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Britney Spears, Sarah Jessica Parker to auction off shoes for charity
This promises to be a really big shoe.
Memorabilia house Gotta Have Rock and Roll is hosting a celeb shoe auction to benefit the city's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. The fun begins Wednesday at gottahaverockandroll.com with these highlights (all come with a certificate of authenticity):
SARAH JESSICA PARKER Fashionistas unite with three pairs of shoes from the Carrie Bradshaw days: Prada platform sandals, Dolce Vita pumps and Jonathan Kelsey sandals.
BRITNEY SPEARS The pink platform shoes go back to 2000's "Crazy" tour, and they come with a letter from Brit herself.
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL "Southland's" special guest star a few weeks ago offers up a pair of his size 22 kicks from when he played (briefly) with the Miami Heat. Shaq even signed them.
Other celebrity-worn and donated shoes will come from the likes of Madonna, Janet Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Ke$ha and more. You've been warned if this sort of thing appeals to your sole.


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Above: Miami Beach style in Pride Village
Miami Beach Gay Pride is an extraordinary two-day event that features a beach party and a festival and parade with more than 125 LGBT-friendly vendors and businesses, exciting celebrities, musical performances, refreshments, and a family-friendly play area. With grand marshals Gloria Estefan and choreographer Kenny Ortega, the fun volume nob was turned all the way up.
Coming into its sixth year, Miami Beach Gay Pride has grown into the largest two-day event of the year in Miami Beach. The hugely successful event in 2011 attracted more than 40,000 people, in 2012 more than 60,000 people and in 2013 more than 80,000 people from all walks of life, all parts of the country, and all age groups.
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Americans identify with people who are strivers. It is a trait anchored in "the pursuit of happiness." But personal striving can often lead to public strife. Take the "sequester" and its March 1 deadline for Congress to avoid big budget cuts.
The sequestration battle is a prime example of a government failure to sort out the conflicting demands on the public purse from so many strivers. A new Pew survey, for instance, finds Americans can't agree on what to cut in federal spending – health, military, education, etc. How then can President Obama and the 535 voting members of Congress ever compromise?
But the excessive demands of strivers don't usually have the same effect on local government. How is it that most cities, towns, and counties are able to settle their differences and balance their budgets? Why this difference between the federal and the local levels?
One answer lies in that word – settle.
In a recent book titled "On Settling," political theorist Robert E. Goodin explores when and how we should settle in order to free ourselves to better discern and focus on our strivings. He suggests we "prune our decision tree" as a way to achieve reconciliation and to strive better.
At the local level, voters and their representatives are less boggled by complexity and more familiar with issues. Local officials aren't as paralyzed by choices, as many consumers are in a food store when they face a hundred brands of breakfast cereal.
Mr. Goodin, an American and philosophy professor at the University of Essex in England, seeks to elevate settling to a virtue, in part to reduce the fear of making a wrong choice in a complex world.
Settling, he says, is not in opposition to striving but necessary for it. It is not resignation or agreeing to an unwanted prospect. It is a let-it-be-for-now ideal – with an emphasis on the "for now." It is humility based on patience and an improved perception of goals.
Excessive striving can lead to disaster, such as that of the doomed Antarctic expedition of explorer Robert Scott. But striving tempered by settling can lead to victory, such as Mao Zedong's Long March (a tactical and temporary retreat).
Modern technologies, such as the Internet and smart phones, have enhanced the tendency for restless desire and extreme behavior – or "chasing rabbits," as Goodin says. People are in need of a more coherent life with fixed constants that can create trust and allow agreement, he says.
Obama, he points out, has evolved from the candidate of 2008 with lofty rhetoric and many goals to the president of 2013 who has learned to focus on fewer goals and knows when to settle.
The same sort of settling must happen with members of Congress if Washington is to end its fiscal crisis. Too many of them, both Democrats and Republican, are striving to an extreme, often to please narrow interests, and too often in many directions at once. The closest that the nation came recently to a fiscal settling was the 2010 deficit reduction panel known as Simpson-Bowles, a bipartisan letting-go of set positions – for now.
Settling is not making a habit of making do – of being only "good enough" – forever. It is interim deprivation on purpose. It is a prudent art that can be used in public debates about government. It is a value to be cherished and perfected as much as striving.
In order to strive, Goodin advises, we must settle. That common quality need not be an uncommon virtue.


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I am surprised that you have managed to reach your final TP without being knowing which tense is which. I strongly recommend that you work on this before you begin you beigin your teaching career.
Here is a very dull, but quite comprehensive, guide to the forms of English tenses: http://www.gramorak.com/Articles/VerbForms.pdf
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- Following: Avoid following hundreds of people or companies immediately as this tactic gives the impression you are spamming people with sales propaganda
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DOVER — Single, low-income women will be moving into the Central Avenue colonial that was once home to Our House for Girls.
Families in Transition, commonly referred to as FIT, is a Manchester and Concord based homeless services provider. They purchased the home in September and have been working, with local volunteers, this past week, to spruce it up in time for January occupancy.
Groups from John Hancock Financial Services, Liberty Mutual, the United States Coast Guard, Velcro and Workplace Success in Rochester have spent hours painting, cleaning, and performing general maintenance to 576 Central Avenue building over the past three days.
"We are very thankful for the volunteers and the support from the community," FIT President Maureen Beauregard said in a public statement. "We're excited to be in Dover and work with the community and other service providers to help fill a need for this type of housing. With the addition of our Dover property, Families in Transition now has a total of 190 housing units specifically for individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless."
This will be FIT's first property in the Tri-City Region, which Meaghan Hull, their volunteer coordinator, said is exciting for them.
"We've had a lot of support, which is wonderful," she said. "We're trying to expand our relationships with companies out here and it's been great having the support of local companies. They've really been helping us out."
The home was built in the late 1800s, according to Hull, and has all of its original crown molding over the doors and includes three marble fireplaces.
"It's a pretty incredible house, but it has needed a little help," she said. "We've done a pretty incredible amount of work to it, too."
The rooms were initially painted bright green, yellow and pink, when FIT first purchased the home, since it had originally belonged to Our House for Girls. Younger, troubled adolescent and teenage girls had lived there before the board of directors closed the doors at the end of June of this year due to financial issues, including the elimination of Child in Need of Services funding for youth at risk enacted by New Hampshire legislature.
Volunteers are now painting each of the nine bedrooms, the bathrooms and the communal living spaces white. Bedrooms are all different sizes and according to Hull, will be rented out for prices that will be adjusted based on the income of the women. A majority of FIT housing, according to Hull, takes 30 percent of the residents' income for rent.
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A sixth generation farmer, Maxwell Watkins of Sutherland, Va., raises high yielding crops in fields with a long history tracing back to land grants from the King of England.
As a result of his success as a diversified crop farmer, Watkins has been selected as the Virginia winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award. Watkins now joins nine other state winners from the Southeast as finalists for the award. The overall winner will be announced on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at the Sunbelt Ag Expo farm show in Moultrie, Ga.
Watkins farms around 2,800 acres, some 2,700 acres of rented land and 115 acres of owned land. Last year's crops included soybeans on 1,490 acres, wheat on 587 acres, cotton on 426 acres, corn on 251 acres and flue-cured tobacco on 60 acres. Per acre yields were 39 bushels for soybeans, 132 bushels for corn, 86 bushels for wheat, 776 pounds for cotton and 3,250 pounds for tobacco.
He also raises fescue and ladino clover hay on 85 acres. In addition, he maintains a beef herd of about 35 cows. He normally sells calves at 500 pounds, but when corn prices are low, he harvests corn for silage and feeds it to keep calves a little longer.
Watkins is one of few farmers who plant strip-till tobacco, with wheat as one of his cover crops. Tobacco is the only crop that he irrigates. He has also used strip-till planting for cotton, soybeans and corn.
He sells tobacco to Philip Morris International. A five-year contract allows him to market more than 300,000 pounds of tobacco per year. The contract also pays a premium price for tobacco free of maleic hydrazide pesticide residues. For his tobacco crops, Watkins relies on guest workers from Mexico who come to his farm year after year to work under the Federal H-2A labor program.
In past years, Watkins grew 80 acres of pumpkins. He also raised sheep and had a flock of about 200 ewes. During the 1990's, he gave up the pumpkin and sheep to concentrate on his then-new cotton farming enterprise.
He decided to forgo cotton this year in favor of corn and soybeans because these crops offered better prices. He is able to get in and out of cotton because he relies on custom cotton harvesters. He sold his cotton picker and module builder in 2004.
He has storage capacity for 65,000 bushels of grain and often stores corn until January when prices tend to peak. Grain storage speeds up the timely harvest of crops such as wheat. "We're can harvest wheat at 16.5 percent moisture and then dry and store it," he says.
Urbanization and the rising prices for land in the area have prevented Watkins from being able to buy more land for farming.
Watkins also owns and operates non-farming sideline businesses. In one, he contracts with the Virginia Department of Transportation to use his farm equipment in removing snow from local roads. "We mount snow plows on the front of our tractors," he says.
In 2006, he and his family opened Watkins Outdoor Products in Sutherland on the outskirts of the city of Petersburg, Va. This retail dealership sells farm and lawn equipment. "This business supports a real need in our area," he says. The business serves an urbanizing area where farmland has been converted to small farms, subdivisions and homes on relatively large tracts. The business sells the LS, Mahindra and McCormick brands of small tractors, along with Husqvarna, Ferris, Hustler and other brands of lawn and garden equipment.
"We also run a custom fertilizer and lime spreading business owned and managed by my son Cody," he adds.
A farmer for 35 years, Watkins grew his first crops at age 15. From an early age, he knew he wanted to farm. He still loves the rewards and challenges of farming.
"My first memories of farm chores include riding mules in tobacco fields," he recalls. "I spent many days as a young boy learning the ins and outs of farming from my grandfather and my dad. We had a hog operation while I was in high school." He earned the FFA State Farmer Degree in 1979. After high school, he farmed with his father. He remembers growing pumpkins, the first crop he grew on his own. After his father died in 1994, he assumed full responsibility for the farm and started growing tobacco and cotton.
Watkins also takes time to serve in leadership positions for local agricultural and community organizations. He serves on the County Committee for the USDA Farm Service Agency in Dinwiddie County. He served as a director on the board for the Appomattox River Soil & Water Conservation District and has received awards from the District for his work in education, conservation and as a director. He is on the board of the Dinwiddie County Industrial Development Authority. He has been a volunteer Extension leader. He served on the board of the local Southern States cooperative and was on an advisory board of young farmers for Southern States. He has been nominated by local Extension agents for cotton farming awards. He has also been a member of the Virginia Sheep Producers Association.
His wife Susan grew up in a family that worked in retail sales. She manages Watkins Outdoor Products, Inc., and also helps out on the farm. "We are blessed to have good people associated with our farm and store," says Watkins.
"Susan was one of the best operators I ever had," he adds. "She did strip-till planting and she always planted in straight rows."
Susan has also served as an advisor for the local Farm Service Agency office, and she represented Dinwiddie County as a member of the South Centré Corridors Resource Conservation and Development Council. In addition, she has been a coach for youth baseball and t-ball teams.
Maxwell and Susan are the parents of two adult sons. Their older son Nick is a fire fighter and a paramedic in Spotsylvania County and lives in Richmond, Va. Nick helps the farm with computer applications. Their younger son Cody works on the farm. In addition to running the family's custom fertilizer and lime spreading business, Cody grows pumpkins and is a contract tobacco grower for Philip Morris International.
Cathy Sutphin, associate director of 4-H for the Virginia Tech University Cooperative Extension Service, is the state coordinator of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award. Michael Parrish, Extension agent in Dinwiddie County, Va., nominated Watkins for the award. Parrish admires the flexibility Watkins shows in being able to get in and out of enterprises such as sheep, pumpkins and cotton when markets dictate. "Maxwell has been a leader in our area and a good example for other farmers to follow," says Parrish. "He's always willing to help out his neighbors."
As the Virginia state winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo award, Watkins will now receive a $2,500 cash award and an expense paid trip to the Sunbelt Expo from Swisher International of Jacksonville, Fla., a $500 gift certificate from the Southern States cooperative, and the choice of either $1,000 in PhytoGen cottonseed, or a $500 donation to a designated charity on behalf of Dow Agrosciences. Courtesy of Ivey's Outdoor and Farm Supply, each Farmer and Nominator will receive a Columbia Cathedral Peak Vest.
He is now eligible for the $15,000 that will go to the overall winner. Other prizes for the overall winner include the use of a Massey Ferguson tractor for a year from Massey Ferguson North America, another $500 gift certificate from the Southern States cooperative, and the choice of either another $1,000 in PhytoGen cottonseed, or a second $500 donation to a designated charity on behalf of Dow Agrosciences. Ivey's Outdoor and Farm Supply will also provide the overall winner with a Columbia Steen's Mountain Tech Full Zip Jacket.
Swisher International, through its Swisher Sweets cigar brand, and the Sunbelt Expo are sponsoring the Southeastern Farmer of the Year awards for the 23rd consecutive year. Swisher has contributed some $884,000 in cash awards and other honors to southeastern farmers since the award was initiated in 1990.
Previous state winners from Virginia include: Nelson Gardner of Bridgewater, 1990; Russell Inskeep of Culpepper, 1991; Harry Bennett of Covington, 1992; Hilton Hudson of Alton, 1993; Buck McCann of Carson, 1994; George M. Ashman, Jr. of Amelia, 1995; Bill Blalock of Baskerville, 1996; G. H. Peery III of Ceres, 1997; James Bennett of Red House, 1998; Ernest Copenhaver of Meadowview, 1999; John Davis of Port Royal, 2000; James Huffard III of Crockett, 2001; J. Hudson Reese of Scottsburg, 2002; Charles Parkerson of Suffolk, 2003; Lance Everett of Stony Creek, 2004; Monk Sanford of Orange, 2005; Paul House of Nokesville, 2006; Steve Berryman of Surry, 2007; Tim Sutphin of Dublin, 2008; Billy Bain of Dinwiddie, 2009; Wallick Harding of Jetersville, 2010; and Donald Horsley of Virginia Beach, 2011.
Virginia has had two overall winners with Nelson Gardner of Bridgewater in 1990 and Charles Parkerson of Suffolk in 2003.
A distinguished panel of judges will visit the Watkins farm, along with the farms of the other nine state finalists, during the week of Aug. 5-10. The judges for this year include Charles Snipes, a retired Mississippi Extension weed scientist who is president and research scientist with Stoneville R&D, Inc., from Greenville, Miss.; John McKissick, a longtime University of Georgia Extension ag economist from Athens, Ga.; and farmer Brian Kirksey of Amity, Ark., who was selected as the overall winner in 2008.


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One minute I was enjoying my lunch. The next minute I realized something was wrong.
At first I thought it was a pebble. There was something small and hard in my sandwich. As I pulled the object out of my mouth I realized I had chipped a tooth.
Before I knew what I was doing, I threw it in the trash. Then the thought hit me that I might need that piece of tooth if I hoped to have my million-dollar smile back. It was too late, though. I wasn�t going to put anything that came out of the trash back into my mouth.
Fortunately, I didn�t have any pain, and the chip was not visible. I called the dentist and made an appointment to have it looked at. That�s when the song popped into my head. For the rest of the day, I kept humming the whimsical tune �All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth.�
I went to the dentist, and in minutes, he took care of my problem. He warned me that this was just a quick fix. I was going to need a crown to fix things permanently. �Just what I need,� I thought to myself, �a crown for Christmas!� It sounded like the title of a holiday movie.
That�s when it struck me that this is exactly what we got for Christmas. The angels declared that Jesus was the king of kings and the lord of lords, and that the government would be upon his shoulders. He was the crown that capped off years of waiting for the Messiah.
Too often we think of Christmas as the story of a tiny baby born in a manger. It is a heart-warming tale, but it doesn�t reflect the full reality of what happened on that holy night. On that night, we received a gift wrapped in eternal love.
Jesus was and is the answer to our prayers. God�s righteousness was in him and through him we were offered love, forgiveness and a new beginning. That�s why the shepherds sang their jubilee. They understood that this gift was God�s crowning achievement and the hope of the world.
So when you are unwrapping your gifts this year, don�t forget the crown. It is a reminder of God�s love and the hope that he has for you and me. So smile and let his love fill your heart.
Merry Christmas! See you you in church.
The Rev. Cal Lord, of Norwich, is the pastor of Central Baptist Church of Westerly. Reach him at calstigers @gmail.com.


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The Keyesville Classic Mountain Bike Enduro-Style Stage Race is a true all-mountain event. It rewards those with the fitness and speed for a long cross country race, the lungs and legs for a sprint-like short track, and downhill focus and control. It tests riders and their choice of steed, as all-mountain racers ride the same bike in all three disciplines. We feel that all-mountain races are a true test of versatility and all-around skill.
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The first sign that "The Voice" was poised for its strongest season yet came early on, during the blind auditions.
Unlike the usual "American Idol" initial mix of the brilliant, the bad and the borderline psychotic, the four "Voice" coaches faced – or chose not to face – singers all seemingly worth a turn of the chair.
"The Voice" isn't ending without an "Idol"-style controversy. We're among those furious that Trevin Hunte, whose stunning performance of "And I am Telling You I am Not Going" proved the season highlight, got booted Dec. 11.
Still, his unfortunate departure highlights a depth of talent that can be seen – and heard – in the three remaining contenders: Nicholas David, who looks and sings like a latter-day Doobie Brother; Scottish rocker Terry McDermott, who looks like a Bay City Roller and sings like Rod Stewart; and Cassadee Pope, who looks like she might very well take the top prize and exit singing a happy tune.
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In the end, success – at least for the contestants – should come down to whose voice soars highest. The two-night "Voice" finale on Monday and Tuesday seems worth a spin of the chair to face the music. In the meantime, check out a promo below:
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Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.
Yup. It really makes you think America has some kind of shared mass cultural death-wish, after 2016, there are that many with that particular setting/theme.I'm not sure what's been more prevalent this year at E3, battle royale games or crapsack post apocalyptic open world games.
Fallout 76 isn't a BR game.
Big Dookie wrote: »I found that tilting it doesn't work very well, and once I started jerking it, I got much better results.
A tournament circuit where you face off with various opponents until only one team is left isn't all that different from a battle royale in the first place.
This year's E3 really feels like "'Member zombies? I 'member" and "Medieval Japan? We've got LOTS of Medieval Japan" on top of this (Battle Royale and Post-apoc survival games).I'm not sure what's been more prevalent this year at E3, battle royale games or crapsack post apocalyptic open world games.
After watching PA streaming Realm Royale, it's nice to see them actually bringing some real innovation to the gameplay (even if it just looks like Fortnite reskinned).
Now I want to see a BR game that is more "primitive". I want to see one where there's hardly any healing (beyond really just staunching your wounds and preventing dehydration/starvation), and you use very basic weapons like knives, spears and bows. Possibly crafted.
I have no idea if such a thing could actually work as a game, though. But it'd definitely be a different take than the existing BRs.
(And I've already written that I would love to see a Running Man type game - either true to the book, the movie or a hybrid of both.)
Darkewolfe wrote: »Battle Royale, except instead of it being 100 players till the last survives, it's the Death Gates. As you succeed, you can progress further through the gates, but dying resets you back to the start.
Can someone make a Pong Battle Royale game where the field is a 20-sided polygon and each player's paddle can move along one side of the polygon and after some number of balls have gotten past you you're eliminated and then after some number of players are eliminated the field shrinks to a smaller polygon and so on until there is only one survivor?
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Trade offs: What's city cachet worth?
ADDRESS: 878 Locust Avenue
NEIGHBORHOOD: Locust Grove
SIZE: 2,665 fin. sq. ft., 475 unfin.
LAND: 0.25 acres
CURB APPEAL: 8 out of a possible 10
LISTED BY: Sarah Wilkinson, Roy Wheeler Realty Co. 962-9403
Buying a house is a little like being a contestant on Fear Factor. It's all about what you're willing to endure to get what you want.
If you want privacy and views, you have to be willing to commute. The prospect of heading home after work to the tranquility provided by chirpy cardinals in the back forty has to be balanced against the hassle of the drive into town for dinner and a movie. The no-maintenance appeal of a condo has to outweigh the urge to grow flowers and tomatoes in your own garden.
And in the case of this house on the corner of Locust Avenue and Long Street (read: Route 250 East), the convenience and cachet of the downtown address have to offset the incessant din of bypass traffic.
If you're among the folks for whom that choice is a no-brainer– walking to the City Market is not worth being awakened by wailing fire engines and grinding truck gears on Saturday morning– then turn the page.
But if the lure of solid pre-World War II construction (bricks, plaster walls, tin roof), neighborhood ambience, and the ever-more-valuable luxury of walking to shops, entertainment, and work trumps city white noise (as it does for this reviewer, who lives across the street), then this house might be right up your alley.
For a house to fetch $600,000-plus, even in this insane market, it has to be extraordinary, and for the most part, this one is. The owners have put a lot of energy and money into a new kitchen (recessed lighting, granite counters/island), subtle paint colors, and a built-in sound system.
Outside, the effort is even more impressive– the agent reports that the extensive landscaping includes 70 azaleas and perennial beds to complement a slate front porch and entry path and a soapstone patio in back. Tall fencing helps buffer the cacophony of the busy street corner. A pretty brick garage provides utility storage since a backyard driveway accommodates four vehicles with no difficulty.
The landscaping, the renovations, and the large basement– formerly a rental unit, but now reclaimed as family living quarters– are elements that help justify the asking price. The basement space is one of the most appealing things about the house with a large bedroom, kitchen, tiled full bath, and private outside access. And while a buyer might need rental income from the unit to be able to afford the asking price, it would be a shame to have to turn the space over to a tenant.
The attic, accessed by a walk-up stairway through one of two small bedrooms (best used as nurseries, offices, or playrooms), is useful for storage. The third bedroom, the master, is also small by contemporary standards, and does not have an attached bath. It seems the owners decided to sacrifice roominess for storage– every room offers closets and built-in bookshelves and cabinets. Pretty radiator covers serve as window seats or provide more places for books or plants.
A first-floor addition in the back is being used as a den/living room, which freed the original living room (with beautiful brick fireplace) to become the dining room. Above the living room addition, a deck provides views of surrounding properties, the bypass, and– in the distance– the formerly verdant Southwest Mountains which are increasingly being destroyed by development.
As the spring sales season shifts into high gear, the inventory of city properties begins to swell. Folks shopping for downtown digs will face tough choices: cachet with noise, Belmont convenience in a "handyman's dream," a charming cottage in the middle of student bacchanals.
But recent trends indicate that buyers are willing to endure any indignity, inconvenience, or expense to own property in Charlottesville. Overcoming the Fear Factor doesn't seem to be any problem at all.


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An analysis of all evidence relating to the chemical attack in Ghouta on August 21st 2013 - An online collaborative effort. Twitter: @WhoGhouta
Mar 10, 2014
Ridiculed Jobar Lab actually was Sarin Related
Richard Lloyd of Tesla, who previously published a widely-reported estimate of 2 km for the UMLACA/Volcano's range, has recently made another interesting discovery.
First, some background: Three days after the Ghouta attack, the Syrian news agency reported that Syrian soldiers who entered Jobar discovered an underground chemical weapons store, and that some of them suffered from "suffocation". This was quickly dismissed as a desperate attempt to divert attention, and the equipment was estimated to be related to explosives production or to protection from a chemical attack. This blog too did not find that report useful.
However, Mr. Lloyd managed to identify in a video of the location two items which perfectly match the sarin IEDs used against Syrian soldiers in Jobar, as reported in the final UN report. This attack was of special interest as it was the only one where the UN detected sarin in a soldier's blood sample (despite a one month delay in sampling).
See here the full report.
Update: An anonymous contributor below noted that the soldiers were attacked by the IEDs just 250m from the likely launch location of the August 21st attack. Besides further strengthening the connection between the two attacks, it provides another important indication: Since the Syrian army has reported being attacked while advancing into this area on August 24th, it is likely that the area (and rocket launch location) was under opposition control on August 21st.
Update: The UN reported that two cylinders seized in August by the Syrian Army tested positive for sarin. It is reasonable to assume this report relates to the IEDs found in Jobar.
Conclusion: The underground store discovered by the Syrian Army in Jobar was indeed a chemical weapons store.
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Interesting find, Mr. Lloyd.ReplyDelete
The fill port is shown pointing up simply because it has to be in order to fill it so a stable base had to be constructed. It does not necessarily need to be placed in the ground that way.
If it uses a pressure-sensitive anti-personnel mine, it would have to be on the top. A PMN-2 mine just sitting on top of the can would be more than enough to disburse the contents.
If the can was, in fact, placed in the ground withe the fill-port up, then I would think the small cutout on the bottom is for wire (for an electric blasting cap as pictured ) or det cord for some external detonator.
I really can't picture a pressure sensitive mine mounted underneath a can of Sarin that needs to be armed in place. That would be pretty insane. But then, I never expected to see barrels of TNT kicked out of a helicopter either.
- veritasMon Mar 10, 10:58:00 AM
If this info is reliable, maybe we should take another look at the Mintpress story with following quote: "The father described the weapons as having a "tube-like structure" while others were like a "huge gas bottle." The Anna video shows elements that fit the description...ReplyDeleteReplies
I think this could match many other items, and in any case, the mintpress scenario doesn't match the evidence very well.Delete
We could of course be surprised in the future, like we were here, but I don't think we can build a case here.
- veritasWed Mar 12, 07:32:00 AM
Another question, Sasa:Delete
An argument against regime involvement is that launching the volcanoes in contested area is practically impossible. Doesn´t that count for rebel launch too? The suspected launch zone is next to "semi-regime controlled" road. Would it have been possible for rebels to launch without being attacked or seen by regime? Or do you suspect regime control at night to be less?
I don't think the field near Irbin is contested. It was fully under rebel control, with two civilian neighborhoods nearby. It was only a few days later that SAA got close to the area (but still not reached the field).Delete
Note that if they brought the sarin from this store, they actually walked DEEPER into rebel territory to launch the attack.
- veritasWed Mar 12, 01:05:00 PM
1/But the road is regime controlled... Would a discrete launch be possible a few hundreds of meters away from the regime road? Wouldn´t that be risky? And that just 1 hour after regime shelling (I don´t know if it was in launch area?).Delete
2/ The Lloyd report gives geolocation for IED, storage videos are filmed ´close by´. But I guess we are not sure of exact location? I just wonder why rebels would have their ´workshop´so close to regime-held road. Maybe to prevent civilians snooping around?..?.. Apparently an awful lot of things going on in that area around the 20 th of August!
I don't think the road is regime controlled in the sense that SAA forces are present there. It is shown in only one control map and I understand it to be indicative of the road being open to traffic. So you can drive from central Damascus on this road and not be stopped by a rebel checkpoint.Delete
- AnonymousFri Mar 14, 12:39:00 AM
The road had a number of Government pickets on it and there are videos showing them being attacked by mortar fire from Irbin shortly before August 21Delete
- AnonymousFri Mar 14, 12:49:00 AM
For instance this video of August 16 showing a mortar attack on a Government picket on the Southern Bypass - note the military hospital in the background and the flag on the picket.Delete
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- veritasFri Mar 14, 07:08:00 AM
Southern By-pass? Close to the supposed ´launching field´?
In your opinion, seeing the movement by both parties around the suspected area, does it make sense for either of them, to go down this field (full moon), and comfortably launch these rockets? Honest question, i´m not suggesting anything.
- AnonymousFri Mar 14, 11:52:00 PM
I haven't been able to locate precisely where the picket was on the bypass. I think it was to the North end. The picket may or may not have been close to the launch area. My impressions from studying videos is that pickets were placed at major intersections - so track down the Southern bypass and wherever there are loop feeders / overpasses you should find a picket.Delete
The group that did the mortar attacks was active in Irbin and Zamalka, They also have videos of their attacks on army bases in the Jobar Qaboun Industrial area and their units fighting inside the Technical school on August 21 ditto.
ANNA video suggests they had tunnels under the highways between Irbin and Jobar and Qaboun and Jobar, and possibly Irbin and Qaboun.
Looked through the videos. This group seems to operate in the launch area and attack SAA forces to the north-west. Could probably be used as a strong indication of opposition control of the launch area.Delete
- veritasSat Mar 15, 07:50:00 AM
I looked at Brown Moses work and also Chris´and just have impression A LOT was going on in the launch area. While launching quietly and unseen might have been very well possible, it does´t seem to be the most likely. If thesis of rebel false flag is correct, why wld they take risk of launching just next to this road, with tanks patrolling it. I would think making use of other devices (as the ones found in Jobbar) would maybe make more sense...Delete
Too much in this rocket story that doen´t add up.
- VeritasSat Mar 15, 08:18:00 AM
Sasa, suggestion for new page:Delete
Antithesis page for (non) use of rockets as Sarin vehicle using discarded evidence like the Piccini , Yaya, M Agnes...
I understand this would be very controversial and probably no one would see use of it or would have energy to contribute.
Don't see any problem with that. They need an open area to operate the two trucks, and they need to be within range of Qaboun and Jobar (according to the videos). The field seems to be under full control and the best place for that.Delete
It's not a risk free operation, and they would have been much happier if the Volcanoes had a 4 km range, but that's what they had and it's a war...
I would also assume they had a scout looking out for tanks on the highway etc. (assuming tanks actually travel the road at night).
As for alternative scenarios - the "suggesting scenarios" page is still open to any idea that can make sense of the evidence.
Thanks Veritas!
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Do you have a link (besides the Jpeg) to the document from Lloyd?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousTue Mar 11, 09:09:00 PM
The geolocation of this IED facility seems to be just across the road of the assumed Liwa launching zone? Is this correct? It also seems to be in the expected launching zone based on the 2 km range of rockets. Correct?ReplyDelete
ANNA report "Syrian Bomb Defusers" - they call them sappers(!)ReplyDelete
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I'm trying to make a program that can determine how many characters there is in a text, but it outputs the same result, nomatter how long the text is.
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Code:char s1[100]; int n=0, t=0; cout << "Inset text: "; cin >> s1; while(s1[n]!='\n') { t++; n++; } cout << "You text has " << t << " characters in it";


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Every time I try to include my parser class's header file, I get the following errors:
I get the errors every time I try to compile the file with the main() function. These are the includes:c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\bhtypes.h(19) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'UNALIGNED'
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\bhtypes.h(19) : fatal error C1004: unexpected end of file found
When I comment out the parser.h include, the errors go away. I need to know how to deal with this. As I don't include the bhtypes file myself, I can't remove the include. How do I deal with this? Is there a simple way, or will I need to stick another class between the main and the parser?Code:/* Headers for the default libraries */ #include <fstream.h> /* Defines files streams */ /* Headers for my modules */ #include "commands.h" /* defines the commands for the parser */ #include "FileCore.h" /* Handles opening and closing of files */ #include "RGB_Data.h" /* Defines the rgb data class, requires istream and ostream classes */ #include "BumpMaps.h" /* Defines the BumpMaps class for image storage, requires the rgb class */ #include "RGB_Operations.h" /* Defines the BMP_Operations class for image editing, requires the rgb class */ #include "parser.h" /* My general parser */


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In India, at the place where the Buddha attained enlightenment, it became a well-established tradition for the Dalai Lama to spend several days each year giving teachings to Buddhists from all over the world. Following his teachings, he held informal group discussions with Western students of Buddhism. In these lively exchanges, the Dalai Lama exhibits clear and penetrating insight into issues that are most important to Western students. Some of the topics discussed are: psychology, Christianity, being a practicing Buddhist in the West, spiritual teachers, reincarnation, emptiness, tantra, protector deities, liberation, meditation, compassion, disciplining others, the power of holy places, and retreats.
""Throughout these wide-ranging discussions the Dalai Lama shows himself once again to be a superb scholar of Buddhist philosophy with a strong penchant for practicality. . . . One of the most fascinating religious figures of our time."—Donald S. Lopez Jr., author of Prisoners of Shangrila and Curators of the Buddha "Here is a pleasing introduction into the mind of a living saint. And for those initiates among us, here is a reminder of simplicity in the way in which to approach issues which concern us all. . . . The richness of this book lies in its simple spontaneity and breadth of subject matter."—Tibet Journal"


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Google Chairman Eric Schmidt told an Italian publication that his company would deliver "a tablet of the highest quality" within the next six months, according to VentureBeat.com.
Schmidt told Carriere Delle Sera that the coming battle for market share on mobile devices will be "brutal."
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Whatever the device is that Schmidt referenced, it will ship with Android 4.0, or, Ice Cream Sandwich, their newest and slickest operating system.
High-end tablets like Android and Apple have are doing well with consumers, with Android owning 20 percent of the market. However, Amazon's Kindle Fire is priced to move at $200 -- and they claim to be selling more than one million units per week.
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Image of a water fountain located in Stowe, Vermont at the Stoweflake Mountain Resort and Spa. Stowe, Vermont is beautiful Vermont Town and the home of the Stowe Mountain Resort Ski area as well.
The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.


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Polka dot kraft paper and black ribbon. What's so jingle jangle about that?
Well, once you give it a pair (plus a lil' pinecone), stars start gleaming, angels start singing, and in 30 seconds flat you're ready for Christmas Eve. Slam bam in a can. This paper was from the Dollar Spot at Target with the Halloween stuff, but the only thing scary about it is that there were 5,273 rolls left because people had holiday wrapping on the brain. Their loss.
More Dollar Spot paper, this time from way back in February with all the Valentines Day paraphernalia. Ornaments are available in ANY hue now, not just the traditional red and green, so Kris Kringle can jingle-lingle-ling on any color palette you've got laying around.
This paper was from Michaels in those dollar bins. When I found Mr. Peacock, it only seemed fitting that they go together like Tango and Cash. Teal, purple and violet for CHRISTMAS? Delicious.
Not only can ornaments festi-fy your package, but they can also sing to the person's interests, making the wrapping part of the gift itself. With just a little kraft paper, and some faux wood grain contact paper (dollar store), you can practically feel the mosquitoes bitin'.
Owls live on trees and trees are made of wood, so this combo is a no-brainer. There's that black ribbon again, perked up with some red and green to {subtly} say Happy Holidays.
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Here at the Intel Solutions Summit (ISS), there's an unusual buzz in the air. Sure, talk of mobile computing, tablets, and smart technologies for business (like smart surveillance and intelligent digital signage) are prominent. The conceptual ideas around the "Internet of Things" are materializing into new products and services; the world where everything is connected isn't far away.
Amongst all of this, Intel has been using every opportunity to say it is re-focused on a market that last year nearly seemed abandoned: the desktop PC, overclocking, and enthusiasts. According to statements made by Maurits Tichelman, Intel's VP of sales and marketing and general manager, reseller channel organization, the recent lack of focus on system builders and enthusiasts over the past few years will be corrected. He was also quick to point out that the enthusiast segment is growing 20 percent or more in 2014, which represents a huge opportunity for the channel.
Later this year, Intel will be refreshing its desktop processor line from Haswell to Broadwell. In the "tick-tock" strategy Intel has followed over the past several years, Broadwell is the generation that will move to a new 14nm fabrication process. These reductions allow for better performing processors that consume less power, which result in extra battery life for notebooks, smaller devices, and a number of other benefits.
These improvements, of course, also allow for higher performance. System builders will be able to leverage these improvements across the Broadwell lineup, but Intel is also making changes to its unlocked k-series SKUs, which historically weren't any different than multiplier-locked processors physically.
The number of k-series parts isn't changing according to an Intel rep we spoke to, indicating builders should expect a one-for-one replacement as Haswell transitions to Broadwell. However, that doesn't mean there isn't anything new. During a briefing, PC Client Group VP Laura Crone whipped out a prototype k-series chip, which has a re-engineered thermal spreader to better dissipate heat for higher overclocking.
"We really challenged the engineering team across Intel," says Crone. "What's it going to take get some exciting overclocking in the 4th generation [of Intel Core processors]. And that's what came out. We're not disclosing the frequency yet, but it will be exciting."
The new spreader is significantly stiffer than the general thermal plate on existing core CPUs, and she alluded that there may be some new secret sauce underneath. Unfortunately, the details are being kept hush-hush for now, but I'm sure they'll talk about it more as the k-series rolls out into the channel.
As Intel pointed out many, many times, 95 percent of all K-series products are sold through the channel. Unfortunately, system builders wanting the new unlocked Broadwell chips will have to wait a little bit longer, but they should hit shortly after the non-k products roll out.
The fun doesn't stop there, however. Along with a new Extreme Edition part in the pipes, and a brief mention of Haswell-E on LGA1155, Intel is also doing a special Pentium "Anniversary Edition" to celebrate 20 years using the brand. There wasn't time to get into details other than that it appears to be unlocked, which would be a first for any processor bearing the Pentium name. We're hoping to learn more about that in the days ahead.
2013 was all about Atom and embedded, but there wasn't a whole lot of exciting things happening for enthusiasts. 2014 has exciting developments across all of Intel's product lines, like the new 730 Series performance SSD.
In short, 2014 is shaping up to be a very fun year for PC enthusiasts and overclockers.


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We live in an area where there are a few major cities within driving distance.
We have recently grown to love going to Indianapolis for daycations. {Yes I did make that word up.} We can get there in a little over an hour, so to go for the day is very doable.
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in the underwater viewing area! Colin had the idea to lay down--and the other two quickly followed suit!
The desert exhibit, seeing the snakes.
NOT the highlight of my trip--too many bad snake experiences.
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Poor E Ry was too little....and Colin ended up chickening out at the last minute....
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Today's post is dedicated to my most favorite thing that happened this week – I won the Handmade Winter e-book giveaway from the Creative Mamas Collective through Maker Mama!
This e-book is 92 pages of awesome. There are ideas for books for all ages, drink and food recipes, party ideas and crafting tutorials. Not only that, but the book also includes a few prompts for starting meaningful traditions with your family during the holiday season and continuing through the year.
So, for books….
They not only offer ideas for books like Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, that we all know and love. But they also offer book ideas for some books that I have never heard of before – like Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson – that look incredibly awesome and I can't wait to get for my little one. When you click on the Harper Collins link or the photo above, you can choose to buy from Amazon and Barnes and Noble, and you can also click on the Indie Bound link that allows you to search for indie bookstores in your area. Score!
There are also recipes for making wonderfully delicious authentic Warm Masala Chai like the drink pictured above from Rajovilla. I remember when I had my first chai, and I immediately fell in love with the spice and how warm it made me feel. It's perfect for after dinner when you want something warm to drink but you're not about staying up all night. It never occurred to me that I could make my own chai and now I'm on the hunt for of all of the ingredients – and the strainer!
There are several other dessert recipes, including Gingerbread Crinkle Snowflake Cookies from Simple as That and Gingerbread Ice Cream from Things for Boys. Wait, hold the phone. Gingerbread Ice Cream?! I think I might be in love.
Have you ever heard of a Favorite Things Party? I had not until I saw the idea from Deborah at My Life at Playtime in the e-book. There is a set dollar limit (she uses $10 but that's really up to you) per item, and each person brings three of their favorite items. Everyone writes their names on three pieces of scrap paper and puts them in the hat. You then pick names and each person passes out one gift to the person who picked their name. You can make each party themed, too. There is more information in the book and you can read about Deborah's experience by clicking on the link or photo above.
You can learn how to make awesome crafts, like leather and chain jewelry from Small and Friendly, chalkboard imagination blocks from Classic Play and Polymer Clay Vases and Placeholders from Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! too! And for you crafty ladies you know your way around a sewing machine, there are PLENTY of sewing tutorials, too!
Finding new tutorials and ideas are amazing. But more than that, I love getting these collaborative books because I find bloggers and makers that I have never seen anything from before, or maybe someone that I have come across but never actually saw their stuff. It also reminds me of bloggers that I have followed for a while and sparks something new.
I learned about the Creative Mamas Collective during my usual stalking of Maker Mama. If I counted correctly, there are 21 collaborators in this book, and over 50 DIY ideas. The book is $15 and it's my understanding that you get it immediately after your purchase. Could be the perfect gift for a crafty someone in your life, or you could use the ideas for last-minute handmade gifts and party ideas! Join the Creative Mamas Collective by following them on Pinterest and following and posting #creativemamas on Facebook and Instagram.
What are your favorite things that happened this week? Any new finds you want to share? Post in the comments and on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google+ with the hashtag #fridayfavorites. Find more of my favorite inspiration on Pinterest! Now, back to gift making and wrapping!


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|August 6, 2001, 03:36 PM
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making a TEC-DC9 full auto
There has been a recent court decision in favor of gun manufacturers that specifically targeted Navegar for their TEC-DC9 pistol. Many news stories have stated that the TEC-DC9 is easily converted to full auto and implies that this "capability" is responsible for many deaths particularly in a 1993 san francisco office shooting.
My question is: Are these news stories correct that,
1. the TEC-DC9 is easily converted to full auto
2. It was in fact converted to full auto in several mass shootings.
From what i've heard, the TEC-DC9 is a piece of junk and you'd be better off with someone trying to play rambo with one of these than a simple high quality semi-auto pistol.
Anyone know?
disclaimer: I'm not interested at all in how to do this, mostly just curious if these news stories have a basis in fact to make these claims.
|August 6, 2001, 03:56 PM
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Sounds like crap to me... the TEC-DC9 was originally manufactured as the KG-9.
The KG-9 was killed when the ATF said it could be converted to full-auto easily.
So the KG-99 was introduced. ATF killed it for the same reason.
The TEC-9 was then introduced. ATF let this one sell; but Washington D.C. passed a law specifically naming this gun as allowing people to sue the manufacturer for liability if a crime was committed in DC with this gun. The manufacturer changed the name to the TEC-DC9 as a big middle finger to the city of DC.
My guess is that if ATF is OK with it, it is probably not that easy to convert. Part of the problem may stem from the fact that a Navgear employee apparently sold equipment to convert them and the know-how to do so by the truck loads before the ATF caught up to him.
|August 7, 2001, 09:07 AM
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From what I hear, a Tec-9 is lucky to get of three rounds in semi-auto without jamming. If you can get one to do any better in full auto, you could probably walk on water.
|August 7, 2001, 09:44 AM
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I had a Intratek (sp?) tec 9 a few years ago that couldnt shoot 5 shots in a row without a jam,tried several different mags too.
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If I remember correctly, the KG-99 series fired from an open bolt, which are USUALLY easier to convert to FA, but the TECs I've seen all use a separate striker system. Having said this, it IS possible, but I'd have to wonder why you'd want to, with a POS like a TEC. A general rule of thumb to remember with ANYTHING dealing with firearms in the media is to assume that 95% of it is just plain WRONG, and the other 5% is too colored with deliberate misinformation or "slant" to make it worthless.:barf:
|August 7, 2001, 10:43 AM
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Let's Face It:
Full automatic fire on the street is merely special effects stuff.
Much as I enjoy shooting machine guns of all types, I am hard put to think up a scenario where there would be a real advantage to having a submachine gun in a fight. COOL is an entirely different matter. Law enforcement Tactical teams use them mostly for intimidation, and I believe the majority are trained for use in semi-auto, or at most, three-round burst fire. Yeah, I know this rule is often broken, and that the "machine carbine" is frequently misused.
How often is full auto utilized by police that someone doesn't get chewed out or written up? I can think of four instances in my immediate area when it caused a lot more problems for the user than it was worth, and when more conventional law enforcement weaponry would have been preferable.
The gang-bangas WANT machine guns because they SOUND so firghtening. Special effects stuff. Non-flash suppressed automatic fire also LOOKS impressive at night. Same thing: Fairly impressive to some, but seldom an advantage in "street combat."
Anyone who sets out to illegally convert a firearm to full auto, or illegally purchase one, shows that they have no regard for the law in the first place. Secondly, probably is bent on committing some additional crime, too. So, if that person was really knowledgeable about firearms use, they'd probably just pick up an automatic shotgun, saw it off, and stoke it up with buckshot. Hit probability increases, and, if the user is canny enough to have an extra barrel, there is a better chance of keeping the firearm undetected. Oh, but, I forgot my own premise: The purpose of the illegal weapon to begin with is to IMPRESS PEOPLE!
Or, if the goal is to SHOOT people efficiently, a semi-auto .22 rifle is easy to shoot well, ammo is cheap, mere ownership is not a federal felony, and so forth.
As a veteran peace officer, and with a son who's a street cop, I applaud the criminals' desire to use inefficient, expensive, piece-of-trash firearms. Even if they work, chances are that the user has not trained or practiced enough to know how to use one properly, I know I'd prefer an adversary who empties his piece, making a lot of noise, to one who has a good quality .22 rifle with ten or fifteen low-recoil shots that he might AIM at one of us. Not to mention the fact that, IF he is taken alive, he may face additional federal felony charges for just HAVING the full-auto.
Again--I am very much in favor of the law-abiding citizen's right to own and shoot Class 3 weaponry. I am merely disdainful of the street criminal who goes out of his way to obtain and convert a TEC-9 or the like.
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|August 8, 2001, 04:38 PM
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Once again our able moderator has swerved into the truth! Must be why he got promoted to moderator.
If you know how to convert a TEC-9, you can convert any firearm. Remember, the Vietnamese made emmagees out of French bolt actions and stove pieces into zip guns ("Skyhorse") guns.
Ask any toolmark expert involved in criminal litigation, the best tool for a crime is a piece of pipe. If one wants a firearm, the hardest one to ID is the .22 revolver using soft lead bullets.
Hand held full auto is feckless, but lots of fun. I recommend an MP-38 (heavy with low recoil). Belt fed with a tripod is the way to go and can win battles, not just a fight.
While we have an absolute Constitutional right to own whatever firearms we wish, "Class 3" (Title II) weapons are inefficient tools that are only effective in the hands of the higly trained or in Hollywood.
|August 8, 2001, 06:45 PM
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No and No
1) The TEC-DC9 is a closed bolt weapon and cannot easily be converted to full auto fire, "easily" being a relative term.
2) The guns used in the San Francisco and Columbine shootings had not been converted to full auto capability.
Details are easily found in news reports available online, but it's so much easier and more dramatic to spew lies and distort the truth, even if only by innuendo and "'what if....?" scenarios.
|August 8, 2001, 09:24 PM
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Much of the press reporting on that decision was based on a press release from the Brady Campaign, and was loaded anti propaganda. They apparently had been tipped off on the decision and had their press packets ready to go, complete with lies and distortions. It is strange that most reports were even a little bit balanced.
The previous post about the guns is correct. Only the early guns were easy to convert. The one used in the SF shooting was not one of those and had not been converted to FA fire.
As to converting, it would be illegal to do so or even try to do so. That is manufacturing a machinegun, and can earn the person doing it a good long vacation at Club Fed, plus a whopping fine.
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OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Athletics raised $29,189 at this evening's 15th Annual A's Root Beer Float Day. All proceeds benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
The A's have raised more than $414,000 for JDRF throughout the event's history. Current and former A's players, broadcasters, various Bay Area TV and radio personalities and celebrities served root beer floats for two hours before tonight's game. Proceeds were raised through the sale of floats and souvenir mugs, as well as tips given in exchange for autographs and pictures with the celebrity scoopers.
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This doctor was indeed very serious and responsible in asking granny Sun about Zi Rui's condition while ill. Then the doctor faced Zi Rui and checked his pulse and eyes. Finally, he concluded: "The young master's stomach was upset. I will prescribe some medicine. After eating them for a few days, everything will be fine."
Yao shi saw that the doctor had said the same thing has Feng Yu Heng. She could not help but feel even more confident in Feng Yu Heng's medical knowledge.
Wang Chuan and Feng Yu Heng shared a glance and said nothing. She recalled that after the young miss had fed him some medicine, the young master was clearly better. Even if it would take a few days to fully recover, there did not seem to be any need for more bitter medicine, right? Clearly, the young miss had better medicine.
But with a knowing gaze from Feng Yu Heng, Wang Chuan understood and remained silent.
Hearing that it was an upset stomach, Chen shi sneered from the outer room: "And here I was thinking it was something serious, yet it turned out to be from over eating."
Han shi had been hiding a smile, but seeing Feng Yu Heng casually walk over, the smile quickly vanished from her face.
"Mother is right, of course Zi Rui hasn't fallen seriously ill. The young master of Feng manor is healthy."
She reminded Chen shi, Zi Rui was also a young master of Feng family. There was no need to be excessively proud.
Chen shi snorted again and stood up to say: "Since there's no problem, I will be leaving first." As she turned, she once again saw the yard full of gifts, and her temper flared up once more, "You've received gifts, yet you do not pay tribute to your elders. Who knows who taught you the rules!"
Feng Yu Heng lightly smiled towards her back and said: "Thank you mother for your reminder. In a while, A-Heng will choose a nice item and offer it to grandmother."
Chen shi nearly fell over herself, as she wanted to proclaim that she was also an elder, but she also firmly believed that regardless of what she said, she would be sneered at. So she may as well vent her anger at granny Li- "You three! Sending you three over here really was a waste! Since you've managed to pamper the second young master to such a degree, I want you to beat it back to Jin Yu courtyard!"
Granny Li and company really understood Chen shi's temper and did not say too much. They lowered their heads and followed her.
Who knew what evil ideas Chen shi came up with when she reached the moon gate, as she directed Jin Zhen who had come with her: "Go with the doctor to look at the prescription. Remember that the medicine needs to be good. The second young master of Feng family can not be treated inadequately."
Jin Zhen bowed and stayed behind.
Feng Yu Heng looked at Jin Zhen and did not know whether it was psychological, but she felt that this girl who had sexual experience seemed far more mature than than the servants around her. She even seemed more mentally calm. But the movements Jin Zhen's hands made inside her sleeves was still seen by her. She could vaguely see some scars on her wrist and knew that they were certainly the result of a punishment from Chen shi.
Jin Zhen saw Feng Yu Heng staring at her and felt a little uncomfortable. Bowing towards her, she said: "This servant will go inquire about the prescription." She quickly entered the room.
The doctor's prescription was fine. Feng Yu Heng had already looked it over and handed it to Jin Zhen, "Since mother has told you to inquire about the prescription, then I will trouble Jin Zhen girl to personally fetch the medicine."
Jin Zhen took a step back, as she frowned and said: "Madam has said that what the second young miss says counts, here in Willow courtyard. This servant is only going to take a look at the prescription to inform the madam, so she can rest easy. The other matters, I hope the second young miss can handle on her own."
Feng Yu Heng did not insist, as she handed the prescription to Huang Quan, "Go fetch the medicine."
Huang Quan received the order and left. Jin Zhen salted Feng Yu Heng and also left Willow courtyard.
The doctor was the last to come out. He cupped his fist toward Feng Yu Heng and said: "This old servant is surnamed Xu. I am the Feng's court doctor. After your servant has fetched the medicine, have it sent to the guest courtyard. This old servant will personally take care in reducing the young master's suffering."
Feng Yu Heng bit lightly on her lip, could it be he was waiting for something? Her face did not have any particular reactions, as she said: "Then I will trouble the doctor."
"The second young miss is too polite. This old servant will retire for now."
The doctor left, and Wang Chuan asked: "Is there something wrong with the doctor?"
She shook her head, "I still don't know, but let's wait for now. Let's see after he has made the medicine."
Two hours later, a servant brought the prepared medicine over to Willow courtyard. Seeing Feng Yu Heng, she proactively said: "This servant takes care of doctor Xu. This is the medicine doctor Xu has personally made for the second young master and ordered this servant to bring over. Doctor Xu said that carrying it from the guest courtyard to Willow courtyard will let the medicine drop to the perfect temperature. The second young master should take it immediately for the best effect."
Feng Yu Heng nodded and indicated for Wang Chuan to receive the medicine. She then spoke to the girl: "Go back and tell your doctor Xu that the second young master will immediately drink the medicine."
The girl saluted and quickly left.
Wang Chuan carried the cup of medicine and did not move from the middle of the yard. Feng Yu Heng walked over to the tray and removed the lid from the cup. Smelling the medicine, her brows immediately came together.
"Young miss, is something wrong?"
She snorted, "Something is very wrong."
Feng Yu Heng considered that Chen shi would make plans to deal with the people of Willow courtyard. She had also considered the other side might take this opportunity when Zi Rui was sick to play some tricks. But she had never expected that woman could sink to such an evil low.
Recalling her previous life of practicing medicine. She had been proficient in both Western and Chinese medicine. Add on the knowledge she received from her family, she became able to differentiate the different smells of medicines at the age of eight. From five steps away, she could smell the medicine and knew what herbs were used. Even more, this was medicine that she had carefully inspected, so an error was even more unlikely.
This was a cup of aphrodisiac!
Giving a six-year-old child a strong aphrodisiac!
Chen shi, oh Chen shi! Feng Yu Heng lamented in her heart. When the heavens send calamities, there is hope for weathering them. When man brings them upon himself, then there is no hope at all.
"Don't bring the medicine in." She told Wang Chuan, then she waved over Qing Ling, who had been busying herself with work around the yard. "Come."
The little girl quickly ran over.
From the moment Qing Ling had been granted her name, she had been following Huang Quan around in taking care of Feng Zi Rui. Currently, Feng Zi Rui was ill and the girl blamed herself.
"Go fetch an empty bowl and pour some warm water, then go fetch a spoon." Feng Yu Heng directed, and Qing Ling trotted about to complete this task.
Upon returning, Feng Yu Heng had already pulled out a small paper pouch from her sleeve. She poured the contents of the paper pouch in to the cup of water and swirled it around with the spoon, "Bring this to the young master and let him drink it."
After Zi Rui fell asleep last night, Feng Yu Heng took the opportunity to enter her pharmacy. She opened multiple packs of medicine that Zi Rui could use and wrapped them in paper. Then she took three paper pouches and put them in to her sleeve, so that she could take them out at any time without standing out too much.
Wang Chuan could smell that this was the same sweet medicine that was used last night and could not help but ask: "Since the young miss has her own medicine, why let the manor's doctor prescribe his own medicine?" Then she looked at the medicine in her hands, "Is this poisoned?" She asked these words, as a habitual ferocious look appeared in her eyes.
Feng Yu Heng snorted, "Poisoned? If it were a poison, then it can be treated. This is much worse than poison."
As she said these words, she saw an unknown girl trembling with fear by the entrance to Willow courtyard. Wang Chuan was the first to notice her and quietly said to Feng Yu Heng: "Young miss, someone as at the door."
When she looked toward the girl, she saw her face was anxious and a bit timid, but it did not have the aura of a criminal. She walked forward a few steps and waved towards the girl. "Come here."
The girl timidly approached and cautiously glanced behind her, as though she were afraid of being followed.
Feng Yu Heng saw that she was carrying a bowl of noodle soup. There were a few stalks of vegetables and had a fragrant smell. It was quite apparent that it was freshly made.
"What courtyard's servant are you?" She deliberately changed her tone and even suppressed the anger caused by that aphrodisiac.
The girl finally let out a sigh and responded with her head lowered: "This servant is a servant of concubine Han's courtyard. Concubine mother Han said that the second young master fell ill and had an upset stomach. He should eat some non-oily noodles, so she instructed her small kitchen to make a bowl of noodles and sent this servant to deliver it."
The girl spoke and presented the tray carrying the bowl of noodles to Feng Yu Heng. Even when Qing Yu had come over to receive it, she still persisted in wanted Feng Yu Heng to personally receive it.
Feng Yu Heng did not refuse. She raised her hands and received it, while purposefully brushing her hand against the servant girl's. Sure enough, when their hands touched, a small paper slip was stuffed in to her hands.
"This servant will be retiring." With her mission completed, the girl quickly ran away.
Qing Yu was curious: "This manor's servants really don't understand the rules. Where do they teach having the master receive things." Then quickly received the tray from Feng Yu Heng and pondered it. She carefully asked: "Young miss, can this bowl of noodles be eaten?"
Although she had only entered the manor yesterday, granny Sun, Wang Chuan and Huang Quan had clearly explained to them the matters within Feng manor. The three new girls were already very clear who were their people and who were their opponents.
Feng Yu Heng had long found that there were no problems with the bowl of noodles. Seeing that Qing Yu asked, she nodded: "It can be eaten. Noodles are easy to digest. Feed the young master a bit more."
"This servant will immediately go." Qing Yu bowed and left.
Feng Yu Heng opened the paper slip in her hand. It only contained a few lines: "Doctor is Jin Zhen's distant relative. There is definitely something wrong with the medicine. Do not drink."
Feng Yu Heng closed her eyes. So it was Jin Zhen? Very well.
But she did not understand. Why did Han shi want to pass on this message. When she came with Chen shi to Willow courtyard, they clearly stood together.
"Granny Sun." She loudly called over granny Sun, who had just come out of Zi Rui's room. "Make a trip over to Jin Yu courtyard and look for Jin Zhen. Say Zi Rui's medicine has already arrived. Since the head wife is so concerned, having Jin Zhen girl watch would be best."
Granny Sun nodded and glanced at the cup of medicine. She did not say anything and left the yard.
Feng Yu Heng called Wang Chuan and return to her room. The two whispered back and forth for a while, as Feng Yu Heng stuffed something in to Wang Chuan's hand.
Granny Sun was successful in bringing back Jin Zhen. Chen shi had originally wanted Jin Zhen to ensure the people at Willow courtyard would make extra use of the medicine, but now that granny Sun had come calling, she felt that the people of Willow courtyard understood some semblance of rules. They had treated the doctor with respect.
Jin Zhen arrogantly held her head high and followed granny Sun out of Jin Yu courtyard. As she walked, she said: "Madam is worried about the second young master. Hearing that the second young master fell ill, she did not even eat breakfast and rushed over to take a look. Now that you've come to call me, I can report to madam later. This way, madam will be able to calmly enjoy lunch."
Granny Sun chuckled, but did not refute her. In regards to the people of Chen shi's courtyard, granny Sun did not have a shred of goodwill towards them.
"Was the medicine made according to the doctor's prescription?" Jin Zhen asked while walking, her steps light and body twisting slightly. Her heart at ease, she had a devilish look.
Granny Sun jokingly nodded, "Not only was it made according to the prescription, the medicine was prepared by doctor Xu himself! A servant from the guest courtyard just brought it over. Second young miss sent me to look for you, so you can come take a look and help keep madam from worrying."
"That is natural. Let us hurry up a bit. Otherwise the medicine will become cold." Jin Zhen sped up her pace, making granny Sun grin. On their way to Willow courtyard, the medicine had long become cold.


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[November 16, 2012]
The Logan County Genealogical and
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beginning at 6:30 p.m., at 114 N. Chicago St. in Lincoln.
While covering the history and features of the
system, Jenkins' program will focus mainly on a line that ran
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