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I bought these boots in December 2013 and absolutely LOVE them!
I love wearing heels but at 5 foot 9, I barely wear them and so when I do, they hurt my feet A LOT.
I am always buying high heeled shoes, and then they sit in my wardrobe until I give them away as my feet just cannot stand the pain!
These boots however are a different story! I wore them for my office Christmas party, expecting to be in agony after about an hour, but come 1am, I was still dancing away and my feet were fine!
People say that wedges don't hurt your feet, but I find they normally do, and these ones really are magical!
These boots go with anything, I dress them up with a party dress, or dress them down with jeans, I also wear them to work with either a smart dress or trousers.
They are a fabulous discovery I made, so if you spot them in your local New Look, grab a pair!
I love ankle boots as I find them so versatile as I think they look good with jeans and leggings and also thick tights and leggings with dresses. I do like New Look footwear as I find they are usually quite wide fitting and well made and are also reasonably priced compared to a lot of other shops. I think my favourite boots are wedges as I find them the easiest to walk in as there is less danger of going a cropper by falling off the heels or tripping up as there is more of a solid base to walk on. These boots also come in black but I chose the tan ones as I thought they would go with more outfits. They were £24.99 which is not a bad price for a well made pair of ankle boots and they come in sizes 3 to 9.
These boots have a wedge which is about two inches at the back of the heel and tapers in towards the bottom. There is a rubber sole and a vey small rubber heel at the back of the wedge which prevents you from wearing the actual wedge part down. They have a strap in the same tan colour which crosses over at the back and is secured by a small loop and then doubles round the boot and which crosses over at the front. It is secured by a silver coloured buckle at the side which is adjustable for a comfortable fit. There is a zip on the inside of the boot and a sort of a flap at the side of the buckle which is slightly open and makes them easier to get on and off even with the zip open.
I have worn these several times and have found them to be very comfortable. Although the sole is quite thin I have not been able to feel anything through the sole when I am walking. I wore these last week to walk round the shops for about four hours and although my feet and legs were just generally tired they didn't rub or irritate my feet at all. They are plenty wide enough for me to feel comfortable and I do have fairly wide feet. I have worn these boots with ordinary socks and also pop socks and find them comfortable with both. I have also worn these boots with a long thick jumper and a pair of brown leggings which looked quite smart.
I like these boots so much I would buy the black pair if I had some spare money as they are really comfortable and I think they look very smart. The heel is high enough to make them suitable for going out in but the comfort and safety of the wedge make them equally suitable for daytime wear. If I had a black pair I could wear them for work and would know that my feet wouldn't hurt at the end of the day. These boots come recommended by me and I give them 5 out of 5 stars.
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As some of you may already know, I have become a little addicted at buying ankle boots recently and now have at least 5 pairs of ankle boots to my name, all of which are different colours and styles. Most of the boots I have a flat so can be worn casually with jeans or leggings, how-ever I recently spotted these in my local New Look store and feel in love with them. The boots caught my attention because they had a small wedge heel which I thought would be great for dressing an outfit up slightly such as leggings, skinny jeans or a nice, casual skater dress. The boots are a lovely light tan colour and have a double buckle and strap design to them. The boots have a side zip fastening. Although I am reviewing the tan buckle wedge boots they do also come in black as well. The boots are a timeless style that would look great with a ditsy floral dress. They have a buckle fastening to them for detailing and have a small wedge heel which is slightly narrower as it gets to the sole of the shoe. Although these have a wedge heel they aren't too high which makes them perfect for day-time wear. I actually purchased the tan coloured boots as I liked the look of these more than the black one's. I also though that the tan boots would go with a lot more and would look better with black leggings rather than wearing black leggings and black boots together. The boots come in sizes 3-9 and are priced at £24.99 which I think is reasonable for the boots. This is probably around the price I would expect to pay for a pair of boots like these.
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I actually planned on wearing the boots with a nice, casual skater style dress and black tights. I thought this would look nice to wear during the day or for when me and my boyfriend pop out for a meal down to the local pub during the weekends. The boots would also look great with leggings as well. I vary between a 5 & 6 in shoe and boot sizes; how-ever I actually purchased a size 6 in these as the size 5 was too way too tight. I actually wore the boots the first time with leggings and a nice vest top down my boyfriend's local pub with him and his friends. My boyfriend said that the boots looked nice and they felt really comfortable. The boots weren't tight around my ankle which was good and I found that I was able to walk in them really easily without feeling or looking as though I was wobbling in them. I had the shoes on for a good 4-5hrs and I was walking about and also standing. The boots are a really nice fit and they didn't pinch my toes or feel too tight around the sides of my feet. I did wear socks with the boots which may have made them slightly more comfortable to wear. By the end of the night when taking the boots off I was surprised that my feet didn't hurt, although as they have quite a low heel then this is probably the reason why my feet didn't ache or hurt. Not even the arch in my foot hurt which I sometimes find when wearing heeled shoes. I have worn the boots with a casual dress and black tights and the boots look great with this outfit as well, although I have to admit that I do prefer the look of the boots with leggings or skinny jeans. I haven't yet spilt anything on the boots and hope not to as I am unsure how easy they would be to clean and I think if anything was to spill on them, they may possibly stain.
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Before buying these boots I did spend at least 15mins debating whether to get them or not and I am really glad I did in the end. The boots are really comfortable and didn't hurt my feet at all, despite being in them for a good few hours when wearing them with leggings and also with a nice casual skater dress. Although I do prefer the look of the boots with leggings I have worn them with a casual skater dress and tights on more than one occasion. I like the colour of the boots as they are a very light tan colour, rather than a dark tan colour like some of my other boots. The strap detail and the buckle on the boots make them less plain looking and give them a nice finish. The wedge heel to the boot isn't too high so they are easy to walk in. In terms of quality and value I would say that the boots are very reasonable as I haven't yet found any flaws or problems with the boots, despite wearing them a good amount of times. I would definitely recommend these as I think they look great with a number of different outfits and can be either dressed up or down.
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Over 300 pages of timeless terror from a master storyteller! Horror comics visionary and coloring pioneer Richard Corben has been a voice of creativity and change for over four decades. For the first time ever, Corben's legendary Creepy and Eerie short stories and cover illustrations are being collected into one deluxe hardcover! With an informative foreword by artist and comic book colorist Joe Villarrubia -- who also provides colour restoration -- this volume features Richard Corben's original stories, Edgar Allan Poe adaptations, and collaborations with cast of comic-book writers.
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IEA: Switch to Cleaner Marine Fuel Will Increase CO2 Emissions
14 May 2007
Reuters. The International Energy Agency (IEA) is cautioning that switching from fuel oil to cleaner, less polluting marine diesel in ship engines would result in a net increase in global carbon dioxide emissions, require billions in refinery investments and could boost oil prices.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is considering the switch from fuel oil to marine diesel to improve the environmental footprint of the shipping industry.
In its monthly Oil Market Report, the IEA said that studies had concluded that converting refineries to produce enough diesel for shipping demand would produce at least an extra 53 million tonnes a year of CO2, whereas emissions from ships if using diesel would only fall by 27 million tonnes.
The loss of a large shipping market for fuel oil growing 5-7 percent as trade expands and the additional diesel demand would have massive implications for the refining sector, including potential extra investment of US$100-$150 billion, it said.
"It may also require an additional 2 million barrels per day of crude runs, which would be the equivalent of finding another Kuwait," the West's energy watchdog said.
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MUNICIPAL WASTE recently joined together with Troma Entertainment to complete a music video for "Headbanger Face Rip", one of the many blistering tracks featured on the band's latest release, "The Art of Partying".Founded by Lloyd Kaufman in 1974, Troma is known the world over for its genre-defining B-movie style shock flicks that specialize in graphic violence, political satire and a bizarre sense of humor. Having produced classics such as "The Toxic Avenger", "Class Of Nuke 'Em High" and "Sgt Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.", Troma's involvement with the clip is said to be "the perfect marriage of splatter-style visuals with MUNICIPAL WASTE's colorful high-energy thrash assault." Check out photos from the video shoot at this location. "The Art of Partying" is out now on CD (with free patch) and 10 different colored vinyl LPs on Earache Records in Europe (it is due in the U.S. on July 31).
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Ever fallen asleep on your keyboard? We're talking face pressed upon keys, with an endless stream of "jknnjkkkkkkkkk" typing onto your screen? Well there's a new, comfy way to pass out on those QWERTYs.
Behold: the QWERTY sofa from Zo_loft Architecture. It's not so much a QWERTY sofa as it is an ERTY one, thanks to a few key letters missing. Still, it folds flat into a sofa bed while small electro-monitors control every key (or cushion) so you can adjust its height and turn it into your very own playground. The couch gets major points for its fun and incredibly unique design, but we also can't help but think it belongs in a tech company's lobby or an airport terminal. We want to know what's on your mind, so spell it out for us — love it or leave it?


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We have seen amazing feats of physical strength, endurance and spirit.
Whether it was Mo Farah's incredible sprint for the line in the 5,000 metres or Britain's cycling team smashing world record after world record, our national pride is certainly soaring.
But it seems Hampshire's economy could soon be reaching the same great heights, with the Olympics set to bring £400m to the region in the next four years.
The huge economic boost comes as the Daily Echo launches its Spirit of 2012 campaign, encouraging people to be inspired by the successes of the sporting event.
And our investigation into the impact of the Games reveals that leisure centres and sports clubs in the county are already seeing a massive rise in Olympic-related business .
Leisure centres in the New Forest have had a record month for membership uptake, with an increase of 8.5 per cent compared to July |last year.
• Swimming pools in Southampton are seeing between six and seven per cent more people attending than at the same time last year.
• Fleming Park Leisure Centre in Eastleigh has achieved 168 per cent of its membership sales target for the month.
• Bitterne Park Leisure Centre has signed up more than 200 people in the last month, which is the best monthly result for around two years.
• River Park in Winchester signed up 131 per cent of their target for sales for the month.
• Fareham Leisure Centre has seen ten per cent more people at its exercise classes and is reaching capacity in the swimming pool on a daily basis.
The incredible surge in Hampshire residents getting active has been put down to the dozens of new British sporting legends created at the Olympics.
Hundreds cheered gold medallist Dani King on her homecoming to Hamble this week – with the cycling star saying she would be happy if just one person was inspired to take up sport because of her success.
But the research reveals that plenty more have been spurred on to get fit since Britain won 29 Olympic gold medals - and leisure centres are seeing a huge impact from the Games.
Jo Parker, manager of Fleming Park Leisure Centre, said: "We have sold more memberships than we have ever sold in a month, when normally we struggle to get to our sales target.
"We have also had a staggering amount of people coming in for swimming - our free swimming sessions for under-12s have been packed.
"We're trying to push our customers in the group exercise classes - telling them: 'We're not going for bronze, we're going for gold.' It's been brilliant."
Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne said he welcomed the surge in uptake of sports activities.
He said: "This upswing in interest after the Olympics is fantastic, and is a real testament to the dedication and success of our Olympic athletes, like Hamble's very own Dani King, who have inspired people from all generations to get out there and be involved in sport."
Fareham Leisure Centre said it had seen a noticeable increase in children taking up new sports.
Centre manager Ian Cook said: "Families and children in particular are being more active.
"We've had 200 more kids attending our summer holiday play scheme this year, and they've all been keen to try out new Olympic sports and emulate the success of their Olympic heroes.
"Swimming lessons are also proving even more popular than usual, with 50 per cent more kids signed up than last year."
But the financial boost is not only going to be for sports clubs and businesses, according to economic experts.
Accountants at James Cowper have calculated that the region will get a £400m share of the nation's estimated £13billion Olympic economic legacy.
They say the figure is based on the expected benefits amassed from export orders, inward investments and an upsurge in tourism.
And they say the final figure may even exceed their estimates.
Business services partner Mike Farwell said: "The overall figure could be even higher if you also take into account the much discussed feelgood factor and new impetus for volunteering.
"The Games have been an enormously successful UK marketing campaign, and my advice to businesses is to take confidence from this and urgently consider how they can harness the Olympic momentum."


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Regional sports authority floated for Rays stadium
TAMPA - If the Tampa Bay Rays get a new ballpark, the team might need the entire area to help fund it. That's a tricky idea, but it's one that a stadium committee made up of the Tampa and St. Petersburg chambers of commerce is exploring. The idea is to create a regional sports authority similar to the Tampa Sports Authority that would oversee any new baseball stadium. So far, it hasn't gone beyond the idea stage, and it might have a tough time getting buy-in from the Florida Legislature. Still, a regional authority might draw from a much larger tax base than any single city or county and put a bigger dent into a stadium's $500-$600 million cost.A regional authority would be necessary for county tax dollars to go to a stadium in another county. A big question: would people be willing to support a stadium on the other side of the bay? "Let's say it's located in Pinellas," said Eric Hart, executive director of the Tampa Sports Authority. "How do you get people in Hillsborough and Pasco to pay for it?" A chamber of commerce group, the Baseball Stadium Financing Caucus, has been talking with city and county leaders on both sides of the bay lately to figure out how to pay for a new ballpark. It has no legislative powers, so it would need politicians to champion its ideas. A few weeks ago, caucus members chatted about the regional sports authority idea with Hart. His agency, the Tampa Sports Authority, operates Raymond James Stadium and issued some of the debt for the football stadium and the St. Pete Times Forum, but it doesn't have taxing power. The idea has more questions right now than answers. For example, a state program can help offset the cost of a new stadium by diverting $2 million a year in sales taxes toward the stadium for 30 years. That fund already helps pay off Tropicana Field. Could a new regional sports authority tap into that money for a new ballpark?, asks Bob Rohrlack, chief executive of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. Another question is whether to create a new sports authority or just expand the Tampa Sports Authority to encompass the entire area. A major advantage of a regional authority, of course, is it might be able to tax a much larger base than just a single city or county. Caucus members say it's not clear if such a local authority would even have the power to tax. Denver operates something similar, with state-run football and baseball taxing districts that levy a one-tenth of 1-percent sales tax in six counties. That six-county tax brings in about $38 million a year. A major sticking point to doing that in the Tampa Bay area is getting the Legislature to champion it. State Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, said he sees no appetite for creating any new authority with the power to tax or issue debt in this economy. Plus, the players in the stadium debate may want some resolution to the controversy before legislators could create a sports authority, said Mark Wimberly, co-chairman of the chamber stadium caucus. "This is not something you can pull together in a couple months," he said. "It would take a concerted effort in working with the state Legislature."
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When locked in a dark room with a bunch of dusty, broken organs and cheap microphones, this act based in the not at all dirty surroundings of pastoral Greenwich have come up with an album with such a wide reaching scope, the fact it was obviously recorded on a shoestring makes it even more impressive.
The dramatic drum rolls on 'Into the trees' merges Beach House with dreams about Phil Spector. The muffled muffled Wurlitzer led shoegaze of 'Circulars and the dreamy and 'The Twilight hour's distorted cutie pie pop is fine and fuzzy Joe Meek referencing indie pop equal parts sweet to dark whereas 'Submarine' shows their spikier side and 'The White season' comes on like a saccharine sweet lullaby from hell.
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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) on Tuesday backed House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King's (R-N.Y.) planned hearing on Islamic radicalism, chiding the press for having "become sort of fascinated" with it.
"The purpose [of the hearing] is, if you ask Chairman King, to try and assess how we can better work with the Muslim community in America to stop the spread of radical Islam," Cantor said at his weekly roundtable with reporters. "We have seen the Fort Hood incident that occurred; we have seen other evidence in America about the spread of radical Islam; if you look internationally, and certainly in the Middle East, I have said before in this room to you that our priority should be to stop the spread of radical Islam. That is in the security interests of the United States."
King's hearing, planned for Thursday morning, will examine "the extent of the radicalization of American Muslims." The hearing has drawn fire from critics who charge that it scapegoats Muslim Americans and is a "public exercise in Islamophobia." Proponents of the hearing say that it is appropriate for the Homeland Security Committee to investigate the roots of radicalization.
Six witnesses are slated to testify at the hearing, including Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), the first Muslim-American elected to Congress, and relatives of young American Muslims who became violently radicalized.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) released a statement Tuesday saying that he is "deeply concerned" about the hearing.
"I take the threat of terrorism very seriously, and no one is more committed to hunting down terrorists and bringing them to justice, wherever they live, than I am," Reid said. "But I am deeply concerned about these hearings, which demonize law-abiding American Muslims who make important contributions to our society, as I would be about Congressional hearings to investigate Catholics, Jews or people of any other faith based solely on their religion."
Reid urged that any conversation on domestic terrorism be "a collective one, not one that divides us based on religion."
Cantor was peppered with questions about the hearing on Tuesday. Asked whether he had any doubts about King's credibility, Cantor dismissed the question outright.
"I don't think there's any question about his credibility. ... We have got demonstrable occurrences in this country that show we've got a risk of the spread of radical Islam. That's not within the security interests of the United States and its citizens; it's something that we really want to work with folks to see if we can stop," he said.
Asked about his expectations for the hearing and the controversy surrounding it, Cantor responded, "Really, it's one hearing out of many that he's having. I think you here in this room have sort of become fascinated with this hearing. And I would say to you it's pretty obvious where some of the problems have been in terms of terrorist activity."
Asked again to weigh in on the controversy surrounding the hearing, Cantor said that "people are free to react the way they want."
"What I can tell you is I believe that we in this country are threatened by the spread of radical Islam, both abroad and at home," he said.


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An attempt to smuggle $804,000 (Dhs 2.9 million) of fake $100 notes through Dubai International Airport has been foiled by Dubai Customs officers last Wednesday 26 January 2011.
Ali Al Mugahwi, Director of the Passengers Operations Department said that Dubai Customs inspectors suspected a European tourist who arrived at Terminal 3 with a tourist visa, and his passport showed that he was a businessman. He looked confused and tense after he had his passport stamped and headed to inspection area.
Al Mugahwi added that the suspect was monitored closely until he arrived at the inspection area where he was told to put his two bags for inspection. The suspect tried to mislead the inspectors by putting only one of the bags, and when he was asked to open the other one he became even more tense and anxious. In the bag, the inspectors found bundles of banknotes that consisted of 8040 of fake $ 100 notes as well as 2300 notes ready for counterfeiting.
Al Mugahwi added that the passenger claimed during investigation, carried out by investigators of passenger investigation department at Dubai International Airport, that unidentified persons in a European country asked him to carry the bag to Dubai and to reside in one of the hotels where he had to wait for someone who would come later to take the bag.
"Dubai Customs makes great efforts to combat all kinds of smuggling, including the smuggling of fake currency which has a negative effect on the UAE economy," said Al Mugahwi
"This is achieved by hiring highly qualified inspectors who go through a number of specialized courses in body language and customs monitoring. They also receive regular training in inspection methods".
Al Mughawi explained that smuggling counterfeit money is considered one of the crimes that are punishable and prosecutable worldwide due to its bad impacts on economy and business especially in cities like Dubai which is one of the most interesting and important tourist and economic destinations targeted by millions of visitors and tourists every year.
In co-ordination with Dubai Police the suspect, who is visiting Dubai for the first time, along with the seized money, was handed over to Dubai airport Police for investigation and prosecution.
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I've covered Game State briefly in the past, but I have always used complex switch statements to handle different logical scenarios within the game. This works for small, simple examples, but is not optimal for more complex projects.
In the coming weeks, you'll see an example of a networked XNA game that relies heavily upon the concepts introduced in this lesson.
First of all, if you haven't seen the original example for PC and Xbox 360, download the GameStateManagement example from the Creators Club website and walk through it. It might also be useful for you, going forward, to check out the Network Game State Management example (geared toward Xbox Live) and the Peer to Peer Network Architecture example (more appropriate for the Zune).
Now, onto our lesson for the day: Game State Management on the Zune.
Lesson Resources
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What is Game State and why do I want to manage it?
Game State refers to... well.. the state of your game at any given time during its life. Example game states might include Loading, Playing, Waiting for Network, Finding Players, etc. Previously you might have seen me manage game state using a custom enumeration containing these game states and a giant switch statement encompassing all possible game states in the Update and Draw methods of my game, like this really simple game I made a year or so ago:
That's alright, but we are looking at making a networked Zune game. This introduces a ton of new states, particularly around the networking / peer matching aspects. Adding a new case statement would be okay, but it might be nice to be able to manage transitions between drawable screens, message bubbling and all that jazz. Essentially, that's what the Game State Management example covers - the work that's already been done for you so that you can create new screens and transition between them with minimal work on your part.
I have the code open, what does it all mean?
First, check out the Update and Draw methods in Game.cs. Notice anything funny? There's nothing in them. Weird for an XNA game, right? Previously I would stick all the logic for each of my screens in a big switch, but now, each of the individual screen logic has been offloaded to appropriate classes.
Let's start at the top and examine a little bit.
The ScreenManager
One of the first things you notice is a ScreenManager instance being added as a game component. The ScreenManager is the workhorse of this application. It derives from DrawableGameComponent, meaning it can be added to the component collection, and it overrides GameScreen's Update and Draw methods to update and draw all the visible screens.
It's responsible for showing, hiding, transitioning and bubbling messages through each screen. Also, be aware that we are talking about screens now, not individual pieces of logic - the logic for each screen is tied to that particular entity; the MainMenuScreen has the menu display logic in it; the GameplayScreen has all of the gameplay logic in it.
This class serves as a wrapper for input. Rather than a clunky if statement checking if certain keys are down or newly pressed, you can define custom properties in this class and simply check input.MenuSelect to see if the button for "menu select" was pressed.
This is an abstract class that has everything a screen needs, including three virtual methods (meaning you can override them in derived classes) for Update, Draw, and HandleInput. The base class also has some default logic for transitions and a reference to the ScreenManager component.
Encapsulates a menu entry for a menu. Also contains some animation logic to make each menu item look interesting. It also contains an event, Selected, which you can handle when the user selects a particular menu item.
A base class for a menu, which inherits from GameScreen. It's abstract, so you need to create your own BlahMenu base classes. In such a derived class, just add new menu items to it, handle the events, and you are off.
Other Screens
Check out the other screens that come with the example. They all handle input, update and draw differently, which illustrates the beauty of this approach. It's modular and easy to use.
Understanding this approach to game state management will make your game development experience a lot easier, especially if you are involved in even a slightly complex game that has more than a couple of potential screens. In good OO practice, it also means that you can test screens individually and easily add them to your ScreenManager. Start thinking about the game states and screens needed to implement a game using the P2P network architecture, and you'll be well on your way to understanding my next vlog!


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post7381630133548695738..comments2017-11-24T12:54:08.186-06:00Comments on PawPaw's House: Sunday MusingsPawpawhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-18974422582364875142012-04-16T14:10:37.288-05:002012-04-16T14:10:37.288-05:00Consider the history here. In 1915, when the cartr...Consider the history here. In 1915, when the cartridge was introduced, most medium-game hunters used the 30-30 (then called the .30 WCF) if they were modern thinkers, or the old, slow, bigger-bore offerings, such as the 45-70. 30-caliber military rifles had not hit the surplus stores just yet, although Krag-Jorgensens would in just a few years.

The 250-3000 would have been considered as if it was a rail-gun to us at that point in time. The rifle it was chambered for, the Savage 99, was gaining popularity as being a modern design for a lever-gun to supersede the Winchester designs, which were getting long in the tooth by then. It had a rotary magazine, which meant that spire-point bullets could be shot from it (couldn't be from the Winchesters except the 1895), and it had a round counter to say what that magazine capacity remained. It was light, mounted quickly, had fast lock time, and with the 250-3000, could be said to be as modern as a non-auto-loading rifle could be. The fact that the round and the rifles are still around 97 years later is a testament to the forward-thinking of it's designer, Charles Newton.

I have a Savage 99E, one of the first built back in '61 in the then-new .308 Winchester. I had just turned 18 when my Dad gave it to me as my first firearm (I had had pellet guns before). It is a tough rifle, and it's Weaver K4 glass is just as tough. It's put plenty of venison in my freezer.Rivrdoghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-22343776527802462162012-04-15T23:04:50.035-05:002012-04-15T23:04:50.035-05:00What you say about the .250 and the 25-06 is true...What you say about the .250 and the
25-06 is true. But...most of the deer I've killed have been taken with a Ruger 77RL in .250 with Remington 100 grain Core-Lokt bullets. Most of those deer have fallen on the spot
where I shot them.

Deer shot with a .30-06 and a 16 gauge shotgun with buckshot didn't go down as fast.

I think the 100 grain bullet opens fast and does a lot of damage right away. The 150 grain bullets I used in the '06 kill well but don't act
as swiftly.

The .250 has also been a very accurate cartridge. Only my M1A is
as accurate as the little Ruger .250.

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Deadline for Steamboat tennis tournament is Tuesday
July 16, 2010
Steamboat Springs — The deadline to register for the Steamboat Tennis Association Summer Tennis Championship is rapidly approaching.
The cutoff is 3 p.m. Tuesday.
The tournament caters to players of all abilities and runs Friday and July 24 and 25 at the Tennis Center at Steamboat.
There will be play in singles, doubles and combined partner mixed doubles. Players are encouraged to join the Steamboat Tennis Association, but nonmembers are welcome to play.
Entry fees also include the Players Party dinner and live auction at Catamount Lakehouse Restaurant. That event is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. July 25. A limited amount of extra tickets are available for $25.
The STA is a nonprofit group that helps support and fund youth tennis, scholarships and the Steamboat Springs High School boys and girls tennis teams.
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The Summer Tennis Championship serves as the major fundraising event, with proceeds going to help the high school teams and youth players.
For more information or to register for the tournament, call the Tennis Center at Steamboat at 970-879-8400 or stop by. Interested players can also go to http://www.10s.com for more information.


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The proboscis isn't a straw, it's a paper towel
The long, curled, tongue-like body part of a butterfly is called a proboscis. A butterfly can unfurl the proboscis to get at the nectar of flowers and liquids from fruits and other foods. But if you thought it was weird that a butterfly feeds through a giant curled straw, well that isn't even the weirdest part. Despite what you might have seen in cartoons, the proboscis doesn't actually act like a straw at all. A study by Konstantin Kornev of Clemson University illustrated that liquid is too thick for butterflies to be able to suck up in such a way. Far more pressure than a butterfly could produce would be needed to do so. What actually happens is that liquid is drawn up through capillary action — something more accurately compared to when you dip the corner of a paper towel into a bit of spilled water, and the water runs up into the towel, soaking it. Tiny grooves inside the proboscis pull the liquid up the tube and that is how a butterfly actually drinks. Amazing. And weird.
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Description: Tips for creating and manipulating planet textures for Celestia.
from that site wrote:On the other hand, a climate model predicted that if the 10-km-diameter asteroid that hit the Earth 65 million years ago extinguishing the dinosaurs and many marine lineages hit instead today, a snowball earth would result. This is because the present cold ocean is more susceptible to surface freezing than the warm Cretaceous ocean (when a snowball earth did not occur) during the decade of reduced Solar forcing due to dust thrown up by the impact.
http://www.eps.harvard.edu/people/faculty/hoffman/snowball_paper.html wrote:At the height of the last ice age, a mere 21,000 years ago, much of North America and Europe were covered by glaciers over 2 kilometers thick, causing sea level to drop by 120 meters....(and further along)...In his model, once ice formed beyond a critical latitude (around 30 degrees north or south, equivalent to half the Earth's surface area), the positive feedback became so strong that temperatures of the surface plummeted, yielding a completely frozen planet. The relatively small amount of heat escaping from the Earth's interior is sufficient to prevent the oceans from freezing to the bottom, but would still allow a kilometer thick cap of sea ice to form, thicker at the poles and thinner at the Equator.
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I think that in a snowball earth event, deserts would likely remain ice-free, due to the fact that they don't get much moisture in the first place. I could be wrong though.
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Foursquare Church Loses Millions From SCANDALOUS Investment
Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson played its final performance at the Neil Simon Theatre on December 9, after playing just 31 previews and 29 regular performances. According to the Los Angeles Times, the musical, which was written by Kathie Lee Gifford and led by Carolee Carmello, received significant funds from the very establishment that McPherson created decades ago- the Foursquare Church.
Acting as one of the show's major investors through its Foursquare Foundation, insiders recently revealed that it contributed around $2 million to the musical. After the show closed, the foundation's executive director and most of the board members were replaced because of 'dissatisfaction with the decision to invest in a Broadway musical.'
A representative told LAT: "Many people took issue with the foundation's narrow scope regarding evangelism, the difficulty of the grant process, and, most recently, the decision to invest in 'Scandalous: The Life and Times of Aimee Semple McPherson."
Click here to read the full article.
Scandalous is based on the life of Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944), the world's first media superstar -- a woman whose passion for saving souls equaled her passion for making sensational headlines and attracting overflow crowds of thousands throughout the world. Set in 1920's Los Angeles, holiness collides with Hollywood in this extraordinary tale of one remarkable woman's charismatic rise to fame amidst Scandalous love affairs and growing controversy, inevitably ending in her much-publicized fall from grace.


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New Cargo Terminal opens in Istanbul
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As Turkish Airlines has grown over the past decade, Turkish Cargo has seen similar expansion. Not only has its cargo network expanded, but there have been continuous improvements to its infrastructure and procedural processes.
This growth has been capped by the opening, on 1 January 2015, of a new Cargo Terminal which vastly improves the handling and transfer of cargo. The transition period to the new facility has been smoothly completed and full utilization of the facility has now begun.
With the launch of the new cargo facility, operational processes have been redesigned and service quality has been maximized.
Turkish Cargo provides the most efficient connections to the leading production and commercial centers across the globe. It has a network of more than 260 destinations in 108 countries, currently served by its 9 freighters with 48 destinations and 253 passenger airplanes. This comprehensive network, combined with a new state-of-the-art facility and its devotion to top quality service, makes Turkish an ideal Cargo partner for worldwide shippers.


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There is something so satisfying about whipping up (or grinding up as the case may be) a batch of homemade roasted almond butter. After a recent experience with sprouting a batch of almonds, I starting thinking about creative ways to put those almonds to good use. While the following recipe doesn't use sprouted & dehydrated almonds (here is a great video if you are interested in this process), I would love to make my almond butter this way when my dream home of the future contains a food dehydrator. For now, roasting the almonds gives them a great nutty, chocolatey flavor. This recipe will fill a standard glass 16oz peanut butter jar.
You'll Need:
Food Processor (I used my Cuisinart 11-Cup Food Processor)
Oven or toaster oven to roast the almonds
Glass jar with a lid
3 cups raw organic almonds
1/2 teaspoon sea salt (optional)
1 Tablespoon maple syrup (also optional and can be replaced with honey or agave syrup)
1. Start by roasting the almonds in a preheated oven at 350°F for 10 minutes. They will smell roasty!
2. Allow the almonds to cool, then place them in your food processor, close the lid, and turn it on.
3. The almonds will transform from rough, to sandy, to mushy and then to smooth & sticky over the course of approximately 10 to 12 minutes. I like to turn off the food processor every 2 minutes or so to scrape down the sides. Eventually, you will wind up with a smooth looking almond butter.
4. Add the salt and maple syrup if you are using it and process for 10-20 seconds more. An article at Heather Eats Almond Butter mentions adding different flavors like cinnamon or vanilla. I'd love to experiment with different additions like hazelnuts or chocolate!
5. Spoon the almond butter into your favorite almond butter jar. If you don't have one of these yet, you will soon! I reused a glass 16oz organic peanut butter jar.
6. Enjoy!
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Yum. As much as I love my Trader Joe's roasted crunchy, there really is something so satisfying about making your own almond butter at home. Looks like yours turned out perfect.
My dream kitchen comes with a dehydrator as well, built right into the white cabinets – you know next to that state of the art espresso machine… 😉
P.S. Thanks for the shout-out!
I was fortunate enough to taste Alexandra's Organic Roasted Almond Butter (and other delicacies) during a recent visit to Boulder and I can attest to it being absolutely delicious! I look forward to making some myself.
Mine never turned creamy! After about 40 minutes of processing and scraping repeatedly, I put some maple syrup in it to hopefully make it creamy. It was still just ok, so I put a little water in it. It now looks greasy and sticky so I gave up and put it in a glass jar! Have any suggestions? I hate to spend all that money on the almonds and get nothing I can use! It just never turned out "creamy".
How long will it be good for and should it be refrigerated? I am definitely going to try this. I love almonds!!!
We were watching Alton Brown on television today and he made a cashew butter. That sounded interesting and I had all the ingredients but, my cashews were stale. Should have put them in the freezer. I had a container with almonds so I followed your recipe. At the end we thought it was a bit "grainy" and gooey, not smooth. So we added 1/2 tsp Roasted French Walnut Oil and just a pinch of cinnamon. It came out smooth and creamy. I made a piece of toast and spread it on. While it is a whole lot different than processed p.b. it taste good. I think my husband won't mind using it on his toast in the morning along with the homemade strawberry jam that I make using flavored vinegars. Doing my best to get away from processed food and finding things that don't take a long time to make and actually taste good. This one does, so I'm sure I'll keep making it. I get my vinegars and oils from: http://www.fustinis.com/. It's fun coming up with great new better for us recipes. Thank you for this one.
I'm from Singapore. Thank you for sharing this recipe of almond butter. I'm going to try making it and use it as a base for making chocolate frosting.
Tried making almond butter no luck….started with the ninjia then to the food processer no cream.
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I saw y our hair clips on your web page, can you share how you did them? They are really cute. Not sure I will do any put we have some little girls in the family I may make for gifts.
I did get some little hair clips from some site (for free with an order) and they have a place on them to add something to - its a bobbie pin type of hair clip - and they came with little flowers. So I think I will glue them on and sell them - just cause I have them. I didn't even notice them in the package, almost tossed them with the packing.
They are pretty easy to make but do have a "learning curve" due to the hot glue and precision placing of ribbon. Now, I can easily make 20-30 sets in a night. Your fingers start to hurt from holding the clips open while you adhere the ribbon.
I kind of just played with the ribbon until I got it right, but I know there are alot of tutorials out there. It is important to use grosgrain ribbon styles until you get good at them. The satin ribbons are hard to place befire the glue stiffens. Just google how to make hair clips and you will see lots of different ways to make them.
Here is one I found just now for you:
Making Cute Hair Clips + Tutorial « Paperseed
I have seen other hair clips for sale at other craft tables, but they often offer them individually. I like to pair them up for a set.
You would be surprised at all the things that make good embellishments. Just keep your eyes peeled.
TIP: sometimes, I use embellishments from hair clips at dollar store. I just pull them off of the cheap elastics or clips, and hot glue them to the hair clips.
Joann's has a good selection of ribbon notions, and you can get them on ebay too. (My hubby says some poor chinese women must sit all day and tie ribbons so that I can get them cheap. Sad, but probably true).
Or, you can make your own embellishments. I do that too. It depends on my mood. The fun is in the creating, right??!
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Always an athletic specimen, St. John (Ind.) Lake Central linebacker Ike Spearman has started to come into his own as a football player this fall, and the college attention has increased in proportion.
The 6-1, 220-pound Spearman entered the fall with scholarship offers from Minnesota, Ole Miss, Northern Illinois, Vanderbilt and Western Michigan, but new teams could be added to that list in the coming months.
"The teams stepping up have been Louisville, Purdue, IU and I've talked to Coach [Dennis] Springer at Northwestern," Spearman said. "The Minnesota coaches, I always stay in contact with them. Coach [Jerry] Kill got hurt this week, and I talked to their coaches about that."
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Lake Central is off to a 4-0 start to the 2011 season, and Spearman has recorded 44 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, eight sacks, a blocked punt and a fumble recovery for a touchdown in those four games.
"Junior year to senior year, everything has improved," Spearman said. "It started with a lot of training and then this off-season I did a lot of 7-on-7 competitions."
Spearman's father sent him out to Carson, Calif., during the off-season to work with a trainer there. By the time summer rolled around Spearman had a 40-inch vertical jump, a 10-8 broad jump, a 345-pound bench press max, a 515-pound squat max, a 4.6 40-yard dash time and a 4.14 shuttle.
"Last year there was a guy named Tony Steward who went to Clemson and he was the No. 1 linebacker," Spearman said. "We printed out his speed, weight, vertical - all of his numbers that were on Rivals - and posted it on my door. Basically I just worked to try to make sure I would get to that level. I looked at who was the top and made sure I was capable of making it to that goal."
But Spearman also made sure he was getting in football shape as well. He joined the Goon Squad 7-on-7 team, featuring fellow Division I prospects Zeke Pike, Justin Combs, Deaysean Rippy and Gehrig Dieter.
"I think being exposed to that type of competition allowed me to see I can compete with anybody," Spearman said.
Now that he has seen his performance pick up and the success of his team this fall, Spearman does not expect a decision on his college future to come early in the fall.
"That was the plan originally, but because of the success of my team I am going to concentrate on trying to win state," Spearman said. "We'll see how things fall in place after that."
Had Spearman made a decision early this fall, there was a strong chance Ole Miss would have been the recipient of that pledge. They continue to be a team Spearman has high interest in.
"The staff there has been real good to me," Spearman said. "I've been down there two times and my father told me today we are going to try and make the Georgia game."
Other fall game visits are currently being planned by Spearman and his father and those trips will start this coming weekend with a visit to an in-state school.
"I am probably going down to IU this weekend," he said. "I'm going to go to a Louisville game and I'm going to make it to a University of Kentucky game as well. I'll also see Purdue and probably Northwestern as well."
Offers from Ole Miss and Western Michigan late in the spring kicked off Spearman's recruitment. Now the Indiana native's stock is on the rise and his offer list looks likely to grow in the coming weeks and months.


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UPDATE 2: Rick Weaver, a Wellesley police officer scheduled to retire in December after spending 37 years on the force, is being hailed for his bravery in running into the house to see if anyone was inside.
Update: More photos of the Ashmont Road fire in Wellesley, courtesy of Rich Gastwirt. No one was hurt or even at home at the time of the fire breaking out Monday afternoon. An investigation into what caused the fire is underway.
Police are on scene of this house fire on Ashmont Rd. no injuries. twitter.com/WellesleyPolic…
— Wellesley Police(@WellesleyPolice) November 26, 2012


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A new synthetic cornea restores partial vision to patients.
The corneas are made from synthetic, laboratory-produced collagen.
The research could help restore sight to millions of people worldwide.
A new artificial cornea could save the sight of millions of people around the world.
Developed by scientists in Sweden, Canada and California, the new cornea is made from artificial collagen in the lab and, when transplanted into a patient's eye, encourages damaged cells to regenerate and colonize the new tissue. After two years a majority of patients with the artificial corneas had significantly improved vision.
The results were published this week in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
"This approach could help restore sight to millions of people," said Griffith.
The human cornea is a thin, layered and clear tissue that covers parts of the eye such as the colored iris and the pupil. When damaged, the cornea can lead to blurry vision or even complete blindness.
Contact lenses can correct minor problems, but more serious problems can require a full cornea transplant. Clouding of the cornea leads to most cases of blindness worldwide.
The scientists made their artificial cornea from collagen, a common connective tissue found in tendons, ligaments, the cornea itself and other places around the human body. Instead of using natural collagen from humans, however, the scientists created synthetic collagen shaped like a human cornea.
By using synthetic collagen, the researchers eliminated the need for donor corneas, which are often in short supply.
After removing single diseased corneas from 10 patients, the scientists inserted the synthetic corneas in their place. After two years with a biosynthetic cornea the patients' own healthy cells had completely covered the synthetic cornea in nine of the 10 patients.
The new synthetic corneas produced tears and responded to touch. Overall vision improved in six of the 10 patients to a level about the same as a human cornea transplant.
All 10 patients had advanced keratoconus, or central corneal scarring, a disease that thins the cornea while giving the eye a more pointed, conical shape. A person suffering from advanced keratoconus sees multiple images and streaking, and is sensitive to light.
Most of the time a contact lens allows patients with keratoconus to function normally, but severe cases require a full transplant. The exact cause of keratoconus is unknown, but studies have associated the condition with various environmental and genetic factors.
The new results are "very impressive," said Shukti Chakravarti, a professor at Johns Hopkins Medical Institute who was not involved in the study. "There is always a dearth of donor tissue, and this would help bypass that."
Even better, by integrating the cornea recipients' own cells into the synthetic cornea, the patients should fight off infections more easily, and be more comfortable.
"Once those cells grow back they can help contribute to better protection of the cornea," said Chakravarti.
For now the synthetic corneas only work in people with advanced keratoconus, but the doctors and scientists are working to expand the use of synthetic corneas to other eye-related diseases.
"New studies are being planned that will extend the use of the biosynthetic cornea to a wider range of sight-threatening conditions requiring transplantation," said Per Fagerholm, a doctor in Sweden and another co-author of the new study.


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I like how it even says, the recordings are digital, then put onto the LP. What studio is using analog 2" tapes anymore. so when you listen to your distortion adding LP, with it's limited dynamcis, high surface noise etc etc, which was taken from a DIGITAL recording, what is the point of all this? Then you grind the sound off the plastic with a diamond tip stylus. Yeah, LP is so much better than digital. It doesn't sound better, it's super inconvienent, it's going backwards. Let's bring back the LEAR 8 track, it's so cool. When is someone gonna produce a wow and flutter unit to add to teh output of a CD or SACD player, to give you that LP effect. Throw in a few warp bumps too. $30 each, and out of the new wrapper WARPED!!! Yeah, it's a resurgence in crap, going backwards
When E.J. Korvettes is back, with it's music dept., then I will beleive it's back. And my 1971 Chrysler Imperial with white leather, in dash 8 track, 440 CI. 350 HP engine at 11 mile/gal...now that was living!!!!!
There are plenty of studios using analogue for one, and second I think we can assume the transfer of digital to analogue in a studio might be a little better than of a consumer deck.
Ever get a chance to listen to that Momofuku LP DUP? It sounds unbelievable, all analogue recording, very little mixing. Plus- most of the stuff you talk about liking was ALL recorded on analogue! Why take that great stuff and screw it up and digitize it?
That Momofuku LP is horrible, big disapointment. It's lifeless, non engaging. Elvis C. has lost his edge. And that's the one that's WARPED right out of teh wrapper, over priced crap. BIG disappointment. I have practically every Elvis C CD there are so many others that are better, his first album is best.
Oh my God! They sold a WHOPPING 1.3 million records last year and they project up to 1.6 million this year! If that's not come back, I don't know what is!
Both teh Rolling Stones Japan LP and Momufuku LP's are WARPED!!! Never got a CD or SACD that had defects, guess digital is even better QC making the mediums. My next LP adventure is on the Doors Box set of LP's. Sitting here, unopened, ain't had time to give em a spin. Let's see how that works out, that was pricey, the book is pretty interesting, cool photos stories
That's great news. Thanks for posting that.
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WCCO: Favre will report to Vikings training camp
Brett Favre will report to Minnesota Vikings training camp in July, Twin Cities' CBS affiliate WCCO's Web site is reporting.
A source told WCCO's Mark Rosen that Favre and the Vikings have come to a contractual agreement with heavy incentives and that the Vikings equipment manager already has ordered No. 4 purple jerseys with his name on it, according to the site.
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" Manufacturer: Empire / Genre: Racing "
* Prices may differ from that shown
As a big fan of the Need for Speed series of games from Electronic Arts, I've always been dubious of buying driving games from other vendors, but Flatout 2 turned out to be a pleasant surprise.
Racing consists of three categories :
Low-cost demolition
Higher-cost demolition
Street Racing
for each category, there a selection of cars, each with different characteristics, some faster than others, some with a stronger or heavier chassis. All factors that matter within a demolition derby or race.
For each race you run, you are awarded cash for achieving a certain place in the race, and also bonuses based on how much damage you cause to other vehicles and to the roadside furniture and scenery. The earned cash can be used to purchase new cars, upgrades to your existing car, and new events to take part in.
Apart from the rallying simulations such as Colin McCrae, and the out-right destruction of Burnout, this is the first game where the damage engine has impressed me. Not only can the cars be damaged (which also affects the way the car handles), you can also damage a lot of the scenery, indeed, in order to gain Nitro fuel within the game, you need to cause as much damage as you can without slowing yourself down.
The main racing elements are off-set by some fun side-games, which invariably involve you performing stunts, often sending your driving flying through the air. The first side game you come across requires you to send your driver through the windscreen and onto a mesh fence. The higher up the fence you splatter, the more points you get.
The game also has a good soundtrack, with music supplied by Nickelback, Rob Zombie and Fallout Boy, and many others.
If you need a fun game to fill the space between Need for Speed games, or if you just want to try a driving game that is as fun to come last as it is to win, then this is the one for you.
I can heartily recommend this game to anyone into the genre, and even to those who aren't


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Patil also asked MSRTC, PMPML and other public transport utility officials to provide extra security to women passengers.
The plan to tackle the sexual harassment menace was chalked out at the Circuit House in a meeting where all senior police officials, including commissioner of police Gulabrao Pol and joint Commissioner of Police Sanjeevkumar Singhal, were present. Senior officials from MSRTC, PMPML, PMC and auto rickshaw organisations, also attended the meeting.
A senior police official, who was present at the meeting, said, "Patil has directed to induct at least two female members on the police station level vigilance committee. He also asked to make sure that adequate security is provided to women passengers in buses, and directed officials from MSRTC, PMPML and auto rickshaw organisations to implement strict rules to curb the nuisance of sexual harassment.
R R Patil, on the sideline of the meeting, while addressing the media, told reporters that investigations in the low intensity serial bomb blasts at J M Road in August, is in its last phase, and expects the case to be cracked soon, as investigators have received a major break through.


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Just ordered some keen industrial Detroit steel tie sneakers for service days!
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Just ordered some keen industrial Detroit steel tie sneakers for service days!
I'm wearing a new boot to me. Georgia Boot. http://www.georgiaboot.com/ I have to say I am pleased with the fit. They had a pdf. file that you print and measure your size. I have been wearing mine about 8 months and just as good as ever.
I've done the red wings, carolinas, wolverines. going back to simple old combat boots.
I've been wearing Timberland Pro. Have trouble getting a year out of them though. They fit my feet however.
Rocky ironclads all day. Waterproof comfortable cant go wrong!
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Keen are by far the most lightweight comfortable steel toe Shoes I've ever owned. Perfect for service. Also they don't track any mud. I'm amazed and love that feature the best. In fact I stepped in a dog pile the other day and was shocked to look down and see no s*hit. My Chippewa will still be my boiler install choice of footwear, but those boots track mud terrible.
Agreed. Keen boot are by far the best ones. I tried, Red Wing, Wolverine, Caterpillar, and.etc. spent 4+ hrs at work n' more, the store assistant was ready to quit her job, after helping me, and finally, after trying boot after boot, found keen I said "these are it". Very comfortable, slip resistant, non marking soles, just simply the best boots out there, not going to anything else.
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I actually ended up buying a third pair of work boots.
I now have a pair of 8" Justin boots with the dual comfort sole. I have been switching back and forth from the Justins and the Thorogoods. Gonna say the Justins fit better, but quality is pretty much a tie.
The Chippewa slip ons are killer for weekend warrior stuff ( keeps the wife from screaming at me for wearing my dirty boots in the house). The biggest issue was the cost, that being said, you can buy way less boot for the same money.
If you dont need a steel toe, ECCO make great work boots. Pricey but i am on pair number 2 in 11 years. No kidding! very easy on the feet.
My redwings track so much mud in and out of customers homes I have to change shoe coverings multiple times a job:gah:
Thinking about looking into Keen..:playing:
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Thinking about getting a pair of Keen boots. You guys say they don't track mud in. Do they have good tread? I don't want to be slipping on every wet or icy surface.


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9 Actors Who've Threatened to Quit Acting
Angelina Jolie's reported decision to quit acting has dominated headlines this week, but please forgive me for taking it with a grain of salt. The superstar is only the latest actor to claim that retirement is imminent, though if her forebears are any indication, that plan will surely be shredded soon. Here are nine actors who've famously threatened to leave Hollywood (and then, in most cases, didn't):
Angelina Jolie
"[My career is] not the most important thing in my life," Jolie tells Vanity Fair this month. "Acting helped me as I was growing up. It helped me learn about myself, helped me travel, helped me understand life, express myself, all those wonderful things. So I'm very, very grateful, it's a fun job. It's a luxury. Look, I'm at work today in the middle of Venice. But I don't think I'll do it much longer."
VERDICT: She's got at least a few more years to reverse that opinion, as Jolie's already attached to a Kay Scarpetta franchise, the Tim Burton-helmed Maleficent, and a new Cleopatra film, among others.
Joaquin Phoenix
"I want to take this opportunity... also to give you the exclusive and just talk a little bit about the fact that this will be my last performance as an actor," Phoenix told Extra in October 2008. "I'm not doing films anymore....I'm working on my music. I'm done. I've been through that."
VERDICT: Though Phoenix hasn't booked a film since, his decision to quit acting for music is commonly assumed to be a ruse for the upcoming, Casey Affleck-directed mockumentary on Phoenix's rap career. After that gets a small release, most expect Phoenix to come back into the fold.
Evangeline Lilly
"Acting is something I appreciate, and I think it's been an amazing experience," Lilly told E! in February, as Lost geared up for its final run of episodes. "But I'm not passionate about acting the way you probably should be to call yourself an actor...I want to have some quiet space. [I want to] drop off the radar a little bit and enjoy a little bit of normalcy again."
VERDICT: Lilly didn't even wait until the Lost finale had aired to immediately go back on her word -- she booked the female lead in the Hugh Jackman movie Real Steel last month.
Alec Baldwin
"I'm done in 2012," Baldwin told Playboy last June. "In March 2012 I'll wake up and say, 'What am I going to do now? Am I done?' I think I will be done. I may finish a play or something, but I'm retiring at the [30 Rock] wrap party."
VERDICT: It remains to be seen if Baldwin's 2012 proclamation will come true (or whether the Mayans' will, rendering his rather moot).
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Main monitor blank when connecting TV.
Greetings guys and girls!
Yet another dual screen problem.
nVidia 9800GT, 196.21 drivers.
W7-64 Ultimate.
Trying to hook up the TV to the comp.
After doing so and clicking to identify all connected screens, main screen goes black.
Message of resolution being out of range appears. Same if I try booting with TV connected.
The TV gets signal but wrong resolution.
Only way to get rid of it is disconnecting the TV and rebooting.
Main monitor comes back as normal.
I've tried setting different resolutions in the nVidia tool, but it isn't helping much.
Read somewhere about a similar problem where the added external screen recieves a refresh rate of 85, sounds like it could be something like that. Any thoughts would be helpful.
Problem is really to just make the computer recognize the TV without blanking the main monitor.
Tired of watching series on this old 19"..
Thanks in advance!
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|17 Mar 2010
Seems as if it was what I suspected, wrong setting on the screen.
Managed to change the resolution on the screen and I could begin toying around with the TV.
After some really weird setting back and forth I got it working.
Something tells me though that nVidia's little control panel is somewhat *ucked.
It wouldn't take standard setting for TV until I lost the main monitor and got it back again.
ATi is looking good next time around..
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The green/grey Alfa Romeo blocked one side of the carriageway, caused traffic misery for drivers during peak times. After failing to track down its owner Dacorum Borough Council has impounded the car which will be destroyed if it is not claimed before the end of the month. If it's yours, call 01442 228000 and ask for enforcement.


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The Glazer family have no plans to sell Manchester United in the near future, Ed Woodward, the club's vice-chairman has said.
The American family's decision to sell off 10 per cent of their shares in the club in the IPO sale in August raised some questions over their long-term involvement but Woodward said they have no interest in cashing in the rest of their holding.
"There is always interest in this business. It is a phenomenal brand and club, but they are not willing sellers at all, they won't even engage, they are long-term investors.
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Third update: McCarthy was executed. She was declared dead at 6:37 p.m.-- 20 minutes after she was given the lethal dose. She said she was going to be with Jesus. She did not address the victim's family.
Second update: About 60 protesters against the death penalty gathered near the prison where McCarthy will be executed.
Some held signs that read "STOP EXECUTIONS IN TEXAS, "DON'T KILL FOR ME" AND "STOP KILLING TO STOP KILLING."
One of the protesters, Olinka Green of Dallas, said that she was standing "in solidarity" with both the Booth's family and McCarthy. She said that she believes the death penalty should be abolished.
Though she did not question McCarthy's guilt, she said she had no opinion on whether McCarthy was guilty.
"All I know is she's here," Green said. "I wouldn't want this blood on my hands. I'll let God be the judge."
Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers have blocked off the street in front of the building where the execution will take place.
Update: HUNTSVILLE -- In the hours leading up to the execution, McCarthy was joking with prison staff and was "pensive" but "not downcast," said John Hurt, the director of public information for the Texas prison system.
When the warden asked McCarthy about whether she planned to make a last statement, Hurt said that McCarthy "kind of laughed and said 'I don't know if I'll be able to talk.'"
She is also scheduled to meet with her own spiritual adviser after meeting with the prison chaplain earlier today.
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HUNTSVILLE -- Kimberly McCarthy has arrived at the Texas prison nicknamed "the Walls Unit" where she is expected to be executed tonight for the 1997 murder of Dorothy Booth in Lancaster.
McCarthy will be the 500th person executed in Texas since the death penalty was reinstated.
McCarthy's trip to the death chamber is being treated no differently by the prison system than the one before it or the one that will come next. But McCarthy's execution is gaining more outside attention because of the milestone.
"We are treating this execution as we do all the others," said John Hurt, director of public information for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. "We realize that there will probably be more interest from the public than usual, but we expect the McCarthy execution to proceed in the same manner as any other."
McCarthy can meet with her spiritual adviser and attorney before the execution, which is scheduled for around 6 p.m. No appeals are pending, so the execution by lethal injection is expected to take place, barring unforeseen circumstances.She will also speak to the warden about what will happen to her body and who is witnessing the execution. She can make telephone calls to say goodbye.
She has been given a new white prison uniform and can eat the same meal offered to all other inmates: pepper steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, mixed veggies and white cake with chocolate icing.
"And she will walk unrestrained into the execution chamber," said Jason Clark, a public information officer with the prison system.
Her execution is expected to be witnessed by the family, of Booth, a retired college professor.
McCarthy, a crack cocaine addict, stabbed Booth to death during a July 1997 robbery. Prosecutors at trial said McCarthy attacking Booth after using the pretense of borrowing sugar to enter Booth's home. McCarthy severed Booth's finger while she was still alive and traces of Booth's blood were found in McCarthy's home.
McCarthy received a second trial because an appellate court ruled her confession to police was illegally obtained. The second jury reached the same conclusion as the first and sent McCarthy to death row.
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George Allen signs 'Contract from America'
George Allen made another move Tuesday in his effort to saddle himself to the Tea Party and ride to victory in next year's U.S. Senate race.
City State is The Washington Times' roundup of the best breaking news and original observations across Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
George Allen made another move Tuesday in his effort to saddle himself to the Tea Party and ride to victory in next year's U.S. Senate race.
Council Member Mary M. Cheh provided a dose of humor on Tuesday between a contentious vote on ward redistricting and closed-door meeting on a fellow member's legal troubles.
A New Hampshire state representative has introduced a resolution into that state's legislature championing full statehood for the District, D.C. Council member David A. Catania announced in an afternoon press release.
Sulaimon Brown finally testifies before D.C. council, but says little; D.C. attorney files $1 suit against Council member Harry Thomas; D.C. office held without bond in alleged fatal shooting; Police shoot man in Hains Point; Gov. McDonnell joins actor Bridges in promoting to programs to feed needy Virginia children.
Visit Virginia Sen. Mark Warner's website and you'll be greeted by three numbers that display U.S. debt growth in real time. With numbers changing by the second, the new feature shows the U.S. debt ($14.3 trillion), U.S. debt per citizen ($46,067) and the U.S. population (311.4 million).
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Police are searching for a driver that pinned a pedestrian between two vehicles in a parking lot on Saturday in Loudoun County, Va.
Deputies from the Sheriff's Office were called to the 150 block of Enterprise Street in Sterling. They discovered a woman who said she was injured after being struck by another car.
The woman told police she was getting items from her trunk when a backing minivan made contact with her. She said she yelled at the driver to stop, but the driver continued and pinned her between her car and the minivan.
The minivan quickly left the parking lot at a high rate of speed.
Police said the driver is described as a fair-skinned black man in his 20s. The minivan is a tan 1998-2004 Honda Odyssey.
The victim was taken to the Lansdowne campus of Inova Loudoun Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Anyone with any information regarding the possible identity of the suspect is asked to contact DFC S. Allen of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office Crash Investigation Unit at 703-737-8308. Callers who wish to remain anonymous are asked to call Loudoun crime solvers at 703–777–1919.


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A woman had to be cut free from the wreckage of a car after a crash in Preston.
Firefighters had to remove the roof of the vehicle to get the casualty out at around 7.30pm on Wednesday.
The woman was said to be suffering from spinal, head, hip, arm and collar bone injuries.
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It started as a murmur at the last Fashion Week – not a bronzer in sight, instead either natural skin tomes or slightly paler, bones highlighted with judicious use of contour and luminiser. Then came Twilight, the vampire film seemingly beloved by all, and the murmur became a whisper, and now with the release of New Moon (the sequel to Twilight), and the fact that I haven't opened my bronzer bag in six months, I think the whisper is officially a roar – pale skin is back in.
It will be interesting to see what the next round of Fashion Weeks brings up in September, but I don't see paler skin going anywhere. When the only people wedded to their toxic tans seem to be Lindsey Lohan, Victoria Beckham and Jordan, I do think it's time to move on and embrace the skin you're in, one free of nasty melanomas and prematurely aged by the sun.
Being on the lighter side myself I can attest too many long Australian summers in the sun, cooking myself to my deepest color – a disappointing watery tea shade that invariably burned, and took about 150 hours of hard core sun exposure to get what I could have done in half an hour in the bathroom with a coat of Clarins fake tan. So even on holidays now I protect myself with SPF 50, and try not to worry too much about those toxic (but oh so enjoyable!) rays. Thus it's great to see that there is a new movement afoot to embrace our natural, un-suntanned selves. Just in time for winter!
Chantecaille have introduced a new pale shade of their fabulous Future Skin foundation, which was sorely lacking from their line before, and both MAC and Illamasqua do pure white foundations for the fairest amongst you. Kay Montano uses Becca Sherbert when she is looking after the creamy complexion of regular client, Nicole Kidman, and for highlighting the alabaster-skinned I like either Becca Pearl, or Pat McGrath's favourite, Armani Fluid Sheer in 0.
And of course for our friends whose skin is NEVER going to be a whiter shade of pale, rock the gorgeous skin tone of caramel, honey or ebony that you are, and don't feel left out – because black is ALWAYS beautiful.