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MYTH #1: My "Delivered" Rate shows how many emails were delivered into the inbox
WHY THIS IS FANTASY: The delivered rate is one of the most widely used measurements in email marketing, but this metric is highly deceptive, and completely misunderstood. The delivered rate is deceptive is because it doesn't take into account how many of the emails landed in the inbox versus the junk box, or went missing after your campaign was delivered. The delivered rate simply tells you how much of your mail bounced.
THE PLAIN TRUTH: Rather than aiming for a 99% delivered rate, aim for a higher inbox placement rate, and get as much mail delivered and seen to as many subscribers as possible. Don't remove subscribers from your list just because their mailboxes are full, because they're on vacation, or because you're having a hard time getting your mail delivered to email provider. Remove subscribers that don't exist, and focus on getting your mail into the only place your subscribers will ever read it: the inbox.
MYTH #2: It's my email service provider's job to fix my deliverability.
WHY THIS IS FANTASY: Mostly not true. Sure, your email service provider (ESP) might be responsible for fixing some delivery issues because their infrastructure isn't set up properly, or maybe they assigned you a shared IP address that has poor delivery. These scenarios are usually the exception, and not the rule. You, the sender, are positively, absolutely in charge of your own email deliverability and reputation. Your reputation is determined by the quality of your lists (meaning low unknown users and no spam traps), complaints, message quality, and subscriber engagement, all which the sender controls and not your ESP. When ESPs are concerned about your deliverability, they want to protect their network, business and customers by only allowing senders with a good reputation to send from their systems, not fix your deliverability issues.
THE PLAIN TRUTH: Unless you address the root cause of your poor reputation, no ESP can get you delivered to the inbox.
MYTH #3: I don't need to worry about inbox placement if I have a high Sender Score.
WHY THIS IS FANTASY: Sender Score indicates how trustworthy an email sender's IP address to an email provider, ISP or filtering company. It tells ISPs and email providers the probability that their email users will think your email is spam. Your Sender Score is more of an indication of your inbox potential. At the end of the day, it's still only one of many data points you need to determine how email providers may be junking, filtering, blocking, or bulking, your emails instead of delivering your email to inboxes.
THE PLAIN TRUTH: Your Sender Score isn't the same as your inbox placement rate. Instead, think of a low Sender Score as a higher likelihood that most, or all, email being sent from your IP address will be delivered to spam. A high Sender Score is a lot like the TSA priority screening lines at the airport. You may be able to keep your shoes and belt on, but you still have to have to go through the metal detectors, and your luggage still needs to get scanned. For senders, a high Sender Score means that email providers will give your emails less scrutiny, but your emails will still run through some filters regardless.
MYTH #4: I have a low complaint rate! My mail should be delivered to the inbox!
WHY THIS IS FANTASY: Complaint rates are calculated based on total number of complaints and total messages delivered to the inbox. So if your mail is getting delivered to the spam folder, you'll have a low complaint rate, because it's not possible to mark a message as spam in the spam folder. If you're getting sent to junk, it's the "this is not spam" rate you need to be concerned with. Some filters and mailbox providers even go a step further and only count complaints from active, trusted subscribers, meaning that all those inactive email addresses on your file who never complain won't be counted in the denominator. That means your complaint rate is probably much higher at the mailbox providers and filters than you think it is.
THE PLAIN TRUTH: Complaints are a key factor, but not the only factor when determining inbox deliverability. As the email deliverability landscape becomes more complex, you'll need to get a better handle on the metrics that can also positively affect your inbox placement rates, like the "this is not spam" rate.
MYTH #5: Words like "free" or symbols like the exclamation point (!) should be avoided because they trigger spam filters.
WHY THIS IS FANTASY: As I mentioned in the first myth, spam filtering systems rely more on your sending reputation when it comes to making inbox and spam folder placement decisions. Content plays a very small role in that filtering decision for senders today, because content spam filters experience too many false negatives, aren't reliable, and are easy for spammers to work around. If you're unsure if your content is triggering spam filters, use a tool like Inbox Preview to test against the major spam filters that will flag certain keywords, URLs, or HTML issues in your content. After you've fixed the issues that have been flagged, send a pre-deployment test to our deliverability monitoring product, Inbox Monitor, to see if there are any filtering problems you need to be worried about.
THE PLAIN TRUTH: If you have a good reputation, more often than not your reputation will override any content filter, but that doesn't mean it's never a factor. If you're sending third party content or templates used by others, your content might have a bad reputation by association. So yes, your content can have a bad reputation, but the fact is it isn't necessarily due to the content itself.


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My Azalea Looks Like Someone Torched It
My azalea looks like someone torched it. Is this from frost? The bark is all black. The leaves on the top are still alive, but it looks like the whole thing was in a fire. My concern is. . . if it's not from frost, will it infest other shrubs around it?
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Seagate Momentus XT 750GB internal solid state hybrid drive, 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s: $100 shipped (up to $40 off)
Amazon is offering the Seagate Momentus 750 GB, 7200RPM internal solid state hybrid drive for $99.99 shipped (ST750LX003). This is the cheapest price we can find by $13 and up to $30 off most trusted retailers. Regularly listed at $179, the 2.5″ internal drive features a hybrid set up offering the performance of a solid state drive and the storage capacity options of a standard HDD. Seagate claims its up to 80% faster than a regular 7200RPM solution. You can also grab a 5400rpm, 1TB Seagate 2.5 inch hybrid drive for $110 on Amazon right now, this matches the next best price and beats most trusted retailers by $10.
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This is definitely the most outstanding fashion editorial I've come across this season. These ripe autumn colors, these (unisex) oversized styles and the attitude that these kids carry, everything is just perfect. Published in Schon magazine, it really makes me want to update MY autumn wardrobe inspired by these adorable kiddos…
Photos: Kay Sukumar
Styling: Jenny Holmes
Hair and makeup: Betty Bee
Models: Karmen, Kimberly, Esme, Keira. Kids London Model Management and Ray & Robin Kids Model Management.
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SHIELD • The Teen Group at Faith
"Put on the full armor of God." Ephesians 6:11
"Who are you?" For teenagers, identity is a big question; teens realize that identity is more than just your name. But it's also more than your likes and dislikes. It's more than what your favorite food, your favorite video game, your favorite band, or who your favorite football team is. It's more than what social group you hang out with. It's more than the posters that decorate the walls of your room. It's more than your artwork. It's even more than the grades you get at school. Those are all outside things. Who you are is deeper – more foundational than that.
You want proof? First, things change: your favorite food changes; the music you listen to changes; your social group changes; even where you live and go to school changes. But things don't just change: they fall apart. Friends sometimes let you down. Relationships break. People pick on our looks or our personality. We make mistakes. We let others down. We say and do things we later regret. We get into trouble. You get the picture. If we build our identity – who we are – on these outside things, it's leaves us feeling lost when these outside things change or fall apart. We need a solid, stable foundation to build our identity on.
Fortunately, we have that foundation – a foundation that remains constant, changeless, and strong. That foundation is Jesus. At SHIELD, teens will be weekly reminded of this absolute truth – that their identity remains a redeemed child of God. Every Sunday afternoon, teens will have the opportunity to build relationships with other Christian teens, to hang out, have fun, but most importantly to grow in faith in our Savior and build our identity on him and him alone. Join us!
- Everyone ages 13-18
- Invite your friends, too!
Where & When:
- 1st Sunday of the Month – Bible Study @ The Townhouse, 5-7pm
- 2nd Sunday of the Month – Dinner & Devotion @ TBD, 5-7pm
- 3rd Sunday of the Month – Bible Study @ The Townhouse, 5-7pm
- 4th Sunday of the Month – Fellowship Activity @ TBD
Snacks will be provided for the Bible Studies at the Townhouse on the first and third Sunday of each month. For Dinner & Devotion on the second Sunday of the month, the dinner will be provided free of charge. Teens on that Sunday will meet at our Teen Group Coordinator's house or the house of a teen group family for a short teen-based devotion, dinner and games. On the fourth Sunday of the month, SHIELD will be hosting a Fellowship Activity either on or off Faith's campus. Some activities include bowling, mini golf, laser tag, go-carting, flag football, game night, a bonfire, or a trip to the local movie theater. Some Fellowship Activity Sundays will be service opportunities, like our adopt-a-highway cleanup or being a part of Faith's outreach. Costs for each month's Fellowship Activity will be communicated accordingly.
Our Team:
Teen Group Coordinator – Sherry Kangas
Activity Coordinator – Laura Kvidt
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The Effectiveness of Music Mentoring for At-Risk Youth in Middle School: Implementation and Assessment of the GOGO Program.
Publication Date
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Embargo Period
Degree Type
Doctoral Essay
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Studio Music and Jazz (Music)
Date of Defense
First Committee Member
Rachel L. Lebon
Second Committee Member
Dante Luciani
Third Committee Member
Whit Sidener
Fourth Committee Member
Dennis Kam
Guitars Over Guns Organization, Inc. (GOGO) is a 501c3 not-for-profit mentoring-based music education program co-founded by prominent South Florida jazz trombonist Frank Chadwyck (Chad) Bernstein and his father, Robert (Bob) Bernstein, a Chicago businessman. GOGO uses contemporary music to entice at-risk adolescents in high-crime neighborhoods to participate in after-school bands, supplying instruments for the students and providing an alternative to the negative influences that typically dominate their environments. GOGO also mentors these kids on a one-on-one basis in order to provide the support and tools they need to stay in and succeed in school, hoping to increase the likelihood they'll become productive members of society. The purpose of this study was to measure GOGO's efficacy in terms of academic, behavioral, and attitudinal outcomes, and to determine how to assess and improve the program for future implementation on a scalable level. These outcomes were measured through data analysis of GPA, ACOPE and music attitude survey results, and the opinions of students and mentors regarding the program through questionnaires. Results suggested that the GOGO program was effective for at-risk youth, yielding positive changes in all measurements, however more empirical data and a longer period of assessment are needed to support results. Recommendations for program improvements and further research are enclosed.
Music; Mentoring; Music Mentoring; At-Risk; Youth; At-Risk Youth; Middle School; Education; Program; Assessment; Implementation
Recommended Citation
Bernstein, Frank Chadwyck, "The Effectiveness of Music Mentoring for At-Risk Youth in Middle School: Implementation and Assessment of the GOGO Program." (2012). Open Access Dissertations. 768.


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JSB pellets manufactured in the Czech Republic by Joseph Schulz are considered by many to be the most accurate pellets available in the entire world. The JSB Exact Diabolo pellet is an intermediate weight, round nose pellet that will deliver improved flight stabilization and fine accuracy. The weight has been designed to fit most of the commonly used air rifles.
Warning: Important information for California residents
- Caliber: .177
- Weight: 8.4 grains
- Nose: Dome (Round)
- Quantity: 500 pellets
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- ManufacturerJSB
- Caliber0.177 cal
- ConditionNew
- Ammo TypePellets
- Ammo Weight8.4 gr
- Pellet ShapeDomed
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JSB Diabolo Exact .177 Cal, 8.4 gr - 500 ct
28 Reviews
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96% Recommend this product (27 of 28 responses)
By Mike
South FL
A Top Field Target Pellet
October 1, 2019
Just look at what the top comptetitors FT use. It's mostly JSB pellets. I don't think my results are noteworthy (mostly dime size groups at 25 yards), but that's on me. I know I am shooting quality with JSB.
ProsConsistent and accurate.
ConsCan't even complain that they are expensive.
Best UsesAny shooting where best accuracy is desired. That pretty much describes all shooting doesn't it?
By Tom
best for me
January 12, 2019
Excellent accuracy in my LGU .177, 1/2 inch at 40 yds.
ConsStill no screwtop tin.
Best UsesInformal target and small varmints.
By Paul
Pittsburgh, PA
December 14, 2018
This has got to be one of the pellets that you try in your gun to see if it's the one that shoots the best.
ProsShoots well in many guns. Uniform, with few if any damaged skirts. The foam disk inside protects pellets from jarring around loosely while being carried and shipped.
ConsI can live with the container lid as it is but I would prefer a more secure screw-on lid.
Best Uses If this is the best pellet found for your gun, use it for everything that your gun is capable of.
By Terry
October 4, 2018
In my crosman F4 .177 these JSB's grouped just as good as H&N Barracuta Match and Field Target Trophy. There are a little more fliers than with the H&N's, but not enough to worry about. This is due to the fact that they fit a little looser in the breech. I feel very confident that what I'm aiming at I'll hit, even if it was a flier.
ProsGood price and accurate
Best UsesPesting and target practice.
By Pedro
Excelent heavy diabolo for long shots
June 2, 2017
Stable ,heavy ,accurate
By Matthew
Fort Worth, Texas
Good pellet
April 12, 2017
These pellets are clean and they group well at 30 yards.
By Sid
Another excellent pellet from JSB!
March 19, 2017
Tested these pellets in my Hatsan 95 and appears to be very promising in the accuracy department. I'm able to keep 5 shots within 1 inch at 21 yds. from a supported sitting position. Pellet sizing is consistent as I use a pellet seater and seating effort feels the same from pellet to pellet.
ProsVery consistent, great quality!
By James
Dependable and accurate
March 3, 2017
These pellets work best in my Hatsan Gladius, no other pellet will pass through that barrel.
By cory
parksley, va
very accurate
January 28, 2017
If you have the DIana K98 Mauser, look no further than these. At 30 yards I got a 5 shot / 1 jagged hole. I stopped right there and tested no further. Good pellet!!!
ProsThey are extremely accurate.
By Cheng
JSB Exact 8.4 Gr.
November 15, 2016
Simply the best I am currently using it and love it very much
ProsMany same hole with my Marauder,good looking and accurate pallet.
ConsPallets are not uniformed I had over 100 pallets that are not in shape but after separated them they shoot excellent.
By NEDan
South of Boston
Perfect manufacturing
October 28, 2016
Simply the most reliable pellet I have found.
If JSB makes it I'll buy it.
If JSB makes it I'll buy it.
ProsA step ahead from the competition. Consistency is awesome.
ConsMost but not all guns love these pellets.
By Parker
Cary, North Carolina
Great pellet
October 27, 2016
Perfect dime size groups with a modded Crosman 1377. Only one pellet that was malformed that I've noticed.
Prosdecent price for the quality accurate
By Matt
Phillips, Wisconsin
Shot in a Benjamin discovery
October 24, 2016
I love the pellet for my benjamin discovery it is accurate and fast.
By tony D.
Fountain Hills, AZ
outstanding !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 30, 2016
I live here in Ariz. and I'm getting ready for my first "Airgun Benchrest Competition" , I purchased these pellets for my pistol 10 yd. 2016 Extreme Benchrest Competition ,
long story short, at 10 yds.I was able to put 6 pellets into a 1 inch circle, you won't find a better shooting pellet then these, and Airgundepot is the place to buy them at too ! I was by the way shooting my Brocock .177 cal. pistol, what piece of work that is too.
long story short, at 10 yds.I was able to put 6 pellets into a 1 inch circle, you won't find a better shooting pellet then these, and Airgundepot is the place to buy them at too ! I was by the way shooting my Brocock .177 cal. pistol, what piece of work that is too.
Prosquality, performance, and a decent price as well, for these pellets, you get what you paid for.
By Lloyd
Albany, IN
accurate as your gun is
August 18, 2016
here is a pic, target on left is 10 shots, setting scope up for 20 yards, target on right is 20 shots at 20 yards, perfect conditions, from Walther Terrus, for accuracy, well don't think i can get a whole lot better,, was shooting very good, but got much better when i went to a pellet seater, made my own with some copper wire, never thought would make any difference till i tried it, believer now, try a seating device, worked for me.
Proseverything is pro
Consnothing, pay for what you get
By Chris
, Georgia
July 27, 2016
Dime size groups out to 25 yds not a problem.
ProsConsistent shot after shot
By Zachary
Nevada City, CA
Pellets from 4 Tins were all Under-Sized
May 12, 2016
I just received 4 bad tins of these .177 JSB Match Diabolo Exact Pellets. I tested between 5 - 10 pellets from each tin, and they are all undersized. Some would even fall out of my RWS 34 barrel and HW 97K barrel when they were lifted up to cock them. Measured with a digital caliper, they ranged between 4.46mm and 4.50mm. Not a single pellet measured the specified 4.52mm at the head.
ConsNot a single pellet measured the specified 4.52mm at the head. No screw-in lid.
By DOUG
Montgomery, IL
best 177 caliber pellet
February 26, 2016
great speed pellet very good consistent in tins
Prosgreat pellets
Conswish the lid had screw on lid
By JT
October 22, 2015
ProsFAST ,HARD HITTING PELLET
ConsNONE YET
By Billy
September 1, 2015
Great quality
ProsConsistent size
By Mike
JSB 8.44 pellets
August 27, 2015
JSBs 8.44 exact pellets are in my opinion the best lighter weight pellet made for guns that do not shoot their 10 .34 pellets over 700 fps and I use either the 10.34s or 8.44s exclusively depending on the guns power level so as to get the flattest trajectory possible with exceptional accuracy.
Prosvery consistent in weight and shape
ConsCould always be cheaper
By Levi
Best . . . Pellets . . . Ever
April 28, 2015
I recommend getting these mainly because they are the best. 'Nuff said.
ProsAccurate, Consistent, Good price (Honestly, $12 for pellets isn't that expensive)
By Steve
Hollister, CA
Best pellet for my Vantage
April 2, 2015
Dime size groups at 20 yards. 13+ fpe and 850 fps average.
ProsEach pellet is uniform in size, and fits the same in the breech. CPHP pellets are accurate till you get 1 that fits differently.
ConsAlways out of stock
By Levi
Ludington, MI
Very Accurate
May 26, 2014
Out of nine pellet types that I tested, JSB was by far the best. These are very accurate and fit well. If you live in a windy location then I would recommend the JSB Exact Heavy. This is the favorite pellet of the Crosman Vantage 1200.
ProsUniform Accurate
By Stefan M.
Surrey BC
Great bang for your buck!
January 14, 2014
I have heard they are good so I gave them a try Happy I did. They are awesome so I will be picking up more.
The search for that perfect pellet is not over yet but for now these are by far the best quality pellets I have used.
The search for that perfect pellet is not over yet but for now these are by far the best quality pellets I have used.
By Dan F.
Pontiac, IL
JSB Exact Diabolo .177 8.44g Pellets
December 30, 2013
These pellets are by far the most accurate pellets I have tried in my Gamo Whisper Fusion break barrel air rifle. They are heavy enough to be quiet and hit hard. I realize that every gun is different and these pellets may not be the best choice for your air gun, but if you are trying to figure out which pellet is best for your gun, you should try these pellets. The quality of these pellets is great and the price is reasonable if you buy in quantity.
ProsAn accurate pellet with great quality and, enough weight to be quiet and hard hitting.
By Chevota
Outstanding pellets!
May 22, 2012
I'm not sure why there aren't more reviews for this pellet, because they are top of the line. If you like round nose which are excellent for just about everything, then you should at least try these. They work well if not the best in all my airguns. If had to choose one pellet to last me forever this would be it. They're also just heavy enough to stay under the sound barrier in my RWS 350, so that power level and below they're great. If you exceed that because your gun is more powerful than mine then try their 10.2gr version. Of course the Kodiak/Barracuda is also an outstanding heavy, but more $.
By Louis
Apache Junction Az.
JBS DIABOLO EXACT PELLETS 8.4 gr
November 13, 2011
ProsGood all around pellets not quite as accurate as some higher end pellets at longer distances.
ConsA little pricey.
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Thoughtful piece in the Observer Review section about the fallout from the Beslan school massacre… One line in particular… Picture editors scanned a gusher of digital images, and made impromptu choices about which incident to pick out of the affray and what meaning to attach to it. No one had time to wonder about the ethics or even the aesthetics of what they were doing.. Maybe?
There were some truly shocking images form the news wires as the siege came to an end. The worst being a couple of frames showing a distraught mother lifting up tarps over charred bodies looking for her child. There were over 200 in a makeshift morgue. Could you imagine even looking at one? That really upset me… afterward.
While the story was breaking, aesthetics were, I'm ashamed to say, at the forefront of my mind. I was looking for which image is going to 'work' and create an effective piece of editorial, not the suffering unfolding in front of me. As a picture editor, watching a story unfold via news wires is a disjointed yet rich experience. See a lot goes onto the wires that doesn't make it into the press, you sometimes see the 'before's and the afters' to an event, the wrong angle shots, the 'also rans' and stuff to shocking to print. In this case the town of Beslan assembled in facets on my monitor, unfiltered and raw.
It was the same for the Madrid train bomb too. When you're 'doing it' you sort of get this zoning effect, you make instant snap decisions, you become ultra focused, only afterward when the adrenaline is curdling in your system to you actually reflect on the images; that that group of pixels you optimised was a human being.
There was a an accompanying piece from Balkans vet Andrew Testa summing up why we need these images, and the effects it has on the photographer who's actually there. Both pieces come down to a: should we see these sorts of images, and b: should the photographer get 'involved'?
In answer to a: There's a market for it.. even a print market at around €1000 a pop, from War Photo Ltd. Testa's own work is there too. Suffering sells, but perhaps only of the right sort? And it doesn't get any better than instant, unplanned death in on focused area at the hands of terrorists rather than say, the deaths of 400+ people over two months at the hand of mother nature.
In answer to b: I was once on a student portfolio judging panel with Paul Lowe, who's worked in Chechnya, the Balkans and other hot spots around the world. In the boozer afterward I asked him about how he coped. "It's a bit like the end of Blade Runner, 'I've seen things…'" was all he'd say. As for getting involved, there's a piece in Russell Miller's book 'Magnum' where Lowe describes the aftermath of a Hutu massacre by Government troops in Rwanda.
It was very chaotic, there were a lot of injured and wounded… I felt I ought to help but I was only a journalist and I knew it was my duty to make pictures that would record the event. And anyway, what can one person do? A lot of babies had been on their mothers backs, and the mothers had died, but the babies were still alive. I went out with one of the aid workers to collect these little children. It was a terrible experience. One off the doctors at the camp said "Look you've got to stop bringing these people in because we've got no where to put them. If you bring any more they're going to get dysentery and they're going to die". I literally had two babies in my arms at this point. I had to put them down by the entrance to the camp. There was nothing I could do… It was very very harrowing. I was in quite a state when I got back home.


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LEINSTER made it four wins in a row in their final home league fixture of 2003, as tries from Australian centre Christian Warner and wing John McWeeney saw them hand Llanelli their first loss on their travels.
Two McWeeney tries in three second-half minutes killed off the Scarlets' challenge, with scrum-half Brian O'Meara contributing 16 points with the boot.
It was a lively opening from both sides with Leinster, backed by a slight breeze, pinning the visitors back into their 22 after three minutes, and a high tackle from wing Salesi Finau gave O'Meara his first penalty success from in front of the posts.
Gareth Bowen replied barely 60 seconds later from inside the Leinster 10-metre line, for what proved to be the Scarlets' only score of the first half.
Gary Ella's side got the crucial score in the 27th minute when a run from full-back Gordon D'Arcy from his own 22 saw him exchange passes with Gary Brown and prop Niall Treston before Warner arrived onto a flat pass from David Quinlan to outpace Barry Davies to the Welsh line.
O'Meara converted and a third success with the boot gave the home side a 13-3 lead after half an hour.
A third penalty from O'Meara went straight over in the fourth minute of injury time, before Llanelli's Bowen brought the visitors back to within 10 points after four minutes of the second half with a penalty.
A moment of controversy followed with the sin-binning of Leinster lock Ben Gissing and Scarlets' prop John Davies for infringing, only for Davies to rejoin the action a minute later.
Referee Rob Dickson failed to notice but yellow-carded lock James Griffiths three minutes later, and with play continuing, McWeeney scored his brace on 54 and 56 minutes.
The Welsh side scored a consolation try through centre Tal Selley coming from close range in the 72nd minute.
Llanelli attempted to pummel the home line in the closing stages, with a bout of sustained pressure seeing Boobyer cross in stoppage time, full-back Barry Davies converting.


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1896 Roper Steam Bike
Paul Brodie
7: Metal Pieces
This is the brake lever mount that gets brazed to the handlebars. Sometimes the biggest problem making
a part is figuring out how to hold it. By cutting this part off as the very last operation, there's
always a big chunk to hold onto for the boring, milling, drilling, tapping and slotting.
Pacific Bending and Machine bent all the frame tubes and did the bars too. It's a nice compound
bend, copied from an original Columbia bicycle from the late 1800's. The handlebar stem is four
pieces of steel brazed together, and it too will look like a lug after a nice coat of nickel.
These are most, but not all, of the fittings needed to build one steamer.
Each boiler gets (55) 12" long type K (refridgeration) copper tubes with a 5/8" OD.
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Show #24 – Being Healthy with Talli – Fitting Exercise Into Your Busy Schedule September 29, 2006Posted by tvansunder in Podcasts.
Topic of the Week
Today we are going to discuss why it is important to make exercise a priority in your life, even if you have a busy schedule.
Here are some tips on fitting exercise in your busy day:
1. Break up your exercises. You don't have to do them all at once.
2. Pencil your exercise in and make it a mandatory appointment.
3. Choose activities that you enjoy and then stick to them.
4. Exercise with a friend.
5. Balance your workouts. Make sure to do aerobic, strength training and flexibilty exercises.
Remember, exercise doesn't have to occur at a gym. It can be done anywhere and anytime. The important thing is to just do it. Find something you enjoy and make it part of your life.
Sources: http://www.physsportsmed.com, http://www.whitestrips.com, exercise.about.com, http://www.dmc.org
- 1. Cara Fletcher - May 9, 2007
For me excercising is something really important.I am very busy with my work but I always find some time to practice my low impact water aerobics.I think everyone should find something that makes him happy and helps him stay in shape at the same time.


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My parents had their annual St. Patrick's Day party last night and the two loaves of this soda bread absolutely disappeared. Sadly, that means no soda bread for breakfast this morning. I promised to post the recipe first thing today …
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
4 cup flour
1 cup sugar, plus 1 tablespoon for sprinkling
4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
pinch of salt
1 egg
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 cup raisins
1. Preheat the oven to 350. Butter and flour two 9×5 loaf pans.
2. In a large bowl, cream the butter with a pastry blender or fork. Add the flour, 1 cup of sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix well with the blender or fork.
3. In a separate bowl, stir together egg and buttermilk.
4. Make a well in the flour-butter mixture. Pour in the egg mixture. Mix gently but thoroughly. Stir in raisins. (My dad mentioned that this was so hard to stir that he used the dough hook on the stand mixer for this part.)
5. Transfer the dough to the pans, dividing it evenly. Sprinkle the tops with the remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar.
6. Bake for 40 minutes or until the tops are golden and a skewer inserted into the center of the loaves comes out clean.
7. Cool the loaves in the pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Turn out of the pans and leave to cool completely.
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September 9th, 2013 8:24 AM by David W. Welch
There are 8,152 homes for sale listed by Orlando Realtors and 8,364 homes listed as contract pending. Of the homes still available for sale, 1,106 are foreclosures and 971 are short sales. Of the homes with contracts pending, 1,139 are foreclosures and 4,668 are short sales.
Way too early Orlando real estate sales statistics for September: 296 closed sales with a median sales price of $152,139. The back to school slow down may have hit, but I'm working on six deals so maybe not.
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Last month, the media covered the story of Biggest Loser contest winners and their weight gain over the years after the show ended. Before I read the story, I was hopeful.
For once, I wanted to see the media cover what I've felt in my heart to be true for years after working with clients on their own wellness journeys. I wanted the story to share that making long-term, sustainable change occurs not just with diet and exercise alone. But instead, the story talked about a lower metabolic rate that was contributed to by their weight-loss. What a letdown. Number one, a lower metabolic rate after weight loss is not new news. And number two, the "answer" was disappointing in that it lacked any true insight and illustrates the essence of why our health is failing here in the US and abroad. We're not focusing on what really makes a difference.
The key for anyone taking on any sort of long-term health plan is the need to train your brain for healthier thinking about yourself and your life.
I tell all of my new clients that the work that we do is only based on roughly 10% food and nutrition education and the other 90% focuses on thoughts and habits. Information on healthy eating, albeit not all of it good, is free. Go online. Go to the library. Everywhere you turn, someone has a plan for you to live a healthier life.
Lack of information is not the problem.
Even if you get overwhelmed by the barrage of information and have a case of "analysis paralysis," the basics have not (and most likely will never) change. Eat more vegetables and fruits, stick with lean and clean proteins, know your good fats, and if you chose grains, make them whole. Oh yeah – and move more.
So if it's not a lack of information, what is it?
Another article that was released recently in response to the Biggest Loser article references a book called Thin for Life by Anne Fletcher written about people that have successfully lost weight and have maintained the loss. In it, she says, "The one common theme is that while maintaining their losses requires ongoing effort, that effort isn't perceived by these weight loss masters as a hardship but rather as just living with new lifestyles, and lifestyles that they enjoy."
Yes, this 100%.
But this is a lot easier said than done. How does one get to the point where they enjoy living a healthy lifestyle and embrace the changes when it's quite different from what is currently being done?
One way would be to practice shifting how your thoughts are occurring to you regarding these changes that you know you want to ultimately make. How we perceive our experiences has so much to do with our success. This was recently shared by Kate Northrup in her latest blog post, How My Boobs Changed My Relationship with Money. In her blog, she shares how her approach to pumping and storing breast milk for her new baby was more about having freedom knowing that unexpected situations wouldn't impact her ability to provide natural nourishment to her baby. The idea of freedom through saving resonated strongly with her as she likened it to the same freedom that could be had by building a financial cushion or emergency fund. While Kate has at times resisted the idea of an emergency fund so as not to manifest emergencies, she realized that rethinking her "why" would allow for the growth of this fund to occur in a way that felt more about safety and security and less about fear and traumatic events.
All she did was shift her thoughts and the words used to describe what she was doing.
This takes mastery and practice. It's about being aware of how we connect to what we are doing.
When I'm working with a new client and begin to share some new ideas for healthy eating, it's quite interesting to hear their feedback. It can range anywhere between, "This is a lot of food," to, "I am going to have nothing to eat." Similar plan, totally different perspective.
What shapes our perspective? Our whole life. We begin creating beliefs about ourselves from a very early age. There are even studies that show that some of our experiences that occur in the womb and shortly after birth can influence our life through health and other experiences.
Since I'm a huge believer in not redoing what someone has already done very well, I share with you another blog entitled, I Lost 150 Pounds – Here's What You Don't Know by Naomi Teeter. Her writing is real and raw and embraces the struggles and triumphs that one experiences is a long-lasting health journey. There is nothing more for me to say when she is done, as she has said it all.
Eight years ago, I weighed close to 300 pounds. Prior to that, the last time I remember being average size was in second grade. Even then, the other kids were in the early stages of name calling and bullying.
I lost 150 pounds seven years ago in a matter of just under 11 months. I did it through diet and exercise. It was fast and furious. I have some major regrets.
I pushed and punished myself "Biggest Loser" style by making sure I worked out twice a day (most days) for at least two hours. Eventually, I grew to love the physical pain and discomfort. It was hard for me to take a rest day. I created so much physical pain through exercise that I didn't have to deal with my feelings. Physical pain is easier to tolerate.
All of my meals were pre-planned. I never ate a meal with my partner. And if he accidentally ate from my string cheese or sugar-free gelatin stash, I flew off the handle.
Like many folks, I thought THIS was how a person successfully loses weight. So, imagine my surprise when I lost 150 pounds and found it damn near impossible to maintain.
No, it wasn't a loss of willpower. It wasn't my body fighting back with a lowered metabolism or non-existent leptin. It was because I was addressing only the surface level of my problems. I wasn't acknowledging the root cause of my morbid obesity.
I struggled off and on for the first three years of maintaining my massive weight loss. Some days, I binged on an entire ice cream cake, a large pizza, and a 12-count package of cookies from the bakery all in one sitting. Other days, I ate clean and was compliant to the Paleo lifestyle while preaching the good news of eating pasture-raised bacon.
I spent years believing something was wrong with me biologically because I struggled so much with food. I tried new sugar detoxes, clean eating programs, and briefly joined Overeaters Anonymous (which only made it worse). No special way of eating, no supplement, no workout routine helped my keep the 150 pounds off.
When I didn't get my way, I lashed out at people. When the overwhelm of work and school became too much, I binge ate my anxiety while writing essays and studying for big exams. When my dad passed away, I ran a half-marathon to not feel the pain and regret of our lack of a relationship.
I juggled multiple problems that contributed to my weight struggle: an all-or-nothing way of thinking, no self-compassion whatsoever, tons of self-judgement, over-identifying with stuff, setting unrealistically high standards for myself and others, and a total lack of self-awareness.
Having been raised in a dysfunctional household with many childhood adversities, it took a toll on my beliefs, attitude, and behavior. According to one large-scale study, childhood trauma teaches the brain and body to handle stressful situations much differently than someone with little to no childhood adversities. I was almost always in fight-or-flight mode. I reacted to even the smallest amount of stress with complete frustration and anguish.
My first step to healing was to admit that even though I lost 150 pounds, I was still the same person. I still had the same emotional baggage and fixed mindset that was a gooey ball of shame, pride, apathy, need for certainty, and passive-aggressive smugness.
Before I could maintain my weight loss in a healthy and happy way, I had to face my emotional dragons head on. It's the most uncomfortable process I've ever had to do (but also the most rewarding).
I've maintained my weight loss with ease these last 4 years by getting good at:
1. I found ways to enjoy my lifestyle change. I learned early that I had to do what I liked—no matter what scientific studies claimed to be best or what experts were spouting out as gospel. I had to find a way to be physically active that was maintainable and fun for me. Eating also had to be a flavorful experience. It didn't need to be "right," but it needed to be mostly healthy.
2. I learned more about my personality. This helped me start the journey to developing self-compassion and better relating to others. When I understood that so many others share the same personality (and there's nothing wrong with it), I stopped striving to be someone I wasn't. No amount of achievement could change who I was. I embraced my authentic self more and more each day.
3. I worked on becoming more mindful of my thoughts and behaviors. My husband often had to "put me in my place" when my reaction towards something (or someone) became too negative. By talking it out with him, I humbly learned that I was over-identifying too much with something that aggravated me.
4. I learned how to become present with my emotions and give them names. They weren't just "good" or "bad" feelings. This helped me understand how I could heal myself in productive ways without another binge.
5. I accepted that it's OK to have negative emotions. Constantly striving to get back to a happier feeling often made me feel like something was wrong with me. Respecting all of my emotions as valuable parts slowly gave me more peace. Much like in the movie Inside Out, I needed all of my emotions to deal with the realities of life.
6. I embraced the adventure. I drastically lowered my expectations for how certain events in my life were supposed to turn out. "How can I make this an adventure?" became my go-to question when conditions were less-than-favorable. My brain helped me find ways to enjoy the experience even though it didn't turn out as planned.
7. I started to recognize "not good enough" messages in media. So much of disordered eating behavior is linked to the message of "you're not good enough." It seems so innocent that you even hear it from your friends and family. It can range from "You are what you eat. So, don't be fast, easy and cheap" to your "guilt-free" chocolate chip cookies which implies you should feel guilty for having a treat. I allowed myself to feel anger towards these messages instead of shame.
8. I stopped identifying myself according to my actions. Labels (both good and bad) limited me. They often made me feeling powerless or uncomfortably incongruent with who I was supposed to be. When I struggled with binge eating and obsessive thoughts about sugar, Overeaters Anonymous told me I was a "sugar addict." When I called myself a runner, I had internal fist fights with the part of me that wanted to settle for a hike rather than a run.


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|I just love doing resin but haven't had enough time to make some this past year. What an excuse to make the time to make some for our new website opening! I had a lot of fun doing these. You'd think filling them with resin drop by drop off from a bamboo stick would be the hardest part, but nooooooo, it wasn't. Cutting every single image to fit into the bezels was the hardest and longest part of this venture. I ended up making a thin plexiglass template to fit each bezel and then used that template to trace around the image and then cut it out; and even then it wasn't perfect — had to snip a little here and there to get it to fit, especially the moon bezels!
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Am I the only idiot in BC forums who believes that it is dangerous?
There has been controversy concerning the safety of wi fi for many years and IMO if these probable dangers are bad enough, then G5 will make them a certainty.
BTW according to the following link 180 scientists and doctors in almost 40 countries are warning the world about 5G health risks.
BTW is it possible for a scientist or a doctor to be an idiot?


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2012 Fantasy Baseball Round-Up: Josh Hamilton, Albert Pujols, Randall Delgado and More
San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs: Both managers argued calls in the top of the seventh, the first time I can remember seeing that. Ultimately, it looked like Jeff Samardzija was helped out of a bases loaded 1 out jam by a poor call at first. That said, up until the seventh, Samardzija was straight dealing. After the controversial play, Samardzija got pinch hitter Jesus Guzman to strike out on a slider way out of the zone to end that threat. However, the wheels were loosened in the seventh and fell off completely in the eighth. Shawn Camp relieved and got out of a jam without much damage. Camp was then lifted in the ninth after getting Chase Headley out in favor of James Russell, who converted the first save in his career. Alfonso Soriano hit a homer and he has four homers in the last nine games…when he hot, he hot. Carlos Quentin also homered, welcome back to being healthy, if only he could stay that way.
In case you care, there was a very bizarre interview with Duff Goldman after he sung "Take Me out to the Ballgame," which he clearly didn't know the words to. In fairness, Goldman did enjoy his time and didn't just go through the motions. That said, I definitely don't watch many Cubs games…
Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays: So, I totally forgot Orlando Hudson was on the Sox. Moving on…it was death by singles for James Shields last night, as he gave up 10 hits in six+ innings. He walked one batter and struck out eight. It was one of those games were bloops didn't find gloves. After Shields excited the game, the boomsticks came out, as Dayan Viciedo hit a homer to extend the lead. Alexei Ramirez also chipped in two RBIs and should be rounding into form any time now. On the other side of the ledger, Hideki Matsui started in left field and hit his first homer of the year. Go figure. There wasn't much other offense from the Rays, as Philip Humber and the Sox bullpen shut them down. If Humber can get his control under, well, umm, control, he'll end up with solid numbers the rest of the way. He's a decent speculative add, just based on the fact that he'll get to face the Minnesota Twins a few more times.
Color man, Brian Anderson: "I will Michael Flatley you." I enjoy him and not only because of his odd history with the expansion draft.
Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians: This one was more or less over after the second inning. Again Justin Masterson was owned by left handed batters, as he struggled to complete six, ultimately giving up eight runs (seven earned) and nine hits. At least he didn't walk anyone and he fanned eight. Mike Moustakas went deep and collected four RBIs, while Alex Gordon had two hits and is batting .232/.324/.358. I'd go out and get him if possible. Jose Lopez keeps getting at bats for the Indians. While he is an OBP suck, he is capable of hitting .270 with double digit pop ROTW.
St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves: Randall Delgado and Jake Westbrook pitched well enough to keep their squads in the game, but not much better. Dan Uggla provided the bulk of the offense for the Braves, blasting a three-run homer and Yadier Molina did a ton of damage for the cards, hitting a homer and knocking in three. Meanwhile, Carlos Beltran was all over the bases and stole his sixth bag. When healthy, good lord he good. Matt Adams went 0/3 but walked and has a .400 OBP.
Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins: Anibal Sanchez was his usual dominate self, as the Nationals got just eight base runners all game. Heath Bell worked a relatively painless ninth for his ninth save. Hanley Ramirez hit his eighth HR and Giancarlo Stanton chipped in a double and RBI. Aside from Bryce Harper's fourth triple, not much happened offensively for the Nats. Edwin Jackson wasn't great but put together a decent outing all things told.
Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays: You really can't use Jake Arrieta in every start. He's at best a match-ups guy, who was evident as the Jays took him to task: 4.1 IPs, six earned runs, three walks, five K's. Arrieta now has a 5.37 ERA. Still, it did appear the O's pitchers were getting squeezed a bit and Matt Wieters was ejected in the fifth for arguing. While the Jays had a lot of hits, only three were for extra bases. Brett Lawrie had a double and three RBIs. When he adjusts to the adjustments pitchers have made, watch out. Rickey Romero was as effective as necessary in a tough AL East matchup, going six, allowing seven base runners and K'ing seven. Adam Jones hit a homer and extended his hit streak. Chris Davis added a HR in the sixth and Jones hit his second homer of the game in the ninth off Casey Janssen to make the final score just a bit closer.
Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets: Joe Blanton somehow gave up HRs to the pitchers spot twice, once to Mets starter Jeremy Hefner and then to Scott Hairston who pinch hit for Hefner. All told, it was a horrible outing for Blanton as he allowed 11 base runners in five plus. For the Phillies, Brian Schneider also homered, so it was bizarro HR game. Jimmy Rollins collected two hits and should get back to being a decent contributor sometime soon. After a lengthy rain delay, Frank Francisco came on and secured his 14th save relatively easily. When he's healthy, he's solid.
Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers: Josh Hamilton hit another homer and collected three RBIs. Outside of that, though, Jason Vargas pitched pretty well, got the win and remains a solid match-up play. Certainly few started him last night, but his 3.45 ERA is no joke. Meanwhile Scott Feldman, Alexi Ogando and Mike Adams gave this game away. The Mariners just jabbed their way to runs, with only three extra base hits. Dustin Ackley was back in the line-up and leading off. He scored a run, collected an RBI and stole a base.
Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins: Not surprisingly, this match-up resulted in very little offense, even though neither pitcher actually pitched well. Jarrod Parker walked four and struck out four and Cole DeVries walked five and struck out just one. The Twins threatened in the eighth when Grant Balfour issued two ball fours, but couldn't actually get a hit. Then, in the ninth against an inferior reliever (Brian Fuentes), Jamey Carroll collected a leadoff single. Denard Span went down 0-2 before taking four straight balls. Ben Revere then popped up a bunt to give Fuentes his first out. He then got Joe Mauer on a ground out fielder's choice (which with decent defense could have been a double play). Josh Willingham, lefty killer, came to the plate and promptly yanked one out of the park for a three-run walk off homer. Brian Fuentes, not so good. At some point it'll be Ryan Cook's job. It's just a matter of how long the A's want to "audition" Balfour and Fuentes for possible trades.
Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox: After battling late inning rain delays, the Red Sox ultimately prevailed and went above .500 for the first time all season. This was not Justin Verlander's best outing as his curveball seemed to be left up and over often. David Ortiz provided a ton of punch with a double, homer and two RBIs. Scott Podsednik now has a .467/.467/.733. Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder provided a bulk of the offense off Daniel Bard. Bard was solid, but only struck out four batters. Alfredo Aceves shut the door on the three-run save.
Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates: Charlie Morton, not so good at pitching, the Reds, pretty good at hitting (although not so much at getting on base). Jay Bruce doubled twice, Todd Frazier doubled and tripled, and Homer Bailey added an RBI for the Reds. Go get Frazier now, he's a .260 or so hitter, but can provide a good bit of pop. Unfortunately but also typical, the majority of the offense for the Pirates came from Andrew McCutchen, who had the only extra base hit. Bailey was the star of the game, going the distance and lowering his ERA to 3.73. Bailey has added a bit of MPHs on his fast ball and slider and has been using his FB much more. That has resulted in a 10% swinging strike rate, which hasn't shown up in increased K/9, yet. You'd have to think he could add some more K's in the rest of his starts and he should get decent run support, making him a solid SP option.
Oh, and on Monday night, Frazier saved some poor dude's life by administering the Heimlich to "dislodge a sizeable piece of meat." Remember to chew, children.
New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: Andy Pettitte finally showed his age in failing to shut down the Angels and plucky young upstart Albert Pujols. Pettitte is, at best, a match-ups option who can get you some wins. On the other hand, Pujols is someone you should probably start every game, he went 2/4 with his eighth HR. Mark Trumbo also homered (his ninth) and stole a base (his fourth). Trumbo is batting an amazing .338/.390/.609. While his BABIP (.393) makes it unlikely he continues to hit so well, he looks more and more like a .270/.275 hitter with near 30 HR pop. At this point, the Angels are going to keep running him out there. Oh, and that Dan Haren guy? He shut down the Yanks. He's good, you should have bought low.
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants: Clay Hensley got the win and Santiago Casilla the save. Neither pitcher allowed a base runner. Buster Posey provided the majority of the Giants offense, doubling and collecting two RBIs. Angel Pagan batted fifth, went 2/4 and stole a base. He's hitting .313/.356/.469. I wish I owned him more. The Diamondbacks were stymied all night, as they totaled nine base runners. Justin Upton and Chris Young doubled.
Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers: Another low-scoring affair as young pitcher Nathan Eovaldi took the bump. Eovaldi is a solid prospect with some upside given his division/ballpark. Unfortunately, the two runs he allowed were one more than some dude named Michael Fiers allowed. Fiers has actually thrown some good innings at AAA the last few seasons. He's old (26) but commands the zone well and sometimes that's enough. Ryan Braun hit another homer. If he slipped in your draft and the draft was after he was cleared, shame on you and your league mates. Oh, Braun also stole a base.
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Aurora shooter's permit was revoked but gun wasn't seized
By DON BABWIN and JULIE WATSON
Associated Press
Monday, February 18
AURORA, Ill. (AP) — An initial background check failed to detect a felony conviction that should have barred the man who killed five co-workers and wounded six other people at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant from buying the gun.
Months later, a second background check of Gary Martin found his 1995 aggravated assault conviction in Mississippi involving the stabbing of an ex-girlfriend. But it prompted only a letter stating his gun permit had been revoked and ordering him to turn over his firearm to police — raising questions about the state's enforcement to ensure those who lose their permits also turn over their weapons.
A vigil for the victims, including a university student on his first day as an intern and a longtime plant manager, was held Sunday outside Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Chicago. More than 1,500 people braved snow and freezing drizzle to attend.
Martin, 45, was killed in a shootout with officers Friday, ending his deadly rampage at the plant. His state gun license permit was revoked in 2014, Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman said.
But he never gave up the .40-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun he used in the attack. Investigators are still trying to determine what exactly law enforcement agencies did after that letter was sent, Ziman said.
Illinois lawmakers who support more gun control measures said Martin was able to keep the gun because of a flaw in the 1968 law that requires residents to get a Firearm Owner's Identification card, or FOID card, to purchase firearms or ammunition. They must pass a background check, but the law does not mandate that police ensure weapons have been removed if a red flag is raised later.
Legislation was introduced in 2016 to require police go to the homes of gun owners who have their FOID cards revoked and search for the weapons, but it failed over concerns it would overtax police departments, said Democratic Rep. Kathleen Willis.
She wants to see a similar measure introduced again.
"Let's use some common sense. If you have someone with a felony, obviously they are not the best law-abiding citizens who are going to follow through when they get the letter and go, 'oh yeah, here's my gun, no problem,'" Willis said. "We have to have oversight. That's the biggest flaw in the whole system. We're asking people who already have done something wrong, to do something right."
Last year, Illinois joined other states like California in passing a law that allows family members to petition to have a gun removed from a home and a person's permit revoked if they believe they might use it to harm themselves or others.
Lawmakers are also working to add teeth to restrictions on the transfers of gun ownership from a person whose permit has been revoked, Willis said. The change follows a 2018 shooting at a Tennessee Waffle House involving a man who had to give his guns to his father after his Illinois FOID card was revoked, but his father later gave them back to him.
Legislators want people who obtain such weapons to sign an affidavit vowing to not return the weapons to the original owner.
Martin was no stranger to police in Aurora, where he had been arrested six times over the years for what Ziman described as "traffic and domestic battery-related issues" and for violating an order of protection.
After an initial background check failed to detect his felony conviction, Martin was issued his FOID card and bought the Smith & Wesson handgun on March 11, 2014. Five days after that, he applied for a concealed carry permit. That background check, which used digital fingerprinting, did flag his Mississippi felony conviction and led the Illinois State Police to revoke his permit.
Records stemming from his 1995 conviction in Mississippi described an extremely violent man who abused a former girlfriend, at one point hitting her with a baseball bat and stabbing her with a knife, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
After serving less than three years, he moved to Illinois and landed a job at Henry Pratt. The conviction was not detected in a company background check.
Authorities said Saturday that Martin pulled out the gun and began shooting right after hearing he was being fired from his job of 15 years at the industrial valve manufacturer for various workplace violations. The company has not given further details on what they were.
Martin killed three people in the room with him and two others just outside, Ziman said. Among the dead was a college student starting a human resources internship at the plant that day. Martin also wounded a sixth worker, who is expected to survive.
After wounding five officers, Martin hid in the back of the building, where officers found him about an hour later and killed him during an exchange of gunfire, police said. All of the wounded officers are expected to live.
Police identified the slain workers as human resources manager Clayton Parks of Elgin; plant manager Josh Pinkard of Oswego; mold operator Russell Beyer of Yorkville; stock room attendant and fork lift operator Vicente Juarez of Oswego; and Trevor Wehner, the new intern and a Northern Illinois University student who lived in DeKalb and grew up in Sheridan.
Wehner, 21, was on the dean's list at NIU's business college and was on track to graduate in May with a degree in human resource management.
The Rev. Dan Haas told those who gathered outside Henry Pratt for Sunday's vigil that the killings left the victims' families brokenhearted and in mourning.
"All of these were relatively young people — many of them were very young people. We will never know their gifts and talents. Their lives were snuffed out way too short," he said.
Babwin reported from Chicago. Watson reported from San Diego. Associated Press writers Caryn Rousseau, Carrie Antlfinger and Amanda Seitz contributed.
Aurora shooting victims included plant manager, intern
By CARYN ROUSSEAU
Associated Press
Monday, February 18
CHICAGO (AP) — The victims of an employee who started shooting after hearing he was being fired at a suburban Chicago industrial warehouse were co-workers that included a plant manager whose wife says he texted her "I love you, I've been shot at work," and an intern in his first day on the job. A look at the victims:
Terra Pinkard says it all started with a text from her husband, Josh: "I love you, I've been shot at work."
The Chicago Tribune reported that she later learned he was among the five victims of Friday's shooting at Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora.
She wrote in a Facebook post Sunday that she read the text message several times before it "hit me that it was for real." She called Josh's phone, texted him and FaceTimed him, but got no response.
She called Henry Pratt, where he had been plant manager since the spring of 2018, and a woman answered and said she was "barricaded in her room with police everywhere."
"Of course my heart dropped," Terra Pinkard wrote.
She loaded her and Josh's three children into her car and drove toward the plant. When an officer stopped her at a street that had been closed and couldn't provide information, she headed to two of the nearest hospitals.
Hours later, police told her about a staging area for victims' families. An officer there read Josh's name among the fatalities.
"I want to shout from the rooftops about how amazing Josh was! He was brilliant! The smartest person I've ever met! My best friend! The man I would have leaned on during devastation like this who would tell me it's ok Terra, it is all going to be fine," she wrote in the Facebook post. "The man who was dying and found the clarity of mind for just a second to send me one last text to let me know he would always love me."
Josh Pinkard, 37, had attended the meeting where the gunman was fired.
A native of Alabama, Josh joined the parent company 13 years ago at its Albertville, Alabama, facility.
He earned a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Mississippi State University and a master's degree from the University of Arkansas, according to his LinkedIn account.
The 21-year-old Northern Illinois University student was on his first day as an intern in human resources at Henry Pratt and also was at the fateful meeting.
Jay Wehner said his nephew grew up about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Aurora in Sheridan and was expected to graduate from Northern Illinois University in May with a degree in human resource management. He was on the dean's list at NIU's business college.
"He always, always was happy," Jay Wehner said. "I have no bad words for him. He was a wonderful person. You can't say anything but nice things about him."
Ted Beyer said his son had a "big heart" and tried his best to make his office a better place. He told the Chicago Sun-Times that's why the 20-year mold operator and union chairman sat in on Gary Martin's termination meeting Friday afternoon. Ted Beyer said his son had helped Martin win back his job months earlier.
Russ Beyer was shot outside the meeting.
"He was a hard worker, just like I was," Ted Beyer, 71, said of his son. "I loved him … We were close. He was my first kid."
Russ Beyer had followed in the footsteps of his father, a previous union chairman who worked at Henry Pratt for four decades. Ted and his 46-year-old son enjoyed camping, fishing and swimming together, usually at Taylorville Lake in central Illinois.
They also shared one more connection: Ted Beyer had also previously vouched for Martin in grievance meetings with management. Beyer remembered Martin as a kind, caring man who brought him coffee and walked with him following back surgery.
But, Beyer said, that doesn't take away the pain of losing Russ, the oldest of three children, who also had two adult children of his own.
"Anybody who knew him knew he had a big heart," Ted Beyer said of his son. "I just recently lost my sister and now this and, you know, it hurts. It's just like somebody reached in there and took your heart out."
The 32-year-old from Elgin, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Aurora, had joined Henry Pratt in November 2018 as HR manager responsible for operations in Aurora, Illinois; Hammond, Indiana; and Denver, the company said. He also was in the meeting where the gunman was being fired.
Parks was married and had an infant son Axel, according to a Facebook post by his wife Abby.
"Every time I've closed my eyes over the last twelve hours, I've opened them hoping to wake from a terrible dream, but that's not the case," Abby posted. "I'm living my worst nightmare. My husband, my love, my best friend."
Parks was a 2014 graduate of the Northern Illinois University College of Business.
Neighbors remembered Vicente Juarez as a hardworking grandfather and rock of his tight-knit family.
Juarez was shot outside the meeting where the gunman was being fired. Juarez had been employed at Henry Pratt since 2006 and was a member of the shipping and warehouse team in Aurora. He had held several other jobs previously in the warehouse, the company said.
The Chicago Tribune reported that Juarez lived with his wife, adult daughter and four grandchildren in a subdivision in Oswego, about 6 miles (10 kilometers) south of Aurora.
Relatives declined comment, saying they appreciate the support but are still dealing with the shock. Neighbor Julie Zigman called Juarez "the patriarch of the family" and said "everyone looked to him."
Neighbor Joven Ang said anytime he was working outside Juarez asked him if he needed help. "That's the kind of person he was," Ang said.
More than 1,500 attend vigil for Aurora shooting victims
Monday, February 18
AURORA, Ill. (AP) — More than 1,500 people braved snow and freezing drizzle to attend a prayer vigil for five slain co-workers Sunday, two days after they were fatally shot at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant by a longtime employee who was fired moments earlier.
The Rev. Dan Haas told those who gathered near five white crosses erected for the shooting victims outside Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora that Friday's "senseless killings" left their families brokenhearted in the city about 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Chicago.
"All of these were relatively young people — many of them were very young people. We will never know their gifts and talents. Their lives were snuffed out way too short," he said of the victims, who included a 21-year-old university student on his first day as an intern.
Haas called on God to bring comfort to the families and Aurora. He then read the names and ages of the five shooting victims, prompting waves of sobs and cries from relatives attending the vigil.
The city of Aurora tweeted that about 1,700 people attended the vigil in a snowy lot outside the industrial valve manufacturer where several ministers and a rabbi called for healing.
Authorities said Gary Martin pulled out a gun and began shooting right after hearing that he was being fired from his job of 15 years at the plant for various workplace violations. Martin, 45, was killed in a shootout with officers, ending his deadly rampage. Five police officers and a sixth plant worker were injured in the shooting and are expected to survive.
Aurora Mayor Richard C. Irvin told the vigil crowd that the city's residents feel for the victims' families "with all our hearts."
"When I thought about the words that I might share with our community and the families of the victims today, I thought to myself that just to simply offer condolences is not enough," he said. "It doesn't measure the amount of pain that we feel, for the loss that we've experienced in this community."
Officials: 1 dead, 4 police wounded in Illinois shooting
Friday, February 15
AURORA, Ill. (AP) — At least one person was killed and four police officers wounded when a shooter opened fire at an industrial park in Aurora, Illinois, officials said Friday.
Kane County Coroner Chris Nelson confirmed one person was killed. City spokesman Clayton Muhammad said four officers were wounded and in stable condition, but did not say if they were shot.
Details of the person killed were not released.
The gunman was apprehended, officials said, and the Kane County coroner was at the scene.
Live TV reports showed dozens of first responder vehicles outside a building housing the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora, a city of about 200,000 people about 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Chicago.
Several ATF teams responded to the shooting and were at the scene, according to the agency's Chicago spokeswoman, and the FBI said it also was responding.
John Probst, an employee at the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora, told ABC7 that he ran out of the back door as the shooting unfolded Friday afternoon. Probst says he recognized the gunman and that he works for the company.
He said the gunman had "a pistol with a laser." Probst said he wasn't hurt but that another colleague was "bleeding pretty bad."
The company makes valves for industrial purposes.
Police said the situation had been contained and that there was "no ongoing threat to the public," according to a statement issued by the Kane County Sheriff's Department on behalf of the Aurora Police Department.
The statement said the Aurora Police Department was expected to hold a news conference at 5 p.m. CST.
The White House said President Donald Trump was briefed on a shooting in Illinois and monitoring the situation as he prepared to depart for a weekend trip to his home in Palm Beach, Florida.
West Aurora School District 129 said on its website that it was keeping all students in their classrooms as police investigate, but that "teaching will continue with reduced movement."
Spokespeople for Mercy Medical Center and Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora did not immediately return messages about whether either hospital was treating victims from the shooting. No victims had been sent to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in nearby Downers as of Friday evening, spokeswoman Kate Eller told The Associated Press.
February 15, 2019
Portman Delivers Remarks on Bipartisan Legislation to Address National Park Service Maintenance Backlog
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) delivered remarks on the Senate floor highlighting the Restore Our Parks Act, bipartisan legislation he introduced with Mark Warner (D-VA), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), and Angus King (I-ME) to address the nearly $12 billion backlog in long-delayed maintenance projects at the National Park Service (NPS). Portman also discussed two initiatives included in the recently-passed Senate lands package that will benefit Ohio.
Transcript of his remarks can be found below:
"Earlier this week, the Senate passed other legislation called the lands bill, but it's really about land conservation. It's about ensuring that we have the ability to protect treasures around our great country. There are two provisions that were in this lands bill that are very important for Ohio. One had to do with something called the Ohio and Erie Canalway National Heritage Area. You've probably heard of the Erie Canal, ran through Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and other states. The national heritage area is an 110-mile route on the canal from Cleveland to New Philadelphia, Ohio. And it follows the route of the canal along the Cuyahoga River. It is a beautiful, beautiful area. The 87-mile trail is now enjoyed by 2.5 million visitors a year and we wanted to be sure and protect in this legislation. I've been there. My family has been there. It is a great place to hike, a great place to bicycle, a great place to go bird watching. Great place to just enjoy time with your family. And it is our history that we're preserving.
"The Canalway was established as a national heritage area by Congress in 1996. Although Congress has authorized funding for the Ohio Erie Canalway Heritage Area through fiscal year 2021, we had reached a funding cap this year. Which meant we were at risk of losing about $100,000. That may not sound like much in the context of the federal budget, but $100,000 is a big deal to the Canalway. Why? Because we use the federal money to leverage private money and state and local money. And it's a critical part of making sure that we continue to have this beautiful treasure in our state that brings 2.5 million visitors a year and has a lot of economic benefits to our area. So Senator Brown from Ohio and I have promoted this. We know that this limited federal funding is going to be critical to leveraging those public-private partnerships, helping create 4,200 jobs in the region, and generating $408 million in economic benefits. It is important to have that kind of stable funding in our heritage areas so they can continue to do what they do. Tell our nation's rich history and provide the recreational opportunities to people I represent. I'm glad that was included in the lands package.
"There was another piece of legislation that was passed. It was a bill that Senator Cardin from Maryland and I had been promoting called the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act and it reauthorizes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife's program that promotes long-term conservation, research, and habitat protection for more than 380 different species of migratory birds. This is a big deal to our state in Ohio. We're a big bird-watching state. We have a lot of migratory species including our state bird. George Voinovich, whose seat I hold, was a big champion for this program in his time in the Senate. He used to talk about the importance of this from an economic point of view and it's true. Bird watching brings more than 75,000 visitors a year to just one single birding event in Ohio, for the birders who are listening, you probably know it. It is in northwest Ohio, at the Maumee Bay State Park. It is called the 'Biggest Week in American Birding.' Polls have ranked it as the top birding event in the country. There is a study out by Bowling Green that indicates that bird watching around Lake Erie has contributed more than $26 million a year to our local economy. And it has created about 300 jobs. Passage of this legislation is great news for us. This is about protecting the habitat in Ohio but also the habitat where these birds go in the wintertime. They're snowbirds. They go south so we need to ensure they're going to come back and ensure we continue to have that economic benefit and enjoy that natural beauty.
"So I commend Senators Murkowski, Cantwell, and Manchin for working to get this legislation through the Senate. I look forward to the House taking it up. It also has a good provision in there for helping our sportsmen, ensuring that we have public access to public lands. So my hope is that can move forward, we can ensure that we begin to deal with the issues that were addressed in that lands package.
"One thing that was not addressed in the lands package that I want to be sure we don't lose sight of is the condition of our national parks. Now, if you're going to talk about the treasures of our country, you have to put our national parks right at the top. We have this amazing park system that's the envy of so many other countries around the world and it is one reason so many foreign visitors come to our country. The national parks now attract 330 million visitors annually. By the way, more visitors in the last few years than in the previous few years. It's actually going up some. These 330 million visitors come to see 84 million acres of parks and historical sites. Again, it is a huge economic boon to our country because a lot of people coming from outside the country but also for the local areas where people travel to get a beautiful vacation with their family, one they can afford. So we need to do everything we can do to hold our parks up.
"Here's the problem. We have, over time, funded the parks' day-to-day operations but not funded their longer-term maintenance problems. So think of a building that has a roof that is leaking. Now, we're funding the program within that building. But what we're not funding is the actual reconstruction of that building. It's called a maintenance backlog. That backlog has grown and grown and grown over the years to the point where we now have a $12 billion maintenance backlog at our parks. And the park funding that we provide every year can't come close to addressing that backlog. So what some of us have done over the years is tried to bring attention to this and to figure out a way to get funding that was specifically focused on how to ensure that our national parks don't continue to deteriorate. Again, they're such a beautiful part of our country, our history, and our culture. We've got to preserve that legacy.
"In Ohio, we have eight national parks including Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Cuyahoga Valley National Park is one of the top 13 visited parks in the country. We're very proud of that. Whether it is biking or hiking or fishing or kayaking, 2.2 million visitors go a year to Cuyahoga Valley. I am a one of them. I like to do all of that there. So these parks need to be sure that they can continue to be this treasure for the future. The infrastructure, the water infrastructure, the roads, the buildings, the bridges, they're all deteriorating to the point where actually some of them can't be used. If you go to a national park today, you may see that there is a trail closed or a visitor center that can't be visited. You may see some of the campgrounds are closed or the bathrooms are closed because those facilities have not been able to keep up with their deferred maintenance. So I think we should be putting more money into deferred maintenance and bringing our parks up to speed. And addressing this $12 billion backlog, then the idea of expanding parks. We ought be focused more on the stewardship of the parks we have and that $12 billion is impossible to find within the parks' budget that we have.
"Think about your own house. If you allowed deferred maintenance to build up, you don't take care of the roof, as an example, well you get a leak in the roof and then pretty soon your drywall is ruined and I'm pretty sure you find out that your floor is ruined and the costs mount up. That's what's happening in our parks. As we're not fixing the deferred maintenance, we're creating other costs and problems. I've seen it. I've gone to four of our larger parks in Ohio to see specifically what their priorities are in terms of deferred maintenance. One is a leaky roof, another is a bridge, another is a part of a railroad track that runs through it that is a tourism railroad track. Another is a seawall on Lake Erie. If that's not fixed it then causes other damage. So my hope is that we can, on a bipartisan basis, deal with this because these problems compound. They get worse and worse if you don't deal with them. We can't wait any longer to address these maintenance needs. So even though we don't have Yellowstone in Ohio, we don't have the Grand Tetons, Yosemite, we don't have huge parks like that, we have an $100 million backlog in our deferred maintenance in our smaller parks in Ohio. $100 million.
"I toured the Cuyahoga Valley National Park with Superintendent Craig Kenkel and Deb Yalanda who is CEO of the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Deb is also president of the National Association of Park Friends Alliance for our parks. They are fantastic, these friends groups. They provide a lot of private funding for the parks, private sector funding, and I think it is an incredibly important part of our overall park funding but they can't afford these maintenance projects either. More than $45 million at Cuyahoga Valley alone today in unmet maintenance needs. $875,000 for badly needed renovations for their welcome center. I've been there, I've seen it. They need it. More than $3 million to renovate parking lots that are crumbling, more than $2 million for trail repair for the extensive trail system throughout the park.
"I've also been to our other parks in Ohio and seen what some of the deferred maintenance is. At the Perry Victory International Peace Memorial on Lake Erie, $47.7 million is needed in long delayed maintenance which includes millions in repairs to replace cracks in the seawall there to enable the rest of the monument to continue to exist. In the visitors center, it has to be made ADA compatible and needs repairs. So everything that we talk about here in terms of the parks is normally very positive. Democrats, Republicans alike love the parks. People in America love our parks. But I think they are surprised to learn the fact that just underneath the surface our parks are crumbling.
"We've got to do more to ensure they're going to be enjoyed for generations to come. From 2006 until 2017 annual visitation increased by 58 million people. So as these needs are growing, more people are putting more and more pressure on the parks. Keeping up with the aging infrastructure and increased visitation has really stretched the Park Service thin and required them to focus on just the very immediate maintenance needs and postponing or delaying these other projects. We can't continue to use these Band-Aids. We've got to address the underlying issue. I view it as kind of a debt unpaid. This is deferred maintenance that has built up over the last couple of decades that we should have addressed and we didn't and now we need to go back and do it to ensure it doesn't incur additional costs.
"This week I've reintroduced legislation I've worked on in the last three Congresses. This legislation I've reintroduced with three of my colleagues, Senator Mark Warner from Virginia, Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, and Senator Angus King of Maine. Two Republicans, one Democrat and one Independent. That makes it tripartisan. It's called the Restore Our Parks Act. Again it's a common-sense solution to deal with this $12 billion backlog of long overdue maintenance projects. I want to thank my colleagues for stepping up and working on this together, and we have. We've had different proposals out there. Senator Warner came up with this idea that we have of using the offshore and onshore revenue from oil and gas drilling. We combined with a bill that Senator Alexander and Senator King had put forward. There are others who have great ideas. Senator Steve Daines from Montana is one of our strong supporters who is chair of the National Parks Subcommittee at the Energy and Natural Resources Committee and as he says, grew up in the shadow of Yellowstone Park. We've got colleagues on both sides of the aisle who care about this and are involved with it and I want to thank them for all of their hard work. It was Senator Alexander who told me that in the 100-year history of our national parks there has never been a single bill more important than this one. And that's saying a lot because since Teddy Roosevelt decided to acquire this land for national parks there have been lots of ways we tried to help the parks including recent legislation that I drafted on the centennial of the parks. It helps us get more public-private money into the parks, and that's good but not enough to handle these incredible $12 billion deferred maintenance costs we have now.
"The legislation creates what's called a Legacy Restoration Fund which will get half of all the annual energy revenues over the next five years that are not otherwise allocated to be used for priority deferred maintenance projects. This is royalties from onshore and offshore energy development. The Trump administration is doing more of that development so there is more revenue coming in. The bill caps the deposits into the fund at $1.3 billion annually. So no matter what, even if there is a lot more money coming in we're going to have a cap of $1.3 billion annually which would provide a total of $6.5 billion for deferred maintenance projects over the next five years. I said $12 billion earlier and that's the amount. But of the urgent priorities, it's about $6.5 billion. That's how we came up with that number. What we're trying to do is at least address the urgent priorities in the next five years using the revenues that are coming into our government from these offshore and onshore energy projects, oil and gas projects. Again, if it's allocated to something else like the Land and Water Conservation Fund, we don't touch it. It's just funding that's not already allocated somewhere else.
"Last year we had 37 cosponsors here in the Senate for this legislation, Republicans and Democrats alike. More than one-third of this chamber. A similar House bill, our House companion bill, had 234 members cosponsoring it, more than the 218 needed, more than the majority. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee reported this bill out on a bipartisan basis last fall. I was on the committee. We had a good debate about it and reported it out with a 19-4 vote. There's not a lot that we do around here that's that bipartisan. We received overwhelming support from conservation and outdoor recreation groups. This includes the National Parks Conservation Association, the Outdoor Industry Alliance, the National Trust for Public Land, Pew Charitable Trusts and others. At our hearing on this legislation last year, the director of the Pew Charitable Trust said, 'Supporting this bipartisan bill is a wise investment for our National Park System and has overwhelming support from the American public. It generates hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars for the economy each year and provides access to world-class recreation opportunities and helps preserve our natural history.' Yes, the parks do all of that. And that's why it's so important that we preserve them and ensure that this long-term problem gets addressed now. I'm proud to introduce legislation in the Senate this week and I'm proud that the House companion bill is being introduced today by Representative Bishop and Representative Kilmer. I look forward to working with my colleagues to get this bill across the finish line. I want to thank the senators who have signed up as cosponsors. I hope we can continue to build support for this and get this common-sense bill done to help preserve our national treasures."