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Sandhoff named new dean at DWU
Dakota Wesleyan University has announced Diane Sandhoff as the newest dean appointment for the College of Healthcare, Fitness and Sciences.
Dr. Rocky VonEye, the former dean, was named DWU's provost several months ago and had been serving in both capacities. Sandhoff, who has been with DWU since 1989, accepted the position as dean last week.
"As I was growing up I always felt passionate about having a career path in nursing/healthcare and/or education," she said in a news release. "I have been blessed to be part of both worlds while at DWU."
Sandhoff has taught in the classroom, for online courses, and for the past eight years has commuted to Sioux Falls to teach the LPN to RN nursing program at DWU's satellite school.
She and her husband, George Sandhoff, live in Parkston. They have two children and three grandchildren.
— Source: Dakota Wesleyan University


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SEC football in the news
Two weeks have come and gone in the SEC, and teams are making headlines -- good and bad.
What's happening this week:
Junior all-purpose-back Jalston Fowler will undergo season-ending knee surgery after being injured in the win over Western Kentucky.{} Click here to read more.
Through two games, the Alabama defense has racked up the turnovers, recovering three fumbles and intercepting four passes.{} Click here to read more.
The Million Dollar Band is approaching its 100th anniversary and will celebrate with a concert on September 21.{} Click here to read more.
Gene Chizik says his team is "manning up" after beginning the season 0-2.{} Click here to read more.
Auburn is standing by their struggling quarterback Keihl Frazier.{} Frazier committed five turnovers in the loss to Mississippi State last Saturday.{} Click here to read more.
Chizik declined to comment on reports that the NCAA is looking into the Tigers' recruitment of running back Jovon Robinson.{} Click here to read more.
Arkansas coach John L. Smith is doing his best to move forward following a devastating loss to Louisiana-Monroe.{} Click here to read more.
Quarterback Tyler Wilson's status for the game against Alabama is uncertain after reportedly suffering a concussion against La.-Monroe last week.{} Click here to read more.
Two suspended players on defense will be back on the field for the Bulldogs' game against Florida this Saturday.{} Click here to read more.
Mississippi State
New starting quarterback Tyler Russell is much more adept in the passing game than Bulldog quarterbacks of the past.{} Click here to read more.
A Tennessee high school football coach said he witnessed a booster give a recruit around $200 in cash.{} Click here to read more.
Ole Miss
The SEC has suspended defensive back Trae Elston for the Rebels' upcoming home game against Texas because of a hit in last weekend's win over UTEP.{} Click here to read more.
South Carolina
Head coach Steve Spurrier will go for his 200th career victory at the college level on Saturday when the Gamecocks host UAB.{} Click here to read more.

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With the 2012 gaming calendar all but wrapped, there's only one thing left to do – celebrate the year's best titles spanning a variety of genres. However, PSU.com has this year decided to inject a little twist into the proceedings. Instead of deciding on things ourselves, we've given you, the PSU community, the keys to the castle so to speak, with the list of nominees and ultimate winners decided entirely by our loyal readers. Whether it's Sports, RPG or Action/Adventure, you guys have been voting manically for the past seven days or so, deciding the cream of the crop among 2012's gaming greats. Simply put, this is YOUR Game of the Year Awards.
So, without further ado, let's crack on with our look at the Best Racing Game of 2012, as decided by you lovely chaps and chapettes.
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Speed freaks weren't particularly well-catered for in 2012 with only a few racing games hailed as a success by the critics. Among the best of the bunch were DIRT Showdown, Sonic & All-Stars Racing and LittleBigPlanet Karting on PlayStation 3, and the brilliant Motorstorm RC on PlayStation Vita. There were also a few familiar franchises that made a comeback this year with relative degrees of success, including WipeOut 2048, Ridge Racer Unbounded and WRC 3. And it's one of the well-known IPs that the readers of PlayStation Universe have voted their favourite racing game of 2012.
And the winner is…
Need For Speed: Most Wanted
EA's rejuvenated racer slaughtered the opposition by gaining around 90 percent of the votes from PSU readers. Not only does Most Wanted deliver a great roster of cars that handle superbly on the twisting roads of Fairhaven City, but it brings a whole new social and competitive aspect to racing games that we haven't seen before. The fact that everything you and others do is tracked so meticulously gives you real reason to keep on playing so you can shave seconds off your best times or try and beat what your friends have achieved. Most importantly, it's the driving and the intensity of burning down highways at break-neck speed weaving in and out of traffic that wins you over.
Read a snippet of our Need For Speed Most Wanted review below:
"It's clear the developer held onto much of its experience with Burnout: Paradise and built upon the NFS franchise after some less than perfect recent outings. Most Wanted certainly doesn't reinvent the arcade-style racing game, nor does it perfect it. However, this is one of the most complete arcade racers we've seen and certainly one of the franchise's best."


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Earth Fare is offering a great coupon this week: Free pound of ground turkey dark meat with coupon and an additional $5.00 purchase!
Click HERE for the coupon. For many coupons you need to have an Earth Fare account to print the coupon. This one does not require that. If you shop at Earth Fare, I do suggest you create one though so you don't miss any good coupons. Coupon valid 5/25 - 5/27.


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BAGHDAD -- President Jalal Talabani met with representatives of seven armed groups and is optimistic they may agree to lay down their weapons, his office said yesterday. It was the first time a senior Iraqi official has acknowledged talks with insurgents.
But Talabani did not identify the groups or specify when and where the meeting took place. The spokesman of one major insurgent group, the Islamic Army in Iraq, said his organization had not taken part in such a meeting.
Last year Talabani offered to talk with insurgents, but it was unclear whether any took up the offer. US officials have acknowledged meeting Iraqis who had ties to Sunni Arab insurgents but not with representatives of those groups.
American diplomats have also cautioned that any such dialogue could take a long time to end the fighting because of divisions within insurgent ranks, which include Islamic extremists such as Al Qaeda in Iraq who show no sign of wanting to end their jihad, or holy war, against the Americans and their Iraqi partners.
It was also unclear whether the seven groups represented a substantial portion of the insurgency. Talabani also did not say whether the insurgents presented their own demands.
''I believe that a deal can be reached with the seven armed groups that visited me," Talabani was quoted as saying. The statement said Talabani made the remarks Saturday during a meeting with fellow Kurds in the Kurdish self-ruled region of northern Iraq.
US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad has been anxious to establish a dialogue with insurgents except for Islamic extremists such as Al Qaeda in Iraq and Saddam Hussein loyalists. US officials believe a third faction -- mostly nationalistic Sunni Arabs -- might be willing to cut a deal if they feel Iraq's new national unity government serves their interests.
According to the statement, Talabani said Al Qaeda in Iraq, led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, had declared a ''genocide against the Iraqi people."
''But there are groups other than the Saddamists and Zarqawists who joined armed operations to fight the occupation, and we are trying to establish a dialogue with them so they will join the political process," he said.
Talabani's security adviser, Lieutenant General Wafiq al-Samaraei told Al- Arabiya television that the dialogue was aimed at driving a wedge between religious zealots and other insurgents.
The spokesman of the Islamic Army in Iraq, Ibrahim al-Shammari, said his organization did not take part in a meeting but he did not say whether others did.
''Our strategic choice is to resist the occupation by armed force," Shammari told Al-Jazeera television. ''We met neither the Americans, nor the US ambassador, nor with the [Iraqi] government because it is an illegal government with no credibility."
American officials hope the new leadership of Shi'ites, Sunnis, and Kurds can calm sectarian tensions and lure disaffected Sunni Arabs away from the insurgency. That would enable the United States and its international partners to begin leaving Iraq.
Prime Minister-designate Nouri al- Maliki hopes to name his Cabinet -- the final step in organizing the new government -- by May 10, Iraqi officials said
In an interview Saturday with National Public Radio, Khalilzad expressed skepticism that Maliki would finish by his self-imposed deadline. He has until late this month to complete the task.
''It's good to have a deadline, but I think perhaps he's being optimistic," Khalilzad said.
Another key step in paving the way for a US drawdown is the training and equipping of the Iraqi Army and police to take on a greater security role. US officials are anxious to recruit more Sunni Arabs into the Shi'ite-dominated ranks to help win the trust of the Sunni community.
The first all-Sunni class finished its basic training yesterday in Habaniyah, 50 miles west of Baghdad. After the graduation ceremony, some of the 978 new soldiers began shouting and arguing when they learned they would have to serve in Ramadi and other dangerous parts of Sunni-dominated Anbar Province instead of their hometown of Fallujah.
Some soldiers also protested that they had not been paid. Basic training lasts four weeks for Iraqi troops compared with nine weeks in the Army.
Also yesterday, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said Iranian forces shelled Kurdish rebel positions near the Iraqi town of Haj Omran, about 180 miles northeast of Baghdad. There were no reports of casualties.
Meanwhile, at least 12 people, including two children, were killed yesterday in bombings and drive-by shootings across the country, and the bodies of seven others, all males, were found in three separate areas of Baghdad, police said. The bodies were bound and showed signs of torture but was unclear when they died, police said.


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Close Air Support with Air Force TACP and US Army Special Forces in Iraq!
TACP calls in Close Air Support with US Army Special Forces in Iraq! TACPs are integrated with the army, as seen here with a Special Forces team, and integrate fires with the ground tactical plan.
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US Air Force TACP Recruiting Video
This is the official TACP recruiting video shown to BMT trainess by the TACP recruiters. It is a brief but accurate description of the training you will undergo in the quest to earn the coveted Black
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USAF TACP / JTAC Highlights and Close Calls
Airstrike and firefight footage
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Airstrike in Aghanistan - 3 JDAM TACP
Taliban bullets strike a few feet in front of the camera. 3 JDAM's engage the position firing at the U.S. forces. This footage is part of the ongoing documentation of war in Afghanistan.
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SOF TACP in Afghanistan and Iraq
putting steel on target
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HALO jumpers!
Air Force TACPs jump out of a C-130
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Air Force TACP guy removes gauze from MRSA infection
MRSA (Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) a staph infection that is resistant to antibiotics. Please wash hands and bathe frequently if at all possible.
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Baghdad TACP's
Airmen coordinating bomb drops in Iraq.
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TACP's Drop Bomb
Air Force Airmen and Army Soldiers call in an air strikes during Operation Marne Thunderbolt.
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JTACS Link Airpower
2/5/2010 - Joint Terminal Attack Controllers are that key link between air-to-ground operations and are crucial to bringing airpower to bear against our enemies in today and tomorrow's fights.
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174th ATKW Range 48 JTAC A-10 Training
13 members of the 274th Air Support Operation Squadron (ASOS) along with 13 members of the Dutch Air Force participated in Joint Tactical Air Control (JTAC) training at Fort Drum Range 48. The 274th A
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HAHO military jump from C-130
See title TACP LRS Combat Weather
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An 11-year-old schoolgirl proved to be a cut above after having seven inches of hair trimmed to raise money for charity.
Megan Porter, who goes to Stanley Primary in Teddington, raised £803 so far for the Little Princess Trust, which provides wigs for children who have lost hair during cancer treatment.
She got her hair cut at Rush in Richmond on Saturday, June 21, and has raised enough for two wigs for children.
To donate, visit uk.virginmoneygiving.com/StevePorter2.


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A framework of successful organizational practices in Western multinational companies operating in Russia
Russian organizations have undergone significant changes since the 1990s. A new generation of Russian managers has come to the fore in Russia, who are eager to learn and open to Western knowledge. In turn, Western multinationals have also learned the fundamentals of doing business in Russia. How these developments are reflected in today's operations of Western multinationals in Russia remains – albeit with a few exceptions – largely unexplored in the academic literature. To address this gap, this paper explores what are the organizational practices and how do Western multinationals utilize them when striving to succeed in today's Russia. Based on two explorative case studies and 64 personal interviews with top and line managers it identifies four organizational practices, such as management training, corporate culture management, intercultural and linguistic training, and HRM practices, and two internalization mechanisms, such as boundary spanning, and reliance on local competence. The analysis elucidates important changes that have occurred in Western-Russian business relations and underscores important practical implications.
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Card Date 48/07/05 Oshawa, ON Oshawa Arena
World Title: Bill Longson W Earl McCready
The Masked Marvel W Colonel Pete Peterson
Nanjo Singh W Red Simms
The first appearance of the World Title in Oshawa in July 1948.
"Wild" Bill Longson defends his National Wrestling Association title vs popular
Canadian star Earl McCready.
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Windows Version with Distribution
Hello LQ Moderators. I do not know if anyone has brought up this idea before, but I thought that the site could provide a space titled "Windows Versions" or something similar (Other operating systems, non-linux, etc) under an individual's username, location, Linux distribution, etc. For example, mine would look like:
Registered: Feb 2008
Distribution: PCLinuxOS 2007, Knoppix 5.1.1
Windows Version(s) Windows XP
Posts: 33
because I dual-boot WinXP with PCLinuxOS.
What caused me to create this post is that I have seen people stick their Windows versions with their distributions, which makes no sense.
Anyhow, thanks for reading; I throughly enjoy the site. Keep up the good work!
Technically, each "version" of Windows is a different Windows distribution made by MS. So the distributions would be:
numbered (1.0 to 3.11)
dated (95, 98, 2000)
lettered (ME, NT, XP)
Vista (home-basic et al)
If you check under the help menu, you'll find the version number for your Windows XP distribution (IIRC). It only seems sensless because MS have traditionally not emphasized this. MS customers typically use the service-pack number like linux free-folk use the release number.
Must confess to being completely neutral on this score... it wouldn't show up for me.
How far should this go though - shall we have a separate field for each software-house that makes one? Sun version? Mac version? BSD version? Perhaps the situation is resolved if the feild name is changed? Say, instead of "distribution", something like "Preferred OS" or just "OS:"? Would that make more sense?
Simon, I wouldn't bother putting in the windows version number, as that could confuse others. (unless of course, youu are actually running Windows 3.1.
In response to changing the fields around, what I was thinking was exactly what you had said: a field for each software-house that makes an OS. When an LQ user wants to edit their profile, on the bottom of the page I think there should be a section titled "Preferred Operating System(s)" containing five fields titled "Linux", "Sun", "Mac", "BSD", and "Windows". Any fields left blank would not show up under an individual's username on posts.
Again, using my example to help clarify, it would originally appear like this:
Registered: Feb 2008
Linux: PCLinuxOS 2007, Knoppix 5.1.1
Windows: XP
Posts: 34
but since the Sun, Mac, and BSD fields were left blank, they would be omitted, so the user information would look like this:
Registered: Feb 2008
Linux: PCLinuxOS 2007, Knoppix 5.1.1
Windows: XP
Posts: 34
And here I thought it was a reductio ad absurdum...
Of course, "linux" isn't a software house. Neither is "Windows".
The list becomes:
(listing each linux distro maintainer would be tedious)
Sun Microsystems
etc etc
Of course' LQ allows embedded systems as well, so those should be considered too:
ARC International
CMX Co
Forth Inc
Psion Systems
Wind River
etc etc
Or perhaps in major classes - like:
Other Unix
It may have a use from a demographics POV.
We can extend the concept by offering a pull-down list of locations instead of leaving what to type up to the user?
Further... offer a collection of name feilds... temporary, silly, etc. With an alias generator for those who cannot think of one. Imagine an LQ Addict user who is stuck with the alias: "ubern00bie" because it seemed cute at the time... it could be changed later, and all the posts by ubernoobie end up reading "posted by 1kewl1". Maybe one could have a different alias in different forums?
What about the user who chose "justarandomname" or "asdef" because they couldn't think of anything... the alias generator could use an anagram of their actial name, for instance. I mean, if I'd thought of that, I could have been:
Inbred Gismo
Disrobing Em
Morbid Singe
Sobering Dim
Bride Sing Om
... to pick five.
While you were more creative with "naughty one" (BM?), you could have been:
Henna Gouty
Hangout Yen
Age Thy Noun
Heat Gnu Yon (Hate Gnu Yon probably wouldn't be so cool...)
Thane Young
... hmmm, I think I got better anagrams.
[edit] My wife lucked out: she'd have got "Anne 'Hellcat' Newsier"
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type winver.exe, and then click OK. The version number is displayed in the About Windows box.
To determine whether you have an OEM installation of Windows, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.
3. Click the General tab.
4. Locate the number that is displayed under Registered to.
This number typically contains 20 digits. If digits 6, 7, and 8 contain the letters "OEM", you have an OEM installation of Windows.
For example, the following sample Product ID number indicates an OEM installation:
No, I meant that I don't use windows, therefore the windows version entry wouldn't show.
Good info though - most people don't know that Windows has versions.
Again, you exceed what I had expected. Honestly, at this point, things seem to be getting over my head. Despite all that, I think we might be on to something here. But how to implement this idea?
At this time we have no plans to implement a "Windows Version" profile field. Thanks for the feedback.
You mean like this? I think there's a few put their Windows details there, although it's not strictly a distribution.
Of course, one could always put it in their sig, as well...
Okay then, I will include something in my sig. Besides, jeremy has spoken. :)
We get quite a few newbies asking if dual booting with Windows works, how to do it, etc. So, if those members who are doing it indicate that they are, it might give the nervous newbies confidence to try it.
The only problem is that they cannot get over-confident. They just have to take the their time and go through the proper steps to creating a Windows/Linux system. Eventually, it will become second-nature.
The NT family's roots are apparently VAX VMS, not DOS, and this family has taken over because its non-DOS roots lead to a system that scales a lot better and is more robust.
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Octavia Spencer: Academy Awards 2012 [PHOTOS]
The ever lovable Octavia Spencer looked sublime in white when she attended this year's Oscars at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Sunday (February 26th). Her beaded Tadashi Shoji gown was figure flattering and made her beautiful skin glow. She paired the gown with fabulous Jimmy Choo heels while her hair and makeup was lovely with Neil Lane jewelry. She completed the look with a mirrored Judith Leiber clutch.
Octavia won the award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the film The Help, which is nominated for Best Picture. Her emotional speech was simply adorable and endearing.


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RickPorter.org Posts New Salespress Pro 2.0 Squeeze Page Template Generator Demonstration Video
Salespress Pro 2.0 has once again been featured on the internet marketing blog of Rick Porter. In a new video the simple squeeze page template generator is given a complete demonstration and overview showing how easy it is to setup high converting squeeze pages with a combination of text and video. The quick video overview shows the various features and options that an internet marketer can use when using SalesPress Pro 2.0 as their premium Wordpress theme. You can read the entire Press Release here.


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This is a pretty little pink and white paper weight with a split in the middle and each side has a different design, one side looks like plants and the other side looks like a little animal of some kind. There is no signature or mark . A nice little piece!


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Keep Calm and Teach: Best Practices for Teaching Cohorts
COE faculty has published a monograph titled Honoring Our Elders: Culturally Appropriate Approaches for Teaching Indigenous Students. Edited by Jon Reyhner, Joseph Martin, Louise Lockard and W. Sakiestewa Gilbert. Papers written by faculty Christine Lemley, Angelina Castagno and Angela Willeto.
Ishmael Munene, associate professor of educational leadership, was elected president of the African Studies and Research Forum.
More info
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For the second time in a month, violent tornadoes ripped through the state of Missouri and their destruction has directly affected the Missouri football team.
"I had a couple friends that their families, the whole house is blown away," said sophomore running back Jimmy Jackson. "Ain't much you can do about it. Mother Nature."
Jackson is from Caruthersville, Missouri. That town was featured in a report on NBC Nightly News earlier this week as one of the areas most devastated by the latest round of tornadoes.
"It just hurts you," Jackson said. "People you've known all your life, to see them in a crisis like that, it's just terrible."
Jackson's immediate family is fine, as is his house. The Jacksons were more fortunate than redshirt freshman offensive lineman Kurtis Gregory. On March 12th, a tornado leveled the house of Gregory's older sister in Arrow Rock, Missouri.
"I never thought that would happen to us," Gregory told the Columbia Daily Tribune. "When I was a little kid, every time there was a storm warning, my dad would always say, 'It's not going to come here.' "
Following that storm, Gary Pinkel and his staff donated $1,000 to the family of Stephanie Keller. The Tigers also have plans to help the most recent victims of the state's storms.
"I asked Jimmy if there was anything I can do," said Tiger safety William Moore. "We're supposed to go down there, next time we're down there, and make some donations, take some clothing to some of the kids, whatever we can do."
Moore came to Mizzou from Hayti, just six miles northeast of Caruthersville.
"There are a lot of people that I know from Jimmy's area," said Moore. "It basically hit in Caruthersville, where Jimmy's from, so a lot of people from there that I know. I had my mom go check on Jimmy's parents, see if they're all right."
Both Moore and Jackson stay in close contact with a number of people in the area. Both are searching for any way they can help those hurt by the tornadoes.
"They support us and we support them," Moore said. "It's sad we had to see it due to a tornado, but at the same time, like I told Jimmy, whatever you need, I got it."


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On August 13, 2013, the Massachusetts Society of CPAs (MSCPA) announced the winners of its annual Women to Watch Awards. Each year, the MSCPA recognizes women for their achievements in the accounting profession, leadership qualities, and contributions to their communities. Awards are presented in two categories: Experienced Leaders (more than fifteen years of experience), and Emerging Leaders (fewer than fifteen years of experience).
"These women are top performers both in and out of the office, and it's a proud moment for the profession when we recognize their accomplishments," said Theodore Flynn, CAE, MSCPA president and CEO.
The 2013 Women to Watch Award winners are (in alphabetical order by last name):
Experienced Leaders
- Renee Davis, CPA, partner, Powers & Sullivan CPAs, LLC
- Kristin Kelley, CPA, MST, director, Abrams Little-Gill Loberfeld PC (ALL)
- Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA, co-president, Alexander, Aronson, Finning & Co., PC (AAF)
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- Kristie Cotter, CPA, manager, Samet and Company PC
- Karen Briggs McElroy, CPA, senior manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP
- Kathy Parker, CPA, partner, Rodman & Rodman, PC
Awards will be presented at the MSCPA's Women's Leadership Summit on November 7 at The Westin Waltham. For information about the Summit, visit mscpaonline.org/2013womensleadership.
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After a Laser Skin Tightening Treatment Wears off Will my Skin Return To It's Original Condition or Will It Be More Wrinkled?
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Skin Tightening Lapse
Your skin will initially appear tight but it will then loosen over time because you age as time progresses. Every skin type is a bit different with regard to the elastic properties, the amount of sun damage and level of care you have for your skin. There are not treatments that I know of that last forever. A quick fix is generally not associated with a lasting outcome.
Appearance of Skin After Laser Skin Tightening Wears Off
In our office we use the GentleYag for laser skin tightening and our patients are satisfied with the results (especially as we have set realistic expectations). I have found that in most cases, once the results of the treatment wear off, the patients find that their baseline is slightly improved from their previous baseline. And as with many other treatments, the more consistently you do laser skin tightening, the better your skin will appear long-term. Click on the link below to view a video demonstrating laser skin tightening with the GentleYag.
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As TNT's DALLAS prepares to lay the iconic J.R. Ewing to rest, viewers will have the unique opportunity to catch up with the hit series online. TNT will make the first six episodes of Dallas Season 2 available for online viewing at http://tntdrama.com and through the TNT mobile app.
The seventh episode of the season will join the pack on March 5, the day after it airs on TNT. All seven episodes will remain available for online streaming through March 12, the day after the episode featuring J.R.'s funeral premieres. Dallas airs Mondays at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) on TNT. This special offering by TNT means that viewers will be able to catch up with the entire season-to-date.
In Dallas' March 11 episode - entitled "J.R.'s Masterpiece" - the Ewing clan comes together to say goodbye to J.R. Ewing, who, after a Lifetime of scheming and dealing, has finally met his end. The Ewing family reels at hearing the news about J.R.'s death and is even more shocked to learn the cause. Striving to set aside their differences, J.R.'s family comes together to mourn his passing, accompanied by many characters from his past. But their tears are soon overpowered by a shocking revelation worthy of one of televisions most iconic characters. In life - and now in death - nothing is ever as it seems when it comes to J.R. Ewing.


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After two months of suspense, the wish list for Shanghai's new free-trade zone was finally released yesterday.
What you should read, however, is not the long list of things to be liberalised but a paragraph in the State Council announcement that stipulates a policy-making and policy-implementation system rarely seen on the mainland.
It said: "The State Council will lead and co-ordinate the building of the [zone]. The Shanghai municipal government will organise and refine the implementation with great care.
"All relevant departments should be supportive and do their best in the co-ordination and evaluation … to make the building and management of the [zone] a success.
"Should the Shanghai municipal government encounter any major problem, it should be promptly reported to the State Council."
That deviates significantly from the mainland's three-tiered system of policy administration - the State Council, the ministries and the local authorities. The powerful ministries have been reduced to a supporting role.
This tells us just how desperate the leadership is about pushing for reform, highlights the strength of resistance that the ministries have put up against the zone, and foreshadows the difficulties the Shanghai municipal government will encounter in making the zone a success.
Frustrated by 10 years of stagnation in economic reform, the leadership is hoping that the zone - a field trial for major policy changes - will open up cracks in the stone wall, building on some key successes achieved by their predecessors.
There was the establishment of the Shenzhen special economic zone in the '80s, marking the start of the mainland's market liberalisation, and the mainland's entry into the World Trade Organisation in 2001, which gave a push to trade liberalisation and corporate reform.
As in those two controversial reforms, the idea of a free-trade zone was strongly opposed by related ministries and got through only after some banging of tables by Premier Li Keqiang. Only the Ministry of Commerce has spoken out in support of the zone so far.
Instead of ironing out the differences and bringing everyone on board, the leaders have decided to "go solo", putting the ministries on the sideline and transferring some of their vetting powers to Shanghai.
That is bold. Mind you, despite strong defiance from interest groups, the mainland's WTO entry was the work of a central-level committee comprising various ministers under the leadership of a deputy premier.
The key issue here is that it is beyond imagination how the free-trade zone is going to work without the expertise and support of the ministries.
Struck in the middle is Shanghai, which will have to handle the not insignificant task of implementation. Just how well the city will be able to manoeuvre and deliver is doubtful, going by recent speeches by its leaders.
Shanghai bureaucrats are not known for innovation. "The core task of the [zone] is system innovation. The reform is difficult," Shanghai's Communist Party secretary Han Zheng told the city's leadership. "We have to give up the practice that we are used to. We have to actively try out things that we are not familiar with and come with risk."
Shanghai bureaucrats are also notorious for the way they protect their turf. "Shanghai should not be tied down by departmental or regional interests," the city's deputy party secretary and mayor, Yang Xiong, said. "We have to be united and work for it."
(The city's growth did not tail other provinces for five successive years for no reason.)
Being used to direct access to the very top for decades, the city does not have impressive guanxi (connections) at the ministerial level.
"Every department should actively lobby for the support of the ministries in making this reform a success," Yang said.
The job is tough. No wonder, the first line of the announcement reads: "The building of the [zone] is an important decision made by the Party Central and the State Council".
To the ministries, that means "you may ignore the State Council but don't you dare ignore the party".
The announcement also said: "Go ahead with the mature reform and improve it gradually."
To the Shanghai authorities, that translates into the comforting thought that it "is okay to make mistakes".
Of course, there is the last resort of running to daddy if the big brothers push you around. The problem, however, is that daddy is not there all the time, and the unhappy big brothers know many tricks that can trip the little one over.
It is therefore not surprising that the Shanghai leadership has adopted a cautious tone on the free-trade zone.
"It is about a series of non-stop reforms. It is about accumulating small victories into a big victory," Han said.


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LONDON, UK – German sportswear giant Adidas reported a strong rise in first-quarter profits on Monday, but warned that "commercial irregularities" at its Reebok unit in India could hit full-year earnings and cost the firm up to $165 million.
The group reported a net profit of 289 million euros ($383 million) for the first three months of 2012, up 38 percent from the year-earlier figure, the Agence France Presse reports.
Operating profit jumped 30 percent to 409 million euros, with sales rising 17 percent to 3.8 billion euros.
Shares in Adidas, which have already gained 19 percent his year, hit an all-time high in early trading of 63.75 euros on the news, according to Reuters.
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However, Adidas told the BBC that it is carrying out an internal investigation into irregularities resulting from a chance of leadership at its India business in March this year, following the departure of two top executives.
The group could not reveal what the problems were, but said it planned to make "significant changes to its commercial business practices" in India and had brought in new local management last month, The Evening Standard reports.
"Due to the sensitivity of the ongoing investigation, specific details will be disclosed as appropriate in due course," Adidas added, warning that "the currently estimated maximum negative impact could be up to a pre-tax amount of 125 million euros."
Nevertheless, group raised its annual sales target on Monday, expecting sales to rise in 2012 by nearly 10 percent, up from a previous forecast of 5-9 percent. The new forecasts include the potential impact from the Indian restructuring, with Herbert Hainer, chief executive, insisting:
"The situation in India, although unfortunate, will allow us to now accelerate plans to improve a specific underperforming part of our business. Looking at the bigger picture, we are right where we want to be," The Financial Times reports.
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I've just purchased a lee reloading setup and I'm an avid hunter and shooter of 30-30. I usually shoot Remington core lokt 150 grain factory rounds and would like to reload them as close to those specs as possible. I've got there bullets but how do I know what powder and primer to use?
You need a reloading manual.
If your rifle is tube fed, do not use pointed pullets except for the Hornady leverlution which have a soft plastic tip.:eek:
Get a good reloading manual and read all the directions before attempting to reload any rounds. Mistakes can be catastrophic.
What rifle do you have?
The Remington bullet is pretty good. Use standard (non-magnum) large rifle primers and one of several powders. You MUST get a reloading manual. I like the Lyman's #49, but the ABC's of Reloading is very good.
DO NOT just "load 'em up" with any given powder. The book will have "starting loads" that call for the minimum powder level and "max loads". Normally you start with the (duh) starting load, load a few (I use 3) at that level and work up incrementally TOWARD max, not necessarily TO max. You will find the "sweet spot" where the ammo shoots exceptionally well. As you increase beyond that level the accuracy goes down hill again. You want a balance between accuracy and power. Generally, a load about 2 grains under max will be that sweet spot, but again do not just load "that" load and assume all is well. The beauty of reloading/handloading is in the experimentation.
My best results in the .30-30 with 150 grain Core-Lokt (round nose .30-30 bullets_) has been with Remington 9 1/2 primers, and 4064 powder.
Get the reloading manual, and use the charge weights listed.
Also, search for Remington Shoot! It provides some ballistic data for Remington rounds. Again, use the starting loads in your manual to approach a safe load
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It took awhile for the CDO bats to really come alive, but once they did there was no slowing them in the Dorado's 10-0 win over Rincon.
After being held scoreless in the first, the Dorados scratched out a single run in each of the next four innings, but did not break things open until the sixth when they plated six runs, invoking the 10-run rule and ending the game one inning early.
Paul Avila got the win, while Tristan Petersen and Erick Migueles each blasted home runs.
The win improved their record to 9-4 and helped them forget an upset loss to Ironwood Ridge earlier in the week. The Dorados get a rare Saturday match-up with Tucson High to close out the week then face Maricopa next Tuesday.


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JERUSALEM — Striking a secret deal with the leader of the opposition in the small morning hours, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel significantly expanded his power on Tuesday, creating the largest and broadest coalition government in recent memory, one that no single faction can topple.
The question now is what Mr. Netanyahu plans to do with it.
Long seen as a pragmatist and master political tactician, Mr. Netanyahu has focused on minimizing risk — to Israel, and to his own standing. That posture has left many wondering what his true political priorities would be if, as has now come to pass, he was freed from the demands of more ideological factions within his coalition for the past three years.
With 94 of Parliament's 120 seats, Mr. Netanyahu can claim a broad mandate, but few analysts here expect any significant shift in many of the major policy issues that have confounded resolution for decades, especially the evacuation of illegal settlements or an overall deal with the Palestinians.
At a news conference announcing the agreement with the centrist Kadima Party, Mr. Netanyahu listed "advancing a responsible peace process" among the new coalition's four top missions, but was quick to reiterate his longstanding position that the process was stalled because of an unwilling partner, not lack of willingness within his camp. The prime minister's aggressive focus on the Iranian nuclear program as an existential threat to Israel is even less likely to change, analysts said, since there is less disagreement on that issue with Kadima's leadership.
Instead, many here think there will be movement on the domestic front, including an overhaul of the electoral process and an end to the widespread exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jews from military or national service. Mr. Netanyahu had long been hampered on those issues — which resonate deeply with the Israeli public and go to the heart of what kind of democracy the young state will become — by the right-wing and religious parties on which his smaller coalition had depended.Continue reading the main story
Some analysts have noted that the deal emerged barely a week after the death of Mr. Netanyahu's 102-year-old father, a scholar and hawkish Zionist whom many here thought he had been loath to offend with compromises on settlements and other issues.
Several people close to the prime minister gave their positive assessment, saying the new coalition, whose largest bloc is Kadima's 28 seats, is better aligned with Mr. Netanyahu's personal politics than the right-leaning one he had led since his election in 2009.
"I think Prime Minister Netanyahu has been determined since he got elected to re-establish a very strong political center in Israel," said Dore Gold, president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and an adviser to Mr. Netanyahu during his first term as prime minister, in the 1990s. "What does it mean to be in the center? It means willing to make compromises to ensure peace, but at the same time insisting that any arrangement you make has a large security component."
But others saw the coalition as a crass political move, one aimed exclusively at enhancing Mr. Netanyahu's political power rather than advancing a more moderate or compromising agenda. Late Tuesday, more than 1,000 demonstrators, including the ousted Kadima chief, Tzipi Livni, marched in Tel Aviv in protest of the alliance.
The agreement, signed just after midnight Tuesday at the prime minister's home in Jerusalem, makes the newly elected chairman of Kadima, Shaul Mofaz, a deputy prime minister who will stand in for Mr. Netanyahu when he is abroad and sit in on all closed cabinet sessions that "deal with security, diplomatic, economic and social issues." It was signed even as members of Parliament were huddling in committee hearings late into the night on legislation to dissolve the government in preparation for elections slated for Sept. 4 rather than when its term expires, in October 2013.
On Sunday evening, with the issue of the military exemption threatening to split his coalition, Mr. Netanyahu had called for the early elections in a speech to the convention of his Likud Party, saying he wanted to avoid the instability of a long campaign. By Tuesday at noon, he said at a news conference that he had "realized it was possible to restore stability without holding elections."
The new coalition is "good for the security of Israel, good for the economy of Israel, good for the society of Israel and good for the people of Israel," said Mr. Netanyahu, slightly hoarse and clearly exhausted from a long night of negotiations, but in good humor.
Mr. Mofaz, a former defense minister and military chief who even in the days leading up to the agreement had vowed not to join Mr. Netanyahu's government, said the new coalition would be able to "contend better with the challenges facing Israel," including "a historic territorial compromise with our Palestinian neighbors."
Nabil Abu Rudeineh, chief spokesman for the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, said the new coalition could present new opportunities — but in the next breath reiterated the positions about settlements, borders and Jerusalem that have been stumbling blocks in the past.
"If they are serious and willing," he said of the Israelis, "this is the right moment."
But Mr. Abu Rudeineh said cessation of all settlement activity was essential "to bring a sense of seriousness to the table," adding that "the 1967 borders with agreed swaps and East Jerusalem as a capital" had to be the basis for negotiations.
The secret deal stunned the political establishment here, and led to swift, harsh denouncements from the dwindling opposition and a few of the old coalition members.
Isaac Herzog, a leading Labor Party member of Parliament, described his Kadima colleagues as "28 midgets" and accused the prime minister of having "a fear of heights," promising, "The public will hate it and will pay a price for it."
Danny Danon, the only member of Likud's delegation to vote against the deal, predicted: "It's only a matter of time until this wedding will collapse. Within 18 months we know they will go to file the divorce papers, and I think it will be before 18 months."
But political analysts, while equally surprised by the deal, described it as deft maneuvering by both men.
For Mr. Mofaz, whose Kadima Party was expected to lose up to half of its seats if elections were held soon, it is a critical lifeline, elevating his status and giving him more time to build up public support before the next election. There is, however, the risk he will have damaged his credibility because he had previously said he would not join forces with Mr. Netanyahu.
As for the prime minister, the veteran journalist David Horovitz called it a "masterstroke" while Amit Segal, Channel 2's commentator, named it "the deal of the century," saying Mr. Netanyahu got Mr. Mofaz for "half price" and 27 other lawmakers free.
Another clear winner is Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who has grown increasingly close to Mr. Netanyahu, particularly on the issue of Iran. A member of the tiny Independence Party, Mr. Barak faced an unclear future at the polls, and the deal allows Mr. Netanyahu to keep him by his side without upsetting Likud members by offering him a seat on their list.
While both Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Mofaz promised changes on the draft question and on electoral reform, they offered specifics on neither. They are also under pressure on the question of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, facing a court-ordered July 1 deadline to dismantle one called Ulpana that the right wing has vowed to protect.
"He's in a stronger position to negotiate both with the settlers and with the Supreme Court, and with his Likud rebels," said Daniel Levy, a British-Israeli political scientist.
After a roller-coaster week that began with the poignant drama of the senior Mr. Netanyahu's funeral and escalated into a frenzy over early elections only to erupt early Tuesday with news of the unexpected pact, the dynamics shifted suddenly to one of watch and wait.
"The prime minister can now pursue a much more ambitious set of foreign and domestic policies if he wishes," said Robert M. Danin, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. "On the other side, it will be much harder for him to suggest that he is constrained from taking certain steps."
Gadi Wolfsfeld, a professor of political communication at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzilya, said that "unless Netanyahu has really changed his mind about things, I'd be surprised if he really moved forward the peace process."
"Then again," Mr. Wolfsfeld added, "I was surprised last night."Continue reading the main story


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|November 1, 2002, 10:52 PM
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honest question- not intended to inflame
I've just begun to poke my head into this forum within the last couple of weeks and it seems there is an issue with the sidehammer guns vs. the inline guns. I've read several statements from those who seem to be experienced buckskinners who state that inline guns are not superior to the hammer guns in either accuracy or maintenance requirements. Still, there seems to be an attitude of dislike towards the inline rifles. Why? If they are not superior to the hammer guns, why is it "cheating" to hunt with an inline? Is it just an issue of aesthetics- or am I missing something? Just curious.
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|November 1, 2002, 11:21 PM
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Trying to keep it neutral
Hopefully this post stays civil. Being a recent convert to Black Powder, I'll try to give this one a shot.
First of all, I'm not sure where I come in on the accuracy question. I tend to believe that the over riding factor is the man behind the gun, and his devotion to learning that weapon. I am fairly sure that an in-line(IL) is more dependable than a sidehammer(SH). I have used both a Cabela's Hawkins, and a beast of a double-barreled rifle(I think it was Spanish...borrowed gun, heavy as all get out. ) With these two rifles, I don't know how many times I looked down to see that my percussion cap had fallen off the nipple. Also had a problem with a loose screw on the hammer. Caused the hammer to hit slightly off center. No bang. This cost me an Elk. Once again, it's what I get for being too cheap to buy my own gun, and using a borrowed one.
Why is there antagonism between the two groups? Well, I think it stems from the fact the in most states, the season were established after some hard lobbying by what you call Buckskinners. Guys that liked using muzzleloaders, whether SH or even Flint Lock, and felt that they deserved their own season. Hence, Muzzle Loader Season was created.
Firearm companies looked at the guns being used, and looked at the Hunting Regs the way they were written and said, 'Hey, there is room for improvement here!' And so, the IL was created.
One of the advantages an IL has of SH is the fact that a scope can be mounted on it. And then came the Shotgun Primers, and Magnums capable of 200 yard shots. A lot of buckskinners looked around and said, 'What has happened to our season?????' I know over open sights, I set my max range at 75 yards for a shot. Guys are doubling that NO problem. The Buckskinners get upset because they feel there season has been corrupted, and the purity removed from their sport.
I can't say I blame them. I don't really think it is an Elitest thing, allthough I'm sure that will come up somewhere on this thread.
I love Washington, because the rules are stated very clearly. The gun must be muzzleloaded, use a percussion cap, and have no glass sight on it. In my opinion, the scopes and shotgun primers are more the issue than IL vs SH.
Wow...if anyone actually read all this and understood it, I salute you!
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|November 1, 2002, 11:51 PM
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Well said...
There is just a feeling of accomplishment and pride to make meat the way our ancestors did.
I have killed antelope, deer and elk with a copy of the Medina Hawken. Got each one with one shot and each one was a true thrill.
I get the same feeling about inlines as I do when I see guys using sonar and all the other gadgets to catch fish.
There is room for us all, but I take pride in hunting with the tools that the old timers used.
|November 2, 2002, 02:41 AM
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Once upon a time "muzzle loader" season in PA was actually "primitive weapons" season. FLintlock only, round ball only. no optics.
I strongly disagree with PA Game Commission's decision to allow modern MLs during the early ML doe hunt. Folks hunting deer with bow or flintlock should enjoy the benefit of their own separate season with reduced blaze orange requirement. Scoped inline 209's with pellet driven sabots are legit 150-200 yard weapons. Take away the requirement to look for antlers, and you take away all the fun of wearing camo.
|November 2, 2002, 11:35 AM
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Tradition. Some folks prefer traditional firearms while others see it as an opportunity to extend their hunting. That's essentially what it boils down to.
As for myself, I'm traditional but if I were to cheat, I'd use a rifled musket barrel to make a flintlock. Nothing like hitting out at 300 yards with ease.
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|November 2, 2002, 11:42 AM
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not really cheating
To extend my earlier marathon:
If the rule books allow it, I guess it's not really cheating. As for extending hunting seasons, I know here in Washington, you do one or the othr, either Muzzle Loader, or modern, or Archery. Once you buy your tag, you have commited.
What it REALLY comes down to is what your goal is. Is your goal to get in the woods and have a great experience, or is your goal to fill your tag using the most modern technologies available. I know there are guys that are so excited just to be in the woods hunting, having the camp experince, actually taking a shot is secondary to them. But, once again, with the rising cost of tags and licences, I can't really blame someone who just wants to fill his freezer.
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|November 3, 2002, 11:42 PM
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Thanks to all of you for the insight. I, too am glad to see the discussion has remained civil. I asked the question because I've hunted with both and aside from the difference in appearance, I've never noticed a significant difference between them. I started muzzleloading with a .45 cal T/C Kentucky rifle when the rifle was longer than I was. Getting that ramrod started was quite a feat for a 9 yr. old kid. I later got a hawken .50 and loved it, but it was used and well-worn when I got it. I used up what life was left in it. I then received an inline as a gift. I hunted with open sights then on everything- muzzleloader, modern gun. I have scopes on all of my hunting rifles now (including my inline) because the rules for the definition of a legal buck changed in my state and I felt having some magnification was a valued safeguard against shooting a 2" spike for a doe, etc. I have to admit, I do sort of miss lugging around that Kentucky rifle. But, I do shoot musket caps on my inline. Does that earn me any points? ha ha.
I have decided to get a blackpowder squirrel rifle for a little extra challenge. Maybe that will make up for "cheating"on deer with an inline.
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|November 3, 2002, 11:59 PM
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I have mixed feelings about the in-line guns. First of all, I am not a hard core blackpowder hunter. I grew up in a state where rifles were not permitted for deer hunting. At the time, the muzzleloader was the best choice (best chance of success) over a smoothbore shotgun with bead sight or archery. I still hunt that state every few years, but today, the legal weapons haved changed with technology. They have a "gun season" during which you can use any legal weapon, and they have a primitive weapons season. I normally hunt the "gun" season and intend to use an in-line ML with scope this year. This is a little different situation than the previous posts indicate because again, no rifles are allowed. However, I could be using a shotgun with a rifled barrel and scope, or a handgun with scope. I don't think that using a ML with a scope provides me with any unfair advantage over anyone else.
I am traditional enough that if I was hunting the primitive weapons season, I would use a side lock percussion gun with open sights. I have never owned a flint lock, but if that was my only option, I suppose that would be a good excuse to buy one.
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|November 4, 2002, 05:50 PM
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When I was a little kid, during muzzleloader season, the parking lot at the public land I hunted on was empty or had one pickup. Not anymore-it's almost as busy as firearms season. Now, every fella who drags a 30/30 into the woods come firearms season, also has an inline muzzleloader and is out for that extra week of deer hunting. If they simply extended modern firearms seasons in most states, I'd wager that inlines would nearly disappear.
|November 4, 2002, 06:56 PM
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Inlines would be gone overnight if they were made ileagal to hunt with in the muzzleloader season.
Hardly no one shoots these things for sport and fun.
|November 6, 2002, 12:02 AM
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They didn't have synthetic stocks or look like modern bolt action rifles, but inlines are nothing new, remember they were being used before during and after the civil war in applications of target shooting and sniping, they were called underhammers and they provided a direct line of fire from the percussion cap to the powder charge. Just my two cents into the discussion.
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|November 11, 2002, 08:10 PM
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I just don't see the point.
I just don't see the point to the Hi-Tech ML. Why would you want a scope to make long range shots? Why would you want to use modern bullets fired from sabots for a higher FPS? All the "new" stuff defeats the point of muzzle loading. As a hunter, you just have to be honest with yourself about why you are in the field. If you just need to fill the freezer, get yourself a bolt, lever, semi auto, or any other modern weapon and be done with it. If you want to do it "old school" with a front stuffer accept that fact that you will have to pass on "iffy" shots and may go home with an empty pick-up. The in-lines are an interesting concept and they do have their place. But if it uses shotgun primers, fires sabot jacketed ammo, and is aimed with a scope, it is not traditional. Save it for the open season. Be a good sportsman and give the traditional hunters their season.
|November 21, 2002, 04:33 PM
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Live and let live. Honestly, I could care less what the traditionalists think of my gun. I don't tell them how to live their lives, and I expect the same courtesy.
I use an inline muzzleloader with a scope because it allows me to extend the hunting season in a state where the season is far too short.
Do I shoot it for sport? For fun? Nope. It's a hunting tool that gives me a better chance of filling the freezer by season's end in a legal fashion. Got a six-point buck with it a couple of weeks ago. All I can say is that the meat has been mighty tasty so far.
I don't even look at this part of the board too often because of the negative reception given to inline shooters. But I thought I'd add my two cents to this thread.
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|November 24, 2002, 08:29 PM
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A question to the inliners
Why is there a special muzzle loading season?
|November 25, 2002, 03:24 PM
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Yes, most states have a seperate muzzleloading only deer season.
Buckskinners and muzzleloading rifle shooters got togather and called on the lawmakers to grant them a seprate season away from modern firearms.
|November 26, 2002, 12:20 AM
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J. Redneck,
Don't kid yourself. The muzzleloading season exists so that the State Wildlife and Fisheries can sell hunters another liscense. People who have the most problems with modern inline users misunderstand the wording in most cases. It isn't necessarily a traditional or primitive weapons season, its a blackpowder or muzzleloading season, at least it is in my state. And many of the hunters who take advantage of the additional opportunities aren't necessarily traditional or primitive hunters, they're DEER hunters who just love to hunt and will take advantage of any and all opportunities available. Personally, I fall into this category. I have taken deer with shotgun, rifle, bow and arrow, muzzleloader, and handgun. I love to hunt, and take advantage of the extra week at the beginning, and at the end of regular gun season. It dosen't bother me if the guy hunting near me wears buckskins, and shoots a primitive weapon. That's his choice. We all challenge ourselves in different ways. When I challenge myself to take a deer with an open sighted handgun, it still dosen't bother me if the next hunter over is using a scoped, high powered rifle.
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|November 26, 2002, 11:28 PM
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I've owned both
The only difference to me was that in-line has a sliding cover to keep the rain and snow off the cap. But then I never liked sabots or used pyrodex, even made most of the accessories myself.
The timing of the season here is in December. Rain and snow are standard conditions, if it wasn't raining or snowing you can bet it's so cold that you can't even cap a nipple. The timing of this season is after a whole month of bow hunting and the regular firearms season. Pretty slim pickings for somebody already hunting at a supposed disadvantage. Seems a more likely spot would be to move it up to the two weeks between bow and rifle season or maybe even have it coincide with bow season?
Traded off my in-line for an SKS, back to the side hammers for me. It wasn't enough of an advantage that I can't cope without it. As for telling others what they can or can't do...Well, that's not my thing.
|December 6, 2002, 10:46 AM
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Easy answer...
One could argue that the current crop of crossbows, legal in several states, violates the intent of bow season, too. Elitism will always rear it's ugly head.
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|December 7, 2002, 02:54 PM
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Yes, I suppose it will rear its ugly head. I guess in the end, when the "law" is not spelled out to the letter, we all have to use our own judgement.
If that makes me a snob, so be it.
|May 19, 2004, 02:22 AM
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Modern inlines are for people with no class.
|May 19, 2004, 08:23 PM
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I have a replica Ferguson so I guess I shouldn't take that hunting. Darn it (as if I could afford to use that as a hunting rifle). Now, if someone were to make a Lazeroni that would be something else.
The Lazeroni flintlock had two internal magazines - one for powder and the other for ball. You turned that handle on the side of the rifle (where the sideplate normally is) and you chambered a ball and picked up a charge of powder. It has to be in absolute perfect working order less the rifle goes kaboom. Considering that the powder was stored in the stock, a kaboom might result in dental work, if you're lucky. Being a complicated and expensive to make gun, only a few were made (for the aristocracy of course) and the most advanced flintlock of its time never reached the troops (thankfully so as they probably couldn't give it proper care).
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|May 20, 2004, 03:48 PM
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I don't own an Inline and never intend to, but if a person choses to shoot or hunt with one, that's there business. I say more power to them. If it goes BOOM,I approve.
|May 30, 2004, 09:05 PM
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Inlines, as noted due provide an extension of the numbers hunting with frontloaders. Maybe a good system insofar as that is a little more forgiving (safety related), for those who aren't inclined to be shooting this type of weapon with regularity. Side hammers, specific handling 'rules', often of real interest to those who know the history. Those who don't check on these, could be very troublesome to be around.
There were inlines, as already noted, back in the time when muzzle loading was the norm. But of limited use due to the slower rate of fire, and replacement time for a failed cap. At least compared to the military high water mark of this system, things such as the Enfield and Springfield rifled muskets.
Excepting the rapture of having to carry these 'wagon guns', they do make good hunting rifles. Especially when set up for the old waxed paper catridges, very useful excepting the black teeth.
|May 31, 2004, 01:36 AM
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Ya know I run across sort of the same reaction when discussing my "Nipple Guns" Percussion guns with die hard Flintlock shooters at Rendevous events. I do shoot traditional guns in the sence that I shoot sidehammer Percussion and Flintlock guns with real wood stocks, iron sites, and I burn real black powder in them. In terms of accuracy it would take one heck of a shooter to match the performance of my Whitworth with a scoped inline. Not bragging just stating a fact. That rifle is more accurate than the vast majority of shooters out there. I supose that if you wanted to get technical about it you could call my Cap & Ball revolvers Inlines of a sort, in which case then I do own a bunch of inlines. I shoot traditional style guns because I enjoy the sence of history in them.
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DETROIT -- Tomas Vokoun frustrated the Detroit Red Wings for the second night in a row and Paul Kariya and Steve Sullivan capitalized on their chances.
Kariya's breakaway goal 35 seconds into overtime gave the Nashville Predators a 2-1 win over Detroit on Tuesday night.
It was the second consecutive win in two days by Nashville over Detroit at Joe Louis Arena. Monday night's game -- a 3-2 Nashville win -- was a makeup for the Nov. 21, contest, in which Detroit's Jiri Fischer collapsed on the bench in the first period because of cardiac arrest.
Steve Sullivan scored the other goal, also on a breakaway, for Nashville (31-12-6) and Tomas Vokoun made 38 saves for the second straight night.
"Such a good couple nights for us. We did it again, we give them chances on the power play," said Vokoun. "They had like three posts it could have been different. It was our night. We had a great goal in overtime and we got four points on the road against the Red Wings. I mean, if you look at the history, that's never been the case."
Each team had seven power-play opportunities.
Mathieu Schneider got Detroit's only goal during a two-man advantage and Manny Legace stopped 26 shots.
"It's frustrating. We weren't able to execute around the net," Detroit coach Mike Babcock said.
Kariya picked up a long pass from Marek Zidlicky, went in on Legace, made a move to his backhand and flipped the puck into the net for his 17th of the season.
"It was a great play by Z," said Kariya. "He saw me curling there and he laid it right out there for me. He even put some backspin on it so it stayed there. A great pass by Z."
Sullivan tied it at 1 with a short-handed goal 8:32 into the second period. He picked up a loose puck along the left wing boards in the offensive zone for a breakaway. He skated in on Legace, cut across the slot, made a move and put a shot over the prone Red Wings' goaltender.
He also had a breakaway goal on Monday night.
"I was able to get a break," said Sullivan. "I was able to go 5-hole yesterday on Manny. I think I tried to show him the 5-hole and deke it around him and I was able to sneak it by."
Legace lamented his inability to stop the breakaways.
"Two breakaway goals," he said. "I've got to stop the one in overtime to give our team a chance to win."
Schneider's 5-on-3 power-play goal gave Detroit a 1-0 lead with 9:28 left in the first period. He beat Vokoun with a slap shot from the high slot.
It was Schneider's 16th of the season and he now has a goal in each of the last four games. The last NHL defenseman with a four-game goal streak was the Los Angeles Kings' Jaroslav Modry in 2002-03.
- Mario Lemieux's retirement on Tuesday makes Detroit C Steve Yzerman the NHL's active leader in goals (683), assists (1,051) and points (1,734). It also raised Red Wings' LW Brendan Shanahan to third on the active goal list with 580.
- Sullivan got his 200th career goal and has a goal in three of the last four games.
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March 1, 2011 – Washington, D.C. – In a decision that will likely impact thousands of veterans for generations to come, one of the nation's highest courts has ruled in favor a highly decorated war hero by finding the U.S. Postal Service violated his rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
The case, Erickson v. United States Postal Service, involves Army Special Forces Sergeant Major Richard Erickson. Erickson, who has been awarded multiple medals for Valor and is a Purple Heart recipient, was fired from the Postal Service for "excessive absence due to military service," a blatant violation of federal law. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday sent the case back to the Merit System Protection Board, which will likely order the Postal Service to reemploy Mr. Erickson with eleven years of back pay and benefits that could cost the Postal Service over $1,000,000 in damages when attorney fees are included.
The board previously incorrectly ruled that Mr. Erickson waived his rights by abandoning his civilian career to serve his country. Yesterday, in a precedent-setting decision, the Federal Circuit reversed the incorrect decision of the board by stating that the independent, quasi-judicial agency failed to properly consider all of the evidence in this case. The court stated that Mr. Erickson's military service was justified and that he had always planned to return to his civilian job, thus he did not abandon his job with the postal service. The decision further clarifies the abandonment principle under USERRA and will likely lead to both public and private employers having a more difficult time in discriminating against the half-million people currently serving in the National Guard and Reserves.
The Federal Circuit had previously overruled the board's determination that Mr. Erickson's termination was not the result of discrimination based on his military service. The board had wrongfully claimed that Mr. Erickson's military absence exceeded five years and that he was not entitled to USERRA.
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