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The stiletto is celebrating the big 5-0!
"Whooo! That's amazing. She still looks so good!" jokes Rosario Dawson.
No mid-life crisis for the stiletto! Thanks to shoe legends like Christian Louboutin, Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik, the stiletto is looking better and sexier than ever at 50!
"I own many stilettos," laughs "Dancing With the Stars" professional dancer Julianne Hough. "Your legs look phenomenal in them. You feel like a woman."
Which explains the classic and enduring appeal. Spiky heels have been traced as far back as 4000 BC Egypt… giving new meaning to the Bangles 80's hit, "Walk Like An Egyptian."
But it wasn't until the 1950s, when a metal shank strong enough to support a women's weight, without breaking, was invented. In 1958, Salvatore Ferragamo dubbed it the "stiletto" — the Italian word for "dagger."
And boy do these babies look sharp. Other heels come and go, but the stiletto NEVER goes out of style.
"I'm a big fan of Jimmy Choo," "Gossip Girl's" Blake Lively tells us. "I just got a wonderful pair of Louis Vuittons… I love Chanel. That's like asking someone what child they like more."
Now, if only someone would make a stiletto that's truly as comfortable as it is fierce!
"I love them on other women's feet." says Debra Messing. "I, for the love of god, I cannot stand, I can't walk on them!"
Cosabella, the luxe Italian lingerie line famous for its thongs, is also celebrating a milestone - its 25th anniversary! Founded in 1983 by husband and wife Ugo and Valeria Campello, Cosabella's celebrity client list reads like a who's who… Nicole Kidman, Cameron Diaz, Keira Knightley, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Simpson…
And Hollywood's "It" girls can also be eco-chic with the company's "Bamboo Collection" of eco-friendly lingerie and loungewear. Bella indeed!


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would be entertaining, at the very
least, to hear a debate on the unionization
of graduate students which was between
members of the university community
who are in the top quintile of our
economic spectrum and who feel unionization
is a good and reasonable idea versus
members in the bottom quintile who
feel it is a corruption of the university
and of its principles, if such creatures
were to be found. I have heard this
issue discussed for some time now,
and haven't heard anything very specific
coming from the university in terms
of how exactly a union would negatively
impact the education these students
receive. The expressed fear that if
grad students were to have dental
coverage it would mean that a professor
would have to reorganize his or her
curriculum in such and such a way
does not reflect the kind of critical
thinking skills the university is
proud of fostering. The stereotypical
image of the grad student with the
unraveling sweater and threadbare
jeans need not have bad teeth as well
to complete the cartoon. There seems
to be some vague suggestion that enabling
a grad student to upgrade from Ragu
to a schmancier jar of spaghetti sauce
would somehow impede the rigorous
ingestion of Schopenhauer and Heisenberg.
are those who have felt that a university
led by a president who is paid such
a staggering salary might, under certain
circumstances, put the interests of
the bottom line ahead of the interests
of "free inquiry and creativity." I
trust that those people have been
needlessly alarmed, and that this
current panic is similarly unfounded.
may well be that since the university
is in the process of scaling down
its medical coverage to its current
employees, grad students will have
a hard time increasing these benefits
substantially. And as Ms. Rodin points
out, pursuing a graduate degree is
different from applying for a job
in the outside world. Shabbier treatment
and longer hours for less pay are
and have been accepted by grad students
for as long as anyone can remember.
And these are likely to continue to
some degree, even with a union.
in mind that these are people who
have already worked hard and paid
dearly in many cases for their undergraduate
degrees. Their expertise has already
earned them the right and responsibility
of instilling in the undergraduate
population at Penn all the academic
virtues referred to in Ms. Rodin's
letter. But there are limits, and
many people seem to feel those limits
have been reached. And if the very
threat of unionization can cause the
university to revamp its health care
benefits to grad students, how much
more would a union itself insure such
Andy Bresnan
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Fifteen whole seconds of Christina Aguilera's downtempo "Shotgun" ballad can allegedly be heard in a "leaked" clip posted to SoundCloud. Stream it here.
Christina Aguilera just drastically changed her hair color -- and it's all for 'Nashville'!
Ed Sheeran covered Christina Aguilera's 'Dirrty' and it is everything we have ever wanted in this world.
2015 could be a huge year for Christina Aguilera fans! Not only is the singer returning as a judge on 'The Voice,' she could be dropping a new album.
Did a former Mouseketeer leave Mickey Mouse himself in tears? Only if you believe this wild story about Christina Aguilera!
Christina Aguilera, who gave birth to a baby girl on Saturday (Aug. 16), has officially released her daughter's name, Summer Rain Rutler!
It's a girl for Christina Aguilera!
The 33-year-old singer gave birth to a baby girl on Saturday, Aug. 16, according to Us Weekly. Aguilera underwent a C-section at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Maternity photo shoots are pretty common these days, but Christina Aguilera took the tradition to a new level with her bare-body spread.
While many soaked up the sun, Christina Aguilera celebrated the first day of summer (June 21) by showing off her growing belly on Twitter!
NBC's 'The Voice' will be welcoming a new face to the judges panel for season seven: Gwen Stefani! Stefani will be sitting and slamming buttons in Christina Aguilera's chair, who is currently pregnant with her second child and will be taking time off to care for the new baby. Season seven is scheduled to begin filming in June and run through the fall 2014 television season.
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An elliptical microelectromechanical system (MEMS) membrane mirror is electrostatically actuated to dynamically adjust the optical beam focus and track the axial scanning of the coherence gate in a Doppler optical coherence tomography (DOCT) system at . The MEMS mirror is designed to maintain a constant numerical aperture of and a spot size of over an imaging depth of in water, which improves imaging performance in resolving microspheres in gel samples and Doppler shift estimation precision in a flow phantom. The mirror's small size will allow integration with endoscopic MEMS-DOCT for in vivo applications.
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SPORTS OF THE TIMES; The Steroids, the Hall, the Shame
By GEORGE VECSEY
Published: December 10, 2006
The sight of Barry Bonds lurking in a hotel lobby at the winter meetings was so delicious that the baseball press could not resist making him sound like some unemployed first-base coach.
Bonds's agent termed that conclusion the most irresponsible story in the history of journalism. As far as I'm concerned, if sullen, swollen Barry Bonds trudges through a lobby at Disney World, reporters have a free pass to imagine him bearing a tin cup, mooching for nickels.
The man with the outsized mandible has left himself open to such flights of fancy by consorting with seedy types like the boys from Balco and a personal trainer-supplier. Major League Baseball, which raked in the shekels from the steroid-driven home run frolics, is not about to bust Bonds or take back a percentage of his home runs. But we all pretty much know what happened when Bonds used those drugs and cream that people just kept giving him.
As it happens, Bonds agreed to a one-year, $16 million contract with the Giants, so he can collect his 22 home runs to pass Henry Aaron's career record of 755, a chase that figures to be mostly joyless.
The steroid years -- if they are indeed over -- keep ticking, with the duration of Chernobyl. Mark McGwire, the bulked-up behemoth who briefly held the single-season home run record, is on the ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame, but he is likely to be shunned by a significant percentage of the voting baseball writers.
The New York Times does not allow its employees to vote for awards -- a sensible policy, since the paper wants us to report news and comment on news rather than make news. So here's my opinion.
There are plenty of worthy candidates for the Hall this year -- Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr., both no-brainers, and also Rich Gossage (more fearsome than Bruce Sutter) and Jim Rice (comparable to Billy Williams and Tony P?z). Let McGwire wait a decade or two, by which time he may be growing a second head from the androstenedione and whatever else he might have been using.
At the same time, Sammy Sosa seems to be getting the feeling there may not be another job for him in baseball. He and McGwire stiffed the Congressional hearing on March 17, 2005, using a sudden language barrier in Sosa's case and an ill-conceived stonewall in McGwire's case.
Sosa already got a freebie in his final season in Baltimore, being paid a huge sum of money by the Tribune Company, which was more than glad to trade him away from the Cubbies. The money would have been much better invested in journalism.
Ever since the Balco revelations and the subsequent positive test by Rafael Palmeiro, another hero of the March 17 charade, people have been criticizing reporters for not having come up with the goods years earlier. (The San Francisco Chronicle has done a great job of digging into the Balco scandal, but now two admirable reporters are under threat of jail to reveal their sources to a grand jury. Meanwhile, the suppliers, users and perjurers generally walk.)
Many sportswriters could see with our own four eyes that the players were growing larger, but we did not exactly have access to the players' medical records, as the clubs and the players union did. I've gotten tired of flagellating myself for this. What about the industry itself?
As far as I can see, Kevin Towers, the general manager of the San Diego Padres, is the only baseball executive with a working conscience. I just went back to find Towers's remarks, early in 2005, to Buster Olney of ESPN the Magazine, saying he had suspected that Ken Caminiti was using steroids. Caminiti had also confirmed his usage in an interview with Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated.
''I feel somewhat guilty, because I felt like I knew,'' Towers said, adding: ''The truth is, we're in a competitive business, and these guys were putting up big numbers and helping your ball club win games. You tended to turn your head on things. And it really wakes you up when someone you admire as a person is no longer around.
''I hate to be the one voice for the other 29 G.M.s,'' Towers continued, ''but I'd have to imagine that all of them, at one point or other, had reason to think that a player on their ball club was probably using, based on body changes and things that happened over the winter.''
He concluded, ''I think we all knew it, but we didn't say anything about it.''
Towers's colleagues were quick to say no, they never suspected a thing, which leaves us where we are today -- skipping our borrowed Marriott ballpoint pens right past the name of Mark McGwire on the Hall of Fame ballot. And hoping Sammy Sosa stays away.
And when reporters spot Barry Bonds at the winter meetings, they ignore the obvious explanation that this most gregarious of fellows just wants to hang out with his chums in his business. Instead, they come up with a scenario that Bonds is working the lobby in a desperate effort to break a home run record that will bring less honor to him than it ever did to Babe Ruth or Henry Aaron.
Photos: Barry Bonds, top, signed a one-year, $16 million contract with the Giants to remain in San Francisco next season. Mark McGwire, above left, is on the Hall of Fame ballot, but he is likely to be shunned by voters, while Sammy Sosa may simply be shunned. (Photos by Top, Jeff Chiu/Associated Press; above left, Rusty Kennedy/Associated Press; Marc Serota/Reuters)


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Everyone advertises to a traditional audience in a traditional way. Even the Internet, once viewed as an alternative means of advertising in the contemporary age, is now a bustling place of corporate-fueled, multi-million dollar advertising campaigns. If you??™re thinking online advertisement, you haven??™t quite figured out the meaning of the term ???outside the box.??? Consider 5 great ideas in unique advertising.
5. Bathroom Humor
It??™s not as dirty as it sounds and please don??™t go around writing marker messages on stalls. However, many small companies have found that posting professional (and vandal-proof) signs in bathrooms has proven effective in brand building if nothing else. ( Don't tell anyone that Srini Saripalli recommended this)
4. Your Company for a Hat
You can create your own brand-building products by incorporating your name and logo into such common items as hats, shirts, bags and cups. Many companies offer customized products online and with no minimum orders.
3. Your Company in Espa?±ol
Unless you??™re selling a book on how to use proper English grammar, chances are Spanish-speaking Americans will be interested in your product. You just have to take the first step and sell it to them. Don??™t speak Spanish? Then hire an translator as a contractor to create an advertisement or brochure that shows the uses of the product and how to order one. Some professional messaging companies online offer bilingual answering services for a fee.
Don't ignore India and China when you do that 🙂
2. Use the Library
You could ask the local library about selling or lending some of your items. If you??™re an author you could donate copies of your books. If you sell products, you may start a business arrangement by agreeing to donate a portion of your profits to the library.
1. Give Away Free Stuff!
This not only applies to new local businesses but to online companies as well. By offering potential customers plenty of free stuff (which could include free web information on a subject, worksheets or promotional giveaways) you can show the community that you??™re all about the giving before the getting.
Have you heard about "Moving The Free Line"?
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Foundations Biggest Fan ContestAllright so i have a pile of product sitting on my desk that i need to get rid of. Tech Decks, "Dont Listen To Cataclysmic Abyss" T shirts, stickers, Pig Wheels, and maybe even some decks. I want to know who is Foundations biggest fan. Lets see what you can come up with. I want to see tattoos, rooms decked out in F product, moms wearing F tube tops, you're car plastered with stickers, old Foundation boards that you saved, etc etc etc. No Limits on this contest. Whoever shows that they're Foundations biggest fan wins. Top 5 get a box of stuff sent to there house. You have until the 20th of this month. Thats like 6 days. And i'll be posting them as they come in, if worthy. Send in pictures to email@example.com
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ill leave a comment on this website, do i win? kyle mckeel in the credits, never forget.
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The Whale Gulch High School drama class presents Dracula, a Bram Stoker adaptation on Saturday April 12, at the Mateel Community Center.
Doors open at 7:30, performance at 8 p.m. Ticket price is an $8 donation.
This play is not advised for children under the age of 13.
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Where is the best place to buy range and carry ammo?
As a new shooter, I am looking for the MOST cost effective (cheapest) places online and elsewhere to buy ammo for the range and carry.
Not really interested in buying bulk cases of ammo. What's in your carry mags?
btw I carry Glock 23 .40 SW
I am in California and so I don't carry. A CCW is darn near impossible to get here.
As far as home defense and range ammo, I've used Lucky Gunner recently and am very impressed with their prices and their service. A number of the guys here use them as well.
I've received a thank you email after the order and they actually ask for feedback. I'm impressed.
Here's a link to check them out: Cheap Ammo For Sale | In Stock Ammunition For Sale
www.ammunitiontogo.com----Good a place as any to go ! They carry many brands of both "carry" and "range" ammo. ,including a selection of ammo. that is normally for law enforcement only-------------
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In my area, it's Walmart hands down for practice ammo.
As to what's in my carry magazines, it's Winchester SXT 230-gr. standard velocity.
Walmart for Range Ammo
Local gunshop for Defensive/Carry
I bought a box of 50 Gold Dot 9mm for 43.00 at my local gun shop/mil surplus
Walmart for range, local gun shop for carry/defensive.
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I've used gospel magic tricks in ministry since the mid 1970's. Gospel magic, or as some say - 'Christian Illusion', is an incredible resource for teaching spiritual truths. This page provides a listing of highly recommended Gospel Magic tricks. You will also find links to places where you can find free Gospel Magic tricks and lessons for Gospel Magic effects. There is also a great article about why you should use Gospel Magic to teach spiritual truths!
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Win or Lose! - To Know Christ
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Cut to the Choice
Inescapable Choice
The Curious Case of God's Buttons
School's Out
Set Free
Resurrection Repeat
A World Apart
Powerful Cut & Restored Rope
God's Will Be Done
The Salvation Bag
Father God
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Chance Encounter
Eye of the Needle
The Lord Will Get You Through
Make Up Your Mind
It's the Gospel Truth
He Will Be Waiting
Grace Through Faith
Impossible Christian Prediction
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It Is True! He Is Risen
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Experiencing God - Magic Square
Last Will Be First
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The Right Path
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Guilt Remover
In the Name
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The Amazing Pointing Star
Teaching the Ministry Gifts
Boldly Go Back To School
In the World Not of the World
Revealing the Prophets
Ultimate Coin Penetration
How I Love God
Singled Out!
Multi-Purpose Production Box
The "IMPORTANTS" of Worship
Be Sure Your Sin Will Find You Out
Fruit Of The Spirit
Magnificent Mother
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Sin In Your Heart (Paper Trick)
Creating the anticipation that something special is about to happen gives a big boost to children's interest in your lesson! Increased interest is just one of the benefits of using gospel magic in your classroom. Gospel magic tricks which are basically object lessons with a special effect are also helpful because...
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Meets S.A.E. Class "S" clearance requirements for passenger cars, pick-ups and SUVs!
Whitestar Alloy can meet Class "S" clearance requirements on SUVs and pickup trucks, as well as normal passenger cars (matched only by our line of "Z" cable products). This is possible because of an improvement in metallurgy and a re-design of the fastening system.
The cross member links are made of manganese alloy steel, allowing them to be shorter, narrower and lighter than conventional cross members. This reduces "fly-off" during operation and also provides more gripping points. The reduced size and weight of the links also contributes to longer wear because the impact of the cross members on the road surface is reduced.
Whitestar Alloy can be installed without moving (or jacking up) the vehicle! Chain tensioners are required and included. Also included are a waterproof installation mat, waterproof gloves and a few repair links (just in case)
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RAMP2 is essential for early vascular development and knockout-mice die in utero.
These results indicate the AM-RAMP2 system works to protect nerve cells from both acute and chronic cerebral ischemia by maintaining cerebral blood flow suppressing oxidative stress, and in the case of chronic ischemia, enhancing capillary growth.
The AM-RAMP2 system is a key determinant of vascular integrity and homeostasis from prenatal stages through adulthood.
These data demonstrate that the adrenomedullin (show ADM Proteins)-RAMP2 system is essential for cardiac metabolism and homeostasis.
Data show that mechanical ventilation reduced the expression of receptor activity-modifying protein RAMP3 (show RAMP3 Proteins), but not of intermedin (IMD (show ADM2 Proteins)), calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CRLR (show CALCRL Proteins)), and RAMP1 (show RAMP1 Proteins) and RAMP2.
Adrenomedullin (show ADM Proteins)-RAMP2 system is the potential target for the induction of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells.
this work reveals an essential role for RAMP2 in endocrine physiology and provides the first in vivo evidence for a physiological role of RAMP2 beyond that of AM/CLR (show CALCR Proteins) signaling
role in cell surface expression of CRLR (show CALCRL Proteins)/RAMP heterodimeric receptors
RAMP2 plays a key role in the sensitivity and potency of AM-induced hypotensive responses via the AM1 receptor.
RAMP2 and RAMP3 (show RAMP3 Proteins) have distinct physiological functions throughout embryogenesis, adulthood, and old age
Data suggest that a single GlcNAc residue at CTR (show CALCR Proteins) N130 (asparagine 130) is responsible for enhanced affinity of calcitonin (show CALCA Proteins) for CTR (show CALCR Proteins) ECD (show SHFM1 Proteins); the same appears to apply for enhanced affinity of amylin (show IAPP Proteins) for RAMP2-CTR (show CALCR Proteins) ECD (show SHFM1 Proteins). [GlcNAc = N-acetylglucosamine; CTR (show CALCR Proteins) = calcitonin receptor (show CALCR Proteins); ECD (show SHFM1 Proteins) = extracellular domain; RAMP2 = receptor (calcitonin) activity modifying protein 2].
interaction of RAMP2 or RAMP3 (show RAMP3 Proteins) with CLR (show DCLK3 Proteins) induces conformational variation in the juxtamembrane region, yielding distinct binding pockets, probably via an allosteric mechanism.
This study reveals the glucagon receptor (show GCGR Proteins) as a previously unidentified target for GLP-1 receptor (show GLP1R Proteins) agonists and highlights a role for RAMP2 in regulating its pharmacology.
Data suggest that ligand binding of a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR (show TAS1R3 Proteins)) may inform drug development targeting calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CLR (show CALCRL Proteins)):receptor activity-modifying proteins RAMP1 (show RAMP1 Proteins)/2 complexes.
the AM system is widely expressed in human thymus from newborns; both AM1 receptor components CLR (show DCLK3 Proteins) and RAMP2, but not RAMP3 (show RAMP3 Proteins), are not associated with the plasma membrane of TECs and thymocytes but are located intracellularly, notably in the nucleus
Adrenomedullin (show ADM Proteins)-RAMP2 system suppresses ER stress-induced tubule cell death and is involved in kidney protection.
Data suggest isoforms of RAMP modulate accessibility of peptides to residues situated on CALCRL (calcitonin receptor-like receptor (show CALCRL Proteins)) N-terminal domain; RAMP3 (show RAMP3 Proteins)/RAMP2/RAMP1 (show RAMP1 Proteins) appear to alter accessibility of specific residues at CALCRL (show CALCRL Proteins)-RAMP interface.
RAMP2 gene expression increases with gestational age development in the fetal lung.
The CRLR (show CALCRL Proteins)-RAMP2 interactions were confirmed for the full-length proteins on the cell surface by site-specific photo-crosslinking.
the hCRLR C-tail is crucial for adrenomedullin-evoked cAMP production and internalization of the CRLR/RAMP2, while the receptor internalization is dependent on the aforementioned GPCR kinases, but not Gs coupling.
Data indicate that adrenomedullin (show ADM Proteins) mRNA and protein signal were only found in trophoblast binucleate cells (BNCs), whereas those of CRLR (show CALCRL Proteins), RAMP2 and RAMP3 (show RAMP3 Proteins) were detected in cotyledonary villous and caruncular epithelial cells.
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the RAMP family of single-transmembrane-domain proteins, called receptor (calcitonin) activity modifying proteins (RAMPs). RAMPs are type I transmembrane proteins with an extracellular N terminus and a cytoplasmic C terminus. RAMPs are required to transport calcitonin-receptor-like receptor (CRLR) to the plasma membrane. CRLR, a receptor with seven transmembrane domains, can function as either a calcitonin-gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor or an adrenomedullin receptor, depending on which members of the RAMP family are expressed. In the presence of this (RAMP2) protein, CRLR functions as an adrenomedullin receptor. The RAMP2 protein is involved in core glycosylation and transportation of adrenomedullin receptor to the cell surface.
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Thread: Vent re: overly helpful person
December 6th, 2012 04:49 PM #6
I think often times people volunteer at places like a crisis pregnancy center to fulfill their own needs, rather than necessarily help other people. She's an older woman whose children are grown. Perhaps working with scared pregnant women makes her feel needed, important, and like she can still 'run things' and act like someone's mother. You come along, you have a genuine need at the time, and by your self-description have a compliant, easy-going, non-confrontational personality. It's like catnip.
Along the same lines, crisis pregnancy center volunteers tend to be philosophically opposed to abortion. If that was something you were considering early in your pregnancy but later decided to keep your son, she might feel especially close to you and to Quinton as a "save." She might feel like his godmother because she might think she had a big role in bringing him into existence. Being a religious person might make her feel all the more strongly that there was a reason for the two of you meeting and for her involvement in your life.
As time has gone on and your own situation has become more secure, your needs have changed, but she can't perceive that. I think thanking her for her presence in your life but emphasizing how fortunate and lucky (perhaps use the word 'blessed') you've become will clamp down on the unwanted secondhand items. Also emphasizing your marriage and the role of your husband as your principal support person, rather than her, might curtail the unnecessary involvement.Blade, MD
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December 6th, 2012 05:18 PM #8
Ah, I see. Well, my advice is pretty much the same as everyone else's. If she gives you more stuff, thank her kindly but let her know that you don't actually need it and you're sure there's someone else she knows who could make better use of it. Also, you need to start distancing yourself from her. If you don't consider her a close friend, then there's no reason to call her right away about important events in your life (ie, your children's births). If she gets her feelings hurt, then so be it. You have to establish boundries with this woman and if you don't, you'll have no one to blame but yourself for her continual involvement. You can still keep the friendship up but limit your time with her to things like group activities or lunch once a month. Hopefully she'll get the message and not be so intrusive.
December 6th, 2012 06:03 PM #10
You're not being unreasonable. I'm with meogan: this is creepy and inappropriate. It's up to you to put some boundaries up. She should have never crossed the line in the first place, and it's very telling to me that she did cross the line. I've volunteered at several crisis centers throughout my life, and we were always told to act as professionally as possible, even though we're only volunteers. I've cared very much about some of the people I talked to, but I would never push myself into their personal lives. People don't go to crisis centers to make new friends, they go for help, usually the temporary kind. I'd certainly think again about seeking help if I thought I was going to come away with a person who was going to intrude in every aspect of my life!
In my opinion, this woman has always needed you more than you've needed her. I wouldn't go so far as to say she sounds unstable, but I'd be cautious. I understand not wanting to hurt someone's feelings, but what about your feelings? You are allowing someone to make you feel this way. If you can't take care of and stand up for yourself, how will you teach your children to do so? I have no doubt that if (hopefully when) you start putting some boundaries up this woman will attempt to manipulate you. If I'm wrong, and she's just a kind woman who wants to "help", then give her the courtesy of knowing that she is embarrassing/annoying you so that she can rectify the matter. It's possible she's incredibly dense and socially inept. I don't think that's the case, but unless you make it clear what you will and will not tolerate, she won't know. If you make it clear and she manipulates or continues to intrude, then you know this woman doesn't care about you at all, and is motivated by a selfish need. Hopefully that will make it easier to "hurt her feelings".Cordelia Eilonwy Snow | Evadne Snow | Felicity Astra Wildrose | Gwenna Moon | Lorelei Ondine | Octavia Eowyn Sol
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What you're describing sounds like co-dependency, also known as "relationship addiction." This may interest you, from the website "Mental Health America":
"Co-dependents have low self-esteem and look for anything outside of themselves to make them feel better....They have good intentions. They try to take care of a person who is experiencing difficulty, but the caretaking becomes compulsive and defeating. Co-dependents often take on a martyr's role and become 'benefactors' to an individual in need...."
"Characteristics of Co-Dependent People are:
An exaggerated sense of responsibility for the actions of others
A tendency to confuse love and pity, with the tendency to "love" people they can pity and rescue
A tendency to do more than their share, all of the time
A tendency to become hurt when people don't recognize their efforts
An unhealthy dependence on relationships. The co-dependent will do anything to hold on to a relationship; to avoid the feeling of abandonment
An extreme need for approval and recognition
A sense of guilt when asserting themselves
A compelling need to control others
Lack of trust in self and/or others
Fear of being abandoned or alone
Difficulty identifying feelings
Rigidity/difficulty adjusting to change
Problems with intimacy/boundaries
Chronic anger
Poor communications
Difficulty making decisions"
I agree with all of the previous posters' advice on how to confront the situation, but it may help you to look more into co-dependency if the above information sounds like your friend.
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Thank you for all the responses. Some of them have described the situation back to me quite accurately, and that is what I needed, some sort of outside perspective on this. She does have a number of co-dependency traits, though not all (she never appears angry for example). So here's the plan: Next time she calls I will kindly inform her of the existence of the PM feature on facebook, as well as the fact that the breast pump she got me doesn't work, and sneak in a hint that there's a reason people bring stuff like that to a thrift store. I'll also bring up the fact that my kids are loaded with toys as it is, and that we're running out of room. Hopefully that will be enough to get the message across without hurting her feelings. I suspect that she's a little "dense" (don't know how else to word this kindly) if she were older I'd be inclined to say she was in the early stages of dementia due to her often repeating the same stories etc but she's been doing that for as long as I've known her which is going on 7 years.Mommy to Quinton Vladimir and Maeve Elisabeth
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Dameisha Beach Park in Shenzhen, China, looked like a garbage tip after 780,000 holiday makers descended on the beach to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival long weekend.
More than 362 tonnes of rubbish was dumped along the beach in a scene that looked more like a disaster zone than a holiday spot.
Drink bottles, discarded food packaging, broken sun mats and inflatable toys left no room for sunbathers who were forced to lie among the chaos.
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A few months ago, after writing about a penny stock, I received a fascinating email from a reader familiar with the company. The additional information he offered about the firm is instructive -- it's probably not unlike the kind of scoop you'd dig up on many penny-stock companies, if you took the time to do so.
Let me share some of his comments about ... let's call it Company X. I'll put his words in quotes:
- He explained that he is from the same town as Company X and was surprised to find that it was, for a while, located in the same industrial park as his company. He noted that it has relocated to a smaller, rented space.
- He said that the company is not listed in the local phone book. Researching companies can be difficult and complicated, but there are surprisingly simple things all of us can do -- such as looking up a firm in the phone book, and perhaps calling and asking them to send some financial and annual reports. When I had tried calling this firm myself, to ask for such documents, I was told they weren't available -- that's a big red flag.
- I had failed to find financial results for the company, but the reader noted that "Last November, they forecast '05 sales of $2.7 million to $3.7 million." That is pretty paltry indeed -- and a wide range, to boot.
- He said that it appeared that the company's chief owned other companies that swap loans with this one, noting that it looked like a company owned by the owner's son was repaid a loan of nearly $800,000 with stock. The son's company seemed to have losses of nearly $3 million on revenue of $200,000. These flags aren't just red; they're fire-engine red.
- He noted that the CEO's email address was "@alltell.net," "so he doesn't even get email at [the company]."
Finally, he addressed the company's products and claims: "Slab bolsters and bar chairs are not a very important deal, but they list the projects where they are used as if they are being recognized as a world leader or something ... sort of like saying that 'our letter openers are being used at the Pentagon.'"
This reader's email spurred me to revisit the company's website. I wish I could remember what the stock was trading for when I first wrote about it -- because it's now trading for less than a penny per share. Imagine that: A $100 investment would buy you more than 15,000 shares! The stock has been as high as nearly $0.02 per share in the past year and as low as $0.0015. That's more volatile than it may appear. Multiply the numbers by 1,000 and you might see it better: a low of $1.50 versus a high of $20.
These bits of information almost have me in stitches. I want to laugh at the absurdity of it all. Companies like this can be amusing, if you study them in the right mood. Unfortunately, I can't laugh too much, because I know how much money uninformed investors lose on penny stocks.
Another contender
I was inspired to prepare this article by an odd piece of junk mail I recently received, about another penny-stock company. The company is called Net2Auction, and it's apparently [in its own words] "a leading provider of auction drop-off services that allow people to easily sell their items on eBay
Reading the brochure, I found myself questioning much of what was said:
- "The Company is positioning itself to be the fastest growing company in its sector in terms of establishing eBay drop-off locations at a faster rate than any other company in the marketplace." In other words, it's not the fastest-growing such company but is merely aiming to be that. And more worrisome, it's not aiming to be the fastest-growing company in terms of revenues or earnings, but in stores opened. You can open all the stores you want, but if you're not making money on them, you're not necessarily destined for greatness.
- "[The company] could generate huge profits for investors [that line was all in capital letters] . this stock could be positioned to bring huge returns to investors who invest [in it] now!" The cover of the brochure featured the stock symbol in the largest font size and noted that it "could climb to $4.25 per share bringing huge returns to investors!" Again, all capital letters.
It also noted: "Rating: 10 out of 10." Where do I begin with all this? Ten out of 10 what? How do they come up with $4.25? (And where is the stock today? If it's at $8.50 per share, the $4.25 would be a 50% drop.) The lawyers, if the company has any, were probably satisfied with all the qualifiers used: "could generate," for example. I myself could win the lottery, but it's not too likely.
The bottom line
The more I examine penny stocks, the more convinced I am that most stocks valued at less than $5 per share carry such low prices for good reasons. These penny stocks tend to be volatile, and they're easy to manipulate -- and lose money on. While I may look at penny stocks solely for their entertainment value, I'd rather invest in firms with established and impressive track records and more transparent finances.
There are plenty of those around. Stephen Simpson recently had good things to say about Goldman Sachs
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The Girls that Lost the Chance to Be with Lee Ki Woo
Love is in the air with another celebrity couple publicly declaring their love for all to see.
But before Lee Chung Ah said 'Yes,' Lee Ki Woo was quite possibly the unluckiest man ever, because he′s pretty much never gotten the girl since making his debut in 2009.
Watching Lee Ki Woo in dramas and movies always gave us the worst case of second-lead syndrome, because there are just too many girls who slipped out through his fingers.
But now that he is so in love with Lee Chung Ah, we want to highlight the ladies who lost their chance to be with the most perfect guy ever, standing at 190 centimeters, with a beautiful heart of gold.
Son Ye Jin
He might have eventually gotten married to her, but he never had Son Ye Jin's heart in the movie Classic. They were forcibly destined for each other through an arranged marriage, and while Lee Ki Woo did like her in that special way, he gave her up and ended up becoming the bridge that linked her with his best friend.
Jung Da Bin
He was the sweet sunbae oppa who adored his friend's younger sister, but the late Jung Da Bin had her eyes on the rough and rude bad boy, Song Seung Hun in the movie He Was Cool. Even though Lee Ki Woo took care of her with the utmost care, he was so oppa-zoned that it wasn't even funny.
Shin Min Ah
He had her. She was his fiancée, but when there is no love, it just doesn't stay together.
Shin Min Ah was forced into an engagement with Lee Ki Woo in KBS' A Love to Kill after his rich family basically did everything to make her into a top actress.
But as perfect as he may be, Shin Min Ah falls for the bad boy, Rain, who's actually tricking her to get revenge for a misunderstanding that he created on his own. Even so, Shin Min Ah falls for Rain, ditches Lee Ki Woo, and then returns to Lee Ki Woo, but not before she ditches him again.
Way to break his heart more than once.
Choi Ji Woo
Once again, Lee Ki Woo is the perfect man with a great job, but no luck with the ladies.
He pursued Choi Ji Woo, an aspiring actress in SBS' A Star's Lover, but his awesome resume was nothing compared to the beautiful words of Yoo Ji Tae, a poor ghostwriter, who writes his way into Mari's heart.
History then repeats itself, and once again, Lee Ki Woo is left with all the money in the world, but no dream girl to share it with.
Lee Chung Ah
It was the drama where they met, but their love never unfolded, because Lee Chung Ah was too busy chasing after Cha Chi Soo (Jung Il Woo) to pay attention to the Pillar in tvN's Flower Boy Ramen Shop.
Although there were times she almost fell for Lee Ki Woo's charms, Lee Chung Ah stayed firm on her feelings for Jung Il Woo, and sadly, Lee Ki Woo was left with no one at the end of the drama, except his giant milk carton.
But at least everything worked out in the end.
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Ocie Hicks Hylton, age 100, of Hillsville, Virginia, widow of Jesse T. Hylton, died Sunday, May 2, 2010, at the Pulaski Retirement Center.
Born Ocie Emma Hicks, on April 6, 1910, near Little Reed Island Creek, in Carroll County, Virginia, she was the fourth and longest lived of seven siblings. After graduating from Hillsville High School, she studied teaching at Radford University (then, the State Teachers College at Radford), and taught school in Laurel Fork, Virginia, before marrying and raising her family in Hillsville.
She is survived by her son, James M. Hylton, M.D. and daughter-in-law, Glenda, of Pulaski; three grandsons, Neal and wife, Jennifer, of St. Petersburg, Fla., Thompson, also of Pulaski, and John, of Baltimore, Md.; three great-grandchildren, Jesse Kenner, Shelby, and Sarah; and also, Mrs. Betty Hix of Draper, with special recognition for her long-time care, friendship and devotion.
Mrs. Hylton was very active in many civic organizations throughout her life, including, as a Charter Member, the Hillsville Women's Club, and was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Hillsville. During World War II, she directed local cannery operations and organized community victory gardens throughout Carroll County.
Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend, she will be fondly remembered for her joyful laughter, her generous and kind-hearted nature, her wonderful cooking and gracious hospitality, as well as her captivating oral history.
A graveside service will be held Saturday, May 8, at noon in North End Cemetery, Hillsville, with The Very Rev. Vickie L. Houk officiating, followed by a reception for family and friends at the First Baptist Church of Hillsville.
The family will receive visitors Friday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. at Seagle Funeral Home, Pulaski.
Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.seaglefuneralhome.com.
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The father of one of the young men killed in a weekend car crash has spoken in the wake of his loss.
Grant Archer, 23 and from Newmills, Co Tyrone, died alongside 28-year-old Cookstown man Robert Wilkinson when the car they were in went off the road at around 4am on Sunday.
Mr Archer's father, Phillip, said that the young man had just begun settling down in life when the accident struck.
The father and son worked together at the same firm and shared a passion for motorbikes.
"He's getting buried in my leathers," said Mr Archer, 54, adding that the funeral will be at 3pm tomorrow at the Anglican church on Dungannon Road, Coalisland.
"He hadn't been working from when he left school. I got him a job with me. He was going round clearing up money, and bought himself a motorbike – he was going to do his test next week for it."
Asked to describe his son, he said: "He didn't give much trouble. Quiet. Everybody liked him," adding that he will be sadly missed.
Mr Archer said his son had left the house at about 9pm on Saturday, and that was all he knew.
The next time he saw him was Sunday afternoon, when he travelled to Belfast to formally identify his body.
He said both occupants of the car were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash, and that airbags had deployed too, adding that his son had been the passenger in the vehicle.
Gerald Muldoon, managing director of Dungannon-based Muldoon Transport Systems, where Grant Archer had worked for about two years as a mechanical technician, described him as very skilled.
"Everyone in our place is devastated," said the 62-year-old.
"There's about 60 who work here, and we all know each other well.
"He was very dedicated to his job, with a very pleasant nature – a model young lad."
According to one source who came across the aftermath of the crash, the car had left the road and crashed firstly through a fence and then through a five-foot high pebble-dashed stone pillar which formed part of a wall, before coming to rest on its side.
It is believed the car was heading east on the Old Coagh Road, a straight-but-narrow national speed limit road on the outskirts of Cookstown.
One of the councillors for Cookstown, SDLP man Tony Quinn, said it had been several years since the last double road fatality in the region.
"It has affected everybody, both urban and rural dwellers," he said.
"People are saddened and shocked. It's been on the tips of people's tongues yesterday and today [Sunday and Monday]. To lose two in one road traffic collision is so cruel."
l In a separate incident, the Creggan Road in Londonderry was closed after about 3.45pm yesterday, following a report that a pedestrian had been hit.
A BMW allegedly involved in the incident then struck a Ford Puma car.
The BMW driver made off from the scene, before being arrested on suspicion of a number of motoring offences and assaulting police.
The female driver of the Puma sustained injuries to her neck, back, chest and legs, and had to be cut free from the vehicle.


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Monday Morning Fun With a Monday Morning Pun
I'm a sucker for quick, one liner type jokes and puns. I love them...they make me laugh...they make me happy. They're groaners and "laughers," I know, but they always put a smile on my face. And, on a Monday morning, I would say a smile-on-your-face is a good thing.


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NMD advocates will remind the public how difficult it is to "hit a bullet with a bullet"; detractors will claim the test proves their claim that the system is a multibillion-dollar waste of time. And Russia will fume at Washington's disregard for the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty, which sharply limits the deployment of such systems. Still, don't expect that to restrain politicians on both sides of the aisle from lavishing billions of dollars on the program it's enormously popular on Capitol Hill, and unlikely to be scaled back in an election year no matter how poor its report card. The irony is that long-range missiles aren�t exactly the preeminent threat facing the U.S. in the near future. "The bad guys are more likely to use a Piper Cub to deliver a weapon of mass destruction than a long-range missile, which always has a return address," says Thompson. "If they did use a missile they�re more likely to fire it at short range from a cargo ship so nearby that this system couldn�t stop it. So we�re spending most of the money countering the least likely 10 percent of potential threats to this country."
U.S. Missile Misses, but That Won't Stop Funding
Missed. Again. The $12.5 billion U.S. National Missile Defense (NMD) program suffered another setback Tuesday night when it failed its most elaborate test to date. An interceptor missile fired from a Pacific atoll failed to hit a mock warhead deployed by a missile fired in California. Although the system managed to destroy a mock warhead last October, it was later reported to have been a lucky accident after the interceptor missile had locked on to a decoy balloon that drifted close to the target. "I call the Pentagon all the time and sometimes they can�t transfer my calls to the right place," says TIME Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson. "So how are they going to manage to shoot down a missile with a missile? This is not a criticism; simply an acknowledgment of the tremendous technological challenge of what they�re trying to achieve."


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THE World Cup - well that was quite fun wasn't it? On the pitch Americans got football does not have to be played with helmets to great effect, Costa Rica showed there is more to their footballing zeitgeist than Paulo Wanchope and England lost the title of best national handwringers to Brazil.
As a tournament it was certainly the best World Cup since 1998 but sadly most of us were unable to get too close to said pitch. Thus left with little choice than to watch the most seductive TV in recent memory through the prism of folk who have the nation reaching for a collective mute button, in reference of course to BBC and ITV's motley crew of pundits, commentators and reporters.
At this stage it should be pointed out they are not all bad at their job. In fact some are very good, Danny Murphy provides insight on commentary that only a former professional could - which is exactly why he is there. Thierry Henry made all those people who had forgotten why they loved him in the first place swoon again. It seems unfair to those less talented that the Frenchman can be so effortlessly cool, so good at his job and so good at a job he does for a bit of a jolly on the side, the knockout stages were poorer for his absence.
Alan Hanson's swansong was also quite enjoyable, so was the right side of Rio Ferdinand's face and the criminally under used Tim Vickery showed the vaule of real local knowledge. These were the few bright spots.
Otherwise things did not start well, Phil Neville lost the ability to talk as the BBC adopted the 'he's brother's good so he must be alright' method to appointing commentators, while Jonathan Pearce, the man known for his work on Robot Wars, had a melt down about modern technology, specifically the goal line stuff. Generally most games were accompanied by inflated level of hyperbole and cliche as commentators looked for their Clive Tyldesley 1999/Martin Tyler 2012 moments.
In the ITV studio or on the beach the leg squeezing was off the chart with Adrian Chiles and his lame dad flip flops heavily involved. Ian Wright's shirt collection was impressive, his boreish chat less so and his insistence on calling Glen Hooddle, the man who left him out of the France 1998 squad, gaffer was painful.
Sadly ITV's equivalent of Henry, Fabio Cannavaro, only offered the effortless factor from his BBC counterpart's repetoire, but that might have more to do with his grasp of the language.
There were more audio-visual entertainers and lots more offenders on either side of the licence-fee divide but this column has a word limit.
Despite the regular pretence otherwise football really is quite simple and should be analysed as such. Offer us insight into the game from a professional's perspective, avoid trying to create drama where none is required, talk in sentences rather than cliches and the people will be entertained. Too often the World Cup coverage was unable to match the standard of action on the pitch.


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TEL AVIV (Feb. 4)
The final tabulations of the Israeli national elections and the distribution of seats in the Constituent Assembly were announced here today. A total of 440,080 ballots were cast in the elections, held January 25.
The 120 seats in the Assembly will be divided among 12 parties on the following basis: Mapai, 46; Mapam, 19; Religious Bloc. 16; Heruth (Irgun-sponsored) 14; General Zionists, 7; Progressives, 5; Communists, 4; Sephardim,4; Arab Democratic Bloc, 2; wizo,1; Fighters (Sternist-sponsored) l; and Yemenites, 1. Twenty-one different parties entered slates in the elections.
Israeli political circles today expressed the opinion that the Rhodes negotiations will come to a successful conclusion in the very near future, including the signing of an armistice agreement. After that, it is believed, Israeli representatives will sit down at a round-table parley with delegates from the Hashemite kingdoms–Trans Jordan and Iraq. This parley is expected to get under way February 13.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has already received the name of the proposed British representative in Israel, it was learned today. Although his name was not disclosed, it is known that he is an important career diplomat who has not been connected with: either Palestine or the Middle East in the past. No decision has yet been reached on who shall represent the Jewish state in London, although several names are under discussion. It has also been learned that consuls are being appointed for the British Dominions of Canada, Australia and South Africa.
Dr. Bernard Joseph, Israeli military governor of Jewish Jerusalem, tonight | told the inhabitants of the city that his military regime 1s winding up and being replaced by the regular Israeli Government machinery. Speaking on a local radio station, Dr Joseph said that the life of the city has returned to normal and there is any need for a special military administration.


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The Iowa High School preseason volleyball rankings have been released and two Dallas County teams are ranked in the top 15 of their respective classes. The Waukee volleyball team is ranked No. 7 in Class 5A going into this year after going 19-20 overall last year and the Woodward-Granger volleyball team is ranked No. 14 in Class 2A ahead of this season after going 24-16 overall last year.
After a sub-.500 record last year, the Warriors have a strong core of upperclassmen with four seniors and four juniors on this year's team.
Last season the Warriors were in the bottom half of Class 5A in kill efficiency at 0.160 and were even lower in kills per set with 8.07. Waukee coach Steve Baas has called their killing efficiency a weakness this year.
While the Warriors weren't strong attackers last year, they were tied for ninth in aces with 211 throughout the season. They were also strong defensively with 1,519 digs as a team last year (14.89 per set) which was 10th in Class 5A.
The Warriors, however, lost Morgan Potts to graduation this year after she led the team in digs last season with 484. They do return Denise Ssozi, who had 296 digs last year, and Danika Mikesh, who had 270 digs last year.
The Hawks were seventh in Class 2A last season in aces with 266 (2.61 per set) throughout the year. Abby Musser led the team in aces with 62 last season and returns as a senior this year.
The Hawks were also 10th in Class 2A in digs with 1,581 (15.5 per set) throughout last season. They return their three top players as far as digs go this season in Musser, who led the team with 501, Tori Manning, who had 383 and Bree Lesch, who had 350 digs last season.
The Warriors start their volleyball season on Saturday with an invitational in Ames while the Hawks also begin on Saturday, but with an invitational in Bondurant.


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A change of Caliber---who needs a 22 anyway
With the shortfall of finding 22lr regularly on any shelf, I've decided months back to let dust settle on ALL of my 22LR Rifles.
Don't get me wrong, I love my little 22's and I'm not selling or giving them up. I do have some bulk 22lr to get me through for next few years, I'm just doing what comes natural with a hunter/plinker/target shooter. I'm going to a different caliber to get my enjoyment and save what can't be found easily in the area. I'm not standing in any lines just to get some crap 22LR.
I'm finding boatloads of 17HMR everywhere I turn, and I've got the gun for it. It's a little Marlin VRX 17HMR and with a BSA Sweet 17(3-12x40AO) it's quite deadly. Dropped quite a few Squirrels, Coons, Groundhog with it so far. I'd use it on Deer if my State allowed it. For such a small bullet, it really packs a punch---close and at distance.
I've been grabbing a couple 50rd packs each time I go to town.
This way I've put the brakes on all the "neckbeards" who think I need their overpriced 22.
So who else has changed calibers, temporarily or permanently, so as to keep enjoying pulling the trigger when you want?
I went to my pellet rifle for some inexpensive plinking fun without having the hassle of trying to acquire some overpriced and difficult to locate .22LR ammo.
Still lots of fun! :)
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been shooting my savage 17 hmr for 2 years now. 22s collecting dust. it too has a bsa 3x12x40 scope on it
Fortunately, with the amount I shoot, my 5-800 rounds each of the rim fires I shoot will last me a few years.
A change of Caliber---who needs a 22 anyway
Been shooting 9MM, 38Spl., 45LC, and .410 bore, and 20Ga. All have been easy to get as well as 40S&W now, 38+P/.357, .45ACP( a little), 12Ga. 9 MM+P, just laying off the 3 Rifle Catagories I have(.223/5.56, .30-06, and .308/7.62),. And shooting less 22. I've also considered one of the .17's...
I've got some Extra PMC Bronze and Silver in different calibers from the first batch of Ammo I bought as an Arizonian,..starting to shoot that to save newer Ammo bought in the last 12-18 months. I never shoot more then a few rounds of HD/SD Ammo per Caliber/Gun each time out. Still,..If I only shoot half of what I bring Each trip, I can still get a hernia carrying it back out to the car and home. For the first Yr. We were here I just only Shot 9, and some of the 22. Then we decided not to leave all the older guns home anymore.
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Wanting a .22 myself but as mentioned it is hard to find. Been looking at some high powered BB/Pellet guns in the same price range. Quieter and just as deadly.
There is a new Umarex out that I'd love, as well as the new Gamo,...for the occasional Rodent or Snake...but here we can use a 22LR or 22Mag. In our yards if confronted with a pest, according to our County's administrative dep. Undersheriff. I had to take out a Gray Baby King Snake the first month we were here.....I still have a colony of Gecko's here,..the entire sub section does,..about 20 homes on 4 Streets,..and none of them talk or tell jokes...one once jumped off a tree onto Gator by accident and then jumped off his back and ran up and over an 8.5ft Dividing wall before being caught and eaten for a snack..
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A change of Caliber---who needs a 22 anyway
The guns aren't hard to find. It's just new models aren't cheap any more. For the most part the $125 22 is gone...unless it's used. Right around $200 gets you a new Basic 10/22., $240-$260 with a different finish,..and it goes up from there. Many vendors are giving ammo with the purchases. Mossberg is running a promo( or was) on any of there 22LR Semi's, 300 Rds. Of CCI Mini-Mag RN's and on the 715 series it was 300 CCI AR Tactical...decide what you want and go from there. Shoot a 22 Match this season so the sub-set of the sport grows and more folks offer Steel 22 shoots as well as Bullseye. Buy,..but be wise...
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.177, .20, & .22
I've been putting all the old airguns to use more than usual.
I have plenty of 22lr but have not been able to get out to the outdoor shooting range much. Have to go in the morning or it is too hot and my mornings have been busy. I have been going to the indoor range some in the afternoon but usually dont shoot more than 50-100 rounds. I cant shoot reactive targets at the indoor range. I have a range pass so it is affordable. 9mm and 223 are as cheap or cheaper than 22 mag or 17hmr and I can reload them. I would like to have a 9mm carbine and have been looking for a Kel Tec Sub 2000 with Beretta mags at a decent price. The Beretta CX4 is nice but too pricey. I have been shooting my Mini 14 playing with different sights but I really need the outdoor range for that.
I do shoot my 22 cal pellet rifle in the garage. I have 10 yards and a good bullet trap.
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Yes, mostly.... the size issue is pretty obviously a screw up.
And I don't mean to undercut your criticisms in general, either... Just that you may be expecting more than consumer reports is going to provide (or even care about.)
For instance ... Mac compatible. I had a Sony Reader with my mac and it sucked. Not only did I have to run their god-awful software (I believe it is somewhat better now, this was over a year ago) in virtualization but if I updated my firmware I'd brick it! So if you're not going to go into details about disk mode, etc... it's better to say it isn't Mac compatible because it isn't, not really. Someone who buys a Sony Reader and thinks they can just use that bookstore, update their hardware, etc... are in for some nasty surprises.
I'm just sayin', yes Kindle clearly wins for convenience of book-buying with whispernet. But to further downplay the Sony, calling it "not Mac compatible" is only piling on. The Sony is no more and no less Mac-compatible than the Kindle. The mechanism for adding and removing books from Mac to device is exactly the same. and they're tricking your Mom into thinking it won't work on a Mac.
(P.S. *My* Mom would want to know about library books.)
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Scot and Heather (nee Stein) of Penn Valley, along with big brother Titus, announce the birth of their son and brother, Griffin Maxwell, on Aug. 10.
Sharing in their happiness are grandparents Perry and Karen Stein of Philadelphia, and Arlene Turner-Salahi of Gloucester, N.J., as well as great-grandmother Margaret Leno.
Joining in welcoming Griffin to the family are Great-Aunt Jacki and Great-Uncle Frank McFadden, Great-Aunt Geri Leno, Uncle Brett and Aunt Jenn Stein, Aunt Karen Turner, and cousins Drew and Jill McFadden.
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Opposition to the escalated bombing of North Vietnam was expressed today by leaders of two Jewish organizations who called upon President Nixon to call a halt to the slaughter of the civilian population. The American Jewish Committee declared that it was concerned over the massive bombing of Hanoi and stated that "it is difficult to perceive that any goal however desirable, or any disappointment, however frustrating, could justify the loss of so many innocent lives, even if accidentally."
In a joint statement, David Sher, chairman of the Board of Governors, and Elmer L. Winter, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the AJCommittee, declared that the latest bombing raids were particularly hard to understand in light of the facts that "American troop withdrawal has been virtually achieved" and that "successive conferences seemed to narrow substantially the differences impeding a cease-fire." The statement expressed hope "that the resumption of negotiations will lead to the prompt cessation of hostilities" in Vietnam.
The Jewish Cultural Clubs and Societies expressed shock at the resumption of the bombings and declared that this made the peace promised by Nixon "more distant." A telegram to Nixon signed by Gedalia Sandler, general secretary, and Sam Pevzner, executive director of the Cultural Clubs, stated in part; "It is time to stop the killing of innocent men, women and children to protect the Thieu dictatorship. We urge you to halt the bombing immediately, sign the proposed peace agreement at once and put an end to the disastrous war against the people of Vietnam."


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Come enjoy music of the past with the Neon Swing X-Perience band. Neon Swing X-perience was formed in 1998 by Mike Urick and a rag-tag group of musicians who had a passion for the music of a bygone era. Since its origins, NSX has been relentlessly devoted to updating and preserving vintage American genres such as swing, rockabilly, hot jazz, horn rock, and blues. Described as "swing with sting," NSX's style is a raucous modernization of multiple influences all rooted in the big bands of the 1930s and 1940s.
Every NSX performance is an explosive retro party guaranteed to fill your ears with excitement. In addition to a monthly residency at Pittsburgh's swankiest jazz club (NOLA on the Square), the group has performed at some of the hippest locales in the US including Central Park in New York City, the legendary Derby in Hollywood, and the world's biggest rockabilly festival (Viva Las Vegas). The band has opened for such renowned acts as Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Reverend Horton Heat, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and the Max Weinberg Big Band, as well as performed at events with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Eddie Money among others.
The group performs anywhere from a 5-piece ensemble to an 8-piece mini-big band. In its full 8-piece version, NSX consists of Mike Urick (vocals/trumpet), Wally Hunter (sax/trumpet/vocals), Joe Palacki (drums), Steve Tomkowitz (sax/vocals), Tim Palko (bass/guitar/vocals), Chris Dufalla (trombone/vocals), Dave Frye (guitar), and Steve Palko (organ/bass).
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Raleigh, N.C. — A handful of thunderstorms moved into eastern North Carolina around noon on Friday, bringing sorely needed rain to the abnormally dry region, but skies should be dry for the weekend.
WRAL Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel said that light rain would continue into the early hours of Saturday morning, but by daybreak most of the wet weather will have moved east.
"They only thing that may happen during the afternoon is that as things heat up and become more unstable we start to get some isolated showers developing with the heat of the day," Fishel said.
Planners of outdoor events like Fayetteville's popular Dogwood Festival were keeping an eye on the sky and pointing to a sunny and seasonal weekend forecast in hopes for record attendance.
Durham's annual Earth Day festival, scheduled for Saturday afternoon at Rock Quarry Park, was moved indoors due to the expectation of muddy conditions. The event will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at Holton Career and Resource Center on 401 N. Driver St.
In the last couple of weeks, abnormally dry conditions have crept across most of the Tar Heel state and into Virginia and South Carolina.
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The weekend will remain dry and sunny with temperatures in the 70s, Gardner said. Those temperatures will push next week into the 80s, which is roughly 10 degrees above the normal temperature for the time of year.
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Cape Town - A commission of inquiry into claims of police inefficiency in Khayelitsha is planning its next move after a court ruling vindicated its establishment this week.
"The commission is currently considering the judgment of the (Western Cape High) Court and is taking advice from its legal team," commission secretary Amanda Dissel said on Tuesday.
She said a statement would be sent out next week detailing further proceedings.
The court dismissed an application by Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa on Monday for an urgent interdict against the establishment of the commission.
Mthethwa last year argued Western Cape premier Helen Zille's decision to appoint the commission would have an impact on the independence of the SA Police Service (SAPS).
Zille established the commission in August last year following a spate of vigilante killings by Khayelitsha residents.
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I am a personal trainer, and I would like to purchase either a body fat analyzer or traditional calipers for clients. Just wondering which tool is more accurate.
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Hand-held body fat analyzers that use near-infrared interactance (NIR) technology typically measure fat in a single body area — such as the bicep. The standard error estimate for this method is ¬+5% body fat; that's pretty high. So, while you'll often see these gadgets at health fairs and gyms, they're not recommended for use in most populations.
There are also hand-held devices that measure body fat via bioelectrical impedance, a method considered to be reasonably accurate, with a standard error estimate falling between +2.7 and 6.3%. Because hydration status affects results, the user should follow manufacturer instructions regarding eating, drinking, and exercising prior to measurement.
Skinfold measurements, when taken by a skilled technician using a high-quality caliper, offers a standard error estimate of only +3.5%. Keep in mind that acquiring a reliable level of skill in this technique requires specific training, experience in testing hundreds of people and regular practice — but it's worth your time and effort, because this is a relatively quick assessment you can perform in a variety of settings. The ACE Personal Trainer Manual, 4th edition contains detailed procedures and photos of skinfold sites to help you learn more about this widely-used body composition assessment technique.
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This four week online course is designed for students planning to prepare one or more portfolios in an effort to seek college credit hours for prior learning gained through work experience. Through one-on-one meetings and regular communication with the professor, students will work to organize an initial portfolio related to a particular course for which credit is being sought. This will serve as preparation for any subsequent portfolio submissions.
2113 Introduction to Integrated Studies (3) F, SP
This course will introduce the concept of integrating faith, vocation, academic discipline, worldview, and interpersonal development. In addition to seeking a vocational path that integrates content knowledge and personal talents with a walk of faith, the content will include career planning and development and applying vocational skills to benefit the community. Prerequisite or Corequisite: UN 1201.
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This course develops students' capacity to integrate the thought processes of various disciplines and habits of thought through synthesis as well as take into account global impact and manage the conflict that can arise from an ever-changing world and expectations. Prerequisites: UN 1201, INST 2113 and BI 2893.
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This course is designed to provide an introduction to the social, psychological, and physical dimensions of aging. We will examine the aging process experienced by the individual and how the aging of the population affects our society as a whole.
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Riders are given the opportunity to school their horses on the famous Kentucky Horse Park cross country course. For a $35 fee, riders can school their horse for four hours on the course. $20 of the fee will be considered a donation and all proceeds will go to the KHP Foundation to help maintain and improve the park's competition facilities. There will be two sessions per day. Weekday session times are noon to 4:00 pm, and 4:30 - 8:30 pm. The Weekend sessions will be 8:00 am to noon, and 12:30 to 4:30 pm.
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McGraw-Hill Education announced this week that it had accomplished a minor milestone in platform integration. College students and instructors now have 1 click access to McGraw-Hill content from just about any learning management system on the market (and a couple that shouldn't be).
McGraw-Hill Campus, its digital content platform, can easily be connected with an existing technology infrastructure, and it promises seamless integration for Active Directory, Angel, Blackboard, Desire2Learn, eCollege, LDAP, Moodle, Sakai, Shibboleth, WebCT, and more. This gives instructors true single sign-on, one-click access to McGraw-Hill's high-quality content and tools from any place within their college's system.
J. Brice Bible, CIO at Ohio University, had this to say: "'We're always looking for innovative ways to provide valuable information to our faculty and students. McGraw-Hill Campus goes beyond our expectations, not only offering unlimited access to the broad range of content and learning materials McGraw-Hill produces, but also integrating directly into our existing infrastructure, allowing faculty to instantly access the content from within a system they are already comfortable with, and are already using."
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