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Hauntingly familiar....
TV execs are always on the lookout for a sure thing. And what could be surer than the return of an established hit? Right? Right? That's the only way we can explain the raft of remakes that's threatening our TV screens. "The Munsters" is turning dark with the new pilot "Mockingbird Lane," CBS is working on a new version of "Bewitched," and Seth McFarlane was toying with a remake of "The Flinstones" for FOX. Thing is, that sort of thinking only works if you ignore a whole lot of evidence. For every hit reboot like "Battlestar Galactica," you find a dozen turkeys like "The Love Boat: The Next Wave" or "Charlie's Angels." And for every successful foreign transplant -- think "The Office" or even "All in the Family" -- we're afflicted with stinkers like "Coupling" or (shudder) "Skins." What's it take for a remake to work? Take a look at some of the shows that suceeded -- and some that sunk without a trace -- and make your own decision.
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Vince Gill and Joni present the Record of the Year to Seal and his producer Trevor Horn.
Joni and Vince walk out on stage. Joni announces the nominees:
Record of the Year, nominees:
Mariah Carey - One Sweet Day
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
Joan Osborne - One Of Us
Seal - Kiss From A Rose
TLC - Waterfalls
Vince opens the envelope. Joni congratulates Seal with a kiss as she hands him the Grammy and steps stage right. Trevor Horn joins Seal on stage to receive the award.
Joni from 0:1 thru 1:39
Leaving the stage: 3:15
The 38th Grammy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium on Wednesday, February 28, 1996. The awards recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.
Broadcast live on Wednesday, February 28, 1996 on the CBS Television Network.
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Texas rallies past Iowa State, 31-30
AMES, Iowa (AP) — It didn't matter how Texas beat Iowa State.
The Longhorns just needed to escape Ames with a win.
They survived — in a way the seething Cyclones might never forget.
Case McCoy scored on a 1-yard plunge with 51 seconds left and Texas rallied to beat Iowa State 31-30 on Thursday night.
McCoy threw for 244 yards for the Longhorns, (3-2, 2-0), who will head into next week's game against Oklahoma with at least a share of first place in the Big 12.
"I'm really excited. I think I love comeback wins on the road more than anything in football," Texas coach Mack Brown said. "I just think I love them. It just says something about your toughness and your team and believing. We're getting back something we lost. We couldn't have done this the last couple of years."
The Cyclones might argue that they couldn't have done it Thursday night either without some huge breaks.
McCoy led Texas on a 75-yard drive in just under 3 minutes — which was aided by two pass-interference penalties and two near fumbles by Johnathan Gray.
The first one was reviewed after Iowa State's Jeremiah George picked up a loose ball and started running the other way. But it remained Texas ball, much to the dismay of irate Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads.
Gray recovered his own fumble on the next play, and McCoy followed with the winning touchdown.
"To make a play on the 1-yard line with our backs against the wall...and (to) have it taken away from them, that's hard to express. You don't just put an arm around a guy and tell him it's OK when that happens to him," said Rhoads, his voice raising with each sentence. "I've got pretty good eyesight. The view I had of that gigantic screen in the north end zone showed a guy that was not down and our guy with the football."
Sam Richardson had 262 yards passing and Aaron Wimberly had 117 yards rushing and a touchdown for Iowa State (1-3, 0-1). The Cyclones dropped their 11th straight Big 12 opener — but none as heartbreaking as this one.
"So proud of the effort my kids gave to win this football game," Rhoads said.
The chaotic final minutes capped a game in which momentum kept swinging back and forth.
Iowa State's energy was seemingly squashed when McCoy found John Harris for a 44-yard touchdown strike to end the first half.
The Cyclones revitalized a near-sellout crowd with the longest pass play in school history.
Richardson found Quenton Bundrage on a simple slant, and Bundrage beat the Texas secondary for a 97-yard score that gave Iowa State a 20-17 lead. Texas answered on a 6-yard TD run by Joe Bergeron — which was set up by a pair of pass-interference calls that Iowa State fans also weren't too happy about.
Mike Davis then lunged at the knees of Iowa State's Deon Broomfield, drawing a personal foul that could end up being much more than that once the Big 12 reviews the tape.
"We're the least penalized team in the league coming into this game. There sure seemed to be a lot of hankies out there," Rhoads said. "I'm sure they made tremendous calls all night long."
Wimberly gave the lead back to the Cyclones after a fumble with 11:32 left. Cole Netten's 29-yard field goal made it 30-24 with 3:40 to go.
It wasn't enough though, as the Longhorns embarked on the winning drive that might end up saving their season.
"I thought when we forced the field goal ... and we had three timeouts in our pockets we would win the game. That's who we've been in in our past. I'm really proud of our guys," Brown said.
Jackson Jeffcoat's interception with 8 seconds left sealed the win for Texas. Gray had 89 yards rushing, including a 45-yard touchdown dash, for the Longhorns — who've bounced back from ugly losses to BYU and Mississippi with two straight wins.
McCoy started for the second time this season in place of the injured David Ash, who was out with concussion-like symptoms, and helped put Texas take a 10-0 lead before Iowa State rallied for 13 straight points.
McCoy got the Longhorns the lead back with a desperation heave. He flung the ball almost blindly into the end zone — and found Harris between three defenders to put the Longhorns up 17-13.
McCoy was far from perfect. But on a night when the Longhorns and Mack Brown desperately needed a victory, McCoy did just enough to help give them one.
Even if Iowa State likely didn't see it that way.
"I think adversity has already struck this team plenty of times and we keep finding ways to keep battling and staying together and sticking together," McCoy said.
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It seems the national media has finally awoken from its slumber. For the last four years they�ve seemed content to snooze through news conferences and press briefings with hardly a tough question to the president or his spokesman. They�ve displayed an amazing lack of curiosity about Benghazi and Fast & Furious (with the exception of Fox News), and only recently have shown signs of life about the IRS targeting conservative groups with audits. (Sounds like an enemies list.)
The IRS has admitted it has been going on for over two years. Where was the press?
But the tipping point was the Obama administration looking into the Associated Press� phone records. Ouch! Now that really hit a nerve. A little too close to home. Suddenly they�re acting like real journalists.
The First Amendment guarantees freedom of the press, as it is the most effective antidote against tyranny and corruption. Next is the Second Amendment, placed, by no coincidence, in our Bill of Rights in that order.
Journalists should provide us with a thorough investigation of these matters, not pick and choose what to cover, depending on their political leanings.
Hopefully, lessons will be learned. We must demand more from those who furnish information on which we base or decisions and decide our votes. Hopefully, they will live up to their responsibility and not roll over and go back to sleep.


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"Sustainability: Preparing for the Long Haul" is the theme of Texas State's fourth annual Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Conference November 21 and 22.
This event provides opportunities for students studying for careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields to gain insights into successful career practices from experienced female professionals and educators. Faculty and students interested in STEM education will benefit from workshops and posters highlighting both best practices in encouraging students to excel in the STEM disciplines and STEM research ongoing at Texas State.
The conference will feature a career panel of industry professionals and a workshop for current and future educators. Undergraduate and graduate students can participate in the research poster competition, meet and network, and apply for scholarships awarded by event sponsors.
A special program will give high school students the opportunity to meet Texas State women in STEM and to explore opportunities to further their education.
"We will have students from four high schools participating in the conference: San Marcos High, Canyon Lake High, John Paul II Catholic High School and Palacios High School," says Dr. Dana M. Garcia, a professor in Texas State's Department of Biology and chair of the conference planning committee.
For alumnae, the conference provides opportunities to return to campus and learn how scientists and engineers at their alma mater are advancing science and engineering practice.
For faculty and research scientists, the WISE Conference is an outstanding opportunity to learn what STEM faculty around campus are doing, identify potential collaborators, and learn about the rich scientific resources right here at Texas State. This year's conference will feature faculty research presentations from Texas State's own College of Science and Engineering faculty and presentations from female engineers from Halliburton, ExxonMobil and IBM.
WISE is now accepting conference registrations, abstract submissions for the poster session and applications for tuition scholarships valued at $1,000 each. There is a pre-conference event with dinner and workshops designed to provide networking opportunities and prepare students for Friday's conference. The pre-conference is space-limited, so register early to reserve your spot.
To register and see the conference schedule, go to wise.cose.txstate.edu


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Human Resource Management (MSc/PgDip)
This programme has been designed to enable you to achieve both high-level academic understanding of contemporary developments in Human Resource Management (HRM) and the development of relevant advanced HRM skills. We aim to prepare you for a long-lasting and highly successful career in HRM.
The programme has been designed to map on to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's (CIPD's) advanced learning outcomes, providing you with the opportunity to complete these and become a member. You can complete a Postgraduate Diploma, leading to the CIPD accreditation, in nine months full-time as a stand-alone qualification or take the MSc which contains the taught element of the Postgraduate Diploma and finishes with a Dissertation which you will complete over the summer months.
The programme is suitable for both full-time and part-time study, with part-time students completing the Postgraduate Diploma qualification over 21 months or the full MSc programme over a period of 24 (fast-track) / 30 months. Through a series of bespoke modules, the programme covers all aspects of contemporary HRM practice, including recruitment and selection, leadership and performance management, the development of individuals and organisations, employment law, reward management and approaches to HRM in an international context. This will give you an understanding a broad range of topics within HRM which you can focus on when developing ideas for written assignments and, for MSc students, your Dissertation. Unique to this programme is the opportunity for students to participate in two three-day residential study courses held off-site in hotels. The HR Skills module is delivered at two residential sessions in October and June.
A mix of tutor-led, professional skills and group work sessions, these residential study courses provide a unique setting for students to collaborate and challenge one another in an engaging environment outside of the traditional classroom setting.
The variety of teaching and learning styles you will experience through the programme are supported with extensive additional reading and further learning materials which will be provided using the University's online virtual learning environment.
Study abroad and gain a second Masters qualification
The double degree option enables you to gain a second Masters qualification by studying for a year with one of our prestigious partner universities. For more information on this and other postgraduate study abroad opportunities, visit the Business School's Study Abroad webpages.
Programme structure
This programme is available for study in both full-time and part-time formats and students can complete either the 180 credit Masters programme or the 120 credit Diploma programme. The Diploma programme contains all of the taught elements of the Masters programme and can be completed in 9 months full-time or 21 months part-time.
The dissertation element of the programme is undertaken between June and September by students on the full-time MSc programme or during the ten months following the completion of the taught element of the programme for part-time (30 month) students on the MSc programme.
Students on the part-time 24 month fast-track variant cover the same subjects and assessments as those on the longer standard programme. They do so, however, in a shorter, more concentrated time frame. This involves attending classes on two afternoons a week for a period in the second term and starting to work on the dissertation a year earlier than those who are enrolled on the 30 month programme.
Please note that programme structures may be subject to change.
The programme is divided into units of study called 'modules' which are assigned a number of 'credits'. The credit rating of a module is proportional to the total workload, with 1 credit being nominally equivalent to 10 hours of work.
Compulsory modules
|Leading, Managing and Developing People [Both PGDip & MSc]
|Resourcing and Talent Management [Both PGDip & MSc]
|Human Resource Management in Context [Both PGDip & MSc]
|Human Resource Development (HRD) [Both PGDip & MSc]
|Employment Relations [Both PGDip & MSc]
|Employment Law [OR BEMM059 for both PGDip & MSc]
|International Human Resource Management [OR BEMM046 for both PGDip & MSc]
|HR Skills [Both PGDip & MSc]
|Management Research Report [PGDip Only]
|Research Methods [MSc Only] and BEMM056
|Masters Dissertation (HRM) [MSc Only]
Our postgraduate taught programmes utilise a range of teaching methods including lectures, seminars and tutorials.
The aim of lectures is to give you information on ideas that are central to the module and to help you in developing your understanding of complex ideas. Many of the teaching materials for lectures are made available to you electronically to accompany the notes you take during the lecture. Lectures are given by a range of staff members, including leading professors, who integrate their latest research findings into the teaching that you receive. Guest lecturers, including members of industry, also contribute to some modules.
Seminars and tutorials
Seminars and tutorials involve an in-depth exploration of the issues covered in lectures as well as giving you the opportunity to discuss various concepts and theories and receive feedback on your written assignments.
Modules are assessed through a mixture of group work, coursework, project work and examinations; the weighting of each of these components will vary according to the academic requirements of the module. Examinations are normally held at the end of the module, in January and May/June.
Our Master's programmes are designed to prepare you for a successful career, wherever in the world you plan to work. Employers expect advanced communication and technical skills, team-working and independent research, project-management and the very latest specialist knowledge from their postgraduate recruits.
This qualification in HR Management will enable you to develop the professional and HR skills and subject expertise that will make you a valuable asset from day one of your career.
Careers in HR Management
An MSc / PgDip in HR Management prepares you for a variety of roles and coupled with the close relationship of the course content with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's (CIPD's) advanced learning outcomes, you can further enhance your professional skills and employability. Covering all areas of HRM, the MSc route also enables you to develop a further career specialisation with targeted choice of your dissertation research project.
Within HRM, you might choose a career path as an HR Director or with a focus on:
- Learning & Development
- Resource & Talent Management
- Performance & Development
- Employment Relations
- Employment Law
- Organisational Development
- Recruitment
Potential employers include public and private sector organisations, multi-nationals, SMEs and not-for-profit organisations across all sectors of the economy and around the world.
Further information can be found at:
Our Careers & Employability team will help you identify your career path and support your route to a fulfilling global career.
A 2:2 degree or above with honours in any discipline from a recognised university. We do consider all applications where there is evidence of exceptional performance in modules relevant to the programme of study, significant relevant work experience or professional qualifications. If you would like to discuss your eligibility for the programme, please contact the Programme Director Dr Stephen Taylor.
Requirements for international students
If you are an international student, please visit our international equivalency pages to enable you to see if your existing academic qualifications meet our entry requirements.
English language requirements
IELTS (Academic)
At least 7.0 overall and no less than 6.0 in any other section.
At least 100 with minimum scores of 21 for writing, 21 for listening, 22 for reading and 23 for speaking.
Pearson Test of English (Academic)
65 with no less than 55 in all skills.
Tuition fees per year 2017/18
- UK/EU: MSc – £11,000 full-time; PgDip – £7,350 full-time
- International: MSc – £18,500 full-time; PgDip – £12,650 full-time
Fee information
Fees can normally be paid by two termly instalments and may be paid online. You will also be required to pay a tuition fee deposit to secure your offer of a place, unless you qualify for exemption.


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MJF wrote:The Shimano M520 has clips on both sides, as opposed to the M324 which is clips on one side and standard pedal on the other.
I started off with the M324's then ditched them for the M520's so I don't have to try and flip the pedal over to clip in. The M520's can also be found for about half to two-thirds the price of the M324's - so get the M520's unless you really like being able to ride in normal shoes.
Re tinstaafl and pulling straight out - I think you will find you have multi release mode cleats instead of the single release mode cleats. The M324's come with multi-release as standard, the M520's come with single release mode.
Be aware that the M520 pedals have the clip raised and so they are difficult to use with normal shoes. Worse still, there are at least two different pedals with the same name - I've been looking at the things thinking they'd be an advantage. Basically, probably not with what I've seen but it's worth including them in your searches (remember, we seem to have less choice here in Adelaide than Sydney and Melbourne shops).
I wasn't aware of the multi release mode business. That'd explain some of my emergency clip outs and if so, it makes clips with those a definite 'must' over those that don't for normal riding.


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Shreeparti Gardens located at Parel, Mumbai could be tallest residential tower in Mumbai. These unusual towers are about 400m high which consist of 4,800,000 sq ft area. The distinct silhouette of the structure will be highly identifiable in its urban environment. Structurally the building is designed in core construction. In this, the slender buildings have two different sides that share a central core and the remainder of the building is a steel structure that hangs and cantilevers out from this concrete core.
These four towers are designed to interact playfully with each other in order to form an ever-changing image that can be perceived from different locations in the city around them and the towers individual design creates a new presence that punctures the skyline with a powerful, recognisable silhouette. The design for this residential project strives to symbolise the boldness of the overall master plan and represent its contemporary vision and innovation enthusiastically.
The importance of the site is accentuated by its location as users are afforded magnificent sea view on both sides as they climb the building. The two focal towers 100 storeys high act like two arms opening up to the sky. These towers are anchored by a sky bridge and can hold public functions 300m above the streets.
An observation deck is planned at an altitude of 400m and tension edge swimming pools at around 300m above the ground level. The result is that these four towers bend and the centre two reach to the sky in a gesture that would seem to defy gravity.


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Pablo Zabaleta feels that Manchester City are still in the hunt to retain their Premier League title despite the fact that Manchester United are currently seven points clear at the top of the table.
Indeed, Roberto Mancini's men could be kicking off their game against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday fully ten points behind their rivals United, if Sir Alex Ferguson's men manage a victory over Liverpool at Old Trafford in the early kick-off.
However, Zabaleta recalls a similar scenario last season, when his team were eight points behind and still won the title for the first time since 1968, so the Argentine full-back isn't ready to hand the crown back to their Manchester counterparts just yet.
"We won the Premier League title because we believed in ourselves, now it's the same," he told the Daily Telegraph.
"We are under pressure and we cannot drop any points at the moment," he continued.
"If United beat Liverpool then it's going to be difficult for us. But we need to control the situation and keep calm. We can't drop points and we must wait for United to drop some points.
"When I signed it was too far to think that in four years we could win the title, but you always have the dream of winning something."
Manchester City have dropped eight points in their last 10 games, with Manchester United dropping just three in that time, but there are still 17 games to go, including the Manchester derby in April, so it's not over just yet in the Premier League title race.


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Blow Daddy
3 March 2017
MIAMI, Fla. (Mar. 3, 2017) - Rob Wilber's Cinghiale answered the call of the wild with the breeze-on conditions, cashing in nicely with a 1-7-1 scoreline to win the day and lead the overnight standings. Double Melges 20 World Champion John Kilroy aboard Samba Pa Ti is in second, while Series front-runner Drew Freides on Pacific Yankee is in third place.
After a general recall and a brief delay for a squall induced right shift, the Melges 20 fleet got Race One underway in 18-22 knots of breeze. Leaving no doubt about his intentions, Wilber and his Cinghiale Team started at the boat, tacked immediately and legged it out to the right corner, found a honey hole to take a commanding lead at the first top mark. With another squall descending from the left side of the course, Wilber was able to hold off a strong pack of Melges 20s ripping on the final downwind for the bullet, followed by Liam Kilroy on Wildman and Igor Rytov on Russian Bogatyrs.
An ecstatic Wilber commented, "Knowing it was going to be windy, we had a discussion on the way out to the racecourse to keep things simple tactically, let our speed go to work and sail clean. Fortunately, we were able to stick to our game plan and have a great day."
With a still settling breeze that hung just under class maximums, the second race started with only a few individual recalls. Jason Michas on Midnight Blue and Freides made the left side work to lead around the top mark followed by Daniel Thielman on Kuai and the elder Kilroy. Freides would show superior downwind speed and lead at the gate to eventually take the bullet, followed by Michas and Drew Weirda on Merga.
The final race of the day started without delay and gunning hard for the right side again was Wilber who started late at the boat, tacked and turned on the afterburners to have a nice lead at the top mark. What looked like a NASCAR race with the fleet going to the right corner upwind, and the right corner downwind, there were few tactical gains to be made... boat speed was king. Wilber went on to win the final race of the day, followed by Igor Rytov on Russian Bogatyrs and Samba Pa Ti. Jim Wilson's Oleander followed in fourth and Paul Reilly's Red Sky Sailing Team rounded out the top five.
"Our focus on the boat was keeping the appropriate angle of heel and to not over steer, it was tough driving in the chop," commented Reilly post racing. "The sailing today was great — really close with hairy rides downwind, I said to my crew on the last upwind beat 'life is good!"
With a fresh forecast for the remainder of the regatta, Melges 20 teams will get a solid opportunity to correct their mistakes from Day One and apply them going forward. With the Melges Rocks Party and Cinghiale Pig Roast on the horizon, the fleet is looking ahead to another fun day of racing.
Representing Canada, and the only woman at the helm of a Melges 20 in Miami, Rhonda Joyce's Grinning Streak reveled in the breeze today beating out John Brown's Blind Squirrel for the overnight lead by one point. With two more days of racing still yet to come, this will be one of the most exciting and well-fought battles of the weekend.
As with other Melges 20 events around the world, racing updates will be posted online at the Official Melges 20 Facebook Page. Be sure to also follow the fleet on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Tune in for the latest racing information, results, video interviews and photos at melges20.com.
TOP FIVE RESULTS (PRELIMINARY - After Three Races)
1.) Rob Wilber, Cinghiale; 1-7-1 = 9
2.) John Kilroy, Jr., Samba Pa Ti; 7-5-3 = 15
3.) Drew Freides, Pacific Yankee; 8-1-7 = 16
4.) Igor Rytov, Russian Bogatyrs; 3-13-2 = 18
5.) Liam Kilroy, Wildman; 2-8-8 = 18
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TOP FIVE 2016/17 MIAMI WINTER SERIES RESULTS (After Two Events, Three Races)
1.) Drew Freides, Pacific Yankee = 6 pts.
2.) Igor Rytov, Russian Bogatyrs = 13 pts.
3.) Jim Wilson, Oleander = 16 pts.
4.) Rob Wilber, Cinghiale = 18 pts.
5.) Paul Reilly, Red Sky Sailing Team = 19 pts.
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Not to be out done by Jesus, Mo also makes an appearance to his beloved followers in a small town in Pakistan, where the residents are claiming that a foot print has appeared mysteriously that belonged to their prophet. The link to the video of this 'miracle' is below:
Needless to say, people have gone bonkers over this. Apparently what happened is that during the celebration of the birth of Prophet (called Eid Milad un Nabi), the residents of this village dug a hole in the ground and filled it with twigs and charcoal in order to use it as a makeshift stove to make traditional dishes for this occasion. Later that night, a woman claimed that she saw something glowing move at that place and voila, a miraculous footprint of their beloved prophet was born!
Obviously some people have hit a jack pot, since the place has now become a very sought after attraction and thousands are thronging there to see the 'miracle'. Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy, a scientist and an activist, is the only rational voice in the myriad of debauchery. He has written an article that tries to debunk this episode as fraud and broadly provides some rational non-supernatural reasons for the 'miraculous foot print. His article can be read here.
This reminded me of a 1960 movie directed by Satyajit Ray titled 'Devi' (Hindi for goddess) or the currently running TV series by the same name on an Indian TV channel. The theme in both is same: a girl is deemed to be an incarnation of a goddess which helps in changing the fortune of the family as people start bestowing gifts to her. It happens to be a very popular phenomenon in South Asia where poor and destitute people are waiting for some divine intervention to help them solve their problems and relieve them of misery. Where it is pure foolishness on the part of those who are eager to believe such stories, it is pure wickedness on the part of those who fabricate such tales and reap benefits from the consequences.


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Spurs-Heat Preview
The Miami Heat are off to their best home start in franchise
history, which may not be encouraging for a San Antonio Spurs team
that has been routed in its last two trips to South Beach.
San Antonio, though, has a run of its own going, too.
Miami seeks to remain unbeaten at home while the Spurs look to
complete a perfect six-game road trip as the streaking teams meet
Thursday night.
The Heat (10-3) have won their first six games at American
Airlines Arena and earned their fourth consecutive victory overall
with a 110-108 come-from-behind win over Cleveland on Saturday.
LeBron James scored a game-high 30 points and finished with five
assists, the last coming when he found Ray Allen for a 3-pointer
with 18.2 seconds left to put Miami ahead for good.
Chris Bosh finished with 23 points and Allen had 17 off the
bench for the Heat, who trailed by seven with 1:58 remaining.
"It speaks to the competitive will that the guys have at the
end of close games," coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We have a lot of
gamers in that locker room. They rise to the occasion. They want
situations like that. That can be dangerous, as well."
That's especially true at home, where the Heat have won 28 of
their last 30 regular-season games and 10 straight including the
They've also dominated the Spurs in their last two games at
Miami, getting 30 points from Bosh in both victories – a 110-80 win
March 14, 2011 and a 120-98 rout Jan. 17, when James had 33 points
and 10 assists.
A similar result doesn't seem as likely given how well the Spurs
have been playing during their trip.
San Antonio (13-3) cruised to a 110-89 victory over Orlando on
Wednesday behind a game-high 20 points from Manu Ginobili while
Tony Parker added 14 and eight assists.
"It's early. We'll lose our share, but right now we're playing
pretty well, I guess," coach Gregg Popovich said. "It's our
second road trip this month. I think they do deserve credit for
keeping their focus all that time."
Tim Duncan added 15 points for the Spurs, who have won eight
straight and 19 of their last 21 regular-season road games. A win
would give San Antonio just its third unbeaten road trip with a
minimum of five games in franchise history, with the others coming
on five-game swings in 1984 and 1990.
"We're just playing basketball the way we've been playing it,"
Duncan said. "Whoever is put in front of us, that's how we're
playing. We've been playing well for a couple of games here and we
hope to continue it."
While San Antonio remains humble, Miami knows how dangerous the
Spurs can be.
"Year in and year out, the Spurs are going to come into a season
and not be one of the talked about teams in the NBA and they're
going to have the best record in the league," said Dwyane Wade, who
sat out the last meeting with a sprained right ankle. "It should be
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fellas did an install today on a 5 ton lennox ac13 with an old lennox oil furnace (don't have model number). dropped charge after pulling vac. started unit up and it was running a 64 and a 200 ambient temp 85. went in side checked air filter and it was clean, it was an older merv. 16. i don't have the tools to check cfm. lineset was about 25 ft. long 3/8 by 1 1/8 i added 1lb. suction did not rise past 64 head rose to 225. by the way it was a txv system. what could be the prob? added another 12 oz and nothing.
and yes just the ac was replaced not my decision, the HO did not want to pay the xtra dough. i informed him about possible effects of this but he didn't want to hear it.
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Effect of Medication Diaries on Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Drugs Among HIV-1 Infected Kenyan Children
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00194545
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First Posted : September 19, 2005
Last Update Posted : July 9, 2012
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|Behavioral: Medication diaries
|Phase 2
Study design: This is a randomized trial comparing adherence to antiretroviral drugs and clinical outcomes between 50 HIV-1 infected Kenyan children randomized to a simple medication diary plus standard counseling with a similar group of children randomized to counseling alone.
Study procedures:
Parents or caregivers of HIV-1 infected children discharged from the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) children's wards or seen in pediatric outpatient clinics will be invited to participate in the study by nurse counselors. Informed written consent will be obtained from those who meet eligibility criteria and agree to participate. The consenting process will be done by the principal investigator in a confidential area. A baseline questionnaire will be administered to obtain socio-demographic information and previous medical history of the parents/caregiver and child. All those enrolled will undergo three sessions of counseling conducted by a trained nurse counselor regarding antiretroviral therapy over a two-week period.
After successful completion of the counseling process, 8 mls of blood will be drawn from each child for liver function tests, urea, blood count including hemoglobin, CD4 cell count and HIV-1 viral load.
After receiving results of the laboratory tests, children will be randomized to two groups. Those in the first group will be given a medication diary in which caregivers will record the child's daily intake of antiretroviral drugs. Those in the second group will be followed up without a diary. Children in both groups will be started on three antiretroviral drugs: zidovudine, nevirapine, and lamivudine. Caregivers will be requested to bring to the next clinic appointments drug containers for the past month's prescriptions. Those in the intervention arm will be requested to carry the medication diaries to all appointments.
Follow-up: Clinic appointments will be planned for 2 weeks after initiating antiretroviral therapy and at monthly intervals thereafter. At each visit, adherence will be monitored using self report using the pediatric adherence questionnaire. Pill counts will be performed at 3-monthly intervals. A study nurse will review the medication diary with each parent/caregiver in the intervention study arm, and address any issues raised about the diary use.
At 3,6, and 9 months after initiation of antiretroviral therapy, 8 mls of blood will be drawn from each child for liver function tests, urea, blood count including hemoglobin, CD4 cell count and HIV-1 viral load, and antiretroviral drug resistance.
In-depth interviews will be conducted with caregivers to cover a broad range of experiences.
The second two aims of this study are summarized below:
Aim 2): Define correlates of adherence measured by self report to specific components of a pediatric HAART regimen in HIV-1 infected children initiating therapy in Nairobi, Kenya.
Aim 3) Identify behavioral and social problems experienced by caregivers in relation to paediatric HAART adherence and define mechanisms to improve adherence.
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|Actual Enrollment :
|100 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Effect of Medication Diaries on Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Drugs Among HIV-1 Infected Kenyan Children
|Study Start Date :
|July 2004
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|November 2006
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|December 2006
Experimental: 1
Medication diary
Behavioral: Medication diaries
Caregivers expected to complete medication diaries daily
No Intervention: 2
Caregivers only receive counseling which is the standard of care
- HIV-1 RNA [ Time Frame: 9 months ]
- Follow-up CD4% and adherence [ Time Frame: 6 months, 15 months ]
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Inclusion Criteria:
- parents/caregivers planning to reside in Nairobi for at least one year after initiation of antiretroviral therapy
- HIV-1 infected children between ages 18 months to 12 years with symptomatic disease (WHO stage II or III) and/or CD4 <20% [where CD4 counts available]
Exclusion Criteria:
- previous use of antiretroviral drugs by the child apart from drugs taken as part of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV
- children with end-stage AIDS including widespread disseminated malignancy, and generalized severe encephalopathy
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00194545
|University of Nairobi
|Nairobi, Kenya
|Study Director:
|Carey Farquhar, MD, MPH
|University of Washington
|Principal Investigator:
|Dalton Wamalwa, MBChB, MPH
|University of Nairobi
|Study Director:
|Grace John-Stewart, MD, PhD
|University of Washington
|Study Director:
|Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha, MBChB, MPH
|University of Nairobi
|Study Director:
|Barbra Richardson, PhD
|University of Washington
|Study Director:
|Grace Wariua, MBChB, MPH
|University of Nairobi
|Study Director:
|Julie Overbaugh, PhD
|Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
|Study Director:
|Elizabeth Obimbo, MBChB,MPH
|University of Nairobi
|Study Director:
|Christine Gichuhi, MBChB,MMed
|University of Nairobi
|Study Director:
|Ruth Nduati, MBChB,MPH
|University of Nairobi
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|Responsible Party:
|University of Washington
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|NCT00194545 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|September 19, 2005 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|July 9, 2012
|Last Verified:
|July 2012
Keywords provided by University of Washington:
pediatric adherence
medication diaries
Treatment Naive
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases


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The Swingin' Singles square dance club, one of the state's largest, calls Shawnee home. The group's dances on the first, third and fifth Tuesdays of each month usually bring more than 100 dancers to Shawnee Town Hall, where attendees enjoy snacks, camaraderie and hours of dancing. The Swingin' Singles website is swingin-singles.org.
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A scheduled trash pickup turned into a homeowner's nightmare recently when a new lawnmower was taken off her property by suspected "trash pickers." The various pickers in the area follow the city's sanitation collection routes to claim miscellaneous metal put out by the road for pickup.
A Warwick resident in the Highland Beach area reported her new lawnmower was taken by trash pickers on a recent Sunday afternoon. The resident said their trash wasn't out by the road yet for pickup the following day.
"I left my lawnmower next to my garage, on a grassy area with no indicator that it was a freebee," said the woman, who asked to remain anonymous. "This guy is going to scrap something working in a perfectly good order."
A neighbor said they saw a man in a truck around 1:30 p.m. on a Sunday take the lawnmower, even though scheduled trash pickup in Ward 5 is on Mondays.
According to David Picozzi, acting director of public works, under a city ordinance, once trash is placed curbside for pickup, it belongs to the city.
Some may think these trash pickers are doing a service to the city by taking the metals because if not, it would end up in the landfill. On the contrary, Picozzi says the pickers aren't helping because the city sells metals to a scrap metal business. That money goes into the general fund.
"Residents will call the city when wanting to trash a water heater, for example," Picozzi said. "We generate a list for next day pickup, and when they go to the house, it is gone."
Pickers run the garbage routes the day or night before scheduled trash pickup and snag the metals before the city gets to it. Picozzi equates the unauthorized collections to thefts.
Ward 5 Councilman John DelGiudice said walking on people's property and taking unmarked items constitutes stealing. He thinks the only way to stop pickers is by identifying the vehicles used.
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I didn't watch the above-mentioned video so I'm not sure if it's related. I was hoping someone else would reply to this thread first because I'm not sure I understand it still. But if it means what I think it means then, uh, I've certainly been mesmerized by Minato's perfect good-lookingness, probably made all the more special by his elusiveness and cameo-like appearances. And, similarly, by Tendo Pain's beautiful, stoic, unblinking stare. He kind of has a paralytic effect, actually...maybe it's the hypnotic Rinnegan doing a subliminal number on me. But then when the Six Paths of Pain are all together in any formation, that always look pretty awesome.
Edit: How can I forget a blood-red biohazard Sharingen of any ilk? It makes them all awesome-looking and powerful-looking no matter who they are...I don't think I understand this thread, now that I'm really looking at it again, because I wasn't trying to link it to visual jutsu but it kind of turned out that way. Awesome-looking meaning good-looking, bizarre, strong? Jiraiya and Orochimaru's "presence" are pretty awesome-looking. Can't think of female characters right now whose awesome-lookingness immediately conveys a sense of power. Maybe Konan because she has the advantage of the Akatsuki cloak and is sullen.
Awesome as in looking awesome not as in visual jutsu
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With that in mind I will try to clean up my answer although I'm sure I will forget some stunningly awesome-looking character. Not in any order and sorry for the long list but the cast is neverending, and I can't decide on the ultimate one. Maybe Naruto in full rage and full regalia.
Minato and Naruto in their cloaks, especially the latter in any combo of pissed off Nine Tails and Sage Mode and carrying the big-ass scroll. I don't usually go for these bright and shiny types as bleeding power but these two do. I'm whipped.
Kakashi because of the mask.
Jiraiya. The build. The hair. The face stripes.
Orochimaru because he looks so depraved and the reptilian stare screams murder.
Still think Tendo Pain looks awesome with the piercings and unblinking stare. He has the best pedicure that I've seen thus far, hmmm. All Pain in formation is powerful and iconic.
Nagato in immobilized, skeletal mode because sometimes lack of movement and reaction conveys a sense of control and power.
The Akatsuki always look cool.
The Sharingen on anybody, not the visual jutsu but the bloody color and the symbols.
The Byakugan on anybody because of the impenetrable pupil-less white-out stare.
The First Hokage looks commanding although the anime sometimes makes him look like a player.
Kabuto in his later forms.
Gamabunta with his tongue studs and Gamaken with his stripes and devil horns.
naruto in his cloaked chakra form, the golden aura conveys power
sasuke in the process of forming a chidori, idk y, just looks epic
kakashi with his sharingan active holding zabuza sword
the list goes on
Kushina when she's pissed off
Naruto when he's tapping into the power of Kuruma
Minato is always plain cool
Madara with his half dead thing going for him
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Saturday night Bartsokas scored 17 points in an 84-62 win over Jacksonville State at Allen Arena. With that performance she broke the 1,000-point barrier. She has 1,010. She is the first Lady Bisons player to score 1,000 points in her career since Katie Beth Allen, a Lipscomb assistant, did it from the 2003-2004 season through 2006-2007. Allen finished with 1,078 points.
"Jenna has been a top scorer since her freshmen year, but has really raised her level of play this year, " Lady Bisons coach Frank Bennett said. "She really works hard on her game on her own. Hopefully, she will move a long way past the 1,000 points mark this year in her role as a scorer on the team."
The Lady Bisons, 1-2, are hopeful that the Jacksonville State performance carries over into Monday night's game with Alabama A&M, 1-1, at Allen Arena at 7.
Junior guard Anna Bowers led the Lady Bisons with 23 points, a career-high. Sophomore forward Chelsea McMeans added 11.
Junior center Brittany Duerk led the team with a game-high nine rebounds.
Bowers leads the Lady Bisons in scoring with 16.7 points per game. Bartsokas is averaging 15.3. Duerk is the leading rebounder with 6.7 per game.
"The Jacksonville state game was one of our best in terms of consistent intensity, focus and execution in the past two or three years," Bennett said. "Hopefully we can build on that and put some winning efforts together."
Alabama A&M beat Stillman 66-54 Thursday night. Whiquitta Tobar is the top scorer for Alabama A&M with 21 points per game. Brittney Strickland averages 16 points and Jasmine Sanders is averaging 11 points per game.
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|November 29, 2012, 12:17 PM
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Thought this was interesting on a couple of levels... on an archery forum I frequent, one of the guys was warning Texas hunters to watch out, because of the rattlesnakes out there. It includes a pic of a LARGE rattler that, according to him, took THREE shots from a Judge to kill it.
I don't know how accurately the shots were placed, but I think that one or two well placed shots from a Ruger .22 MkII would have done the trick, as well. (or, better?)
http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1899743 is the link to the thread, for those interested..
I always felt that if I got to the point where I thought it was time to bury my firearms, it was actually time to pick them up..
|November 29, 2012, 12:32 PM
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Always interesting to see.
I'd rather have it and not need it then need it and not have it.
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|November 29, 2012, 05:47 PM
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Don't undertstand how a bow and arrow cant kill a snake?
|November 29, 2012, 06:06 PM
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Exactly. Hold on to the feather end of the arrow and poke the snake in the head with the other end...dead snake. But you do the pok'in, I'll watch from a distance.
But for real, I have a friend that stepped out of his pickup at a farm gate one night to open the gate and he stepped right on top of a rattler. He kept his boot on top of the snake (just behind the head) and used a bic ink pen from his pocket to kill the snake by pushing the pen through the head of the snake. He couldn't reach anything else to kill it with and did not want to take his foot off the snake. I saw the snake a couple of hours later with the ink pen still stuck through it's head. It was a mid sized snake about three feet long.
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|November 30, 2012, 07:23 AM
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I used to carry a two shot .22 derringer in my jacket pocket loaded with one shot shell and one CB cap.
Every year in the Spring, when the grass grew real long, real fast, i was forever hitting snakes w/the tractor when mowing the grass.
All nonpoisonous of course since we don't have that kind in our yards here in NE Ohio - that I or the DNR is aware of anyhow..mostly garter snakes I believe, usually a foot to two long.
They'd come out of the mower in bad shape, but, still alive.
I'd "pop" them in the head with a shot shell first to slow them down, then finish them off with a CB cap. I don't recall how many I've sent to snake heaven over the years - maybe a dozen or two.
I do recall that all of them took a solid to the head to end things. The shot shells just slowed them down.
Snakes are tough.
Sad footnote...
Local laws changed and now it's illegal to humanely put down an injured creature.
Now I have to hack them up with a machete. It's pretty gross and I hate having to do it that way...
|November 30, 2012, 09:46 AM
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Not a tremendous lesson to be taken from a sample size of one, other than critters can be tough and cling to life just like you or I would.
And I'm not a Judge fanboi. Don't own a Judge or Governor, and probably never will.
|November 30, 2012, 12:21 PM
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I had been snakeless for a long while, and suddenly two nasties appeared in my garden in the last week. One was killed by the dogs. The other one (really small one, around 15 inches) I had to dispatch, and I only had a .177 air rifle in my hands... but that should suffice, right? After two .177 pellets to "neck" (at over 700 fps, rabbit killing territory) the snake was becoming very angry, so I had to go for the machete. And even after cutting the head off, the severed head threw bites at the air for a while! Some snakes are scarily slow to die.
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A buddy of mine is a small rural resort property manager. The Judge is his skunk gun. He thinks it is great for the job.
The problem with using the Judge on snakes isn't the platform. .410 shotshells should be great and you can have 5 of them. Lots of folks carry the giganto Bond Arms derringers as snake guns and think they are great for the job, also chambered in .410/.45LC.
The problem is with the shooter.
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We have one in the pickup for ranch duty , and in many rattlers it has never took more than one load of 7.5 shot to be an instant off switch . I would imagine we have killed 20 or 30 snakes with it so far . It works well to put down broken legged cattle when used as a .45 colt also .
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Head shots with a .22mag work just fine. Why would you need scattershot anyway? I couldn't get the picture to download, was there some "spray and pray" going on here?
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Snakes don't always know they are dead. I killed a rattlesnake several years ago by shooting it once with a 9mm. I then cut off and buried its head and tossed the body into the back of the truck. I then spent about 45 minutes on a tractor while my daughter read in the truck. The snake squirmed the whole time and was still moving a little when I skinned it.
It could be that the first shot killed the snake but it kept moving and the shooter fired two more shots not knowing it was dead.
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My grandmother was death on snakes with her garden hoe. That woman could cut the head off with one swipe.
I know that a 410 from my single shot derringer loaded with light shot will dispatch a cotton mouth and not put a hole in an aluminum boat. The judge should do just as well.
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I don't think you can be too hard on someone that takes a couple of shots . . . you have to remember that he was probably surprised by the snake and probably a little "shook up" as well.
Five years ago we started to winter in Arizona - we only have one type of rattler in Michigan and in my 60 years, I've only seen two and they were pictures in the local paper where someone had 'em show up in their yard. I live around swamps and on a farm and we never saw 'em there.
Now, transplant me to AZ and the first few I saw scared the snot out of me. I suppose when you grow up with 'em, you're used to 'em. We have even run our dogs through "rattlesnake aversion training" and while we have a house in a developed community in AZ, they are around. I just try to keep alert - not only for myself but the dogs as well. I don't know which I hate more - the rattlers or the Javelenas that come into our yard and eat our plants.
We had a smaller rattler come up in our drive by the house one time and I quickly dispatched it with a shovel. When we mentioned it to one of the neighbors (who is a tree hugger type) she got all bent out of shape because I smacked it. I tried to explain that I really didn't kill it - it just was in such a hurry trying to get away that it smacked its head on my shovel and committed suicide. We an call our local FD if we spot one and they will come and pick it up and transplant it back int he desert. In talking with one of the firemen, they usually average about 3,000 snakes a year - a lot more than I expected.
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It is hard to tell when a rattlesnake is dead.
I shot one near 5' in length with the best head shot I can imagine. It kept moving.
So I cut its head off. It kept moving for about two hours. I used to have a video of it moving without the head. All I could find was a pic:
Note that it is still able to contract its muscles.
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That's quite the snake!
After reading and posting on this thread last night, I got to thinking about the rattlers. In some of the GS in AZ, I've seen "shot shells" for 38 spl/357 as well as some other cartridge sizes. I'm just curious if anyone has had any experience with these and if they work at all, or are they just "hype"? I've never picked any up but I just wondering if they can put enough shot into a 38 spl casing to get an effective/killing pattern at a shorter distance?
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The OP's story is missing a lot of info.....
How many holes did the snakeskin have post-shooting?
How much practice did said bowman have with that gun/load combo?
Having known plenty of bowhunters (who also tend to be bass anglers....coincidence? ), I'll just let this one glide on by....
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I took out a four foot snake with one shot of 22 snake shot,it works pretty good.
I have it in 22,38,and 45 long colt.I have a revolver loaded with each, at all times.
I hit 6 out of 6 clays at station seven at a skeet range using it in my 2 1/2" snubnose S&W Model 66.
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The problem - at least with the older ones I have,,,maybe 25 to 30 years old,,is that the plastic case seems to disrupt whatever "pattern" they may throw.
Also, shot from a rifled barrel has a tendency to "doughnut"....it patterns like a doughnut w/a pretty good sized hole in the center w/no shot in it.
I'd heard/read that before I bought them - it was back around the time TC came out with a .410/.45 Colt barrel for the Contender.
An article I read at that time said TC addressed the issue w/a screw in choke.
I don't know if the Judge or the S&W guns do similar w/the .410 or not.
I did pattern both the .22 and the .44mag and there was a good sized hole in the center w/no pellet strikes out of the .44mag.
The shot from the .22 shot shell bounced off the cardboard box I was using so I have no idea how it "patterned".
I haven't bought any of it in years and it may have gotten better.
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Thanks fellas. I'd be looking at the shotshells in 38 spl. I guess the best way to find out is to buy a box and do some pattern tests. I CC a 357 snubbie and I have a feeling that the pattern out of that on a snake could be "iffy". For hiking though, I'd probably be carrying my 357 New Vaquero (5 1/2") or my S & W (6"). I would assume the longer barrel would maybe keep the pattern tighter but who knows without doing a test on cardboard.
I've used 22 shotshells for years - mainly on gophers. They work pretty well up close but too far out and you might just as well through up a handfull of dust.
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You can roll your own snake shot. Speer sells shot capsules for that. According to the load data you can get velocities from 1000-1100 fps with #9 shot. Haven't had a chance to conduct perforation testing on snakes yet, but the wild aluminum pop cans get really holey when shot at 6 feet.
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I drop big gray squires dead with #9 shot from my Taurus Public Defender from 10 yards away. I am talking instant dead without even a flinch. Snakes will move for a hour with their head cut off. A #9 shot will blow the head clean off so even if the snake is still moving, he can't harm you. I have also dispatched a few large farm animals with Federal 00buck. Anyone thinks a Judge isn't a efficient killer hasn't used one. Think outside the box with this gun. Four 36 caliber balls traveling at 1000 ft./s hitting its target exactly the same time. That's like getting shot by four separate 38spl at the same time. The energy is amazing and instantly killed a 100lbs pig as if it were hit by a 44mag. There is a irrational hatred towards the shot gun pistols I don't understand?? I think they hate the creator of the gun Taurus and it clouds their judgement.
I've been to Gunsite two times, shot IPSC competitively for 15 years, and a avid handgun hunter. The 410 shotgun pistols with the right ammo is a extremely effective defensive handgun and also makes a great trail gun. I've seen what it can do.
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I do not own a Judge, but I do have an S&W M25 in .45LC. I read these two threads on making your own shotshells and decided to give it a try.
The first uses loose shot, uses a home made undershot wad and overshot "cap". This is a bit more effort, but I believe you can fit more shot into the shell this way. The powder takes up very little room. I used #9 shot, but others have tried #11 and 12.
The other method uses the Speer shot capsules. My LGS ordered them for me...50 to a box for under $10. And that was .45LC. I think .357 is cheaper, simply because they sell more of them. This is the neater/cleaner method. Once again, I used #9 shot.
One more thing--unlike many other applications, for handgun shot shells, when it comes to powder/velocity, less may be more. Less powder leaves more room for shot (in the first method) and a velocity of +/-700fps seems to keep the pattern tighter. We are only talking 10-15 feet here, and don't need 18" of penetration.
I tried both. I had some problems with the first method--the type of glue you use makes a difference. With a cylinder full of the handmade shot shells, after firing two, I examined the remainder. The overshot "caps" were coming off of one or two due to recoil. If a cap comes off, the shot goes...who knows where?
I went back to the drawing board and tried a different glue, and problem solved...for now.
Disclaimer: I only tried a half dozen of each, so my sample size is very small.
In actual use, I would probably carry one shotshell in the cylinder, maybe another "Barney bullet" or two in my pocket.
ETA: Snakes are fairly resistant to dying. When I was a kid my dad killed many a snake and the old wives' tale was that a snake would not die until sundown.
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I just noticed that there is no hell's kitchen until November 10th. Has to be because of the NLCS and World Series on Fox.
No way. No way in hell or Hell's Kitchen would I hire any of them to work for me in any capacity. If forced to make a choice it would be Nona or Gail. Though Gail's infantile manner in the confessional makes me want to puke, her performance is usually strong. Nona is solid and seems to be the most mature of all the contestants left. Russell should have been gone the same day he cursed at teenage customers during the prom episode. He reminds me of a grade school bully who uses fear and intimidation to rule the playground while simultaneously brown nosing the teacher. Jerk.
*spoiler alert*I knew the 2 finalist would be Russell and Nona. Russell is so cocky that I hope Nona wins.
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I've resumed reading this light novel after a little break.
I have just raed up to Volume 4, chapter 9 and I feel absolutly irritated. Tatsuya has done a wonderful job as a tech, His girls have have produced wonderful results in this tournament. He even picked up extra duties during day 2 and 3 to help the taem out, even if it ment pissing off the other techs. Now with the monilith team on the verge of pulling out, they are trying to force Tatsuya to replace them as a paticipant?, no they are trying to force him to do it. It just makes me soo irritated that they can do that to him. How Greedy can this First high leadership be? At the start of the tournament, they were talking about how the new commers division is so worthless to the tournament outcome (I particilually dissagreed at the time). But now they have turned around and treat it as there pride to win?. This is not in the competition spirit but greed instead. As Tatsuya has said (Miyuki too), they could easily gather 1st year course 1 students who only have 1 event, to replace if they really wanted too.
Dumping everything on Tatsuya is so wrong and annoying. I want him to reject, but it looks like hes going to be forced to do it. Its obvious why Miyuki wasnt invited to this meeting, but isnt there someone who would stand up for him and say hes already done a great job for the team, hes done enough? I know hes still got Miyukies final event coming up, but it'd be happy for him if he joined in celebrations with the 1st year girls.
Why wont they give him a dam break!
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They're pretty selfish... yeah, I think I can agree with that. Their main objective changed to become the first place in overall tournament point and they need more score from Monolith newcomer. If they don't do something, the third high would become the first place since first high would get disqualified.
Problem is that Tatsuya is the only one in newcomer division that is fit to replace the injured members because all the student council had witnessed some of his ability beforehand. Eventhough they knew that it was incredibly selfish (I think it's implied on how Mari and Mayumi fidgeting when they tried to persuade Tatsuya), Tatsuya would be the only person, in their opinion, to bring First High achieve their objective.
At least it ends up in good note anyway so don't rant too much I mean, now more first high students know about his ability and will not ends up belittling him too much compared than before. It also gives us a good fight against Misaki at the end too! I think Miyuki would be overjoyed knowing that his brother's ability is to be recognized by more people
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Yeah, more will know of his ability...
It would also mean that more people like Chiaki and the oh so arrogant blooms and their pride now added with envy will try getting their hands on him...
Unless he show them his soldier side/war magician side then no one will dare face/mock him...
Aside from the idiots from the Yotsuba...
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I've progressed further on now.
I am at the stage before Miyukis Mirage Bat event and the sabotage Incident happened. I kinda need some help explaining what they ment by her magic is gone forever ? I didnt quite get it ? her magic failed during the event? so how does that mean its gone forever ? and it didnt explain why she passed out when they caught her thus carrying her out on a stretcher ? I mean they dont know if shes even lost her magic because shes passed out ? So why are they saying shes lost it ?
Surely people can just regain there confidence and it comes back ?. I was under the impression at the start of the light novel, when they said people lost the ability to do magic, was because they took serious crippling injuries ?
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They sure can, but mental trauma with magic sometimes last long. Basically what makes them unable to use magic is because of those memories of failure. In magic, once you had the impression that your magic will goes wrong then the magic will not appear. Maybe it's easy to say that you've recovered.. but as long as the memory of when it fails still exists then it might ends up hampering your magic.
Anyway it's like a trauma. Let's say that someone afraid to get out from his house because something happened in his past and that makes him scared to go out. Of course, it's unlikely that event will repeat itself but this man was too traumatized that he refused to go out even when everything is perfectly safe. In Mahouka's magic, this line of thinking is very bad for magicians.
I think it's implied that Mikihiko also has similar incident long ago that made him lost his ability. Of course most of them are back now (and he's even getting stronger than before too) based on what Erika's saying so I think it's safe to say the inability to use magic is curable.
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Didn't you read the explanation? Magic is performed by the mind and therefore is susceptible to psychological shock and perception. The girl jumped believing that her magic would prevent her from falling, but it failed. Her subconscious automatically assumes that magic doesn't exist and prevents her from casting magic.
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Yes I just didnt fully get it
But finding out it was being tampered with, You'd naturally understand what went wrong? Which would reduce her trauma or null it,
So generally speaking, people with strong will power, or the types who generally know how to bounce back after defeats wont suffer magic loss.. But people whos confidence get shot, or weak will power are more acceptable to loosing magic ability.
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See the way I've seen it. Failing a magic spell is like failing a science lab experiment. Her magic didnt blow up in her face, it only stopped working, on sabotage at that. So I cant see much cause of a trauma experience.
Maris magic fail to activate during her event and she awoke ok with only physical injures. So I am to think this girl is going to be ok when she wakes up?. If she isnt, then I am confused really.
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You'd think so, but the subconscious mind is easy to fool and difficult to correct. She can no longer believe in magic after the trauma of falling and magic not protecting her. Furthermore, your analogy is incorrect. This is the human mind we're talking about, not some science experiment where cold hard logic takes precedence over belief.
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The difference between Mari's magic failing and the girl's magic failing is that Mari's magic failed due to a physical change in the environment (the surface of the water suddenly dipped) which made her activating magic fizzle out. But for the girl, her magic seemingly failed for no reason. I guess one way to describe the girl's situation would be like, if you were on a set of invisible monkey bars. You know where each bar is because you've been taught it. But if one of the bars is suddenly missing, and you fall to the ground, will you still believe in the set of invisible monkey bars? Mari's case is more like a visible set of monkey bars, but one of them disappears at the last second, causing her to fall. She still sees the monkey bars, but she also sees that it was tampered with.
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hmm. So its pretty much a psychological blow to the brain. Just seems a little too easy to trigger.
But theres evidence now that it doesnt mean magic ability is gone forever. In Mikis case he seems to somewhat retain some magic ability,sif not slowly improving it (as noted by Von Himmel ). So I can assume when they say they become broken and loose magic ability forever, its in reference to *worse case* senario ?
Stronger will power leads to better recovery I guess
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Mikkihiko's trauma was not as severe and it didn't make him doubt the existence of magic or anything like that. I asked and it has been speculated that he may have tried summoning and taming a god or such, but of course he failed and as a result began to doubt his abilities. He basically lost confidence.
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Well I completed Volume 4. I didnt expect Tatsuya to be the type to go around and dance with the girls, I thought he might of been the type to spend the night on the balcony or gardens out of the limelight. I sorta like him better that way.
anyway, by looking at Baka-Tsuki (website translating it) Volume 5 looks only half complete. So am I best to wait until it becomes complete, rather than having skipping story to continue ?
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Good old Makezine Weekend Project newsletter! I've got a project for tomorrow: http://makeprojects.com/Project/USB-Webcam-Microscope/963/1?revisionid=HEAD
I just got back from Radio Shack with an illuminated microscope, a cheap webcam, and an LED. Looks pretty simple even though it involves taking things apart without breaking them -- something we've historically been pretty bad at.
......I have one of those. I just used it a few days ago on Stephs tv.
Gernades are great for taking stuff apart.
Maybe I should bring my instrument repair stuff and act like I'm going to do something.
I was almost on to something.
Wish I was there though!
It's looking like I won't be back until around the 15th of August, so I'll be missing Sweet Pea as well. =/
Bummer. We'll take a bunch of pictures!


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Protecting the new governor's lifestyle
The Treasury offered Mark Carney a £250,000 annual accommodation allowance, on top of his £624,000 salary and cash in lieu of pension, because it did not see why his lifestyle should suffer from a move to London.
Currently governor of the Bank of Canada, Mr Carney, his English wife and four children live in a large family house a short distance from his office in Ottawa.
Apparently an equivalent home in London would cost around £2600 per week, which is the value of his new allowance after tax and national insurance.
Even so, even in the private sector, it is unusual to receive a housing subsidy on that scale.
And what may stir controversy is that Mr Carney's package protects him from the kind of gyrations in the economy that it will be his role to temper.
What is more, Mr Carney will be the first governor of the Bank of England not only to have the power to set interest rates but also to directly influence the supply of credit through the newly created Financial Policy Committee.
How would it play with people and media if he announces significant restrictions on the availability of mortgages in a housing boom, for example, when he would be wholly insulated from such tough policy announcements?
Little wonder that the non-executives on the court of the Bank of England have taken a couple of weeks to ratify the chunky housing payment which was offered to Mr Carney by the Treasury.