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To crate train or not to crate train, that is one of the many questions pet parents face when they bring home a new puppy! Personally, I am a huge fan of crate training. And while I understand the feeling of guilt you may have when putting that sweet little puppy (and those big brown eyes!) in a crate for the night or while you are at work, what you really need to think about though is what could happen if you didn't.
A puppy left to her own devices operates much like a 2-year-old child. Everything that could possibly be chewed on or swallowed, will be. Every nook and cranny will be investigated. And house training becomes a free-for-all. Baby gates can contain some pets, but only until they learn to climb them!
I've seen puppies who were left free to roam the house get into all sorts of trouble, including chewing power cords, falling off balconies and eating things they shouldn't. And when you think about how pets under the age of 1 are two-and-a-half times more likely to have an injury or illness causing them to file a claim on their pet insurance, keeping your puppy confined to the safety of his crate when you're not home seems like a good idea.
It is important that your puppy doesn't learn to think of the crate as a punishment, but rather as a secure, comfortable den-like environment that keeps your puppy safe from harm (and encourages better bathroom habits). Choose a crate that your pup can grow into. Make sure your pup has had plenty of water and used the potty before going into the crate; leaving a water bowl in the crate could lead to an accident.
Put a soft, warm blanket in the crate, and give her lots of praise and a treat once the door is closed, so she learns that it's delicious and delightful to be in her crate! If you're worried about her being bored or lonely, put a favorite toy in the crate with her, and leave a radio on low volume while you're out. Start with short intervals, and slowly lengthen them until your pup get used to longer periods in her crate.
As your puppy matures into adulthood, you will be able to allow longer periods of time out of the crate when you're not home. Eventually, you may even find that your dog doesn't need to be in her crate once she is a mature, responsible adult (we promise, she'll get there!). But you might find she's learned to love her crate!
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Produce suppliers and other industry businesses face acute challenges and an urgent need for change as the government implements a sweeping overhaul of U.S. food safety regulations, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP said.
The Food Safety Modernization Act, signed into law by President Obama last month, will usher in a new era of regulation with "increased enforcement, stiffer penalties and broader record-keeping requirements for high-risk food," the New York-based consulting firm said in a recent report.
Food processors will be required to develop and document safety plans that identify and prevent hazards at each facility, according to the report co-written by Leavitt Partners, LLC, a Salt Lake City-based lobbying firm. For the full report, go to http://bit.ly/fUOpnD.
"Heightened focus on food safety by consumers, regulators and Congress has created new challenges for the food industry that can result in erosion of a brand overnight," David Acheson, Managing Director of Leavitt Partner's Food and Import Safety Practice and and former associate commissioner for food at the Food and Drug Administration, said in the report.
New food safety legislation "is going to make these challenges more acute and the need for change more urgent," Acheson said in the report.
The new rules provide the FDA with increased enforcement authority, allowing it to step up inspections of food processors and giving it the power to mandate recalls of contaminated food. Much of the funding for the overhaul would go toward hiring about 2,000 new inspectors and increasing the number of inspections at farms and manufacturing plants.
Leading food companies already have updated safety plans, including sophisticated electronic systems in place to track contaminated products quickly, and some conduct mock recalls.
The Produce Traceability Initiative, for example, seeks to provide guidance to electronically track product, and some companies are using radio frequency identification tags.
"Companies that aspire to be market leaders can start by reviewing their food safety plans, training programs and supply chains, with an eye toward making improvements," according to the report.
Food companies may need more stringent controls to avoid "unpleasant surprises," the report said, with the biggest unknown being the safety of a company's supply chain — especially with suppliers in countries where food safety laws or enforcement is weak.
"Today's globally extended supply chains mean that, unfortunately, contamination can turn up in more products and more often than in the past," said Carter Pate, head of PricewaterhouseCoopers' global government and infrastructure teams.
"With the new legislation, food companies at every level will be required to develop and document food safety plans that identify and prevent hazards at each facility," Pate said.

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On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:03:29 +0200, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 17:55, David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> wrote: >> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 10:37:00AM -0500, Kevin Grittner wrote: >>> David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> wrote: >>> > Is there something incomplete about the ones I sent, and if so, >>> > what? >>> >>> Well, I'm still curious why it was necessary to modify the server >>> side to implement an interface feature for which everything needed >>> seems to be present on the client side. >> >> Not everything is. >> >> Let's imagine you have a connection pooler with two clients, A and B. >> A calls setQueryTimeout, then starts a query, which terminates in >> time, but dies before handling it. B connects to the pool, gets A's >> connection, and finds a statement_timeout that's not the default, even >> though only A's single query was supposed to have that >> statement_timeout. This is not a situation that can be resolved >> without being able to set a timer *on the server side*. > > Sure it can. The connection pooler just needs to issue a RESET ALL > statement when it hands over a connection from one client to another. > Isn't that what for example pgbouncer does - at least when configured > per instructions? > > Also, doesn't this affect *all* settings, not just timeout, if it > doesn't? Imagine client A executing a SET datestyle for example. > > AFAICS, any connection pooler that *doesn't* issue a reset between > handing this around is broken, isn't it? > If I'm right you would like to say, that when taking connection from pool REST ALL should be invoked. But... connection pooler will not send RESET ALL in some situations, because JDBC driver can have no notify about switching client. In EE platforms (e. g. Glassfish), server sometimes creates it's own pool and in certain configuration, when you close Connection, server will never pass close to PooledConection, nor physical connection. This due to fact, that GF and others adds functionality for statements pooling (if server will call close on pooled conn, then reusing cached statement will cause error - in fact this problem occurs with Hibernate, C3po, XA, and GFv3). To summarize, you should never believe that RESET ALL will be called, nor any other behavior when switching clients. Am I right? ---------- Radosław Smogura http://www.softperience.eu
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Charles H. Stallbaumer, who carries on general farming on seclion 16, Richmond township, Nemaha county, was born on the 3d of January, 1862, in the township which is still his home. His father, John Martin Stallbaumer. was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, and when a young man crossed the Atlantic to America, making his way direct to Missouri. From that state he removed to Richmond township, Nemaha county, and after his marriage he located on a farm, where he continued until his death, which occurred August 24, 1881. A communicant of the Catholic church, he aided in organizing the congregation of St. Benedict. In politics he was a liberal Democrat, who served as a member of the school board, yet was never an aspirant for political honors. His wife was, in her maidenhood, Miss Mary H. Van Brook, a native of Holland. She came to Kansas when a maiden of fourteen summers, and is still living in this state. Her eight children were all born in Richmond township, and with one exception all are yet residents of Nemaha county, and six of the number are living near the old home: Rosa, the eldest daughter, is now deceased ; John is living on section 32, Richmond township; Albertina M. is the wife of Henry A. Welp, who cultivates land on section 17, Richmond township; Ida M. is the wife of James Carlin, who is living on section 27, Nemaha township; Anna S. is the wife of Peter J. Rettele, whose home is on section 8, Richmond township; and W. E. and J. G. reside with their mother on section 19, of the same township.
Charles Henry Stallbaumer obtained his preliminary education in a little log schoolhouse on section 8. Richmond township, but his school privileges were quite himited, as at the early age of fourteen years he was obliged to put aside his text-books and assume the management of the home farm, his father having died. As soon as old enough to handle a plow he began work in the fields, and the various duties connected with the raising of grain were familiar to him. In his youth he worked as a farm hand and to his mother he gave his wages until twenty-one years of age. He was married in Richmond township to Anna M. Schneider, who was born in Waukesha county. Wisconsin. At the age of two she was taken to Nebraska, and when twelve years of age she came to Nemaha county with her parents, Matthew and Elizabeth (Birkhauser) Schneider, both of whom were natives of Germany. The father, however, came to this country when only five years of age. Mrs. Stallbaumer is the second in their family of eight children, and by her marriage she has five living children, Claude, Veronica, Lawrence, Aloysius and Rudolph. One child, Eugene, died in early life.
Mr. Stallbaumer is the owner of seventynine acres of rich land, which he has placed under a high state of cultivation, and the many improvements on his farm indicate his care and attention. For three terms he served as trustee of Richmond township, and in 1898 he was elected the county commissioner for the third district, which position he is now filling, his incumbency covering a period of three years. A prominent member of the Catholic church, he is now serving as the president of the St. Joseph society. He represents one of the oldest families of Nemaha county, the name having long been interwoven with the history of agricultural interests in this locality. He has a wide acquaintance in northeastern Kansas, and as a result of his genial manner and sterling worth his friends are legion.
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The term vanadous is used to describe an acid with vanadium of lower valence.
Word origin: Latin vanadium + -ous.
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SANTA CRUZ -- Sunrun, a privately run solar startup, has acquired REC Solar's residential division, solar equipment distributor AEE Solar and local mounting systems business SnapNrack.
Sunrun's co-founder Lynn Jurich told Reuters the acquisition, announced Tuesday , would broaden customer reach and help lower the cost of solar systems.
Terms were not disclosed but Santa Cruz solar energy specialist Mike Arenson estimated the deal is worth about $120 million.
"It's very exciting for us," said Greg McPheeters, a senior design engineer who has worked for SnapNrack since 2008 and owns stock in the company. "We do a lot of product development in Santa Cruz."
SnapNrack develops mounting hardware for solar panels.
"Any number of installation companies use our hardware," McPheeters said. "The key part is driving down the cost of solar installations. We're just teaming up with a partner to improve our position in the market. It gives us more buying power."
Currently SnapNrack has two employees in Santa Cruz, with an office on River Street. McPheeters said the company will soon post an opening for a product designer to work in Santa Cruz.
Arenson said he worked with McPheeters on solar projects for five years, describing him as "passionate about solar and a good engineer." McPheeters is a bicycling advocate and recently was elected to the board of the Sierra Club Ventana Chapter.
Sunrun, founded in 2007 and based in San Francisco, has raised $145 million in venture capital from Accel Partners, Sequoia Capital, Foundation Capital, and Madrone Capital Partners and $190 million from U.S. Bancorp.
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From the Kansas Room, By: Lucia Flaim, Kansas Room Librarian, Hays Public Library
This article is not only coming out earlier than usual, it is also a bit shorter. By the time you read this, I'll be back in Missouri, hanging twinkle lights or filling balloons with helium.
I mentioned last month that I'll be out of the library from May 28 to June 13 for my wedding and honeymoon and that the Kansas Room would remain open. I stand corrected. The Kansas Room will remain locked during the day unless a patron requests that the room be opened. If you happen to need the Kansas Room opened, just ask someone at the front desk to unlock the room for you, then, let them know when you leave.
In spite of my absence, the Kansas Room does have a couple of events scheduled for June. The first is a musical performance on Sunday, June 2 at 2 PM. Local siblings Tanner, Trinity and Tristan Callis, otherwise known as Tx3, will be giving an hour-long performance in the Schmidt Gallery for all to enjoy. This trio plays a variety of instruments and musical styles from classical and folk to modern pop. If you know the Callis family or if you are looking for a great way to spend an afternoon, be sure to stop by the library on the afternoon of June 2. This will be a great event for the whole family to attend.
The other Kansas Room program for June is the third installment of my Kansas Cooks! series. Since much of Kansas will start harvesting wheat in June, I thought it would be a good month to schedule a bread-themed food/recipe swap. On Thursday, June 27 at 6PM, all are invited to "Kansas Cooks! Bread Recipes" in the Kansas Room. For those of you who don't know, the idea is to bring a loaf of your favorite tasty homemade bread and your recipe for sharing. We'll swap samples of bread and recipes for you to take home. These events have turned out well in the past and the more the merrier!
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Mother of murdered infant describes crime scene
NEWPORT (KATV) - 18-month-old Tacari Briggs will be laid to rest on Wednesday. The infant was murdered Friday morning in Newport.
Tacari's mother Delana Aguirre spoke out for the first time since the senseless killing. Investigators say Robert Friar shot Tacari as well as Delana from outside their bedroom window.
Delana was shot three times but survived her injuries. Tacari, though, was pronounced dead shortly after the shooting.
Delana said Friar was her ex-boyfriend and he had been violent in the past, but she never imagined he'd commit such a heinous crime. She told Channel 7 News she tries to focus her energy on remembering her daughter and not on being angry at Friar.
"She had a whole life ahead of her, but I look at it like she's in a better place," Aguirre said.
Friar is behind bars. He's charged with capital murder.


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Tonight: Clear and cool. Low 28.
Tomorrow: Sunny and warmer. High 56.
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It's hard to find a positive way to shade this, so I'll just come out and say it: The Seattle Sounders find themselves in an extremely difficult position heading into next week's CONCACAF Champions League Semifinal match with Santos Laguna.
Seattle performed admirably well in the series' opening match on Tuesday despite the absence of starting goalkeeper Michael Gspurning and attacking tandem Eddie Johnson and Obafemi Martins; unfortunately they also gave up a crucial away goal to a Santos side that makes few mistakes at home. Let's take a closer look – statistically – at what Seattle's chances of stealing the series in the return leg may be.
Let's start with the good: in the Champions League era, 10 teams have headed into the second leg of a knockout series and managed to come from behind and advance. On three occasions, the team that lost the first game did so by two goals – the other seven deficits were of the one goal variety. Teams have frequently even done so while giving up the crucial "away goal" that the Sounders relinquished on Tuesday evening – on six occasions to be exact. Often times, it hasn't even been close: teams have come back from a first leg deficit and won the series by as many as seven goals.
Here's the bad news. Every last one of those teams was a Liga MX side (if you don't count the Sounders victory over Tigres this season, of course). The aforementioned eight goal swing was performed last year, when Salvadoran side Isidro Metapán met Pumas in the quarterfinals. After winning the opening match of the series 2-1, Metapán travelled to Mexico City needing only a draw to advance, but Pumas throttled the Hondurans 8-0.
If the Sounders need a reminder of this fact, they can find one in their recent history. A year ago the Sounders headed to Santos for the return leg of their quarterfinal matchup with Los Guerreros with a one goal lead. After an opening half that saw the two sides trade blows and level the aggregate score, Santos exploded for four second-half goals and sent Seattle packing.
But wait, there's more: while many Liga MX sides have come back from an opening game loss, not a single one of them did so on the road. Home field advantage is unusually crucial in Champions League – lower seeded teams frequently beat more powerful sides at home, but almost never do so on the road. The Sounders, for example, became the first MLS side to eliminate a Liga MX team in CCL play when they did so in this year's CCL. While the series was a landmark for the team and the league it plays in, it also followed suit in regards to its results: Seattle dropped the opening match in Nuevo León, then returned home to CenturyLink Field and took care of business.
So statistically speaking, the cards are stacked in Santos' favor. No team in any edition of CCL – be it an MLS side or one from another league in CONCACAF - has ever done what the Sounders will attempt to do on Tuesday evening in Torreón: come from behind and advance on the road.
And therein lies the beautiful thing about records and statistics, and the reason why clichés like "records were meant to be broken" exist. Because they are. On paper, the odds of the Sounders travelling south of the border and emerging victorious are non-existent. But then again, the odds of Seattle eliminating Tigres were microscopic as well, and we saw how that played out. Fans of the Rave Green will find out next week whether the Sounders will make history again or become the latest piece of pro-Liga MX data in the CCL stat book.


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Red can be an intimidating color to incorporate in home decor. It's easy to go over the top, or to predictable. Soft neutrals are effortless little black dress of decorating, but nothing makes a statement like red done right.
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Protracted lawsuit ends with win for Direct Energy, Reed SmithJune 17, 2014 8:00 AM
After a nine-year court battle, a judge has dismissed a case brought by a group of commercial customers who claimed their Pittsburgh electricity supplier had overcharged them, even as the company argued that it had not violated a rate cap in their contract.
Common Pleas Judge R. Stanton Wettick Jr. dismissed the suit June 4, ruling that Strategic Energy did not exceed rate caps or violate its contract with commercial companies who purchased electricity. Strategic Energy was purchased by Direct Energy in 2008.
"We're very pleased with the result," said Nicolle Snyder Bagnell, a partner at Pittsburgh-based law firm Reed Smith LLP, which represented the energy company in the case. "It's been a very long road to get here, but we're happy that we've gotten this order."
A group of five companies, including Glassport's Tech Met Inc., a chemical milling service, introduced the litigation in 2005, claiming Strategic overcharged them for electricity. The original plaintiffs expected to add more than 1,000 other companies to the complaint if the case went to trial.
The lawsuit lingered for most of the past decade, even through Houston-based Direct Energy's $300 million acquisition of Strategic in June 2008. During that time, preliminary objections, which sought to narrow the scope of the case, and a lengthy discovery period made the lawsuit seem like a marathon.
The plaintiffs were seeking an unspecified monetary amount in damages, which at least exceeded $25,000.
As part of its contract with commercial customers, Strategic Energy had offered a rate cap on its variable rate service. While the plaintiffs said Strategic did not exceed the cap, they argued they were still overcharged.
Strategic purchased electricity from Duquesne Light and sold it to these commercial customers as part of Pennsylvania's competitive electricity marketplace. The plaintiffs argued that Strategic could only bill them for Duquesne Light's charges — energy, capacity, transmission, ancillary services, distribution services and applicable taxes — and a 0.3 percent service charge.
But Strategic argued the contract stipulated only that its charges would not exceed the rate cap, and said its pricing formula included more variables than those spelled out by the plaintiffs.
Ultimately, Mr. Wettick issued summary judgment in favor of Strategic Energy, saying that "common sense dictates" Strategic would not set up the type of price structure that the plaintiffs argued existed.
"Strategic buys electricity at different times and at different prices," Mr. Wettick wrote in his decision. "None of the purchases can be traced to specific customers. Thus, there is no way to calculate the cost of energy for individual customers."
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Brad Pitt tipped for 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea remake
Brad Pitt is being lined up to reunite with director David Fincher in a remake of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, according to reports.
The Oscar-nominated actor – who has worked with Fincher in a string of movies including Seven, Fight Club and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, is tipped to play the role of hero Ned Land in the latest version of the Jules Verne classic.
The director has been circling the project since 2010, with Seven screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker reportedly drafted in to work on the script.
However Walt Disney, who are developing the remake, have yet to give it the green light.
The studio were also behind the 1954 version of the film, in which Kirk Douglas played the role of Ned Land.
As yet there is no word yet on who might play Captain Nemo in Fincher's planned version.
A spokesperson for Pitt told Variety that the actor was not currently committed to any forthcoming projects.
He was seen most recently playing a hitman in the thriller Killing Them Softly, which was released last month.
He will be seen next year in the delayed zombie thriller World War Z, which was due for a 2012 release but is now likely to be out next summer following re-shoots.


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"Don't make 'em like they used to..." Or do they?
What's -BETTER- now?
In a recent thread we were talking about how so many of us pine for things from our earlier days, and our memories are often glossed over & may have us believing that things were better "back in the day", at least with specific regard to manufacturing, production, materials, execution & "fitting" etc etc etc etc.
Long story short, it's common thinking that most of our prized handguns were better built in years gone by than the same handgun is made now. Obviously, many changes and "advancements" in production have altered the landscape -- many handguns come equipped with internal locks, use a lot of MIM, and are churned out in high volume with much less (or zero) hand-fitting.
But let's hear your ideas of the opposite of the common argument that the older stuff was better. Let's hear about a handgun that was made 20, 30, or more years ago, and also made today, and why you think that the newer ones are every bit as good or even better?
Let's give it a REAL attempt to stick to the ones we think are BETTER, and why, and skip past the many metric tons of handguns that so many of us believe simply are NOT near as good as they used to be. We have that in most threads already.
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I've got a Coonan Classic, which is kind of a misnomer because the "Classic" is the new production Coonan, not the Coonan that was built from the very early 80s until they finally turned the lights out in the 1990s.
I believe that my pistol is not only as good as the early Model A and the even better Model B guns, but I believe it's a much better gun. In reading many posts here and elsewhere from a gentleman who was knee-deep in the production of the earlier models and also helped out a good bit on the current generation of pistols -- it seems as though the much updated process and tolling that makes the frames and slide is a whole lot more precise. And perhaps it's either age or use, but my new production magazines simply drip with confidence, these devices are extremely well designed & built. Though it's only a magazine, it impresses me... while the older magazines simply don't seem to have the same level of quality.
I truly believe that the current production Coonan pistols are great guns, and mine has led me to that conclusion. I don't have an older Model A or B, but it's my belief that the Coonan is a specific example of something that is actually better today than it has ever been.
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O.K. Thought of one, the current Colt New Frontier. They do have better trigger pulls and are more nicely finished, believe Doug Turnbull is doing the case hardening.
The walnut grips leave a lot to be desired, though. Always have.
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|July 12, 2013, 03:47 PM
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The new Henry Big Boy in .45 Colt I just bought shoots like a dream. Every detail is top notch. Couldn't be more happy.
It's a new design but it is in many ways better than the original Henry repeater.
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In general I believe modern guns benefit from advances in materials technology, tighter tolerances and manufacturing process improvements.
An example is the Colt Mustang I've got one from 20+ years ago which was a pretty nice gun. However, my understanding is the newer models have an improved slide and much tighter tolerances.
Also, the first semi-auto I purchased was a Colt Lightweight Commander which I really liked, but it was very finicky about ammunition. The LGS told me it needed breaking in and I will admit it did get better after several boxes of ammo, but never was fully reliable. In the last few years I've purchased several handguns (SIG, GLOCK, SA, HK, S&W, Ruger) and there was never a mention of "breaking in" the gun and they all have been reliable right out of the box.
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I'm going to generalize and say I'll take the older revolvers and the newer autos in handguns.
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Well, there may have been excellent examples made in the early years but it's pretty hard to argue, IMO, that the average 1911 of today isn't a better gun than the originals. One might argue, I suppose, that the improvements are such that it's not even the same gun. I wouldn't argue that but I can see it being said.
At the very least, the best of the best are certainly finer examples of craftmanship than the original "mil-spec" gun. Again, one might argue that the original "loose" tolerances served well for purposes of reliability in adverse/dirty conditions but it's certainly a "better gun" by fit and function under modern standards.
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"Don't make 'em like they used to.." Ruger is a good example of how use of modern manufacturing rechniques-investment casting-combined with modern design produces top quality firearms. The jury is still out on MIM, stainless steel seems to have taken over in handguns. S&W continues with its "traditional" revolver action, Colt discontinued theirs in favor of the Mark III action in 1969. Then there's the pre-64 Winchester controversy. I will say that Colts and S&Ws from the 1930s, seem to have a better, deeper bluing than their modern counterparts, and there is the cachet that comes from sonething made in "The Good Old Days".
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Modern materials and tooling are much better than the old stuff. More care and actual "personal attention" went into the individual guns of yesteryear. My conclusion is that modern weapons are better made but not as finely finished as the old stuff. I'll take the new stuff, although I wish some of the old models were still around. The high end custom guys combine these two things, modern materials and manufacturing techniques combined with personal attention and top notch finishes.
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Plenty of new good guns and plenty of great improvments on old designs.
Methinks if you can't find something impressive about any new guns on the market, you're just not trying.
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The QUALITY guns of today are much better than the guns of yesteryear. There was a real reason for being hand-fitted - because they could not replicate the same parts over and over and over again.
The CHEAP guns of today,which are made to compete with cheap imports from Asia, are built only because they have to address the cheap folks who want a 1000 yard tackdriver for $100.......... Back in "the good old days" the only cheap imports they had to compete with were military surplus, so even regular guns were better built at the lower/middle price points. Guns were also better built because except for some limited target shooting, most guns were for hunting/survival on the frontier
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The target sights on my Colt New Frontier made in 1961 are better than the target sights on my Bisley Target from 1906. When Smith & Wesson changed the direction of the extractor thread, it stopped the extractor from backing out and tying up the action in recoil. You have to be careful to keep the extractor threaded tight in any early Smith & Wesson. With the new ones you don't have to think about it. When Colt in 1908 changed the flat bolt spring to a coil on their New Service Model, it improved the reliability of the action. I could go on, but I suspect that I may have missed the spirit of your thread.
In general engineering improvements have been made. The quality of the hand fitting in actions has gone down since the mid-1880's in the guns that I am familiar with.
If someone wants to tell me that the new synthetic guns of today are superior to anything I knew from years past, I can't really argue because I don't know enough about these new products to offer an experienced based comparison.
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In some cases they make them better, top pick for top pick. In other cases they don't.
Keep in mind folks back in the 1880s the flimsy top break .32s were popular and they didn't make alot of them very well.
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As to the Coonan Classi, it can't be better than when "it used to be." Because it didn't "used to be made" in the classic period. It's a Johnny come lately.
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I don't have them anymore, but I had a couple of Smith & Wesson revolvers, a 21-4, and a 25-13 I think it was, 44 Special and 45 Colt, that had internal locks and MIM parts so I suppose they were manufactured fairly recently. I didn't see a thing wrong with those guns and enjoyed them just as much as I did my older ones.
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As a Life Member of SNM-Sons of Neanderthal Man-I wrinkle my nose at the widespread use of aluminum, polymers, etc. for handgun frames. But no one compels me to buy them. I suppose die hard S&W fans will argue the merits of 5-screws vs. 4-or 3-screws and pinned vs. non-pinned and recessed vs.non-recessed.
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best example of modern manufacturing sucking things up,,,,, the marlin 336.
before the big change to modern equipment, it was always a good product. even the average walnut stock looked like it was presentation grade.
now the stocks are cheap as crap, with a plastic spray paint finish that looks like the station wagon my uncle had in the 80s. wagoneer with the fake wood panelling on it.
and the fit and finish blows. so much gap between the stock and reciever its not funny. really hurt the whole legacy of marlin.
now the 1911 has become two classes of firearm. target and combat. the target ones are really nice and tight, great machining on them. however tight tolerances need alot more in the way of careful cleaning and lubrication. a true milspec isnt always the best grouping gun out of the box, but maintenance is really really easy to do. and it isnt as finicky. though a gentleman sells milspec replacement barrels that have been doing well in formal bullseye competition using the original rifling pattern.
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It is no doubt a true statement.
That does in no way mean they made them better before.
I would much rather have a car made today than the Model T as my main mode of transport.
Some things are much better made today and others not.
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Can't think of one. But what do you expect in this day of engineering and manufacturing decisions being made by bean counters and manufacturing being done by a largely disgruntled workforce?
Also the O.P. Is talking about yesterdays k-frame against todays k-frame. Not yesterdays 1911 vs. A Glock.
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IMHO, if the guns of today were not made with those "cheap" materials and production methods, if they were still hand fitted and filed and stoned by those old timey craftsmen (who would have to be paid at least $50 an hour to get skilled workers), none of us would be able to afford a handgun. As it is, a reasonable quality handgun will cost at least $500; made the way they were "in the old days" that figure would be $2500-3000.
The single biggest changes in handguns over the last 20-30 years has been the increased use of stainless steel and polymer. The more recent use of MIM has made some changes and kept costs down, but it has not had the overwhelming impact that the material changes have had.
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James K, what does the cost of production have to do with whether old or new is better? If, doing it the old way cost 3,000 a gun to make today, that still has nothing to do with whether an old k-frame or new k-frame is better.
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I have owned a LOT of guns over the years, and shot many many more.
Rifles and handguns included.
Anschutz, Winchester, Walther, Remington, Kimber, Hamerilli, FWB, and others.
While living in Colrado Springs I belonged to the shooting club at the Olympic Training Center.
I have shot some amazingly accurate guns.
But I have never owned a true 1 hole gun (capable of putting all ounds in 1 hole) until now.
It is an old, Mossberg M44US . 22, Marked US PROPERTY. sold to army in January 1943 (according to the guy i got it from George Fram, head of the Mossberg Museum)
They hand lapped the barrels back then.
This thing after finding the right ammo, and tuning the barrel band, will stack 10 shots in one .24 caliber hole at 25 yards.
The trigger is atrocious by today's standards, but with the factory peep sights, it is amazing.
I ont know if it has been shot so much it just knows where the bullseye is, or ht.
I think they took more care in the production back then, as there was less automation.
But the craftsmanship and caring was there.
It is a parkerized big hunk of steel, in a heavy wood stock, but everyone who shoots it wants it.
10 shots 25 yards.
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Not that he was looking past Dallas, but he was looking toward this week when RSL has two games, starting with Tuesday night's game at Rio Tinto Stadium against Panamanian club FC Tauro in a CONCACAF Champions League match.
Because three of his top players had played matches three nights earlier with their national teams, Kreis opted to rest them for the most part Saturday with this week's games in mind.
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Codemasters, meanwhile, has already carved a niche in the FPS market with its tactically-focused Operation Flashpoint series. Now the developer-publisher is offering something new.
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Naim said that fierce battles began early Tuesday morning near the presidential residence, not far from the embassy. The rebels reportedly occupied the palace, the parliament and the headquarters of the Organization of African Unity.
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What kind of tie-ups are you looking for with Indian institutes?
This is my third visit to India. From day one, I have been working to establish a working partnership with Indian institutions. This is based on the fact that we have 250 projects between academics in Cambridge and academics in India—probably the largest number for any UK university.
What I am particularly interested in is forging partnerships with top academic institutions, interaction with industry…to establish (further) the partnership here. It is based on excellence on both sides. Together we can put added value in tackling some of the big challenges...Not just the science, we are going to take humanities (as areas of cooperation).
How do you promote humanities along with science in Cambridge?
We have strategic teams to look at how we pursue research programmes. Some of the teams are led by people from the humanities. For example, we would look at acceptability of vaccines in a community. Whether a vaccine will be acceptable in a society depends on a whole lot of factors which is just not confined to a lab. We allow that debate to happen in the university.
London Metropolitan University recently lost its right to recruit international students for violating rules and several Indian students suffered. Before that there were changes in visa rules. How will this impact the UK as a destination for students?
Let me just start from Cambridge University. We made our opposition clear in relation to the government's immigration policy. We are not supportive. We believe keeping a strong international presence enhances what universities want to do. We strive to get the brightest and best from around the world. We are very internationally focused from that perspective.
The London Metropolitan crisis does cause a real concern. It causes concern particularly because students were genuine there…they paid fees and now there is a question mark. It will create anxiety among students. So obviously we share some concern in that.
We have made clear that we are very concerned that this is not all about…more paper work. I can reassure potential students of Cambridge that we do welcome them. We have not had any difficulty with genuine students who come to us. Yes, there is more bureaucracy and paperwork than in the past.
As far as I am concerned, if Britain is perceived to be not as welcoming...I believe it should be, because remember, I am an offspring of first-generation immigrants.
Your university has a view on the state's role in education. How do you see private investment in higher education?
At Cambridge, we work closely with the commercial sector in a number of areas. Where we establish linkages with the commercial sector, we absolutely keep the values of Cambridge in the forefront. If these values are threatened, then we will not get engaged in that partnership. And that is very well understood by the business and commercial sector.
I do know that those institutions that provide that engagement remain absolutely committed to maintaining the standards and values that are enshrined in higher education, academic freedom and all these important areas. There is place for interaction but it's not absolute.
We...strongly believe the country can benefit by having a greater educated population. And that should be reflected by the commitment of taxpayers to support students. They will make the country far more equipped to deal with a knowledge-based economy. So I think it is a balance between the individual, the university and the government contribution.
It's a complex equation. Frankly, it has to be decided by India because it may need different answers than what we come up with in the UK.
Some top US institutions have managed to get funding from leading Indian business houses. Is there any such move in Cambridge?
I will be delighted if we are able to attract that support. But I am also keen that some of that support supports partnerships that we build in India. So that the investments can actually be made in India and support the activities that Cambridge is engaged with. If we are talking about centres of excellence then there is every opportunity for people to support that…as it will help tackle some of the world's problems by working together.


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Heidi the cross-eyed opossum has picked Colin Firth to win the Best Actor Oscar at this weekend's
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The furry critter has been appearing on US talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! to give her predictions on who will win this weekend's Oscars.
Yesterday, she chose Firth, who has already won a Golden Globe and a Bafta for his role in The King's Speech.
Heidi was seen in a videolink from her zoo in Leipzig, Germany, sniffing around the five candidates for Best Actor – Firth, Jeff Bridges , Javier Bardem , James Franco and Jesse Eisenberg.
Cross-eyed photos of their faces had been attached to golden statuettes before Heidi was released from her cage to pick her favourite.
The opossum headed straight for Firth and while she did have a quick sniff around the back of Bridges's and Franco's heads there was no doubt about who she'd pick.
When Heidi touched Firth's statue, a loud cheer could be heard in the studio but not everyone was convinced of Heidi's psychic powers.
On YouTube , fans accused producers of fixing the results by planting food behind the statues.
Annie2shoes said: 'hahaha! They put something nice smelling on Colin! mmmmmmmmm'
While, Marionney wrote: 'There was food attached to the Colin Firth statue. Pretty obvious.'
The day before, Heidi had picked Natalie Portman to win the Best Actress prize.
Heidi, who is believed to be two-and-a-half years old, was abandoned outside an animal shelter in North Carolina in the United States with her sister Naira.
She follows in the footsteps of Paul the psychic Octopus , who found fame around the globe after successfully 'predicting' the results of matches in last year's football World Cup.
Paul died from natural causes in October.
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Had a lesion removed from left temple area. Dx was bcc. Recurred ~ 8 months later but smaller-about 5mm diameter. 2 schools of thought: 1. because recurred go directly to Mohs. 2. Since recurrence smaller why not a 2nd round of ed&c. Comparing these procedures would Mohs result in a larger surgical scar as it is deeper/larger surface (my assessment from photos posted) than ed&c? Is Mohs obligatory after recurrence. Why are multiple ed&c not advised if end result (bcc gone) the same. Thank you
Mohs Vs Electrodessication & Curretage for Recurrent Bcc?
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Treatment of Recurrent Skin Cancers
A study published by Rowe and coleagues in the late 1980's examined this very issue. Their study showed that treatment of a recurrent basal cell carcinoma with EDC has about a 40% chance of recurring. Using Mohs surgery to treat a recurrent basal cell carcinoma has about a 6% chance of recurring. Mohs surgery is thought to minimize scarring after surgery and provide optimal cosmetic results. I typically recommend Mohs surgery for recurrent tumors.
Mohs when there is recurrence.
Both approaches are reasonable and the choice will ultimately be yours to make.The cure rate with retreatment with the original modality often drops to 50% or less. ( It may be slightly higher cure with superficial lesions.) Mohs offers 95% or better cure rates even with recurrent lesions. If you have access to a qualified Mohs surgeon I would strongly encourage you to take this path.
Mohs Surgery vs. Surgical Destruction of Recurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma: Treatment Options
It is possible that both would work; however, Mohs would work more often. As quoted by Doctor Mamelak, Dan Rowe and colleagues published a number of articles in the late 1980's that looked at the recurrence rate of Mohs, surgical excision, electrodesiccation and curettage and radiation therapy. I believe there were 3 articles, one on primary (not-previously-treated) basal cell carcinoma, another on recurrent basal cell carcinoma and a third on squamous cell carcinoma. The articles were a retrospective study of previous articles describing the treatment success of various modalities for these cancers.
The chance of recurrence following electrodesiccation and curettage of a recurrent basal cell carcinoma was about 40% (i.e. 60% cure rate). The chance of recurrence following Mohs surgery for a recurrent basal cell carcinoma was about 6% (i.e. 94% cure rate). Recurrent tumors may be more difficult to clear because the tumor cells could be shielded by scar tissue (reason why radiation therapy not as good for recurrent cancers) or the tumor cells could be deeper or separated by normal tissue. In the temple area a branch of the facial nerve called the temporal branch becomes very superficial in the temple. Depending on the location of your skin cancer, if the tumor continues to recur the chance of involvement or injury to this branch of the facial nerve increases.
In regards to your comment that "...Mohs result(s) in a larger surgical scar..." all I can say is that if a defect is larger than you expect after properly-performed Mohs surgery then the cancer must have been larger than expected. Mohs surgery starts with a 1-2 mm margin which is smaller than the margin recommended for standard surgical excision for basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma. If you choose Mohs surgery, I would recommend that you see a dermatologist who has completed a Mohs surgery fellowship and is a member or fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery.
Your best option is to discuss your situation with your dermatologist and/or your Mohs surgeon and talk about your particular case. Based on your physical examination, your subtype of basal cell carcinoma, and your concerns, you and your doctor should be able to determine the best treatment for your recurrent skin cancer. Good luck.
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Treatment for recurrent basal cell cancer
I would recommend Mohs surgery for a recurrent basal cell cancer. The problem with recurrent skin cancers is that they can actually be much larger than appears on the surface. Sometimes there will be recurrent cancer growing within or underneath a scar which is not obvious on the surface. For this reason, I often remove the entire scar from the previous procedure when performing Mohs surgery on a recurrent basal cell cancer. Typically the temple heals beautifully and any scar after Mohs surgery is hardly noticeable.
Mohs is the best treatment for clearing a recurrent basal cell skin cancer
Studies show a higher clearance rate with Mohs for basal cell cancers, especially recurrent ones. in addition, your dermatologic surgeon should do a lovely repair of it afterwards giving you a much nicer scar than what would be seen after an ED&C. Best to you,
Mohs for Cancer Recurrence
Certainly Mohs will provide a higher cure rate and a better looking scar. Another reason to consider Mohs is that a careful dissection in that area may avoid the temporal nerve (unless tumor has already invaded it).
That said, basal call cancers are almost never serious and you are not dealing with a location such as on an eyelid where a recurrence would be especially problematic. So, in my office I would do either depending upon patient preference.
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LYDD Airport is celebrating its 60th anniversary.
More than half a century ago Lydd Airport was one of the busiest airports in Europe.
Remarkably, it was recognised as the air gateway to Britain and was regularly used by royalty and Hollywood celebrities.
The airport on Romney Marsh now has its focus firmly set on an even more successful future as it embarks on the first phase of a £25 million redevelopment.
It was a different story back in July 1948 when Silver City Airways opened its car and passenger cross-Channel service using existing terminal airports at Lympne in south-east Kent and Le Touquet in north-west France. The sites were chosen because they provided the shortest link to the Continent.
Royal recognition was given to Silver City and Lydd Airport in April 1956, when Prince Philip flew his personal DH Heron aircraft into Lydd and toured the airport.
And, as daily flights linking Lydd with Le Touquet and Ostend in Belgium continued to thrive, the airport handled 222,828 passengers in 1958 – nearly 37,000 more than Gatwick.
By the 1960s Lydd had become an internationally-recognised airport with royalty and celebrities such as Gregory Peck, Diana Dors and Humphrey Bogart regularly flying in and out.
Within 10 years of opening it had become one of Europe's busiest airports and hugely popular with well-heeled holidaymakers who wanted to take their cars and family to the Continent. At the same time Lydd also became a gateway to Britain for thousands of continental visitors and business travellers.
However, the growth of the roll-on, roll-off cross-Channel car ferry market from Dover and Folkestone undermined Lydd and the service declined during the 1970s.


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Elliott Sadler got his No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet by the No. 31 Turner Motorsports Chevrolet of Justin Allgaier on lap 195 of the 250-lap U.S. Cellular 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway in Newton on Saturday to claim his fourth win of the season.
"This win means a ton to me," Sadler said in victory lane, referring to a late-race black flag to took him out of the lead last weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
I'm driving with a lot of confidence right now.
Allgaier finished second, and Sam Hornish was third in the No. 12 Penske Racing Dodge.
Sadler started on the pole but lost the lead to the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Darrell Wallace Jr. on lap one. Wallace continued to lead until he was passed by the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet on Austin Dillon on lap 37.
Sadler got back up front when he got out in front of Dillon on a restart following a competition caution that came out on lap 50. But Dillon got back by for the top spot on lap 61.
Both Sadler and Dillon lost several positions on pit road when the yellow flag waved on lap 90 after taking four fresh tires. Allgaier and Hornish got off pit road first and second by taking only two.
Allgaier was able to stay up front with two older tires for 101 laps. As Allgaier ran up front, both Sadler and Dillon made their moves back toward to the front. Sadler got back up to second on lap 107. By lap 138, Dillon had moved back up to third he had to make an unscheduled pit stop for a tire issue.
Allgaier pulled away from the rest of the field after a restart following the third caution of the race that came out on lap 172, as Sadler raced side-by-side with the No. 54 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota of Kurt Busch. Sadler finally got out in front of Busch, and on lap 195, he moved past Allgaier for the lead.
"We were good early in a run and late in a run, but he just got out too far in front of me," Allgaier said.
Sadler led the rest of the way.
"I'm driving with a lot of confidence right now," Sadler said.
Busch fell off the pace and headed down pit road from the third spot with seven laps to go, moving Hornish into the third spot.
With his third-place finish, Hornish claimed the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus.
Michael Annett, from nearby Des Moines Iowa, drove the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford to a fourth-place finish. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished fifth after winning the last three Nationwide events at Iowa.
"We just didn't have any grip all weekend," Stenhouse said. "They changed the tires on us right before we got here."
Finishing sixth through 10th were Michael McDowell in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Wallace, Jason Leffler in the No. 30 Turner Motorsports Chevrolet, Brett Moffitt in the No. 99 RAB Racing Toyota and Ryan Blaney in the No. 22 Penske Racing Dodge.


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Just when you think the 'generation of entitlement' mentality has claimed a majority of today's young players in the NFL, former Chargers and Vikings linebacker Ben Leber offered a friendly reminder that the old 'lunch pail' mentality still exists.
Leber tweeted out this excerpt from a story on Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, who has made no secret about his devotion to football, including not having time for a girlfriend or other seemingly-normal activities that might appeal to a 25-year-old guy.
Instead, his life is centered around eating, sleeping, practicing and watching film — whatever will make him better on the football field. Oh, and occasionally making the days of little 6-year-old girls who idolize him.
Leber hopes other young players are paying attention.
Every #NFL Rookie needs to read this and learn. Well said JJ Watt. pic.twitter.com/D3q4k2487F
— Ben Leber (@nacholeber) July 8, 2014
Considering the negative attention players like Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel have received for partying, including recent photos of him possibly doing questionable things in Las Vegas bathrooms, Watt's perspective is both refreshing and awesome.
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This is what my provider wants to do help blend in the areas of hypo skin and normal skin. Is this wise? Will it make things worse? Or should I just wait it out? I am pretty nervous about IPL now. Thank you,
More IPL in Between the Hypopigmented Areas? See Picture
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IPL and Hypopigmentation
I would not recommend further treatments at this time. In my opinion, the hypopigmented spots are way too far apart for a normal, effective treatment. Most companies recommend stacking, where you slightly overlap with the bars of the IPL for a better blended effect. Your spaces suggest this was not done. I am unsure how long ago you had this treatment, but I would suggest you seek consultations from experienced board-certified physicians who have experience with this type of hypopigmentation from IPL.
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Wintec award winner proud to call New Zealand home
South African immigrant Barry Bester's new start in New Zealand has been supported by Wintec with a $1000 Adult Learner Award.
Mr Bester gave up his job as a panel beater in Te Awamutu to study for a Bachelor of Information Technology. He is now in his second year of study and wants to be a software developer.
The path back to study hasn't been easy for him as he is the sole provider for his wife and children Shaun, 8 and Jacqui, 5. He has taken up a part time job milking dairy goats to support them while he is studying.
Mr Bester grew up in South Africa and after leaving school did his compulsory year of army service.
He didn't consider going to university because his father had been made redundant.
"There was no other means of studying financially," he said. "South Africa doesn't have a student loan scheme. Either you pay for the course fees on your own or you get a loan from the bank. But in that case I wouldn't be able to get one because my parents couldn't sign on any documents."
His father opened a business repairing secondhand cars and Mr Bester joined him there after returning from the army.
He and his wife began considering emigrating. They looked at the UK and the Netherlands before deciding on New Zealand and settling here 11 years ago.
They have decided to embrace New Zealand culture and hope their children, both born in New Zealand, will be fully fledged Kiwis.
"A lot of people only attended Afrikaans churches and only attend Afrikaans meetings," he said. "Whereas we decided if we're going to immigrate to New Zealand we become New Zealanders. We don't insist that the children speak Afrikaans. My daughter is 5 now and she prefers speaking in English."
Mr Bester said it can be a difficult being in a class with younger people than him because they are less goal oriented and can be distracting.
"I don't get involved as much as if I was 10 or 20 years younger," he said. "Now it's a case of I'm here with a purpose."
Every year Wintec recognises its adult students during Adult Learner Week (3-7 September). This year's award winners were:
- Barry Bester, Bachelor of Information Technology
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NASHVILLE, Tenn (KRON) — An out of work opera performer is suing her doctor because she says she can no longer sing without passing gas.
Amy Herbst sang for the Nashville Opera before recently giving birth to a healthy baby.
During the childbirth, Herbst's doctors performed an episiotomy which cuts some tissue to help let the baby's delivery go smoother.
Although the tear was eventually repaired, the lawsuit says Herbst "complained she could feel gas coming out of her vagina and was also experiencing difficulty controlling bowel movements."
A nurse says the tear never properly healed. Doctors say even reconstructive surgery may not fix the problem.
The suit says, "as a result of her incontinence and excessive flatulence, Herbst has been unable to work as a professional opera singer."
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One of the native-born sons of Kansas, James H. Freeland, of Benton township, Atchison county, has always taken special interest and pride in the state which was passing through such a fiery ordeal during his early years, and which, as the years have rolled by, has steadily advanced in wealth and prosperity until it now ranks with the leading trans-Mississippi states.
His birth took place on Christmas day, 1856, in Leavenworth county, Kansas. His father, James Milton Freeland, was a native of Indiana. whence he removed to Kansas at an early day, casting in his lot with the state which was destined to become a battle ground for contending factions during the terrible years leading up to the war of the Rebellion. His wife was Miss Sallie Henderson prior to their marriage, her parents being Joseph and Hannah (McCoy) Henderson. Eight children were born to James M. Freeland and wife, namely: William R., who lives in Benton township: James H.. of this sketch; John F., also of this township; Ida Marlatte, of Topeka; Joseph L., the circuit clerk of Platte county, Missouri; Jesse L., of Atchison county; Anna, deceased, the wife of William A. Landrum; and Mrs. Hannah Thomas, of Topeka. The father, who was a Democrat in his political convictions, died when only fifty-two years of age. Both he and his wife were members of the Christian church and possessed the love and friendship of all who knew them. Mrs. Freeland is now making her home with her daughter. Mrs. Thomas, of Topeka.
When he was ten years of age James H. Freeland came to this county with his parents and in the public schools he obtained a liberal education. He early learned agriculture and gradually has forged to the front until, at this writing, he is the owner of a homestead comprising a quarter-section of well-cultivated land, which is rendered especially valuable by reason of a small creek which flows through it and because of the fine orchard on the place. Substantial farm buildings stand upon a good site, the barn being 32x48 feet in dimensions. The residence of the family is comfortable and furnished in a manner plainly bespeaking the excellent tastes of the inmates. In all of his undertakings Mr. Freeland has been upright and just and success has come to him as the result of long continued, painstaking industry.
In 1880 the marriage of our subject and Mary Ettie Bonnel, a native of Missouri, was celebrated. She is a daughter of Charles Bonnel, a prominent old settler of this county, his homestead of eighty acres having been situated in the western part of this township. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Freeland five children, three sons and two daughters, were born, namely: James Frederick, William Henry, Mary Ettie, Sidney Everett and Edna Pearl.
In political matters Mr. Freeland takes the interest which every American citizen should and reserves to himself the right of voting as he deems best without regard to party ties. Both he and his wife are members of the Christian church. All worthy religious enterprises and benevolent organizations receive his sympathy and financial support as far as he has the ability, and the respect and high esteem of his neighbors and acquaintances are accorded him in an enviable degree.
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