing to identify themselves as such), etc. In short, they need to ensure the focus on range fees never eclipses safety. I think the best chance is to find a smaller range and, as the article states, go during off hours. As the article also makes clear, it's also each shooter's responsibility to remain aware of his or her surroundings and situation.
Huh. I muzzled a guy with a .22 once, when I was a kid. It was my first time holding a rifle. I said sorry, and pointed gun away from him. Then there was that time when some guy started blasting an old computer monitor with birdshot, which ricocheted.
Aside from those two occasions, I haven't seen any unsafe behavior at the range. I must not shoot often enough.
I grew up shooting on my parent's land initially, then in a secluded gravel pit frequented by locals (I grew up in the countryside). I only started going to ranges in recent years – after I moved to the city… but didn't want to give up my shooting habits.
The range I go to now clearly has had some safety violations, and they have setup the rules accordingly. The range is outdoors but the shooters are indoors, with a locked door separating them (only the RO has a key). Only one round is permitted in a rifle at any time, no multiple shots. No rimfire on the rifle range, only the 25 yard pistol range (they make an exception for my .17hmr thankfully). No open sights past 50 yards. Lots of restrictions? Yes. But things are kept locked down tight and safety is very good.
…In contrast to the first range I went to years ago. I rented a 1911. When I arrived the clerk was annoyed – why hadn't I called in advance (I had, a few hours before, to book). There was no RO on duty. So he got Bubba who was practicing on the line at the time to play RO for me and my friend. We went out, I fired for a while, and he called a ceasefire. Me, being new to handguns at the time, I put the safety on and put the gun pointing downrange – it was still loaded, and I knew it was. I hadn't been on a range before then, and Bubba had not explained any rules to me. Ignorance is no excuse but I didn't know any better.
Bubba strides over to examine my groupings. All ready to give me some advice, he picks up the 1911 and points it over my head. I IMMEDIATELY yell at him – the gun is live. He sheepishly points it downrange, drops the mag, and clears it properly – as he should have when he initially picked up a 1911 with a closed slide and a mag inserted. In hindsight I thought it was pretty surreal that I had given this supposed RO a lesson in always assuming the gun was loaded, and his reaction was one of a schoolboy caught doing something wrong – he looked like a kicked puppy. He should have berated ME for leaving it loaded on a ceasefire.
I never went back to that range.
Good article. One point I would add is that all of this applies at private ranges as well. Sometimes it worse at private ranges since the RSO (if there is one) and everyone assumes only "qualified" shooters are there so people let thier guard down.
I enjoy shooting from time to time at the Barnstable Town Range. There's no RSO. While not everyone there is an experienced shooter, everyone is very polite, respectful and careful. We police ourselves and do it well.
Shame on anyone who tolerates that crap.
Go find a good range. They exist.
I work as an RSO, so i'm not even going to go into all the stupid crap that happens.
But in my experence, a good range will have at least the following:
A full time RSO on the line, all the time.
If its indoor, it will have armored steel dividers.
It will have retractable targets, not the type you need to cross the firing line to change.
It will NOT be open to the general public.
I know how many people bitch and moan about the stuff that goes on at public ranges, but they freak out when they hear about our reasonable membership rates.
I try to go to ranges that are not heavily used.
Outdoor ranges on a crappy day are usually very safe as the fair weather morons are not present.
when I was a lot younger, I went to the now infamous Rampart Shooting Range in Colorado Springs, CO three times.The range consisted of a few metal tables and a 100yd digout in the dirt. No RSO, no shop, no anything. The first time I was too young to know much about how a good range should work, but if memory serves I don't remember any bad behaviors exept for poor accuracy on my part. Fast forward a bit and the second time I went there I was old enough to know my hand from my ass, and I realized that Rampart consisted of every retard and wannabe gangbanger who'd been kicked out of all the respectable ranges. Maybe I have a terrible memory, or maybe it had changed to that, but I called it quits after seeing an idiot try to dual wield 2 Desert Eagles. Third time I went, I was conviced to go by a few buddies who hadn't been there in a while. Oh how dumb we were, the third time, the A-holes wouldn't even stop to change out targets, because they were shooting at the dirt and missing, and frankly I expected at any moment to see a group of PIRA/Abu Sayat/Neo-Nazis step out of a truck, say hi to everyone and blast away. Really. But of course all good things come to an end, and a year or two ago, the luck mine at Rampart dried up, and someone got shot. The authorities shut the place down, and I was kinda sad 'cause now the idiots may slither back into the general shooting population.
Of course, I now go to a secluded little "range" in the middle of nowhere. It is the same set up as Rampart was, with nothing there but a digout, but this place is nice because a total of maybe 50 people know of its existence, and it is so damn nice that noone is talking about it.
Still, it is public, so I always go with friends, and no one messes with J the amazing Korean or Dusty the amazing Jew 😉
Wait, crap no they're all mad 'cause I talked about fight club…errr I mean the range. Looks like I-dpsofjdslfldkjfdijf
Man, can I relate- I have been one of the clueless, who has innocently performed more than one dumb$#it move, and been graciously educated. I have a long way to go, but for any other newbs here, a couple of lessons learned-
1. TAKE THE CLASSES! Even the pro's hit the batting cages. Saves you time and money unlearning bad habits later.
2. ASK QUESTIONS! If staff makes you feel stupid answering them, then IMMEDIATELY go somewhere else. Who else is afraid to ask for the simple advice that might save YOUR life, to avoid their boo-boo next to you…?
3. Watch and learn. This is a shout-out to a range called "Ironsights" in So Cal, with the same wide range of customers as anywhere else, but with a solid core of what appear to be some REALLY good shooters there, local LEO and USMC pro's. A quality indicator, and a big FREE benefit if you pay attention.
I used to go to a local public range up here in the Twin Cities that is pretty popular. I actually brought my dad to go shoot their automatics for a couple of hours one day. Anyway he was unimpressed with the safety of the range. We sat there on a busy day after we got done shooting and watched the violations occur (to the credit of the place the range officers addressed them quickly but that still will not stop someone from getting hurt when it is too late). He told me he would not go back there again. Fast forward a few months, I am there having a great day of practice when I feel a rush of hot air
go by me. I disregarded it and kept shooting. I turned around to get more ammo from my bag and the girl in the stall next to me told me "you are bleeding all over your face.". I looked in the windows and saw I was bleeding heavily from several shrapnel cuts. I promptly went to the bathroom to hopefully stop the bleeding and counted at least six cuts. The manager came to check on me as did several of the employees who were helpful. I had to get stitches and still have a little scar by my ear.
It ended up being the same girl who pointed out my bleeding who had done it. She was shooting with her boyfriend and they had the target at three feet. She didn't know really know how to shoot and one of her rounds almost was shot straight up and it hit the target holders and part of the cable. It hit at the perfect angle to come back at me and it did. I was the reason why the range would no longer allow shooting at three feet and painted a thick red line pointing that out. I no longer use their range.
Coming from a paranoid anti-gun family, I learned a lot about firearms on the fly. I am sure that I must have done a FAIR share of boo-boos out there in Northern California and scared a good number of other shooters with my idiocy. All I can say now, 4 decades later is – "I am so sorry and I never wound up killing anyone accidentally nor have I ventilated any part of my anatomy in the intervening years" Lucky, I guess
Thanks for a great post. You describe perfectly what the gun control folks are always talking about. Too many gun owners or gun users are unfit and irresponsible. You guys love to pretend that "gun owners" are typically defined by the standards of the Armed Intelligentsia. Unfortunately that's not the case.
"Too many gun owners or gun users are unfit and irresponsible."
How many is "too many"? Is it 50%, or 10% or 6 guys? Senator Ted Kennedy's car killed more people than any of my firearms. Auto accidents kill tens of thousands of people each and every year. Firearm deaths are MUCH lower, and I'm including accident and deliberate murders. Yep, I've been muzzled a couple of times in my entire life on a range, and took it as a moment to teach safety. I drive 35,000 miles a year and have a "close call" at least once a week. I'd be more in favor of banning cars than guns, cars are more dangerous to me personally, operated by people that should be walking (I have never seen a shooter text on his phone while shooting).
Mikeb, the average gun owner is very concious of safety. And certainly the average concealed carry permit holder is since, they have gone to the time trouble and expense of learning to and practicing carrying. My experience is that the problems at public ranges are the people who are are renting a gun and using it as a form of entertainment. The instances of injury and death are few and far between (thank goodness) which I think proves that a big majority know what they are doing. Don't forget, Guns save lives.
Dale you're not being objective. You're using your experience of serious gun owners and calling that the average. Can't you admit that many are not serious? The overall average of all gun owners is pretty poor in the fitness and responsibility areas. Just look around.
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So true. I finally gave up and quit going to my local gun range. Even during off hours you'd get crowds of young would-be gang bangers coming in, renting a bunch of guns and shooting wildly. I joined a local Sporting club that offers pistol and rifle ranges, trap, skeet, sporting clays, archery and muzzleloaders. It's 25 miles away (the local range is only 4) but a year's membership costs less than two monthly trips to the local range for half-hour sessions.
a friend of mine got shot at their IPSC club tournament many moons ago. friend R was working on his gun outside the safety area. the fact that nobody was alarmed was a contributor to the coming ND. he did the gun clear routine in the wrong order: cocked his gun, removed his magazine, and then fired the gun.
yep. the bullet bounced from the ground and a large fragment lodged itself into the thumb of friend G. a lot of blood was spraying around.
his thumb could have easily been a vital part of his body.
since then the group has been religious about gun safety. they even conducted a safety seminar for the whole team. both guys are still friends.
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Can't Feel My Fingers
February 14, 2015
When is it too cold to go out on a sled? Apparently, not when it is -24 C !
My hands literally froze all day so I didn't get any pics. Next year, I will have a bigger windshield, and handlebar muffs. Until then, I am buying mittens as these gloves aren't cutting the mustard.
We all met at the Claudie Road and headed for Centreville. We took the 15-44-441-12 Route to Mama's for lunch. Food here is incredible.
Any sleds we saw today were mostly hunkered down in the warming huts, or on their way to or from…
On the way home we took the 44-53-360 to Coldstream, and then the 422 and then the railbed on the 15 for about 150 miles round trip.


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24 Thursday May 2012
24 Thursday May 2012
22 Tuesday May 2012
Posted Lifestylein
I took part in a fundraising walk for a local charity on the weekend, called the Kyle Andrews Foundation.
The foundation was initiated by a young Broome boy undergoing treatment for Leukemia in Perth. Kyle had a dream of bringing some of his young friends from the ward to Cable Beach, Broome so that "they might feel better". Even though Kyle is no longer with us, his foundation continues to find ways to make this happen.
It was a lovely experience, very humbling, and was just beautiful to see so many people out supporting such a wonderful charity.
***Some photos sourced from the Kyle Andrews Foundation website***
21 Monday May 2012
Posted Musicin
I wanted to share with you a song that has been the soundtrack to my life lately..
Major Lazer, featuring the magical vocals of Amber from Dirty Projectors, have nailed it with their delightful hit Get Free.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I have been.
18 Friday May 2012
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Stunning, eclectic, mesmerising…
Current lady crush ~ blogger Madame de Rosa!
Thankyou beautiful lady for the inspiration! Check out more of this loveliness here..
11 Friday May 2012
Posted Fashionin
Following on from yesterday's post, I thought I would just let y'all know that if you register with the Free People site you'll get a cheeky 15% off for your birthday 🙂
Every little bit helps!
10 Thursday May 2012
Posted Fashionin
I have a gazillion online stores saved in my Favourites, popping up in my emails, and clogging up my facebook newsfeed every day!
But none are so amazing that everytime I see a new email or post from them, I automatically click on it just to see what beautiful items they have released this week!
But one…
Free People was created in the 70's in Philadelphia (I'm humming along to the beautiful Bruce Springsteen hit "Streets of Philadelphia" as I write this haha) to reach out to the young, free, and wild at heart.
Whilst reading their philosophy on their website, I found this description of who they want to cater to:……a 26-year-old girl, smart, creative, confident and comfortable in all aspects of her being, free and adventurous, sweet to tough to tomboy to romantic. A girl who likes to keep busy and push life to its limits, with traveling and hanging out and everything in between….
I am a 26 year old girl, and I would like to think of myself as confident, comfortable in my being, adventurous, sweet to tough to tomboy to HOPELESSLY romantic 🙂
So! Basically this brand is MADE for me.
AND they have $7.95 USD shipping to Oz!! Ya can't beat that very often..
It's been tough; but I've put together my wish list of Free People stuff……..it was tough because I could have just posted the entire website….that's how in love with them I am.
Check it outttttt
Enjoy xx
04 Friday May 2012
Posted Fashionin
Good morning Friday 🙂
I never thought I'd say that I missed the cold, rainy, gloomy Perth winter ~ especially only 7 months after leaving the place! But the amazing cow-girl ankle boots, pastel coloured cigarette pants (a mint pair for my birthday would be swell if anyone feels like showing me some love??), pretty scarves, and crazy printed tights of this season are having me day-dreaming my days away…..as if I didn't do that enough already.
I am lusting over the beautiful shades of ombre tights that are set to be huge (again) this winter. Perfect for work or to mix up a cute weekend dress and Mary-Jane heels, and they come in the prettiest colours!
Check out this gorgeous little Etsy shop for the CUTEST tights I've seen. The Fuschian Violet and those adorable floral creepers just make me smile 🙂
Be sure to let me know if you see any different colour variations out and about pals??


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Top: Forever21 {similar here}, Skirt: H&M {similar here}, Blazer: H&M {similar here}, Pumps: Nine West, Necklace: Tiffany & Co. , Watch: Michael Kors, Sunnies: Urban Outfitters
I had such a great day at Saks yesterday for my first day and here's what I wore! I definitely wanted to look presentable and professional but still fashionable. No offense to anyone else, but nothing bores me more than the old standard black blazer and pant/suit combo. The modern and sophisticated silhouettes of the peplum and a-line skirt combined with the bright pop of color and fun print embodied my look with some personality while still keeping it work appropriate. I have a full week of training this week and looking forward to learning lots and getting settled in my new role! I also managed to awe my sweet new co-workers with my seemingly superwoman ability to walk in these heels all day without an ounce of discomfort. Fake it til you make it my friends.
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The Interfaith Marriage Debate Escalates
This post originally appeared on www.edumundcase.com and is reprinted with permission.
There's been an explosion of news and comment about intermarriage in the past 10 days. On June 11 I blogged about Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie's big reveal that he would officiate for interfaith couples who were the modern-day equivalents of the ger toshav, the "resident alien" who in the past was not Jewish but lived among and interacted with Jews and had some status under Jewish law. Lau-Lavie's proposal got more coverage, from Gary Rosenblatt in the New York Jewish Week, as well as a statement from the head of the Conservative rabbis' association that reiterated their opposition to Conservative rabbis officiating at weddings of interfaith couples.
The Forward publicized Lau-Lavie's proposal and invited comment to a new "conversation" about intermarriage I thought the most trenchant comment came from Rabbi Seymour Rosenbloom, a senior Conservative rabbi who had announced that he would officiate for interfaith couples, and was expelled from the Conservative rabbis' association. Rabbi Rosenbloom writes that Lau-Lavie's idea, while creative and imaginative, is fatally flawed, "too little, too late."
"The person who is not Jewish is not looking to study for six months, make various commitments for future involvement in the Jewish community, and be known (I must say, derogatorily) as a 'resident alien'…. Mostly, this proposal is about making a rabbi feel comfortable doing something he or she wants to do but is not permitted to do." Rabbi Rosenbloom says that what couples want from officiants is affirmation:
We should embrace them with love and affirmation, not make demands upon them that they cannot possibly commit to, and act as if we are grudgingly doing them a favor. What we need most is faith in the future. We need to believe in Judaism. We need to believe that the wisdom of Jewish teaching, the ethical values that are at the heart of that teaching, and lure of being part of an ancient people that is continually reinventing itself to be relevant and responsive to the changing religious, spiritual, and moral demands of every epoch, are compelling enough that many of these couples will choose to live as part of the Jewish community. We need to put fewer obstacles in their path. We need to welcome them for what they may add to our people as well as what we might add to their lives.
Susan Katz Miller also offered What Do Interfaith Couples Want From Rabbis: she says they want co-officiants, not to be forced to make promises about how they will raise children, and Jewish institutions to educate their children even if they are raising them with both religions in the home.
In the meantime, on June 16 the Forward, the New York Jewish Week and JTA reported that the rabbis at "mega" "flagship" synagogue B'nai Jeshurun in New York had announced that they too would officiate for interfaith couples who commit to creating Jewish homes and raising Jewish children. Interfaith couples will sign a ritual document but not a ketubah. The rabbis will still hold to the matrilineal definition of Jewishness. As JTA reports, BJ is "large and trendsetting, and "has roots in the Conservative movement, [but] is unaffiliated with any denomination."
And also in the meantime a brave Orthodox Rabbi, Avram Mlotek, wrote "Time to Rethink Our Resistance to Intermarriage." He actually says, "A posture of radical hospitality and love will be the only way to ensure Jews remain Jewish and Jewish remains worthwhile." And "In order for the Jewish people to be a light unto the nations, it's time we revisit our tribalistic approach toward intermarriage and our highly divisive conversion practices. Instead, welcome "the other" into the Jewish family. The rest is commentary." The liberal Modern Orthodox seminary where Rabbi Mlotek was ordained, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, was quick to reiterate its opposition to intermarriage.
There are two important commentaries on all of the news. Shmuel Rosner, in "The rabbis' intermarriage debate: How to decide who is right and who is wrong," says the issue is complicated when demography and continuity and the perspective of Jewish policy are taken into account. Pragmatically, he writes, "the Jews should know by now that 'stopping' intermarriage is a hollow quest. It is not going to happen…" but intermarriage is a challenge that may be manageable, and may even be an opportunity, but may reduce the number of Jews and the intensity of Jewishness. Rosner concludes that the only way forward is to "let this trial and error run its course."
If studies cannot give a definitive answer regarding what we ought to do, and if the Jews themselves are not willing to agree on what we ought to do, then life will be our field of experimentation. Some Jews will marry non-Jews, and some will not. Some rabbis will officiate in interfaith ceremonies, and others will not. Some scholars will argue that intermarriage is about to weaken us – and some will argue that intermarriage can strengthen us. Give it two or three or four generations, and this debate will be decided by reality.
The problem with this incredibly non-activist approach is that arguing that intermarriage weakens us is self-fulfilling. Intermarriage won't be an opportunity to grow in numbers and vitality if the messages the Jewish community sends – like by rabbis not officiating – disapprove of interfaith couples relationships.
Andrew Silow-Carroll has a very interesting take on the latest research showing lesser engagement by interfaith families. He says that critics of the researchers say that they "don't see the people behind the numbers."
These critics say the major studies and their authors treat the intermarried as a statistical burden rather than living and breathing individuals making sometimes hard, sometimes welcome choices. That interfaith couples feel judged by the "tribalistic" mainstream, and that Jewish institutions should accept people as they are, not as they wish them to be. Besides, critics say, the statisticians are working against forces they can't resist and longing for a past that cannot be recaptured.
In response to the Forward invitation to join the new "conversation" about intermarriage, I adapted the piece I wrote for eJewishPhilanthropy, "How Audacious Will Our Hospitality to Interfaith Families Be?" and the Forward published "We Must Embrace Interfaith Families – with No Strings Attached." I said that all of the commentary and discussion about Conservative rabbis officiating skirted the difficult issues that have to be addressed if interfaith families are going to engage Jewishly – the need for radically inclusive attitudes and practices, the need to stop privileging in-marriage, the need to welcome people from different faith traditions without limitations.
Silow-Carroll says the intermarriage debate has "escalated" and judging by all of the commentary it surely has. Stay tuned to see how it develops next.
Postscript June 21
That was fast! Today the Forward has prominent Conservative rabbi Rabbi Daniel Gordis saying "The Conservative Movement Will Inevitably Cave on Intermarriage." Rabbi Gordis seems to lament a series of Conservative halachic decisions that in his view gave in to social pressure – allowing people to drive to synagogue on Saturdays, to eat fish in non-kosher restaurants, to sanctioning same-sex marriage (he says he isn't taking a stand on the last issue in this essay). The interesting point he makes, that I hadn't thought of: If Conservative rabbis officiate at weddings for interfaith couples, it would be an untenable position for them to later say "yes, one of our rabbis married you, but no, we don't consider your children Jewish." In other words, they will have to recognize patrilineal descent; Rabbi Gordis laments, "Not that far off is the day when people whom Conservative Judaism calls Jews will not be able to marry Orthodox Jews or many Israelis."
What the Term "Interfaith Family" Means
Today on eJewishPhilanthropy, Allison McMillan wrote an important piece, "Intermarried, Not Interfaith." Her husband was an atheist when they met, had no religious connection to any holidays, is exploring Jewish traditions quite extensively, and has decided not to convert, in her words, "at least not right now." She says their biggest issue is that they are labeled an "interfaith couple," a term which "does not describe who or what we are. We are not trying to join two faiths together in our relationship. He is not halachically Jewish but he is also not anything else."
I posted a response that I'd like to expand on here. For us at InterfaithFamily, the term "interfaith" does not connote anything about religious practice. It does not mean a couple that is practicing two faiths or trying to join two faiths together, or a couple where one partner is practicing one faith and the other is practicing no faith. It doesn't mean a couple that is raising children "both" or in two faiths. "Interfaith" in the context of a couple simply means that one partner comes from one faith tradition or background, and one comes from another faith tradition or background. In the context of a family it simply means a family that includes one or more Jews and one or more people from different faith traditions.
We think that the term "interfaith" has become what in the legal field would be called a "term of art," meaning a word that has an acquired meaning that may not be clear from the term itself. We think that most people coming from the Jewish world understand the term "interfaith" the way we do. And we hope that people like Allison could come to understand the term in that way, and not be bothered or offended by it.
Allison writes that there are "plenty of different phrases that can and should be used in place of interfaith," but doesn't say what phrase she would prefer. Over the past fourteen years I've heard many unsatisfactory suggestions. "Intermarried" doesn't work because not everyone is, or, sadly, can be married. "Mixed" as in "mixed-married" or "mixed-faith" is old fashioned, "mixed" has a negative tone, and it's not more clear or precise than "interfaith." "Intercultural" or "inter-heritaged" (if that's even a term) doesn't work because Judaism is or certainly can be more than a culture or a heritage. No term is perfect to describe couples and families with members that come from Jewish background and another faith tradition – and we say that no term is better to describe such couples and families than "interfaith."
Allison writes in her article that her and her husband's situation is not black and white, and we certainly agree with her that there are "many shades of gray." But as we use the term, "interfaith family" is very inclusive, of both immediate and extended families – interfaith couples where one person comes from a Jewish background and one come from another background, couples that include converts to Judaism who still have relatives who are not Jewish, people with one Jewish parent, parents of intermarried children, grandparents of children being raised by intermarried parents, etc.
Interfaith families may include those who identify their family as Jewish, as more than one religion, or who are unsure of how they identify. Our organization's goal – which we are working to make the goal of many more Jews and Jewish organizations – is to meet these families where they are and facilitate deeper connection to Jewish life. Hopefully we can live with the limitations of terminology and all work toward that important goal.


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Most individuals feel that living a healthy life is just about doing regular exercises and the right diet, but you must also consider beauty and personal care. Although the food that you eat can impact your skin, you still need to use personal care products to make certain your skin stays healthy.
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The international Anglican mission agency USPG has announced that its chief executive, Janette O'Neill, is to retire at the end of August.
30 May 2017
[USPG] USPG is a church based charity working in direct partnership with Anglican churches around the world. Its Programmes Co-ordinator, Anne Bonger, has visited an education programme run by the Church of Ceylon:
17 March 2017
The Anglican Church in Malawi is taking a multi-faceted approach to mission - and USPG's Lent appeal is for Malawi.
17 February 2017
Plans for greater links between Anglicans, Lutherans and Buddhists
19 January 2017
People have been reduced to eating toxic locusts as a result of the food shortages affecting Madagascar, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
15 December 2016
The Christmas special of BBC's popular Call the Midwife drama will feature the work of the Anglican mission agency USPG.
30 November 2016
Clergy and lay leaders from Anglican churches in south Asia are taking part in a pioneering programme designed to increase culturally sensitive theological training.
18 November 2016
The people of Madagascar, Malawi and Zimbabwe are facing the risk of death as erratic weather, drought and crop failures have resulted in chronic food shortages.
16 November 2016
A shortage of trained evangelists, lay readers and deacons in the West African diocese of the Gambia is being tackled by priests seconded from Ghana and Zimbabwe.
11 November 2016
It is 10 months since the World Health Organisation declared that the Ebola outbreak in west Africa was at an end; but the aftermath will take many years to resolve.
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All Saints Cathedral in Khartoum was the setting for joyous celebrations as Sudan became the newest province of the Anglican Communion.
The Anglican Communion has announced that Sudan will, in a few months from now, become a separate Province is its own right. Currently, Sudan is an internal province within the Anglican Church of South Sudan and Sudan.
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Yesterday morning started like many of my days, at the Java Love Cafe. As often happens, I enjoyed a brief, but engaging conversation with one of my Sedona friends, Jack (name changed to protect the innocent). Jack is an entrepreneur but not the kind of entrepreneur I often run into. You could say he's a renaissance man; Barbara Sher would probably say he is a "scanner." Jack has no "job" and doesn't have a pat answer to the question, "What do you do?" As a matter of fact, we didn't get around to talking about work for at least a month, which only came about when talking about medical issues and working. This led to my revelation that I wrote a book to guide people back to work after a serious health setback. He shared with me that a number of years ago he took (was given) a medical discharge from military service after a severe breakdown associated with PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). Hm, the plot thickens! Curious about the potential utility of my book for people like him, he asked if he could read it.
Fast forward back to yesterday and the inspiration for this post. Jack said that "Business from Bed" helped him quite a bit, and asked if I'd like to hear how. (Uh, yeah!) To start, he pointed out that my guidance was geared towards helping people focus on on the best use of their time in service of A business or job. In other words, I encourage people to focus and DEFINE their work.
Reflecting on his natural inclinations - and wide range of talents - Jack realized that he did not need to specialize or define himself, that he could make money doing a variety of things as the needs of another were revealed in conversation. Gotta love it. His response to the overtones in my guidance gave rise to clarity about what's not correct for him, at least not right now.
His revelation dovetails nicely with something I've been looking at for myself. I've been curious about what else I might do to earn income if I didn't coach. I've also noticed that after 12-plus years of coaching, and the repeated exposure to the formulas-for-success-in-business it is very difficult for my mind to think outside its habitual track of thinking about my work.
What does it take to think outside the box when the box is such a well-worn box?
Maybe it takes someone not yet trapped in the box pointing to the exact direction the thinking wants to go. Jack's revelation helped me see that my training and experiences have inadvertently limited my ability to visualize opportunities and choices outside the traditional service business model.
So, I'm here to say that whatever and where ever your talents and lifestyle needs take you, the world is yours to explore.
As for me, we'll see. I had a LOT of fun interviewing people for Business from Bed, and I have had a lot of fun running Tweetchats. In recent months I've really enjoyed sharing other people's comeback stories in the Lifework Cafe. Perhaps I'll just add "adept interviewer" to my list of skills and see what happens.
What do you think?
- Is there some well-worn track in your own thinking that has kept you from exploring other avenues for generating revenue, especially those that seem ridiculous (a good clue)?
- Do you HAVE to specialize to succeed?
- Is it easier to specialize and focus when time and energy are at a premium?


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Thursday, August 10, 2017
Friday, August 4, 2017
Dark shadows
"The spirit of her invincible heart guided her through the shadows" -Gabriel Garcia Marquez
When I think about, and am haunted by the shadows in my life this is where I find inspiration, and drive as a nurse.
The darkness that overtook me when I watched doctors 2 feet away tilt Alex's head to open up his tiny airway, and intubate him, his heart racing at over 300 beats per minute.
The day I understood he was behind his peers. The moment I knew this was a life long commitment of full on parenting. I will say that again, life long parenting.
The night Max had a blood sugar of 633 and nothing but reality stared in my face. Forever, until there is a cure my five year old would be fighting a disease. Laying in the hospital room crying as quietly as I could so he would see nothing but brave on his moms face. The dark shadow that surrounds me every night while I fight sleep, and try to will his blood sugars to stay above 60.
The pain of losing people I love...
I take these moments, the pain, the shadows to work. In these shadows I can meet those people in their shadows, and truly say you are not alone. This hurts, it is overwhelming, and it is fucking scary, but you are not alone. As a nurse I see people facing death, Im there when their heart stops beating. The family at a loss. The world is going to keep turning, but here is my hand.
I love being a nurse, and I am invincible from my shadows when I am a nurse. They follow me everywhere, but I am not alone, not as a nurse.
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Bacterial Communities of the Female Genital Tract May Have an Impact on Inflammation, HIV Risk
A team of researchers from Mass General and the Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT and Harvard has found that certain bacteria populations found in healthy South Africa women are significantly different from those of healthy women in more developed countries.
Moreover, they found that these bacteria are associated with increased inflammation in the genital tract, which in turn could be causing a higher risk of #HIVinfection. More research is needed to see if treatments targeting this bacteria can reduce the risk of HIV transmission. Dr. Douglas Kwon of the Ragon Institute and the Mass General Division of Infectious Disease is senior author of the report.
A Rich History of Research at Massachusetts General Hospital
Here's a blast from the past. An undated photo from one of the research labs at Massachusetts General Hospital. Mass General operates the largest hospital-based research program in the United States, and has been leading the way in medical innovation for more than 200 years.
Do you have a guess for when this photo was taken?


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This is insane…Rachel Cruze seems like a nice person, but you really have to be out-of-touch to give elitist financial advice like this. Reminds me of Romney's advice to "borrow from your parents."
I think that one of the problems in Christian and conservative circles (which don't completely overlap) is an over-valuation of financial capital vs human capital in the form of preventative health and education. This is an increasingly educated society; college is basically the new equivalent of high school and necessary for even low-wage jobs for experienced adults. But another part of the disconnect is the conservative equation of college experience as job preparation…it's much more than that…it's life preparation. Indeed, there are people out there who are not able to pursue a college degree, but when it is an option, it almost always pays off.


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I wonder if we'll get any more of Brice's adjustment to reality. I really hope to see that develop.
And of course, you'll remember the 3rd one more. All it takes is one to ruin your day.
This. Even worse is it usually is one of the last customers of your shift that gives you the most trouble.
Well, yes. Considerate customers try not to be the last in the store keeping you there.
You got that right. It's been over 30 years since I worked as a waitress but to this day I can remember the lousy customers over the good ones and can still tell stories about them. I wonder why the lousy ones stick in memory better than the good ones, I guess it's human nature. Or maybe they were just more interesting.
I can think of a few reasons why:
1) The negative customers are sometimes over-the-top, which makes those more memorable
2) You learn more from your losses than you your victories; though here you can't avoid them
3) It makes a better story to tell to have a petty [bleep] stiff your tip for a Bible passage than to have someone give you 25% just because. Getting 25% from a different customer for telling a jerkoff off publicly, however, is in my mind the best one to tell (these are actual stories I've heard from a former waitress friend of mine)
Some people just come in looking for a fight. I remember years ago on my job,a woman and her family came to my job site for a tour. The family wanted to go on the tour,but she did not,making her an Unhappy Camper. Guess who the Lucky Butt was who had to appease this woman? She was adamant about not going on this tour,which was 2 hours long,so that was 2 hours of unhappiness for both of us. I directed her to the local shopping areas she could visit,rather than waiting around,hoping to get her out of my hair,but she wouldn't budge. Then,she seemingly changed her mind about the tour,but complained that she couldn't walk long distances very well. I then offered her the use of the wheelchair we had on site for such issues. That's when she pulled a fast one and got SUPER irate,complaining that I insulted her by offering her the wheelchair,implying that I considered HER handicapped,when (pulling a verbal bait and switch) said that it was her mother (who was not initially present) who needed the chair! She then proceeded to whine that "the other studios never treated her like this". I SO wanted to tell this…PERSON,"So go back to the other studios,ya witch!" I was polite,I was helpful,I was accomodating,but she wasn't having any of that. Some people just aren't happy unless they're making others unhappy. And making powerless underlings miserable puts them over the moon!
"Some people just come in looking for a fight."
That ain't no lie. I used to get them all the time when I worked in auto parts. Crotchety old men, chip-on-their-shoulder women who think every male in this predominantly-male business is a condescending, sexist jerk, 20-somethings who took ONE SEMESTER of auto shop in high school and think they know everything there is to know about cars (but somehow can't even change their oil without detailed step-by-step instructions), etc. You just can't help some of them. They don't even WANT your help, they just want to talk down to you and give you a hard time.
Of course, her family should have dealt with her.
My Grandmother was a waitress. She once received a nickle tip from a customer who was very demanding (this was in the 50's or early 60's) and she didn't appreciate it at all. She went out in the parking lot threw the nickle at him and said to not come back. Later found out he was the Governor in her State of Rhode Island
Can I say I would have loved your grandmother?
We've had some more recent clowns who probably would (have) done the same thing. Including the current one. And may I say, I would have loved your grandmother, too.
Com'on Marla! Just don't stand there, say something! Something like "Thank you, have a nice day." That usually irritates them even more.
Oh yeah, I love wishing a nice day to pissed off people, even if their day has obviously been ruined by my total incompetence.
If they think they're unable to make you miserable, then that makes them even more miserable. It's really the only way of winning with this kind of person.
Say something like, "I'll remember you, if it does."
Better yet, pretend to make a call to 911 about an arson threat.
Or when a customer has been completely and utterly horrible, say, "See you next time." Look that phrase up in the Urban Dictionary to see what I mean.
I'm guessing #3 was refused a return. They tend to yell the loudest, don't they? God forbid we don't give them their money back for something they bought six months ago and immediately lost the receipt. "But the tag is still on it!"
Yep, that was my thought — a fraudulent return of some type. Whenever I got yelled at by these scamming dolts I never let it bother me for one second.
Several years ago I was waiting in line at the returns desk at a large department store, one that is known for taking back almost anything. Well, the lady ahead of me was trying to return a pair of shoes that had obviously been worn because it looked like acid got dropped on them, then ran over, then chewed on by rapid badgers. She didn't have a receipt but she wanted a full refund. The manager had to come over and wouldn't give in. Security had to escort her out she was yelling and ranting so much.
Count yourself fortunate that you had a manager that wouldn't give in. Far too many stores let the drones take the abuse from a customer, then get a manager over and they give them the moon; the customer walks away smugly and you look like camel ejecta.
And that's because, unfortunately, they have to fear that type of "customer" contacting the district office or even corporate which tends to count against the management of that store. District management and corporate buffoons are 95% of the time spineless dolts.
Had a guy cuss me out on almost my last day as store manager at a computer store/repair shop. His laptop was 6 months out of warranty with us, worked fine until he took it to the airport while traveling. I even offered a free repair (it needed a new hdd.) He cussed me out for "Not standing behind our product" even after I offered the free repair since I wouldn't take the return. Since I knew I was leaving anyway I told him on his way out that if he wasn't such an a-hole I would have bought it back for most of what he paid but since he came in cussing and carrying on like a moron he wasn't welcome at any of our stores anymore.
Look at it this way Marla – if you were a major league baseball player and batted .667 you'd make more money than you could spend in a thousand lifetimes.
On second thought *don't* think of it that way 🙁
Marla, you know you're looking for a ruby in a mountain of rocks….inside that woman's head.
And there ain't no coupe de ville (however you spell it) hiding at the bottom of a cracker jack box!
Those first two will never take surveys, even though they look super happy. That last one? Survey-town with all bad comments. Zucchini-head will be all over Marla for "not taking care of the customer."
The grateful customers that get excellent service don't take the surveys or post reviews on Yelp. The one or two every now and then that are irate they don't get their money back for old opened damaged merchandise with no receipt always will, and they always embellish!
Wait, grateful customers really exist in this comic strip????
I'm really starting to miss Lunker's Instagram
Marvin Lee Aday would approve.
been there, done that, two out of three is the best you can ever do surprisingly satisfied customers are relatively quiet, while the other group way to vocal, now that I am retired I always make the extra effort to be pleasant to the cashiers, wait staff, etc.


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I saw these flowers on the web, can't remember where now and thought how pretty there are. The petals are made using either U's, C's or both which you can cut out freehand, with a Cricut (which I did) or templates etc. Just touch the ends of the letter together and glue onto a circle of paper and decorate the centre as you wish. The shape of your letters will determine the shape of your flower. I used papers from All Around and Everywhere.
Materials used – Square white card blank, Papers from All Around and Everywhere, Cricut plus Opposites Attract cartridge, Pink Bazzill Bling cardstock, Woodware sentiments clear stamps, Versamagic pink, brown and green chalk inks, Buttons and Leather thong.


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DETROIT (May 31, 2000) - The Milwaukee Mile has been an active Champ Car venue longer than any other current stop in the FedEx Championship Series, but it has been a long time since the venerable short oval hosted a field with as much luster as...
DETROIT (May 31, 2000) - The Milwaukee Mile has been an active Champ Car venue longer than any other current stop in the FedEx Championship Series, but it has been a long time since the venerable short oval hosted a field with as much luster as the lineup for Sunday's Miller Lite 225, Round 6 of the FedEx Championship Series (4 p.m. ET, live, ABC-TV).
Start with defending FedEx Championship Series champion Juan Montoya (Target Toyota Lola), fresh off a dominant performance in which he became the first Indianapolis 500 rookie driver to win the prestigious event since Graham Hill in 1966. A day earlier, Montoya finished a season-best fourth in the rescheduled Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota at Nazareth Speedway. Sunday, he led 167 of 200 laps at the famed Brickyard to add another jewel to the crown of defending four-time FedEx Championship Series team champion Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
Marlboro Team Penske driver Gil de Ferran (Marlboro Honda Reynard) arrives at The Milwaukee Mile celebrating a historic win as well, as he delivered the historic 100th Champ Car victory for legendary Penske Racing at Nazareth last Saturday. De Ferran's victory ended a dry spell that had covered three years and 54 events since Paul Tracy had recorded the team's 99th triumph at Gateway International Raceway on May 24, 1997.
Speaking of Tracy (KOOL Honda Reynard), he comes to Milwaukee as the FedEx Championship Series leader and defending race champion. Now plying his trade for Team KOOL Green, Tracy owns an impressive resume at The Mile, including a victory in 1995 and pole positions in 1996 and '97. He has finished among the top seven six times in seven career starts on the 1.032-mile oval.
Tracy holds a 59-48 lead over Jimmy Vasser (Target Toyota Lola), Montoya's Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate, in the championship standings. Like Tracy, Vasser is a former winner at Milwaukee, having captured the 1998 event.
Montoya may be the reigning Indianapolis 500 champion, but he is not the only one in this weekend's Miller Lite 225 field. Rookie Kenny Brack (Shell Ford Reynard) won the 500 in 1999 and comes to Milwaukee off a season-best finish of third at Nazareth.
Likewise, Tracy and Vasser are not the only previous Miller Lite 225 winners on this weekend's entry list. Joining them is Newman/Haas Racing driver Michael Andretti (Big Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Ford Lola), owner of five victories at The Milwaukee Mile (1986-87, '91-92, '96). Andretti's five wins at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds are more than any active FedEx Championship Series driver has recorded at any venue.
The first five events of the FedEx Championship Series season have produced five different winners. In addition to de Ferran at Nazareth, they include Tracy at Long Beach, Andretti at Japan, Adrian Fernandez (Tecate/Quaker State/Patrick Racing Ford Reynard) of Patrick Racing at Rio de Janeiro, and Max Papis (Miller Lite Ford Reynard) of Team Rahal in the season opener at Homestead. All told, 11 different drivers have shared in the 15 podium positions through the first five events.
Following the Miller Lite 225, the FedEx Championship Series continues with the Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit, June 16-18 at The Raceway on Belle Isle.
* FedEx Championship Series points leader and defending Miller Lite 225 champion Paul Tracy (KOOL Honda Reynard) of Team KOOL Green is the only driver to have scored championship points in all five events this season. The runs consists of a victory at Long Beach, podium finishes of third at Homestead and Rio de Janeiro, finishing sixth at Japan, and taking 10th at Nazareth. He leads the series in laps completed (765 of a possible 766) and miles completed (1,111.241 of a possible 1,112.187). Tracy enters this weekend's Miller Lite 225 with a 59-48 lead over Jimmy Vasser (Target Toyota Lola) in the championship.
* Gil de Ferran (Marlboro Honda Reynard), who recorded the 100th Champ Car victory in the illustrious history of Penske Racing at Nazareth last week, has scored championship points in four of five starts this season and moved into third in the championship, with 42 points. In addition to his victory at Nazareth, de Ferran owns finishes of sixth at Homestead, seventh at Long Beach and ninth at Japan. He also claimed pole positions at Homestead and Long Beach and led the most race laps at each of those venues as well.
* Defending FedEx Championship Series champion Juan Montoya (Target Toyota Lola) of Target Chip Ganassi Racing logged a season-high fourth place finish at Nazareth last weekend, improving to 10th in the championship, with 22 points. He has dominated the laps led category at each of the past two FedEx Championship Series events - 172 of 201 at Japan and 110 of 225 at Nazareth - and is the series leader in laps led with 303. Montoya also led 167 of 200 laps en route to a dominant victory in Sunday's Indianapolis 500. In addition, Montoya has started back-to-back FedEx Championship Series events from the pole (Japan, Nazareth) and has qualified among the top-three drivers for the past six events, and eight of the last 10, dating to last year's pole at Vancouver.
* Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver Jimmy Vasser (Target Toyota Lola) has finished seventh or better in four of five FedEx Championship Series events this season, topped by a runner-up effort at Rio de Janeiro. The run also includes finishes of fourth at Homestead, third at Long Beach and seventh at Nazareth.
* Rookie Kenny Brack (Shell Ford Reynard) of Team Rahal has improved his finish in each of his five FedEx Championship Series starts this season, topped by his first career podium finish of third at Nazareth last Saturday. He has scored championship points in each of his past three starts, including finishes of 10th at Rio de Janeiro and fifth at Japan. * Michael Andretti (Big Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Ford Lola) of Newman/Haas Racing owns five career victories at The Milwaukee Mile (1986-87, '91-92, and '96), and has finished seventh or better in 12 of 15 starts there. The success includes second in 1989 and '97, third in '95, fourth in '84 and '94, and fifth in '90. He has started among the top 10 in 12 of 15 appearances with pole positions in 1986 and '88. He has led 641 laps, or 10 percent of his CART career-leading total of 6,160, at Milwaukee.
* Defending Miller Lite 225 champion Paul Tracy owns six top-seven finishes, including four top-three efforts, in seven career starts at The Milwaukee Mile. His podium finishes include victories in 1995 and last year, when he led 53 laps. Tracy also finished third in 1994 and '96 and started on the pole in 1996 and '97. He has started outside the top seven only once in seven career appearances at Milwaukee.
* Jimmy Vasser has scored championship points in all seven of his career starts at Milwaukee, including a victory in 1998. He also scored a podium finish with his third-place effort in 1997 and finished fourth last year, when he led 55 laps.
* Gil de Ferran (Marlboro Honda Reynard) owns four top-10 finishes in five career starts at Milwaukee, topped by third last year when he started 16th. He also finished seventh in 1997, eighth in '95 and ninth in '96.
* Helio Castroneves (Marlboro Honda Reynard) earned his first career pole position at Milwaukee last year, at an average speed of 169.704 miles per hour (21.931 seconds). He also established a FedEx Championship Series career-best finish of second at Milwaukee during his rookie season of 1998, an effort that was later matched at Gateway last year and Long Beach this year.
* Newman/Haas driver Christian Fittipaldi (Big Kmart/Route 66 Ford Lola) has scored championship points in all three of his starts at Milwaukee with finishes of sixth in 1996 and last year, and seventh in 1995. He missed the 1997 event due to a broken leg and the '98 event due to a mild concussion sustained during a practice accident at The Mile.
* Ford-powered drivers have won three of four FedEx Championship Series events contested on ovals this season. The run includes victories by Max Papis (Miller Lite Ford Reynard) at Homestead, Adrian Fernandez at Rio de Janeiro and Michael Andretti at Japan.
* Honda-powered drivers have won the past two FedEx Championship Series events contested at The Milwaukee Mile, with victories from Jimmy Vasser in 1998 and Paul Tracy last year.
* Toyota needs only a fifth-place finish in one of the remaining 15 FedEx Championship Series events this season to match its previous best points total in five years of competition for the CART Manufacturer's Championship. A Toyota-powered driver has finished fourth or better in each of the five events to date, bringing the manufacturer 70 points through five rounds of the championship, just 10 behind the 80 it scored all of last season.
* Beginning June 1, Firestone Racing is putting up for Internet auction a tire signed by more than 100 drivers, owners and dignitaries in both the FedEx Championship Series and Indy Racing League and several celebrities. All proceeds from the winning bid go to the Sam Schmidt Family Trust, to aid the IRL driver paralyzed in a winter testing accident. The authentic Firestone Firehawk racing radial display tire has been signed by nearly every current CART and IRL driver, luminaries including Mario Andretti, Al Unser, A.J. Foyt, Johnny Rutherford, Andrew Craig and Tony George, and celebrities such as Paul Newman, Ashley Judd, Sylvester Stallone and Anthony Edwards. To bid on the tire, go to www.ebay.com and use the general search for "Firestone Indy display tire." Bidding runs through June 10.
* The Champ Car piloted by PacWest Racing Group driver Mark Blundell (Motorola PacWest Mercedes) is the topic of an ambitious project begin undertaken through Friday by the Howstuffworks web site. The project, which was launched Tuesday, will cover virtually every aspect of putting Blundell's FedEx Championship Series entry on track for this weekend's Miller Lite 225. Howstuffworks.com will take its visitors behind the scenes to learn about Blundell, the car, and the PacWest team. Visitors will also learn about the chassis, the car's aerodynamics, the suspension, the engine, the transmission, the cockpit and even the pits. All the information is supported by a three-dimensional animation program which allows the car to be dissected and examined in detail. A contest has been created in conjunction with the project, giving Howstuffworks visitors the opportunity to win a checkered flag autographed by Blundell, a team jersey autographed by members of the Motorola PacWest team, a die-cast model of Blundell's car and limited-edition Motorola team T-shirts. The project can be observed by logging onto www.howstuffworks.com or by linking off the www.pacwestracing.com homepage.
* Qualifying for the Miller Lite 225 will air 5:30 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN2. "CART 2Day" airs 10:30 a.m. ET Sunday on ESPN2, with ABC-TV's live race broadcast scheduled to begin 4 p.m. ET. The race will also air live on the CART Radio Network and on CART's official website at www.cart.com .


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The inventory shows a lot of systems that are disconnected from the network, this may happen when a user leaves the organization or the system is renamed or moved. Is there a way to automate the process of deleting the systems which have not responded to the scan for 1 week or so?
This topic was created during version 3.0.
The latest version is 7.5.00101.
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At this time, we do not have this implemented in the app you will have to manually delete the device from the inventory.
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Why don't I just do that...?
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Her head was on fire
Why don't I just do that...?
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- Natalie said...
I love this.
I love you.
Honey, I say, follow your dreams (I'm a sassy black lady now). Spread your wings and fly. You deserve to be a champion. I decided to do English because they were the only classes I liked going to. I chose teaching because it meant I'd get a job faster. Sometimes fate is just logical thinking - I think Spock had something there.
If you're an English teacher, we can go to all kinds of fun conferences together! And share lesson plans! And you never have to grow up! Just the other day, the power went out while we were at lunch and all us teachers were screaming and dancing. And then the lights came back on and we all said, "awwwwwwwwwwww."
Teaching Middle School is being Peter Pan.
Follow your dreams. You rule. BE AN INTERNET SENSATION!
- September 29, 2011 at 9:17 PM


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Daitokuji Temple
Set aside a solid chunk of your day to explore all Daitokuji has to offer. The temple property has multiple entrances and is about the size of a city block. There are several buildings and gardens open to the public, regularly scheduled Buddhist services, and additional tours available for small fees. Meandering through Daitokuji takes a long time when you're paying attention to details such as the decorative text on individual shingles, the small stone bridges going over tiny streams, the carefully manicured flora, and the intricate shrine carvings.
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