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Meeting of October 23, 2008 – Issues Facing Hispanics in the Federal Workplace
Good morning, Madame Chair and Commissioners. I am Jeff Passel, Senior Demographer at the Pew Hispanic Center here in Washington. Thank you very much for the opportunity to appear before you today. The Pew Hispanic Center is a project of the Pew Research Center. Our mission is "to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the nation." We are a non-partisan "fact tank" and do not take positions on policy issues nor advocate for or against specific policies.
The material I have given the Commission provides a picture of the demographic position of Hispanics over the last 50 years and the next 40 or so through 2050, as well as their potential impact on the country's future work force. It also describes some of the current labor force characteristics of this population with a particular emphasis on factors affecting Hispanics' representation in the Federal work force. Rather than go through the material step by step, I will outline some of the highlights in the limited time I have for my statement.
Population Growth
Latinos are a dynamic group that have accounted for half of the Nation's population growth this decade. Going forward, Hispanics will dominate future population change even more. Today, the country's 45 million Hispanics represent about 15% of the total population of 300 million. By 2050, the number of Hispanics is projected to almost triple, reaching 128 million and their representation will almost double to 29% of the projected population of about 440 million. This change represents about 60 percent of the country's future growth.
Today, we are on the cusp of a significant transformation in Hispanic growth patterns. Immigrants represent roughly 40% of the Hispanic population and about 54% of the Hispanic workforce. These percentages have probably peaked. Even though Hispanic immigration continues at the high levels seen in the last 2 decades, a greater share of Hispanic growth since 2000 has come from births rather than from immigrants; that is, we are seeing more native Hispanics added to the population than foreign.born. This has not happened since the 1960s. As we go forward, the numbers of births will grow much faster than the projected number of Hispanic immigrants. Consequently, a growing share of the Hispanic population and the Hispanic workforce will be U.S. natives, and thus, U.S. citizens.
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Hispanic growth and immigration will continue to play a vital role in the future U.S. labor force. Without future immigration, the U.S. workforce would begin to decline after about 2015. Hispanics, who represent about 14% of today's workers will account for more than 30% in 2050. Even today, though, the number of both native and foreign.born Hispanic workers is growing 6–7 times faster than the non.Hispanic workforce.
There are, however, significant differences between Hispanic and non.Hispanic workers. Latinos, as a group, are significantly younger and less educated than non.Hispanic workers. Hispanics account for about 40% of workers who have not graduated from high school or almost 3 times their share of the overall workforce.
This educational differential is a factor explaining, in part, why the Hispanic share of the Federal workforce is less than their overall representation. A more important factor, however, is citizenship. Notwithstanding a substantial increase in naturalization rates over the last dozen years, especially among Hispanic immigrants, only about 60% of today's Hispanic workers are U.S. citizens. Thus, the almost 14 million Hispanic citizens in the labor force represent only about 10 percent of the U.S. citizen workforce. In contrast, the 8.5 million non.citizen Hispanic workers, about half of whom are unauthorized, account for 60% of the non-citizens in the workforce.
A majority of Hispanic workers who have attended college are U.S. citizens. But, for both citizen and non.citizen workers, the share who are Hispanic decreases substantially with increasing levels of education. One specific indication of the potential problems in increasing Hispanic representation in the Federal workforce is that only about 5 percent of U.S. citizen workers with a college degree, undergraduate and graduate, are Hispanic.
The profile of the Hispanic workforce directly reflects their educational and citizenship characteristics. The industries with the highest representation of Hispanics are construction, agriculture, leisure and hospitality, and other services; those with the lowest representation are information, public administration, education and health services, and financial services. Occupations of Hispanic workers show the same patterns as Hispanics are greatly overrepresented in farming, cleaning and maintenance, construction jobs, and production jobs-those jobs that generally do not require education or certification; they are greatly underrepresented in science, engineering, legal and healthcare professions. Thus, Hispanics tend to be in jobs where Federal employment is not concentrated and not in those where it is.
In the future, these profiles will probably change. More U.S..born Hispanics will age into the workforce; they will have more education than their immigrant parents and grandparents. Naturalization rates are likely to continue to increase. And, in the long run, the education levels of new immigrants will probably improve. Hispanic representation is likely to grow in fields where the U.S. government needs workers. Thus, general demographic trends should lead to more Hispanic citizens and a more highly educated population-factors that can, in turn, help to increased representation of Hispanics in the Federal work force.
Thank you again for the opportunity to testify today. I will be glad to try to answer any questions you may have.


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The Great Big Touhou Thread
Considering the origin and influence of this title, I'm really, really surprised that the only Touhou threads out there are mostly concerning the doujin works based upon the series and not the actual games themselves!
So yeah. This is The Great Big Touhou Thread, in which we shall discuss... Touhou. Specifically, the danmaku games, not the derivative works.
I've been playing Touhou for a while, and I really, really, really suck at it, but for some reason I love it all the same.
I've managed to 1CC most of the Windows titles on Easy (hardly something to brag about, I know) but I'm currently determined to work my way through Subterranean Animism on Normal without using any continues. This is not working out too well. =|
want my 1cc plzkthx
So, post about Touhou (the games, not the ships or the artwork or the remixes or any of that stuff) in this here Great Big Touhou Thread.
And especially give me hints on how to not suck at Touhou >.>;
Currently I'm playing Touhou 11, as mentioned above. I have Undefined Fantastic Object but I'm not even going to install the damn thing until I can 1CC Subterranean Animism on Normal. Considering how I've been pretty much stuck with the same issues for months now (though I haven't been practicing much recently) I don't know how well this will work out...
I can't get past Stage 4; mostly because I still haven't mastered all of Parsee's spellcards on Stage 2 and sometimes lose a life unnecessarily there (though usually if I do that, I just start over). The real problem is Stage 3; I just die way too much in that stage. I really should run Stage 3 practice a bunch until I can get it to the point where I'm not dying constantly but I think my tiny display (whoo 8.9" LCD ftl) is hurting me here.
Biggest problem I have is that after an hour or so of playing, my eyes start to get the better of me and get all dry and burn. =| Then I really start dying like crazy, and it's time to pack up for the day.
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SA is definitely harder than UFO IMO. Yuugi just pwnd me hard, and not to mention the two bosses after her is definitely not an easy one >_>;
For UFO though, the girl who keep spamming knuckles and some anchor is annoying >.< but at least for me, it's still easier than SA.
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Yuugi's midstage spellcard screws me up; I usually just bomb it and try to make her stop ASAP so I can move on. The sequence after the midstage is where I die a lot, and I also tend to die a lot on Yuugi's second spellcard "Storm Over Mt. Ooe." The big bullets are visually confusing. ><;
The one thing I still can't seem to get properly every time is Parsee's first endstage spellcard, the flower-spam. I don't know why I can't seem to weave in and out of the flowers without dying, but I have so many problems with it, I still die unnecessarily there.
I haven't had much experience with the stage 4 to even really bother talking about Satori.
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I'm going to create a replay of SA stage 3 normal at some point so someone can look at it and tell me wtf I'm doing wrong. =|
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I can only give you 2 advices based on my experience:
- Practicing, then take a rest for a while (2 or 3 days) when you see there is no progressing.
- Watching others' replay.
Personally, I only watch other people's replay after I 1cc Hard, or when I want to try Lunatic. Usually with practicing only, it's no trouble to 1cc Normal.
If you have trouble observing the whole screen, play it in Window mode.
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... and I can't even clear PCB on easy unless its Sakuya.
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A Proud Lolicon
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Location: In front of my computer
Age: 31
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I find that concentrating on just the area around your sprite and working from there is way easier than trying to take in the entire screen and making up grand strategies, hence full screen works alot better for me. Also allows you to appreciate fully the might of the Gensokyo girls' mini hitbox.
The great big touhou thread needs to get alot bigger >:D lets beat that image thread
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A Proud Lolicon
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I play in full screen because it's easier to focus (not the in-game focus) that way.
Some patterns are easy enough to dodge that you can stay on the offensive without getting hit. Sometimes, moving around just makes it harder.
Some patterns need god-like reflexes to dodge while being on the offensive or has a random factor where you would get trapped if you stay in one place for too long, so instead of keeping a stream of my own danmaku at the enemy, I look out for the safe areas or big holes in the pattern where I could work my way around.
Playing in windowed mode may help in letting you see the entire screen more easily, but when you have to manuever through some really thick danmaku, a bigger screen would help you focus.
That being said though, I've never finished any Touhou game at all except the top-down view one where Chuugoku is the heroine
|2010-01-13, 12:13
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A Proud Lolicon
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: In front of my computer
Age: 31
I tried using PS3 dual shock controller several times, and the result is not as I expected. Either it's bad, or my hand didn't get used to it. The responding is slow, and I can't nudge as fast as I was when using keyboard. Like, you can't constantly nudging left then right then left when using a controller.
Therefore, giving keyboard several tries is my recommend, based on my experience.
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Location: Dollars
o.o; My friends also said that they're using controllers, but I can't imagine how someone can do it with them
Probably because I usually use keyboard to play danmaku...and somehow, I feel as if there's something missing when I tried to use a controller to play this game
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VDPAU is the Video Decode and Presentation API for UNIX. It provides an interface to video decode acceleration and presentation hardware present in modern GPUs.
- Hardware decoding of MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 part 2, H.264, VC-1, and DivX 4 and 5 bitstreams on supported hardware, with a bitstream (VLD) level API.
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Personal interactions have the strongest impact on perceptions. People form opinions of the police based on their own interactions with them or the experiences they hear from trusted friends and family.
People tend to focus on how police treat them — the process and interactions — rather than the final outcome of those interactions. For example, research shows that people report positive impressions of an officer who treated them fairly and respectfully even if the officer gave them a speeding ticket.
Research also shows that an officer's demeanor and actions are crucial to perceptions of police legitimacy. If officers communicate well, listen and treat citizens with respect, citizens will respond in kind.
People who perceive that they received "procedural justice" are also likely to perceive the police as legitimate and trustworthy and are likely to comply in the future. Procedural justice is the notion that a process is fair and that people have the opportunity to be heard, are treated politely and respectfully, and are judged by a neutral system free of bias.
Media accounts of police misconduct also influence perceptions of the police, but less so than personal interactions.
Frequent exposure to media reports of police abuse or corruption is a strong predictor of perceptions of misconduct and supports the belief that it is common.
[5] African-Americans who live in high-crime areas and who regularly hear others talk about police misconduct are especially likely to believe misconduct is common.
Conversely, a nine-month study of five precincts in New York City found that in the absence of major scandals, news coverage of the police did not have a significant effect on citizens' views of the police.
Street Stops and Police Legitimacy: Accountability and Legal Socialization in Everyday Policing of Young Adults, Yale University, NIJ award 2010-IJ-CX-4025.
The focus of the study is to explore police contacts and its consequences on public views about police legitimacy — both among groups most likely to be stopped and with the general public. Using a two-wave panel design, a stratified random sample of 1,000 New York City residents ages 18-26 will be surveyed to test two hypotheses on the relationship between policing and legitimacy under conditions of intensive surveillance and high rates of police-citizen contact. First, the study will examine whether the impact of police street stops on views about police legitimacy is mediated by how the police exercise their authority when dealing with members of the public, i.e. on police comportment with standards of professionalism and fairness. The answer to this question is central to answering the question of whether the widespread use of police street stops for crime control is a sustainable approach to policing. Second, to the extent that the impact of street stops is filtered through public views about police professionalism and fairness, this study will identify those aspects of police conduct that shape the perceived impacts of street stops on police legitimacy.
Next Section: Racial Profiling.
[note 1] Schuck, Amie, and Dennis P. Rosenbaum, "Global and Neighborhood Attitudes Toward the Police: Differentiation by Race, Ethnicity and Type of Contact,"Journal of Quantitative Criminology 21 (2005): 391–418. See also Weitzer, Ronald, and Steven A. Tuch, "Racially Biased Policing: Determinants of Citizen Perceptions," Social Forces 83 (2005): 1009–1030.
[note 2] Tyler, Tom R., "Policing in Black and White: Ethnic Group Differences in Trust and Confidence in the Police,"Police Quarterly 8 (2005): 322–342.
[note 3] Horowitz, Jake, "Making Every Encounter Count: Building Trust and Confidence in the Police," NIJ Journal 256 (January 2007): 8–11, NCJ 216524; Rosenbaum, Dennis P., Amie M. Schuck, Sandra K. Costello, Darnell F. Hawkins, and Marianne K. Ring, "Attitudes Toward the Police: The Effects of Direct and Vicarious Experience," Police Quarterly 8 (2005): 343–365; Weitzer, Ronald, and Steven A. Tuch, "Determinants of Public Satisfaction With the Police," Police Quarterly 8 (2005): 279–297.
[note 4] Tyler, Tom R., and Jeffrey Fagan, "Legitimacy and Cooperation: Why Do People Help Police Fight Crime in Their Communities?" Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law 6 (2008): 231–275.
[note 5] Weitzer, Ronald, and Steven A. Tuch,
"Racially Biased Policing: Determinants of Citizen Perceptions,"Social Forces 83 (2005): 1009–1030.
[note 6] Miller, Joel, Robert C. Davis, Nicole J. Henderson, John Markovic, and Christopher Ortiz,
"Measuring Influences on Public Opinion of the Police Using Time-Series Data: Results of a Pilot Study,"Police Quarterly 8 (2005): 394–401.
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Sen. Rick Metsger, D-Welches, has invited a national expert to arm Hood River citizens in the battle against methamphetamine addiction and related crimes.
Rob Bovett takes the podium as keynote speaker at Monday's "Fighting the Meth Epidemic" forum. Bovett, legal counsel for the Oregon Narcotics Enforcement Association, will be joined by Hood River County Circuit Court Judge Paul Crowley, who oversees the local drug court. The panel also includes Jerry Brown, chief deputy for the Hood River County Sheriff's Office.
The event begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Hood River County Library, 503 State St.
Metsger said the recent series of articles on recovering meth addicts in the Hood River News illustrated the complexities of treatment. He is hopeful the June 26 forum will further educate citizens about the growing number of crimes related to the drug, such as identity theft. He said audience members will be invited to share concerns and ask questions of the professional panel.
"I look forward to this opportunity to have a conversation with members of the community and hear what is important to you," said Metsger.
He said, in 2005, the Legislature made it a top priority to stop the scourge of meth in Oregon. Metsger said new laws were passed that increased penalties, expanded the scope of punishable crimes and restricted access to materials used in the manufacturing of meth.
However, he said the popularity of the drug continues to grow — and so do the associated crime challenges.
"We have won some victories but the battle is far from over," Metsger said.
Bovett authored Oregon's meth lab chemical control laws and is a member of the Governor's Meth Task Force. He is also chair of the Drug Endangered Children Subcommittee and co-founder and president of the Oregon Alliance for Drug Endangered Children. He is a member of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission's Meth Steering Committee and the founder of the Lincoln County Meth Initiative, focusing on prevention, enforcement and treatment.
To date, Bovett has provided more than 250 presentations on meth-related topics and has appeared on Good Morning America, National Public Radio, KATU-2's Town Hall, PBS NewsHour, Frontline, and the Oregon Public Broadcasting network.
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Two Illinois Republicans are finding out that for all the national talk of the GOP softening its stance on social issues, it's difficult to follow through.
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Jagr, Stars seek to extend win streak over Kings
Jaromir Jagr and the Dallas Stars look to best the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings for the third time in as many meetings this season when the two Pacific Division residents square off on Sunday evening.
The Stars have already defeated the Kings twice this season in Los Angeles, giving them a victory in five of the past six encounters. Dallas, though, has lost eight of its past 10 to L.A. at home.
Jaromir Jagr has three goals in the two meetings with the Kings this season, scoring twice in a 5-2 victory on March 7 before adding a goal in a 2-0 victory on March 21. Kari Lehtonen made 40 saves in his first shutout of the season in the most recent encounter.
Jagr reached a milestone in Friday's 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild, logging the 1,000th assist of his career. He became the 12th player in league history to reach the plateau and first European.
The 41-year-old leads the Stars with 14 goals and 26 points in his first season with the club.
"When I started I didn't really think about this moment," said Jagr. "I was just happy to be able to play over here. I just kept working hard and I was really lucky to have a lot of great players on my side that I learned a lot from."
Lehtonen made 30 saves, but was not credited with the win since he was not on the ice when the deciding goal was scored. He had to leave the game for a 2:32 span in the third because of a skate issue and Richard Bachman got the win despite not facing a shot.
Erik Cole, Jamie Benn and Cody Eakin tallied in the third period, while Ray Whitney and Tomas Vincour also lit the lamp in Dallas' fourth victory in six games. That has them tied with three other teams for ninth in the Western Conference, one point back of the eighth-place St. Louis Blues.
Center Vernon Fiddler left Friday's game in the first period with a charley horse and did not return. He did not practice on Saturday and is day-to-day, while Dallas recalled forward Toby Petersen from the minors as insurance.
While Dallas will play the fourth of a five-game homestand, Los Angeles will try to rebound on its road trip Sunday evening following yesterday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Wild.
The Kings, who had won the first two of the five-game swing, took a 3-1 lead on Justin Williams' goal at 11:24 of the second period before Minnesota rallied.
"You're up 3-1 and you give them two points. That's not what you want to do," Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick told lakingsinders.com.
"You're just trying to climb the standings. You're trying to win games every time you're out there."
Quick made 25 saves, but was bested by all three Minnesota skaters in the shootout. Jeff Carter scored to notch the 400th point of his career and Dustin Brown lit the lamp for a third straight game.
The Kings have 41 points on the season, putting them fifth in the West and one point ahead of the San Jose Sharks.


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The turning effect.
You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villian
Get stoned!
Manga Finder and Manga Storm have consumed my free time lately.....
Smoke a bowl of apple kush. It will put you right out after making you extremely hungry.
I accept cash, checks, and a box of chicken.
I know this sounds stupid, but I find that the good old method of counting sheep works pretty well for me. If it doesn't put me right to sleep, it definitely makes me feel more tired than when I started. There's just something about seeing sheep jumping over a fence that's relaxing. Try it sometime - it might not work for you, but it's certainly worth a shot.
What Savorysack said!
And you might want to try to read a bit until your eyes get droopy-like and...poomph goes your head on the pillow~!
*OFFLINE* Trying to get back in the habit of posting...
you could always masturbate.......
Take a hot bath for at least half an hour (make sure you brush your teeth beforehand) and when you're done just collapse onto your bed. Feels nice enough to make me fall asleep most of the time.
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I like to sleep with the window open, when it's cold it helps me fall asleep.
Winter Is Coming.
when you are not asleep, just dont go to sleep..
When you really want something, the whole universe conspires to make it happen.
Do what I do .... Force a dream .... Close your eyes and just be whatever you wanna be and do what ever ... Tonight the army will come after me because I'm the worlds best assassin oh and it will be at school so I can have people see me drenched in blood and with all my awesomeness
The best thing is to be moderately tired before going to sleep. What you basically have to do is NOT to be resting your ass on flat surface before bedtime. At least, remain physically standing about one to two hours before bedtime. Once you find yourself in bed and cannot sleep, it is very VERY difficult to sleep as you already know.
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Try to empty your mind. Don't open your eyes. Just relax as much as you can while still remaining kind of still. Drink tea or warm milk before going to bed. Take a warm shower before going to bed. Make sure you are tired enough to fall asleep. Some advice on fixing a messed up sleeping habit:
Wake up earlier one day and sleep earlier that night so that you can wake up early everyday. For example:
- Sleep at 2am.
- Woke at 7am.
- Drank coffee to help stay awake.
- Sleep at 11pm.
- Wake at 7am.
- Repeat to keep healthy sleep habit.
I hate Crunchyroll.
Well, I find it easier to sleep in pitch black with absolutely nonnoise. But incase you need noise play some soothing mellow music. Also, take a mental note of the foods and drinks you are having, it it doesn't feel like it, but some foods and drink such as coffee make yourbmind continuously think which makes it hard to sleep.
There is also something else my mate taught me when I was having trouble, when you close your eyes, keep your mind thinking about thebblack, if your mind starts to wander about other things, go back to thinking and concentrating on the darkness. I use that method to fall asleep quite often, a busy mind will take forever to go to sleep.
On a side note, I'm using my phone and I make a lot of mistakes, please dismiss them.
You've been hit by, you've been struck by a smooth criminal!
could take a melatonin vitamin supplement(check with doc. but should be okay), also try to fall asleep at the same time every night as well as waking up at the same time everyday.
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This method is ZERO fun, but ultimately helps in the long run.
Go to bed at the SAME TIME every single night, 7 days a week, and get up at the SAME TIME every mornning. The ZERO fun part comes in when you want to have a late night when you catch a second wind, or want to sleep in.
It's also helpful to follow a simliar routine each night and avoid your computer or phone during that routine. You might read a book (an actual PAPER book) each night to establish a routine.


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Long-Term Review
2014 Kia Sorento SX: The Size of the Prize
Finding the perfect crossover often involves careful comparisons of fuel economy, performance and, of course, cabin and cargo space. After all, most buyers gravitate toward SUV/sedan hybrids for their elevated visibility and their interior volume.
How do the 2014 Kia Sorento SX's spacial capacities compare to other crossovers? And more importantly, how does it fit into our lives?
Let's take a closer look.
Sorento vs. the World: Comparing the Specs
Technically speaking, the Kia Sorento SX is classified as a midsize crossover. It slots in at a larger size than its Soul and Sportage stablemates but is smaller than the Sedona minivan. Outside of the Kia family, the Sorento's interior volume trumps smaller compact crossovers such as the Volkswagen Tiguan and the Honda CR-V (though the CR-V does claim .3 more cu ft of cargo capacity). The Toyota RAV4 has 5.3 fewer cu ft of interior space but 1.5 more cu ft of cargo stowage.
The Sorento happens to share a similar silhouette with the Ford Edge. Though its passenger space is only 1.2 cu ft smaller, its cargo capacity is 4.7 cu ft greater. Compared to the Mazda CX-9, Kia loses the passenger war by a long shot (a difference of 32.2 cu ft) but wins the cargo battle by a considerable margin (19.7 cu ft).
You might notice a trend based on these seesaw battles between manufacturers: Midsize crossovers tend to ride a delicate balance between the space allotted for passengers and the volume offered for cargo. And incidentally, as we mentioned in a previous update, the third row of seating is pretty much only suitable to very petite people -- which, in the case of that particular road trip to central California ski country, meant my rather diminutive mother-in-law.
First-Hand Experience in the Real World
Spec sheets aside, there's no substitute for loading up a crossover and testing its cargo- and people-hauling capacities in the real world. In the case of our long-term Sorento, that meant using it for grocery runs, road trips and moving to a new home.
How did it perform?
Well, in the case of a road trip involving five adults and a 2-year-old in a car seat, the Sorento performed surprisingly well in terms of space, getting packed to the gills with provisions but managing to carry us all comfortably. In the case of extreme volumetric capacity, you can see from this photo that the cargo bay can be crammed with quite a bit of stuff before it's full.
Needless to say, more routine trips around town with two or three passengers were a piece of cake. The remote-operated rear hatch made it easy to load up with cargo. And if anything, having a decent amount of space back there made it tempting to leave junk in the trunk, much to the detriment of fuel economy (not to mention general tidiness). Aiding the cabin's feeling of spaciousness is the panoramic roof, which makes the space feel more open and airy when it's retracted.
As previously outlined in this update, life is generally good for those who ride along in the back seat, though my 2-year-old's feet sometimes found themselves kicking the front passenger seat, unless it was moved uncomfortably close to the dash.
Bottom Line: How Much Space Do You Need?
As anyone who's bought real estate in a prime location can tell you, space is a luxury. And though it's not a full-sized SUV, the Sorento manages to suit the needs of most folks without leaving a mammoth-sized footprint.
As for our experiences with the Sorento, this midsized sport 'ute came along at just the right time in our lives. We went through a move with a young kid in tow, needing to move all of our personal belongings into a new space, not to mention a number of large-scale items such as furniture and housewares. It didn't hurt that we also chose it for a family vacation, even though my father's gargantuan Lincoln Navigator would have done the deed just fine.
Now that we're settled into our home, will I feel as compelled to drive such a big car the next time around? My honest answer would be "not necessarily." I will admit to enjoying the spirited driving that comes with handling such a voluminous wagon. Its low center of gravity and maneuverability make it a more fun experience behind the wheel.
At the end of the day, the 2014 Kia Sorento SX has proved to be just the vehicle for a certain stage in my life, but I won't necessarily need so much space in my next car. That's not a negative point against the Sorento but rather a straightforward assessment of where I'm at in my personal life. Your mileage, as they say, might differ, and in this case, it all boils down to where you're at with your personal preferences and needs.


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At least 1 dead, several injured after helicopters collide near Berlin stadium
BERLIN – Two helicopters clipped each other and crashed as they landed in a snowstorm near Berlin's Olympic Stadium during a federal police exercise on Thursday, leaving one person dead and several injured, German authorities said.
One of the helicopter pilots died at the scene, fire service spokesman Stephan Fleischer said. Five people were injured, four of them seriously, he added.
It wasn't immediately clear whether the injured people were in the helicopters, Fleischer said. He didn't have details on how the accident happened.
Pictures from the scene showed one of the helicopters lying on its side in the snow in a field behind the stadium and the other next to it, still upright.
Eyewitness Johannes Malinowski said on n-tv television that he saw three helicopters approaching and that the snow on the field was being kicked up by the aircraft, so "you couldn't see a whole lot anymore."
Then "there was a big bang and someone shouted, `everybody on the ground,"' he said. "And then we looked up and there was blood on the ground."
The police were conducting a training exercise on dealing with football violence.
The Olympic Stadium is home to the Hertha Berlin soccer club. It also hosts the annual German Cup final and was the venue for the 2006 World Cup final.


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Execution Date Set for Andrew Allen Cook, Convicted of 1995 Murder of Two Mercer University Students
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens offers the following information in the case against Andrew Allen Cook, who is currently scheduled to be executed on February 21, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.
Scheduled Execution
On February 5, 2013, the Superior Court of Monroe County filed an order, setting the seven-day window in which the execution of Andrew Allen Cook may occur to begin at noon, February 21, 2013, and ending seven days later at noon on February 28, 2013. Cook has concluded his direct appeal proceedings and his state and federal habeas corpus proceedings.
Cook's Crimes (1995)
The Georgia Supreme Court summarized the facts of the case as follows:
The evidence adduced at trial shows the following: at approximately midnight on January 2, 1995, Mercer University students Hendrickson and Cartagena were parked on a small peninsula known as "the Point," which juts into Lake Juliette in Monroe County, north of Macon. Cook drove onto the Point, parked his Honda CRX near Hendrickson's and Cartagena's car, and shot them. Cook fired fourteen times with an AR-15 rifle from a distance of about forty feet and then moved closer and fired five times with a nine millimeter Ruger handgun. Hendrickson and Cartagena were each hit multiple times and killed. Cook then went to the passenger side of the victims' car, removed Cartagena, and dragged her about 40 feet. He partially undressed her, knelt between her legs, and spit on her. Cook then drove away. The murders were completely random. Cook did not know the victims and there was no interaction between Cook and the victims before he killed them.
Several people parking or camping around Lake Juliette heard the shots, and the murders were reported to the police the next morning when some campers found the bodies. A couple parked near the Point when the shots were fired said they saw a 1980s-model Honda CRX parked near the entrance to Lake Juliette. Later, they saw headlights going onto the Point, heard shots, and observed the CRX speeding away from the Point. The police recovered .223 caliber and nine millimeter bullets and shell casings from the crime scene, and the State Crime Lab reported that the weapons used in the murders were probably an AR-15 rifle and a nine millimeter Ruger handgun. There was saliva mixed with tobacco dried on Cartagena's leg, and the Crime Lab extracted DNA from the saliva. The police began looking for suspects who chewed tobacco, matched the DNA taken from the saliva, and owned or had access to a Honda CRX, an AR-15 rifle, and a nine millimeter Ruger pistol.
The investigation lasted almost two years. Many people were interviewed and dozens of suspects were excluded after they submitted blood or saliva samples to the Crime Lab, or allowed their weapons to be examined by a state firearms expert. In the fall of 1996, GBI Agent Randy Upton began tracking the purchasers of AR-15 rifles in the Macon area. He obtained a list of 108 people who bought AR-15 rifles from 1985 to 1995 from one of Macon's most popular gun stores, and he started calling them and asking if they would give saliva samples and allow examinations of their rifles. On November 27, 1996, Agent Upton contacted Cook. Agent Upton told Cook he was conducting an investigation into the Lake Juliette murders and that Cook owned an AR-15 rifle in 1994 and 1995. Cook replied that he had "gotten rid of" his AR-15 in April 1994. Agent Upton stated that that was not possible because the records show that Cook did not buy his AR-15 until August 1994. Cook then became defensive and stated that his father was an FBI agent, and he did not have to cooperate. Agent Upton asked for a saliva sample, and Cook said he needed to talk with his father before giving a saliva sample. The conversation ended.
Agent Upton learned that Cook pawned his AR-15 rifle back to the gun store in May 1995, five months after the murders. The police also discovered that Cook had an acquaintance purchase a nine millimeter Ruger handgun for him in December 1993 at the same gun store, because Cook was too young to buy it himself. Cook sold the Ruger to a friend in July 1995. The police sought to obtain these weapons from their current owners. They also learned that Cook owned a 1987 Honda CRX at the time of the murders.
One of Cook's friends, who worked with Cook at a diaper factory, testified that in late November 1996 he and Cook had a conversation about "the worst thing you ever did." Cook said he had killed someone with an AR-15. The friend did not believe Cook, but asked why he did it. Cook replied that he did it "to see if I could do it and get away with it." Cook refused to provide any more details. The friend testified that the following day at work, Cook received a call on his pager, and left his work area to return the call. Cook returned 15 minutes later and was "as white as a ghost." Cook said "I got to go," and spit the tobacco he had been chewing into a trash can. Cook said it was the GBI who had called and they wanted to question him about what he and the friend had talked about the day before, and test his saliva. He said, regarding the saliva, "that's a DNA test right there, so they got my ass." Another friend testified that Cook told him in late November 1996 that he needed to leave town because it was "getting hot."
After going to Cook's home and not finding him, Agent Upton called Cook's father, John Cook, on December 4, 1996. John Cook was an FBI agent and had been an FBI agent for 29 years. Agent Upton said he needed to ask Cook a few questions regarding the Lake Juliette murders, and asked John Cook for assistance in locating him. John Cook said he could probably contact his son. John Cook, who knew about the case from the media but had not worked on it, testified that he did not think his son was a suspect.
John Cook paged his son several times and at 11:00 p.m. Cook returned his calls. John Cook told his son the GBI was looking for him concerning the Lake Juliette murders and asked him if he knew anything about them. Cook replied, "Daddy, I can't tell you, you're one of them … you're a cop." John Cook said he was his father first and, believing his son may have been a witness, asked Cook if he was there during the shooting. Cook said yes. John Cook asked his son if he saw who shot them, and Cook replied yes. Although he still thought "maybe he was just there and saw who shot them," John Cook asked his son if he shot them. After a pause, Cook said yes. Cook told his father he was fishing at Lake Juliette and had an argument with the male victim. The male victim threatened him with a gun, and Cook shot the victims in self-defense. Cook realized that the male victim had only threatened him with a pellet gun, and he threw the pellet gun into the woods. John Cook urged his son to go to the authorities but Cook said he was going to run and "just disappear." John Cook was worried that his son was going to kill himself.
John Cook was stunned by what his son had told him. After speaking with his wife, he called his friend and FBI supervisor, Tom Benson, who was at a conference in New Orleans. He and Benson decided that Benson would fly back to Georgia the next day and the two men would go to Monroe County Sheriff John Bittick, and John Cook would tell the sheriff what his son had told him. They arrived at the Monroe County sheriff's office at about 4:00 p.m. on December 5, 1996.
At about 11:45 a.m. on December 5, 1996, Cook was arrested by a game warden for shooting deer and turkeys out of season and giving a false name. He was taken to the Jones County sheriff's office. Agent Upton, who did not know about Cook's admission to his father, learned that Cook was being held in Jones County for game violations. He drove to Jones County to question Cook about the Lake Juliette murders. When Agent Upton introduced himself and asked to speak with him about the murders, Cook blurted, "it's been two years since the murders and you guys don't have anything; I had a CRX; I had an AR-15; I had a Ruger P89; you guys are going to try to frame me." Cook added, "get my father and get me a lawyer and I'll tell you what you want to hear." The interview terminated. Agent Upton subsequently learned from Sheriff Bittick that John Cook was in Monroe County, and that Cook had made an admission to his father the night before. Agent Upton transported Cook to Monroe County.
After Cook arrived at the Monroe County sheriff's office, John Cook asked Sheriff Bittick if he could speak with his son, and the sheriff agreed. Cook and his father had a private meeting. Both men were crying and John Cook hugged his son. John Cook told his son he did not believe that he told the whole truth on the phone. Cook replied that there was no pellet gun, that "I pulled in, the car was already there, and I just stopped and shot them." Cook then dragged the female victim from the car to make it look like an assault or robbery. John Cook testified at trial about his son's admissions.
The police recovered from the current owners the AR-15 rifle and nine millimeter Ruger handgun that Cook owned in January 1995. Ballistics testing revealed that they were the murder weapons. Cook's DNA matched the DNA extracted from the saliva on Cartagena's leg; the state DNA expert testified that only one in twenty thousand Caucasians would exhibit the same DNA profile.
The evidence was sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find Cook guilty of two counts of malice murder and two counts of felony murder beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (99 S. Ct. 2781, 61 L. Ed. 2d 560) (1979). The evidence was also sufficient to enable the jury to find the existence of the statutory aggravating circumstance beyond a reasonable doubt. Id.; O.C.G.A. § 17-10-35 (c) (2).
Cook v. State, 270 Ga. at 820-823 (1999).
The Trial (1997-1998)
Cook was indicted in the Superior Court of Monroe County, Georgia on February 17, 1997, for two counts of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, and one count of armed robbery. On March 19, 1998, following a jury trial, Cook was convicted of both counts of malice murder and both counts of felony murder. The jury's recommendation of a death sentence for the murder of Michele Lee Cartagena was returned on March 19, 1998. Cook received a consecutive life sentence for the murder of Grant Patrick Hendrickson.
Cook filed a motion for new trial on March 23, 1998, and an amendment thereto on June 4, 1998. This motion, as amended, was denied by the trial court on July 10, 1998.
The Direct Appeal (1999)
The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed Cook's convictions and death sentence on March 19, 1999. Cook v. State, 270 Ga. 820, 514 S.E.2d 657 (1999). Cook filed a petition for writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court, which was denied on November 1, 1999. Cook v. Georgia, 528 U.S. 974 (1999).
State Habeas Corpus Proceedings (2000-2008)
Cook, represented by the Georgia Resource Center, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Superior Court of Butts County, Georgia on May 9, 2000. Cook filed an amendment thereto on March 7, 2002. An evidentiary hearing was held on October 8-9, 2002. On October 2, 2007, the state habeas corpus court entered an order granting Cook state habeas corpus relief as to his death sentence finding that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The state habeas corpus court denied Cook relief as to his convictions. The State appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court, which unanimously reversed the habeas corpus court's order and reinstated Cook's death sentence on June 30, 2008. Schofield v. Cook, 284 Ga. 240, 663 S.E.2d 221 (2008).
Federal Habeas Corpus Proceedings (2009-2010)
Cook, represented by the Georgia Resource Center, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia on January 16, 2009. On March 18, 2010, the district court denied Cook federal habeas corpus relief. The district court denied a motion to alter and amend judgment on June 14, 2010. The district court granted Cook a certificate of appealability on August 26, 2010.
11th Circuit Court of Appeals (2011-2012)
The case was orally argued before the Eleventh Circuit on November 21, 2011. On April 20, 2012, the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion which denied relief. Cook v. Warden, 677 F.3d 1133 (11th Cir. 2012). Cook filed a petition for panel rehearing, which was denied on June 21, 2012.
United States Supreme Court (2012-2013)
Cook filed a petition for writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court, which was denied January 22, 2013. Cook v. Humphrey, 2013 U.S. LEXIS 1029 (2013).


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DC mayor seeks meeting with Obama on US shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The mayor of the District of Columbia is demanding a meeting with President Barack Obama and congressional leaders about the federal government shutdown.
Mayor Vincent Gray said in a statement Tuesday that the shutdown, now in its second week, is having dire consequences in his city.
He said D.C. is the only city in the country where residents are worried that their local government won't be able to provide basic services during the shutdown.
The D.C. Council approved legislation last week allowing the government to tap emergency reserve funds to pay municipal employees to keep them on the job. But the mayor says those funds will soon be depleted, and the city hasn't received authority yet to spend its own local funds for services.
He says public safety also is compromised.


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Restaurant Review
Saigon Far East
An exotic flavor trip
Breaking up the long menu at Saigon Far East are bold descriptions of the food that lack neither color nor modesty. Consider the bun bo hue: "We are proud to introduce this famous spicy bowl of soup which was located in Central Vietnam," the menu crows. "A combination of sliced and well cooked beef shank and slowly cooked pork hock sliced. This bowl will spark your imagination and take you far away."
An apt description. Along with the usual accoutrements you'd expect with pho (bean sprouts, cilantro, lime), the red-brothed soup delivered round noodles, strong flavors of lemongrass and other herbs, bony pig parts, and spicy heat. It was an exotic flavor trip, and hardly the only one to be found here.
There is a wooden pagoda in the middle of the restaurant that makes you feel like you're in a backyard. Some attractive fake floral arrangements are scattered about, along with the occasional work of art. But for the most part, the authenticity at Saigon Far East is completely uncontrived. Even finding the place is an adventure, tucked as it in a Southeast Heights strip mall on San Pedro and Kathryn. On your way to the bathroom you pass through a huge back room where children watch TV and men chatter in Vietnamese as they play pool. At each dining table, underneath the glass table cover, is a copy of a letter from APD Lt. Harold Medina addressed to "local business establishments" warning that sales of alcohol to minors is illegal.
Even though I had my I.D., I decided to drink a ginger limeade, which was big and delicious. The ginger clawed, the lime taunted, and the sugar kissed and made it better.
The ginger clawed, the lime taunted, and the sugar kissed and made it better.
All of the salads I tried came beautifully plated, and they all contained shredded pork along with other meaty constituents. Vegetarians will have their work cut out for them at Saigon Far East, but luckily the waitress who always seems to be on duty is smart, well-spoken and brutally honest. After a lengthy conversation, you should be able to get your dishes made vegetarian (although without fish sauce I can't imagine how most dishes would taste).
The shrimp and crab pomelo salad was a symphony of contrasts, in both texture and flavor, with bright slivers of scallion and carrot, diced red bell pepper, slices of onion, big shards of herbs, chunks of sweet and juicy pomelo flesh (similar to grapefruit), and the occasional crunch of crispy pork.
The other salads I tried were good as well. There's a tangerine and shrimp number that follows a similar format as the pomelo salad. A green mango salad was like a Thai-style papaya salad, with fried onions instead of peanuts. A chicken banana blossom salad had plenty of finely shredded blossom, which is a little fragrant, a little watery and a little chewy.
A stir-fry of pickled mustard greens with squid was amazing and unique. It was full of veggies, came alongside a pile of sticky and mildly fragrant rice, and was drenched with a wonderful sauce that, to my mind, tasted mildly of oyster sauce. The waitress disagreed, but wasn't more specific. "The guy in the back makes it," she said, referring to the cook. "He puts garlic and some other things." The mustard greens, she explained, are pickled in-house, but sometimes they run out and have to buy them that way.
I felt compelled to try the pho, but it seemed so pedestrian compared to the many other soup choices, like the hu tieu my tho, a rice noodle soup with all kinds of proteins in an allegedly "awesome broth."
Awesome it was. Lots of herbs and scallions were floating in the pork-based broth, along with quail egg, barbecue pork, shrimp and Peking duck. Underneath the noodles, a stash of bean sprouts lurked at the bottom of the bowl. The waitress scolded me for not squeezing my lime on the soup. But the flavor was so complete, I felt no need to change it.
• Flaked pomelo salad with shrimp and crab
• Hu tieu tieu chau rice noodle soup
• Spicy bun bo hue soup
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Posted on 02/28/2013 8:07:14 AM PST by marktwain
Long Lines into and out of Arizona Gun Show, 2013
Gun shows are centers of resistance to the nanny state. As resistance to the growing, all pervasive regulations and vague, impossible to decipher federal laws, grows in the heartland of America, gun shows offer a place where freedom is still practiced, and limits to State power are recognized.
At most gun shows, if you are not a gun dealer, you are allowed to sell your personal firearm to another person without special permission from the nanny state. The stranglehold on political speech by the MSM is not so tight, and opinions that are not tolerated on ABC, NBC or the New York Times are tolerated in reasoned discourse. Books that are not found at book stores may be bought, and most people there revere the Constitution.
Gun shows are where the new breed of principled, activist state organizations, dedicated to rolling back decades of unreasoned and illegitimate restrictions on the ownership and carrying of arms, have organized, recruited, and thrived.
Organizations such as the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL), the Buckeye Firearms Association, the Arizona Citizens Defense League(AZCDL), and numerous other grass roots organizations have used the freedom of association of gun shows and the concentration of liberty loving Constitutionalists to build strong and effective state organizations. These organizations are staffed with volunteers, unlike the astroturf organizations of the anti-freedom forces, that consist of one or a handful of paid activists.
Volunteers man the table at the gun show where someone who wants to fight back against the nanny state, but who has been told, most of her life, that freedom is an ancient and outdated concept, finds an organization of like minded people who are making a difference at the state level.
It is amazing what the power of this grass roots organizing, with near instant communication through the Internet, and earlier, phone trees, has been able to accomplish. Legislators are realizing that the MSM has, and is, repeatedly lying to them about the popularity of citizen disarmament. They realize that their political careers can be put at risk by the large numbers of freedom fighters who actually vote, campaign, and pay attention. This has been how the concealed carry movement has gone from just a handful of states in the 1980s to 50 states when Illinois joins (by court order) this summer (2013).
Few of those who wish us to regress toward an all powerful state, who without a hint of irony, call themselves progressives attend gun shows. They fear the concentration of freedom activists, and the ability to organize that gun shows offer.
Gun shows are centers for exercise of both the First and Second Amendments, which is why they are despised by the left.
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Personal weapons, personal wealth, even traditional gender roles all represent personal power. The left loves and honors state power and hates personal power. That's why they want your guns, they want sky-high taxes and want to destroy distinct male and female roles. They do all this because they imagine themselves as the bureaucrats in charge of state power; a state mandated elite.
Not in Massachusetts. There is essentially no difference between private sale or dealer sale.
Boy oh boy, I think I could give you about a dozen reasons why the left hates gun shows. This is a fabulous topic, IMO, well worth discussing at length.
You stated one of the more important ones; Centers of organizational energy for Constitutionalists. That's of course a double-—they hate the Constitution, they hate the idea of "the other side" organizing for anything that isn't what they organize for, since anyone who disagrees with them is a knuckle-dragger. All kinds of fear and revulsion there.
But there are a lot of other reasons, both subtle and profound.
Here are people exchanging their money, the fruit of their labors, for which they have exchanged their time, their finite resource. And they are choosing to trade their money (which isn't really theirs to spend as they wish, only the highly-educated elites can conceive of societally-justified progressive avenues of spending/directing money) in an exercise of their freedom. Well that's bordering on a trifecta. Only the elites can know who should get this odd thing called freedom; And it's God-given...there being no such thing as God, that right simply cannot exist. And so if out of this warped sense of freedom, these folks exercising their freedom (to spend their own money and to bear arms) make the asinine choice to buy a killing tool, then those societal outcasts must be looking to kill something or someone. I mean, nobody buys a screwdriver unless they have screws to turn or paint cans to open, right? Therefore these losers must be looking, desperately, to kill as many things as they can, whenever they want. This has to be stopped at all costs! Society cannot allow this to go on! Nobody needs to kill a sweet little deer when they can 100 times easier go down to Safeway and buy a steak and it's wrong to eat meat anyway. Why don't these gun nuts just take their money and go buy their food at Safeway?
I could go on, but I am a little pressed for time at the moment.
Very fruitful nexus of discussion.
The natural bent of all leftists is inevitably towards the all-powerful, totalitarian state. Only approved people in the state will have firearms. The better to control the people who don't like totalitarian states.
Did not know that, but it is one of many reasons I could not live in Mass.
"Texas is not where you were born, but a State of Heart, Mind and Attitude." TF
The breath of freedom is terminally addictive.
and Tim McVeigh
Amen to that.
(whoops! Almost brought a religious aspect into the conversation the Leftists would like to ban that as well)
Lets be Blunt about it: Leftists HATE Liberty.
Dont even get me started on the whole Liberal thing the root for which is the word Liberty.
That is the Left's first and biggest LIE but I digress.
Leftists hate that like minded individuals get together at gun shows.
Leftists hate that individuals can buy the means to defend themselves from tyrants and criminals at these shows.
Leftists just plain HATE when people exercise Freedom and Liberty out side of their control.
Its just what Nanny-Statists do.
Do I really need to explain why the people in such places are polite?
Gun shows have turned into the Best Buy of the firearms world. The prices are becoming so high that you go to the show ,after paying admission, to see what's out there and to get a feel for the firearm. Then you go to an online auction and make the purchase a lot cheaper and usually sales tax not included in the sale if out of state.
Lets be Blunt about it: Leftists HATE Liberty.
Leftist extremists hate liberty nearly as much as they hate people who refuse to surrender our freedom.
Q: Can I bring a gun to the show to sell or trade?
A: Yes, and many folks do. Please be sure the gun is unloaded before you enter the building, and take it to our gun check table at the show entry for verification. They will clear it and secure it with a nylon tie to disable the action. No loaded firearms and no loaded magazines are permitted in any Crossroads gun show. Your personal safety is our number one priority while you are at the show.
Q: Can I carry a loaded gun in the gun show? I have a Concealed Carry Permit.
A: We respectfully request that you do not bring any loaded firearm into the gun show. Safety is our Number One Priority, and a safe environment in the show can only be maintained if there are no loaded guns in the show.
They also cannot abide the truth it almost comes naturally to them to Lie instead of being honest.
Instead of coming out and saying they cannot stand the fact that people can defend from tyrants and criminals, they came up with the Assault Weapon Scam and its cousin the High Capacity fraud to go after that right of the people.
Leftists do not hate liberty. Leftist ideology is not about liberty or freedom. It is about crime and power.
The people we see on a daily basis knocking the constitution are useful idiots. The have no clue. They are fed mush from others who have no clue. They are the sheep, being conditioned over the course of their lives to enter the slaughterhouse without knowing what is going on.
They bleat the words of their handlers because they know no better.
While they do this, the ones with true power steal from the treasury and the populace to further their own wealth and position in the global power structure.
Look at Marxism this way. It is a tool used by the powerful to keep people asleep while they steal everything not nailed down. This is why the Soviet Politburo all had dachas while their supporters fought over a role of toilet paper. Meanwhile those not involved paid for it.
Marxism is nothing more than the oath a mafia member takes.
It's simple, really. They have nothing to compete with gun shows except the possibility of White Flag/Surrender shows and those don't have nearly the same appeal as the Gun Shows!!
And it is one of the many reasons I am desperately trying to get out of this shitehole.
This is true its governmental theft versus private enterprise theft.
But there is the tendency by the left to clamp down on liberty to enforce their edicts.
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Halloween is over and that means it is officially time for my holiday season mode. We even get an extra hour to prepare with daylight savings time kicking into effect. I love the holiday season. It seems like I am always in a better mood toward the end of the year. I am also exhausted but happy.
I think everyone has their own way of preparing for the holidays. Each family has their traditions whether they know it or not. I am still trying to figure out what traditions I want to establish.
This past week I decided I am going to work on my signature holiday appetizer. I decided it is going to be broccoli balls. I have no idea how I came up with that choice but I am sticking with it. I have already made two batches. I still need to tweak the recipe. I want them to be legendary. I am also going to start working on my homemade dressing. I hope I get it down by Christmas.
I have another tradition that I hope some of you might pick up. I know this sounds cliche but in my opinion children are the most important thing in the world. I think a great way to kick of the holiday season is to take your Halloween costumes to Goodwill or some other charitable resale shop. I can't think of a better tradition to kick of the holidays than to help the less fortunate.
When you think back on your childhood, what do you remember most about the holidays? I always knew it was time for Christmas because my mom would start a lot of baking and she would put out these oil candles. She only used them at Christmas time. When I close my eyes, I can see her lighting them.
My friend posted a picture of a homemade wreath she made. I wonder if she realizes all the memories she is securing for her family in the future with her homemade wreaths? I am not big on crafts. Actually I am. I'm just not good at doing them. However, I think the effort you put in might be all that counts.
I remember my mom making some sort of white powder cookie ball every year. I hated them. I wish I could have some right now. Remember, it might not be what the end result is, it is about making the effort. I hope everyone makes some great memories this holiday season and start or continue holiday traditions.
With the extra hour you get this weekend, you have plenty of time to start your holiday plans. I think I might just make it a tradition to start planning the holidays during my extra hour. Thanks daylight savings time.
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Nokia has posted its quarterly results for the first quarter of 2013, and just like the quarters that came before, there's not a whole lot of good news in there. The rise in Lumia sales still can't even dream of making up for the sales drop in Symbian phones, and when broken down in versions, the sales figures for Windows Phone 8 Lumias in particular are very disappointing. In North America, Nokia is getting slaughtered.
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CheatCC says: "Everyone is understandably anxious about the PlayStation 4, but speculation about the release date is getting a little out of hand. Over the past few months, I've heard dates in October, November, and December being tossed around, but each is a little light on evidence."
They are not making me look stupid. just themselves. I'll wait for Sony to announce it.
Why is it stupid? They already said it will release holiday 2013, wich is one of those months.
by the end of October will be!!
but I'm more worried about this bomb in the US.
look at this.. is not a jk
people be aware.. the facts are obvious.
mejeje meje Funny Article, PS4 release date and specs already known
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(SANTA ROSA, CA.) – Attorney General Bill Lockyer today announced that preliminary figures show a 1.5 percent drop in violent crime in the state's most populous cities and counties, but a slightly higher increase in property crimes during the first six months of the year, compared to the same time period in 2000. Overall, violent crimes – homicides, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults – dropped slightly, but were offset by a 2.9 percent increase in property crimes such as burglaries and motor vehicle thefts.
"Even though crime levels in California remain at a 30-year low, the economy is softening and I think we can expect to see slight increases in criminal activity," Lockyer said. "Unfortunately, that's what we've seen in the past when Californians start losing their jobs. Unemployment goes up, crime goes up."
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The Detroit Red Wings and goalie Jimmy Howard agreed to a $31.8 million, six-year contract Tuesday, keeping him off the market as a free agent this summer.
The 29-year-old Howard is in his fourth season as the Red Wings' top goalie.
"We're extremely pleased to have Jimmy under contract for the next six seasons," general manager Ken Holland said. "He's entering the prime of his career and over the last four years has gained a tremendous amount of regular season and postseason experience."
Howard is 17-12-6 with a 2.31 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage this season. Detroit is in a wild race for the final playoff spots in the Western Conference, hoping to extend their postseason streak to 22 years.
Howard was drafted by Detroit in the second round in 2003. In 2009-10, he went 37-15-10 with a 2.26 GAA, becoming the fourth goalie in team history to win at least 30 games as a rookie.
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After Monday's games, Detroit was tied for eighth in the West with Columbus, although the Red Wings have played one fewer game. Dallas was two points behind the Red Wings and Blue Jackets, with Phoenix another two back.
Howard's 2.38 GAA over the last four seasons ranks him 11th in the league in that span. What he has yet to do is lead the Red Wings on an extended postseason run. He's 13-15 with a 2.63 GAA in the playoffs, and Detroit hasn't made it past the second round since 2009.