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May 2002
9mm Pistols: Ruger, HK, and Springfield Armory Shoot It Out
We think Ruger�s $453 �K� gun takes the P-series pistol another step forward, but HK�s $699 USP and Springfield Armory�s new $489 XD pistol offer more successful combinations of features.
It seems like only yesterday that high-capacity 9mm pistols (owing to their European influences) were being referred to as wunderkind and the 1911-style pistol was being shoved aside. But new machining techniques have brought the Browning design back to prominence, even as "hybrid" Traditional Double Action (TDA) pistols and the polymer striker-fired pistols continue to evolve.
At the source of the polymer guns' development is the desire to make the guns easier to fire but still offer additional safety features. Of course, cocked-and-locked carry of the 1911 already offers this: two mechanical safeties that must be disengaged for the gun to fire with a nice single-action squeeze. Also, another system touted as safer than the 1911 (but totally devoid of mechanical safeties) is the double-action revolver. Only its extra-long pull stands between the finger and detonation. It is certainly possible to get a safe, smooth, shootable double action, but it's rare to see a quality DA pull in a gun that's straight out of the box.
In this test we evaluate three 9mm pistols that attempt to add security by offering either the long pull of a DA revolver, the external safeties of a 1911, or, a little bit of both, all on the same frame. Sturm, Ruger, & Company has long offered a TDA 9mm, and a K designation added to the front of the P-series pistol denotes that after the decocker has been depressed (lowering the hammer safely over a loaded chamber), it must be raised manually to reconnect the ignition system with the movement of the trigger.
Heckler & Koch continues to offer its USP series with a lever that serves not only as a decocker but can be used to lock the hammer in the raised position, just like on a 1911-style pistol. Though the USP does not offer the complement of a 1911-type grip safety, Springfield's new Extreme Duty (XD) offers a grip safety, but not a thumb safety nor decocker. Which combination of features is best? We went to the range to find out.
Range Session
At 25 yards we fired from sandbags fully supporting the underside of the frame and grip. We supported our wrists and forearms as well. All listed accuracy data was the result of firing in the single-action mode. Velocities and related data were fired over an Oehler 35P chronograph. Also, all three pistols were fired standing unsupported for a minimum of 150 rounds with a variety of commonly available 9mm ammunition. This included strings of fire from single action only and double action only. Though the Springfield XD utilizes only one trigger mode, we practiced transitions from DA to SA on the remaining two test guns. This included multiple runs at a plate rack consisting of six 8-inch plate and paper targets, each of which were placed 10 yards downrange. We like the plate rack for testing the ability to track the sights and push the gun from target to target. We like paper targets because they do not lie.
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Our ammunition included Black Hills 147-grain subsonics, Federal American Eagle 124-grain FMJs, and a new jacketed ammunition from Federal that expands like a hollowpoint. Here's how the guns performed.
Springfield Extreme Duty (XD), $489
The XD is imported from Croatia, and everyone wants to know if it is actually a new version of the Intrac HS2000. It would seem so to us, even though on the surface the XD is treated to better graphics and forward cocking serrations and a more generous cut to accommodate the disassembly lever. An accessory rail has also been molded into the dust cover of the XD. The cost of adding these features plus the assumption of quality-control responsibilities has raised the MSRP from $419 for the HS to $489 for the XD. Still a modest price, in our opinion.
Click here to view the Springfield Extreme Duty (XD) features guide.
We tested the HS2000 in the April 2001 issue and wished for only two improvements. One was a wider grip safety that was easier to compress. The Springfield XD offers this. We also complained of flyers, a problem we thought was related to the frame and slide being mated at the rear only by molded polymer. The XD is no different, but though we complained of unpredictable accuracy from the HS2000, the worst we could say about the Springfield XD was that it tended to print a little high.
The XD, code for Extreme Duty, is an interesting synthesis of two popular systems. For one, the use of polymer and the safety release hinged inside the face of the trigger borrows from Glock pistols. Pressing this safety flush with the trigger unlocks its movement. The XD is striker, rather than hammer, fired. This means the primer is not struck with a hammer and punch-like movement as in the operation of our other two test pistols. Instead, the striker is pre-loaded and released. When the striker is poised and ready to move, it protrudes from the rear of the XD's slide to warn the shooter. Also, if the chamber is loaded, an indicator pops up from the rear of the barrel hood.
However, this pistol cannot be decocked. The ability to include a usable decocker is still in question on guns of this type. Walther introduced a decocker in its polymer P99 series pistols to aid safer administrative handling. But, this design required a small movement of the slide to reset the striker. Doing so without disturbing the chambered round could prove to be too fine a motor skill to perform in what would likely be a stress-filled combat situation. While foregoing a decocker, Springfield's XD pistol does include a drop-proof firing-pin block and the aforementioned grip safety. The object, of course, was to ensure that the gun would fire only as the result of a deliberate movement.
The other two pistols also include a hinged trigger, but the XD requires a take-up and press much closer to a single-action 1911 pistol. The take-up is predictable, and the required 8-pound press is consistent. Ergonomics were neutral. No staffers were tempted to readjust their grip between shots. Firing consisted solely of aligning sights, establishing the break point in the trigger and overcoming it.
In terms of accuracy the XD finished just behind the HK USP 9. While all three test ammunitions were different, the results downrange were nearly identical. The subsonic 147-grain full metal-jacketed (FMJ) rounds from Black Hills, the typical 124-grain FMJ cartridge by Federal American Eagle, and the new Federal Premium FMJ all grouped right around 2.5 inches. The best groups measured just over 2 inches and the worst right at 3 inches. We credit this to the gun's consistent trigger and clear sights and a small feature we do not recall seeing on the HS2000. To aid lockup, the forward 0.4-inch of the barrel is wider to mate with the slide. With this upgrade in hand, any time we picked up the XD the shooter knew just what to expect in terms of grip, take-up and break.
Heckler & Koch USP, $699
If the XD is a hybrid, then so is the USP series from Heckler & Koch. Both the XD and the USP blend features of the nearly 100-year-old 1911 design with the controls of more recent designs. The frame of the USP is also made of polymer, but without the top end in place it is evident that the grip frame is perhaps the lightest and thinnest of all plastic guns. Though the XD releases its magazines with a button on each side of the frame just above the front strap (another 1911 trait), the USP requires a downward push to engage the lever, which blends into the rear lower corner of the trigger guard. This lever is ambidextrous, but it requires the experienced shooter to come up with a fresh plan for releasing the mag. Left-handed shooters forced to use right handed semi-autos have for years used the trigger finger to pop the magazine button. Most of our test staff chose this method, while some simply added a downward sweep to their standard technique, which uses the strong-hand thumb.
Click here to view the Heckler & Koch USP features guide.
Though there is no grip safety on the USP, HK managed to steal a page from John Browning anyway. On the left side of the pistol (this lever can be switched to the other side if desired) at the rear of the slide is a thumb-operated lever that can either decock the hammer, lowering it safely on a loaded chamber or, moved upward to lock the hammer back. This means that the next shot will be triggered single action once this safety is released. The proper use of first shot double action or first shot single action is the source of some confusion. Exactly what was the original design intent?
We checked with Bank Miller of the SigArms Academy. Even though the HK gun is a competing brand, many students pass through this training school with all sorts of weapons. According to Miller, the double-action mode was meant as a safety-on position. Any time there is an opportunity to do so, the student is instructed to go to single-action-only fire by thumbing back the hammer. On today's semi-autos (and revolvers), blocks are installed so that even if the hammer slips from under the thumb and falls, the firing pin will not contact the round unless the trigger is also depressed. When all is clear, the gun may then be decocked to safe.
The HK system goes one better. The thumb safety allows the pistol to stay in single action, which is the higher state of readiness with assured safety. While not recommended as a continuous practice by the manufacturer, the HK USP may even be holstered hot, with the hammer-back safety on.
The HK pistol is more expensive than the other pistols in this test, but it is not the most expensive variation of this design. Above the USP in the HK lineup is the Expert model, which carries an MSRP of just over $1,000 dollars. Still, the extra $200 or so above the cost of the Ruger or Springfield Armory pistols does buy you a couple of steps up the pyramid toward match grade accuracy, as our testing showed. In fact, we nearly kept all groups fired with the Black Hills ammunition under 2 inches at 25 yards.
One important difference between the USP and Expert series is the way the barrel locks up at the front of the slide. The Expert uses an O-ring system. The USP employs a slightly raised area on the outside of the barrel from the muzzle back, though not as pronounced as in the profile found on the barrel of the Springfield XD, nor is it as effective as the addition of the O-ring. The other components of accuracy are sights and trigger.
The sights on the HK pistol are tops. They avoid snagging clothing but still offer target quality. While both the XD and the Heckler & Koch pistols use three-dot sights dovetailed into place, the rear unit on the HK is given a pyramid shape to speed the shooter's eye to the notch where the front sight should be found. The dovetails and corresponding units are large and strong looking.
Other features worthy of note are a generous accessory rail molded into the dust cover, effective checkering molded into the front and back straps, and an externally mounted extractor.
Our first impression upon firing the USP had to do with its size. We were practicing leveling the gun at the plate racks from low ready. Our choice of mode was to fire the first shot double action and follow up by firing at the remaining plates single action. On day one it seemed like a long length of pull. By the end of the test we had changed our mind and felt totally comfortable. The change in trigger position inside the trigger guard between DA and SA did not measure out to be much different than on the Ruger KP95, but the feel and resulting control was markedly different. The HK USP presents perhaps the least impression of transition of any TDA pistol we have tried to date. Combining this aspect with the best sights and accuracy among our trio of test guns, we posted our fastest times at the plate rack.
Ruger KP95, $453
The Ruger P-series is a tried-and-true design that gains the K designation by adding a Safe position to the decocking lever. This lever is ambidextrous, but the right side lever is abbreviated. Depending on your hands or preference, operation is available to either thumb when using a two-handed hold.
Click here to view the Ruger KP95 features guide.
The grip frame, trigger guard and dust cover are polymer. Few people think of Ruger when they think of a plastic gun, but this design has been around for quite some time. Features continued from the P series to the KP include an externally mounted extractor, double pinned low mount front sight, dovetailed rear sight adjustable for windage with locking screw, full length guide rod and fully supported chamber with ramped barrel. Cocking serrations are rear only, and while the ambidextrous magazine releases ensure against accidentally dropping the mag, we could never make up our mind if we love or hate them, let alone whether to use the thumb or forefinger.
The P series has never been considered a target weapon, but instead one that is reliable, sturdy and affordable. We had our best luck firing the Federal American Eagle 124-grain FMJ round, which averaged out to a five-shot group size of just 2.2 inches. The KP95 is nothing fancy, nor was it ever meant to be. As the field of available ammunition has increased, one theory holds that older design firearms will still perform better with the older cartridges. While the expanding FMJ from Federal gave us no problems whatsoever, we did in fact have some trouble with reliability when firing some of the more aggressively shaped hollowpoints. The roundnosed FMJ continues to be the most reliably feeding slugs in 9mm across the board. No wonder Federal went to the trouble of developing a FMJ that would do the job of a hollowpoint.
If we experienced any other problem with the KP95, we felt that it centered on our familiarity with the trigger and slide velocity. In terms of effective continuous fire, we felt the least sure when in the single action mode. The hinged trigger had the least feedback and we often found the gun going off sooner than we expected. Part of the blame is that each of these three guns is very different in feel. Were the KP95 our only pistol, we are sure familiarity would minimize this problem.
Another characteristic that made it hard to shoot on time was the slide seemed not to move at optimum speed. Sometimes the slide would hesitate and destabilize our hold. This could be traced to matching the proper strength ammunition to the combination of the weight of the slide and the power of the recoil spring. In the case of the supplied recoil spring, we're afraid one size does not fit all.
Compared to the XD, which will likely sell for not much more than the KP95, we feel there is a big difference in the type of buyer for each pistol. The XD does not offer a safety that is in effect a true "off-button." It is an inexpensive pistol for the experienced, if not professional, shooter. The KP95 includes a sort of kill switch in its decocking mechanism that deactivates the gun. In today's market, we see it as a budget gun for self-protection to be purchased by the average citizen who will likely not make shooting a regular activity.
Gun Tests Recommends
Springfield Armory XD, $489. Best Buy. We can't vouch for this pistol in every caliber, but as a platform for launching 9mm Parabellum we feel it is very close to ideal. The size and grip feel natural, and the trigger is consistent. These are attributes rarely seen in this price range, in our opinion.
Heckler & Koch USP, $699. Buy It. This is a sophisticated pistol with a trigger and safety system that offers more than one effective mode of fire. The sights are both precise and quick, a rare combination. It's expensive, but in this test, it's head and shoulders above most polymer pistols.
Ruger KP95, $453. Conditional Buy. We found this pistol to be a solid performer, but with a narrower choice of ammunition. It appears to be limited to cartridges that provide just the right amount of slide velocity for consistent control because it balked at the more radically profiled hollowpoints.


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Union Station in Los Angeles is Always Open
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A number of long distance passenger trains arrive and depart from downtown Los Angeles at Union Station. The monumental Spanish-style architecture rises up in walking distance to the birthplace of Los Angeles on Olvera Street. The Mexican restaurants and outdoor shopping bazaar are a wonderful place to spend time while awaiting a train heading north to Seattle or east to Chicago or to New Orleans. The station, because of its spaciousness and location so close to Hollywood is as familiar to film and television lovers as Grand Central Station in Manhattan. Film crews are regular visitors to the almost 80-year old structure that witnessed the passage of so many celebrities on their way to and from Beverly Hills in its glory days during and after WWII. Automobiles and air travel led to the reduction of passenger trains to travel long distances and this transportation hub in the middle of downtown L.A. saw a smaller and different group of passengers availing itself of train rides. The station's interior is beautiful and distinctive with enclosed courtyards and lots of marble and terra cotta to please the eye. The last of the Harvey House restaurants at train stations opened and closed here. There are plenty of reasons for us to pull up in the station's parking area while on a private Los Angeles tour to show off our historic Union Station even if we are not picking up or dropping off our guests who are traveling on Amtrak.
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The Time for Photo Fun on a
Private Tour in Hollywood
Blue skies, green grass, it's the rainy season in Southern California. We Los Angelenos can even be seen in sweaters and long sleeves, it's that chilly, daytime temperatures in the upper 60s. We bring in the pets at night and close the windows. But for our guests it is a most beautiful way to spend the holidays where the days are comfortable and the nights full of holiday lights and cheer. This is a good time to take photographs, too, to use throughout the year. Photos like this one where our private Los Angeles tour guest gives a big kiss to the Hollywood Sign. The youngsters on our excursions get very imaginative up here near the sign (in fact, everywhere we take them the little hams). The photo albums our guests receive of their journey with us will always be full of great digital memories that they can share any time with their friends, family and the public on Facebook. We suggest considering a late afternoon tour (so you can sleep late) when the sun is setting and all the holiday decorations are lit. City lights and public trees and displays are great but we can also cruise through Beverly Hills and Bel Air and see how the stars light up their homes.
Sprint Car on Sunset Strip Grabs Eyes
Our Private Tour SUV Can't Challenge the
Tiny Race Car
The car had a license plate so the State of California said it was safe to drive on our Hollywood streets. Like everything strange and unusual along the Sunset Strip (and that's a lot of things….every day) the little racer grabbed the attention of drivers and pedestrians alike as it tooled along the stretch of roadway connecting Hollywood proper with Beverly Hills. With the electronic billboards, megabanners on the sides of buildings, flags flying from the lampposts and all the distractions of a busy commercial street (the busiest and most commercial in the world, perhaps?) the little midnight blue car was a center of attention. A young man enjoying our private Los Angeles tour asked his parents if he could have one. They in turn asked their tour guide where the dealer's showroom was located. With some research we could perhaps find the custom shop responsible for the little car though it is possibly constructed from a kit. We wonder how it would do against Justin Bieber in a street race, one-on-one, a Lamborghini and this little thing?
Merry Christmas from Elite Adventure Tours
Santa Must Really Love Our
Luxury Tour Over Hollywood
From everyone at Elite Adventure Tours our best wishes for a truly memorable holiday season. We hope to see you on a visit to Los Angeles this coming year. We have a private luxury tour or adventure ready to go just for you.
Step Back Into Los Angeles Past at the Catalina Island Museum
Enjoy a Fine History Documentary About Los Angeles on a Catalina Island Tour
We encourage our adventurous guests to let us take them the 23 miles out to the largest of the Channel islands, Santa Catalina. Lots of Los Angeles history happened out here as the city on the coast grew in size and importance. Our private Los Angeles tour guides mention some of that history when onshore destinations allow a view of the island and any discussion is relevant but the best way to learn about the island is to visit it. We can fly over in one of our twin-engine luxury helicopters or we can arrange for a private yacht to cruise the channel. We can even take the high speed ferry. Our guests make that decision. Once on the island there is much to do and see. One idea is to visit the Catalina Island Museum and enjoy one of the many documentaries that might be showing in the gallery on the ground floor of the notorious Avalon Casino where the museum is located. As you can see, Hollywood and its stars are very much a part of Catalina history. This island playground is fun to visit any time of the year and offers a number of exciting adventure activities (hiking, ziplining, scuba diving, snorkeling, deep sea fishing, jeep tours through the buffalo preserve) as well as more deliberative things to do like sightseeing, shopping, restaurants and, of course, the Catalina Island Museum.
Enjoy a Personal Transporter Tour of the Beach
Every One of Our Private Tour Guests
Master the Segway
This is definitely one of our "funnest" adventure tours of Los Angeles. We enjoy a short training course (which is all it takes) in Venice Beach and then cruise along the beach trail with the bicycles and rollerbladers. We can cover a lot of miles without getting the least bit tired. Plus we can stop along the way to admire the ocean, be awed by the skateboarders at their special skating park, ogle the body builders working out at Muscle Beach, purchase souvenirs along the boardwalk and maybe get a henna tattoo. We can also scoot up to the Santa Monica Pier enjoying the views of the fantastic beach hotels and the wide, well groomed beaches and then the historic carousel at the foot of the pier. Did we mention the snacks? There is a huge variety of food choices all along the way if standing on a motorized individual transport vehicle makes us peckish. But wait! There's more! As masters of the Segway now we can drive to Beverly Hills and enjoy another adventure ooohing and aaahing at the fabulous mansions and homes of this incredible neighborhood. Perhaps when hoverboard technology improves we can equip our luxury SUVs with boards for every guest and be ready to scoot wherever we go. Isn't the future great?
A Miracle on the Miracle Mile
For Our Private Tour Guests Who Love Cars
Welcome to the new look of the Petersen Automotive Museum. Once a giant department store (Ohrbach's) located at the corner of Fairfax and Wilshire on the Miracle Mile (so named for its grand shopping all the way to La Brea) the Petersen publishing empire celebrates all things automotive in this landmark location. Since 1994 the Petersen collection of cars, trucks and motorcycles has thrilled car lovers with ever changing exhibits in 25 galleries. There are more than 100 vehicles on display with the remainder of the collection safely stored in a giant vault beneath the building. Talk to the right people and pay the fee and the vault is accessible to an eager auto enthusiast. Hollywood and the movies contribute to the exhibition at most times so you can see and enjoy the designs of cars instrumental in the action of some of your favorite movies and television shows. With its proximity to both Hollywood and Beverly Hills we always manage to pass by the Petersen on our private tour of Los Angeles and perhaps convince our guests to make a stop to inspect some show cars on display.
December Beaches in Los Angeles
We Tell Our Private Tour Guests to
Bring Bathing Suits
We in Southern California find the 70° days very pleasant but will likely have slipped into long pants and sleeves and socks and shoes. Our visitors from hardy northern climes are more likely to be getting into our luxury SUVs for a private Los Angeles tour wearing shorts, t-shirts and sandals. Our yearlong nice weather means a visit to the beach is always in order. In the winter months there are certain advantages. No blazing heat and no large crowds. You can enjoy miles and miles of sandy coast practically to yourself. The bike/skate paths are wide open so you can cruise mindlessly for miles and miles from the foot of the Palos Verdes Peninsula almost to Malibu. That is Malibu in our aerial photograph above . Just a small part. Malibu occupies more than 20 miles of coastline. It is a sliver of a city sandwiched between the Santa Monica Bay and Santa Monica Mountains. The celebrities who live in fabulous beach homes are reading their morning papers on their deck instead of jogging along the beach at this time as they might be doing during the hot summer months. If our guests wish, we are always ready to make a stop and lead a tour along the water's edge with a chance to gaze into the windows of the homes above the water line. Our combination air + ground tour allows us to fly over and pick out particular beaches to drive back to after the flight. December swimming in the ocean anyone?
Hollywoodland in its Heyday
The Changes in Hollywood Are Apparent
to Our Private Tour
It is really only a hundred years ago that Hollywood began making a name for itself as nickelodeons spread across the country and movie houses began to appear. What was definitely not good for the vaudevillian performers of the day was the beginning of a huge entertainment enterprise whose capital would be Hollywood. Folks moving west to be a part of this startup industry had to live somewhere. Enterprising businessmen of the time purchased a large stretch of property above the growing studio neighborhood below, up into the hills almost to the top of what would later be called Mt. Lee, and created Hollywoodland. Unlike today's planned residential developments there was only land. Prospective residents purchased a plot and built their own homes. That is why as we drive up to visit what remains of the original development billboard, now the Hollywood Sign, our private Los Angeles tour guests can see how unique and remarkable each house is all the way to the top. Along the way we can pull out photographs like this one so our guests can compare what was with what is.


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Chad Valley Digger Play Tent now £4.99 @ Argos
Let me say straight away that this is NOT in all stores, or even in most, but probably about a third of the stores in the areas I have searched, so some of you will be lucky, and some won't. I don't want to get everyone's hopes up too high!
If you're happy to have a look, then this Chad Valley Digger Play Tent is down to only £4.99 in Argos stores right now which is a brilliant price for this role play tent.
Argos are saying it's down from £19.99, but I remember this being on offer for £9.99 a few weeks ago. Even so I think this is a great toy if you can manage to get one. It's got a roll-up cab door for easy access, a look out through the windscreen (it helps if you can see where you're driving), and a removable wheel so you can play at fixing the digger as well.
The Chad Valley Digger Play Tent is not available for home delivery, and stocks are very hit and miss, but I wanted to share in the hope that some of you can grab this bargain. Good luck!
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Love It or Hate It? Antique Spoon Chandelier With Tea Cups
Yes, yes, I know this is grandma style personified, but I still can't help but smile when I see it. The Antique Spoon Chandelier With Tea Cups ($599 to $999) is made from antique silver utensils and teacups that are then secured to forged-iron frames lined with curled spoon handles hooking assorted teacups. I think this would look lovely in a quirky parlor that mixes antique furniture with fun, modern art. Where would you use it?


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The timezone in Torukuno Sampala is Asia/Makassar
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- Torukuno Karoni (10.4km)
- Torukuno Wawoolipa (15.2km)
- Torukuno Totoko (23.9km)
- Torukuno Watupali (28.1km)
- Bulu Lumereo (37.5km)
- Torukuno Eppe (40.2km)
- Bulu Lampesu (40.8km)
- Bulu Parubasong (43.8km)
- Bulu Lomeureo (53.6km)
- stream;
- a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- La Tokaluku (30km)
- La Mopute Tengan (30.8km)
- Salo Riaria (37.8km)
- Salo Lengkona (39km)
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- a large inland body of standing water.
- Danau Lontoa (34.5km)
- Danau Wawontoa (39.6km)
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- Tanjung Batu (39.8km)
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A man discovers his inner reptile with the help of a little trinket he picked up somewhere.
Cool! I want to transform!
This is amazing, my friend!!!! 8D
hes not turning evil is he? mental tfs make me sad :,(
Very nice. Note to deviants: just cause it's shiny doesn't mean you should wear it.
Cool picture. And I like how you added a necklace that caused the transformation. I have the same idea in a story I'm doing, but I was beginning to think it was a silly thing to cause a transformation to start.
Awesome!!! Reptiles are the coolest...me included.
Reptiles ARE the coolest
That's right! *hugs all reptilians*
Eep! *got hugged*
Hehe... I is a hugger! (at least I won't hug your face or anything XD)


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Our Light
A poem by Michelle "Mickey" Hetherington, NSW.
History of a hallowed land is hidden in plain sight.
Ancient whispers haunt a long forgotten night.
Walking in the shadows not knowing what we fight.
Dreamtime stories,
Souls will speak.
And the past shall be our light.
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While the dominant narrative of the American Revolution focuses on its political causes, the factor of religion cannot be ignored. Many settlers came to the North American colonies seeking the freedom to practice their religions. For the Puritans, who established a vision for their colony, calling it a "City upon a Hill," religion was intertwined with America's destiny to become a beacon for the world.
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The most important religious development in colonial America was the introduction of religious revivals known as the Great Awakening. Religious revivals first appeared in England, Scotland, and Germany, and ultimately spread to the colonies. The fervor of these revivals represented a reaction against the formality of Congregational churches. A leading figure in the Great Awakening was the clergyman Jonathan Edwards, who attempted to reconcile Calvinism and the Enlightenment.
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I am a concert artist with multiple master's degrees and a special certificate for teaching children.
My studio includes students of all ages, and I treat each student on an individual basis according to his or her strengths and goals. I have students from Bakersfield, Visalia, Porterville, Lindsay, Selma, Exeter, Hanford and more. I also have students who travel from other parts of the state as well as from other states to take lessons. My students have gone on to win local and state competitions, and many have been accepted into music programs ranging from performing arts high schools, to master classes, to competitive college and university programs.
I have performed and recorded on radio, on television, and on the concert stage both nationally and internationally, and I have visited many schools, colleges and universities performing as Solo Pianist, Accompanist, Choral Conductor, and Vocal Soloist to benefit students' musical education and to expose Youth to fine Arts. I have also served as Adjudicator for county competitions including the Tulare County Young Soloist Competition and the CMEA Bakersfield competition.
I began performing and competing on the piano winning my first State Gold Medal at 9 years of age. Among my many mentors was a prize winner of the International Chopin Piano Competition – another won the Callas prize. I was invited to accompany Russian mezzo Soprano Natalia Kirichenko at La Scala in Italy for her concert series. I have performed as pianist on PBS. For the last two decades I have performed and recorded regularly with my sister-in-law Tracy Harris, a Yamaha Performing Flute artist. I am also the Pianist for the acclaimed Tracy Harris Annual Master Class, and for the national Tracy Harris FluteBoot Camp series.
Tracy and I premiered the TCSO commissioned Flute and piano Concerto composed by Dr. Todd Harris in 2010, at the Visalia Fox theatre, and I performed Mozart's Piano Concerto #23 in 2011 with the Symphony as well.
I have also performed with Yamaha Artists Jim Walker, Mary Karen Clardy, Miramatsu Artist John Barcellona, Miyasawa Artist Tadeu Coelho, and Powell Artists Cynthia Eliss and Nicola Mazzanti. I was a featured performer at the NFA Convention and I have performed for the benefit of numerous national charitable foundations.
My latest album, "Eklectick," contains brand new arrangements of Chopin, Schubert, Bach, Saint-Saens, and more. You can also hear me playing them live online on my website at www.HarrisPiano.com.
I am the piano editor for my husband Dr. Todd Harris' "The Lyric Flutist," just published by Wingert-Jones and released in Washington, DC at the NFA convention in 2015. You can hear me playing them as published on the JW Pepper website.
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Talks start over Irish Rail staff dispute
Talks aimed at resolving the dispute between Irish Rail and the country's train drivers are due to begin today at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC).
Both the National Bus and Railworkers' Union (NBRU) and Siptu have warned that industrial action is on the cards unless progress is made in the area of pay and conditions.
Train drivers are adamant that they are prepared to strike and have warned that they will target early-morning services in a move that would cause maximum disruption.
Workers claim they have been crippled by a recent wave of pay cuts, while at the same time facing demands for increased productivity.
There is also a deep sense of concern about staff safety following a significant increase in violent and drunken incidents on board trains and in stations.
Both trade unions have warned that staff morale is extremely low and that drivers are now prepared to embark on a second wave of industrial action.
Apart from the dispute over pay and conditions, concern remains over the findings of a recent draft safety audit - which found that near misses which could have resulted in death or injury are going unreported because staff are fearful of being reprimanded.
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Inspiring Women in Business
Good morning and Happy Friday!
Something that i have been wanting to do for quite a bit is to start sharing women in business who inspire me. Women who share. Women who lift each other up. Women who are successful in and on their own terms and women who believe in #communityovercompetition. Over the 11 years i've been in business i've run into some pretty poisonous business women, but on the flip side i've met some ah-mazing women whom i adore being around. Lora is one of those people. Lora owns Scout Curated Wears. A simply gorgeous jewelry line that gives back 10% of net profits each year to help and support other women. Most recently, Lora donated to Dress for Success.
Please meet Lora, owner of Scout Curated Wears. Be sure to show her some love and check out her line at the end of the post.
Hi! I'm Lora- mom of 2 crazy boys, travel enthusiast & founder of Scout Curated Wears. I launched Scout in 2015 shortly after turning 40. I've worked in the fashion industry since college and always loved how exciting, fast paced & dynamic it is. Turning 40 was a whoa moment in a good way. I took a long hard look at my life and decided I wanted to be more present for my family. I traveled so much for my job that half the time when I was home my kids called me by our daycare providers name! Every time that happened my heart broke a little bit. I resigned from my job to take a break which was a huge leap into the unknown for this OCD over-planner. The time I spent at home helped me recharge and gather the courage to start something of my own. Scout is what come out of that.
Where do you find your inspiration for your work?
I've always loved fashion. I love that what you wear can change you mood & what you project. I'm inspired by so many things, travel, color, nature, beauty…. Ultimately I do what I do because I enjoy creating beautiful things that are enjoyed by others. I love hearing stories about how a certain item was given as a gift or bought as a pick me up for a friend. In 2017 we launched a women's initiative to give back 10% to causes that support woman. It's given new purpose to Scout. It's been inspiring to get involved with organizations like Dress for Success that work to empower women.
What is your favorite piece from your line?
That's a tough one because I love to layer everything together! If I had to pick, my current fav is our new Lava stone bracelet/necklace wrap. Lava is the stone of strength and wearing it reminds me that I'm strong even when I'm feeling unsure.
Who would be your dream customer that buys your jewelry?
I would love to see Tory Burch wearing Scout. She has great style and I admire her mission with the Tory Burch Foundation to empower women entrepreneurs. I'd love to partner with Anthropologie. I think their customers would love Scout.
What is your personal style like? Does your work typically reflect that?
I'm a style chameleon! So much so that people often don't recognize me. I'm bohemian at heart but love to play with fashion. Everything from preppy to edgy. Different pieces and color combinations in my line reflect that.
What is your favorite Instagram account to follow?
So many! I'm inspired daily by all the amazing content people put out there. I really like refinery29 it's a great mix of fashion, culture & art, designsponge for style inspiration, olivesandgrace is an inspiring kick butt women owned business in Boston and humansofny to remind us that we are all in this together
What tradition or routine is important to you?
Every morning I carve out about 20 minutes for my self to practice yoga. Sometimes I feel like it saves my life. It's such a gift to be able to do that with 2 kids and a business and it really keep me going.
We know you are so busy! How do you balance all of your work responsibilities along with your home and personal life?
I'll get back to you when I figure that out! My husband Grayson is the glue that holds it all together. My life and family would not work without him. He's amazing and always up for anything. Whether that's manning the home front while I do my thing or pitching in at Scout on top of his career. Any entrepreneur needs a good support network whether it's friends, mentors, or a partner. He's mine.
What's your favorite app (or other tool!) for helping you do life?
It's so basic but I could not live without google calendar and the bells and alerts I set to remind me of where I need to be and who I'm meeting with. Love that I can add things to our family calendar and my husband can see them too.


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Silvia Nakkach, MA, MMT,
is a Grammy®-nominated musician and a renowned vocal artist. She created the Sound, Voice, and Music in the Healing Arts certificate program at California Institute of Integral Studies and founded the Vox Mundi School to teach and preserve indigenous musical traditions. She is the author of Free Your Voice.
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Positive Health Solutions provides spas and resorts customized retreats and seminars for your unique spa customer. We delight in providing creative and powerful seminars and workshops that leave clients feeling inspired, refreshed, and motivated.
Our goal is to have your spa customer experience a deep renewal and to leave with a knowledge base that will enable them to continue to effect health and wellness in their lives.
We provide dynamic, concise, and clear strategies for healthy living and positive life management. In addition to offering creative and dynamic seminars our staff is also trained in other wellness areas such as yoga, meditation, nutrition, guided imagery, deep relaxation, and mindfulness.
We will interface our workshops with your existing spa services to provide an ideal and luxurious environment of spa pampering designed to revitalize the body, mind and soul. We can customize our workshops to fit your unique approach to health and wellness and will be happy highlight your market area and expertise.
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Red Pop Plaid Button Down
The classic plaid shirt is the wardrobe warrior and this button down is no exception. Featuring a classic and relaxed build with black, white and red print. The two flap pockets with snap buttons at the front complete this laid back look.
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St. Regis Academy. "Inspire academic excellence, leadership and service for the greater glory of God.". It all starts with a foundation…. Respect, Accountability and the Building-Up of Each Other's Dignity Student Achievement Open Mindedness Pride in Community and School The Four Pillars:
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It's being put on by The Rotary Club of Rapid City (link below) I've been a busy little bee, working on a murder mystery play since July. I have to say I am in love with acting, and I never want to stop.
I'll have pics to post soon, and wish me luck! (Or break a leg! But since I'm dancing in it too, I'd rather not)
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How to Invest in Private Deals with the Wealthy Elite
Become a Member of Warren Buffett's Billionaire's Club
I'm not big on celebrity news, but this one blew me away...
Kim Kardashian, the Hollywood socialite who became famous for "being famous," was robbed of $10 million worth of jewelry while in Paris. One of the rings was worth $4.5 million.
I know a lot of very wealthy individuals. I'm talking high-level CEOs, hedge fund hotshots, and billionaire angel investors. All are worth a lot more than Kardashian, too. And I can assure you, none of them would bring $10 million worth of jewelry with them on a business trip to Paris.
But you know, that's how it is sometimes.
Sometimes folks just have so much money they become completely oblivious to common sense. Even if she wanted to bring that jewelry with her, certainly she could've had it safely stored.
Of course, my point here is not to criticize this woman. But can you imagine being that rich? Can you imagine having so much money that you wouldn't even think twice about traveling to Paris with a $4.5 million ring on your finger? It's insane, yet Kim Kardashian is not a rare case of extreme wealth.
A Millionaires Investment Club
While a lot of folks only know Kim Kardashian as a reality star, few know that she's also part of an exclusive club that counts among its members people like Warren Buffett, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates. I've even heard this club referred to as the "Warren Buffett Billionaire's Club."
But this isn't some kind of social club. This is an investment club that allows people like Kardashian to invest in early-stage startups and private investment deals. In fact, it's this very club that allowed Kim Kardashian to land a $40 million profit on a deal that no one outside this club even knew about.
You see, a few years ago, Kardashian got a personal invite from the mobile app company Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) to take part in something that wasn't even a deal yet. It was merely an idea to invest in a new app. She decided to take part and, a few years later, made more than $40 million on the deal.
Today, Kardashian's net worth is about $53 million. And the funny thing is, she's one of the "poorest" members of this club. After all, a net worth of $53 million doesn't come close to Warren Buffett's net worth of $64.8 billion, or Bill Gates' net worth of $81.7 billion. Not that it matters.
The truth is, anyone who's a member of this club is a multimillionaire. But they don't always start out that way.
You Don't Need Millions to Make Billions!
You may not know his name, but Chris Sacca is very well known amongst the wealthy elite.
You see, back in 2003, Chris was working as a young lawyer in Silicon Valley, where he spent a lot of time networking with some pretty big names in the tech industry. And through his connections, he was invited to join this exclusive club, where he had the opportunity to take part in some early-stage deals.
One of those deals was Twitter.
Now, while Chris wasn't particularly wealthy at the time, he was a member of this club. And that's all it took to get Chris Sacca into the big leagues.
Chris managed to scrape up $25,000 to get an early piece of Twitter. The result...
According to Forbes, Sacca ended up amassing a position for himself worth about $500 million. And it all started with an invite to "join the club" and a $25,000 check!
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$2,000 Gets You $1.5 Billion
Now, I don't mean to brag, but I'm actually a member of this club, too.
I've been a member for about eight years now, and I won't lie, I've taken full advantage of this privilege. And believe me, it is a privilege.
Truth is, most investors don't know anything about this club. And the ones that do will never become members because they're never going to be invited. But if you're a serious investor, I can get you an invitation.
I'm serious.
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Since 1988, Cancer Council Victoria's (CCV's) Clinical Trials Management Scheme (CTMS) has retrospectively awarded funding to departments coordinating oncology clinical trials. Analysis of the CTMS data, indicated there may be a temporal relationship between growth or stability in funding and gorwth or stability in the number of patients recruited to oncology clinical trials. To explore this relationship, the Clinical Network was awarded a $1M grant from the Victorian Cancer Agency to undertake a Randomised Controlled Trial to evaluate the hypotheseis that additional funding would improve trial recruitment.
Participating sites (n=34) were stratified into four strata based on 2011 recruitment numbers. Control sites (n=18) received usual CTMS funds, while intervention sites (n=16) received usual funds plus additional funds, proportional to the number of patients recruited in 2011. Additional funding was a median increase of 300% (IQR: 112.5%, 459%) relative to usual CTMS funds and was an average 11.8% (IQR: 8%, 12.3%) increase in the site's total budget. Additional funds were provided in early 2013. Sites were required to use the funds with the aim of increasing recruitment.
The primary study endpoint was the number of new participants recruited to clinical trials in 2013 relative to recruitment in 2012.
Negative binomial regression analysis was used to model the endpoint, adjusting for any imbalance in randomised groups' features and historical recruitment. An online survey assessed strategies employed to increase recruitment.
The median number of new trial recruits in 2013 was 21 (IQR: 5, 39) in the control arm and 12.5 (IQR: 3.5, 44.5) in the intervention arm. The ratio of the annual recruitment rate of new trial recruits at the intervention sites compared to control sites in 2013 adjusting for 2012 numbers and institution type was 0.99 (95%CI: 0.69, 1.43, p=0.96). We found no evidence of a differential intervention effect across strata of higher pre-trial recruitment (χ23= 2.27, p=0.5). The survey revealed most intervention sites utilised funding for increased staffing.
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Six individuals are banned from federally insured financial institutions, including the last person to be convicted in the Taupa Lithuanian failure.
The agency seeks to recover embezzled Taupa Lithuanian funds that were invested in a $71M Ponzi scheme.
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The material loss report on the failed Taupa Lithuanian Credit Union reveals red flags back in 2010. The failure cost the NCUSIF $33.5 million.
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In Georgia, elected officials pick the voters, not the other way around.
Hardly any political districts are competitive.
Fifty-four of 56 state senators, for example, won unopposed or with more than 60 percent of the vote last year.
That's because the party in charge gets to draw the districts for political advantage, said William Perry, executive director of the watchdog group Common Cause Georgia.
Perry hopes that will change this year as the once-a-decade redistricting process gears up again.
"We want to get back to holding communities together, rather than dividing or splitting them up," he said.
Athens-area residents can tell lawmakers what they want their districts to look like at a 5 p.m. public hearing today at Seney-Stovall Chapel.
Comments not only will influence lawmakers, but will serve as evidence in the likely event that the maps end up in court.
In heavily Democratic Athens, the main concern is that state Rep. Doug McKillip's party switch will lead Republicans to carve up the city so he can win re-election. Democrats will be gunning for him in 2012 after the former No. 2 Democrat in the House became a Republican. But they won't have a chance if enough Republicans are added to the Five Points resident's left-leaning district. And, as secretary of the House redistricting committee, McKillip has a lot of sway.
"Our fear is they're going to put Athens in the center of a pie and draw out into the rural areas that tend to be conservative," former Democratic Party of Georgia Chairwoman Jane Kidd said.
"We should have a voice and not have (Athens) so diluted by the rural districts that people don't have a voice," she said.
McKillip pledged to draw "fair, sensible and constitutional districts" during a recent interview following a town hall meeting.
"That sounds good," Rep. Keith Heard, D-Athens, replied. "But we all know this is political."
Athens has a history of getting sliced and diced.
In 2004, Athens was part of an oddly shaped, evenly split congressional district that also included Augusta and Savannah. Democrat John Barrow, a former Athens-Clarke commissioner, defeated Republican incumbent Max Burns in 2004.
In response, Republicans took Barrow's home city out of the district in a rare mid-decade change, placing Athens in a right-leaning district with the rest of Northeast Georgia and forcing Barrow to move to Savannah. He beat Burns in a 2006 rematch even after losing thousands of Democratic voters. Liberal Athens' congressman is now Paul Broun, one of the most conservative House members.
Kidd fell prey to redistricting in 2006 when she ran against state Sen. Bill Cowsert, R-Athens, in a district that included Clarke, Oconee and Oglethorpe counties. The GOP split Clarke County in half, trading liberal voters for conservative ones in Walton County. Republicans said the change would give Athens more representation in the Senate, but Democrats accused them of giving Cowsert an edge. He went on to win handily, but post-election analysis showed Kidd probably would have won in the old district.
Former Gov. Sonny Perdue appointed a task force to study redistricting in the wake of the controversy. The task force recommended that a bipartisan panel draw maps, but the legislature ignored the suggestion.
Of course, when Democrats were in the majority, they used redistricting for their own ends as well. Democrats tried to cling to power in 2002 by drawing districts in a way they thought would minimize Republican gains. It backfired. They lost the state Senate anyway, and when a federal judge threw out their gerrymandered maps, they lost the House, ushering in the current era of Republican rule.
To try to head off a similar situation this year, Perry and Kelli Parsons of the nonpartisan League of Women Voters urged people to attend the public input sessions and talk about what binds their community together. But they advised participants not to expect any feedback from legislators.
"They're going to sit back and listen to whatever you have to say," Parsons said. "They're not going to tell you the process. They're not prepared to answer questions. They're just there to listen."
Members of the Joint House and Senate Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Committee will visit a dozen cities over the next month to take public comment.
Meanwhile, demographers are busy poring over new census numbers released in March. The University of Georgia's nonpartisan Carl Vinson Institute of Government used to handle the task, but this year, lawmakers appointed Anne Lewis, the state Republican Party's lawyer, to oversee it.
Census data shows that North Georgia is growing fast, while South Georgia is not. North Georgia will gain state House and Senate seats, and districts will shrink geographically. South Georgia will have fewer and larger districts. Georgia also gained a 14th congressional district that is likely to go to north metro Atlanta.
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Kruger Park Bushveld Safari Collection
Collection in Johannesburg will be from the following hotels, guesthouses and backpackers, Sunrock Guesthouse in Kempton Park, Intercontinental Hotel OR Tambo, City Lodge OR Tambo, Protea Hotel OR Tambo, Premier Hotel Kempton Park, Emperors Palace, Aviator Hotel Kempton Park, Shoestring Backpackers and the OR Tambo Airport Shuttle Bus Terminal Then we take a leisurely 4 hours drive through the Mpumalanga Province to its capital Nelspruit and on to the Numbi Gate of the Kruger National Park where you will begin your 2 day bushveld safari.
Pretoria Collection for Safari
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Drop Off After Safari
In order to keep our costs down for 2015 we shall drop you off after your safari at the OR Tambo Airport , where you can either catch the Gautrain for a fifteen minute ride to Sandton, or wait for one of the hotel shuttles that run on a fifteen or thirty minute rotation.
If you are travelling back to Pretoria, the Shell garage in Burnett Street were the drop off at between 16h00 and 16h45.
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Day 1: Johannesburg - Kruger Park (D)
From Numbi Gate we start our Kruger Park bushveld safari slowly making our way to the camp for lunch, game viewing on the way. (This may change as we are in radio contact with other vehicles so it all depends where the action is). After lunch we continue our Kruger Park bushveld safari game drive until late afternoon when we will make our way to the camp for the night. After check in procedures you will have time to freshen up before enjoying dinner.
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Your 2 day bushveld safari starts early, as does everything in the Kruger National Park in order to have a greater chance of seeing game, and our elusive predators still on the prowl, so you'll get a wake-up call at 05h30 in order to get on the road when the gates open at 06h00. Breakfast will be enjoyed at one of the picnic areas or Kruger camps, after which we continue our game viewing departing from the Kruger Park at 09h00 and returning to Johannesburg late afternoon.


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Crossroads Pottery finds plenty of buyers
After two years of building their pottery business, two sisters, Sheila Hall and Anita Sandlin, took a leap of faith, quit their jobs and began working full-time on Crossroads Pottery in their hometown of Baldwyn.
Hall quit her job in the spring of 2007, and Sandlin followed suit that fall.
"I quit when I saw she wasn't starving to death," Sandlin said, with the humor and laughter that each of the sisters possesses.
Sandlin had worked as a receptionist at a dental office for 18 years, and Hall at a tire plant for 21 years.
"We left our real, paying jobs," Hall said.
She added they now probably work more hours than they did at their "real" jobs, but Sandlin said, "Now we can go shopping if we want to."
The sisters – who said they get along like peas and carrots – started making pottery because they enjoy creating things and making something others will enjoy.
"We like coming up with new ideas, new pieces and new colors," Sandlin said. "We can't trade in our husbands, so we've got to come up with new pieces," Hall said.
To jumpstart their business, the sisters attended their first Mississippi Market in 2005 and immediately gathered retailers willing to sell the pottery.
After a nearly a year in business, in 2006 construction was completed on Crossroads Pottery's building at 191 Highway 370. The pottery business is named for the building's proximity to Brice's Crossroads National Battlefield.
But by 2007, what had begun as a hobby in Hall's garage, had grown into a thriving business with pottery featured in stores across Mississippi and the Southeast.
"We get a lot of ideas from our retailers, who will ask us if we can do a piece this way or make another kind of piece," Sandlin said.
Crossroads Pottery colors have evolved from the initial dark green and burgundy – "Thank God we got out of that," Hall said – to its most popular colors of sea breeze and turquoise and its newest color called "chocolate drip."
"We got that idea from mugs we found in our mom and dad's house when we were cleaning it out," Sandlin said.
Popular among customers are pieces that feature a raised letter denoting an initial, but for Hall and Sandlin, the work they most enjoy are the children's handprints and footprints custom-made for Mother's Day and Christmas gifts.
"It is hard work, but they are so proud of it when they're done," Sandlin said. "And we get that immediate, one-on-one feedback when they say, 'I love it, I love it!'"
And that's worth it all, the sisters said.
"The bottom line is that we're not making a killing, but we're making a living, and we love what we do," Sandlin said. "A little boy in here the other day said, 'You must be rich!' And I said, 'No darling, I drive a van with no air conditioning, but I am happy.'"


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Just got word about this great documentary, Little Manila: Filipinos in California's Heartland from our Contributing Editor Kristine. This documentary is great because I was informed that Chavez did not start the United Farmers Association. He was actually influenced by Filipino farmers to join them in the demand for better wages. This knowledge definitely got sidelined in history. Filipino farm workers staged the first successful union asparagus protest. They were so successful that the companies they were protesting agreed to ALL their demands. With the benefits of the Internet and this blog, I urge all of you to inform everyone about this documentary in order to have a broader audience to get this message across. For more info: http://www.littlemanila.org/.
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The nationally televised PBS documentary "Little Manila: Filipinos in California's Heartland" is now available in our online store for just $20. The DVD is a great Filipino American history resource for your family, class or organization. Click here to purchase. From the DVD: Filled with chop suey houses, gambling dens, and dance halls, Little Manila was the area in Stockton notoriously called, Skid Row, but it was also the closest thing Filipinos had to a hometown. In its heyday in the 30s, this lively area had the largest population of Filipinos outside of the Philippines. We tell the story of Jimmy Ente, Jr., a longtime Stockton resident recruited to work in the asparagus fields. Jimmy, and many others like him, faced backbreaking work, low wages, and at times extreme racism to fulfill their dreams. Narrated by famed Filipino-American producer, Dean Devlin (Independence Day, The Patriot) this documentary tells the story as Filipinos experienced it. DVD includes Producer's Comments. Available now in the Little Manila Online Store. Click here to purchase.
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