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Enjoy this long weekend in Seraj valley near Kullu. The thickly wooded mountainside, densely populated with conifers, deodars and toosh characterize the beauty and uniqueness of Shoja. With unending slopes of emerald forests, verdant and pristine, nature is at its most alluring. Located in Seraj valley, Sojha at 8700 ft. is a breathtakingly beautiful place. Nature lovers can enjoy thick wooded hill slopes starting from bottom as far down or up or sideways or deep as one can look. From Sojha, one can drive up to Jalori Pass. The metal road from Jalori pass leads down to Sainj and Shimla. The place abounds in hypnotic ambience. The lake is small but in a beautiful location. Cradled by rolling- meadows on all sides, high up in the mountains, it is an idyllic location for a private cottage.
Raghupur fort
hike- 10 kms drive and 3.5 hrs hike
In the mountains, if you want to be rewarded well by nature in its full glory, have must make an early morning start. The same
is true of this hike to Raghupur Fort meadows that overlook the Tirthan Valley in Kulu district in the West and Shimla district in the East. This five kms uphill drive
will test your car as well as your mountain driving skills! From Jalori, it is a level walk in the open for about hundred meters towards Sutlej Valley before it heads
straight into the forest on a well-defined trail. Half a kilometer later, a short steep climb takes one to a small meadow that offers a photo-op. A short rest and off
you go into the Oaks and Rhododendrons forest slowly climbing up and then shifting gear for a final steep climb of 15 to 20 minutes. Here the tree line finishes and we
move into a lush green meadow. A little up and we are rewarded with a 360 degrees view of The Himalayas, Dhauladhar and Kinnaur ranges, all of them in one sweeping
glance. All around you are swathes of lush green meadows that gently descend into the oak and blue fir forests.
Keep strolling and in a while we end up at the
dilapidated Raghupur Fort. The local people believe that an erstwhile king of Mandi province got this fort constructed hundreds of years ago. Theories abound as to why
this fort was constructed on a ridge where scarcity of water was a perennial issue. One of them will have us believe that this retreat was made in case the king had to
retreat in to the mountains in case his kingdom was attacked by the enemy forces from the plains. Yet another popular belief is that the fort was constructed for the
pleasure of the king away from the prying eyes of his family and subjects. Whatever the truth, the King could not have chosen a better location. One look and you would
not want to go back.
Back to retreat in the afternoon. The more adventurous ones can also hike up to a small waterfall in the afternoon if they wish. Evening
around a bonfire. Night stay in retreat.
Himachal Pradesh, with most of it lying in the lap of Himalayas, has an abundance of lakes. One such lake is in Tirthan valley (Kulu
District). Located 11 kms (5 by car from our retreat to Jalori Pass and 6 kms from there to the lake) from Banjara Retreat in Shoja, it is one of the better hikes for
the families. A drive to Jalori pass will take 15-20 minutes from the retreat. From there a well defined trail takes one to the lake. Few hundred meters on the trail
and then you get in to the Oak forest. The sun rays filtering through the tree cover, the blue of the sky through the foliage, the up and down of the trail, an
occasional sight of a bird, a clearing showing the huge green vistas cascading down to the Sutlej valley, all of this and more will keep you an enchanting company all
the way to the lake. The lake makes up in crystal clear clarity what it lacks in size. The local belief is that no one has ever found a leaf floating in the lake though
leafy trees surround the lake itself. Nearby is a small temple beyond which the meadows start. A couple of teashops regularly come up between April-October. They have
also some local sweets and savories- worth trying. During summer a lot of Gujjars come with their buffaloes and cows to these pastures. It won't be unusual if you bump
into some carrying Khowa and paneer to the local market.
To spend more time with the chirping birds, we carry a lunch hamper for you to enjoy an al fresco lunch
on the banks of the lake. Back to retreat early evening. Evening around bonfire.
600 kms
Jalori Pass (10800 ft)
Mid- June to Mid- October
Lunch on day 1 to lunch on day 5
Destinations across the length and breadth of Himalayas
Himachal is known for of its forests, rivers, v
Drives across high mountain passes, great lakes,
Uttarakhand is a region of outstanding natural be
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Woman Trademarks Her Name, Says No One Can Use It Without Her Permission
from the copyright-protect! dept
However, it doesn't stop some of the more amusing claims from folks who do think that they have extreme control over a trademarked term. Reader darus67 points us to the the website of one Dr. Ann De Wees Allen, who makes it quite clear she has a trademark on her name, and anyone using it without permission will be in trouble:
Dr. Ann de Wees Allen's name is a Federally Registered Trademark. It is illegal to use the name (Dr. Ann de Wees Allen) on any website or document without prior written permission.She even goes so far as to post a list of websites "illegally" using her name, as well as a copy of the cease and desist letter (pdf) her lawyers will send you. Now, it may very well be that some of the sites in question are, in fact, violating her trademark (and at least one of the pages I've found does appear pretty questionable from a trademark standpoint) but the blanket claim that "it is illegal to use the name on any website without prior written permission" is simply false. That's not how trademark law works. Dr Ann De Wees Allen does, in fact, have a trademark on her name, used in commerce related to dietary supplements, but just because you have a trademark, it does not mean you have complete control of the mark.
Patents, trademarks and copyright are all very interesting subjects at times, but it's rare to find a case where someone potentially has confused how all three work.

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University of Vermont
2012-2013 Catalogue
Film and Television Studies (Bachelor of Arts)
General Requirements
Specific Requirements
Thirty-three total credits in Film and Television Studies to include: two introductory courses from: FTS 007, FTS 008, or FTS 009; four core intermediate courses: FTS 121, FTS 122, FTS 123 and one from FTS 130-139; three additional 100-level, or above, courses from the FTS offerings; one senior seminar from FTS 271 or FTS 272; one course at any level from the FTS offerings.
The FTS offerings include all FTS courses listed in the catalogue and courses on media studies and production in other departments in the College of Arts and Sciences that are approved by the FTS program and listed on the FTS website each semester including but not limited to: ARTH 140; ARTS 139, ARTS 148, ARTS 248; SOC 043, SOC 150, SOC 243. Only three credits of FTS 191/FTS 192 may count toward the major.
- Colleges and Schools: College of Arts and Sciences.
- Departments and Programs: English Department.


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Last House on the Left, The (US - BD RA)
Gabe takes a trip back down the one way road to Wes Craven's old house...
I've said before that 'remake' isn't necessarily a bad word, especially concerning horror films, citing three classic '80s creature features ( The Thing, The Fly and The Blob) as examples of remakes that improve on the originals. Recently remake fever has overwhelmed the genre, and despite some visually arresting features, most of the '00s crop is thematically uninteresting. One example of arguable improvement over the original was French director Alexander Aja's take on Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes. Craven's early work is ripe for remake status. As a storyteller the former college professor was, and is, a master. Craven's best found socially relevant ways of retelling classic nightmares buried deeply in the subconscious of all humans. For his first two features he exploited fears of violation, and turned the late '60s peace and love ideals back on a generation by posing rough questions pertaining to the deep seeded subject of raw, visceral revenge. At the same time, his 'eye for an eye' nose rubbing featured subversive reminders of the death of the Baby Boomer's American dream—namely the Vietnam War, the Manson Family murders, and Watergate.
Though these sub-textual reminders of human nature have been covered time and time again throughout exploitation cinema, there's something else that makes Craven's films particularly ideal for re-appropriation, and that is the early director's skill (or lack thereof). Tobe Hooper, John Carpenter, George Romero and other early '70s American horror pioneers came out of the box with expertly crafted terror tales, enacting entirely original nightmare worlds ( Texas Chainsaw Massacre), utilizing classical and classy suspense devices ( Halloween), or creating perfect, documentarian reality ( Night of the Living Dead). Craven's first film, which was produced by future Friday the 13th director Sean Cunningham, was in comparison an amateur's attempt at incendiary taboo smashing. Last House on the Left occupies a strange place in film history in that it is enormously influential, yet sort of awful. The slapdash production serves the film's more unnerving elements well, and the rape and torture sequence is genuinely chilling to this day, more so than most features from the era, but misplaced comedy, weak characterizations (something that actually helped in the case of Texas Chainsaw Massacre), and ugly photography damage the rest of the film's overall effectiveness. There is clearly room for improvement.
However, as in the case of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Last House on the Left has arguably been remade several dozen times already, practically marking the creation of an exploitation sub-genre—the rape/revenge film. The ideas of the rape/revenge cycle have been around since the beginnings of storytelling, and have made common appearances throughout film history. Factually Craven based his screenplay on one of arthouse director Ingmar Bergman's most accessible features— The Virgin Spring. What Last House brought to the equation was a willingness to revel in the graphic nature of both the rape and the revenge. Unlike Chainsaw, the film's genre defining aspects were regularly bested, by the likes of Meir Zarchi's exceedingly unpleasant I Spit on Your Grave, Aldo Lado's L'Ultimo treno della notte (aka Late Night Trains, basically a remake, but a much better film), and Abel Ferrara truly magnificent Ms. 45. Rape/revenge has seen a massive resurgence in the post-9/11 era, even in major Hollywood productions, with Oscar nominated actors and directors approaching the subject matter from a more mainstream point of view.
So the question still stands concerning the need for a direct remake of Craven's original film, and in this case I have to let the results speak for themselves. The plot remains basically the same, but there are some cosmetic tweaks peppered throughout the new film. One minor change I don't really like concerns the character of Paige, who in this version is a bit of an annoying panic case. In the original film she (under the name Phyllis) takes control of the situation, and really does everything she can to protect Mari (who it should be said doesn't devolve into hysterics either), and Lucy Grantham's performance is probably my favourite single element of the original movie. This aside, most of the changes are preferable. Director Dennis Iliadis and his screenwriters score most of their points for finding logical reasons for all the original contrivances, most specifically the ridiculous placement of the characters. Happening across the street from the protagonist's house has always been a logical problem. Instead of just happening by, Mari tricks the villains into taking a wrong turn, and then causes a wicked car accident (which is brief, but superbly shot). The dopey cop subplot is entirely deleted, and the characters are beefed up, and their motivations become slightly less cartoonish. The Krug family dynamics are actually dynamic in this version, though a lot of that has more to do with the calibre of acting than the characterizations.
There is another hand to the situation through. Garret Dillahunt is a fantastic actor (one of my favourite character actors in the business), as is Breaking Bad alumni Aaron Paul, and everyone is technically very superior to the actors in Craven's film, but there's still something about David Hess and Fred J. Lincoln that inspire an unbearable degree of disturbance, as if Cunningham and Craven just pulled real rapists off the streets. Comparing the two films is a pull between the knowing talent of this new film, which reveals a more 'realistic' story and narrative (though at some point the justification starts to get a little silly), and the original, which is dangerous in its more naturalistic production (stupid cop subplot not withstanding). However, there is something to be said for Craven's original pacing, and the remake's nearly two hour runtime, despite the loss of major character subplots, is a bit excessive.
Runtimes and slightly less terrifying character actors aside, the remake is basically a better film, but it has one major shortcomings when put against the original film's uncontrolled production and almost anarchic sense of impending violence—intent. Iliadis' film is effectively gory, and the unrated rape scene is genuinely mortifying, but all the justification and one damning change to the original story depletes much of the raw exploitative element, and in a way Craven's original point. Our 'heroes' aren't quite the brutal take on liberal white America finding its lizard brain id, and spend more time reacting to violence, rather than enacting violence. There isn't a court in the land that would convict these folks, whereas in the case of the original film, they'd probably be serving some time. Well, maybe not, stick around for the last few minutes, which feel entirely tacked-on, but do feature the one, undeniably gleeful moment of over-the-top vengeance.
Iliadis understands what movie he's making, and is sure to keep the photography simple, hand held, and gritty. The focus is sometimes sloppily pulled, and seemingly important details slide out of frame as if the camera man were simply trying to pick up the action, and for the most part it works, but it isn't the most conducive to 1080p video. The print is super grainy. Every scene, hue, and shade is swimming with dancing pixels. Details are obscured by prevalent darkness, shallow focus, and, oh yeah, the epic grain. The daylight scenes are colourful and bright enough to make the whole high definition thing worth the wile, and the middle section features some solid and clean high contrast blacks, but the last act is not going to please videophiles with its muddied colours, and perverted blacks. This is all on purpose, so it's not an aesthetic problem; I'm just not sure if fans want to dole out the extra cash for a Blu-ray copy.
The sound design of Last House on the Left is plenty aggressive, but it's also pretty silly, and almost exclusively unrelated to anything actually on screen. The surround channels feature rumbling kettle drums, screeching feedback, and apparently a helicopter, all of which signify 'creepy'. More clearly defined sounds that impress on the DTS-HD track, especially the 'escape' scene, where whizzing bullets, pounding rain, and underwater effects that fill all the channels. The dialog track is mostly clear, but in keeping with the cinema verite style some aspects are clearer than others. Danny Boyle favoured composer John Murphy's score is pretty effective, and matches the otherwise eerie mix of noises.
Extras are minimal, starting with a deleted scene reel (09:00, SD), which includes what appears to be a pretty major blooper (no gore deletions). The only other extra is a brief making-of EPK (02:40, SD), which played pretty regularly on cable television a few months back. It's too bad that the studio didn't feel fit to supply us with a director's commentary, or a commentary with Craven, or even a decent look at production.
Last House on the Left is better written, acted, and directed than the original 1972 film, but it's a lot easier to remember that this one is only a movie (only a movie, only a movie…), which robs it of some of the original's disturbing realism. The disc looks and sounds pretty rough, but this is part of the point of the gritty exercise. The big disappointment here is the lack of meaty extras.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Fabricio De Zuasnabar Member Join Date: July 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,350
nice review... =)
i heard bad ones about this... even labeled as "one of the worst films of the year" (in other sites)the thing is... i dont care...
i loved it... and it's by far one of my favorite movies of '09 so far...
i heard bad ones about this... even labeled as "one of the worst films of the year" (in other sites)the thing is... i dont care...
i loved it... and it's by far one of my favorite movies of '09 so far...
stevepulaski Member Join Date: June 2009 Location: Niger Posts: 741
I'm still gonna wait till I see the original. Heard the remake sucked. Good review Gabe.
shaneo6930 Member Join Date: September 2007 Location: United States Posts: 175
I can't wait until Friday when I can rent this movie. It looks pretty scary and intense.
David Blackwell Senior Member Join Date: February 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,835
I am curious about this film. I'll watch it sometime
Worst Nightmare Senior Member Join Date: July 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 6,716
I wonder why no commentary? Craven was usually pretty good...
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Disc Details
Release Date: 18th August 2009
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS 5.1 French, DTS 5.1 Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish
Extras: Deleted Scenes, A Look Inside, Digital Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Dennis Iliadis
Cast: Garret Dillahunt, Monica Potter, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Bowen, Joshua Cox
Genre: Horror
Length: 113 minutes
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Because of its close connection to the federal arts projects of the 1930s-as participant, sponsor, and repository-the Library of Congress has the most comprehensive collection anywhere of publications produced by the WPA and related agencies. In addition to thousands of printed items, the collection includes as many mimeographed items that were cataloged and bound; they are listed in the Library's various catalogs and available through the general reading rooms. This collection of course includes the American Guide Series, the famous state guidebooks that critic Alfred Kazin called a "contemporary epic" and a symbol of the "reawakened American sense of its own history."
The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) was established in 1933 to aid unemployed architects and produce a detailed record of early American architecture. Here three architects measure the dimensions of the Kentucky School for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky, in March 1934. HABS/HAER Collections, Prints and Photographs Division.
The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) is the largest and most important architectural collection in the Library's Prints and Photographs Division. It began in 1933 as a work relief project under the Civil Works Administration. Its purposes, according to Leicester B. Holland, chief of the Fine Arts Division, were "to aid unemployed architects and draftsmen and at the same time to produce a detailed record of such early American architecture as was in immediate danger of destruction." Based in part on the precedent of the Pictorial Archives of Early American Architecture, a Library of Congress collection initiated by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation in 1930, HABS received a more permanent status in 1934 under a tripartite agreement signed by the National Park Service, the American Institute of Architects, and the Library of Congress. It continued after that date with funds from the Works Progress Administration, was discontinued during World War II, and then resumed in a new and expanded form in 1957. Today the collection contains over forty-three thousand photographs, and fifty thousand pages of historical and architectural information. Over seventeen thousand structures are documented, including buildings in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Various portions of the collection are available in microfilm, printed form, and microfiche.
A collection of architectural photographs, essays, correspondence, and working papers produced by the Art and Architecture Project of the Federal Writers' Project, came to the Library of Congress in 1940. Containing over ten thousand items, it includes architectural photographs from South Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, and other states, drafts for a proposed "Outline of Architecture in the United States," and typescripts of biographies of "noted American architects."
|The front entrance of the Francis Scott Key House (now demolished) in Washington, D.C., was drawn for the Historic American Buildings Survey, first sketched in a field notebook and then on the finished sheet as a permanent measured drawing. HABS/HAER Collections, Prints and Photographs Division.
This collection of transcribed interviews with former slaves is one of the best known research collections in the Library of Congress. The interviewing was begun in 1934 in the Ohio River Valley by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and then extended to other areas between 1936 and 1938 by the Federal Writers' Project.
From the beginning the project was closely associated with the Library because John A. Lomax, the chief organizer and the first national WPA adviser on folklore, was also the honorary curator of the Library's Archive of American Folksong (established in 1927). Lomax and his interviewers canvassed no fewer than seventeen states. When the Library of Congress project was established in 1939, their transcripts and related research files came to the Library. Lomax's successor as folklore consultant to the writers' project, Benjamin A. Botkin, became chief editor in the writers' unit in the Library of Congress Project and saw to it that the narratives were edited, indexed, and added to the collections. By no means all of the ex-slave narratives came to the Library of Congress. Many from Virginia and Georgia, for example, are in repositories in those states.
The Library of Congress's edited collection of over two thousand narratives, which has been microfilmed and published in several editions, is in the Manuscript Division, along with auxiliary research materials. Many anthologies containing selections from this remarkable and early oral history effort have been published, the first by the Federal Writers' Project itself as Lay My Burden Down: A Folk History of Slavery (1945), edited by Benjamin A. Botkin.
According to Benjamin A. Botkin, no fewer than nine branches of the WPA were involved in collecting American folklore. The WPA collection in the Library's Manuscript Division consists largely of research files, correspondence, and publications from the Federal Writer's Project, divided into three principal groups: traditional folklore (myths, legends, stories, rhymes, and so on), life histories (first and third person narratives about daily living), and social-ethnic studies. Ann Bank's book First-Person America (1980) is based on eighty of the life-history narratives among the 150,000 pages of transcripts in the life-history series.The writers' project started in 1936 primarily to gather material for the state guides, but after 1938 it placed greater emphasis on urban and ethnic studies. Correspondence, studies, field notes, and compilations such as "Bundle of Troubles and Other Tarheel Tales" and a lexicon of trade slang and jargon (with entries for everything from Aero-Manufacturing Workers' slang to Television Workers' jargon) are found in this collection.
The Archive of Folk Song supported the sound-recording activities of the WPA folklore projects by providing equipment and assuming custody of completed discs. More than half of these discs were produced in 1939 by a special recording project conducted in the southern states under the sponsorship of the WPA's Joint Committee on Folk Art, headed by Herbert Halpert of the Federal Theatre Project. The extensive California field studies conducted by Sidney Robertson, largely in ethnic and migrant communities from 1938 to 1940, are documented by photographs, field notes, and 237 discs.
A HABS photograph of the main street of Weaverville, California, March 10, 1934. HABS/HAER Collections, Prints and Photographs Division.
A photograph by Roger Sturtevant of a Russian chapel at Fort Ross, Sonoma County, California, taken for the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1934. Such photographs have been used to restore and repair this and other buildings after fire damage or other destruction. HABS/HAER Collections, Prints and Photographs Division.


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10 DIY Seed Markers for Your Garden
I come bearing exciting seed markers for Spring '12! That's right, let's make this the year that we do-it-up seed marker style. These 10 tutorials will help you mark your heirloom tomatoes with some personal flair and add a little somethin' somethin' to that carrot patch (ok, that sounds weird). Check it out.
Top Row:
1. Make antique spoon seed markers using vintage silverware, metal stamps, and a rubber mallet. Vintage silverware is recommended for this project, as modern stainless steel doesn't stamp out as well.
2. Use wine bottle corks to make hip and functional plant markers. This is a neat way to reuse leftover corks and comes together with permanent marker and bamboo skewers.
3. These glass gem seed markers use the little glass pebbles sold at craft and dollar stores. Printed labels are then Mod Podged to the back of the pebbles and glued on to a twig for a unique result.
4. Make straightforward seed markers using hardwood sticks (sold at gardening centers) and a permanent marker. You can also use recycled Popsicle sticks or even tongue depressors (if you just happen to have a bunch of tongue depressors lying around, which you probably don't, but you might).
5. Check out these rustic and pretty twig seed markers care of Martha Stewart.
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6. If you make a lot of frozen juice, these juice can seed markers are attractive and essentially free, since they come together with juice can tops, a wire hanger, and permanent marker.
7. Martha Stewart has a tutorial for a clever weather-proof seed marker using seed packet labels and a mason jar packet protector.
8. I love these colorful recycled spoon garden markers because they're handmade and designed to last for multiple seasons.
9. Make weatherproof rock seed markers using acrylic paints and a clear spray sealant.
10. If you're gardening with little kids this year, how about using some of their plastic fruits and veggies to make toy veggie seed markers, care of Little Green Fingers, a really cool site dedicated to getting children engaged in gardening.
(Images: 1. Shrimp Salad Circus, 2. My Chic Life, 3. Too Much Time, 4. Canadian Gardening, 5. Martha Stewart, 6. In My Own Style, 7. Martha Stewart, 8.Domestic Simplicity, 9. Whimsy Girl, 10. Little Green Fingers)


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EPA update on Yellowstone River oil spill (Silvertip Pipeline), July 18, 2011
Release Date: 07/18/2011
Contact Information: Lisa McClain-Vanderpool, (303) 501-4027, (firstname.lastname@example.com); Wendy Thomi, (406) 351-9014
EPA update on Yellowstone River oil spill (Silvertip Pipeline), July 18, 2011
Lisa McClain-Vanderpool, (303) 501-4027, (firstname.lastname@example.com); Wendy Thomi, (406) 351-9014
(Billings, Mont --, July 18, 2011) Over the weekend, EPA, State and federal partners oversaw ExxonMobil Pipeline Co.'s removal of all the residual oil and oily water mixture from the two segments of pipeline on either side of the break location. The threat of secondary releases from the ruptured portion of the pipeline has been eliminated. Going forward, the pipeline break site is under the jurisdiction of DOT's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
The river levels continue to drop, giving our Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Technique (SCAT) teams and cleanup crews more access to vegetation and shoreline. At this point approximately 47 river miles of shoreline have been assessed. Overall there is light to moderate oil coverage on most shoreline and island vegetation representing 10% or less of oil coverage in a given area. We are also finding large, more heavily oiled flood debris piles at various locations along the shoreline and on the islands. In developing cleanup techniques we are carefully considering wildlife and habitat to ensure our remedies do not cause more harm than good.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has reported that 19 oiled animals have been seen (but not yet captured), including a bald eagle, and 10 dead animals that have been collected for analysis. Five animals have been captured for cleaning and care. For more information, please contact Leith Edgar, USFWS, 303-236-4580.
ExxonMobil has received a substantial number of comments from EPA, Montana state agencies and other stakeholders on their draft work plan. They will revise the draft based on these comments and submit it to EPA for approval by tomorrow evening.
PLEASE NOTE: Our daily media briefings occur now via conference call only, at 3:00pm MDT. For conference call dial-in information, please contact Lisa McClain-Vanderpool listed above. We will continue to post the latest information including monitoring data and progress on clean-up and restoration as it becomes available on our website, www.epa.gov/yellowstoneriverspill.
BACKGROUND: At approximately 11:00 PM on Friday, July 1 a break occurred in a 12-inch pipeline owned by ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. that resulted in a spill of crude oil into the Yellowstone River approximately 20 miles upstream of Billings, Montana. The current estimate of the amount of oil released remains at 1,000 barrels based on information provided by ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. EPA's primary concern is protecting people's health and the environment. EPA will remain on-site to ensure cleanup and restoration efforts do just that. EPA continues to hold ExxonMobil Pipeline Co., the responsible party, accountable for assessment and cleanup.
Please visit https://www.epa.gov/yellowstoneriverspill for the latest information, data, and maps.
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DiStape Club - March edition
Who's in this month? If you could send me your email addresses that'd be lovely - I'll work out this mail-merging malarkey hopefully. You don't need to send your postal address because I have that already.
Theme suggestions? I'm thinking religion might be good what with Easter coming up and everything.
Yes please.
Fine with the theme (although I think anyone who includes Easter by Marillion should be banned from DiS for life)
CardINal O'Brien
I'm happy with that theme, and it'll not be a major research project like my World Music mix has turned out to be.
I moved house recently, so will send you my new address.
If any old mixes go to my old address it's ok, as it's my parents house.
Yeah religion sounds like a good one actually!
Despite only receiving 1 mix, I'm still in for doing this. Be nice to have more feedback from people (nowheresnigh liked my Space one though!)
I've been enjoying the world music mix a lot!
Sorry, I would have left a note last week but I've been working hard on my own belated world mix. (veridisjoe I should get it in the post by the end of the week.)
I especially enjoyed Alec Empire, Puffy AmiYumi, Hi-Standard and Kvelertak. I reckon the Rodeo Idiot Engine track is my favorite so far. Meaty.
The only track I'd heard before was Falco so it was all good really. The facts sheet was great too, Thanks!
No probs. :)
Glad you like it! I got sent the Rodeo Idiot Engine album to review by a metal site I used to write for. Absolute chaos that album, it's so abrasive and insane. Thought I should spread their terror. I apologise for putting Rock Me Amadeus on that. :D
for my sINs
Though I still need to send a mix which I've fallen a bit behind on, hope I can still play.
Hell yes.
I'm in. I am going to start putting my World Mix together tonight.
I like the theme too, might force myself to try something different to what my gut reaction tells me to do.
Will pm you my email. If you can figure out the mail merging you will be a happy man
My gut reaction won out
I've already done it. Religion mix poured straight out of me when I was intending on doing the World mix. Totally changed what I am doing now, but it's all laid out ready for assembly.
definitely in
and h-stein, your world mix is finally on cd after some technical difficulties with my stupid laptop. apologies for the delay. in the post (for real this time) tomorrow.
I'm going to have to pull out
Too far behind already. I'm just going to honor my committments. May join in again when less busy. Can't get organise right now, booo.
Think I'm gonna sit this one out
I've really enjoyed making the four I've made, and there's been some really great stuff on the two I've got back, but I seem to be manically busy at the moment and I don't wanna turn this into something that feels like a chore. Maybe in a month or two.
I'm in again
I don't know if theo received my world mix as I haven't had any feedback. I can send it again if you haven't got it yet. I haven't received either nature or world mixes yet. I keep my fingers crossed.
remember, if you want in you need to send me your email!
Ok count me in again
Pm sent. Are you sure i can't put easter by marillion on, basil? Quality tune
No REM either plz.
If anyone wants to listen to my scrapped religion mix
it's here https://soundcloud.com/clem-mcculloch-1/religion-v1
I'm starting over!
I thought I'd replied here.
I'm in.
Didn't do last month's
Sorry to whoever my partner was. To be honest the theme completely put me off. I don't know where all the people I listen to come from, and who cares if I mainly listen to UK/US artists? I wasn't happy about making a substandard mix that my heart wasn't in.
I think I'm taking this too srsly. I don't know if I'm ready to be back in yet.
I've sort of had the opposite problem
Didn't particularly like the world theme either so I got inventive and it's ended up taking over my evenings for the past couple of weeks. Too far gone to stop now though!
same here - it ended up as a 4 disk
2 world tour, 1 germany and 1 nordic tour, just stopped myself from doing australia and japan as well.
I'm with you on this
World was far to open ended. Normally I add a sub title or another element to limit myself, this one inspiration was lacking.
I am doing mine now
Enjoying it a lot. My recipient will be happy to hear I have not gone for the Finnish Black Metal mix I was intending. The sub-theme I have ended up with goes off topic occasionally, but that's o.k.
I put my Nature mix up on Soundcloud if anyone's interested. Might not do this every time, but probably will for the next couple - world and religion.
world mix was a good and enjoyable education though
i had no idea i liked stuff from places like serbia/ukraine/romania/lithuania.
I also held off with an
Eastern European BM mix. That area is rife with rural forest metal.
That's sort of my point
I don't care what country the people that make the music I listen to come from. If that happens to be local then what's wrong with that? I could make a mixtape that was hours long of music that was made by people from Manchester and not include fucking Oasis or the Stone Roses or the Smiths because I live in Manchester so I'm going to be more exposed to music that's made in Manchester. I don't think that's a problem to the extent that I should go out of my way to figure out where everything I listen to is from. Maybe I should have just sent my partner a copy of the Razika album, that's great and they totally don't sing in English the whole time so I'm pretty confident they're not from the UK or US
I was going to suggest a Home Town Mix as a theme.
I think it would be nice. Some of us would find it really easy, other people might draw a total blank. They could just pick a town.
If saying that
I didn't do something because I couldn't be arsed figuring out where everyone in my iTunes library came from before I made a mixtape makes me a massive fucking weiner then so be it. Yer ma never complains
Fair enough if you don't want to do it you obviously don't have to but you should really consider other people. It's just a bit douchey to effectively say you were too lazy to message me telling me you weren't doing it and now the person you were paired up with is in all likelihood not going to get a mixtape.
Yeah that's fair enough
I didn't actually receive a mixtape myself so I'd forgotten about it until this thread popped up, in all honesty
I like it
I like to know where people are from, it's interesting. For example, AMDISCS - witchy-housey electronics label is based in Prague and they put out a load of European music from weird places that you would just assume is American, but is not. Maybe you don't care, but I like to think that there's some hyper-glo pop techno being made in a Romanian village. It gives it context.
I am also very anal about my folder naming - I think it comes from listening to a lot of Metal where there's a lot of similar named bands. I put the country in brackets after the artists name. I do this for everyone so all I have to do is search for Greece and I get all the Greek music in my library.
Maybe shouldn't admit such tragically fastidious filing habits in public.
yep me too please
I got a mix for the first time this year so i'm fired up.....religion is it?
Everyone that's signed up for this month so far should have an email
with their recipient's details. Get mixing you shits.
I made two different mixtapes.
One had a great theme; the other had some better songs.
I'm sending the one with the theme.
your March mix is in the post.
Consecrate yourself in preparation
that was maybe pointless posting it yesterday
will probably take a week getting through the snow. oh well.
Not to worry
I look forward to receiving it. TBH I've only just finished my world mix so am a bit behind myself.
Got it yesterday
It looks dark, as a goat love religion mix might. Great artwork and it looks like I haven't a scooby who any of the tracks are by (although from the font it's difficult to read the names!).
I'll give it a spin soon and report back. Cheers!
I really enjoyed making this one
Choosing an impenetrable font seemed appropriately cryptic and occult. I can pm you the tracklist in sensible font if you do want to know who you're listening to. I don;t think it;s unreadable, but then I know who is on it, and my eyes have become accustomed to metally fonts.
I'll apologise now for the length, I got a bit carried away. Listening back, I think I should have cut at least 4 tracks out to keep it around 40/50 minutes. Never mind.
No idea if you like this kind of music - but it's less a collection of songs, more a suite of the three Satanic rituals - erotic, compassionate, destructive; an intellectual decompression chamber.
anyways - enjoy!!!
My "world" mix is 4 hours long!
I'm hardly entitled to complain if a mix is too long...
Black metal isn't really my thing unfortunately
However, I did listen to your mix all the way through and thought that the mixing and (obviously) theming were up there with the artwork. Alas, once I've heard three or four growly black metal numbers, I've heard them all.
that was the risk I took
not sure there's many people on these boards who would enjoy an hour of that, so I'm kind of flattered you stuck it out to the end. Worth it for all the fire and brimstone preachers though....right? Black diamond express train to hell! Glad you liked it as much as possible.
That's another reason I think it's too long, it's a bit samey for anyone not really into that stuff. Although part of my intention was to overdo the baphometic brutality.
I want to hear this!
Are you going to put it on Soundcloud by any chance?
Now that Mr Stein has digested it I'll put it up for public consumption. Will do it tonight if my internet behaves itself.
keep it locked!
I liked the preacher at the beginning and the express train to hell bits.
the preacher at the beginning
is Aleister Crowley. The Great Beast himself
sidrrrs, I'll decide the tracklisting, burn that bad boy to disc and wack it in el postybox
The artwork is about 6% better than the actual music.
Your mix is done, will be in the post in the next couple of days.
I've had to send my laptop away to be fixed and made the mistake of not burning the CD before it left.
lightcyclerider - You'll be getting your mix in a few weeks.
^Ignore this
I made another one with the help of my girlfriend's laptop and the backup hard drive I've got full of music.
On its way next week...
sidrrrs yours went in the post TODAY at work
so you should get it in the next bit of time this week or something. I hope you enjoy what is a weird mix that I struggled slightly to do and it's mostly satanic - but no Slayer, despite me liking them.
Thanks imho - arrived this morning.
I'll feedback once I've had chance to listen.
no worries
I tried to keep it fairly varied, I hope there's something on there you like.
I already knew Saul Williams, so that was good.
I think the last two tracks were probably my favourites though - I especially like Black Angels in Exarchia.
Cool - glad you found something you like
My first pass was probably more modern classical/ambient heavy so perhaps unfortunate that i stripped it out a bit to cover more bases, but yeah benzinho's stuff is lovely, particularly roses of time, and that version of death of proclomation is my favourite bit of phosphorescent alongside the track wolves.
basil and dusty_nothing
I sent yours out this afternoon. Sorry it's so late in the month - I hope you guys enjoy them!Dusty_Nothing and basil this'd this
have you got ideas for April's theme?
I'm ready to go!
My mind is blank, but there were good suggestions in February's thread.
I haven't really thought about it!
I think death would be a good theme.
To copy & paste some suggestions from February's thread:
monsters and myth, warfare, science (non space), covers, remixes, body parts, dates/numbers, colours, history, geography/locations, inanimate objects, birth/death, darkness/light, food & drink, non english song names, 7 sins and 7 virtues, travel, the teenage years, drugs and drink, heaven/hell(religion), boy/girl, love/hate, numbers, animals, elements
Remixes, Metal, Side Projects/Soloists from bands, Shapes, Sweary, Body Parts, Hair...
I like
The Teenage Years
Body Parts
and I still think there's demand for a Porn mix. Always sex and violence.
- H-Stein, GoatmeatMF, and Pale-eyedBadger this'd this
Thanks Brainfeedr
Received just before Easter but my laptop is away being repaired so had to wait until I was back in work to say thanks. Amazing couple of discs that's going to put mine to shame. The detail you have gone to is incredible. Where did you find all tracks for the Folk/Gospel cd? Thanks for putting all the notes by the tracks too, genuinely very interesting.
Thanks man!
A lot of the folk ones came from the Columbia sound archive series, then the gospel ones were drawn from Tompkins Square reissues from the last couple of years and Alan Lomax recordings which I think have all been rereleased recently as a digital archive type thing.
Anyway, I'm really glad you liked them - personally I think this month's was the most fun to put together.
Cheers old bean,
Dropped yours in the redbox on my way to work today... Sorry it's late - feeling the extra pressure of doing a mix for the Mixtape Head Honcho.
I'm running a bit behind this month.
rich-t : your religion compilation is in process and will be with you in about a week.
f.a.o. GoatmeatMF
Really sorry I haven't got my mix out yet. I was hoping to get it finished over the Easter weekend but my laptop died on me. Hopefully picking it up tonight/tomorrow so will get back on it asap.
thanks Dusty
my pc dies on me last week too - it's making a horrible high-pitched grinding noise, sounds like something physical is broken inside it. weird, and annoying. So I feel your pain. No worries. I look forward to it when you can get to it.
Still not got my laptop back I'm afriad
I won't forget though so will get it done as soon as it's returned. I had the majority of the tracklisting done so won't take too long.
Thanks Basil!
received it this morning. I really like the note but I'm a bit sad you didn't include the anecdote about what happened in a church in '95. Anyway, thoughts about the music:
- Laura Cantrell might be a little too straight-up country for me but I can't deny that the acoustic guitar licks are awesome.
- The Flatmates song was great - jangly guitars and stuff so you can't go far wrong. Reminded me of my ex-girlfriend and made me a bit sad though so thanks a lot for that.
- The Mississippi John Hurt and Blind Willie Johnson songs are really pretty - I've been on a folk/gospel binge lately and they fit right in.
- The Def Jek song is funky as shit. God really did make him funky. Bit long though maybe.
- The 12twelve song is awesome - I always forget that I like jazz. Especially when it's all cosmic and shit. And short. I think jazz artists tend to just go on a bit.
- I was tossing up whether or not to buy a Fields of the Nephilim album in Oxfam the other day 'cause I've never heard them and I've got to be honest with you I'm now kind of glad I didn't.
- The Mormon Rap is absolutely fucking incredible - where did you find it?!
- I was tossing up whether or not to buy a Low album in my local record store the other day 'cause I've never heard them and I've got to be honest with you I'm now kind of sad I didn't.
- The Kitty Wells song is super pretty as well. I seem to either really like or really hate country songs with no sort of discernible criteria for which it'll be for any given song.
- This Pusha T song is HORRIBLE! The bass is so invasive and Kanye's singing is woeful and Pusha T sounds like a berk. When did this come out?! I quite like Kanye West normally. Bleurgh!
Thanks again, I really enjoyed the vast majority of this stuff. Good mix o' stuff too!
I'm very much behind on my religion mix. It may be a couple of weeks still! I'll chuck in a bonus disc to make up for the delay.
brainfeedr - Count me in for April !
your religion mix will be in the post monday morning, aplogies for the slight delay.
rich-t, your disc will finally be in the post tomorrow.
i hope it ding-a-ding-dangs your dang-a-long-ling-long


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Best Ever Cream Cheese Cookies
I thought to share one of my simplest and most favorite recipes today: Best Ever Cream Cheese Cookies. I love the way this dough mixes up in just a few minutes and is so versatile; you can drop these cookies, roll them into balls or even roll the dough for cut-out cookies.
I went with the drop method and tossed the lumps of dough in some vanilla sugar before baking. These cookies truly are as good as they look, with a soft, dense inside and a lightly hardened, sugary outside to sparkle in the sunshine. The key to this cookie recipe is to not over-think it, just do what it says. There's not much beating time involved and the dough chills out in the fridge for thirty minutes, while you get your groove on to do some baking. For the cookies in the photo, I scooped and dropped the dough in sugar, then dropped it on the cookie sheet. No shaping or rolling was involved and this helps them turn out thick and fluffy.
They really are the Best Ever Cream Cheese Cookies.


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NOTE: This article was created as a means to provide links to the 10.6 versions of our legacy demos.
This was needed because in 10.7, we introduced OfficeDecoder to replace OfficeAdapterDecoder and it has some specific requirements. Also, in 10.7, we removed RecoStar OCR engine and added Abbyy OCR engine... these are the preserved versions of the demos meant to work with 10.6 as those changes would "break" DotImage for 10.6 users.For version 10.7 compatible demos, please see the following article:Q10449 - FAQ: Where Have all the 10.7 Demos Gone?For the most current (11.0) demos please see:
Q10412 - FAQ: Where Have All The Demos Gone?
If you're a long-time user of DotImage, you may remember back to when we used to include a whole bunch of really nifty demos along with the installation of the SDK - full sources and compiled apps.
The problem we ran into was that the demos were causing the installer to get really big - they added about 100MiB to the download. So the decision was made to move them to an online Sample Application Gallery.
On May 1, 2015, we redesigned the web site and the sample application gallery was reduced to just a few key demos that were the most commonly asked for/used. However, over the years, Support and our customers have found many of those other demos to be useful.
So, without further delay: here is a list of links to those "Legacy Demos"


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As a resident of Slippery Rock Township, I am appalled at Slippery Rock University allowing its students to carry guns on campus, other than in its buildings or at events ("SRU students discuss gun policy," Sunday, May 19, Page 1). I realize this doctrine was handed down from the State System of Higher Education, but was it ever challenged by administrators or the faculty union? Why was it kept a secret? State System spokesman Kenn Marshall says it is for student safety. Baloney. Whose safety? How about mine as I walk across the parking lot or on campus?
Did the State System consult with borough governments in which the schools are located? Why was it kept a secret? How about a referendum at the polls, whereby the registered students, borough and township residents can vote on this issue? This issue deserves more input from everyone involved. Slippery Rock University and the other state institutions should challenge the legality of this law in that it affects more people than just students.
If it's not broken, there's no need to fix it. Slippery Rock is a wonderful place to live. It is beautiful, has nice peaceful places to eat and to do business. Other cities such as Butler, Farrell and Pittsburgh are plagued by shootings and murders. Guns are involved in almost all of these instances. Why encourage 8,000 students to carry guns?
Another suggestion I would like to make, is that since the NRA is promoting having armed guards in our schools, they should pay for hiring these armed guards. School boards are having a tough time balancing their budgets and now they have an added expense in hiring armed guards. The NRA is loaded with money and since they have promoted this project, let them help pay for it.


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Evy Johansen 1/31/2006 12:05:51 AMOMG.... Stunning image, Steven!! Just beautiful! #383539
Janine Russell 1/31/2006 12:08:25 AMSteven, awesome sunset with excellent colors, clarity and detail. #2358488
David L. Luchowski 1/31/2006 12:13:40 AMAmazing image,Steven.A high visual impact image here.Beautiful in all regards. #2358516
Desiree M. Bento 1/31/2006 12:14:36 AMThis is a winning image, Steve! Perfect title! #2358521
Stanley J. Contrades 1/31/2006 12:45:32 AMOMG is right!! Magnificent presentation; incredible colors; and we'll see this one again, Steven!!
Donald K. Cherry 1/31/2006 3:03:31 AMBreath taking image, Steven!! Great work! #2358879
Steven Gunnerson 1/31/2006 7:31:48 AMThank you Evy, Janine, David, Desiree, Stan & Donald! This is one of my favorites. #2359972
Michelle Lea Guinn 1/31/2006 7:37:39 AMWOW!!! It does look like wet paint!! Picture Perfect!!!! mlg~ #2359994
Shelly L. Rauscher 1/31/2006 7:40:32 AMAbsolutley stunning! #2360004
Judy S. Fung 1/31/2006 2:20:55 PMBeautiful image, Steven!! #2361300
Linda Proctor 1/31/2006 6:31:28 PMWow Steven ! I see your next winner Just gorgeous!! #2362034
Steven Gunnerson 1/31/2006 6:47:37 PMThanks Michelle, Shelly, Judy & Linda! #2362089
Joanna Sobala 2/1/2006 11:16:08 AMStunning. Absolutely gorgeous. I like the distribution of colors in the photo and the composition. #2365124
Amy JACKSON 2/2/2006 6:42:04 PMBeautiful image!!! Very nicely done!!! #2370550
Teresa Lee 2/6/2006 10:23:29 AMWow. Your talent amazes me so much. I feel like any words I'd use to try to describe this beauty would not do this image justice. Perfection. #2385810
Renee Doyle 2/6/2006 3:34:06 PMI truly love these landscapes of yours Steven!!! Stunning work again!!!!
Steven Gunnerson 2/7/2006 9:43:11 AMThank you Joanna, Amy, Teresa & Renee!!! #2390248
Corinne M. Thompson 2/11/2006 9:33:09 PMThe colors in this are absolutely awesome...fantastic capture. #2409010
Jill Odice 2/20/2006 9:45:11 PMCongrats on your finalist ! Bravo :-) #2443408
Renee Doyle 2/21/2006 12:54:05 AMCongratulations Steven!!!!! Wonderful finalist!
Donald K. Cherry 2/21/2006 2:55:40 AMCongrats on this beautiful finalist, Steven! #2444122
Su Sana E. P 2/21/2006 3:21:33 AMCongratulations on this gorgeous Finalist, Steven!! #2444173
Karen Rahlf 2/21/2006 5:03:24 AMWow, what a beautiful finalist. Congratulations! #2444775
Teresa Lee 2/21/2006 5:16:19 AMMany congratulations, although I'm not a big surprised! :) #2444848
Gail Vitikacs 2/21/2006 9:11:19 AMTotally awesome and well deserved! CONGRATULTIONS! #2446641
Stanley J. Contrades 2/21/2006 10:18:05 AMFabulous!! Sometimes I get it right (LOL), and delighted to see I got it this time!! BIG Congratulations on this very well-deserved beauty, Steven!! Best of luck to you in the next round of judging!!
Deborah Sandidge 2/21/2006 10:18:28 AMGreat title for a gorgeous image, congratulations Steve! #2447117
anonymous A. 2/21/2006 11:30:22 AMGreat photo, neat caption. Congratulations, Steven and good luck into the next round. #2447439
Cathy M. Gromball 2/21/2006 12:09:59 PMCongratulations on this wonderful finalist, Steven!
Cathy :) #2447694
Robyn Mackenzie 2/21/2006 2:22:14 PMThis is really awesome, Steven! A superb image! Best of luck in the next round! :o) Robyn #2448266
Judy S. Fung 2/21/2006 2:47:39 PMCongrats, Steven! #2448413
Darryl Wilkinson 2/21/2006 4:16:44 PMSimply beautiful and appropriately titled, Steven! Congratulations on your finalist awards, and best of luck in the next round!!! #2448976
Candy Avera 2/21/2006 6:13:12 PMBeautiful image Steven! Congratulations! #2449683
Corinne M. Thompson 2/21/2006 6:34:30 PMGlad to see this again...Congrats on your Finalist :) #2449880
Paula Showen 2/21/2006 7:05:53 PMContratulations on your finalist! Awesome colors and image, Steven! #2450109
Sharon Day 2/21/2006 8:20:15 PMAwesome finalist, Steven!!! This is such a gorgeous image! Congratulations! Good luck next round! #2450531
Susan T. Evans 2/21/2006 9:21:58 PMFantastic Steven, a stunner. Congrats. #2450875
Steven Gunnerson 2/22/2006 6:50:31 AMThank you everyone for your wonderful comments!!! #2452672
Digvijay P 2/22/2006 2:36:53 PMCongrats on this wonderful finalist !
..Jay #2454263
Mette Vendelboe Allison 2/24/2006 6:46:05 AMAwesome surreal photo. Big congrats anf good luck:-)
Mette #2461444
Rachel Scott-Renouf 2/24/2006 1:56:39 PMCongrats on this excellent image and good luck in the next round (not that you need it as this looks like a winner to me!) well done! #2462905
Amanda Price 2/24/2006 9:49:24 PMYou continue to blow me away, Steven! Congrats on all of your finalists! #2464129
Donald K. Cherry 2/25/2006 12:46:45 PMcongrats on this well deserved 2nd place winner, Steven! #2466442
Kerby Pfrangle 2/25/2006 12:59:00 PMCongratualtions Steven on your second place winner. Beautiful. Kerby #2466546
Renee Doyle 2/25/2006 1:00:04 PMBIG Congratulations Steven!!!!!! Fantastic and well deserved 2nd place winner!!!
Karen Rahlf 2/25/2006 1:08:45 PMCongratulations on your win! It certainly is a stunning pic. #2466641
Sharon Day 2/25/2006 1:10:29 PMBig congratulations on your 2nd place win, Steven!!! WTG! #2466654
Deborah Sandidge 2/25/2006 1:17:54 PMPerfect title for this beautifully captured winner, Steven!! #2466725
Isabel L 2/25/2006 1:59:29 PM:) Such a beautiful photograph! Congratulations! #2467058
Susan T. Evans 2/25/2006 2:15:03 PMCongrats Steven a fantastic capture. #2467129
Stanley J. Contrades 2/25/2006 3:09:45 PMCONGRATULATIONS, Steven, on your much deserved First Place Win ... Fantastic!!
Stanley J. Contrades 2/25/2006 3:11:22 PMSee, that's what happens when you don't read!! Sorry about that, Steven, but it really is a First Place winner!!
Darryl Wilkinson 2/25/2006 4:52:30 PMI agree with Stan, Steven! :) Go make a large print of this beaut and hang it on your wall! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! #2467819
Amanda Price 2/25/2006 4:54:43 PMCongrats, Steven! #2467831
Su Sana E. P 2/25/2006 5:05:49 PMCongratulations on your well deserved Win, Steven!! #2467886
Garth D. Beatty 2/25/2006 6:23:14 PMCongratulations!! #2468132
Michelle Lea Guinn 2/25/2006 6:33:28 PMCongrats Steven... well deserved!!! mlg~ #2468182
Evy Johansen 2/25/2006 7:52:54 PMBig congratulatilons on your very beautiful and well deserved win, Steven!! #2468526
Corinne M. Thompson 2/25/2006 8:38:58 PMA well deserved win...Congrats :) #2468752
Karen Engelbreth 2/26/2006 12:16:56 AMCongratulations!!
Donna W. Neal 2/26/2006 5:29:13 AMCongratulations on this outstanding winner Steven #2469745
Susie Peek-Swint 2/26/2006 6:40:05 AMMany congrats on your win Steven ~ awesome shot! #2470140
Chris Welch 2/26/2006 8:26:16 AMBeautiful! Congratulations. #2470562
Joe Terni 2/28/2006 5:58:32 AMCongrats on a beautiful shot.It would not be 25 secs exposure though would it? Just seems too long,if thats the sun in the sky. #2478513
Steven Gunnerson 2/28/2006 8:02:54 AMThank you everyone for your wonderful comments!
Hi Joe, yes 25 seconds... I used two stacked Cokin graduated neutral density filters. #2479134
Milan Banik 2/28/2006 12:19:56 PMsuperb clarity and unique mixture of warm and cool color ---love this winning shot ,congratulation Steven !! #2479988
Anita Taylor 3/2/2006 6:59:13 PMStunning image, Steven! Congratulations :) #2489734
Joe Terni 3/2/2006 8:31:07 PMThanks Steven for that info on the filters.So you have slowed it down with those filters you have used.I only have a polarising filter,mainly for clouds,and have little knowledge in the use of the other filters.So I see now how you extended it out to 25 secs.Its worked realy well,and congrats again. #2489971
Tom R. Walker 3/6/2006 12:50:05 PMThat photo can only be expressed as WOW! #2503187
James E. Coleman 3/18/2006 2:50:49 PMSteven,
Jim #2547153
Cathy M. Gromball 3/21/2006 5:20:24 PMCongratulations on your Second Place win, Steven!
Cathy :) #2559094
Jen Lowrey 5/8/2006 5:34:28 AMCongrats!! Very beautiful! Jen #2737260
Nemil B. Chabebe 5/13/2006 9:53:43 AMCongratulations on your win. I have to say you have some of the most beautiful and impressive landscapes photos. #2759655
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer 5/26/2006 5:08:52 AMYour images contains such beauty, such serenity, that it's difficult to find words for it. #2817381
Jill Odice 9/28/2006 12:54:43 PMI haven't been to your gallery in awhile and it sure looks like you are racking up the finalists and winners here! Beautiful work Steve! Congrats on all your recognition !Bravo!!! #3380906
Amber Kennedy 7/14/2007 5:37:54 PMBeyond all earthly words....I am in awe. #4508889
Gerard McAteer 8/11/2007 5:55:32 AMJust fantastic Steven well done!! #4632152
Adrian Scholes 8/24/2007 3:43:24 PMStunning. #4693646
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In this webinar, Legacy's Geoff Rasmussen will demonstrate what to do with a passenger record as he adds the information to his real, personal Legacy family file. This class will be presented live and unscripted, giving attendees a first-hand look at how a professional genealogist analyzes and records information from a passenger record found at MyHeritage.com. You will learn the seven steps of adding any kind of an online document to your Legacy software while also seeing an insider's perspective of using the Source Clipboard, custom events, AKAs, the To Do List, timelines, and much more.
Geoffrey D. Rasmussen is the father of four budding genealogists. He graduated with a degree in Genealogy and Family History from Brigham Young University and has served as director and vice-president of the Utah Genealogical Association. He is a dynamic genealogy speaker on all forms of genealogy technology, and as host of the Legacy Family Tree webinar series, has spoken virtually to nearly 100 different countries. He has authored books, videos, articles, and websites, and develops the Legacy Family Tree software program. On a personal note, Geoff enjoys playing the piano, organ, cello, basketball and bowling. His favorite places are cemeteries, the ocean, and hanging out with other genealogists. He met and proposed to his wife in a Family History Center.
He is the author of the recently-released, Kindred Voices: Listening for our Ancestors, and the popular books Legacy Family Tree, Unlocked! and Digital Imaging Essentials.


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The Bothy is part of a larger farm building which has been converted for living. There is an artist's studio at the other end of the building.
The Bothy comprises a downstairs all-in-one living room, kitchenette and shower room with toilet and an upstairs bedroom accessible by somewhat steep stairs. It is centrally heated and also has a wood-burning stove; it has a cosy feel and all the necessary equipment for a perfect self-catering stay.
The Log House is brand new and is nestled in a secluded spot on the farm allowing complete privacy. It is south facing and has decking at the front for outdoor dining and relaxing.
The building consists of a living room, en suite bedroom and a combined kitchen and dining area. The kitchen is well equipped, the living room has a spare bed as well as a sofa and digital TV, the bedroom has a full size double bed. The spacious bathroom has a shower, hair dryer and fan heater. The whole building is furnished in a homely and tasteful manner and heated with a multi-fuel stove. Wood and coal are available free of charge.
The Farm is situated along a quiet country road, on top of a hill, with views of the sea and the hills. However, it is not isolated and there are other families living on the premises. It has 12 acres of woodland for walks and picnics and also comprises a working tree and wildflower nursery. The many trees surrounding it give it a charming and secluded feel and an outside bread oven is available for use.
Art tuition can be had by arrangement, also an electric piano on request. A washing machine is available.
Nearby facilities include a large supermarket (3 miles), golf courses, horse riding, an open air heated sea water swimming pool and indoor pools, sea and river fishing in season. There are many good restaurants in and around Aberdeen and Stonehaven, both towns are only 20 minutes away by car. Royal Deeside, with its many castles, is within easy reach. Brochures for many attractions and activities are available on the premises.
The Bothy:£60/night for 1 or 2 people £420/week all year, 10% discount for 2 weeks
The Loghouse:£70/night for 2 people, £80/night for 3, £490-560/week all year, dogs £5/dog/night. 10% discount for 2 weeks
For any longer stay, bigger discounts are negotiable.
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Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.


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The chalet is situated in a quiet and sunny area of Antey Saint André, at short distance from the famous ski area of Breuil-Cervinia, were you can ski also in summer on the glacier of Plateau Rosa, above Cervinia. The chalet is a perfect starting point to explore the whole area. You can walk in the beautiful woods or go mountain biking through the beautiful surroundings. In Antey Saint André you can practise mountain climbing, paragliding and parapenting. There is also an outdoor swimming pool, a riding school, an adventure park, tennis and football fields. In the village you find various shops, bars, restaurants and a café. In the same building of the chalet there is a restaurant with pizzeria (in the evening hours) where you can eat and also order take-away meals. At your arrival you will receive a welcome basket with typical products of the area: cheese, bread, jam and apple-juice. Extra beds are provided free of charge (up to 2) for kids under the age of 15 years.
Layout: open kitchen(oven, dishwasher), Living/diningroom(double sofa bed, TV(satellite), fireplace), bedroom(single bed, double bed), bedroom(single bed, double bed), bathroom(shower, washbasin, toilet, bidet, washing machine), ski storage, garage, balcony or terrace, heating, parking, high chair
These costs are mandatory and charged on site. They are not included in the rental price.:
Pets; Max. 1; € 7,15/night
Bed linen; Present
Tourist tax; € 0,50 /person/night (Indication)
Optional services that you can arrange on site:
Bath towels; For rent, € 1,50 p.p./night
Kitchen linen; Bring your own
Wifi; Free
Wood; € 10/Set
Cot; € 7/night (On request)
Linen; Extra bed linen change € 10 p.p.


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Real-Life Decoration Inspiration: 5 Different Ways to Paint a Radiator
Most of the time, it sits quietly against the wall of the apartment. People live their lives all around, without giving it a second thought. But when the weather outside dips and the radiator stars whirring, suddenly that ugly hunk of metal is all a person can think about.
Anyone disenchanted with their radiator should consider a paint job. With permission from a landlord, of course, some bright paint can elevate an ugly utility into a major focal point. Or, a quick coat to match the wall color can hide the radiator and keep it from making any (visual) noise.
In fact, there are several different strategies for getting it done, depending on the goal. Armed with paint and an online tutorial (like this video from Benjamin Moore), try one of these techniques on for size:
1. Match the Wall.
To hide the radiator in plain sight, paint it the same color as the wall, like Daniel of Manhattan Nest did with white paint.
2. Match an Architectural Feature.
If the radiator is in front of unique molding, emulate the look with a custom paint job. Wary Meyers Decorative Arts did this with the radiatior of a Brooklyn apartment to match picture frame molding.
3. Pick a Neutral.
It's the Goldilocks of DIY. Picking a common neutral from the space doesn't cause the radiator to hide or stand out too much. I love the gray in this Brooklyn residence from Valerie Pasquiou.
4. Pick a Pop of Color.
Make the radiator a star with a coat of bright yellow or another stand-out hue. Check out the impact in this before and after January Jumpstart project from a Martha Stewart editor.
5. Copy a Print or Pattern.
There's no rule about stopping at one color. Try on a print or pattern for huge effect, like this lime-hued Ombre gradient that mimics the mural painted on the wall of a Brooklyn bathroom designed by Wary Meyers.


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Thanks to HappyMum on Maya's Mom for bringing this to my attention.
Myspace.com has removed a picture of a nursing baby (see below) from a Tacoma, Washington woman's page because it "violates MySpace policies against nudity and sexually suggestive images." Myspace also threatened to delete her page if she continues to post the picture. (!!!)
Here's the photo:
Here's the story: http://breastfeeding.blog.motherwear.com/2007/02/myspace_removes.html or http://www.kirotv.com/news/11083731/detail.html
Here's the online petition to sign in response: http://www.petitiononline.com/Brstfeed/petition.html
I think the people at MySpace could find better things to do with their time, like remove actual pornographic pictures maybe. Oy.


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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
During these days, many of my patients, as they are leaving, tell me: "Er…Happy Holidays!" I know they mean well: they don't want to offend me by saying "Merry Christmas." But, I'm here to tell you: I would not be offended if you say to me: "Merry Christmas."
I mean, that is a very nice thing to wish me: happiness on Christmas Day. No, I don't celebrate Christmas…but that doesn't mean that you can't wish me happiness on Christmas Day. I would welcome such a wish, because, Christmas Day for me is so boring.
Nothing is open…nothing! A couple of years ago, I had to work on Christmas night, and I was looking for something to eat: nothing but the Muslim-owned Mediterranean restaurant was open. But, I didn't want that food: I wanted Chinese food. But, all the Chinese restaurants were closed! I was totally devastated.
If the wishes of my patients for a "Merry Christmas" came true for me, I would find all restaurants open for business on Christmas night only for me, and if I go to any of them, they will give me food for free in gratitude for coming in on Christmas night. So, please, wish me a Merry Christmas, for God's sake!
I see no problem for me as a Muslim wishing my Christian friends and neighbors "Merry Christmas" during Christmas season. The same goes for my Jewish friends and neighbors during Rosh Hashana. Once I told a patient, whom I knew to be Jewish, "Happy New Year." She was quite surprised, and she said, "Happy New Year to you, too?" (Asking if I was Jewish). I said, "No, but I know it's Rosh Hashana." I knew she appreciated it, and that made me very happy.
We should do more of this sort of thing. If we each wish our neighbors a "Merry Christmas" during the Christmas season; a "Happy New Year" during Rosh Hashana; a "Happy Kwanzaa" during Kwanzaa; a "Happy Divali" during Divali; the bonds of our brotherhood and sisterhood will be all the stronger. The barriers of hate and fear will be destroyed. And our country will all the better for it.
So, to one and all, I say to you: Have a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous, Happy New Year.
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A new model argues the forces between particles in the early universe loosed time's arrow, creating temporal order from chaos.
This problem about an infinite sum has a surprising answer.
This surprising result about 3D shapes tells us something deep about the nature of space.
Euler may not have cracked this problem completely, but it led to a lot of important work, including on what we today know as sudoku.
Can you move a knight on a chessboard so that it visits every square exactly once? Euler was one of the first to analyse this problem systematically, but some questions about it are still open today.
Can you find a path through on this city map that crosses every bridge exactly once? Euler's answer to this problem started off the filed of graph theory.
James Maynard, one of the prize winners at the European Congress of Mathematics, is counting primes that don't have 7s in them. But why?
Mathematicians explore how opinions spread through a society.


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BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Senior quarterback Mike McCarthy (Edgartown, Mass.) rushed for two touchdowns and passed for one, and junior wide receiver Matt Green (Stoughton, Mass.) caught seven passes for 164 yards and a score, to lift the Bridgewater State University football team to a 41-24 victory over visiting William Paterson University on Saturday afternoon at Swenson Field.
McCarthy, who registered 284 yards of total offense (188 passing, 96 rushing), ran for a pair of one-yard touchdowns and connected with Green on a 49 yard scoring strike.
William Paterson opened the scoring on a 58-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Ryan Gresik to sophomore running back Darius Kersey (Dover, N.J.) on the game's opening drive.
On the ensuing possession, the Bears were forced to punt. However, on the punt, the ball was unintentionally kicked into the end zone by a member of the return team where it was recovered by BSU sophomore A.J. Pascuzzo (Wallingford, Conn.) for a touchdown.
A Blaise Branch (Brockton, Mass.) two-yard TD run with 7:19 remaining in the opening quarter gave the hosts a 13-7 lead (the PAT was missed). McCarthy increased the Bears' advantage to 20-7 on a one-yard scoring plunge just four seconds into the second quarter. The touchdown was set up by a 38-yard pass from senior Dillon-Huber Parker (Longmont. Colo.) to senior tight end Nick Jablonski (Assonet, Mass.) on a botched field goal snap.
With 7:59 remaining in the second period, McCarthy connected with Green on the 49-yard scoring strike to give the Bears what seemed to be a commanding 27-7 lead.
The rest of the quarter, however, belonged to the Pioneers who took advantage of a pair of BSU turnovers and scored the final 17 points of the period.
Gresik connected with senior wideout Brian Winfield (Newton, N.J.) on a five-yard touchdown pass and followed that up with a 12-yard TD pass to Kersey. Junior kicker Robert Sinegra(Wharton, N.J.) closed out the half with a chip-shot 18-yard field goal to cut the deficit to 27-24.
The second half was a different story as the Bears held the Pioneers to just 86 yards of total offense over the final 30 minutes including minus-ten rushing yards.
Branch capped off a nine-play, 82-yard drive to open the second half with a six-yard touchdown run to give the hosts a 34-24 advantage. Branch rushed for 35 yards during the series while a 30-yard pass from McCarthy to Green also highlighted the drive.
McCarthy would put the finishing touches on the victory as he scored from a yard out with just 3:18 remaining in the fourth quarter. McCarthy rushed for 17 yards during the 11-play, 72-yard drive and complete passes of seven and ten yards to Green. Bridgewater was also aided by a pair of William Paterson personal foul penalties.
The Bears outrushed the Pioneers by a margin of 240-44 and also held a decided advantage in time of possession (37:50 to 22:10).
Branch finished with 90 yards on the ground, while Green's 164 receiving yards set a career high.
The BSU defense forced three turnovers in the game including a pair of interceptions by Huber-Parker and junior linebacker David Console (Malden, Mass.). Console also added six solo tackles including two for loss and a sack. Huber-Parker's interception and subsequent 28-yard return set up the Bears' second touchdown of the game.
Sophomore linebacker Stephen Jacobs (Tyngsboro, Mass.) paced Bridgewater State with a team-high seven tackles (five solo) with two going for loss. Bridgewater finished with three sacks in the game and eight tackles for loss.
Gresik completed 25 of 42 passes for 293 yards and three touchdowns but was also picked off twice. Kersey and junior wideout Mike Vannucci (Bethpage, N.Y.) were his two main targets. Kersey finished with 94 yards on four catches while Vannuci caught five balls for 71 yards.
Pioneer junior linebacker Ben Allen (Ventnor, N.J.) led all players with 11 tackles (ten solo) with two going for loss. Freshman safety Mike Nyantakyi (Brentwood, N.Y.) added seven tackles (five solo) including a sack.
In upcoming action, the Bears will host Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) foe Worcester State University on Friday night at seven. The Pioneers travel to SUNY-Cortland next Saturday for a noontime New Jersey Athletic Conference game with the Dragons.
Notes: McCarthy moved past Jason Imlach (2,031 yds) into ninth place on the Bears' all-time rushing list as he upped his career rushing total to 2,097…McCarthy also moved past bothPaul Bryant (2,723 yds.) and Kevin Cobban (2,902 yds.) into fourth place on the Bears' all-time passing list as he has thrown for 2,904 career yards…McCarthy also passed Steve Washkevich (160 pts.), Matt Carroll (154 pts.) and Mark Hull (152 pts.) on the Bears' all-time scoring list. McCarthy is tenth all-time in program history with 162 points.


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|April 3, 2013, 12:25 AM
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Ruger .44 mag Carbine
I have always wanted to take this gun out deer hunting but have never done it. I personally love the way it shoots. im dead on at 100 yards. (where i hunt cant shoot much past that anyways) so heres the question: Have you used this gun deer hunting and what were your thoughts/opinions.
|April 3, 2013, 12:34 AM
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the gun itself i havent, but 44 mag through a rifle barrel is roughly a 2000ft/lb cartridge at the muzzle but poor ballistics coefficiency will cause it to drop like a rock at longer ranges, id say 200-300 yards max
|April 3, 2013, 01:26 PM
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yeah i knew it wouldnt be very effective long range, which is why i want to use it because some spots i hunt are pretty thick cover and wouldnt be shooting to far. but i dont want a nice buck to come in and hit it good then to find out i wounded it. But within a hundred yards i would think it would have plenty of knock down power for a deer.
|April 3, 2013, 01:32 PM
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Took down 3 deer with my deerfield last season. All were less than 100yds and used Hornady Leverolution ammo and none took more than 5 steps. I plan on using it when i get back stateside for hogs with the same ammo. Now get out there and shoot something!!! lol
|April 3, 2013, 02:13 PM
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I got mine just about two weeks ago so can't say but remember this, It is a deer and a 44 magnum. I do not expect them to go far.
|April 3, 2013, 02:39 PM
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If I were deer hunting with a handgun I would use a .44 magnum. Around here the deer tend to come out of the woods 50 yards or less away.
That being said with a Ruger .44 magnum carbine, you have a longer barrel, and a longer sight radius.
If you can be accurate at 100 yards, you can take a deer with it where you want to be hunting.
|April 3, 2013, 03:27 PM
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200 yards is really pushing a 44 mag. At ranges of about 50-75 yards it is probably a better deer/black bear killer than a 30-30. Beyond that it fades fast. My experience is with a Marlin, but my brother had one of the Rugers for a while. The Marlin is no tack driver, but it was a target gun compared to the Ruger. With either we ran out of accuracy about the same point we were running out of performance. It may have the theoretical energy to kill farther out, but I wouldn't take a shot at over 100 yards with mine, and would prefer 1/2 that.
|April 4, 2013, 06:35 PM
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The following will give you an idea what the 44 mag is capable of out of a long gun.
Luckily Speer used a Ruger carbine for the test. I don't have a Ruger semi carbine right now but I did. I found it to be inaccurate and didn't keep it long. Right now I do have one of the newer Ruger 77/44 which I can recommend highly.
I haven't taken a deer with it yet but I have shot the gun at 100 and 150 yards. At 100 the groups with a good bullet will hold 3 inches on a bench with sand bags but at 150 they opened up a lot to well over 10 inches. This was done with another person shooting the same gun.
If I needed the food I would take a shot at a deer to 150 since I know how much to hold over but 100 is about all I can recommend.
44 mag 240gr ballistic coefficient .165
Ruger carbine
Calculated for 1700 fps with 0 @ 100 yd
Muz = -1.5 bullet drop, 6.42 1540 Ft LB energy
50 yds = 1.2 bullet drop, 1494 fps 1180 Ft LB energy
100 yds = 0 bullet drop, 1361fps 921 Ft LB energy
150 yds = -6.2 bullet drop, 1172 fps 732 Ft LB energy
200 yds = -18.8 bullet drop, 1061 fps 607 Ft LB energy
250 yds = -39.0 bullet drop, 996 fps 525 Ft LB energy
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Did you hear about the latest study.....5 out of 6 liberals say that Russian Roulette is safe.
|April 4, 2013, 07:40 PM
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Hey and welcome.
I have two of the older .44 carbines, the tube feed models. You don't say if yours is an early tube model or the newer magazine fed version. Inside 100 yds, a .44 mag carbine is plenty of deer gun.
I've shot enough deer with mine to feel very certain of that. My rifles are not very accurate, and using lighter bullets seems to help, but I cannot recomend a light slug .44 round in good conscience. The .44 is a better killer with heavier slugs, if your rifle will s hoot them accurately.
BTW, my Dad had a .44 Win '94 and killed a number of deer with it as well.
|April 4, 2013, 07:43 PM
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I own one of the original Ruger 44Mag Deerhunter carbines, which I inherited. Likely from the 1970s.
I do deer hunt with it; I installed a set of Williams peep sights on it. I used to shoot competitively with peep sights so I prefer them on all guns I do not scope.
This is not a gun mean to shoot 200-300 yards. I typically care a smokeless powder muzzleloader for anything over 100 yards; the Ruger is for closer shots when the deer run up on me or I am still-hunting.
This past season I was still-hunting a creek bank bordering a corn stubble field; it was the only good crop food source around so I figured there would be some deer bedded around it. As I neared one end a doe and her two large yearling winded me and bolted at about 30 yards. The larger yearling cut across at ~40 yards, and I easily rolled it with a pass-thru of the lungs. I drew up on the second yearling as the doe took the straight path away from me, but it was too small so I eased off and let it go. I figured the doe was gone, but she made the fatal mistake of stopping dead broadside 140 yards out to check on her offspring. I took a careful aim, holding a bit high (I had practiced a lot out to 150 yards) and broke the shot. Even at that range, the bullet did good damage through the chest and managed to just poke a hole to exit.
They are great guns. Mine is as accurate as one can shoot with iron sights. One thing to remember is that these are gas-operated guns, so they will not cycle properly if you shoot 44Mags intended for pistols out of them (fast powder). This gun was originally gifted to another family member, but he could not get it to cycle and after several years gave it to me and told me that it was mine if I could make it work. After researching the issue I loaded up a strong load with a slower powder (H110) and the gun has yet to fail to cycle a single of the hundreds of rounds I have fired since.
|April 7, 2013, 04:10 PM
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I'm well pleased with mine. It's zeroed to be accurate using Winchester and Remington 44Mag hunting rounds. I have a small Leupold 2-7 scope. While I did enjoy shooting the same rifle in 357Mag, the rotary magazine for that rifle didn't work. I sold it off to let the next user deal with it and replaced it with the 44Mag. It's a sweet little shooter packing a good hard punch. And this is my ideal deer camp fire rifle. I really like the small size compared to the larger heavier long action rifles. Naturally, it's a 100 yard or less gun and it's a favorite.
|April 7, 2013, 04:47 PM
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Do not use plain lead slugs in the Ruger gas carbines, they can foul the gas port and eventually effect cycling. I would think they would strip and lead the barrel badly too, due to higher velocity from longer tubes.
Regards 200-300 yds with a .44 mag, forget it. Oh yeah, they willl carry that far, and have enough punch to be lethal, but the trajectory will be akin to mortar fire.
As noted multiple times, the .44 carbine is a 100 yard rig. Zero it on at 100, then come back to 50 to see how high your rig shoots closer in.
I would try and shoot 240 gr and up slugs, the lighter bullets are really not ideal deer loads.
If yours is an old tube feed model, write back and advise on accuracy. My two older rifles are pretty lame.
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NJ Supreme Court Can't Comprehend That Everyone Can Be A Journalist
from the journalists-are-special dept
We do not find that online message boards are similar to the types of news entities listed in the statute, and do not believe that the Legislature intended to provide an absolute privilege in defamation cases to people who post comments on message boards.But I don't think that's what anyone was trying to claim. This isn't about the venue, but about the action. Journalism is not a venue, it's a process. If the information was acquired in the course of journalism, it shouldn't matter where it was published. Yet all three courts seemed to miss this key point and focus mainly on the venue issue. So, even if you're doing journalism, but publish it somewhere the judges don't like, suddenly, you're not doing journalism. This is quite strange and I don't buy the court's explanation here. They even note that the law itself is written broadly to protect "all significant news-gathering activities." And yet it still says that venue of publication is a key factor in determining what is journalism. This is an outdated and, frankly, troubling view of journalism. The court even goes on a bit of a screed about "unfiltered, unedited" forums as being this anarchy of the internet that does not resemble journalism.
Once again, that's totally irrelevant. What others do on forums is meaningless. The entire question should have been whether or not Hale was engaged in the action of journalism. The court warns that if Hale's argument is accepted than "anyone with a Facebook account, could try to assert the privilege." But, what's wrong with that? If the person is actually engaged in journalism, than what's the problem? Nothing in what Hale was claiming would mean that everyone with a Facebook page was automatically protected by the shield law. The person would still need to prove that they were engaged in journalism. It's really too bad that the New Jersey Courts couldn't see this.