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An investor needs to view Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), a computer tech giant famous for its iPads, iPhones, and former CEO Steve Jobs, from an objective viewpoint. Sure, the company gave its shareholders a whopping 10,000% (chart below) return beating the S&P 500 100 fold since Jobs took over in 1997. However, will the company continue its stellar performance? Like every company, Apple possesses strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
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Mobile computing - Apple's biggest strength lies in mobile computing. The iPhone and iPad fulfill the social and computing needs of people operating under the fast paced pressure of modern living. People can check their e-mail, stock quotes and Facebook while on the commuter train or while on lunch break. The sleek design and the choice of different colors for Apple's devices enable consumers to do this in style.
The iPhone represented the highest growing segment for Apple with a 71% growth so far in 2012. The iPad segment grew 59% during the same period.
Apps - Apple's vast array of Apps represents another strength. Don't have time to go to the bookstore for your favorite book? Just download it to iBooks on your iPhone or iPad to take with you to read on your lunch break. Music, movies, video games and television shows can be downloaded through the iTunes and App stores.
Apple's Apps segment grew 35% in 2012; the second highest growing segment for the company.
Steve Jobs legacy - When Steve Jobs came back as CEO of Apple in 1997 the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. Under his reign the company revolutionized how we consume music, communicate and compute. Even with his passing, his attitude, personality, creativity and intellect left a lasting impression on the next generation of executives.
Brand equity - Apple possesses significant brand equity which separates its products from the many competitors in the marketplace. The iPhone and iPad names resonate with potential customers more than Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Surface. The Apple trademark imprints on the consumer psyche much like Coca-Cola's red and white packaging.
Financials - Apple's excellent fundamentals give Apple the means to invest in research and development and trounce challengers. As of the end of Sept. 2012 Apple sat on $121 billion in cash and investments which doubles Microsoft's $66 billion and triples Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) $45 billion in cash and investments.
Apple's debt is low compared to stockholder's equity. Apple possesses no long term interest bearing debt. Its total debt to equity ratio stands at 49%, below my personal threshold of 85%.
Productivity software - Apple's productivity software still leaves much to be desired. According to kippreport.com, Apple's iWork possesses many aesthetic qualities but lacks the functionality of Microsoft Office. For example, iWork's "Numbers" spreadsheets slow down with large amounts of data. Microsoft Excel can handle huge amounts of data giving it an edge over Apple on this front. Microsoft Word's shortcuts make it easier to use versus iWork "Pages" which gives priority to look over the functionality that is crucial to the fast paced business world.
Productivity software again - If Apple can work out the bugs in its iWork software; productivity can represent another avenue for growth. An improved iWork suite could go a long way in shifting the "office standard" from Microsoft to Apple and boosting demand for Apple's ailing desktop segment. Apple's desktop revenue declined 6% in 2012 with units shipped being flat.
Emerging economies - The Asia-Pacific region represents new ground for Apple. Asia-Pacific sales grew 47% in 2012. Sales in China grew 83% and represent 15% of 2012 revenue. Apple, like many multinational corporations, will benefit from a rising middle class in developing nations.
Many Players - Many companies want to take a bite out of Apple's tablet pie. Analysts revised shipping estimates for the iPad from to 63% from 65% of total tablet shipments.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) sells its Kindle Fire table at cost all in an effort to sell books, merchandise, and digital products similar to what Apple sells in iTunes, iBooks and Apps stores. Some analysts predict that the Kindle Fire HD will reach 13% of tablet shipments versus 11% expected a month ago.
Microsoft's Surface tablets could gain traction due to the ability to house superior productivity software such as Microsoft Office; a weak point for Apple. So far this doesn't seem to be happening as reception for Surface has been less than stellar thus far.
Google's Nexus also eats into Apple's tablet share although analysts are lowering shipments for that company as well. Google does have trouble meeting demand for its tablets, highlighting just how hot the tablet market has become for all players.
Design lead - Rumor has it that Samsung will take the lead in design with its flexible screens. This could give Samsung the ability to build uniquely designed smart phones with interesting shapes. This could put the rectangular iPads and iPhones to shame. Functionality may trump design if the flexible screens can't add utilitarian value.
With the passing of Steve Jobs everyone worries that innovation at Apple will be a thing of the past. Time will only tell.
Apple's popularity, brand recognition, and mobile technologies will continue as it expands into emerging markets. Apple's cash stash will enable the company to effectively invest in research and deal with competitors. Apple will cut into Microsoft's productivity software market if it can improve the functionality of its iWork software. Despite a competitive marketplace Apple will continue to dominate.
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Digging in for a bruising struggle, Republicans on Congress' powerful deficit-fighting "supercommittee" targeted Social Security and government health care spending Tuesday while Democrats pressed for higher tax revenue as part of any deal to reduce red ink by at least $1.2 trillion over the next decade.
There were no ultimatums from either side, and there was even a fleeting suggestion that tax reform might eventually clear the way for the bipartisan agreement that both sides say they want.
Yet with the Census Bureau reporting national poverty at a 28-year high and partisan struggles flaring elsewhere in Congress, the events underscored the challenge the 12-member panel faces as it gropes for a deal that can clear Congress and win President Barack Obama's signature by year's end.
With the nation's debt high and surging and the population aging, "Citizens will either have to pay more for their government, accept less in government services and benefits, or both," Doug Elmendorf, the head of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, told supercommittee.
Though the choices are difficult, he said, the problem "need not be viewed as unsolvable."
Yet the challenge is complicated, he said, if the lawmakers' are hoping to revive the economy in the short term and to cut federal deficits in later years. In that case, "a combination of policies would be required: changes in taxes and spending that would widen the deficit now but reduce it later in the decade."
The committee has until Nov. 23 to recommend legislation, but Elmendorf said the essential decisions must be made as much as three weeks earlier than that to make sure they are drafted into a bill and their impact on the federal budget calculated carefully.
The panel was created last month as part of a compromise that avoided a threatened government default and cut nearly $1 trillion from some federal programs.
In addition to the original goal of cutting long-term deficits, Democrats want much or all of Obama's week-old $447 billion jobs proposal put on the agenda, significantly increasing the amount of savings that must be found.
"My question to Congress is: What on earth are we waiting for?" the president asked rhetorically as he visited Columbus, Ohio, to campaign for the enactment of his program of Social Security payroll tax cuts and spending increases for highway projects and other domestic programs.
Speaking in the home state of Republican House Speaker John Boehner, the Democratic president said his call for $25 million for school construction would put thousands of construction workers in Ohio back to work.
Boehner responded from the Capitol, where he said the president was seeking "permanent tax increases put into effect in order to pay for temporary spending. I just don't think that's going to help our economy the way it could."
Republicans are likely to accept some or all of the tax cuts Obama wants, but the spending increases shape up as a tougher sell. GOP leaders point out that the administration's call for higher taxes on the wealthy has faced opposition from some Democrats as well as Republicans in the past.
There were other skirmishes in Congress as the two parties sought to protect their own priorities in an era of soaring budget deficits.
Democrats on the Senate Appropriations Committee launched defense spending legislation for the budget year beginning Oct. 1 that is $17 billion smaller than the amount approved by the House, a difference that must be reconciled by the end of the month to keep the money flowing.
Also in the Senate, Democrats maneuvered to put Republicans on the spot on disaster aid by seeking legislation that would add $6.9 billion to FEMA's accounts without offsetting cuts elsewhere. The effect would be to let deficits rise.
Past efforts to reach compromise on major debt-reducing proposals have run aground over mutually exclusive demands — Republicans opposed to raising taxes and Democrats against cutting benefit programs.
But Obama has made clear he is willing to consider spending cuts this time around, and Boehner has said he put additional revenues on the table in negotiations with the president last summer that ultimately collapsed.
At the time the two men were considering tax reform that would generate growth — and about $800 billion in additional tax revenue over a decade — while lowering rates and closing loopholes.
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., briefly raised the issue of tax reform at Tuesday's supercommittee hearing, asking Elmendorf if "revenue equal" overhaul of the existing code would help the economy grow.
The CBO director said it was possible, adding he couldn't say how big the impact might be.
Also inside the debt-reduction hearing, Rep. Jim Clyburn informed other lawmakers of a new Census Bureau report that showed 46 million Americans living in poverty. Referring to health care and other domestic programs, he cautioned Republicans, "'We really ought to look into all of these programs to see where cuts are to be made rather than talk about the number."
Much of the morning-long hearing consisted of committee members posing questions to Elmendorf designed to elicit answers that might enhance their own bargaining positions for negotiations with lawmakers of the other party.
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, a co-chairman of the panel, pointed to statistics showing that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are growing faster in relation to the overall economy than they have in the past. "Not quite double, but certainly that can be described as explosive growth, could it not?" he asked.
"Very rapid, Congressman, yes," Elmendorf replied.
Hensarling also quoted Obama as saying, "The major driver of our long-term liabilities, everybody here knows, is Medicare and Medicaid and our health care spending. Nothing comes close."
Asked if he agreed, Elmendorf said he did.
Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Arizona, asked Elmendorf if he agreed that inappropriate payments in federal programs account for a significant amount of spending.
"I do agree," the CBO director said, although he quickly added that there was a difference between fraud and improper payments, some of which might be the result of individuals who were mistaken in how they filled out forms.
Among Democrats, Sen. John Kerry got Elmendorf's agreement when he said federal revenues have been relatively high as a proportion of the overall economy in years since World War II in which the budget was balanced — an attempt to counter Republican arguments that taxes are already too high.
Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., asked Elmendorf if it were true that Congress could adjourn for the next 10 years and the deficit savings would be greater than recommended by other groups that have tried to produce sweeping reduction packages. Elmendorf said that was correct — the income tax cuts enacted while George W. Bush was president would expire — and Van Hollen said quickly he wasn't advocating that.
But, he said, "It's time for this committee to get real and recognize that, yes, there are spending issues, but there's also a revenue issue. … We've got to have a balanced approach."
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That's pretty funny: If Congress does nothing for the next 10 years, the deficit problem solves itself! Shows that the big deal about the deficit is manufactured for political purposes.
Deficit spending is like so many other things in politics: It's only "irresponsible and devastating to our future" when the other party does it. When my party does it, it's the only prudent option.
The woman in the photo with the blonde white hair and seeming 'long face' is none other than one of my Washington State senators; I.E., Senator Patty Murray aka as "The Queen of Pork".
It must be hell when all these tax dollar hungry lil' piggies have to fight at the trough in order to maintain their 'fair share' of the goodies.
Can there be any agreement among themselves? Seemingly never…!
They and their kind won't be satisfied until they kill the "Golden Goose" aka as the American taxpayer/debtor.
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A fascinating new study suggests an infant has the ability to remember words and sounds they heard while still in the womb.
Pregnant ladies out there: Have you played classical music or read children's books to your belly yet? If so, you may find a recent study about what babies can actually hear while in the womb quite interesting.
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Here's how it works: the sound-processing part of the brain begins functioning in the last trimester of pregnancy, and sound carries fairly well by way of the mother's abdomen. "If you put your hand over your mouth and speak, that's very similar to the situation the fetus is in," says cognitive neuroscientist Eino Partanen of the University of Helsinki. "You can hear the rhythm of speech, rhythm of music, and so on." Partanen and his team used EEG sensors to search for neural traces of memories from the womb. "Once we learn a sound, if it's repeated to us often enough, we form a memory of it, which is activated when we hear the sound again," he explains. This memory speeds up recognition of sounds and can be detected as a pattern of brain waves, even in a sleeping baby.
Study details: Partanen's team gave pregnant women a recording to play a few times a week during their last few months of pregnancy, which included a made-up word, "tatata," repeated many times and interspersed with music. When the babies were born, they had heard the made-up word, on average, more than 25,000 times. And when they were tested after birth, these infants' brains recognized the word and its variations, while infants in a control group did not.
Babies who heard the recordings showed the neural signal for recognizing vowel and pitch changes in the nonsensical word and the signal was strongest for the infants whose mothers played it the most often.
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Note to pregnant moms: Just because babies have the ability to learn while in utero doesn't mean that playing music or language recordings will really benefit the child down the line. Partanen states there is no solid evidence that stimulation beyond normal sounds of everyday life offers any long-term benefits. Playing sounds to a fetus with speakers close to the belly could even be problematic because it can overstimulate the fetal ear and rapidly developing brain. Too much noise can actually interfere with the auditory system and may disrupt the baby's sleep cycles.


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I am hearing a lot of talk about closing loopholes and stopping tax breaks for businesses, effectively raising their taxes. The problem with these proposals is businesses do not pay taxes! Simply put, businesses collect taxes from their customers and send them to the government. The person that buys a business' product is going to pay the tax.
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TITANS `07: Had a team-leading 28 appearances in 2007, including three starts Was named Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 5 after pitching a career-high 6.1 scoreless innings of two-hit relief with a career-high seven strikeouts in the Titans' Feb. 3 win over Stanford Picked up back-to-back saves on Feb 24. (at UCLA) and Feb. 27 (San Diego State), then again on both ends of a double header, Apr. 15 at UC Davis Was unbeaten in his college career (7-0), until the last week of the regular season when he suffered back-to-back losses at conference rival Long Beach State on May 26-27 Saw his postseason streak of 12.2 innings without surrendering a run come to an end, as he gave up two runs to Fresno State on June 2, though he earned his eighth save of the year in the Titans' win Picked up a Super Regional win vs. UCLA on June 10 with 2/3 scoreless innings Moved into the Fullerton all-time Top 10 in appearances (72) and saves (11) his junior year.
TITANS `06: Had the third-best ERA of Titan pitchers at 1.48 ERA, also posting a 2-0 record in 30.1 innings Made one midweek start at Pepperdine on Feb. 28, going two scoreless innings Had a 3:1 (21:7) strikeout-to-walk ratio, going just five outings without recording a strikeout His worst outing of 2006 came on May 10 vs. USC when he surrendered three runs (two earned) on three hits, walking one without a strikeout in the Titans' 7-6 victory Allowed just seven hits over his last eight appearances (13 innings) without surrendering a run Continued his scoreless streak (11.2 innings) in the postseason making six appearances in 2006 without allowing a run while striking out four in eight innings of work.
TITANS `05: Appeared in 24 games as a freshman, good for second most on the staff Tossed 41.1 innings almost exclusively out of the bullpen, posting a 4.67 ERA Longest outing of the season came on Mar. 13 against the then No. 1 Tulane Green Wave, when he tossed 5 innings, allowing three earned runs on nine hits in the Titans' only loss in New Orleans Notched his first collegiate win on Mar. 9 against Cal State Northridge in two innings of scoreless relief Made quite an impression in his first collegiate outing on Feb. 4 against Stanford, tossing three shutout innings, picking up his first career save, and striking out the side in the eighth, including National Player of the Year candidates Jed Lowrie and John Mayberry, Jr. Gave up six runs on 12 hits in his only start of the season on Mar. 1 at San Diego State; the Titans made up for it scoring 18 times ensuring a no-decision Struck out a career-high 4 batters on three occasions: Feb. 4 vs. Stanford, Mar. 13 at Tulane and Apr. 17 vs. Pacific. Was almost perfect in the post season, making four appearances (3.2 innings) without allowing a run and striking out five.
LA QUINTA HS: Lettered three years at La Quinta High School in Westminster, Calif. Named Most Improved Player first season on varsity Won MVP of the Garden Grove League and named CIF Player of the Year after batting .517 and going 13-1 from the mound Led all pitchers in Orange County with 121 strikeouts to only 8 walks Selected to the 2004 Orange County All-Star team.
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A bipartisan, bicameral group of 13 lawmakers led by Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) sent a letter to the Defense Department today urging greater efforts to eliminate improper payments.
Carper is the chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management.
A 2009 report by the Government Accountability Office found "significant weaknesses" in DoD's payment information reporting. GAO found as $322 billion in agency payments were excluded from improper payment reviews.
In fiscal year 2010, DoD's reported improper payments was about $1 billion, but the estimates "have not been complete or accurate," according to the letter.
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Two new retrospective studies reinforce earlier findings that rate of change in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values both before and after treatment for localized prostate cancer can provide important information about patients' prognoses.
The studies, published in the July 27 Journal of the American Medical Association, indicate that such changes - often dubbed "PSA kinetics" - either alone or in combination with other clinical markers, can identify some patients at high risk for disease recurrence and death who otherwise would have been considered at low risk.
Although both studies were retrospective, they add to the mounting evidence that suggests PSA kinetics can be a valuable tool in predicting the course of localized disease, along with absolute PSA level, Gleason score, and clinical stage, says Dr. Alison Martin of the NCI Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program. "PSA screening has shifted the profile of prostate cancer in the United States to lower risk disease, so it's important to develop prognostic models that can accurately distinguish between aggressive cancers that should be treated versus those that could be managed conservatively," she says. (See NCI Cancer Bulletin, June 14).
In the first study, lead author Dr. Stephen J. Freedland of Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and colleagues described a new, three-factor model that identifies which patients are at risk of dying from recurrent prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy. The model uses PSA doubling time - the time it takes for PSA values to double after PSA returns to measurable levels following surgery (also known as biological recurrence) - Gleason score, and the time from surgery to biological recurrence.
The study included 379 men who had undergone radical prostatectomy, with 16 years of follow-up. Differences in disease-specific survival were independently associated with each risk factor. But assessing patients based on the combination of all three risk factors offered a more potent prognostic tool: patients who had the lowest scores on all three indicators had a median survival of only 3 years, compared with those who scored highest, all of whom were alive after 16 years of follow-up. The research team combined the three variables into tables that estimate disease-specific survival at 5, 10, and 15 years.
The second study considered the change in PSA levels among men with localized prostate cancer in the year prior to treatment with radiation therapy, also known as "PSA velocity." Lead researcher Dr. Anthony V. D'Amico of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and his colleagues looked at a group of 358 patients whose cancer had recurred. They found that men whose PSA velocity was greater than 2.0 ng/mL in that year were more likely to have recurrence than were those whose PSA level rose more slowly.
Patients with higher PSA velocities also were more likely to die sooner. Among men whose prostate cancers were initially classified as low risk, 19 percent with high PSA velocity were likely to die in 7 years, compared with none of the patients with a PSA velocity at or below 2.0 ng/mL per year. In men initially classified as high risk, 24 percent with high PSA velocity were likely to die in 7 years versus 4 percent of high-risk men with lower PSA velocity.
It's still too early to make treatment decisions based on these studies, cautions Dr. Mitchell S. Anscher of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Duke University Medical Center, who wrote an editorial accompanying the studies.
Although the potential of PSA kinetics as a prognostic marker is important, he argues, the greater value of PSA kinetics may be as a surrogate marker for survival "as the ultimate endpoint" in prostate cancer studies.
"So if you can find that correlations in PSA kinetics can be translated into relationships to deaths from prostate cancer, we may be able to complete studies in a much shorter period of time," he says. "Then we can move the field forward more rapidly than we've been able to in the past."
A number of prostate cancer treatment trials involving the NCI Cooperative Groups that have already opened or are set to open in the coming year will begin to address these issues, Dr. Martin explains.
"Our NCI programs and the cooperative groups are working together to nest promising surrogate or biomarker questions into our therapeutic trials," she says. "The trials also will involve standardized collection of essential data, including serum and tissue where possible, which will allow us to create a comprehensive database or platform for subsequent analyses of promising biomarker questions across trials and agents. Hopefully, this will both aid clinical management and speed drug development."
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Last hunting was a good one for me. Well the past 4 of the 5 have been I should say. But last years was a fun one. I'd seen a few good bucks and alot of ok ones and a bunch of small spikes and 2 points. I started my season hunting up on Cahilty which is located on the otherside of McGilvery by Adams lake. I had been told by a few of the locals there was 2 monster bucks together. One typical 5x5 and a 7x9 that was a non-typical. Pictures I'd seen won me over on wanting to go for one of them. the 5x5 was thick, with long brow tines. You could tell he was a 4 to 5 year old buck. Solid body, thich and i mean thick rack, I'd have to assume he was scoring in the 180's. The non-typical was a true bruiser, everything about him made you want to go get him. In the picture they were running together. side by side. He was a monster. He had prolly 4 inches or so in body height on the 5x5 and his rack was much much bigger, and thicker. He had a much wider rack and much taller than the other one. I spent alot of time after seeing this picture looking for them, hiking out to spots where I figured they were bedding. Nothing and nothing more. Just does, and small bucks that would not do as it is 4 pt season at this time and everything I had seen at this point was no more than a 2pt. As the first part of 4 pt season was coming to a close and the bush was becomming loud and impossible to walk in as the leaves and branches made for noisy movement I was in my truck heading up the Cahilty road looking for and immature bull moose, when I seen the 2 bucks still together. I was amazed no-one had taken on of them if not both. I pulled the truck over as I am on old access road that many people hunt. They stood there for merely seconds just long enough to renew faith that they were still alive. I drew my .300 winchester short mag and began to raise the rifle to get the monster the 7x9 in my sites but it was not ment to be they scattered into the thick fast. I slowly made my way up the road about 100 yards and began to track them. You oulod here them moving away crashing through the thick brush. No matter how far I walked in I couldnt be quiet. There was no trail to follow nothing, just what they had left and that was not good enough to walk on. I eventually had to turn back to the truck and regroup. I knew tracking would only push them further at this point. For the rest of the day I would see only a handful of grouse, and some does and nothing else. Sadly I'd have to go back to work and not be able to come back out until the following weekend. Towards that weekend I went out to the adams lake store and what do I see but a picture of the non-typical I had been pursuing. He was in the back of some guys pick-up. Lucky buggar!!!
So 0-1 now, but where I live there are plenty of bucks to hunt. i began hunting the otherside of the mountain. the season has changed by this point, snow had started to settle in the upper levels and it was a matter of time before it would be too deep to venture into. So I made my way to McGilvery and began to hunt it. Not to heavy but I kept it light, a few mornings here and there. I found some impressive rubs and beds. I knew I was in a good spot. I'd seen many does and again more small bucks. the season has changed no to any size buck, but i wasnt interested in the little ones. I want them to have a chance. I'd seen on many occasions a fairly nice 4x4 but all he'd give me was a glimpse here and there. But he kept coming back and I kpet waiting. I'd moved around after seeing him a couple of times to try and better range for shooting. After I had moved I though I'd have him but what I'd seen wasnt him. It was a small buck chasing 3-4 does down the trailer. Hmmmph. Eventually I began to wonder as to where he went. Was he shot, did he move on somewhere else? I never found out about him, as the last couple runs I tried to my spot there was someone else there already. As we entered into November it was back to 4 pt season again for the mule deer and still nothing. Id done some driving between times after working heading home, seen alot of white tail does and a small 3x3 at this point and a very nice looking 5x5 as well, but no chance on those bucks.
Now on the 2nd week into November and about a month left and my weekends are now going to be used for other chores. Yup my season is almost done. I made one last trek to the McGilvery mountain. As I headed up to another spot I had yet to make my way to this year I'd driven about 8 clicks up the one of my side roads I use when up on the ridge I spotted a buck. I decided to pull over and hike after him. There was about 6inches of snow where i was and alot of ice. I tracked him for about 10 minutes when I spotted him. I put my binoculars up and did a count. On the one side i could see that he had 4 for sure and the other side I wasnt too sure but he was legal so I put the binoculars down and switched over to my .300 and took aim. I braced myself and prepared for my 250 yard shot. He didnt give that front shoulder but he gave me his lungs and thats where I knew I had to put it. I braced and squeezed off the shot, besides the crack from the .300 you could here the whack of my 180 grain ballistic hit. But he didnt fall or twitch no sign at all that he was hit. I moved myself down a few feet and went into a crouch to take aim once again. This one was for the back of the ear. I intended on putting him down. I set I aimed, and just as I was pulling the trigger I slipped. It was horrible down right horrible, I landed on my butt, scoped myself and the rifle discharged too!! The buck bolted!!
I regrouped and checked everything over. i was alright, my rifle was good too. So I sat and waited for 5 minutes. I wanted to give him time to slow down so I could begin tracking him. Now the track was on. Its now about 1130am. I began to track him. Wow, what a blood trail. I followed him through the snow, gotta love that red on white. dam easy. I walked for about 1km down hill, then no more snow. He had crossed a landing. the blood trail ran into the next block. But as I came into the trail had completely disapeared. Crap!! I had my cell on me and I knew I was gonna need help with this one. I called my brother in law Bill to come and help. Woke the bugger up at NOON! what a slacker, not to mention he didntbelieve me that i shot a deer!! He eventually agreed to come up and help. My girlfriend came too! I was kinda amazed considering Im the one the hunts and she doesnt care for it. Im workin on her though.lol. Either was she stayed with Bills truck. Well before I know it Bill and I are searching every square inch of land to try and find a track or a speck of blood. Sure enough we found the trail again. It was spotty though. Which made it a little hard and the no more snow to help. After about another 30 minutes of tracking we found him, laying in the windfall, barely alive. Where he lay was heavy in blood, and it was time to finish him. I out one last shot in the back of his head and that was it. He turned out to be a respectable 4x3. He was just a guess but about 3 years old. Bill and i had to drag him about 700 yards through thick brush and windfall until we reached the main road. I got the luxury of staying with my deer while bill retreived his truck which was about 5-6 kms up the road. By the time he was back my deer was gutted and ready for transport. I gave Bill my license and a quick note for transportation and he drove me back to my truck. We drove back home, then took his truck to our butcher in Barrier. The buck weighed in at 154 lbs after bein butchered, I'd like to thank Farm Gate Meats for yet another well done deer!!
Well I hope everyone enjoyed the stories of last years hunt and Im hoping next year gets back on track and its back to the 1 shot method for me!!
Anyone else have a story about an incident or settlin for a smaller buck lets hear it!!
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The Tuscaloosa tornado provides an example of how student housing communities can deal with a natural disaster.
As news of April's tornado in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, came streaming into the Landmark Properties' office, we were devastated to see news coverage of the unimaginable destruction in the town we hold dear. After learning that our residents and staff members at The Retreat at Lake Tamaha were safe, our first thought was, "How can we help?"
Next, we talked with our on-site team to determine the immediate needs of the residents at The Retreat, and our corporate team rented a moving truck to fill with the essentials: bottled water, hamburgers, hot dogs, charcoal, granola bars, flashlights, and, most importantly, an emergency generator. A relief team comprised of several owners and corporate staff members were en route with emergency supplies less than 24 hours after the tornado struck.
With no landline phones or internet, Facebook updates from our cell phones quickly became our primary form of communication with residents and parents. Communications were difficult for everyone at the time. In fact, one resident's mother posted on our wall that she was concerned she was unable to reach her son. To put her mind at ease, our leasing director walked to his cottage with her cell phone and the message to call home.
We are pleased to have provided comfort to our residents during the disaster and now that power has been restored to The Retreat, life is getting back to normal. Many in the area are not so lucky, so we are continuing relief efforts by opening our doors to those displaced by the tornado and offering immediate move-ins with no leasing fees. In addition, The Retreat at Lake Tamaha is planning a fundraising event to raise money for the Tuscaloosa recovery. It will be a great time to celebrate Tuscaloosa's fighting spirit and to give to nearby families in need of our help. We are honored to be a part of the Tuscaloosa family.


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NORFOLK (AP) -- The Civil War isn't the only conflict being commemorated in Virginia this year.
Portsmouth and Norfolk are holding events to mark the 200th anniversary of a War of 1812 battle.
The Battle of Craney Island occurred on June 22, 1813, when a British force launched assaults on the island. The British abandoned the assaults after they encountered artillery fire by the Americans.
The battle's bicentennial will be commemorated at Fort Norfolk on June 22.
Battle of Craney Island Bicentennial Committee chairman Chris Melhuish says the event will include a victory ceremony, a wreath-laying and victory bell peal from participating churches in Norfolk and Portsmouth.
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NYCHA Eases Documentation Requirements for Victims of Domestic Violence Requesting Emergency Transfers
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) recently relaxed the documentation requirements for residents requesting emergency transfers because they are Victims of Domestic Violence. The new guidelines include alternative documentation options that are now accepted for qualification to transfer under this Program. NYCHA has made significant changes to the documentation requirements for Emergency Transfers for Victims of Domestic Violence (VDV) who reside in NYCHA developments, and for obtaining a VDV priority status for new applicants to public housing or Section 8 Leased Housing.
These changes, which went into effect in April 2006, allow for greater flexibility in the types of documents which can be submitted. In addition to an expanded list of acceptable documentation, the timeframes for admissible Police Reports and Orders of Protection have been extended.
Under the old policy, VDVs had to submit a Police Report and Order of Protection to be eligible for an Emergency Transfer. Applicants or transfers may now submit certain kinds of medical documents, NYPD detective or Parole Officer letters, or Court Dispute Referral Center letters to replace the Police Report or Order of Protection, if they are unable to obtain the criminal justice documents.
The information below provides specific details on NYCHA's emergency transfer process including how to know if you qualify, required documentation and offices you can visit to get assistance.
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Monday - Friday between 7am and 8pm. Next day no additional charge. Saturday no additional charge. Order before 5pm for Next day delivery. Saturday between 7am and 6pm.You only pay one delivery charge per order. If ordering several items, it will be the highest of the individual charges, no matter how many additional items you order.
Reserve to collect in store
Why risk a wasted trip? Reserve it now, pay in store when you collect.
Store card credit for Argos Ltd is provided exclusively by Home Retail Group Card Services Ltd, part of the same group and both at 489-499 Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 2NW.
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