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November 27, 2014 4:45 pm
BP returns to the great city of Milwaukee
Baseball Prospectus and the Milwaukee Brewers invite you to join us for a great day of baseball on Saturday, May 9 at Miller Park.Thanks to the fine folks in the Brewers front office, we are proud to be able to offer our guests the following
September 2, 2014 6:00 am
With Jason Parks leaving, the prospect team is rearranging, but remains more ambitious than ever.
Sometimes I forget how truly fortunate I am to work in baseball. I quit hearing the sound of the crack of the bat or the pop of the glove. I become numb to the smell of the freshly cut grass, the sound of the organ, and the roar of the crowd as the home team walks off with a win. Because, you see, not unlike many of you, my primary responsibility is to look ahead. My job is create the vision for a company and try to improve on what we have, build on what's been developed, and help bring new and innovative content to an audience that demands it every day. So, yes, while I still get to a few dozen games a year, enjoy the warmth of Arizona after a long winter in New York, and watch countless games on MLB.TV, there are times when the game right now, at this instant, is not at the forefront of my mind.
But what I never, ever forget are the people I get to work with…the readers, the fans, the players, scouts, front offices, media colleagues, and of course, the staff here at Baseball Prospectus. When I first sat down to write this piece, my intention was to thank Jason Parks and introduce our transition plan for the BP prospect team. I will cover those topics shortly, but forgive me for a moment if I stray.
June 27, 2014 1:00 pm
A list of our stadium visits for the upcoming season.
Looking for all of our Baseball Prospectus Day ballpark events for the upcoming season? Well, you've come to the right place.
Below, you'll find the dates that we are scheduled to come to your home team's stadium. More events will be added as the dates and specifics are confirmed.
June 1, 2014 2:19 pm
Join Jason Parks and Joe Hamrahi for a night of food, drinks, and draft analysis
Join Jason Parks, Joe Hamrahi, and other baseball friends and colleagues this Thursday, June 5th for a special Baseball Prospectus MLB Draft party at Foley's NYC. There will be plenty of food, drinks, #analysis and #want in a nice informal setting. Festivities should begin around 6:30 PM. Hope to see you there!
May 11, 2014 8:51 pm
Brewers seek Baseball Systems Architect and Baseball Systems Developer
Our friends with the Milwaukee Brewers are looking for a Baseball Systems Architect and a Baseball Systems Developer. To view the job descriptions and apply for these two full-time opportunities (and others) available with the Brewers, please follow this link: Brewers Job Opportunities.
Be sure to tell them Baseball Prospectus sent you!
April 28, 2014 6:00 am
The second annual award in Greg Spira's honor goes to BP's editor-in-chief.
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April 5, 2014 8:15 pm
BP teams up with again Fantasy Rundown to provide your 2014 top prospect compilations
Over the past several years, I've put together top prospect compilations from sources across the Internet. I have linked to the files below. The Excel workbooks contain tabs at the bottom representing each of the league's divisions as well as a tab for top 100 lists and positional analysis.
March 27, 2014 4:50 pm
BP Visits Arlington to kick off the 2014 ballpark tour
Baseball Prospectus and the Texas Rangers invite you to join us for a great day of baseball on Saturday, April 12 at Globe Life Park.Thanks to the fine folks in the Rangers front office, we are proud to be able to offer our guests the following:
March 16, 2014 7:15 pm
BP storms the nation's capital
Baseball Prospectus and the Washington Nationals invite you to join us for a great day of baseball on Saturday, June 21 at Nationals Park. Thanks to the fine folks in the Nationals front office, we are proud to be able to offer our guests the following:
March 14, 2014 2:05 pm
Baseball Prospectus and Issues Concerning Athletes to host Celebrity Bartending Night to benefit Amyloidosis Support Groups.
February 22, 2014 12:05 am
BP makes its annual stop at the K
Baseball Prospectus and the Kansas City Royals invite you to join us for a great day of baseball on Saturday, June 28 at Kauffman Stadium. Thanks to the fine folks in the Royals front office, we are proud to be able to offer our guests the following:
February 6, 2014 5:10 pm
The BP prospect team descends on Foley's to discuss the 2014 top 101 prospects
For those of you who will be in the New York area next weekend, Baseball Prospectus will be hosting a two hour event on Saturday, February 8 from 3:00 - 5:00 PM at Foley's Pub and Restaurant to discuss the 2014 top 101 prospect list.


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Hi everyone here!
I was recently approved to participate in the school-blog project so I'm writting this first introduction entry to say that I'm here ready to start with it.
I'm still messing around with final exams and works (just about to finish winter semester), so you'll have to wait a little bit until I can post something really interesting.
Until then, may texture pattern your life.
Hey Jose Luis, would be cool if u can explain us what E.T.S.A.S. means (i first thought it was Salamanca)...and also...u know any good of these as u call them "some local underground-editions (fanzine you call it?)" but related to architecture??
sorry i would make my question clearer.... Algun "fanzine" de arquitectura en España?
im interested in reading them and/or contribute too...bests
Hi Mariano.
For the first, 'E.T.S.A.S.' means literally 'Superior Technical Architecture School of Seville' (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Sevilla), as we in Spain use the name 'school' (apart from regular primary schools and stuff) also for technical faculties belonging to the University. For example, Architecture, Engineering, Telecomunication, Aeronautics, all of those are named 'schools', and Laws, Languages, Economics, History and so on would be called 'faculties'. I know you know it, but just wanted to explain everyone. You study in the ETSAB, don't you?
Regarding the fanize affair, it's a shame, but I've never heard of any architecture-related fanzine around, and would be cool to know of it. I've only written in general arts-concerned ones, where one could also easily find architecture stuff inside, but not as exclusive. Here's my favourite:
Let me know if you find anything interesting about this.
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Mazamas Making Their Way up the Hogsback towards the Summit of Mt. Hood, 1963
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PALMYRA, Pa. -- Andrew Nelson planted his right foot on the sideline and leaned forward like a sprinter waiting for the starter pistol -- waiting to get back in the game.
The two-way starter took just one play off. He squirted some water through his facemask and watched his opponents rush for six yards. That was enough.
"Coach!" the four-star offensive tackle yelled Friday, tapping his chest. "You want me in?" Hershey coach Mark Painter smiled but shook his head no. Nelson never unbuckled his chinstrap.
The Penn State commit's desire to play football is evident. The two-way starter never steps near the bench, always hovers around a coach and asked -- three plays later --- "Coach, can I go in yet?" Penn State saw that desire on film, and Painter told the PSU staff all about that work ethic.
"That's exactly the kind of kid you want," Painter added after the win.
When Penn State assistant Larry Johnson watched him during a summer camp, he hoped to lure the 6-foot-6, 275-pound prospect to his defensive line. When assistant Mac McWhorter heard from Painter and sat down to view Nelson's film, he wanted the in-state lineman on his offensive line. (McWhorter won out.)
Nelson doesn't mind which position he plays. Growing up, he spent Saturday afternoons watching Penn State and weekday nights dreaming about black cleats and nameless jerseys. He just wants to sprint out of that south tunnel at Beaver Stadium.
So, when the NCAA sanctions hit, Nelson needed just a weekend to dust off any concerns about his dream school.
"I was worried at first about people decommitting and transferring, but there weren't many," he said. "And, yeah, we might not be able to play in bowl games our first couple years, but I think other stuff is so much more important than bowl games."
That "stuff" includes academics and a good coaching staff, two priorities for Nelson. His family also lives just a two-hour drive from campus.
"All that's still there," he added. "We want to change the university for the good. That's why I decided to stay."
The left tackle routinely pancaked defensive ends Friday before sprinting upfield after linebackers. Painter even moved him inside to offensive guard for a handful of plays -- and Hershey ran right behind him. On his first play at guard, Nelson pushed aside two defenders like tackling dummies and his tailback picked up 10 yards.
The senior captain, who towers about a half-foot over most of his teammates, didn't allow a sack, either. But quarterback Zach Drayer said he's come to expect that.
"I don't think I've been hit from the blind side yet this season," Drayer said. "If I have, it's probably my fault for hanging on to the ball so long. He's unbelievable."
Nelson swats at praise like a fly. On defense, he constantly shifts from left DE to right DE, but double-teams remain inevitable. When asked whether teams game-plan around him, he began complimenting a teammate's strong play before finally admitting that, yes, teams know where he is it all times.
But if taking on two linemen will improve his team, he has no problems with it. And, like Hershey, the 2013 commit said he's willing to do whatever he can to help the Nittany Lions -- even if they do ask him to take a few plays off.


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Trying to put insomnia problems to rest
We all know what a bad night's sleep feels like but imagine if that feeling never ended. Susan Spencer finds out what is causing the insomnia epidemic effecting up to 30 million Americans and explores the latest research in combating to contain it.
FIRST LISTENING: Watch the video / take notes. Use the following cues to focus on the main ideas presented.
· Louisville, Kentucky
· Insomnia facts & information
· Sleep Center / Wendy Troxel (psychologist) / Dr Daniel Buysse
· The brain
· Problems
· Solutions
· Jamie Del
SECOND LISTENING: Watch again, this time focusing on writing down VOCABULARY – words, phrases, collocations, and terminology specific to this subject. Don't worry about spelling at this stage!
And here is a link for expressions and phrasal verbs that use the word "sleep"


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Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: CBST) has agreed to acquire Calixa Therapeutics Inc., a San Diego-based developer of drugs that address multi-drug resistant Gram-negative pathogens. The deal includes a $92.5 up-front cash payment, plus up to $310 million in earnout payments. Calixa raised around $28 million in VC funding, from Canaan Partners, Domain Associates and Frazier Healthcare Ventures.
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBST) a leading acute care therapeutics company, announced today the signing of a definitive agreement under which Cubist has agreed to acquire privately held Calixa Therapeutics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel antibiotics that address the expanding problem of multi-drug resistant Gram-negative pathogens. The Boards of Directors of each company have unanimously approved the agreement. Subject to obtaining requisite consents and other conditions, the acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Calixa's lead compound, CXA-201 is an intravenously administered combination of Calixa's novel anti-pseudomonal cephalosporin CXA-101, which is currently in Phase 2 clinical trials for cUTI, and the b-lactamase inhibitor tazobactam. Cubist would obtain Calixa's rights to develop and commercialize CXA-201, and other products that incorporate CXA-101 (previously FR264205), which Calixa acquired from Astellas Pharma Inc. Calixa has such rights in all territories of the world except select Asia-Pacific territories.
CXA-201 is being developed as a first-line intravenous therapy for the treatment of certain serious Gram-negative bacterial infections in the hospital, including those caused by multi-drug resistant P. aeruginosa. Its demonstrated potency against P. aeruginosa would give CXA-201 a highly differentiated profile versus marketed antibiotics. Cubist anticipates advancing the program for cUTI and cIAI in the first half of 2010. The next study in the cUTI program would take into consideration the results of the ongoing cUTI trial with CXA-101 and, in addition, a Phase 2 trial of CXA-201 for cIAI would be planned for the first half of 2010. Cubist also would expect to begin clinical studies of CXA-201 for the nosocomial pneumonia indication in the second half of 2010. Assuming successful development, Cubist would expect to file a New Drug Application for CXA-201 in the second half of 2013.
Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, on closing, Cubist would pay to the Calixa stockholders $92.5 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments, and Calixa would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cubist. Cubist also would be required to make potential payments to the Calixa stockholders of up to $310 million upon achieving certain development, regulatory, and commercial milestones related to products which incorporate CXA-101. No financing would be necessary to complete the acquisition of Calixa or to fund the development of Calixa's product candidates.
Cubist President and CEO Michael Bonney said, "We are excited about the opportunity to add CXA-201 to our clinical pipeline. If successfully developed and launched, we believe that CXA-201 would be a potent weapon in the treatment of serious infections caused by multi-drug-resistant strains of the Gram negative pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, playing a role similar to our Gram positive therapy CUBICIN(R) (daptomycin for injection) for the treatment of complicated skin infections and bacteremia caused by MRSA. We believe Cubist is ideally positioned to develop and commercialize this novel antibiotic that, assuming success, will provide physicians with a critically needed new weapon to treat certain serious infections caused by multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens, including those caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa."
"We are delighted to be entering into this transaction with Cubist," added Dennis Podlesak, Calixa's Chief Executive Officer. "Cubist has a proven track record of success in developing and commercializing anti-infective products, as highlighted by the considerable success of CUBICIN, and we have great confidence in their ability to optimize the therapeutic and commercial potential of the Calixa portfolio."
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Recent medical literature identifies P. aeruginosa as the most prevalent Gram-negative pathogen responsible for hospital-acquired infections, and points to its significant virulence and steeply increasing incidences in intensive care units (ICU). Using data from the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance of ICUs in the United States, research identified P. aeruginosa as the most frequently isolated Gram-negative strain, with an incidence almost doubling between 1975 and 2003. For example, an increase of P. aeruginosa from 9.6% to 16.3% was shown in nosocomial pneumonia and from 9.3% to 16.3% in UTIs. Similar increases in P. aeruginosa-related infections were shown by the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program for Europe, comparing data between 1997 and 2002. Pseudomonal infections can involve any part of the human body but among the most common are urinary tract, bloodstream, wound/burn, and intra-abdominal infections. Resistance to current treatment regimens for such infections is growing, with the increasing appearance of P. aeruginosa strains expressing multi-drug resistance against the commonly used first-line anti-Pseudomonal antibiotics.


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Beijing, China, 2010/11/18 - ResearchInChina announces the release of a new report- China Papermaking Industry Report, 2010.
In 2009, under the active macroeconomic policy control of the government, Chinas papermaking industry on the whole overcame such difficulties as shrinking demand, reduced capacity utilization and augmented product inventories resulted from the financial crisis, and started rising gradually. In 2010, the industry has accelerated the pace of development and seen substantial growth in various economic indicators. The whole industry achieved operating income of RMB361.2 billion and total profit of RMB20.5 billion in the first eight months of 2010, up 31.67% and 58.66% year on year respectively.
Overall, China's papermaking industry has experienced the following changes in 2010:
The revenue and industrial sales output value have risen sharply year on year;
The costs have climbed due to the rise in the prices of raw materials such as wood pulp;
The packaging paper industry has grown rapidly driven by the growing export demand;
The elimination of backward capacity has been intensified, and 4.65257 million tons of capacity was eliminated in August 2010.
The production concentration has increased, and the top 30 papermaking enterprises (by output) are expected to account for more than 40% of the total industry output in 2010.
From the perspective of regional development, in 2010, Chinas papermaking industry is still concentrated in eastern and central regions, mainly including Shandong, Henan, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu. In the first three quarters of 2010, top ten regions by output of machine-made paper & paperboard, liner board and paper products respectively achieved total output of 62.2423 million tons, 9.2134 million tons and 27.5602 million tons respectively, accounting for 84.81%, 83.43% and 79.06% of the total output respectively. The regional concentration of paper products decreased while machine-made paper & paperboards increased year on year.
Under the influence of such factors as policies for backward capacity elimination, rising raw material prices and RMB appreciation, China's papermaking industry will see a fall in the output and a rise in demand and prices. From the perspective of specific products, the low-grade cultural paper with straw pulp as the main raw material is the object of backward capacity elimination in 2010; medium and high-end cultural paper, as the substitute for low-grade cultural paper, will see a rise in both output and prices; packaging paper will witness a substantial increase in the demand as a result of the rapid development of downstream industries such as electronics and communications, household appliances, food, pharmaceuticals, household chemicals, textile, tobacco and alcohol.
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|YDS: 5.11a/b French: 6c Ewbanks: 23 UIAA: VIII- ZA: 23 British: E3 5c [details]
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By Joseph Stover
From: Batesville, AR
Jun 11, 2008
rating: 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
|I think this route has an 11a sequence that I did not figure out. Somehow you can go left at the start rather than going right or something like that. Took me forever to get it going right.
By Jon Ruland
From: Tucson, AZ
Jun 20, 2009
rating: 5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c
|i think if the crux were halfway up the route it would be solid 5.11 like it says in SQ2 but since it's right at the bottom and you're not pumped yet methinks it's not quite so hard. i can't onsight 5.11.
By 1Eric Rhicard
Jun 29, 2009
|That is how things get sandbagged. "I can't lead..." so it must only be this hard. Maybe you are getting better. Or maybe it is easier. A letter here or there, who cares.
By Christian
From: Casa do Cacete
May 18, 2013
rating: 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
|Lol, Jon says he can't onsight 11b a couple of months before sending 12 b/c.
By Christian
From: Casa do Cacete
Jun 1, 2015
rating: 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
Attentive belayers on this one. You could definitely hit the deck if your belayer has about a foot of extra slack out.
I've watched people come pretty close to the ground after falling with their feet a good 4 feet below where their feet would be on the last hard moves.
Even if you don't deck, the hard catch that will be almost obligatory to keep you off the ground probably won't be too fun either.


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When I hear that some high-end brand, be it fashion like Prada, Gucci and D&G or automotive like Ferrari and Lamborghini, is releasing a technology gadget carrying its name, I subconsciously expect those products to take on the main features of their namesakes. So in cases like Prada and D&G, I expect fancy and trendy looking phones, while for Ferrari and Lamborghini, well made and speedy; and of course, in all cases, made of superior materials and quite pricey too.
The latest of these is Porsche; the German luxury carmaker has unveiled its EUR 1,200 P'9521 cell phone in France recently. Designed by the Porsche Design Group and manufactured by France based Sagem, it's a 3.2 MegaPixel camera phone, with 3 stereo speakers and MP3 capability, QVGA 320×240 OLED swivel screen, aluminum and scratch resistant mineral glass materials, as well as a fingerprint sensor for security.
And as always, if these gadgets somehow don't have the features that I somewhat expect from them (like not using the fastest available CPU or GPU in cases of ACER Ferrari and ASUS Lamborghini), I get just slightly disappointed. The P'9521 does disappoint me in that it doesn't support HSDPA/EVDO, only EDGE data transfer.
With all the newest phones coming up with these features, how hard would it have been for Porsche to include this to allow high speed broadband access, especially considering the quality and price of this model? As it stands, for EUR 1,200, you'll get a well built, great phone without the ability to surf the net with high speed, as you would expect from a Porsche model.
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OCCASIONALLY the good guys make it. In 2008, Sydney duo The Presets swapped cult status when their second album Apocalypso wound up in more than 200,000 homes.
And they didn't go changing to do so. A song about detention centres, My People, became a subversive anthem - and their biggest hit.
Six consecutive (but not conservative) singles from the album earned commercial radio saturation. They toured relentlessly and internationally; the must-see drawcard on dance and rock festivals alike.
Taking their own sweet time with the follow-up to accommodate procreation and recreation, the first taste was the six-minute techno rant Youth In Trouble. The second was the seemingly alienating electro sea shanty Ghosts.
It was a strategic move - Pacifica is unflinchingly brilliant yet uncompromising. There's no new My People - rather a whole raft of new songs to learn and sing. And, in some cases, shout wildly with the sweaty masses.
Like Push - four minutes of mayhem shoehorned into a twisted pop song. Or Promises - the surrender-proof chorus is vintage New Order, offset by peaceful verses. This song is a summer anthem in waiting - if radio can wait that long. See also Fall - dreamy synth washes and more of Julian Hamilton's unmistakable and under-rated vocals.
Fast Seconds begins as a piano house rave before an acid trip and then a countdown to a breakdown that will blow minds.
They do some of their best work in the dark - the sinister vibe of It's Cool and the turbulence of A.O. (Hamilton's never sounded more Ocker as he lists Sydney's faults), which starts with a swarm of robotic bees and ends in a hail of rampant lasers a la Darth Vader's disco.
Pacifica's other lengthy bookend, Fail Epic, is the perfect comedown to one of the year's most exciting, mainstream-shaking statements.
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Museum of the City of New York Offers Half-Price Admission This Weekend
The Museum of the City of New York will be offering a special $5 admission for the holiday weekend, January 19, 20, and 21. All of the Museum's fascinating exhibitions will be open to the public, including "The World of D.D. and Leslie Tillett," in its final weeks. The first retrospective of the husband-and-wife textile designers "The World of D.D. and Leslie Tillett" features their signature bold patterns and vibrant colors adored by Jacqueline Kennedy and Brooke Astor.
This weekend special docent-led tours will be offered during Museum hours at 2pm on Saturday, January 19 and Sunday, January 20. On Saturday, join guest curator Liz McEnaney for a gallery tour of "From Farm to City: Staten Island 1661-2012," examining the borough's continued transformation and development (the exhibition has just been extended to February 10). And from 12pm to 2pm on Sunday, January 20, families can explore the Museum with a fun-filled scavenger hunt "Secret Agent Architect: Decoding the Architectural Shapes of the Museum." Every child who completes the scavenger hunt will win a prize.
Other exhibition highlights include "Activist New York," "Designing Tomorrow: America's World's Fairs of the 1930s," "Currier and Ives and Other Winter Tales," and the multi-media film "Timescapes."
At the Museum of the City of New York, items in the Museum Shop include apparel, stationery, photographs, children's items, prints, and unique New York City mementos. Additionally, the Museum Shop now features the exclusive Tillett collection with stunning Tillett-interpreted home décor and fashions, in conjunction with the current exhibition.
Museum hours are 10 am to 6 pm; for more information, visit http://www.mcny.org.


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I'm creating a form for a membership registration. What I'm trying to accomplish is to append two dates to the data that I collect from the form and send it to the database. I want today's date and today's date plus one year. I can't find a good example. I've got a new Class, Membership_Submission, that gets called when the Submit button is clicked. I'm sure that's were I'll put this code. I just can't figure out or find an example of generating the two dates I need and adding them to the collection of data that comes from the form.
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Marguerite Willis Baxter
Marguerite Willis Baxter, 91, of Granite Falls, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at her home.
She was born on February 12, 1921 in Cleveland County to the late Jessie Clayton Willis and Ava Wehunt Willis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hillard William Baxter; a daughter, Rebecca B. Payne; a grandson, Jody Rector; brothers, Soloman, Esper, and J.C. Willis; and a sister, Pauline W. Carswell Richey.
She was a member of Hulls Grove Baptist Church and enjoyed artistic painting using oil, acrylic, and watercolors.
Survivors include a daughter, Nancey "Hillery" Baxter; a son, Michaell Willis Baxter, both of Granite Falls; grandchildren, John Rector, Michael Payne, Megan Baxter, Michelle Baxter, and Rob Payne; great grandchildren, Nicholas Rector, Rodney Payne, Robbie Payne, and Michael Payne; and a sister, Lou Willis Wehunt of Lawndale.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at Bethlehem United Methodist Church cemetery with Pastor John Jernigan officiating. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until 12 noon prior to services at Bass-Smith Granite Funeral Service, Granite Falls.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.bass-smithfuneralhome.com.
Bass-Smith Granite is serving the family of Marguerite Willis Baxter.
George Ennis Baxter Sr.
George Ennis Baxter Sr., age 80, of 1192 Mirror Lake Road, Lincolnton died Wednesday, July 25, 2012.
His funeral will be Monday, July 30, 2012 at 9 a.m. at St. Dorothy's Catholic Church, Highway 27, Lincolnton. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Lincolnton. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Sunday, July 29, 2012 at Warlick Funeral Home in Lincolnton.
George was born February 10, 1932 in Bethesda, Md. to the late Clifton E. Baxter Sr. and Dorothy Pulman Baxter. He graduated from diesel mechanic and truck college in Davenport, Iowa. He was employed with Associated Transport, Burlington as a supervisor. He moved to Lincoln County in 1974 to work as a supervisor at Carolina Freight Carriers in Cherryville and retired in 1992.
George served in the United States Army from September 1949 to 1955 during the Korean War. Stationed in Bamburg, Germany, he trained soldiers to fight in Korea. He also served as a guard during the Nurnberg Trials of Nazi prisoners of war. George was also stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky. where he met his wife of 57 years, Joyce McDowell Baxter who was in the USO at Fort Campbell and a native of Nashville, Tenn.
George was a lifetime member of the 26th Infantry Division the "Big Red One". An active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, he also was active in the American Legion, having served as Senior Commander and the Disabled Veterans having served as Commander. In 2004, he was named Veteran of the Year in Lincoln County.
George is survived by his wife of 57 years, Joyce M. Baxter of the home; four children, George E. Baxter Jr. of Charlotte, Ilda Baxter Rowland and husband, Russell of Ruffin, James E. Baxter of Lincolnton and Barbara Baxter Williams and husband, David of Green Castle, Pa.; six grandchildren, Wesley and his wife, Kimberly Rowland, John and his wife, Christina Rowland, George E. Baxter III (Trey), Nicole Williams, John Williams and Chloe Williams; four great-grandchildren, John Rowland Jr., Cole Rowland, Allison Rowland and Dillion Rowland.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar Street, Lincolnton, NC 28092 or to American Legion Lincolnton Post 30, PO Box 1416, Lincolnton, NC 28093-1416.
Warlick Funeral Home in Lincolnton is serving the Baxter family.
Fred James Blackburn Jr.
Fred Blackburn, 82, of Alexis-High Shoals Rd., Dallas, NC died July 26, 2012 at home with his family at his side. Mr. Blackburn was owner/operator of Suburban Well Drillers for 50 years until his retirement. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean War, loved NASCAR and dirt track racing. Throughout his life Fred was known for his character, love of family, hard work and sense of fairness.
He was born on November 2, 1929 in the Blackburn community of Catawba County to Frederick and Sarah Wilfong Blackburn.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Rozella Reynolds Blackburn; sister, Josephine Blackburn of Lincolnton; daughter and son-in-law, Tina Blackburn Nardoci and Bruce Nardoci of Charlotte; daughter, Barbara Blackburn of Belmont; son and daughter-in-law, Danny and Dixie Helderman Blackburn of Dallas, NC; two grandchildren, David Blackburn and Heather Blackburn Meadows; two great-grandchildren, Julia and Lana Meadows.
Visitation will be Sunday, July 29, 2012 at Warlick Funeral Home from 1:30 p.m. until 2:45 p.m. The funeral will follow at 3 p.m. in the chapel. Entombment will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Lincolnton.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society 6000 Fairview Road /Suite200 Charlotte, N.C. 28202.
Warlick Funeral Home of Lincolnton is serving the Blackburn family.
Fran 'Lafay' Bost Brewer
Fran "Lafay" Bost Brewer, age 81, of Cardinal Health Care, and formerly of 780 Clarks Creek Road in Lincolnton, died on Wednesday, July 25, 2012.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 29, 2012 at Leonard's Fork Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Goins and Rev. Darrell Bost officiating. Inurnment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:30 p.m. until 3:45 p.m. prior to the service at the church.
Mrs. Brewer was born May 27, 1931 in Lincoln County to the late Paul J. and Ruth Owens Bost. She worked as a secretary for Lineberger Brothers.
She is survived by her husband, Adrian Brewer of the home; one son, Adrian Brewer Jr. and wife Cherie of Troutman; three daughters, Debbie Brewer Goins and husband Robert and Melanie Brewer Givens and husband Sheanan, all of Lincolnton, and Amie Brewer Coulter and husband Scott of Charlotte; one brother, Rev. Darrell Bost of Lincolnton; two sisters, Doris Clark and Freida Marley, both of Lincolnton; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Suite 999, Charlotte, NC 28215-3220, Leonard's Fork Baptist Church Building Fund, 1462 Leonard's Fork Church Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092, or to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar Street, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
Warlick Funeral Home is serving the Brewer family.
Sallie Ann Hefner
Sallie Ann Hefner, 75 of Vale, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at Palliative CareCenter & Hospice of Catawba Valley after a period of declining health.
Born June 15, 1937 in Burke County she was the daughter of the late Marston and Dealie Huffman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one daughter, Sallie Louise Hefner and a number of brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Hefner was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church in the George Hildebran Community.
She is survived by her husband David Hefner of the home; two sons, Preston Hefner and wife Amy of Lincolnton, Jimmy Hefner of Vale; one daughter, Alice Cole of Lake City, Fla.; one sister, Jean Perkins and husband Johnny of Connelly Springs; five grandchildren, Dawn Malonney, Jimmy Hefner Jr., Lisa Poarch, Mitchell Higdon, and Dalton Hefner; and four great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today at 3:30 p.m. at the Philadelphia Baptist Church in Hildebran with Rev. Doyle Holder, Rev. Doug St. John, and Rev. Kenneth Bryant officiating. Burial will follow in the Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. prior to the service at the church.
Serving as pall bearers will be Jimmy Hefner Jr., Travis Poarch, Danny Hildebran, Brain Hildebran, Tommy Stevens, and Dennis Brown.
Memorials may be made to Philadelphia Baptist Church, 7654 George Hildebran School Rd., Connelly Springs, NC 28612.
Bass-Smith Granite is serving the family of Sallie Ann Hefner.
Online condolences may be sent to www.bass-smithfuneralhome.com
Daniel R. Ballard
Daniel Richard Ballard, age 82, of Newton died July 26, 2012.
A funeral service will be held on July 28, 2012 at 10 a.m. at Piney Grove Baptist Church, Claremont. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Piney Grove Baptist Church.
Burke Mortuary, Newton is serving the Ballard family.
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Muir Heritage Land Trust acquired the Fernandez Ranch property in 2005 as part of their on-going land purchase plan. This property is significant in that it allows for a section of the Bay Area Ridge Trail to be created in a corridor that has been challenging for the overall plan through the years. The vision for the property includes a staging area along with picnic areas and an ADA accessible trail near the park entrance. Beyond the ADA trail there are several miles of planned "narrow" multi use trails. Volunteers for Outdoor California will partner with Muir Heritage Land Trust and the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council to bring this vision to reality by building one of the first trails on the property.
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Volunteers will build up to two miles of new trail over National Trails Day in June of 2009. Working with over 200 volunteers, V-O-Cal, MHLT and BARTC will help to build a new section of Bay Area Ridge Trail on the Fernandez Ranch property. The trail will be constructed by volunteers using a variety of digging and firefighters tools. The rolling hills will make for some panoramic vistas of the grasslands of the East Bay. Volunteers will be divided into groups of approximately 8-12 and assigned to a certified crew leader who will guide volunteers in proper tool use, trail construction, safety, and fun. All tools and training are provided. This will be new trail construction which allows participants to see what the power of 200 dedicated volunteers can accomplish.
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Rebecca Beilinson (Trumbull College) has received the award for her Ecology and Evolutionary Biology senior essay, "Species Distribution Modeling of North American Odonates."
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Bringing her desire to expand upon the arts and music departments, to help the school grow, and to get students excited for what awaits them after graduation, new Willits Charter School Executive Director Jennifer Lockwood is enthusiastic for the class rooms to fill up on the first day of school, Tuesday, September 2.
Lockwood began on July 7, spending the last few weeks moving into her new office, making phone calls to introduce her self to students' families, and just getting a general layout of the land.
Lockwood has worked within charter schools for the past 11 years in the Los Angeles area. Prior to her work within Los Angeles charter schools, she worked in Los Angeles Unified School District public schools. When asked why the switch from public to private schools she responded, "I like the ability to have more financial control over the school and be able to make independent decisions to meet the needs of the students; what we feel is best, instead of it being dictated to you from the district I enjoy the freedom to create curriculum and the freedom to hire the faculty and staff that you feel are the best match for your school."
Lockwood has a passion for grant writing, something she has developed over time as an administrator, and hopes to apply this passion at WCS. She plans on using certain attained grants to take the students on fieldtrips to surrounding colleges and universities to promote college attendance after high school graduation. "I would like to bring more awareness to students about college/university experiences, what's out there for them. I think that the college attendance rate could be increased," said Lockwood. "I'm hoping to do some grant writing to bring in more resources I want to bring in more students, increase student achievement, and expand on already existing programs and bring in new programs. I have to spend some time here before I can see what the needs of the school are, but we already have a culinary program, ceramics, a great art program, gardening, and the science program here is very strong. They've had more students in this small school that have moved on to qualify for county and state science fair than I think I've seen in any school."
Lockwood hopes to help WCS to grow, while at the same time keeping the benefits and advantages of attending a smaller school in place. The Willits Charter School currently has about 135 registered students. Lockwood's prior school grew from 70 to 700 students. "I like the small environment, being able to get to know the kids one on one; I think it makes a big difference. It's kind of a double edged sword, you want the school to grow but, I want to get to know each student," said Lockwood.
Lockwood is continuing to integrate herself into the Willits Charter School, meeting with faculty, staff, students, and families. "I'm glad that I have this time where I can meet all the families and prepare professional development for the teachers, that's one of my areas of expertise," said Lockwood.
Professional development entails a number of different areas and topics including, positive behavior support for students and analyzing student data to drive the curriculum in the classrooms, meaning the curriculum will be a direct reflection of individual students' needs. Lockwood will aide in the continuation training for the teachers in the student evaluation process from the Northwestern Evaluation Association (NWEA), which she has used for eight years.
Moving to Willits from Los Angeles, she is already feeling right at home. Having grown up in the Bay Area, and attending Humboldt State for her undergrad, Lockwood has passed through Willits many times and always felt a fondness for the area and the redwoods. "My heart is in northern California, and it always has been," said Lockwood.


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In 2004 I started taking a Statin drug. Shortly after I started I began developing lung infections about every other month. After 4 years I stopped the statins and went on a natural course to control my cholestrol, which has worked. I stopped the statins because of the lung intections and the damage that was happening to my lungs. Before the statins my lungs were clear, now I am told I have andvanced Emphysema. I have multtple drug allergies, my question is could the statins have caused the lung infections, and did the many infections cause the lung damage? One of the side effects of the statin drug is respiratory infection.
Your question is interesting and appears to have been researched by a number of investigators. It does not appear that statins increase the risk for infections. In fact there are some early reports that statins may decrease the severity of the response to serious infections (yet to be proven). However, recurrent lung infections are often associated with emphysema. Infections are more frequent in individuals with emphysema and it is a bit of the "chicken vs. egg" phenomenon. It probably works both ways. Recurrent infections may accelerate emphysema but emphysema decreases one's ability to clear early infections as well.
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Bug pokemon are probably the most annoying pokemon ever, but their names sort of make up for that. Caterpie, for example, resembles caterpillar, and Butterfree resembles butterfly. Nothing much to say about these names, but they are a lot more original than most names. I was almost going to title this spot "Various Bug Pokemon", but the only others would be Wurmple, Weedle, Kakuna, Metapod, Castcoon, Silcoon, Beautifly, Dustox, and Beedrill, and none of those names are as good as Caterpie and Butterfree (Beautifly comes close, though).
Anyone who is observant enough will notice that Ekans is just snake spelled backwards, and Arbok is Cobra with one replaced letter. Unfortunately, some people don't realize this, and just go through the game wondering why that pokemon has that particular name. I'm just surprised that the designers didn't come up with Nogard for Salamance's name in Ruby/Sapphire. Oh well.
For these names, you sort of see a chain in them. I am NOT a geologist, but even I know that these names originated from rocks. Geodude came from the rock geode, and Graveler came from the rock gravel. I don't know why Graveler is the evolve form of Geodude, because gravel is a lot smaller and loose, while geode is a lot bigger and has crystals inside it. Well, can't blame the producers since the game was published around 15 years ago.
Another chain that you can see here. The producers must have been unable to come up with a good name for a psychic pokemon, so they tried to think of psychic and magical sayings. Two of the most famous are abra-kadabra and alakazam. Not being able to change the names that much, they split one saying into two to compensate for two pokemon and left the names like that. A little lazy, but still pretty good.
Yet another chain, but this time the roots change in intensity. Hop, skip, and a jump. They tried to come up with a name for a grass/flying type pokemon. Well, for one that is both grass and flying but doesn't have wings, the pokemon would have to jump in order to be flying. Bingo! Hop, skip, and a jump. This chain is one of my favorites, and one of the more creative names.
Third chain in a row, and second chain to increase in intensity. This time, it's a ground/water type pokemon. Well, what do you get when you mix ground (dirt) with water? You get mud! What are some of the most muddiest places in the world? Marshes? Swamps? That's about it. Like the Hoppip/Skiploom/Jumpluff chain, they use those words as roots and build a name upon that root. Presto! MUDkip, MARSHtomp, and SWAMPart.
Last chain here, and third one to increase in intensity, but a little different. The roots are a little changed, like Combusken's root is combust, but it's easier to say Combusken that Combustion. Torchic's root was probably scorch, but Scorchic? They probably changed scorch to torch in order to prevent a hard-to-pronounce name. Blaziken is the only pokemon in this chain to have an unchanged root, which you probably guessed to be blaze.
If you know anything about electricity (which I'm assuming you do), you'll know that the plus and minus do not relate to math. Since Plusle and Minun are electricity types, the plus and minus mean positive and negative. I mean, what does electricity have to do with math besides calculators? My little brother didn't know this, and he thought that Plusle and Minun would evolve into an "Equals" ish pokemon. But hey, pretty original names, especially for electric type pokemon.
Probably some of the only names to use words in a different language. Let's see, a name for a mouse-like pokemon that has electrical abilities. Rodent or mouse really don't make suitable root words for a name, so the designers had to try a different language. Chu, in some language, means mouse. In Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, you come across an item called a Bombchu, or a mouse-like bomb. Don't ask me where pika or rai come from, I just know that Chu means mouse.
I have to tell you, the first place spot was a hard decision between #1 and #2, but ultimately it came down to this. Like Ekans and Arbok, most people wouldn't notice the obvious tie-in, but this one is even less obvious. Well, try to come up with a name for a fighting pokemon. What is the first thing that comes to your mind? Boxers? Wrestlers? Anything to do with martial arts? Well, two of the most famous martial arts experts come in to play here: Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. Plug in those names with Hitman or something, and you get Hitmanlee and Hitmanchan. However, Hitmanchan was probably a little tough to pronounce, so they changed it to Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan. It took me a while to notice this tie-in, and I was even the one who noticed this. It was my older brother who pointed it out. I bet some of you are still hitting yourself for not noticing that before. It's alright, I did when I found out.
These are only examples, and I am sure that there are a lot more names like this in all the other games. Let's face it, coming up with original pokemon names are at least 10x harder than coming up with nicknames, so give the designers a round of applause. Even though some of these names aren't really creative, they are still really good names, and the designers went through a lot of work to come up with them, especially the names in a different language. The harder part is coming up with even more names in the future (where handheld consoles are mind-controlled and there are over 700 pokemon), so it's crucial to use these same basic steps.
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As a general statement it would be reasonable to presume that the presence of a parent with ASPD would increase (probably significantly) the rate of almost all of the mood and anxiety disorders as early trauma is a significant risk factor for these groups of illnesses. Whether a child or spouse developed one specific form of illness would depend very much on the individual situation. For example, whether the ASPD was physically violent would likely make the family member vulnerable to PTSD or even Borderline PD.
I'll pause here and wait for your response.
I've looked at the three studies you cite, and unfortunately, the sample populations all include alcoholism or other dependency together with the antisocial personality diagnoses in the group of parents, or alcoholism alone. While knowing that parental alcoholism is associated with various problems for the alcoholics' children is indisputably important, that it is impossible to isolate effects of parental ASPD alone on their offspring is most disappointing. The closest any of the papers came to discussing what ASPD alone does is a mention of 6 girls with fathers with ASPD, and that's far too small a population to draw any conclusions from.
Is there only grant money to study alcoholism, and ASPD is a phantom study added to the mix in the hope something will shake out by the time the comparisons are done? Is
there a dearth of ASPD parents who are not addicts to study? Or do ASPD fathers simply not have children whom they stick around to raise, and the kids have no idea how lucky they are, unless they've inherited some genetic predisposition to ASPD themselves?
Is there an explanation for a lack of hard evidence on this topic, as opposed to the 'natural' expectations regarding the likely effects this particular kind of toxic parent can have on his kids?
I appreciate your help, especially in getting me to sites I couldn't access by myself. I'm just so frustrated that I could spit nails. While everyone wants to investigate the dangerous psychopaths, no one seems to take the conman variety particularly seriously, especially with respect to the damage they do within the family, and the isolation they effect of the other family members due to their obnoxious behaviours.
Thanks again.
The major obstacle to research into ASPD is that there are so few people with the diagnosis (this is not the same thing as how many probably have it but don't get diagnosed). The vast majority of those don't maintain a family and are usually identified (diagnosed) when sitting in a jail cell. So, the specific potential obstacles to research you suggest are all likely to be true to some degree. This is one of the major reason why ASPD and the other PDs (to varying extents) are so poorly understood.
I will disagree with you lightly on your last point though, I think there is huge research interest in ASPD (not just the dramatic offenders) and that the dearth of research is in fact due to the obstacles mentioned above. Unfortunately media interest is very much in the sensational and so we hear about the offending ASPDs on a far more regular basis.
If I can ever be of any assistance in the future just start any question you post to the category with FOR DR JOHN B. Good luck!
Thank you very much, Doctor. I appreciate the time and effort you spent not only answering my original question, but also explaining the reason why I can't google my way to a better understanding of the fallout of my father's poisonous personality on all the members of our family. I wish I had the expertise to be able to reorient my brother's understanding of what went on -- he's eight years younger than I am, and I am only now realizing how much he missed. The bitterness between my mother, my brother and me has been life-blighting; my mother is now dead, but I'd like to have a better relationship with him than I have now; I love him dearly.
Again, thanks.
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The UN's top human rights official Mary Robinson will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during a trip to the region to review the human rights situation after recent violence, her office confirmed Tuesday.
Robinson, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, leaves Wednesday and goes first to Israel before heading to the Palestinian Territories, Jordan and Egypt, spokesman Jose-Luis Diaz told reporters.
She is expected to meet King Abdullah of Jordan and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, he added.
A special session of the UN Human Rights Commission, based in Geneva, voted last month to set up a commission of inquiry into alleged human rights violations by Israel during recent clashes across the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The meeting also called on Robinson, a former president of Ireland, to carry out an urgent visit to the region -- GENEVA (AFP)
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Superstar Salman Khan is easily one of India's most eligible bachelors in Bollywood. Salman's 'single' status has been threatened many times but the hero seems unscratched and not ready yet.
After 24 years in the industry, the actor had many link ups and dated many beautiful actress in the past.
From Sangeet Bijlani, Aishwarya Rai to Katrina Kaif, he charmed them all and has still managed to remain unmarried.
When Emirates 24|7 asked Salman if he ever plans to get married, the actor without hesitation replied, "I have been thinking about it. I have been married four times earlier (jokes). But it hasn't worked out for me. But I will try for the fifth time (laughs)."
Well, can't blame him for the sarcasm as Salman Khan being single seems to have become a national craze. Even his father, noted scriptwriter Salim Khan, says he is not sure about his son's marriage!
As a father he wishes that a daughter-in-law should step in the household as early as possible, but Sr Khan seems helpless. Salman is in no mood to settle down or manage to find the perfect bride.
So to make things easier for Salman and his family here's a list of top five probable Mrs Salman Khan:
Katrina Kaif: She makes it to the list without any doubt. The chemistry between the rumoured ex-lovers is still going strong though the relationship always blows hot and cold. Katrina Kaif is a regular feature in Salman's house and is present in every family function. She has also built a good rapport with the entire Khan family. As Salman's protégé Katrina always listens to him and would prove to be a very obedient wife.
Zarine Khan: Salman Khan very strategically chooses Zarine Khan as the lead actress for 'Veer'. This look-alike of Katrina Kaif entered Salman's life when rumours were strong about Salman-Katrina break up. As Zarine struggled in the industry Salman recommended her name to filmmakers. She is often spotted with Salman. They attend parties together, sometimes hand-in-hand. It is obvious Zarine is quite smitten by Salman. She would be a perfect loyal bride for this bachelor.
Priyanka Chopra: When actress Priyanka Chopra was spotted at Salman Khan's Bandra house, it evoked a lot of curiosity and excitement among their fans. Many felt that the duo is possibly having an affair. Priyanka and Salman's sister Arpita Khan are very good friends. Hence, she visits their residence quite regularly. Of late Salman is all praises for Priyanka as the actress launched her international musical career. In fact Salman even asked Priyanka 'Mujhse Shaadi Karogi' (Will you marry me?)!
Asin Thottumkal: 'Ready' co-stars Salman Khan and Asin have a special bonding. There was buzz that Salman gifted his 'very good friend' Asin an apartment in Mumbai. Their friendship grew during the shoot of 'London Dreams'. During the promotion of 'Ready' what particularly came to everybody's notice was a caring Salman, who was beside Asin all the time. Asin also went on record to say she is very fond of Salman Khan. The actor is not only a good co-star but is also very supportive and has even referred her to some producers. If Salman can recommend Asin to producers for film role, we recommend her name as Mrs Salman Khan.
Mahek Chahal: Actress and item girl Mahek Chahal of the Bigg Boss fame was rumoured to be under Salman Khan's protective wings. When she entered Bigg Boss and escaped eviction continuously and also made a re-entry there were speculations that it was due to Salman's influence. She emerged quite a favourite in the show. Rumours suggested Salman is promoting and guiding her in choosing the right path in Bollywood. So what about promoting her as Mrs Khan?
This is our list of probable heroines who could be Salman's perfect bride. If you have names that should feature in the list write your comments and suggestions.
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The other day I received by direct email the following announcement (red font ) from a start-up company. (All names have been changed, so if the links work I will be surprised!)
It occurred to me that, despite his best efforts to be personal and informative, the founder didn't think all the way through the reader's experience. I point this out as a cautionary tale not to forget that others may not be as immersed in your product as you are. Don't assume knowledge.
I have integrated my comments (black font) into the message.
Am I being too harsh? How would you have reacted if you'd receive this message?
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|November 29, 2005, 10:13 AM
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Revolver Or Pistol
This topic is a take off of one on the shotgun section.
If a person was to have an arm or hand injured during a confrontation, would he be better off with a revolver or a semi auto? Assume that the person will have to operate and shoot one handed.
Which would you prefer in such a scenario?
|November 29, 2005, 11:08 AM
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I would rather have a revolver because you wouldn't have to rack the slide one-handed. You might be able to do it if you practied though.
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|November 29, 2005, 11:16 AM
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I can't think of a way to clear a jam in an auto with one hand... I could re-load and I might be able to release the slide to chamber the next round... But how would you clear a jam?
I'd rather have a wheelgun in that situation.
|November 29, 2005, 11:32 AM
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You can usually clear a malfunction by snagging the rear sight on a belt, shoe or other item. Clearly not a task done quickly.
If you are planning on having a malfunction, a revolver is definately the way to go. When it comes to reloading one handed, I think I will take my chance with a semi-auto.
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|November 29, 2005, 12:06 PM
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Always a semi-auto pistol, I can't imagine ever wanting to pick up a revolver!
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|November 29, 2005, 12:07 PM
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Yeah the instuctor in my CHP class showed us how to clear it on your shoe if you can get on one knee. I've practiced dropping to one knee and clearing it many times. I'll have to try it on my belt.
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|November 29, 2005, 12:36 PM
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I prefure the auto. If the fight goes till the revolver is dry and you need to reload your spare ammo carrier and haveing the cylinder open becomes an issue. sure you can swing open the cylinder and rub the ejector down your leg to get the empties out but you have to tuck the gun in your belt with the cylinder open to reload it.
Being able to do this under fire will be a good trick and speed loaders will be hard to line up with cylinder in this position. Single rounds will be fumbled and will take a long time to load into gun
If you try to reload with your bloody hand then you are filling the action with crap and you may not get the cylinder closed.
Autos with an American mag release, as long as you can get to the spare magazine with your good hand you should be able to hold the gun somewhere (between your legs, in your holster, under your other arm ect) to have the butt accesible to charge the gun. I hook the rear site on my belt and push straight down to rack the slide (keep your finger off the trigger )
|November 29, 2005, 09:36 PM
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For the average citizen, if the fight goes beyond emptying a revolver, you're probably in deeper than you can get out of in the first place.
|November 29, 2005, 09:40 PM
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|November 29, 2005, 10:24 PM
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But these are global citizens of the Internet, Boss, they're under siege by legions of terrorist zombies 'round every corner!
No not under siege but a free man that can walk the planet and have confidence that under most conditions I can defend myself. That confidence has led to a great life for me as I come and go without fear that I can't handle what may come.
Yep I may get killed but it will be as a free man and not someone so inadaquate they fear to tread on what land God has given them. I am not a warrior or a wannabe I am just a proud American and happy I have the freedom to bear arms.
|November 29, 2005, 11:13 PM
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|November 29, 2005, 11:29 PM
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|November 29, 2005, 11:58 PM
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Wheelgun. I can fire it from any position and from odd positions of cover. Also, if you could in this situation...get away as quickly as possible with cover.
|November 30, 2005, 12:06 AM
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Many of us feel this way even when unarmed. A .45 will not take the place of a set of cojones ...
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|November 30, 2005, 04:03 AM
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It is not difficult to reload or to clear a semi-auto jam one handed. Even taking care of a double-feed isn't hard once you know how to do it.
If you don't know how to do it, get yourself to a good class to learn. It's quite dangerous to try if you don't know what you're doing.
Oh, original question? You're best off with whichever weapon you're most familiar with, but have to add that if you're going to be working one handed, I think it's considerably better to have a gun that'll shoot more rounds before you have to do a reload.
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|November 30, 2005, 10:58 AM
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I can only say that the weapons I actually keep loaded in-house for home-defense (with the exception of a shotgun) are all revolvers with speedloaders as backup. A revolver, as I see it, has several distinct advantages in that particular scenerio. First, virtually absolute reliability; second, no safeties or slide racking to worry about when your head might not be entirely clear; and third, no springs under constant compression for a weapon that may remain loaded and untouched for months at a time.
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|November 30, 2005, 07:29 PM
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Ehh, there British Soldier, . . . gotta remember that them revolvers are just great for turning around and nailing up wanted posters, . . . and in a pinch, you can use that .45 Colt to re-set the nails in a loose horse shoe.
Beyond that, . . . make mine 1911 in .45 ACP flavor, 8 in the mag, one in the tube, 2 spare 8 rd mags on the belt or in the pocket, . . . cocked & locked.
My 1911 is every bit as reliable as any wheel gun (more reliable than some I know of) and anyone who starts out with the "racking the slide", or "compressed springs" arguments, . . . need to take some simple classes in firearms.
Yes, . . . most people who don't care about their abilities, . . . will be better off with a revolver. But for those who are willing to take some time to become more familiar with their firearm, . . . do a little practice, . . . spend some time on the range, . . . maybe do a little IDPA shooting, . . . the auto is by far the superior handgun.
Reloading a wheelgun with one hand is a no win situation, . . . with a 1911, it is a snap: thumb drops out empty mag, . . . place new mag between knees, between feet, in the front edge of a shallow drawer, wherever, . . . and get the grip over top of it. Slide the hand down so it is holding the mag and the grip, push down on any hard surface, . . . re-grip the weapon and punch the slide release, . . . voila, . . . reloaded. The beauty of the auto is it also allows you to do a tactical reload if you get the opportunity to do so.
Wheelguns do have their place, . . . but with the advances made by HK, Glock, Springfield, Sig, and a host of others, . . . wheelguns' real place may just be up on the mantle, in the hunting arena, in CAS and SASS, and in the history books.
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|November 30, 2005, 08:34 PM
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Clearing is easy with one hand just need to practice...
I would go for the automatic in this day and age of many rounds and multiple magazines. No contest.
Clearing/reloading is something they teach today. Both right and left hand shooting is now in the order of training. Has been for quite a while. Some of the Depts have so many different pistols they are having problems that are worse than just the shooting of them. Quite time consuming and not something I think should be done.
One gun and one gun only is my thought. Go for the 40 S&W cal. In a good gun and stick with it. Smith or Sig would be my choice for LEO's. One or the other and I would go for the full size and the compact for off duty or not.
90% of the time most inner city guys and girls pack more than one gun when on duty, plus knives and other trick things.
I like my Glocks, but I would pick something else for LEO work. I would also make sure the people learn how to fire it without pressing the Mag disconnect. I would go back to the opposite hand protecting the bottom of the Mag. Some styles don't cover that important item.
edit: There is an article in the new AR Mag about a 45 1911a1 sitting for 50 years with the gunloaded and magazine full. Fired flawlessly...
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|November 30, 2005, 08:57 PM
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Revolver or automatic? doesn't really matter as long as you carry it in 22 LR. It's the only way to be sure. I got this from an expert so don't yell at me
|December 2, 2005, 06:40 PM
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wheelgun is the proper choice for me
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darn, I am hopeless then
And now on to substance....
THIS is going to take some rethinking, at least for concealed carry. At home, at the range, in the woods....different story, but the CCW???? Thanks for the food for thought.
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For close in combat, like arms length, the snubnose revolver all the way. If I'm farther than that, I'm running away. And if I'm not, I'm shooting, then running away!
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|December 3, 2005, 10:43 AM
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Don't panic yet. Get someone who knows how to do it safely to show you how to rack the slide one-handed. You might find that it is physically easier for you to manage than doing it the normal way.
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|December 4, 2005, 11:40 AM
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Both have advantages and disadvantages.
Autoloaders typically have greater capacity, and since 1 handed reloading is going to be a time consuming ordeal either way, that extra capacity could be a lifesaver. But, if you are weakening due to blood loss, and/or if you are having to use your weak side hand that most people just don't practice as much with, you may end up limp wristing. And if you manage to limp wrist yourself into a failure, clearing that failure will be another time consuming ordeal. Also, if you are having to shoot left handed and have a pistol that does not have ambidextrous controls, you are potentially faced with fumbling with those controls in a less than optimum manner.
Revolvers don't have the capacity of most autoloaders, therefore they will face the need for reloading sooner, and reloading speed will be compromised -- and most shooters (like myself), can't reload a revolver as fast as an autoloader even under the best conditions, even using speedloaders. OTOH, they are just not prone to limp wrist failures, or feeding failures at all, hence the need to clear them under adverse conditions like that is just not going to happen. And since revolvers have only 1 "control" to worry about in the first place and that one is only used when reloading, there is less fumbling around.
In summary, while you will have fewer shots available with a revolver, there is a higher probability that you will be able to use those shots effectively when using a revolver. Reloading speed will be severely compromised either way. With that in mind, and realizing that I'm talking about "typical" SD situations facing 1 or 2 BG's, not one of those "Zombie Army" fantasies, I'll opt for a wheelgun.
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|December 4, 2005, 12:52 PM
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I'll take my auto. I practice reloading one handed, as well as shooting off hand. As far as racking the slide, I do that before I leave home. It locks open for reload, However I usually don't carry spare mags anyway. If 14 rounds isn't enough I will use them to get me to cover or distance to run away. As far as jamming, The chance of needing my pistol is slim to none, and the chance of it jamming at that one in a million time is about zero. I carry to be prepared, but I am not going to worry about it that much.
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• It is great for carrying your important workout essentials
• It comes in lavender, Tahiti blue, and green
Truly, the 5-Pocket Mat Bag is handy for you especially if you are one of those busy people who have a lot of things to carry around. Moreover, the five pockets can be used for storing your cellphone, extra clothing, water or energy drinks, extra cash, and possibly a kit of sorts for the ladies. You can even carry around your documents inside one of the pockets. With all of the pockets, you can take all the important things you need to have with you without compromising your exercise time. Since there are many colors to choose from, you have the liberty of choosing your favorite color or the one you think suits your lifestyle the best.
You no longer have any reason to skip out on your exercises as you can always grab a couple of minutes in between work schedules to do your exercises. Plus, with 5-Pocket Mat Bag's appearance, nobody will notice that you are carrying a mat around.
Buy 5-Pocket Mat Bag now and start obtaining the balance between fitness and work that you need!
Staff notes: 5-Pocket Mat Bag is handy for both students and employees alike. It is spacious and allows you to carry everything necessary for your workouts in one simple bag.
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