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Small Congregations Live Social Justice Values: A Drive Time Essay
The Bismarck-Mandan Unitarian Universalist (UU) Fellowship in Bismarck, ND, has made a name for itself by taking on social justice challenges.
Several years ago it initiated and carried out a comprehensive interfaith antiracism program. Before that, it stood up for a proposed Job Corps center when others in the community didn't want black kids from the rural South in their midst. It successfully lobbied to make a Christian baccalaureat service voluntary rather than compulsory. It became a Welcoming Congregation, making it official that gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender persons are welcome.
The congregation also attracted attention in the wake of 9-11 when it successfully brought pressure on community leaders to make a 9-11 memorial service inclusive, rather than "Christian-only." With telephone calls, email, and participation on talk radio shows, it made that happen.
For its antiracism work, in which it worked with congregations including Catholic, Methodist, and Presbyterian, the congregation won the Unitarian Universalist Association's (UUA's) Bennett Award for Congregational Action on Human Justice and Social Action, several years ago at General Assembly.
That's not bad for a 48-member lay-led congregation which is 200 miles from the nearest UU community. So what makes this fellowship tick? Partly it's that many members are involved in social justice careers or are activists in other ways.
Former president Carol Jean Larsen has been the executive director of the North Dakota Democratic Party and a board member of Habitat for Humanity. Longtime member Betty Mills has worked as a newspaper columnist. Many others are active in progressive groups.
It's a congregation made up of activists, says UUA Prairie Star District Executive Nancy Heege: "They live their values." Mills says the congregation's small size helps it act quickly when issues arise. "We don't have mass," she says, "but we have velocity. And if not us, who? This is a conservative community and they don't kick over the traces very fast. But if we start something, others will usually climb on board. It's like putting English on a pool ball. You have to get it spinning the other way."
The congregation also takes advantage of opportunities. It received a $5,000 UU Funding Panel grant for its antiracism work. Mills says, "That gave us stature in the eyes of the community, that our denomination would back us in that way."
Delegates who go to General Assembly bring back ideas, such as the antiracism program, and keep the fellowship connected to the larger movement. Larsen adds, "Knowing there's a bigger group that's supportive of what we are doing has emboldened us out here." The fellowship also regularly helps pay for members to attend the Prairie Star District annual conference.
Has the fellowship made a difference where it lives? "We've definitely raised the level of understanding about racism in our community," says Don Morrison, former vice president of the congregation. "We brought together people who continue to work together on racism and other community issues because we increased the trust, friendship, and shared understanding of each other. We broke down the brick wall of inaction that comes from feeling isolated. Many people in Bismarck‐Mandan wanted to dismantle racism, but too often they didn't act because they were not aware of others who agreed with them. Our efforts to connect people––mostly lay people––helped give us the understanding that we do have the power to make change happen."
Here is another example of antiracism projects our congregations can engage in. For three years the UU Church of Cheyenne, WY, teamed with an African-American women's group to develop an antiracism education program. When they offered the program to public school teachers for Black History Month they expected a modest response.
Instead, requests flooded in. Each year about 1,200 third- through sixth-graders were bussed to the church for two hours of black history, music, and art.
The Cheyenne congregation's antiracism interest developed when First Unitarian Church of Denver sponsored an antiracism workshop for UU congregations. Cheyenne's antiracism team attended the workshop and then, fired up to do something, joined with the black women's group, Love and Charity.
Together, they organized a community celebration and the school program, which includes videos about prejudice and the Civil Rights era, Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, Buffalo Soldier reenactors, African-American inventors, African folk tales, spirituals as freedom songs, and quilts as "freedom maps."
Accompanying the week-long educational program was a Friday night gospel extravaganza and a Saturday music and history celebration, plus a soul food tasting. The program cost, excluding volunteer hours, has been $1,000 - $2,000, mostly for copying resources for teachers and students, feeding volunteers, food for the tasting, and hiring an African dance group. About half the money has come from the Wyoming Arts Council.
These projects helped the congregation better understand racism issues, said then-minister the Rev. Makanah Morriss. "The congregation was very proud to be a part of this. It made us aware of a different level of prejudice and racism. Doing this work also made people more willing to speak out at work and in their neighborhoods about racism."
About this Essay
Audio Essay Series: Volume 3: Small Congregations, Track 13 (MP3, 6:42 minutes)
Author: Don Skinner, editor of InterConnections, the UUA newsletter for lay leaders
Date of Release: February 2009
About the Drive Time Essay Series
This Audio Essay series was created by the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, for the purpose of supporting its valued lay leaders. Copying and sharing these essay texts, downloadable audio files, and the companion Lay Leader Drive Time Essays compact disc is welcomed and encouraged.
Comments or suggestions? We welcome your ideas about this Audio Essay series and your lay leader questions. Please send them to Don Skinner, the editor of InterConnections, a resource for lay leaders: interconnections [at] uua [dot] org.


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The Florida State women's basketball team heads into its seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament facing a Samford program making its debut in the 64-team field.
But in terms of regular-season playing experience, the teams are pretty even heading into their first-round matchup at 5 p.m. today in Auburn. Ala.
The Seminoles (23-7), seeded third in the Dallas Region, only have two seniors and one junior on their roster.
Junior forward Cierra Brevard, a first-team All-ACC selection, leads Florida State in scoring (14.6 points per game) and rebounding (7.6 average) and senior Courtney Ward leads in assists (3.9 a game) and steals (2.0).
The other senior on the roster, guard Christian Hunnicutt, was named the ACC defensive player of the year.
But the Seminoles also get key contributions from their other two starters, both underclassmen. Sophomore guard Alexa Deluzio (12.2 ppg) and freshman forward Natasha Howard (11.0) are among four Seminoles scoring in double figures.
Samford (25-7), the No. 14 seed and winner of the Southern Conference tournament, relies heavily on its only two seniors.
Guard Emily London leads the Bulldogs in scoring at 16.3 points a game and is second in rebounding (4.1 average) and assists (2.9). Forward Savannah Hill is second in scoring (12.5 average) and first in rebounding (6.3) and assists (4.1).
They are the only two scorers averaging double figures for Samford and have led or co-led the team in scoring in 29 of 32 games this season.
"Our two seniors wanted badly to get to the NCAA Tournament and be on the national scene for at least a couple of weeks," Samford coach Mike Morris told the school's website.
Samford will need a lot of production out of those two seniors today, as the Bulldogs are averaging 64 points a game, 10 fewer than FSU. The Seminoles also have a major advantage in rebounding (42-31 on average) and steals (8-2).
If Florida State has a weak spot it's ballhandling; the team is ranked 200th of 333 Division I teams in assist-to-turnover ratio and is averaging 18.6 turnovers a game.

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Senators join Sylvester for Georgia Cities Week
Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:45:28 GMT —
This week is Georgia Cities Week and to commemorate this time, state representatives and senators dined with Sylvester city leaders to catch-up.
When state representatives and Sylvester city leaders sat down for an Italian lunch, food may have been on the menu, but an update on the city was on the agenda.
"It's really just a great opportunity to hear about the needs in terms of infrastructure, health care, what the state and what Washington is doing and how it impact local communities," said Ed Rynders, State Representative (R)-District 152.
The group chatted about Sylvester's aging sewer system and how grants will help with future upgrades.
"A lot of the sewer pipes are old terra cotta pipes and they tend to separate and leak and you don't want that. So we're replacing all of that with modern PVC plastic pipes," said Bill Yearta, Sylvester Mayor.
This is just one of the projects that city officials are working on. Officials also plan to start phase two of their sidewalk project within the next few months.
Senators receiving updates about their districts say Sylvester is proof that the grant funds are money well spent.
"They have done a wonderful job in that regard and they will continue to do so I'm sure," said John Crosby, U.S. Senator (R)-District 13.
Stay connected to MySouthWestGA.com as stories develop and the FOX 31 Newscast at 10 PM. Visit us on Facebook and Twitter to join in on the conversation and connect with FOX 31!


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Radiation Therapy Combined With Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Anaplastic Astrocytoma or Mixed Gliomas
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RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, carmustine, and lomustine, use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying radiation therapy and temozolomide to see how well they work compared to radiation therapy and carmustine or lomustine in treating patients with anaplastic astrocytoma or mixed gliomas.
|Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
|Drug: Nitrosourea (BCNU or CCNU) Drug: temozolomide Radiation: radiation therapy
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase III Randomized Study (Phase I Closed) of Radiation Therapy and Temozolomide Versus Radiation Therapy and Nitrosourea for Anaplastic Astrocytoma And Mixed Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma (Astrocytoma Dominant)
- Overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: From randomization to date of death or last follow-up. Analysis occurs after 155 deaths have been reported. ]
- Time to tumor progression (TTP) [ Time Frame: From randomization to date of progression, death, or last follow-up. Analysis occurs at the same time as the primary outcome analysis. ]
- Toxicity [ Time Frame: From start of treatment to end of follow-up. Analysis occurs at the same time as the primary outcome analysis. ]
- Correlation of molecular analyses with OS and TTP [ Time Frame: Molecular markers are centrally reviewed after randomization. ]
|Study Start Date:
|June 2000
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|March 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Radiation therapy (RT) + temozolomide
Radiation therapy (RT) + temozolomide
|Drug: temozolomide Radiation: radiation therapy
Experimental: RT + nitrosourea (BCNU or CCNU)
RT + nitrosourea (BCNU or CCNU)
|Drug: Nitrosourea (BCNU or CCNU) Radiation: radiation therapy
Experimental: RT + BCNU + temozolomide
RT + BCNU + temozolomide
|Drug: Nitrosourea (BCNU or CCNU) Drug: temozolomide Radiation: radiation therapy
Experimental: RT + BCNU 200mg/m2 + temozolomide
RT + BCNU 200mg/m2 + temozolomide
|Drug: Nitrosourea (BCNU or CCNU) Drug: temozolomide Radiation: radiation therapy
Experimental: RT + BCNU 150mg/m2 + temozolomide
RT + BCNU 150mg/m2 + temozolomide
|Drug: Nitrosourea (BCNU or CCNU) Drug: temozolomide Radiation: radiation therapy
Detailed Description:
- Compare the overall survival and time to tumor progression in patients with anaplastic astrocytoma or mixed gliomas treated with radiotherapy combined with temozolomide vs carmustine or lomustine vs temozolomide and carmustine (arm discontinued as of 8/15/02).
- Compare the relative toxic effects of these regimens in these patients.
- Correlate molecular analyses with overall survival and time to tumor progression in patients treated with these regimens.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to age (under 50 vs 50 and over), Karnofsky performance status (60-80% vs 90-100%), and prior surgery (biopsy only vs resection).
Phase I (closed as of 8/15/02)
- Prior to initiating the randomization to 1 of 3 treatment arms in phase III, 15 patients are accrued to arm III. If 2 or more of the first 15 patients experience grade 3 or worse pulmonary toxicity OR if 5 or more of the first 15 patients experience grade 4-5 thrombocytopenia/neutropenia, then arm III treatment is discontinued.
Phase III
Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
- Arm I: Patients undergo radiotherapy 5 days a week for 6 weeks. Patients receive oral temozolomide on days 1-5 of the first week of radiotherapy. Chemotherapy repeats every 4 weeks for a total of 12 courses.
- Arm II: Patients undergo radiotherapy as in arm I. Patients receive carmustine IV or lomustine IV over 1-2 hours on days 1-3 of the first week of radiotherapy and a second course on days 56-58. Chemotherapy repeats every 8 weeks for a total of 6 courses.
- Arm III (discontinued as of 8/15/02): Patients undergo radiotherapy as in arm I. Patients receive carmustine IV or lomustine IV over 3 hours on day 5 and oral temozolomide (2 hours after completion of carmustine or lomustine infusion) on days 1-5 of the first week of radiotherapy. Combination chemotherapy repeats every 8 weeks for 6 courses.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 30 patients will be accrued for phase I of the study and then a total of 454 patients (227 per treatment arm) will be accrued for phase III of the study within 4 years. (Phase I closed as of 8/15/02)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 120 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Histologically proven unifocal anaplastic astrocytoma or mixed gliomas, including the following:
- Anaplastic oligoastrocytoma
Mixed oligodendroglial/astrocytic tumors
- Oligodendroglial component must be no greater than 25%
- No vascular proliferation and necrosis
- Increased cellularity, pleomorphism, and nuclear atypia allowed
- No tumor predominantly located in the posterior fossa (i.e., brainstem or cerebellum)
- Patients with prior biopsy proven low grade astrocytoma who now have anaplastic astrocytoma and have had no prior radiotherapy or chemotherapy also eligible
- Study therapy must begin within 6 weeks of diagnosis
No spinal cord tumors, spinal drop metastases, or metastases to noncontiguous meninges
- Pathologic evidence of local meningeal infiltration by underlying tumor allowed
- 18 and over
Performance status:
- Karnofsky 60-100%
Life expectancy:
- At least 1 year
- Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL
- Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
- Platelet count at least 150,000/mm^3
- Bilirubin less than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) less than 2 times ULN
- Alkaline phosphatase less than 2 times ULN
- Blood urea nitrogen no greater than 25 mg/dL
- Creatinine less than 1.5 times normal
- No pre-existing lung disease that, in the investigator's opinion, would preclude administration of carmustine or lomustine or completion of therapy
- No other major medical illness or psychiatric impairment that would preclude study compliance
- No other malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanomatous skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
- No known hypersensitivity to 1 of the components of carmustine, lomustine, temozolomide, dacarbazine, or any other nitrosourea
- No active infection
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
Biologic therapy:
- No prior biologic therapy
- See Disease Characteristics
- No prior chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy:
- Not specified
- See Disease Characteristics
- No prior radiotherapy to brain or head and neck
- Not specified
- No other concurrent anticancer treatment for anaplastic astrocytoma until a recurrence is detected
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004259
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|Study Chair:
|Susan M. Chang, MD
|University of California, San Francisco
|Study Chair:
|Kurt A. Jaeckle, MD
|Mayo Clinic
|Study Chair:
|Peter Bushunow, MD
|Lipson Cancer and Blood Center at Rochester General Hospital
|Responsible Party:
|Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00004259 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|January 28, 2000
|Last Updated:
|September 28, 2016
Keywords provided by Radiation Therapy Oncology Group:
adult anaplastic astrocytoma
adult mixed glioma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nervous System Neoplasms
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Neoplasms by Site
Nervous System Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
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CEDAR GROVE — Carly Sophia Engesser and David Yura were united in marriage in a 6:30 p.m. ceremony July 27 at The Grove in Cedar Grove. Mitchell Maged was the officiant.
Lauren Rossi, of Sparta, and Erin Darvalics, of Franklin, friends of the bride, were matrons of honor. Krysti Adamson, of Bloomfield; Laura Gencarelli, of Woodland Park; Erin Drelick, of Vernon; Melissa Redmond, of Tinton Falls; Adria Vecchiarelli, of Boonton; Krista Vecchiarelli, of Woodland Park; and Stephanie Peer, of Hoboken, were bridesmaids.
Craig Spanek, of Wayne, friend of the groom, was the best man. Mark Yura, of Smyrna, Ga., and Jeff Yura, of Moon, Pa., brothers of the groom; Michael Vecchiarelli, brother of the bride; Angelo Cardona; Rob Elia; and Chris Paricio were groomsmen.
A cocktail hour and reception followed at The Grove.
The couple took a wedding trip to Barcelona, Italy and France and now reside in Wayne.
The bride, daughter of Patricia and Mark Rosenberg, of Hamburg, and Albert Engesser, of Woodland Park, Colo., graduated from Wallkill Valley Regional High School in 1999 and Rowan University in 2003. She is a health and physical education teacher in Englewood.
The groom, son of John and Sandra Yura, of Wayne, graduated from Wayne Hills High School in 2001 and Montclair State University in 2006. He is a health and physical education teacher in Jersey City.


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Assessment of International Normalized Ratio (INR) Prolongation in Patients Treated Simultaneously With Warfarin and Cephalosporins
This study has been completed.
Meir Medical Center
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: May 16, 2013
Last updated: February 24, 2014
Last verified: February 2014
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Many drug interactions with Warfarin are well documented in the literature, including interactions with a variety of antibiotics. However,in mamy cases it is difficult to predict when the interaction remains theoretical and when it becomes clinically significant and will be reflected in the individual patient. This study's aim is to identify and characterize related conditions (including comorbidities, laboratory test results and other parameters related to the patient)that might be predictors for drug interactions turning from theoretical to clinically significant.
|Venous Thrombosis Pulmonary Embolism Atrial Fibrillation
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|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Retrospective
|Official Title:
|Assessment of INR Prolongation in Patients Treated Simultaneously With Warfarin and Antibiotics From the Cephalosporins Family,Observational Retrospective Study.
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: familial atrial fibrillation
MedlinePlus related topics: Blood Thinners
Drug Information available for: WarfarinU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Meir Medical Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Reasons for INR prolongation in patients who were treated with the combination of Warfarin and Cephalosporins [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed for the duration of thei hospital stay, an expected average of 7 days ]
|Study Start Date:
|April 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Warfarin-treated patients who were hospitalized for any reason in the department of internal medicine and were treated with antibiotics from the Cephalosporins group during their hospitalization.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients aged 18 and over
- Patients treated with a combination of Warfarin and Cephalosporins
- Patients who were hospitalized in the department of internal medicine
- Patients who were treated with Warfarin without Cefalosporins
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients on Warfarin who did not actually receive the drug during their hospitalization
- Patients whose medical records were not accessible or didn't contain full data
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01857050
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01857050
Sponsors and Collaborators
Meir Medical Center
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|Michael Lishner, MD
|Meir Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 19, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Meir Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01857050 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|May 16, 2013
|Last Updated:
|February 24, 2014
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Atrial Fibrillation
Pulmonary Embolism
Venous Thrombosis
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Embolism and Thrombosis
Vascular Diseases
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Anti-Bacterial Agents
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|May 3, 2001, 03:45 AM
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I have a chance to buy a NIB 220, blue for $500...but I think it's the older type (the hammer looks higher and pointier...hard to explain). "Made in Germany" stamped on the slide. Are there any quality issues I should be concerned about with the older version? Is the sucker gonna crack on me?
|May 3, 2001, 03:46 AM
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P.S. When I say "stamped" I mean engraved...no white lettering.
|May 3, 2001, 07:06 AM
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If the grips are checkered, it's an "older" model. If the grips are stippled, it's more recent. I don't remember when they changed the grip style, but it was sometime in the last five years.
Each grip is stamped with the manufacture date on the inside if you want to get a rough idea of when the pistol was assembled, say, within twelve months after the grips were made. The grips on my 220 are stamped 1/94, and they are checkered.
I've got three Sigs, and frame cracking is not a concern for me. I'm not sure, but my impression is that this was a problem for some pistols made in the early 1980's. The manufacturing process was changed when the problem was discovered.
|May 3, 2001, 07:17 AM
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Sig P220: Older vs. Newer styles...Help
I have owned a P220 for many years. There are good and bad things about them. First the bad. They have aluminum frames, they have stamped sheet metal slides. The gun does not sit or point as well in the hand as a l911 style weapon. They sit high in the hand and recoil more than the l911 style pistol. They have a very short feed ramp which leaves no room between the empty case being ejected and the loaded round underneath ready to be fed next out of the magazine. The empty ejecting case actually drags itself over the loaded round in the top of the magazine. This causes a problem with trying to shoot lead semi-wad cutter bullets like the famous and very accurate Hensely and Gibbs style bullet. Lyman and everyone else makes a mold that is a copy of the H & G mold. If you try to use a sharp shouldered lead bullet even if it is casted very hard the rim of the ejecting case will plough into the sharp shoulder of the loaded round in the top of the magazine peeling the mouth of the case back like a bannana and causing a neat jam that is a joy to unravel. I have gotten away with using a semi-wad cutter that had a more gentle slope to the shoulder. It is the Lyman 452488 190 grain. But Lyman quit making the mold a couple of years ago. You can use round nose cast bullets successfully.
The good points of the gun is that it is relatively light and very accurate. Mine shoots about 2 1/4 inches at 25 yards with cast bullets. The trigger pull is also excellent. W.R.
|May 3, 2001, 10:26 AM
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"Is the sucker gonna crack on me?"
That's highly unlikely. Frankly, I get tired of dispelling the rumor of "cracking frames" on SIGs.
That problem appeared nearly twenty years ago in some P226s which had reliefs milled into the slide rails so they would shed dirt and fouling more effectively. The problem, which never rendered the pistols inoperative, was quickly fixed by re-design and SIG replaced the cracked frames.
Use a high quality grease like Tetra Lube on higher-stress areas like the slide rails and the breech block/hammer interface [where the slide cocks the pistol during recoil] and you should be problem-free.
You can tell what year the pistol was made by looking at the dustcover where the pistol has been proofed. You'll see a tiny two letter code; it corresponds to SIG's letter/year-mfd. index that you can access at:
If the letters are KA, for instance, the pistol was made in 1990. The code starts with A=0 and goes through K=9, skipping 'I' because it can be confused with '1'.
That's a particularly good price for a P220 of German mfr. [some think that finishing and QC are better on them] and you'll be getting an extremely accurate and dependable pistol for your money.
Beware, though...those things are addictive.
|May 3, 2001, 10:43 AM
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TCW; If it's NIB for $500 (new or old) that's a great price. I had an early nineties P-220 and I just bought a new one a couple months ago. My P-220's have never failed me. They go pop every time almost to the point of being boring. IMO, they're great pistols. I've never had a frame crack, new or old design. In the mid nineties I believe, they strenghened the frame a bit to better handle +P ammo. Cracked frames in Sigs are like Ka-booms in Glock's or flying slides in Beretta's. They might have happened but there're rare occurrence's. The infamous rusty slide issue? I went camping this past weekend and the weather was lousy. Rain, drizzle, damp, and cold. I wore my P-220 in a Fobus holster on my ATV. FWIW, the Fobus holster worked great holding the P-220 secure. Anyway, crappy weekend and no rust what-so-ever. A blued P-220 is no different than any other blued gun. Take care of it and it will serve you well. Just my thoughts, J. Parker
|May 3, 2001, 11:01 AM
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Correction...It says "Made in W. Germany" on the slide. When did they stop making those?
|May 3, 2001, 03:21 PM
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The main difference between the old and new style pistols is in the fire control system. The old style, with the sharp spur hammer, requires that a number of parts be replaced to convert from DA/SA to DAO. The new style, with the rounded spur hammer, can be easily converted with the removal, or addition, of two parts (the Bobbit Lever, and hammer). Also, the new style hammer is a rebounding type whereas the old style is not. There are also subtle changes to the frame in models made after 1994 I think. I'm not sure exactly when the frame modifications started though.
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|May 3, 2001, 03:23 PM
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BTW, they stopped stamping with the "W." after the reunification of Germany.
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|May 3, 2001, 08:05 PM
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Mine 220 is marked made in W Germany and doesn't have the dovetailed from sight.I have had 0 problems.
My 220 sits in my hand better then any 1911 I have ever owned.If it didn;t I would shooting a 1911.
With all the trouble you say you have with your 220 I wonder why you still have it?All I shoot for practice are 185 gr semi wad cutters with 0 jams.I have no idea what your problem is but mine doesn't have it.
Alum. frame sheetmetal slide but it works well doesn't it.
I have no idea how many rds my 220 has fired as I bought it used.I have fired maybe 20,000 rds out of it with no problems at all.
As you can tell I love my sig 220 and if you buy this one you will too.By the way I gave more for my used 220 then the price on the new one you are loooking at.
|May 3, 2001, 08:26 PM
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I have an older P220 like yours, bought NIB in early '90s. I had also purchased a current P220 model a few months ago. As stated, the older P220 does have the spur hammer and the newer have the rowel hammer, the grips are different, etc. One other feature is that the older hammer has a half cock notch slightly behind the normal resting position. If you pull the hammer just slightly (not fully cocked), you'll engage the notch. The newer does away with this and is like the P226/228/229.
My older P220's SA trigger is MUCH better than the newer one's. It does, indeed, break like glass. There is a tiny bit of creep in the newer's SA trigger. DA actions are about the same weight wise but the older is a tiny bit smoother.
The NIB price of the older was IIRC $650-$700. The newer was $725. All after taxes, shipping, tranfers, etc. If you do not buy that NIB older for $500, let me know and tell me where.
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|May 4, 2001, 03:43 PM
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Sig P220: Older vs. Newer styles...Help
There is also one other point no one seems to touch upon very much. When laying out a series of pistols on a table at our weekend getaway Tthe pistols everyone seems to get enthusiatic about buying and owning are the pistols made the old fashion way with solid steel forgings and high polish beautiful blue finishes. High tech sheet metal pistols and pyro-plastic pistols are shooting machines, nothing more, nothing less. What is missing from these weapons is pride of ownership. Men down through the ages have always taken great pride in their personal weapons, they have engraved them and plated them and put fancy grips on them. The indians used to drive tacks in the stocks of their weapons. Although it is true the modern handgun may have very rust resistant finishes (ugly is the word) the weapons people seem to get very enthusiatic about are never the newer types. They all seem to grab the older guns off the table and completely ignor the newer ones. I own and shoot both types but the esthetic value is entirely missing in the newer type of weapons. Perhaps the younger generation that grew up with only the high tech sheet metal and plastic weapons really does not know or understand the difference. W.R.
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Leif Erickson
Football still rules the roost by a wide margin, according to an ESPN story based on a recent poll.
35% of Americans 18 and older name NFL football as their favorite. Major League Baseball came in at a distant second at 14%. NASCAR, NBA and NHL couldn't even muster more than 7%!
This is the 30th straight year that football has been the favored American sport.
Of course, here in New England, as much as we love our Pats and Sox, we're a pretty passionate hockey bunch. Basketball? Meh... we'll check on the Celtics in a few years.
All that matters to me nationally is baseball finished way ahead of NASCAR, which is the way things should be!
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The stonefly hatch has started on the Bitterroot River.
Skwala hatch accompanied by boats on Bitterroot River
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Boaters and fishers, like the raft above and canoe below, find their way back onto the water as the seasonal skwala hatch begins on the Bitterroot River. (Photo)
7 hours ago By BILL BEAN for the Missoulian
HAMILTON Does the skwala hatch always happen? What happens if the weather is too wet and cold for the adults to mate?
These two questions are the most commonly asked questions by new fishermen in the Bitterroot Valley.
The skwala hatch always happens. Some of the adults will find some dry areas around the banks of the river and come out whether it is raining or not. There are some protected areas under the rocks and under bridge abutments that allow the nymphs to come on shore and hatch into adults.
Even the cold ambient weather will not shut the hatch off completely. There are some hearty adults that will make their way back to the river to start the cycle over again for the next couple of years.
Some skwala hatches are better than others, and last year was heralded as one of the best. Most fishermen agree that 2012 was the best we have seen for the past 10 years and it is anticipated that it probably will happen again this year.
HAMILTON Despite the wintry weather, the skwala hatch has started on the Bitterroot River. Doubters need only go to the river and look at all the boats and fishermen during the warmest part of the day.
In fact, many folks refer to the spring boat hatch, rather than to the skwala hatch as on any given day, you can see more boats on the water than adult stoneflies.
Skwala stonefly adults are one of the most unusual stonefly hatches on the river.
The adults dont fly back to the river to deposit their eggs into the water. Instead, they swim out as far as their tiny legs will carry them and then let the fast water pull the eggs off their body and into the water where the eggs descend quickly to the bottom and are washed under rocks and debris.
The water levels on the Bitterroot are about normal as we proceed into the spring months. The snowpack looks good, even though we have lost a little ground during the last month.
On the Bitterroot, we have about 90 percent of our average snowpack, and still are building a little in the mountains. About another month of precipitation and we will be exactly where we should be for another good summer and fall of water levels.
Fishing during the past two weeks has been best on the lower river, although the upper river including the lower West Fork has been fair.
One of my favorite fishermen who comes to fish the Bitterroot River each year is here now and has taken some very large brown trout just below the put-in at Bell Crossing.
The Doc has landed one fish nearly 30 inches on a dry fly pattern that his friend and guide has been tying for nearly five years and it is a good one. I have not had the chance to see this particular pattern, but it must be great.
There are always a lot of fishermen on the river this time of year, so when you make your plans it might be best to get out early or stay out a little later than usual. With daylight saving time, it is easier to stay out late and try to coax that large fish to your pattern if you stay persistent enough.
The weekend weather promises to be typical of March. In like a lion and out like a lion is my prediction for this year. I have seen this type of spring before and it is not pretty. Rain and cool weather dominate the scene, and Mother Nature has not disappointed me so far.
Fish with wet flies or nymphs in the mornings and evenings. If the sun shines and the air temperatures seem warmer, fish with a skwala dry fly and a dropper. The dropper should be 14-18 inches below the dry fly; one of my favorite patterns is a mahogany chenille worm material tied on a scud hook.
Make sure you have your license when fishing and enjoy your time on the Bitterroot River.
Bill Bean is a longtime Bitterroot River guide, fly shop owner, fishing columnist and avid fly-fisherman.
Re: The stonefly hatch has started on the Bitterroot River.
I saw this on Grizzly Hackle's Facebook yesterday. hopefully this link will work
Nice Brown trout
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Now that is one serious fish!
Re: The stonefly hatch has started on the Bitterroot River.
I'll be floating a stretch on Saturday ... along with half of Missoula and Ravalli counties! And the weather forecast keeps getting worse everyday. I'm ready to bail on it, but there aren't a lot of chances to nail one of those piggy browns on top.
Re: The stonefly hatch has started on the Bitterroot River.
Good luck!
Hope you have better weather than we're forecast to get.. high of 31
Re: The stonefly hatch has started on the Bitterroot River.
There are more big brown trout out there as well...
Re: The stonefly hatch has started on the Bitterroot River.
As much as I want to hit it, half a day with a frozen guides, fingers, and asses just to get an hour of dry fly action probably ain't worth it!
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Re: The stonefly hatch has started on the Bitterroot River.
Hopefully the weather guys are as correct as usual.. it'll be in the 60s and clear :p
Re: The stonefly hatch has started on the Bitterroot River.
This might be my hint to get out there...The Missouri has just been so good though...
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Robert Charles Smith
b.30 Apr 1923 Aztec, San Juan, New Mexico
d.3 Jul 1993 West Valley City, Salt Lake, Utah
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m. 26 May 1944
m. 18 Oct 1948
m. 19 May 1969
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Memories by Carlee Smith:
Robert Charles Smith" He took voice training. He liked to sing. He played football on the football team. He liked to act in plays.
I sorted some of my mother's papers and found a journal she had written about my father, Robert Smith's military history. I will capsulize it.
In September of 1929, Robert started to school in the first grade of the Aztec Public School, then managed to squeeze by into the next grade each year, except for one year when he misjudged his teachers laxness and had to try the fourth grade twice.
On June 18, 1941, he rode a bicycle 20 miles into Farmington, New Mexico to join the United States Marine Corps. After being taken to Denver, Colorado, where he was given a physical examination and sworn into the Corps at 4 o'clock on June 23, 1941.
At 9 p.m. he with 21 other fellows boarded a pullman for San Diego. They arrived about 4 p.m. on Wednesday Jun 24, 1941, to begin the worst six weeks of his life--"Boot Camp."
He and 59 others were formed into Platoon 40 under Platoon Sergeants...
Then began the days of "Fall in! Fall out! On the double! Column right ! Column left! right oblique! left flank! rip ho! rip Ho! Platoon halt! forward march! scrub your clothes! field day, chow down. Hold that mess gear level, don't spill any chow on the deck, mail call, forget that letter, get closer to that razor! shine those shoes! oil that rifle! Hair cuts, drawing clothes, shoes too big, long days, short nights, ten mile hikes, inspections.
Then came the rifle range, pistol range, 22 range, firing a rifle with a 200# man on his shoulders, off hand setting, kneeling, prone to standing to prone, standing to sitting, rapid fire, slow fire.
After one more week of reconversion, so they said. [I don't know what this means] Finally final inspection then break up.
After spending 5 weeks in Sea School he was transferred to United States Fleet Training Base Marine Barracks San Clemente Island San Diego California There he remained for eleven months.
Until December 7, 1941, there was very little to do except sleep whether on watch or off.
On the first day of December 1941, he was granted liberty to expire on December 9, 1941 at 8 O'clock when the ship would arrive at the island. He spent four days of that liberty in St. George, Utah. [out of bounds]
In fact on the evening of December 7, 1941, he was about to board the bus to return to San Diego when he heard for the first time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which he wouldn't believe until they put off civilians to pick up service men returning to camp.
After his return to camp, the training began. After so much free time, 5:30 AM reville was rather hard to take. He is now thoroughly convinced that in all the training he has taken that he has never seen an obstacle course or a training course as rugged as San Clemente.
The island was turned into a training base for the Coast Guard and for the Roosevelt Raiders. Between training with the raiders and training [with] the Coast Guard, the next five months were plenty rugged.
On August 31, 1942 he was transferred to "I" Co 6th Reg. 2nd Division Fleet Marine Force, Camp Pendleton California, where he trained until the 27th September, 1942, when he was granted a 13 day furlough which was spent in St. George, Utah. Upon his return to Camp, preparations were made for boarding ship to destination unknown.
After boarding the DSS Brastogi, a converted Dutch freighter on Sept 19, 1942, the convoy sailed from San Diego bay at 5:30 pm on Sept 20. Next was 25 days of crowded compartments, salt water baths and stinking galleys.
At last his company was told their destination and for two days there was a hustle and bustle to get everything in readiness for combat and final letters home. Then came a change of orders--instead of Guadalcanal, they would go to New Zealand.
After 25 days on that pig boat, the sight of land looked mighty good to him and all the rest of the outfit.
At least when the ship ;was just entering the harbor there was nothing there but square red patches all over the hillside, no one knew what they could be and soon there were a few green squares here and there amongst the red. After about an hour the spots became roofs of houses. At last he was in the land of the Kiwi.
After staying in New Zealand for six weeks he sailed on December 26, 1942 for Guadalcanal and arrived there on January 4, 1942 to relieve the 8th Reg 2nd Div and serve with his outfit as mop up detail. They only spent six weeks there as the Island was secured. The ship went back to New Zealand where 90% of the men suffered from malaria. Eventually he was shipped to California.
He saw action in Japan as their ship shelled Okinawa and another town. Then he spent the rest of his career in Spokane, Washington.


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does anyone know how much i could expect to lose in the 1/4 if i had 3.73s?
I would have thought the "drag radials on pro stars" had helped you more. But still a 1.9 from a SC saleen is pretty good. Most SC saleen guys are pulling 2.1 to 2.3 60's due to having zero traction. 4 tenths of a second is pretty significant.
I would think if you have the traction you'll GAIN not lose... maybe 1 to 2 tenths...
last season i pulled a 1.9 60' on my street tires but only ran a 13.3 at 104 and i didnt have the o/r x pipe, last weekend i still only pulled a 1.9 with the d/r's but shifting into 4th before trapping helped my et and mph.
What is a Mac cai? (I am new to this sorry )
A mac cai stands for, Mac (the brand), and Cold Air Intake...CAI so its a mac cold air intake
Wow, thats really fast! Is that typical?
12.6 at 110 with just intake and exhaust? Somethings Fishy?
I was thinking that to...But you never know with saleen...
maybe they felt like making there cars motor nice for once ...
Well my car has been running amazing since my mods. It has some balls now. 4th gear dont take long at all
I am racing mine in the next couple of weeks! I need to know
i hit 125 Mph on the freeway today
Any speeding tickets?
I got a new best and ran 3 back to back 12.8'[email protected] a couple weeks ago.
I think it still has some left in it because I never powershifted that day.
But I did cut a 1.68 60ft
Nice times. No tickets Yet..... 130 Again today. Car is Runnin Phenominal and i dont have a tune Yet
Anyone have 10 second Saleens 99-04? With an SOHC?
No lol. I dont think so. Ive seen a mystic 96-98 saleen runnin 10's.
What is wrong with them? SOHC can't get it done? Or the Body is just too heavy?
You can find a 10 second Saleen over at www.modularpowerhouse.com
They built one thats pushing 600rwhp with the stock heads and intake
Got a new best with my 02 last [email protected] still want to get in the elevens...its so damn close i can taste it...


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Cannibalizing Culture
My hat is off to Stephen Graham Jones, because he is the kind of author that makes the frustrated writer inside every book reviewer cringe with self-doubt. The Fast Red Road - a Plainsong, Jones's first novel, is the kind of debut that should cause critics and readers everywhere to stand up and take notice. It's also the kind of debut that should drive wannabe writers to revise their copies of that crucial first manuscript over and over again, looking for the kind of power and majesty that they (by which I mean we) find in other newcomers. But don't fear, aspirants at your keyboards, for Jones is already an established author with various short-story publication credits under his belt. Just sit back, hold on, and prepare to be moved at full-throttle V8 speed.
The Fast Red Road has at its heart a noble aim, which is nothing less than revisiting and reviewing the myth of the American West. In a world where Cadillacs, retirees, and golf courses have replaced the cowboys, Indians, and scrub-brush of our collective cultural images, such a task might be crucial to reconciling the gap between past and present—or it may just be a literary exercise. Or for Stephen Graham Jones, who is Blackfeet, it might be a way of rewiring the personal and the historical into the contemporary. Whatever the case, the result is brilliant.
The Fast Red Road - a Plainsong
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It might be important, even significant, to note that this is a re-mythologizing of the American Southwest. The story takes place in the blacktop-scarred plains and deserts of Utah, Texas, and especially New Mexico (Arizona is mysteriously, almost deliberately, not a factor in this story). It is this southwestern region, calling to mind noir-ish films like Wild at Heart—images of driving classic boat cars with the white convertible top down, sunglasses on, and wind whipping through one's hair, ancient gas stations with frightening pump jockeys, and small towns that house not ghosts but the undead. This is the hot and dry climate that Jones takes to task and exposes through a dark and haunted lens. The Southwest of The Fast Red Road is similar to Burroughs's Tangier, a place filled with shady characters and a native magic that bends its inhabitants to the edge of reality. Space and time expand and contract like lungs breathing. Place means everything but is one of the most ineffable ingredients in this tale. It is a Southwest deadlocked into a cycle of repetitious history, where Jones's characters attempt to break this loop of fate, while simultaneously that circular history is the thing that draws them to break free. It is a place of spirits, telepathy, and psychosis.
The plot centers around Pidgin, a young half-white, half-Indian man who is drawn back to his hometown of Clovis, New Mexico, where the only living relative who awaits his return is his uncle, Birdfinger, from whom Pidgin is determinedly estranged. Pidgin has come home for the burial of his father, except that Pidgin's father, Birdfinger's twin brother, has been dead for the last seven years, his body lying in a medical research facility being dissected and tested for mysterious physiognomy. And that's not even when things start to get weird. The prologue, which doesn't feature Pidgin at all, sets the strange tone for the novel, and in a telling way Pidgin walks into a story that is already on a runaway train headed for dementia.
Trying to summarize the plot is futile, as it would take up a space half as long as the (rather long) novel itself and wouldn't make any sense. All a plot summary could leave one with is a distorted view of a distorted story. But there are things about this book that can be told, the things that work to make this essential reading for literature, fringe fiction, magical realism, myth, and postmodernism fans. Jones manages to grab readers by the short hairs and drag them down the Fast Red Road with him. He uses symbol, metaphor, puns, irony, allusion, illusion, and the macabre with such force that reading this book is a dizzy, vertiginous experience. At times Jones wraps symbol, foreshadowing, and re-shadowing around the reader's eyes like a diaphanous black veil, wrapping tighter and tighter until the reader can no longer see for the blur. Pop culture becomes both metaphor and reality, until they overlap and bleed into one another. Beneath it all is the sense of supreme synchronicity, the interconnectedness of all things, and the mythological magic of Native Americans and modern-day physics, colliding, colluding, and refashioning experience to their self-same images.
But all the while, Jones keeps meaning just out of reach, both for the readers and the characters, with whom the reader increasingly identifies even as things become more blurred and confused. This essential element, this chasing after meaning and resolution, is what keeps the red road fast. As I was reading this book, the edges of my own reality seemed to blur and my everyday world seemed to follow the contours of Pidgin's, where perception was increased and dramatically deceptive all at once. That is the true power of story at its best, to draw the reader into the world of the story just as the story inserts itself into the reader's world. Whether or not Jones actively pursued this end, he shows himself to be powerfully capable of engineering it. As the book comes to a close, the force of the its momentum propels the tale past its conclusion. Meaning has never been fully achieved, symbols never completely deciphered, and as in real life, some of the essential questions at the heart of the text go unanswered. Whereas in many a standard novel these would be glaring faults, omissions that leave the reader dissatisfied and disappointed, in The Fast Red Road, this in the only possible ending, that there is none. Very, very few times have I ever had the desire to pick a book back up after turning the last page and immediately begin reading again. The Fast Red Road is one of those books.
Ultimately this book could, and should, propel Stephen Graham Jones into the national consciousness. The Fast Red Road is a moving experience in a none-too-common sense: it propels. Whether or not Jones succeeds in rewriting our real idea of the Southwest and infusing it with new myth with this novel is secondary. It is accomplished in the story, and that is all that matters.
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Alexis, the live-in boyfriend of Raphael, hit her son Ezra in the back with a belt after waking up to find water running in the bathroom Thursday, according to the arrest report. Alexis called 911 after the boy vomited and became unconscious.
Ezra Raphael was transported to Jackson North Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The medical examiner ruled he died from blunt force trauma.
Police charged Alexis with first-degree murder and child abuse. A judge ruled Wednesday he be held on no bond.
"I love that boy, your honor," Alexis told the judge while wearing a padded vest to keep him from harming himself. "I loved that boy."
Raphael, who was working at the time of the incident, was charged with child neglect. The judge ruled she be held on $7,500 bond.
According to police, Raphael often left her son unsupervised when she worked as a prostitute. She was working the night he died, police said.
The Department of Children and Families closed a case against Raphael in 20 days. The department issued a statement about the case, saying: "The department in Alachua County was contacted by an unnamed individual to get medical assistance for the boy. The medical treatment was unrelated to any neglect or abuse."
A woman who lives next door to Alexis said she heard a commotion late Thursday night.
"I heard some noise. I thought it was because of the Heat game going on," said the woman who asked not to be identified. "It is so heart breaking to know that something like that happened next door and maybe if I would have listened a little more -- everything goes through your mind, like maybe I should have stayed outside a little more."
"I don't know what this world is coming to," said Kevin Johnson, a neighbor. "This is getting ridiculous. It is very, very, very shocking."
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How To Be A "June" // VOL2
For a soft, girly vintage 50s look, try channeling the June Carter Cash wardrobe in Walk the Line. You can instantly update this with some accessories and a contrasting, colorful heel. Reese Witherspoon pulls this off so well! Check out the first post in the How To Be A… series on Wendy Peffercorn. Ps. This one goes out to Alex of "Typical 90s Child".


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The Leviton BX100-V presents the pin & sleeve devices line. The Leviton locking wiring devices provide long lasting reliability and other features that are backed by a lifetime warranty. This model comes in gray color. The hub is sold separately. This model comes in gray color.
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The 10 x 10' Italian Series Chroma Green Background from Interfit allows you to photograph your subject in your home or studio and swap out the background, the using optional chroma key software, to one of your choice. The background is treated with a non-reflective coating and oven-baked for durability and longevity. A sleeve is sewn into the fabric for the crossbar of a background support system.
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Mr. Samuel Kweku Omari, winner of Glo Mobile Ghana's Best Dealer award for 2012 and his spouse, have flown to Old Trafford, home of the champions of the English Premier League, Manchester United, on an all-expense-paid trip to the United Kingdom.
In a special package put together by Glo Mobile Ghana, Mr. Omari, Managing Director of M Power Pack and his wife, Blendina, will be guests of Manchester United for four days and will undertake a guided tour of Old Trafford and interact with players and officials of the team.
On January 25, at the first Glo Dealers' Appreciation and Awards night which hosted some 66 accredited Glo Mobile Dealers from all over the country, Mr. Omari's Accra-based M Power Pack, emerged the dealership which bought the largest stock of Glo products and had as his prize, a fully sponsored round trip to the UK, a guided tour of Manchester United FC's facilities and scheduled engagements with players and officials of Manchester United Football Club.
'Being a Glo Dealer is as much fun as it is serious business. Our cherished customers extend their appreciation for the products to us and it helps to build a relationship which is in the mutual interest of the customer and our businesses,' an elated Omari told journalists at the airport before boarding a KLM flight for the UK.
'My trip is a demonstration of appreciation beyond comparison, and I am most grateful to the Management of Glo for the support they have given me and my business so far,' he said.
Asked how he feels about going to Old Trafford and meeting the stars, Mr. Omari, an ardent Manchester United fan retorted: 'Manchester United have always represented the ultimate team to me. Win or lose, I like their discipline and their fighting spirit. Like Glo, they are natural winners - destined to be number one. It's for the same reason that I'm with Glo'.
A strategic alliance concluded two years ago between the African communications giant, Globacom Limited, and the leading club in the English Premier league, Manchester United paved the way for the two great brands to synergize and promote their brands on each other's turf. The partnership serves to consolidate Globacom's already impressive record in sports development in West Africa.
The Ghana chapter of this Alliance was launched in August last year, when Glo invited Manchester United's legendary goalkeeper, Peter Schmeichel and officials from Old Trafford to grace the occasion.


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- Country:
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- City:
- Bursa
- Dates:
- 17th century – 19th century
- Travel Account, 17th century
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While passing through Mudanya, Evliya Çelebi mentions the abundance of vineyards and gardens and the famed figs, grapes, grape juice, and vinegar. Arriving in Bursa, he observes its sites and their characteristics such as Uludag, the rivers that flow through houses and palaces by way of canals, springs that water all the buildings, numerous pools, fountains and şadırvans, house hamams, vineyards, orchards, and the fountains which water them. He writes:
Over the shops on the hundreds of streets of Bursa, grapevines hang like chandeliers. These streets, which have become places of shade, are marketplaces decorated with grapevines. In some small squares, there are streets lined with large sycamores and weeping willows. For this city, like the Garden of Eden, is city of heavenly gardens, written to have 47,000 lush vineyards, gardens, and orchards. All the houses of the lower city have their own garden like the Garden of Eden, and each has its pool and şadirvan also.
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green Bursa. The city's fecundity was even more evident at the time, when it had 366 recreational spaces, each which had many wild flowers and was a garden unto itself.


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The West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner is calling for greater awareness of cyber crime following an attack on eBay.
Mark Burns-Williamson said the hacking of the auction website highlighted the importance of addressing the issue – one of his priorities – at all levels.
"Cyber crime has become an increasing concern for the West Yorkshire public, and it is estimated cyber-related fraud alone costs the UK economy £27 billion a year," he said.
"There is no doubt cyber crime is a part of many crimes these days, from fraud to serious organised crimes.
"There is a large amount of work being done to raise awareness and make the right investments in skills, and working with not only the public sector bodies, but private sector too."


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17 March 2011
Lightning lost 3-2 in a shootout.
Although there was no scoring in the 1st period, the Lightning go up on a powerplay late in the period, and you'd think that would be a good thing. But Vinny is battling PK Subban in front of the net. They trade some slashes. Vinny becomes to get angry. Subban continues to be a douche.
Then this happens:
Leads to a slashing major and a game misconduct for Vinny. Subban got a minor for slashing. Subban may have a career in acting after all this hockey is over.
"How can you tell we're in Canada?"
That's what SUN Sports asked during their commentary of the game tonight after Vinny was ejected from the game. I don't think it has to do with being in Canada at all SUN Sports, I just think the refs made bad call or rather the slash was right but the game misconduct was too much. I don't think this happened just because we're in Canada. Plus, Vinny is from Montreal, non? Maybe this would make more sense if he wasn't French-Canadian.
The Lightning are still on their powerplay in the 2nd period and convert with a shot from Teddy Purcell. The Habs tie it up shortly after with a goal from Andrei Kostitsyn.
The third period consisted of the Lightning letting in ANOTHER SHORT HANDED GOAL (#12) and getting a powerplay goal themselves. Goal is his 12th of the season by #12 Simon Gagne
Mike Cammalleri got the game winning shootout goal.
Lightning play the Senators next in Ottawa on Saturday.
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He is the last surviving member of the Forces of Darkness. Dark Lord Mammon is a trickster demon, unmatched when it comes to deception and the power of persuasion. Long overlooked among his dastardly peers, he now stands on the cusp of becoming an even bigger threat than any who came before him.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Syngenta has announced that it will acquire the DuPont Professional Products insecticide business.
Under the terms of the agreement, Syngenta will acquire established pest control brands Advion and Acelepryn and other intellectual property, as well as a number of employees, according to a press release. Syngenta will also access the related active ingredients and formulated products from DuPont through exclusive supply and licensing agreements.
"When you look at these three insecticides and the options in the field that we have, they're very complementary. They're IP-protected, they're new and modern. DuPont has done a good job of them to date," says Scott Reasons, head of Syngenta's turf and landscape business. "Then we look at adding these to our portfolio to increase our full portfolio solution opportunity on the specially managed turf."
The $125 million transaction, which still must be approved by regulators, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2012.
"We intend to give further R&D investment to these products, to take what we think is a great potential today even further into the marketplace. They are patent-protected products, and I'm sure we'll have R&D investment in each product in the future," Reasons says.
Under the terms of the deal, Syngenta will receive the rights to Advion, Acelepryn, Altriset, Calteryx, Provaunt and Arilon-branded products and end-use registrations, and a license under DuPont's patents and know-how for indoxacarb,chlorantraniliprole and cyantraniliprole related to their use in the professional product market.
DuPont will continue to manufacture indoxacarb, chlorantraniliprole, cyantraniliprole and market products containing these active ingredients, such as Coragen and Prevathon in other markets.
The acquisition comes a year after DuPont's Imprelis herbicide was linked to widespread damage to non-target plants.
Imprelis, released in the spring of 2011, controlled a wide range of broadleaf weeds with a new active ingredient – aptexor – and a new subclass of the carboxylic acid herbicides. The product gave LCOs a low-volume option that by all accounts controlled of a wide range of weeds, including hard-to-eradicate species like ground ivy and wild violet.
But in early summer of that year, applicators and university researchers in the Northeast and Midwest reported damaged conifers, and mainly Norway spruce and white pine trees. A few months later, DuPont suspended sales of the product and EPA further banned its sale.
The Imprelis claims resolution Process will remain at DuPont, the compnay reported.
Stay tuned to www.lawnandlandscape.com for more as this story develops.