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Required journal entries for Language and Culture class at Baker
Fourteen journal entries that are requred for grade for Language and Culture (ENG 231) tought by Professor Rebecca Marshall at Baker College during the summer quarter of 2011.
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|If you lost your freedom of speech, including the right to write, how would you express your feelings?
I could not imagine having to live in other countries where I could not say what I was feeling about life, about my husband, or about the government. Women especially have had their rights of speech silenced throughout history.
I did not speak when I was younger. I knew how, but I chose not to say anything. That is until I read a poem that is posted somewhere in my journal. I do not know who wrote it, and have been unsuccessful in finding the author, but it showed me the importance of speaking. The poem is as follows:
If an eagle be entrapped on the back of a coin
and the coin be tossed into the sky
the coin would flip
the coin would flutter
but the eagle would never fly.
I applied that my speech. I was trapped inside myself and I needed wings to fly. That poem gave me the strength to start to find my own wings. I cannot imagine having to stop writing my thoughts and feelings, which are not always good and proper, and go back to being the obedient silent girl that I was back then. So to answer the question on how I would express my feelings if I could not say them aloud or write them down, I couldn't. I have to write them down. It is the only way I fly.
There are still people in the world struggling to fight for their freedom to speak. Women especially. To those people I would have to say to find how you feel in someone else's print. Sometimes only you can say how you feel, but sometimes other's words can be exactly what your heart is screaming.
I am thankful to live in a country where I have this essential freedom.
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|What are the roles of language in the way men and women communicate? How is gender perceived in language?
This question is not as easy to answer as it may seem. The answer depends on what the man or woman wants to communicate in the first place. There are brain studies that I read about in my Educational Psychology class that talk about the need to communicate and the differences between men and women or boys and girls. It is true that girls do need to say more words in one day than boys do. The problem with this is that when boys are together they never stop talking. This may mean that girls are not alone all the time and require someone else to be with them, where as boys are happy to get their talk time over with and then be alone. I do not agree with many of the stereotypes that were talked about in class. I do not think that men only look at women as sex objects and that every word that comes out of their mouth has a double meaning about how he wants to have sex with the girl he is talking to. Though I do agree that men are less sensative in their speech and lives than women. Though that may not always be the case.
Gender is clearly defined in language now, but that was not always the case. I remember as a child I was taught to put everything as he or his. That was considered normal and was supposed to include the female gender as "understood." I never did understand. Honestly, I never gave it thought until I started reading the bible more. With all the "he" in there, I wondered if there was anything in there that pertained to me. A woman. I never cared that "she" was understood in the male "he" before. But when future generations look back on writing, the distinction between "he" and "she" cannot be "understood" but rather must be clearly defined. I am not a lover of the feminist movement, but as a lover of literature, I would rather know what is meant for me as a female, or meant for only males. I think we owe that much to future generations as well.
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|What are the effects of technology on language? How has the internet affected modes of communication? How does this affect our language and use of language?
Technology has had a large effect on language. There is language that is specific to speak to computers. I work with a guy that had to write a poem. He is a computer junkie. He wrote the entire poem in computer code. I thought that was very creative, and honestly I was quite jealous that I have never written a poem as creative and original as that. 01001001 00100000 01101100 01101111 01110110 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101111 00100000 01110111 01110010 01101001 01110100 01100101 00100000 01110000 01101111 01100101 01110100 01110010 01111001 All these zeros and ones say is I love to write poetry. I think numbers are just as awesome as words, but that comes from a Math and English major.
The internet has had a significant impact on the mode of communication for me. I can Facebook my Mom and ask her when she will be home so I can call her. I can talk to family while playing games with them. I can leave messages and chat with family and friends around the united states and around the world. Just today I have talked with an aunt in Florida, a brother in the same town, my mom, high school friends, and a famous author all on the internet.
If all this extra communication has an effect on our language, I would see it as a positive effect. I never talked as much as I do now. I never would have shared my writing if it weren't for the anonymity of the pen name and the internet. The ability to write. I definitely see this as a positive affect.
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|Is technology dumbing down the English language?
I remember when I was younger we wrote notes and ended the notes with ttyl. The shorthand we learned then is part of the new text talk. Did that talk dumb down English then? No it did not. It is not doing it now either. There were classes in school that taught how to write shorthand for secretaries needing to take down dictation during meetings. What more is text talk than that? It is a shorter way to say words because those tiny cell phones get smaller every year and fingers are only able to keep up at a certain rate!
I understand the argument that students are using cell phone talk in normal writing, but that is to be expected. What child would rather do more work when they know of a short cut? What adult would rather do more work when they know of a short cut? I love short cuts. Teachers do have quite a job with pointing out the differences between the written word formally and text talk, but it could also be a great learning tool in English class. I can just imagine an assignment that has the students write a paper using all text talk then write it again formally. That would create great discussion about the difference between the two languages in everyday life compared to business life. That must be the teacher in me thinking.
Even with the argument of punctuation and grammar, I do not see it as dumbing down the English language.
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|Does hate language in rap and other forms of media perpetuate negative stereotypes?
I remember growing up to MC Hammer, the Beastie Boys, and rappers from that time. I do not understand how rap can be corrupted by hate language. Gangster rap does not leave me with any positive feelings after I hear it. I do not understand it can do anything but perpetuate negative stereotypes. I understand the need to write about and sing about real life, and violence is real life. It seems to me thought that instead of being an outlet and form of expression about dealing with those issues in life it is more of a way to brag about what crimes were committed and what gang is going to do what to another gang. That is the type of songs that tv series make shows from. I remember watching a show about a song that sung that described the murder of a girl exactly how it happened. There was a fad going around with those who killed for gangs writing songs about how they did it and then singing them. I don't see how that is anything but negative. That is negative for rap music and media stereotyping. Music used to be about the music itself, about the craft, not about the bragging rights that it brought to a bunch of gangs and thieves, and woman abusers. Rap music is more than just a stereotype of negativity. It is offensive to anyone who is female and to anyone trying to raise children with values that are long forgotten in society. Media, including tv shows and commercials are just as degrading to women and to family values.
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|There are many different languages spoken on the planet, but business is conducted around the world in English. The only problem with this is that outside of business, those who speak broken English are often looked down on as inferior and second class citizens. History has shown this through the many times that it has penalized minorities for not speaking the same dialect of English as the country at that time. Even throughout parts of the United States, it is looked down upon if you have certain dialects of English. You are considered a redneck if you speak with a southern accent, and the stereotypes do not stop there. There are so many that it affects the way that people are viewed for jobs, education, and as customers. It is wrong. I don't understand how English could not be multicultural. Everyone should have their own accent and not looked down upon for it. English is a language built upon other languages around the globe. Imagine all the different accents that went into the creation of it. Why shouldn't it be spoken with flavor and variety in culture? We did the chitlin test of intelligence that was used to discredit those people who were African-American in origin, or considered too dumb to vote. Lets just say that I did not pass. I would be considered "culturally deficient." That is quite funny to me considering my history and family origin. I am a great part American Indian belonging to a tribe here in Michigan and Canada. I am a large part also Irish. My family owns a castle in Ireland. On top of that, I have cousins that are African-American, Mexican, Cuban, and who knows what else. To me people are people. People speak the way they speak because of where and how they are brought up. I think that the differences in speech do not say negative things about a person, but rater that it says they have a different heritage or life experiences that could be interesting to know. This is one area I just don't understand. I think differences in culture and language is fantastic, because that means I get to understand something new and see the world from a different point of view.
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|I couldn't imagine a life without the ability to write. How could I possibly express myself? If I didn't have the written word, I know I'd have to do what the Aztec's did and create one myself. My poetry might be bad drawings then, but I don't think I could go without it. I can't imagine not having a book to read. Sitting around a campfire listening to stories is fun, but not the same thing as cuddled undera blanket with a cup of hot cocoa and a good book. I certainly would not be the same without a writing system. I would have to speak more if I could not write things down. I'd use a tape recorder to write possibly. Audiobooks would the "in" thing. What would all my favorite author's have done without the ability to write things down? Stories would change all the time. Imagine how much different the circle series would be if Ted Dekker had to keep reciting it orally! It might never end! The impact on language would be immeasurable. I'm going to have to agree, I don't think I could truely fathom it. Or even want to. "I sing because I'm happy, I sing because I'm free, His eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me." You can hear the passion in singers voices about the ability to raise their voice in song. That is how I feel about the ability to write. I write whether or not I'm happy, I write to find some peace, I write to God or to myself, because writing is me.
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|The use of language connects to personal identity. It is a way of expression. Names affect personal identity. My name, Jeanette, means God is gracious. I never really thought about it affecting me, but if my name meant something like a little minion, I doubt I would be comfortable sitting in church. I think I would have to change my name.
The gender issue in writing never bothered me. I know that the girls in class were offended by this, but I that it is an insignificant rule in writing. Writing he or she all the time is really annoying because what if the person is both. Now to be politically correct should we say he or she or heshe. In writing it really doesn't matter, because we personalize the story anyway. It doesn't matter if the story has a main male character, I can still put myself in that situation and see the character as a female. That's the magic of imagination. I guess that people have less of an imagination with the increase of technology and video games.
We express our personal identity through music also. But unlike those in my class, music doesn't have to have words. Music has its own language that speaks directly to the soul. Honestly Kevin Kern's Straw Hats stirs me as well as In the Enchanted Garden and they don't have any words. There are times when words can't express me but the language of music can.
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|1. Make a list of the speech communitites of which you are currently a memeber.
2. Create a tree where you are the trunk and each speech community is a separate branch.
3. For each branch, note the following:
a. influential members
b. context of community (family, social, church, etc.)
c. description of membership (gender, race/ethnicity, origin, education, etc.)
d. language traditions (how do you communicate, how much do you communicate, who does the most of the talking, what do you talk about, do you speak "standard" english, do you use a dialect, do you speak slang (in written or oral usage), do you read often (for what purpose), etc.)
4. At the base of your tree, write a brief paragraph reflecting on your own identity through your asssociation with these speech communities.
Church familyThe Baxters
Pastor Don (most influential)
and Kim Letson
Julie and AJ
membership by religious belief
Language traditions: call everyone brother/sister/read bible often
speak to eachother usually only in church, but visit the sick and those in hospitals
Relations by bloodAudre,Dylan, Deserae, Alexia,
Mom, Dad, Many Aunts and Uncles
Jennifer (most influential), Jimmy
membership by blood
language traditions: chow for goodbye, say "I love you more because I'm bigger"
talk often about our family relations and life
speak in other languages what words are known
Workthe boss, the blond, the guy with the curly hair that shaved it off (how sad)
the guy who knows everything, the quiet girl who secretly got married,
the one who never wants to leave,
the unsure, the new guy
the girl that is always busy
the one that creeps me out
the customers
Jeanette Schaaf
It is interesting to analyze the relationship of speech communities. I see that there are different topics of conversation with each speech community. I think if I extended my tree out further to professional communities, friends, strangers or acquaintances, that the manner I spoke would change as well. I don't see myself changing to fit into the communities, but rather I have different ways of speech association with the different communities. Saying one thing in one community will have a different impact in another community. There are more slang sayings and actions in the family relations branch than any other branch. I can see that language is also more fun in the family relations branch rather than just a form of communication. I don't see how written and oral are different for each group though. The only group that I can think of how a difference could be possible is with the work branch. I speak informally to coworkers, but write formally when needed.
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|Cory asked an interesting question when he asked, "Do you think that language is influenced more by society, or is society influenced more by language? After learning how English is derived from different cultures through war, conquest, occupation, immigration, and cultural influences, I would have to argue that language is influenced by society more than society is influenced by language. There have been many events throughout history that have influenced how English is spoken and what words are proper or wrong to say.
There are words that were used to degrade people of different ethnic countries, people of different religions, people of different races. These words were changed and not spoken after people realized how degrading they really were. If there are enough people against something, then they can change it. Words change with people's point of view and education.
Society changes the meanings of words too. Sick can mean awesome or it can mean ill. Cool can mean cold or neat. I'm sure there are many more words now that I don't even know have double meaning since I'm not a kid anymore.
Society changes sentences too. Like saying the word like before every sentence. That is grammatically incorrect, but people still do it. It is also annoying and horribly catchy. I kick myself mentally anytime I do it.
I don't see how society is influenced by language. Comparing the following two sentences:
"Dude, that was totally bogus." and "What you did was inappropriate."
shows that language has variety. It is society who puts levels of education on the language, not the language that determines the level of education. My son can easily speak either way, as can many other people. This does not mean that they have split personalities, it just means that they use what language the people around him will understand and be able to relate to.
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|Helen Keller write that the acquisition of language "set her free." Malcolm X expresses similar views on the freeing power of language. In your journal, record your own feelings about the different ways that language provides freedom. In addition to drawing from some of the essays in this section, you may wish to add an experience of your own. (From Exploring Language twelfth edition by Gary Goshgarian page 95)
I remember when I was younger I was so shy that I did not hardly speak. The sound of my own voice scared me. There were many times that I wanted to say something, but I was unable to speak. I felt that part of me was missing. I became discouraged because when I did speak, what came out of my mouth was not what I had been thinking in my head. I understand how Helen Keller felt when she said the acquisition of language set her free.
I began writing down things and then would read them aloud to myself. The writing of my feelings, experiences, and just things that I wanted to say and couldn't, filled the part of me that felt missing. I began to read aloud poetry to increase the fluency of my speaking voice. I was able to hold conversations with other without them knowing how frightened I was of hearing my own voice, and without them knowing how hard I worked just to be able to speak.
I still spend a lot of time writing instead of speaking aloud. It is a comfort that I will never outgrow or lose. Without the power to be able to write down what I am thinking and feeling and imagining, I would be lost.
I know there are others who have the same experiences. Some people call it selective mute-ism. That is true to an extent, but it is more than that. It is a characteristic of survival during difficult circumstances. Then it is a trap. A deep hole that a person tries to climb with the only ladder being language.
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|The history of English. It began with the Celts in what is now Modern day England. They were invaded by the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. Their language mixed together to create English. It was of course influenced by Latin, Old French, and other invaders of the little island.
My teacher played a video called the history of english in ten minutes. It's available on youtube in all ten parts. Part four about the bible is part funny and part offensive but I guess they all could be considered that. http://youtu.be/r9Tfbeqyu2U The first part is available at the previous link.
I've tried hard to think of something interesting for this topic, but it has to do with history. Sorry, I cannot find anything interesting about history. I love the English language and learning that some words came from the Celts, Jutes, Angles, Saxons, Old French, and Native Americans is kind of interesting, but writing about it is not interesting at all. It's one of those "Well that's neat" kinda things and that's it.
I have to write an essay about one of the aspects of this history. I chose to write it on the influence of American Indians on the English language. I can't post it to my profile though until the class is over because I have to post it to turnitin.com and it will say that I plagerized the whole thing which won't be true because it will still be the exact same paper with the exact same author just posted on two different sites. But anyway that could look bad, so I will post it to my Baker College work folder after I finish this course. I know the anticipation will just be too much. Bad joke, sorry.
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|What do you think? That word meaning should be universal or people should be able to create their own meaning?
In different settings, people already do create their own meanings and definitions of words. I think of the movie where the reporter goes back to high school as an undercover student and there is that "one special boy" that could create a word and give it meaning. Everyone in the school followed his lead because they wanted to be as cool as him. Never Been Kissed. Rachel Ray created EVOO which is extra virgin olive oil, and the Websters dictionary added it as an official word. Webster's dictionary adds words every year. Shakespeare created words in his poetry and plays. (Authenticity debate set aside).
Though I understand that everyone can't go around creating words, because then no one would know would have common understanding of what the other person is saying or writing. I do believe that people naturally create words to fill in the blank when they do not know an appropriate word that fits. That does not mean that there is not a word that exists already but rather that the person does not know that word so he or she creates one that is appropriate.
Not only are words themselves created, but phrases are used to mean something different than the original word meanings. Its raining cats and dogs and other phrases have a different meaning than what the words actually mean. It is not actually raining cats and dogs.
The only thing about making up words like Shakespeare did and with phrases like its raining cats and dogs is that other cultures learning the language will not understand the difference between the intended meaning and the original meaning without study. The creation of words and phrases allows room for creativity but creates an unstable period in language until the meaning is well known so it can be widely interpreted and integrated in society.
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|1. Bragg consistently uses words such as "ruthless," "obstinate," and "tenacious" to describe language. To what extent do you think that English - or any other language, for that matter - has a personality apart from the people who speak it?
Language has its own personality. It has the ability to withstand changes in culture and absorb different languages rather that change from one culture to a different culture. Though each culture brings it own flare to language, it is understood by different accents and nationalities, even though those words are spoken aloud differently, it's meaning is understood though out the different cultures.
2. In your opinion, why did the invasion of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes kill off the Celtic language, but the Roman occupation didn't?
The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes killed off the Celtic language because they killed off the people who spoke that language and took over their country. The Romans did not do that, but rather they just wanted the resources of the land to send back to Rome. The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes required the Celts to learn to their language to progress from second class citizens to first class citizens.
3. Like the Iliad, Odyssey, and many books of the Bible, Beowulf was an oral tradition before it was written down. How does the advent of writing affect a language?
The writing of language makes the language able to be shared and learned by other cultures. The stories can be translated to other languages even when the person is not in the country of origin because they have the written copy of the story. Stories could also change with the changing of culture, but when written down the story becomes a memorial to that culture at the time it was written.
4. Do you think that English's evolution from an inflected to an uninflected language made it more or less difficult for a non-native speaker to learn? More or less flexible in absorbing words?
Changing from an inflected to an uninflected language made it easier to learn because the learner did not have to worry about the little um am or em to change the meaning of words. It was enough to become confusing for English speakers. I cannot imagine trying to learn the language when you were not origionally english speaking. However, by taking away the um am and em did not influence the absorbing of words. The absorbing of words is still infuenced by culture and changes of interaction with different cultures as it was when it was created and developed.
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|Journal 1: Reflect on your own culture and complete an iceberg that reflects you. What aspects about yourself are written on the tip? What are some other things about you that are below the waterline?
/car\/clothes \
/ family \
/ me \
/ thoughts \
/ feelings, truths \
/ memories, reality \
Wonderful picture of an iceberg isn't it? I am not sure what my culture is except that I believe in the value of family. There are things about me that everyone sees. They see that I wear only skirts. They can see that I have four children, a minivan, a two story home, and a GPA of 3.96. These things are all true, but these things really do nothing to tell about who I really am.
It is true that I have four children that I try to spend every moment with, but knowing that does not let anyone know that I cherish every moment with them because I know what a miracle it is to have them to begin with. It does not let anyone know that I grieve silently for the five that I lost to miscarriages. It does not explain that I do not them talk bad about each other because they should know what a miracle it is to have that brother or sister. It does nothing to tell how much we love to make each other laugh, especially when we sit at the table together. It does not show the happiness and creativity they have when tell me their dreams and stories and plans and ideas and wants and needs.
Knowing I have a minivan does not let anyone know that I drive it saying the word Mitsubishi over and over and long to drive a Mitsubishi Spider just because I love to say the name Mitsubishi. It excites me when it rolls off my tongue. Mitsubishi.
I do have a two story home with two bathrooms and four bedrooms which is quite nice, but I rent because I do not want to buy a house in this city. I long for the country where I can walk for miles without anyone around. I miss trees everywhere. I miss fresh air and people who know how to drive. It does not matter that I have a two story home because this world is not my home... this world is not my home... yes that's in a song.
My GPA is the the part of the iceberg that is deceiving. It would be what sunk the titanic. I cannot tell you how I have pulled this off. It is an act of God. He knows, and my children know, that I cannot remember anything. Remembering names seems like an impossible task, and I'm going to be a teacher? Yes that GPA is deceiving. It is definitely all God and none of me.
As far as the actual language part of me, I guess I can say that I mentally kick myself every time I say the word "like". It drives me insane. The new phrase "yeah I know right" is even worse. I don't say it because I cringe every time I hear it leave someone's lips. My husband says over yander and I make fun of him by saying where is yonder? He gets annoyed by it but I think it is funny. He also says I reckon, and my smart response to that is "is it hard to do"?
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My question is about "color" in sound. I hear audiophiles talk about this all the time. What is "color" in sound? How do you measure it? How do you remedy it? I'm kinda lost with the jargon. Please help me to understand how to tell if there's too much "color" in my system.
Stacey Queens
When talking about sound, "color" refers to the timbre or harmonic spectrum of an audio signal as it passes through one or more devices. For example, if a speaker or other audio device boosts or emphasizes the high frequencies, the sound is said to be "bright." If the high frequencies are de-emphasized, the sound is said to be "dull." If the upper bass and low midrange are emphasized, it is often called "warm." An audio device that does nothing to the timbre of the sound is said to be "uncolored."
The sonic coloration you end up with can arise from the combined effect of several different elements, including the audio gear, room acoustics, and source materialfor example, many movie soundtracks are inherently bright. Professional audio equipment is designed to be as uncolored as possible, but many consumer products are designed to be somewhat warm because many people tend to like that sound.
Objectively measuring how a system colors the sound requires fairly expensive equipment and training, so it's not something most folks can do themselves. But most audio enthusiasts learn to identify what warm, bright, dull, etc. sound like, especially after listening to many different systems using recordings they are familiar with.
As for "fixing" a colored system, the most common approach is to use an equalizer (EQ), which is found in virtually all A/V receivers and preamp/processors a well as standalone devices. An equalizer lets you boost or cut different frequency ranges to compensate for coloration introduced by the system, but it's not a cure-allmost consumer EQs are not precise enough to make more than very broad changes to the frequency spectrum. Many A/V receivers and pre/pros include an auto-calibration function that automatically sets the EQ for the particular speakers and room, which often helps to reduce the "color" of the system.
If a room's acoustics are coloring the sound, you can install acoustic treatments, but that's a whole other can of worms best left to a professional acoustician.
If you have an audio/video question for me, please send it to firstname.lastname@example.com.

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Google (GOOG) just celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its initial public offering. There are lots of lessons here.
First of all, I remember exactly where I was when Google went public. I had just taken over the ETF desk at Lehman Brothers. I was sitting in the back of the trading floor, back up against the staircase, and I had something of a vista, looking out over cash and derivatives and programs and everyone else. If you recall, Google had a direct-to-investors online offering. I don't remember the details of how it worked, but it wasn't a firm underwriting. I also seem to remember Google raising some multiple of pi amount of money, like 3.14 billion or something like that. This was back when Google was a lot funnier than they are now.
The stock was offered at $100. In the first few seconds of trade, it plummeted to $96. The whole trading floor said "ooooh." This wasn't a surprise, though -- the Street had been very bearish on this quirky company that was, after all, just a search engine raising all this money. But what happened next is what surprised everyone. It rallied, back through $100, and went higher throughout the rest of the day. It never saw that price again.
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text: Outfitters planning to wet the Dries By Rick Steelhammer November 10, 2012 Story Share Chris Dorst With most of the New River's flow diverted through a tunnel to a power plant near Gauley Bridge at Hawks Nest Dam, the 5.5-mile section of stream below the dam is known as the "Dries." Chris Dorst With scheduled releases from Hawks Nest Dam, half-day raft trips could take place on rapids suitable for paddlers with intermediate whitewater skills on this section of the New River above Gauley Bridge. Chris Dorst With scheduled releases from Hawks Nest Dam, half-day raft trips could take place on rapids suitable for paddlers with intermediate whitewater skills on this section of the New River above Gauley Bridge. Chris Dorst Whitewater outfitters seek scheduled releases from Hawks Nest Dam to open the 5.5 mile stretch of river below the dam to commercial rafting. GAULEY BRIDGE, W.Va. -- Rafting outfitters see a 5.5-mile stretch of the New River below Hawks Nest Dam as a link to new growth. They want a detailed study to determine whether the 80-year-old dam can both accommodate industrial power needs and produce commercial-grade whitewater.Known as the "Dries," the section of New River between Hawks Nest Dam and its associated power plant on the outskirts of Gauley Bridge has most of its flow diverted through a three-mile-long tunnel through Gauley Mountain.Water channeled into the tunnel drops 167 feet on its way to the turbines at Gauley Bridge, where an average of 541,845 megawatt hours of electricity is produced annually for the West Virginia Alloys Inc. smelting plant, a few miles downriver at Alloy. The dam and tunnel were built by Union Carbide to provide electricity for the smelting plant.The tunnel is the site of one of America's worst industrial disasters. At least 476 men, and possibly hundreds more, died from acute silicosis from inhaling dust from silica-bearing sandstone while drilling through the mountain."The dam was basically built without a license," said Larry George, a Charleston lawyer and former state official who now represents the West Virginia Professional River Outfitters (WVPRO).Union Carbide was initially issued a license to build and operate the dam by the state Public Service Commission, but as the dam was under construction, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that only federally issued licenses were valid.Construction proceeded without a license until 1937, when Carbide "applied for and got a 50-year federal license after the dam was built," George said. When the license came up for renewal in 1987, "none of the environmental reviews we have today were required." A 30-year license renewal was issued that required the operator of the dam to release a minimum flow of 100 cubic feet per second into the Dries "without much study of what would best serve the aesthetics, ecology and recreational uses of that section of the river," George said. Staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently began to prepare for a new license when the dam's current one expires Dec. 31, 2017. The FERC staff will eventually prepare an environmental assessment for the project that is expected to take into consideration such concerns as fishery management and stream ecology in the Dries -- as well as possible additional uses of the dam."This will be the first time this project has ever really been assessed for interests other than its ability to provide power to the Alloy plant," said George, a former state Division of Energy commissioner and Division of Natural Resources deputy director."While it's critical for the dam to make power for the Alloy plant, we want to see if it's feasible for them to share a little and have scheduled releases from the dam for commercial rafting and private boaters," said Bobby Bower, executive director of the river outfitters group.FERC's current requirement -- 100 cubic feet per second release from the dam into the New River's channel -- "is really just a trickle," said Bower. "But if you get 1,500 to 3,000 cubic feet per second going through the Dries, you have a fun, intermediate-level river run that would make for an ideal half-day rafting trip," he said. For Southern West Virginia's stagnant to slightly declining whitewater industry, being able to offer customers a new stretch of river to paddle would be a shot in the arm."In places across the country where you're seeing growth in the whitewater industry, you'll find shorter, half-day trips and a little mellower water," Bower said. "We think this could be our missing link. It's something we don't have in this part of West Virginia." WVPRO would like a study to determine what release levels would be needed to provide a quality whitewater experience through the Dries, and whether such releases could be made without disrupting the power production needed to operate the Alloy plant.The outfitters hope it will be feasible to receive three or four hours of augmented flow over the dam for several days a week between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Scheduled releases from dams to accommodate whitewater interests are nothing new, Bower said, citing Gauley River releases from Summersville Dam, and dam-enabled rafting in the Pigeon, Ocoee and Nantahala rivers in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina.During FERC scoping meetings held in October, representatives of West Virginia Alloys said that any diversions of water over the Hawks Nest Dam not caused by flooding would add to their production costs by reducing generating capacity."We take every kilowatt that's generated" from the Hawks Nest power plant, Alloy plant manager Steven Pralley told FERC officials, according to a Beckley Register-Herald account of one of the meetings. "...As the river flow declines and their ability to produce power declines, there are days when we actually suffer load and production losses because we don't have enough power."A Brookfield Renewable Energy subsidiary, Hawks Nest Hyrdo LLC, is licensed to operate the Hawks Nest dam and hydro plant. Brookfield also owns a newly refurbished and upgraded hydro plant at Glen Ferris, which recently resumed supplying power to the Alloy plant after being out of service since 2004. The added capacity of the Glen Ferris plant should be able to offset any reductions in power production caused by diversions from Hawks Nest Dam to accommodate whitewater interests, George said.The Alloy plant also buys power off the grid when power production from the Hawks Nest hydro plant is insufficient. George said Brookfield has proposed a Level 1 "desktop" study, using existing data and limited interviews, to provide FERC officials with the information they need to move forward with the licensing process. He said WVPRO seeks a Level 3 study, involving reconnaissance of power production and whitewater quality at multiple stream levels.He said Level 3 studies are commonly used in the license evaluation process for hydroelectric projects across the country."We want a scientific assessment of the flows needed to support a whitewater industry in the Dries," said George. "A Level 3 study would do that, and would presumably also include information on flows needed to support the fishery and other aquatic life as well as examine the power needs of the Alloy plant.""Let's have a real study and learn what the facts are," said Tom Sussman of TSG Consulting, a public relations firm representing WVPRO in the licensing process. "The bottom line is that the river is a public resource and belongs to everyone. For 80 years, the smelting plant and hydro plant have benefited exclusively. Maybe it's time the resource was shared. 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In the 21 months since he became France's Premier, former Economics Professor Raymond Barre has earned a reputation as a formidable inflation fighter. His success in keeping prices down was crucial in helping President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's center-right coalition win last March's bitter elections. Yet the professor's record is beginning to tarnish. Since December, when consumer prices rose at an annual rate of only 3.7%, inflation has worsened every month, to an alarming rate of 14% during April.
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Styx Inducted Into the Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame
The Scorpions put up a good fight, but their sting wasn't enough to defeat the blue-collar might of Chicago's veteran rock renegades. With nearly 66 percent of the vote, Styx have officially been inducted into the Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame.
The band's roots go back to the early '60s, when keyboard player and singer Dennis DeYoung joined up with his friends and neighbors Chuck and John Panozzo to form a group they called the Tradewinds. With DeYoung on accordion, John on drums and Chuck on bass, the Tradewinds gigged steadily throughout the decade, picking up guitarists John Curulewski and James 'JY' Young along the way. A pair of name changes later, the Tradewinds became Styx — and in 1972, they released their self-titled debut album.
Like a number of subsequently successful rock bands during the decade, Styx struggled to find a mainstream audience at first. While their debut sold respectably, 1973's 'Styx II' failed to build on its momentum, and by the time they entered the studio for 1974's 'Man of Miracles' LP, DeYoung confessed, "I felt it was a rotten industry three months after 'Styx II' was released. I listened to that album over and over again and compared it with other albums, and I knew it was good. But it was just ignored. I had taken it upon myself to study the charts, and I knew that we weren't getting any real promotion at the time."
That all started to change in 1974 — first due to more sympathetic executives being hired at the band's parent label, and then because of a chance introduction during Styx's promotional rounds for 'Man of Miracles.' While visiting Chicago AM station WLS, DeYoung later recalled, they realized that the 'Styx II' track 'Lady' "had been the most requested song . . . for the past year, but they never played it. The station had a format of 15 hit singles which they played and they never went outside that. . . . The music director there, a guy called Jim Smith, told us he'd had these requests for 'Lady' and we got real friendly. He told us he'd keep playing it until it was a hit."
The rise of 'Lady' kicked off a period of immense success for Styx that lasted through the mid-'80s. Curulewski's 1975 departure resulted in the arrival of new guitarist Tommy Shaw, cementing the lineup responsible for the multi-platinum records 'The Grand Illusion' (1977), 'Pieces of Eight' (1978), 'Cornerstone' (1979), 'Paradise Theater' (1981) and 'Kilroy Was Here' (1983), as well as a string of radio hits demonstrating the band's broadly eclectic sound, which incorporated elements of prog, classical and hard rock. DeYoung's fondness for theatrical pop eventually drove a wedge between him and other members of the group, but for years, that diversity helped broaden their fan base in a big way.
"Everybody in this band has a different character," explained Shaw in 1980 interview with Sounds. "It's like a TV series — there may be some guy in the cast who you hate, but you'll watch it every week because the show's good."
Change came eventually, of course — first with the prolonged hiatus that followed the 'Kilroy' record and saw the band re-emerging without Shaw for 1990's 'Edge of the Century' album, and then again in the late '90s, when DeYoung was forced out after a brief reunion of the classic Styx lineup. Sadly, the band also lost both Panozzo brothers — John's years of drinking contributed to the liver problems that led to his death in 1996, and Chuck has been a part-time member since the '90s. These days, they're more of a live act, with only one album of original material (2003's 'Cyclorama') released over the past decade, but if they aren't busy in the studio, they're impressively active on the road, where they've remained one of classic rock's steadiest, hardest-working bands.


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It can be tough trying to save money when the economy is troubled and money tight. But there are things you can do.
Here are some suggestions from Alex Sink, the state's chief financial officer:
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• Don't pay to use an ATM; use your bank's ATM or get cash back free.
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• The next time you get ready to buy, ask if the expenditure is helping get you out of debt. If the answer is no, don't spend the money!
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Central Ohio Fares Well In Track & Field Championships
It was quite a success weekend for athletes from central Ohio at the OHSAA Track & Field Championships. The Reynoldsburg girls track team continued their impressive run as champs by capturing a fourth-straight Division I state championship. There were plenty of stars in the victory; Destinee Gause won both the 100 and 200 meter dash, the 4x100 and 4x200 meter relay teams each won and Faith Washington won the 300 meter hurdles.
Columbus Academy's boys won the Division III boys state title. Jack Lint (300 meter hurdles) and Jon Michael Hilshe (800 meter run) both registerd individual titles.
Here is a complete list of the individual champions from central Ohio:
OHSAA Track & Field Individual State Champions (Division I): Girls 100 Meter Hurdles - Asia Bange (Walnut Ridge); Girls 100 & 200 Meter Dash - Destinee Gause (Reynoldsburg); Girls 4x200 Meter Relay - Dublin Scioto; Boys 4x200 & 4x400 Meter Relay - Thomas Worthington; Boys Discus Throw - Grant Cartwright (Olentangy Liberty); Boys Shot Put - Coy Blair (Logan); Girls Discus Throw - Katelyn Daniels (Olentangy Orange); Boys Pole Vault - Jake Blankenship (Gahanna Lincoln); Boys 800 & 1600 Meter Run - Brannon Kidder(Lancaster); Girls 4x100 & 4x400 Meter Relay - Reynoldsburg; Girls 400 Meter Dash - Karrington Winters (New Albany); Girls 300 Meter Hurdles - Faith Washington (Reynoldsburg); Boys 4x800 Meter Relay - Lancaster
OHSAA Track & Field Individual State Champions (Division II): Girls 100 Meter & 400 Meter Dash - Aaliyah Barnes (Eastmoor); Girls 4x200 Meter Relay - Eastmoor Academy; Girls 200 Meter Dash - Cheyanne Carter (Eastmoor); Boys High Jump - Joe Mankovecky (Bishop Watterson)
OHSAA Track & Field Individual State Champions (Division III): Girls Long Jump - Timia Easley (Columbus Intl); Boys 300 Meter Hurdles - Jack Lint (Columbus Academy); Boys 800 Meter Run - Jon Michael Hilshe (Columbus Academy); Boys 4x800 Meter Relay - Columbus Academy


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Caitlyn Jenner's Impact Is More Than Skin-Deep
A day after Caitlyn Jenner broke the Internet with the release of her Vanity Fair cover, there's more to talk about than her gorgeous portrait. After shattering Twitter records and revealing her true self to the world, Jenner's officially become one of the most famous transgender people in the world. In a video released today for Vanity Fair, Jenner thanked those who came before her.
"There [are] a lot of very intelligent women," she said. "You look at some of the people, the pioneers trying to get the message out: Laverne Cox, Janet Mock, Geena Rocero, Carmen Carrera. Back in the eighties I was alone. I'm kind of following in their footsteps. They made it easier for me. I hope with my honesty, I can make it easier for somebody else down the line."
It's a carefully worded acknowledgement of transgender pioneers that couldn't be better timed. Orange Is the New Black star Laverne Cox applauded Jenner Tuesday morning in an open letter that also offered a nuanced reaction to theVanity Fair cover, tapping into an ongoing conversation about the conflict of traditional beauty standards and transgender identity. "Yes, Caitlyn looks amazing and is beautiful," she wrote, "but what I think is most beautiful about her is her heart and soul, the ways she has allowed the world into her vulnerabilities."
As Cox explains, she and Jenner are both celebrated very publicly for their feminine looks, which align neatly with Americans' predisposed ideas of what the definition of beauty is. But for many trans people, looking like Cox and Jenner is an unobtainable goal. "Most trans folks don't have the privileges Caitlyn and I have now have," Cox wrote. "It is those trans folks we must continue to lift up, get them access to healthcare, jobs, housing, safe streets, safe schools and homes for our young people. We must lift up the stories of those most at risk, statistically trans people of color who are poor and working class."
Popular author and transgender rights activist Janet Mock echoed the sentiment, tweeting that there are important tasks still at hand:
Let's celebrate Caitlyn & use her moment to uplift trans folks facing insurmountable economic barriers for affirming healthcare.
— Janet Mock (@janetmock) June 1, 2015
This is something Jenner, too, has acknowledged publicly. In her sit-down interview with Diane Sawyer in April, she said that although she "is not a spokesman" for the community—she wants to work with the community to "get this message out."
"The suicide rates, murder rates, the difficulty — for especially black female trans women — I would like to think that we can save some lives here," she told Sawyer. For Jenner, a famous, affluent, white female, it was a forthright acknowledgement of her privilege.
According to the Vanity Fair article, Jenner's forthcoming docu-series on E! will feature an episode in which Jenner and "several transgender women will take an R.V. from the Los Angeles area to San Francisco to visit a center for transgender youth." Although Jenner does not want to be a spokesperson, it seems she understands her role as a trailblazer, and the responsibilities it will carry.
More From Vogue:
• Has the Fashion Industry Reached a Transgender Turning Point?
• What Should Caitlyn Jenner Wear to the ESPYs?
• Ignorance of Insensitivity? Dealing with Transgender Culture
• The LGBT Community Relaunches with a Powerful Art Exhibition
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Great scrub...just unusualI have used this scrub twice. The consistency is different from any other scrub I have used. But it actually leaves my skin softer and brighter than any other scrub. This is something you have to get used to using, but once you do I think you will really like it. I scrubbed my lips along with my face and it has a sweet honey taste. — 8 years, 7 months agoLoveHotWax | 36 reviews
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Boot Düsseldorf 2015 Review: Variety and spectacle for 240,200 boating and water sports fans
NewsMarine Industry NewsTuesday 27 January 2015
boot Düsseldorf - the world's biggest boat and water sports trade fair - drew to a close after nine days on Sunday, 25 January. Organisers say the show has largely fulfilled its exhibitors' expectations. Certainly good numbers attended, although slightly down on the previous year.
In total 240,200 boating and water sports enthusiasts from around 60 countries travelled to Düsseldorf to view the boat premieres, new water sports gear, equipment and maritime services from 1,741 exhibitors from 57 countries spread over 17 exhibition halls. By comparison: 2014 saw 248,600 visitors attend boot.
What was at all-new boot Düsseldorf?
There's nothing quite like boot Düsseldorf. This massive boat show covers an incredible 2.35 million square feet of exhibition space and is widely considered to be the most important gathering for the marine leisure industry in the world.
For 2015, organisers of boot pushed the boundaries to ensure the show drew in new target groups, while continuing to delight its traditional audience. Visitors to the 17 halls of the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre (17th – 25th January) have enjoyed a new trade fair design, a packed events itinerary, big nautical themes, incredible onsite experiences and over 100 premieres of boats and yachts. In all 1,700 exhibitors have pulled out all the stops to create a fantastic spectacle. Visitors who love water sports, fishing, luxury yachts, river boating and power boating can't fail to have been impressed.
boot boat highlights
During the event, the Ferretti Group displayed four of the most prestigious models in its fleet: the iconic Riva yachts Rivarama Super and Aquariva Super, and two premières for the German market, the Ferretti Yachts 750 and the Pershing 62.
HanseYachts AG from Greifswald were on hand with a huge range of models from the Dehler, Fjord, Hanse, Moody, Sealine and Varianta brands. Two yachts celebrated their world debut: the new Fjord 48 Open and the new Sealine C330.
UK luxury yacht manufacturer Sunseeker presented German debuts of the 86 Yacht, the 75 Yacht, the 65 Manhattan and the 57 Predator, as well as one further craft from the current range of motoryachts: the 55 Manhattan.
And boot hosted the world premiere of Bavaria's new flagship – the Sport 450 – a motor yacht for people who live for style and luxurious design, said Bavaria.
Experience 360° water sports at boot Düsseldorf 2015
Having fun on the water is still at the heart of the boot Düsseldorf trade fair. So while it was cold and wintry outside, visitors were given a great opportunity to taste the joys of water sports in 20 themed adventure worlds – part of Experience 360° Water Sports. This included Beach World, a Sailing Centre and five action centres with indoor pools, scuba-diving pools and artificial rivers. Nearly all water sports disciplines were available to try out with the help of experts: sailing, diving, stand-up paddling, wakeboarding, canoeing and fishing.
boot Düsseldorf really does offer unbelievable variety and spectacular maritime highlights. Once again it has proved itself place for visitors and exhibitors from around the world to pick up on the latest trends, learn, network, broaden their horizons and enjoy the very latest from the global marine leisure industry.
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MOSCOW — Yulia wanted work as an accountant. So she pulled on a tight green miniskirt, squeezed into saucy high heels and pranced onto the stage of a hotel ballroom one recent night, batting her lashes and swinging her hips as she tried to win a job balancing books.
Nearby danced Valeria, hopeful of landing a managerial post. Also Irina, in body-hugging white, her law school courses all but forgotten as she flirted behind a cat-eye mask and dreamed of finding secretarial work.
Music boomed. Champagne corks popped. From the audience, businessmen studied the stage, looking, they said, for the perfect typist or waitress or nurse or assistant. An employment agency had set up this "job fair"--with 150 young women strutting their stuff to reel in a paycheck.
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China Glaze Romantique Collection: Awaken, Adore, & Cherish
Awaken is a deep metallic gray color; not a black-gray, but not a medium or light gray. I like that it casts darker depending on how the light hits it.
Adore is hard to say no to, because who can resist such a perfect jewel-toned teal? I also really loved how well this one applied: smoothly and without a fuss.
Cherish is a minty, pastel green with a cool tone to it. I know that there are some dupes out there for this, but this is my first minty green, so I'm a happy camper
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Consumers Wary of Mobile Wallets31 Oct, 2012 By: Doug McPherson
DALLAS – Even though many consumers have adapted to mobile, they get a little skittish at the idea of a mobile wallet – so says a new survey by ResearchNow, commissioned by payment processing firm Litle & Co.
The study found that nearly 25 percent of the more than 500 customers surveyed have shopped on their mobile devices. Their average shopping total: between $20 and $100. But when it comes to using devices, i.e., the mobile wallet, as a payment tool, there is a lot of disinterest. The survey says only 8.6 percent of consumers with smartphones agree that "mobile wallets are going to change the payment world." More than two-thirds (71 percent) say they have never used a mobile swipe service at a retailer.
Ben Saren, vice president of marketing, at Litle, says the number of shoppers buying with their mobile devices is small, and calls into question the consumer appetite for mobile payments. He says the reason why mobile wallets haven't caught on yet is because there really hasn't been an incentive to switch over to them.
"It's still just as easy, if not easier, to pull out cash or a credit card and make a purchase," Saren says. "Also, there will never be consumer adoption until merchant adoption expands. No one service has gained ubiquity in the marketplace."
The study also finds that loyalty and rewards programs that are associated with mobile are among the more important motivations for consumers using mobile.
For the holiday season, 53 percent of those surveyed say they'll use available funds versus credit to buy gifts. About a third of shoppers say they'll use credit cards this season, and nearly half of cardholders say that awards and miles are a primary reason for using their cards. But among the most affluent (income of $150,000 and up), 73 percent are motivated by rewards to pull out the plastic.
Insiders say the mobile wallet is still in its infancy. Google has an app tied to its own payment system, and Apple recently introduced its Passbook on iOS 6 that gathers together third-party coupons, E-tickets and debit cards.
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New commander to oversee Pope unit
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Fort Bragg, N.C. — Brig. Gen. Norman Ham assumes command of the 440th Airlift Wing on Sunday, officials said.
Ham, the former mobilization assistant to the 2nd Air Force Commander at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., will succeed Col. Merle D. Hart, who is departing Pope Field to become the assistant to the vice commander of the Air Force Reserve Command Headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Ga.
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Some thoughts on one-handed shooting relative to firearms design from gun guru John Farnham in a piece called Pistol grip size/shape, revisited [via defense-training.com]:
These sage comments from ATSA Staff: "Over the years of the NTI (National Tactical Invitational), we have done many instances of short-distance, surprise shooting that required sudden presentations of holstered pistols. When engaged in live-fire exercises, and confronting inanimate targets at close range, virtually all Practitioners are observed to use some variation of a two-handed grip and stance. However, in conditions where the target is another human (Force-on Force), Practitioners often draw and fire strong-hand only. So, we decided to do a relative-accuracy study of both styles. A G19 Glock and an S&W, M&P Compact (9mm) were used for this Test.
Installed on the M&P was the smallest of the three backstraps available. The Test was comprised of multiple draw-and-immediately-fire drills, five strong-hand only and five using a two-hand grip. Distance was six meters. With the G19, shots fired by most shooters, while shooting one-handed, were biased to the support-hand side of the target. When shooting two-handed, shots were significantly better centered on the body midline. With the S&W, shots were centered on the body midline, no matter which technique was used.
My conclusion is that wide-body pistol grips, while currently all the rage, can represent significant accuracy compromises when there is a need to employ the pistol using only one hand. Pistol grips that more resemble a flattened oval appear to us to be consistent with superior accuracy, again when only one hand is on the grip as the pistol is employed."
Comment: Even I am amazed at the number of shots that are fired via strong-hand only during the NTI. Statistics from police shooting appear to support that observation, even though we're all trained extensively to draw and fire using a two-handed technique. I'm not at all sure I understand why! I've always found flat-gripped pistols (like the 1911) to be more inherently accurate than round-grip ones, at least for serious shooting. We are apparently irreversibly into double-column pistols, but pointability obviously continues to be directly linked to the degree to which the grip resembles a flattened oval. /John
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One handed shooting is where I think revolvers shine over semi auto pistols. The grip is more toward one handed shooting and no need to worry about the cycling that can be found with semi auto's and "limp wristing".
One handed shooting with a revolver just looks more "right" and natural.
Find a bullseye match in your area. All one handed, all the time. Whatever pistol you carry, you owe it to yourself to be able handle that pistol even if you've only got one hand. I alternate at my local match, one week I shoot right handed, the next I shoot left. Scores don't seem to be noticeably different.
EXCELLENT that you practice with both hands! You would be amazed at how many shooters never practice with their weak hand unless a specific match they compete in requires it. I've practiced with both hands (seperately) for over 30 years.
As I have often stated, at some point, increasing the speed of shooting increases the gun's control over the shooter. Meaning: at slow shooting speeds, it is easy to control the gun. At higher speeds, it is more difficult and the gun starts to control us. That is one reason, I suggest people practice shoot fast as they may shoot fast in a gun fights. Additionally, the better the gun fits our hand the easier it is to control it under speed.
Same with the size of guns. Large guns are easy to control two-handed, but may not be easy to control one-handed. Farnam corrected observed that in F on F we see lots more 1-handed shooting that is typically experienced in practice. Another reason for shooting 1-handed is a injury to the support hand/arm, blocking, striking, dealing with a 3rd party, dealing with 911 on the phone, light switches, door knobs, etc.
While you might think: just drop the phone/coffee/bag and shoot two handed, we have taught ourselves over decades of conditioning, not to drop things. That's the reason, one of my exercises that I run students through is to have an object in their hand, drop it and shoot.
The result of all this is that there is a high likelihood of us shooting one handed in a gun fight and therefore we need to practice it as well.
A reprint of Fairbairn's "Shooting to Live with the One-Handed Gun" was the first book I ever read about pistol craft. It is an excellent early system and left me wondering, later, what the fuss was about with Cooper. Applegate, on the other hand, seemed to take one step forward, then one back. "Combat" pistol shooting was a very small world in the '50's and early 60's. It exploded in the 1980 and '90's, didn't it? (Enos, Leatham, Jarrett, Koenig, and more) I can't see one-handed shooting separate from force-on-force close-in fighting, which is much of DGU. From Fairbairn up to today, the technique of drawing and getting to the first shot has to be based on one-handed technique until it becomes clear that two-hands is possible, safe. That is all natural. F on F is about speed and improvising without hesitation, isn't it. When accuracy and multiple targets come into play (just as in Fairbairn's work) two hands comes into its own. With the so-called Modern Technique I think we saw an abandonement of the best in Fairbairn (isosceles, footwork, the running shoot-house (at first)). Musashi? Yuh…. that would be nice, to have his improvisational ability and speed! laugh. I agree that it is time handguns came into the dojo, or the dojo was brought to the range. That is happening. Less 25 yard paper-punching. More combined defensives. But, laugh, two hands on the gun when possible. Who doesn't like Ayoob's technique with the snubby?
As I have stated in other areas I must shoot one handed. I watch guys with the two handed race guns non-sense and challenge them to shoot against me one handed. They lose! They make excuses and walk away knowing that in a real fight they will die.
I don't trust John Farnham. Semper Fi


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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: BURNS HOUSE, CALEDONIAN ESTATE
List entry Number: 1298122
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County: Greater London Authority
District: Islington
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TQ3084NW CALEDONIAN ROAD 635-1/44/121 (East side) Nos.408-416 (Consecutive) Burns House, Caledonian Estate
Block of flats forming part of the Caledonian Estate, designed and built c.1904-6 by the Housing of the Working Classes Branch of the London County Council Architect's Department, the architect responsible being, probably, J.G.Stephenson. The Caledonian Estate consists of five blocks: Carrick House to the west, overlooking Caledonian Road, and then four blocks at the back of the site, forming a square, Irvine House to the west and Wallace House to the east being longer than Burns House to the north and Scott House to the south; apart from the entrance arch in Irvine House, the opposite blocks in the square match each other; and they are linked by brick arcades of three round arches. Burns House is of red brick in English bond with dressings of glazed brick and plaster, wrought iron, cast iron and reinforced concrete, roof of tiles. Five storeys. All windows are segmental-arched sash windows, except where stated, and all have late C20 glazing which echoes the arrangement of the original sashes and casements. The front facing into the square is symmetrical, and made up of five elements. There is a centrepiece with two windows, those to the fourth floor flat-arched casements with a buttress-like strip between them, the gable having a double curve and 'shoulders'. On either side of this there is a 'balcony' range, the ground floor in the form of a buttressed screen with segmental-arched openings to ground-floor flats and the staircase, the parapet of the screen acting as a balustrade to the first-floor balcony; on the first, second, third and fourth floors the flats are set back, and have flat-arched entrances and windows under segmental arches, one of the three entrances on each balcony now blocked; on the second, third and fourth floors the balcony is of reinforced concrete, and they are linked vertically by iron pipes terminating in brackets at fourth-floor level. The outer ranges have one window from ground to third floors, the third-floor window being flat-arched under a round arch; the corners are chamfered, and on the fourth floor the return to the balcony is also chamfered, so that the fourth floor is polygonal in plan, with three flat-arched casements, and parapeted. Hipped roof, central ridge stacks, stacks to rear slope and corbelled external stacks, the latter truncated. The north elevation has a central range of four windows, flat-arched to the fourth floor under a double-curved 'shouldered' gable; ranges of two windows to either side under eaves, the fourth-floor windows flat-arched casements; then outer ranges of three windows under a hipped roof between 'shoulders', the windows to the first, second and third floors under a round arch at third floor level, and flat-arched to the fourth floor. (Historians' file, English Heritage London Division).
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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 2011/08/05 - eScan, the highly acclaimed Anti-Virus and Content Security solution provider has parted its ways with the South American company ACS Systems & Network, CA.
After two years of its successful partnership, eScan, the highly acclaimed Anti-Virus and Content Security solution provider has parted its ways with the South American company ACS Systems & Network, CA as its exclusive distributor of Venezuela by mutual consent. ACS Systems & Network, CA was the exclusive distributors for eScans entire range of products in Venezuela as well as in Panama.
In June 2009, the partnership deal was signed and ACS Systems & Network, CA had unveiled the eScan range of products in Caracas, Venezuela for the first time. As its distributor ACS Systems & Network, CA distributed eScans entire range of products in Venezuela as well as in Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, Argentina, Netherlands Antilles, Jamaica, Bahamas, Trinidad, Tobago, Aruba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. eScan will be announcing its new distributor shortly. However, till then channel partners of eScan can directly buy the products and get support through their eScan Touch Points.
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Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom, 2012/11/28 - Oliver Wight Asia Pacific are presenting on how IBP can improve forecasting at the S-Council annual supply chain conference in Shanghai, China on 7th December - OliverWight-AP.com.
Business improvement specialists, Oliver Wight, will be presenting at the S-Council annual supply chain conference in Shanghai on 6-7 December 2012. Industry expert and Oliver Wight Asia Pacific Partner, Peter Metcalfe, will speak on how Integrated Business Planning (advanced S&OP) can improve forecasting.
The S-Council Annual Congress is a popular platform for supply chain professionals across a wide range of industries to offer information and share knowledge. Now in its second year, one of the key issues to be covered at the two-day event is catering for demand.
One of the biggest challenges facing supply chain executives today is the need to respond to ever-increasing levels of volatility in demand, says Metcalfe. But it is not the be-all-andall. People commonly believe if we can get better at forecasting all of our problems will be solved, but blaming your problems on an inaccurate forecast doesnt resolve the issue.
In his presentation, Moving on from Forecasting, Metcalfe will draw on his 28 years experience helping organisations across the world to improve their planning processes. He will explain how Integrated Business Planning is not only an effective process for improving forecasting, but also helps to align all company plans, providing greater control over demand, production and supply chain activities.
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MnDOT says project will take three years to complete
By Paul Wahl & Alicia Miller
In the coming months, delays on I-494 north of Plymouth will more likely be attributed to construction than to congestion.
Representatives of Plymouth and Maple Grove gathered July 23 near the entrance to the Begin golf course to formally kick off the much-awaited project to add a third lane to the freeway among other improvements.
The project will commence at Highway 55 and finish at the Fish Lake Interchange in Maple Grove.
City officials said it was difficult to determine whether to have a groundbreaking or a ribbon-cutting, so they opted to bring in a large pile of dirt to be used for the ceremony.
Nearly everyone who spoke referred the more than 15 years the project has been in the works.
Mayor Kelli Slavik said she and council members were thrilled to celebrate the beginning of a project that will help ease congestion for motorists on the last two-lane stretch of the corridor. The project will make the commute safer, improve transportation and area commerce and improve the quality of life for motorists, she said, as vehicles sped by on nearly I-494.
Maple Grove Mayor Mark Steffenson said the city was very excited when the project got the green light. "The project is finally going to be completed," he said. "There are 100,000 cars a day traveling that road. Because I-494 backs up, our north-south roads like Northwest Boulevard and E. Fish Lake Road, get used a lot by motorists trying to avoid the freeway."
He said the project will eliminate the bottleneck on I-494. "This project is great for people that live and will make their lives a lot better. It was a long time coming."
The Minnesota Department of Transportation began work on the three-year project July 21. A spokesman for the department said motorists would begin noticing changes on the stretch of roadway immediately. Crews will remove guardrails and construct concrete barriers as they prepare to widen the Schmidt Lake Road, Canadian Pacific Rail and the County Road 47 bridges over I-494.
In August, crews will close the Schmidt Lake Road bridge for 21 days and detour traffic to County Road 47. The County Road 47 bridge will close after the Schmidt Lake Road bridge reopens to traffic.
The roadway carries 95,000 vehicles daily and is expected to increase to 132,800 trip by 2030.
The project is pegged at $86 million. Parts of the funding package came from money "found" in the savings from other state projects, according to Rep. Ron Erhardt of Edina, chairman of the House Transportation Policy Committee.
The funding will come from work on the St. Croix Crossing project ($30 million) and the Red Wing Bridge project ($20 million). Savings were achieved through adjusting bridge design and advancing parts of the project schedules.
Erhardt said seeing the project come to fruition represented a great step forward for the west metro.
Rep. Sarah Anderson of Plymouth was also on hand for the kick-off. A statement was read from State Sen. Terri Bonoff, who was unable to attend.
In early 2013, Plymouth City Council met with the MnDOT to hear plans to fix the increasingly worrisome capacity issue on the stretch.
Instead of constructing a permanent third lane the department proposed a plan to widen the shoulder to 14 feet in both directions and utilize the space as a controlled lane during peak traffic times.
While the city was willing to live with the dynamic third lane, it continued to push for a permanent solution, Slavik said at the groundbreaking.
Those efforts eventually paid off.
Maintenance repairs on ramps spanning I-494
• Ramps to and from I-494 and I-694
• East Fish Lake Road
• Bass Lake Road
• Rockford Road
• Highway 55
• County Road 6
• Carlson Parkway
• Cheshire Lane
Replacing bridges spanning I-494
• County Road 47
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Install a third lane between Highway 55 and East Fish Lake Road
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Waynesburg, PA - The trend of slow starts hurt the Geneva College women′s basketball team yet again on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Tornadoes watched the Yellow Jackets score the first eight points on their way to a 23-point halftime lead. The second half proved to be equally as frustrating for Geneva as it dropped a 78-42 decision to Waynesburg for its sixth consecutive loss. The Golden Tornadoes fell to 3-16 overall and 2-10 in the PAC while Waynesburg improved to 14-5 and 9-3 in league play.
Just eight minutes into the game, the Golden Tornadoes found themselves down 21-5 and could never establish any offensive consistency. Geneva committed 29 turnovers in the game and shot just 30% from the field. That combination along with Waynesburg′s 50% effort from the field was a recipe for disaster for the Golden Tornadoes.
"It has certainly been a tough go for us this year," said head coach Lori Wynn. "Despite the struggles on the scoreboard, I have still been very pleased with our effort on most days. We have a long way to go to get this program back to where we want to be but we have very special young ladies on this team who are working hard to get better every day."
Samantha Fisher led the Golden Tornadoes with 14 points and eight rebounds. Beth DeLuca added ten points including a pair of three-point field goals. Waynesburg finished with four players in double figures led by Jessi Drayer′s game high 19 points on 9-13 shooting from the field.
Geneva will return home on Wednesday night against Grove City in a game that could very well decide the eighth and final PAC play-off spot at the end of the regular season. The Wolverines entered the weekend just one game ahead of Geneva.
Geneva College is a comprehensive Christian college of the arts, sciences and professional studies. Founded in the tradition of the Reformed Christian faith, Geneva prepares students to serve Christ in all areas of society: work, family and the church. Geneva College′s philosophy of education is based on the Foundational Concepts of Christian Higher Education. Geneva is a founding member of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU).
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When I first ran across the novel "Divergent," by Veronica Roth, I was skeptical. I saw it on a rack in Kroger, of all places, and dismissed it as another cheap paperback with little literary merit. A second exposure to the book changed my mind, however. I read the dystopian fiction because it is in the curriculum for the sophomore English class in which I am student teaching at Scott County High School.
Though I began it out of obligation, after only a few pages, I was intrigued. The book reminds me of "The Hunger Games." Both are set in the eastern/central United States in the future. "Divergent" is set in Chicago, "The Hunger Games" in Appalachia. Both are coming of age stories with strong female characters who share many of the same characteristics. The central conflicts deal with narrowing down a group of contestants through life–threatening stakes, tests of physical and mental strength, love interests and (spoiler alert) rebellions.
Despite belonging to an increasingly popular genre of literature (young adult dystopian fiction), there are some unique features to the story that keep it interesting. In the world of the novel, society is divided into five "factions," each named for their prominent characteristic – Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless and Erudite. The different groups maintain different aspects of society based on their strengths (those in Candor are judges; those in Dauntless take care of security, etc.). At the age of 16, teenagers undergo an aptitude test and then choose a faction.
When the protagonist Beatrice, or Tris, takes her aptitude test, she is told that she does not fit into one category neatly. She is "Divergent," something that is very dangerous and that she must keep secret. The social commentary is obvious, and makes the story relevant to our society, one in which conformity and nonconformity are hot issues.
This book has an interesting plot, vivid descriptions, complicated issues and lovable heroes (though the PG–rated romance scenes were a little too numerous for my taste). Once I got into the story, I could not put the book down. It is a quick read, and I finished quickly, only to immediately seek the second book in the trilogy, "Insurgent." The third book, "Allegient," just came out in October.
"Divergent" is a great read for anyone who wants to escape scholastic reading without totally shutting down their mind. Even though there are numerous characters to keep straight, this book is not difficult to understand. However, "Divergent" leads one to contemplate deeper issues such as identity, social conformity, categorization and personal strengths and weaknesses. Reading it provides a thought–provoking escape.
Now is a great time to read the book, for it is being made into a motion picture in the spring of 2014. Read the book now, and form your own picture of its world and characters before images of the actors and actresses are imprinted onto your mind. "Divergent" can be found locally in Kroger and Wal-Mart as well as in the LRC's collection. A library order of "Insurgent" has also been requested.


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RESEDA (CA) — A male nurse at Sherman Oaks Hospital has been arrested on suspicion of committing a sex act on a corpse.
Security guards reportedly caught Alejandro Lazo, 61, committing an act of necrophilia and held him until officers arrived.
He was arrested on a state Health and Safety Code violation because the body was deceased, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
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