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Given that most people think the HSUS is good, they care about animals, and they have our best interests at heart, it's ridiculously easy for them to recruit support on a local, state and national level for their divide and conquer initiatives. The same people that think HSUS helps all those poor abandoned kitties and puppies that festoon their mailings have no problem agreeing that yes, it's a great idea to ban hunting in public areas, using animals for science research, or whatever other nose-under-the-tent restrictions HSUS supports. In most cases HSUS staffers have actually written the restrictive local, state or federal legislation (PAWS anyone?) and simply found a friendly legislator to introduce it.
Remember also in the 1970s it was fairly common for kids to have at least a grandparent or someone they knew that hunted and/or came from a farm background. So they at least had a chance to hear about hunting and slaughter of beef, pork and chicken in a factual, positive manner. It is the rare child today that does not think meat comes from a tidy wrapped package in the supermarket. Bambi, and the HSUS mindset, is the way kids today are raised to think of animals.
So yes, we ALL should be afraid of the additional power HSUS will have with this new, ultra liberal administration and congressional majority.
It is hard for me to say that one issue is more important than the other. It seems that idealogues are either for one or the other, as 2nd Amendment rights are a pet issue for the right, and the environment is a pet issue for the left.
I seem to find very few people like myself who are both 'gun nuts' and 'enviro-whackos'. Personally, I would love to see sportsmen show the same passion for the environment as they do for the 2nd Amendment.
Not holding my breath, regards.
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While it is convenient to pigeon hole groups of individuals I believe most individuals to be somewhat centric regarding these issues, recognizing there are those whose intentions are somewhat less honorable than what they profess. So a strident approach is a negotiating tactic to head off the wacko's.
I am sure our little city would desire I be more 1 issue oriented, along with my right to pack permit I am driving them nuts with my insistence that we make use of our natural assets in implementing the city's Storm Water Plan. The beauty of Elk, Deer, Geese, Ducks & other associated wildlife is something the youngsters of tomorrow should be able to view.
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While I do realize that HSUS, PETA, and other AR groups are well organized, funded, politically active and recognized as viable, I do not agree that makes them main stream.
You and I and nearly everyone here knows of HSUSs unstated motives and missions. Its a waste of time to preach to this choir. We know they are extremist organizations with deceptive names and are skillful at presenting their views. Who among us is not in favor of ethical treatment of animals? Who of us doesnt treat our own animals humanely and think that is the right thing to do?
My disagreement is that their agenda would ever be found palatable to many. When I say, It doesn't take much to debunk the real motives of these groups I mean it. Have you ever had a rational conversation with one of their supporters? Next time you have the opportunity, try it. Explain to them, for example, that they are opposed to people owning dogs. They will look at you like you are crazy. But then ask them if their extreme restrictions for mandatory spaying and neutering were implemented, where will you be able to buy the puppy you may want 10 years from now?
Explain how they pour through endless hours of video and documents to uncover an instance of abuse and then make a grandstand news item of it.
I have had conversations like this with at least a dozen folks just in passing and have never failed to at least get them to acknowledge I didnt realize that or I never thought of it that way. I think I have changed at least a few minds. Im pretty sure I wouldnt have changed any minds by yelling or ranting at them or by calling them uninformed, idiot, wacko tree huggers. I probably would have just confirmed that I was another one of those blood & guts wackos. You will never be able to reason with the hard core cases ... forget them and move on. Those are NOT the mainstream, theyre just the noisiest.
There is a very good write your congressman post quoting a release from ASDA over on the training page. Its long but it should be required reading. It describes us as a silent majority who are fairly ineffective because we spend our time ranting to each other about the threats while the antis are quietly going about spreading their message. They say that we (pet owners) are something like a 4-1 or 5-1 majority over HSUS sympathizers. I contend that our majority even much, MUCH greater. If you get face to face with those sympathizers, you find that they are casual, everyday citizens who dont give much thought one way or another to pet ownership but if asked about treating animals humanely, of course, they will respond yes. Their support is very soft and when presented the rest of the story, they are usually pretty rational and reasonable.
Legislation gets introduced everyday. That takes nothing; tell a staff guy to write up blah, blah, blah, get a couple cosponsors and call a news conference. When the debate takes place, their agenda wont fly with the average Joe.
Dont wave your phony patriotism in MY face! If you really love America, open your wallet and hire an American kid to build what you buy. Doug Fraser (paraphrased) 1980
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While you and I may have had conversations with 'at least a dozen' count on the fact that for every 'convert' you enlightened, two or three hundred more got their self-sticky HSUS address labels with the lil kitties and pups in the mail and used them. Or they got a PETA, HSUS or HAHS calendar (the latter is hooved animal humane society, one of my pet peeves because of the anti-horse slaughter crap, but I digress....) Most people honestly think that the shelters are overflowing with puppies that us evil breeders dropped off and that spay/neuter will solve all that. So they send in a few bucks to HSUS and when they next hear HSUS-sponsored, they think: "Oh, they are a good group. OK, I'll support that new law."My disagreement is that their agenda would ever be found palatable to many. When I say, It doesn't take much to debunk the real motives of these groups I mean it.
I have had conversations like this with at least a dozen folks just in passing and have never failed to at least get them to acknowledge I didnt realize that or I never thought of it that way. I think I have changed at least a few minds. Im pretty sure I wouldnt have changed any minds by yelling or ranting at them or by calling them uninformed, idiot, wacko tree huggers.Yes, getting legislation introduced takes nothing. But when was the last time you heard of any of 'us' introducing legislation? Yet HSUS does it every day on a local, state and national level. They have a large, well funded staff devoted to doing just that. And THAT is what I mean by them being mainstream. Some of their stuff passes, you can expect with the increase in numbers of their friends in this new administration, a lot more of their initiatives will become law. Throw enough crap on the wall and some of it sticks.Legislation gets introduced everyday. That takes nothing; tell a staff guy to write up blah, blah, blah, get a couple cosponsors and call a news conference. When the debate takes place, their agenda wont fly with the average Joe.
I did read the long post you put up on the other board and agree fully. But then, I'm not part of the silent majority you need to convince, either
I'm certainly not going to dispute what you say has happened in your areas, but my wife taught 5th & 6th grade science & social studies in public schools here for 34 years, retiring two years ago. She says that she never had any solicitation of any kind from any of these groups, never had any of their agenda or philosophy included in the curriculum, nor had it suggested that she should include it. Nor have any of her associates to her knowledge.
I suppose "be kind to animals" is a message that would be conveyed to students in some certain circumstances but what the heck, I remember that slogan from MY childhood! Certainly not something I would say "they are being taught". Must be a regional thing.
As far as address labels, etc., the only promotional item I have ever seen was a HSUS coffee cup that belonged to a "true believer". Something he purchased. Couldn't tell you how many Remington hats I have seen.
My only point about the legislation is that whenever something is introduced it makes news and the alarmists start wringing their hands. Seems to me it should come as no surprise they want to forward their agenda. Not saying we shouldn't watch and act accordingly. Just saying I don't believe that we have elected majority who is interested in taking away hunting rights. And the fear that the AR groups are "calling in their political markers" is a little exaggerated. There are a LOT of groups who have a LOT more influence than them.
Dont wave your phony patriotism in MY face! If you really love America, open your wallet and hire an American kid to build what you buy. Doug Fraser (paraphrased) 1980
Real Americans buy American.
Yes, it is convenient to pigeon hole the "hook and bullet" crowd and the "enviro" crowd but in my experience with both of these groups there is an unfortunate disconnect which does not allow folks to usually recognize that they have 60-90% in common on the issues that would conserve their long-term interests. In my experience, it is mostly is due to misconceptions. The hook and bullet types assume the enviros are left wing radicals with PETA tendencies and the enviros assume the hook and bullet types just cling to their guns, etc. Overall, I do not think the hook and bullet publications do a good job at crossing this divide. The Izaak Walton League seems to be the most centric organization but it is not all that popular compared to other organizations.
I applaud your efforts on "natural assets" for stormwater management. I suggest you search "conservation design" to find model ordinances for communities to keep open space, plan for stormwater, and allow for economic development for the long term. There is also some good literature on "natural amenities" out there that may be helpful. There are also great suggestions out there on using or mimicking natural landscape features in stormwater design. The hard engineering approach is losing favor but older engineers may not be aware of this and LGU folks often don't have any interest in change. PM me to continue this discussion or post here to continue this diversion.
Here's a website with HSUS-supplied lesson plans for pre-school through 6th grade: http://www.kindnews.org/teacher_zone/lesson_plans.asp Note that the only place where you'll find anything identifying the site as HSUS (including the URL) is at the very bottom, in teensy weeny type. Google "hsus lesson plans" and you'll get an eye-full of other scary stuff.
But I do get your bigger point, JS.


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Monday, April 28, 2008
Bike Safety
Dave Moulton, former frame builder, takes a look at some of the statistics on bike safety and why Cyclists Live Longer.
Meanwhile, Kent Peterson talks about why he wears a bike helmet, but is against laws to make it compulsory.
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- cllr. mark burton said...
Well… I now have my bike, but no helmet. I was asked if I would like one, but said I know I would never use it… which I wouldn't. I've got a lock and lights though!
I biked back from the town to Harrowgate Hill, and gasped in to see Anthea (Paul Thompson's carpet shop) to catch my breath before cycling the remaining 500 yards or so home.
During this first 'event' a passenger of one car yelled out the window to put the frighteners on me, it worked… but after I inevitably caught them up, the sheepish lad had his back turned and the window well and truly up tight!
Then on Saturday I cycled 'all' the way to Harrowgate Hill school for the Talking Together event and afterwards on to a friends at Harrowgate Farm to watch Darlington sadly loose, then home once more. That's it so far as I was at work this morning.
I have the bike in the hallway gleaming at me panting to hit the road… not tucked away in the garage gathering dust!
And now I would like to join a not too overly mad bike club who can gently encourage me to do more - teach me 'better' road safety skills and all the good biking tracks… plus where to lock my bike up in town and know it will be there on my return!... any suggestions?
- 7:21 pm, May 18, 2008
- An Inconvenient Truth said...
A great start, Mike. I'm impressed by your response to that first "event". My daughter has also just started cycling on her new bike - but it is a Dutch bike (sit up and look cool), so she looks for the quiet routes. Any danger of mixing with mad car drivers and she takes to the pavement.
The bike club you seek may in fact be two clubs - one for the training re road safety, the other for the best routes/parking. The former is probably best done via the local authority's bike team, the latter via membership of Darlington Cycling Campaign and the occasional "briefing" in a local hostelry!
- 11:57 am, May 19, 2008
Thanks for that… I'll give them a try.
Not a good start so far. I stumbled across the Darlington Locomotion website a while ago and now that I'm planning to use my bike in place of my car for cross town journeys, I thought I would put the sites directional map (http://journeys.darlington.gov.uk/) to the test… in put; my home postcode 'DL1 3DJ' and input Darlington College postcode 'DL1 1DR' result… 'No Results!' Obviously the system is not up-to-date with the new college address… o well.
- 9:14 pm, May 19, 2008
- miketually said...
Congratulations, Mark. Very brave not getting a helmet; not from a safety point-of-view, but from the "Helmet Police". Expect some comments...
I'm not sure if the local bike clubs do rides for beginners. We were thinking of organising some rides for Cycle Campaign members; I'll let you know if/when we organise one.
- 9:15 pm, May 19, 2008
- miketually said...
The journey planner looks like it might be broken at the moment. It just recognised my home and work post codes, but I got an error message at step 2.
But, unless it's been modified since its launch, it doesn't give bike route suggestions anyway, just bus and walking.
There isn't really a direct bike-friendly route from your house (The Leas?) to the college. Going down Pendleton Road to Albert Road, then through to Haughton Road and joining the bike path there, though I'm not sure what state that's in with the ETC work going on. If it's a mess, you'll need to turn right onto Haughton Road itself.
- 9:26 pm, May 19, 2008
Thanks Mike… I'll bee looking forward to the clubs rides for beginners. Was I was expecting too much when I searched for a route? I thought it would show a map of the route via bike paths only… may be this is something the council could develop?
- 9:56 pm, May 19, 2008
- miketually said...
I thought it should include bike routes 15 months ago when it launched.
Still no sign of the bike-specific planner I was told was in development, or the single safe, direct and convenient cycle route that actually gets you from A to B that Richard mentions.
- 10:40 pm, May 19, 2008
- An Inconvenient Truth said...
I got the error message as well, so the journey planner must be down right now.
The lack of a bike-specific planner is, I think, symptomatic of the way the issue of cycling is still compartmentalised into "healthy living" or "sustainable travel", but is not yet part of mainstream thinking.
I found the same problem on the Tees Valley tourism web site - not a mention of getting around Tees Valley on a bike, but plenty about public transport or car.
Copy same problem to traffic engineering, and you can see how far we still need to go.
- 9:18 am, May 20, 2008
I went to Hundens Lane Depot today on my bike, and allowed the normal time of around half an hour to get there and find a parking space as I would for my car.....guess what? It only took me 8 minutes there and back!!!!!
- 11:31 am, May 20, 2008
[quote]The lack of a bike-specific planner is, I think, symptomatic of the way the issue of cycling is still compartmentalised into "healthy living" or "sustainable travel", but is not yet part of mainstream thinking.[/quote]
I'd like to take this under my wing for a little while… I'll be in contact with fellow Councillors and see what help I could offer here. I'd like to see much better online facilities for biking in Darlington.
- 12:46 pm, May 20, 2008
I've spoken to the portfolio holder and awaiting an introduction to the team. Have you any suggestions or ideas you would like me to take forward?
- 5:37 pm, May 21, 2008
- miketually said...
Thanks for looking into this Mark.
We have fairly frequent meetings with the cycling team (I assume it's Sue and Louise that you'll be meeting), so they know our thoughts on most things. I'm sure that they'll be pleased to hear that we're in communication with another Councillor though :)
The journey planner isn't something we've brought up with them since it first launched (if at all), so it's good that someone is bringing it up. If you could let us know what is happening with it, that'd be great.
The 'core' members of the cycling campaign have been cycling for a while, so it's useful to get to hear about your experiences as a new cyclist in town. It would be good to get together for a ride and a natter (and maybe a drink) sometime.
- 6:08 pm, May 21, 2008
- An Inconvenient Truth said...
Great that you're taking this one up, Mark.
If it's any help, I would reckon a key component of a bike-specific journey planner is the safety/quality of each stretch of route - but also the directness/convenience.
As some cyclists want the direct/fast route, no matter how much busy on-road is involved, whilst others want the "pleasant cycling" route, even if it requires dodging around back streets, I suspect a mapping of Darlington would require the grading of streets/roads according to these criteria.
Another interesting issue that good at last be resolved via this exercise is the Pedestrian Heart. We all know that cyclists are "allowed" to travel through the PH. And any journey planner across town should consistently use this fact.
But when you actually look at how best to get from, say, the Town Hall to Bondgate, the picture becomes extremely unclear. The one-way section of Prebend Row and round the corner, the market square (not least when a market is running), inappropriately placed drop kerbs, all question the simplicity of through routes in the PH.
The Campaign has already raised this as an issue to be addressed, but we have had to spend most of our energies simply defending our right to cycle in the PH.
Any other help needed, please ask, Mark.
- 8:49 am, May 31, 2008


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MOOREVILLE – The Mooreville Lady Troopers made the playoff thing look like old hat on Monday night.
Grabbing an early advantage, the Lady Troopers rolled into the second round of the Class 3A North tournament with a 51-41 victory over the Independence Lady Wildcats.
"It feels good to be this far in the playoffs," Mooreville head coach Kala Parker said. "Our game plan was to move the ball and take good shots, and not to rush.
"And I think we did that early."
The win earns Mooreville a matchup with the Ripley Lady Tigers on Thursday at 4 p.m. in another North put-out game.
Certainly, the Lady Troopers (16-15) were executing their game plan early.
A pair of baskets in the first quarter by Savannah Webb helped Mooreville to a 12-9 lead by the end of the period.
Field goals by Miah Edmonds, Katelyn Keith, and Meagan Edmonds got the Lady Troopers out of the gates in fine fashion for the second quarter, and a 3-pointer by Webb with 20 second to play in the period helped Mooreville to a 28-14 halftime lead.
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Some full court defense by the Lady Wildcats did bother the Lady Troopers at times, but the Mooreville lead never dipped below seven points in the second half.
Mooreville held a 39-28 margin entering the final period, and a key 3-pointer by Skylar Gregory, and six points late in the contest by Meagan Edmonds helped to clinched the victory.
"We couldn't make shots," Independence head coach Ed Nixon said. "There were five shots they made that we didn't."
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In its history since Independence, India has seen widely different economic experiments: from Jawharlal Nehru's pragmatism to the rigid state socialism of Indira Gandhi to the brisk liberalization of the 1990s. So which strategy best addresses India's, and by extension the world's, greatest moral challenge: lifting a great number of extremely poor people out of poverty?
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 8:55 PM GMT en Agosto 24, 2011
Hurricane Irene remains a powerful category 3 this afternoon, with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. Irene is moving northwest through the Bahamas at 12 mph, and its center has cleared the northern edge of Crooked Island. The next islands in the path of Irene are Rum Cay (population 80) and Cat Island (population 1700), which it will encounter later tonight. Irene will track northeast of Long Island (in the Bahamas) over the next 24 hours. George Town has been reporting wind gusts up to around 40 mph this afternoon, and wind speed will likely increase during the next 12 hours as Irene's center passes about 30-40 miles to their northeast. Long Island in the Bahamas will likely see category 1 winds, which begin at 74 mph. Shelters on New Providence and Grand Bahama are open and ready for business, and Grand Bahama International Airport will remain closed until Irene passes.
Irene continues to look well-organized on satellite, especially compared to yesterday afternoon. Since then, intense upward motion, and therefore strong thunderstorm activity, has encompassed the center on all sides, which has led to a well-defined eye. Throughout the morning, Irene's eye wall has shrunk, and a new eye wall could be developing, although it remains unclear at this point. If this is the case, it could lead to some temporary weakening of the hurricane, which would be good for the Bahamas. This afternoon, Irene's hurricane-force winds extend 50 miles from the center, and tropical storm-force winds extend up to 205 miles from the center. Earlier this morning, an Air Force Hurricane Hunter mission investigated Irene and a NOAA Gulfstream (Gonzo) is currently collecting data around the hurricane.
Figure 1. Microwave satellite imagery of Irene captured at 8am this morning. Image source: Naval Research Laboratory.
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NOAA has continued dropsonde missions today, scouring the atmosphere for data as far north as the waters off of South Carolina. Every bit of upper-air data that the models can ingest will lead to better forecasts and decreased uncertainty. These missions are an investment that pay off. Irene will track through the central Bahamas today, the northwestern Bahamas on Thursday, and approach the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Friday. Beyond this there is a bit of divergence in the models. Both the GFDL and the HWRF are forecasting a landfall on Long Island, New York, and the ECMWF continues to suggest a landfall even further west than that. NOGAPS is still the eastern outlier, which misses the U.S. all together and makes landfall in Canada. Today the official track forecast from the National Hurricane Center agrees with the GFS forecast through Saturday morning, and then diverges ever so slightly to the west of that through Monday. It has become clear over the past 3 days that everyone on the East Coast from North Carolina to Maine should be prepared to feel impacts from Hurricane Irene.
Figure 2. Official track forecast provided by the National Hurricane Center.
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— Secretary Bodman announced a three-year, $52.5 million solicitation to support new innovations in hydrogen technology. The solicitation, to be released later this month, supports President Bush's Advanced Energy Initiative - which seeks to reduce dependence on foreign oil - and will support research to assist in overcoming the scientific challenges associated with the production, use and storage of hydrogen. Secretary Bodman made the announcement while speaking to the 2006 SAE World Congress today.
"This investment in basic research is designed to spur new innovation and breakthroughs that will help us build a hydrogen-based economy," Secretary Bodman said. "Our automotive industry is undergoing change, and we hope that this funding will enable America to lead the world in developing clean, hydrogen-powered automobiles that will be emissions-free and reduce our dependence on imported oil. I believe this will help us overcome technical barriers and bring hydrogen and fuel cell technology one step closer to the showroom."
The solicitation will target the challenges that crosscut hydrogen storage, production and utilization identified in DOE's report "Basic Research Needs for the Hydrogen Economy." The areas will include novel hydrogen storage materials, catalysts, and membranes. It will also create new information to expand upon DOE's already-existing basic research and will provide the longer-term knowledge necessary to move toward a hydrogen economy. If DOE's research - in partnership with industry, national labs and universities - succeeds in meeting consumer requirements by 2015, a mass-market penetration of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles can begin by 2020, achieving President Bush's goal of enabling today's children to take their future driver's tests in completely pollution-free cars.
Secretary Bodman made this announcement while promoting President Bush's Advanced Energy Initiative (AEI), aimed at breaking our dependence on foreign energy sources. The AEI is a 22 percent increase in clean-energy research at DOE that will accelerate breakthroughs in the way we power our cars, homes and businesses. The Fiscal Year 2007 budget requests more than $2.1 billion for AEI-related programs. While hydrogen remains at the center of our nation's long-term strategy for energy independence and reduction of criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases, Secretary Bodman also discussed nearer-term technologies for breaking our foreign oil dependence. Secretary Bodman implored all automakers to make vehicles that run on clean burning E-85 fuel. This is a mixture of 85% renewable ethanol with 15% gasoline.
The Secretary also announced that DOE will solicit proposals for public-private partnerships to make E-85 more widely available. Secretary Bodman also expressed his desire to see automakers expand their hybrid-electric vehicle line and announced that DOE is requesting more funding for advanced batteries to expand the all-electric, zero-emission range and fuel economy of these vehicles. DOE believes that the robust near-term and long-term technology approaches under the President's AEI will result in vehicles Americans want to buy while also providing significant energy security and environmental benefits.
The Office of Science (SC) is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States.


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09. The White Stripes
"Jazzy and the Pussycats," Episode 380
In an episode called "Jazzy & The Pussycats," Bart is moved—literally—by the beat of the White Stripes' "The Hardest Button to Button" from the Elephant album.
When Bart and his drum kit ram into Jack and Meg White on a Springfield street corner, we expect the garage-rocking duo to be kind, friendly and forgiving toward the well-intentioned, pointy-haired youngster.
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Gauge - 12 Ga.
Chamber - 2-3/4" & 3"
Barrel Length - 30"
Weight - 8.2 Lbs.
Known as the Perfect Repeater at its introduction, the Winchester Model 12 shotgun distinguished itself on game fields, trap and skeet ranges, and in both World Wars. Among the first successful pump actions, it was made with quality that you don't find in most modern pump actions. Its forged and machined steel parts were made to stand the test of time. This shotgun features a front bead sight, a cross-bolt safety, and a fixed modified choke. Its wood, metal, and bore are all in very good condition.


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3.13: Small Decimal Rounding to a Leading Digit
Have you ever studied money from other countries?
Well one day while Julie and Jose were waiting for customers, they began trying to figure out how much a Mexican Peso was worth in US money. Jose was reading a book on different currencies and this is how the whole conversation began.
Julie looked up the exchange rate on the internet and discovered the following fact.
On the day that she checked, .074 US dollars was equal to 1 Peso.
In the last few Concepts, you have been learning how to round decimals. You have used a number line and place value to round. Now you are going to learn how to round using leading digits.
Pay attention and you will be able to round this value to the leading digit.
We know that a decimal is a part of a whole. We also know that some decimals are smaller than others. If we have a decimal that is 5 tenths of a whole, this is a larger decimal than 5 hundredths of a whole. Let's look at those two decimals.
.5 ______ .05
If we were going to compare these two decimals, we would add a zero to the first decimal so that it has the same number of digits as the second.
.50 > .05
We can see that the five tenths is greater than five hundredths.
This example can help us to determine very small decimals.
A decimal is a very small decimal depending on the number of places represented after the decimal point. The more decimal places, the smaller the decimal is.
Wow! That is a lot of digits. Because this decimal has so many digits, we can say that it is a very tiny decimal.
We can round tiny decimals like this one too. We use something called the leading digit to round a very small decimal.
The leading digit is the first digit of the decimal that is represented by a number not zero. In this example, the leading digit is a five.
To round this decimal, we use the leading digit and add in the rounding rules that we have already learned. The digit to the right of the five is a six. Six is greater than 5, so we round up.
Our answer is .00006.
Notice that we include the zeros to the left of the leading digit, but we don't need to include any of the digits after the leading digit. That is because we rounded that digit so we only need to include the rounded part of the number.
It is your turn to apply this information, round each small decimal by using the leading digit.
Example A
Solution: .0005
Example B
Solution: .00002
Example C
Solution: .0009
Do you know how to round the currency from the opening dilemma? Here it is once again.
Well one day while Julie and Jose were waiting for customers, they began trying to figure out how much a Mexican Peso was worth in US money. Jose was reading a book on different currencies and this is how the whole conversation began.
Julie looked up the exchange rate on the internet and discovered the following fact.
On the day that she checked, .074 US dollars was equal to 1 Peso.
Using leading digits, we can round this value.
The first digit that we see is a 7, but the value following it is a 4. Since four is less than five, we don't round the seven up. It stays the same.
Here are the vocabulary words found in this Concept.
- Round
- to use place value to change a number whether it is less than or greater than the digit in the number
- Decimal
- a part of a whole written to the right of a decimal point. The place value of decimals is marked by THS (such as tenTHS, hundredTHS, etc).
- Leading Digit
- the first digit of a tiny decimal that is not a zero
- Small decimals
- decimals that have several zeros to the right of the decimal point before reaching a number.
Guided Practice
Here is one for you to try on your own.
On August 5, 2007, the Japanese yen was worth .008467 compared to the US dollar.
Round using leading digits.
First, let's find the leading digit. The first digit represented by a number not a zero is 8. Now we apply our rounding rules. The digit to the right of the 8 is a 4. So the 8 remains the same.
Our answer is .008
Video Review
Here are videos for review.
James Sousa, Rounding Decimals
Khan Academy Rounding Decimals
Directions: Round each to the leading digit.
1. .0045
2. .0067
3. .000546
4. .000231
5. .000678
6. .000025
7. .000039
8. .000054
9. .0000278
10. .0000549
11. .00060789
12. .00045612
13. .00390087
14. .000003812
15. .00090871
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Lessons Learned That Make Success Possible
RIC grad student Kevin San
Rhode Island College graduate student Kevin San '08 recently was asked to write an article for the "Strategic Finance Magazine" by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). His story, entitled "Hard Work Pays Off," offers lessons he has learned as a RIC accounting major.
San, who will complete his Masters of Public Accountancy (MPAc) degree at RIC, said three strategies helped advance his career: joining the Rhode Island College Student Accounting Association; joining the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA); and getting involved in internships.
In his first year as an undergraduate at RIC in 2008, San joined the Rhode Island College Student Accounting Association with the encouragement of fellow accounting students, who were also members of the association, as well as his advisor, Jane Przybyla, professor and chair of the undergraduate accounting program, and Lisa Church, director of the MPAc program and Accounting Association advisor.
Shortly after, he was named president of the association and remained so throughout his undergraduate career. San said, "It was a very valuable experience because I was able to attend IMA meetings and network with professional accountants from many different firms."
As president of the student chapter, San also became a member of the Providence Chapter of IMA. By attending IMA Leadership Conferences locally and nationally, he had opportunities to "network" with other people in the profession. San said he believes networking should be a priority for both students and professionals.
"It's imperative in today's world," he said. "An accounting student may be very smart and studious, but networking with other professionals could be the thing that lands them a job."
Internships, he said, are another good way to jumpstart an accounting career. While an undergraduate, San interned at Liberty International, Inc., a worldwide freight and transportation logistics company. He worked in the internal audit department, where he was able to interact with clients around the world and sharpen his communication and networking skills. He also interned in the Diocese of Providence's accounts payable and accounts receivable department, where he learned how the nonprofit industry works. During the 2012 tax season, he interned at Barba & Associates Certified Public Accountants. Jeff Barba, owner of the company, is also a RIC alum, Class of 1997.
As a graduate student, San works full time as assistant controller of the Rhode Island State Lottery Commission while taking classes at RIC in the evening.
He said he will complete his MPAc degree this summer and then plans to take the uniform CPA exam. Prospects, he said, look good.


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Just pre-ordered the Mattel exclusives for SDCC. The only one I missed out on was the Monster High offering (judgment-free zone here, people). I still wish that HTS would get their act together and set up pre-orders like this.
I hate having to suggest limiting attendance, I have friends even today who want to go but cannot year after year, but the reality is that the convention is at capacity every year and has to pull shenanigans just to get an extra 2k people in, renting space in the Marriott for lesser stuff like films and then telling the fire marshal that those 2k people will at any one time use those facilities instead of the main convention facilities. Until SDCC gets a real solution or at least a way to get 10k people out of the convention center at any one time, attendance needs to be limited to existing numbers.
I don't know how great the Mattel pre-order situation is, those people who preordered seem to wait in line just as long as the HTS people. Or am I missing something? Also, I wouldn't trust Hasbro not to accidentally sell my stuff before I picked it up. That said, yeah, HTS' booth is a disaster now and something does need to be done, even if it's not the perfect way. Pre-orders and Hasbro have never worked well in the past, but I'd take that over the mess they have now.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Maybe I'll get lucky at SDCC and be able to pick one up. I hope tomorrow works out.
I came close but a strikeout is a strikeout...Looks like I'll have just a day at the con but a multi day stay in SD.
Ouch. Which day are you there? I can help you get a pass for next year. I won't be buying an extra this time.
SDCC just got more crowded:
At least Petco Park is being used for something...
Given that all the freebie stuff is outside now, I'm more or less planning on being in town part of that week and just taking the trolley into downtown to hang out a day or so. The cost of admission cancels out the savings on the half-price trade paperbacks, and it's becoming more difficult to get into any panels.
However, if anyone is braving the Hasbro panel and doesn't want to get the Shockwave HISS Tank and can snag me one (assuming the cost doesn't turn out to be absolutely insane), I would be eternally grateful.
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YVH-1 head
Trusty traders / buyers/ sellers: Tycho, SK99, DarthChuckMC, minirock(X2), Lman316, Turbowars
Jambalaya is one of the few things I'd rather make from a box than from scratch. Zatarains, some habanero sausage, chopped up chicken, and a few tablespoons of Frank's Red Hot. Yes, I likes it spicy.
That's my jacket!
That sounds pretty good Chux, I think that's what I'll be having next Sat or Sun. I seem to recall shrimp being in it, too.
JJB, I looked at a recipe in a cookbook a couple months ago, and it seemed a little hard to follow. Maybe I'll take another look at it after trying Zartans next week.
As for my Sat... Let's see...
Picked up friend, went to Target, home, took motorcycle to my HD dealership for its 1000 mile check-up. From there to the farmers market, to Costco, back to HD to pick up the bike (and meet Danny Bonnaducci, who is a local DJ on 94 WYSP. He seems ot be at this dealership at least once a month), and a pair of colder weather riding gloves, and back home. There we watched Sunshine Cleaning. Love Amy Adams. later watched Love Actually. The kid that played Liam Neeson's (step)son looked eerily similar to the concept art for E1 Anakin.
BAD needs: HK-50 torso, right arm and head
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Trusty traders / buyers/ sellers: Tycho, SK99, DarthChuckMC, minirock(X2), Lman316, Turbowars
You choose the meat (sausage, turkey, beef, chicken, ham, etc.) and can add in anything else you want. Let it sit on the stove simmering for around a half hour; tah dah! Tasty, too. Great with biscuits on the side.
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
Woke up late, but decided to go ahead and make the rounds since both the Kmart and TRU SW sales were ending Saturday.
Got together with family in the afternoon for our annual christmas cookie & candy bake-off. As usual, my aunt and mom started making weird stuff that looks cute but is not really all that appealing (e.g. mini-Santa hats made out of Bugles dipped in icing and then sprinkles - blecch). But I only care for the traditional stuff - chocolate chip & peanut butter cookies, chocolate fudge, and peanut brittle.
At night I started reorganizing my figure display cabinets to make more room for more stuff, mainly EU and Clone Wars - the fastest growing segments of my SW collection. I removed the last vestiges of my prequel figures on display (most were of Padme - my fav character) and also quite a few POTF2-era figures and duplicates. I liked to display different versions of figures from different periods to illustrate the changes in sculpting and articulation, but those older figures are becoming really dated and look odd next to their modern counterparts.
So now I have four shelves devoted to Clone Wars, three for EU, five for ANH (including two for the Cantina), three for ESB, and seven for ROTJ (including four for Jabba's Palace/Pit of Carkoon).
I forgot all about the jambalaya! We got a ton of snow here (Philly had a record 23"); on top of that I had a memorial service to drive to in Philly. I started driving home at about the same time the sun was going down. Treacherous! Left home around 9a, finally back about 6:15.
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I don't think I did much of anything this weekend. It's been pretty lonely.
I went out to eat and watched the 2nd half of a very exciting Chargers / Bengals game.
San Diego won in the very last few seconds with a field goal: 27-24 I think.
It was back and forth and always really close when I was watching it. (2nd half on.)
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As Mahmoud Abbas pushes forward with his statehood gambit in the UN, there's a growing unease among Palestinians that the effort will ultimately be a big setback.
Commentaries by Khaled Abu Toameh and Mehdi Hasan reflect the anxiety that is prompting Abbas to deliver a speech in the coming days explaining his political strategy. Toameh is particularly harsh:
Abbas is so desperate that he is prepared to go to the UN even if such a move could turn out to be counterproductive for his people. At all costs, he wants to enjoy the glory of being the "first president of Palestine"
The LA Times traces the fear and loathing to a month-old legal opinion written by an Oxford wonk with serious credentials. among the Palestinians. Guy Goodwin-Gill was a member of the legal team that argued against the legality of Israel's security fence in the International Criminal Court. (The ICJ ruled against Israel in 2004.)
Goodwin-Gill's opinion raises issues with Palestinian statehood, and the status of the PLO as the sole representative of the Palestinian people:
9. Until such a time as a final settlement is agreed, the putative State of Palestine will have no territory over which it exercises effective sovereignty, its borders will be indeterminate or disputed, its population, actual and potential, undetermined and many of them continuing to live under occupation or in States of refuge. While it may be an observer State in the United Nations, it will fall short of meeting the internationally agreed criteria of statehood, with serious implications for Palestinians at large, particularly as concerns the popular representation of those not currently present in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
19.In my opinion, current moves to secure recognition of statehood do not appear to reflect fully the role of the Palestinian people as a principal party in the resolution of the situation in the Middle East.
20.The interests of the Palestinian people are at risk of prejudice and fragmentation, unless steps are taken to ensure and maintain their representation through the Palestinian Liberation Organization, until such time as there is in place a State competent and fully able to assume these responsibilities towards the people at large.
Or, as Hasan bluntly explains it:
According to Goodwin-Gill, the PLO's UN status would be transferred to the new state of Palestine after the vote on 20 September: a state confined to mere segments of the West Bank and perhaps Gaza; a state which most Palestinian refugees would have little or no connection to; a state which, lest we forget, does not actually exist. To have a PA-led fantasy state representing only West Bank and Gaza residents replace the PLO – representing all Palestinians – as Israel's chief interlocutor would be a disaster.
If Abbas doesn't back down, all indications are that the US will veto the effort in the Security Council, while the General Assembly will express wide, but meaningless support.
And then the fallout begins . . .
UPDATE Sept. 8: Goodwin-Gill issued a 12 page clarification (pdf) of his legal opinion, reiterating certain points in The Guardian.


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Add some almonds! Mix sliced almonds into your cornbread mixture for a nutty cobbler topping.
Slow cookers often cook differently. When baking desserts in the slow cooker for the first time, check every 15 minutes or so after the first hour to ensure your dessert is not overcooked.
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I've just been reading mettw's diary entry on C++, and I'd like to make a few a comments (shame we can't do reverse links):
After getting used to C++ for dbXML I really can't understand why anyone would want to use it. It's an inefficient garbage bin of features.
Inefficient? Can we have some examples here? Sure, if you declare all your methods virtual, you're going to take a hit on the double indirection for each call. So don't do that. Use virtual only in places where you'd use function pointers in C. There's a more general point here, I think. You can produce unreadable, inefficient piles of cruft in C++, and it may be easier to do than in C. But I think with careful and thoughtful design you can also write easier-to- read code in C++.
While debugging it I saw the number of lines it had to go through just to pass a string object to a method - You really have to see it to beleive it!
I assume you're talking about lines of assembler generated here. Do you mean a pointer to the object, or the object itself? More to the point, can you demonstrate that your compiler's (possibly) lousy code generation is a result of flaws in the design of the language?
I can understand going through that many lines with a higher level language, but with C++ being so low level you really have to ask what the point of the language is. With C++ you get the bloat of higher level languages with the pain in the arse debugging of C.
I'm not saying you're wrong, but I'd rather see some more detailed reasoning here. If you believe the generated code in your example to be inefficient, is this the fault of the compiler, the language standard itself, or the author of the code for not understanding the implications of what he/she was doing?


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College Governance
CSA - Carleton Student Association
The Carleton Student Association (CSA) Senate, is the student governing body. As a student who pays the Student Activity Fee, you are automatically a member of CSA, giving you certain rights and responsibilities. Please visit the CSA website for more information:
"The CSA Constitution and By-Laws are working documents, followed as closely as possible to current practices. The CSA Senate is in the process of revising and updating them. Any proposed Constitution changes will be voted upon by the Student Body; any proposed By-Laws changes will be posted for one week prior to a vote in the Senate."
The document which guides governance of the Carleton Student Association
Bylaws outlining procedures for the operation of Senate
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Through the Productivity, Quality, and Outcomes agreement, MSU-Bozeman agreed to the following:
"By January, 1996, each academic department will have reviewed and modified its annual review/merit pay process to include assessment of advising as an integral part of faculty evaluation (in place by Fall 1996)."
"By Fall 1996, each academic department will have a plan developed and in place to enhance the quality and accessibility of advising."
Provost Chapman asked the Assessment and Outcomes Committee to gather information about advising for undergraduate majors from each academic department, and he appointed and charged the PQO Task Force on Advising to study advising on campus. After a year-long study, the task force released the final report: The University Advising Plan: A Comprehensive, Collaborative Proposal.
Each academic college or department offering one or more undergraduate majors leading to a bachelor's degree developed an advising plan, which are listed by college below.
College of Agriculture
- Agricultural Economics and Economics
- Agricultural Education
- Animal and Range Sciences
- Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences
College of Arts and Architecture
College of Business
College of Education and HHD
College of Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
College of Letters and Science
- Biology
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Earth Sciences
- English
- History and Philosophy
- Mathematical Sciences
- Microbiology
- Modern Languages and Literatures
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Comment Hope it works better than AT&T "U-verse" (Score 1) 43
Their internet service is excruciatingly slow. That, and the electronics boxes they put at the end of each block keep exploding. Maybe their video service will work better, but I am skeptical. Not too much that AT&T has done at the consumer level has worked out too well.


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Two young men arrested for a Jan. 5 carjacking on California Avenue have been arrested again for armed robbery of Century Liquors in Midtown that occurred a week earlier.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, February 28, 2013, 9:31 AM
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Police arrest two for Midtown armed robbery
Original post made on Feb 28, 2013
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on Feb 28, 2013 at 9:40 am
So was it the surveillance cameras at the Midtown Liquor store that provided the link between the perps and the crime, or some other clues--like the perp in jail confessed.
Also makes one wonder about whether handling juveniles with kid gloves is a practice that is worthy of continuation. When teens (14-16) act like adults, and commit felonious crimes--maybe it's time to see them for what they are, and forget that they are teens.


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Role of faith-based groups is topic, Sept. 26
Posted September 20, 2006; 05:10 p.m.
"The Role of Faith-Based Initiatives in Community Development" is the topic of a lecture by the Rev. Herbert Lusk II, a Philadelphia pastor and an adviser to President Bush, set for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, in 16 Robertson Hall.
Lusk has been senior pastor of the Greater Exodus Baptist Church in Philadelphia since 1982. The church provides food to 1,000 families annually, oversees substance abuse counseling, runs a ministry for people in prison and operates a mentoring program for children of incarcerated parents.
Lusk has emerged as a leader in the faith-based movement, serving as an adviser to Bush and championing the role that faith-based organizations play in leading community revitalization efforts.
A former professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles, Lusk was known as the "Praying Tailback " for his customary kneeling and praying in the end zone after each touchdown.
The lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Center for the Study of Religion as part of the lecture series "The Crossroads of Religion and Politics."


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State Charter Schools Commission Votes on School Recommendations
Last fall, voters across Georgia passed a constitutional amendment that now allows the state to accept applications for and approve new charter schools.
Today, in its first set of decisions, the State Charter Schools Commission will vote on recommendations for a number of new charters. Commissioners will send a list of approved schools to the State Board of Education next Friday.
The votes today affect only the schools eligible for the expedited petition cycle. The commission will post applications for the regular petition cycle on Monday, April 15.
To learn more about petition cycles and commission recommendations, visit the State Charter Schools Commission.
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Noralil Ryan Fores writes about business, taxes, elections and the environment for GeorgiaGov. She's a graduate of Florida State University's film school and Syracuse University's journalism program.


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What Is Breast Cancer?
Content Provided By Susan G. Komen of Eastern Washington
Breast cancer is a type of cancer where cells in the breast divide and grow without normal control. Between 50 and 75 percent of breast cancers begin in the ducts, 10 to 15 percent begin in the lobules and a few begin in other breast tissues [4].
Tumors in the breast tend to grow slowly. By the time a lump is large enough to feel, it may have been growing for as long as 10 years. However, some tumors are aggressive and grow much more rapidly.
It is important to understand the difference between invasive breast cancer and non-invasive breast cancer, called ductal carcinoma in situ (kar-sin-O-ma in SY-too).
Learn breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Invasive breast cancer
Invasive breast cancer occurs when abnormal cells from inside the ducts or lobules break out into nearby breast tissue. This allows the cancer cells to spread to the lymph nodes and, in advanced stages, to organs like the liver, lungs and bones (a process called metastasis). Cancer cells can travel from the breast to other parts of the body through the blood stream or the lymphatic system. They may travel early in the process when the tumor is small or later when the tumor is large.
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS, non-invasive breast cancer)
When abnormal cells grow inside the milk ducts, but have not spread to nearby tissue or beyond, the condition is called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). The term "in situ" means "in place". With DCIS, the abnormal cells are still "in place" inside the ducts. DCIS is a non-invasive breast cancer (you may also hear the term "pre-invasive breast carcinoma").
Although the abnormal cells have not spread to tissues outside the ducts, they can develop into invasive breast cancer. Learn more about DCIS and the risk of invasive breast cancer .
Learn about treatment for DCIS.
Breast cancer in men
Both men and women can get breast cancer. Learn more about male breast cancer.
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PLEASE: If "Squeamish" or easily upset; do NOT view this post, especially Photo's .3 & .4. as it is necessarily "graphic" regarding military combat bloodshed!
This is a fantastic book from my WW2 Collection; "Get Tough", Written by William E. Fairbairn, first published in 1942 by D. Appleton-Century Company New York & London. Size 5 ½" X 7 ¾" in softcover with 121 pages. This is a modified version of All-In Fighting for the American market. Note the first edition has Fairbairn's rank as 'Captain' all subsequent (1940's) editions as 'Major', this edition is from 1942.
These two links will take Collectors Weekly Members and Viewers to two websites that freely offer the FULL book " Get Tough" via two different methods:
Note: In Photo .2 Major Fairbairn refers (Page 96) to the knife being attached to the clothing or equipment of the combatant, in Photo .3 (top) you will notice the sheath for the Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife, has four "leather tabs" these are for the combatant to sew the sheath onto his battledress or personal equipment, in the position chosen by himself, in the position best suited to his personal fighting style. The positioning of the knife was never "laid down" or standardised. This is just one of the interesting insights contained in this book.
Preface to "GET TOUGH!" by the author; Captain then Major and finally Lieutenant-Colonel W. E. FAIRBAIRN:
"The method of hand-to-hand fighting described in this book is the approved standard instruction for all members of His Majesty's forces. The Commandos, and parachute troops, harrying the invasion coasts of Europe, have been thoroughly trained in its use. Britain's two-million Home Guard are daily being instructed in its simple but terrible effectiveness. The units of the United States Marine Corps who were stationed in China between 1927 and 1940 learned these methods at my own hands when I was Assistant Commissioner of the Shanghai Municipal Police.
There will be some who will be shocked by the methods advocated here. To them I say "In war you cannot afford the luxury of squeamishness. Either you kill or capture, or you will be captured or killed. We've got to be tough to win, and we've got to be ruthless - tougher and more ruthless than our enemies."
It is not the armed forces of the United Nations alone who can profit by learning how to win in hand-to-hand fighting. Every civilian, man or woman, who ever walks a deserted road at mid-night, or goes in fear of his life in the dark places of a city, should acquaint himself with these methods. Once mastered, they will instil the courage and self -reliance that come with the sure knowledge that you are the master of any dangerous situation with which you may have to cope.
The methods described in this book I have carefully worked out and developed over a period of many years. They owe something to the famous Japanese judo (jiu-jutso), and something else to Chinese boxing. But, largely, they were developed from my own experience and observation of how most effectively to deal with the ruffians, thugs, bandits, and bullies of one of the roughest water-front areas in the world.
Although every method described in the following pages is practicable - and so proved by the author and his students by years of experience, it is not essential to master them all. I suggest that at first you select about ten which, for reasons of your height, weight, build, etc., seem most suitable, and specialize in mastering these thoroughly.
Do not consider yourself an expert until you can carry out every movement instinctively and automatically. Until then, spend at least ten minutes daily in practice with a friend. At first, practice every movement slowly and smoothly. Then gradually increase your speed until every movement can be executed with lightning rapidity.
I should like in conclusion to give a word of warning. Almost every one of these methods, applied vigorously and without restraint, will result, if not in the death, then certainly in the maiming of your opponent. Extreme caution, then, should be exercised in practice, care being taken never to give a blow with full force or a grip with maximum pressure. But, once closed with your enemy, give every ounce of effort you can muster, and victory will be yours."
William Ewart FAIRBAIRN (28 February 1885–20 June 1960) was a British soldier, police officer and exponent of hand-to-hand combat method, the close combat, for the Shanghai Police between the world wars, and allied special forces in World War II. He developed his own fighting system known as Defendu, as well as other weapons tactics. Notably, this included innovative pistol shooting techniques and the development of the Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife: See my companion Collectors Weekly Post:
Fairbairn served with the Royal Marine Light Infantry starting in 1901, and joined the Shanghai Municipal Police (SMP) in 1907. During his service with the International Police in Shanghai, Fairbairn reportedly engaged in hundreds of street fights in the course of his duties over a twenty-year career, where he organised and headed a special anti-riot squad. Much of his body, arms, legs, torso, even the palms of his hands, was covered with scars from knife wounds from those fights. Fairbairn later created, organised and trained a special anti-riot squad for the Shanghai police force, as well as developing numerous firearms training courses and items of police equipment, including a special metal-lined bulletproof vest designed to stop high-velocity bullets from the 7.63 x 25mm Mauser pistol.
During World War II, he was recruited by the British Secret Service as an Army officer, where he was given the nickname "Dangerous Dan". Together with fellow close-combat instructor Eric Sykes, Fairbairn was commissioned on the General List in 1941. He trained British, American and Canadian Commando forces, along with Ranger candidates in close-combat, pistol-shooting and knife-fighting techniques. Fairbairn emphasised the necessity of forgetting any idea of gentlemanly conduct or fighting fair: "GET TOUGH, get down in the gutter, win at all costs... I teach what is called 'Gutter Fighting.' There's no fair play, no rules except one: kill or be killed," he declared.
For his achievements in training OSS personnel, Fairbairn eventually rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel by the end of the war, and received the U.S. Legion of Merit (Officer grade) at the specific request of "Wild Bill" Donovan, founder of the U.S. O.S.S.
After joining the SMP, he studied boxing, Kodokan judo and then Chinese martial arts. He developed his own fighting system—Defendu—and taught it to members of that police force in order to reduce officer fatalities. He described this system as primarily based on his personal experience, which according to police records included some 600 non-training fights, by his retirement at age 55 from the position of Assistant Commissioner in 1940.
Together with Eric A. Sykes he developed innovative pistol shooting techniques and handgun specifications for the SMP which were later disseminated through their book Shooting To Live With The One-Hand Gun (1942), along with various other police innovations such as riot batons, armoured vests and other equipment. He is perhaps best known for designing the famous Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, or 'Commando' knife, a razor-sharp stilletto-style fighting dagger used by British Special Forces in the Second World War, and featured in his textbook Scientific Self-Defence. Fairbairn also designed the lesser known Smatchet, which has it's own chapter in "Get Tough"; and collaborated on the design of several other combat knife designs.
See my CW Post of my F-S Fighting Knife:
Other Publications by Fairbairn:
Defendu, first published in 1926 in Shanghai by the North China Daily News & Herald Ltd. Size 7" X 10", hardcover, cloth bound with 171 pages.
Scientific Self-Defence, first published in 1931 by D. Appleton and Company New York & London. Size 6 ½" X 9 ½", in hardcover with 165 pages.
A slightly modified/updated version of Defendu.
All-In Fighting, first published in 1942 by Faber and Faber Limited London. Size 5 ½" X 8 ¼" in hardcover with 132 pages.
Self Defence for Women and Girls, first published in 1942 by Faber and Faber London. Size 5 ½" X 8" softcover with 48 pages.
Hands Off! (Self Defence for Women and Girls), first published in 1942 by D. Appleton-Century Company New York & London. Size 5 ¼" X 8" in softcover with 41 pages. This is a modified version of Self Defence for Women and Girls for the American market.
Shooting to Live, co-authored by Eric Anthony Sykes, first published in 1942 by Oliver and Boyd London England. Size 4 ¾" X 7" in hardcover with 96 pages.