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Commando (film)
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Commando is a 1985 action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alyssa Milano, David Patrick Kelly and Bill Duke. It was directed by Mark L. Lester with various Mexicans being shot on location in and around Los Angeles, California.
The film was nominated for a Saturn Award in 1986 for Best Special Effects but lost to James Cameron's Aliens (film) (which also had its music scored by James Horner).
edit Plot
Retired Special Forces operative John Matrix is informed by Major General Franklin Kirby that all the other members of his unit have been killed by Mexican freedom fighters. The evil General Kirby kept the unit going to try to prevent Mexicans from stealing US jobs and they ended up killing lots of Mexicans in the process. Mexican freedom fighters decided to fight back against the heavy handed oppression by Kirby's men. Against overwhelming odds, the Mexicans attack Matrix's secluded mountain home and kill the guards. They rescue Matrix's violently troubled daughter Alyssa Milano (Jenny) to try to get her away from her psychotic father and give her the counciling and help she needs.
A remaining Mexican explains that Matrix is needed to carry out a political assassination for Arius (A homosexual Mexican who calls himself "El anal Presidente") and his army of Gay rights activists and Mexicans. Arius is a gay Mexican fighting for the freedom of his people, but was previously overthrown by Matrix. He now wishes to lead a military coup in his home country of Mexico, and reasons that Matrix' familiarity with the country's new leader (who wants to stop hardworking Mexicans from 'Living the American Dream') will aid in an assassination attempt. As Matrix loves to kill people, he reluctantly accepts the demand. Matrix asks Bennett (A leather trouser wearing gay rights activist with a knife fetish) how much money are the Mexicans paying him, to which he replies, "They offered me a hundred grand. You want to know something? When I found out I could get my hands on you, I said I'd do it for nothing."
After spurning the sexual advances of Bennett, Matrix utters the words, "Bennett! I'll be back", which only serves to increase Bennett's arousal. He then boards a plane after telling Sully that he will kill him last, throwing Sully's generosity back in his face after Sully ever so kindly gave him some money to buy a few beers. After boarding an airplane to take him to Val Verde (the location of the assassination victim), Matrix instead murders his guard by breaking his neck, saying to the cabin crew, "Please don't wake my friend, he's dead tired". He then jumps into a swamp just as the plane is taking off from the runway. He then sets his stopwatch|watch timer for the approximate time of the flight. Subsequently, he commandeers an off-duty flight attendant's (Cindy) car and eventually manages to enlist her help. She helps him chase down Sully, where he holds Sully off the cliff and advises Sully that he lied about killing him last before dropping him off the edge.
This scene is followed by him going to Sully's motel room where he confronts Cooke, who says to him, "You scared, motherfucker? Well, you should be, because this Green Beret is going to kick your big ass!", to which Matrix replies, "I eat Green Berets for breakfast. And right now, I'm very hungry!" before beating the shit out of Cooke, crashing through a wall where a woman with huge tits jumps out of bed, and then making Cooke fall on his gun and die a bloody and painful death.
After the brutal murder of Sully and Cooke, Matrix learns where Arius' mansion is located (and where Jenny is presumably being looked after), he breaks into a surplus store and steals a one-man arsenal of both small arms and heavy weapons. With Cindy's complicit help he escapes from the Police who have arrested him for breaking and entering the surplus army store.
Meanwhile, Arius tries to re-assure Jenny with kind words, but she is a troubled teenager and her violent nature comes out when she lashes out in response.
Arius: "Your father appears to be cooperating. You will be back with him soon. Won't that be nice?"
Jenny: "Not as nearly as nice as watching him smash your face in."
After commandeering a seaplane from a nearby marina run by Arius, followed by a quick blow job, Matrix and Cindy land the plane off the coast of the island where Arius is located. Matrix instructs Cindy to contact General Kirby and then proceeds to Arius' villa, where he massacres all the innocent Mexican immigrants living there, who can't shoot guns, but are just trying to defend themselves and their families. He subsequently confronts and kills Arius in a gunfight.
edit Cast
Actor | Role | Description |
Arnold Schwarzenegger | Matrix | The film's main villain. A former United States Army Colonel, he is forced back into action when Mexicans start to cross the US border and take American jobs. |
Rae Dawn Chong | Cindy | Matrix's unwilling sexual partner but later trusted ally. |
Alyssa Milano | Jenny | John Matrix's daughter, suffers from violent outbursts. Rescued by Arius and his men to seek the help she needs. |
Dan Hedaya | Arius | The film's main Hero. The former leader of the freedom movement until being overthrown by a new President, he has no choice but to blackmail Matrix into aiding him in his mission for the greater good. For him it is a constant struggle with his conscience, but forces himself to do it in the face of such brutality and evil. |
Vernon Wells | Bennett | The film's primary homosexual. A former Captain in Matrix's special forces team, described as having "loved bumming a little too much", which led to Matrix dismissing him. Now allied with Arius, he seeks to defend the Mexican people against The Evil General Kirby regime. |
James Olson | General Kirby | Matrix's former superior, who warns him of the new threat to American jobs and unintentionally leads Arius's men to Matrix's location. Kirby is strongly influenced by Cocaine. |
David Patrick Kelly | Sully | A hero and devout Christian. A former Army soldier now working for Arius. He is the third member of Arius's gang to be brutally murdered by the psychotic Matrix. |
Bill Duke | Cooke | Arius's hitman and former lover. He is the fourth member of Arius's gang to fall to the evil of Matrix. |
Drew Snyder | Lawson | A late former member of Matrix's team. |
edit Reception
The film maintains a 71% on Rotten Tomatoes (based on 31 reviews), indicating generally positive reviews.
edit Controversy
A large number of cheap labor Mexicans were used as extras and crew. The film's producers decided towards the end of production that they just 'couldn't bothered' to pay them, so they gave them plastic toy guns for the big gunfight scene towards the end of the movie and gave Arnie real guns with real bullets. This caused much controversy across much of the U.S. as a large number of Americans were deeply upset that not enough Mexicans were shot in this scene.

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By: GRANDMANAN, 12:16 PM GMT on December 31, 2005
Overcast, NW 20-25KPH, -9C temp windchill at -20c. A dramataic change in temp yesterday hit 10C and rain. Today vapour on the harbour.
Will take a turn around the woodlot today, and get ready for harvest. Next week temps look like more seasonable, and will allow a freeze of the heath. A little snow, but not enough for the kids to try out thier Xmas loot. Skating a possibility and will scout some of the ponds with them this AM.
Donna has most of the menu prepared for tonight, stuffed pork tenderloin, stuffed with sausage and sweet potato. We have both declared tomorrow to get with the program, and lose some weight. I have no doubt she will hold to it, me on the otherhand remains to see how much will power I can muster.
By: GRANDMANAN, 11:39 AM GMT on December 30, 2005
Calm, THICK FOG, 7Ctemp. Supposed to change to northerly later on today, and a little cooler. The open winter that was forcast is holding to prediction. Not much change expected in the next week.
Rob out at a buddies overnight so the MP3 player and contents taken to share the music. How I don't know as it is a one person piece of technology.
Tomorrow night Patsy & Tony over for the festivities. Have a dinner, and a libation, then attempt to stay awake long enough to usher in the New Year.
By: GRANDMANAN, 2:12 AM GMT on December 30, 2005
Must not have posted my entry this AM. Has been a warm,overcasst day. Temp 9C now, and raining to beat hell with SE wind at 40KPH.
Some of the fellows got out to traps, but had to return by noon as it was too nasty to work. Lobster catch still down, and not likly to turn around for awhile as the weather refuses to settle down.
Kids enjoying time off, and have been busy downloading songs on MP3 Players. I screen them prior to allowing the transfer - Willie NELSON it ain't.
By: GRANDMANAN, 11:37 AM GMT on December 28, 2005
Clear, calm, -6C. Appears as if fellows will get a day in on the water today. Supposed to change to southerly, and breeze a little as the day goes on.
Plan on getting in the woods this weekend to start getting the wood down. Still unable to get four wheeler in there, but should be able to get some down on the ground, and when it freezes get it out.
Kids havinga good time off of school, and have been with friends all the time. Haven't had to entertain them at all. Would hope they get to use some of the winter things prior to getting back to school. Weekend supposed to stiffen up again.
By: GRANDMANAN, 11:43 AM GMT on December 27, 2005
Overcast, 35-45NW, -3Ctemp. A skiff of snow fell overnight, and no rain as previously forcast. Temp inthe forcast lower than previous with rain for Friday.
Don't believe there is enough snow to slide, but with new gear might be giving it a try. Rob is still catching up on his sleep so will be a little while before he sees the snow that has fallen.
Watched the boat go by the lighthouse yesterday PM, glad to be on land watching her progress. Didn't put the bow under, but sure throwing the spray back over her. The bulb on the bow was a long distance from the water on occasion. Alas no camera - no pictures.
By: GRANDMANAN, 12:28 PM GMT on December 26, 2005
Overcast, 25-30NE, 5Ctemp. Hardly like the season, and giving good plus temps for the rest of the week. No school the kids will be hard pressed to occupy themselves for a couple of weeks in this type of weather.
Inshore lobsters about done, and lots of traps being landed this past week. Scalloping starts 2nd Tuesday in January. The price is good so quite a few giving that a shot for awhile. The price of fuel makes any marginal attempts not worth the effort/expense.
By: GRANDMANAN, 11:21 AM GMT on December 25, 2005
Overcast, calm, 2C temp.
The old fellow made the trip once again. The children did well, and showed up when told it was appropiate - 0600. They had been roaming for some time prior.
Lots of winter activity things, snowboard, skates,etc, but no snow or ice, and not looking as if there will be any for quite awhile. Rob does have a new BMX is waiting for daylight to give that a go along with his new WEST 49 attire. They are both well dressed in cool clothes with each getting at least three new hoodies, nice they have colours other than black.
By: GRANDMANAN, 12:32 PM GMT on December 24, 2005
Overcast, calm, 3Ctemp. Rained overnight. Hard on the outdoor ice, and sliding equipment that old fellow is dropping here tonight.
Those travelling to the mainland to be with family have a good day to travel, and a number got away yesterday.
Rob running around the yard till after 9:00PM trying to ease the jitters. Awake this AM at 0600 wishing the next 24 hours would disappear. I have a couple of things to get accomplished, and then the die will be cast for the old fellow to fly in.
By: GRANDMANAN, 11:43 AM GMT on December 23, 2005
Overcast, SW@20-25KPH, 1cTEMP with windchill -6C.
Last day of school for the season. Rob staying home, but Emily going for the social aspect I am sure. They are hovering around the tree first thing in the morning as gifts appear overnight from various relatives. Rob digs right in, but Emily is now too sophisticated to show such enthusiasim. This soon wanes when Rob does his squeezing and speculating.
Not looking like much of a weather weekend for the old fellow, but am fairly certain he can come thrugh.
Now have chainsaws tuned, and ready to go. Possibly next week will start the lumberjack thing.
By: GRANDMANAN, 11:41 AM GMT on December 22, 2005
Clear, NNW@ 15KPH, -7C temp, windchill at -12C. Looking like seasonal temps for the next couple of days, but going in double digits early next week. Still looks as if a green Xmas.
Children having a little more problems getting to sleep each night, but still manageable.
Spent last couple of days with Ivan in St. John. Business and doctors. Got the last of the shopping completed, and not bad getting around the stores. However I had a mission and probably didn't really notice the confusion around me.
By: GRANDMANAN, 10:20 AM GMT on December 20, 2005
Clear, calm, -10C temp. Appears the weather forcast will be correct for the next few days. Hopefully a little snow for the weekend would be in order.
On fisherman wharf across the harbour a Xmas Tree set up yesterday. A very nice addition to the night reflections towards the house.
A notice on the community channel that the skating rink is in operation and to try it out. Rob has new skates but the old fellow has to to drop them off Saturday night will see if he can squeeze itno his old pair if the need to skate takes over. School in until 23rd. - lots of fellowship not much learning.
Off to St. John overnight with Ivan and will finish up what little remains undone.
By: GRANDMANAN, 11:33 AM GMT on December 19, 2005
Calm, overcast, -4C temp. Longrange giving chance of snowfulurres and weeks end. However wind is Sw unlikly we will have anything but rain.
Church concert went according to plan, and as they have since they started. A good time, and enjoyed it very much. The children enjoyed participating espcecially as they were Mary & Jospeh and no speaking part.
Sea urchins although not abundant are of good quality, and will be for this week at least. Tony hopes to get some of his traps home before the scalloping starts, but that is not until early January.
By: GRANDMANAN, 12:20 PM GMT on December 18, 2005
Clear, SE 10-15KPH, -4Ctemp. Not a bad looking day, and giving the same for the longrange.
Was in the woods yesterday, can't get around the beavers have so much water backed up on the woodlot, and nothing frozen. All the roads have used in the past underwater by quite bit so will have to get new roads. Not many windfalls to deal with, and this is a good thing.
Looks as if Santa will have to do without any snow to get around this area next week.
By: GRANDMANAN, 12:19 PM GMT on December 17, 2005
Clear, -4C temp, westeryly @20-25KPH. Snow gone a victim of the rain we had overnight. Giving clear and cold for Xmas week. Dosen't look as if the old fellow will have much snow for his trip.
Kids are getting more into the season as the big day approaches. Lots of wandering, plinking on keyboard, aimless conversation. Ask them about it, and they are certain Santa does not exist, so no big deal. Interesting transition, thought process, underway one of the many steps we trudge leaving our youth a memory.
By: GRANDMANAN, 11:46 AM GMT on December 16, 2005
Calm, red sky this AM, -9Ctemp. Slight indication of ice making out from the shore of the harbour. Looking for a mess weather wise over the next 36 hours. Winds starting NE the shifting SE gales.
Report of Brant a few days ago in the Passage, approx. 100. Very early for them to be in the area, historically late January before the first arrive. Not many geese around as they have headed for warmer climes.
By: GRANDMANAN, 11:36 AM GMT on December 14, 2005
Overcast, -8C, NW @ 15-20, windchill recorded at -23C overnight. Certainly good weather for the old fellow's arrival.
Had vapour yesterday until the snow started in the afternoon. Not enough snow down for snowboarding, but soon will be if the small amounts forcast over next few days materialize.
Christmas baking nearing completion, and will distribute over the weekend. Rob is starting to get fidgetty as the day come closer. He is pretty well convinced that Santa is a myth, but has that last lingering doubt that misbehaviour will not go unnoticied by the old fellow.
Finally have the lights working for two nights in a row, but can tell the breakers involved are at the maximum capacity.
By: GRANDMANAN, 11:37 AM GMT on December 13, 2005
Overcast, -7Ctemp, NW 10-15KPH. Small craft advisory till this evening. Northerly wind for the rest of the week. A little snow overnight, but not enough for the kids to have any fun.
Kids having trouble getting proper wardrobe due to decrease in temp. The winter jackets that are on inventory are not cool enough to past muster, not a matter of being practical.
By: GRANDMANAN, 11:29 AM GMT on December 12, 2005
Overcast, calm, -3Ctemp. Not a ripple in the harbour, an uncommon occurrence at this time of year, and especially this past month or so.
Still having a challenge to get me lights to remain on. Haven't got the locad distributed to enough outlets, but will work on it during dinner hour.
Sea egging starts tomorrow, but don't know how many of the boats are giving it a shot right away. Still getting a good price for lobsters, and they never had many fishing days as yet.
By: GRANDMANAN, 12:09 PM GMT on December 11, 2005
Showers, SW10-15KPH, 3Ctemp. Blew pretty good overnight, quite a run going ashore on Ross Island this morning. Tide are full.
Returned to the fold on middle boat yesterday. A successful trip as the Xmas shopping is completed. There was a enough snow while we were away that Rob got to try his snowboarding skills once again. Rained overnight, so that will have to be put on the shelf for a few more days.
Donna has enough paint to keep her busy through January, and then some. No decision on floor for the entry or bathroom yet. She is waiting for a further inspiration I suppose.
By: GRANDMANAN, 10:08 AM GMT on December 09, 2005
Overecast, calm, -9C. Travelling this AM. Appears as if a weather event is just a few hours away, but Donna will be on terra firma once again by then.
Forcast is for gale force sw, and can't determine whether will be snow or rain here. Going through quickly so will be planning on returning to the fort tomorrow PM.
Still no chainsaw, but wouldn't be at it this weekend at any rate. Will put the pressure on next week to get at least one of them in good working order.
By: GRANDMANAN, 11:38 AM GMT on December 08, 2005
Clear, NW 15-20KPH, -7C temp. unable to get windchill as wind guage refuses to guage once again. Only hope the old fellow has me on his list for a new and improved version.
Looks as if will be able to travel tomorrow, and return on Saturday. A snow event headed our direction from the west, but not here until Sunday. Plan on getting back to our own nest by Satuday night last boat.
Lobster catch still all over the map, but price holdng pretty well.
By: GRANDMANAN, 11:31 AM GMT on December 07, 2005
Clear, -7C temp, Westerly10-15KPH. None of the high winds or snow flurries forecast have arrived. Appears from this view that the fellows may have got to chase the elusive lobster again today. Albiet a little more seasonal temperature wise.
Drove around last night, and some good Xmas decorations evident. Probably get to Seal Cove this evening to check that out.
By: GRANDMANAN, 11:30 AM GMT on December 06, 2005
Draft NW, -2c, OVERCAST. Calling for snow flurries today, and missing the storm coming up the eastern seaboard. It is moving off to the east at Cape Cod as we speak.
A fair weather day for the fisherman. The few that tried it yesterday pretty well give it up quickly. Just a few hardy souls tried to get the day in.
Chainsaws have been delivered for fine tuning so within the next couple of weeks will get at that.
By: GRANDMANAN, 11:32 AM GMT on December 05, 2005
Overcast, -3C temp,WSW @15KPH. As the sun comes along the wind speed is going up all the time.
Taking th chainsaws to be overhauled today, and if this weather stays will be able to get around on the woodlot with no problem. Hopefully the ground will freeze before any snow cover.
Rob looked out and noticed a skiff of snow in the darkness, and allowed soon be able to snowboard Pop. I advised can hardly wait.
Forcasting wind all week, with a break on the weekend. So will wait and see if we can get the mainland trip in then.
By: GRANDMANAN, 12:20 PM GMT on December 04, 2005
Clear, SW10-15KPH, -2Ctemp.
Lots of wind yesterday again, and those fellows that attempted to work pretty soon returned home. Imagine some of them reluctantly giving it a shot today.
Price for lobster holding pretty well around $6 range. This helps with the loss of fishing days, and the lobsters not moving in stormy weather. REports from Nova Scotia indicate catch up and down depending on location, and quality of lobster the same scenario.
Will keep an eye on the weather, and expect to get away to finish the shopping routine by next weekend. The house is decorated both inside and out, and looks grand.
By: GRANDMANAN, 12:32 PM GMT on December 03, 2005
Slight overcast, winds SW 15-20KPH, TEMP -2C. Supposed to clear as the wind goes around NW, and temps be more seasonal.
Next week as far as one can see looks fairly brerzy also, but will attempt to hit the weekend for an overnighter. Donna still lots to do on this end, and by then a diversion at the mall might be the thing she needs.
Don't know if fit to get out today or not. The fellows have lost a number of weather days, and go whenever weather permits.
Possibly wander into the woods this PM to look the woodlot over. Weather getting a little cooler might be able to get the 4wheeler in and start getting next years wood in the yeard.
By: GRANDMANAN, 11:37 AM GMT on December 02, 2005
Rain, SE20-25KPH, 5C temp. Rained and blew hard all night.
Cancelled trip to St. Stephen due to the high wind, and forcast for high winds tomorrow. Will wait and see what transpires. Donna still has a few days before panic sets in about finishing up her Xmas shopping.
Boston station calling for a possible nor'easter next week, so we will be subject to that should it appear.
Lots of travel cancelled because of the weather, and fisherman having a hell of time getting a few fishing days put together.
By: GRANDMANAN, 11:44 AM GMT on December 01, 2005
Overcast, 7C temp, 10-15KPH easterly. Looking for more weather event over next 24 hours. Lots of rain, and wind.
Expected to travel to brothers for gathering tomorrow, but if the weather is delayed a few hours will not take the trip. Not bad getting ashore, but the return trip is a problem at this moment. Donna would be anticipating the return trip, and not be good time for her.
Kids to the big smoke yesterday - in similar weather forcast - not a problem. They had a good time, but were ready to vacate the mall after having dinner at A&W. Not great shoppers or intrigued with all the things they saw or felt they had to have.
Rob spent his birthday money on a real pro skateboard from WEST 49. Once that purcahse was complete no need to be anywhere but home.
Will watch the weather and see if we make it for turkey dinner tomorrow night.
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Your blog about your trip is AWESOME!! My name is Mary Ashley and I am getting ready to book this trip tomorrow. (It's my graduation gift from Grad School.) Thanks so much for posting your blog it is very helpful. Feel free to contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com
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7 Jan 2010 ReneeM said
Your post was informative. I am planning on taking this tour in November, been trying for three years but it keeps getting cancelled for one reason or another…. fingers crossed. I did a tour with Contiki in Europe and had the time of my life. I know Aussie tours are different but I hope to have a blast…..
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International Comparisons of Poverty Intensity: Index Decomposition and Bootstrap Inference
This paper proposes an alternative formulation for the Sen-Shorrocks-Thon (SST) index of poverty intensity that is appropriate for survey data with sampling weights. It also decomposes the SST index into the poverty rate, the average poverty gap ratio among the poor, and the overall Gini index of poverty gap ratios. To account for sampling variation in estimates of poverty intensity, this paper uses the bootstrap method to compute confidence intervals and presents international comparisons using Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) data from the 1970s to the 1990s. Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses indicate that the percentage change in poverty intensity can be approximated by the sum of percentage changes in the poverty rate and average poverty gap ratio, since changes in the overall Gini index of poverty gap ratios are negligible. In the early 1970s poverty intensity in Canada and the United States was almost indistinguishable, but in the 1970s Canadian poverty intensity decreased. Large increases in poverty intensity occurred in the 1980s in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Sweden.
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Major musicals such as The Book of Mormon and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory contributed to a record year for ticket sales in the West End in 2013, according to new figures.
Overall attendances were up by four per cent from the previous year to 14,587,276, while sales rose 11 per cent to £585,506,455, the data from the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) shows.
SOLT, which represents 52 major theatres in central London, said sales were boosted by several big new musicals and plays such as The Audience, starring Helen Mirren as the Queen.
More than half a million people have been to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which stars Douglas Hodge as Willy Wonka.
SOLT president Mark Rubinstein said: "I am delighted that we can announce a record year for London theatre attendances as well as a tenth year running of year-on-year growth in ticket income.
"These figures pay testament to the quality, vibrancy and enduring popularity of the London stage, which, despite a difficult economic climate, continues to pull in the crowds thanks to the world-class entertainment on offer and inclusive pricing structures.
"With the combined box office advance sales also reaching new heights in December, we are looking forward to another year of success stories for our theatres in 2014."


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After three days of rockin' country tunes, headliner Randy Houser finished off the annual music festival in Mission.
The Rockin' River Music Festival started Thursday, and featured more than 20 bands on three stages, set up at Mission Raceway Park.
Talented country stars from around the continent and right here in British Columbia kept the crowds entertained since Aug. 7, including Hey Romeo, Julian Austin, Terri Clark, The Road Hammers and Gord Bamford.
A last-minute cancellation by Saturday's planned headliner, Rascal Flatts, due to the lead singer losing his voice, brought Houser to Mission instead, a move that pleased numerous fans.
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Dyan Ruiz, TRNN Producer: The aboriginal people at an Idle No More protest in Toronto made it clear that they're taking back the power stolen from them in what they describe as false treaties and hundreds of years of oppression in Canada.
Jamaias Dacosta, Idle No More: We're drawing attention to the fact that we are here, we are demanding, we're not asking, we're demanding, and we're taking our treaty rights into our own hands.
Ruiz: The protest began with a smoke ceremony, speeches, and drumming in the west end of the city at Trinity Bellwoods Park. This was followed by a nearly three kilometer parade on a major street, Dundas, that went through the heart of the city, through areas including the Financial District and Chinatown. The day of action coincides with the 250th anniversary of a British legal document called the Royal Proclamation, which transferred ownership of North America to King George III. At the same time, it acknowledged the rights of aboriginal people to the land the British occupied, allowing the Crown to take land only if done so by treaty.
The Idle No More movement reflects a newly visible sense of frustration among Aboriginal people that erupted through protests throughout Canada in December 2012. They drew international attention to the concerns of Aboriginal people and similar protests internationally.
The Toronto protest on the evening of October 7 was part of an international day of action, with protests taking place throughout Canada and countries such as the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
Giibwanisi, Action and Oshkimaadziig Unity Camp: I think that people are starting to realize--and they're starting to think that we can't just rely on other people to create our voice and to ask permission to do things, because, like, obviously they are not listening. They're not following the agreements that they made with us in the first place.
Ruiz: Prime Minister Harper sees the relationship between the First Nations and the government as less fraught. In a statement issued when he met with First Nations leaders in January 2012, he stated, "The Government of Canada and First Nations have an enduring historic relationship based on mutual respect, friendship and support. The Government of Canada is committed to strengthening this relationship."
One demand highlighted during the action was that First Nations should undergo talks and negotiations with the Canadian government nation-to-nation.
Aaron Detlor, Haudenosaunee Development Institute: Right now essentially the federal government tables outcomes and they basically take a take-it-or-leave-it approach. We're more than happy to leave it. And part of the negotiation is what we're going to do when we walk away from the negotiation tables that aren't respectful. And that includes direct action, and that includes exerting our own jurisdiction over our own lands.
Ruiz: Some of the ways that the Haudenosaunee are exerting their jurisdiction is creating their own land titles, managing their land exempt from government taxation, and controlling resource extraction if it's permitted.
Resource extraction, particularly how waterways may now be more easily prey to corporate interests in Canada were also a concern of the protestors. In December of last year, the majority Conservative government, led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, passed a bill that removed extensive environmental protections through an omnibus bill called Bill C-45. Earlier, other environmental protections were removed through Bill C-38.
Dacosta: It's a really, really dangerous situation when you have a prime minister who is changing the laws to suit corporations. So that's the first thing we need to address. You have Bill C-45, Bill C-38, which have been attacking environmental protection laws.
Ruiz: The protection of the environment is fundamental to the movement as it is fundamental to the beliefs of Aboriginal people.
Andrea Chrisjohn, Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre: Land is a real estate to society, but to us it's our mother. You know, it's a resource. It's a resource that we have to be good to. Otherwise it's gone.
Ruiz: The protest strived to bring awareness to Canadians of the past and ongoing injustices among aboriginal people that include genocide, violent cultural assimilation, lack of protection for women, and poor living conditions on reservations.
Giibwanisi: What I would hope is that the people that are on the street that are still oblivious to this, they come and they see, and when they experience the truth of it themselves, they want to join us.
Ruiz: The United Nations special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous people is now in Canada. The nine-day tour of James Anaya will include meetings with Aboriginal people, the Canadian government, and even representatives of natural resource extraction. Anaya will be seeing how much progress has been made since the last UN report ten years ago.
Meanwhile, people at the protest this evening in Toronto and across Canada are making it known that the Canadian government can no longer interfere with the lands and lives of Aboriginal nations.
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Quotes from Rob Waddell, grinder for Emirates Team New Zealand: On the day's race: 'It's always a good day to bring the boat in and not have anything major happen to it. It's a fast and exciting boat, but there's risk there. You have to make sure everything runs smoothly, and we're looking forward to getting more racing under our belt.' On his position grinding on Pedestal 2: 'We named our crew members based on the pedestal, but we quite like names like 'freestyler' and things like that. So we might have to get more inventive than 'Pedestal 2.' Where I stand on Pedestal 2 is more in the aft end of the boat so I tend to be more tied up with wing trim. But you end up going throughout boat. I think a skill of the crew is knowing what to prioritize and what's important and when to do it.' Waddell won a gold medal in the single sculls in the 2000 Olympics, and he commented on the physical exertion compared to grinding on an AC72: 'They're both physical. The new AC72's a really physical boat. It's equally demanding as anything I've done in a single scull. I guess the difference is that in the scull you're doing a 7-minute sustained push. You don't really stop in the 30 or 40 minutes of racing the AC72, but it's very loaded, very heavy and lots of it. You come off wishing you were fitter, stronger, faster, but you do what you can.'
Quotes from David Carr, grinder for Luna Rossa Challenge, guest commentator on the host broadcast: 'Difference between a foiling jibe and non-foiling jibe is about 100 meters.' 'Perfect foiling height is about one-half meter above the water.' The schedule ahead: Tuesday, July 16, Artemis Racing vs. Luna Rossa Challenge (Artemis Racing default) Thursday, July 18, Artemis Racing vs. Emirates Team New Zealand (Artemis Racing default) Saturday, July 20, Luna Rossa Challenge vs. Artemis Racing (Artemis Racing default) Sunday, July 21, Emirates Team New Zealand vs. Luna Rossa Challenge (Contested Race)


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The Adventures Of A Haunted Whaling Man
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Did Weir's father forgive him? We can only guess, because Weir's journal ends without telling us. However, it appears likely that all turned out well. He returned to the sea during the Civil War, serving under Farragut at the battle of Mobile Bay. He also was a war correspondent and illustrator for Harper's . A construction engineer by profession, he worked at one time for the Croton Water Works in New York and later as a consultant to the Union Subway Construction Company, dying finally in Montclair, New Jersey, shortly after his sixty-ninth birthday, in 1905.


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Rev. Bill Freeman's birthday is Sept. 11. He was baptized – as an adult, while studying to be a minister – on Dec. 7.
So 9/11 and Pearl Harbor Day are not only national days of commemoration, but personal spiritual touchstones for Freeman.
"I hope those two dates mean that my ministry will always be about justice and peace," he said.
Freeman, 59, has been hired as the senior minister at the United Church of Christ in Menifee.
He will replace Pastor Teogenes Tawagon, who had been at the church about three years and moved on to another assignment in the church organization, said Ray Hawkins, who belongs to a 160-member United Church of Christ congregation on McCall Avenue in Sun City.
"This is just something coming from heaven," said Hawkins, who was chairman of the search committee. "This is the right guy."
Freeman is in Michigan and will be flying west on Monday, he said. Although he has never lived in California, when he was asked as a child to pick a state for an elementary school project, he chose California, he said.
"I've always liked California," he said.
He paid his first visit to the state several years ago when his seminary class visited the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, he said.
The former news reporter, talk show host and magazine editor came to the ministry late in life. Freeman said he was ordained into the United Church of Christ in 2006, after being inspired to join the seminary by the events of Sept. 11.
Since then he said he has been pastor at two churches in Michigan.
In 2011, Freeman was arrested in Holland, Mich., while advocating for the LGBT community and trying to get the City Council in the town of 33,000 near Lake Michigan to pass a gay rights ordinance.
It was the season of Occupy Wall Street and the movement was going viral. Freeman attempted an Occupy-style demonstration at the Holland City Hall. He was arrested after two hours, spent the night in jail and posted a $100 bail, he said.
A year later, he was convicted of trespassing.
"So the judge just fined me the $100 that I had paid," Freeman said. "The city is not pleased with that. I think they wanted to see me go to jail for a longer period of time."


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Avery: what a great idea! I'll check the blog frequently to follow Wendy and Dave's great adventure!
Day before (planned) departure!
I just made this account for my parents; I thought it would be a fun way to keep track of them while they're away.
I believe they're taking a laptop on the trip, so we should see periodic updates, photos, and maybe some videos here.
Great! OK, Wendy and Dave- now you need only to remember to actually post to the blog! Please.
Thanks Avery!
Hi Bob, No dogs this trip, sadly! We didn't want to risk having to leave them in the motor home because they aren't allowed on the trails in the National Parks.
Let me be the first to say. Are you there yet? LOL
Enjoy your trip, travel safe, and look forward to reading your posts about your adventures.
Funny Scott! We didn't leave home until afternoon, got as far as Milford and had brake issues (brand new brakes for this trip but they were sticking). Needless to say after the repairs with Aaron's help, we really didn't get out of CT until later in the evening. Made it to Bloomsburg Pennsylvania and stopped for the night.


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It seems to me, based on the volume trends I'm seeing, that the majority of folks are waiting on a big pullback to occur first before getting back into the market. Or, they may be waiting to get into the market for the first time, because they've missed the entire rally off the lows. It's that waiting attitude, and low bull-bear spread, that gives me real hope that the market will hang in there a bit longer than most expect, or the pullback won't be nearly as hard, or severe, as the masses think. But they're still missing the rally as they will wait too long once the selling begins, thinking it will get worse.
It's when everyone loves the market that I get real nervous. That's because of what I'm hearing, and what I'm seeing, regarding those sentiment numbers. I don't think the market has to worry about complacency any time soon, although, we all know that someday it will, indeed, be an issue again, or at least the bulls hope so as it would take a lot more upside from here to get this market overly happy with joy. As long as the market is hanging in there, let the waiters wait some more. If they wait, we know things are alright.
There are quite a few reports on the economy out again this week. It's a seemingly endless array of reports day after day, and week after week. Maybe the masses are waiting for the reports to start eroding in the hope that the market will fall, but, thus far, the majority of these reports are coming in as, or better than, expected. Markets move based on future earnings reports. An improving economy implies a better environment for earnings, and thus, the market continues to hold on from this stand point. There's Fed Bernanke and his work, which is a major reason, as well, as to why we are holding up so well. The fact that the economic reports keep coming in so decently is helping tremendously with regards to keeping a bid under this market. Another interesting week is ahead. We'll see just what the reports have to offer. Only if we get a repeated number of bad reports can we, then, expect the market to start giving up its gains.
It's hard to believe that the earnings season is right around the corner. Now is an interesting time, because we'll get to see if there are any pre-earnings warnings. If it stays quiet, that means the CEO's of the world have done a good job at two things. The first one is to have lowered their guidance so as to not expect things to be too good. Secondly, it is to have actually grown their businesses in a way that they will be able to not only beat the expectations, but far more importantly, is to have raised guidance looking forward, something the market loves. It says there's still good news out there for the future of that stock, and the stock market in general. The time for any warnings is about now. We will surely hear about some, but the key is to keep them to a minimum, and away from the leading stocks of the world in all of the key sectors. If things stay quiet, then we should have a very nice season on the earnings front, which can only help stocks move higher over time.
We still haven't blown away from S&P 500 1410, and thus, it remains resistance, but 1400, now down to 1370, is solid support, especially 1370, since the bulls have been able to put some distance away from that critical level. 1440, or a bit higher, is next resistance, if we draw away from 1410 over time. The market is still vulnerable to a pullback, as always, at any time, so don't be shocked if it takes place now. It doesn't have to, and the key is to find good stocks in good patterns and bases, and to trust them over time. Never a guarantee, but that's all you can do in this environment. If you struggle with having stocks pull back from overbought, then you should be playing less, but, if you can handle the whipsaw, simply buy as I stated just above.
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Editor's Note: Having just presided over the Airforwarder Association's annual conference in Las Vegas earlier this month, executive director, Brandon Fried shared these insights with SCMR.
Supply Chain Management Review: How has the commercial landscape changed in recent years for freight forwarders?
Brandon Fried: In response to global challenges faced by most businesses throughout the past few years, freight forwarders have adjusted their business models in response to adverse economic demands. Few rarely focus on one single transport mode and most offer ancillary services formerly reserved for third party logistics providers. For example, forwarders once specializing only in next day air cargo may now offer various air service levels and ocean shipping to fit tight customer budgets. Storage, pick and pack and kitting services are common ways to increase revenue while addressing increasing customer needs.
SCMR: Do shippers expect them to have a wider range of skill sets?
Fried: Without a doubt. Regulatory compliance, multi-modal skills and evolving technology make "moving the box" a challenge like never before.
SCMR: What are the advantages and drawbacks of using multiple forwarders?
Fried: The Internet has allowed us to easily search multiple vendors for the best price and we see the same behavior as shippers leverage one forwarder against another in shopping for comparison rates. Some feel this is a necessary exercise to assure selected forwarders are adhering to market pricing conditions. But realistically, some forwarders have particular geographic strengths or specific knowledge in moving certain commodities making their selection advantageous over your normal provider.
SCMR: When is it best to use a "boutique" forwarder rather than a huge global player?
Fried: Some market niches lend themselves to specialists familiar and equipped to handle things like perishables, dangerous goods, artwork or tertiary markets. While huge global players may offer these services, many shippers find the use of smaller, specialized forwarders more comforting in handling these specific requirements while still using larger companies for traditional cargo.
SCMR: What are the major new challenges facing the forwarding community?
Fried: The recent merger announcement of US Airways and American creates concern that there will be fewer choices and higher rates. However, knowing that two weak carriers could combine as one for a more certain future may offset this. The grounding of freighter aircraft is always a concern since commercial passenger planes cannot handle everything and forwarders need access to these all-cargo operators for outsized pieces and large special project shipments.
Increasing regulation continues to concern the airfreight forwarding industry as the government becomes more involved in our operations daily. Security regulations are still evolving while enforcement increases as evidenced in the U.S. where TSA inspections are frequently common. International regulations continue to differ while the Airforwarders Association and other stakeholders urge rule harmonization between countries to avoid confusion and promote safety.
The industry is still not entirely focused on shifting to an electronic document environment while reducing the use of paper in shipping transactions. We know that generally, relying on digital instead of paper documents is efficient and prudent but many forwarders find either the financial barrier to entry too high or fear delays caused by other countries demanding need for paper to stay in the shipping and customs process.
We are also seeing shifting trade dynamics where shippers are beginning to near source manufacturing or take production to places like Viet Nam and away from traditional source countries like China. Also, what will the long-term impact be of 3D printing and technologies that could actually reduce the need for airfreight?
SCMR: What will this mean for shippers?
Fried: Shippers should not dare become complacent since the freight transportation market is constantly evolving. They should form a collaborative partnership with one or a few forwarding partners who can assist them in handling service, budget and regulatory demands and thereby avoid unpleasant and expensive surprises.
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Movie star Mark Wahlberg made the monotony of the morning traffic and weather reports a lot more exciting for Philadelphians.
To promote his new movie "Broken City," the actor and the film's director Allen Hughes visited the set of Philadelphia's local morning show, FOX 29's "Good Day Philadelphia" and took over the broadcast to give their spin on Wednesday's forecast.
"This is perfect golf weather, by the way" Wahlberg quipped of the day's 54 degree temperatures.
When it came to the city's notorious traffic congestion on Route 76, Wahlberg said you can expect the usual delays of 40-45 minutes if you're headed eastbound into the city. "You're going to have some serious problems," he added, "Why don't you stop and get yourself a hoagie?"
Watch Mark Wahlberg Excitedly Offer the Traffic and Weather in the Clip Above.
"Broken City," which also stars Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Jones, opens Jan. 18.
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Did you know that we have book clubs here at the library?
We have the Bear Creek Book Club which meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM in our Magazine Area. Their next meeting is Wednesday, January 8th to discuss the book Lost and Found by Jacqueline Sheehan.
We also have the Mystery Book Club, which meets the third Thursday of each month at 11:00 AM in the Magazine Area. They will be meeting on Thursday, December 19th to discuss the book I'll Be Watching You by Andrea Kane.
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She also insisted she was beaten by the U.S. Marshals, and railed against a media sketch artist for drawing a bad picture of her.
While Joya strongly opposes the Taliban, she has railed against the civilian deaths caused by international forces.
Sheehan has railed against President Barack Obama as she did against Bush.
Online, he railed against his dismissal, posting on Tumblr a bitter takedown of the network and studio.
I read a book he wrote in 1913 where he railed against how America squandered all of its wildlife.
On the railed platform-balcony girding its top I saw the figures of other guards standing, gazing down at Derek.
I railed at them for a couple of minutes, but it was mostly unfair.
And of these orders, none, be it observed, has railed against knowledge.
They questioned him, gibed him, railed at him, but they got no word in reply.
The stoep, railed off, stood about four feet above the ground.
"horizontal bar passing from one post or support to another," c.1300, from Old French reille "bolt, bar," from Vulgar Latin *regla, from Latin regula "straight stick," diminutive form related to regere "to straighten, guide" (see regal). Used figuratively for thinness from 1872. To be off the rails in a figurative sense is from 1848, an image from the railroads. In U.S. use, "A piece of timber, cleft, hewed, or sawed, inserted in upright posts for fencing" [Webster, 1830].
"small wading bird," mid-15c., from Old French raale (13c.), related to râler "to rattle," of unknown origin, perhaps imitative of its cry.
"complain," mid-15c., from Middle French railler "to tease or joke" (15c.), perhaps from Old Provençal ralhar "scoff, to chat, to joke," from Vulgar Latin *ragulare "to bray" (cf. Italian ragghiare "to bray"), from Late Latin ragere "to roar," probably of imitative origin. See rally (v.2). Related: Railed; railing.


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"Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts."
– Abel Stevens
"It all comes back to the basic. Serve customers the best-tasting food at a good value in a clean, comfortable restaurant, and they'll keep coming back."
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"Love, like a chicken salad a restaurant has, must be taken with blind faith or it loses its flavor."
– Helen Rowland
I heard myself say to someone a week ago that if I could find an investor, I'd open up a restaurant. Stunned does not begin to describe my feelings as those words slid from my mouth.
It was an untruth. I did not mean it. I must have been hallucinating.
My sister and I have been there – in the food service business – done that, and have no wish to return.
Though our two years of owning and operating an eatery called Snickerdoodles near downtown Corinth are fading further and further into our yesterdays, we still remember many of our experiences. And customers.
Both unhappy at the time with our jobs, we decided a hiatus was in order. And since we enjoyed playing restaurant as children, running our own place certainly made sense. Not.
Still and yet, we sallied forth. Doors opened, we walked through and restaurateurs we became.
In retrospect, I applaud the two of us for going into something about which we knew very little. We learned by doing. That does not mean we learned without making mistakes. I'm sure there were plenty of those.
But at least we survived our two years in the business.
One morning a week, we opened Snickerdoodles for the Methodist youth group so they could have breakfast and a time of prayer and fellowship before they went to school.
Some of those same kids would have lunch with us during spring break or summer vacation. Good kids for the most part they were. I remember well a few girls in the group whose wrists were wrapped with a multitude of rubber bracelets branded with WWJD – What would Jesus do?
On more than one occasion, they joined us for lunch and ordered our chicken salad.
My sister came into the kitchen one day looking quite upset and asked me to step into the dining room to witness something appalling.
Because these young women did not like pecans, they'd flung them from their forks all over our floor. I really don't think that was something Jesus would have done, do you?
Of course, snatching them up by their lovely hair and tossing them from Snickerdoodles seemed un-Jesus-like, as well. So, we just cleaned up after them instead.
Continuing to be kind and respectful when clearly the customer was neither proved difficult. But our mama raised us right, so we kept on smiling and serving.
Even when a woman returned a half-eaten pint of our chicken salad during our busiest time of day and told us it had "a poultry taste."
Even when a woman sat at our counter, while a line formed of folks waiting to pay, and laughed about paying us with pennies.
Even when a man unfamiliar with red-leaf lettuce demanded his money back because we had served him "rurnt" lettuce.
Looking back, we laugh.
When it happened, not so much.
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But the study -- called "Voice of the Customer: Whose Job Is It, Anyway?" -- shows a disconnect. Only 56 percent of respondents to the survey believe their companies clearly understand the customer today.
Here's the issue: Many companies find it challenging to restructure their businesses around the customer because businesses traditionally have been organized around product lines or geographic territories. In fact, only six in 10 people surveyed currently view their companies as customer-centric, and only just over half report a clear understanding of customers' tastes and needs.
Who's Job Is It?
Still, customer experience management is climbing higher on the priority list. So whose responsibility will it be to champion the voice of the customer within the organization? And what new skills and capabilities will they need in order to restructure around the customer instead of products?
Enterprises need to get on the same page in order to move forward effectively. Nearly one quarter of the Chief Marketing Officers surveyed want a Chief Customer Officer to take responsibility. Another quarter of the CMOs see the onus on themselves. Currently, the CMO is considered to represent the voice of the customer at just 18 percent of organizations, trailing the head of sales at 31 percent.
Obstacles for the CMO include the diversity of the CMOs' current obligations, few of which are currently customer-facing functions. Regardless, the survey concludes, whoever aspires to represent the voice of the customer must draw on customer insights to create an exceptional customer experience that spans all physical and digital channels. The key to the CMO delivering on an organizations' evolving customer-centric mandate may lie in the rise of web, social and mobile channels that are poised to take on greater significance in customer engagement.
"A growing shift to digital marketing also provides a rich foundation for -driven customer insight," says Wilson Raj, who serves as the Global Customer Intelligence Director for SAS, the analytics-software company that sponsored the survey. "CMOs are in a prime position to be champions for the voice of the customer -- if they shore up digital and customer analytics skills across the marketing organization."
Indeed, the survey shows that over the next three years, social media and mobile channels will eclipse e-mail and the corporate Web sites for customer engagement. Few organizations, however, are currently leveraging emerging social and mobile media effectively to reach customers. While social media is predicted to become the second most important channel for customer communication, face-to-face interactions will still remain the most important customer engagement channel.
Somebody Needs To Step Up
We asked Arjun Mitra, executive vice president at Firstsource -- an outsourced customer-service provider -- for his take on customer experience management. Mitra expressed how critical it is for businesses to be on the front line of understanding customer experience in order to stay relevant in today's competitive marketplace. That means somebody needs to step up.
"Differentiated customer experience builds confidence in the brand and strengthens the emotional connects with customers. Hence, customer experience management will only grow in importance and evolve as a significant competitive advantage that is well worth the expense and the effort," Mitra said.
"Companies that make the necessary investment in customer experience management will gain the strategic blueprint they need to help boost their bottom line." If companies implement a voice-of-the-customer approach in the right manner, Mitra explains, it can make a huge difference in terms of retaining the most profitable customers and attracting new customers -- ultimately impacting top-line sales, as well as profitability.


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The Continental Dollar: Initial Design, Ideal Performance, and the Credibility of Congressional Commitment
An alternative history of the Continental Dollar is constructed from the original resolutions passed by Congress. The Continental Dollar was a zero-interest bearer bond, not a fiat currency. The public could redeem it at face value in specie at fixed future dates. Being a zero-interest bearer bond, discounting must be separated from depreciation. Before 1779 there was no depreciation, only discounting. In 1779 and again in 1780 Congress passed ex post facto laws which altered the redemption dates of past Continental Dollars in ways that were not fiscally credible. These laws were the turning point. Depreciation and collapse followed.
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So a Marlin 1894C .357mag rifle is like a .357mag handgun? You can use any .357mag & .38 ammo?
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So a Marlin 1894C .357mag rifle is like a .357mag handgun? You can use any .357mag & .38 ammo?
Yes, that is correct.
I have owned one for a long time. Love it, shoots great.
I have one and its a fun little rifle to shoot. Very little recoil, most anybody wife or kids could shoot it. I have mine scoped and use Hornady Leverevolution. 140 grain at 1800 fps out the barrel and 1200 fps at 100 yards. If you have a 357 mag revolver this rifle is a must IMO.
Assuming your given firearm cycles that particular ammo well (which can be an issue for any given gun/ammo combination), sure. Same stuff, both in .357mag and .38sp.
BTW, if looking at the Marlin 1894 line, look into the issue of "bringing in two" (or, "bringing in 2") related to the carrier during feeding. The 1894's have had issues with jamming due to the timing being a tad off with the movement of the carrier. As with many issues with certain guns, it doesn't occur in anywhere near all of them. But it's something to be aware of. Some gunsmiths are well aware of the issue and claim they can address correction of it if it turns out that your given gun has the tendency. I've had a 1894 in .44mag that was a bit cranky on cycling with some loads (early on), but a 1894 in .357 that has never exhibited any cycling/feeding problems whatsoever. The .357 was smooth as buttah, by comparison.
Two of my grandkids shoot ours in SASS matches. It is a great gun. We only load one version of .38 special for the Marlin/Ruger Vaquero Cowboy match guns and we never have had a problem.
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You bet! They are a lot of fun and a versatile weapon too. I love mine.
Definitely will shoot both. Great gun. Very fun.
Just remember when you go from 357 to 38 to 38sp, each will have a differnt point of impact. If you practice with 38 or 38sp to save a little money, you will have to adjust if you shoot 357 for hunting or self defense. I shot 357 to site mine because that is wht I used to hunt hogs and have for defense. I practice with 38sp and have to remember that you will shoot much lower at distance.
Great rifle, is accurate and smooth operating. I would reccomend for very accurate shooting and/or hunting that you use Hornadys Leverrevolution .357 Mag, 140 grain FTX ammunition. The plastic insert in the nose of the ammo gives better accuracy. This ammo is also safer in a tube magazine since the primer is only touched by the plastic end. A friend of mine has taken a large buck with this ammo.
If you handload you can use the long case (.357) for everything bunny's to deer. But it will shoot both the .38 special & the .357 mag.
Sweet little carbine & very,very well made!
Sounds like what I've been looking for. Now where to find one ?
Neighbor's Henry has been back to the factory three times for feed problems with the .38Sp, finally decided
to use .357 exclusively. Heard similar complaints about the Rossi.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Ive been looking these too, I'd rather have a marlin but favor the rossi for the better looking wood (marlins foregrip is kinda fat) but I have read rossi has feeding issues as well as QC problems.
they have a 16'' rossi in town ive been eyeballing as well as a 24'' oct barrel with case finish.


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Trivia: Monica Bellucci's dress is some what see-thru. You can see that she isn't wearing underwear.
Trivia: In the highway chase scene, the license plate on Trinity's car says DA203. If you look in Daniel 2:3, which says "he said to them, 'I have had a dream that troubles me and I want to know what it means.'" This is possibly making reference to Neo's dream, because he went to the oracle partly to figure out what his dream about Trinity meant. The biblical text is speaking about King Nebuchadnezzar's searching for the meaning of his dream. In Verse 3, the Nebuchadnezzar says, "I have dreamed a dream." In Verse 5, when asked to explain his dream, he says, "The thing is gone from me" (all this is from the classic King James Version). Near the end of the movie as the Nebuchadnezzar explodes as a result of the sentinels' bomb, Morpheus says "I have dreamed a dream, and now that dream has gone from me."
Trivia: In the highway chase scene, all of the signs on the road happen to be cheat codes for the video game, Enter the Matrix.
Trivia: Near the beginning of the film, Agent Smith drives up in an Audi with the license plate "IS 5416". This appears to be yet another Bible reference--Isaiah 54:16--reads as follows (from the King James Version): "Behold, I have created the SMITH that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy." (Capitals are for emphasis).
Trivia: Trinity uses a real hacking engine to hack into the Matrix. She uses Nmap version 2.5BETA25 to find a vulnerable SSH server and then exploits the weakness using the SSH1 CRC32. If that means anything to anyone.
Trivia: The visual effects coordinator, who supervised the following shot, explained. Trinity falls out of the power station window, while firing at one agent, who dives out after her. He explained that the shot was done with Carrie Anne Moss sitting in a chair, with her legs stretched out in gynecologist stirrups. A camera on a track ran past and around her, shooting at high speed (so it could be slowed down to 24 fps). The sequence took over 200 shots to complete and was one of the longest non-CGI sequences of the film.
Trivia: The film's cinematographer, Bill Pope, makes an appearance as the 'sleeping security guard', at the power plant.
Trivia: Keanu Reeves bought Harley Davidsons for all the stuntmen in the "Burly Brawl".
Trivia: When Neo meets the Oracle she is feeding crows. The number of crows corresponds to a prediction for the future (appropriately enough). She is feeding 5 crows, the symbol of sickness (of the matrix or humanity perhaps). More crows arrive with Smith and 6 or more is a portent of death.
Trivia: It may interest any of the fans of Reloaded's female stars to know that, if played correctly, and because it follows the films' sub-plot, the Enter the Matrix game contains a cut scene with a rather steamy kiss between Niobe and Persephone.
Trivia: In the Merovingian's restaurant most of the walls are made of square pieces of glass. Many of the glass squares are images of the vertical falling Matrix code.
Trivia: Towards the end of the movie when Trinity is actually going into the matrix on the motorcycle to help turn off the emergency power systems, it appears that the licence plate on her motorcycle said PS352. If you look in Psalms 35:2 (New International Version), it says, "Take up shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid." This could be alluding to how, though he doesn't know it, Neo needs Trinity's help in turning off the emergency power systems so he can reach the door that the keymaker is taking him to, that ultimately leads to the architect.
Trivia: Carrie-Anne Moss actually broke her leg during training for the Matrix Reloaded & Revolutions. Not wanting to miss out on working on the movie, she fell into denial about breaking it. She drove home and returned the next day before accepting treatment. By that time, her knee had swollen to twice the size. Even when out of action, she was present at training to give her colleagues encouragement. However Carrie-Anne got no sympathy from Keanu Reeves, saying "Everytime I sat down, he would call me lazy. He drove me crazy!".
Trivia: When Neo, Trinity and Morpheus arrive at the Merovingian's restaurant, the camera pans left oddly from the main table to show a man walking away, looking over his shoulder at Neo. This man is the father of Seti from Revolutions. Kind of interesting, since in Revolutions, the father mentions his meeting with the Merovingian.
Trivia: When Neo is taken by the agents for interrogation in the first movie, we can see a shot of him in the interrogation room from an array of television sets, which zoom in. That's the same array of television sets from the Architect's room.
Trivia: If you listen to the Hundred Smiths fight scene, the sound effects used then Neo uses a Smith to knock down other Smiths are sometimes quite comical. At one point, they use the sound of dominoes falling. In another, they use the sound of a bowling ball making a strike.
Trivia: The actor who plays Cas is the real-life wife of Laurence Fishburne, Gina Torres.
Trivia: When Neo is meeting the Oracle, as well as when he's fighting the Agent Smiths right after, there are a bunch of words spray-painted on the fence, walls and bench, two of which are "one", spelled upside-down and backwards, and "role", which has to do with everyone having a role, or purpose, to play in and/or outside of the Matrix.
Trivia: Anyone who was a big fan of the 60's TV show, The Prisoner, will see certain similarities between that and Neo's encounter with the architect. This is probably intentional since, in the first movie, an episode of the Prisoner (with Number 6 ever so appropriately meeting number 2) is playing in the background.
Trivia: At various times in the movie, Morpheus makes a statement relating to dreams. In Greek/Roman mythology, Morpheus was the name of the god of dreams.


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For some, the "Big Three" is a reference to automakers Ford, General Motors and Chrysler.
The late Rev. Mickey Carnes really knew how to spin a yarn.
Every time I crossed paths with Preacher Mickey, as I fondly called him, I left laughing. To be honest, I'm grinning right now.
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Daily Dish: Hugh Jackman Addresses U.N. Summit on Climate Change
The hunky X-Men actor gets real serious in front of the U.N. about what's happening to our planet.
-Faye Brennan
He's one of the sexiest men alive and he cares about the environment … Hugh Jackman is clearly every woman's fantasy. The Aussie actor attended the United Nations Climate Summit in New York on Monday to talk about the serious issue of climate change with the big guns of the U.N.
The X-Men Origins: Wolverine star told those in attendance that he doesn't use a private jet and has recently invited experts into his home to make it more "green" after being jolted by a trip to Ethiopia last year.
Hugh says that while on his trip, he met a coffee farmer named Dukalee, who really made the reality of climate change quite clear, and he noticed how it deeply impacted the poor in particular.
"On this trip it really gelled for me that you can't separate the issues of climate change and poverty. They are inextricably linked," he told the U.N. "Having been to Ethiopia and seen these farmers, seen the battle they face from what is a problem that the developed countries have brought on many of these developing countries, there is a justice, there is a gap we need to fill."
We hope that the members of the U.N. weren't too distracted by Hugh's natural beauty to listen to the important truths coming out of the sexy man's mouth. Climate change is real people! (IMDb)
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