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I recently became "legal" and want to send out letters along with a sample or pictures of my cookies to the local wedding coordinators. Has anyone here done that? If so, I would love to know what your letter said and how did the whole thing go over?
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Entertainment of Thursday, 15 November 2012
Source: Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo
The forthcoming general election is generating so much excitement and anxiety within the creative arts industry. Just a week after a group branding itself as the Creative Arts for change' endorsed Nana Akuffo Addo, official word is out on collection of personalities from the entertainment industry also endorsing the sitting President John Dramani Mahama.
Astute personalities from different sections of the creative arts are openly declaring their support for the candidature of the president and the NDC party in days leading to the December 7 polls.
The list which is made up of names individuals from areas of music, radio and television and movies include the likes of Amandzeba, Rex Omar, Paapa Yankson, Jewel Ackah, and Lucky Mensah – all musicians. Others include radio and television personalities such as Abeiku Santana, Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, Nana Kwaku Agyemang, DJ Willie and Selassie Ibrahim, Mr. Beautiful, Bob Okala, Bukom Banku also made the list.
Mr. Mustapha Inusah, coordinator for Volunteer for John Mahama (John Mahama 1 Man Supporter) said that fifteen other popular personalities within the industry have also thrown their weight behind the president and their names will also be published very soon.
According to the Coordinator, the John Mahama campaign does not entice the personalities with money or any form of incentives in order for them to endorse the president; rather these personalities are seeing the good works of the president and the NDC and have decided to openly declare their support without change.
"These accomplished personalities from creative sector are not being influenced by money to declare their endorsement: they strongly believe in the president and understand clearly that he will do better job for the country and the arts when voted into power," Mr. Inusah emphasized.
Most of the personalities endorsing the president have already been assigned roles in the president's campaign and are already pursing their functions as the president intensifies his campaign across the country.


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In church one day, my pastor asked us to raise our hands if we believed in what the Bible said. The right answer seemed pretty obvious, and the whole congregation and I raised our hands. Then he asked us to raise our hand if we had read the Bible in its entirety. Touché, Pastor Sean. Touché.
In his latest book, The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible, A.J. Jacobs lives as a biblical fundamentalist so you don't have to. Jacobs describes himself as "Jewish in the way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant" and seeks advice from rabbis, pastors, church members, historians, and textbooks on his quest to live the "ultimate Biblical life." The book chronicles his attempt to conform to the myriad rules found in the Bible (Don't wear mixed fibers! Be fruitful and multiply! Stone adulterers! Forgive!), and the results are often pretty funny. Yes, Jacobs sets out to lampoon Biblical fundamentalists, but by the end of his experiment he finds himself changed - he reveres life more, he is a better father, and he has more respect for people of faith. I picked up this book for laughs, but was surprised when I ended up quite touched by it. A.J. Jacobs writes with the tone of a friend, and when I finished the book I felt I had found a fellow believer (he now calls himself a "reverent agnostic") walking by my side.
By day 264, you warm up to Christian literalists as embodied by Dr. Tony Campolo and the Red Letter Christians. How did your year-long experiment affect your perception of Christian "fundamentalists", especially in contrast to how they are portrayed in mainstream media?
It changed it drastically. Like many Americans, I used to have an embarrassingly simplistic view of evangelical Christianity. I thought it was this monolithic movement where everyone walked in lock step with Pat Robertson. I figured almost all evangelical Christians were focused on the issues of homosexuality and abortion. I hadn't heard of the Red Letter Christians and their focus on poverty and the environment. I missed the complexity of evangelical Christianity, as does much of the media. It's sort of the equivalent of saying, 'Oh, James Taylor and Kid Rock are both rock musicians, so they're pretty much the same.'
You call your book a "(gentle) attack" on fundamentalism, as you set out to show how absurd and impossible it is to live a literally Biblical lifestyle without dropping out of general society. Is there anything that especially surprised or delighted you about following the rules? How about anything that really scared you?
So much surprised and delighted me. I fell in love with the Sabbath. I enjoyed the ban on gossiping (not that I was totally successful; I live in New York and I work in the media, so gossip is about as omnipresent as air). And here's an odd one: I liked following the second commandment literally: No making images. I took this to the limit. No turning on the TV, no watching DVDs, no photos, no doodles. And it turned out to be really helpful. I think our culture is too much in love with images. Everything is image-driven, and we're forgetting how to read. And there's something sacred about reading.
What scared me? I guess how easy it is to become self-righteous. I had to fight it every day.
On day 14, you crib a line from "Chariots of Fire" about feeling God's pleasure as you tithe to charities. Have you managed to maintain any of the Biblical practices from your experiment so that you can continue feeling "the warm ember that starts at the back of [your] neck?"
I do still try to do good works. I don't do as much as I should. And I don't tithe as strictly as I should - I'm down from 10 percent to maybe seven or eight percent. But I try. Because my Bible year taught me something that I wish I had known for the first 38 years of my life.
If you want to be happy, you should pursue OTHER people's happiness. You should do good things for others. It's a paradox, but it works. Being unselfish leads to selfish fulfillment.
Who would OT God vote for? Who would NT Jesus endorse?
Wasn't it a wise man named Jim Wallis who said that God was not a Republican or Democrat?
I do remember that part of the Old Testament where God is choosing whom to anoint as the next king of Israel. And a man named Jesse parades all his sons before the prophet Samuel. And Samuel sees the tallest son, Eliab and figured he will be the new leader.
"But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
Which is good news for Dennis Kucinich. Too bad he dropped out.
But it does remind us: Look beyond the superficial.
You've given a lot of interviews for this book, most of which are on the web somewhere. Tell me something about you that I can't google.
I'll tell you all the answers to my four-year-old son's favorite questions. My favorite color is green. My favorite animal is a zebra. My favorite candy is caramel. And my favorite Dora character is probably Boots the Monkey. You won't find that on the Internet!
Anna Almendrala is the marketing and circulation assistant for Sojourners. For more information on the book, click here.
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Now, baby boomers will follow Daniel Yankelovich
Pioneer opinion researcher dies in La Jolla at 92
Don Bauder 9:30 a.m., Sept. 23
In the world of Surfer Blood, major-label maturity seems to mean stripping away the reverb that drenched your first album and, lyrically, graduating from middle school to high school.
Anybody who bought this album on the strength of the lead-off track and first single, "Demon Dance," is sure to be a tad disappointed, as nothing else on the album rocks as hard or proves as catchy. That is not to say the remaining nine tracks are throwaways, it's just that "Demon Dance" is one of the best songs of the year. If you are looking for your ca. 1993 alt-rock summer hummer, you have found it here.
Whereas "Demon Dance" is pure crunchy rock, the remainder of Pythons is pop sprinkled with the occasional edgy embellishment.
Surfer Blood's influences are easy to spot. Take the song "I Was Wrong," for example: the '50s song template on steroids via Weezer, random yelling via the Pixies, and the crooning ache of Morrissey all in one three-and-a-half-minute package. The craziest homage, though, may be "Say Yes to Me," which sounds so much like the Smoking Popes that royalties (or at least a shout-out) are due.
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A musical evening hit a high note for Yorkshire Cancer Research.
The night, organised by the charity's Keighley and Craven committee, raised £1,200.
About 100 people enjoyed an evening of songs from the shows by Encore, which offered its services at a reduced rate.
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Two nights ago, RF blogged the announcement of Smith and Wesson's entry into the .22lr "clone" pistol market; the "new" M&P. One comment surfaced; why in the hell is there a giant 1911-esque thumb safety stuck on this thing?
Speaking with Paul Pluff, Director of Marketing Services, the answer became apparent: it's another product rushed to market in attempts to ride a wave. In this case, it's the wave of .22 pistols styled after their full-sized cousins. Smith and Wesson's turn-around time from idea to production falls at approximately the two-year mark for most of their work. The M&P .22? barely one.
Visually and functionally, the M&P.22 is nearly identical to the rest of the M&P line. The primary alteration? S&W has opted for internal hammer-fire versus duplicating the striker-fire system found in other M&P's. Why the change? In testing, they found the striker-fire system to be problematic with the .22lr cartridge, and moved to solve the problem before it presented itself. Kudos to them.
The M&P.22 comes to us from across the pond, manufactured on the Walther assembly lines and imported from Germany. Here, my friends, is your answer to the ugly thumb safety question.
Smith's manufacturing base in the US wasn't tooled up fast enough to bring this pistol for immediate release, so they've settled for abiding by firearms import restrictions and incorporating the thumb safety.
I queried on the plans to move manufacturing to the US – the short answer "who knows." Are there plans to release the "cleaner" version at SHOT? – "[Smith and Wesson is a leading manufacturer in the industry, and brings several new products to market each year at SHOT, expect to see new and exciting things from Smith and Wesson at SHOT.]" This blogger's interpretation of that statement – "We'll get to it when we get to it, but not likely before SHOT." That thumb safety? It's here to stay for at least the next year.
The M&P22 enters the market with an MSRP of $419, a cool 150 bones lower than that of it's full sized counterpart. Still, $419? for a .22? Especially if you're exploiting an existing manufacturing process to bring your product to market ASAP? What gives?
Granted, you get drift-adjustable sights up front, click adjustable to the rear, Picatinny-Style rail and a reversible magazine release (who could forget that ambidextrous thumb safety!); but what do you lose?
For anyone with paws outside of the standard grip size, you lose the interchangeable back-straps which make the M&P series so mass-marketable. The draw of swappable back-straps attracted me to the series when I purchased my M&P9 a few years ago; I was looking for the same thing in the .22. If the .22lr "clones" allow us to practice with a cheaper caliber while maintaining functionality, handling and style – then ditching a major ergonomic feature seems ill-advised.
Bringing a new horse to the show is always a good idea; the firearms industry loves new toys. But let's be honest here, Smith and Wesson is a wee bit late to the game with their February release of the M&P.22, and they're still trying to bring production levels in line with demand. Additionally, they've ditched one of the features I considered key the the success of their existing line: the back-straps. We've had clone guns for a good while now – and much like the .380 craze the industry is just now recovering from, there's a limit to how dead the .22 clone horse can get.
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None of you at TTAG noticed that the centerfire calibers of the M&P are available with optional "giant, 1911 style" thumb safeties?
If you want to know the reason why, it has to do with the canceled joint service pistol contract. The military was talking of procuring a new, .45 caliber pistol for mass issue to replace the M9. Given the Army's fetish for weapons with thumb safties (while most of the world has transitioned to DA/SA or striker fired weapons without them), nearly everyone who tooled something up for the contract did a variant with a thumb safety. Most of the JSPC derived weapons were evolutions of current weapons, most of them with either modular grip panels or reduced size grips (trying to meet the contract's ergonomic requirements to fit 95% of the military population, something the M9 does VERY poorly).
It was this competition that brought a huge lineup of new .45 caliber pistols to the market – the M&P 45, the Sig P220 Combat, the FNP 45 Tactical, the Glock 21SF and (indirectly) the HK45 and HK45 Compact.
Howdy GAKoenig,
Yes, I noticed the thumb safety on the "big brother" models. My gripe is that this .22 has been advertised not just for plinking, but as a tactical trainer. If it's going to be a tactical trainer, it should function as closely to it's full-size counterpart as possible, meaning that the line should include the various options available for the centerfire pistols. Ditching the backstraps, and only catering to roughly 1/2 the crowd (those with thumb safeties) seems rushed to me.
the gun is designed for plinking not self defense who cares about the safety its not in the way.
$419 list (store price will be less) is outside the price range of the Walther or Sig .22s. I'll pass.
You DON'T want a Sig .22. I read review after review and decided to get one because it seemed to be so polarized. I reasoned that the ones who hated it and complained were likely not cleaning it after each firing. So, I bought one.
In error.
I cleaned and oiled after each use. 3-400 rounds later, I was getting malfunctions every third shot. It was RIDICULOUS and unacceptable. Even took it to a well known gunsmith in the area to no avail.
Traded it in and went with the M&P .22. So far, not a single malfunction 6-800 rounds into it. Time will tell.
what I did find out is the sig mosquito only fires mini mags correctly. It stalls when you try and fire standard LR rounds. It states that is the manual. Just bought a M&P 22 for my wife and she has smaller hands than most and she can grip it just fine. Loves the gun But and prefers my Beretta PX4 storm. But the M&P should have the back straps. The M&P22 does not restrict the ammo to cci mini mags. at 6.50 per 100 rds. Thanks
I would like to know where you can get 100 CCI for $6.50. I saw some the other day a my gun range $14.50/100 !!!
I bought mine at Fireline in Appleton, WI for $369.99 + Tax. I also bought the light/laser for it. That was an extra $159.99 + Tax. This was in March of 2017. Maybe the price came down some, but the shop I bought it from has some of the best prices anywhere for firearms. Their selections are vast, plus they sell all the equipment gun owners want. Beautiful indoor shooting range too. Also love how knowledgeable their sales associates are.
Got mine for $379 at a gun shop. Really fits my hand nicely.
Got mine in late Oct at a local gun shop in Mi for $389 + tax. Shopped several local gun shops, most of which had no idea that this model was available before I was finally able to locate one. It was purchased with the idea that I would get some cheap practice, gain a certain level of proficiency and familiarity before moving forward with the purchase of either a M&P9 or M&P40. So far, I have fired 400 rounds of CCI Mini Mag LR without issue and without cleaning. I like it a lot! As far as I know, extra magazines are still not yet available and I am waiting hear back from S&W on my inquiry.
Check with 44Mag.com. I am expecting my extra magazines this week! By the way did yours come with only 1 magazine ? I have the 222000 12 round model.
I picked mine up yesterday and put about 500 rounds through it (nice to be able to say that, without spending $150-$200!). My impression of it is very favorable. Like everyone else, I wish it had the exchangeable back strap and was compatible with the Crimson Trace grip I have on my carry gun. The safety may be a bit annoying if you're used to Stryker fire, but… I have to say that I don't think muscle memory for thumbing the safety off is a bad thing – especially if you ever think you'll have to fire a gun that has a safety, like a 1911.I carry an M&P9c, and while the M&P 22 is not an exact match, it is a very good training tool for a fraction of the ammunition cost. In fact, that was my primary motivation for buying it (I actually ended up winning one in a local PPC match, but that was gravy on top!).I used the Winchester M-22 ammo (40 grain), as well as the CCI Tactical (40grain), and CCI mini mag (40 grain) in the initial shooting. In all of that, I had one (probably) hard primer, and it was the M-22 ammo. All of them shot equally well – the variation in the groups at 10 yards was less than an inch – and probably my fault.One semi-serious problem I had was that the thumb assist on the left side of the magazine consistently caught on the frame during mag reload. Admittedly, it make me more precise when changing mags, but it is quite annoying. I can't tell if anyone else has had that problem, or if there is anything to be done about it. By the way, S&W does have mags – 4,000 in stock they told me – and you can order them here (10 rounds, sorry):http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product4_750001_750051_801048_-1_758017_757846_757837_ProductDisplayErrorView_N. THey're not easy to find, even on the S&W website. They told me gun stores should be able ot get them without any problems.There is definitely a sight picture difference (I have the Trijicon HD sights on my carry 9c) as well as a trigger difference (I have the Apex Duty trigger job), but I found these differences to be acceptable.I did find a difference when shooting two rounds, changing targets between rounds, in the dot drill. On the 2nd shot with the 22, I was consistently low and left (jerking the trigger), but with the 9c, I was low right (tightening grip when firing). I couldn't tell what I was doing different, and I have to think it is the trigger.All in all, I like the 22 – it is not an exact stand-in, but it is good for what it is – a lower-cost way to practice and get some trigger therapy.I like it.
The safety on the centerfire guns can be removed rather easily. Remove a roll pin, pull the fire control unit out, remove thumb safety. Smith will send you a plug for the hole left by removing the safety. Any idea if you can do this with the 22?
We recently picked one of these S&W M&P 22cal pistols and use it on the range for novice students. So far we have put about 600rds through it with no troubles. Normally just cheap bulk packed cci ammo.
My only complaint is no spare mag comes with the gun. I will buy another one of these guns when they start to put an extra mag with it. We are now seeing how a ruger lcr 22 cal pistol holds up that we just bought, so far its as good as the smith and it does come with an extra mag. The ruger gets the nod as the next 22 only because of it being shipped with an extra mag.
this is the best smith&wesson .22 handgun i ever shot i just bought it yesterday 4/20/12 at shoot straight and this gun is amazing, this gun never jammed on me the first time i bought it and the trigger pull is real easy on it, also it is easy to pull back the slide, i love this gun.
The S&W M&P 22 is the first pistol I've bought for target practice and defense. I like the light feel, the serious S&W "big brother" look of it, and yes, I like that big-ol' thumb safety and the big beavertail. I know when I thumb that safety down into firing position that I'm shooting for a reason. I'm no big burly-armed guy, I need a pistol that I'm confident isn't going to buck in my hand and mess up my aim if I'm caught unawares and have to shoot one-handed. Taking it to the range tomorrow for the first time. I anticipate lots of plinking fun that'll improve my aim and confidence.
Hello, I have been reading about Ruger' new SR-22 pistol. Has anybody tried the SR-22 and compare with MP-22 ? I can't make up my mind which to buy.
Hello, I have been reading about Ruger' new SR-22 pistol. Has anybody tried the SR-22 and compare with MP-22 ? I can't make up my mind which to buy.
The Ruger is a great "little" gun. It was too small for my hand. If you can find both of them in a local gun shop, pick them up & see which one fits your grip. I love Rugers & have a number of them, but like I mentioned, it is too small for me. I believe the Ruger comes with 2 magazines, the Smith (unless they have changed) only comes with one magazine like the Sig Mosquito does.
I bought one (M&P22) around a week ago and as a former Law Enforcement Officer I carried a M&P40 for several years. I also am a big fan of glock and often tell peolpe that ask me about purchasing a handgun that they can't go wrong with ether. I was looking for a handgun that I could pull out of the safe to shoot that I wouldn't feel the kick in my wallet. I looked at several target pistols from many different companies and in my research I found the Ruger SR22 but still wasn't sure. When I thought i'd made up my mind I went to my local firearms dealer to purchase the Ruger thats when I saw the M&P22 for the first time I knew I had to make it mind. I've shot it as much as I could and can say I made the right decision so I can tell you that you won't go wrong with the M&P22
The Ruger SR22 was going to be my first choice, with two mags and the ability to eat up almost anything you fed it. That was until I dug deeper. Excluding one person who fed it ammo Ruger explicitly did not recommend (and thus blew his up), I've heard of just enough reports of the take-down lever failing with the gun then flying apart.
After some more looking the M&P 22, similarly priced (but about $20 higher in MSRP) looks more favorable. So far I've not heard of any serious failures on the part of the M&P 22. If anyone has, I'd be interested in hearing.
The .22 is a great size for playing around on a range (of course, not horseplay… hitting targets.) and doing so pretty cheaply. Plus, is better than nothing in a pinch.
I purchased the M&P22 last weekend on 7/14/2012, and took it to the range the following day. I shot 550 rounds of Winchester Super X (in the 555 box) without any issues. Accuracy is very good. 5 – shot, sub 1 inch groups at 10 yards and 100+ rounds into a 1 1/2 inch hole. The trigger is EXCELLENT for an out of the box .22 pistol. I have a Ruger 22/45, and a Browning Buckmark, and I see both of them gathering dust in the safe – the M&P is a hoot to shoot! I paid $349 at the local sporting goods store. Yes, it only comes with 1 magazine – WHO CARES? buy one.
My wife has artificial knuckles and one thumb is fused. Only a 22 will due because of possible damage from recoil. I purchased a Ruger LCR 22, had Crinsom Trace grips installed and a trigger job done but she still could not safely pull the trigger. Our local dealer traded the M&P 22 including a lazer for the LCR. While she cannot rack in a round she can shoot the M&P with no problem and hits the target very well. With the right ammo and the lazer I feel this will be the best solution for home defense considering her handicap. I carry a M&P 9 and like it a lot.
Do I need to have a license to buy this gun
No, you do not need a license to buy a gun. You have to get a background check that the dealer performs for you.
The truth is, it depends entirely where you live. Some places permit a handgun to be sold by an FFL dealer to anyone over the age of 21 who correctly fills out the BATFE Form 4473 and is subsequently cleared by the NICS check when the dealer calls it in. Other places have procedures that are considerably more strict. My state requires that you present either a Permit to Acquire Pistols or Revolvers or a Permit To Carry Weapons, neither of which is difficult or costly to get through the county sheriff's office. Regulations are mostly at the state level, so you need to investigate what the rules are in the state you live in.
I read the review and thought it was rather superficial. I only needed to be told about the safety once, not over and over and over. I'm more interested in breadth and depth of facts about the gun than your opinion of just the safety.
I looked at the gun at the dealer yesterday. If I'm not mistaken, it can be loaded, unloaded, and cleared with the safety on. Just like a SIG P238. The trigger has a nice short reset on it and a crisp break (used dealer furnished snap cap). It felt good in the hand, has a nice easy slide to manipulate, loading 6 snap caps into the magazine was painless. They all fed through it racking the slide very nicely. The fit and finish was excellent.
It has a rail on it so those who might want to use it as a home defense gun, not the cartridge I'd recommend but people might anyway, can put a rail light on it. In my opinion, the light, modulated with a support thumb is a huge feature on a home defense gun.
I'd have liked some information about how it shoots, accuracy, reliability, and so forth in place of some of the whole article ranting about a safety and lack of interchangable grip back straps. But I suppose that would be asking too much.
Remarkably uninformative review in my opinion.
I'm shopping for a cheap-to-shoot practice pistol, and the Ruger pistol looks great – very high quality. As others have mentioned, it is a tad small in my hand. Also, I don't like the Ruger's trigger – the pull is too long for me. And I just don't see a justification for a barrel that short in my .22. Still, it would be a good choice if these things don't bother you. However, I've decided the M&P is the currently the best fit for me. As for the safety…. really? It's not in the way, so who cares? The the big issue with .22 pistols is their traditional problems with feeding and jamming, which the M&P (and the Ruger too) seems to have solved. As I see it, the number one consideration with any weapon should be reliability, followed by accuracy and quality/longevity (since we would expect to put a lot of rounds through a .22). This "review" addressed none of that, presenting a basically negative tone toward the pistol for what I would view as nonsense reasons. I wonder if the author even shot the pistol.
I own both the Smith & Wesson M&P 22LR PISTOL and the Ruger SR22 LR. I love both of these guns. I like the way my Smith shoots better than the Ruger because of the single action trigger. I like the Ruger because it is ambidextious everything, and it fits in my hand perfectly. Despite the fact the Smith is full sized and is basically too big for my small hands, I actually shoot more accurately with it. Love them both. Highly recommend because they are both very reliable. Only paid $366.00 online for my Smith.
As far as the review, it was poor at best, several aspects of the firearm were not included and to much chatter about the safety. The information about the firing pin/striker was informative and needed as most of us know that .22cal pistols are problematic in this area.
As for the question of which .22 auto to buy an why!! As with most I am an avid shooter and also a trainer with over 30 exp. and I have purchased several different types of firearms to use and train with, so for what it's worth here's my 2cents.
Ruger LCP is to small for me but is a good trainer for some guys and most gals, with very little trouble in functionablity, and will take most ammo, the 22/45 is heavy and is more particullar in ammo and has a weaker sighting picture with the front blade, but is very accurate if you can get the blade issue under control.Price on both are fair. around $275
The Sig Mosquito was my favorite " on paper ", then i got one and have regretted it. The pistol is a little smaller than I like but still felt good in my hands and my students loved it's size, but thats where it stoped, the safety is not easy to manipulate and this firearm hates every type of ammo that I have tried to feed into it, it only comes with 1mag and a second is $35 and lists for over $325. Not worth it………
The new S&W M&P22 is fantastic thus far, I love the safety plus the full size feel and look, the shootability is great,very accurate and with over 1200 rounds through it, I have yet to have a malfunction in feeding, 3 misfires,( seemed to be a week hit on primer,could be ammo issue) the sight picture and adjustability are perfect. Yes a second mag included would have been great,but i do love the 12rnd mag included. My only issue is that the mag release is not ambidextrus as I use my right index finger to release the mag.I have never been a fan of the S&W trigger but this one works just fine and double taps are easy to do. This firearm gets 4.5 stars from this trainer/shooter. I do not have a full size M&P to compair to, I shoot and carry a Springfield XDM, but I am very impressed with the feel and reliability. I picked this one up for $299 plus tax. Well worth the price. Hope this helped some of ya.
Be safe and shoot straight.
I think it is a great gun. Reasonably priced and very cheap to shoot……for now.
I've handled one M&P22. My perception was that it didn't feel quite as solid as my M&P40, but that it did weigh somewhat less. If I could compare them directly at the same time, it wouldn't surprise me if I'm wrong on this…sometimes you can't trust everything you think! When this model was announced, it struck me as one of the first new guns in a long time I'd actually be interested in purchasing someday. Being a fan of 'old iron', that's really saying something about a new model that comes out. Unfortunately, unless you've got A LOT of .22 rimfire around that you have no qualms about 'burning up', this pistol is currently a moot point. Most of the centerfire cartridges are available again, but the few times a handful of .22 boxes show up, they leave the shelf as soon as they're stocked. The last time I saw any for sale in quantity, it was some 80's vintage stuff by S&B or someone in Europe that had been scrounged up and it was ultimately recalled for numerous misfires or some other quality or safety issue. Maybe in another year or two things will straighten out and getting one of these will make some sense.
just curious if the trigger can be set with a lighter spring, yes this is a very normal spring on my wifes new S&W MP 22LR but she has Myotonic Dystrophy & very little finger strenth …she can shoot safely but she does get tired after a couple 10 round mags …
Just picked one up at a pawn shop for $275. Had the barrel nut already replaced with a threaded barrel nut. Now i must go get a suppressor :-D.
Could not pass it up at that price. The guys at the pawn shop complained that it shot better with the "Can" versus without. After looking it over it was clearly just very dirty. I'm going to give it a good cleaning and let you know. I suspect lots of cheap dirty ammo went through it – plus using a can puts more carbon back into the gun works.
I'll follow up and let you know.
Now that Smith and Wesson has come out with the M&P22 Compact with the 3.5″ barrel, I think the original M&P22 which is manufactured by Walther days may be numbered. The 3.5″ barreled pistol doesn't make a lot of sense in this current line-up. Now if they come out with M&P22 Pro model with a 5 or 5.5 inch barrel, that would make sense and then dropping the 4.1″ barrel model. A M&P 22 Pro with a 5.5″ barrel and upgraded sights might be the new benchmark for this class of pistol.


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Tiberius II and Maurice each issued folles of this type. The only difference is Tiberius has a cross on his crown; Maurice has a trefoil ornament. The obverse legend on this coin is completely blundered illiterate nonsense, as is typical for the type. The engraver did not appear to even know the alphabet.BZ84694. Bronze follis, DOC I 153, Hahn MIB II 95b, Wroth BMC 82 (Tiberius II), Ratto 960, Tolstoi 58 (Tiberius II), SBCV 532, VF, green patina, broad flan, light corrosion, weight 12.228 g, maximum diameter 31.2 mm, die axis 180o, Theoupolis (Antioch) mint, 583 - 584 A.D.; obverse PyTΛTII-TSPCCTΛSVC (blundered), bust facing, crown with trefoil ornament, consular robes, mappa in right, eagle-tipped scepter in left; reverse large M (40 nummi) between A/N/N/O and II (regnal year 2), cross above, THEUP' in exergue; $100.00 (�89.00)
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The policy of companies that sell DRM'ed content seems to make the customers suffer! I'm iTunes subscriber and taking iTunes audio to the car audio (mp3 player, cell phone etc.) is absolutely impossible for me! ((
How do u deel with this?
I've seen the guide (http://www.nomoredrm.com/) and several progs.
Have u chosen anything to strip audio files? (an easy way)
You are here
I just don't download for several reasons:
Little music is available for download in Lossless format (Music Giants is the main provider I know of)
I have heard stories about problems with DRM (Digital Right Management) where licenses get lost, corrupted, you can't move music to another machine, various vendors schemes are not compatable (Apple & Microsoft) etc.
CDs that have been around a while can be cheaper than paying for download
I like having the media for backup, listening on my car's CD player or at a friends
Hi MLZ,
First welcome to the forum. Second, beware of the sharks. I'm not quite sure but I have a funny feeling about Mr J. Action. You see I have my doubts about anyone without a track record on the forum and who directs you to less than straight up web site, i.e. "nomoredrm". Just to let you know, we had issues with this web site before, so most of us here are rather weary.
It's not that many of us do not hate DRM. I for one am one of the most vocal opponents of DRM on this forum but I never direct the other forum members to illegal sites or advice any illegal activities, as much as I might like to.
My own personal methods for dealing with DRM are rather simple - if a product has any type of DRM on it I don't buy it. I'm still upset over the introduction of digital to begin with and I consider it just punishment that the public now has the ability to make perfect digital copies. The music and movie businesses should have stuck with analog if they didn't want us to make all these copies. Never heard them crying when people were trading tapes. Too bad!!! What goes around comes around. Deal with it.
No 180 gram vinyl has any DRM on it and you can't make a perfect copy of it and I buy plenty of those. Plus they sound great.
I do not think I tried to direct anyone to a hacker site, and would never do so.
I just stated that I only buy CDs and refuse to buy licensed music from a download store for the reasons stated. I have ripped all my CDs (475+) to WMA Lossless and play them through my SilverStone EB01 USB soundcard to my 2-channel system or a Roku SoundBridge 1001 (in hindsight, I wish I had bought a SqueezeBox) to my 5.1 rig.
I think it was the initial poster who mentioned the URL of the site to crack DRM.
And on another matter, I really like your postings / recomendations / reviews on the Jazz pages - even if they are causing me to spend a bit expanding my CD collection. Thanks.
Thanks for the feedback/kind words about my jazz posts. I'll try to post a few more in the next few weeks.
However, here seems to be some miss understanding regarding the just who I was referring to when I was speaking about the illegal web sites. I most certainly was not referring to you, MLZ but rather to the original poster, jackAction. Sorry for the confusion.
I'm also glad to see that we seem to agree on the issue of DRM - the less the better and none would be best of all.
What troubles me most about DRM is that it just doesn't fit very well with the concept of convergence. Everything I've read up to date about DRM nightmares and headaches flies in the face of the smooth and seamless integration of formats and technologies that is needed for the success of convergence. And yet both the software and hardware companies keep trying to ram convergence down the consumer's throats. Caveat emptor.
I believe it's not illegal to strip DRM from downloaded music.
This can be done in itunes by burning a CD and then reloading it to Itunes
I never buy itunes because of drm and the lossy format but my son buys hiphop there.
I like some of it and want to stream it to my Transporter so I have to go to the cumbersome burning process.
This leads be to believe that software to strip drm might not be illegal.
Do we have any intellectual prop. attorneys on the forum that would like to give an opinion?
As it stands now, it appears it is illegal to circumvent it, regardless of method, unless I'm misunderstanding:
Interesting link, thanks for that.
Itunes and Apple allow their DRM downloads to be burned to a CD. I think they even show how in tutorials.
It makes for an interesting legal question. If one is allowed to burn a CD but that strips DRM is a crime commited?
Hi Jeff,
Great link. Reading through all the items on the linked page "The Customer Is Always Wrong: A User's Guide to DRM in Online Music" is really a gas. The whole thing is truly a mess but they leave out the best part: all of this nonsense pertains to music encoded in highly compressed file formats plus the buyer has no idea how that music was encoded in the first place, i.e. what algorithm and setting were used in the encoding processing, which is very important in determining the sound quality of the compressed file.
Things get even more confusing when one delves into the area of movies and DVDs since I believe that even copying a prerecorded DVD onto one's hard drive is technically illegal in the good old USA or at least the software which allows you to do so is illegal. And yet Stereophile's sister publication "Home Theater" is always writing about media servers and convergence or to put it another way, aiding and abetting the criminal element or in this case, the consumer.
Hence my new motto: DRM is so much FUN!!!
Dig Ralph's Motto!
Looks like Steve Jobs is kinda on your side.
why not, he makes his money on you having the most music available to you, DRM gets in the way.
not too surprising
you can share a cd with friends and that in a sense is sharing a key to unlock content. It is time-consuming and expensive comparatively speaking to distribute the exact same content (uncompressed PCM audio), so the more space-efficient mp3 / mp4a formats, with the associated copy protection schemes that we love to hate, will be with us for a while.


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The publisher of Verizon phone books has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a victim of towering debt, a slumping economy and a declining industry.
Idearc Inc. of Dallas, which surprised many local business people this week with letters asking if they had claims to file in the bankruptcy case, will use the respite to reinvent itself for a future when even more people skip the white and yellow pages and head straight to the Internet.
The company acknowledges it "cannot continue to be your father's phone directory." But it has been hobbled by $9 billion in debt Idearc inherited when it spun off from Verizon Communications Inc. in 2006.
"Essentially, we have a company with good potential being held back by a terminally ill balance sheet," said Scott Klein, the 51-year-old former consumer-packaged-good industry executive who took over as chief executive officer last year.
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The phone book business has been shrinking at accelerating speed. Between 2005 and 2007, the number of yellow pages printed shrank by 1 billion to 13.4 billion industrywide. In a plan circulated to creditors, Idearc estimates its printed book revenue will be cut by more than half to $1.6 billion between 2004 and 2013.
Managing the transition, however, has been tough. It's a business that lists business numbers free, but makes all its money charging those who want to stand out with bigger print, display ads or paid search.
In 2008, Idearc's online Superpages.com fielded 23 billion network searches. But revenue has only grown to $300 million, 10 percent of the company's revenue, while print ads provide the rest. Yet even by 2013, a shrunken Idearc sees about a third of its revenue coming from the Internet.
Part of the transition means cutting the 6,000 employee head count 20 percent by the end of 2009. So far 570 have lost their jobs. Idearc, which has rights to use the Verizon name until 2036, hires other companies for printing but one of its seven warehouses is in St. Petersburg.
It's quite a reversal from 15 years ago, when phone deregulation opened access to phone number lists to all. The words "yellow pages" and "let your fingers do the walking" lost their trademarks, so anybody could use them. That unleashed a flood of rivals — in some cities Idearc competes with up to eight books — selling ads that pay for 90 percent of the business. Now other big players face a similar transition: R.H. Donnelley Corp. and Yell Group, publisher of Yellowbooks.
Klein kicked off two initiatives to set Idearc's directory services apart from the other books stacked at your front door.
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Klein is refocusing the sales force to market ads to its 770,000 ad-buying businesses in all places it sells exposure: phone books, online and through its direct mail post card service.
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Aleister Crowley was an English witch. He reveled in his description as "the wickedest man in the world." He was a shameless self publicist, a fraud and a charlatan, but he was also an educated, intelligent and willful diabolist.
He was indeed very wicked and was definitely involved in just about every kind of vile perversion, drug addiction and occult religious practice imaginable. He died in Hastings, on the south coast of England, in 1947.
In 1982 I moved to Bexhill-on-Sea, a town one step along the coast from Hastings. I was newly ordained as an Anglican priest and was heading to my first parish. Living just around the corner from the ancient parish church was a coven of witches whose leader claimed to be the successor of Aleister Crowley. The "witches" were well-known in the town. They lived in a kind of hippie commune, and their leader — a lecherous man in his 50s — frequented all the bars and pubs. Rumors abounded about their drug use, sexual immorality, corruption of young people and dark, occult practices.
As a young priest involved in the Christian youth work in the town, I came across several young people who had been involved with the coven of witches. One afternoon I witnessed an old priest deal successfully with what seemed to be demonic infestation of a 15-year-old girl who had been spending time with the witches. The stories the young people told were of seriously sick and genuinely horrifying attitudes and actions. More than once we had to deal with spiritual influences that were dark, destructive and demonic.
Are witches real? Of course they are. Are they skinny old women with green skin, pointy chins and warts on their noses, who cackle over cauldrons? Of course not. Do they attend an academy called "Hogwarts," play a form of hockey on their broomsticks and battle mythical beasts? Is "Samantha," a pretty middle-class suburban wife with magical powers and a gaggle of kooky and spooky family members, a witch? Of course not. All of that is an attempt to make us believe that there are not really such things as witches.
But there are. Witchcraft is alive and well in our modern, secular age. It has taken the name "Wicca" and claims an increasing number of adherents. Followers of Wicca profess to be modern pagans. They claim to draw on the powers of nature to heal people, foretell the future and put people in touch with their departed loved ones. The modern Wicca religion is descended from another British witch, Gerald Gardener, who, in the 1950s, synthesized various strands of ancient paganism into a new mish-mash kind of paganism.
Is there anything to it, or is it just a load of silly, New Age nonsense? Be assured that there is not only something to it, but something sinister. To put it bluntly, pagans worship the gods and goddesses of the ancient world. The early Christians understood quite clearly that the pagan gods and goddesses were demons. They understood that the pagan rites were sacrifices made to demons, and that through the pagan initiation rites devotees gave themselves to the demons and that as a result, the pagan worshippers were usually demon-possessed. That's why the preparation for Christian baptism involved careful catechesis over a long period of time with numerous exorcisms.
Is it possible for modern people to summon up the ancient gods and goddesses and offer themselves to be infested by such spirits? Of course it is. C.S. Lewis commented on the foolishness of summoning up evil spirits, saying that if they were called we should not be surprised if they arrive on our doorsteps. Followers of Wicca are not benevolent New Agers who just happen to be vegetarian, sandal-wearing bearded weirdoes. Their religion follows ancient rites where they summon up the ancient gods and goddesses.
The 2001 census in the United States revealed 134,000 people who claim to follow the Wiccan religion. The numbers are doubtless far greater now. Not only are there more people involved in witchcraft than those who register formally, but because the movement is diffuse and secretive and sectarian, there are far more people involved in some form of occult practice than can be accurately numbered. In addition to those who are consciously involved in pagan witchcraft, there are a huge number of Americans who are involved in New Age behaviors that (while not openly identified as witchcraft) are nevertheless identical to occult practices.
If a person is involved in fortune telling of any kind, tarot cards, Ouija boards, séances, crystal healing, channeling, and astrology, they are involved in the occult. If they are involved in certain types of depth psychology, re-birthing, spiritualism, envisioning other lives, Native American spirituality, ecology spirituality and radical feminist theology, they are probably meddling with the occult as well. The vague attractiveness of the New Age movement as well as its spiritual danger is explained well in the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue's document called "Jesus Christ, the Bearer of the Water of Life." This official Church teaching outlines the danger of the New Age movement and lists the various (seemingly harmless) New Age practices that can lead true believers into the occult.
What did we do about the coven in the town where I was priest? A few members of the youth group and I fasted on Fridays. Within six months the coven had moved out of our geographical parish, and within the year they had moved out of the town altogether. I don't know if it was our prayer and fasting that drove them out, but the Gospel says that a certain kind of demon only comes out through prayer and fasting.
Therefore, what is the best thing to do when confronted with someone involved in the occult? It might be right to confront them and show them what is wrong with their beliefs and practices, but that will probably not do much good. One of the symptoms of occult involvement is a kind of spiritual, moral and intellectual blindness. As St. Paul says in Romans 1:21, 24 "... their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened."
Instead, when confronted with those who have given themselves to evil, I recommend skipping meals on Fridays, praying a few extra Rosaries, and invoking the holy angels — especially St. Michael. It will not only bring down the witches in full flight — it will also do your spiritual life a world of good.
Father Dwight Longenecker is the chaplain of St. Joseph's Catholic School, Greenville, South Carolina. He also serves on the staff of St. Mary's, Greenville. His latest book is Praying the Rosary for Inner Healing. dwightlongenecker.com
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BROOKSVILLE — School Board member Pat Fagan and the school district's athletic directors agree on one thing: The district could use a sports director at the central office level.
Until Tuesday, school services director Sonya Jackson fulfilled that role, but it was one of her many hats. It will likely be the same for her as the district's new assistant superintendent.
Fagan thinks there would be a couple of benefits to having one person dedicated to the job of district athletic director.
First, he said, the person could help foster a friendlier kind of rivalry among the county's high schools.
Also, he believes having one district director — with assistance provided by coaches at the school level — could eliminate the need for individual athletic directors at each of the four high schools, four middle schools and three K-8 schools.
That's where opinions diverge.
"That's ridiculous," said Bob Levija, the athletic director at Springstead High for the last nine years. "I can never see it happening. That's like saying the superintendent should be head of all the schools and we don't need principals."
So far, Fagan has only mentioned the idea, and there have been no formal discussions among the board members. He remains committed to looking into the idea.
"I feel comfortable it would work," Fagan said.
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The directors at the four high schools currently handle all sports, junior varsity and varsity. Tasks range from making sure athletes take care of their medical forms to lining up referees for games.
With hundreds of athletes at each school, it's too much for one person to handle, said Travis Lamle, director at Nature Coast Technical High School.
"Not if you want it done correctly," Lamle said when asked if the job could be done districtwide by one person. "You come to school with a list of things to get done. If there are eight things, you may get to four, and three or four others pop up."
Jackson agreed that the district needs a dedicated person to help provide directors and coaches with the services "they really need," such as training and acting as a liaison with the Florida High School Athletic Association.
She says she did her best to do that, but could only go so far.
"That would make things a little more cohesive," she said.
Covering eight schools without the help of school-level directors would be tough even for two people, Jackson said.
"Even if you had one director and an assistant director, I still see that being difficult because those people on the site know what's going on at the site, and you really can't spend a lot of time running around from school to school," she said.
The school services director position has been eliminated, and those duties will be handled by the assistant superintendent. Jackson was tapped for that position Tuesday by superintendent Wayne Alexander.
With an even longer list of duties, Jackson expects it will be even more difficult to give the athletic directors the support they need.
In the Tampa Bay area, athletic director duties vary somewhat by district, but Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough counties all have directors at both the district and school levels. In Pinellas and Pasco, the district-level directors have other duties, too. Hillsborough's is dedicated solely to athletics.
Athletic directors at Hernando schools are paid a supplement to their teaching salaries. At the high school level, it is $3,718 per year, or $14,872 for the four positions. Middle school directors receive a supplement of $1,090 per year, or $7,630 for seven positions.
The grand total for all 11 positions: $22,502 per year.
That would still be less than a district-level staffer would be paid, Alexander said.
"At this time, I would not entertain making any additions to a budget that I'm already extremely concerned about," he said.
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But while the budget is on the top of everyone's minds in these tight times, saving money isn't the primary motivator for Fagan. Diplomacy is.
He brought up the issue at a workshop in early June, alluding to revelations that 19 students who lived beyond Hernando's borders had been admitted to Nature Coast in the last four years, despite a policy forbidding out-of-county students from attending the magnet school.
District officials and then-principal Margaret "Tizzy" Schoelles said it was an oversight, and parents said they were unaware of the policy. Three students who will be seniors this year will be allowed to stay, but the district is investigating the situation at the request of School Board Chairwoman Dianne Bonfield.
Few of the students played sports, but the news only fueled rumblings that Nature Coast fished for athletes beyond Hernando's borders.
A countywide athletic director could go a long way in toning down not just the bad feelings of other schools about Nature Coast, but also help improve relationships between all the high school teams, Fagan said.
"It's getting out of hand," he said. "They all want to be champions, which is fine. But there's a lot of negative feelings out there among the schools, and we don't need that anymore."
Lamle declined to comment when asked whether the position would help clear the air in the county.
Jeff Spivey, Hernando High's athletic director, said that may have already begun.
"I think we're at a turning point," Spivey said, "where hopefully we will begin to have more positive competition and less of the animosity."
Levija shared the optimism that the negative feelings the three other schools feel toward Nature Coast would ease now that the issue of ineligible students has been addressed and there will be oversight at the district level. But he said the district-level athletic director could help head off more problems.
"If there's a county AD in charge and somebody you could go to and get an answer, I'd be all for that," he said.
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April 16, 2013
Navistar International Corp.'s board of directors Tuesday named Jack Allen the company's chief operating officer and executive vice president, effective immediately.
Allen has been president of Navistar's truck and parts sector in North America since June 2012.
"He has successfully run nearly every important part of our business at one point during his 31-year career at the company," Troy Clarke, Navistar president and chief executive officer, says. "Together, Jack and I look forward to working with our experienced leadership team and talented group of employees as we take further steps to strengthen our North American core businesses, improve quality and customer satisfaction, drive future profitability, and deliver value to shareholders."
Allen has also served as president of North America Truck since 2008, and was previously president of Navistar's Engine Group, where he led the acquisition of Brazilian engine producer MWM and a partnership with MAN of Germany.
He also has served as vice president and general manager of the company's parts organization.
Allen joined the company in 1981 as a design engineer.


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Ever need a handy, accessible notepad? You can maximize space and create your own fun, reusable notepad to jot down reminders by turning part of your Danbury, CT home or office wall into a notepad.
Any surface of your home or office can be turned into a blackboard with chalkboard paint. All you have to do is apply it just like any other paint, invest in a box of chalk and an eraser and you have your own, eco-friendly list maker, drawing surface, calender –- you name it!
George Apap Painting, located in Patterson, NY, has the creative painters in house to do this project for you. If you are interested, call us at: 845-878-3444. Or if you would like to tackle this project on your own:
After buying some chalkboard paint from Krylon (which can be found at Sherwin WIlliams or Home Depot) or from Benjamin Moore, follow these simple steps:
1. Thoroughly clean and dry the surface area you would like to turn into a chalkboard.
2. Make sure the wall surface is very smooth. If if isn't, you may need to apply some lightweight spackle. Once it is dry, use 280-300 grit sandpaper to sand the spackle patches. (If we do this for you, we'd typically use drywall mud, which is a little more difficult to work with for most homeowners since it requires more tools and practice).
3. Once the walls are cleaned and sanded, mark off the space you would like to paint with painter's masking tape. (I would suggest the blue-core from 3M).
4. Apply one prime coat of Zinsser Cover Stain or a similar primer (ask your paint store for a good drywall primer).
5. Apply at least two coats of chalkboard paint evenly to the whole area, allowing the proper drying time between coats.
6. Let it dry for at least two days, then carefully remove the painters tape.
If you would like to make your chalk board magnetic. You can do this by using magnetic latex primer (which can be purchased at your local Home Depot).
Just insert these steps in-between steps 4 and 5 of the previous directions:
I. Paint 2 to 3 coats of magnetic paint on the desired wall space. Allow the paint to dry completely in-between coats, (follow the manufacturers directions for the proper length of drying time).
II. Test the magnetic strength of the wall by placing a few magnets of various sizes onto the surface. If the strength isn't what you want, then add another coat and repeat the test after the paint is dry.
III. Let the paint dry completely, then pick up at step 6 of the previous set of steps.
Note: We've heard reports that sometimes magnetic paint does not work when used with chalkboard paint. So if you would like to ensure successful results with your magnetic chalkboard, we would suggest following the suggestions on this blog: Less Than Perfect Life of Bliss.
Did you know? George Apap Painting serves Patterson, Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Yonkers, New Rochelle, Mamaroneck, White Plains, Mount Kisco, Newburgh, Mt. Vernon and many other communities in New York.


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I'm looking for his parents. I need a little guidance from you more experienced researchers as to where to look for details of him and also Gressenhall itself (not the workhouse) in the late 1700s. This couple also had a niece Sarah Ann GAY.
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What they said: Tiger WoodsSeptember 07, 2012
PGA TOUR staff
MORE INTERVIEWS: BMW Championship transcripts archive Q. You hit some beautiful shots coming in. How important is it to have a par save like you had on 16 to hold things together to prepare for the birdie run??
TIGER WOODS: You know, I've been able to grind. I didn't have it with my swing, just kind of fighting it around here. I was grinding hard, staying as patient as possible. You look up at the scores, the guys are just running off. I just wanted to get to double digits today. I felt like that would have been a good accomplishment the way I was hitting the golf ball, and happy to get a couple more.
Q. You guys are so used to firm and fast conditions on the PGA TOUR. Fans, however, like to see the birdies and eagles and have some of those roars. What is it like out there for you out there to see such low scoring??
TIGER WOODS: Yeah, it's a lot of pressure because you know on a golf course like that you have to go out there and shoot something in the high 60s. We don't even have a full field. We have 70 guys, and 51 guys shot under par yesterday. I don't think Pete Dye is going to be happy about this.
Q. What do you think the strategy is over the course of the next 36 holes compared to the first 36 holes when you know weather could be coming??
TIGER WOODS: It'll be soft again. It'll be wet. I mean, you have to drive the ball in the fairway, and we're going to get probably ball in hand, so that'll help.
You know, there's cool air behind us, so the ball is not going to be going quite as far. It's supposed to be just a little bit more breezy, but more than anything the ball is not going to be traveling as far, and I think that's going to be the biggest difference.
Q. I wonder how you would describe your round.
TIGER WOODS: I fought hard. I fought hard. I didn't have much today. Swing wasn't quite there, and I was just grinding along here and just trying to get to double digits under par. That was the goal, the way I was hitting it. I was just slapping it everywhere, and somehow just grind away and find a way to shoot something where I was in double digits by the end of the day, and I just happened to get a couple more.
Q. It looked to me starting at 4 you have to make par there to keep from going the other way. Talk about that.
TIGER WOODS: Yeah, 4 was a nice hole. I made a good putt there. I made a nice putt at 7, made a nice one at 16, as well. I made my share of nice par putts. As you know, that's what keeps rounds going, and it can turn the tide and get the momentum going in the right direction even though you're struggling. Today, as I said, I didn't quite have it, but somehow figured out a way to post a number.
Q. You may not get to hit too many balls today. What are you thinking??
TIGER WOODS: I'm going to try to hit a few and get in what I can. I don't know what to do. I'm just not doing it. I've got to get this stubborn old body and mind to cooperate here.
Q. Just some general comments about the round.
TIGER WOODS: Today was a struggle. I fought hard to shoot a number today, and the way I was hitting it, I figured if I could get to double digits under par it would be a good accomplishment. I got a couple more out of it.
Q. Talk about tournaments where you've got to make a ton of birdies. These past two weeks you've been doing that. What's your mindset and what do you have to do in a week like that??
TIGER WOODS: Well, you play a golf course like this, it's generally like playing Sawgrass. You don't expect those numbers. One year Greg went low there, but other than that you just don't expect it. You come to a Pete Dye golf course, and you don't expect to see 13-under par leading after two days.
As I said, we have a small field. You have 70 guys, and 51 guys shot under par. That's unbelievable, on a Pete Dye course. When I was out there today, I was at 7-under, and I was in 11th place, and only played 20 holes. I knew I had to go get it.
Q. Is it an education knowing that par is not going to get it done??
TIGER WOODS: No, par is not going to get it done. You have to make a few, but all the par-5s are reachable. You drive the ball in the fairway there, and for us longer hitters we're going to have iron. There's one you might hit a 5-wood into, like 11 today was playing a little bit into the wind, so I hit a 5-wood in there. But generally if you -- there's also a couple other short holes which you've got to take advantage of, as well. The scoring opportunities are out there, and especially with it being this warm, ball is flying, we're hitting it probably a club further because it's so warm out there.
Q. How did you play 15 to the back pin??
TIGER WOODS: I hit the fairway. I had 185 front plus 52. (Laughter.)
Q. What did you hit yesterday??
TIGER WOODS: I hit 6-iron yesterday. Rory had 45 and 52 for his numbers.
Q. What did you hit in there today??
TIGER WOODS: I hit 4-iron. I had like 237.
Q. How important was it to make some good saves today??
TIGER WOODS: Well, you have to make pars, and you've got to make those par putts, especially when I'm not swinging that well. So to be able to make those putts and basically turn the tide and not have it go the other way, and especially with the guys going as low as they are, I just had to make those putts, and I was able to pour them right in the middle.
Q. Can you talk about 5??
TIGER WOODS: Yeah, I had 207 total, and I hit a 7-iron up there to about eight feet.
Q. That was your first of the day??
TIGER WOODS: It was.
Q. Was that the result of a poor drive??
TIGER WOODS: I laid out to the right, got stuck behind me, went a little right, laid up, and it didn't come out. I wasn't planning on being that far back. I was trying to get it down a little bit further than that.
Q. Would you talk about how strong both Ryder Cup teams are??
TIGER WOODS: Everyone is playing well at the same time, which is nice. And I think that it's going to be nice for all of us to get a break, too. A lot of us have played a lot of golf since the British Open. Some of the guys have made it to some of the European Tour events, and also the FedExCup at the same time.
I think everyone is going to need a little week off, recharge, and then get after it the next two.
Q. What's the difference between the form you talk about in terms of when you have the FedExCup leading into these Cups and the difference of having only one week between the British and Firestone and off you go? It seems like you might be on the other edge of almost too much golf.
TIGER WOODS: No, we are, there's no doubt. We're playing a ton of golf. Some of the guys who played Greensboro took one of the playoff events off. The guys are just -- this is a lot of golf throughout the summer, and it's been hot, too, on top of that, and it's beat up a lot of guys. It's not like you have a small event somewhere where you can just go have fun. They're all big events, and it takes a grind on you.
Q. Did you see guys that you normally expect to play all five just play four because of the amount of golf they're playing??
TIGER WOODS: Like I said, having this week off is going to help a lot.
Q. Next week??
TIGER WOODS: Yeah, next week, having that week off just to rest. I think that the guys will get refreshed for the last two and that push. If we had to go and play all four FedExCup and then the Ryder Cup on the back end, I wouldn't think you'd see a lot of guys playing all five.
Q. If they had the TOUR Championship after the Ryder Cup, would anybody go??
TIGER WOODS: That's a good question. Hypothetical.


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Air travel and pandemic flu
The next flu pandemic: When it happens, restricting air travel won't helpRestricting air travel from countries where there is a serious influenza outbreak will do little to hold back the spread of the infection, according to the findings of a study conducted at the UK Health Protection Agency and published in the journal PLoS Medicine.
Sometimes a new type of influeza virus appears that causes an illness that is more serious than is usually the case for flu. This happened, for example, in 1918, when a flu pandemic killed between 20 million and 100 million people. Recently, there have been concerns about the new type of bird (avian) flu. At present the virus responsible does not pass easily from birds to humans, and it does not seem to pass from one human to another. However, the fear is that the virus might change and that human-to-human infection could then be possible. Should all this happen, the changed virus would be a major threat to human health.
With current technology, it would take several months to produce enough vaccine against such a new virus for even a small proportion of the world's population. By that time, it would probably be too late; the virus would already have spread to most parts of the world.
Health authorities must therefore consider all the methods that might control the spread of the virus. With the increase in international travel that has taken place, the virus could spread more quickly than in previous pandemics. Restrictions on international travel might be considered necessary, particularly travel by air. However, it is important to estimate how useful restrictions on air travel might be in controlling the spread of a flu virus. Travel restrictions are usually unpopular and could themselves be harmful. If they are not effective, resources could be wasted on enforcing them.
Researchers of the Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, UK used the techniques of mathematical modelling. In other words, complex calculations were done using information that is already available about how flu viruses spread, particularly information recorded during a worldwide flu outbreak in 1968�1969. Using this information, virtual experiments were carried out by simulating worldwide outbreaks on a computer. The researchers looked at how the virus might spread from one city to another and how travel restrictions might reduce the rate of spread. Their calculations allowed for such factors as the time of the year, the number of air passengers who might travel between the cities, and the fact that some people are more resistant to infection than others.
From the use of their mathematical model, the researchers concluded that restrictions on air travel would achieve very little. This is probably because, compared with some other viruses, the flu virus is transmitted from one person to another very quickly and affects many people. Once a major outbreak was under way, banning flights from affected cities would be effective at significantly delaying worldwide spread only if almost all travel between cities could be stopped almost as soon as an outbreak was detected in each city. It would be more effective to take other measures that would control the spread of the virus locally. These measures could include use of vaccines and antiviral drugs if they were available and effective against the virus.
Citation: Cooper BS, Pitman RJ, Edmunds WJ, Gay NJ (2006) Delaying the international spread of pandemic influenza. PLoS Med 3(6): e212.
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April 2017 (check back as more details are finalized)
Summer school will run Monday through Thursday from July 5-August 3, 2017.
Questions? Contact Chief Academic Officer JoAnne Fabian, 206-901-8032.
- ORIENTATION SESSION FOR INVITED STUDENTS: June 1, 6-7 p.m., Tukwila Elementary. More information.
- Focus: Targeted literacy, math, and English language support for identified students who will benefit from summer intervention
- Coordinator: Javier Roman, Thorndyke Assistant Principal
- Contact: Javier Roman, 206-901-7617; or Julie Herdt, 206-901-7600
- Location: Tukwila Elementary
- Time: 8:15-8:30 a.m.—breakfast, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.—educational program, 12:30-1 p.m.—lunch
- After-school program: provided by the City of Tukwila Parks and Recreation, 1-3 p.m.
- About 300 students were notified of eligibility and invited to enroll in summer school in mid-March. After assessments in April, schools will evaluate data and send out a second round of invitations as needed. If you have questions or believe your child would benefit from summer school, please contact your school principal.
Middle School
- Focus: Targeted literacy and math support for identified students who will benefit from summer intervention; retrieval of Washington state history and/or science credit(s)
- Coordinator: Suzanne Hamilton, Showalter Dean of Students, 206-7817
- Location: Showalter Middle School
- Time: 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
High School
- Focus: Credit recovery and acceleration through Tukwila Online School
- Coordinator Brian Seigel, Foster Math Teacher, 206-901-8077
- Location: Foster High School
- Time: 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Credit Recovery
Important dates
- Summer-school elementary positions posted: February 2017
- Letters to families of eligible elementary students inviting them to summer school: Early March 2017 with follow-up letters in late April
- Professional development for elementary summer-school teachers: June 22 and 23