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An Ode to Pigtails & Some Braid Love Too
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I have only fond memories of wearing pigtails throughout my girlhood. Pigtails made me happy. Even in my 20s, I put pigtails in sometimes, and they always made me smile. I think I could still pull off a couple of low ones. :)
For some romantic hair inspiration, don't miss the braid wednesday Flickr group, found via Cup of Jo.
A good braid can make my day too.
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I like to wear them still and I totally should not....I wear them when I clean the house and when we camp because I think those two times you can get away with it no matter who you are. I have to have my sister braid my hair for me though, I am not good at that but I when I put my hair in the pigtails I normally go low.
I have been putting them in my daughter's hair since I could get enough hair together to make them (as you can see from the picture--hee hee)
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My youngest has just started letting me put her hair in pigtails and I love it. She love it too --- everyday last week and this!


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Avoid the perils of public Wi-Fi
Is your computer protected -- and do you know what's at risk?
By connecting your device to an open wireless connection, you run the risk of having your activity being monitored and, potentially, handing over your passwords and other personal and financial information. Most of us have rolled the dice and survived, but do you really want experience the consequences on the day you weren't so lucky?
If you're using secure sites that are encrypted, you should be OK. But most people bounce around sites of all sorts, including those that are not encrypted. That's where using a VPN (virtual private network) could help. Many workplaces provide VPNs so employees can do their work -- and connect to internal networks -- without risking giving access to an outsider with bad intentions. Those who don't have a work VPN can get access through services such as Private WiFi, which charges about $10 per month and $85 for a year of service. In addition, there are browser add-ons and apps that will also help ensure secure connections.
Note this warning about public hotspots from AT&T:
The unsecured nature and ease of connection to public Wi-Fi hotspots increases the risk that unauthorized persons can access your phone, laptop or other device or your communications over the Wi-Fi network. Wi-Fi customers should take precautions to lower the security risks. If you have VPN, AT&T recommends that you connect through it for optimum security. AT&T also encourages its users to observe standard security practices. You should ensure that computer hard drives are not shared; that laptops have firewall protection; and that security software is installed, functional and updated on your device. AT&T recommends that you avoid transmitting or accessing sensitive personal information over the Wi-Fi network, and that you only connect to known Wi-Fi hotspots.
The Federal Trade Commission suggests being sure the entire time you're on a device at a hotspot you are certain you are using encrypted sites. "To be secure, your entire visit to each site should be encrypted – from the time you log in to the site until you log out. If you think you're logged in to an encrypted site but find yourself on an unencrypted page, log out right away."
If you're done using an account, log out of it, the FTC suggests. Another key bit of safety advice when using public Wi-Fi -- particularly if you do end up having a particular password snagged -- is to be sure to differentiate passwords. If you lose that password, you run the risk of having multiple accounts compromised rather than one.
In addition, be sure that you have current security software. It's not really an option in today's world. Plenty of good programs are available for free and can alert you when you've hit a malicious site or another device is attempting to access information from your device.
In case you've fallen victim, the FTC recently issued new guidance about dealing with hacked accounts. Some warning signs are those who know you getting messages you didn't send (they'll appear in your sent mail), posts to social networks in your name that you didn't make, and/or losing the ability to log into your accounts.
"In the case of emails with random links, it's possible your email address was 'spoofed,' or faked, and hackers don't actually have access to your account," the FTC said. "But you'll want to take action, just in case."
Here are some actions the FTC suggests you take if you have been hacked:
- Change your passwords if you can.
- Contact your email provider or social network about regaining control of your accounts.
- After you've regained control, be sure the vandals didn't leave behind a mess such as adding "friends" to your account or leaving an away message with links or a forwarding address.
- Notify your contacts what happened so they don't get taken for a ride.
Public Wi-Fi might present a bit of a minefield, but it's one that can be safely navigated.
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Security consultants say they're getting more calls from people about burglars hitting homes and the crimes will likely continue as more people head away for spring break.
The typical burglar will spend about eight minutes in a home. They don't want to be there long, so the goal is to not make it easy.
Having a lock on home security doesn't just mean a door lock.
"It's important for residents to harden their targets," says Fishers Police Officer Tom Weger.
Because home burglars know when spring breaks happen, that's when they go to work.
Central Indiana has seen more well-publicized home burglaries. Experts say one out of three home burglars go right through the front door and straight for the bedroom for electronics, jewelry and other products.
So keeping them out of the house is the first big step.
"This part will splinter right here," says Kirk Booher, pointing to the wooden door frame of a client's home. Booher operates OnGuard Security Solutions.
He showed us Door Devil - a steel reinforcement strip kit that screws deep into the door frame for about $89 plus installation. There are competitors in the marketplace.
He says the products prevent part of the door and frame from splitting and that keeps the door from being easily kicked open. The longer it takes the bad guy to get in, experts say, the sooner they will give up and look for another target.
"They've got floodlights, so good light and cameras," Booher says, pointing to some of the four day and night motion activated cameras mounted around his client's home, which he can monitor on his mobile device.
But before you spend money, you can greatly increase security for almost nothing. This week we saw boxes for big screen TVs left along the street for the trash man. Police say don't let others know you've got new, expensive electronics in the house.
"Your neighbors can bring in the trash cans for you, get your newspaper and mail for you," Weger said.
Also, set lights on a timer - the television, too - so it looks and sounds as though you're home. And be careful where you put those spring break photos while you're still away.
"You don't want to advertise on the worldwide web you're out of the state or out of the city," Weger said.
That means waiting until you're home to share those vacation photos on Facebook.
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At around the age of six, my parents gifted me with a Toshiba T4500C. It was not my first experience with a computer: we had a Windows 95 box that I had so disturbingly racked up countless hours of Doom, DeathDrome and HOVER! on at the age of four. But, what it was, was the first personal machine I had. It was my laptop, and I was free to do what I wanted with it.
This amazing machine had some decent specs for its day, circa, 1993. A 20Mhz processor, an 80 or 120MB drive (I had the 80MB) and an 8.4″ LCD display. I remember I had DOS 6.22 with Windows for Workgroups 3.11 on it. DriveSpace let me get an extra 20MB out of my hard drive, though I can't say I ever went near the limits of the then monsterous 80MB capacity. What did I do with this machine? In all honesty, spent a lot of time playing Lemmings and messing around.
But it taught me a few things.
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Having my own machine meant I could mess with it. My initial learning of the inner workings of a computer was formed from the breaking and subsequent attempts at fixing problems. This taught me a few things, but more importantly it sparked an interest in computers, that not only continues, but thrives, to this day.
And that's where the Raspberry Pi comes in. Not everyone would have this opportunity, and yet, with the introduction of this new device, we get closer to such a possibility. Everyone should have a chance to have their own machine to mess around with, whether they just want to Facebook with it (or play Fun School), or want to learn a new language such as Python. I was lucky to have my own machine. I know I wouldn't have been able to mess around breaking and fixing stuff on the family machine. The stuff I learnt was pretty basic, but nonetheless, it sparked curiosity. Stupid things, like how you could automate the DOS 6.22 > Win 3.11 bootup by adding "C:\Windows\win.exe" to autoexec.bat. DOS helped me learn the command line, instead of being tied into a UI. From an early age of six I could use fdisk, cd, deltree, and even say Hi to myself at bootup with echo. This machine was my childhood.
And the Pi will be someone else's childhood. A Linux distribution will teach them some useful CLI skills, and bring curiosity and intrigue to people. It really will, and more so than DOS and Windows ever did for me as a kid. The problem now is this reliance on the 'automagic' concept. Great when something works, but it is essential to know how, because sooner or later, you, the user, will have to fix something. This new device will allow people to explore things they wouldn't have done so before, be it for fear of breaking the 'main computer' in the house, or the fact that they simply don't have access to one. This puts a computer in kids hands for £22. That's pretty damn good.
And that's why the Pi will be someone else's introduction to the world of Computing. But not mine.
My Toshiba died on me in 2002 if memory serves, the screen just stayed white when turning it on, and there was no longer any VGA output to any external monitors I connected. I cut my losses and moved on. By this point in time I had my own desktop, but I liked to fire it up occasionally to see the Windows 3.1.1 splash screen. It brought back brilliant memories.
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After repeated requests, reporters got a chance to go inside the border facility housing hundreds of immigrant children in Nogales, Arizona and Brownsville, Texas.Border patrol officials allowed reporters to tour the facilities but did not allow everyone except for designated reporters to be the "pool" cameras and take photos and video inside the facility.Officials said 900 Central American Children are housed inside border patrol facilities in Nogales right now.These are children who crossed the border illegally from countries like Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. The photos depict a large warehouse, with row upon row of mattresses on the ground. The children appear to be sleeping with Mylar thermal blankets and had no pillows. Border patrol officials told reporters there was a reason for that but asked us to email the Public Information Office for the answer.The children are separated by race and gender. There were several holding facilities, and areas for women and children as well.Officials said the children were provided six Central American meals a day. They had access to clean bathrooms, hot showers, recreational activities, and were getting immunizations as well.Tucson News Now showed the pictures to advocates who fight for immigration rights. Laurie Melrood with Casa Mariposa said the conditions appeared to be "jail-like." She was concerned about the thin blankets the children were using, blankets that resembled tin foil.Melrood said women and children she had spoken to when they were dropped off at the Greyhound bus station in Tucson had told her their sweaters, wraps, and hoodies were taken away. Many of them said they had been cold inside the facility.Melrood also worried about the lack of psychological and emotional support available for these children."My concern is how long will it take for them to unite with families and people they know. It's a humanitarian crisis. It seems to me much less adequate than what they should provide for kids who have been in trauma, and children who have been through painful journies, and what they have left behind," said Melrood.Carl Lawson, a businessman from Apache Junction wanted to know why federal officials were not letting people donate items for the children.His group wanted to donate 10,000 pillows for the children, and he felt there should not be red tape involved in something like this."This is not a day care. This is a prison. These are children who are in a prison, that is why security is so tight. It's not set up for this," said Lawson.Lawson said while he was frustrated with the politics of the whole immigration crisis, he felt the children should not be caught up in this. His message to our nation's leaders, "Quit golfing. If I can come down here so can you. Come down here, lay your eyes on this, and do something about it."Art Del Cueto, president of the Local 2544 Border Patrol Union also toured the facility and said he had talked to many of the children housed there."The agents are doing their best," said Del Cueto.Del Cueto said he was concerned about security, as many agents had been removed from the field to work in the facility housing the children."If you remove one agent, that is too many," said Del Cueto.He addressed reporters and said," "You asked where is the breaking point. The American people need to realize, the breaking point is now. The agents have realized that breaking point quite some time ago."Del Cueto said the immigrants should be transported back to their countries of origin."El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras, that's where they came from. I don't think we need to release them out here in the United States. Mexico has to take some responsibility because all these individuals are coming through their country."Del Cueto said some of the children had told him they had paid bribes to government authorities in Mexico to allow them to pass through the country."60% are saying they are coming because their families are already here. They were told by religious groups and the media now is the time to come, this would be a free ticket. We know that El Salvador has had violence for a long time. What has triggered this to happen now?" said Del Cueto.He added that agents were frustrated that so many people were crossing the border illegally, minors or not. This was a bit hit on immigration and the people who were trying to become citizens legally.Border patrol officials say the children will be at the Nogales facility temporarily. They will be transported to military facilities located throughout the country where they could be reunited with family or sent back to their countries, that is unclear at this time.
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Fetal alcohol syndrome
Fetal alcohol syndrome refers to growth, mental, and physical problems that may occur in a baby when a mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy.
Alternative Names
Alcohol in pregnancy; Drinking alcohol during pregnancy; Alcohol-related birth defects; Fetal alcohol effects
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Using or abusing alcohol during pregnancy can cause the same risks as using alcohol in general. However, it poses extra risks to the fetus. When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, it easily passes across the placenta to the fetus. Because of this, drinking alcohol can harm the baby's development.
A pregnant woman who drinks any amount of alcohol is at risk, since no "safe" level of alcohol use during pregnancy has been established. However, larger amounts appear to increase the problems. Binge drinking is more harmful than drinking small amounts of alcohol.
Timing of alcohol use during pregnancy is also important. Alcohol use appears to be the most harmful during the first 3 months of pregnancy However, drinking alcohol anytime during pregnancy can be harmful.
A baby with fetal alcohol syndrome may have the following symptoms:
- Poor growth while the baby is in the womb and after birth
- Decreased muscle tone and poor coordination
- Delayed development and significant functional problems in three or more major areas: thinking, speech, movement, or social skills (as expected for the baby's age)
- Heart defects such as ventricular septal defect (VSD) or atrial septal defect (ASD)
- Structural problems with the face, including:
- Narrow, small eyes with large epicanthal folds
- Small head
- Small upper jaw
- Smooth groove in upper lip
- Smooth and thin upper lip
Signs and tests
A physical exam of the baby may reveal a heart murmur or other heart problems. As the baby grows, there may be signs of delayed mental development. There also may be structural problems of the face and skeleton.
Tests include:
- Blood alcohol level in pregnant women who show signs of being drunk (intoxicated)
- Brain imaging studies (CT or MRI) shows abnormal brain development
- Pregnancy ultrasound shows slowed growth of the fetus
See also: Toxicology screen
Women who are pregnant or who are trying to get pregnant should avoid drinking any amount of alcohol. Pregnant women with alcoholism should join an alcohol abuse rehabilitation program and be checked closely by a health care provider throughout pregnancy.
Support Groups
The following organizations may offer assistance:
- National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency -- www.ncadd.org
- National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referral Routing Service -- 1-800-662-4357
See also: Alcoholism - support group
Expectations (prognosis)
The outcome for infants with fetal alcohol syndrome varies depending on the extent of symptoms, but almost none have normal brain development.
Infants and children with fetal alcohol syndrome have many different problems, which can be difficult to manage. Children do best if diagnosed early and referred to a team of providers who can work with their families on educational and behavioral strategies that best fit the individual child's needs.
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy may result in:
- Miscarriage or stillbirth
- Premature delivery
Complications seen in the infant may include:
- Abnormal heart structure
- Behavior problems
- Infant death
- Mental retardation
- Problems in the structure of the head, eyes, nose, or mouth
- Poor growth before birth
- Slow growth and poor coordination after birth
Calling your health care provider
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you are drinking alcohol regularly or heavily, and are finding it difficult to cut back or stop. Also, call if you are drinking alcohol in any amount while you are pregnant or trying to get pregnant.
Avoiding alcohol during pregnancy prevents fetal alcohol syndrome. Counseling can help prevent recurrence in women who have already had a child with fetal alcohol syndrome.
Sexually active women who drink heavily should use birth control and control their drinking behaviors, or stop using alcohol before trying to conceive.
Stoll BJ. Metabolic disturbances. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 106.
Bertrand J, Floyd LL, Weber MK. Guidelines for identifying and referring persons with fetal alcohol syndrome. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2005 Oct 28;54(RR-11):1-14.
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Information management policies enable you to control who can access your organizational information, what they can do with it, and how long to retain it. A policy can help enforce compliance with legal and governmental regulations or internal business processes. As an administrator, you can set up a policy to control how to track documents, who has access to documents, and how long to retain documents.
Each policy can establish a set of rules for a specific type of content. Each rule in a policy is a policy feature. For example, an information management policy feature could specify how long a type of content should be retained.
An information management policy can be created on a site in three different ways:
To ensure that an information policy is applied to all documents of a certain type within a site collection, consider creating the policy at the site collection level and then later apply the policy to content types. These are referred to as site collection policies. To learn more, see related topics in the See Also section.
Adding an information management policy to a content type makes it easy to associate policy features with multiple lists or libraries. You can choose to add an existing information management policy to a content type or create a unique policy specific to an individual content type.
Note You can also add an information management policy to a content type that is specific to lists. This has the effect of applying the policy only to items in that list that are using the content type.
To specify a retention period
Select a retention period option to specify when documents or items are set to expire. Do one of the following:
Note This option is only available if a custom formula has been set up by your administrator.
In the Recurrence section, select Repeat this stage's action…and enter how often you want the action to reoccur.
Note This option is only available if the action you selected can be repeated. For example, you cannot set recurrence for the action Permanently Delete.
To enable auditing
To enable barcodes
Note The barcode policy generates Code 39 standard barcodes. Each barcode image includes text below the barcode symbol that represents the barcode value. This enables the barcode data to be used even when scanning hardware is not available. Users can manually type the barcode number into the search box to locate the item on a site.
To enable labels
To require users to add a label to a document, select the Prompt users to insert a label before saving or printing check box.
Note If you want labels to be optional, do not select this check box.
To lock a label so that it cannot be changed after it has been inserted, select the Prevent changes to labels after they are added check box.
Note This setting prevents the label text from updating once the label has been inserted into an item within a client application such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. If you want the label to be updated when the properties for this document or item are updated, do not select this check box.
In the Label format box, type the text for the label as you want it to be displayed. Labels can contain up to 10 column references, each of which can be up to 255 characters long. To create the format for your label, do the following:
Type the names of the columns that you want to include in the label in the order in which you want them to appear. Enclose the column names in curly brackets ({}), as shown in the example on the Edit Policy page.
Type words to identify the columns outside the brackets, as shown in the example on the Edit Policy page.
Select the font size and style that you want, and specify whether you want the label positioned left, center, or right within the document.
Tip Select a font and style that are available on the users' computers. The size of the font affects how much text can be displayed on the label.
You can define a retention policy that applies only to a specific list, library or folder. If you create a retention policy this way however, you cannot reuse this policy on other lists, libraries, folders or sites.
Note You cannot apply a site collection policy to a location based policy.
If you want to apply a single retention policy to all types of content in a single location, you will most likely want to use location-based retention. In most other cases, you will want to verify that a retention policy is specified for all content types.
Note Each subfolder inherits the retention policy of its parent, unless you choose to break inheritance and define a new retention policy at the child level.
If you want to define an information management policy other than retention to a list or library, you need to define an information management policy for each individual list content type associated with that list or library. See Create a policy for a site content type for more information.
Important If at any point you decide to switch from content type to location-based policies for a list or library, only the retention policy will be used as the location-based policy. All other management policies (audits, barcodes, and barcodes) will be inherited from the associated content types.
Tip Location based policies can be disabled for a site collection by deactivating the Library and Folder Based Retention feature. This enables site collection administrators to ensure that their content type policies are not overridden by a list administrator's location based policies.
You must have at least the Manage Lists permission to change the information management policy settings for a list or library.
Important Note that under Records, you can choose to define different retention policies for records by selecting the Define different retention stages for records option.
If information management policies have already been created for your site as site collection policies, you can apply one of the policies to a content type. By doing this, you can apply the same policy to multiple content types in a site collection that do not share the same parent content type.
Note If you want to apply policies to multiple content types in a site collection, and you have a Managed Metadata Service configured, you can use Content Type Publishing to publish out information management polices to multiple site collections. See the section Apply a policy to content types across site collections for more information.
Note If the Use a site collection policy option is not available, no site collection policies have been defined for the site collection.
Important If the list or library you are working with supports the management of multiple content types, under Content Types you can click the content type for which you want to specify an information management policy. This will take you directly to Step 5 above.
Share content types across site collections by using a Managed Metadata service application to set up content type publishing. Content type publishing helps you manage content and metadata consistently across your sites because content types can be created and updated centrally, and updates can be published out to multiple subscribing site collections or Web applications.
You can define an information management policy and then create a template from it to use as needed across multiple site collections. This method can be used if you want to have a backup of your information policies, or it can also be used as an alternate method to using content type publishing for applying one policy across site collections. You create a template or backup of the policy by exporting the policy from one site collection and then importing it to a saved location or to another site collection.
Important If you using the export/import feature as a way to make a set of policy templates, keep in mind that a unique identifier exists in the policy .xml file. Because of this, you cannot import that policy into a site more than once without changing this unique identifier.
Importing an information management policy enables you to apply it to multiple content types at the site or list level within any given site collection. The benefits of doing this are twofold: you don't have to re-define and apply the policy on each content type, and you can more easily manage policy modifications by making changes to the policy in just one place.
Your imported policy can now be applied to one or many content types at the site or list level. See Apply a site collection policy to a content type above.
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Boss's Day is a secular holiday that recognizes the head honcho of your business or corporation. On Thursday, October 16, 2014, it's a time for employees to express thanks and appreciation for their supervisors, managers and employers.
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My great aunt sent me a message saying she is looking forward to attending my wedding. How do I tell her she isn't invited?
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This week's wedding favor is in honor of the chilly wind and the turning of the leaves. Whether it's a fall wedding or you just love toasty drinks, an apple cider mix is a great favor to remind your guest of your special day.
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2) Look inside
3) Find Marvin Gaye's actual 1964 passport within
4) Have it appraised on Antiques Roadshow
5) Hear the following:
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You can find the story here at the Antiques Roadshow site.
What's your favorite Jimi Hendrix song?
"The Wind Cries Mary" was the third single released by The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
American Masters - Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' airs Tuesday at 9/8c.
Did you know: Jimi Hendrix was entirely self-taught on guitar and he played upside-down because he was left-handed?
Watch a new extended trailer for 'Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin,' premiering November 5th on PBS.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience's debut album, Are You Experienced (1967), is considered one of the greatest debut albums in rock-and-roll history. Watch archival footage of the Experience.
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin' premieres in 2 days on PBS!
This song is poetry.
Watch Janie Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix's sister, share memories of her older brother in this outtake interview from Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin,' premiering November 5th.
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"It's a great story, and you couldn't make it up,"
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"When you heard Jimi Hendrix, you knew it was Jimi Hendrix. He introduced himself with his instrument. His attack to a guitar man, was, oh, something else! You think of one of the great American ball players, or one of the great fighters of the world, you know, that's the way he would attack any note on his guitar." - B.B. King.
Watch a trailer for Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin', premiering November 5th on PBS.
Did you know the original working title for this song was 'Purple Haze Jesus Saves'? Contrary to popular belief, the song's meaning is rooted in a dream he had about Jesus saving him.
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The Little Mermaid.
Probably one of my favorite(if not my favorite) Disney movies. Not much to say except I had a blast making these, and jamming out to the movie's soundtrack as I did.
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These are another custom pair. A lovely little friend of mine from the camp I worked at, asked for some of the designs seen on the Miami shoes, and then ocean, summer-y things to fill the other two sides, and thats exactly what I did.
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This is a spin-off of my other pair with waves, only with custom color requests. Not much else to say about them :P My customers have been spoiling me…the last two or three pairs I've done have been on real Vans as opposed to knock offs like I usually do(cheaper), but nothing compares to drawing/painting on Vans. Its so fast and easy, its like painting on paper, not canvas. Forever in love <3
I made these shoes for an art project. I had to pick two different artists, and do whatever I want with them. Recently, I have had this spontaneous obsession with Brandon Boyd(well, his art) and so decided to choose him as an artist(specifically his work for Hurley), and my second artist is Hokusai. I chose them because I love the way they paint waves, and decided I would love to make my own spin off of their work(which was the assignment; I'm not just copying these guys for the heck of it and claiming it as my own lol)
Aaaanywho; Originally, I was going to make two different pairs of shoes, one with each style of wave, butttt I got very bored in class, only had one pair, and was feeling rather creative, so I decided to make one pair with both types of waves and try to make them similar.
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Special Issue: Oncology Nursing
Nurses and Physicians Collaborate to Improve Cancer Care
In the suburban St. Louis oncology practice of Dr. John Wilkes and his colleagues, every patient starting a new treatment regimen meets with a nurse practitioner (NP) for a roughly hour-long education session.
"That's my first opportunity to introduce myself to patients…and establish a relationship with them, so that when I see them while they are in treatment, they already know who I am and that I am part of the physician's team," explained Melanie Maze, one of two NPs in the office.
NPs "are hands on in every facet of our endeavor," Dr. Wilkes said. They help with patient care, develop survivorship care plans and review them with patients, serve as intermediaries between the physicians and other nurses in the office, and supervise the treatment room, where nurses administer chemotherapy and biotherapy.
Collaborative working relationships like the one between Maze and Dr. Wilkes, which are often legally cemented by a collaborative practice agreement, are not unusual.
And as the aging U.S. population and growing number of cancer survivors increase the demand for oncology services, oncologists are looking to advanced practice nurses—NPs and clinical nurse specialists—to help meet that demand. These nurses are joining forces with oncologists in community-based practices as well as in hospitals and academic medical centers to perform a variety of roles.
Advanced practice nurses not only help ease physicians' workloads but also bring complementary skills, abilities, and perspectives to the table, adding breadth and depth to patient care, noted Georgia Decker, an NP in Albany, NY, and a past president of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS).
"The delivery of cancer care has gotten very complicated, and it takes a whole team to deliver modern, high-quality care," said Dr. Michael Goldstein of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, who co-chairs the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) Workforce Advisory Group.
Easing Workforce Shortages
More than half of 226 oncology practices surveyed in the ASCO Study of Collaborative Practice Arrangements reported that they employ NPs or physician assistants (PAs), jointly known as nonphysician practitioners. (The study did not distinguish between NPs and PAs.)
The study, the results of which were reported last September in the Journal of Oncology Practice, showed that, in community oncology practices that employ NPs and PAs, patient satisfaction was universally high and physician and nonphysician provider satisfaction was generally high. The study also found that practices in which NPs or PAs worked with all physicians in the practice and saw a wide variety of patients had higher productivity.
—Dr. Michael Goldstein
ASCO's interest in examining collaborative practices stemmed from the organization's 2007 study that forecast a significant shortage of oncologists by 2020.
"One of the myths that the [collaborative practice] study dispelled was that patients may not be satisfied with NPs providing oncology care as part of a physician-NP team," commented Dr. Dean Bajorin, an oncologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center who co-chairs the Workforce Advisory Group with Dr. Goldstein.
A Win-Win for Patients and Physicians
"Collaboration improves patient care in a number of ways," said Decker, who sees cancer patients and survivors in a primary care practice and also has a private nursing practice.
Oncology nurses are trained "at the bedside, and they pay very close attention to patients' physical, spiritual, and emotional needs in ways that medical oncologists are not as focused on at times," Dr. Wilkes noted.
And, whether in a community practice, hospital, or academic medical center, nursing professionals tend to play a greater role in communicating with patients and patients' family members than physicians do. "Generally speaking, especially with the shortage [of oncologists], physicians are relying heavily on nurses and advanced practice nurses or PAs to keep that line of communication open," said Decker.
Communicating with patients and their families is central to Karen Stanley's job. A clinical nurse specialist and former ONS president, she manages the pain and palliative care service at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut. "By spending time with the patient and their family, I can learn things that are critical to making difficult decisions," she explained.
At Memorial Sloan-Kettering, where Dr. Bajorin works, oncologists and patients alike have noted the benefits of having NPs on the inpatient bone marrow transplantation teams.
"Because NPs have an intimate knowledge of the treatment protocols and the patients, it provides better continuity of care," Dr. Bajorin said. "Figuratively speaking, the NPs are there with their fingers on the patient's pulse on an ongoing basis. And they are superb at transitioning and coordinating care to the outpatient setting."
Maze pointed out that collaborative practice arrangements also offer financial advantages to oncology practices by freeing up physicians "to do things that have a financial impact on the viability of the practice," such as seeing new patients or going to the hospital to consult on a case.
"There's no question," Dr. Wilkes confirmed, that collaborative practice arrangements allow physicians to see more patients. "But that can't be the primary goal."
Recipe for Success
The ingredients required for successful collaboration between oncologists and advanced practice nurses are not unlike those needed for a successful marriage. "Like any relationship in life, it's about communication," Dr. Wilkes said.
Mutual trust and respect are also critical. "The physician has to trust that you know what you're doing, and give you the ability to practice fully within the scope of your practice," Maze said. In a successful collaboration, Decker elaborated, "there is recognition of individual practitioners' strengths and the ability to put those strengths into action."
"[Having] not only respect for the other person as a person, but also respect for the skills that they have and the knowledge that they bring to the table" is important, asserted Stanley.
A close working relationship between the two providers is key, Dr. Wilkes emphasized. "If an NP and physician have a collaborative practice, but the patient is not routinely seen by both members of the practice, there is a potential for miscommunication," he said.
A Need for More Training
While oncologists are looking to NPs to help fill gaps in delivering care, the advanced practice nursing field, too, is contending with shortages.
On top of a general shortage of NPs, few formal training programs in oncology exist for advanced practice nurses. (The largest such master's degree program is at the University of South Florida.) "One of the challenges I see is that [oncology] NPs are receiving their education in an almost apprentice-like fashion in the community" from the physicians they work with, Dr. Bajorin noted.
Although ONS offers certification as an Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner, most state boards of nursing do not recognize such certification. "Many states want NPs certified in the broader areas like acute care, rather than in subspecialties like oncology," said Dr. Anne Belcher, an associate professor in the School of Nursing at the Johns Hopkins University.
That's one of the chief reasons that master's-level oncology nursing programs are scarce, explained Dr. Joyce Dains, who directs a post-graduate oncology fellowship for advanced practice nurses at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. With only two or three fellows admitted each year, the application process for the year-long program is very competitive.
—Georgia Decker
Financing such programs can be difficult. "The vice president for nursing [at MD Anderson] feels very strongly about having this education program available, so she has funded the fellowship" each year since it began in September 2006, Dr. Dains said. MD Anderson is also thinking about starting a residency program in oncology for advanced practice nurses hired to work at the cancer center, she continued.
Yet another challenge, Dr. Belcher noted, is that "there aren't many oncology NPs to teach oncology NPs." Most people with such advanced training prefer clinical practice to full-time teaching and can earn much more money in a health care setting than as faculty members, she explained. "It's going to get worse with the graying of the faculty," she concluded.
And the shortage of oncology-trained NPs could hinder the expansion of collaborative practice arrangements. "As much as we like the collaborative practice model, and as much as it works well, if we don't have enough NPs to do it, it's a moot point," Dr. Goldstein said.


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The contest is open to 4th-5th grade classrooms in the 5-county Philadelphia area. (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, and Montgomery Counties)
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A main break sent water rushing in an area along Hurricane Road Saturday night.
The city of Decatur is looking to save money
by doing away with the year-round ice rink at Point Mallard, making
it a seasonal event instead. The resolution is expected to come up at
Monday's city council meeting.
Also in Decatur, the school district is
holding a community discussion about new high schools. The first meeting is
Monday in the Decatur High School cafeteria from 6 to 8 p.m. The second meeting
is Tuesday in the Austin High School cafeteria from 6 to 8 p.m.
Alabama Senator Richard Shelby heads out this
week on his statewide jobs and industry tour. He will visit Rehau Incorporated
in Cullman County and Lockheed Martin in Lawrence County on Monday. On Tuesday,
he will stop by Nucor Steel Company in Morgan County, the Toyota plant in
Madison County, Mitchell Grocery in Marshall County, Sanoh America in Jackson
County, and Rainsville Technology in DeKalb County.
The Toyota plant will also be the focus of
attention of several other state lawmakers and Governor Robert Bentley, who
will be in town Tuesday to mark the company's fourth expansion
and production of 3 million engines made in Madison County.
In the Shoals, the children's pastor accused
of sexually abusing minors is expected to appear in court Tuesday for a
bond hearing. Jeff Eddie is charged with more than 30 counts of sexual
abuse of a child, sodomy, and child pornography.
The 19-year-old accused of beating al elderly
Huntsville artist to death is set to appear in court on Wednesday. A
preliminary hearing is scheduled for Ervin Tolbert, who is charged
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VCU Medical Center says it's emergency room is being inundated with patients experiencing flu-like symptoms. So much so, they're asking many patients to see their primary care physician.
Dr. Greg Christiansen said VCU's emergency room is seeing about 100 more patients each day because of the flu.
The Virginia Health Department reports the number of people with influenza-like symptoms is up this year compared to the last four years. In fact, twice the number of patients are going to hospitals and clinics in Central Virginia compared to just last year.
"Influenza-like illness in emergency rooms and urgent care centers, we are seeing those levels higher than we have in a couple years," said Dr. Laurie Florano with the Health Department. "But it's also atypical that the levels are this high this early in the year."
HCA hospitals like Johnston-Willis and Chippenham are freeing up extra beds for the influx of patients.
Doctors are urging folks to get their flu shot and it is not too late in the season. Also, maintain a healthy diet and most importantly, doctors say to wash your hands.
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You should decide what aspects of the school are most important to you, and then decide which schools to apply to based on those factors. Most every college has a website that tells all of the information you will need. If you can't find all of the information you need, you can contact the college admissions office. If you have no idea where to apply, you may want to purchase a book that lists the various colleges in the country. In that case, you can look at the different states and find colleges there that fit your requirements.
Act, Inc. lists the following criteria on their College Search Checklist:
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everything's alright now that everybody's dead:
At one point in my life when all the kids were at home it was like , The least Deadliest catch, (We commercial fished for Salmon in the summer) meets Kate plus eight, plus three more, (We had eleven kids) intervention (Teenagers drink and do things that moms hate)
So yeah.The sane part depends on who you ask, lol.
Tina yes we all represent positive and negative….to address your comment. I rambled a bit above …it's late!
I doubt it was with a smile on your face! Except maybe when you had to slap a mosquito or two into next year. That's the difference between us and Condie, Dick Cheney and people who know better but don't care. If I had to raise 11 children there might have been days I wished otherwise. That sounds stressful to say the least! You deserve a prize for still being sane :)
Hi Cacao :)
One of the things I learned from having all those kids is that one represents the all, good and bad. I'm not pro war that's for sure, but I am guilty of Death.
Hi Tina… Cacao here. I was in rant mode as I'm feeling somewhat disgusted with living in the dark ages. I'm glad Roseanne chimed in here already. I will add that I haven't supported any of the wars in my lifetime. Also my entire adult life I've shopped at alternative grocery stores, buying organic. And I'd rather buy a silk blouse from a thrift store than brand new clothing from China. I was referring to Americans who are pro war and the like…the unconscious and non compassionate.
Alright, I will. No more driving through the Golden Arches of Death. Day one…
we can all get clean in a hurry though–take a step back from meat and animal products.
Much to some's chagrin, we are all Serial Killers. In thought and or action. The blood is on everyones hands.
Yes, if only we could kill all life & still exist, maybe 'man' would finally be complete. (NOT, but this seems to be the mode the world is in right now). Death culture. An example is how Condoleza Rice so lovingly referred to dead Iraqi's: 'Collateral Damage' & Americans didn't demand 'her head', sheesh! I'm publicly announcing that I'm disgusted with my own country's mentality: SHEEP!! Your country was flushed while you were present, but you preferred to have your head in the sand. Your country has more blood on its hands than all the serial killer's that ever existed.
Depleted Uranium or rather Uranium munitions are used everyday in the middle east.
Yes, of course if your calling the "collecting old jewelery part"… where they accuse each other of stealing the other's old 'clip-on' war heads than yes, it is old news like the bunkers of Kamacia showed us that no country pays any attention to the Geneva rules….
so what's your point?
Yes, please tell.
is it because the warmonger investor class stole public resources to enrich themselves by poisoning everything, subverting our consitution and building a dome on mars and venus, as well as Dubai with taxpayer money?
tell us please!
Nuclear weapons are the biggest hoax in politics, war and managing the "masses who don't think", cornerstone of politician BS as soon as an issue leaves the homeland border.
Collected by countries like old-fashioned jewelery you will never wear. The fun part of governing and biggest single lie-tool since Reagan's star wars.
They will be in museums in 10 years. proof: when was it ever used in wars since 45? only tests hours flight from any shore.
Why all the above? you will have to ask me if you care …:))
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Sentimental or Gross? Moms' Favorite Biological Mementos!
Lots of moms keep baby's coming home outfit and first pair of shoes, but what about biological mementos? Some moms find them sentimental while others wouldn't even think of keeping these things in their baby books. Click through this round up of biological keepsakes and weigh in: would you keep these or not?
What Would You Keep?
We moms can be pretty sentimental. We hang on to things as we try to will our babies to slow down and stop growing up so fast. There are many different types of mementos or keepsakes that are kept to remind us of our journey. Belongings, photos and letters can all trigger a myriad of memories. That's why I hang on to things. I want to preserve that moment. Today I'm going to share several biological keepsakes with you.
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Pregnancy Test Stick
The first moment you know you are having a baby is usually from the Big Fat Positive on the pregnancy test. That can mean a lot to a woman as it marks a specific moment in time. A time where lots of things change. A pee stick isn't the easiest to stick in baby books these days. My digital one doesn't even show the result anymore. Good thing I took pictures!
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Lock of Hair
The first haircut is a big deal for many moms and babies. It's a milestone that reminds you they are growing up. Saving a lock of hair is super common. It can be kept in a pouch or a first curl box, often nestled inside a larger box. I'm still processing this rite of passage–my daughter getting her hair cut and "done" for the first time. Not sure what I'll do with all the extra hair they sent me home with though.
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Fingernail Clippings
Baby nails grow fast and need frequent trimming. Some moms collect fingernail clippings to add to their collection of special baby things. I've read about envelopes of clippings, but which ones do you keep? The first ones you ever cut? All from the first few weeks?
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First Tooth
What a big moment when your baby is old enough to lose their first set of teeth! Little do they know that the Tooth Fairy doesn't get to collect the first one. This biological memento is common enough that it is easy to find a special box (like this one from Nat and Jules) to keep the tooth in. If the first tooth isn't enough for you, check out this Tooth Fairy Keepsake Book where you can store every tooth along with the date it fell out.
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The breastfeeding journey can be full of ups and downs, marking a special time between mother and child. You can have your breast milk preserved in a piece of jewelry. This is one biological keepsake you not only keep but can wear. MommyMilk Creations has been preserving and crafting breast milk beads and pendants since 2007. Looking at them it's not obvious what it is, leaving it up to mom to decide to explain this unique memento or not.
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Umbilical Cord
One of the most common biological mementos is baby's umbilical cord. Once the stump dries out and falls off, many moms tuck it away in a special box or baby book. I thought keeping the cord stump was normal and common until I admitted it on Facebook. That was the first time I realized other's may perceive it as gross. Me? I think it's the last piece that physically connected me to my children for nine months.
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A Plethora of Placentas
This may be one of the most debated biological mementos: The Placenta. I was amazed by all of the options, such as these placenta art keepsake bracelets. The image of your placenta is made into jewelry. I also came across placenta prints where you press it onto paper like a stamp. Some women bury it underneath a special tree or bush. With Lotus Birth and encapsulation trends, we just might see even more unique ways to preserve and keep it in our collection.
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The Greek philosopher Anaxagoras (500–426 B.C.) envisioned a principle called mind that provides matter with its order. He viewed all reality as dualistic—of two—consisting of mind and matter.
Rene Descartes, the seventeenth-century French philosopher and mathematician who famously observed, "I think, therefore I am" (Latin: Cogito, ergo sum), drew a strict distinction between mind and body. To Descartes, mind was an immaterial substance responsible for rational thought, imagination, feeling and will. Body was of the material realm. All matter was subject completely to the laws of physics, except for the body which was also influenced by the human mind, or will, though distinct from it. Descartes' mind-body dualism laid the groundwork in Western thought for the separation of theology and science, of materialism and spiritualism, of body and mind. It supported the distinction in science between physical phenomena or illnesses and those of a mental or emotional nature.
The idea of body-mind separation still exists to some degree, but it is a distinction that has begun to blur as science and medicine have progressed. The discipline of mind-body medicine, until only recently rejected by mainstream medicine, is now becoming part of that mainstream.
Within the last quarter century it has been established that certain kinds of cells in blood and body, called "Natural Killer" cells (NK), play an important role in fighting cancers and virus infections by killing the abnormal or infected cells. An increase in the body's NK level means a higher probability of defeating such diseases. There is growing evidence that mood and temperament affect the concentration of NK cells in a person's system. A recent Indian State University study titled "The Effect of Mirthful Laughter on Stress and Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity" confirms the effect of humor and laughter in reducing stress and boosting the body's ability to fight disease. Its implications are stated as follows: "This study indicates that laughter has the potential to reduce stress and temporarily improve NK activity in a sample of healthy women. As low NK activity has been linked to poorer prognosis, humor may be a useful complementary therapy in the care of persons with cancer, but more research is needed to determine the effect of laughter on NK activity in persons with cancer" (see: http://web.indstate.edu/nurs/mary/abst.htm). Such research seems to confirm pioneering work on the effects of humor on health done by Dr. Norman Cousins and others, and attests to the growing scientific awareness of the mind-body connection.
We also see many clear day-to-day examples of the connection between mind and body. For instance, when we are surprised or frightened, our faces turn pale. This is because fear causes blood vessels to constrict, decreasing the flow of blood to the skin. Also, emotional stress is thought to contribute to the formation of certain kinds of digestive ulcers—lesions of the lining of the stomach, duodenum or intestine.
The above examples illustrate how a spiritual change can bring about a physical change. But even more obvious are examples in which a physical change brings about a change in the mind or spirit. A simple toothache can change our entire outlook, making us irritable or even surly. Another obvious example of a physical change having a spiritual effect is the drinking of alcohol. A chemical that directly affects the body's metabolism, alcohol can make an otherwise shy person outgoing, or even confrontational.
An even more direct example is that of physical injury to the brain, which can cause a person to undergo a complete and permanent change in temperament and behavior, depending on what specific part of the brain is damaged.
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The "oneness of body and mind' is a core concept in Buddhism. "Body" here indicates physical phenomena, literally, that which can be seen. "Mind" means spiritual and mental phenomena, which are invisible. "Oneness" does not mean that body and mind are absolutely identical. It is a translation of a Chinese term meaning "not two," or non-duality. This is itself a contraction of a longer term meaning "two but not two." This means that, while body and mind—physical and spiritual—are clearly two distinct classes of phenomena, they are both aspects of the same thing. They are both rooted in the common source of life itself, in the ultimate reality or law of life.
In the "Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings," Nichiren Daishonin states that the word "Nam" of "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo," which derives from the Sanskrit language, is translated into Chinese as two character, one meaning "devotion:" and the other, "life." He further states that "devotion" indicates the physical aspect, or body, and "life" indicates the spiritual aspect, or "mind." Then he continues, "This oneness of body and mind is the single ultimate principle" (Gosho Zenshu, p. 708). This suggests that the highest principle of Buddhism is the reality that we can manifest in our beings, in our bodies and minds, the fundamental enlightenment inherent to all life. This fundamental enlightenment is also called the Buddha nature, the Mystic Law, or Myoho-renge-kyo. When we devote ourselves to this Law through Buddhist practice, we tap into the source of cosmic life-force from which the physical and spiritual aspects of life arise. In this way, we enrich, harmonize and revitalize our physical and spiritual selves, our bodies and our minds.
In his writing "Opening the Eyes of Wooden and Painted Images," Nichiren Daishonin states, "One's thoughts are expressed in one's voice. The mind represents the spiritual aspect, and the voice, the physical aspect. A person can know another's mind by listening to the voice. This is because the physical aspect reveals the spiritual aspect" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 86).
When we seriously pray for and feel concern for others (mind), our words and actions (body) toward them can uplift their spirits (mind), which can in turn lead to a positive change in their physical health and also in their own words and actions (body). At the same time, applying our voice and actions in this way enhances and develops our own spiritual state. When we continue to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with a strong prayer for our own happiness and that of others, and consistently speak and act to achieve those ends, we are living the principle of oneness of body and mind.
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Ok..not straying from Elite,just wanted to ask if anybody had any experience with Martins bows...how do they hold up? I have a buddy interested in one. Any and all info would be appreciated. Thanks.
Ok..not straying from Elite,just wanted to ask if anybody had any experience with Martins bows...how do they hold up? I have a buddy interested in one. Any and all info would be appreciated. Thanks.
Different class of bow IMO!
Nothing wrong with a Martin bow. Just more like a price point or entry level quality compared to Elites.
IMO! scores or targets probably wont care though. havent for the last 10 years truth be told, 300 is a 300 right?
No ifs and or buts Just maybee.
Not bad bows, but not great either.
If you are familiar with mechanics tools, this is a good comparison...
Elite is to SnapOn what Martin is to Craftsman.
Like they say, the devil is in the details, and details are where you are going to see a big difference.
Martins fit and finish is usually pretty crude, and the dip does not hold up well.
They also use horrible strings and cables, so your buddy is gonna have to shell out close to $100.00 extra right out of the gate for a decent set.
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Not the best, but certainly not the worst. Fit and finish leaves a bit to be desired after being spoiled with the excellent finish on an Elite.
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Martin doesn't make $800 bows. They make bows worth $350-$500 tops. For the money you can get them for, they are great bows. If I had the choice of any bow in the world, they would not be near the top.
I bought an '07 Bullet-X, new in 2008 for $275. Loved that bow!! Only shot like 280 but loved the draw and overall feel of it. But thats Rytera, not Martin. Did have a limb splinter on it and had new limbs in no time straight from Martin, not the go through the dealer and wait a month bullcrap.
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They have really gone down hill ever since George Ryals stopped designing for them.
Martin has been around for a llloooooonngggg time. They were considered one of the "big three" when I started archery mid 70s: PSE, jennings, and martin. Bear was around, but mostly a hunting bow for mass retail.
Given that, never owned one, but thought about it from time to time with certain models. The Scepter is well recognized in the dot community. Still see a few people shooting their shoot through system. They have some speed bows that advertise impressive numbers and even their dot bows are advertised w/ decent speed. There's Rytera, which is a brand X martin. Thought about buying an Alien Z recently. Actually made an offer to a guy selling them on AT, but never came about. Glad it didn't. Liked the specs, A-A, and draw adjustment. Didn't like the roller guard and lack of stabilizer bushing in the riser.
Forget about resale value. Martins do NOT hold resale very well. Would suggest not buying new off the shelf. Save the money and look for a left over or slightly used.
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