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'To Catch a Predator' bait reveals all the creepiness she lived through
Reddit hosted an "Ask Me Anything" session with Casey, a girl who served as the bait on a couple of episodes of NBC's To Catch A Predator. Her answers show that presumed pedophiles aren't always the upstanding citizens they seem to be.
The creepiest guy she ever came across:
"A man old enough to be my grandpa was verbally 'teaching' me how to get him off."
Was she bothered by what she saw? Or was she desensitized?
"I was completely disturbed especially knowing my dad was down at the police station watching and hearing the entire thing.
You definitely habituate to the situation a little bit but not in any way substantial enough to put me at ease. I would still feel nauseous all day every day we were shooting."
Here's one of Casey's episodes (skip to 5:00…that bust is pretty classic):
"Let me go…you can have the pizza, I swear." THIS GUY.
Was there ever a time you felt bad for these guys?
"[F]or about 5 minutes then I remembered the things they were saying online."
How did she get the glamorous job of "Pedophile Lure"?
"NBC was renting out my nana's house to hold the show and was explaining to my dad they hire a young looking actress. My older sister was with him and they said kind of like her and my dad said that I was even younger looking. He happened to have in his truck a magazine that I was on the cover of and showed the producers.
They told him to get me down to the house and I walked through the door and the first thing the producer said was "you're hired". I had no idea what it was for or what I was getting myself into but I am in the entertainment business so I figured, why not! The rest is history… and nightmares."
It all sounds so magical!
Which guy would have scared you the most if you were actually an underage girl meeting him?
"It's a close call between all of them but the guy who came on the motorcycle from Pennsylvania because he was already a convicted offender and there was just something about him that gave me the chills. Also, the guy in Kentucky who had a gun."
Also known as "Every guy in Kentucky."
The aforementioned Pennsylvania guy also presented her with the creepiest "pickup line" she ever heard
"[Motorcycle guy from Pennsylvania said] 'The American Dental Association says that semen cuts plaque better than mouth wash, so suck a dick and save a smile.'"
Did she ever meet anyone who wasn't really a pedophile but knew they'd be on the show?
"No, but one guy shook his hand and said it was nice to meet him and that he was an avid watcher of the show."
Clearly he learned a lot.
How did she keep a straight face while hearing some of the things the creeps would say to her?
"[B]it my cheeks and sang songs in my head to distract me from the vile requests they were making."
Did she eat the brownies after the shoot with the pedophiles wrapped?
"Would you eat cookies, they were actually brownies, that creepy guys breathed on?"
I have and will again I'm sure, Casey.
If you want to weed through the full Reddit thread for more, you can check it out here.


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With a few hours to digest ABC's 2010-11 schedule, I'm increasingly surprised they didn't touch their weakening Sunday line up of America's Funniest Home Videos, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters.
Sunday's ratings decline for ABC of 0.5 adults 18-49 ratings points (-14%) compared to last season was the network's worst on any night. Saturday had a higher % decline (-19%), but only fell 0.3 points.
Sunday went from tied with Monday as their best adults 18-49 night in 2008-9, to third (3.2 adults 18-49 rating) behind both Thursday (3.6 rating) and Monday (3.5 rating).
And yet no changes were made for Fall 2010.
Perhaps ABC has decided to ride the entire lineup into the ground until they're all done at once.
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Resetting 'The Clock'
The Museum of Fine Arts has announced that it will be extending the run of Christian Marclay's "The Clock" to Dec. 31. This is excellent news. It also means I don't feel so bad about the Loring Gallery, where it's running, being full earlier this afternoon so I wasn't able to get in for another viewing. "The Clock" had been scheduled to close next Tuesday.
The extended run applies only to regular museum hours. The sole scheduled opportunity remaining to see "The Clock" in its 24-hour entirety will be this Sunday and Monday, when the MFA will stay open overnight, as part of its Fall Open House.
The practical reasons for not showing "The Clock" around the clock are obvious: security considerations, for one, the cost of staff overtime, for another. Still, the museum knew what it was getting when it bought Marclay's piece earlier this year. It's frustrating to prospective viewers, who are effectively restricted to seeing less than half of the work. It's insulting to the work itself that, with only two exceptions, it should be shown in such a truncated form.
Consider two of the most important paintings in the MFA's permanent collection. Would the museum exhibit Rogier van der Weyden's "St. Luke Drawing the Virgin" with the Christ Child concealed or J.M.W. Turner's "The Slave Ship" without the waves? The question is so ridiculous it answers itself. Then how justify doing something comparable to "The Clock"?
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Sometimes, I think, we are under the magical assumption that a writer has an idea, writes a story, then an editor at a publishing house acquires it, and it is published. Four clean, clear steps in a straight forward-moving line.
Sigh. Maybe I should revise that we to an I.
We might not see each other very often during the year but my friend Barbara and I always make it a point to go in to the Boston Book Festival together. Our kids are in the same grade in high school and Barbara and I share a love of books so the train ride in and back is a chance for us to reconnect, complain about the kids, and talk books. This year, Hurricane Sandy was a blot on the horizon but the day of the festival was a crisp fall day in Boston.


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[Dublin, IRELAND] - A group of senior business executives and CEOs from leading international companies embarked on their first international Greater Louisville Inc. Development Expedition (GLIDE) visit to Ireland in order to further establish relations and learn from the developments that have taken place in Ireland's knowledge based economy.
As part of the intensive schedule, the group visited Alltech's European Bioscience Centre in Dunboyne, County Meath. Alltech's corporate headquarters is based in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, where the Company has already established strong relations with the group. The group met with Irishman, Dr. Pearse Lyons, founder and president of Alltech for a welcome reception and a tour of the company's Bioscience Centre. This followed an evening reception to honour the groups visit to Ireland at the K-Club, Straffan, County Kildare.
The 2007 GLIDE trip to Dublin, sponsored by CHASE Bank, will focus efforts in the following areas; working regionally to compete globally; growing indigenous companies; education and workforce initiatives, progressive taxing structures; revenue generating mechanisms and commonalities between Kentucky and Ireland. ?During the week long tour the delegation visited and listened to some leading businesses, associations and higher authorities from science, information technology, education, finance and accounting as well as leading economists on their strategies of economic development and prosperity in Ireland over the past decade. Some of the key associations that the delegation visited included Enterprise Ireland, IBEC, Enterprise Ireland and the Industrial Development Authority (IDA).?
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Hi, Does anybody know why the planner treats "= ANY(ARRAY(select ...))" differently than "IN(select ...)"? Which one is preferable, when I already have a lot of joins? Thanks, Clemens 2011/5/17 Clemens Eisserer <linuxhippy(at)gmail(dot)com>: > Hi, > >>> select .... from t1 left join t2 .... WHERE id IN (select ....) >> >> Does it work as expected with one less join? If so, try increasing >> join_collapse_limit ... > > That did the trick - thanks a lot. I only had to increase > join_collapse_limit a bit and now get an almost perfect plan. > Instead of hash-joining all the data, the planner generates > nested-loop-joins with index only on the few rows I fetch. > > Using = ANY(array(select... )) also seems to work, I wonder which one > works better. Does ANY(ARRAY(...)) force the optimizer to plan the > subquery seperated from the main query? > > Thanks, Clemens >
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The price for Meade Instruments Corp., a telescope and astronomy accessory maker based in Irvine, has risen once more, according to the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The price hike, from $5.5 million to $5.9 million, is the latest in ongoing acquisition negotiations with Ningbo Sunny Electronic Co. Ltd., a Chinese developer of outdoor optical products.
The new price follows another spurned acquisition proposal from MIT Capital Inc., a San Jose firm that makes laser and optics products.
In May, Meade's board of directors agreed to sell the company for $3.45 per share, or roughly $4.5 million total, to JOC North America – the U.S. subsidiary of Jinghua Optics & Electronics Co., a Meade supplier based in China. One month later, MIT Capital offered to purchase Meade for $3.65 per share.
Meade surprised both suitors in July when it broke its agreement with JOC in favor of the $5.5 million deal with Sunny. Meade borrowed $250,000 from Sunny to pay termination fees to JOC.
MIT Capital approached Meade once more, with a proposal to pay $4.50 per share, 29 cents more than the offer from Sunny.
Meade was contractually bound to disclose the MIT Capital offer. Sunny agreed to match the higher price but wanted to double Meade's termination fee to $500,000. Sunny agreed to lower that to $325,000, with some modifications to the loan it extended.
Meade, concerned the MIT Capital proposal would take more time to finalize, accepted Sunny's new offer. The new agreement still has to be approved by stockholders.
Meade stock closed on the NASDAQ at $4.48 per share Wednesday, up 7.4 percent, two cents less than the current Sunny offer.
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Over the last two weeks, I've heard plenty of discussions about the failed pay proposal for state officials in all high-school sports.
When state principals voted against a pay increase for officials during the Louisiana High School Athletic Association convention on Jan. 28, it had a rippling effect across the state.
Five state basketball official associations responded by going on strike, which caused the postponement of 80 games statewide. The officials got their message across and reached an agreement with the LHSAA to put the proposal back on the table for a revote in June.
The referee strikes caused plenty of chaos, and I've talked to several local referees, principals, coaches and fans who have spoke out on the issue.
I've heard some good reasons why high-school basketball officials deserve pay raises, and I've also heard several good complaints against it.
After taking in all the opinions, I think that all officials deserve a pay raise.
These referees, regardless of sport, sacrifice time, effort and money to perform a valuable service to our local community.
As we experienced with the strike earlier this month, the high-school sports that we love to watch wouldn't go on without referees to call the games.
If the LHSAA wants to improve the quality of high-school sports across the state, the best way to start is by paying the refs more because the current compensation system is a joke.
Certified basketball officials in Louisiana rank last in the nation in compensation at $31 per game, which is far below the national average of $69 per game.
During the basketball regular season, most referees get paid for three games (junior varsity, girls varsity and boys varsity) per night, so usually they'll usually take home $93 a night. In other states, there are referees who will make about that much or more for doing just one varsity game per night.
If you add the money spent on traveling to and from games, uniform costs and other fees, it really cuts into what they make per game.
These officials also don't get paid enough for the amount of time they spend during the school year calling games and the levels of harassment they get from heckling fans during games.
That is why I think the officials should get a raise.
I know pay raises for officials will take money out of local school budgets. With the state of our economy, I understand the complaints that the money could be used in other areas.
But sports are an important part of high-school life. It keeps the students active and the alumni involved, and the schools make money from the attendance at these sporting events.
However, if the referees get their proposed pay raises, they'll have to step up and provide better officiating for all sports.
Every referee should be certified, have to attend mandatory training camps and face stricter evaluation for their performance during games.
If referees fail to earn satisfactory grades, then they shouldn't be allowed to call games. The pay raises should go to qualified officials who are dedicated to perfecting their craft and calling games the right way.
Our schools and sports teams deserve the best. If referees want more money, then they should be at their best when officiating games.
That's the only way everyone will benefit from this issue.
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In Search of Rome's Best Gelato: Travel in Italy
Rome is home to some of the most visited landmarks in the world, a place of a deeply rich historical past, and a city of world-renowned cuisine. Pizza and pasta aside, there is no better way to spend a gastronomic afternoon in Rome than to stroll down the cobblestone streets with two scoops of gelato in hand. Finding a gelato shop in Rome is not difficult, there is certainly no shortage of them. Finding an excellent gelateria, on the other hand, is a different story.
The foundation of any good gelateria is the type of ingredients they use. What you want to search for are gelato shops that use the most natural ingredients. You can spot them by looking for two distinctive features.
First, the gelato is typically served in metal bins with the gelato never rising above the freezer line. The best of gelato makers are very particular about the temperature of their gelato and would never jeopardize the taste by packing it above the freezer line.
The second distinctive feature in natural gelato is the color. Natural gelato does not have added food coloring so you won't see any bright shades of pinks and oranges in them. This feature is most evident in the pistachio flavor. Many gelaterias will boast a bright green pistachio gelato but don't be fooled by these aesthetics. Natural pistachio gelato, the one that will be much kinder to your taste buds, will have more of a green-brown color.
So, if you're as serious about gelato as I am, be sure to look out for the features discussed above. While some gelato shops will entice you with their mounds of brightly colored gelato stacked high and packed with toppings, opt for something more natural and you will be happy that you did. For your convenience, I've also put together a short but sweet preapproved list of gelaterias in Rome that offer natural and delicious gelato.
- Il Gelato – There are several locations of Il Gelato throughout Rome including one near the Spanish Steps and another a short walk from Testaccio. Even with its expansion, the quality of the gelato has not been jeopardized. Il Gelato does a great pistachio and classic cream gelato, or for the more adventurous, a black sesame flavor.
- Gelateria Fatamorgana – My absolute favorite during my recent visit to Rome. My visit was to the location in Monti but there are several others. Again, pistachio is a winner here and the mint chocolate chip is unlike any mint chip ice cream you'll ever have.
- Gelateria del Teatro – At this shop near Piazza Navona you will find some gorgeous fruit flavored gelato. The strawberry flavor is like eating the sweetest of strawberries neatly packaged into a frozen treat. Standard flavors are also offered here, as is a crème brulee flavor that I was very tempted to try.
With this guide for finding some of the best gelato in the eternal city, the next time you're in Rome, do as the Romans do and eat gelato!
Everyone has a different opinion on what is the best Gelato, these are Julee's picks. My favorite Gelato in Rome has to be La Gelateria Frigidarium, check out my photos of the gelato here.


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ST. PETERSBURG — The Casteel family sure does stick together. Three brothers were arrested on drug charges Thursday during a police raid on their home, which also resulted in the arrest of their mother after a street brawl.
In all, St. Petersburg police said they arrested seven people when officers armed with a search warrant swarmed into 2414 Melrose Ave. S — and four of those carted off to the Pinellas County jail had the last name Casteel.
"The Casteel brothers have a long history of arrests for drugs and violence," said St. Petersburg police spokesman Bill Proffitt.
The raid took place about 5 p.m. Using a search warrant, officers seized about 4 ounces of marijuana, 0.7 ounces of crack cocaine, 0.14 ounces of powdered cocaine, $1,056 and two guns, police said.
Officers said they arrested Roderick L. Casteel, 31, Deuntae Casteel, 28, Jeffrey Casteel, 25, and Marquell Royal, 25.
The raid attracted a large crowd in Wildwood Heights, police said, including the brothers' 47-year-old mother, Brenda Casteel, whose address is listed as the home that was raided.
The four men were lying on the their stomachs in the front yard being handcuffed when the mother got into a fight with two other women, police said.
Those two women were Angela Davis, 37, and Devonna Washington, 22, police said. All three were arrested on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct.
Roderick and Deuntae Casteel were arrested on charges of possession of crack cocaine, felony possession of marijuana, being a felon in possession of a firearm and operating a drug house.
Jeffrey Casteel was arrested on charges of possession of crack cocaine and marijuana and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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1 Jeysie23rd Apr 2011 02:42:32 PM from Western Massachusetts
Diva of Virtual Death
It was suggested in the "British Tropes" thread that such a topic be created. Personally it actually kinds of bugs me as a USer that we barely get any imports here in the US that aren't Japanese or British, and that our media is so pervasive elsewhere. Partly because it creates a sort of boring samey-ness, and partly because it means we get held to more stringent standards whenever we're being notably weird or offensive by other cultures' standards but not by our own.
2 DanEile23rd Apr 2011 02:46:05 PM from Ireland
Inexplicable Student
I agree with Jeysie. I have to say that as a purveyor of general European media, the average American loses out as regards the current standard of "exchange" in media. And vice-versa, being saturated by American shows in Europe means we wind up with a negative view of Americans being promoted by such rubbish as Jersey Shore, when the country is so damn large that we're missing out on genuine gems. Watch Stephen Fry In America if you're interested in seeing what I mean.
3 IanExMachina23rd Apr 2011 02:56:39 PM from Gone with the Chickens
The Paedofinder General
and I agree. You must have heard of "The only way is essex" it's atrocious ITV shit that seems quite like Jersey shore, I hope we don't export it it gives a terrible image. In regards to the cultural imperialism in the title, with the huge exporting of American media the language/culture bleeds through into other cultures, and to those cultures it may be regarded as imperialism: Infringing on their tradition and culture. Obviously(hopefully :p) not intentional. I think there should be more exporting and importing from various countries as it could provide an insight into other cultures that wouldn't go amiss.
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4 Jeysie23rd Apr 2011 03:00:08 PM from Western Massachusetts
Diva of Virtual Death
You know, that's a good point. Our media tends to focus around the same general settings (isn't there a trope "All of the US is California" or something?) so my overseas friends have a hard time wrapping their heads around the fact that there honestly is at least 50 different cultures in the US, because they're exposed to so little of it. (And, really, there's actually a lot more than that, since you get things like North CA vs. SoCal, Western MA vs. Eastern MA, NYC vs. Upstate NY, etc.)
edited 23rd Apr '11 3:01:47 PM by Jeysie
5 Aondeug23rd Apr 2011 03:18:37 PM from Our Dreams
Oh My
Then there are smaller cultures within those cultures. Let's use So Cal as an example...The culture of the Thai community in the Inland Empire would be very different from the culture of Jews in West Hollywood which would be very different from the culture of the gays in the same city. These are all worlds different from the surfer culture in Costa Mesa. There are also differences in the Thai community of the I.E. and the Thai community of L.A. and Hollywood I am sure. As for the topic...the lack of imported media from other countries is bothersome. There's a lack of demand though (or at least a perceived lack) so...
edited 23rd Apr '11 3:20:23 PM by Aondeug
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6 IanExMachina23rd Apr 2011 03:32:23 PM from Gone with the Chickens
The Paedofinder General
& Tempting to point out that in the discussion of foreign media and Cultural Imperialism, it has only taken 3 posts to get to the point where you are discussing the differences in cultures found only in America. /banter Seriously, we usually get mainstream hollywood style America, unless it's a documentary into gun crime or the aforementioned Jersey shore.
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7 Jeysie23rd Apr 2011 03:49:39 PM from Western Massachusetts
Diva of Virtual Death
Well, to be fair, I have no frame of reference to discuss differences in culture in other countries, because we also only get a tiny slice of your countries' cultures. :> There's also the fact that the pervasiveness of our culture makes a lot of non-USers act like they know everything about the US and then comment on it... and then us USers are getting headaches from how off it is. But on the flipside, people from outside the US always talk about how ignorant we US folks are when we don't know every detail about your cultures. It's really just the general double standard that drives me bonkers. Yes, we USers ARE generally ignorant about the rest of the world, no argument there. But the rest of the world is also generally just as ignorant about us, even with the pervasiveness of our media. :>
edited 23rd Apr '11 3:50:31 PM by Jeysie
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The corporate big wigs probably think most american's don't give two shits about anything foreign, like say Dr Who
9 Aondeug23rd Apr 2011 03:51:56 PM from Our Dreams
Oh My
I don't give a shit about Doctor Who in particular, but foreign junk in general...
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10 IanExMachina23rd Apr 2011 04:02:50 PM from Gone with the Chickens
The Paedofinder General
@Jeysie I think it's more the perception of the media, the world gets so much US media we become familiarised, it may grate that whilst we do there doesn't seem to any reciprocating action with the familiarisation of (whatever the particular country) in America. Maybe. Edit: I think another facet of the debate between media (UK vs US, at least) is that it seems any media going to he US has to 'translated' for the audience (removing words, changing settings etc) whereas there does not seem to be any effort to do the reverse.
edited 23rd Apr '11 4:06:20 PM by IanExMachina
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11 Jeysie23rd Apr 2011 05:48:22 PM from Western Massachusetts
Diva of Virtual Death
Ironically, most US people I know who watch British media, at least, actually hate that sort of localizing. (Can't speak for anime fans, since I don't watch anime.)
12 BobbyG23rd Apr 2011 05:55:47 PM from England
vigilantly taxonomish
I'm actually very glad that US media doesn't get localised for the UK broadcast, but I dislike how we also have to make do with US-localised versions of Japanese media, which can be confusing or irritating. Nowadays the localisation alterations tend to be relatively slight, though, so it's not really an issue.
edited 23rd Apr '11 5:57:05 PM by BobbyG
13 RalphCrown23rd Apr 2011 05:59:39 PM from Next Door to Nowhere
Short Hair
Here's my theory. Conservatives act as if foreigners are just Americans who talk funny. That's why Republicans suck at foreign policy. They wouldn't enjoy, say, a Bulgarian sitcom, no matter how funny it was. So the networks won't take a chance on imports because at least half the audience won't watch them.
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14 BobbyG23rd Apr 2011 06:10:10 PM from England
vigilantly taxonomish
I don't follow your reasoning at all. Can you explain please? (I also think you're making some extraordinary generalisations there.)
15 storyyeller23rd Apr 2011 06:31:29 PM from Appleloosa , Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
I definitely don't see how political views relate to views of foreigners.
16 feotakahari24th Apr 2011 04:24:56 PM from Looking out at the city
Fuzzy Orange Doomsayer
As an American, I don't know what does and doesn't get exported from America, but I'm gradually discovering that what gets imported here is not just a small fraction of foreign works, but a deliberately chosen small fraction. For instance, Japanese stuff only seems so weird because there's a preexisting market here for weird stuff from Japan. Something like Baby Steps, though in many ways quite similar to American sports stories, wouldn't sell because the sort of Americans who tend to like sports stories would never read an import. (To a certain degree, you can even see this on this website, though that might be a matter of tropability rather than bias* .)
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17 fourtwenty24th Apr 2011 09:49:07 PM from The Ghetto
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(Can't speak for anime fans, since I don't watch anime.)In general we hate localizations as dubbing companies like 4-Kids shit on the media and fuck it up, esp when it's stuff that wouldnt do well 'localized - e.g. you can americanize Gundam or Madoka Shoujo, but not so well Great Teacher Onizuka - not w/o redoing a new series. Also see the Dragonball movie and what Akira might end up as. America shits up foreign media often.
edited 24th Apr '11 9:54:02 PM by fourtwenty
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18 mahel04225th Apr 2011 12:41:53 AM from Stockholm,Sweden
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How is what does become imported to the US become translated(thinking primarily of series/movies) is it generally dubbed or subbed? Because that might also affect how it is received.
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19 captainbrass225th Apr 2011 03:55:46 AM from the United Kingdom
There's always been a received opinion in British publishing that people here won't buy translations of books. The recent wave of Scandinavian crime fiction, like the Millenium trilogy, seems to be a notable aversion, and in TV people also seem prepared to watch sub-titled European detective shows. On some levels, I'm all in favour of US cultural imperialism. They're able to chuck money at things, so even their crap films/TV are glossy, high-octane, expensive crap. Crap British films/TV are cheap, rubbishy-looking crap, which is even worse.
"Well, it's a lifestyle"
20 Erock25th Apr 2011 08:49:38 AM from Toronto
Proud Canadian
Here's my theory. Conservatives act as if foreigners are just Americans who talk funny. That's why Republicans suck at foreign policy. They wouldn't enjoy, say, a Bulgarian sitcom, no matter how funny it was. So the networks won't take a chance on imports because at least half the audience won't watch them.Ironically foreign policy ids one thing pre-Bush republicans did very right. Nixon, Reagan, Bush Sr did a much better job then LBJ. But why would Americans like a Bulgraian sitcom anyways? I think the thing about the States is that ther eis no shortage of TV or movies anyways, so they don't really need to import stuff. Besides, Hollywood and TV studios bring foreign ideas to the States every year and some become successful, so they do import stuff, but remake it.
edited 25th Apr '11 8:49:48 AM by Erock
If you don't like a single Frank Ocean song, you have no soul.
I definitely wish we'd get more foreign TV here, too. I love Canadian cartoons like Total Drama Island, and BBC shows on Science Channel like Wonders of the Universe are great. And it seems like after years, Doctor Who is finally coming to America (and from the trailers it doesn't look localized), but I don't have BBC America. -_- Edit: I think it's less about having a lot of shows to choose from, and more about having a lot of shows from a lot of different perspectives to choose from. And there's something to be said about experiencing the original show with its distinctive culture rather than the Americanized version of it. I think after all this "translating" that's done for British shows, Americans come away with the impression that Britain is just a smaller, colder America. And that might be the source of a lot of irritation and offense.
edited 25th Apr '11 8:51:24 PM by OnTheOtherHandle
"War doesn't prove who's right, only who's left."
"Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future."
"Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future."
22 DrunkGirlfriend25th Apr 2011 08:51:34 PM from Castle Geekhaven
The US needs more Bollywood, that's for sure.
"I don't know how I do it. I'm like the Mr. Bean of sex." -Drunkscriblerian
Really? Maybe it's just because I grew up with it, but I have to say, as a percentage of its output, Bollywood has way fewer good films than Hollywood. Of course, if you approach everything wanting hilariously campy, then it might work out.
"War doesn't prove who's right, only who's left."
"Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future."
"Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future."
24 DrunkGirlfriend25th Apr 2011 10:50:57 PM from Castle Geekhaven
Of course, if you approach everything wanting hilariously campy, then it might work out.Well, yeah. That's what I love about Bollywood.
"I don't know how I do it. I'm like the Mr. Bean of sex." -Drunkscriblerian
Cultural Imperialism = One culture dominates another (H. Schiller) Linguistic Imperialism = Transfer of a dominant language to other people (R. Phillipson) Language Imperialism= Translation of another people's language (T. Pattberg)
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I feel that becoming a personal trainer would be a great idea, my reason is due to my
health issues i think is a great way to gain motivation and give motivation, what is thebest way to go about getting a certification and do i have to be fit before obtaining my certification?
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You've made a wonderful choice to become an integral part of the health and fitness of others. An ACE Personal Training certification offers both academic and practical knowledge to prepare you for working with a broad spectrum of clients and assures the public that you are a trained professional with skills based on scientific principles. ACE is one of the foremost fitness industry leaders and has a number of resources to help you get certified. As you begin studying for your certification exam, ACE will be there to support you through the process, answering any questions that you may have and offering a variety of learning opportunities and materials to help you successfully pass.
One of the best places to start would be to visit the ACE website. There you will find step-by-step instructions on the certification process along with all the available study packages. I personally found the materials to be extremely helpful during my certification process-especially the practice tests. They are also always adding new study tools and resources, such as ACE Academy Elite, which is an interactive, video-led study experience.
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Madonna's dancers paid £40k cash to visit London Aura club
Les danseurs de Madonna payés 40 000 £ cash pour aller au club Aura à Londres.
Madonna and £40k cash for visits to her 'favourite' London nightclub: Mystery of payments to Vogue star's entourage of dancers
By Katie Nicholl
Last updated at 4:08 AM on 16th January 2011
Madonna's favourite London nightclub Aura is at the centre of a riddle over whether or not it paid £40,000 for the star to visit the exclusive venue.
Sources in the nightclub industry have told The Mail on Sunday that members of the singer's entourage were paid handfuls of cash in return for her attendance.
It is believed that Madonna is not aware of the transactions and last night a friend of the singer said she will 'not be pleased' if her entourage are cashing in on her by receiving 'appearance' fees.
It is understood that members of her team have received money when the star has been at the fashionable Central London nightclub, at the top of St James's Street in Mayfair.
It is a popular venue for Madonna. Last year the 52-year-old put the club on the map by visiting three times, and earlier this month she was back again with her new boyfriend Brahim Zaibat at her favourite table and receiving VIP treatment.
Each visit has been accompanied by generous press coverage in national newspapers and gossip columns and in all the pieces Aura has been heavily mentioned.
Madonna first visited the club in May last year when she was looked after by the nightclub's director Joseph Ryan.
According to one source, one of her entourage received an envelope containing £10,000 for bringing the singer to the club. Madonna returned to the club on July 23 and October 21 and was most recently photographed at the venue on January 6.
'He struck a deal with Aura,' the source told The Mail on Sunday.
'It was agreed that if he brought Madonna down he would be paid £10,000.
'Madonna turned up on her own the first time she came and was seated at a VIP table and given a complimentary bottle of Belvedere vodka.
Her head dancer Shay Normann had arranged for a team of dancers to come down and entertain her. Madonna loves to watch dancers and Mr Normann bought about 15 of her favourite people down to the club.
When contacted by the Mail on Sunday, Mr Normann confirmed members of Madonna's entourage had received a sum of money from Aura, but claimed it was for the dancers who entertained Madonna at the club.
'The club gave money for the dancers. I took them down to Aura, and we all did a freestyle performance for Madonna.
'She loves us dancing. We are there for her to enjoy,' he said. 'The performers are paid. There are about 25 of them and I pay them £150 each. It's not from my pocket, the club pay them.'
Last night one senior member of staff at Aura who wished to remain anonymous was keen to stress that it had not paid any form of 'appearance fee' and insisted that any money that had been paid was to cover the cost of the dancers' accommodation and travel.
The club's director Joseph Ryan declined to comment.
A spokesman for Madonna said : 'I'm sure Madonna is not aware that these cash payments happen.'
It is apparently not the first time members of Madonna's entourage have received cash payments for taking the singer to a nightclub.
In April last year Madonna visited London's West End nightclub Runway off the Tottenham Court Road with her then boyfriend Jesus Luz.
Once again a cash payment of £10,000 was made to a member of her team, and some of the notes were taken from the till at the bar.
In the nightclub industry it is not unusual for stars to be paid in return for attending nightclubs.
Singer Puff Daddy reportedly received £30,000 in one night for attending three London clubs –Runway, Amika and Jet Black.
Source: Mail Online.
First show: Madonna at the nightclub Aura last year.
Confusion reigns over whether it paid £40,000 to the singer for her to attend.
Encore: In October 2010 the star dropped in again (left) before she made her final appearance earlier this month.


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Each year the Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies presents The Albert Ray Newsome Award to organizations that have completed outstanding programs of historical activity.
Honorable mention went to the Lincoln County Historical Association for the restoration of "Threshing Grain,†the Lincolnton post office mural painted in 1938 as part of the United States Department of Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture.
The association carried out research on the mural, raised the funds, and hired a restoration specialist to do the work. Accepting for the association was Mike Ottinger, who was responsible for doing the research on the painting.
The Federation is a coalition of historical organizations across the state that work to preserve and foster appreciation for history. The award is named for Albert Ray Newsome, an early secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission, who encouraged the establishment of local historical organizations.
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Hey all,
Marc (the QA lead) and myself (the Dev lead) of the VSTS profiler are sitting in front of Booth Dev-2 (Visual Studio Team System) in the Technical Learning Center.
The TLC should be opening up soon to customers, so I'd like to encourage you all to drop by. We'll be happy to help you profile your app or answer any questions you may have.
Also, mark your calendars as Marc and I will be delivering a Breakout Session entitled DEV313 - Improving Code Performance with Visual Studio Team System. We'll be covering a little bit of education about how to interpret the data coming out of the profiler and giving LOTS of demos of great new profiler scenarios in the next version including:
Web/Load Test integration
Comparing two performance reports
Line level sampling
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text: Hello, I would like to use weave under XP with MSVC .NET 2003. My Python/weave code works under Linux/gcc but when I try it on XP I get the error message that MSVC Version 6 is needed. It seems that weave (or distutils ?) doesn't find the paths to my MSVC directories and/or that registry keys are not found. Is ist possible to pass path information to weave? Is it possible to build Python extensions using weave with MSVC .NET 2003 and is it possible to run this extension on a computer that has no MSVC installed? Thank you in advance Regards Rolf Wester


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Dappled Cities – Lake Air
Three years on from third album Zounds and it seems like the darkness has shifted and Dappled Cities have turned the lights on full-blast. The output sounds fun and effortless even though they've admitted the process was a long and often difficult. Here they extend some of the ideas previously tackled on Zounds, but the mood is certainly more euphoric.
First single 'Run With The Wind' opens the album with a defiant cry, "We walk!", supported by carnival fanfare, soaring harmonies and a strong pop hook. The record's lyrics include ruminations on death, life and family and the writing seems to have renewed the carefree spirit found by looking back at their individual childhoods.
There is the honest simplicity in 'Real Love', which boasts a celestial groove; the title track could hold its own among any of the big, '70s numbers it references (Bowie, Queen, Wings, et al); while Dappled show their interest in the here and now on 'Born At The Right Time', which ruminates on being privileged in 2012. Lake Air concludes with melancholic piano ballad 'Waves', and 'The Weekend', which ends things on a light, Vampire Weekend-inspired note.
Dappled Cities have somehow managed to squeeze all of the best aspects of their band – from their art-rock beginnings to the synth-fuelled material on Zounds – into a tight record, running just over 40 minutes.


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Oosthuizen trailed by one shot going into the final two holes but birdied them both to finish one shot clear of 2012 winner Grace, as he once again started the new year by winning the European Tour's "˜tournament of champions', following his victory by the same margin 12 months ago.
Grace had carded a closing 68 in the group ahead of his compatriot to set the clubhouse target of 11 under par and then watched as former Open Champion Oosthuizen holed from two feet on the 17th and then chipped to the same distance for another birdie on the short par four 18th.
That meant Oosthuizen also signed for a round of 68, but that was enough for a 12 under par winning total of 276 and his seventh European Tour title, four of which have been on home soil.
"It's great to start the year with a win again," he said. "It feels really good and hopefully I can defend next year. Volvo is an unbelievable company, with what they do for golf on The European Tour and worldwide, so to defend the Volvo Golf Champions tournament is special, and hopefully I can go three in a row.
"It looks like proper rest, with no golf, is the key for me. It doesn't work all of the time, but it has for the last few years."
Oosthuizen, whose 2013 season was hampered by a back injury, had started the day two strokes behind overnight leader Tommy Fleetwood, and had a slow start to his final round, carding seven consecutive pars before sinking a 12 foot eagle putt on the eighth hole.
He then dropped a shot on the tenth before back-to-back birdies on the 13 and 14th holes pushed him into a share of the lead with Grace, who had posted a hat-trick of birdies from the sixth hole before his only bogey of the day on the 15th hole.
Grace's birdie on the 16th, which Oosthuizen bogeyed, meant it was Grace who temporarily held the advantage, but Oosthuizen dug deep and produced the two closing birdies when it mattered most to retain his title.
"I knew Branden was going to make a charge and I saw him up there early. I really thought that you're going to see the South Africans coming through today, and Joost Luiten played really well but just missed a few putts. He's a good player but Branden was the one that really spurred me on to finish well."
Grace will rue his opening round 74 and some missed chances during his final round as he fell just short in his bid for a fifth European Tour victory, having won the title two years ago when he defeated fellow countrymen Ernie Els and Retief Goosen in a play-off at Fancourt.
"I let a couple slip out there which was unfortunate, but it was a good start to the year," he said. "If you told me my first event, I'd start off with a second place, and coming this close, I would have taken it. So I'm very pleased. The winner at the end of this week is going to be the true champion, and Louis played well, so he deserves it."
Englishman Fleetwood, who took a one stroke lead into the final round, carded a level par round of 72 to share third position on ten under par with Dutchman Luiten, who had a 71. Three-time Major Champion Padraig Harrington closed with a round of 67 to finish a shot further back in a share of fifth position, alongside French pair Victor Dubuisson (72) and Raphaël Jacquelin.
Brett Rumford had a good week when he finished in a share of 10th.
Leading scores from the Volvo Golf Champions at Durban Country Club (par 72)
276 L Oosthuizen (RSA) 68 69 71 68,
277 B Grace (RSA) 74 67 68 68,
278 J Luiten (Ned) 70 67 70 71, T Fleetwood (Eng) 70 67 69 72,
279 R Jacquelin (Fra) 67 73 70 69, V Dubuisson (Fra) 69 69 69 72, P Harrington (Irl) 71 71 70 67,
281 T Aiken (RSA) 72 72 70 67, J Quesne (Fra) 74 73 66 68,
283 M Manassero (Ita) 72 67 73 71, B Rumford (Aus) 73 70 68 72, T Björn (Den) 79 68 67 69,
284 J Donaldson (Wal) 71 71 68 74, M Madsen (Den) 71 74 69 70,
285 C Schwartzel (RSA) 74 69 68 74, M Siem (Ger) 70 71 72 72, M Jiménez (Esp) 76 70 67 72


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Choose Between Two Options
- $15.90 for three Groupons, each valid for one salad or wrap and coffee ($31.80 value)
- $26.50 for five Groupons, each valid for one salad or wrap and coffee ($53 value)
- See the menu
Makis Food
Makis Food's signature juice—the Maki Refueler—is a blend of carrots, mangoes, apples, and oranges. Likewise, the staff transforms medleys of fresh fruits and veggies into juices and smoothies, salads, and wraps. Highlights include the Makis salad, loaded with blueberries, feta cheese, and walnuts, and the sweet chicken wrap filled with fontina cheese and a housemade sauce.


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Judging by all the snuggling, hand-holding couples at the Meyerson Symphony Center, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Thursday night concert was a popular Valentine's Day date. The program included the orchestra's third sampling of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet in the last seven seasons, plus more-or-less romantic evocations of Spain by a Frenchman (Debussy's Ibéria) and a Spaniard (Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez).
The eight selections from Prokofiev's ballet score were mostly drawn from the composer's own Second Suite, but also included the rarely performed "Morning Dance" and "Morning Serenade."
Music director Jaap van Zweden has spoiled us for fastidiously rehearsed and finely detailed performances. Thursday's guest conductor, Julian Kuerti, son of the Canadian pianist Anton Kuerti, had a generally clear beat and mostly sound musical instincts. But his conducting gave the orchestra little to work with expressively.
From pianissimo to fortissimo, his was mostly a one-size-fits-all beat. His left hand, which could have suggested phrase shape and nuance, simply mirrored his right, except for the occasional shushing gesture.
Much of the concert went just fine. The extrovert outer movements of the Debussy were splashed with bright lights and bold colors. At appropriate moments in the Prokofiev, Kuerti didn't shortchange the savagery — complete with flamboyant stabbing gestures in "Death of Tybalt."
He let the orchestra get too loud in a few places in the tuneful, toe-tapping Rodrigo, but he was mostly deferential when soloist Manuel Barrueco was playing. Barrueco confirmed his reputation as one of the best guitarists around these days, with nimble, rhythmically incisive fingerwork and a generous coloristic range. Subtle amplification gave his instrument just enough added presence, without any electronic coloration.
In both the Debussy and Prokofiev, there were moments that just weren't as tidy as they would have been with van Zweden on the podium. In the Prokofiev, in particular, the violins were back to their old bad habit of aiming only vaguely at the highest notes. Magic eluded the central "Perfumes of the Night" section of the Debussy.
Highlights of the evening included lovely solos from Nathan Olson (violin), Christopher Adkins (cello) Gregory Raden (clarinet) and David Matthews (English horn).
Plan your life
Repeats at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St.. $21 to $141. 214-692-0203, dallassymphony.com.


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Emergency Medical Services Groan Under Strain Of Expanding Population
"With a 300-pound patient, it's not too bad, or even 400 pounds. But to be honest with you, with a 500-, 600-, 700-pound patient — it's just too much for you.''
— Boston EMS captain Jose A. Archila addresses the difficulties of ferrying the growing number of morbidly obese patients to the hospital. Boston, where rescue crews are increasingly tasked with transporting patients weighing at least 450 pounds, has now retrofitted one of its ambulances with a hydraulic lift to ease the burden. It's a testament to our can-do spirit, and our inability to stop putting things in our mouths.


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|Pilipino for English Speakers (A Tutorial)
Pilipino is the national language in the Philippines. It is based on the Tagalog dialect which is widely spoken in the Southern part of Luzon island. It is the lingua franca in the capital region of Manila and of Filipinos anywhere in the world. Tagalog is the second most commonly-spoken Asian language and the sixth non-English language spoken in America. "Pilipino" as a national language is designed to incorporate other major dialects as Cebuano, Ilocano, Bikolano, Ilonggo, and others.
I. How to read Pilipino
A. The Alphabet (Abakada)
The Pilipino alphabet uses the same English (Roman) letters.
Classic (Original Tagalog alphabet):
There are 5 vowels: A E I O U, the remaining 15 letters are consonants.
Modern alphabet: In the late 1970's, the English and Spanish Letters were incorporated into the official Pilipino alphabet, making a total of 28 letters:
English origin: C F J Q V X Z
Spanish origin: CH LL Ñ RR
Note: only Ñ is officially incorporated. CH LL and RR are not considered distinct consonants.
For pedagogical purposes, we shall stick to classic alphabet in this tutorial. This means that prior to the expansion of the alphabet, the following letters are substituted to effect the same sound:
C = K or S - ex. kanser (cancer)
That special letter "NG"
Although written as two letters, NG is a single letter in Pilipino alphabet. It sounds like the nasal sound you hear in the word "Language" minus the "g" sound, or that in "sing" or "bang". This means that Pilipino words can start with "Ng" which is not found in English.
B. Pronounciation:
Pilipino words are phonetic. Except for a couple of words, all words are pronounced as they are spelled. Each letter has ONE AND ONLY ONE sound.* There are no silent letters. ALL consonants are sounded, including "H". ALL vowels have short pronounciation, NO EXCEPTIONS.
*That's why we can't have a Pilipino spelling bee-- there is no wrong spelling. If you can say it, you can spell it. This probably helps Pinoy kids to excel in English Spelling Bees.
"a" - is pronounced as short "a" as in "fat" ; not "a" in "say"
"e" - is pronounced as short "e" as in "beg" ; not "e" in "email"
"i" - is pronounced as short "i" as in "indian" ; not "i" in "ipod"
"o" - is pronounced as short "o" as in "roll" ; not "o" in "over"; never "o" in "other"
"u" - is pronounced as short "oo" as in "look" ; not "u" in "UK"; never "u" in "umbrella"
The other fifteen consonants sound exactly like their English counterparts.
So how do we read the alphabet?
"a ba ka da e ga ha i la ma na nga o pa ra sa ta u wa ya"
(similar to -- do re mi pa so la ti do!)
Practice pronunciation in its full glory:
a e i o u
C. Practice words:
The examples below are syllabicated to aid in reading:
a·ba·ka (hemp) pa·a(foot) ka·bi·be (shell) su·si (key) a·ko (I)
ba·ka (cow) ba·ba (chin) ba·ta (child) pu·sa (cat) ba·nga (earthen pot)
o·o (yes) ta·o(person) a·so (dog) si·ya(he/she) da·la·wa (two)
Note that a syllable contains only of a SINGLE vowel, on its own or in combination with consonants. When two vowels appear one after the other, they belong to different syllables. The examples above show the MOST COMMON consonant-vowel combination (CV). The others are:
vowel-consonant combination( VC)
at (and) um·pi·sa (start) ang (the, note "ng" is a single consonant)
is·da (fish) lo·ob (inside) ay (is,are,was,were)
consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC)
tu·big (water) ka·nin (cooked rice) pa·lay (rice with husk) hindi · No
i·nom (drink) bi·gas (uncooked rice) kot·se (car) may(has/have) gan·da(beauty)
other combinations: words mostly derived from English/European languages
consonant-consonant-vowel (CCV) or CCVC or CVCC
plan·tsa (flatiron)
Oktubre (October, note: pronounced as "bre" in "bread")
tren (train-transportation)
trapik (traffic)
dyip (jeep)
am·bu·lan·sya (ambulance, sounds like "shah")
If a word is of VCV variety, then it is syllabicated as V-CV
apa(ice cream cone) is "a·pa", not "ap·a"
ubo(cough) is u·bo
When a syllable ending in consonant is followed by another syllable beginning in a vowel, a hyphen is added.
Example: pag-ibig (love, a hyphen is needed between "g" and "i", otherwise, it would read "pa·gi·big", which is wrong)
Back to the letter "NG". To pronounce "nga" properly in "ba·nga" above, say "sing-a-long" then remove the "si" and "long". There should not be a "g" sound. This should be unlike "Singapore" which has the "g" sound. If you like the "g" sound to show up, then it is written as a separate consonant, as in
lang·gam (ant)
pang·ga·tong (wood fuel)
II. Vocabulary Build up
A. Counting numbers (some with syllabication)
1 - i·sa
2 -da·la·wa
3 - tat·lo
4 - a·pat
5 - li·ma
6 - a·nim
7 - pi·to
8 - wa·lo
9 - si·yam
10 - sam·pu
11 - la·bing-i·sa
12 - labing-dalawa
13 - labing-tatlo ... (you get the idea)
20 dalawampu
21 dalawampu't-isa (dalawampu at isa= "twenty and one")
33 tatlumpu't-tatlo (tatlumpu at tatlo = "thirty and three")
94 siyamnapu't-apat (siyamnapu at apat ="ninety and four")
100 isang daan or sandaan
1000 isang libo or sanlibo
10000 sampung libo
1000000 isang milyon
B. Days of the Week and Months of the year
Lu·nes (Monday)
Mar·tes (Tuesday)
Mi·yer·ko·les (Wednesday)
Hu·we·bes (Thursday)
Bi·yer·nes ( Friday)
Sa·ba·do (Saturday)
Ling·go (Sunday)
NOTE: Except for Sunday, the days of the week is of Spanish origin.
(You should be able to figure these out...)
Enero Pebrero Marso
Abril Mayo Hunyo
Hulyo Agosto Setyembre
Oktubre Nobyembre Disyembre
C. Common Greetings
Almost half of the Pilipino words in common usage is of Spanish origin, although in the last sixty years many English words have been incorporated in somewhat adulterated form. Older Pilipino words come from Hindu-Sanskit, Malay, Arabic, Chinese, and Indonesian origins. Today, it is common to find Filipinos speaking what is referred to as "Tag-lish" which is a careless convolution of Tagalog ang English. Rather than deal with translation, the implosion of technology and science into everyday life forces the society to absorb the new words directly without modification to keep up with the rest of the world. Hence, the incorporation of the 11 letters into the classic alphabet made the terminology usage automatic, violating the spelling rules which now no longer apply. Now, it is alright to write "teacher" what purists would still consider "titser".
(Practice to syllabicate these words)
Magandang umaga (good morning or "Gud morning" is common usage)
Magandang Gabi (good evening or "Gud ibning" is common, too.)
Kumusta ka? (How are you?, from Spanish "¿Como esta?")
Mabuti naman. (I'm fine, considering...)
Mabuhay! (Long live! Modern usage connotes "Welcome". There is no "welcome" in Pilipino. The closest is "Tuloy po kayo" which means "Please come-in")
Maupo po kayo (Please, sit down)
Paalam (good-bye)
Kain na tayo! (Let us eat!)
Anong oras na? (What time is it?)
Ala una (one o' clock. Times are customarily expressed in Spanish, e.g. alas dose y media, 12:30, but English is totally acceptable, too.)
Saan ka pupunta? (Where are you going?)
Uuwi na ako. (I'm going home already. Note syllabication rules: "u·u·wi" is four syllables).
Aalis na ako. (I'm leaving already. "a·a·lis" is four syllables)
Magkano ito? (How much is this?)
Salamat. (Thank you)
Walang anuman. (You're welcome. Literally, "nothing whatsoever")
Nasaan ang CR? (Where's the restroom?. "CR" is comfort room)
Iniibig kita. (I love you. Cringely very formal. They say it only in movie films.)
Ay lab yu. (I love you. What you say to your first love.)
Mahal kita. (I love you. More sweet and endearing. What you say if you really mean it).
Maligayang Pasko! (Merry Christmas!)
III. Accents
Pilipino words have four types of accents:
1. Mabilís (fast) - the intonation (accent) is raised in the last syllable. When written they are usually denoted by acute accent (a slanting up sign) above the last vowel, as in á, é, í, ó, ú.
2. Malumay (slow) - the intonation goes up on the second to the last syllable. These words do not have diacritical marks. Many two-syllable English words are pronounced this way, like "ba'con", "sal'mon".
3. Malumì (slow glottal)-accent in the last syllable with the characteristic glottal stop, usually denoted by grave accent (a slanting down sign) above the last letter (which is ALWAYS a vowel), as in à, è, ì, ò, ù. This is similar to malumay but with the last syllable ending in an abrupt stop.
Examples:Note: the symbol "?" is the phonetic sign for a glottal stop.
4. Maragsâ (fast glottal)- accent in the last syllable with the characteristic glottal stop, usually denoted by circumflex accent( a little pointy hat) above the last letter (which is ALWAYS a vowel). as in â, ê, î, ô, û. This is similar to mabilis but with the last syllable ending in an abrupt stop.
The malumi and maragsâ words ALWAYS end in VOWELS. The glottal stop is a common difficulty with English speakers because of their absence in English words. The idea is to tighten the throat muscles after the last vowel. To get the idea, try to hiccup! Hik!
English speakers used to putting accents to stress syllables would find it confusing to pronounce malumay and malumi words. The second to last syllables are always intonated (or stressed), although they are not diacritically marked.
NOTE: The accent symbols are optional in literature. The standard US QWERTY keyboard is perfectly suited for Pilipino communications. Unlike European languages, the special diacritical markings are not necessary to type in Pilipino. However, two keys are missing: the Spanish letter "ñ" and the Philippine currency symbol of Philippine peso: "P" with a double overstrike. This last one is often substituted with "Php" in the internet. The "ñ" is often substituted by "ny" except in proper names inherited from Spanish colonial times. In this case, "ñ" can be obtained from extended character set: Alt-0241, obtained by typing 0241 on the numeric keypad while pressing the Alt key. Ñ is Alt-0209. Here are the Unicodes for accented vowelsExceptions:
Words with more than two syllables may have more than two accented syllables.
pá·a·ra·lán (school)
dá·li·tâ (poor, archaic Tagalog)
hím·pa·pa·wíd (sky)
su·má·sam·pa·la·ta·ya (believe, malumay ending)
[We will be a little sloppy in using the accents except for words that may have multiple meanings.]
IV. Uniquely Pilipino, a digression
Many similar words in Pilipino can have different meanings depending on pronounciation or placement of the accent.
Examples:Yet, some words are pronounced exactly the same but with different meanings depending on context:
ma·hál (love)
ma·hál (expensive)
Many many words are repetition of the same syllables:
aà(dirt) babà (chin) kakâ(older sibling) lala (weave) mamà (old man) nana (aunt) sasá(a palm) wawà (lake) yaya(nanny) oo(yes) kikì(female organ) titì(male organ) yoyo(yoyo) bobo(stupid) dede(suck milk) dibdíb(chest) alaala(memory) tiktík(spy) kiti-kití(mosquito larvae) iba-ibá(variety, different) ngala-ngala(jaw) guni-guni(illusion) salasala (interwoven)
Pilipino words DO NOT have gender (PC, equality of sexes!), that is why Filipinos often interchangeably use "he" or "she" when speaking English. A liberated female colleague commented this is what English needs, so God can be a She.
Kids' song, helps you to translate short sentences:
One day, isang araw
I saw, nakakita
One bird, isang ibon
Flying, Lumilipad
I shot, binaril ko
I picked, pinulot ko
I cooked, niluto ko
I ate, kinain ko.
One night, isang gabi
I heard, nakarinig
A car, isang kotse
Running, tumatakbo
I chased, hinabol ko
I caught, nahuli ko
I rode, sinakyan ko
I crashed, binangga ko.
So, what are those two Pilipino words that are not phonetic?
ng - pronounced "nung", not "aing" as common English speakers do. This word is a ubiquitous conjunction tying up words together. Can be used to mean "of".
NOTE: Some might argue that this is the consonant "ng" and therefore has no vocal sound unless a vowel is added. This is true, that's why this is the exception.Ex. Bumili ka ng gatas (Buy some milk)
Republika ng Pilipinas (Republic of the Philippines)
Estados Unidos ng Amerika (United States of Amerika)
mga - pronounced "ma·nga" ; article denoting plural of the following noun
Ang mga bata ay naglalaro. (The children are playing)
Note that ALL the plural noun forms in Pilipino are done this way, no -s or -es!
Note: I have seen old texts where the "ng" sound is represented by "ğ" such that "mga" is written as "mğa".
Some more trivia:
The Longest Pilipino word:
Pinagkasampasampalatayanan (to whom the outmost faith is given)
Try to syllabicate this word!
Vocabulary Enhancement - forming adjectives
Many Filipino adjectives can formed by affixing "ma" to the root word
Root Word: Adjective:
ganda(beauty) maganda(beautiful)
lakas(strength) malakas(strong)
bilis(speed) mabilis(fast)
bagal (slowness) mabagal(slow)
laki(size) malaki(big)
liit(smallness) maliit(small)
talino(talent) matalino(smart, talented)
buti(goodness) mabuti(good)
samâ(badness) masamâ (bad)
taas(height, object or structure) mataas(tall, high)
tangkad(tallness,person) matangkad(tall)
V. Forming Phrases
Let us learn the mechanics of joining words.
A. Noun modifiers
In Pilipino, the adjective can preceed or succeed the subject noun. Both are conversationally acceptable.
Examples: join maganda(beautiful) and babae(woman)
magandang babae (beautiful woman)
babaeng maganda (woman that is beautiful)
note that the "ng" connects the two words.
Rule: if the preceeding word ends in a vowel, "ng" is affixed. If it ends in consonant, the conjuction "na" is inserted in between the words.
malakas na tinig (loud/strong voice)
tinig na malakas (voice that is loud/strong)
matangkad na lalaki (tall man)
lalaking matangkad (man that is tall)
malaking malaking buwaya (big big crocodile)
If you violate the rule:
You can say "maganda na babae" but it does not sound smooth.
You cannot say "matangkad ng lalaki" because it would mean "tall of man" which makes no sense. Note that "ng" by itself is a word pronounced "nung".
What happens to the accent?
Maragsa and malumi words are converted to mabilis and malumay words, respectively, when the "ng" suffix is used. Mabilis and malumay words remain the same.
Example: basâ (wet), pusà (cat)
basáng pusà (wet cat)
pusang basâ (cat that is wet)
B. Subject articles: Ang, Si, Sina
As in English, nouns used in the subject can be precedeed by articles. This is almost always word for word translation.
ang bahay (the house)
ang pinto (the door)
ang mga bata (the children)
Indefinite articles "a" and "an" has no direct translation in Pilipino. Although the sense of indefiniteness can be expressed by the word "isa" (one)
isang oras (one hour or an hour)
may isang bata (there is a child)
Unlike English, names of person also need an article when used in a sentence! Use "Si" or "Sina".
Si Roberto ay matangkad. (Roberto is tall.)
Si Susan ay mabait. (Susan is good.)
Sina Alex ay mayaman. (Alex and his family are rich.)
"Sina" is the plural form of "Si" which implies the person taken together with his companions, group, family or friends, the meaning of which is taken from the context of the sentence.
VI. Forming Sentences
A. Declarative
Now we know the mechanics, let us form sentences. Pilipino sentences can be formed in two ways:
1) Progressive form: subject-verb-predicate order (customary in English).
Ako ay mabait.
I am good.
2) Reverse form: predicate-subject order (Yoda-speak in Star Wars)
Mabait ako.
Good am I.
Formal writing style uses the first format and always use the verb "ay". The second form is invariably used in conversations which English speakers find difficult to get used to. In this tutorial we shall switch back and forth between both forms when necessary. The formula is to translate English into Pilipino in progressive form. To make it into reverse, remove "ay" and switch the two halves of the sentence.
Try these pronouns in both forms, replacing the subject "ako" above. Say and translate:
Singular: Pronoun Progressive form: Reverse form:
1st person Ako (I, me) Ako ay mabait. Mabait ako.
2nd person Ikaw, ka (you) Ikaw ay mabait. Mabait ka.
3rd person Siya (he or she) Siya ay mabait. Mabait siya.
1st person exclusive Kami (We) Kami ay mababait. Mababait kami.
1st person inclusive Tayo(We) Tayo ay mababait. Mababait tayo.
2nd person Kayo (you, Ya'll) Kayo ay mababait. Mababait kayo.
3rd person Sila (They) Sila ay mababait. Mababait sila.
Notes: 0) there is only one third person singular pronoun, "siya" has no gender; 1) that the verb "ay" meaning am, is, or are (number of the subject does not matter) disappears in the reverse form. 2) The reverse form for "ikaw" is "ka". 3) The exclusive form of "we" is "kami", which excludes the person being addressed. The inclusive form "Tayo", includes the person addressed. The two forms are not differentiated in English. 4) Grammatically, the plural form of the adjective "mabait" is "mababait" which repeats the second syllable. However, this distinction has sometimes fallen out of common usage and both forms are conversationally acceptable unless plurality is implied.
Use the following words in both progressive and reverse forms, substituting for the predicate above:
Now, with a little more complication:
Ako ay malakas na lalaki. (I am [a] strong man.)
Ikaw ay magandang babae. (You are [a] beautiful woman.)
Si Pilar ay mabait na bata. (Pilar is [a] good child.) -good choice for formal writing
Si Pilar ay batang mabait. (Pilar is [a] child which is good) - awkward choice
In reverse (note, remove the "ay" and switch):
Malakas na lalaki ako. (Strong man I am)
Magandang babae ka. (Beautiful woman you are)
Mabait na bata si Pilar. (Good child Pilar is) -excellent conversational structure.
Batang mabait si Pilar. (Child which is good Pilar is) -very awkward structure.
B. Interrogative pronouns
ano (what) saan (where direction) nasaan (where object location)
kailan (when) sino (who) bakit (why) kanino (whose)
paano (how) magkano (how much-price) ilan (how many number)
gaano (how much-quantity)
Ano ang pangalan mo? (What is your name?)
Saan ka nakatira? (Where do you live?)
Nasaan ang bahay mo? (Where is your house?)
Kailan ang bertdey mo? (When is your birthday?)
Bakit malakas ang hangin? (Why is the wind strong?)
Paano ka magluto ng kanin? (How do you cook rice?)
Magkano ang mangga? (How much is the mango?)
Ilan ang mga kapatid mo? (How many are your siblings?) <- no direct translation of brother and sister in Pilipino
Gaano kalakas ang hangin? (How strong is the wind?)
Other forms of interrogative sentences:
When the question is answerable by "yes" or "no", "ba" is inserted in an otherwise declarative sentence.
Here is the reverse form:
Declarative: Interrogative:
Maganda siya. (Beautiful is She.) Maganda ba siya? ( Beautiful is she?)
Mahal ang gatas. (Expensive is milk.) Mahal ba ang gatas? (Expensive is milk?)
Mahirap sila. (Poor are they.) Mahirap ba sila? (Poor are they?)
The progressive form equivalents would have the "ba" before "ay":
Siya ay maganda. (She is beautiful.) Siya ba ay maganda? (Is she beautiful?)
Ang gatas ay mahal. (Milk is expensive.) Ang gatas ba ay mahal? (Is milk expensive?)
Sila ay mahirap. (They are poor.) Sila ba ay mahirap? (Are they poor?)
Kumain ka na. ([You] Eat already.) Kumain ka na ba? (Did you eat already?)
As tag question:
Maganda siya, 'di ba? (She is pretty, isn't she?)
We'll start using green fonts for reverse forms. Words in brackets [ ] are optional. "'di" is a contraction of "hindi" meaning no or not.
(this may need some work...)
C. Demonstrative Pronouns
Pointing to object:
Singular: Plural form:
ito (this, close to first person) mga ito (these)
iyan (that, close to the second person) mga iyan (those)
iyon (that, far away from both persons) mga iyon (those)
ayun (that, there..?)
Pointing to place:
dito, dine (here, direction close to first person) nandito(here, location of object)
diyan(there, direction close to second person) nandiyan(there, location of object)
doon(there, direction far away to both persons) nandoon(there, location of object)
Ito ay aklat ko. (This is my book.)
Iyan ay maganda. (That is beautiful.)
Iyon ang bahay namin. (That is our house.)
Dito kami nakatira. (Here is where we live.)
Diyan, sa likod mo (There, behind your back).
Ipinanganak ako doon sa Pilipinas (I was born there in the Philippines)
Nandito ang susi mo. (Here your key is.)
Nandiyan ang mga magulang mo. (There your parents are (in your place, near second person)).
Nandoon ang bahay namin. (There our house is.(far away from both persons))
D. Possessive
akin, ko (mine, of mine)
iyo, mo (yours, of yours)
kanya, niya (his/her, of his/hers)
atin, natin (ours, of ours inclusive) amin, namin (our, exclusive)
inyo, ninyo(yours, of yours)
kanila, nila (theirs, of theirs)
....to be worked on...
---- Advanced topics:------
VII. Conjugation of Verbs
So far, we have only used the verb "ay" in all our examples. Now, let us see some action words. In Pilipino, the verbs are usually root words in infinitive form. They do not perform "action" unless joined in with a prefix, an infix or a suffix or combination of each. In fact, the meaning of the word can be changed or it can convert to a noun or an adjective according to the nfix. It was said that 450,000* Pilipino words can be formed because of this flexibility. This is where English speakers will find difficulty. Verb conjugation in Pilipino is quite different. English verbs signify tenses by changing the pronunciation (and hence spelling) or by using helping verbs (such as "will" or "has"). Fortunately in Pilipino, the spelling of the root word does not change. If one follows the rules for conjugation it will turn out not so bad.
* This section is a digression, only for your interest
You should now get the idea where we're getting into...
Verbs and Tenses
The two most common verb nfixes are "nag/mag-" prefix and the "-um-" infix. Some infinitives can use both (with subsequent change in meaning) but not all.
1. "Nag/Mag-" words
-infinitive- past present future
laba (to wash [laundry]) - naglaba(washed) naglalaba(washing) maglalaba(will wash)
linis (to clean) -naglinis (cleaned) naglilinis (cleaning) maglilinis(will clean)
salita (to speak) -nagsalita(spoke) nagsasalita(speaking) magsasalita (will speak)
lakad (to walk) -naglakad(walked) naglalakad(walking) maglalakad (will walk)
sulat(to write) -nagsulat(wrote [in a publication]) nagsusulat(writing) magsusulat(will write)
bantay (to guard) -nagbantay(guarded) nagbabantay(guarding) magbabantay(will guard)
2. "-um' words
kain (to eat) - kumain(ate) , kumakain(eating), kakain(will eat)
takbo (to run) - tumakbo(ran), tumatakbo(running), tatakbo(will run)
hinto (to stop) - huminto (stopped) humihinto(stopping), hihinto (wil stop)
lakad (to walk) - lumakad (walked [away]), lumalakad (leaving), lalakad (will leave)
kanta (to sing) - kumanta (sang) kumakanta(singing) kakanta(will sing) <-Spanish!
awit (to sing) - umawit (sang) umaawit(singing) aawit(will sing) <-Tagalog!
inom (to drink) - uminom (drank) umiinom(drinking) iinom(will drink)
sulat(to write) - sumulat(wrote [a letter]) sumusulat (writing) susulat (will write)
Here are the rules:
1. Past Tense:
"nag-" is prefixed to the infinitive.
"-um" is an infix added before the first vowel, thus changing syllabication. If the word starts with the vowel, "um" is a prefixed.
2. Future Tense:
"mag-" is prefixed to the infinitive. The first CV syllable of the infinitive is repeated.*
"um" infix is not used. The first CV syllable of the infinitive is repeated.*
*such as in the case of takbo, it is tatakbo, rather than taktakbo. In the case of bantay, it is magbabantay, rather than magbanbantay.
3. Present tense:
"nag-" is prefixed to the infinitive. The first CV syllable of the infinitive is repeated.
"um": Form the future tense, then insert the "um" before the first vowel.
4. There are no past participle, indicative or subjective forms. The correct sense is modified by qualification orcontext.
I am running. Ako ay tumatakbo.
I was running (yesterday). Ako ay tumatakbo (kahapon).
I wrote a letter. Ako ay sumulat ng liham.
I have written a letter. Ako ay sumulat ng liham.
Let us try some examples:
Ako ay umiinom (I am drinking) <----note the syllabication: u·mi·i·nom
Siya ay naglaba. (She/He washed laundry)
Si Romy ay kakanta. (Romy will sing)
Ang bata ay kumakain. (The child is eating)
Note the ubiquitous use of "ay" regardless of tense, which disappears in reverse form:
Umiinom ako. (Drinking I am)
Naglaba siya. (Washed laundry she did)
Kakanta si Romy. (Sing Romy will)
Kumakain ang bata. (Eating the child is)
Subject and Object
Consider these two sentences.
Ako ay kumain. (I ate). Kumain ako.
Ako ay kinain. (I was eaten). Kinain ako.
* A common mistake among non-Tagalog speakers is to use the incorrect prefix "na-" to the root word "kain". Nakain na ako (I was eaten already.) is used, instead of Kumain na ako (I already ate). What gets confusing is the use of another prefix "naka-" , which is also correct: Nakakain na ako (I already ate).
In the first sentence above, the pronoun "Ako" is the subject of the verb "kumain". In the second, "Ako" is the object of the verb. The pronoun is the subject if it actively performs the action. It is the object if the action is performed to it.
This brings us to the "-in-" infix and the "in-" prefix.
3. "-in-" word conjugation
kain (to eat) - kinain(was eaten) kinakain(is being eaten) kakainin (will be eaten)
inom(to drink) - ininom(was drank) iniinom(is being drank) iinumin(will be drank)
sulat(to write) - sinulat(was written) sinusulat(is being written) susulatin(will be written)
Here are the rules: (compare this to the "um" infix above)
1. Past:
"-in-" is infixed to the infinitive before the first vowel.
2. Future:
The first syllable of the infinitive is repeated and suffix "-in" is added to the end.
3. Present:
The first syllable of the infinitive is repeated, then the "-in-" is inserted before the first vowel.
....(more examples)...
......This part under construction....
Other things to consider:
The "ay" word can be thought of a "subject-predicate separator" in a progressive form which disappears in the reverse form. So it is not just a direct translation of is, are, am, etc.
For example,
Siya ay naglalakad. He is walking.
Siya ay naglakad. He walked. <-there is no is, are or am!
Siya ay maglalakad. He will walk.
Another confusing aspect:
"ng" and "ang"
Most of the time, "ang" is a direct translation of "the"
Ang bata ay malaki. The child is big.
Malaki ang bata. Big the child is.
Malaking bata Big child
In the last example "ng" is affixed to malaki to "connect" it to "bata" as a modifier. Note that this function is served by "na" if the preceding word ends in a consonant.
Mabait na bata Good child
"ng" as a separate word almost always means "of"
Ang puso ng bata ay malaki. The heart of the child is big.
Ang ama ng bata ay mabait. The father of the child is good.
However, "Ang" can also be used in superlative comparison in the beginning of a reverse form. Here is where it gets confusing:
Ang laki ng bata! How big the child is! (Biggest in comparison to others)
*it is very awkward to say "Ang bata ay ang laki." as progressive form.
Note that "laki" is not in proper adjective form "malaki" and yet when preceeded by "ang" becomes superlative form of the adjective. In the above example, "ng" does not mean "of" but rather a connector between the adjective and the noun.
Other example: Ang ganda ng kotse mo! How beautiful your car is!
Ang ganda mo! How beautiful you are!
Another use of "ng"
Ako ay sumulat ng liham. I wrote a letter.
Object forms
Now consider:
Ako ay kumain ng manok. ( I ate a chicken.) Kumain ako ng manok.
Ako ay kinain ng manok. (I was eaten by a chicken.) Kinain ako ng manok.
Kinain ko ang manok. (I ate the chicken)
to be continued.....
Pardon my mess, this is still in draft form. . .
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din, rin
may, mayroon
Forming adjectives from rootwords
Use of Po and Opo
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By Matthew Davis
Sun Post Newspapers
Champlin Park swept Andover 7-0 on Wednesday, May 7 en route to their third-consecutive boys tennis conference match victory.
"We haven't beat Andover for a long time," Rebels coach Brian Larson said. "They've always been real strong. They're a little down from what they've been, but beating a team 7-0 is pretty good when you've lost 1-2 sets."
Senior first singles player Mikayeel Mulla won the closest match of the day for the Rebels after losing his first set, 6-4. Mulla rallied to beat Andover's Luke Leisaer 6-2 and 10-2 in the following sets. Hunter Femrite, the Rebels' second singles player, held off Andover's Trevor Siebold 6-4, 6-4 in the next closest match of the day.
Alex Virasy beat Jared Anderson for a fourth singles victory, 6-4, 6-2. Greg Ledray won third singles 6-1, 6-3.
In doubles, Matt Gullickson and Alex Hilley defeated Ben Felkoman and Christian Toronto 6-1, 6-0 in the Rebels' largest margin for victory on the day. Alex Kocher and Matt Gamber won second doubles 6-0, 6-2. Nathan Williams and Ryan Fredrick took third doubles, 6-3, 6-0.
Earlier in the week, the Rebels beat Coon Rapids 5-2 with a sweep by the doubles teams. Kocher and Gamber shut-out Larsen Kronstad and Jared Musolf 6-0, 6-0. Williams and Fredrick allowed only on score in their match victory 6-1, 6-0. Gullickson and Hilley won 6-0, 6-2 over the Cardinals first doubles tandem.
Mulla won first singles for the Rebels in a 7-6, 6-4 match against Bobby Yang. Ledray took third singles 6-3, 6-3 over Steven Yang. Femrite came up short in his match, 6-0, 6-3 against Kendall Stetts. Virsay had the only other loss of the day to Aaron Bauer 6-2, 6-1.
"They're usually pretty strong," Larson said of the Cardinals.
The Rebels downed rival Anoka 5-2 on May 1 to get the league win-streak going. Champlin Park's only loss since came in a non-conference match against St. Michael-Albertville, 5-2, on Monday, May 5.
Section 5AA team tournament play began for the Rebels on Wednesday and will go through Friday depending on their success in each round. The section has loaded talent with tennis powers Maple Grove and Mounds View.
"It's a tough road," Larson said. "The last couple years we've had some guys win some matches. That's kind of a good stepping stone, win some matches and see what we can do."
Following the team tournament, the Rebels will play in the Section 5AA individual tournament on May 23 and 27. Section winners for both tournaments will compete at state on June 3-6.
Larson said his No. 1 doubles team has good postseason potential. How the other schools field their doubles teams could play a big role in match-ups at sections.
"You never know what palyers are going to hop over to doubles and vice versa," Larson said.
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this is most likely a really stupid question, but ive gotta ask. i was poking around the midwayusa site, and stumbled across snap cap ammo that is advertised as being good for dryfiring, and basically sounds like something i could load in my gun, and use to practice drawing and firing, without firing a round. my question is A. can i fire my gun with them loaded in a house without causing damage to anything, and B. are the loads reusable, because 15 bucks for 5 shots, why not just buy a box of 50 rd. and get the real deal? i know this is a newb question, but i honestly know nothing about "snap cap" ammo.
Snap Caps Are Not Ammunition. They Simulate Ammunition In That They Will Feed, Chamber, Extract Like The Real Thing And Allow You To Dry Fire Without Damaging The Firing Pin. Snap Caps Do This By Use Of An Internal Spring Which Is Attached To What Looks Like The Primer At The Base Of The Case. This Spring Acts As A Shock Absorber For Your Firing Pin Preventing It From Cracking Or Snapping In Two. I Have Some In 9mm And They Are A Great And Safe Training Tool. As To Not Cause Confusion With The Real Stuff Mine Are A Transparent Red Plastic.
I would definitely use them. I used them to practice operating my '03 Springfield and my Savage until I was sure I knew how to use them (the rifles) safely.
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Pretoria - A Pretoria woman whose fiancé broke off their engagement has gone to court to claim back her contribution to their living expenses, it was reported on Friday.
Wanda Moller, 28, sued her ex Anthony Potgieter, 25, for R1.33 million in the Pretoria High Court, but they later reached a settlement which was made an order of the court, Beeld reported.
According to the newspaper, the settlement stated that Moller would withdraw her claim.
She would keep her townhouse in Centurion, and would buy Potgieter's share for R60 000. He could collect his furniture and other property. Each would pay their own legal fees.
In court papers, Moller said they agreed on September 25, 2010, to marry, but Potgieter told her on June 18, 2011, that he did not want to anymore. She claimed he was involved with another woman, but he denied this.
Moller said she had gone through emotional trauma and depression, and had to be medicated.
She claimed to have spent more than R30 000 on wedding arrangements, that her career advancement had taken a R100 000 knock, and that she had incurred R500 000 in damage to her dignity and status. - Sapa


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Diy radio transmitter for medium range, 1 mile
Im a scout leader and for some of our events we need to be able to do announcements over the radio but as most of our sites don't have loud speakers set up all the time we have to rent them, and the people to set them up. Even with a discount this can go into the thousands and that goes back to the kids costs and well i hate that.
Anyway after playing around with my partners short distance radio transmitter that plugs into her iPhone i wondered if its possible to modify, or build a transmitter like this for longer range.
Anyone got any links?
It needs to be fairly clear, doing music and announcements that people can hear over about one km to one mile.
Apart from that, the equivalent of FRS/GMRS would be more legal. Although if any prankster figures out the channel (and there's no security code to limit access), expect some unwanted announcements and rude noises at all hours. Music quality will likely be more like telephone quality, but maybe that's part of the charm of outdoor events.
Ive looked at some out of china that may suit, already built and the limit is the size of the antenna but diy is still more fun.
Thanks guys
Good luck on whatever you decide to do.
These boast a 23 mile range.
2. You will be best served by getting a decent radio mike - this is what they are for.
3. Where in the world are you so you can be directed at the best options.
Wireless mikes have a limited range.
A article 15 transmitter (legal to build) is limited in antenna length and power output and most have less than 300-500 ft. range depending on what else is in the area.
You could buy a pair of fm walkie talkies that have a range of several miles for less than $100 but you'd have to accept that anyone else on the frequency would be interrupting your speech.
Check out this companies web site for FR broadcasters. I use one at home but it only has a range of about 400'.


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Hyundai's top man shot down rumors of his company building a new factory in the U.S. "We have no plan for a new U.S. factory for now," Hyundai's Chairman Chung Mong-koo told Reuters at Seoul's Gimpo airport before leaving for the United States.
Rumors started flying when South Korea's Financial News said that Kia is talking to Georgia state officials about constructing a new plant. These rumors were denied. Last week, Chung rekindled the flames by saying that Hyundai "will look into whether there are opportunities" to expand production overseas.
Chung is expected to visit Hyundai and Kia's U.S. plants in Alabama and Georgia during his visit, which coincides with South Korean President Park Geun-hye's U.S. trip.
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Funeral Arrangements Made for Alexandra 'Lexi' Parry
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Alexandra, "Lexi," Parry, the SUNY Oswego student killed in a weekend car crash in Saratoga County.
Services will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2014 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm at the Emerick Funeral Home in Clifton Park. Emerick is located at 1550 Route 9 in Clifton Park.
Family friend Stef Traynor, who took the photo above, said, "…(S)he was such a unique and one of a kind person, always bringing the sunshine with her wherever she went."
A "Celebration of Lexi's Life" will be held in the afternoon on Saturday, June 14th. The family says details on that are forthcoming.
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