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555 Hutchinson River Parkway
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An ideal place to stay, Capri Whitestone Hotel is a good accommodation choice in New York City. Anyone staying here will enjoy a lounge area. If you need a place to stay in , Capri Whitestone Hotel is ideal. This accommodation is most popular with travelling for a family Holiday. Anyone travelling as a family with children will love this Hotel in New York City.
Each of our rooms is furnished with all the amenities that today's business or leisure traveler has come to expect. With our premium TV programming such as HBO and the NFL Network to the imported linens and toiletries, we strive to make your stay with us pleasant. Our guests also enjoy complimentary car or truck parking and high-speed wireless Internet access.
Only 1 mile from the busy thoroughfare of I-95, our hotel is centrally situated in the New York City metro area. While staying with us, guests have the convenience of taking advantage of the New York City mass transit system (Q-44 bus) or travelling by car to La Guardia Airport (7 miles) or Manhattan (8 miles).
Whether you stay with us for business or pleasure, our courteous and friendly staff always strive to make your stay with us perfect!
At the Capri Whitestone Hotel, we've gone out of our way to ensure that all our guests are provided with comfortable and relaxing accommodations. From the various room types we offer amenities that today's travellers have come to expect, we're sure you'll have a pleasant stay with us. All rooms are furnished with the following amenities:
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I-95 South - Take Exit 14 to Whitestone Bridge. Take last exit before toll (Ferry Point Park / Local Streets). Hotel on Right.
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Hutchinson River Parkway South - Take last exit before toll to Whitestone bridge (Ferry Point Park / Local Streets). Hotel on right.
Directions From Manhattan - Take Henry Hudson Parkway / State Hwy 9A Take Exit 14 for I-95 / George Washington Bridge Take exit 10 towards I-678 S Take last exit before toll (Ferry Point Park / Local Streets). Hotel on Right.
Directions From Queens - Take Whitestone Expressway North Take exit 18 towards Lafayette Avenue Merge onto Hutchinson River Parkway Make U-turn at Lafayette Avenue. Hotel will be on right.
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The Profile Story
Introducing the Java EE Web Profile
Introduced in Java EE 6, the Web Profile radically streamlines the platform and enables the creation of a new dawn of lightweight, agile, compelling application servers with a laser focus on web application development. In this article, we will discuss what the Web Profile is, what it contains, why it is so empowering, give you a quick tour of the profile and tell you about the application servers – currently available and upcoming – that implement the Web Profile.
Much like other mainstream development platforms like Microsoft .NET, Java EE attempts to provide a comprehensive runtime covering as many server-side application use-cases as possible. As a result Java EE has had an ever-expanding set of APIs gradually added to it over the years. The problem is that until the introduction of Profiles, Java EE has also been a monolithic API set. This one-size-fits-all approach has meant that most applications do not use a significant number of APIs in Java EE. For example, most web applications do not use remoting but do use the web tier APIs like Servlet, JSP and JSF.
Similarly, SOA centric "headless" applications might use features like messaging, remoting, SOAP and REST but have no use for JSF or JSP. The heavyweight feel of application servers that implement the entire Java EE API set is a symptom of this underlying problem (although this is not the only source of the problem; some commercial offerings have now become notorious for adding extraneous "enterprise" bells and whistles beyond Java EE to their platform that approaches the magnitude of gigabytes!). This "heaviness" often manifests itself as large download sizes, convoluted installation, slow startup/shutdown times, large runtime memory footprint, slow deployment, elaborate management consoles and sluggish administrative responsiveness.
Profiles in Java EE 6 are aimed at this problem by defining sub-sets of APIs geared towards particular types of serverside applications (it is also a not-so-subtle hint to some implementers that "enough is enough"). Following the previous examples, profiles geared towards web applications or SOA applications might make sense. The Web Profile is the first and only profile defined in Java EE 6 (the expectation is that other profiles will be defined going forward as needed).
Inside the Web Profile
The Web Profile is composed of a complete set of Java EE APIs that is needed for a majority of modern web applications. This includes APIs for the presentation tier, business tier, persistence tier, transactions, security, dependency injection, cross-cutting logic, constraint management and testing. Table 1 outlines the specific APIs included in the Java EE 6 Web Profile.
Note the Web Profile includes EJB Lite, not the full EJB API. Like profiles, EJB 3.1 Lite is a sub-set of the full EJB API intended specifically for web applications. It includes stateless session beans, stateful session beans, singleton beans, declarative and programmatic transactions, declarative and programmatic security as well as an embedded container geared towards testing. EJB 3.1 Lite does not have support for message driven beans, asynchronous processing, scheduling, REST (JAX-RS) end-points, SOAP (JAX-WS) end-points, RMI/CORBA based remoting as well as backwards compatibility requirements for EJB 2. Table 2 shows features in the EJB Lite vs. full EJB API.
The Java EE 6 Web Profile leaves out a number of APIs that are not used frequently in web applications such as JAX-WS, JAX-RPC, JAXR, SAAJ, JAX-RS, JAXB, JMS, JAAS, JASPIC, JACC, JCA, JavaMail, the Java EE Management Specification (JSR 77) and the Java EE Deployment Specification (JSR 88). The Web Profile also only includes support for WAR files and not EAR files.
Note profiles do not stop a vendor from adding APIs and features as they see fit. For example, as I'll discuss shortly, Resin adds support for JMS, EJB scheduling, asynchronous processing, message driven beans and remoting.
It's Always about the Tradeoffs
As you can see, the Java EE 6 Web Profile is all about trade-offs and those trade-offs were not easy to decide on. Adding redundant APIs would mean making the profile less streamlined. Missing frequently used APIs would mean leaving obvious gaps that Java EE developers would have to fill themselves (likely by integrating third-part APIs) – taking away from the Java EE promise of standardization, portability, vendor-neutrality and providing a platform that trends towards zero configuration so that developers can focus on application-level development concerns rather than system-level configuration concerns.
Ultimately, the overriding motivation was making the Web Profile as small as possible by focusing on the 80% web application use-case. Particularly tough were the decisions on whether or not to include JavaMail and JAX-RS. Similarly it was difficult to decide whether or not to include JCA for greater vendor pluggability. In some ways, the Web Profile gets rid of the cruft that has built up in Java EE over the years and paves the way for a next-generation of lightweight Java EE application servers. In fact, for the Resin team, it raises the question of whether full profile application servers have a significant place in the server-side market any more.
The flip side of the profile story is whether it compromises flexibility – so what happens when you want to use APIs outside the Web Profile? There are three answers to this question. The first is that the vendor you are using may provide you a smooth upgrade path by providing the additional APIs in a transparent, pluggable fashion. As we will discuss shortly, the OSGi based GlassFish Web Profile server is a great example of this. The second answer is for you to choose a vendor that ships with the additional APIs you need (remember that the vendors can add whatever APIs they want beyond the Web Profile). The last and probably the most unlikely option is to simply switch application server implementations.
Another facet of the profile debate is whether or not to simply have a profile with the Servlet specification and no other Java EE APIs. While this option might seem compelling in a Zen-inspired minimalist sense, it quickly leads to a lot of easily avoidable complexity for a majority of cases.
The fundamental problem is that modern web applications use a lot more than the Servlet API. In fact, there are very few non-legacy applications that use the Servlet API directly. Most applications need a transaction manager, persistence mechanism and higher-level presentation layer API, not to mention dependency injection, security and crosscutting logic. As a result, starting with a plain Servlet engine necessitates configuring numerous third-party APIs on top of the minimal container to get these features. Even while using the most efficient integration solution, configuring and maintaining these third-party APIs become tasks in their own right, especially compounded by the number of applications that need to be configured in an ad-hoc fashion.
The complexity involved in such configuration tasks have very little to do with solving business domain problems. In reality the configuration task is really the domain of an administrator or integrator working at the system level rather than a developer working at the application level. This complex development model is in stark contrast to platforms like Ruby on Rails which effectively promote ease-of-use and convention-over-configuration. Indeed this development model is likely sensible only in contrast to using a full-scale Java application server that is very heavyweight or for systems that are really very specialized. This is also an approach that has the most potential to severely limit standardization and vendor-neutrality.
- Inside the Web Profile
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Yeah, the comment in the article about raids not having a gear requirement is false.
My priest started 3.3 with a gearscore of about 4400. When I first opened LFR, I couldn't queue up for TOC25 or TOGC10.
I picked up a battered hilt (go go broken drop rate on the first day), and completed my Hammer of Purified Flame, bumping my gearscore to 4530. I could now queue for TOGC10, but still not TOC25.
I upgraded my shoulders from naxx shoulders to Tier 9 (232) shoulders. With a new gearscore of 4600, I could put myself in LFR for TOC25 as well.
I can now (with a gearscore of 4900) put myself into LFR for all TOC, and I believe ICCs. (no more locks next to the entries.)
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Many people consider animals to be stubborn or difficult, but the actions of the handler are the main culprit in most animal handling incidents. An animal handling incident can result in internal injuries, broken bones, medical expenses, structural damage, and loss of productivity. To increase safety for you and your cattle, you need to understand the basics of animal behavior, facility design, and handling practices.
(Source: Stueland and Gunderson, International Labour Organization)
Cattle have panoramic vision which allows them to see in all directions (approximately 300°) without moving their heads. Their only blind spot is directly behind them. Compared to a cow's vision, a human's vision is about 180° with a much larger blind spot. Even though a cow's field of vision is good, cattle have very poor depth perception and limited vertical vision. For cattle to determine depth, they must stop and put their heads down. What you perceive as a simple shadow, a cow may perceive as a deep ditch. Remember that an unfamiliar item such as a white paper cup, a shadow, or a shirt hanging on a post can cause cattle to balk and affect cattle movement. To account for these characteristics in cattle and to maintain proper cattle flow, it is important to use a curved, solidly enclosed, well-lighted working facility with a uniform color.
Cattle are creatures of habit with strong territorial instincts and a developed sense of "homeland," evidenced by well-worn paths between pastures, buildings, and feeding areas. This instinct is one reason why cows may be hesitant to go into unfamiliar areas. Cattle's hearing is different from that of humans. They hear both low-volume and high-frequency sounds better than humans do, but they have difficulties locating the source of a sound. Because it is difficult for them to identify the sound location, cattle may startle easily, potentially leading to a flight response with resulting structural damage and physical damage to themselves or workers.
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To safely move cattle, you must understand their "flight or comfort zone"—that is, their personal space. When you enter cattle's personal space, their tendency is to move away. The size of an animal's flight zone is dependent upon its fearfulness or docility, your approach, and the animal's state of excitement. A docile animal's flight zone may be 5 ft., but a range animal's could be up to 300 ft. Work at the edge of the flight zone at approximately 45° to 60° behind the animal's shoulder to reduce the risk of causing the animal to panic. An animal's point of balance is typically located at its shoulder, so if you need to move an animal forward, you should be behind the point of balance. If you need to move the animal backward, position yourself in front of its point of balance. Stay to the side and never walk directly behind the animal. By understanding the flight zone and point of balance, you can move cattle more easily, efficiently, and with less risk of injury.
To learn more about the characteristics and movement, watch the following video by Dr. Baxter Black, DVM, and Dr. Temple Grandin, Colorado State University:
(Source: Bowman Livestock Equipment Co.)
Cattle tend to follow each other, so they need to be able to see the next animal in front of them but should not be able to see activity outside of the chute. Chutes should have solid and sloped sides to reduce distractions and shadowing, which may cause an animal to balk. When designing chutes, note that a single chute should be approximately 20 ft. long for smaller operations and up to 30 ft. or 50 ft. for larger operations. These chute lengths will allow the cattle to see those animals ahead of them and maneuver through the chute. When using chutes, note that the recommendation is to use mounted backstops rather than the insertion of pipes through the sides of the chute. Non-secured components are hazardous to workers. However, if pipes must be used, make sure the pipes are between the cattle and the worker to decrease the risk of an injury. Overhead restrainers in the chute can prevent cattle from turning around, rearing up, or falling over backwards.
Proper space, an adequate number of sorting pens, gating, and animal flow are the keys to a good holding pen. These minimize hazards to workers. The recommended space for cattle is at least 20 sq. ft. per head for mature cattle; the maximum number of mature cattle per pen should be 50 head. If the pen is too small, the worker will be in the cattle's flight zone, resulting in an increased risk to the worker. Problems also arise if the pen is too large, as it becomes difficult to contain and direct the cattle.
All pens should have a 14 in. wide pass-through in the pen corners for workers to escape through should the animals become agitated or the workers feel endangered. Assess your holding pens and place gates in a way that promotes animal movement between areas to reduce the need for handlers to enter the area to force cattle movement. Efficient animal movement that can be completed through the proper use of pens, and gating reduces the amount of time that workers need to be in direct contact with the animals, therefore decreasing the potential for injury.
When using a crowding pen, keep the herd size to 10 or fewer animals, a number which gives the cattle ample turning space. If you have a lone animal that refuses to move, bring it in with a different group of animals to reduce the risk of it becoming agitated. A circular crowding area with totally enclosed sides and crowding gate facilitates animal flow and promotes worker safety.
Avoid overcrowding, as it may restrict cattle movement, and chute blockage, which necessitates a handler entering the pen to move the animals. Moving animals efficiently through gates can reduce the risk of a bottleneck effect, thereby decreasing the need for a worker to enter the area and regain cattle movement.
Another option for avoiding direct animal contact is to situate a catwalk around the outside of the crowding pen, about 36 in. below the top of the fence. Such a catwalk allows the worker to maneuver cattle toward the chute without direct animal contact.
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Farmers and ranchers need safe access to restrained cattle for reasons such as inoculations, medical treatment, and artificial insemination. A squeeze chute is more costly than a head gate, but it provides the worker with more control over the animal. Make sure all workers are familiar with the standard operating procedures when working in all hazardous situations. Everyone must know about possible pinch points on chutes and the potential dangers of handles that open and close the headgate, sides, and tailgates. Inspect rope-and-pulley devices and replace any rope that is fraying.
To reduce the risk of a fall from climbing over a fence, build an entrance gate behind the squeeze chute that swings into the chute, blocking the next animal and protecting the person entering.
When using electrical equipment in the chute area, use ground-fault circuit interrupters and moisture-proof electrical outlets to prevent electric shock, and use only fence controllers that have been laboratory tested and are approved by a recognized agency such as Underwriters Laboratory (UL).
Handling and moving cattle can be done from horseback, on foot, or with the use of an all-terrain vehicle (ATV). When using an ATV, scan ahead and to the side for obstacles, uneven terrain, vehicles, people, and animals. Reduce your speed. Pay attention to hazards such as guy wires and barbed wire fences; they are low profile and difficult to see. When gathering livestock, the ATV rider often concentrates more on the animals than on the terrain. Failure to watch changing terrain or to look for unexpected obstacles can lead to a serious injury. Loose wire lying in a pasture, in brush, or on vines can pull feet from footrests, resulting in an injury. Tall grass in pastures can hide such obstacles as holes, stumps, and rocks from a rider's view.
For safety, it is essential to keep the ATV in good condition. Perform a pre-trip inspection before riding the ATV and institute a preventive maintenance program. Be aware of the turning and maneuvering space needed for the ATV. Click here to be directed to the article titled "ATV Safety for Agricultural Producers" to learn about the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for ATV operation, ATV maintenance, and safe operating procedures.
Introduce the ATV slowly to the cattle. Their first experiences should be positively associated with a handling activity such as feeding. Many people do not realize that cattle's behavior during handling is affected by previous experiences. Placing the ATV in a field or pen will attract the animals and allow the animals to approach, poke, and sniff. Understanding the concepts of flight zone and point of balance described earlier will enable you to use the ATV to handle livestock safely.
Rough handling can cause cattle to be wilder and have more stress than cattle that are handled calmly. Certain individual cattle within a herd may have an excitable temperament and become very agitated. The animals with an excitable temperament should be culled because they are likely to injure other animals or workers.
Beef cattle handling safety. (2012) Farm and Ranch eXtension in Safety and Health (FReSH) Community of Practice. Retrieved from http://www.extension.org/pages/63135/beef-cattle-handling-safety.
Bean, T. (2008) Working Safely with Livestock. The Ohio State University Extension. Retrieved from http://ohioline.osu.edu/aex-fact/pdf/AEX_990_08.pdf.
Grandin, T. (2011) Understanding flight zone and point of balance for low stress handling of cattle, sheep, and pigs. Retrieved from http://www.grandin.com/behaviour/principles/flight.zone.html.
Hubert, D., Huhnke, R., & Harp, S. (2003) Cattle handling safety in working facilities. Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service. Retrieved from http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-4821/BAE-1738web.pdf.
Murphy, D. & Harshman, W. (2007) Animal handling tips. Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Cooperative Extension. Retrieved from http://extension.psu.edu/agsafety/animal-safety.


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I'm not naturally talented on a bike. I hadn't been on one for about 20 years, and I tend to be a little accident-prone in general. Stairs, for example, can be challenging. Or jogging in place while waiting for the light to change. A situation like that might end with me falling off a curb. So by all means, let's definitely put a bicycle in the mix and see what happens. I say this, not only to indulge a predilection for self-deprecation, but also as encouragement to anyone out there who thinks they can't do this.
Here's the run-down on my magical day on a bike:
7:25am: The daughter and I hop on our bikes to go to school. I was running errands afterward, so I had rummaged around and found her backpack from the 2nd grade to use for toting around purchases. She made the same face that my mom makes when I'm having a bad hair day and politely suggested that perhaps backpack would be more comfortable staying home. I disagreed. By the time we arrived, she had invited me to not come pick her up after school. "Really. I'm fine. I'm sure you're very busy."
7:30am: Bike to Walgreens to pick up some sundries. On my way, elderly man does fist-pump in air and shouts "way to go!" Is it that obvious that I don't do this every day? Is it the lack of spandex? Or is it because I can't seem to commit to riding in a straight line? Anyway, there are no bike racks at Walgreens, and they're closed. Bike to CVS. No bike racks there either. Lock bike to a tree.
7:45am: Bike around town to kill time before Dr.'s office opens. Find new secret bike path! Get smacked in the face by low-hanging branches.
8:00am: Get to Dr.'s office. They have bike racks! Beg nurse to draw blood now because there's no way I can wait until the afternoon to eat "because I'm biking today"(!) Just in case she didn't get the hint from the bike helmet which I'm still wearing so everyone in the waiting room will know that I rode my bike there. She's unimpressed, tells me to go eat and make a morning appointment for lab work.
8:10am: Return home on W &OD trail. Get passed by spandex crew. The lead guy shouts "passing!" Thanks, buddy, I got that. The fact that you're passing me is what tipped me off. A simple directional "on your left" would have sufficed. Everyone passes me. No need to rub it in.
9:30am: Research bike route to next appointment and find that it would require a motorcade based on my skill level. Decide against bicycling there until I take a Confident City Cycling class.
1:20pm: Off to my Dr.'s appointment! Excited to be back on the bike because it's putting me in a really good mood. I can't believe I've been missing out on the sunshine-endorphin cocktail for so long! Once again, I keep the helmet on for as long as I reasonably can in the office, and again, no one is nearly as impressed as I am.
2:00: Back home again. I forgot to mention that each time I've had to stop to cross the street today, I have trouble getting my feet going on the pedals again. I live in a great bicycling town with lots of paths and sidewalks, and motorists actually stop for bicyclists like it's totally normal (as it should be!). So thanks to everyone out there who stopped for me and endured the awkwardness of having to witness me slowly and not very gracefully get my bike going again.
3:20pm: Meet up with the daughter again to escort her home on bike. She's happy to see me now that I've lost the backpack. I keep screaming at her, "Isn't this fun?!" She agrees, but I don't think she really gets the fun-ness of it because she's still a kid and pretty much everything is still fun.
So that's a wrap on my Bike to Wherever Day travels. And now a moment to reflect on everything I've learned…As I mentioned, I've been doing this for a couple of weeks now, using my bike to get to the metro and run errands around town. I started doing it because 1)my husband bike commutes around 30 miles a day most days of the week, and it was starting to make me feel like a loser, 2) I'm already "car-lite," but because of gas prices and my increasing anxiety about the environmental impacts of being overly car dependent, I wanted to go "car-liter," and 3) I just had another birthday and decided it was time to start making some serious changes to my health habits. Pretty good reasons, right? But there are a couple of things that I didn't anticipate. First, it turns out that biking is a pretty efficient mode of transportation. Even as slow as I am (that will change!), I still found that it took roughly the same amount of time to get places as it would have in the car due to the volume of traffic and the time it takes to find parking, etc. Second—and this was mind-blowing to me since I have a lifelong aversion to exercise in general—it's so incredibly fun! It's almost impossible not to smile and feel good when you're on a bike. I tested this theory out by riding in the rain too. Same thing, felt good.
Congratulations to everyone who participated in Bike to Work Day! I hope you had a great experience too. Please let us know how it went for you and if you plan to continue biking on a regular basis. We'd love to hear from you!
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Top New AR-15s of 2014!
Okay, don't hate on us too much but a couple of these rifles are 2013 mid-year introductions or just too
Okay, don't hate on us too much but a couple of these rifles are 2013 mid-year introductions or just too
Here is a compilation of the most-read Shooter's Log articles by all-time rank. Ranging from No. 11 to No. 20, the articles cover a range of topics, from exercising good manners at the gun store to the provocative question, "Will you turn over your guns" if the government demands them? Click the headlines to check them out for yourself.
Windham Weaponry's attention to detail and the care that goes into each rifle pays off at the range in accuracy and dependability. It also pays off in the pocketbook because it does not come with a hefty price tag like other manufacturer's offerings.
Editor's Note: Prices noted in this article are as of July 26, 2013, and subject to change without notice.
Aftermarket options for the AR-15 and its variants are legion. I don't think it's possible for a single human being to scratch the surface of all the available handguards, optics, mounts, suppressors, and other geegaws out there, some of which can be quite spendy. However, I've recently bought a handful of inexpensive items for my AR that have delivered a lot of bang for the buck. Some have been mentioned in previous posts, but they're worth a few more words to explain why you might consider them for your own rifle.
We often field questions about which AR-15 is the best. In my experience, if you ask ten different firearms enthusiasts about the best AR-15, you are likely to get ten different answers. Aside from some fundamental specifications, which at this point most manufacturers meet or exceed, most AR-15s you buy off the shelf work perfectly well for range time. Rather than searching in terms of the best AR, you might consider what the most popular AR is. We ran a report of the top selling AR-15s of 2012 to see which black rifle could be crowned king. Some of the answers might surprise you.
Whether or not you could be considered an AR aficionado, Windham Weaponry would not likely be the first manufacturer that comes to mind. In fact, I would suspect most are searching their memory banks trying to recall if they have ever even heard of Windham Weaponry. Rest at ease, the name is not as important as who is behind it and the quality of workers building the guns.
When I wrote "We're Putting the Band Back Together" in October 2011, Windham Weaponry was just getting started. Here's a quick recap: former Bushmaster owner Richard Dyke came out of retirement and put together a team of talented gun builders who had been left jobless after Freedom Group's surprise consolidation nearly a year ago. After purchasing Bushmaster, Freedom Group shut down the factory in Windham, Maine, and moved all the equipment away, lock stock, and gun barrels too. The Remington plant in Ilion, New York now builds the rifles engraved with the name Bushmaster. Instead of just giving up and going home, the original Bushmaster crew decided to go back to the basics, building high quality, old school configuration AR-15s at a great price point.
Freedom Group continues to acquire major firearms manufacturers at an astonishing pace. Earlier today they announced the acquisition of Para USA.
Richard Dyke who used to own Bushmaster has started Windham Weaponry, building AR-15 rifles as close to MIL-SPEC as possible. These no-nonsense AR-15 rifles allow the buyer to customize them any way they feel fit. This sight-ready rifle is affordable, because there is not any jacked-up pricing on expensive sights. Add your own! The Windham Weaponry R16M4FTT SRC Rifle chambered for .223 Remington/5.56 NATO, has a 16-inch chrome-lined barrel, and holds 30 rounds. Windham Weaponry is staffed by old Bushmaster employees; they know what they are doing. It is a name you can trust.
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CTD Mike interviewed Richard Dyke from Windham Weaponry, read it here.
For this price, it is totally acceptable to purchase a second or third, or tenth, shotgun. Mossberg has been kind enough to pack up your ultimate zombie apocalypse survival kit that includes the ever-popular Mossberg 500 pump-action, pistol-grip shotgun. The shotgun is sealed up in a re-sealable clear bag and packed in a waterproof tube, so you can bury it for cache storage if need be. The Mossberg Model 500 JIC also includes a survival kit. The Model 500 12-gauge shotgun features an 18.5-inch close-quarters barrel, a black synthetic stock and pistol grip, and holds six rounds of 2.75-inch shells.
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It occurred to me this morning that I need a very bright and compact tactical light. As my routine is, alarm goes off and the dog and I go outside. Barely awake, I shuffled to the back door with dog in-tow and to my surprise, it was opened. Not just unlocked, but open… not wide or anything, but open. So I went back to the bedroom, got my Bodyguard, and searched the house, with no flashlight. I keep a bad guy whacker next to the bed, but in this situation, I would not have been able to handle the flashlight, the gun, and open doors all at the same time. I told the guys this morning about what happened and CTD Ben highly recommended this Streamlight PT 1L professional tactical light. It has a bright 110 lumens and an excellent run time of one hour and 45 minutes on high. It is super compact, too, so I can throw it in my pocket, purse, or keep it with my gun, which is what I plan to do.
Oh. And the door issue. Not to worry. I chalked it up to user-error. I'm pretty sure I failed to lock it properly with my last trip out last night. No Bogeymen inside the morning. Thank God. Lesson learned.
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It's been awhile since I've posted any zombie-related products and the Mossberg 500 JIC reminded me of that fact, so I found these new zombie targets from Champion. These are fun because you actually have to have your shot placement right. Because there are good guys in the targets. This is a multi-pack of three different designs so you won't get bored. (Like you'd get bored shooting zombies.) You get a total of six targets. The Champion zombie targets feature VisiColor technology that reveals a bright green color when you shoot the zombie in the head, yellow when you hit the zombie's body, and white when you hit the good guy. They measure 18-inch by 12-inch.
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In the spring of 2010, the Bushmaster plant in Windham, Maine closed, and Bushmaster's tooling moved lock, stock, and barrel to New York, where the "Freedom Group" would assemble new Bushmasters alongside Remington rifles. The move was a surprise to the Windham employees, many of whom had been building rifles together there for over a decade. Although they knew how to build high quality guns and had great connections in the firearms industry, they now faced unemployment and an uncertain future. Then some employees started getting phone calls from their old boss. Richard Dyke, the former owner of Bushmaster Firearms Inc. until 2006, was unhappy with how things had turned out for the Windham crew, and had decided to come out of retirement at age 77 and start a new AR-15 manufacturing company right there at the old Bushmaster plant. As he put together investors and former employees, the word began to spread around; "We're putting the band back together!"
Freedom Group now owns the rights to all the Bushmaster rifle's specifications, so Windham started with a clean slate and drew up their own specifications for three new rifles. They decided to go old school, as close to military specifications as possible on metal choice, fit, and finish, because they knew if they did their rifles would work. Windham has released three AR-15 carbine models so far, featuring little mil-spec details like an aluminum trigger guard instead of plastic, hard-coat anodizing on aluminum and manganese phosphate coating on steel, and chrome lined barrels. They designed the three initial rifles to appeal to a wide variety of civilian and law enforcement shooters. Instead of trendy "flavor of the month" guns, they are basic carbines with features that are tried and true, despite being drawn up on new specifications and having a new name attached to the guns.
The Windham "new old-school" approach shows up in the details of the guns. The Windham "SRC," or Sight Ready Carbine, is the least expensive version and comes with no sights, just a plain A3 flattop style upper receiver and Picatinny railed gas block. The buyer saves the money that would usually go into the standard detachable carry handle, and then can spend it on whatever custom sights he prefers instead. Picatinny gas blocks are common now and several other manufacturers offer similar configurations, but look closely! The gas block is a critical part, it must line up exactly with the barrel's gas port or the AR-15 will fail to cycle. Nearly all the Picatinny gas blocks on the market use two set screws to hold them in place, and if these set screws back out (barrel temperatures can melt Loctite by the way) the block may move around, losing its alignment and turning your semi-automatic carbine into a single shot. Even though the Sight Ready Carbine is a new design, they went old school with their gas block, using two taper pins going through the block and barrel the military way.
Windham's two other carbines are the "HBC" Heavy Barrel Carbine, featuring a heavy barrel underneath the handguard, and the "MPC" Military Preferred Carbine, a classic M4-style featuring a "government profile" barrel with the famous M203 barrel mount cut out. One departure from military specs, in a concession to the civilian market, is that all three rifles use a 1/9 twist rate instead of the military issue 1/7 twist rate. Windham explains that despite a push by some law enforcement and commercial customers to standardize on the 1/7 twist rate, the 1/9 twist is still the most requested and the most common twist rate, so that's what they went with for their initial offerings.
Windham doesn't plan on standing pat with these three rifles. They have an aggressive plan to offer more variants in the near future including different barrel twist rates, ban-state compliant models including a California "bullet button" model and a dedicated varmint hunter configuration, and add more calibers next year. They will also start making runs of accessories and spare parts. One thing that Windham hopes will set them apart from the competition is their transferable Limited Lifetime Warranty, which follows the gun and not the owner. A Windham Weaponry gun bought on the used market at a gun show will still enjoy the same excellent warranty and customer service access as a new-in-box gun delivered from the factory straight to your dealer. A buyer who gifts his rifle to his brother knows that Windham still backs up their product. The fine print shows the Windham Warranty to be one of the best in the industry.
It seems like everybody is making an AR-15 these days, and with only three products and a brand new company name, the crew at Windham Weaponry have their work cut out for them. However, they are working together, doing what they do best, and they have faith that their products will speak for themselves. As Mark Eliason, Windham's Vice President of Sales and Marketing told me, "the name is not recognized, but the experience behind the name is tremendous!"


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Cincinnati forward Yancy Gates received the longest suspension (six games) after he was seen punching a Kenny Frease.
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Successful legal pluralism course and conference in Manchester
The Commission on Legal Pluralism looks back on a successful set of events in the United Kingdom. Being affiliated to the International Union for Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES), we took part in the 17th World Congress entitled 'Evolving Humanity, Emerging Worlds', that occurred on August 5-10, 2013 at the University of Manchester. Members of the Commission organised approximately 20 sessions (60 papers) in this larger conference on a variety of topics, ranging from classics on land and natural resources, to discussions on public morality, securitization, and the specific position of children and young children. For specifics see the conference programme book on www.iuaes2013.org or this short review of the conference by University of Amsterdam MA student Eline Peters.
Prior to the conference the Commission continued its tradition of arranging a course on legal pluralism for young scholars and practitioners (August 1-4, 2013). This course, which also took place on the premises of the University of Manchester, included eight teachers and seventeen participants, mainly from Europe. It was concluded with a field trip to the Muslim Arbitration Tribunal at Nuneaton.
The Commission also made use of the opportunity to hold its general body meeting. This meeting, which was attended by more than 50 members and non-members, ended with a reception hosted by Taylor & Francis on the occasion of the re-launching of the Journal of Legal Pluralism.
The next international conference of the Commission on Legal Pluralism will be hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai, India, on December 14-17, 2015. Please note these dates! We look forward to seeing you all there.
The Commission on Legal Pluralism at the Manchester Conference 2013
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Over the last decade 'legal pluralism' has become a buzzword. In various areas of legal study, ranging from international law to constitutionalism, and in various policy oriented fields - such as the proliferation of rights based movements, politics of cultural diversity or access to justice programs - the concept of legal pluralism has gained momentum. In the process a plurality of legal pluralisms has come about. The Commission on Legal Pluralism - inspired by the theme of the IUAES Congress 'Evolving humanity, emerging worlds', which is normative and analytical at the same time - stands by its 30 year old agenda, which merges the concerns of social anthropology and law in the study of society and in the resolution of social problems. It invites scholars and practitioners to present contemporary work to the 2013 Conference. There are many topics of classical, yet still urgent concern: these include contestations over property, land and natural resources, gender, human rights, religion, development cooperation, migration, and governance. We urge those who have continued to work in these areas to present their insights and discoveries for debate.
However, our 'emerging worlds' continuously generate further topics of attention. These topics are of two kinds: novel forms of norm-generating capacity and under-researched forms of normative intersection. In such pluralisms the normative interacts with science, technology and knowledge production, with tenets of faith, and the ever changing schemes of profit making, propertization and commodification. Such areas deserve attention as they also affect our classic fields of research or have developed from there. Whereas much of the scholarly work on legal pluralism has concentrated on rural areas, where folk law is frequently strong, urban space - which now gathers approximately 50% of the world population - has been widely neglected. So has the study of banking and financial flows, so crucial for economic wellbeing. Processes of 'securitizing', 'auditizing' and 'responsibilization', which are influencing more and more dimensions of social life, too deserve investigation from the angle of legal pluralism.
In all this we, the Commission, are concerned about who wins and who loses. For humanity - taken in its normative sense - to evolve, scholars and practitioners must gather their forces. We look forward to a conference that catalyzes attention for a sparkling variety of topics and concerns, and serves as a further source of inspiration.


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This apartment is in the Mira Mesa neighborhood in San Diego. Nearby parks include Walker-Wangenheim School Park, Flanders Park and Hourglass Field Community Park.
9320 Hillery Drive San Diego CA 92126 has a Walk Score of 85 out of 100. This location is Very Walkable so most errands can be accomplished on foot.
Nearby schools include Sierra Academy Of San Diego, Walker Elementary School and Scripps Ranch High School.
The closest grocery stores are Mira Mesa Marketplace East, Albertsons and Trader Joes.
Nearby coffee shops include Starbucks, Panera Bread and Starbucks. Nearby restaurants include Islands Restaurant, O's American Kitchen and Pick Up Stix Fresh Asian Flavors.
9320 Hillery Drive San Diego CA 92126 is near Qualcomm Headquarters, National University and University of California - San Diego.
There are some bike lanes and the terrain is flat as a pancake. 9320 Hillery Drive San Diego CA 92126 is bikeable, there is some bike infrastructure.
San Diego Welcome home to Legacy Apartment Homes located in San Diego, California. You will find our beautiful community centrally located just one block from the freeway, and within walking distance to an extensive shopping center with theaters, restaurants and many premiere stores. We are an easy commute to MCAS Miramar, UTC... To learn more please email Leasing Team with Legacy or call at (619) 456-0629. Air Conditioning, Dishwasher, Fireplace, Microwave, Washer and Dryer In Unit, Garage and/or Covered Parking, Spa or Pool, Pool(s), Fitness Center, Small Dogs allowed, Large Dogs , Cats allowed


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Funeral plans for an 8-year-old Jacksonville girl who was abducted and slain are on hold until an autopsy is completed.
Victim advocate Ann Dugger of the Justice Coalition told The Florida Times-Union (http://bit.ly/17zCDUv ) she hopes to get more information on Tuesday.
Cherish Perrywinkle was abducted Friday night after her mother let her go into a McDonald's inside a Jacksonville Walmart with 56-year-old Donald James Smith. Police say Reyne Perrywinkle met Smith earlier that evening and he offered to buy them food and clothing.
Authorities found the girl's body on Saturday. Smith was arrested and charged with kidnapping and murder. He's being held in jail.
Cherish had been planning to fly to California on Saturday to visit her father, Billy Jarreau.
On Monday, Jarreau released a statement thanking police.
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Forget about that whole "but they're so impersonal" worry when it comes to gift cards. The real gift you're giving here is a guilt-free shopping spree. To quote the movie Love, Actually—"Something I want, not something I need." If she's living on a budget and skipping little indulgences like lattes as she builds her wedding fund, she's going to love the gift card you get her for the local beauty salon. Now, she can get those mani-pedis. Or, gift one to her favorite clothing store, where she can buy a stylish new top or some trendy necklaces.
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If your bride is DIY-savvy, consider giving her a gift card to a craft store, which can help her get supplies to make her own favors, wedding programs, or other fun projects. And did you know that many pros like photographers, videographers, and floral designers now offer gift cards for their services? Share this idea with other friends and family members—you might just help make one of her wedding dreams come true.
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The stressed-out bride needs a good laugh, and in her downtime, she can curl up with a good book. If you know that she loves Tina Fey, and hasn't gotten around to picking up Bossypants, there's your gift. Chelsea Handler's collection of best sellers might give her the belly laugh she needs right now. Mindy Kaling's new book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? is also getting rave reviews.
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That's right…you're giving the bride a chance to dress up in lingerie, slick on red lipstick and bite on a string of pearls during this steamy photo session that's ultra-popular with brides. According to a recent survey by TheWeddingReport.com, over 15% of boudoir photo sessions are given as gifts by friends and family. A professional photographer (avoid amateurs whose ad you saw online!) will work with her so that she gets creative control over her photo shoot, from wardrobe to setting and props. Plus, she gets to floor her groom with the proofs.
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With this gift, the bride and groom enjoy a romantic dinner by their fireplace or at a formally-set table, and no one's slaving over the stove or chopping up onions and garlic. An accredited personal chef from personalchef.com, or an expert caterer that you know, breezes into the kitchen, takes care of all the prepwork and presents a lavish, four-course, foodie-heaven meal with wine pairings and luscious desserts. This one's a little pricier, but you can make it happen by joining in with other friends to split the bill.
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As lovely as lavender may be, a spritz of upscale indulgence from her favorite designer or celebrity's perfume line can de-stress the bride. (A plus: If the bride couldn't get a designer wedding dress, she can still wear an ultra-special designer "something new" on her Big Day.)
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Create a sweet gift that's personalized. The bride can log onto chocomize.com and choose her bar's add-ins,anything from Kit Kats to pistachios to edible gold flakes. (I love the Belgian chocolate bar with cinnamon and butterscotch chips!) Each bar costs around $7, so she may be able to make several from your gift card, and share in the fun with her groom.
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When you give this gift with a handwritten note, you're wishing her a lifetime filled with beautiful blooms. Now, her groom might just bring home bouquets more often! If she hasn't registered for a vase, consider a pair of champagne glasses with a note wishing her lots of celebrations now and in the future, instead.
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Rescue her from wedding world with a set of tickets to a concert, play, comedy show, the ballet…anything she'd love to see with the girls by her side. An experience can be just as treasured as a wrapped gift.
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Choose a cute set of super-soft pajamas, and pair it with matching spa socks or cushy slippers for her downtime comfort. Or, let her pick out her own PJs—or perhaps a silky, sexy camisole instead—with a gift card to her favorite lingerie website or catalog.
The Dreamer Flannel Pant ($36.50, victoriassecret.com)
What would you like to receive as gifts this holiday season? Share your wishlist with us in the comments section below!
Sharon Naylor is the author of over 35 wedding books, including The Ultimate Bridal Shower Idea Book and Bridesmaid on a Budget. She has been featured as a wedding expert on top shows such as Good Morning America, ABC News, Primetime and more. Visit sharonnaylor.net for more bridesmaid tips and advice.


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Newest attraction at RWS offers family fun and interactive learning
SINGAPORE, 16 September 2011 – Singapore will get its first maritime museum come 15 October 2011, when the Maritime Experiential Museum & Aquarium (MEMA) opens at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS).
Housed in an iconic steel and glass ship hull at the RWS waterfront, MEMA promises a new museum-going experience that will cover maritime talks, children's workshops and exploration on life-size replica historical ships.
Designed by Ralph Appelbaum, whose firm Ralph Appelbaum Associates is one of the largest museum design and planning firms in the world, visitors to MEMA are taken back in time to one of the greatest eras in history, where the tales of sea adventurers and the growth of sea trade between Asia and the Middle East are told.
Mr Jason Horkin, Director of Attractions (West Zone), Resorts World Sentosa, said: "What makes this museum unique is that the primary focus is not just on showing its exhibits but also on the educational history of the silk routes."
"We want the museum to be a place where everyone in the community can come together to learn and experience. A lot of effort have gone into the planning of the museum to create a sense of exploration and to have interactive exhibits that encourage imagination and creativity."
Interactive exhibits include a musical ensemble that features instruments that can be found at the various ports of call, like the sitar from India, santur from Iran and bongo drums from Kenya. Visitors can "play" and "mix and match" the instruments via a touchscreen panel, create a new tune, and send the tune via electronic mail.
"The opening of MEMA, Singapore's first museum dedicated to the exploration of the Maritime Silk Route is a significant addition to RWS and the existing range of leisure offerings in Singapore," commented Ms Carrie Kwik, Executive Director, Integrated Resorts, Industry Development Group (II), Singapore Tourism Board. "MEMA, together with RWS' upcoming attractions such as Universal Studios Singapore's TRANSFORMERS The Ride and other quality developments like Gardens by the Bay and the world's first River Safari, will add vibrancy to the city's evolving tourism landscape. Visitors can look forward to a richer and more differentiated experience in Singapore, thereby enhancing our value proposition as a destination of choice."
A departure from the traditional gallery setting, MEMA boasts a maritime themed environment, with a variety of complementary exhibits. Upon arrival, visitors will be greeted by the mighty Bao Chuan, a full-sized replica of the bow of legendary seafarer Admiral Zheng He's treasure ship.
The greatest explorer in Chinese history, Zheng He launched many exploratory voyages to Asia and Africa, sailing with fleets of up to 300 ships. An introduction to his voyages from China to the 'Western Ocean' during the 15th century is told through a short animated video in a modern open-style theatre. Visitors can then walk through the Souk Gallery, which recreates the sights and sounds of the ancient markets where mariners like Zheng He traded at, as they stopped at various ports of call along the silk route.
Behind the Bao Chuan is the Jewel of Muscat, a replica of a 9th century Arab dhow that was a gift from the Sultanate of Oman to the Government and People of the Republic of Singapore. The Jewel of Muscat will be housed permanently at MEMA, where visitors can learn about its construction and historic voyage from Oman to Singapore.
A unique attraction within the museum is the Typhoon Theatre, a 150-seat 360-degree multimedia theatre, where visitors "board" an Arabia-bound sailing ship and are taken on a voyage that takes on a perilous turn when it encounters a storm. The museum will also feature an aquarium which will open at a later date.
Admission to the museum is priced affordably to reach out to as many segments of the community as possible. Please refer to Fact Sheet for full ticket details. For bookings or more information, please visit www.rwsentosa.com or call 6577 8888 for enquiries.
The museum is the first attraction in Resorts World Sentosa's second phase to open. Two more hotels, a marine life park, and a destination spa will complete the second phase of RWS and are slated to open progressively next year.
Resorts World Sentosa Unveils the Maritime Experiential Museum & Aquarium
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" That's the way it is against these guys, it's always a bounce here or a bounce there that gets the victory. Unfortunately I was part of it tonight, but I thought we did a great job in the third (period)---outshot them 19-3---and it (the result) could have gone either way. "
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EDMONTON -- The Edmonton Eskimos shored up their offensive line Monday, agreeing to terms with Canadian-born lineman Matthew O'Donnell.
Edmonton acquired the six-foot-nine, 340-pound O'Donnell on Sept. 5 from the Saskatchewan Roughriders for receiver Greg Carr.
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What's your one thing that you can do to make your house a home today? We spent Saturday night cleaning out and organizing an overflowing walk-in bedroom closet (boring, we know). However, that one weekend project has made our bedroom breathe.
We forgot to take a before picture, but the above after picture is ours. Just imagine tripping over three-feet-high piles of clothes and bags of junk every morning. Now look: all gone!
Elizabeth Mayhew, author of Flip! for Decorating advocates for making that "someday" decorating or organizing project "today". Whether big or small, done today or this weekend, what can you do to make your home less stressful and more enjoyable? Is it painting a wall a color, finally hanging your art, or putting out fresh flowers? We want to hear your goals.
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I recently read that a cluttered closet is a sign of being "stuck" in your life.
Well on the subject of closets and organization...does anyone know a good "closet system" that looks high end but actually isn't?
I went thru my "Grand Canyon" of interior design magazines, tearing out pages I want to keep, hitting them with a 3 hole punch, and putting them in a ringed binder. Ahhhh. Now I can buy new magazines!!!
The nesting hormones made me do it. I cleaned out all three of our closets this weekend to make room for mental head space and the few items we'll be needing room for once baby #2 gets here. Next is under the bed and all the piles that have been waiting to be put away for weeks.
I filled a cargo van with furniture and sat in traffic for 5 hours last night.
i just reorganized my cupboards in the kitchen. ahhh. threw out expired food, put unused utensils and into a donate bag, lined up my remaining goods for easy viewing...
leaves me time for tackling my nemesis - the storage room in the basement. i'm ready!
I want to flip my room arrangment around. I want to put the bed by the window and the reading nook by the door. Not easy to shuffle things in 225 sq ft!
I want to just get food made for tomorrow. I won't be home until late tonight so that's about it for me. This week, though, I plan to clean the kitchen/dining area and clean the bathroom. This weekend I'm going to pick up shelving and turn The Closet of Doom into an actual pantry/craft storage area.
Sounds like people are gearing up for the Fall Cure!
I organized the pantry and put to use the many canisters, big wooden bowls, and lazy susans that I've picked up at thrift stores. Amazing what a hard worker that lazy susan is. ;)
re-arrange my living room!
so good to see that we aren't alone in organizing this past weekend.
for the past 3 weekends, we cleared out our extra bedroom to create a nursery, organized all our paper work (a year's worth), cleared out the dining room, organized our master closet, and started clearing out our basement and organized our garage. looking forward to the fall cure!
Speaking of-Robinette, when Does the fall cure happen?
I don't have a digital camera so I can't post any before and after pics but so far I've painted the kitchen, dining room, and living room. I found some unused shelving in the garage that inspired me to completely organize underneath the kitchen sink and bathroom vanity and finish up by redoing the linen closet. As I went, I filled a basket with stuff to donate to the thrift store. This week I plan to paint the two upstairs bedrooms, and after I rearrange and organize up there I'll force myself to fill up a garbage bag with stuff that I don't wear or won't use so that there's less clutter to deal with. Next week I think I'll organize the garage and start planting flower bulbs and redoing a couple of garden beds for next spring and then I'll take a well deserved rest.
I had a tag sale and make 115.00 on junk, junk, junk. Amazing. Then carted the rest to Salvation Army. Yes! Basement is large again.


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A study has indicated that the kind of fat you eat is linked to your chances of developing endometriosis, reports the Telegraph.
The study involved 70,000 women in America over four years, and found the total amount of fat in a woman's diet isn't important, but the type of fat does seem to affect the likelihood of getting the condition.
Women who ate the highest amount of tans fat - a fat often found in biscuits, cakes and pies – were been found to be 48% more likely to develop endometriosis than women with the lowest consumption of trans fats.
A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids, found in food such as oily fish, appeared to help protect against endometriosis, with these women having their chances of developing the condition cut by 22%.
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Gillian Tett (born 10 July 1967)[2] is a British author and award-winning journalist at the Financial Times, where she is a markets and finance columnist and an assistant editor.[3] She has written about the financial instruments that were part of the cause of the financial crisis that started in the fourth quarter of 2007, such as CDOs, credit default swaps, SIVs, conduits, and SPVs. She became renowned for her early warning that a financial crisis was looming.[4][5][6][7]
Tett was educated at the North London Collegiate School, an independent school for girls in Edgware, in the London Borough of Harrow in North West London,[8] during which time, at the age of 17, she worked for a Pakistani non-profit.[7] After leaving school, she went up to Clare College at the University of Cambridge, where she took a PhD in Social Anthropology[9] based on field research in Tajikistan in the former Soviet Union.[3] She expressed frustration with an academic anthropology that in her view has been committing "intellectual suicide"[7] and decided instead to pursue a career in journalism.[10]
Life and career[edit]
In 1993, Tett joined the Financial Times as a correspondent from the former Soviet Union and Europe. In 1997, she was posted to Tokyo where she later became bureau chief.[3] In 2003, she became deputy head of the influential[11][12][13][14] Lex column. Tett was then US managing editor at the FT, before taking up her current post.[3] On 1 September 2014, Tett will resume the role of US managing editor at the FT.[15] She is also the chairwoman of the board of trustees for the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism with Columbia University.
During the years 2005–2007, Tett applied her skills in ethnographic research to J.P. Morgan and discovered that the insular culture was leading to the creation of financial instruments that had little basis and that could cause severe economic disruption. In 2006, she predicted the financial crisis.[16][7] Her 2009 book Fool's Gold tells in detail the story surrounding the events that led up to the economic crisis and the eventual collapse. She also played a significant role in the 2010 documentary Inside Job about the financial crisis of 2008.[7]
Fool's Gold[edit]
Tett's 2009 book Fool's Gold: How Unrestrained Greed Corrupted a Dream, Shattered Global Markets and Unleashed a Catastrophe was widely reviewed throughout the English-speaking world[17][18][19][20] and won the Spear's Book Award for the financial book of 2009.
Awards and recognition[edit]
In 2014, Tett was named Columnist of the Year in the British Press Awards, with judges describing her column as "provocative, revealing, often counter-intuitive" and commending her for covering "a gloriously eclectic range of themes". In 2012, she received a Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) Award for best feature article, "Madoff spins his story."
Her other awards include a President's Medal by the British Academy (2011), being recognised as Journalist of the Year (2009) and Business Journalist of the Year (2008) by the British Press Awards, and as Senior Financial Journalist of the Year (2007) by the Wincott Awards.
In 2010 The Daily Beast asked "Is Gillian Tett The Most Powerful Woman in Newspapers?"[21]
On 30 May 2013 Tett was awarded an honorary doctorate and gave the commencement address at the graduation ceremonies of Baruch College of the City University of New York.[22]
Personal life[edit]
Tett has two daughters.[23]
List of awards[edit]
- 2007 Wincott prize for financial journalism (capital markets coverage)[24]
- 2008 Business Journalist of the Year (British Press Awards)[25]
- 2009 Journalist of the Year (British Press Awards)[26]
- 2009 Financial Book of the Year (for her book Fool's Gold)[27][28]
- 2011 British Academy President's Medal
- 2012 Business Communicator of the Year (UK Speechwriters' Guild)
- 2012 Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) Award for best feature article, "Madoff spins his story."
- 2014 Columnist of the Year (British Press Awards)
- Fool's Gold: How Unrestrained Greed Corrupted a Dream, Shattered Global Markets and Unleashed a Catastrophe ISBN 978-1-4087-0164-5 (in some markets called Fool's Gold: How the Bold Dreams of a Small Tribe at J.P Morgan Was Corrupted by Wall Street Greed and Unleashed a Catastrophe ISBN 978-1-4165-9857-2)
- Saving the Sun: How Wall Street Mavericks Shook Up Japan's Financial World and Made Billions (ISBN 978-0060554255).
- ^ "Tett, Gillian". Worldcat. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Birthdays". The Guardian (Guardian Media). 10 July 2014. p. 31.
- ^ a b c d "Gillian Tett profile". Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ Barber, Lionel (16 July 2009). "Why journalism matters: Lionel Barber's speech in full". Press Gazette. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ Robinson, James (12 October 2008). "Why didn't the City journalists see the financial crisis coming?". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ MacKenzie, Donald (25 June 2009). "All Those Arrows". London Review of Books. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ a b c d e McKenna, Brian (2011):Bestselling Anthropologist "Predicted" Financial Meltdown of 2008, Society for Applied Anthropology Newsletter
- ^ Accomplished ONLS – Distinguished ONLS List Publisher: North London Collegiate. Retrieved: 23 February 2014.
- ^ Medland, Dina (Easter 2009). "Take Three". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Saving the Sun: Shinsei and the Battle for Japan's Future". Book launch event – author biography. The Daiwa Anglo Japanese Foundation. February 2004. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ "Barclays Chief Executive to Spearhead Task Force on Tax and Benefits". HM Treasury. 19 May 1997. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Farey-Jones, Daniel (26 September 2005). "Financial Times doubles coverage of Lex column". Brand Republic. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Morgan, Jean (30 September 2007). "FT's Lex expands". Press Gazette. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Ali, Rafat (6 June 2008). "WSJ To Sever Ties With Breakingviews; Selling Its Minority Stake?". Paidcontent.org. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ http://aboutus.ft.com/2014/05/15/financial-times-appoints-gillian-tett-us-managing-editor-2/#axzz33UCiCa93
- ^ Barton, Laura (31 October 2008). "On the money". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ Allentuck, Andrew (3 July 2009). "Imaginary money". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Barrett, Paul M. (12 June 2009). "Rewriting the Rules". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Murali, D. (19 July 2009). "Money, a vital fluid that must flow freely". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Sunderland, Ruth (7 June 2009). "They had parties, we got the hangover". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2010/05/16/the-most-powerful-woman-in-newspapers.html
- ^ http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/05/07/colleges-announce-commencement-speakers
- ^ http://thegeorgetowndish.com/thedish/tett-offensive-raises-ante-global-media-race
- ^ "Press & Broadcasting Awards List of Winners: Senior Financial Journalist". The Wincott Foundation. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ "British Press Awards 2008: The full list of winners". Press Gazette. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ "British Press Awards 2009: The full list of winners". Press Gazette. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Foley, Stephen (1 May 2009). "Fool's Gold, By Gillian Tett". The Independent. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "Spear's Book Awards: Winners". Spear's Wealth Management Survey. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Gillian Tett at Wikimedia Commons


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The existence of eastern Baltimore County's waterfront neighborhoods, dotted with an ever-growing number of summer cottages and year-round homes, came as a surprise to Frank and Nancy Lanzi. Neither of them even knew about the narrow Wilson Point peninsula jutting out into the Middle River.
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