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Rebels utility Kurtley Beale could be in doubt for the first match of the Rugby Championship on August 18, after sustaining a fractured rib against Queensland in their last Super Rugby clash.
Melbourne's medical staff on Tuesday initially said Beale wouldn't be joining his teammates in South Africa for games against the Lions and Stormers after previously saying he was suffering "soreness" following the 32-17 loss to the Reds.
But later on Tuesday that was upgraded to a stint out of up to six weeks.
"Kurtley sustained a chest injury in the Wallabies Test against Wales in Sydney which appeared to settle quickly. However, on Friday night it was exacerbated in our match against the Reds. Further investigations revealed a rib fracture, which will take 4-6 weeks to heal and rule him out for the remainder of the Super Rugby season," Rebels coach Damien Hill said.
The Wallabies' first match of the four-nation series is against New Zealand at ANZ Stadium, in six weeks' time', leaving Beale touch and go to make the squad.
The Wallabies fullback went into the clash against the defending Super Rugby champions with bruised ribs suffered during the third Test against Wales in Sydney in his first match back from shoulder surgery.
Beale's operation at the start of June forced the 23-year-old to miss one Super Rugby game, the one-off Test against Scotland and the first two clashes with Wales.
Fellow Wallaby James O'Connor was also missing from the 25-player Rebels squad which flew to South Africa on Sunday after straining his hamstring.
James Hilgendorf is most likely to regain the No.10 jersey against the Lions in Johannesburg on Sunday.


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July 26, 2011
What do a classical pianist, an action-film drug dealer, and a reality show producer have in common (other than sounding like a trio who might walk into a bar in a bad joke)?
I stumbled upon the answer when I went to review a Pianofest recital at the Avram Theater on the Stony Brook Southampton campus on July 18 . . . not knowing that I would meet Konstantin Soukhovetski, in whom these three creative characters are converging. Mr. Soukhovetski, who has a well-established concert career, was a Pianofest participant from 2000 to 2006. A graduate of Juilliard, he has garnered 10 significant piano competition prizes over the last decade, and has appeared with symphonies from Asheville to Pretoria.
As unlikely as it may seem for a classical pianist, he also has a major role as a bad-guy drug dealer in "Dishonorable Vendetta," an independent film to be released later this year about a Bolivian drug lord and a group of Russian drug runners. He also has a role in an indie called "Andrei," to be released in 2012. The years that he was at Pianofest were the years when the reality show format was first flourishing, he said, and he thought then about making a reality show there — with the music-drenched atmosphere marking "a new day" in the genre. So, as this season's artist in residence, he was thrilled when he was given the go-ahead to start videoing a reality show about Pianofest, the renowned festival in which music students come together to live, practice intensely, and perform.
The timing was perfect: This summer's second session of Pianofest began on July 12, with 12 participants, of which only two are returnees, which is very unusual.
Mr. Soukhovetski's face lit up as he talked about the greatly varied personalities of the group, and how in a few days of filming they had "already opened up in unexpected ways."
Most of them, he said, do not fit the stereotype of a pianist (an introspective nerd who spends 12 hours a day in a practice room). He hopes to show their lives from many angles, and with all their individuality, "from music to fashion to drinking, from the sublime to the ridiculous."
The show will be edited true to the reality show format, Mr. Soukhovetski said, and still deliver wonderful classical music, with humor and spontaneity.
Before the recital on July 18, he was set up in the lobby of the Avram Theater, ready to shoot footage of anyone in attendance who might be willing to be in front of the camera.
When asked how the reality show would ultimately be released, he said he hoped first to use social media such as Facebook. "You would be surprised how much happens at Pianofest through the social media!" From there, it might possibly be shown on local TV channels or public broadcasting.
Mr. Soukhovetski is a talented, focused, and multifaceted artist, and I am intrigued to see what he can do working in this (typically somewhat tawdry) genre, offering us a window into this very special group of musicians.
Watch for it.
Now, to give a somewhat shortened commentary on the recital itself. I hesitate to choose from among the six performers, since it is like choosing from an embarrassment of riches, but that is my task.
Yesse Kim played the very powerful and demanding fugue from Samuel Barber's Sonata for Piano, written in 1949. At these programs, Paul Schenly, the founder of Pianofest, gives informal and insightful commentary about each composer, the historical circumstances of the composition, and about the performance, often playing snippets of the work to demonstrate his point. He explained that this sonata expressed the anxiety and uncertainty of the postwar world. The theme is angular, jaunty, restless, and rhythmic, and the music demands a lot physically from the player. Ms. Kim was fully up to it and gave a commanding performance.
The unexpected gems of the afternoon were two of Nikolai Medtner's "Vergessene Weisen" ("Forgotten Melodies"), played by Cahill Smith. Medtner was a contemporary of Rachmaninoff and Scriabin, although he is much less well known today, partly because he wasn't a touring concert pianist as they were. I was not familiar with these works, but in Mr. Smith's hands they were absolutely endearing.
In the "Canzona Matinata," one feature that stood out was that Medtner seems to have a rather individual harmonic language that really drew me, and the rest of the audience, in. The "Sonata Tragica" seemed like a magnificent, melancholy saga that could be told only through music; mere words would never be sufficient. I have to echo Mr. Schenly's comment to Mr. Smith: "Your playing was aristocratic."
After the program, Mr. Smith spoke excitedly about trying to include Medtner in many of his future programs. The performer and composer make for a combination that is worth following.
Gleb Ivanov was the last performer, and one of the Pianofest returnees. I reviewed his performance at the Southampton Cultural Center last year, and it is just by coincidence that I heard him again. Several of the players had wonderfully full dynamics; Mr. Ivanov elicited the most amazing pianissimo sounds from the piano, and rendered an elegantly restrained ending to Chopin's Nocturne in G minor.
While an audience generally loves familiar music, it can be a challenge to the player to make it original. Mr. Ivanov's playing of the very well-known Chopin Polonaise in A flat brought me to that beautiful place between familiarity and newness.
I have heard it played many times, but thanks to his subtle and mature artistry, it was like visiting a place I have been to many times before, yet seeing it with new eyes and hearing it with new ears. I was taken down a path I've known, but with each carefully shaped phrase my attention was brought to the features that I hadn't experienced before, to some insight that seemed fresh yet inevitable. This is the kind of playing that makes the great classics endure.
Pianofest continues through Aug. 8 with recitals on Monday afternoons at 4:30. Tickets are available only at the door; they are $20, or $15 for those over 65, and free for students. Be sure to take in at least one. The good seats are taken early. More information can be found at pianofest.org or 329-9115.


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Bring your family and friends and experience Christmas through the eyes of an ELF!
Have you ever wondered how Santa gets around the whole world in just one night? The secret is that there are Elf Outposts all over the world. These Elf Villages are responsible for the sorting of mail, production of toys, gift wrapping, and kid tracking for their local area. Last winter while on a moonlit sleigh ride with his family on Christmas Eve, Mr. Stanley heard a strange noise. It sounded like tiny voices singing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"! Peeking through the bows of cedar trees The Stanley's were amazed to discover one of these secret villages.
Little elves danced and sang around a bonfire, celebrating a year of hard work well done! The head elf, soon to be known as the C.E.O spotted Mr. Stanley and his family and invited them to come join the party. Now with the help of The Stanley Family the village has full use of the farm to help make their Christmas magic, and in return they've opened their home to you!
The Experience
Upon your arrival at the Stonehouse Gift Shoppe you will be greeted by a real life Christmas Elf! You will then whisk you away on a magical horse drawn ride through the forest to an enchanted village tucked away in the warmth of the tall green cedars. Take a walk through the village and see what there is to see! Each family will have a chance to meet with our Chief Elf Officer who will personally see to it that your letters to Santa get to the big man himself! Everyone will leave with a special something and have a chance to warm up with a hot cup of cocoa upon returning to the gift shoppe. To learn more keep reading!
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IMPORTANT! Children are required to be supervised by an adult at all times. A minimum of 1 adult to 4 children is required. A minimum of 12 tickets per run are required for the ride to operate. If the minimum ticket sales are not met, we will be in touch to reschedule or refund your visit.
Adults (13 years and older)
$12.50 +HST & Eventbrite Fee
Hot Chocolate, Candy Cane & Horse drawn visit to The Christmas Village
Children (18 months – 12 years)
$12.50 +HST & Eventbrite Fee
Hot Chocolate, Candy Cane, CEO Gift & Horse drawn visit to The Christmas Village
Babies (Under 18 months)
Free with paid adult admission
Due to potential choking hazard babies do not receive the Candy Cane or the CEO Gift
Sleighs, strollers & wagons are not permitted on the Horse Drawn Rides or in the Christmas Village. We recommend little ones be carried in slings or infant carriers.
Due to the uneven nature of snow covered ground & the use of horse drawn wagons/Sleighs the Chrsitmas Village is not wheelchair accessible.
The Christmas Village experience takes approximately 1 hour from start to finish (including the sleigh ride) there is no bathroom in the Elf Village. We recommend all of our visitors make use of the restroom before boarding the sleigh. Washrooms are available at the Stonehouse Gift Shoppe. Following the Christmas Village Experience families can visit our Petting Barn, playground & make use of the outdoor activities & photo opportunities.
Cancellation & Late Arrival Policy:
Tickets are non-refundable and dates are non-exchangeable. No cancellations will be accepted. Tickets are transferable to a third party, however the original email & order confirmation must be presented at time of check in.
If Stanley's Christmas Village needs to reschedule due to unsafe weather conditions or lack of the minimum number of participants you will be notified by email and/or telephone by no later than 11am on the date of your scheduled visit. All tickets for the cancelled date will be refunded within 5 business days. If you do not receive notice of cancellation the Christmas Village experience is open and no refunds will be given.
Please plan to arrive 30 minutes prior to your scheduled departure time to check in at our Gift Shoppe. Sleighs/Wagons depart promptly at the times listed above. Late arrivals will result in you missing your sleigh/wagon and we cannot guarantee spaces on a later run. No Refunds for late arrivals.
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I recently attended a conference for my continuing education, where one of the topics was "Universal Cholesterol Screening in Children." While adults have known the importance of maintaining a healthy cholesterol level for a long time, there's more and more data available validating the need for children to have their cholesterol monitored.
Current guidelines issued by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, which are also endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, recommend that all children, regardless of family history, have either a nonfasting total cholesterol and HDL level screening or a fasting lipid panel performed between the ages of 9 and 11, and again between the ages of 17 and 21.
The recommendations previously supported screening cholesterol levels for children with a family history of elevated cholesterol levels, or those with familial risk factors for coronary artery disease.
Knowing that coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and also realizing that coronary artery disease really begins in childhood, modifying risk factors in childhood will hopefully lead to a reduction in coronary artery disease later in life. One risk factor is an elevated cholesterol level.
What is a healthy cholesterol level for a child? A nonfasting lipid panel should look at total cholesterol minus the HDL (or "good") cholesterol, which gives a non-HDL cholesterol total. Current guidelines recommend that the non-HDL cholesterol should be 145mg/dl and the HDL should be 40 mg/dl.
If a fasting lipid panel is used, the LDL (or "bad" cholesterol) should be 130 mg/dl, HDL 40 mg/dl and non-HDL cholesterol 145 mg/dl. You can discuss the results with your child's pediatrician.
The guidelines also state that if the cholesterol is abnormal, a repeat screening should be done two weeks to three months after the first screening, and the results should be averaged before deciding on further investigation or treatment.
Additionally, risk factors such as a family history of obesity, high blood pressure, smoking, Kawasaki disease and early coronary artery disease or sudden cardiac death should be considered.
Knowing a child's cholesterol level should help parents institute diet and lifestyle changes for the entire family.
If you know your child already has a slightly elevated cholesterol level, work on dietary changes at home.
Try limiting your children's fat intake to 25 percent to 30 percent of total calories, and limit saturated fat to 8 percent to 10 percent of calories, as well as avoiding trans fat. Encourage high-fiber foods. Fill your child's plate with a mixture of colorful fruits and vegetables.
Lastly, to help lower cholesterol, build more exercise into your family routine.
That's a prescription we doctors should be writing routinely.
Improving the family diet
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute offers a downloadable guide on diet and fitness, "Families Finding the Balance: A Parent's Handbook," on its website. Go to www.nhlbi.nih.gov (type "balance children's activity" in the search field).
Pediatrician Sue Hubbard is co-host of "The Kid's Doctor" radio show. Send questions for her at kidsdr.com.


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55.37 - Death Benefits Active Employees
July 21, 2009 (formerly APM 50.37)
Notice: This section is being revised to update links and contact information in addition to reflect changes and new life insurance privileges. Please contact benefits service 208-885-3697 Benefits Email – the following summary include highlights, but not all details of areas that have changed
- Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance benefits available upon death of an employee or dependent is based upon the basic and dependent and supplemental life options elected each year under the Custom Choices for a healthy U and Idaho cafeteria style benefit program.
- The limiting age for dependent children is 19 years or to age 25 if fulltime students.
- Employees and dependents may have rights to life insurance portability in addition to life insurance conversion
- Vision benefits are combined with dental and available to dependents of deceased employees
- AIG VALIC is now AIG Retirement, the website has changed to AIG Retirement
A. General. University employees on board appointment may be eligible for certain death benefits such as life insurance, supplemental life insurance, and continued medical/dental coverage for dependents.
B. Benefits.
B-1. Life Insurance.
i) Basic Group Life Insurance. Basic life insurance equaling one year's annual salary rounded up to the next $1,000 is provided by the University for all faculty and staff on pay status holding a regular board appointment at 50% time or greater, and working for five consecutive months or longer.
ii) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance. Accidental death and dismemberment insurance provides benefits in addition to group term life insurance for active employees only.
iii) Spouse and Dependent Life Insurance. The basic University life insurance also covers an employee's spouse and legal dependents age 10 days to 23 years. Information regarding benefit amounts may be obtained from Benefit Services at (208) 885-3697.
iv) Spouse and Dependent Conversion Rights. Dependent spouses or children may have rights to covert their coverage after the death of an employee. Conversion of benefits must occur within 30 days of the loss of coverage. More information is available from Benefit Services.
B-2. Supplemental Life Insurance. Several options are available for supplemental life insurance through the University. The primary options are: Principal Financial Group offers a matching amount to the basic life noted above, and PEGLI (Public Employee Group Life Insurance - offered through the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho). The coverage level for each plan is subject to several factors, including age and salary.
i) Exceptions. Cooperative Extension Service employees who carry federal group life insurance, and Graduate Teaching or Research Assistants, are not eligible for life insurance benefits.
B-3. Medical/Dental Coverage for Dependents of Deceased Active Employees. The University will continue coverage for the surviving dependents of an employee who dies while covered under the active employee health program of the University of Idaho at the time of death. Coverage will be provided via COBRA. COBRA provides up to 36 months of access to coverage. UI will pay the cost of the coverage for up to the first 12 months of COBRA, provided that the surviving dependent(s) qualify or continue to qualify for COBRA. COBRA regulations allow participation only when surviving dependent(s) have access to no other coverage, including another employer plan or Medicare. After the UI pays 12 months, the surviving dependents may continue for an additional 24 months, by paying the full COBRA cost, for as long as they remain COBRA qualified.
i) Notification Required. Continued coverage is not automatic. Benefit Services (208) 885-3697 must be contacted within 30 days of the death.
B-4. Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI), Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) or Supplemental Retirements Benefits. Surviving beneficiaries of active employees participating in UI Retirement programs such as PERSI or ORP are eligible for death benefits. Information regarding all death benefits may be obtained directly from the provider. Contact information:
(800) 451-8228
(800) 842-2777
(800) 892-5558
B-5. Social Security. Death benefits and/or survivor benefits may be available to dependents of deceased active employees. To determine eligibility and obtain information, contact the Social Security Administration. Contact information:
SSA Website
i) Exception. Graduate Teaching or Research Assistants and those Cooperative Extension Service personnel enrolled in the (federal) Civil Service Retirement System do not participate in the Social Security system.
B-6. Voluntary Benefits. Voluntary benefit options may offer additional benefits or options for continuation of coverage. Beneficiaries should contact these vendors directly. Current contact information for voluntary program vendors affiliated with UI may be found on our website: Benefits Websites.
C. Process. Notification of death should be provided to Benefit Services (208) 885-3697, by the spouse or legal representative of the deceased employee. Benefit Services will assist in completing and filing appropriate forms, and will assist in referring the spouse or legal representative to other agencies.
C-1. Filing Life Insurance Claim. In the event of death on a covered employee or dependent, life insurance claim forms are filed through Benefit Services by the spouse or legal representative of the deceased employee or eligible retiree. In addition to the completed insurance claim forms, a certified Death Certificate is required to be submitted to the insurance company. Insurance claim processing takes approximately 4-6 weeks.


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Ten ways to kill productivity and passion: 10) Bamboozle with bullshit
This is the tenth and final post in a series about common problems that can lead teams to fail or otherwise limit their success. The previous post in this series was 9) Frustrate with friction.
In this series we've discussed many ways in which organisations kill productivity and passion: excessive bureaucracy, suppressing individuality, expecting that people simply work harder to overcome fundamental problems, boxing in high performers, setting unrealistic goals, motivating people the wrong way, hoarding leadership, putting the desires of individuals ahead of the team, and letting a multitude of little things impede productivity.
In many organisations these problems never get fixed. What makes it worse is when leaders claim to understand the problems and predict that things will get better but nothing ever improves even as new leaders, new programs, and new initiatives come and go. Note that change doesn't necessarily equate to improvement. In fact change may even be for the worst.
A big part of the problem is that many leaders have difficulty being truly honest. Sometimes they can't even be honest with themselves. They may be in complete denial like the leadership at RIM, and in RIM's case it has happened before, or they may truly understand the challenges but may be unable make things better. One of the downsides of rotating executives is that leaders in for a short, fixed term may not have enough time to gain a deep understanding of issues and effect the necessary change. They may also be unwilling to take the risk of screwing up royally when their career has momentum. Sometimes leaders want to make changes but they don't have support from others including their own leaders.
When leaders can't be honest their superficial motivations and unrealistic declarations of future improvement may not ring as true as they think. Often, the people in the trenches, mainstays while leaders come and go, have seen and heard it all before and they know when they are being bamboozled with bullshit. If consulted they may have useful reality checks to offer. On the other hand, after years of looking at things through the same lens they may be in need of a fresh perspective. Either way, the only way to come up with a realistic plan is for everyone to be completely honest and open while collectively forging strategies that can be really be implemented successfully.
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Event: Celebs attended Gold Awards Night 2008 held in Dubai.
Guest List: Abhishek Awasthi, Barkha Bisht, Indranil Sengupta, Paresh Ganatra, JD Majethia, Aatish Kapadia, Deven Bhojani, Chaitanya Chaudhry, Chetan Hansraj, Divyanka Tripathi, Tanaaz Irani, Anoop Soni, Kiran Karmarkar, Eijaz Khan, Himani Shivpuri, Iqbal Khan, Kuku Kohli, Aruna Irani, Prem Sagar, Nisha, Narayani Shastri, Shweta Salve, Rodney, Nigar Z Khan, Ram Kapoor, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Ravi Behl, Naved Jaffrey, Rati Agnihotri, Poonam Dhillon, Rucha Gujrati, Sarita Joshi, Sharad Malhotra, Sreejita De, Parul Chauhan, Sucheta Trivedi, Vikas Kalantri, Pooja Ghai
Venue: Dubai.
Bollywood celeb Aamir Khan along with wife Kiran Rao were spotted at PVR.
Bollywood producers-directors Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Krishan Kumar, Ravi Bahl, Divya Khosla Kumar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Wardha Nadiadwala celebrate diwali with Bhushan Kumar
Bollywood celebs Kareena Kapoor Khan, Malaika Arora, Sonali Bendre, Nimrat Kaur among others were snapped by paparazzi.Bebo looked super cool in a casual look. She wore a white t-shirt with yoga pants...
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(CNN) -- Hong Kong's favorite new resident, a giant inflatable duck, took a turn for the worse on Wednesday, looking less like an oversized lovable plaything and more like an unappetizing fried egg on the water.
The 16.5-meter (54 feet) inflatable sculpture mysteriously lost its mojo overnight, deflated and bobbed lifelessly in Victoria Harbour.
Organizers called an urgent duck crisis meeting early Wednesday and didn't respond to questions about the misfortunes of the duck.
The duck has captivated Hong Kong since its arrival earlier this month. News of the duck's deflation was splashed across Hong Kong media.
Called "Rubber Duck," it's the product of Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. After going on show on May 2, it was to be on display until June 9.
Though it's unclear what happened to the duck, the artist told CNN earlier that the duck was built locally so it would be easier to fix, referring to would-be attackers as "sculpture stormers."
Hong Kong is the latest port of call for the duck. It's previously taken up temporary residence in cities all over the world, including Osaka, Sydney, Sao Paolo and Amsterdam.
The duck hasn't always enjoyed plain sailing. In 2009 during a port call in Belgium, it was stabbed more than 40 times by a vandal.
For more details on the duck during more festive times read our earlier report: Hong Kong crazy for giant duck


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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 19, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Five Below, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIVE) today announced that its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 will be released after market close on Thursday, November 29, 2012. The company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results.
Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial (877) 879-6217 (international callers please dial (913) 312-0417) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available online at investor.fivebelow.com.
A taped replay of the conference call will be available within two hours of the conclusion of the call and can be accessed both online and by dialing (877) 870-5176 (international callers please dial (858) 384-5517). The pin number to access the telephone replay is 7248712. The replay will be available until December 6, 2012.
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Experiment proves that fly-fishing mechanism theory of protein-to-protein communication holds water
Proteins pass messages to other proteins much like fly-fishermen flicker their lines against water, or so a current leading theory holds. The repeated weak slapping of protein surfaces against one-another is the critical first step in a chain of events that rule all subsequent cellular behavior.
But this vital exchange between single molecules has defied direct observation because that line-flicking and message-passing happen randomly at such a small scale.
Bill Cannon | EurekAlert!
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|October 4, 2012, 11:29 PM
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Scopes... Suggestions welcome.
There are so many! I am just looking for a some quality glass to replace some tascos I have on a few rifles from when I was 18... What do you recommend and why?
Also I am trying to find a 'lower' priced 3x9 with a mil dot reticle for my .22 rifle so I can just use the mils compensate for range increases easily.
I am not interested in any of the BDC ones... for some reason I just don't like em.
Brands I've been looking at are Leupold, Redfield, Nikon, Bushnell?
Also I've read that sometimes the lower end of the 'big name models' can be made in china and what not. Which is fine but I'd just by a non name brand scope then. So which if any of the model lines to avoid. (if that made any sense.)
I am open to anything. I am not looking for cheap just curious whats out there. I mainly do pistol shooting so I don't keep up on scopes and there are SO MANY OUT THERE!?
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|October 5, 2012, 06:46 AM
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For my $, I would go with a Zeiss Conquest and be done with it. I have owned/used the spectrum of less expensive brands/models but once I found the Zeiss, it was love at first sight, literally. All the less expensive brands/models work fine just the clarity of Zeiss is hard to beat.
I love saving $ but it's like driving a BMW or Porsche (vs. a Ford or Toyota, both very good) for the first time. If you can afford it, there's no comparison.
If you're only looking to buy the scope for a .22, the Mueller brand seems to work great for the price. I have a simple fixed 4 power Simmons (~$30) on my 10/22 and it has held up for many years.
|October 5, 2012, 07:22 AM
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The Leupold VX-2 I just bought was $300, shipped. I like it better than my old Leupold in some ways. The power ring works smoothly and has a good bump on it, so it's easier to use. The focus adjustment doesn't have a lock ring, but works quite well. It has a finer thread than most and there's no slop.
The lower-priced Leupolds, through the VX-1, are not made in the USA and don't have a lifetime warranty.
I don't like the Nikon Monarch, because the view doesn't seem to go to the edge, but optical quality is close to the VX-2.
I chose the wide-multiplex reticle that has a wider narrow section. It seems to work better for longer-distance shooting.
|October 5, 2012, 07:40 AM
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The Leupold VX-1 is USA made and comes with the same lifetime guarantee as any other Leupold, including the bottom end Rifleman.
The VX-2 with LRD sells for about $330, $300 with a standard duplex reticle, and would be my choice for the most scope for the money. The VX-3's are slightly better and I have a few in 2.5-8X simply because I like that size scope and magnification range. But If I were going to suggest anything more expensive than the VX-2, I'd go straight to the $399 Zeiss Conquest.
If on a tight budget the VX-1 is the most scope you will get for $200, and is a far better choice than anything selling in the $150-$200 range. The absolute cheapest scope I'd sugggest is the Redfield Revolution. I wouldn't even suggest the Leupold Rifleman. It sells for the same price as the VX-1 and is a step below. I don't really understand why they even offer it.
|October 5, 2012, 08:03 AM
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For the rimfire I would get the Mueller APT 4.5-14X40
For your other upgrades I would recommend the Vortex line of scopes. Vortex has several price lines. The mid range product at $350-$450 is a great value.
Alpen is another good scope manufacturer. The name is not as well known as most others but they make a very nice scope. Great eye box and eye relief for the cost.
|October 5, 2012, 11:50 AM
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Vortex Crossfire.
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|October 5, 2012, 03:50 PM
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Ha this is perfect. And awesomely its discontinued! Go figure.
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|October 5, 2012, 05:00 PM
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Hard to say, I am a Bushnell fan, I do own an expensive Leupold, but frankly find my $150-200 Bushnell's to be just as good, just as reliable.
I am going to replace a Bushnell scope on my 30-06, I took a rather nasty spill while hunting a few years ago and knocked my Bushnell 3-9 X40 pretty severely, it surprisingly held it's zero, but it took such a hit the power adjustment got dented and was hard to move from then on, recently it froze up all the way, it's been out of production for several years, so it's just going to get a new one.
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|October 5, 2012, 05:22 PM
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I would second the Mueller APT suggestion for a .22 rifle. I have an APV on a .22 rifle and a .243 and they work fine. The APT is a step up with a 30mm tube, mil-dot, and target turrets.
For your centerfire rifles, I would pick a scope in the range of the VX-2. I could kick myself for not buying a 4-12X40AO with the B&C reticle VX-II Ifound on clearance for $250.
|October 5, 2012, 08:06 PM
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I like the Swift Premier series. I think they go for under 200. I have one on my 788, and I have no complaints.
|October 5, 2012, 08:53 PM
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I have VX-3 s 2.5x8 & 3.5X10, Nikon Buckmasters 3X9s, Sightron 6.5X20 & 4X16, and Ziess 3X9. I agree with Twins the Ziess is IMO the best glass.
Right now $ for $ the Ziess conquest is a great value @$399.00
|October 6, 2012, 05:37 AM
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I found this on another board:
I may be wrong about the VX-1, but regardless of where the lenses come from, the resolution, as I compared with a VX-II bought at the same time, there is a significant difference!!! I can't recommend the VX-1, as there are other scopes (like the Mueller 4-14x APV) that are even clearer, for less money. However, the VX-2 I just bought is very nice and worth every penny!!!
The VX-1 I bought for a friend a few years ago didn't have a lifetime guarantee.
|October 6, 2012, 08:19 AM
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venom. look at Midway USA to have the crossfire, they're still some out there, look at SWFA or Natches,,,etc.
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|October 6, 2012, 10:05 AM
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I know you're not interested in BDC, but... Mil dot, BDC, etc... in any case, you're going to need an easy means of getting a hold over, especially on the .22, unless you just know for a fact that you're going to be shooting at known ranges. That being said, I'm using this one on my Marlin 60:
Plain n' simple, it works. And works quite well. Installed and took to the range and determined my holds for 25-100 yards. Reckon me and hooligan1 are on the same page; really like these Vortex.
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|October 7, 2012, 09:48 AM
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Heck yeah WWWJD, I'd take a Vortex anyday over most of the big brands,, they are just alot better, brighter, crisper, repeatable,,, etc.
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|October 7, 2012, 11:27 AM
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i like the muellers too for rimfires.
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|October 7, 2012, 01:30 PM
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Scopes I own
None of the scopes I own are mil dot but, they are all good clear scopes.
Leupold VX I 2-7 on the .22lr
Pentax 3-9 on the .243
Nikon 3-9 on the .270
Minox 3-9 on the .30-06
The Minox is the BEST scope I own and I recommend them very highly. At the NRA convention in St. Louis, I had the chance to look through the highest priced scopes (Zeiss and Swarovski) and then the Minox. IMO the Minox was as good or better than the others for about 1/3 of the price.
IMO, the best place to buy is scope is Camera Land of NY. They have great deals on all the name brands and are excellent people to deal with.
|October 13, 2012, 04:00 AM
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Another vote for Leupold.
They all look good when you're standing in a sporting goods store. The VX3 will make a difference early and late in the day when you can't see anything in a cheaper scope.
I don't know how good your eyesight is either but the eye relief on a Leupold can make a big difference and is much more forgiving in the distance from your eye to the scope. The longer distance may help you avoid getting cut over the eye when shooting a magnum or shooting while in an odd position.
I also have some friends who speak highly of the Zeiss Conquest but haven't tried one yet. Haven't heard any bad reports on Zeiss.
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In its adolescent years, the U.S. was a hotbed of intellectual piracy and technology smuggling, particularly in the textile industry, acquiring both machines and skilled machinists in violation of British export and emigration laws. Only after it had become a mature industrial power did the country vigorously campaign for intellectual-property protection.This is a point we've made many times as well. Patent and copyright system supporters frequently argue that stronger laws are needed to create incentives for creation and innovation. But, there are a ton of studies that show the actual pattern runs the other way. When you look at the pace of innovation before and after a change to patent laws, or if you do cross-country comparisons at the same time for similar types of economies, you quickly see that those with weaker laws show more innovation. The ratcheting up of patents is rarely about increasing incentives to innovate. Patents are put in place with the support of incumbents, knowing that it allows them to "exclude" competitors and upstarts. It is not a tool of innovation, but a tool to suppress disruptive innovation. Not having those laws (or having them widely ignored) leads to a situation in which people continually improve what's out there -- which is how the US economy took over the world during the industrial revolution.
The most candid mission statement in this regard was Alexander Hamilton's "Report on Manufactures," submitted to Congress in December 1791. "To procure all such machines as are known in any part of Europe can only require a proper provision and due pains," Hamilton wrote. "The knowledge of several of the most important of them is already possessed. The preparation of them here is, in most cases, practicable on nearly equal terms."In fact, as the article notes, our own original Patent Act recognized this very fact, by refusing to cover foreign inventions.
Notice that Hamilton wasn't urging the development of indigenous inventions to compete with Europe but rather the direct procurement of European technologies through "proper provision and due pains" -- meaning, breaking the laws of other countries. As the report acknowledged, most manufacturing nations "prohibit, under severe penalties, the exportation of implements and machines, which they have either invented or improved." At least part of the "Report on Manufactures" can therefore be read as a manifesto calling for state-sponsored theft and smuggling.
Of course, the idea that loose patent and copryight laws can help nations develop economically is not a new idea. Over a decade ago, we were writing about how various officials were admitting that strong IP laws probably did more harm than good for developing nations. And, yet, the US continues to try to push its extreme maximalism for copyright and patent laws around the globe. Either they are doing this out of ignorance (a real possibility) or because they actually understand the truth, which is that other countries with IP laws like the ones in the US will see a slow down in their economic development.
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Azizulhasni Awang competed in the men's sprint on Thursday wearing gloves that had the word "Save" written across knuckles on one hand and "Gaza" over the other. Awang's fists featuring the message were held up to cameras after the race, which took him into the quarterfinals.
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I've seen revolving flat panel TV sets as wall dividers before, but this might be the first revolving 6 shelf unit. Nearly the whole wall can be switched around, bringing a whole library to the other side, the bedroom (and easily a small flat panel TV if mounted)...
The project is a collaboration between architect Ben Milbourne (Bild Architecture), eco-designer Leyla Acaroglu (Eco Innovators) and specialist furniture designer David Waterworth (Against the Grain):
A split-level open plan warehouse conversion in Melbourne's CBD needed a flexible solution to divide the open space into 2 rooms, while retaining the option of keeping the larger combined space when needed; an answer that would allow for light and airflow throughout the spaces but also a division between living and sleeping areas. The James Bond inspired solution involves a 4.6 metre high by 3.8m wide rotating library allowing books to be stored and accessed from either side and maximising air-flow and light when needed by simply pushing on the corner to allow for full 360 degree rotation.
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Checking in on… the WCCPosted by rtmsf on January 19th, 2010
Michael Vernetti is the RTC correspondent for the WCC.
Standings (through games of 1/16/10)
- Gonzaga 3-0 (14-3)
- Pepperdine 3-0 (6-12)
- Saint Mary's 3-1 (16-3)
- San Francisco 2-2 (7-12)
- Portland 1-2 (10-7)
- San Diego 1-3 (8-12)
- Loyola Marymount 1-2 (10-9)
- Santa Clara 0-4 (8-13)
Conference: Week Two
After two weeks of conference play the WCC can claim at least two major surprises along with a host of expected results. The biggest surprise has to be seeing Pepperdine tied with Gonzaga atop the standings with a perfect 3-0 mark, the first time the Waves have been in that position since 2002. In that year, Pepperdine and Gonzaga tied for the conference championship at 13-1.
Surprise no. 2, although not as big, is Santa Clara's inability to win any of its first four games, which included two at home. The Broncos were picked to finish as high as third by some media outlets, but now find themselves looking up from the bottom without having played two of the conference's strongest teams, Gonzaga or Portland. With four games coming against those two, plus Saint Mary's in Moraga, Kerry Keating's squad will have to scramble to get out of the basement.
Pepperdine achieved the top spot by extending its hex over Loyola Marymount 79-75 in Malibu to start conference play on Jan. 9, squeaking by Santa Clara 61-60 on sophomore guard Lorne Jackson's steal of a Robert Smith layup attempt at the buzzer, and pulling away from San Francisco 83-68 on the strength of a 24-9 run in the last seven minutes. All three wins came at home, and the Waves will be sorely tested this week with away games against Gonzaga and Portland. Still, Tom Asbury's troops cannot be disregarded despite their many struggles in the pre-conference, where they went 3-12 including an embarrassing 67-65 loss to lowly Cal Baptist. Pepperdine is an extremely young team and has shown signs of coming together at just the right time.
How young is Pepperdine? Gonzaga coach Mark Few, the league's master propagandist, has induced the national media to incessantly note that the Zags started the season with ten new players, while omitting the fact that two of its key contributors, Matt Bouldin and Steven Gray, are four-and-three-year veterans, respectively, and redshirt sophomore center Robert Sacre has been in the program for three years. Only 20-year-old European veteran Elias Harris, nominally a freshman, is a truly new face among players that Few has counted on most heavily. Asbury, on the other hand, starts three sophomores (Jackson, Keion Bell and Taylor Darby), and two juniors, (Mychel Thompson and Jonathan Dupre, a junior college transfer). All five scored in double figures against USF, with Darby notching a double-double (15/12) and Bell just missing a triple-double with 18 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. It is a talented five , but they will be strong underdogs in Spokane Thursday night against the battle-tested Zags, who breezed through a daunting three-game road trip in Portland, Moraga (Saint Mary's) and San Diego to take a lot of the early air out of upset balloons. Nevertheless, any game against undefeated co-leaders counts as a showdown, and Asbury's pups will be pumped to throw a major scare into the Zags.
Of the predicted Gonzaga challengers, Saint Mary's fared pretty well in the first two weeks of the conference season, and Portland slightly less well. The Gaels underwent a bad stretch at the end of the first half against Gonzaga on Jan. 14, letting a close 36-33 game deteriorate into a 45-33 halftime deficit by not scoring in the last four minutes. They would spend the entire second half trying to overcome that 12-point margin, outscoring the Zags 49-44 and coming to within 84-80 with just under a minute left and the ball in their hands. A three-point attempt by freshman Aussie Jorden Page rimmed out, however, and Gonzaga ran out the clock at the free throw line for its 89-82 win. The Gaels averted disaster two nights later by struggling to a 77-72 win over Portland.
Portland came even closer against the Zags than the Gaels on Jan. 9, mounting a furious comeback that culminated with sharpshooting guard Jared Stohl trying a desperation three-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime. Stohl took a pass on the sideline going away from the basket, under close guard, somehow turned his body 180° and launched a prayer that seemed laser-guided to the basket. It somehow missed and the Pilots were denied a chance to pull out a win in overtime. As close as those games were, however, Gonzaga prevailed in both in hostile environments, and made it three-in-a-row with a routine dismantling of San Diego at the Jenny Craig Pavilion, 68-50. Portland was counting on the season-opening encounter with Gonzaga on its home court to put a new leader atop the conference, but instead finds itself 1-2 with losses to the league's two top teams.
The Zags get to go home for the next two games, the Jan. 21 encounter with Pepperdine, and a tussle with Loyola two days later. LMU has stumbled in conference play so far, losing its opener to Pepperdine and the next contest to San Francisco 70-67, before righting itself for a convincing 81-70 win over Santa Clara on the 16th. Like Asbury, LMU's Max Good has a rather untested, up-and-down team to take into the raucous environs of Gonzaga's McCarthey Athletic Center, where the Zags are 67-4 since it opened in 2004. The Lions will try to focus on their 87-85 upset of Notre Dame in South Bend on Dec. 12 and summon the magic that downed the Fighting Irish.


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Why Should You Go to Church?
Everyone loves french fries. Golden in color, lovely to look at. Crunchy, salty, addictive. Now think of church as the red cardboard holder keeping the fries together. If you take one french fry out and set it aside, in just a minute or so the once piping hot french fry cools off. But the other fries stay warm because they are together.
Why should you go to church? Church keeps us together and fills us with a spiritual warmth.
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Kendrick Waters died November 30, 2012
Kendrick Lynn Waters died in Little Rock on November 30, 2012. Born in Caraway on August 18, 1956, he was 56. He was the son of T. J. and Imogene Wallace Waters.
He is survived by his parents, T. J. and Imogene Waters; a son, Jeff Waters of Sherwood; three daughters, Jennifer Johnson of Jacksonville, Hannah Waters of Pennsylvania and Tara Webb of Springdale; two sisters, Freda Berry of New Bern, Tenn. and Verna Sneed of Caraway; and seven grandchildren besides, cousins, aunts and uncles other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services will be at Shiloh Crossroads Church on December 4 at 2 p.m. By Rev. Delain Hooten. Interment will be in Shiloh Crossroads Cemetery. Pallbearers are Chad Sneed, Russell Graddy, Trent Graddy, Josh Johnson, James Lamb and Jay Dale.


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Why It Matters if Teens Can't Get Summer Jobs
The job-market recovery is leaving teenagers behind-especially those from low-income and minority backgrounds, and that could have broader implications for their future prospects. Economics reporter Ben Casselman joins MoneyBeat.
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Just ordered my partner (new to steepster, only recently branching out in teas past herbals and Irish breakfast) the
Aladdin Ebony Duo Coffee and Tea Travel Press 10-Ounce for work.
We use french press for coffee already, I just gave him a bit of a lecture on not using it for both tea and coffee without washing with vinegar added between beverages, especially since he already has a taste for white tea!
"we come in bulks " :)
Waited for two months for these packages. They've been ordered in early November… The only thing that matters though – now I have a LOT of tea to try :)
indeed, and good tea is worth the wait!
What is going on in the middle row? I assume it is all Teavivre but I haven't seen that packaging. Also I love their tins!
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Honeysuckle Puerh Tea
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some of these sound lovely!
my Chasen and Chashaku set came in today, love that it all folds up for travel/storage!
…not loving that I ran out of matcha 2 weeks before I got the tools in!
I have no tools but found that shaking the cup furiously (with the lid on of course) allows quite a good matcha to be prepared even without them :)
right. I have done that too. It is just a big deal when I've been using matcha in some way for over a decade, and been wanting said tools almost as long!
I may have just ordered the last pack of Sun and Clouds from 52Teas…
Coconut Truffle – sample
Maple Sugar – Sample
Evening Escape – sample
Citrus Burst – sample
Strawberry Kiwi – sample
Chocolate Delight – sample
Afternoon Apricot – sample
Jasmine Pearls – sample
Chocolate Chai – sample
Carrot Cake – 2 oz
a friend told me good things about this company so i thought i'd try a few :)
Maple Sugar is AMAAAAZING, I only got a sample and really need to place another order for it!
Oooooooohhh yay! the rave reviews for this small company just keep coming in!
Just got yesterday from Zen Tea Life:
Vanilla Heaven Rooibos
Cream Caramel Rooibos
Vanilla Black Tea
Cape Town Rooibos and
pretty red daisy mug
I love their tin designs and their customer service is wonderful!
I love their tins too! I really need to do an order from them (and buy tins)
at least it was only $20 and I won't do it again I think.
From The Whistling Kettle:
Flash Special: Blueberry Pie (tin) $4.50
Strawberry Milkshake Rooibos [Organic]-sample $2.50
Maple Taffy-4oz $7.50
hopefully this is the Blueberry Pie that someone sent me in a swap so I have more than that small amount.
My husband is a sweet heart and let me do a DavidsTEA order on him!
Teal bubble tea pot 24oz – as I have no good sized tea pot with an infuser
Blooming glass tea pot – cuz it was 50%, so $9 for a glass tea pot? Score!
50g each of:
Cocomint cream
Strawberry Rhubarb parfait – for the husband lol. The only tea he likes!
Vanilla oolong
Came to $51.75
i love my bubble, especially for when company comes over. i've considered buying the blooming glass myself, also cocomint cream & vanilla oolong are two of my faves!
i'm excited for your order too! hah
woot, I can't wait for that teapot! Last time I had company over I had to separately steep each cup with my DT Steeper!
I love my Bubble teapot, it's our everyday two person pot, but it can go for 3 or 4 quite easily as well.
Alright, jumping in… In the last 2 weeks I've ordered 3 times from DAVIDsTEA. One small one with their Starter kit, then a larger one of a few collections and then a HUGE one of every tea I wanted to try.
Colored Tins: Blue, Red, Purple, Yellow, Green
100 Medium Filters
Tea Cozy
Holiday Crackers (Sales! Yay!)
Teal Bubble Teapot
Peppermint Snowfall Mug
Holly Red Winter Mug
Snowshoe Perfect Mug
Mesh Ball Charm
Teal Bubblecup
Teas (all are 50g except for a few):
Northern Lights
Pumpkin Chai
Chocolate Cake
Red Velvet Cake
Stormy Night
Glitter & Gold
Pure Vanilla
Creme Caramel Rooibos
Toasted Marshmallow
The Glow
Mamma Mia
Knape Tea
Movie Night
Orange Blossom
Creme Brulee
Le Disestif
Strawberry Ginger
Jumpy Monkey
Cocoa Canella
All the Raj
Kapha Ayurvedic
Paradise Found
Midsummer Nights Dream
Elf Help
Sleigh Ride
Blood Orange Pu'erh
Carrot Cake
Creme de Menthe
Caramel Spice
Apres Ski
Snow Bunny
Blueberry Jam
White Tiger
Chicory Dickory Doc
The Immunizer – 100g
Oh Canada – 250gs because omg
Rainbow Tin Glitter & Gold
Rainbow Tin Organic the Skinny
Rainbow Tin Mothers Little Helpers
Rainbow Tin Chocolate Orange
Rainbow Tin Toasted Walnut
Rainbow Tin Chocolate Rocket
Rainbow Tin Alpine Punch
Tea with Benefits
Caffeine-free Teas
David's Starter Kit
The Chocolate Collection
Winter Tea Collection
8 Days of Tea
The Green Collection
Cocktail Collection
The Chai Collection
Davids Top 3
I mostly bought such a large quantity to try EVERY one of their teas, sort out the ones I find top-notch and put them in a permanent place in my cupboard before moving on. I've got a Murchie's Order coming in as well to try another brand but DAVIDs has such a hold on me.
that is really a glorious order and a glorious amount of tea!
Ahaha, thank you Shmiracles! It helps I take a lot of these to work and end up having to share so they disappear quite quick.
:D So do I! I love sharing teas!
your order made me smile so big!! and when my co workers want to try my teas, I'm excited too, it's great to be able to offer to others something that brings you such wonderful joy :)
I really like the idea of ordering all the appealing tea samples from one company in one fell swoop!


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... but I'm getting really tired of talking to mothers.
About a year ago one of my online friends was pregnant, and she was complaining about morning sickness, and then a few months later about her cravings and how the kid had started kicking her in the bladder and GOD wasn't it awful...
... so I had to ask: if it's so awful, why do women always talk about how amazing being pregnant is?
Immediately she and another woman, who had just moments before been talking about how AWFUL her pregnancy was, said "Oh, but it IS amazing! It's the most wonderful thing ever!"
... o_0?
I listen to you complain about how wretched your pregnancy makes you feel, about what wretched little brats your kids are, and then... the moment I say 'this is why I don't want kids' you flip-flop and tell me it's the best thing in the world, it's so amazing and magical and it's such a miracle! Then they go on to say that it's a pity I don't want kids, I'd be a wonderful mother.
No, I would not. If I wanted a child, perhaps I might be a good mother. But I don't. I have too many ambitious plans for my career. If I had a child, I would have to put things on hold, take time off, spend a lot of money and time taking care of the child... and there would always be a bit of resentment. No matter how much I came to love the child I would always resent it, just a little bit, for all the things I had to give up for it. A child deserves a mother who is happy to give up anything for it. My child would not have that. I would not be a "great mother" just because... what? Because I'm a good teacher, or because I always go out of my way to help my friends?
Then they tell me that the fact that I "worry" about being a good mother means I would probably be one. I'm not *worried* about it. I'm explaining. I don't think about it. It doesn't keep me up at night.
The most irritating comes from my grandmother, and other older, "wiser" women, who tell me I'll change my mind when I'm older. I'm 26. Most of my friends either have babies or want them. Maybe there are a few years left before my "biological clock" start ticking, but...
I have many, many years of school ahead of me. I took a rather circuitous route to where I'm at, and I've got four more years on my current degree at least, I don't know how many more for the PhD I plan to do, and then I'd want to get settled into my career before starting a family (if I wanted one, which I don't)... and that would put me well into my thirties. Sure, women can have children later in life. I was born when my mom was 32. So sure, maybe it would be possible. But I add up the years before I would even consider it, my ambitious plans and the time my career will likely take up, the fact that my boyfriend (who is the most likely candidate for a father) has plans at least as ambitious as mine, the amount of student loan debt we will both have, and the fact that neither of have any desire to have children (see the above comments about resentment) and I think, well, it makes sense for me to say no, I don't plan to have kids.
And then EVERY MOTHER I HAVE EVER TALKED TO ABOUT THIS smiles condescendingly and tells me "Well, you just wait and see."
I don't judge you for having children. Please don't judge me for saying I don't want them.
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Hang in there Diana! My husband and I are 55 and 59, childless by choice, and SO happy we made and stuck with our decision. I really do love children and have lots of neices and nephews to entertain me. I can give them back when I've had my fill (usually a few hours) and go back to my happy life.
We have never regretted our decision, not for one second. We had fun fullfilling careers and both retired in our mid 50's. No mortgage because we had no college funds, no grandkids to raise.....;o)
You are using your head to reason this out, and I think you are making the right decision for you. You have many years of hearing what you described ahead of you, believe me. It will stop in your mid 40's though. Then people start talking about their grandkids! I think some of what you are experiencing is jealousy, some resentment, and some genuine concern for your future.
Just wanted to give you a little encouragement. Life isn't all about children, no matter what society tries to make us believe.
Great post!!
I feel exactly the same way! I was not a wanted child. My mother gave birth at 15 & I've felt her resentment for years.
I've known since I was child that I didn't want to be a mommy. I've heard all those things for years. I'll change my mind, clock ticking, I'd be a good mom or my fav you'll fall in love & WANT to bare his children. HA! No I fall in love with a man who doesn't want (anymore) kids.
I'm 35. I do not regret not having children in the slightest. I'm loving life. Do what I want when I want. I see women I went to high school with loading the kids in the minivan while I'm getting in my mustang & I never think "Gee I'm missing out on that". They usually look tired & defeated.
I get asked "So when are you having a little one?" My answer is always "Never." And the judging begins! Women will look at me like I have 3 heads!!
But I don't care. My mom's actually happy no one will ever call her "Grandma". We all have to live with our choices & I couldn't be happier with mine.
Count me as another person who does NOT understand why anyone would want to be pregnant. Everything I've heard about it convinces me that it is horrible! The weird cravings, the morning sickness when you feel like you're dying, the bloating and swelling of various extremities,the constant going to the bathroom, the backaches, and all the rest of it, sound awful to me. Then there's the actual birth process itself, which must be the worst sort of torture, filled with blood and fluids squirting everywhere. Why the hell would I want that? What is so great about pregnancy? Other than the mother being happy about spawning yet another mouth to feed, I can't see anything to like about it.
Oh, and if you think that, after going through 9 months of uncomfortable misery and hours of agony, the mother would be able to get some much-needed sleep--forget it. She has to get up every two or three hours to feed the kid, and deal with an endless round of colic, colds, diaper changes, puking for no reason, and all the other nasty stuff that babies are prone to. Why would I want all that? No, thanks. I would have no patience for it at all.
I liken those breeders to religious folk... making excuses for the bad, preaching the good. As for age, IMO, breeding is best accomplished when in prime breeding age... 18-28, when your back/spine is in top form, and you can still play with all the kids/teens at various physical activities as they grow up. If I had wanted children, it would seem more efficient to pop a few, raise them properly, then move on with the career after, instead of doing career first, then kids...once our bodies are past their prime... as a majority of women over 40, and of all humans, have these back problems. I've never understood the justification behind "supermoms" either... Go to a job, do the house chores, raise the kid... I don't really think it is good for the kids to have such a pattern. But supermoms might be the ones most guilty of trophy breeding, to show just 'how much' they can accomplish, so driven, sigh.
Any time they blabber "Well, you just wait and see" I get the same feeling as "I'll pray for you anyway". As for judging... well, I guess it depends on your reasons. Humans are the most populous large mammal on the planet... there are simply too many of us... so my opinion of people who deny such a scientific reality is, well, rather low.
Making excuses for the bad, preaching the good...
I like that. So true.
What I don't like is the same people who complain about pregnancy and other parental problems getting so offended when you say that is why you don't want to have kids. Some of my friends with kids have understood my reasons, but I did have another friend who claimed she was supportive of my being childfree, who then accused me of hating her children, because I tried to talk to her about the problem of my spouse wanting a baby (years after getting married). Which is kind of something I would have wanted to talk to a friend about, instead of having her publicly accuse me of hating her children.
Another friend who got pregnant at 17, at times admitted she hated kids but thought abortion was murder, would ask me if I ever thought about having kids. Even then I knew it was misery loves company.
There are plenty of people who never heard the tick of the biological clock. The way you hear it, it's this overwhelming, unavoidable desire, but not really.
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Invasive species are a threat to biodiversity and ecosystem services worldwide. Humans have been transporting non-native species both intentionally and unintentionally ever since they first began exploring the globe; however, the rates of invasion, and thus the impacts of invaders, have greatly increased in recent decades in concert with increasing global commerce.
For centuries ecologists have been fascinated by the question of what allows a non-native species to be successful in a new place. I am seeking to understand the relative roles of plant traits and nutrient availability in predicting species invasion.
First, I am testing the hypothesis that species invade because they possess novel abilities, or traits, that allow them to utilize resources in ways that the natives cannot. This hypothesis is based on the concept that each species has a "niche," and that if two species are too similar, they will compete strongly for the same resources, resulting in one of the species being excluded from the community. Thus, in addition to investigating the role of plant traits, I am asking whether increasing resource availability allows non-native species to invade. Nitrogen is one of the most important limiting nutrients for plant growth, and is becoming increasingly available in natural areas as a consequence of pollution from tailpipe emissions and agricultural fertilizer runoff.
To ask these questions I am working with a group of researchers at Long Term Ecological Research sites across North America. Many sites have conducted nitrogen addition experiments, and documented which species increased or decreased in abundance, and whether new species invaded. I have assembled a database including the traits of the species in the experiments, and their responses to nitrogen addition. I expect that non-native species differ in their traits as compared to the native species at each site, but that nitrogen addition would allow invasion regardless of functional traits, due to decreased competition for this limiting resource.