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Bachelor of International Studies
Course summary for international students
2016 course information
|Award granted
|Bachelor of International Studies
Offered at Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
|Cloud (online)
|3 years full time
|Next available intake
March (Trimester 1), July (Trimester 2)
|Fee paying annual fee - commencing 2016
|IELTS Requirement
IELTS overall score of 6 (with no band score less than 6) or equivalent
|Deakin course code
|VTAC Codes
|1400314033 - Waurn Ponds (Geelong), International full-fee paying place
1400514033 - Burwood (Melbourne), International full-fee paying place
|Faculty contacts
|Deakin International
Tel +61 3 9627 4877
Online enquiry
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Cloud (online) studies
- Fees and charges
- Course rules
- Major sequences
- Course structure
- Entry requirements - general
- Entry requirements - specific
- Credit for prior learning - general
- How to apply
- Key dates
Course overview
The Bachelor of International Studies is a course for students seeking an international orientation, with a commitment to a period of study at an overseas university, internship at an international organisation or participation in an in-country language program.
You will learn a range of skills in analysis and interpretation of the international forces shaping government, business and community life in contemporary Australia. You will also develop a systematic understanding of other countries and societies, as well as cross-cultural competencies, through an internationally oriented curriculum.
You can study major sequences in Anthropology, Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, International Relations, Language and Culture Studies, Middle East Studies, Politics and Policy Studies or Spanish.
Cloud (online) studies
Deakin offers many courses which can be studied by distance education overseas.
However, international students living in Australia must, in each compulsory trimester (that is, Trimesters 1 and 2), enrol in at least one unit that is offered as a Campus located unit and can, in addition enrol in units offered via Cloud (online). International students are not permitted to do more than 25% of their total course via Cloud (online) learning. Best practice is to enrol in mostly Campus located units in each compulsory trimester.
In a non-compulsory trimester (Trimester 3), international students may study Cloud (online) units only.
Fees and charges
Fee paying place - International (IFP)
A fee paying place is one for which the University does not receive any government funding. As such, students enrolled in these places are required to contribute the full cost of their course.
Fees for international students apply to persons living in Australia with Temporary Resident status, provided that there is no limitation on study and persons living abroad who are not Australian citizens and do not have Permanent Resident status in Australia.
Equivalent Full Time Student Load (EFTSL)
EFTSL is the standard annual full time load. Eight credit points is the standard full time load for one year of study.
* The 'indicative annual course fee' cited has been provided as a guide only. It has been calculated on the basis of a typical enrolment of a student undertaking the course in 2015, and reflects the cost involved in undertaking a full-time quota of units within the specified discipline.
The actual fees charged by Deakin University will depend upon the discipline from which each individual unit is chosen, and may vary from the indicative course fee cited, particularly if units are chosen from a number of disciplines. The cost of each unit offered in 2015 can be viewed from the Unit Search.
Please note that the fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and service.
Deakin assumes no responsibility for persons relying on 'indicative course fees' to calculate the total future cost of their course.
Course rules
Student must successfully complete 24 credit points of study including:
- 6 core units
- a major selected from the major sequences listed below
- no more than 8 credit points taken outside the Faculty of Arts and Education
- at least 2 credit points of approved international experience such as:
- trimester of study at an overseas university exchange partner
- international internship (AIS330) or (AIS331)
- in-country language program (in Chinese, Indonesian or Arabic)
- approved study abroad program or approved study tour (AIS202), (AIS203), (AIR292) or other
- approved onshore internship with an international organisation (available for (AIS330) only)
- 2 credit points of consecutive language units other than an in-country language program (AIB151 & AIB152; AIB251 & AIB252; AIC181 & AIC182; AIC281 & AIC282; AIC283 & AIC284; AIF146 & AIF142; AIF241 & AIF242; AIF341 & AIF342; AIF145; ALS100 & ALS150; ALS200 & ALS250) can be taken to achieve one credit point of the international experience requirement
(i) Students enrolled in D338 or D323 are not able to accommodate AIS331 International Internship B (4 credit points) within the 16 credit points allocated to the Bachelor of International Studies. However, AIS330 International Internship A (2 credit point) placements can be for up to 12 weeks if desired. Please contact the Unit Chair for further information.
(ii) It is envisaged that students would complete the international experience in the third or fourth year of their course.
Major sequences
Refer to the details of each major sequence for availability.
- Anthropology
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Indonesian
- Language and Culture Studies
- Middle East Studies
- Politics and Policy Studies
- Spanish
Course structure
Core units
|Intercultural Communication
|International Studies @ Work
|Order and Justice in World Politics
|Developed and Developing Worlds
|Professional Writing for Work
And either
|Understanding Public Policy
|Contemporary Social Research
International Experience
All students must complete at least 2 credit points of international experience, selected from one or more of the following:
- trimester of study at an overseas university exchange partner
- international internship (AIS330 or AIS331)
- in-country language program (in Chinese, Indonesian or Arabic)
- approved study abroad program or approved study tour (AIS202, AIS203 or other)
- approved onshore internship with an international organisation (available for AIS330 only).
- 2 credit points of consecutive language units other than an in-country language program can be taken to achieve one credit point of the international experience requirement
|Study Tour: International and Intercultural Studies
|Study Tour: Japanese Politics, Society and Culture
Further information on the international student experience and on previous students' overseas internships is available at: www.deakin.edu.au/arts-ed/internships/bis/map
Students seeking to undertake an internship will enrol in the appropriate unit (either AIS330 or AIS331) once the Unit Chair has approved their planned placement.
|International Internship A (2 credit points)
|International Internship B (4 credit points)
AIS330, AIS331 - Internship units are normally undertaken in third level (or equivalent) and are subject to completion of specified prerequisite units and special application requirements. Interested students should contact Arts and Education Student Services and Enrolment Enquiries on their campus for further information.
For further information regarding the in-country language programs, refer to the major sequences in Indonesian, Chinese and Arabic.
Entry requirements - general
General admission requirements for entry into undergraduate courses can be found at International Students - Apply site (Step 3). Some courses may have additional entry requirements.
Students must also meet the undergraduate English language requirements.
Entry requirements - specific
Applicants should have successfully completed VCE, or equivalent. Prerequisites are Units 3 and 4–a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in English other than EAL.
The Faculty offers alternative entry options for mature age and other special categories of applicants. Information about these is available in the VTAC guide and on the Deakin University's website at http://www.deakin.edu.au/future-students/applications-enrolments/index.php
IELTS / English language requirements
Please note that English language requirements exist for entry to this course and you will be required to meet the English language level requirement that is applicable in the year of your commencement of studies.
It is the students' responsibility to ensure that she/he has the required IELTS score to register with any external accredited courses. (more details)
Credit for prior learning - general
If you have completed previous studies which you believe may reduce the number of units you have to complete at Deakin, indicate in the appropriate section on your application that you wish to be considered for credit transfer. You will need to provide a certified copy of your previous course details so your credit can be determined. If you are eligible, your offer letter will then contain information about your credit transfer.
Your credit transfer is formally approved prior to your enrolment at Deakin during the Enrolment and Orientation Program. You must bring original documents relating to your previous study so that this approval can occur.
You can also refer to the Credit for Prior Learning System which outlines the credit that may be granted towards a Deakin University degree.
How to apply
- Applicant Portal: Use our online application system to submit and track your application now OR
- Apply through a Deakin International office: Fill out an application form and submit it to a Deakin International office OR
- Apply through a Deakin representative: Take your application form to your preferred agent for assistance.
Tracking your application
If you have already applied and wish to enquire about your application please refer to the relevant area through which you originally applied.
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- If you applied through a Deakin International office please contact firstname.lastname@example.com


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Psychiatric Disorders Key in Childhood Insomnia: Ask about Depression, Anxiety, and Somatization. Family History of Mental Illness Could Also Play Role
Wachter, Kerri, Clinical Psychiatry News
BALTIMORE -- Why anyone would want to "sleep like a baby" is beyond any parent who has ever faced a sleepless child night after night.
"Insomnia is actually a very common problem in children," Ann C. Halbower, M.D., co-director of the sleep and breathing disorders clinic at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, said at a meeting on pediatric trends sponsored by Johns Hopkins University.
About 25% of children between 1 and 5 years old have trouble with bedtime or sleeping through the night, and the number of adolescents experiencing insomnia ranges between 5% and 17%.
The reasons for insomnia in children are many and complex, and there are several common traits to look for, Dr. Halbower said. Ask about depression, anxiety, and somatization. Find out if sleep quality varies by night and is unpredictable. Here are a few other key items to ask about when getting a patient's history:
* Family history of psychiatric disorders or alcohol abuse.
* Incidents of restless legs or frequent kicking at night.
* Medication use and recent changes in medication use.
* Over-the-counter medications or home remedies (including use of parents' drugs).
* Medical issues.
* Recent or past stresses.
* Hallucinations or sleep paralysis (narcolepsy).
During assessment of children for insomnia, it's important to rule out a condition called delayed sleep phase syndrome. This condition is typical in teenagers, though it can occur in younger children as well. It involves a mismatch between the child's internal rhythm and external social clues, so that the child is sleeping or awake at inappropriate times; the syndrome can resemble insomnia. "Most of these patients sleep well--they're not insomniacs--but they do it at the wrong time," Dr. Halbower said. Light therapy--using exposure to light to modify circadian rhythms--can be helpful in treating patients with delayed sleep phase syndrome or depression.
Childhood sleeplessness can have a number of causes, each of which requires a different treatment approach, she explained. Behavioral sleep problems are common in infants, and parents are often unknowingly to blame. Infants with sleep-onset dissociation disorder learn to associate certain conditions--such as being rocked, fed, or simply having the parent nearby--with falling asleep. The infant is then unable to fall asleep when these conditions are not present. Treatment for behavioral sleep problems centers on graduated extinction--the process of slowly weaning a child from inappropriate associations. Parental education is crucial, Dr. Halbower said.
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|This adapted activity is borrowed from human rights field to introduce students to different topics of ESL. During this 15-min activity each participant should find a different person from the group to answer one question and put his/her name in the square. The task is to answer as many squares as possible during the allotted time, and find out which questions were so difficult to answer. It is a useful tool as part of the intake and determination of the different levels in the class.
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this is probably not doable unless I get one of those CanadianTire/Wal-Mart/SportChek cheapy Iron Horse, Nakamura, SuperCycle, Raleigh, Schwinn bikes eh?
It has to be steel for the purpose. I realize Aluminum is lighter, but it is not as tensile. Tensile is key. (Strength over lightness in this one PARTICULAR case)
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Once Upon A Time – Season 2 Episode 16 – Recap and Review – The Miller's Daughter
Recap and review of Once Upon A Time – Season 2 Episode 16 – The Miller's Daughter:
One of the defining characteristics of Once Upon A Time is how the back stories of the characters are always intertwined — often to a downright mind-boggling degree. Not that it doesn't make sense for Cora (Barbara Hershey) and Rumpelstiltskin (Robert Carlyle) to have had a history, nor that it's even necessarily hard to believe, as I'm pretty sure their past knowledge of one another has been hinted at, if not outright acknowledged. But the extent to which their history with one another has shaped who they are in the present, and influences the decisions they've made that have brought them to this point, is far more than I feel like any viewer could have reasonably inferred. And that's kind of exhilarating when you think about it, in the sense that while the show keeps building more and more intricate back stories and past relationships for these characters, they never really feel illogical or implausible. "The Miller's Daughter" is a terrific episode in how it explores these past relationships while fleshing out what these connections mean for the characters in the present.
We flashback to the Young Cora (Rose McGowan), a miller's daughter who suffers humiliation at the hands of Princess Eva (the future mother of Snow White), who trips her and causes her to spill the flour her family needs to sell to make a living. After being made to kneel before Eva by King Xavier (Joaquim de Almeida), Cora harbors a grudge against the royals, and sneaks into a costume ball. However, she is quickly recognized by the corrupt King. In desperation, she plays on the financial issues of the kingdom by claiming that she can spin straw into gold. King Xavier, intrigued, confines her to a tower until she does. If she can spin the straw into gold, she'll win the hand of the King's son, the handsome Prince. If she fails, she'll be killed.
Enter Rumpelstiltskin, who offers to spin the straw into gold for her, in return for her first born child. Cora, ever ambitious, offers a counter-proposal: if he teaches her how to spin the straw herself, she'll give him a child of his own. And so he takes the deal, teaching her how to tap into her hatred and resentment in order to create and harness magic. In the process, they develop a relationship that results in Cora having to make a choice: run off with Rumpelstiltskin, or marry the Prince and have the opportunity of finally having the royals and subjects of the kingdom kneeling at her feet. It's a story that's fairly routine in its central dramatic structure, the pull between love and ambition — lust for power and blood often overrules the matters of the heart, which is what helps the storyline feel as emotionally-resonant as it does, even though this is CORA we're talking about here. It helps that Rose McGowan is eerily perfect as a young Barbara Hershey, nailing every vocal quirk and facial tic, while also imbuing the character with a deeper emotional core. Cora truly is conflicted about what she wants. She loves Rumpelstiltskin, but he can't make her Queen, nor can he promise her a child who will sit upon the throne. And so she removes her greatest liability: her feelings for Rumpelstiltskin. And how else does she do it, but by removing her heart and placing it in a box. With her heart safely tucked away and her emotions dead, she bears a daughter, Regina, who will one day rule over the kingdom — though not necessarily in the way Cora might have expected.
Cora's boxed heart comes into play in the present in Storybrooke. Nearing death from his wound at the hands of the poison-tipped blade of Hook (Colin O'Donoghue), Gold implores Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) to use the dark magic candle that, at as a girl, she couldn't bring herself to use in order to save her own mother. Impelled by her vow to kill Cora, Snow goes to Regina's family crypt and retrieves Cora's heart from the box in which it's been stored. She lights the candle and speaks Cora's name over the heart — an act which will restore Gold, while killing Cora once the heart is placed back into her body. Regina (Lana Parrilla) races to the crypt to stop Snow while Cora attempts to magic her way through the protective force field Emma (Jennifer Morrison) and Neal (Michael Raymond-James) are using to keep Cora at bay. When Regina comes face-to-face with Snow, Snow White convinces Regina that the reason her mother hasn't been loving towards her is because she doesn't have her heart in her body — through her pleas, Snow is able to convince Regina to place the heart back in Cora's body. However, Snow almost immediately regrets her decision, particularly once David (Josh Dallas) confronts her at the crypt, and Snow truly begins to realize the error of her ways.
Back at Gold's shop, Gold fears that his end is near, so he calls Belle (Emilie De Ravin) and has one last heart-to-heart with her, reminding her of the kind of wonderful, loving, caring person she'd been, and how she loved an ugly man, seeing the good in him when he didn't see it within himself. Belle is brought to tears, as is Neal, once Gold admits that he spent years looking for Bae just to tell him that he loved him. Neal curls up like a child in his seat, insisting that he's still mad at his father. But when Gold offers his hand, Neal takes it, breaking down and weeping in his father's arms. And no sooner do father and son make peace than Cora arrives to seemingly finish the job. But she first has a poignant moment of her own with her former lover, explaining that she removed her own heart because Rumpelstiltskin was her only weakness. He was the only man she ever truly loved, and she couldn't abide that weakness in herself. It's one last gasp of humanity before she sets about plunging the knife into Gold and becoming The Dark One herself. But just as she's about to lower the boom, Regina arrives and places her mother's heart back in her body. Though there's a momentary spark of loving recognition in Cora, the possibility that Snow was right and all Cora needed was her heart, the moment sours quickly, as Cora collapses and dies in Regina's arms — but not before Cora looks into her daughter's eyes and lovingly tells Regina, "You would have been enough." Snow arrives too late to stop Cora's death, and Regina is quick to put-together who's responsible for the tragedy. In essence, Regina has far more reason to hate Snow now than she did when it was simply an innocent girl's misunderstanding resulting in the death of her fiance.
"The Miller's Daughter" offers nuance to Cora and her motivations, to where I'm actually kind of sad to see her go. She was a great motivating presence for the storylines of the series, as it organized all of the characters against a central villain whose evil was relatively unambiguous, at least until tonight. The full-fledged return of vengeful, evil Regina has the possibility to make for an explosive end to season two, to say nothing of the fact that Hook is still out there, and Greg Mendell is still in the hospital, threatening to expose the secrets of Storybrooke to the world, at large. I'm genuinely enthusiastic about where this latter half of the season is headed, particularly when individual episodes go to such great lengths to provide substantive development for its characters.


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Latest News Philippines: Napoles willing to face quiz but fears for life – Journal.com.ph:
THE camp of Janet Lim Napoles, the businesswoman tagged in the alleged P10-billion fund scam involving the pork barrel of lawmakers, is ready to face the charges lodged against her.
"She is willing to be investigated but at the proper forum. If it is a formal charge there will at least be proof and evidence involved," Atty. Bruce Rivera said in a press conference.
The National Bureau of Investigation is investigating Napoles in connection with the alleged illegal detention of whistleblower Benhur Luy. The case was junked for lack of probable cause.
Rivera added that his client is now fearing for her life and that of her family after her "wealth" was exposed in the past days.
He refused however refused to say where Napoles is currently staying, citing security concerns.
"Mayroon siyang nafi-feel na sumusunod na kotse. Baka akalain ng masasamang loob na may P10 billion siya kaya okay lang kidnapin 'to dahil pera din naman 'to ng bayan," he said.
Meanwhile, in a statement read by Rivera, Napoles said: "I now fear for the security of myself and my family since Benhur has divulged in public our own known residential address as well as location of our offices."
"Several family-owned vehicles with plate numbers were also exposed by Benhur and we now fear that kidnappers would now be targeting us thinking that the amount of money being attributed to us is untrue," Napoles added.
But Rivera conceded that as of now they have no legal plans yet, saying their concerns right now is to clear the name of Napoles in the media.
"We are at a PR (public relations) challenge. We are still trying to fix what has been devastated," Rivera said.
"We don't know if we will file a case against the (Philippine Daily Inquirer) or the whistleblowers," the lawyer added.
Napoles appealed to the media to exercise fairness in their reports, stressing that her family have already been dragged into the controversy by the "false and malicious reports of one newspaper which has the habit of sensationalizing stories."
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Artificial Intelligence : A Beginner's Guide
ISBN13:by Whitby, Blay
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Tomorrow begins right here as we embark on an enthralling and jargon-free journey into the world of computers, microchips, and the human mind. Blay Whitby steers a careful course through this futuristic world, covering everything from insect-like robots to computers that can perform surgery, as he reveals the pervasive impact of Al on our daily lives. Carefully explaining what intelligence is and why it is so difficult to create computers that think for themselves, Whitby clarifies the ethics and debunks the myths surrounding Al to reveal the true potential - and very real limitations - of this pioneering science. Book jacket.
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EARLY CLINICAL EXPERIENCE with renal arterial stenosis1,2 suggested that the accompanying hypertension was severe and often of the malignant variety. Later, it became apparent that such lesions could be associated with extremely fluctuant arterial pressure levels3,4 and that occasionally hypertension disappeared.5 Sutton and associates,6 and, more recently, Eyler and co-workers7 have reported finding severe renal arterial stenosis in normotensive patients who were investigated because of peripheral vascular disease.
This report describes a study of hypertension and renal arterial stenosis in a group of patients in whom renal arteriograms were obtained incidentally in the course of translumbar aortography for peripheral vascular disease. About 40% were found to have stenosis of one or both main renal arteries, but one half of these were normotensive.
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A review of translumbar aortograms, performed for diagnosis of aorto-iliac occlusive arterial disease since 1953, yielded 149 renal arteriograms of
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On Wednesday, when a Cleveland fan ran onto the court during Miami's game against the Cavaliers game wearing a shirt that read "We Miss You" on the front and "2014 Come Back" on the back, LeBron James didn't even flinch.
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James said after Wednesday's game that he wasn't concerned about his safety.
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Despite the manner in which he left Cleveland for Miami after the 2009-10 season, it's clear some Cavs fans are hopeful that he'll return. James, though, says he not even thinking about his future.
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The tale of a winter pageant where a child displays a letter sign upside-down, turning "Christmas Love" into "Christ Was Love," was written by Candy Chand and published in Clarity in 1999, Motoko Rich reports. Walsch's excuse: Someone sent him Chand's story, unattributed, and he put it in his clippings file. He then retold it so many times he forgot it didn't actually happen.
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Reaction from Ireland over the life sentence handed down to Jill Meagher's murderer and rapist has been swift and charged with emotion.
Ms Meagher's school friend Shane McQuillan, who arranged a walk in her memory in Drogheda, north of Dublin, described Adrian Ernest Bayley as "evil".
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Posted 10 January 2013 - 04:14 AM
Maybe two months ago I stopped by Saint Vinnie's on Willy Street in Madison, and glanced at a horribly beat up looking pair of Navy issue 7 x 50 binoculars in a leather case that was falling apart from rotten stitching, and a rotted shoulder strap that was in tatters.
The binoculars were obviously the residue of an estate attic cleaning; something that was brought home as a WW2 souvenir.
It was tagged at $70.00 ... about sixty bucks more than I thought it was worth at the time. I passed it up.
Weeks went by... and those Navy binoculars kept nagging at my mind. Maybe I should have looked at 'em closer...
I dropped by Saint Vinnie's again... they were gone. Oh well...
Last week I dropped in again... and a familiar looking, beat up leather case was sitting among a pile of film cameras. I hooked it immediately for a closer look.
I noted a PILE of price tags on it; they'd started out at $120.00, worked down to the $70.00 tag I'd seen, and then the latest tag took a healthy cut at that price yet again. Time to gamble... take 'em to the cash register.
At home... I found out that the glasses are US Navy Bureau of Ships Mark 28 (Bausch & Lomb), circa 1943. No eye cups, but a pair of rubber cushions were floating around on the bottom of the case. The glasses were absolutely filthy all over, and the case is in seriously bad shape, but overall the glasses were looking to be in solid condition, and not as abused and beat up as I'd initially thought.
Cruising around the Internet Googling "Mark 28" was an eye opening experience and quite encouraging indeed... time to get to work here.
Saddle soap and an old toothbrush made the grip area of the glasses and the case look a whole lot better. Wiping the case down with Neatsfoot oil began to soften the dried out leather. Some photographic lens cleaner made the oculars and objectives look somewhat more reasonable, tho the objectives (and probably the REST of the internal optical surfaces) clearly can stand some internal cleaning.
Someone along the line had tried unsuccessfully to GLUE the rubber eye pieces in the case to the threaded metal ocular mounting rings. Ugh.
Snooping around the Net I located the parts stash at Surplus Shed, and I ordered some parts that seemed close to what was needed. The parts arrived today... SUCCESS! One pair of eyepieces fit the threads perfectly.
I managed to clean the dried out glue from the rubber cushions; THAT was an adventure in itself! They fit the eyepieces perfectly. Time for a test.
I haven't had that much experience with binoculars, and what little I've had wasn't terribly gratifying. Just the same, I got the pupilary spacing properly set, and picked out a TV tower on the horizon as a target to get the diopter adjustments zeroed in.
The first look thru the Mark 28s, even before adjusting the diopter rings, was a SHOCK... these have to be the FINEST binoculars I've ever seen... I've never had such sharp views thru hand held glasses!
Tonight, before it started to cloud over (we're expecting rain tomorrow), I took them outside and pointed thru light polluted skies toward Orion, The Hunter.
With the naked eye Orion's sword scabbard was completely invisible; not only did it stand out clearly in the Mark 28s, but the top two "stars" in the scabbard revealed their true nature.. nebulae!
My El Cheapo Barska glasses are now out of a job... the much less powerful Mark 28s are FAR more satisfactory.
The case has already been turned over to a local shop where I get Biker leather stuff modified and repaired, to get the leather hinge replaced and the edge stitching repaired. When it gets back to me in a week or so there are some more saddle soap / Neatsfoot oil treatment sessions coming up to clean some more grunge out of the leather and soften it.
Some Ebay shopping this evening has resulted in the purchase of some 5/8" latigo leather bridal strings to replace the rotted shoulder strap, and to fashion a replacement neck strap.
NOW... I'm considering how necessary it is to send out the glasses for an internal cleaning and general overhaul.
I think I got a Keeper from good old Saint Vinnie's.
Posted 10 January 2013 - 06:45 AM
Posted 10 January 2013 - 06:57 AM
For 1943, the Mark 28 was top of the line. I still use my own, from time to time. I bought it in 1984, for $225, still in the original packing.=, but mine came with a rubberized case made by Hood. Optics have moved well beyond that point, in the last seventy years. What is amazing is how many binoculars sold, today, do not match up with that instrument.
Incidentally, it is not hard to restitch a leather case.
Clear skies,
Arthur Pinewood
Posted 10 January 2013 - 08:32 PM
You can find Mk 28 eyecaps at Captain's Nautical Supplies in Seattle: 206-283-7242 or 800-448-2278. They may have the original phenolic. I know they have plastic; I had some machined to the original specs.
I don't doubt they are the best you've ever looked through--especially if compared to so much optically and mechanically inferior binos from Asia. But, comparing them to many A-listers, today, they fall WAY behind the pack--optically only. BUT, if they give you good images, what more could you ask? Many folks today just throw money at problems. That seldom reaches the core.
And now some talking points for you:
You say it says "B&L"; then you have the brass ring! At the time that unit was made:
SARD (Square D)
Nash / Kelvinator
New York Film Corporation
Universal Film Corporation
American Optical
Anchor Optical
United Optical
United Lens
. . . and others, also made them under contract to B & L, since B & L couldn't keep up with the wartime need.
Finally, in 1942, that instrument (along with its brothers the Mk32 and Mk39*) sold for $350, which is more than $3,000 in today's market! So, you done done good; pat yerself on da bak!!!
* The 39 cost a little more because it had a little more hardware—a reticle and bracket—in one side.
I feel confident that you'll be joining the "Collimation" thread within a month or two; if not, you don't have a right to be that lucky!
At any rate, have fun and enjoy your find; you've been very fortunate!
Green . . . BillC :rolling:
Posted 10 January 2013 - 09:05 PM
I made Delrin threaded eyecups for both of the above types . That was described in some posts a few years ago. They are stepless, with a rounded outside edge, no rounding on the inside. Once a tube has been threaded by the longest boring bar which will fit inside the tube, it is easy to chop, chop, chop off eyecups . A form tool cuts the outside rounding before engaging the crossfeed for the cutoff. A quick-change toolholder such as the Aloris or its Asian copies speeds the process.
Posted 11 January 2013 - 01:06 AM
For tying it to the horns on the bodies, or as the junction of a circle around the hinge, or at the side of the case, use the tape knot, also called the waterknot, which is found in knotbooks, or online. There is a video on YouTube and/or via G...le, which clearly illustrates assembly/disassembly of that very useful connection.
Posted 11 January 2013 - 02:16 AM
Posted 11 January 2013 - 03:58 AM
Before the Surplus Shed eyepiece cups came, I tried something out with the rubber cushions that somebody may find useful.
As I said, somebody tried to glue them to the binoculars, WITHOUT eye cups! I was able to get the glue off of the glasses easily enough, but I had a problem with the cushions; it just hung onto the rubber too tight.
I took a chance of destroying the cushions, but I guess that Beginner's Luck was with me.
To loosen the glue, I tried soaking the cushions in acetone! I knew that either the glue or the cushions would dissolve... but I was willing to take the chance.
As it happened, the glue dissolved first... but something odd happened.
The cushions seemed to drink up the acetone, and they SWELLED to almost twice their normal size!
Taking them out of the acetone, they got icy cold as the acetone outgassed... and in a few minutes it was clear that they were shrinking back to their normal size as the acetone boiled out!
In an attempt to keep them from shrinking too far, I took out the neutral density filters (yes, they were still in the case pocket) and placed them on the cushions.
In perhaps an hour, the outgassing stopped, and the ND filters were tightly gripped by the rubber, which had now returned to it's original state, except a whole lot CLEANER!
When the eye cups arrived, the cushions were too loose to fit... so I put them in acetone again, and repeated the whole process. They shrunk and tightened up on the eyecups very nicely indeed!
Posted 18 January 2013 - 02:15 AM
I got hold of a Navy issue neck strap, circa 1951 (surplus from Ebay). It does not please me... the nylon strapping seems too narrow, and it feels flimsy. The strap fasteners aren't reliable; they pop open too easily.
Worse yet, the strap is too short; I'm in the habit of wearing a Stetson Rancher, and the strap won't clear the brim! Once you get it over the hat, the binoculars rest too high on my chest. Something about a foot longer was needed.
The original plan of using a 5/8" strip of leather was implemented instead. The choice of 5/8" was a mistake; 1/2" would have been perfect, but that problem was minor and easily corrected. The new strap satisfies my needs and tastes perfectly.
Now... I am in contact with Suddarth Optical re. an internal cleaning & general going-over. From comments here I gathered that they're about the best around for this sort of work.
I can see that good binoculars can become sort of addictive; I got hold of ANOTHER pair of B&L glasses today.
On the Net I ran into a B&L booklet on choosing the right glasses, and one model they showed was the 7x50 "Navy Model", which I assume is the postwar civilian version of the Mark 28s.
On Ebay, a somewhat odd pair of B&Ls showed up... I suspected that they're "Navy Model" glasses, but I'm not sure. The seller was sort of vague, and I suspect that he scared away a lot of bidders... so I got high bid ($51.00 + mailing). I'll need a second set of glasses for the motorcycle saddle bags, and these are elected.
VERY good civilian glasses, in fairly decent shape, but I don't know if they're Navy Models or not. They bear little resemblance to the Mark 28s, and few if any parts appear to be interchangable. Finish is black wrinkle paint that appears to be the original factory finish. Someone has touched up case wear marks with heavy paint (it will be removed when I get hold of some lacquer thinner), so I can't read the manufacturing date code yet.
Stay tuned for further details.
Posted 18 January 2013 - 08:50 AM
Please keep in mind that the Mk 28 was a "civilian glass" before it was a Navy glass.
I was blessed to own THE model that was selected to become the Mk 28--complete with tripod adapter--back in the day when Cook and Suddarth terrorized together. It was so pristine the case (civilian) still had fuzzies on the leather and had that showroom smell.
But, apparently some customer at Captain's thought they needed it worse than I did.
Posted 18 January 2013 - 12:21 PM
Is the Civilian 7x50 marked "Zephyr"? Are the lenses coated?
Happy collecting,
Arthur Pinewood
Posted 18 January 2013 - 03:02 PM
No "Zephyr" markings that I can see; as I said, there's a rather clumsy paint touch-up job on the prism covers and in other spots that has to be cleaned up & redone, and there MIGHT be something under all that black paint.
Only markings clearly visible in the covers... "7x50" molded on the left prism, and the usual Bausch & Lomb ID on the right; no company logo visible but there might be one under the paint.
Re. lens coating... there MIGHT be; I can see a slight bluish coating on the objectives, but very faint.
I'll try to get a photo of these glasses up in the next couple of days.
Posted 22 January 2013 - 07:49 PM
A determined assault with chemicals (lacquer thinner, and more effectively Zip Strip, plus a pocket knife!) got thru a VERY heavy (and very ugly) coating of paint on the prism covers. The paint was caked on like a layer of tar.
The glasses are Bauch & Lomb M7, circa 1942.
The paint wasn't the FIRST attempt at obliterating the markings on the glasses; there was a concerted effort to SAND OFF the markings too! Not successful.
Meanwhile... I showed my Mark 28s to a buddy, an ex-submariner; he almost cried with joyous recognition of the same kind of glasses that he'd hefted so many hours while standing watch on the fair water planes.
He immediately asked how much I wanted for 'em. Failing that, he extracted a promise from me that if I should encounter ANOTHER pair in similar shape, I'd call HIM first!
In any event... I have to get to the post office and get hold of a mailing carton; the Mark 28s are taking a trip to Suddarth this week for a going over. While they're gone, the purloined M7s will keep me satisfied... In all likelyhood, after the income tax refund arrives, the M7s will be making the same trip.
However, there shouldn't be too much use right now; binocular astronomy is being curtailed by the fact that it's colder than a well digger's butt out there! Looking up at my remote reading thermometer hanging on the wall above the computer, the current temperature is 5.2 degrees!
Posted 22 January 2013 - 08:41 PM
Good find!
Happy collecting,
Arthur Pinewood
Posted 02 April 2013 - 07:08 PM
Cory kept me informed re. progress via E-mail. Collimation was dead on the money, and he thinks these glasses were never issued, or worked on.
The weather is now at the point where a little backyard observing isn't totally insane (despite BAD light pollution!), and after a couple of sessions all I can say is "Wow!". They were good before, but after a cleaning and general going over, they're great.
I don't think I'll ever have to look for another pair of binoculars, for ANY purpose... these will do me just FINE!!!
For terrestrial use, they do OK. Across the road from my work site is the U. of Wisconsin Arboretum. Besides spotting the nest of one of the Peregrine Falcons that live there, I was somewhat shocked to spot one of the white tail deer that they're trying so hard to shoot out of the place (we have an outbreak of CWD... Chronic Wasting Disease... in this part of the state). In heavy woods cover, these big 7 x 50 objectives REALLY suck in all the light available in those shadows. NOW I know what they mean by "night glasses".
Airplane spotting (something else I do occasionally) just got a boost; at high altitudes (30,000 feet plus) I can now see the difference between a B-52 and a KC-10 Tanker at the end of that contrail.
For astronomical use, I just wish I'd gotten hold of these glasses BEFORE I bought those **** Barskas! Less magnification is BETTER sometimes (7 versus 15), and in terms collimation and color correction (color fringing), Bausch & Lomb wins hands down!
Bravo Cory... WELL DONE!!!
In the next few weeks you'll be seeing my M7 glasses coming in for a going over.
Posted 02 April 2013 - 09:18 PM
Posted 02 April 2013 - 10:00 PM
The "mystery" binoculars are no longer a mystery. Somebody pulled a fast one, and apparently swiped 'em from Uncle Sam!
A determined assault with chemicals (lacquer thinner, and more effectively Zip Strip, plus a pocket knife!) got thru a VERY heavy (and very ugly) coating of paint on the prism covers. The paint was caked on like a layer of tar.
The glasses are Bauch & Lomb M7, circa 1942.
The paint wasn't the FIRST attempt at obliterating the markings on the glasses; there was a concerted effort to SAND OFF the markings too! Not successful.
Hmmm... VERY Interesting... I wonder if THAT'S what happened to this binocular I recently purchased?!?
I "think" that it is a B&L Mk. 28, but there is nothing written on the binocular itself except the "Coated Optics" label. Maybe there IS something underneath that rough exterior...
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Posted 15 August 2014 - 06:23 PM
Well... Cory came through again on the M7s. Once again I'm a VERY Happy Camper!
A tip to anyone considering a trip to Suddarth Optical; The Surplus Shed is your FRIEND!!!
I'd considered tackling a cleanup of the M7s myself, and I was unsure if the much abused existing prism covers could be salvaged in decent shape. On Surplus Shed's web site I noted that replacement M7 covers meant for overhaul use were available, and cheap enough to be quite reasonable... so I ordered a pair. I'd hoped that Cory could clean up the existing covers, simply because of the date info and other provenance markings stamped on them, but just in case I sent the new covers along with the glasses.
In addition... Surplus Shed yielded up a pair of new old stock M7 beauty rings, and NOS prisms; the glasses had SOMETHING rattling around inside, and I feared a loose screw from the prism stack, or a chipped prism. The beauty rings got installed, and the new prisms were added to the package, just in case they were needed.
As it turned out... the prisms weren't needed; the rattling was from a small chunk of sealing wax that had broken loose. However, the prism covers came in handy.
Cory found a crack in one cover, right in the ocular mounting ring, that made it unusable. He replaced both covers, gave the glasses an internal cleaning, put 'em back together, and did a collimation.
Just like with the Mark 28s... First Class Work turned a 70 year old set of military surplus glasses into quite useful ones again!
In some ways, I prefer the M7s over the Mark 28s; they're certainly a lot lighter and easier to handle, and the images are every bit as good. Now, the Mark 28s live under the seat of my pickup, and the M7s are living in the overhead bin of the Old Lady's Ford Transit-Connect.
Once again... with grateful THANKS to Cory, I bow to the expertise of THE OPTICAL MASTER!
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It was one CRAZY time at the Zappos Blog Team Christmas Party…and we've got the tape!
Santa gives out the BEST CHRISTMAS GIFTS EVER!
Today, Santa will be played by Melissa and The Grinch will be played by Patrick.
Brett Acquires Bacon
Yesterday we had an unhealthy food cook-off, and I had some leftover bacon, 1 piece to be exact. I asked everyone if they wanted it, but it sat around for a couple hours. Around 1PM Pacific time I placed said bacon in Brett's bag. A few hours later we had Andrew J. Rosenthal from Happier.com in the office for an interview/tour. While I had the camera out I asked Brett to show us what was in his bag. You won't believe what happens next.
Most Posh Hotels: The Leela Kempinski Hotel, Kovalam
This week we'll take a quick jump from the beautiful beaches of Goa to the even whiter sands of Kovalam, Kerala. Kerala is located at the tip of southern India, and Kovalam is situated right on the coast. When visiting Kovalam, you should stay right on the beach to take advantage of the wonderful sand and beautiful sunsets. Kovalam is also near Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, which is a must see sanctuary for all animal lovers. When visiting the Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, you'll get the chance to glimpse vast numbers of elephant, gaur, sloth bear, jungle cat, wild boar and langur.
While the Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary and the beaches of Kovalam are a draw, The Leela Kempinski Hotel is a destination in itself. The Leela is one of the most sought after, highly anticipated hotels in all of India. All of The Leela's rooms have vast windows with gorgeous views of the Arabian Sea beyond. You'll have the choice between many different rooms of different sizes and grandeur. The interiors of most of the rooms and suites are decorated with a delightful blend between traditional Kerala and modern style.
The amenities of The Leela Kempinski Hotel are out of this world, beginning with exclusive beach access. You'll have a range of spa treatments at your fingertips at The Leela, including traditional Ayurvedic treatments. You also will have the chance to attend traditional yoga classes, play badminton, tennis and beach volleyball. With private beach access, you'll be able to swim and sunbathe at your leisure. Make sure to bring sunscreen to protect your skin while you relax on the sandy beaches of Kovalam.
With seven different restaurants and cafes at The Leela, you'll get the chance to taste new and delicious foods every night. The Sky Bar is ideal for after-dinner drinks as the sun sets beyond the sea. The Terrace serves Oriental, Indian and Continental cuisine, and you can dine right by the sea if you wish.
Most Popular Distance Run: The Sunburst Races, Indiana
The Sunburst Races in South Bend, Indiana have something for all the family – a marathon, a half marathon, a 10K, a 5K and a family walk – seriously, they have everything. More than 2,000 runners and walkers participate in all of the races, so they have everybody, too!
The Sunburst Races are held every year. In 2009, it will be their 26th year. They start every year's events with the Friday Night Family Walk. Like it says, it's a walk for the whole family (baby strollers and baby joggers welcome), and everybody who participates gets a Family Walk t-shirt. This is one of the few walks left in the country that still allows headphones, but organizers caution participants to be careful as they really don't want to scrape you up off the street later! (BTW, headphones are not allowed on the marathon or half marathon.)
On Saturday, the more serious events begin. The marathon starts at the College Football Hall of Fame (Notre Dame, of course) and is run on a pretty flat course with only one half-mile incline and a couple of minor hills.
The half marathon follows the marathon's first three miles but then veers off into Keller Park, finishing the race back on the marathon's course and on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. And participants in both races get cool t-shirts. The 5K, 10K and the fitness walk all start between 7:15 a.m. and 9 a.m.
Sunburst does a great job with services too. There are tons of water stations, Gatorade fluid replacement stations, energy gel is available on the course, and they even hand out bananas for that all-important potassium. But the best bit of all: there is massage therapy provided at the finish line by massage therapy students from Davenport University. I'd throw on my running shoes and run in any marathon if I had massage therapy to look forward to at the end of it.
The Sunburst Races also has awesome finish line food (last year provided by Meijer supermarkets,) and there was everything!
I really like the Sunburst Races. Indiana is one of the prettiest American states, I think, with its rolling hills, green fields and clear blue skies. When these races start early in the morning, you really feel like you're running in nature, so it's worth running one just so you can feel that. Right?
Comfort Item of the Week: Snowboarding Socks
You feel the fire in your gut and the chill around your face as your adrenaline rises preparing for snowboarding season. Several pairs of the coolest snowboarding boots on the planet are part of your personal gear including Burton, Vans, DC, Lesportiva and Forum Constant Snow Board Boots. And chances are your wardrobe includes the coolest outer gear including Full Stone Fire Beanies and the coolest jackets and vests to create layers of warmth. But what's under those snow boots?
Snowboarders are passionate about their sport, their gear and definitely their skills. So why take chances when it comes to foot comfort? foot comfort? One of the best ways to insure comfort is with the perfect socks. To the passionate snowboarder the right socks definitely make a difference. Why worry about what's under those snow boots? The perfect sport socks to wear with snow boots is the Eurosock Board Camo. Available in winter, brown, green or gray camo, in addition to being one of the most comfortably fitting socks, the Eurosock Board Camo collection is stylish.
There are a couple of features that make the Eurosock Board Camo the perfect sock for the snowboarder. Eurosocks come with comfortably fitted, finished tops, and a choice of either rolled, welted tops or ribbed cups designed to keep the sock up. Another top quality sock is the Eurosock Board Camo, which has the absence of the seam that causes friction.
Designed as the perfect socks for snowboarding, Eurosock Board Camo socks are made from Spandex with mechanical knits and technical fibers, which create the feel and performance of a "second skin." Other key features of the Eurosock Board Camo socks include the "elasticized ankle brace" and the "ankle flex zone," which provides support for the Achilles tendon and keeps the sock fitting perfectly around the ankle by eliminating wrinkles. The toe-pocket area has a similar design to ensure wrinkling is avoided. Finally Eurosocks have ergonomically shaped, anatomical padding to absorb impact. Wearing Eurosocks for snowboarding ensures you won't worry about what's under those boots.
More Hills Spin-offs, Paris Isn't Preggers, Jennifer Garner's Baby Scare and Jessica Simpson Disses Carrie Underwood
MTV is handing out spin-off shows like candy to the cast of the popular reality show, The Hills. We first heard that Whitney Port would be getting her own "Hills"-type show, but now playboy Brody Jenner is going to be getting a "Tila Tequila"-type show, called Bromance, where guys will compete to be part of Brody's entourage. You know what would be hilarious – if Spencer Pratt, Brody's former BFF, was among the contestants!
You'll be happy to hear that the world is safe from the spawn of Paris Hilton... for this month anyway. Although there had been rumors that the heiress might be pregnant because of what appeared to be a baby bump, Paris was recently spotted partying at a club for the filming of her upcoming reality show and indulging in some drinking and smoking. So either she's not pregnant or just really dumb. Of course, this is Paris Hilton we're talking about, so it could go either way.
Jennifer Garner recently had a bit of a scare while on out with the Jennifer Garner mini-me, daughter Violet. She accidentally locked the keys in the car along with her daughter. Luckily, she was able to give directions to Violet through the window and the smart tot was out quicker than she could say "Jennifer Lopez is my almost-mommy".
And Jessica Simpson's country album hasn't even been released but that hasn't stopped the tabloids from creating drama between her and another blonde bombshell country star. Jessica Simpson was recently spotted wearing a t-shirt that read, "Real Girls Eat Meat". Seems like a pretty innocent t-shirt until you consider the fact that Tony Romo dated Carrie Underwood not too long ago and Carrie is known to be very open about being a vegetarian. Hmm, this could get interesting.
Sources: DListed – http://dlisted.com, Hollywood Reporter – http://hollywoodreporter.com, Pop Bytes – http://popbytes.com, People – http://people.com, Daily Mail – http://dailymail.co.uk


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Care Home: City Roads Crisis Intervention
- 352-358 City Road London EC1V 2PY
- Tel: 02078431640
- Fax: 02072780807
The service is operated by Cranstoun Drug services has assumed responsibility for the unit. This organisation is a non-profit, independent registered charity, which provides a range of specialist treatment and support services in the community and in residential settings. City Roads Crisis Intervention provides a specialist residential service for people in crisis related to their drug use. Adults, whose lives are out of control because of their escalating drug and alcohol use may self refer themselves to the service, The maximum stay is 21 days. During this time people will undergo an individually assessed detoxification or stabilisation programme. It is a care home with nursing. The unit provides support for up to 21 service users at any given time. It is housed within four Georgian Houses. The premises are not signposted and blends in with its` surroundings. The aim of the unit is to offer a place of safety to drug and alcohol users while they undergo medically supervised detoxification treatment. The staff team composes of trained nurses and social care workers. A Doctor holds a surgery on the premises every week day from 10.30 to 15.30. Treatment is determined by the outcome of a comprehensiveCity Roads Crisis Intervention DS0000071348.V364187.R01.S.doc Version 5.2 Page 5assessment. There is a range of counselling and support services, psychiatric assessment, complimentary therapies and access to ongoing treatment. The service users have a range of complex needs and care plans are individualised following a detailed needs assessment. During their stay further needs are assessed with each service user to ensure follow up treatment is clearly defined. The cost of the service ranges from £247 to £279.98 for an occupied bed night dependent upon the type of contract and the level of usage by a Borough in an annual period. Cost is reflective of the either the spot contract or the block contract. The range also reflects that this service accepts referrals from all London Boroughs.
Latitude: 51.53099822998
Longitude: -0.10300000011921
- Manager: Eileen A Doyle
Locality: Care Homes in Islington
Region: Care Homes in London
- Total Capacity: 21
- Type: Care home with nursing
- Provider: Cranstoun Drug Services
- Ownership: Voluntary
- Care Home ID: 4600
- Residents Needs:
- Past or present alcohol dependence, Past or present drug dependence
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This is the latest available inspection report for this service, carried out on 17th July 2008. CSCI found this care home to be providing an Excellent service.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- A former sergeant with the Metropolitan Police Department was sentenced Friday for theft from a senior citizen.
Thirty-six-year-old Aisha Hackley was sentenced to 18 months in prison on a charge stemming from the theft of $40,005 from an 85-year-old D.C. resident. She was ordered to serve her sentence immediately.
Hackley, also is known as Aisha Jackson, pleaded guilty in August 2011. Hackley, who was assigned to the Second Police District in Northwest, resigned from the MPD as part of her plea agreement. She has paid full restitution.
The 85-year-old victim filed a police report in December 2010 stating that her bank account was targeted in a lottery fraud scam. The Bank of America was alerted about the suspicious activity. Then, Hackley met the victim in response to the police report, but instead of helping the victim, Hackley began stealing from the bank account.
As part of Bank of America's investigation, an investigator spoke with Hackley, who said that she was assigned to work on the victim's case. The investigator said Hackley said that the victim had short-term memory loss and didn't know what she was doing. Hackley also told the investigator that the victim gave her personal account information to some people who made web-based and Automated Clearing House payments.
The Bank of America was contacted again on May 31, 2011. The victim reported several checks were written against her account and made payable to "Aisha Jackson." A total of 14 checks were made payable to Aisha Jackson or one of her relatives. When law enforcement searched Hackley's home, they found blank checks from the victim's Bank of America accounts.


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By: April Scott
Number of Reviews: 366
Average Score: 64
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Miss Jessica's site is pretty easy to get around. I like the dark design with red accents and she has her movies split up into ones that are professionally shot and ones that were filmed during real facesitting sessions. Many of the professional ones star another smothering Mistress, so you get double the breathtaking fun.
I thought at first that she had more than just 68 videos. See, the real sessions sometimes give you different views of the same movie, so they're posted a few times. You can check out a top, front, side and rear view, and I have to admit that it's nice to have all those angles.
Her newest movies offer Full HD footage, but (and she states this on her site) the older ones vary in quality. Many of her movies have her playing the head prefect or sexy professor and I also saw her play a cop. Other times she's just dressed in very sexy lingerie with garters, stockings and heels. Her vintage lingerie and dark locks really give her a sensual pinup vibe.
I especially liked when she'd slip on a pencil skirt and crisp white blouse before shoving her sub's face back in her crack. She sometimes uses a riding crop if her slave doesn't do as he's told. In her electrician scene she has the sub bound in plastic wrap. There are also two galleries.
It has been just over a month since her last video update. She does claim bi-monthly updates on her homepage, though. There aren't really any extras, but you can contact her for a session and there's a monthly draw to win a half hour with her.
This Facesitting Mistress really hits the right spots, but just be aware that you can only sign up for a yearly membership. Some Femdom sites charge this price for just one month, though, so it's very reasonable. Also keep in mind that Miss Jessica doesn't do nudity. If you're craving some bottom worship and busty Brits get you going, you should check her out.
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Bond FAQs
Q: What types of bonds are available through the Scottrade Bond Center?
A: Currently the following types of bonds are available to trade online:
Investment Grade Municipal Bonds
Investment Grade Corporate Bonds and Govt. Agencies
Treasury Bills, Notes, Bonds and Strips
Q: What are the hours for bond trading?
A: Scottrade will accept and process your bond orders between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except holidays).
Q: Who can I contact regarding general questions about CD & Bond products?
A: If you have questions that are general in nature about investing in CD & Bond products, please call your local Scottrade branch office.
Q: Are my bond holdings marginable?
A: Investment grade bonds are marginable at Scottrade.
Q: How will I receive interest payments from my bonds?
A: Interest payments from the issuer will be paid to your Scottrade account. If you have elected to have these paid to you, Scottrade will issue you a check on the corresponding Scottrade payout date. Scottrade makes payouts for dividends and interest payments twice a month.
Q: Will I receive a certificate for my bonds?
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Q: How do I buy bonds?
A: To purchase all types of bonds, click on the Trade tab at the top of the page. Next, click on CDs & Bonds on the left side menu. A search tool will be provided so that you can input the criteria that match your investment objective. Once the criteria for your search has been defined select the "Find Bonds" button. This will provide you with a list of bonds that meet those criteria. Select a bond from the "Issue" column to view specifics about that bond. If that bond meets your investment needs, enter the quantity you would like to purchase and select the "Place Order" button.
Q: Are there any tips for utilizing the bond search tool?
A: When defining your criteria, a larger range will produce a larger number of offerings. Checking a constraint box will restrict the number of offerings displayed. If you have a particular issuer in mind, just type in the issue name and click the Search button. If you know the CUSIP of a bond, you can determine immediately if that bond is available by typing in the CUSIP and clicking on the search.
Q: How do I sell bonds?
A: If you have decided to sell your bonds, you must call your local Scottrade office and ask for firm bids.
Q: How can I check the status of open orders?
A: Click on the My Account tab at the top of the page. Click on Order Status in the left menu. Next, click on CDs & Bonds at the top of the page. Select the type of bond for which you would like to view the order status.
Q: Are there minimums that must be purchased?
A: Corporate, Municipal, U.S. Treasuries and U.S. agency bonds have a $5,000 minimum and then can be purchased in $1,000 increments, except for muni bonds. Municipals must be traded in $5,000 increments. New Corporate Offerings have a $5,000 minimum, but after the minimum can be purchased in $1,000 increments. CDs have a $5,000 minimum and can be purchased in $1,000 increments.
Some bonds may have higher minimum requirements. If a bond does have a higher minimum, this will be indicated on the order screen. Each order must be for at least one whole bond; no fractional bond orders can be placed.
Q: When do bond trades settle?
A: Almost all Corporate and Municipal trades placed through Scottrade settle three business days after the date of your trade. U.S. Treasuries and Agencies settle the day after the trade date.
Q: How will I receive my confirmation?
A: Your Scottrade confirmation will appear online the day following the execution of the trade.


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The solo show 'Satchmo' by Terry Teachout depicts jazz legend Louis Armstrong reflecting on his bittersweet life and music; it plays at American Conservatory Theater through Feb. 7
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Did Johnny Depp really attack Amber Heard? Two witnesses say no
Johnny Depp wasn't near Amber Heard when she screamed 'stop hitting me,' two witnesses say, reportedly adding that Heard was usually the aggressor when the pair fought.


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|Release Date: May 30, 2008
|Running Time: 85 mins.
|MPAA Rating: R
|Box Office: $67,152.00
|Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Mena Suvari
Stephen Rea
Russell Hornsby
Stuart Gordon
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Summary:Brandi is a compassionate young retirement-home caregiver in-line for a promotion. Tom is a victim of the downsized economy, out of work and newly homeless. Their worlds collide when Brandi, driving home from a club after too many drinks and pills, accidentally hits Tom, the impact smashing his body head-first through her car's windshield. If discovered, this "accident" will extinguish her bright future, so instead of saving him, her plan is to let him pass and dispose of the body later. Faced with this reality, Tom knows he must escape if he wants to survive.


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Can someone mentor me through a project, please?
I've found an animated gif that I like, but I want to use Gimp to recolour it - ideally, I'd like to effectively redraw/reconstruct it (beyond the copyright line) but when I try to use the colour menu, most of the options tell me "XXX operates only on RGB colour layers."
I tried saving the gif as a xcf in the hope that that would make the colours available, but it doesn't. I even tried painting over it, but the colours are wrong when I paint (like I choose bright red and the brush paints brown).
As you can see, I haven't a clue what I'm doing and I'd appreciate it if someone could 'teach a man to fish' on this project. Hopefully (no guarantees) I'll only need a nudge in the right direction every now and then, rather than a step-by-step tutorial, but at the moment I can't even get started.
Any volunteers?