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Asperated singer/songwriter who was magically introduced to the Beatles in the third grade by a class mate (Mark, Earl of Renfro).
Why this name?
Harry Stiles...cause it's my name...once started a band with NoWun, called NoWun/Stiles...
Do you play live?
Used to....now I've quit touring to work in the studio....ha
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
I hope so....
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Hell no....well maybe...come to think of it, hell yea!
Band History:
In 1692 Christopher Columbus dis.....
Your influences?
The Beatles....a piano and guitar
Favorite spot?
Arp Texas
Equipment used:
Everything I can get a hold of
Anything else...?
Most people write from the heart...I write from the hand...right one....
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|July 4, 2006, 09:45 PM
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38 Super 147-gr. Expansion/Penetration Results...
Hello. For a while now I've been piddling around with 147-gr. hollow points in the .38 Super. The test gun is an STI Trojan with 5" bbl.
Shown is my only .38 Super, a 5" STI Trojan. It is stock other than for the steel mainspring housing which replaced the plastic one. It is the same pistol used in my informal testing of Corbon .38 Super ammunition.
In the past I had fooled around with 115-gr. aggressive expanders in the Super, but am now interested in utilizing the cartridge's greater case capacity (relative to 9 x 19mm) for use with heavier bullets, namely the 147-gr. genre of 9mm bullets.
The 147-gr. bullets were all loaded over 8.4-gr. of Blue Dot and ignited with Federal Small Pistol primers. In .38 Super, cases were either nickled Remington or plain brass from Starline.
Bullets used:
Remington 147-gr. JHP (old manufacture)
Remington 147-gr. Golden Saber
Speer 147-gr. Gold Dot
Hornady 147-gr. XTP
There was some slight variation in velocities, but each had very small standard deviations with average velocities between 1182 and 1228 ft/sec. The Golden Saber was at the low end with 1182 ft/sec while the XTP took top velocity honors at 1228 ft/sec. The rest fell in between these two "extremes" Can we just refer to the velocities as "about 1200 ft/sec?"
Regardless of which bullet was being used, accuracy was more than acceptable out to 25 yards, which was as far as I tried these in my last shooting session. In the past, using a rest, it was no particular trick to get 5 shots into an area roughly the size of a grown man's hand at 50 yards.
In the past I had fired all of these rounds into water and some into wetpack, but was able to finally do all in the latter test medium. Now I've never claimed that this is the "best" test material, but I honestly believe that it ain't bad and results have closely matched what I've seen when bullets were pulled out of animals.
In super-saturated newsprint that was completely submerged for 24 hours and drained 30 mins before shooting, here are penetration figure averages. Three shots per load were measured.
Remington (old) 147-gr. JHP: 9.5"
Remington 147-gr. Golden Saber: 10.5"
Speer 147-gr. Gold Dot: 10.5"
Hornady 147-gr. XTP: 11"
Using a couple of different methods to see how this relates to ballistic gelatin, I came up with the following estimates based on an average of the two.
Remington (old) JHP: 16"
Remington Golden Saber: 17"
Speer Gold Dot: 17"
Hornady XTP: 18"
These estimated gelatin penetration figures are just that, but I strongly suspect that they're in the ballpark, especially since living creatures are not homogeneous.
The only bullet that would sometimes expand nicely in wetpack never did when fired into water. It was the old Remington 147-gr. JHP. The three newer technology bullets (including the old XTP) expanded in either.
Here are three of the loads with expanded bullets removed from the saturated newsprint. From left to right: Remington 147-gr. JHP, Golden Saber, and Speer 147-gr. Gold Dot. In this instance, the Remington JHP expanded and when it did, it was quite consistent, but it was an "everything or nothing" situation with this one.
From an earlier wetpack expansion test we see no expansion with the Remington, but very similar results with the Golden Saber. At the top right is a Hornady 147-gr. XTP.
Whether fired into water or wetpack, the XTP expanded in a fashion similar to this.
The XTP figures below were made during a test several weeks ago.
The rest were made at the same time. The XTP average is based on 5 shots while the rest are based only on 3 each. The final measurement is from the base of the bullet to the top. Weight measurement is probably too great. This is due to the wet newpaper particles I couldn't quickly removed. My main interest is not so much the actual recovered weight; this will vary shot to shot in living animals. What I wanted to see was whether or not the bullets would essentially retain their weight or if they would fragment since they were all being pushed beyond the 9x19mm velocity envelope for which they were intended.
Remington 147-gr. JHP: 0.615 x 0.610 x .418" tall, 146 gr.
Remington 147-gr. GS: 0.567 x 0.578 x 03.18" tall, 129 gr.
Speer 147-gr. GD: 0.542 x 0.508 x 0.384" tall, 143 gr.
Hornady 147-gr. XTP: 0.556 x 0.574 x 0.484" tall, 147 gr.
None of the bullets separated. The Speer did begin showing a torn jacket with the lead still attached, but none of these tears resulted in the bullet coming apart to any significant degree.
When fired into water, the Golden Saber would occassionally exhibit jacket separation.
Fired into water at approx. 1200 ft/sec, the Golden Saber would sometimes shed its jacket. In live animals, this seems to occur an inch or two from where the recovered lead bullet is found. Note that the separated lead core sort of resembles an expanded XTP. For those interested, this expanded lead portion of the bullet measured 0.494 x 0.502 x 0.403" tall and weighed 111 gr.
I've just about shot up the supply of old manufacture Remington 147-gr. JHP's that were given to me by a friend. The rest will be used to punch paper and nothing more. I have little doubt that they would not expand at typical 9mm velocities in the 950 to 1000 ft/sec range. When they did at around 1200 ft/sec, they did quite nicely but as was mentioned earliar, they either expanded nicely or not at all.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that the Golden Saber and Gold Dot performed as well as they did. I expected these to maybe break up and for the GS's jacket to routinely separate. It did only when fired into water. With the one deer I killed using it in the .38 Super, broadside penetration was through and through with no remnants of the jacket or bullet found. I found it interesting that the average penetration depths for both it and the Gold Dot were the same.
It was not a surprise to see that the XTP penetrated deeper than the rest, although not by much. It lost esentially no weight and its average diameter was less than the JHP and in the same general vicinity as the Golden Saber and Gold Dot, although at one point in their expansion process their diameters were larger than recovered. This would have been when expansion had occurred but the edges of the expanded bullets had not yet been forced more rearward.
Here is a closer view of the recovered Golden Saber. Its "petals" which are more like "streamers" when recovered were at one point more horizontal and provided a larger overall expanded diameter. I have no way of knowing for what distance.
For my purposes (shooting critters in the field), I don't really have a preference between the XTP, Golden Saber, or Gold Dot.
The 8.4-gr. Blue Dot load is not quite at the maximum load level according to my data but I would be careful if using it in an unsupported chamber. I have not done so and cannot comment on case expansion. In the STI's supported chamber, no problem and cases resize quite easily. I could go hotter, but see little point. I'm getting the penetration I think I might could use in my neck of the woods, accuracy is quite nice, and my subjective description of felt recoil would be to say that these feel about like a standard 230-gr. ball load in a 5" steel 1911 pattern pistol; maybe a bit less. In any event, it is not hard to control at all.
I think that there might be a smaller ammo company or two that offer this weight bullet at about the same velocity, but I've not really looked into it. For me, the .38 Super is a handloading proposition. Factory ammo costs too much. For me and my particular gun, there is another reason: reliability. With standard .38 Super cases, my gun is not 100% reliable with fully-loaded magazines. Using .38 Super Comp cases from Starline, it feeds slick as a gut.
I would really, really like to see more ammunition manufacturers offer expanding .38 Super ammunition in bullet weights ranging from about 135 to 150 grains.
|July 5, 2006, 03:07 PM
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thanks for posting.
I just bought a bunch of 147gr for 9mm to use in 9mm.
power pistol and longshot look like they can deliver the speed for 9mm 147gr.
may have to go +p pressure. 124/125gr is easier to load for if you want velocity and accuracy without pressure.
I love Remington JHP and GSHP 9mm and 40sw. watch for setback on GoldenSaber have used a firm taper nearly a roll crimp on GSHP with no accuracy issues.
shot a GSHP out of Steyr M40 4" barrel using longshot 8.0 1.125" 180gr into a windows resource book along with a bunch of other manufacture JHP even some FMJ's. while other JHP's mashed/clogged and came out fugly the GoldenSaber came out looking like in your pic of the GoldenSaber fired in water. jacket seperated but it expanded nicely. the Lead core didnt expand as nicely but it did expand. only other bullet that performed anywhere near as good was Golddot but the petals on the Golddot were tearing off. the books I shot were dry. FMJ 40sw will expand pretty good and flatten out. 9mm just tends to zip through.
starting to wonder if I made a mistake buying 147gr I normally use 124/125gr bullets in 9mm flying 1150-1300fps. can only load XTP's to 1.120" in my Steyr M9 otherwise I hit rifling. prefer to load 9mm even JHP's out to 1.150" havent gone further out with JHP's in 9mm JHP's loaded long may not work in all guns its good idea to check and see if the whole cartridge will eject. ran into problem with Kel-Tec p11 not wanting to eject Rem 124gr JHP loaded to 1.150".
Hornady data shows max velocity with 9mm 147gr XTP is 1200fps. 38 cal bullets can go much faster
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Mr. Camp.
Very nice gun.
Excellent review. I really appreciate the information. I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the longer 9mms. The 38 Super and the 9X23, I don't currently own one, but I really need to change that.
The last 38 Super I owned was a Sig P220 that I will probably forever regret selling. An excellent cartridge that was never truly appreciated for what it could do.
Oh well I guess I could try to find a Coonan Arms 357.
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|July 6, 2006, 02:10 AM
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Mr. Camp , have you loaded .45 acp 200 grn. jacketed or plated SWC , with Blue Dot ?
The reason I ask is I have a Marlin Camp .45 and I'm in the process of working up a accurate load with this combo, with the 16" barrel I think BD would be worth a try. But I'm not sure if this load will shoot well in my 1911 ? any thoughts ? Thanks
|July 8, 2006, 01:44 PM
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some shooting I did
fired into milk jug with thick paperback book backstop
Core= widest expansion of Core
Jacket= widest expansion of Jacket
Bullet-Name-Type-Weight--Retained Wght--Expansion
Remington JHP 124gr--115gr--.602"Core/.869" Jacket
Remington GSHP 124gr--123.6gr--.563"Core/.713"
Remington JHP 147gr--143.1gr--.582" Core/.614" Jacket
Remington GSHP 147gr--145.8--.645" Core/.796 Jacket
Hornady XTP 124gr--118.4gr--.707" Core/.733 Jacket
Hornady XTP 147gr--146.4gr--.592" Core
generic Remington 124gr and 147gr JHP's both had jacket seperation
40sw results
Core= widest expansion of lead Core
Bullet-Name-Type-Weight--Retained Wght--Expansion
Remington JHP 180gr--168.7gr--.860" Core
Remington GSHP 180gr--176.8gr--.809" Core
Speer GDHP 165gr--163.7gr--.641" Core
Speer GDHP 180gr--163gr--.805" Core
Hornady XTP 180gr--145.7gr--.749" Core
no 40sw bullets had jacket seperation though the
GoldDot and Hornady XTP both had some lead and partitions comes off.
the remington's bullets had some tips of the partition breakoff
all 9mm loads fired from Steyr M9 from 7 feet away
124gr loads used 6.1gr Vv N340
147gr loads used 5.7gr Alliant PowerPistol
all 40sw loads fired from Steyr M40 from 7 feet away
165gr load used 8.2gr of Hodgdon Longshot
180gr loads used 8.0gr of Hodgdon Longshot
the Remington 180gr regular JHP penetrated the book backstop cover page only then bounced off.
the milk jug shot with the 165gr GDHP blew in half the cap and threaded plastic portion of top of the jug went god knows where. all the jugs shot with 40sw did nothing short of explode.
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Here are some jumping pictures from Sky Zone.
First the wall to wall trampoline room-
Drink break! They certainly worked up a sweat!
More jumping and a little dancing followed!
From Sky Zone we drive to Russo's Pizzeria for giant slices of pizza! Yum!
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It was a fun celebration for Dane and his two best local buds.
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|July 17, 2000, 12:12 AM
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What is the recomended max velocity for hard cast bullets? Where are the best places to order .44 hollow point? Are .44 hollow points nescesarry, or counter productive?
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The 44 Magnum was developed with 245 hard lead SWC. Muzzle velocity was claimed as 1200 f/s. I say claimed as chronographs were NOT in casual use.
Hollowpoints were not used (too hard to cast). Oregon Trail makes a good lead bullet, and you might find a local maker that does good bullets. Go for a heavy dose of H110 or 2400 and watch for leading. When leading starts building up in a few shots, you're too hot. Or when your manual says "max".
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H110 cranks 240 gr. 44 mag up to about 1548 in a 7" bbl.
These days hard cast alloy is being used in loads up to about 2000 fps. I've been using Lazer Cast bullets -- I think Idaho -- which advertises as using a silver/lead alloy and "best accuracy at jacketed velocities."
In a 10.5 in. Ruger SBH, they seem to work for me. For general shooting/plinking, I like to load heavier lead bullets which turn out lower velocity specs. Save the super velocity stuff for light, jacketed bullets.
|July 17, 2000, 12:57 PM
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Alliant lists a max of 1510fps with a 240gr cast bullet over a max load of 2400. Winchester gives a max of 1560fps with a 240gr cast bullet over a max charge of 296.
I looked up Hodgdon's H110, but they didn't give a load specifically for cast bullets.
Do you mean HP cast bullets or jacketed? I don't know where you could find cast HP's, but jacketed stuff should be pretty easy to find. Personally, I use Midway a lot.
You asked if .44HP's are necessary, which begs the question...for what? Give us some more info on what you're shooting at and we will be able to better answer your question.
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Thanks guys. I was looking at jacketed hollowpoints. Are hollowpoints nescesarry for hunting(200lbs and under) or for self defense? If someone were to use the .44mag for house defense wouldn't a slower round be more effective and safer?
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If someone were to use the .44mag for house defense wouldn't a slower round be more effective and safer?[/quote]
Yes a 240 grain SWC at about 900-1000 fps would probably be better, but personally unless you are very well trained in the use of a handgun, a handgun would be not the best choice for home defense. That ole 12 Gauge crowd killer-alley sweeper with some #6 or #4 shot would probably be better if used inside. It will not expand at inside ranges so you have to shoot accuratly as with a rifle, but the penetration will not be severe where you may kill a family member 3 rooms away, which is quite possible with a handgun or a rifle, but if you hit the bad guy in the x-ring it will knock his errrrrrrr well it will knock ''him'' in the dirt forever. Even if you do not get a clean hit on him it will certainly get his attention for a second or so while you pop him again (and again and again etc.). 3 times if the game warden is around 5 if he ain't (old Cajun joke )
For those that don't know, to a Cajun, a double barrel is a 2 hole gun (also known as a twice barrel carabine) that shoots once from each hole. An aromatic shootgun is a once hole gun that fires 3 shots handrunning from the same hole..............if the game warden is around 5 if he ain't.
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About 12 years ago I cast a couple hundred #2 slugs with the Lyman 429421 mold. I shot fifty of them last week at the range however I really don't have the time to cast any more but I'd be interested in knowing if someone offers them already loaded or at the very least for reloading. I went for the "Elmer" factor, 22 grains of 2400. It is quite accurate in my SBH.
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The Indianola native is expected to receive his doctorate in educational administration at the University of Southern Illinois by December 2015.
Director of Career Services Jennifer McGill believes he will be a strong contributor to her team in Nelson Hall.
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The position attracted the Mississippian for several reasons. "First, MC's rich tradition of educating students through a Christ-centered education that enables them to lead productive lives by serving others," he said.
The post on the Clinton campus, he said, "fosters opportunities for me to give back to students educated in our great state and serve as a change agent in their lives."
In addition, the job puts him closer to his family in Mississippi after being away for four years. "I truly believe God led me to MC."
Whether it is helping college students improve their interviewing skills, reaching out to metro Jackson employers or stepping up Career Services partnerships with faculty, Echoles will bring his "A" game to the table.
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HiBC has the right idea -
Don't hide the Antelope meat under 17 different layers of seasoning and hot spices.
My primary meat source in Antelope. Elk isn't nearly as common as my family would like, and I haven't had deer in my freezer for about 15 years. There's a bit of pork thrown in, but Antelope still beats it.
And, beef and chicken? Pffft. I can't afford the good stuff, and I despise the trash we get in grocery stores.
For Antelope, butter is all you need.
If that's too bland, add a little garlic and maybe some black pepper.
If the meat was properly cared for (and the fat removed), it'll taste just fine.
My in-laws from North Carolina didn't even know they were eating venison, when I cooked 3 lbs for them in October, with nothing but butter, a dash of salt, and a maybe half a clove of garlic.
When my wife wants something "different", I'll marinate cubed or sliced Antelope in 'Zesty' Italian Dressing over night. I pull the meat chunks out by hand, and don't worry about any dressing still on them. ...Straight into a medium / medium low pan, and it's done in a couple minutes. I think it ends up tasting like 'zesty' deer, but most people really like it.
Her personal favorite, is Antelope seared in a hot pan, then drowned in butter and chicken stock. Add an appropriate amount of wild rice, and let it simmer until the rice is done. Serve with rolls, and watch everyone eat until they can't stuff any more in their faces.
If all else fails - use it like any other meat. Just make some minor adjustments to compensate for the low fat and moisture content (cook it slowly, and add a fat).
I have a bag of tortillas that needs to be finished off...
Antelope tacos for dinner!
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To Add a New Product Post, you have 4 options:
- You can add a new post the regular way (Post / Add New / fill out the items /Publish), and them add the product as outlined above
- You can use the Quick Add Product Feature (called New Amazon Post in the Amazon Product menu). This is the fastest method for adding a quick product with minimum text. This Method will create a New Post in the selected categories with the select post type.
- You can add a Product via Shortcode to an existing Page/Post or Custom Post Type.
- You can add products to the sidebar widgets using the shortcode method.
To Add a product Via Shortcode:
- In the Content editor, add [AMAZONPRODUCTS asin="XXXXXXXXXX"] where XXXXXXXXXX is the Amazon ASIN number.
- To add many products at a time, Separate the ASINs with a comma, like so : [AMAZONPRODUCTS asin="XXXXXXXXXX,XXXXXXXXXX,XXXXXXXXXX,XXXXXXXXXX"]
- Update the Page/Post. You can add as many products this way as you like. Just keep in mind that there is a call made to the Amazon API for each shortcode added, so adding too separate shortcodes many could cause a noticeable increase in page loading time.
- Some settings in the individual page/post options will affect the shortcodes.
See the Installation Page for details on setting up the Products. There is a dynamic FAQs feed in the plugin that will allow for adding new FAQs as they come up.
More detailed FAQs will come as questions/solutions arise.
- What do I need to do to get started?
- You need to have an Amazon Affiliate Account and you have to register for the Amazon Product Advertising API to get a set of access Keys to put in the pluign. That allows the plugin to make calls to Amazon to get Product Data and pricing.
- Version 3.5.1+ has a Getting Started page that helps you through the Amazon Signup for your Amazon Access Keys. Install the plugin and go to the Getting Started Page in the plugin menu for more information.
- MY PRODUCTS DO NOT DISPLAY! What is wrong?
- It could be several things. The FIRST thing to check is the AMAZON Access Key ID and Secret Access Key in the options page. If they are blank, you need to sign up for your own from Amazon. You can sign up here http://aws-portal.amazon.com/gp/aws/developer/account/index.html to get your own. Without it, your products will display.
- Also check to make sure you are using Product Advertising Keys. There are many different products from Amazon that require API keys – and this one needs the Product Advertising API Keys specifically.
- Another common cause, is the method of the api call. By default, it is set to use "file_get_contents", but since some servers do not allow this method you may need to use the older CURL method. Change this in the options page and then check to see if the problem is resolved.
- My Products only display a blank image and a "()" for the title – what is wrong?
- See the above question and answer – the cause and fix are the same.
- Can I uninstall everything if I don't want to use the plugin anymore?
- Yes. With version 2.0 forward, if you want to remove EVERY TRACE of the plugin, you can (There is also a less permanent removal if you you think you may want it back in the future).
- The full removal can be initiated by checking "Uninstall when deactivated" AND "Remove ALL traces when uninstalled" in the options page – then deactivate the plugin as usual. This will remove ALL traces of the plugin… that means: the database, options, post meta values, and shortcodes in posts and pages.
- The partial removal can be initiated by checking only the "Uninstall when deactivated" option, then save and deactivate the plugin as usual. This will remove the database (which is only cached products) and the basic options. All meta and shortcodes will remain.
- How do I add a product?
- To Add a New Product Post, you have 3 options:
- You can add a new post the regular way (Post / Add New / fill out the items /Publish), and them add the product as outlined above
- You can use the Quick Add Product Feature (called Amazon PIP in the Amazon PIP menu). This is the fastest method for adding a quick product with minimum text. This Method will create a New Post in the selected categories.
- You can add a Product via Shortcode to an existing Page/Post.
- I want to use my own Amazon button, can I?
- Yes. with 3.5.1+ you can use your own buttons — but, note that you must be using the amazon-elements shortcode to do so. Install the plugin if you have not yet, and then look at the plugin SHORTCODE USAGE page for details on how to use that feature.
- How do I use the Shortcode?
- To Add a product Via Shortcode, go to the Content editor for an existing page/post (or create a new post/page), add [AMAZONPRODUCTS asin="XXXXXXXXXX"] where XXXXXXXXXX is the Amazon ASIN number. Then update or save the Page/Post. You can add as many products this way as you like. Just keep in mind that there is a call made to the Amazon API for each shortcode added, so adding too many products could cause a noticeable increase in page loading time.
- See the SHORTCODE USAGE page in the plugin menu for more complete details.
- My Products are coming up blank – what do I do?
- Most likely the reason is your server does not support external URL call using the file_get_contents() function. If you don't have access to your sites php.ini file to change the settings (most people don't), then on the options pages for the plugin, change the API get method to "CURL" and save the settings. This will fix the problem in most cases.
- Another common cause is that the API keys are not the correct ones. Be sure you have the Product Advertising keys – if they are not, the plugin will not return an error and not display the products.
- I Want to Change the Look of the Products – can you do that for me?
- I would love to say yes, but we cannot make custom changes for everyone that asks – there are just not enough hours in the day – if you REALLY want us to do it for you, contact us – and for a small fee, we will give you whatever look/style you want. Keep in mind that your theme has a lot to do with the way your products look.
You can tweak the look yourself if you have experience with CSS styles. The options page have a style for each element displayed in the product, so you can tweak it however you like. If you screw it up – just reset it back to the default and start over.
- I would love to say yes, but we cannot make custom changes for everyone that asks – there are just not enough hours in the day – if you REALLY want us to do it for you, contact us – and for a small fee, we will give you whatever look/style you want. Keep in mind that your theme has a lot to do with the way your products look.
- My product shows up fine, but there is no price – what's wrong?
- Some products on Amazon.com are provided my external vendors. If a vendor want to hide the price from others until a certain price is reached, they have that ability. When that occurs, Amazon will NOT send the price in the API call – so no price will be displayed. You can edit the custom message that is displayed in the options panel if you wish.
- Kindle products do not have pricing with this plugin. Amazon does not include the Kindle price in the API, so we can only put a note that says Kindle Edition – Check Amazon for Pricing.
- Great Plugin! How do I donate to the cause?
- Excellent question! The plugin is provided free to the public – you can use it however you like – where ever you like – you can even change it however you like. Should you decide that the plugin has been a great help and want to donate to our plugin development fund, you may do so here.
very good plugin
good work
Very good amazon plug-in and great support!
Very good plug-in, you can easily add and customize amazon products inside your wordpress website.
Support is great, Don answered all my questions and solved any problem within 24 hours, better support than with paid plugin!
Thank you very much!
Was essential, now its broke
I have used this product for a long time, and have made consistent money with it. I LOVED it, unfortunately, with the new wordpress versions it breaks the visual editor. PLEASE PLEASE fix this, as no other plugin comes close to the usefulness of this if you are an amazon affiliate – unfortunately I am going to have to deactivate because of the issues its causing.
Plugins excellent!
The best amazon plugins for WordPress. Thank you for sharing these excellent plugins. I recommend its use 100%, it's really amazing 10 stars from me!
Nearly Perfect
Love the ease of use/setup and it is visually pleasing with many customizable options. One major issue though – it disables my visual editor until i disable the plugin and also the pages that list the products make the menu icon dissapear when viewing on mobile devices. the menu icon only disappears on the pages where I use the shortcodes. Both of these are very big issues that I hope are addressed soon!
I do not post too often so don't mind disabling the plugin temporarily to be able to publish my post and then re-activate it again but it is rather annoying
EDIT: The visual editor problem has been resolved since I disabled my adblock plugin. Will give 5 stars if the menu icon issue on mobile devices is resolved
Awesome Creation
I've been using this plugin for years now and I am amazed with it's functionality. Visually, it has scope for improvement but till now it works great.Thanks Don.
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- Bug Fix: Fix call to CURL function.
- Bug Fix: Fix bugs in Use Cart URL for shortcodes.
- Bug Fix: Fix Displaying "blank" products when no product data is returned.
- Bug Fix: Fix debugging data to be more acurate when there is an error returned.
- Update: plugin now clears product cache whenever the options are updated for the plugin – to prevent old data from being mis-displayed after update.
- Update: updated the plugin styles to make element wrapper a block element.
- Update: modified the
amazon-element(s)shortcode to allow some 'clean' fields that are not wrapped or styled. For example – 'title_clean' will return just title name and not the fully tagged link and title name.
The current clean fields are:
Returns Plain Text Only: 'title_clean', 'desc_clean', 'description_clean', 'price_clean', 'new-price_clean', 'features_clean'.
Return URL only: 'image_clean', 'med-image_clean', 'sm-image_clean', 'lg-image_clean', 'full-image_clean', 'large-image-link_clean', 'link_clean', 'customerreviews_clean':
- Feature Addition: No longer limited to 10 ASINs per shortcode or main product. Amazon still limits 10 per request, but the plugin will now split them out into blocks of 10 and perform the requests.
- Feature Addition: Added Tabbed options to the Settings page to make it easier to enter settings.
- Feature Addition: Added 'Split ASINs' option to 'New Amazon Post' creation page. You can add up to 10 ASINs (comma separated) and if checked, will create corresponding posts for each ASIN so you do not need to create individual ones.
- Feature Addition: Added 'amazon-product-search' shortcode to show search results. Takes parameters for 'keywords', 'search_index', and 'item_page' as well some other parameters of 'amazon-elements' shortcode.
[amazon-product-search keywords='disney' search_index='All' item_page='1']. Will write up more on usage soon.
- Feature Addition: Added 'use Add to Cart URL' which changes links to the cart add links to help with 90 day cookie conversion. Select option on settings page.
- Update: Updated Menu icon.
- Update: Modified Cache functions to include caching for post list pages (e.g., Archive pages, home posts page, etc.). Select 'Cache Ahead?' option on settings page.
- Bug Fix: Fixed some issues with the wrong locale URL codes for Brazil and Japan locale API requests.
- Bug Fix: Fixed shortcode requests for new Caching System.
- Bug Fix: Fix bugs in caching functions that caused Shortcodes and Multiple products to not display for some users.
- Feature Addition: Add Test Setting Feature to the Options Page.
- Update: Adjustment to the Signing Method to make sure it was compliant with Amazon change.
- Update: Change buttons to comply with Amazon Terms (remove logo, changed out with text instead).
- Update: Made some changes to caching function. Still needs some modification to allow multi-post caching for posts pages.
- Security Vulnerability Fix (for deleting cache and updating Options)
- Set limit on number of images for image set on Variants to 10.
- Fix Styles not loading (dynamic styles did not have correct content type).
- Added additional Shortcode parameter aliases (show_used, show_list, etc.)
- Fixed 'used_price' shortcode parameter (was not working when used)
- Fixed 'container' and 'container_class' parameters to have default values [for amazon-elements shortcode only] (makes styling easier)
- Added better support for Products with Variant products linked to parent ASIN.
- Updated styles to version 2.0 (from 1.9) to add better styles for responsiveness.
- Added new API KEY Signup instructions – old ones were outdated.
- Fix "New Amazon Post" functionality dues to mis-named functions between versions.
- Added Options to turn certain features on and off in the MetaBox options.
- Fixed jQuery for admin – add "New Amazon Post" functionality.
- Fixed German Limited Translations issue.
- Updated Caching to not poll the API for any product that is already in the cache – even if it is in a separate call not related to that call.
- Security fix to prevent SQL injection. Thanks to firstname.lastname@example.com for pointing out the vulnerability.
- Changed style loading to be dynamic via ajax call.
- Made styles loadable though theme file if desired by user (so no dynamic load is required).
- Added framework for Contextual Help (help text coming soon)
- Fix to issue with Add New Amazon Post page not loading.
- Fix to the Shortcode for amazon-elements.
- Added a container parameter and container class parameter to the amazon-elements shortcode to make styling multiple ASINs easier.
- Fixed Readme.txt file for screenshots for WordPress repository.
- Basic template integration (for future use – or if you are good at hooks and filters and can figure it out on your own – go ahead – the structure is there!)
- Removed traces of Developer Keys at Amazon's request.
- Added Amazon Elements shortcode to add bits and pieces of a product to a post – very handy for making a custom layout.
- Added Amazon Cache Viewer – allows you to manually delete a product cache to initiate a new amazon Call. Caches are stored for 60 minutes and updated as the calls are needed.
- Added Getting Started page to help users set up affiliate and API Key signup. This is becoming more and more complex, so a little help was needed.
- Added Shortcode Help Page to give examples of how to use the shortcodes effectively.
- Added feed driven FAQs page – easier for me to update FAQs on the fly that way.
- Added several Filters and Hooks – will lay them all out in next revision.
3.1 to 3.5.0
- development versions.
= 3.0=
- Added New Shortcode [AMAZONPRODUCTS] (instead of [AMAZONPRODUCT=B0084IG8TM]) – old method will still work
- Added Bulk API Call to limit number of calls to API (can use up to 10 ASINs at one time)
- Updated the deprecated function calls
- Increased API return values for use in theme – puts all items in the array now
- Updated styles to include some new elements
- Updated database field for amazoncache table to allow for larger data size of cached XML body (as API can now return up to 10 items at a time)
- Updated aws_request function
- Wrapped generic helper functions in !function_exists wrapper to eliminate conflicts with some other Amazon plugins.
- Updated Install function with styles and database upgrade
- Added amazon icon button to editor to easily add shortcode.
- Added new parameters to shortcode to allow custom additions to any post/page:
- asin – this is the ASIN or ASINs up to 10 comma separated
- locale – this is the Amazon locale you want to get the product from, i.e., com, co.uk, fr, etc. default is your plugin setting
- desc – using 1 shows Amazon description (if available) and 0 hides it – default is 0.
- features – using 1 shows Amazon Features (if available) and 0 hides it – default is 0.
- listprice – using 1 shows the list price and 0 hides it – default is 1.
- partner_id – allows you to add a different parent ID if different for other locale – default is ID in settings.
- private_key – allows you to add different private key for locale if different – default is private key in settings.
- public_key – allows you to add a different private key for locale if different – default is public key in settings.
- New Shortcode would be used like this:
- If you want to add a .com item and you have the same partner id, public key, private key and want the features showing:
[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin="B0084IG8TM" features="1″ locale="com"]
- If you want to add a .com item and you have a different partner id, public key, private key and want the description showing but features not showing:
**[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin="B0084IG8TM,B005LAIHPE" locale="com" public_key="AKDAJDANJ6OU527HKGXQ" private_key="Ns3FXyeVysc5yjcZwrIV3bhDti/OGyRHEYOWO005″ partner_id="wordseen-20″]
-If you just want to use your same locale but want 2 items with no list price and features showing:
**[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin="B0084IG8TM,B005LAIHPE" features="1″ listprice="0″]
-If you just want 2 products with regular settings:
**[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin="B0084IG8TM,B005LAIHPE"]
-If you want to add text to a product:
**[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin="B0084IG8TM"]your text can go here![/AMAZONPRODUCTS]
- If you want to add a .com item and you have the same partner id, public key, private key and want the features showing:
- Added Database for caching API calls (10/20/2010)
- Added Options for Private and Public Keys in the options panel. (10/22/2010)
- Added Options for Complete Removal and Partial Removal of Plugin on Deactivate. (10/24/2010)
- Added new error checks to comply with API changes.
- Added new Display checks to not display anything on error (except an HTML Comment in the code) (10/24/2010)
- Fixed option naming convention to resolve a few issues with previous versions (10/24/2010)
- Fixed some code to resolve headers sent issues. (10/23/2010)
- Modified Style calls to fix issues with earlier versions upgrading to newer version (10/23/2010)
- Updated FAQs (10/24/2010)
- Fix to WordPress Core location assumption. Caused Problem when WP core was located outside root. (1/3/2010)
- Added German Language. (special thanks to Henri Sequeira for translations). (1/3/2010)
- fix to not defined function error. (12/28/2009)
- Added Fix for users without encoding functions in PHP4 to be able to use. This may have caused some problems with users on 1.7. (12/21/2009)
- Added Options for Language selection. (12/21/2009)
- Added French Language and buttons (special thanks to Henri Sequeira for translations). (12/21/2009)
- Added Lightbox type effect for "View Larger Image" function.(12/22/2009)
- Modified Style Call to use a more WP friendly method to not rely on a "guess" as to where the core WP files are located. (12/22/2009)
- Fixed Open in new window functionality – was not working 100% of the time. (12/22/2009)
- Add Curl option for users that cant use file_get_contents() for some reason or another. (12/1/2009)
- Added Show on Single Page Only option to Options Page.(11/30/2009)
- Added a way to change encoding display of prices from API if funny characters are showing.(12/1/2009)
- Added Options to let admin choose if they want to "Hook" into the_excerpt and the_content hooks in Main Options with override on each post/page.(10/3/2009)
- Added Open in a New Window Option (for Amazon button) in Main Options with override on each page/post.(10/3/2009)
- Added "Show Only on Single Page" option to individual post/page options.(10/4/2009)
- Added Shortcode functionality to allow addition of unlimited products in the post/page content.(10/4/2009)
- Added "Quick Fix – Hide Warnings" option in Main Options. Adds ini_set("display_errors", 0) to code to help some admins hide any Warnings if their PHP settings are set to show them.(10/3/2009)
- Fixed Array Merge Warning when item is not an array.(10/3/2009)
- Fixed "This Items not available in your locale" message as to when it actually displays and spelling.(10/3/2009)
- Added Options to let admin add their own Error Messages for Item Not available and Amazon Hidden Price notification.(10/3/2009)
- Updated Default CSS styles to include in Stock and Out of Stock classes and made adjustments to other improper styles. (10/3/2009)
- Remove hook to the_excerpt because it could cause problems in themes that only want to show text. (9/17/2009)
- Added method to restore default CSS if needed – by deleting all CSS in options panel and saving – default css will re-appear in box. (9/16/2009)
- Added new feature to be able to adjust or add your own styles. (9/16/2009)
- Fix to image call procedure to help with "no image available" issue. (9/15/2009)
- Minor Fixes/Spelling Error corrections & code cleanup to prep for WordPress hosting of Plugin. (9/14/2009)
- Plugin Release (9/12/2009)


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The Mekong region STD/HIV/AIDS project in Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam.
Project Name and Location:
The Mekong region STD/HIV/AIDS project:
Background/Rationale for Project:
In the Mekong region, the incidence of STD/HIV/AIDS is growing rapidly as economic development and transportation links increase mobility within and between countries and previously isolated rural people and ethnic minorities become vulnerable to exploitation. All six countries urgently need to expand community level efforts in the areas of prevention, reproductive health education, and care for people with and affected by HIV and AIDS. Government officials also need to overcome the social and cultural barriers at every level of society, which prevent frank discussions about sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases. For women, children and youth who suffer multiple disadvantages, tactical skills need to be taught. These include skills to deal effectively with peer pressure, skills to negotiate within sexual activity, and skills to refuse demands from people who take unfair advantage because of age, gender, and social status.
Since the first AIDS case was detected in Thailand 1984, the epidemic has spread rapidly and currently more than 900,000 people are infected. In China there is no evidence of epidemic HIV transmission anywhere except in one province, but HIV cases are being diagnosed all over the country and STDs are spreading rapidly which is a precondition for the spread of HIV. Although reported cases of HIV infection in Viet Nam are few, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the epidemic will expand dramatically unless preventive measures are taken quickly. HIV/AIDS has recently emerged as a major public health problem in Myanmar and the number of HIV-infected persons is increasing rapidly. Widespread poverty and years of armed conflict have created conditions in Cambodia that are very favourable for HIV transmission. In Lao PDR the identified HIV infections are low but cases of STDs are rapidly increasing and recent studies of sexual behaviour strongly suggest an imminent HIV epidemic unless immediate action is taken.
Project Description
Time frame: A three-year project, started in mid-1996
Implementor: UNICEF
Lead Partners: National governments, NGOs, Mass Organisations and Community Based Organisations (APICT)
Partner(s)/alliances: UNICEF has implemented the Mekong Project in the context of UNAIDS as one of the original six co-sponsoring agencies of UNAIDS. UNICEF has worked closely with the UNAIDS secretariat in Geneva and the UNAIDS Asia-Pacific Intercountry Team.
Funding Source(s) and Overall Budget: The Netherlands government and the Netherlands National Committee for UNICEF to promote sharing of resources and strategies among the six Mekong countries. US$ 6.1 million (Df. 10 million) for funding period 1996-1999
Description of Activities:
The activities listed below are a selection of Country Programme Activities relating to Young People, not the totality of activities undertaken by Country Programmes.
Viet Nam:
Lao PDR:
How have adolescent boys and girls been involved in the project? In what stages have they been involved - situation assessment, situation analysis, planning, implementation, monitoring, and/or evaluation?
Most of the projects involving youth use a peer education approach and have involved youth at the implementation stage. However, as more youth are trained as peer educators and acquire experience in implementation, they may be involved in planning as well. In addition, many projects used a participatory analysis approach that involved youth from the outset. The following examples clarify some of the different ways and stages at which young people have been involved:
What influence has their involvement had on the project?
How have the adolescent girls and boys involved in the project been affected personally?
Camps for Young People affected by HIV/AIDS have formed a new friendship network for affected young people. Many of them have spoken of their participation in the camps with enthusiasm, and some have been described as changing from anti-social to social behaviour during the period of the camp.
Young men who were HIV positive and received some training, wished to have more training to become peer educators.
Young people have said they feel able to acknowledge and speak publicly about young people engaging in risk behaviour, which was not the case before. They have said that they now understood that they have options with regard to sexual behaviour, one of which is condoms.
Young people in schools have information on HIV but some are still shy about discussing this with friends.
Young people who received life skills training believe that they had become more thoughtful, careful and considerate and had reduced their risk behaviours. In one town participants stated that visits to commercial sex workers dropped by 50% after training. For some, training was an entry point for further volunteer activity. One young man joined the Red Cross after doing the training.
What have been the achievements of this project to date?
Has a formal evaluation been performed?
What were the main constraints in meeting the project objectives?
Lessons Learned/Recommendations/What would you do differently if you could do it over?
What program support tools/resources were developed that can be used/adapted by other country offices?
Youth Perspective:
"We can help our friends by talking about preventative measures and proper use of condoms"
"Talking about sex is widely accepted by the younger generation but most of the parents do not like it. They think it can promote promiscuous behaviour among us." - Trained Youth, Myanmar
"I've drawn a picture about the conservation of nature. The trees are in the forest at the foothills behind my house. I don't know what kind of trees they are but all their leaves are yellow. I like to look at them. I'm not sure if it is because when I noticed the trees they were dying or whether they were just changing their leaves. I wonder why the tree leaves become yellow when they are going to die? It is the same colour as the yellow rose which people with AIDS use as their symbol. I haven't got an answer to the question of why they are yellow. I live with my mum, stepfather and younger brother. My dad died a long time from a gas explosion in the factory where he worked. My mum got infected with AIDS from my dad. She got married again and my stepfather doesn't mind about her illness. He hasn't got AIDS. Mum teaches me not to be bad. I went to see the movie "Bad Kids" (Dek Sephle). It was good fun and tells you not to do like they do in the movie."
- 'Korn' 12 years, boy, participant in 'Children's Picture Project', Northern Thailand
"AIDS is an evil demon killing great numbers of people; both those who go to prostitutes and drug addicts. It's like they're immersed in darkness being blown along by a terrible storm attempting to spin them into the vortex of death. AIDS is the hand of a demon dragging people off to hell. Everyone is being harmed by this demon without even realising what is happening. I don't want AIDS. My father and little brother died of AIDS. Now I live with my mum and grandfather. My mother's health is good. She sells dok mai jan funeral offerings. � Up to now our neighbours have been understanding. When I go to school, I don't face any problems. I intend to do well at school. I'd like to be a doctor."
- "Rin" 13, boy, participant in 'Children's Picture Project', Northern Thailand
Source of Information: Robert Benoun
HIV/AIDS Officer Prue Borthwick
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Norwegian Dawn Rescues two different salors on two boats!
This item was written by Johanna Jainchill, who covers cruising for Travel Weekly. Jainchill is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log this week while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is on vacation.
The Norwegian Dawn rescued two different sailors on two different boats within 12 hours on June 30, while sailing off the coasts of Massachusetts and New York en route to Bermuda.
The first rescue took place 200 miles from Cape Cod, Mass., where Andrew Paul Giglia, a crewmember on a sailboat returning from a a race in Bermuda, was suffering from shock-like symptoms and needed immediate evacuation, Norwegian Cruise Line said.
The Coast Guard contacted the Dawn, which at 52 miles away was the closest ship to the sailboat. NCL said that it was able to board Giglia in windy conditions using a small rescue boat, and treated him for dehydration.
Hours later, the Dawn received a second distress call. HIllary Bercovici of Greenwich, Conn., had sustained a head injury while sailing 260 miles south of Montauk, N.Y., and was losing consciousness.
NCL said that despite rough conditions of rain and gusting wind, the Dawn located Bercovici's vessel and used a rescue boat again to bring the injured man onboard. He was given medical treatment, including five stitches to the forehead.
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Ponte Vedra Beach golfer Greg Carrier shot a 7-over 151 in the Florida Junior Tour's boys 16-18 age division event Sunday at Placid Lakes CC. Carrier had rounds of 77-72 to finish 11 strokes behind the winner. ...
University of Florida men's tennis player Joey Burkhardt (Menendez) picked up two victories Sunday in a 7-0 win over Baylor.
Burkhardt beat Dominik Mueller, 7-5, 6-4 in singles. He and teammate Antoine Benneteau also had an 8-5 win in doubles.
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Obama's spill panel urges Congress to strengthen drilling oversight
Nine months and 4.9 million barrels of oil later, and still the same hard-line divisions greeted the chairs of President Barack Obama's bipartisan Gulf of Mexico spill commission when they trekked to Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
In appearances before lawmakers in both chambers of Congress, former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Bill Reilly and ex-Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.) tried to give a jolt to legislative efforts to respond to the April 20 blowout of BP's Macondo well. They said it's time for Congress to follow through on their panel's recommendations to strengthen federal and industry oversight of offshore drilling.
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"We've done what we can do," Reilly told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. "But in a very real sense, now it's over to you."
The seven-member commission wrapped up a six-month investigation by releasing a nearly 300-page report Jan. 10 that found "systemic" problems with oversight of offshore drilling, spanning multiple administrations.
Yet Congress remains divided on what steps to take, complicated by rifts that cross party lines, even as some lawmakers continued to express hope for action.
"You've managed to aggravate the White House and the president who appointed you, the environmental community and industry," Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) told Reilly and Graham. "So there is some hope that this report has found some sort of balance."
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) said he will introduce a bipartisan oil spill response bill again this Congress and will consider changes based on the commission's recommendations and other information gathered in recent months. His panel approved a plan last summer that stalled in the full Senate as part of a larger energy and spill package that Majority Leader Harry Reid had cobbled together.
Obstacles include long-held, deeply entrenched differences between many Democrats and Republicans on whether the spill and the commission's report give ammunition to groups that want to slow down offshore oil and gas production.
"A lot of this out there is really driven by emotion, it's not driven by facts," Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.) said. Boren was speaking about a narrow aspect of the offshore drilling debate at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing Wednesday on the spill commission's findings, but he could have been referring to the overall debate as well.
Some Republicans continue to air their initial concerns about the commission, even over the makeup of the Obama-appointed panel itself, arguing that it is dominated by opponents of expanding offshore drilling. They say it also lacks offshore drilling experts and engineers.
Reilly, who headed the EPA under President George H.W. Bush, told the House panel that the commission had a "full range of input" — including from officials at Chevron, Shell and ExxonMobil. "We've become a little impatient" about questions raised against the credentials of the commission, Reilly said, after multiple Republicans on the House panel raised the issue at the second of two hearings that Reilly and Graham testified at Wednesday.
"Maybe it's OK to raise [those concerns] six months ago. But the proof is here" in the report, Reilly said.
Republicans' emphasis on lowering federal spending causes further divisions between those seeking to follow the commission's recommendations, which would mean increasing funding for drilling oversight, and those who want the government to focus on bulking up offshore production.
House Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) said Wednesday that he is keeping an open mind for now on the recommendations.
"However, even with the commission's report, we still don't know precisely what caused the explosion, or why the blowout preventer failed to work," he said.


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WATERFORD, Ireland, June 13 (UPI) -- Three brothers died Wednesday when their punt capsized as they set lobster pots off the Waterford coast in Southeast Ireland, the coast guard said.
The three were identified as Paul Bolger, 50, and his brothers, Kenny, 47, and Shane, 45, The Irish Times reported. A search began when they failed to return to Dunmore East in County Waterford.
A coast guard helicopter and a cutter quickly located all three bodies, officials said. All three were wearing life jackets, suggesting they were killed by hypothermia after hours in the frigid water of the Irish Sea.
About 20 people, including family members, waited on the dock for news during the search.
The brothers were using a 20-foot punt to set their traps off Brownstone Head. Other fishermen said they were experienced boat handlers.


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From Proteopedia
Crystal structure of the human carbonic anhydrase II in complex with STX 641 at 1.85 angstroms resolution
Structural highlights
[CAH2_HUMAN] Defects in CA2 are the cause of osteopetrosis autosomal recessive type 3 (OPTB3) [MIM:259730]; also known as osteopetrosis with renal tubular acidosis, carbonic anhydrase II deficiency syndrome, Guibaud-Vainsel syndrome or marble brain disease. Osteopetrosis is a rare genetic disease characterized by abnormally dense bone, due to defective resorption of immature bone. The disorder occurs in two forms: a severe autosomal recessive form occurring in utero, infancy, or childhood, and a benign autosomal dominant form occurring in adolescence or adulthood. Autosomal recessive osteopetrosis is usually associated with normal or elevated amount of non-functional osteoclasts. OPTB3 is associated with renal tubular acidosis, cerebral calcification (marble brain disease) and in some cases with mental retardation.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
[CAH2_HUMAN] Essential for bone resorption and osteoclast differentiation (By similarity). Reversible hydration of carbon dioxide. Can hydrate cyanamide to urea. Involved in the regulation of fluid secretion into the anterior chamber of the eye.[6] [7]
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The synthesis, SAR, and preclinical evaluation of 17-cyanated 2-substituted estra-1,3,5(10)-trienes as anticancer agents are discussed. 2-Methoxy-17beta-cyanomethylestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-3-ol ( 14), but not the related 2-ethyl derivative 7, and the related 3- O-sulfamates 8 and 15 display potent antiproliferative effects (MCF-7 GI 50 300, 60 and 70 nM, respectively) against human cancer cells in vitro. Investigation of the SAR reveals that a sterically unhindered hydrogen bond acceptor attached to C-17 is most likely key to the enhanced activity. Compound 8 displayed significant in vitro antiangiogenic activity, and its ability to act as a microtubule disruptor was confirmed. Inhibitory activity of the sulfamate derivatives against steroid sulfatase and carbonic anhydrase II (hCAII) was also observed, and the interaction between 15 and hCAII was investigated by protein crystallography. The potential of these multimechanism anticancer agents was confirmed in vivo, with promising activity observed for both 14 and 15 in an athymic nude mouse MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer xenograft model.
Structure-activity relationships of C-17 cyano-substituted estratrienes as anticancer agents.,Leese MP, Jourdan FL, Gaukroger K, Mahon MF, Newman SP, Foster PA, Stengel C, Regis-Lydi S, Ferrandis E, Di Fiore A, De Simone G, Supuran CT, Purohit A, Reed MJ, Potter BV J Med Chem. 2008 Mar 13;51(5):1295-308. Epub 2008 Feb 9. PMID:18260615[8]
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Micke Grove Zoo is filled with unique animals and attractions for children and adults alike.
The nearly endangered spider monkeys, known for hanging by their prehensile tails, might fascinate some visitors. Others could spend time observing the 15-year-old mountain lion, the zoo's most popular animal. They could also listen to the yellow-knobbed curassow sing.
Micke Grove Zoo features an array of animals from numerous habitats from around the world.
On display are the smallest deer species from South America, birds from the Mediterranean area, tortoises and lemurs from Madagascar and many more animals.
The zoo, built more than 50 years ago, also hosts many events and programs for children and adults.
"With the animals we have here and the community that visits us on a regular basis, it's really important that we provide as many recreational activities (as possible) for them," said Allison Meador, educational director at Micke Grove Zoo.
Micke Grove Zoo After Dark is a popular event, which features games, crafts, storytelling, a campfire and more.
The zoo also holds a summer camp for children in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.
"The zoo is a great, safe place for members of the community to come and bring their children," Meador said. "That's been a really popular program."
The zoo is located inside Micke Grove Park, at 11793 N. Micke Grove Road in Lodi. It's open every day except Christmas, rain or shine. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the zoo is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and holidays. Tickets are $4 for adults, $2 for youths 3-17 years old, and free for children 2 years old and younger.
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Monday, 20 December, 1999, 10:41 GMT
Oil spill plan activated
France has activated a Franco-Spanish anti-pollution operation, in an attempt to counter possible environmental damage following the break-up of a tanker in the Bay of Biscay.
The Biscay Plan was launched as oil slicks from the stricken tanker, Erika, threatened the Atlantic coastline.
It followed several days of bad weather which had prevented the clean-up operation from taking place.
The Maltese-registered Erika, which had been carrying more than 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil, split in two more than a week ago in rough seas off the French coast.
International fleet
The order to activate the Biscay Plan came as an international fleet of boats headed for the region.
Two Spanish boats arrived in the area late on Sunday to join four French ships and a Dutch tug already there.
Boats from the Netherlands, Germany and Britain were also expected to arrive at the port of Brest.
Specialist ships have moored in the entrances to ports in Brittany and the Vendee region ready to deploy floating barrages in case the slick approaches.
The oil patches are 70km from the coast, and the French meteorological office says there is no risk of their approaching the coast for five days.
Political reaction
The French Environment Minister Dominique Voynet has reacted to the spill by demanding tougher maritime laws.
"We absolutely must strengthen laws for maritime traffic," she said in an interview with the Journal du Dimanche newspaper.
"One cannot approve of a system that uses old tubs, underpaid sailors and minimises controls."
The Indian captain of the tanker has remained behind bars pending an investigation into the wreck, but Ms Voynet indicated that the real responsibility might lie elsewhere.
"We simply accept the saying that the captain is the only master on board apart from God, which means often that all the responsibility is put onto some underling," she said.
Meanwhile, the Bird Protection League has said more than 150 sick seabirds have been washed up along a 300km stretch of the French coast.
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McLaren confirms fuel pressure problem for Hamilton
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4 November 2012 – McLaren has verified that it was a fuel pressure problem which took Lewis Hamilton out of the lead in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. When leading the race on Lap 20, the 2008 World Champion was forced to pull onto the grass at Turn 15.
Team-mate Jenson Button was overhauled by Sebastian Vettel with just over three laps to go, confirming that he had failed to finish on the Abu Dhabi podium for the first time ever.
"Congratulations to Kimi (Räikkönen) – he's a man of few words, but he's all about racing and he deserved this victory today," said the former Brawn GP driver. "For me, it was quite a fun race. I had a few good battles out there, but unfortunately I didn't have the pace in the car to take the fight to the leaders today. At the end, I couldn't have kept Sebastian back – he was on newer Options (Soft compound tyres), so it was impossible to get the same amount of traction from my older Primes (Medium compound)."


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Does the Post love us or what?
The Washington Post is at it again–praising the Charlottesville food scene. Just a week after Post writer Roger Piantadosi facetiously claimed that we had more restaurants per capita than France, and called us "insanely committed foodies," Post writer Jane Black writes, "the food here is far better than it should be in a place with about 40,000 year-round residents and 20,000 broke college kids" and called Mas "without a doubt my favorite Charlottesville restaurant." Mas, Bang, Kate Collier of Feast!, Albemarle Baking Company, Ten, and Rev Soup are all included in a nifty slide show.
Black doesn't miss much in this food tour, and her final words are enough to make us blush.
"Across the board, Charlottesville's food scene is inventive, diverse and brimming with talent," Black writes." It's enough to give Monticello a run for its money."
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It is odd, isn't it? Surprised the editors would let such similar articles run so close.
The "Twenty thousand broke college kids" quote doesn`t drape Jane Black in a cloak of credibility. Unless credit cards have become obsolete.
The more "restaurants per capita than France" may be true as France boasts many vineyards and other open spaces. Change France to Paris as in city to city and there may be an apt comparison.
"Any publicity is good publicity." Yea Post.
I wonder whats next? Perhaps a trip through our statue orchard which is well populated for a small town. That`s my metaphor mix for the day.
most of these "college" kids are far from broke.. they all have cell phones laptops, designer jeans and lattes...
go back 30 years when they were washing dishes in the dining hall...
Bit of an oversight not mentioning Orzo in the rundown of the places at the Main St. Market.
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High Court Rejects Petition Against El Al Eilat Flights
The High Court of Justice yesterday rejected a petition by the Arkia and Israir airlines requesting that El Al be ordered to cancel its plans to begin domestic flights to Eilat, ruling that the petition had been submitted prematurely.
However, the court said, Arkia and Israir could resubmit it after Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz issues his decision on the matter.
That means that El Al will have to wait for at least 30 days after Katz issues his decision to allow the two complainants to refile their petition.
In its ruling, the court criticized the Transportation Ministry's handling of the issue but said it did not have the authority to usurp the minister's authority to decide.
Arkia and Israir see El Al's move as a threat. It follows their attempts to enter the international market, which is dominated by El Al.
The Eilat flights are considered Arkia and Israir's most profitable route. According to figures published by the Israel Airports Authority, local travel to and from Eilat increased by 5% in November compared with the same period last year. A total of 94,200 passengers passed through Eilat's tiny airport that month. Of these, Arkia carried 62,000 passengers and Israir 32,000.
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On behalf of all the non iTunes users I've pitched a solution to the artists that will work for some of us that cant access the iStore. I started the #OnlifeStore inspired by BETRGang which will give everyone the capability to download the music and also donate an amount for the artist if you can.
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Dj Speedsta just dropped his #061ToTheWorld Mixtape and I must say its a really dope mixtape with some dope features as well.
I listened to the tape and really feeling "Gabadiya" which features Stilo and Kwesta. Other notable tracks on the tape is "I want it all" feat the youngins in the Game, Nasty C and Shayne Eagle.
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It is a relatively safe bet that if you liked "ReliXIV" that this will also sit well with you, because from a stylistic standpoint they are basically the same album. All of the fan boys who fellated this as some sort of godly return to form from the band's heyday in the 80s obviously weren't listening to this album or haven't heard the early classics, because this clearly has that same characteristic half-Thrash character to it. Perhaps they were focusing only on the first and last song on here, because everything in between is about as far removed from speed/thrash as you can get. The riffs are stripped down and presented in a sort of "Black Album" fashion, but without the perpetual slowness and an occasional riff that emulates "Vulgar Display Of Power" or a section that sounds a little like Alice In Chains.
When dealing with a slower and barer version of thrash, everything hinges on a superior and versatile vocal performance, which Blitz has always been able to deliver on. He is able to pull of those really vile and sleazy shouts with relative ease despite his aging voice, he can put forth that percussive rapid syllable spew that was a staple of faster 80s thrash ala Dark Angel and Vio-Lence, and he can tone it down and be melodic without sounding tone deaf. This really comes in handy on highly repetitive groove songs like "Hellish Pride" and "Head On', which basically bang out and repeat a very small number of short-lived mid-tempo riffs like a broken record, yet remain interesting because of Blitz's vocal bombardment. Where Pantera fails due to sounding vocally ridiculous, Overkill enjoys a good level of success for not trying to overdo the tough guy posturing.
Naturally there are some questionable moments on here that were not heard on the last album, most of them localized to the infamous "Skull And Bones". I wouldn't quite call this the worst Overkill song I've ever heard, but it's down near the bottom with "Shades Of Gray" and "Ignorance And Innocence". With the exception of a pretty solid verse riff, this song can't seem to stop borrowing ideas from Pantera's "Mouth For War" and even occasionally from some of the really banal grunge material heard on Anthrax's "Sound Of White Noise". Randall Blythe's pseudo death grunts are a pretty powerful annoyance, but this song is basically an all around failure, with or without the vocalist from a band regularly derided by old school thrash fans as a joke making things worse.
But aside from this and the slight flaw of a riff collection that feels small compared to older classics, this is basically a solid album. "Charlie Get Your Gun" and "Shadow Of A Doubt" are your standard quality thrash as heard in the early 90s, maybe a bit less riff work and intrigue than those crazy Bay Area bands in the 80s, but still highly enjoyable. "Devils In The Mist" ratchets thing up even further and kicks this into all out 80s thrash mode, blistering forth at full speed, reliving the spirit of "The Years Of Decay". Perhaps the album's chief problem with keeping their core fans happy is that they've been starting off their albums with a riveting opener and get their hopes up that a whole album of this awaits them. They finish things off a bit stronger this time around with a surprising revisiting of the "Overkill" saga. The fifth installment seems to go back to the simplicity of the original a bit more, rather than going for the longwinded epic approach heard on parts 2 and 3, let alone the chilling atmospherics and technical lead guitar gymnastics of "Evil Never Dies". But regardless of lacking a guitar solo or a long duration, it thrashes things up with almost the same intensity as the album's opener and makes a pretty solid use of creepy atmospherics to make the listener aware that evil still looms despite an 18 year absence.
Essentially all of this album's detractors, as well as their champions are dead wrong. This is neither a classic return to form nor a fatal plunge, it's simply an upper mid-grade release with a few classic songs, which seems to be the worst that Overkill can do given their track record. It's a worthy pickup if you aren't 100% committed to defending the orthodoxy of thrash as it was established from 1983 to 1991, but unless you're one of those weird guys who can listen to both crappy groove/metalcore and thrash metal without hating the former or viewing the latter as an obsolete art form, skip over "Skull And Bones" and enjoy most of the rest of this album. You'll thank me later for sparing you the pain of hearing a great band of seasoned veterans sound like a bunch of amateurs while giving a real novice the illusion of metal credibility with a guest slot.
Originally submitted to (www.metal-observer.com) on March 27, 2009.