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I found it to be very boring and solid in color, lacking the 'statement' that I wanted it to make. So I set out to give it a little boost in life!
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Using a large stencil we picked up at Hobby Lobby for a nursery project, I started laying out my increments. This was a stretch for me, for I've become very dependent on my better half and his mathematic skillz. But I found that the stencil fit across the 5' side of the rug 3 times (with about an inch to spare... no biggie), and on the 8' side, 5 times! It wasn't a perfect fit on either side, but with a stencil, you have the benefit of having give on either side. Allowing a little extra room between increments, or squeezing them just a little closer together.
Since there are to be 3 stencils on the 5' side, I divided the rug evenly with tape going long-ways. Losing the width of the tape ended up being ok because there was some extra space when laying out the stencil 3 times. Make sense? No?
Slap on your stencil kids! I used a can of Rustoleum Satin Espresso spray paint we had lying around, but you could use any color, any brand. On the first couple, I took the time to tape and cover with newspaper, but I found that this was unnecessary, because there was almost no overspray if you're careful. I was pleasantly surprised by how crisp the lines turned out!
Continue around the rug, being careful to use proper increments based on your measurements.
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UPDATE: it's been a week now, and the rug looks exactly the same as when it was originally finished!! Crisp lines, and great color. And after being lived on and walked on, the slight crustiness has diminished completely and it's soft and fluffy to the touch! You can feel no difference between the unpainted portions and the painted ones! Holla!!
When Nick got home from work, he loved it! And admitted that he would have been skeptical had I told him of my bizarre plans beforehand.
Have you guys ever painted something unconventional like a rug? ...or curtains for that matter? Was it a victory or fail?
Small print: no babies were hurt in the making of this rug, with the help of a respirator mask and a 68 degree day. Can't wait to meet my twin girls!


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[iPhone] Video guide to iOS 5's new features
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So am I... notification center is awesome.
I know right? No more rude interupptions while I'm watching a video or playing a game!
Droid ftw?
Agreed, i know ima seem like "the a.hole" but some of these "new" features that are coming to ios 5 have been on android for years
I won't argue with you as you are correct.
IMHO Apple does a good job of taking what others have done and drastically improving on those ideas.
The one true innovation we can thank Apple for is bringing the consumer smartphone market to where it is now. Before iPhones came along Palms, Blackberries, Windows 6, and every other smartphone on the market were geared towards the business market and they were arguably a mediocre experience. Even Android seemed to bear some strike resemblances to the pre-iPhone marketplace with it's BBM styled UI and hardware.
I'm not gonna lie Apple does a pretty good job at what they do. They are responsible for this whole smartphone boom. The iPhone 4 is a pretty solid unit, good looking and works pretty smooth. I just prefer android, it lets me do certain things that i wouldnt be able to do on ios.
It's branded as a 4s in the UK, am I missing something, just thought it was an upgraded iphone4 ?
It's not the phone they are talking about, it's the new software, like windows vista to windows 7 kind of thing.
Got ya bud, I was about to upgrade to a 4s and didn't want to if a 5 was coming, thanks for that
Correct... we were just talkign about the operating system (iOS).
Unless you are running anything older than an iPhone 4 then upgrading to the 4S seems like a waste (at least IMO).
My business pays for it and I'm due an upgrade, don't fancy a smart phone and like the iphones so I'll take the 4s till next year
Downloading the update as I'm typing this.
Can't wait.
Has anyone tried iOS 5 on a 3GS?
Just got it for my iTouch, can honestly say I hate it so far.
Don't get me wrong it's really spiffy, I just can't stay connected to WiFi network for longer than 5 minutes, and when it d/cs I gotta delete the network and input the info all over again. =/
iOS 5 doesn't seem to run well on 3GS models or older, or any of the old gen itouch models. Iphone 4 and 4S run it just fine (obviously. It was designed for those two.)
and the Ipad 2. I am sure it runs fine on the original ipad, but I havn't heard any news on that.
Thanks for the feedback guys. My stepmother uses a 3GS and is hesistant on updating because of what iOS 4 did to the 3G.
No idea what model mine is =/
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Today we have 2 new faces for you on MenOver30 and we're happy to welcome Epic Novell and Axel Johnson. Epic is 31 years old and originally from Los Angeles, CA. Axel is a young'n at 22 and he's from North Dakota. We wondered what these two stock up on when they go to the grocery store. It's produce for Axel while Epic makes a mad dash for the meat department. Hmmm art imitates life. To expand on that we asked what is their healthiest love vs. their guilty pleasure in the food department. Axel admits he can eat anything he wants ( just you wait, my Pet! lol); but if he had to pick he'd say he buys lots of fruits. Chocolate seems to be his guilty pleasure. Epic loves healthy salads while his guilty pleasure is bacon. Mmmmm. These two can eat all they want and still look hot. We then decided to turn the topic back to sex, go figure, and asked them what the wildest thing they'd ever done in that department. Axel was gang banged by like 10 guys (lucky Betch!) while Epic chimes in with a foot long double headed dildo that he and a friend backed their asses up to. With that in mind we should get this party started...
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On Tuesday, President Barack Obama will present his fourth State of the Union address, the 224th in the nation's history. However, this will be only the 80th time a president has delivered the speech before Congress -- earlier presidents routinely delivered a written message to be read to Congress.
Here are some firsts from past State of the Union addresses:
First African-American: Obama is the only African-American to have addressed a joint session or joint meeting of Congress. Over the years, several black speakers from other countries have addressed a joint meeting of Congress. Notable examples are Nelson Mandela in 1990 and 1994 and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in 2006.
Records: Although Woodrow Wilson holds the record for most speeches delivered before Congress with 26, Franklin Roosevelt holds the record for the most State of the Union/annual message addresses with 12. Ten were in person, and two were in writing.
Speechless: Two presidents never prepared any type of State of the Union or annual message: William Henry Harrison and James Garfield. Harrison died after only 32 days in office; Garfield after only 199 days.
On the radio: The first of the annual messages broadcast nationally on radio was Calvin Coolidge's speech on Dec. 6, 1923. A year earlier, Warren Harding's annual message was broadcast on radio to a very limited audience, including the first lady, who listened from the White House while recovering from an illness.
On TV: The first televised State of the Union was delivered by Harry Truman on Jan. 6, 1947.
Prime time: The first prime-time State of the Union was delivered on Jan. 4, 1965, when Lyndon Johnson moved the speech from its traditional midday time slot to the evening to attract a larger television audience.
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25 comments:
- charley said...
That is adorable, I like the way you handled it so classy and positive for your relationship! this feature is going to be really fun to read!
xxoo - January 14, 2012 at 6:09 PM
- Christi Lynn said...
i just love those pictures. you two are adorable.
- January 14, 2012 at 6:16 PM
- Bailey@Lost&Found said...
I love this idea! And these pictures are adorable- especially the heart :) I think you handled the situation very well. I would have been pissed. Ha!
Hope you have a great weekend!
http://lostandfound-bailee.blogspot.com/ - January 14, 2012 at 6:28 PM
- Carly said...
As a former server, it could've been one of four things:
1. Remembering ranch is like the hardest thing in the world. Any "extras" don't make it out of the kitchen when you're busy.
2. We were seriously told to give extra attention to the one paying because they give you the tip.
3. She thought he was the bees knees and a hot biscuit and would daydream that she was in your chair.
4. She thought YOU were the hot biscuit and couldn't make eye-contact for fear of giving herself away.
Personally, I think it was numbers one and four. - January 14, 2012 at 6:56 PM
- Très bien said...
So cute! I love the pics. I can totally relate to this. I was a server for a time and made sure to NEVER do this because I feel like is it disrespectful! But I also take it as a compliment as well because I also think my husband is such a catch!!
Love the idea of "married things" - January 14, 2012 at 7:09 PM
- Jessica said...
This happens to us too! And David is so outspoken and... crazy... that he talks to her and it seems like he's flirting back. HA!! Poor girl.
excited to read these. marriage is so fun :) - January 14, 2012 at 7:16 PM
- karly [plums and mustard] said...
nooo, i just thought y'all's feet were just pointed awkwardly like that haha i loooove it!
you should have taken her out. like, out back. hahaha. and it IS such a compliment, liiike.."i won" hahah.
i was in class one time, and we had to stand up at the beginning of the semester and we had to state our name and then something interesting that had happened to us that week...and i mentioned that i just got engaged ...and the teacher said, "to who" and i said, "well, wade leavitt is his name" and this chick stands up and was like.."wade? i used to date him! he was my first kiss"
gag me. she was like 8 months pregnant. seriously, people! what do you say to that.."..glad it didn't work out?"
haha loved this post. cute pictures!
-kar - January 14, 2012 at 7:34 PM
- Kaycie- Redhead Memories said...
Love the new feature! And your outfit is adorable.
- January 14, 2012 at 7:37 PM
- Nikki Olmstead said...
you guys are so cute!
That eating out story has totally happened to my husband and me! Actually it even happened at the pediatrician with my kids! It was so annoying!
Even if they are told to give extra attention to the one paying? they couldn't possibly know who is paying. Your husband could have "forgotten" his wallet or maybe it was his birthday. Then you could have said "Sorry no tip because you flirted with the wrong person!" jk - January 14, 2012 at 7:47 PM
- tumbleweed•twine said...
Aww, these pictures are so lovely! And the scene in the restaurant was nicely handled ;D Looking forward to the next one! ♥
Sarah ^.^ - January 15, 2012 at 7:53 AM
- abby said...
i've been thinking of what to do when this happens!!!! sometimes i want to order by saying, "i'll have the _____ and i'm his wife who he loves and adore so stop making oogly eyes at him." but that would just be embarrassing! i guess i'll go with you and just take it as a compliment- after all, i did marry one sexy man ;)
- January 15, 2012 at 9:21 AM
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I'm a new reader to your blog and I absolutely love it!
Featured a link to it on my friday favorites post on my blog:)
<3 Leney
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- Brianna said...
Cute that you're both using your hair for staches, lol.
- January 15, 2012 at 11:24 AM
- Sara Ancich said...
I love your "heart"
- January 15, 2012 at 11:30 AM
- Jessica Holly said...
seriously??? Who does that? Even if you WEREN't married. Super awkward! I'm really bad at not getting jealous about things like that!
- January 15, 2012 at 3:11 PM
- Catherine said...
These pictures are adorable. And I love your reaction to the waitress.
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- Claire said...
haha i thought that just happened in movies. When i was younger i prob would have wanted to flatten her, but now, well i'm a lot more confident in my relationship so i would prob like you take it as a compliment. I love your heart :)
- January 16, 2012 at 11:44 AM
- Kelli Diane said...
Hi! I just found you from Gentri Lee : ) I can not wait to keep reading! your blog is so cute and I love those pictures : ) stop over and follow me too if you like!
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- m(elanie) said...
I think I love you guys....
Too much?
...I get happy every time I come over here : ) - January 16, 2012 at 2:34 PM
- mrs. dtf said...
thanks for stopping by my blog. you and your hubs are SO cute and this post is SO cute and i think i just might have to copycat you and start doing this! being young and married really is a special time in our lives and i feel all warm and fuzzy now so thanks ha.
mrs. dtf - January 16, 2012 at 4:33 PM
- Kylee Noelle {blog} said...
You two are ADORABLE. Stopping by from Mr. Taylor & His Lady and happy I did!
- January 16, 2012 at 9:08 PM
- Michelle Clement said...
Heh - *love* how you handled that... :) It is a compliment, really, when you think about it...just given in a totally obnoxious way. Love your heart picture!
- January 22, 2012 at 8:28 PM
- Blytheponytailparades said...
Part of me loves when this happens cause I know my husband is a fox, and then part of me gets super crazy annoyed/jealous…but he probably enjoys that cause then I'm all over him! HAHA!
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- Olivia said...
Bri, I just found your blog and your instagram today and I think you have become one of my new favorites. But I must ask...where did you get this lovely shirt?! I own a Schwinn road bike from the early 80s (who I have properly named Winnie the Schwinnie...), and your shirt is too perfect!! Would you mind sharing where you got it?
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When beach goers wish to catch some rays and enjoy the beautiful surf of the Maine coastline you usually hear of them venturing to the well-known and popular beaches like Old Orchard Beach, York, Wells, Kennebunk / Kennebunkport, and Ogunquit, which attract many of our out of state visitors and tourists.
However, nestled away are some great little beaches that while they attract crowds are not commercialized like the other beaches above and one can enjoy a relaxing day near the water to work on the tan and enjoy a quiet beach day with other like-minded folks.
Here is a quick overview of the beaches around Greater Portland, their distance from Portland, and what they have to offer;
- Old Orchard Beach – (15-20 mins from Portland) offers 7 miles of sand beach along with family-friendly activities including games and food, an amusement park, and a nightlife scene including bars, signing, dancing, and live music for a full day of fun an excitement. OOB as it is referred to is conveniently accessible by the Amtrak Downeaster. Metered / Lot parking available.
- Wells – (35-40 mins from Portland) offers 7 miles of oceanfront across four beaches, including open to the public Wells Beach, Crescent Beach, and Drake's Island Beach, and the private Moody Beach. Wells has plenty of dining and shopping opportunities and is accessible by the Armtrak Downeaster.
- Ogunquit – (45 mins from Portland) considered "family friendly yet sophisticated" offers 3.5 miles of sandy beach. Further, Ogunquit offers something for everyone including art galleries, boutique shopping, theatres, deep sea fishing, and whale watching. The quaint town features cozy bed & breakfasts, high end hotels, and fine dining. There is a Footbridge Beach as well where you travel over a footbridge to a less visited section of beach which is also lifeguard patrolled.
- York – (45-50 mins from Portland) – has three beaches right off Route 1A for you to enjoy including Harbor Beach, Long Sands Beach, and Short Sands Beach. Each have lifeguards on duty from June through Labor Day and metered parking available.
- Kennebunk / Kennebunkport – (30-35 mins from Portland) – has 6 beaches including Mother's Beach, Gooch's Beach, Middle Beach, Colony Beach, Cleaves Cove Beach, and Goose Rocks Beach – a beautiful sand beach excellent for walking. Kennebunk and Kennebunkport offer shopping, restaurants, marvelous views of the Maine coastline, and of course an up close and personal glimpse of the home of our former President George H.W. Bush, Sr., at Walker's Point.
Outside of the main beaches are some great beaches below where at times you can avoid the crowds and enjoy a calm and relaxing walk, rest in the sand, or just listen to the ocean;
- Higgins Beach – off Rt. 77 Scarborough/Cape Elizabeth, long stretch of sand beach with little parking available.
- Crescent Beach State Park - 66 Two Lights Rd, Cape Elizabeth – sand beach, salt water swimming, picnic tables and grills, bath house, plenty of parking, playground, gentle surf, nice kayaking area.
- Scarborough Beach State Park - off Rt. 207 in Scarborough near Prouts Neck, long stretch of sand beach.
- Willard Beach – South Portland, near Southern Maine Community College – fine sand beach, plenty of parking, lifeguards, restrooms, near mile long beach, views of Fort Preble and Spring Point Lighthouse
- Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park – off Wolfe's Neck Rd in Freeport.
- Mackworth Island – Falmouth, sand beach with views of Portland, quiet, limited parking on island, hiking trails.
- Pine Point Beach – Off East Grand Avenue, Scarborough, at northern end of Old Orchard Beach, sand beach with dunes, great running spot during low tide, public and street parking available.
- Ferry Beach State Park – Saco/Bay View, white sand beach between Saco River and Pine Point, swimming, picnic area, admission charged
- Biddeford Pool Beach – two miles of sandy beach with gentle surf, bathhouse, lifeguards.
- Fortune's Rocks Beach – Biddeford, salt water swimming, sand beach
- East End Beach – pebble beach located off Portland's Eastern Promenade provides views of Casco Bay, restrooms, limited parking, no lifeguard, picnic tables.
- Peaks Island Beach – Peaks Island, short ferry ride from Portland on Casco Bay Lines, long rocky shore.
As you can see, the Greater Portland area does not have a shortage of beaches. Grab your sunscreen and beach towel and hit the sand and grab some sun! Enjoy!
For further information on the above beaches listed, please visit the State of Maine's 2007 Geological Survey Guide of Beaches website.


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The most common symptom of peripheral artery disease (PAD) is pain and cramping in the legs, called intermittent claudication. If your legs cramp after walking short distances, your doctor may want to look for disease in the arteries that supply your legs. The physical exam usually consists of looking at your feet and feeling for pulses in your legs and feet. Tests may include:
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As the title suggests, I'm dialysing at home! A long journey to finally get the machine and the paraphernalia installed in our little third bedroom is finally over – and as an extra bonus, Hollie now no longer has a room in which to store junk. Win-win for me.
I've been home-haemodialysing now for four weeks – and I can't believe how much of a difference it has already made to my life. Travelling backwards and forwards to the hospital is already a distant memory. It feels like I've been dialysing at home forever. It's so nice having the machine there waiting for me to be able to hook myself up whenever I like, rather than being tied to a hospital schedule. When having hospital treatment, I was up and out of the door by 7am every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning. Now, on a day off, I can mooch about the house, play with the boys, have a shower and choose when I want to dialyse. And as I'm now dialysing more often, I can have an extra cup of tea when I get up; I can have that large Red Bull over a pint of ice without feeling guilty and doing liquid calculations in my head, wondering how this will affect my fluid gain for the next dialysis session. Everything is more relaxed – fluids, diet, lifestyle. It's just so good. If you are reading this as a dialysis patient, either haemodialyis or CAPD, I beg you to explore the possibility of home-haemodialysis. Once you get past the stigma of putting your own needles in, the rest is easy.
The machine itself takes around 40 minutes in total to set up. From priming the machine, getting saline into all of the tubing and mixing the dialysate fluid (the stuff which removes the toxins from my blood). Then it's time for the needles. Something I never look forward to, but I'm always pleased with myself once they're both in! I start by removing the scabs from my previous session, which goes against everything I was told as a child! This is so I can use the same holes as before and the needles can slot into my fistula with greater ease. Once the three hours of dialysis is over – and doing that one hour less per session makes a lot of difference – the machine then has to be put into a hot disinfectant clean lasting around 30 minutes before I can then switch it off, close the door and forget about it for another day. All in all, it's about four-and-a-half hours that I'm up there in my renal room. But compared to five-and-a-half that I spent out at the hospital – sometimes more – it's no real hardship. Plus – I can stay in my pyjamas.
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I can't quite believe I'm doing my own dialysis. This year will be my 14th year of suffering with kidney problems, and when I think back to how I felt as a 15-year-old boy laying in a hospital bed for two weeks, desperately trying to get my head round what has happened, what will happen and what kind of life I might lead in the future – well, it all seems a very long time ago. That teenager in the old Norfolk & Norwich hospital in 1999 had a central venous catheter sticking out of the join between his neck and shoulder, tubes coming out of the side of his stomach and two parents who were scared. Very scared, partly because I had become so ill in the first instance, but also because they didn't know what to expect. None of us did. It was like a foreign language – dialysis, plasma exchanges, blood transfusions, creatinine, potassium, phosphate…all the things about which I now know almost everything there is to know about was all completely alien and, at some points, overwhelming in '99.
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Posted: Jan 21, 2007 - 03:54 AM
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Interesting topic that I would like to here peoples' input on. I was watching Glenn Beck on CNN and he reported on this story. Everyone knows that the US Navy recently retired their fleet of F-14s. What does this mean? A huge surplus of F-14 Tomcat parts. He reported that these parts are to be sold by the US GOVERNMENT to a private company who will then PUBLICALLY AUCTION THESE PARTS OFF!!!!
You have to ask yourself, "Who is the only country in the world that still flies the Tomcat?" IT'S FRICKIN IRAN!!!! Who do you think will be buying these surplus parts at the public auction? Joe Blow from the midwest building his very own Tomcat, or IRAN?? You gotta be kidding me!
This has gotta be the biggest boner move by the govenment in recent years, especially with that nut job that's runing Iran right now.
I am appaled, would like to here what everone else thinks.
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Posted: Jan 21, 2007 - 04:20 AM
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Can they be that stupid? I thought they torched em all. We just got a F-14D for our local museum and they stripped the thing in a few days.
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You think Iran torched their Tomcats? I used o think that too. I had heard a story a couple years back that when Iatolla Khomani took power from the Shah that the advisors we had their sobotaged the jets beyond repair but oviously that wasn't the case. This story is no bull, it was on the news tonight.
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I saw a program on Discovery a while ago that talked about this in detail. Not the retirement and auction aspect but about the fact that Iran had them and about how they were disabled. The story goes that once all the expertise left they were very limited in their (Iranians) abilities to repair the tomcats. Not to mention the Tomcats were sabotaged by the departing tech reps. From the moment they left the Tomcats were unable to fire missles. So, not only have their Tomcats not been upgraded in 27 years but they are unable to attack anything. Even if they get parts to fly them they will just be glorified transports! The show said that it was still unknown how they were sabotaged....sure!?! Whatever....do you really think those parts would be auctioned. I doubt the Iranians would even know what parts to be looking for even if they were up for auction. If they did don't you think they could have had a suitable sub part made by now?? Even if they do get them back in full working order....guess what is sitting on the tarmac at langely afb! Good luck Iran!! LoL....
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If the parts are available I'm sure they can find a way to make them work. I think (prolly speculation) the tech reps might have done something with the software coding of the fire control systems so they could not fire missiles. You would think though that they (Iranians) would have some technical skills to get them in working order again, maybe not, I don't know. It is still a scary thought that they might be able to get their hands on US surplus parts. Hopefully the government will see this folly and not sell the parts to the private company to be auctioned of.
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tis true. I wonder how much important "stuff" they received?
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MechFromHell, what you wrote is the typical US (public) lack of knowledge when it comes to Iranian Tomcats. Forget about Discovery channel stories, look up "Combat Aircraft" Vol 7 No 6 (April, 2006):
1. The total number of F-14A in Iranian AF now: 56
2. The number of flyable F-14A in Iranian AF now: 44
3. The number of operational F-14A in Iranian AF now: 29"
The article mentioned was written by USN Lt.Cdr. Rick Burges (ret.), it also mentiones that over 100 Iraqi planes were downed by Tomcats in the 1980-88 war, including with Phoenix missiles.
The Iranians are not a bunch of stupid monkies, you (US) built for them arms factories, repair and overhaul facilities,... They had before the Islamic revolution assembly lines for Huey helos, Maverick missiles, depot level maintenance capability for F-5 and F-4. They had (still have) know how, money and qualified personnel.
But I guess it's just not politically correct to mention all these because of the current political situation, so I'll stop here.
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The knowledge of Iranian military equipment actually goes both ways. The IRIAF does indeed have approx. 17 Tomcats which remain in flyable condition, but exactly in what condition, is unknown. However, stories and numbers of Iranian combat experience in the Tomcat have also been inflated and/or exaggerated over the years.
At various times, some will suffer from engine, avionics, hydraulic, or weapon problems, or any combintation thereof. Parts are continuously rebuilt, reverse-engineered, canned, swapped, and even jury-rigged.
Iran indeed has Tomcats, F-4s, F-5s, and Cobras which still fly. Flyable condition, however, is far from combat-capable condition. A four ship of Eagles, Vipers, or Raptors would eliminate their entire fleet of Tomcats. This is, assuming they could even get off of the ground before the initial strike. Suffice it to say, that the IRIAF as we know it would not survive the first day of the war.
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Posted: Jan 22, 2007 - 03:26 PM
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Of course numbers are debatable, but what I wanted to point out is that they are flyable. That in itself is a performance. Of course they wouldn't last long in a full blown airwar against the US, but I'd give them more than a day (Iran is a big country...)
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There are controls as to who parts can be sold to and exported to. Specifically there are ITAR regulations governing this.
Posted: Jan 22, 2007 - 04:16 PM
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Evidently those 'controls' are not being uniformly enforced. Recent articles have detailed numerous cases where buyers has direct links to the Iranian and Chinese government/military. Here is a link to a recent article on cnn.com:
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Posted: Apr 08, 2007 - 03:07 AM
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The US government recently reclaimed ownership of 4 Tomcats that had been sold from Point Magu for scrap, but the scrapper didnt scrap them. One was used by the JAG TV show and the other 3 went to two East Coast museums. A few weeks ago the Govenment took back all 4 to make sure they are scrapped. last week a friend of mine saw 2 of them being hauled to AMARC as he was towing the 707 Air Force One sim to the Reagan Library. I didnt save the URL to the online newspages that had the pics and details, sorry. Justin
Posted: Apr 18, 2007 - 04:19 PM
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Iranian Timcats are still running, that's for sure, in a small number, but are stil active and may pose as a general threat to American troops if the strike was ever made, the thing about the auctioned Tomcats, these are persumably very old airframes that can serve a relatively little effect as a spare part to up and running F-14s, that's gotta be in mind I think if the there is actually a public auction
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You also have to factor in the currency of their SandCat* pilots, not just the airframes. For a driver to be truly "combat capable", they would have to train to take the airframe to its limits. Yank it, bank it, and crank it. And do it on a regular basis because as we all know, air combat skills are extremely perishable.
My gut feelin' is that even tho they can fly the jets (and are highly skilled at it), they don't train hard enough in 'em to be effective in combat against a modern Western adversary. Some might say they fear losing what flyable jets they have to the inevitable accident that kind of hard training can incur.
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Posted: Apr 22, 2007 - 05:44 PM
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Since they are destroying all of them, wonder why not turn them into QF-14's and blow them out of the sky for fun and excitement. Seems to be ok for the Phantoms. This being our 14's not Irans, they'll meet thier fate soon enough.
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Mitchell Creek Natural Area – planting for Martin Luther King service day
Saturday, January 19, 9:00 a.m. – noon
JoinPortlandParks& Recreation, Hands On Greater Portland, other community members to plant native trees and shrubs at Mitchell Creek Natural Area for theUnited Way-sponsored MLK service weekend! This natural area is a high-priority restoration site that has been previously cleared of invasive Himalayan blackberry and we are excited to work with community volunteers to improve fish habitat for the nearbyMitchellCreek. Please wear long pants and long sleeves, sturdy walking shoes, and bring a water bottle. Tools, gloves, water and granola bars will be provided.
Meet at: SE 156th & Clatsop. Driving directions: From I-205, take the Foster Road exit and continue east on Foster Road. Turn right onto SE 162nd, then right onto SE Clatsop. Turn left onto SE 156th and park along the street. Please take care not to block neighbor's driveways. Biking option: Bike the Springwater Corridor trail to SE 158th & Martins, on the south side of Powell Butte Nature Park. Bike south on SE 158th to Foster Rd. Turn left onto Foster for 4 blocks. (Be careful on Foster! There are no bike lanes.) Turn right onto SE 162nd, then right ontoSE Clatsop.
To sign up, go to: http://www.handsonportland.org/HOC__Volunteer_Opportunity_Details_Page?id=a0CA000000LlGbfMAF
For more information, contact Stewardship Coordinator Susan Hawes at: firstname.lastname@example.com or (503) 823-5937.


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Days after the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, demands from the public and lawmakers for tougher gun control legislation were met by President Barack Obama's call for a re-examination of the country's gun laws.
Obama announced Wednesday that Vice President Joe Biden will lead an administration effort to develop recommendations no later than January for preventing another mass shooting.
But this isn't the first time the country has heard calls for action to put an end to gun violence. Most of the time, little happens legislatively. And of the action that has been taken to curb gun violence, much of the legislation enacted in the last three decades has been undone by court challenges -- many of which were supported by Second Amendment advocates.
Now, with 20 children and seven adults shot to death by a man who then took his own life, some in Washington say, "This time is different."
Here is a list of some of the worst mass shootings in the past and the legislative action -- or inaction -- following each:
Sept. 5, 1949 - Camden, N.J.
Dead: 13
A World War II veteran, 28-year-old Howard Unruh shoots and kills 13 of his neighbors. Unruh was found insane and committed to a state mental institution rather than standing trial.
Legislative reaction: No legislative reaction could be found.
Aug. 1, 1966 - Austin, Texas