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It's the Between The Ropes Flagship show as Brian, Steve and Michael talk about the week in wrestling including WWE Raw from Monday night which saw the big heel turn from Seth Rollins leaving The Shield and joining Evolution, Batista quitting as he goes off to promote his movie, Daniel Bryan healing from surgery, if he will be able to ...Read More »
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WWE world heavyweight champion Daniel Bryan had neck surgery three weeks ago. The common belief has been that WWE had been targeting Bryan's return for the Money in the Bank pay-per-view later this month and no later than Battleground on July 20. According to this week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscription only), Bryan's rehab from surgery is going slower than people ...Read More »
The Shield Breaks Up, Batista Quits on WWE Raw
Brian and Steve are back to recap WWE Raw on the latest podcast including The Shield breaking up with Seth Rollins turning on the group and joining Evolution, where do they go from here between the two factions, Batista quitting and when and how he could come back, the situation with Daniel Bryan the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for the ...Read More »
Lackluster WWE Raw Leading Into Payback PPV
Brian and Steve recap WWE Raw from Monday night with the strong point being Evolution against The Shield and a lot more lacking leading into Payback on Sunday, Daniel Bryan and the World Heavyweight Championship and where it stands now and when he could be back, bad comedy, mid-card feuds being filler, what is missing right now and much more. Plus, ...Read More »
WWE Raw, Financials and the Latest on Daniel Bryan
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text: Culture 18 February 2013 Reviews round-up The critics' verdicts on James Lasdun, Andrew Solomon and Woody Guthrie. Sign up for our weekly email * Print HTML Give Me Everything You Have: On Being Stalked by James Lasdun Writing in the Observer, Mark O'Connell describes James Lasdun's Give Me Everything You Have: On Being Stalked as "a fascinating meditation on the malleability of identity in the online age, on the ease with which the truth about individual lives can be publicly distorted." The memoir "is as unsettling as anything I've read about the internet's awful capacity to facilitate the dissemination of hatred". O'Connell writes that, "perhaps the book's most terrifying revelation is the idea that all that is necessary for a person's life to be made utterly miserable is for another person to want this badly enough, for whatever reason. The internet is the genie that grants such poisonous wishes." The reviewer is also impressed by the range of Lasdun's book, writing: "As intriguing as this material is in itself, it's Lasdun's deviations from it that make for such an odd and original work of nonfiction. There are long, idiosyncratic digressions in which he views his situation through various literary lenses – readings of Tintin, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Macbeth and the poetry of Plath." Jane Shilling's review in the Telegraph describes Lasdun's attempts to address the internet in his memoir: "Lasdun accomplishes the task with his habitual luminous elegance, drawing into his account wider questions of honour, reputation, masculinity, creativity, the nature of evil and the experience of 'an unbelieving, not even entirely kosher Jew [who] finds himself subjected to a firestorm of unrelenting anti-Semitism'." However, Shilling contends that the book is somewhat let-down by Lasdun's "inability to do more than glance obliquely at the crucial questions of love, flirtation, fidelity and the nature of the marriage bond itself". In the Guardian, Jenny Turner is somewhat less complimentary. She says that, "the book as a whole is skewiff, with both far too much information in it and not enough" and she "could also have done without some of Lasdun's own psychic self-dramatisations". Turner adds that the possibility of Lasdun's stalker, Nasreen being in "terrible distress" is neglected – "Lasdun isn't interested in a diagnosis, preferring to see her behaviour as motivated by 'a malice that … simply is'." Give Me Everything You Have: On Being Stalked will be reviewed in the next issue of the New Statesman. Far From The Tree by Andrew Solomon In the New York Times Dwight Garner reviews Far From The Tree, Andrew Solomon's book on parental love, based partly on his experiences with his parents as a gay child. It is a "book is about diversity of a harrowing sort. He introduces us to families who are coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia and, in some cases, multiple extreme disabilities. He writes about rape victims who have kept their children". While the book is certainly dense - it's nearly 1,000 pages long and includes interviews with over 300 families – Garner says, "my respect for it rarely wavered." Where the book lets itself down, it is through prose that is "dry and epigrammatic." To Emma Brockes, writing in the Guardian, Solomon's work is "a rebuke to everything shoddy and dashed off in the culture, and the density of his empirical evidence decimates casual assumption". Brockes is particularly impressed by "those parents who forfeit the good opinion of their peers by not doing what is 'expected' of them: a woman from Oxford who, after a terrible period of indecision, gives her mentally and physically disabled child up for adoption; the mother of two severely autistic children, who, when her husband asks, 'Would you marry me again?', replies, 'Yeah, but not with the kids.' " In the Telegraph, Jane Shilling is interested by Solomon's exploration of identity. "The theme of identity haunts Solomon's book. He distinguishes between vertical identity – traits we inherit from our parents, such as ethnicity or language – and horizontal identity, acquired from a peer group." The personal dimension of the book is also notable, writes Shilling. "As ]Solomon] watched his infant son undergo a CAT scan, he recognised in himself the quality that he had spent so long observing in others: the dazzling terror of parental love." House of Earth by Woody Guthrie Woody Guthrie composed 3,000 songs. It turns out he was also a novelist. Martin Chilton, writing in the Telegraph, praises his novel (written in 1947 and previously unpublished) as a "heartfelt story about grinding poverty", and a "rallying cry for building better homes". The edition contains an introduction by Johnny Depp and the historian Douglas Brinkley which describes the novel as "an artefact from another age" – an introduction which Chilton finds "engrossing". The novel contains "vivid descriptions" of terrible housing conditions in New Mexico, but Chilton ultimately assesses them as "dated and slow". This defect is balanced by Guthrie's powers of observation, which "enabled him to write with a homespun authenticity, and a fine ear for dialect", and by scenes which are "genuinely moving". The novel contains a 30 page romp in a barn ("You got more joosey magoosey in these tits of yours here than in any of our old milk cows") and an extended birth section, which combine to enunciate themes of hope and "weary resignation". Chilton awards the long-forgotten novel, "both welcome and timely", an up-beat three stars. Michel Faber, in the Guardian, is a little more unsettled by the sex scenes in the novel. "Such prose was clearly unpublishable in its time, and is still unusually explicit today", he writes, after quoting an instance in which "the liquids from [Ella May's] womb smeared through the hairs on [Tike's] stomach". This emphasis on sense data, continues Faber, is "all part of Guthrie's larger vision of human experience. Every sensation is noted and riffed on. Every thought is felt, every feeling anatomised at length. Weather permeates the soul and the soul mingles with the elements. The cry of Tike's newborn baby is described for two pages, because for Guthrie it is the cry of all things on earth". Faber cannot help but snigger at the introduction, which takes the novel to be a kind of prophetic cry against global warning, and during which Depp and Brinkley "work themselves up to a pitch of bombastic celebration". This focus is misleading, he contends, and should be transferred to Guthrie's "linguistic bravado", which nonetheless is at times a little circumlocutory. In sum, the book is an "eccentric hymn to the everythingness of everything, a sort of hillbilly Finnegans Wake", and a "historical curio, a precious relic of semi-legendary Americana". A range of other reviews echo Chilton and Faber, such as David Martingale's for America's Star-Telegram. Martingale finds the novel "entertaining but slight", "engaging but odd", and at times "jarring and heavy-handed". The "dream-like quality"of the prose is commendable, but when Depp and Brinkely compare the novel to Steinbeck they are "guilty of overstating the importance of House of Earth ... a treasure and a pleasure for Guthrie enthusiasts, but hardly an American classic". House of Earth will be reviewed in a forthcoming edition of the New Statesman. › How the mansion tax will work, and who it will hit Woody Guthrie photographed in 1960 (Getty Images) Subscribe from just £1 per issue More Related articles How to talk about Harry Potter if you've never read Harry Potter Everyday superheroes - how pop culture can help overcome trauma Upon Remembering Westminster Bridge Subscription offer 12 issues for £12 + FREE book LEARN MORE Close This week's magazine

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Family court needs to change
In child custody cases, judges should speak with each parent. When a judge speaks only with the child, does the judge truly have insight into whether the child is being brainwashed?
Each case in family court differs and each needs to be reviewed more closely for the sake of the children. Judges should require parents to bring proof to back up the statements they make in court.
Too many children are falling into the hands of the wrong parent. Then the courts question why some parents take their children and run.
My prayer is that the system changes for the sake of all children.
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This dog's trick? Calling 911
By Sandy Bond
Technology has come a long way since the mid-1950's when TV portrayed Lassie dashing for home to "tell" mom and grandpa that Timmy had fallen into a well.
In fact, a seven-month old Vizsla named Jacques actually called Emergency 911, and received a prompt response.
Last Christmas Darcy Pudwill's beloved but elderly and ailing Vizsla, Jack, crawled under the family Christmas tree and died in the home of Darcy's folks, Phylliss and Dick Pudwill of Selby.
The family found it a bit difficult to find another Vizsla. Bred as an upland hunting dog in Hungry, the Vizsla are relatively unique in South Dakota. The Pudwills found a breeder through the Internet.
With its bronze coat, long ears, and amber eyes, the rambunctious pup soon melted everyone's hearts and became Darcy's constant companion.
On a fishing trip, Darcy said, he dropped his cell phone and it was crushed by a passing vehicle. It was the type of phone that allows one to call 911 whether it is turned on or not. Retrieving the phone, Darcy discovered it was damaged, probably beyond repair. He soon replaced it with another. The original phone was soon forgotten in a box in their home, until Jacques began chewing on it! That, apparently, activated the 911 response keys.
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Seeing a full potential of the technology's growth, Cameron and his movie partner Vince Pace would like to teach filmmakers how to shoot in 3D with lower cost.
James Cameron is paving the path for 3D television to dominate the small screen within five years. The director, who set a worldwide box office record at $2.7 billion through his 3D film "Avatar", has predicted that the technology would be used in a lot of television programing, be it "sports, episodic drama, scripted and unscripted".
During a conference of National Association of Broadcasters in Las Vegas, Cameron and his "Avatar" cameraman Vince Pace announced a new venture which goal is to spread the use of 3D as a creative and powerful storytelling and live broadcast medium. "We haven't seen anything yet that doesn't have a great degree of value added by being in 3D," Cameron told Reuters.
Indeed electronic juggernauts Sony and Mitsubishi have been racing to promote the sale of 3D TV which has risen about 8 percent since September last year. Although there are obstacles such as cost and the need to wear 3D glasses, Cameron believes 3D TV would mirror the way 3D movies grew. Theater operators and filmmakers doubted 3D six years ago, but more films are coming in the technology nowadays.
"We overcame that hurdle because we were getting constant positive feedback from the audience, and we are seeing the same thing in the broadcast model. Everything has been moving at two or three times the pace than we would have predicted a few years ago," Cameron said.
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Skyrim Standing Stones Location Guide
There are total 13 standing stones which can be found scattered throughout Skyrim. You can earn two achievements, first by finding a standing stone and getting its blessing, and second by finding all 13 standing stones.
To get the Standing Stone blessing, just walk up to the stone, activate it, and you will carry over its effect until you overwrite it with the blessing of a different Standing Stone. Below you will find the locations of all these Standing Stones in Elder Scrolls V Skyrim. Visiting them will net you these two achievements.
For more help on Skyrim, read our Walkthrough, Skills and Perk Tree, and Dragon Shouts guide.
Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Standing Stones
The Thief, The Mage, and The Warrior Standing Stone
Effect and Location. Thief standing stone makes you learn Stealth skills 20% faster. Mage standing stone makes you learn Magic Skills 20% faster. Warrior standing stone makes you learn combat skills 20% faster. You will find these Southwest of Riverwood, below Anise's Cabin. You shouldn't miss them as you leave Helgen. Easy to spot, they are.
The Ritual Stone
Effect and Location. It allows you to re-animate nearby corpses to fight for you. You will find it in east of Whiterun, south of the river, between Whiterun and Valtheim Towers.
The Atronach Stone
Effect and Location. It gives you huge Magicka boost and enables you to absorb spell damage, though you recover it slowly. You will find it between Riften and Windhel, in the marshland. It's just outside the mountain range between the two locations, near the Eldergleam Sanctuary and Darkwater Crossing by the river to the east of the two.
The Shadow Stone
Effect and Location. It lets you become invisible once a day for an extended period. You will find it in South of Riften, in a small mountain before the large mountain range to the south.
The Steed Stone
Effect and Location. It increases your carrying capacity without any movement penalty. You will find it on the tip of the highest mountain to the mountain, northwest of Solitude.
The Lady Stone
Effect and Location. With the blessing of this stone, you will be able to regenerate health and stamina quickly. You will find it in the lake to the west of Riverwood, in a small island.
The Apprentice Stone
Effect and Location. It helps you recover magicka quickly but makes you susceptible to magicka damage. It is south of Solitude, on an island, in a small water marshland.
The Tower Stone
Effect and Location. Enables you to automatically open expert or lower locks. You will find it in the middle of Winterhold and Dawnstar, up on a mountain.
The Lover Stone
Effect and Location. It helps you improve all your skills faster. You will find it in east of Markarth, about one fifth of the way to Solitude.
The Lord Stone
Effect and Location. It will make you resistant to Magicka and Physical damage. You will find it in southwest of Dawnstar, in the mountain range, on the northern peak.
The Serpent Stone
Effect and Location. Gives you a ranged paralyzing poison to use once a day. You will find it east of Winterhold, north of Windhelm, in the sea, on a floating Ice Berg.
If you find the missing standing stone, let us know the location in the comments. Meanwhile, if you are confused about any location, ask, and we will try to help you out.


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Fort Berthold Agency
Kayla Danks, Superintendent
Mailing Address:
Physical Address:
Telephone: (701) 627-4707
|Tribe(s) Served:
Three Affiliated Tribes
Tex Hall, Chairman
404 Frontage Rd.
New Town, North Dakota 58763
Telephone: (701) 627-4781
Trust Land Base: 422,830 acres
Estimated Tribal Enrollment: 10,2490 members
The Agency is located in New Town, North Dakota in central North Dakota on the Missouri River system. The Agency serves the Three Affiliated Tribes, the Arikara, Hidatsa and Mandan Tribes. Enrollment is 10,249 and approximately 4,053 members reside on the reservation. The Trust acreage managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs is 343,000 allotted and 80,000 Tribal acres. The total reservation is 980,000 acres.
Fort Berthold Oil Rig
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Houston, Jan 9 (IANS) The Houston Rockets surged past the Los Angeles Lakers in a 125-112 victory at the Toyota Center here.
The Lakers built a 14-point lead in the first quarter Tuesday night but the Rockets used a pair of runs in the third quarter to build a big lead, reports Xinhua.
James Harden scored 31 points and Chandler Parsons 20 to help the Rockets to pick up their fifth straight win.
Metta World Peace scored 24 points for the short-handed Lakers, who were playing without their three main players Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol and Jordan Hill.
Kobe Bryant added 20 and Steve Nash had 16 for the Lakers.


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The Turkey
I slow to pass a turkey
standing on the yellow line
in the middle of our two-lane road.
She stands motionless
as cars brake and wait
for her big-bottomed waddle,
but she won't budge,
and we are stuck in this moment
of how best to engage each other
without inviting harm.
Maybe she has come to see
what's missing in her world,
or to remind us what's missing
in ours, wandering ever closer
to our human voices.
The November wind
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The Constitution is a document that, even when written, was meant to change and grow as the fledgling nation it helped establish was changing and growing. Therefore, the Constitution can be changed through more than just the formal amendment process. The amendment process outlined in Article V of the Constitution is the only formal way the Constitution can be changed, but informally the Constitution is constantly changing through judicial interpretation, changing political practices, technology and increasing demands on policymakers.
The formal amendment process includes two steps, proposal and ratification, which can be completed in two different ways each. A constitution amendment can be proposed, as it has been all 27 times, by a two-thirds vote in each house of Congress, or by a national convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the states' legislatures. The amendment can then be ratified either by the agreement of three-fourths of the states' legislatures, as has been done for 26 of the 27 amendments, or by special state conventions called in three-fourths of the states, as was done for the 21st amendment. The formal amendments to the Constitution have generally increased liberty and equality in the United States (the only solely economic amendment was the 16th amendment) and have shifted the Constitution from a document mainly focused on economics and logistics to a document focused on establishing and ensuring a government that secures the unalienable rights of its subjects.
The informal processes by which the Constitution is changed are much less defined than the formal amending process. Judicial interpretation is one of the most defined of the informal processes because of the precedent of judicial review established by Chief Justice John Marshall in the Marbury v. Madison case of 1803. In essence, judicial interpretation informally changes the Constitution because the Constitution generally means what the Supreme Court says it means. Changing political practices is important to informally changing the Constitution because of the impact it has on the unwritten constitution. The unwritten constitution includes all the precedents that have been established in government, such as the precedent of judicial review mentioned above and the precedent that electors in the Electoral College will vote for the candidate that the majority of the population in their state votes for. The unwritten constitution is also influenced by political parties, which although not mentioned in the Constitution have come to greatly define American politics. Technology has obviously had a great impact on political life as well as everyday life because the increase in technology means that we now have to deal with issues, such as abortion and nuclear weapons, which the framers of the Constitution couldn't possibly have imagined. Also, since there are more issues politicians need to deal with in today's world, such as abortion and nuclear weapons, there are increased demands on policymakers, especially the president. With the United States' rise in international politics, the president, who is in charge of foreign affairs and foreign affair appointees, has gained much more power than he originally had in the Constitution. None of the informal changes have officially occurred to the Constitution, therefore, they are all part of the unwritten constitution, which although not a formal document greatly affects the way the formal Constitution is interpreted and used.
It is the great flexibility of the Constitution that has been outlined in the above essay and it is the great flexibility of the Constitution that has allowed for the document's continued survival. In today's world it seems everything can change in only minutes and it is only fitting that so too must the United States' Constitution be able to change formally and informally with some ease.
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Jahlil Okafor determines NBA future through pong game
Was Duke center Jahlil Okafor's NBA draft future determined through ping pong balls Tuesday, hours before the the draft lottery?
The likely top-two pick in next month's draft played pong (no beer) as part of a Bleacher Report video and eventually selected the New York Knicks as his destination.
Okafor started with six cups labeled with NBA teams and threw a ping-pong ball into them one-by-one, with each cup he hit eliminating the team on the cup. When he reached the end, the Knicks were the last cup standing.
"I'm ready to team up with Carmelo and try to win an NBA championship," he said in a mock interview.
• Hawks kiss cam shows hilarious, possibly staged beer spill
Before you accuse Okafor of rigging the game to send him to New York, consider that he shot only 51% from the free-throw line in his one season at Duke.
Either Okafor or Kentucky's Karl-Anthony Towns is expected to be the first pick in the draft. The draft order will be determined at Tuesday night's lottery.
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Hey to all
Except the return of seizures due to keppra dosage, Has anyone experience brain spams or twinges after their surgery. As these seems to paralyse u in someway for short while. I told my neurologist about this, sometimes can cause a lot of dizziness in a wake environment, couple of times I stayed off work due to it., I know it causes a lot of tingling when trying to open your eye or if the eyes are open cant keep them open and just let it pass as it feels like a lot of electric struck an area and can be heard too. This only happens for few secs to min in some morning or if I am in a sleep
Last time I Had the dizziness like that was at work, I saw some1's aura(energy shield), being in to spiritualism without needing to focus like you normally do..


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Ratings: Samantha Stumbles sans Her Dancing Partner
Dec 2, 2008 12:07 PM EST
Monday's ratings recap: 8 pm/ETShrek and the Grinch gave ABC the win for the hour, averaging 11.44 million total viewers. Repeats of Big Bang ("Pants must be worn at all times in the time machine!") and Mother (each drawing over eight mil) place… Read more


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Sex Talk: 8 Secrets Every Man Should Know About His Penis
6. Our Little White Lie
Love can have us doing some crazy things!
Just like men, women also circumvent little white lies here and there. It's our way of protecting his confidence and the sacred ego that has him beating his chest after "mind blowing" sex. Faking orgasms and nicknaming him a sexual god are all a part of maintaining a healthy functioning relationship. A woman in love is simply willing to overlook his shortcomings and take notice of the better part(s) of him.


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Lucky Beatles Charm Bracelet
This might get me tried for heresy, but I've never been struck by Beatles mania. So while I appreciate the look of this charm bracelet, I appreciate it more because I'm looking for gifts for one of my friends who adores everything Beatles (and would disown me if she knew my Beatles ambivalence). Charm bracelets are so hot right now and this golden charm bracelet will hang delicately on any wrist. The Beatles inspired charms are a good mix of big and chunky and slim and shiny.


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first handgun suggestions!
Alright, here's the deal:
I'm new to handguns (though i've read LOTS about them), though i own and am reasonably familiar with rifles already. So, i would be comfortable with either an autoloader or a revolver, either. I'm mostly undecided on which would be better.
I am not so familiar with recoil of different handgun calibers really. The only handgun i've shot is a 25 ounce (unloaded) 4" 9mm autoloader which shot comfortably for me but with a bit of muzzle rise (possibly dismissable since it was my first time i assume?). Unfamiliarity with different calibers recoil is an issue -i obviously don't want something too powerful (recoil) for me, but not something that wont stop an aggressor either.
I'm a smaller guy, 5'8 170lbs.
The gun wont be used for concealed carry necessarily, as i don't have a permit. I may get one in the future though, so i don't want anything larger than a medium-frame sized gun.
I have a pretty tight budget as i have little cash- i know a lot of you will tell me to save up extra cash and get a Glock or whatever- for the sake of this thread and my financial situation that simply isn't an option. Budget: $300-350max
With the research i've done i've come up with a few models myself: bersa thunder 380, 9mm; rossi or taurus .38sp snubby, .357mag 4" (though if i can't handle 357 i hate to be stuck with a long barrel); s&w sigma 9mm, 40 s&w (though i've read some bad reviews about the sigma); Ruger P-series 9mm, 40 s&w.
i'm open to reviews of the above mentioned models, or suggestions of other models as well. anything aiding caliber selection would be a great help (though i know it's likely something hard to recommend to someone you dont know)!
any input would be helpful. thanks!
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The FIRST handgun I would reccomend is a .22lr either in semiauto or revolver. As you hinted you are on a budget,and I'm assuming you don't reload,you can shoot a .22 all day for 10 bucks and it has next to NO recoil. It takes a LOT of shooting experience to get good at handgun shooting and the only you can afford to do this is with a .22. I'm NOT saying this is a defense weapon,altho a .22 bullet(or several) in right place will kill. For seroius weapon-wait till you have more experience and money and get something a lot bigger.
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IMHO no handgun collection is complete w/o a .38/.357. It would be a very good starting point for any handgun collection. A S&W 19, 65, 66 or comparable Taurus would fill the bill. Check with KYimports in Kentucky, they have a good selection of LE trade ins at very reasonable prices.
I would also recomand you start with a .22 rimfire. You will need to do alot of practiceing and .22 ammo is alot cheaper than anything else. With the money you save on ammo you will be able to step up to a larger cal. gun when you feel that you need a CCW.
All valid suggestions. Here's mine.......
Shop for a handgun just like you shop for shoes. Try on as many as you can find. Some of them will feel ok, but a few will feel "just right". Follow up on those. Many manufacturers make several calibers in the same or similar frames. Don not get caught up in the "caliber wars", or "don't buy anything but.........." If the handgun doesn't feel "right" in your hands, you'll not shoot it enough to become proficient with it. If you're not proficient with it, it's not doing you much good. A hit with a .22 beats a miss with a .45. :rolleyes:
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Mean Chef's French Fries
READY IN: 22mins
Recipe by Bekah
I adopted this recipe from Mean Chef.
Top Review by Poker
These are the best ~ but I left the skins on ! Just washed them & had to slice by hand ~ I don't have a french fry cutter ~ but it turned out fine ! Once you make these you won't want those store boughten one !!~POKER~
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Ingredients Nutrition
- peanut oil or other vegetable oil, for frying
- 2 lbs baking potatoes, like russets
- salt, to taste
Directions See How It's Made
- Pour oil in a deep fryer or heavy saucepan to reach halfway up the sides of the pan.
- Heat to 325 degrees F, use a deep fry thermometer to determine this.
- While the oil is heating, peel the potatoes and push through a French fry cutter to form uniform sticks.
- As you go, place the cut potatoes in a bowl of ice water to release some of the starch and to keep them from browning.
- Dry the potato strips thoroughly, this will keep the oil from splattering.
- Fry the potatoes in batches so the pan isn't crowded and the oil temperature does not plummet.
- Cook for 3 minutes until they are soft but not browned.
- Remove the potatoes with a long-handled metal strainer and drain on brown paper bags.
- Bring oil temperature up to 375 degrees F.
- Return the par-fried potatoes to the oil in batches and cook a second time for 4 minutes until golden and crispy.
- Drain on fresh brown paper bags then place in a serving bowl lined with paper towels.
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Asia Society Executive Vice President Tom Nagorski, currently traveling in China, asks, "Could the world's great powers really come to blows over a handful of rocky, uninhabited islands?"
After one year in power, Chinese president Xi Jinping has largely consolidated his power, but he still faces "perilous" challenges, according to a panel Thursday night at Asia Society in New York.
At a recent Asia Society forum in Islamabad 11 rising stars shared personal stories and their visions for Indo-Pakistan relations, and their recommendations to turn those common dreams into reality in the not too distant future.
Can Indonesia be seen as a democratic model for other Muslim-majority countries like Egypt and Tunisia?
Real progress toward resolving one of Asia's most pressing territorial disputes will only come by addressing a host of factors at once, writes the organizer of Asia Society's recent South China Sea conference.
Andrew Gilholm, senior Northeast Asia analyst with the consultancy Control Risks, says it's "tough to see" a peaceful resolution to current tensions.
A ChinaFile panel of experts assess whether China might finally be out of patience with its intractable smaller neighbor.
As Asia rises, it faces a dilemma: whether to abide by Western diplomatic norms, or to respect Asian values, such as consensus, harmony, and good neighborliness.
In an excerpt from his new book, a veteran China-watcher describes what it was like to witness Beijing's unfettered display of military might on China's National Day in 2009. Author appearance at Asia Society New York on February 27.
Asia Society Young Leader Bhavani Fonseka says recent events, including the impeachment of the country's first female chief justice, could "have a chilling effect on hopes for a functioning democracy and sustainable peace in Sri Lanka."
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Mother Nature puts on a show at Storms River Mouth
On a recent visit to Storms River Mouth in the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route National Park, I was hoping to take part in an activity offered by Untouched Adventures, which takes visitors on a two- to three-hour kayak and lilo trip from the mouth up the river gorge.
First you kayak under the suspension bridge past a bat cave, and then when you reach the shallower stretch of the river, you transfer to an inflatable lilo. From here it's a gentle paddle further up the gorge to a place where ordinary boats can't go. At the end, there are some long, deep pools and they promise the chance to do a bit of cliff jumping too.
Sounds like a lot of fun, but Mother Nature had other ideas.
Because of the huge swell, I had to content myself with a walk to the magnificent suspension bridge that crosses the river mouth.
Early on a Sunday morning, I was the only person there so I had to use my camera's timer to take this 'selfie'. I was a bit worried about the huge waves rolling in and splashing my camera.
Along the way, I paused to admire some local flora and fauna ...
... and the way in which the thundering seas were rolling the stones around below the bridge, polishing them into smooth, round boulders.
With these stormy seas, there was a sky to match.
Next time I visit, I hope that I'll be able to paddle upstream to view this enticing-looking gorge.
And, for anyone wanting to visit, I can highly recommend the walk to the suspension bridge, which is a work of art in itself.
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West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has missed an opportunity to pressure federal opposition leader Tony Abbott to back his call for a greater share of GST distributions to the state.
Mr Barnett recently threatened to withhold financial support for the federal Liberal party's election campaign if Mr Abbott did not get behind the GST push.
Soon after, Mr Abbott said his job was to be a national leader, "not just a parochial one".
Mr Barnett made no mention of the GST at the WA Liberal party's official campaign launch in Perth on Sunday, but he congratulated Mr Abbott for his opposition to the mining tax.
WA opposition treasury spokesman Ben Wyatt said Mr Barnett had turned into a "puppy dog" during his federal counterpart's visit.
Meanwhile West Australian Labor has come under fire from state Nationals leader Brendon Grylls for preferencing the Liberals ahead of the party in six seats for the coming March 9 election.
Mr Grylls said the success of the Nationals' Royalties for Regions scheme made it a target.
He said WA Labor was out to destroy the party, which formed a coalition with the Liberals after the 2008 election resulted in a hung parliament.
Opposition Leader Mark McGowan said the party was still preferencing the Nationals for 11 seats.


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Nokia 8290 Review
0. phoneArena posted on 12 Feb 2002, 04:14
The Nokia 8290, GSM 1900 Mhz mobile phone for use in the United States and Canada is a little bigger than the size of a cigarette lighter but packed with features. The phone has been introduced in 2000 and was the smallest phone on the wireless market. If you need almost every GSM feature and want it in the smallest possible package I recommend this phone. If you need Internet access and data services or have big hands then you should look for another wireless decision.
This is a discussion for a review. To read the whole review, click here
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The first news thread was about Nokia.
How great is Nokia !!
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Second event deemed a success after bringing good numbers for both days of the expanded two-day event
by Jim Boyle
The second annual Otsego JamFest, which kicked off with national acts Travis Tritt and The Marshall Tucker Band, built up a head of steam on Friday night and kept rolling Saturday for the two-day event.
It's estimated that more than 3,200 — maybe as many as 3,500 — concert-goers filed into the show on Friday night.
A thunderstorm across the Mississippi River, which took down the Elk River Relay for Life on the track of the Elk River High School football field, only delayed the Travis Tritt show. It threatened to pull the plug on The Marshall Tucker Band when lightning cut through the nighttime skies, but the show went on and the storm skirted the event. The Marshall Tucker Band finished in stunning fashion with a lengthy version of "Can't You See" that included plenty of audience involvement.
Doug Gray, lead singer of the band, brought up on stage a member of the Minnesota Air National Guard who he and his bandmates met while on tour in northern Iraq.April Hewitt came to the Otsego show with her family. The Lonsdale woman saw a billboard advertising the show three days after she returned from her fourth deployment.
The Hewitts grew up listening to the band's music. Hewitt says she's not one who likes a lot of attention, but the recognition the band gave her for her service meant a lot to her and her family.
"My dad teared up," Hewitt said of the family's chance to meet up with the band and talk. "That's only the second time I saw my dad do that."
Hewitt said she wished she would have publicly thanked her family when she got up on stage. She said they have done a lot for her while she has been deployed.
Gray also brought up Ben Skinner after hearing he was the winner of the Taste of Elk River's karaoke contest. Skinner had performed "Can't You See," at the Taste of Elk River. Gray gave him a microphone to sing the second chorus of the song. It was a dream come true for the Elk River man and huge MTB fan.
"He did a good job," Gray told the Star News after the show.
The Travis Tritt concert was delayed to make sure the worst of the storm would avoid the concert, and he did not disappoint. He performed a six-song encore, to the delight of the audience, some of whom danced to his music.
"We expected a great show, but Tritt's energy, charisma and the length of the show exceeded our expectations," said Todd Rick, a co-owner of Denny's restaurant in Otsego and one of the event coordinators.
The second day of the Otsego JamFest turned out as many people throughout the course of the day, but many didn't stay through some storms that occurred.
Rick credited the sponsors, the volunteers, staff and the community for making the Otsego JamFest a success. "We couldn't have done it without everyone's help," he said.
Plans for next year are already in the works. One thought is to bring in national acts again, but to have Friday night be dedicated to country music and Saturday dedicated to rock music. And organizers still want the community and family aspect to grow, too.
"There are some interesting possibilities," Rick said.


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REPORTS in Spain suggest that La Liga strugglers Rayo Vallecano are keen to make Blackburn Rovers forward Ruben Rochina their first signing of the January transfer window.
Rochina dislocated his shoulder in the opening day draw at Derby County and has struggled to win his place back in Gary Bowyer's starting line-up since returning in November.
The 22-year-old, who has 18-months to run on his Rovers contract, spent the second half of last season on loan at another La Liga outfit, Real Zaragoza, where he scored one goal in 15 games.


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Recently research has begun to show that exposure of the North American populations to genetically modified (GM) food is a major contributor to gluten sensitivity reactions. The Institute for Responsible Technology (http://www.responsibletechnology.org/) has recently presented evidence that strongly suggests that consumption of genetically modified foods such as soy and corn may explain the explosion in gluten related illnesses (http://www.responsibletechnology.org/gluten). Follow this link to access a brief synopsis of the report, the report itself and the press release.
Remember, wheat is not genetically modified. Genetic modification is the transfer of DNA from one species, such as a bacteria or virus, into that of another, such as corn or soy. Such modification would not naturally occur in nature because of the species barriers that exist. Soy, corn, cotton, canola, sugar beets and alfalfa are commercial crops that have been genetically modified to be herbicide tolerant. This trait allows them to be resistant to being heavily sprayed by a weed killer known as Roundup®. This means that when they arrive at your grocer they have spent a life soaked in an herbicide high in glyphosate that then accumulates in the food. Corn and cotton varieties are also bred to produce an insecticide known as Bi-Toxin which is also a powerful antibiotic. We know that antibiotics upset the delicate balance of beneficial bacteria in the gut; however, glyphosate and Bi-toxin have also been shown to damage the microvilli in animal studies. And, based on this research, these GM foods have been shown to cause or exacerbate gluten-related illnesses:
It looks like GM foods damage the gut the same way gluten damages the gut in celiac patients. So does this mean if we get GM food out of the diet, we can eat all the bread and pasta we want? Maybe for some. The explanation for the rise in gluten-related disorders is more complex than that. By removing gluten, GM food and thus glyphosate and Bi-toxin, patients can take an important step towards healing the gut. Once the gut is healed patients can try to reintroduce wheat and see what happens.
I implore you to find the time to visit The Institute For Responsible Technology (http://www.responsibletechnology.org/) and read the report (http://www.responsibletechnology.org/gluten). Decide for yourself what is healthy for you and your family. If you choose to avoid gluten and GM foods, the following links can get you started: http://www.nongmoshoppingguide.com/ and https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shopnogmo/id646580574?mt=8.]]>
"For nearly half a century, a huge reservoir about sleep, sleep deprivation, and sleep disorders has been building behind a dam of pervasive ignorance and unresponsive bureaucracies. We don't know how many preventable tragedies are occurring right now, today, at this very instant. It is time to either lower the floodgates or blow up the dam. The gentler approach of convincing authorities to lower the floodgates has not worked. Therefor, I hope and pray that this book will be the bomb that blows up the dam, and let the information flow to the millions of lives it can change – and save."
William. C. Dement, M.D., Ph.D.
I began to read this book because of my own issues with sleep, or rather, my partner Krista's. I snore, and I snore loudly. It was so loud that it drove her to the couch, and a wedge between us. Beyond that, I didn't think it was a problem; how wrong I was. Chapter 7, Snoring and Sleep Apnea: The Midnight Stranglers, was the first chapter I read and just as I was impressed with the information, so too was I shocked by what I learned. Most people, and most doctors, are ignorant when it comes to the signs and symptoms of sleep deprivation. When it is associated with apnea – the Greek word for absence of breath – the diagnosis is not difficult. Two questions can point a doctor in the right direction of making the appropriate diagnosis:
If the answer to both these questions is yes, there is a good chance that the patient may have some level of sleep apnea. Not all snorers have sleep apnea, but in general, the louder the snoring, the more likely that the sleeper has apnea. Dr. Dement likens sleep apnea to a silent killer, except it is far from silent; people with apnea usually snore so loudly that their snoring is compared to jackhammers. Unfortunately, the true significance of this loud warning is not heeded by most people. It is usually those who must share the bed or room that are the ones who bring the problem to light. Loud snoring is a sign that breathing is strained, that the throat is almost closing down. In obstructive sleep apnea, the walls of the throat do collapse and stay closed until the sleeper is awakened by a lack of oxygen to the brain. Thus, even though a snorer may not have sleep apnea, those who snore are still straining to get air while they sleep.
When a patient has severe obstructive sleep apnea, he or she usually suffers from some degree of cardiovascular disease: high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, heart attack, or stroke. These patients usually have other risk factors for cardiovascular disease, the most common of which is obesity. Unfortunately, their doctors then attribute their condition to the other risk factors and miss the diagnosis of sleep apnea. Not is sleep apnea associated with cardiovascular disease, a variety of other conditions are common. Although the most common is daytime fatigue and tiredness, other conditions associated with sleep apnea include: esophageal reflux, frequent nocturnal urination, heavy sweating at night, morning headaches, raspy throat, personality changes, loss of hearing, male impotence and the reduction in sex drive in both men and women. And of course, there are also the byproducts of daytime sleepiness: diminished performance and mental acuity, forgetfulness, poor concentration and disorientation.
What do you do if you suspect that you or a loved one suffers from sleep apnea or other sleep disorder?
You need to see your physician so that an appropriate diagnosis can be made. Your physician can refer you for a sleep study that will further diagnose any sleep difficulties. This form will need to be filled out by your physician. Once an appropriate diagnosis is made, you have options to choose to be able to help cure this condition: weight loss, herbs for sleep, acupuncture, CPAP machines and in some instances, surgery, can all be beneficial to helping you return to a restful night's sleep.
Even if you don't suffer from sleep apnea or snore, The Promise of Sleep covers all other aspects of sleep and many other sleep disorders as well: insomnia, narcolepsy, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep debt, night terrors and others. Remember, this is only ONE chapter of this encyclopedia of information regarding sleep. One of your best tools in your health kit is your education. Please refer to my other post regarding sleep (Sleep – The Natural Remedy) for more information on the importance of a healthy sleep.
So, what happened with my sleep?
Although I knew I snored and made it through my afternoons by yawning behind the back of my hand, I never knew that I could feel as good as I do now. I have to thank Krista for "diagnosing" my problem and supporting me into getting the help I needed. The difference in my quality of life is astounding. I have more energy, I think more clearly, I make decisions more easily and I get things done. I could say that I am a new man, but really, am I just sleeping better. And the couch is now just a place for hanging out!
Other sleep resources:
The Science Network: Waking Up To Sleep. Can sleeping on a problem create overnight insights? Will naps make you smarter? Are you getting enough? How much IS enough? For the answers to these and other pillow problems, join a group of wide-awake researchers for a conversation on the science of sleep.
Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 4th Edition (Principles & Practice of Sleep Medicine) by Meir H. Kryger, Thomas Roth, and William Dement (2005). For clinical professionals.
Sleep Disorders for Dummies by Max Ph.D., A.B.S.M. Hirshkowitz, Patricia B. Smith, and William C. Dement (2004)]]>
Dr. Berghamer has been a part of the Naturopathic Team at Ocean Park Natural Therapies since 2008. In 2009, he joined the team of physiotherapists at Parkway Physiotherapy and can be found working in Victoria ever other Friday. Dr Berghamer is also an instructor at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine.
Dr. Berghamer believes optimal health is attainable for all through prevention, education and a commitment to one's own health. In following the naturopathic principles, Dr. Berghamer endeavors to treat the whole person, practice as doctor as teacher and focus on the causes in order to resolve health conditions.]]>
The disruption of signalling throughout the body can create many seemingly non-related issues or pain syndromes that appear untraceable. Neural therapy involves the injection of a local anaesthetic into traumatized tissue (usually scars, acupuncture points, nerves, ganglia (groups of nerves), or trigger points) to remove any disruption to the body's electrochemical communication and signalling system. Anaesthetic appears to act as a circuit breaker which removes blocks to normal nerve impulses. Read more…]]>
i. SOLUTION: Wind down before bed. Because of lights, television, computers and radio, we ignore signals from our body that tell us to go to bed. Turn the lights down (use candles), turn your TV, radio, cell phone and/or computer OFF 1 – 1 ½ hours before bed. This decreases the input signals to your brain and allows your nervous system a chance to relax. Read a book. Talk to a loved one. Meditate. Do deep breathing exercises.
ii. SOLUTION: go to bed at the same time every night, and get up at the same time every morning. The physiology of the human body relies on rhythms and cycles. Hormone release is based on rhythms and cycles. The easiest way to get your body back in a rhythm is to create a consistent sleep-wake cycle. You do not have to be fascist about it – you can go out on a weekend and stay up later, but the bulk of your nights and mornings should be consistent. Set an alarm if you need a reminder to go to bed, even if you don't feel tired. Your mind and body will adapt. Set a morning alarm if you need one. Soon enough, alarms will become obsolete for you.
iii. SOLUTION: Sleep in complete darkness. This means: no light from the hallway or window – buy black-out curtains. No light from LEDs (fire alarm, clocks, computer screens, radios, cell phones etc). Complete darkness means that if you wave your hand in front of your face you cannot see it – you can only sense it.
NOTE: the only time this changes is around the full moon – for men and women. Open the curtains the day before, the day of and the day after the full moon. Just as going to bed and getting up at the same time daily supports your circadian rhythms, this supports your monthly rhythm – yes, MEN, you too have monthly rhythms!
A) TEMPERATURE: The temperature of the bedroom strongly influences the nocturnal physiology of the body. Within a certain range of both ambient temperature and the bed microclimate temperature, together known as the 'thermal comfort zone,' the quantitative measures of sleep (number and duration of nightly awakenings, time taken to fall asleep, time spent in each phase of sleep, hormone levels) are only slightly modified. One must take into consideration not only the ambient air temperature, but also the temperature inside the bed which is based on pyjamas, sheets and blankets. Ideally, the thermal comfort zone that results in minimal sleep disturbances and longer hours spent in REM sleep is a bed temperature around 30°C and an ambient room temperature of less than 19°C. Of note, fever has been found to be associated with a greater number of awakenings, increased total waking time and reduced amounts of REM sleep. An elevated ambient temperature induces very similar effects on these stages of sleep! High bedroom temperatures depress REM sleep.
i. SOLUTION: Put a thermometer in your bedroom and set the ambient temperature to 19°C.
ii. SOLUTION: Take a thermometer (mercury is best) to bed, get under the covers and put it next to your body but outside your pyjamas – DON'T FALL ASLEEP with it in bed! After 30 minutes, measure the microclimate of your bed. It should be around 30°C. If it is too low, you need more layers; if it is too high, you need to remove some layers.
B) ELECTROMAGNETICS (EM): Medicine is beginning to question the safety of electromagnetic loads on health. Dr. Thomas Rau, Medical director of the world renowned Paracelsus Clinic in Lustmuhle, Switzerland, is convinced electromagnetic exposure can lead to headaches, concentration problems, ADD, tinnitus, migraines, insomnia, arrhythmias, Parkinson's, hormonal imbalances, to name a few. Although the science and debate of electromagnetic loads is beyond the scope of this paper (see below for more information), reducing electromagnetic pollution in the bedroom is a must! Many individuals experience electrical sensitivity and are unaware of how they are being affected. Beyond simple sensitivity is the effect of metals in the mouth or worn as jewellery – all metals act like antennas in an EM field.
i. SOLUTION: Do not wear jewellery or other metal items in the bedroom.
ii. SOLUTION: Have any metal dental work removed by a knowledgeable biological dentist who has the proper equipment to protect you from further mercury exposure.
iii. SOLUTION: Remove all electronics from the bedroom, especially TVs, cell phones, radios and computers.
iv. SOLUTION: Move your bed at least 3 feet away from any electrical sockets, or better yet, turn off the breaker before going to bed (you'll need a flashlight).
v. SOLUTION: Have an Electropollution Specialist assess your home for EM loads.
vi. For more information on Electromagnetic Pollution, visit these websites:
C) CO-SLEEPING: In today's society, sleeping with your partner/mate is expected. However, it wasn't always so. Not so long ago, the marriage bedroom was for intimacy alone. Husbands and wives slept in separate chambers. With the arrival of the industrial revolution and a mass movement of people towards urban centers, living quarters became much smaller. Now it is the norm for couples to sleep together. But is this the best arrangement for sleeping? For some couples yes, for others no. If your partner snores, talks in his/her sleep, thrashes about, prefers a different ambient room temperature, prefers more/less covers, wants a light on, watches a TV or uses a computer in bed, goes to bed later than you, gets up earlier than you, is a heavier sleeper than you – he or she may be affecting your quality of sleep. Research has shown that a better sleep is linked to more positive ratings of relationship quality and negative relationship interactions are linked to poor sleep quality. One can ascertain the vicious cycle that might ensue from such a correlation.
i. SOLUTION: Settle conflicts before going to bed.
ii. SOLUTION: Avoid confrontational discussions on days after which one or both partners has had a poor sleep.
iii. SOLUTION: If your partner wakes you because of any of the above-mentioned reasons (snoring, thrashing, different sleep-wake cycle etc) you should seriously consider developing an arrangement in which one or both partners have access to a different sleeping area. Such arrangements, once the norm, not only provide each individual with a personally tailored sleep chamber, but have also been shown to help improve intimacy! Better sleep, better relationship! You can always snuggle on the couch before bed, and join each other in the morning for breakfast – you might even get breakfast in bed!
Sleep deprivation is an oft-overlooked factor of many conditions. In today's society we are often overtired not only because of our hectic schedules, but because we are not getting the right amount or kind of sleep we need. If you suspect that your sleep (or lack thereof) might be contributing to your symptoms, talk to your Naturopathic Physician. He or she can help you improve not only the quality and quantity of your sleep, but also the quality of your daily life!
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Hello, and welcome to JustAnswer.com!My name is Jesse, and I'm here to help.
Does any disc show, or is it a specific disc that's not working?
It will not even load and it is a disc that i have used many times in the past... it is not even taken in the drive mechanism.
Try reseting the PRAM, by holding the P+R+Option+Command keys together while restarting. Hold them for 3 full restarts.
Did so with no luck...
How old is your Mac Pro?
Sept 2009
So this is not the tray model, that you place the disc into, but the model that grabs the disc from you?
Try restarting while holding down the Option key. Once you reach the disc selection screen, try inserting the disc.
Any other ideas?
At this point, that confirms the drive has gone bad and will have to be replaced. It's a fairly cheap repair on that model, and you might be able to do it yourself, if you're comfortable opening the machine.
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Ok, the big shows are coming up, and it's time to buy a digital camera for pictures of all the mounts.
I would like to spend about $200 on the camera, because I know an additional card will cost some more, along with some accessories.
Any personal suggestions and other things to look for?
Things to consider are, difficulty of use, micro and macro zoom features, batterie types, power up time, lag time between plunger depression, etc...
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There are lots of $200 digital cameras out there, but you're losing quality for every dollar you "save". They have poor resolution and few of the features you'd like. I have a 3.0 megapixel Olympus that makes a great snapshot camera. It's small, compact, light, and will take some great shots. Just don't try to blow them up any bigger than they are or your resolution falls apart. I had an Olympus E-10, but it was big, clumsy and too complex for someone just wanting to take pictures. The flash was really crap as you had to hold the camera extremely still to get good crisp images. You really needed a tripod. It was a 4.0, held both cards and compact flash disks and could hold up to 178 pictures. Last week, I'd had enough and sold it. I spent $1000 dollars for a spectacular camera that does EVERYTHING I could want. It's the Canon EOS Rebel Digital with 6.3 megapixel photo capability. I can use the same lenses my 35mm EOS Rebel uses and go from a gnats ass to a blue whale without losing any resolution. It has direct plug and play capability, a compact flash disk that holds 158 images and a built in flash with red-eye elimination. It has 2 rechargeable batteries that make follow up shots instantaneous.
I understand that may be a little steep, but like taxidermy, when you're talking digital cameras, you get what you pay for.
But George is right on the money. You can not beat the Canon EOS Rebel. Keith I would spend the extra money now. It will be worth it in the long run.
George, you must be thinking like me, and wanting to be able to zoom it in for the close up view, but I do not think, lighting strikes twice.
I have had a Canon AE1 for 29 years, and have taken a lot of pictures. I recently started getting the cd with the pictures put on it, it is just like having a digital camera.
My first digital, was only 640X480, I took hundreds of pictures, for web pages emails ect. But, like George said, don't try to enlarge them.
The next one I got was a 3.2 pixel, it would take a large format picture, that could be blown up to 8X10, but I could not capture fast movement.
So this year, I broke down, and bought a Canon 20D, with the new Canon 17 X 85 IS USM lens, I bought a 1 gig memory card, you can take 457 pictures in automatic mode, in jpeg format, or 97 pictures in the program mode, which takes the pictures, in the RAW format, which gives them the size of 35.50" X 24.50". So far I really like it.
...you ain't gonna find anything with the features you're looking for.
You could probably find a good 4.0 nowadays with a 4.0 optical zoom, auto plug-ins or dock and a 128 flashcard for around $300. It'll store over 100 hi-res photos easily. With a 4.0 you can print up to probably 11x14 w/o any degradation.
I've got a couple of Kodak Easyshare cameras - just got a decent one for my 9 year old for around $100 bucks. I've got the DX6440 4.0 megapixel/4.0 optical zoom and I like almost everything about it. Indoor pictures using the flash is it's weakest point. I've heard this from a few other Kodak Easyshare users. The pictures have a tendancy of coming out a bit dark when there's a lot of non-contrasting colors in the pic. If you've got decent contrast and/or good indoor lighting then it's not a problem. Nice thing is you just keep burning pictures and trying again if you don't like it. I've gotta read the manual to see how to manually override when taking indoors.
P.S. Optical zoom is what is important when looking at zooms. 4.0 is probably the minimum in my opinion. Digital zooms are pretty useless and I could care less if I didn't have 4.0 MORE zoom capability (digital) on my camera. It just keeps degrading the picture if you keep zooming. I suppose if you had a 6.0 megapixel camera zooming digitally once or twice wouldn't be too bad. But not with a 4.0. Go OPTICAL with your zoom.
If you don't have downloading capabilities when you're on the road (at the World show), you're going to want to p/u a second or bigger flashcard if you're going to want more than 130 pictures or so. If you have a dock or easy downloading capabilites this would not be an issue and 128 should be plenty.
And, a second set of batteries would also be wise and keep them with you at the show. Just remember to pull them before recharging IF the second set is NOT rechargeable batteries...
I did see some 4.0 in the store the other day for under $200. This is why I asked. I didn't know enough to look at the zoom capacity.
Marty, is the f/stop problem common with all Kodak camera's? I will be using the camera mostly indoors any way, and don't plan to blow up pictures past an 8x10.
So far the consensus is for a Canon brand.
Totaly love my canon ZR85,,,killer quality and a great digital zooooooooooooooooooooom...
You'll find any make/model of digital camera you might want on ebay, new...demo...or gently used..at great savings over retail. If your limit is $200.00 you might very well buy a new $300.00 camera for $200.00...eh? I checked out George's new Canon on ebay and saw a lot of them for $650.00-$700.00...new in the box. It's just a way to get what you want for less money. You probably can't get a Canon for your $200.00 price, but you probably can with the Kodak Easy Share line. Good luck.
I've used my son's Sony, only 2.0 megapixel, and it takes good photos. I know it's 4 or 5 years old and been through operations enduring freedom and iraqi freedom, but it still works fine. I saw an add in the paper this weekend for a newer model for less than $200.00,at best buy or circut city. If you question the quality of pictuers you can take with it, go to this link. Copy the photo if you like, but for personal use only,nothing else.
I think it is a common problem with the Kodaks. At least the two I own and my buddy's all have issues when it comes to taking indoor photos.
You can probably find a good Canon 4.0 with all the goodies for a comparable price. You can't go wrong with a Canon. Traditionally they rate out tops and they make a lot of high end cameras. So the technology is there. Whereas the Kodaks and Sonys are traditionally marketed to the average user. They're not bad cameras for the money. If you can find a Canon with the features you want and at the right price, I would recommend a Canon...
have the new Kodak Easyshare DX 7590 it is adjustable up to 5 megapixels w/10X optical zoom and 3X digital zoom. Tons of different picture taking modes and options. The only thing I dont care for is that the LCD viewfinder is not the flip open type which leaves it prone to scratces fingerprints etc. Am going to check out if maybe there is some type of clear magnetic type plastic cover i can get to prevent this. The LCD is however 2.2 inches while most of the others are 1.8 in.I Also can use add on Wide angle lens filters and polarizers.Super easy to use too ! Retails for about 500 bucksbut lik Doug have seen new in the box on ebay for much cheaper. Also they make other easyshare models in a lower price range. Check em out on Kodaks webpage.
I have a Nikon Coolpix 3700. It has 3.7 mega pixels. 10X optical soom and 3X digital zoom. It takes excellent pictures. It's very compact. Your can fit it in your back pocket. I absolutely love this camera.
...mine was that price too. IN THE BOX. But they don't bother to tell you that "in the box" doesn't include a compact flash card ($115) or any of the software($30), cables($25), extended life battery ($75), or lenses (snapshot 52mm for $78). After I got all that along with an extended warranty(they wanted $400 but I talked them down to cost of $100), it was right at $1000. For those who don't have a compatible 35mm camera, its always better to buy a "kit" which will include everything you need. Abes of Maine has them for about $1100 while all the local camera shops wanted $1500.
I can understand your position. The guys are right, buy the most you can afford, because the resolution is king. With that said, you can find some good cameras in the 300 to 400 range. There are some canons that fall in that range that will produce good shots. One that I like is the canon S1. It is only a 3.2 meg pix unit, but the kicker is the macro feature and the 10 time OPTICAL zoom. It's like it was made with the taxidermist in mind. Steet price is around 350 with an additional mem card you are looking at 400. Now you can zoom from a whole deer shot to the eye only, but if you use the macro and take a pic of the eye, you will get the results for a resonalble price.
I guess I have to jump in here too.We bought a new Sony Cyber-Shot camera this year and I have to say I LOVE this camera.Going price right now is I think right around 300.Very easy to use 5.1 mega pixel.We did buy a bigger memory card which was around $80.00.One thing I have to say about this thing is I can
't believe the battery life it has.Took 600 pictures with the first charge,most of them indoor flash.Yep,I'm happy and I'd reccomend it to anyone.
...any problems with your indoor pics coming out too dark?


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Botany is one of first three Jobs you can learn in Forsaken World, along with Cooking and Alchemy. It's available at level 10, almost as soon as character first reaches Freedom Harbor. Botany allows you to gather various plants scattered around world of Eyrda, providing necessary materials for other crafting proficiencies.
Botany Tutor Daise, is located in Craftsman Fair (58 6, 0 -56).
You can gain Botany experience by gathering plants, gaining 1 Botany EXP for a plant of 1 level lower, 2 Botany EXP for plants of players current Botany level. Each time you gather a plant one energy is used also.
Specific plants can be only found in specific areas.
Guide to levelling
Levels 1-2
The easiest way to gain level 2 is by harvesting lavender and wild rose from the Kalaires Plain area. Make sure that you have visited Daise and bought a spade, which is required for obtaining all plants. These plants are usually distanced far apart, and may require covering large distances (See Botany Maps). Lavender grows usually near the base of trees, whereas wild rose grows in more open patches.
Levels 2-3
Go to Teleporter Matthew in Freedom Quay and pay the amount to travel to the Sea of Oblivion. You will arrive in Towerpush Town, where you can begin to level up botany quite rapidly by using this map and guide:
Harvest the single Date Palm (lvl 2) slightly west of your starting location. Now head northwards towards the river bank, making sure to be west of the water mill (the river bank east of and under the mill has nothing to harvest). Harvest the Date Palm trees and Parchment Grass (lvl 2) along the way. It may appear on the mini-map as if some Parchment Grass is in the water, but actually it is just very close to the river.
As you approach the most northerly point on the map, you should come across a gathering of Ironjaws (lvl 23), which won't harm you, and a single Elite Ironjaw (lvl 26), which is aggressive. If you have reached Level 3 Botany, head around this creature and go slightly west to pick up a single Hyacinth (lvl 3). Backtrack southwards picking up anything you missed and head across the watermill.
Once you reach the other side, don't bother climbing the steps down but simply leap off the edge eastwards. There may be a Violet Kelp (lvl 2) around here, but harvesting these is purely optional throughout this guide, because they require going underwater (and hence dismounting). Stay close to the river bank as you move south, picking up any Date Palms or Parchment Grass. As you reach the peninsula just south of the Water Observatory, be wary of a single Elite Hyena Scout (lvl 26) that is aggressive.
Continue to follow the river bank as it curves round, collecting everything and anything as you move. Do this until you reach a large rock that sits on the river's edge, just under where the map says 'River Issih'. Beyond here there is nothing to pick up, so backtrack once again, this time northwards and collect anything you've missed. Go only as far as the Water Observatory Teleporter, and use this to teleport back to Towerpush Town. Once there, repeat the guide from the beginning, collecting Hyacinth when you level up, and Violet Kelp if you want.
Levels 3-4
You can continue with the above guide, if you find yourself with an abudance of energy and stagger your excursions. Otherwise, go slightly west to the Desert Tribe Ruins area, where you can gather Hyacinth (lvl 3), which will give you EXP 2 at lvl 3 (unlike either Date Palms or Parchment Grass). This area is more dangerous, although the route is easier to follow than that above:
Continue from the Hyacinth plant mentioned in the guide above (it's located east of the Desert Tribe Ruins). Be careful of the Elite Ironjaw Grunt (lvl 26) and the Elite Ironjaw Warrior (lvl 23), which are both aggressive. Collect this and move eastwards over the hill through the lighter coloured terrain. There is a plant next to the NPC Flem the Joker and another south of him, behind Ooba. This will take you between Darkmoon Ambusher (lvl 31) a Darkmoon Raider (lvl 31), and a Elite Darkmoon Slaughter (lvl 30). Head around the hill and go northwards until you reach the Mercury Trade Caravan, collecting the Hyacinth there. Backtrack until the beginning of the guide and start it over again.
Level 5
Because of their high concentration, Grapes located at the God's Vineyard in Gloomy Forest are ideal for fast experience. Realm hop when you run out of spawns. There is one bugged spawn that cannot be collected.
Level 1 Botany
- Lavender
Both found around first area, Kalaires Plain.
- Peace Lily
Can only be harvested in Fort Rotulor instance, in Kalaires Plain. (There are 4 spawn spots, near walls inside the instance)
- Wild Rose
Level 2 Botany
- Date Palm
Supply used mostly in Cooking. Can be found around River Issih and some oasis in Sea of Oblivion.
- Parchment Grass
Found in east side of Sea of Oblivion, near River Issih.
- Violet Kelp
Found in underwater areas in Kalaires Plain and Sea of Oblivion.
Level 3 Botany
- Cactus
Can be found in several desert parts west from river of Sea of Oblivion.
- Flaming Lotus
Can be found at several spots in Lost Lighthouse instance.
- Hyacinth
Found mostly in western parts of Sea of Oblivion, near tree roots.
- Golden Vine
Has very few spawn spots in western Sea of Oblivion, close to building walls.
- Sleeping Lotus
Can be found floating on the water in Sea of Oblivion at Immaculate Oasis and Pond of Tears.
Level 4 Botany
- Agrimony
Can be found all around in Lunagrant Woodland.
- Desert Rose
Found mostly in north-west desert parts of Sea of Oblivion.
- Golden Lily
Can be found at East part of Lunagrant Woodland.
- Rosemary
Can be found all around in Lunagrant Woodland.
- Violet Rose
Can be found all around in Lunagrant Woodland.
- Windsong Mum
Can be found at North part of Lunagrant Woodland.
Level 5 Botany
- Bloodvine
Can be found mostly in center of Gloomy Forest close to tree roots.
- Grape
Found in abundance at the God's Vineyard in Gloomy Forest.
- Nocturnal Jade
Can be found all around in Gloomy Forest.
- Silver Lotus
Can be found in few places at South-West of Gloomy Forest.
- Specter Lotus
Can be found in center and North-West corner of Gloomy Forest. Used only in Alchemy.
- Violet Clover
Can be found all around in Gloomy Forest.
Level 6 Botany
A Custom Spade or Fine Spade from Garden Assistant at your Guild Base is required to collect level 6 plants. Has a chance of breaking upon use.
- Blue Agave
Found in Sleeping Jungle.
- Cocoa
Found in Sleeping Jungle.
- Dreamland Petals
Found mostly in Sleeping Jungle.
- Dream Kelp
Found in Sleeping Jungle.
- Green Berry
Found in Sleeping Jungle.
Level 7 Botany
A Fine Spade from Garden Assistant at your Guild Base is required to collect level 7 plants. Has a chance of breaking upon use.
- Catacombs Vine
Found in Sleeping Jungle.
- Dew Grass
Found in Sleeping Jungle.
- Flare Lotus
Found in Sleeping Jungle.
- Illyfue's Blessing
Found in Sleeping Jungle.
- Snake's Core
Found in Sleeping Jungle.
- Twin Top
Found in Sleeping Jungle.
Level 8 Botany
A Fine Spade from Garden Assistant at your Guild Base is required to collect level 8 plants. Has a chance of breaking upon use.
- Nightmare Blossom
Found in Nightfall.
- Shadecurse Flower
Found in Nightfall.


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With a starting price of 200,000 Australian dollars, you can bid on the actual bank used in the notorious Snowtown murders (the basis for last year's hard-hitting suburban Aussie shocker of the same name) on eBay. Initially removed from the site, who deemed the listing "inappropriate or insensitive to victims of disasters or tragedies", the four-bedroom solid brick home (and ex-bank vault) has now been reinserted.
Although the seller doesn't make any reference to the actual film itself in the listing section, it's hard to imagine that most Australians aren't aware of serial killer John Bunting's reign of terror in the outskirts of Brisbane a decade or so back (he was involved in the murder of 11 people from the area). What's even more unnerving is the fact that eight of his murder victims were stored in plastic barrels in that old bank vault out the back of the actual building.
Seriously, anyone with their eye on this property must be willing to submit to the idea of anything approaching a comfortable living experience.
Snowtown is released on Blu-ray & DVD in the UK on March 19th.