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I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV. I've not stayed recently at a Holiday Inn Express. Yet I fancy myself intelligent enough to believe that I can tell a good idea from a bad one, and determine if I'm/we're about to get played. Of course confidence men, swindlers and politicians have a name for such people. Call them "marks," "victims," or "constituents," the result is all the same. And they rarely kiss you first. Which is why the latest missive from Dudley
Do Right Brown of the National Association for Gun Rights gave me pause, and frankly set my Spidey sense a-tinglin'.
You wouldn't believe the amount of crap I get in my inbox. I subscribe to a LOT of email newsletters, from gun rights groups, lobbyists, and the like. I read 'em so you don't have to. Frankly, a lot of what I read falls into the category of "Chicken Little-isms," where people cry the equivalent of "the sky is falling" in order to beg for cash. I find those emails simultaneously unhelpful to the cause of the preservation of our Second Amendment rights, and downright disingenuous and boring. Particularly galling is to get one that cites a story that's two or three years old as if it just happened. I've learned – the hard way – to fact-check EVERYthing I get from these email sources.
I take issue with a lot of the emails I get from the National Association for Gun Rights. I like their goals. Not so much about their methods. But every now and then, there's a kernel of wheat in amongst the chaff.
The call to arms/plea for funds du jour from the NAFGR (sometimes I wonder if their acronym wouldn't be more accurate if it spelled out "NAGYOU" or something like it), mentions some well-meaning, but in my opinion very misguided pro-gunners are working to pass a bill that could turn into a Trojan Horse for more gun control.
Frankly, I skim most of the NAFGR emails, and assign them to the electronic version of a circular file, if you know what I mean. But this one, for some reason, grabbed my attention long enough to read the whole thing. (Well, right up until the point where Dudley started begging for Benjamins.)
The "National Reciprocity Act" is supposed to force any state that authorizes conceal carry to reciprocate with permits issued by other states, much like every state in the union recognizes your state-issued driver's license, regardless of the issuing state. Great idea. But the road to Hell is paved with not just good intentions, but great ideas. It's that Law of Unintended Consequences that is a stone cold beeyatch.
Dudley's point is that the bill has a couple of serious flaws:
- It uses the Federal bureaucracy to implement the policy
- It opens the door to the Feds setting standards for CCW permits, a potential first step in giving them a route in to regulate and restrict gun rights
- Because of the legislative process, it is anything BUT immune to amendments that could represent a field day for those who want to restrict our rights to possess guns.
- Because laws are administered by bureaucrats, the way the law is "interpreted" by the Obama Administration flunkies might well make the cure worse than the disease.
Hmm. Those are some interesting points. Let's see. What Federal agency would likely be given the authority to implement such a law, once it goes on the books…um…have to be an agency charged with regulating guns…one that deals with gun registrations…oh, wait. I know. The Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
RUH-rho, Rhorge!
Yessir, Mr. John Q. Gunowner, I've got good news and I've got bad news. The good news? Your concealed handgun permit will be recognized by virtually every state in the Union. The bad news? The ATF is in charge of the program.
Now there's no reason that the law couldn't be amended, rewritten, or otherwise fixed (as in corrected) by insuring that, say the FBI is in charge of overseeing the law. I know, that's only a minor step in the right direction. It's like commuting a death sentence to having your arms chopped off. Have a nice day, now, y'hear? But how much do you know about how laws are made?
Remember, Jefferson himself advised that the two things you never wanted to see made are laws and sausages. Of the two, the harder one to stomach is watching laws get made. All it takes is one evil/mischievous/determined Congressional aide that slips something into the final version of the bill, and Voilá! We have verbiage that completely controverts the spirit and intent of the law.
Think that never happens? Talk to someone that's worked on the Hill sometime. Make your hair curl, and if you have no hair, it will make it grow, curl, and then fall out again. Our pal Dudley calls this the "National CCW Registration Act." I'm not sure he's that far off the mark.
Here's the deal. I'm not one to assume I'm gonna see gun grabbers under the bed every night, just waiting for their opportunity to grab my guns. But trusting in that bunch of over-paid, under-worked jackanapes we call Congress to NOT screw this up seems to me like giving them waaaay more credit than they deserve. But I'm not sure just what the solution is.
I'm sure that Chris Cox and his crack team of lobsters working the NRA-IRA wing are on top of this, but I've seen them back some really stupid legislation before, too. I'm really not eager to trust anybody and their motives, or take them at face value, when it comes to the potential to frittering away my hard-fought Second Amendment rights.
Dudley's advice?
I need you to call House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith at (202)225-4236 and make clear that you want to keep the government's hands off your permit and that you oppose federal intrusion into the concealed weapons permit process.
So what is the right answer? I think Joe Bob Briggs, the Drive-In Movie Theater Critic of Grapevine, Texas may have put it best, when he said "Without eternal vigilance, it can happen here." If we're going to take our freedoms for granted, we'll soon be wondering where they went. Stay informed. Stay alert. (The world needs more lerts.) And keep in contact with your Representative and Senators. The rights you save may be your own.
23 Responses to H.R. 822: Be Careful What You Wish For
I've thought this thing stunk since the first time I heard about it. I've never heard what the parameters for acceptance or denial were or if it would even be shall issue or may issue. I've never heard what training would be required or how rigorous the background check would be or if your medical info would be required/subpoenaed and at the end of the day it grows the fed, gives them more information on gun owners, and puts them in charge of yet another part of our lives. I wouldn't put the federal government in charge of taking my garbage cans to the curb let alone managing and making sure my CHL information was accurate and up to date.
While I don't think this bill has a snowball's chance in hell of passing, I think that Mr. Dudleys assumptions are pure paranoia and fear mongering to raise more funds ala the NRA.
Really, fear mongering. Like the Social Security Administration putting in the law that the SS funds were NEVER to be mingled into the general funds of the Fed Gov. when the bill was written. Nor were SS #'s to be used for Identification purposes. It states that on the back of my SS card. However, that was ALSO changed by the Feds.
You place a hell of a lot more faith on the Feds than I EVER would.
I've been preaching the exact thing since this lunatic idea came into being. Concealed Handgun Laws are a STATE's right.(not that I think they have the right to control how, where, when or what we do with our firearms as long as we aren't committing a crime with them. A Trojan Horse is EXACTLY what this bill is.
What Federal agency overlooks State Issued driver license reciprocity?
Great point!!And driving isn't a right.
It would be helpful if people would take time to read the freaking legislation. THERE IS NO FEDERAL STANDARD OR AGENCY ADMINISTIRING THIS!!! This would require states to honor each other's permits if they issue CCW permts. PERIOD. This is the same as driver's licenses, marriage licenses, educational degrees, birth certificates, death certificates, etc. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH A NATIONAL PERMITTING PROCESS just like there is no national drivers' license. However, the National Association for Gun Rights is opposed because once states have to honor each others' permits, this opens the door for shall issue across the country and guess whose lobbyists and fundraisers would be suddenly out of work??
If anyone has any issue with this legislation, it would be those opposed to gay marriage because the arguments are the same and frankly fall with the logic in support of this legislation.
Which Constitutional amendment is it that protects drivers? I seem to have forgotten that one…
My point is this: don't compare the two. If anything, mentioning that process hurts you — have you been to a DMV lately?
Look at how much the Second amendment has been "infringed" upon; that you would argue for an agency such as the DMV to be involved in a Constitutionally protected right is more than slightly disturbing. Or would you rather have the county clerks who handle your birth certificates determining whether or not to hand you your permit? Lovely folks, those. Let me know how that works for you.
The simple fact is this: if the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America has not guaranteed that states fall in line with other states' concealed carry law, what in the name of all that is good and pure on this earth makes you think that just one more law will make it all better???
I take it you have not read Prof. David Kopel's testimony on HR 822? He has a very nice summary of the 14th Amendment as it relates to the privileges and immunities clause, including the fundamental right to travel, which would encompass, among other things, the right to drive.
Moreover, the main reason that states have not honored their 2nd Amendment obligations is there has been no real 2nd Amendment litigation since the 1920s. Heller and McDonald are seminal not only for their findings but also that the Supremes took them up in the first place! The court under Roberts has only taken about 90 cases a year out of approx. 10,000 appeals filed. Now that there is increased interest in the 2nd Amendment from this court, there is greater scrutiny on the disparate standards applied in the different states. Much like how civil rights litigation took 20+ years to implement Brown v Board, this is not a short walk through the park. There has to be a systematic approach to challenge restrictions and not a full onslaught overnight.
The fact that state DMV's or county clerks can act arbitrary does not mean that their behavior stands up to an eventual suit.
Though I am not familiar with Kopel's specific piece, I am familiar with the concept of "right to travel" as it has been argued from a Constitutional law perspective. And this brings me back to what I wrote earlier — this doesn't help your argument in the least. It implies that, because we have instituted massive bureaucracies such as the DMV to control one's Constitutional right once, then it's totally okay to do it again with an even more fundamental right.
Seriously, how can anyone argue that the DMV is a great thing and beneficial to our country? In fact, they represent a model for gun owners as exactly what not to get ourselves into.
Think about this:
A permit system that is accessible by any law enforcement agency in the country at any moment, controlled by minimum wage weenies who require testing that apparently differs based on what country you are from.
Gee, that sounds….great…?
Again, using driver's license as a model only helps the argument against HR 822.
Stop and consider this: If a law like this were proposed for issues dealing with the First Amendment, would you be for it? Of course not. It would be absolutely outrageous. And yet, because it's the Second Amendment, it is somehow different (even in the mind of gun owners, apparently). Why?
This bill represents a micro-step forward with very serious potential for a massive leap backwards.
you might want to read the good professor's works first: http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/hear_09132011.html
and if you have such a problem with DMV in your state with the whole ID thing, I suspect then you must be cool with national ID cards instead. After all, you need ID to get on a plane, document your status for a job, and a whole host of other things, then if your state employees are too incompetent and not up to the task, a new federal bureaucracy is so much better.
Utterly hopeless, this is. At what point did I argue for "a new federal bureaucracy"? I was arguing against that, and you are now helping me do so.
How on earth you get the idea that I want a national ID system because I don't like the state one is….interesting, to say the least.
Here's one for you. If I say that I think the BATFE is a waste of tax-payer dollars, do you infer that I:
A) think the BATFE is a waste of tax-payer dollars and should be done away with, or…
B) think that, since the BATFE is a waste of tax-payer dollars, we should institute a GLOBAL version of the BATFE to give it more power.
Never mind. Don't answer that.
You could always refer to the organization as the NAGR, just leave out the "for". Kinda like how the Boy Scouts of America goes by BSA not BSoA, or how the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is the NAACP not NAftAoCP.
I agree that HR822 is a bad idea; It adds more *federal* legislation tells the states what they can do, while in the end the people continue to be shafted.
What we ACTUALLY need is a bill that withholds ALL FEDERAL FUNDING from any state that does not allow full constitutional concealed and open carry, without any sort of permit. This would be better, because it is constitutional (offering an incentive for states to change their laws, rather than abusing the commerce clause), and rather than stomp all over the rights of the states (while they're busy grinding the people under their heels), it *encourages* them to RESTORE the rights of the people.
What a bunch of pure unadulterated horse sh!t. Using NAFGR's distorted "logic," no pro-2A legislation should or could ever be passed by Congress. Nonsense. Sometimes, we are our own worst enemy. No, make that most of the time. With "friends"like NAFGR, we don't need enemies.
Right now, somewhere in Europe, George Soros is laughing his sick f^cking ass off. At us.
The whining about this bill is all black-helo stuff.
1. read the bill. there is no federal agenciy involved.
2. there are no "national" standards. If you allow permits, you must recognise other state permits. similar tot he full faith and credit clause like DLs and marriage lic.
3. yes bills can be amended. but with 245 co-sponsors, we are past the minimum needed to pass so we can controll the process and at the face value of the bill, take it as is cause this is what people signed on to. no deals need to be made on the text of the bill to get it passed.
so we can beat back hostile amendments. and depending on the rule for consideration, limit amendments offered.
4. the interpretations will come from locals and AGs most likley. most fo the AGs are on our side. then you will have federal cour challenges to locals that don't want to play ball. There is a minimum of who will be involved. most likely, the locals will toss of their hands and go along, cuase they won;t want the headache of sorting all of it out and the threat if litigation.
this is chicken little stuff from the amatures, who want to think that the feds are scheming to come and send the black suited ninjas to grab, your guns, land and cows.
they can't even pull off a smuggling operation and they are going to do this?
they can't even get the reporting stuff on rifles right and they are going to go after 7 million carry permits, yea right.
"this is chicken little stuff from the amatures, who want to think that the feds are scheming to come and send the black suited ninjas to grab, your guns, land and cows."
Oh, do you mean like during Hurricane Katrina. "grab, your guns"
or as in the case of the seven families in Texas fighting the Bureau of Land Management to keep their homes and property. https://www.texastribune.org/2015/11/17/red-river-landowners-take-battle-feds-court/
or perhaps you're referring to: "feds are scheming to come and send the black suited ninjas to grab, your guns, your land and COWS. Perhaps you are referring to the Amon Bundy family.
Or, maybe you're referring to the Native Americans. Because we all know that those things were all "chicken little stuff from amatures"
Agree with Ralph. I realize the Federal government in its current form is a sloppy mess, but the Federal government is the body responsible for protecting our Constitutional rights from regional arbitrariness of our State governments. Every Federal bill that expands Federal protection of the Second Amendment are steps in the right direction.
Actually Yakima2k, you have that exactly backwards. The Bill of Rights and the Constitution of the United States is there to Protect the Citizens of the United States FROM the Federal Government.
"the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." We already possess those Rights. Neither the feds or the states (which also have Constitutions) GIVE us the right to bear arms. So, no, no more Federal Legislation is needed. It is up to the people of States like New York, New Jersey or California to elect legislators who will do the will of the people. Unfortunately, there are people that don't hold the same worldview as you and I when it comes to firearms. However, that is up to the people in those states to make those changes from within. I simply elect to stay out of places that would infringe upon my GOD given Rights. Just as I don't support any business or organization that take them away from me.


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Chilli beans
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 onion, finely chopped
1 green capsicum (pepper), seeded, cored and chopped
2 small red chillies, seeded and finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon sugar
440 g (15 1/2 oz) tin crushed tomatoes
440 g (15 1/2 oz) tin red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 tablespoon tomato paste (tomato purée)
12 x 20 cm (8 inch) soft flour tortillas
225 g (8 oz) Cheddar cheese, coarsely grated
250 g (1 cup) sour cream coriander (cilantro) sprigs, to garnish
1 lime, cut into 8 wedges
1. To make the chilli beans, heat the oil in a saucepan over low heat and cook the garlic, onion and capsicum, stirring frequently, for 8-10 minutes, or until the onion and capsicum have softened. Add the chilli, cayenne pepper, paprika, cumin, sugar, tomato, beans, tomato paste and 125 ml (1/2 cup) water. Bring the mixture to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until it is thickened and reduced.
2. To assemble the wraps, put some of the chilli beans along the middle of each tortilla, sprinkle it with 2 tablespoons of the cheese and roll it up. Put three rolls, seam-side down, on a double layer of foil and seal the foil to form a parcel. Preheat a barbecue flat plate to low-medium direct heat and grill the parcels for 6-8 minutes on each side or until they are heated through.
3. Unwrap the foil parcels and slide the tortillas onto serving plates. Top them with the sour cream, garnish with coriander sprigs and serve them with the lime wedges. Even better, add some guacamole and tomato salsa.

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The Corpus Christi IceRays scored three goals in the third period to mount a comeback, however the Amarillo Bulls picked up four goals in the first and added two more in the final 40 minutes of play en route to a 6-3 victory inside the Amarillo Civic Center to even the series up at one game apiece. Amarillo's first goal came at 6:52 of the first period as Brady Ferguson scooped up a rebound after a Ben Myers save and tapped in his first of the playoffs with assists from Dan McNamara and Clint Carlisle and the Bulls led 1-0. Ferguson struck again 21 seconds later as he back-handed a shot by Myers for his second of the night and second of the playoffs as Amarillo quickly moved out to a 2-0 lead. After the IceRays took a penalty, Amarillo converted on the power-play with 4:51 left to go in the as Hampus Gustafsson wristed a shot over the shoulder of Myers with assists credited to Geoff Fortman and John Rey and the Bulls moved out to a 3-0 advantage. In the second period a fluke goal gave the Bulls a 4-0 lead while on the power-play. Gage Christianson fired a shot from the goal line to the left of Ben Myers that hit a body in front and found the back of the net. The assists were from Hampus Gustafsson and Geoff Fortman and the goal came at 7:05 of the second frame. In the third period Corpus Christi started a comeback that began with a Perry D'Arrisso goal as he buried a rebound attempt to put the IceRays on the board just 3:22 into the third with the assists going to John Roisum and Brandon Smith. Dan McNamara answered back for the Bulls with a wrister from the right wing circle beating Ben Myers over his left shoulder and Amarillo moved back out to a four goal lead at 5-1 with 15:08 left in the game. The IceRays responded with two straight goals, both by AJ Jarosz. The first came even strength as Mike Economos dropped a pass back to Jarosz who wired a shot over Paul Berrafato at 8:19 of the third period and the Rays' were back within three goals. Jarosz picked up his second of the game on the power-play beating Berrafato off a great pass from Beau Walker who set Jarosz up for a tap-in goal. The other assist was credited to Wayland Williams and the Rays' trailed 5-3 with 7:27 left in the game. The Bulls tacked on a power-play goal late in regulation courtesy of TJ Sherman and picked up the win to even the series 1-1. Ben Myers stopped 42 shots in the loss.
Game 1 – IceRays @ Amarillo Bulls 4/5/13
Corpus Christi trailed Amarillo 1-0 after two periods, however Emil Romig tied the game in the third, and Brandon Berkley tallied the game winner with 3:34 left in the game as the IceRays took game one from the Bulls 2-1 backed by 38 saves from Hayden Stewart inside the Amarillo Civic Center on Friday night. Amarillo got on the board in period one as Joe Grabowski took a shot from the right point and sent the puck wide on purpose. The shot deflected off the end wall and went right to an awaiting Hampus Gustafsson who picked up the first goal of the series 6:30 into the game and the Bulls led 1-0. Hayden Stewart kept the IceRays in the game during the second period stopping all 18 shots he faced including two with his stick. The comeback started in the third period at 3:20 when Beau Walker sent a cross ice pass to Emil Romig who marched inside the right wing circle and found a hole in Bulls goaltender Paul Berrafato to tie the game 1-1. The other assist was credited to Wayland Williams. After no scoring for the next 15 minutes it was Brandon Berkley who tallied the game winner with 3:34 left to go in the game. Berkley took a pass down the left wing boards and fired a wrister through the legs of Berrafato to give Corpus Christi a 2-1 lead. The Bulls pulled the goaltender late in regulation however the IceRays held on for a 2-1 comeback win over the NAHL regular season champions. Hayden Stewart denied 38 of 39 shots in the win for Corpus Christi who takes a 1-0 lead in the five game series.
IceRays vs. Odessa Jackalopes 3-30-13
Charles Baldwin and Joe Ginley each scored short-handed goals on the same penalty kill as the Corpus Christi IceRays won the regular season finale over the Odessa Jackalopes 8-2 in front of 4,557 fans inside the American Bank Center. Corpus Christi tallied the first goal of the night as Jalen Schulz fired a shot from the top of the offensive circles over the right shoulder of Jackalope goaltender Nick Deery for a 1-0 lead at 6:59 of the game assisted by Beau Walker. The Jackalopes responded just 47 seconds later as Taylor Portner was denied by IceRays goalie Ben Myers. The rebound was kicked right out to Matthew Montemurro who pinched in from the point to bury his 4th goal of the year 7:46 into the contest tying the game at one. Emil Romig continues his scoring streak with his third goal of the weekend while on the power-play. Beau Walker took the puck in the left wing circle and fed it through a screen right to a wide open Romig who had all day to beat Nick Deery for his 16th on the season and the Rays' took a 2-1 lead. Corpus Christi added four goals in the second period that started with a pair of short-handed goals while on the same penalty kill. Joe Ginley walked in all alone beating Nick Deery, unassisted at 6:45 of the second to take a 3-1 lead for the playoff bound IceRays. Just 26 seconds later Charles Baldwin picked up the other short-handed tally on that penalty kill as Rudy Sulmonte banked a shot off the right leg pad of Deery right to Baldwin who fired in his 12th of the year and the IceRays led 4-1. Sulmonte picked up a goal of his own at the 15:38 point of the middle frame as Nick Monfils hit Charles Baldwin with a great pass throught the neutral zone. Baldwin back-handed the puck over the defender right to Sulmonte for his 28th goal of the year pushing Corpus Christi to a four goal lead, 5-1. With 1:23 remaining in the second period AJ Jarosz moved down the left wing boards and sent a wrister on net that squeezed its way through the legs of Nick Deery and the IceRays took a 6-1 lead after 40min of play. In the final period of the regular season Ryan McNeely tallied his 3rd with the IceRays and 5th overall with assists from Jarosz and Grant Hutton at 6:10 of the third period and Corpus Christi now led 7-1. Emil Romig tacked on a goal at 11:36 of the final period off a pass from Mike Economos beating Erick Majerle who replaced Nick Deery and the IceRays took an 8-1 lead just over midway through the third. Odessa tacked on another goal off a Jimmy Peplinski shot it was John Feemster who got the last touch and beat Ben Myers with 6:14 left in the game to pull the Jacks' within six goals. Ben Myers denied 17 of 19 shots in the win.
IceRays vs. Odessa Jackalopes 3-29-13
Mike Economos and Emil Romig each scored twice as Corpus Christi IceRays held off a late push and officially qualified for the 2012-2013 NAHL Playoffs with a 7-5 win over the Odessa Jackalopes in front of 4,655 fans in the American Bank Center on Friday night. Emil Romig put the IceRays on the board at 5:44 of the first period as he took the puck to the front of the net from the right wing corner sliding it behind Odessa goaltender Nick Deery for a 1-0 lead. The goal was assisted by Perry D'Arrisso. A heads up play by Rudy Sulmonte gave the IceRays a 2-0 lead 11:07 into the game. After a Beau Walker shot, Sulmonte picked up the rebound in the left wing circle and found Emil Romig waiting in the slot for his second goal of the period and 14th on the year while on the power-play. Odessa tallied a power-play goal of their own just 46 seconds later as a shot by Corey Hoffman tricked by goaltender Hayden Stewart with the lone assist going to Jimmy Peplinski at 11:53 splitting the IceRays lead in half 2-1. The goal was Hoffman's 4th of the year and 12th point overall. In the second period a Rudy Sulmonte shot was originally stopped by Nick Deery and hopped straight up into the air to an awaiting Charles Baldwin who batted it into the net for his 11th on the year with the second assist going to Nick Monfils at 1:58 of period two to take a 3-1 lead. Grant Hutton gave Corpus Christi a 4-1 lead at the 8:05 mark of the second frame after letting a rocket go from the top of the circle beating Deery on the glove side with the assists to John Roisum and AJ Jarosz. The goal was Hutton's fourth of the year and third in five games. The third period was a crazy one and it started just 30 seconds in as Trace Jablin wired a shot by Hayden Stewart to split the lead in half and Corpus Christi now lead 4-2. Rudy Sulmonte answered back feeding Ryan McNeely with a give-and-go pass who returned it right back to Sulmonte for his 27th of the season and the IceRays regained a three goal 7:17 into the third. Eric Purcell then took a 5min major penalty for kneeing at 9:19 of the third but it was Mike Economos who capitalized beating Nick Deery with a wrister, his second goal of the game, this time short-handed and Corpus Christi took a 6-2 advantage. Odessa then scored three straight goals while Purcell sat in the box in a span of 60sec to pull within a goal. Mike Mezzano who was injured by Purcell responded with a power-play goal at 10:34 to get the Jackalopes within three goals. Just 54 seconds after that, Taylor Portner scored on a wrist shot from inside the left wing circle at the 11:28 mark of the final period, his 11th of the season and Odessa was two goals away from tying the game. Off the next faceoff, Brett Wagner pushed the puck up the right wing side and snapped his 4th goal of the year over the shoulder of Hayden Stewart, just six seconds later, and the Jacks' were one goal away from tying the game. However, Mike Economos provided the insurance with 28 seconds left in the game with his second goal of the evening and the IceRays held on 7-5. Wichita Falls lost at home to Topeka 2-1 which qualified Corpus Christi for the 2012-2013 NAHL playoffs and will face the Amarillo Bulls in round one which begins next Friday and Saturday night in Amarillo. Hayden Stewart stopped 33 of 38 in the win.
IceRays vs. Amarillo Bulls 3-24-13
The IceRays and Bulls combined for eight goals in the second period and Rudy Sulmonte had two of them, but it wasn't enough as Amarillo scored late to pick up a 5-4 win in front of 3,711 fans at the American Bank Center on Sunday afternoon. In the first period both teams had several scoring opportunities including a Joe Ginley short-handed breakaway that was denied by Bulls netminder Collin Delia with just seconds remaining in the first. In the second period the scoring soared as the two teams combined for eight total goals setting a new season high. It started with Eric Purcell who picked up a loose puck at the top of the circle and tallied his 15th of the year beating Collin Delia at the 2:53 mark. Amarillo responded with an even-strength goal at 4:04 off the stick of Mike Davis, his 28th on the year with assists to TJ Sherman and Matt Sieckhaus and the score was even at one goal apiece. Rudy Sulmonte regained the lead for Corpus Christi with his team leading 25th of the year just 52 seconds after the Davis goal. Sulmonte took a great pass from Nick Monfils at the left wing boards and beat Delia for a 2-1 lead. Amarillo scored the next two goals to take their first lead of the night first courtesy of Tyler Rostenkowski who wristed a shot by Ben Myers from inside the left wing circle after taking a feed from Hampus Gustafsson 6:29 into the second period to even the score at two. While the IceRays were on a power-play, Omar Mullan knocked down the puck and went in on a breakaway beating Myers 8:31 into the period, a short-handed goal, and the Bulls led 3-2. Caleb O'Brien answered with a power-play goal on a scrum in front of the net to tie the game. The puck was gathered by O'Brien who back-handed a soft shot through the screen that made its way through Delia for his 5th of the year and 3rd as an IceRay. The seventh combined goal in the period came on a similar play but from Tyler Gernhofer who back-handed through a screen picking up his second goal in as many games at 14:29 and Amarillo pulled out to another lead, their second of the period 4-3. Just when it looked like the IceRays would go into the 2nd intermission trailing by a goal Emil Romig sent the puck to the front of the net and Rudy Sulmonte got his stick on it beating a sprawling Collin Delia with just 1.6 seconds left in the middle period to tie the game at four all. The Bulls replaced goaltender Collin Delia to start the third with Paul Berrafato and tallied a late goal by Matt Sieckhaus beating Myers over the shoulder from the right wing circle propelling Amarillo to a 5-4 victory and their first sweep of Corpus Christi all season. Ben Myers stopped 36 of 41 shots in the loss. Corpus Christi remains 2pts in front of 5th place Wichita Falls with just two games remaining, both against Odessa this upcoming weekend.
IceRays vs. Amarillo Bulls 3-23-13
Rudy Sulmonte and Mike Economos each tallied a goal but it wasn't enough as the Amarillo Bulls picked up a 4-2 victory in front of 4,871 fans inside the American Bank Center on Saturday night. The Bulls got on the board early into the game off a clean face-off win by Matt Sieckhaus. The puck went right onto the stick of Tyler Gernhofer who first a wrist shot over the left shoulder of Hayden Stewart just 3:43 into the game for a 1-0 Amarillo lead. The NAHL leading Bulls took a 2-0 advantage at 12:30 of the first period off of a big scramble in front of the net. The original shot was denied by Stewart but the rebound went right to Hampus Gustafsson who beat the diving Stewart for a 2-0 lead assisted by Dan McNamara and Ryan Cole. Another scrum formed in front of goaltender Hayden Stewart and Carter Penzien back-handed the puck through traffic and found a way to the back of the net for his 9th of the year for a 3-0 lead at 3:23 of the middle period with assists to Hampus Gustafsson and Dan McNamara. Corpus Christi responded with a power-play goal to pull within two goals. Brandon Smith hit Rudy Sulmonte with a back-door feed deflecting the puck by Paul Berrafato at 12:28 with the other assist going to Wayland Williams. The goal was Sulmonte's team leading 23rd of the year and Corpus Christi trailed 3-1. In the third period the Bulls pulled out to a 4-1 lead with 1:48 left in the game as the puck bounced through a screen right to Clint Carlisle who tapped in an easy 14th goal of the year assisted by Omar Mullan and Mike Davis. Mike Economos scored his 13th of the season just 19 seconds later as he wired a shot over the shoulder of Paul Berrafato assisted by Ryan Chiasson to split the lead in half however Amarillo hung on for the 4-2 win. Hayden Stewart denied 35 of 39 shots in the loss.
IceRays @ Odessa Jackalopes 3-20-13
Grant Hutton scored his second goal of the weekend which turned out to be the game winner as the Corpus Christi IceRays swept the Odessa Jackalopes with a 5-3 victory on Wednesday night inside the Ector County Coliseum. Corpus Christi got off to the start they needed after Hayden Stewart denied two chances, Luke McDiarmid fed Rudy Sulmonte with a pass in the right wing circle. Sulmonte let a wrister go that beat Erick Majerle over the shoulder at 10:49 of the first period to give the IceRays a 1-0 lead. Emil Romig picked up his 13th goal of the year sending the puck to the front of the net from the right wing boards that caromed off a skate and found a way through the legs of Majerle for a 2-0 lead at 12:46 of the opening period. The lone assist was credited to Ryan Chiasson. After missing 17 games with a leg injury, Perry D'Arrisso converted in his first game back. Emil Romig took the puck on the left wing boards and hit D'Arrisso in front of the net who buried his 18th of the year at 13:32 of the first with the other assist going to Rudy Sulmonte. After the goal Odessa replaced Erick Majerle with Nick Deery between the pipes. In the second period the IceRays pulled out to a 4-0 lead when Grant Hutton let a rocket go from the left point that beat Nick Deery between the legs at 3:33 of the period assisted by Brandon Smith. The Jackalopes began a comeback with two straight goals in the second. John Feemster took a shot from the right point that found the back of the net at 5:07 of the middle frame. It was Feemster's second goal of the year assisted by Matt Volonnino and Mike Mezzano. Odessa split the lead in half moments later on the power-play as Perry D'Arrisso sat in the box. Chris Taff took a shot from the left point that was deflected by Dylan Campbell at 5:49 of the second period with the other assist going to Stephen Inman. After two periods the shots were even at 31 aside. In the third period with only 2:37 left in the game Taylor Portner brought Odessa within a goal picking up his 9th of the year deflecting a shot by Hayden Stewart assisted by Dylan Campbell and Anthony Olguin. Corpus Christi held after Andrew Paras picked up an empty net goal, unassisted, with 1:18 left in the game to seal a 5-3 victory. Hayden Stewart stopped 17 of 18 shots in the third period and denied 46 of 49 total in the win


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New mama and former Sister, Sister star Tamera Mowry recently shared the above picture of her newborn son Aden John Tanner, writing: "Chillin with my grandma Darlene today! She hooked me up with a cool outfit!"
Papa Adam Housley recently explained the meaning behind his son's names on his twitter page.
"He has two middle names," the 40-year-old FOX News correspondent writes. "A for me. T for Tamera and John [is] our fathers' middle name."
Arriving Monday evening in Los Angeles, Aden is the first child for the couple, who wed in May 2011 in Napa Valley.
"Thanks for all the love and well wishes," Tamera tweeted Wednesday. "Adam and I are very overjoyed with love and feel so blessed. Being a new mommy ROCKS!"


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CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - Nifty, nifty. Nicky turned 50.
Yes, six-time major winner Nick Faldo celebrated his 50th birthday on Wednesday as he prepared to play in the British Open as a tune-up for his Champions Tour debut at the British Senior Open next week at Muirfield.
"I've been very busy with CBS and the Golf Channel and to throw myself into golfing mode with literally a week to go has been a bit daunting," Faldo said.
Since missing the cut after playing two rounds with Tiger Woods at last year's British Open at Hoylake, Faldo played only two events near the end of 2006 and missed the cut in both.
He's been spending almost all of his time in the broadcast booth and very little on the practice range.
But making his over-50-set debut in the Senior British on the course where he won his first major in 1987 and his third Open in 1992 was too perfect to pass up. It's not that simple, however.
"It's given me a serious handicap," Faldo said of his TV job, which will include a reunion with Paul Azinger in the ABC booth this week. "I'm practicing one percent of what I used to do."
Player convinced that drugs are present
Gary Player, who won the second of his three British Opens at Carnoustie in 1968, threw down a few accusations Wednesday when the subject of drug testing in golf was brought up.
"Whether it's HGH (human growth hormone), whether it's creatine or whether it's steroids, I know for a fact that some golfers are doing it," Player said. "We're dreaming if we think it's not going to come to golf."
Player said he believes that from 50 to 60 percent of athletes of all sports in the world are using performance-enhancing drugs. He hazarded a guess that there might be 10 golfers in the world who are using something.
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Many skeptics feel that the crystal skulls are probably of a much more recent vintage than their accompanying stories suggest. This, they believe, is the best way to explain their existence, since no one could have created them without technologies available only within the past century.
Skulls are humanity's foremost symbol of death, and a powerful icon in the visual vocabularies of cultures all over the globe. Thirteen crystal skulls of apparently ancient origin have been found in parts of Mexico, Central America and South America, comprising one of the most fascinating subjects of 20th Century archaeology.
These skulls, found near the ancient ruins of Mayan and Aztec civilizations (with some evidence linking the skulls with past civilization in Peru) are a mystery as profound as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Nazca Lines of Peru, or Stonehenge. Some of the skulls are believed to be between 5,000 and 36,000 years old.
Many indigenous people speak of their remarkable magical and healing properties, but nobody really knows where they came from or what they were used for.
Were they left behind after the destruction of a previous world, such as Atlantis? Are they simply ingenious modern fakes or can they really enable us to see deeply into the past and predict the future?
Much research is currently being done on the skulls. However, their origin is still a baffling mystery. They seem to defy logic. Everything that is known about lapidary work indicates that the skulls should have been shattered fractured, or fallen apart when carved.
An old Native American legend tells of thirteen life-size crystal skulls, which are said to hold crucial information about humankind's true purpose and future destiny. The skulls would be discovered and their secrets revealed when the human race was sufficiently developed. The authors hear of this legend while in the jungles of Belize and set out on a quest to discover its truth. "The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls" follows their journey from Maya temples to the British Museum, the Smithsonian, and to the crystal laboratories of Hewlett-Packard, where tests lead one scientist to conclude, "This {crystal} skull should not even exist." In the end, shamans and native elders reveal the sacred knowledge the skulls contain and answer the questions this enduring mystery raises: Are the skulls artifacts from the lost civilization of Atlantis, or are they extraterrestrial in origin?
Made from piezo-electric quartz crystal, used in today's computers, are the skulls information storage devices?
Do they really posses telepathic qualities, allowing us to see deep into the past and predict the future?
What is the message they bring about future earth changes and the destiny of humanity?
Famous Crystal Skulls
This report examines the known history of crystal skulls, various viewpoints on where they might have came from, and the secrets they may reveal.
The Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull
The most widely celebrated and mysterious crystal skull is the Mitchell-Hedges Skull, for at least two good reasons. First, it is very similar in form to an actual human skull, even featuring a fitted removable jawbone. Most known crystal skulls are of a more stylized structure, often with unrealistic features and teeth that are simply etched onto a single skull piece.
Second, it is impossible to say how the Mitchell-Hedges skull was constructed. From a technical standpoint, it appears to be an impossible object which today's most talented sculptors and engineers would be unable to duplicate.
The discovery of this baffling artifact is a controversial matter. It was brought into prominence by British explorer F. A. Mitchell-Hedges, who claimed that his daughter unearthed it in 1924. Mitchell-Hedges led an expedition in the ancient Mayan ruins of Lubaantun, in Belize (then British Honduras), searching for evidence of Atlantis.
The story goes that his daughter, Anna, was rummaging inside a structure believed to have once been a temple, when she found the beautifully carved cranium of the crystal skull. It was lacking its jawbone, but the matching mandible was found three months later, some 25 feet away from the first discovery. Mitchell-Hedges claimed that he refused to take the skull away, and offered it to the local priests, but the Mayans gave the skull back to him as a gift upon his departure.
It now appears that this tale of the skull's discovery was entirely fabricated. Mitchell-Hedges apparently purchased the skull at an auction at Sothebys in London, in 1943. This has been verified by documents at the British Museum, which had bid against Mitchell-Hedges for the crystal artifact.
This revelation is consistent with the known history of Mitchell-Hedges's involvement with the skull. There are no photographs of the skull among those that were taken during his Lubaatun expedition, and there is no documentation of Mitchell-Hedges displaying or even acknowledging the skull prior to 1943.
The skull remains in the possession of the octogenarian Anna Mitchell-Hedges. She resides in Canada and displays the skull on frequent tours. Anna has maintained for all these years that she discovered the skull, even though there is reason to doubt that she was present at the Lubaatun expedition at all.
The Mitchell-Hedges skull is made of clear quartz crystal, and both cranium and mandible are believed to have come from the same solid block. It weighs 11.7 pounds and is about five inches high, five inches wide, and seven inches long. Except for slight anomalies in the temples and cheekbones, it is a virtually anatomically correct replica of a human skull. Because of its small size and other characteristics, it is thought more closely to resemble a female skull — and this has led some to refer to the Mitchell-Hedges skull as a "she."
The Mitchell-Hedges family loaned the skull to Hewlett-Packard Laboratories for extensive study in 1970. Art restorer Frank Dorland oversaw the testing at the Santa Clara, California, computer equipment manufacturer, a leading facility for crystal research. The HP examinations yielded some startling results.
Researchers found that the skull had been carved against the natural axis of the crystal. Modern crystal sculptors always take into account the axis, or orientation of the crystal's molecular symmetry, because if they carve "against the grain," the piece is bound to shatter — even with the use of lasers and other high-tech cutting methods.
To compound the strangeness, HP could find no microscopic scratches on the crystal which would indicate it had been carved with metal instruments. Dorland's best hypothesis for the skull's construction is that it was roughly hewn out with diamonds, and then the detail work was meticulously done with a gentle solution of silicon sand and water. The exhausting job — assuming it could possibly be done in this way — would have required man-hours adding up to 300 years to complete.
Under these circumstances, experts believe that successfully crafting a shape as complex as the Mitchell-Hedges skull is impossible; as one HP researcher is said to have remarked, "The damned thing simply shouldn't be."
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Should Jabari Parker Stay at Duke for His Sophomore Season?April 14, 2014
The Duke Blue Devils finished the 2013-14 season in disappointing fashion with a first-round exit from the NCAA tournament.
Freshman forward Jabari Parker is now on the verge of selecting where he will play basketball next season. Will it be back with the Blue Devils, or in the NBA? Parker told ESPN's SportsNation, in the video below, that he has not yet made a decision but would by this coming Tuesday or Wednesday:
While Parker is weighing his options, let us weigh them for ourselves.
Why Jabari Should Stay at Duke
One big reason Parker might stick around is for the sake of furthering his education. Parker had a GPA of 3.7 while in high school, and he seems to value education a great deal.
According to an article by John P. Huston in the Chicago Tribune, while Parker was a junior in high school he was selected to be a guest speaker at St. Sabina Academy's eighth-grade commencement ceremony.
"If you lean on your books and your education, it will take you so much farther than basketball," Parker said. "Basketball is going to be short. It's seldom that many people end up in good situations after their career has passed if they don't have an education."
Parker has carried his academic focus from high school to college as well. Jeff Benedict of Sport Illustrated wrote, "Determined to keep his grades up, he chooses not to date or go to parties. Movies are his main escape, whether downloading half a dozen each week or going to the theater with his roommate."
Another reason to stay is because of his game.
Now I am not saying that he is not NBA-ready, but his game could use some fine-tuning. There were times when Parker was dealt with a fair matchup, and his scoring struggled because of this. Even in Parker's breakout performance against Kansas in the beginning of the season, once Kansas' freshman star, Andrew Wiggins, began to guard Parker, he began to shoot much worse than he had in the first half.
There were also long spans of time where Parker's play would not be up to par for him. From Duke's matchup against Elon until their loss against Syracuse over one month later, Parker was not shooting very well. He scored a total of 144 points during that 10-game span and shot an average of 35.3 percent from the field.
He began to pick it back up for a while until the last two games of the season, the two biggest games of the season. In the ACC Championship and their one playoff game, Parker had a shooting percentage of just 34.2 percent.
Although Parker has the potential to be a top pick in the draft this year, that does not imply learning at a lower level would not still benefit him. This is his last opportunity to fine-tune his game before he faces a tough matchup every night in the NBA.
Why Jabari Parker Should Go to the NBA
The biggest reason to leave, and I am sure most people would agree, is the almighty dollar sign.
If Parker stays another season and for some reason is a much worse player, it could prove costly. He could suffer an injury, something Parker is already familiar with. These things could greatly affect not only his future as a player, but his future financially.
Most would say that if Parker were to declare for the draft, he will be one of the top two picks. For the sake of not scaling this in favor of the argument, let's say he is selected second. According to Real GM's Rookie Scale, Parker would make well over $12 million in his first three seasons as the No. 2 overall pick this season. This is not including the endorsement deals that would line up for Parker.
Now if Parker were to hold off from the NBA and have a miserable sophomore season at Duke, let's say he still makes it in the NBA, but this time it is at pick 10. Parker would then make just over $6 million. This is half of the money only eight picks apart.
A talent like Parker would likely never drop that low, but if you care about your money, why risk it?
Another reason Parker should go pro is because he is ready to, physically. If a player is a consensus top NBA prospect, then there is not much reason to hold him in college to play with lesser talent. If you want to learn how to be a better professional, you must first become a professional.
Following the tough streak Parker had, he bounced back very well. In his final nine games of the regular season, Parker averaged over 20 points, 11 rebounds and held a field-goal percentage of 56 percent. It was appearing more and more clear that Parker has what it takes to make the next jump in his career.
ESPN's Jay Williams interviewed Parker in December and asked him if he hopes to be the most versatile player in the 2014 NBA draft. Parker replied, "I hope so. With development, with listening skills, with the staff, I think I could reach that level."
This showed his determination to develop into the best player in the 2014 NBA draft.
Final Decision
I believe Parker is going to return to Duke University for his sophomore year and his second season with the Blue Devils.
One important part of this entire thing for Parker was to be able to leave a legacy. Upon losing in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Parker was asked if this game would play a role in his decision. Parker said that it would and that it is "incomplete."
If Parker stays at Duke, he will have a great opportunity to make a run for a national championship. He will be another year seasoned, and Duke also signed two of the top five players in next year's class, including the nation's No. 1 high school player, Jahlil Okafor.
After doing some homework on Parker, you just get the feeling that he looks for much more out of life than money and basketball. The risk is not as high as some would make it seem for Parker to wait another year or maybe even two if Parker went on a fast track to earn his diploma.
This may be the time for Parker to take his own advice that he provided those eighth-grade students with: "Lean on your books and your education, it will take you so much farther than basketball."


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Former Portage County Municipal Court Judge / attorney Perry Dickinson was known as an ethical attorney whose word was his bond, and a meticulous judge who was dedicated to making a just decision.
Dickinson died April 2, 2014, concluding a life of service that started during World War II, and took him through a legal career that included the FBI, a defense attorney, prosecutor, judge and, after 10 years on the bench, visiting judge for 17 years.
Portage County commissioners ordered county flags lowered to half staff until April 7.
Dickinson, who would have turned 89 in May, left Kent Roosevelt High School at the age of 16 to join the U.S. Marine Corps, where he received a Purple Heart medal for wounds he received.
He then earned his GED, a bachelor's degree from Kent State and a law degree from the University of Akron.
Following law school, Dickinson served as an FBI agent in Chicago for three years.
Upon his return to Ohio, Dickinson began practicing law in Ravenna in 1962, with law partner Joe Giulitto. He practiced for 20 years before becoming a judge.
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High school graduation rates in Nebraska continue to rise, with 88 percent of high school students graduating in a timely manner, according to a federal study released Monday.
The state's performance, second only to Iowa, was buoyed by a boost in graduation rates among students of color - including a significant rise among students with limited English proficiency.
Nebraska high schools graduated 64 percent of their students with limited English skills, a rise of 12 percent since the year before, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
"We applaud the hard work of teachers and students," said Betty VanDeventer, spokeswoman for the Nebraska Department of Education.
"However, our goal continues to graduate at least 90 percent of our students, so we will continue to strive toward that goal," she said, while acknowledging the challenges that remain to continue to boost graduation rates among all demographic groups.
Nebraska has a large population of refugees, many of them arriving with very little knowledge of reading, writing or speaking English. A high school diploma not only gives many of foreign-born students a concrete measure of accomplishment, but also provides the basic component for pursuing economic and educational opportunities.
The state is well above the national average in graduating its Hispanic students, ranking 11th nationally, with a 78 percent graduation rate, up four percentage points from the year before.
While Nebraska public high schools, which have nearly 90,000 students, have made great strides in narrowing the achievement gap between children of color and the state's mostly white population, there is clearly more work to do.
Nebraska ranked 37th in its graduation rate for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, who graduated at a rate of 83 percent, according to rankings compiled by a consortium of advocacy groups.
Native Americans graduated at a rate of 67 percent, which placed the state 26th nationally.
And despite the spurt in graduation rates among students with limited English proficiency, Nebraska ranked 18th in the nation in LEP students.
Officials at the state's two largest school districts in Omaha and Lincoln declined to comment on the federal report.
Carolyn Rooker, executive director of Voices for Children, a Nebraska advocacy group based in Omaha, said that there is still "a long way to go to ensure all kids have the opportunities to grow into productive, healthy adults" and to address continued disparities.
"Children of color will represent a majority of children by 2018, and by 2030 the majority of the U.S. labor force will be people of color," Rooker said. "So we are literally in a race against time to implement strategies and make the necessary investments to ensure all children have the opportunities to thrive."
Nationally, the graduation rate edged past 80 percent for the first time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, an office of the U.S. Department of Education, prompting optimism among educators that schools are on the right track.
Although Nebraska trailed only Iowa, which had an 89 percent graduation rate, the Cornhusker state shared the runner-up position with Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin.
The center based its report on data from the 2010-11 and 2011-12 academic years, the latest national data available, and covers students who completed their freshman through senior years in the proscribed four years.
Bobby Caina Calvan is the lead reporter for the Heartland Project, an initiative to enhance news coverage of communities of color, as well as gay, lesbian and transgender issues, in Nebraska. The project is a collaboration of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications, the Asian American Journalists Association and the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association.
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BATTERSBY Lane is to be closed over the weekend as work to resurface the road continues.
Warrington Borough Council says Battersby Lane will be shut down on Friday between 9.30am and 3.30pm.
It will also be closed on Sunday from 9am to 3.30pm.
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In the early 80"s the brothers David and Custodio Dalmau set up their first fashion business, first with men"s shirts and then with women"s, gaining invaluable experience in this field. Later they went on a round the world bike trip and returned to Barcelona impressed and inspired by the Californian lifestyle and the bold and sometimes psychedelic surf wear they had seen there. It was from this that a few years on Custo was born. The business was started in 1996 when the brothers had realised that there was a niche in the market for bright, well designed, funky T shirts, with the emphasis on creativity and individuality. At the time, minimalism was in fashion and the brothers were effectively taking quite a risk.
They showed their first collection at the 1997 New York fashion week and the business has never looked back. Syl Tang reporting from New York Fashion Week said of Custo Flashy. Cool. The look is Faye Dunaway gone British urchin meets 1970"s housecoat prints "!
The bright colours and humorous graphics captured the attention of the US market and soon began what the press dubbed "Customania"! The brothers had chosen the name Custo, purely because they thought it sounded slightly more exotic than David Barcelona!
The firm went from strength to strength, renowned for its originality of design, and of course helped by celebrity endorsement from Julia Roberts, Penelope Cruz and the Backstreet Boys to name but a few. The clothes have also appeared in programs such as Friends and Sex and the City.
Custo now has some 3000 points of sale worldwide, including world famous stores such as SAKS NY. The line has had incredible success, with the international market accounting for almost 85% of company sales. It is rated as a top level designer brand, award winning and internationally coveted, and with this in mind the retail prices are actually extremely reasonable.
However despite its availability worldwide Custo is after all a Barcelona bred brand, and because the shops cater for their locality and what sells best in their area, you will encounter different designs in each shop..making it worth while having a look round.
Whilst the line may have been inspired primarily by California, Barcelona has really taken Custo in as one of its own and is very proud of being home to such a famous brand.
For Fall 2012 designers are inspired by a wide range of influences, from the elaborate details of brocade and metallic gold embellishments to the dynamic mix of military chic and power pantsuits. Colo
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Spokane Mayor Fires City Attorney
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Spokane Mayor David Condon has fired City
Attorney Howard Delaney.
The Spokesman-Review reports that Spokane lawyer Nancy Isserlis
has been appointed to replace Delaney. Isserlis is a former
chairwoman of the city's Ethics Commission.
City spokeswoman Marlene Feist said Condon informed Delaney of
the change on Thursday.
The city's legal department has been scrutinized over its
handling of several recent cases. Most recently, the City Council
rejected a proposed settlement for fired police Sgt. Brad Thoma,
who was terminated in 2009 after an off-duty drunken driving and
hit-and-run incident.
He protested that the city was discriminating against him for
being an alcoholic. City administrators agreed to rehire Thoma and
give him $275,000 in back pay but the council rejected the deal.
A lawyer for Thoma has sued the city.
Feist says the change was not about any "single issue."
Delaney was not immediately reachable for comment.


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By Jason Carmel Davis
Posted September 18, 2012
The fact that the Utica Stevenson football team is averaging nearly three times as many points as it did last season has more to do with experience than scheme, according to coach Steve Goralski.
Goralski, whose Titans sat at 2-1, 1-1 in the Macomb Area Conference Red Division at press time, said experience in key spots on offense has led to Stevenson tallying 34.7 points per game through three games. The Titans scored just 12.8 points per contest in 2011.
"We were really young last year. We had a quarterback who played defensive back and who had never played quarterback before. Now, our offense is led by two senior running backs and two senior offensive linemen," said Goralski, speaking of running backs Trevon Bauch and Jonathan Griffin, and offensive linemen Adel Oro and Ryan Hines.
"We haven't changed the way we play. We just have guys who have gained valuable experience."
The inexperience played a role in Stevenson finishing 1-8 in 2011, which saw the Titans miss the postseason for a second straight year.
Turnovers and an inability to sustain drives led to the disappointing finish for a program that battled its way to a Michigan High School Athletic Association state runner-up finish in 2009.
Stevenson employs a junior quarterback — Kyle Maxson — but a running-centric offense takes pressure off Maxson and doesn't call for him to carry the offense, according to Goralski.
Running the football effectively was one of Goralski's keys to the season. He said he understands a solid running game can open up an offense and keep a defense guessing.
"Everything myself and the other running backs get, we owe it to our offensive line," said Griffin, a second-year varsity player. "The line makes things so much easier for us, so we're able to get yards and keep the ball moving."
Employing a strong offensive line can also lead to big plays in the passing game, as witnessed by Maxson's two big touchdown throws — 27 yards and 54 yards — in Stevenson's 49-0 win over Utica Ford II Sept. 7.
"He's going to make some mistakes now and then, but he's always been a quarterback, so being able to run the ball makes things a little easier on (Maxson)," Goralski said. "We're able to control the ball much more than last season, too."
Oro, in his second year with the Titans, said players coming together in the offseason has played a major part in the offense's renaissance. He added he believes that bond is necessary if any team is going to succeed.
"You need so many things to click on offense from so many different positions. You have to be close as a group or things won't work," Oro said. "And we have better skill players who can go out and make plays."
Only one-third of the way through the season, Stevenson's offense is a major reason why the Titans have already doubled their win total from last season. Goralski has bigger goals in mind, though. He said he would like his Titans to be 5-1 going into their final three contests: at Clinton Township Chippewa Valley (Oct. 5) and Utica Eisenhower (Oct. 12), and a home season finale with Warren Mott Oct. 19.
If that goal is reached, Stevenson would need to go just 1-2 in those last three games to qualify for the state playoffs.
"We've all worked so hard," Oro said. "We're going all out this year."
The Titans' next game is against Romeo High, set for 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at Romeo.
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Emergency services are on the scene of a crash between a coach and a car, believed to be a taxi, in Beddington.
Three fire engines, paramedics and police are at the scene of the crash outside the Plough pub at the junction of Croydon Road and Plough Lane after the collision at 5pm.
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Pupils at Newtownabbey Community High achieved a record breaking set of GCSE results - the school's best ever grades.
The percentage of pupils achieving five or more A* - C grades rose to an all-time high of 68 per cent - up five per cent on the previous best of 2013. The percentage achieving five or more A* - E grades also improved, rising by three per cent to 88 per cent, and the percentage gaining five or more grades A* - G also moved up, to 97 per cent.
"These figures put us above the Northern Ireland average for all secondary schools. When compared with similar schools, these results show Newtownabbey to be one of the top performing schools," principal John Lewis explained.
Mr Lewis attributed the significant improvements to the strategic partnership approach that the school has developed.
"In addition to our hard working and committed teachers, the children are supported in their learning by a range of other professionals who work closely with the school. This collaborative approach was praised by the Inspectorate in their visit of October 2013 when the school was declared to be 'very good'.
"We are delighted that so many of our Year 12 pupils, as a result of these excellent achievements, are now well equipped to continue their education through either A Level or vocational courses.
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I wrote about volunteer opportunities during the holidays for children yesterday.
Today, with help from the United Way of the Greater Triangle's Megan Fitzgerald, the focus is on opportunities for teens and young adults to help out in the community during the holiday season. As we all know, there are many people out there who are struggling right now.
Here's how Fitzgerald says we can help:
- Santa's Helpers are needed to wrap presents at various locations including the Threshold Clubhouse in Durham.
- In addition to wrapping presents, groups such as Interact in Raleigh host a Holiday Bazaar for it clients and could use help in the store!
- Central and Eastern North Carolina Food Banks are always looking for assistance at their food banks and food pantries. Sorting and organizing food needs to be done in order to get it ready to deliver food to those in need.
- Encourage friends, neighbors and extended family members to gather gently used coats, gloves and other winter clothes that can be donated to organizations like local Boys and Girls Clubs.
- Help the Salvation Army out by volunteering to be a bell ringer or help out at local malls by assisting with the Angel Trees.
- Donations of gift cards and gift certificates for grocery stores, office supply stores and hardware stores are helpful during the holidays for families.
Specific agencies that could use some help:
- Salvation Army of Johnston County – Food basket donations and help with Christmas Tree Angels
- Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina – Help in the food banks and pantries
- Genesis Home – Create a barrel of joy with essential household items
- The Threshold Clubhouse – Santa's helpers needed to wrap gifts
- Local Boys and Girls Clubs – Winter clothing donations, healthy snacks, board games and art supplies are needed
- Interact of Wake County – Volunteer as an elf and help out at the store for the Holiday Bazaar.
Of course, there are many more ways to help out in the community. As I shared yesterday, if you're looking for more ways to help out, the United Way of the Greater Triangle's "Get Connected" software helps people find out about local nonprofit agencies and volunteer opportunities, in-kind needs, events and job openings.
Fitzgerald recommends that it's always best to visit a nonprofit's website to learn more about their goals and objectives and to find the group's volunteer coordinator who can help answer any questions. You can follow the United Way on Facebook and Twitter too for regular information about volunteer opportunities.
And mark your calendars: The 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is Jan. 21. Service projects will be taking place across the Triangle. Go to the "Get Connected" site to sign up.
If you want to talk to somebody directly, Fitzgerald is more than happy to field your questions. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Apple (AAPL) and South Korean conglomerate Samsung have an intense rivalry in the battle for smartphone supremacy. Samsung gets to have its cake and eat it too because the company is also a chip supplier to Apple for iPads and iPhones. However, legal wrangling between the two companies has strained the relationship and Apple is taking its chip business elsewhere.
Samsung will continue providing chips to Apple for the next year, but after that, Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) will supply semiconductors for use in iPads and iPhones. Credit Suisse estimates orders from Apple will account for about 8% of TSMC's total revenue in 2014, report Lorraine Luk and Min-Jeong Lee for the Wall Street Journal.
Just some ETFs have gotten a boost from Samsung's smartphone supremacy, the same could be true down the road for a pair of ETFs with significant weights to Taiwan Semi. The iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) features Taiwan Semi as its largest holding with a 21.8% weight while the stock is the second-largest holding in the Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) with an allocation of 13.5%. [Samsung and South Korea ETFs]
In addition to the 2014 top-line bump, Credit Suisse estimated that Apple could account for 15% of Taiwan Semi's 2015 revenue if the California-based company purchases at least 60% of its chips from the world's largest contract semiconductor producer, according to the Journal.
The potentially good news for Taiwan Semi comes not only as chip stocks have been helping prop up the broader tech sector, but also as Taiwanese stocks have proven more durable than other emerging markets shares. In the past month, EWT, which has over $2.7 billion in assets under management, is down just 2.5% while the iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund (FXI) is off nearly 10%. [Some Emerging Markets ETF Buck Outflow Trend]
Before getting too excited about Apple's potential impact on Taiwan Semi, investors should note that Apple has scores of suppliers and due to previous supply chain issues pertaining to marquee products, it would not be surprising to see the company look to contract its chip needs out to several providers after severing ties with Samsung. That could include Intel (INTC), the world's largest semiconductor maker, and the largest holding in SMH with a weight of 19.6%.
Investors may also want to consider the iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) . SOXX is the top-performing major semiconductor ETF over the past 12 months with a gain of 29%. Intel and Taiwan Semi combine for 16% of the fund's weight.
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.223/5.56 to .22LR Convertion.
On cheaperthandirt.com I came across this convertion kit. I was wondering if anyone has done this? And; If so, how did it work out?
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I use a cmmg conversion and it works very well but does not work with piston systems. Mags are hard to load and you get lots of vaporized lead blown back. So wash reaaaaaallllly well and i wouldnt let a child use the kit due to lead issues
Good post JonM. not a lot of people think about the byproducts of shooting.
I always shower after returning from the range and wash all cloths worn to the range separately.
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I have one and it works great . I got mine in stainless with 4 mags for $189.96 shipped to my door . My only complaint was how dirty is leaves the gun even after firing 200 or less rounds , its much dirtier than shooting 500 rds of cheap steel .223 ammo,. My kids really like shooting it and I like it because its cheap to let them shoot . Kids happy , dad happy
my friend has a dedicated . 22 upper. it works great so far. and easy to change between calibers... no exprience with the kits though
Its one of the reasons i bought the m&p 15-22, other than the pink tiger stripes... the kits work great i just dont like eating that much lead
One other drawback is the fast twist rate of ar15 barrels cause extreme innaccuracy after 25 yards. Go about one step past 25 and its just aweful.
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Long before he starred on some of television's most beloved and long-running series such as Taxi and Who's the Boss? and went on to distinguish himself in a variety of film and stage roles, Tony Danza was a walking contradiction: an indifferent student who dreamed of being a teacher. Inspiring a classroom of students was an aspiration he put aside for decades until one day it seemed that the most meaningful thing he could do was give his dream a shot.What followed was a year spent teaching tenth-grade English at Northeast High - Philadelphia's largest high school with 3,600 students. Entering Northeast's crowded halls in September 2009, Tony found his way to a classroom filled with twenty-six students who were determined not to cut him any slack. They cared nothing about "Mr. Danza's" showbiz credentials, and they immediately put him on the hot seat.It was only after experiencing abject terror for several weeks - and even dissolving into tears on several occasions - that Tony began to pick up the tricks of how to get kids to learn.Featuring indelible portraits of students and teachers alike, I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had reveals just how hard it is to keep today's technologically savvy - and often alienated - students engaged, how impressively committed most teachers are, and the outsized role counseling plays in a teacher's day, given the psychological burdens many students carry. The audiobook also makes vivid how a modern high school works, showing Tony in a myriad of roles - from lecturing on To Kill a Mockingbird to coaching the football team, organizing a talent show, leading far-flung field trips, and hosting teacher gripe sessions.Inevitably, Tony's students steal their way into our hearts - in a way that always feels authentic. A surprisingly poignant account, I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had is sometimes laugh-out-loud funny but is mostly filled with hard-won wisdom and feel-good tears.
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Country of Publication: US
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