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One of the unexpected joys of being a parent is that you always have something to talk about when you are stuck for chit-chat topics in social situations. Usually you will find yourself talking to another parent and conversation flows readily about each other's kids. The rules of small talk between parents who are strangers strictly dictate that you must, without fail, compare notes on when each other's child started crawling/walking/clapping/toilet training. If your child is not doing those things at the appropriate time then conversation usually turns to tips/techniques/advice/anecdotes about how to get there.
I can only endure so much of this before I feel obliged to mention that Wade has Down Syndrome and will do things more slowly than a typical child. I also feel obliged to mention it before the poor unsuspecting stranger in front of me really puts their foot in their mouth, I mean, I'd want someone to tell me! I feel ridiculous standing there keeping this highly relevant piece of information to myself but I always hesitate bringing it up because on the one hand, Wade is so much more than his diagnosis and I don't want him to be defined by it. On the other hand, it's still a huge part of who he is and a huge part of who I have become as a parent.
Once conversation has turned to Down Syndrome (as it usually does) at some point, someone will inevitably say something like this…
"I knew a Down's boy once"
"They're always so happy"
"We had one live in the same street as us"
And right there, I am in a spin over what to do.
Ever since having Wade, I have been learning a lot about Person First Language. This is where you refer to the person first before the disability. For example, Wade is not a "Down's boy". He is a boy with Down Syndrome. I remember the first time I learnt about this. It was when I was pregnant and first visited Down Syndrome Victoria to get some information. I was chatting to Sue, the New Parent Manager. I said something about having a "Down's baby" and she let it slide for a minute or two. Then she dropped it into conversation a little while later about the preferred terminology. It was nice of her not to come down on me like a ton of bricks but I immediately realised she was referring to my earlier comment. I must admit (sorry Sue!), I said to myself, "Here we go, political correctness gone mad. Now I'm going to have watch my words all the time so I don't upset everyone". I think I thought that everyone must be incredibly over-sensitive.
It wasn't until Wade was born that I got it. I hate to admit it but sometimes you can't fully understand something unless its relevant to you. It's selfish but I think it's mostly true. I had been guilty of speaking that way in the past but the first time someone referred to Wade as a "Down's baby", all the hair on the back of my neck stood up and I bristled. I felt it immediately.
He's not a thing, he's my son!
The whole notion that my son is just bundled up in a generalisation and slapped with overly positive platitudes rankles me. It irks me when I hear people say "He suffers from Down Syndrome". He's not suffering, he just has it. He is not always happy…admittedly, he is happy a lot of the time, but he can throw a tantrum just like every other kid. He didn't choose us as parents and I'm not brave for having him. He is just my son, and I love him more than anything in the world. Just like every other parent. But this is where I get into a tail spin. I want to be an advocate for Wade, an educator about Down Syndrome and a defender for injustice and prejudice but I don't want to be THAT mother.
I don't want to be THAT mother who serves up an indignant dressing down to poor unsuspecting people who think they are giving me a compliment but have used the wrong words in the wrong order.
I don't want to be THAT mother who softly, quietly and condescendingly explains to adults like they're children about how words can hurt if they're not used correctly.
I don't want to be THAT mother who goes quiet and upset and no one knows who said the thing that upset her.
And every time I go to speak up….I feel like one of them.
I imagine that as soon as the words leave my mouth, I will make caring people feel awful for an ill-considered comment, or I will automatically be cast as an over-sensitive politically-correct militant. It is particularly difficult with friends. They knew me before I had Wade. My sense of humour has always toed a pretty fine line of what is acceptable and what isn't. I have often found gritty, dark and completely un-PC humour hilarious as long as it is clever, in context and works on many levels. If its just a cheap shot to get a laugh or using negative and humiliating stereotypes then I don't find it funny but I'm sure I have blurred the lines before.
Basically, I don't want to be a hypocrite. I want to keep my sense of humour and still ensure that people understand how language can affect everything. All of this leads me to the reason why I felt compelled to write this piece. I guess you could call it a passive/aggressive cry for help.
The other day I received a group text from a very close friend of mine. It had a funny photo attached. It was a mock real estate ad for a house and the description was a realistic account of what living in that suburb was like instead of the fake versions you usually get from real estate agents who can make the worst suburb in the world sound like you are living in paradise. It was clever and it was funny but it also had the word "retards" in it.
This is a word, I am ashamed to say, I have used in the past. Only since having Wade have I learned it's also the most offensive thing you can say to anyone who has an intellectual disability or anyone who loves them.
The word "retarded" is actually a medical term. It literally means slowed or delayed. The problem is that it has been used as a derogatory term so extensively and for so long that there is no way you can hear it without associating it with stupidity and worthlessness. I don't like having my son associated with stupidity and worthlessness and neither does anybody else. It is the equivalent of the "N" word to African Americans and I don't want it used any more.
When I received this text, my stomach sank. I tried writing a response but everything I wrote read wrong. I felt like a hypocrite and I felt like one of THOSE mothers. So I am taking the opportunity to put it out there so that no one has to feel uncomfortable or embarrassed in my presence….mainly me….. (Pretty much the definition of passive/aggressive so I guess I'm actually THAT kind of mother)
When you meet a person, any person, think of them as a person first.
The rest is easy.
…..and just because it cracks me up, here's a few photos of Wade singing!


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If you happened to catch this weeks episode of South Park you were probably amazed that they made specific references to the election results which occured THE NIGHT BEFORE. The episode even references Barack Obama's comment about getting a puppy (apparently it will be called Sparkles).
In true South Park fashion Trey Parker and Matt Stone delivered an topical episode that mocks the ridiculous enthusiasm people have for Obama (don't get me wrong, I'm happy that McCain and Palin didn't get elected, but Parker and Stone make a good point).
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The Future of the 'Celtic Tiger' Model
Ireland is a lead indicator of the health of the Anglo-Saxon approach to globalization. For much of the past 10 years it has been heralded as an "economic model" for other countries. Wise men from nations as diverse as China, Israel and Chile have visited to study the miracle of the "Celtic Tiger." If anything this curiosity marked the peak in Ireland's economic performance.
Now, amid the intensity of the credit crisis, the Irish economy has become the first in Europe to drop into recession. Whether it becomes the first to climb out of recession is largely in the hands of its politicians and policy makers. The way in which they answer the challenges ahead will determine whether it really is an economic model worth following, with more to its recent success than easy credit and overconfidence.
Ireland potentially has a bright economic future, but to realize this it needs to allow its property bubble to unwind and once again focus on drivers of organic growth like education and innovation. It faces a series of broad problems in the interim: high debt levels, a large and contracting property/construction sector, declining competitiveness, and inflated expectations of wage and economic growth.
So far, the important debate on what to do and how to deal with the side effects of globalization has simply not taken place in Ireland. As with many other European countries, political glee at, for example, the effects of short-selling restrictions on hedge funds has masked a general failure to face up to the serious underlying economic and financial problems.
Again like many of their European counterparts, Irish policy makers need to show some of the "stand up and fight" attitude of U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, and the policy innovation of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. In short, denial of the downturn needs to be broken quickly, and policy makers must move on to focus on what Ireland economy should look like 10 years, rather than 10 months, from now.
Among the specifics that need to be addressed are the shepherding of banks through phases of both deleveraging and refunding of balance sheets, and the managed deflation of the property market. The plan announced yesterday to guarantee bank debt and deposits, while still unclear in detail, suggests that policy makers now have a sense of how serious things could be. But there are questions as well, such as how the country can afford to guarantee €400 billion worth of assets when its GDP, at €190 billion, is less than half that total.
In the property sector, the government should avoid bailouts of any kind — particularly for builders, who are keen to unload some of their debt and housing stock. The exception is at the lower end of the market, where a steep, prolonged fall in house prices could sow the seeds of future social problems. Infrastructure such as public transport and schools needs to be built around new housing estates and conurbations, where developer's zeal has led planner's aptitude.
Ireland must also rediscover its competitiveness, which has deteriorated as the hubris in its property and construction sectors has helped inflate prices and expectations. In this regard, bringing down high public expectations of the kind of lifestyles, wages and economic growth people can enjoy is going to be a very difficult but critical test of political leadership.
Another Irish lesson for other countries is how the balance of power within the economy needs to be changed. At one stage, the property and construction sectors accounted for nearly 30% of Ireland's output, although the real-estate market is arguably more of a "casino" economy than a real and productive one. Ireland's economy needs to be weaned off this sector. And while remaining cognizant of the role of foreign multinationals as pistons of its economy, Ireland needs to focus on expanding the number of domestic industries that have relatively high organic growth. These include software and green-technology firms.
In this respect, one advantage for Ireland is its pragmatic and entrepreneurial business class and business-friendly investment climate. Yet Ireland needs to spend more money and intellectual energy on encouraging more innovative and research-intensive industries. At the same time, important segments of the economy such as the financial-services sector need to be pushed up the value chain to avoid the threat of competition from countries like India. Ireland should be attracting hedge-fund managers, for example, not back-office functions for hedge funds.
A final and very complicated challenge for Ireland is what to do about monetary policy — or rather, the lack of it. Giving up monetary sovereignty in 1999, when Ireland joined the euro currency zone, provided the bonus of low real interest rates in the early part of this decade. But this arrangement has recently proved a straitjacket in the context of the sharp slowing of the Irish economy and the European Central Bank's inflation vigilantism. In short, Irish policy makers need to find innovative ways of using micro/fiscal policy to produce the kind of warming/cooling effects that could come from an independent monetary policy.
Many of these challenges may seem local, but they mirror the challenges facing other small countries, from Finland to the Czech Republic, Portugal and the Gulf states. The coming of age of Ireland's economy, and its success or not in moving up to the next tier of economic development over the next 10 years, is what will really mark it out as an economic model worth following.
Mr. O'Sullivan is the author of "Ireland and the Global Question" (Cork University Press, 2006).


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Especially if it's not a Blue Shell that hits you-
Yup, I was in my first ever car accident this past Friday-I was the passenger, so technically it was Mario Kart:Double Dash if anything, anyway it was really fucking bad. Long story short I ended up having to pull my friend from the wreck and trying to keep calm while I waited for the EMT to get to our location. Over all Mario Kart is a lie , impacts like that will fuck up your whole weekend and make you feel like you've been playing the live action version of Mike Tyson's Punch Out…only that you're one getting beaten down.
Got my hands on Catherine-enjoyed it—
Yea! I picked a copy of Catherine for my 360, i've only had a chance to play it once and only for like an hour or so but from what little I played I totally dug what little I experienced of it. I guess at some point when I'm not writhing in pain, i'll sit down and go at it hard core.
Tuesday marks the start of the Revolution
Some how I got suckerd into pre-ordering Dues Ex:Human Revolution-I don't know why, It wasn't like I liked the first game-anyways I've beem getting really excited since everything I've read online about the game seems to scream "EXCELLENT GAME" so I dunno I'm looking forward to it.
This weeks winner is—-
There you have it-The one game I popped in back in 2010 and never finished but I really want to is Final Fantasy XIII Sigh
Anyways that's it for now readers! I'll see you next week!
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>When I came home from work today, my daughters were sitting on our terrace, reading and learning for school. The sun was shining and I just joined them, not talking, not disturbing, no questions.
Just sat down on the floor and became a part of their quiet relationship – taking pictures – relaxing in the sun – looking around, enjoying the moment – small things became important – the silence turned into poetry.
My daughter started to read poems to us – conversation just happened. Both daughters started to recite a long poem "Der Handschuh" of Schiller – one verse Miri colorful – one verse Prissi toffifee – me – listening – watching – enjoying – blissful
had kissed the earth in silence
so that in flower shimmers
The air went through the fields,
the corn-ears swaying gently
so starlit was the night
And my soul stretched
its wings out wide,
flew through the silent lands
as though it were flying home.


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Among the locals who'll be returning this year are blues singer Drew Nelson, who's well-known to Ottawans.
Going local
The RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest is known for booking big acts, and this year is far from an exception. We'll be seeing Kanye West, Keith Urban, and even "Weird Al" Yankovic. But since its inception, the event has consistently made huge efforts to line up as many local musicians as it can.
How local does Ottawa go? According to Kelly Symes, the festival's project co-ordinator, the radius roughly stretches as far as Brockville and Cornwall, Ont., and Wakefield, Que. That little territory produced more than 400 submissions for this year's event.
Symes said the RBC Bluesfest always draws a diverse group of people, so to help with the selection process, organizers called in venue owners, promoters, and other people involved with the music scene in the Ottawa area. Even with these troops on board, narrowing it down to around 60 local acts was no easy feat.
"Often, we look at whether they've put out a new record or if they have fresh material," Symes explained. "Are they doing music full time? Are they active in Ottawa's music community? We want to see that they're involved and engaged in the city. We always encourage bands to send music videos and a live performance video. It gives us a sense of how they sound and how they perform on stage."
Among the locals who'll be returning this year are blues singer Drew Nelson, who's well-known to Ottawans. Symes is also excited to welcome back BlakDenim — an eight-piece hip-hop band that includes a brass section, a flute, and a cello — and Bella Cat, an eclectic bluesy vocalist with a style that's truly her own.
Symes is equally looking forward to G.Grand, an MC who's been building a thrilling career. "He works with a producer called Jeepz," Symes said. "They have great lyrics, great beats, a precise delivery. I'll keep following G.Grand to see what he's up to."
Artists who are new to the fest just keep on giving on the variety front. There are The Yips, a "Ouija-rock" outfit whose fans attend their shows dressed in ghost costumes. Their sound is more garage than spook, but songs like Submariner are unquestionably eerie.
Elsewhere, Thrifty Kids are bringing their unique brand of down-tempo, indie-surf-rock to the event. Singer Sarah Cogan, whose voice is as angelic as it is mysterious, helms the relatively new band.
"One of the best parts of the RBC Bluesfest is that we aren't limiting ourselves to one genre," Symes said. "By incorporating Ouija-rock bands, hip hop, indie-rock, grunge, and folk, we mix up the flavour. We produce shows that are accessible to many different people."
Because the spectacle invites big names, Symes feels the organizers are duty-bound to give Ottawa-area musicians the opportunity to bask in some of that glow.
"Local acts is such a huge part of the festival, and we have such a thriving scene," she said. "We want to give them an opportunity to be on a big stage, and be on a bill with big artists. We do it because we enjoy it, and because it's deserved. You have to rule your own school. You have to promote your own music. It's so crucial."
Thanks to the RBC Bluesfest, local bands like Monkeyjunk and Hilotrons graduated from smaller venues to larger crowds, and Ottawa-based country musician Rory Gardiner will be opening for Keith Urban on July 16.
To that end, Symes strongly suggests some of the daytime shows. That's where many of these local artists got their start, and look at them now!
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It's a Tuesday like any other. Then, in the afternoon, there's a knock at the door. The dog starts barking and wakes our 12-week-old baby, Sam. My partner, Keiron, looks out of the upstairs window to see two women at the front door. We assume they are Jehovah's Witnesses and Keiron leans out, saying he can't come down. Then everything changes.
The women are police. They work in child protection services. Keiron, Sam and I go downstairs to find out what's going on. They tell us to sit down and ask Keiron if he knows why they are here. He says no. Then they tell us an allegation about a sex offence made by a child at the nursery where he works.
My stomach turns to concrete. I have no shadow of doubt that this is a horrible mistake. I hold Sam in disbelief, calculating all the ways this is going to mess up our lives.
They take our computer away. I'm self-employed, so even though Sam is very young I am still working. I watch my livelihood vanish through the door and ask the police: "Are there any guarantees that it will come back unharmed?" No, they say, adding that it will be a minimum of four to six weeks until it is returned – assuming that it is clean of pornographic images of children. We're told that paedophiles look at on-screen images of children before moving on to the real thing, so the computer will indicate Keiron's guilt or otherwise.
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The International Dirt Bike Show is the premier indoor off-road event on the calendar and will welcome thousands of riders and enthusiasts looking to stock up on kit and accessories across its four-day running at Warwickshire's NAEC Stoneleigh at Stoneleigh Park. All of the major manufacturers will be showcasing their latest ranges too, and it will include 2017 models for motocross, trials and enduro. All the fans' favourites remain in place including live action display, stunts, competitions, rider interviews and more, and there will be new elements to help Europe's largest event of its kind grow even bigger and better.


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General Motors continued to expand sales across China in the ongoing contest for position atop the world's largest market for new vehicles.
GM and its joint ventures reported record June deliveries in China of 273,563 units, which was up 11.2% on an annual basis. The Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands had their best June ever.
Its strong performance in June enabled GM to set a first half record for deliveries in China. Demand was up 5.3% from the first six months of 2015 to 1.81 million units.
By way of comparison, GM sold 1.44 million cars in the U.S. where sales dropped 4.4% during the first half of 2016. The company remains the largest carmaker in the U.S., but the new figures underscore the importance of the Chinese market to GM.
"Sales of the Cadillac luxury brand and Buick have remained strong throughout 2016," said GM Executive Vice President and GM China President Matt Tsien. "We have also seen very high demand for our Baojun entry-level passenger car brand and a return to growth for the Wuling brand."
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Cadillac deliveries in June jumped 34% on an annual basis to 9,552 units. Demand for the ATS-L and XTS luxury sedans and XT5 luxury crossover all surpassed 2,000 units last month.
Buick deliveries were up 10% year over year to 86,054 units in June. Demand for the Excelle GT sedan remained strong, exceeding 26,000 units. Demand for the brand's best-selling SUV, the Envision, increased 27% to more than 14,000 units.
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Baojun deliveries more than doubled to 43,249 units in June from a year earlier. Deliveries of both of its best-selling models, the Baojun 730 MPV and Baojun 560 SUV, exceeded 20,000 units.
Wuling deliveries rose 8.1% to 99,017 units from the previous June. The Hong Guang MPV family remains popular, with demand surpassing 30,000 units last month while demand for the Rong Guang V minivan was up 20%.
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Chevrolet deliveries were down 25% year over year in June to 35,648 units. The Malibu XL, Chevrolet's new flagship sedan launched in February, increased its momentum as it posted a 46% month-over-month increase.
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What if you are allowed ONE and ONLY AR? no replacement upper assemblies. Just one rifle you will use for:
1. Recreational and defensive shooting.
2. CQB and shots up to 300++yards
3. SHTF rifle.
4. Hiking in the mountains/survival rifle.
5. In case of a loss in civilization, your main weapon
In detail, including brand that you will use. What set-up will you use? what optics, buttstock, barrel type and length?, trigger and other gizmos will you mount. This may be a nightmare for some, but i hope you will try your best to make it as realistic as possible.
Std. A2 setup, stock, iron sights, 16" Dissipator with Phantom FH.
20" Govt profile, A2 sights, Magpul stock. So what if it looks goofy? It does the job.
I'm leaning towards a 20" gov't. profile A4 Bushmaster for this one. You've got the range and terminal capabilities of the longer bbl. and the ability to mount some sort of optic if you so choose. I'm thinking about modifying my Bushmaster M4-type carbine to be a 20" gov't. model currently for these very reasons.
Don't get me wrong, carbines are great, and in an ideal world, I'd get both an M4gery and an A4gery, but on super-tight college student resources, I can only reasonably afford one or the other. If I get attacked in my home, I've got my pistol for any of the close encounters of the violent kind, and frankly, it's a lot easier to get to my Springfield pistol than it is to get at my Bushie, so the odds of my using the rifle indoors for personal protection are slim at best. Realistically, I'm probably going to benefit more from the full-sized rifle.
'At's just me, though. Others' perceived needs and/or wants will most likely differ.
I am a "AR-Newbie" I admit, but I have my own opinion on what I would consider a good all around rifle. I am really happy with my Bushmaster so I will start off with that as my brand choice. I would get a flat-top so I could mount a good hunting scope once in awhile to hunt for FOOD while still having easy access to my iron sites which will be mounted 90% of the time.
"16 barrel. 1:7 - 1:9 rifle twist topped off with a Phantom flash hider. The barrel length is a happy medium, long enough for most jobs, and not so long as to get in the way in tight spaces.
Iron sights. Never needs batteries, and always reliable. Sure, there are sights out there that run off of fiber optics etc., but that's just one more thing to go wrong. The only addition I would use is tritium sights.
A Leopold Scope for hunting with weaver mounts.
A 2 stage trigger is nice, but not nessesary.
A simple sling for carrying.
M4 type fore grip. Comfortable, and better cooling than a regular fore-end.
Magpuls on your clips.
Charging handle extension.
Adjustable stock. This will help with carrying, storing, or use in tight places.
A couple of bore snakes for cleaning, and some good solvent & protectant.
At least 10 magazines.
A feild repair kit...or 3...or 5.
some accuwedges.
Some rubber balloons. Cheaper than rubbers with a tighter fit over the barrel.
Flashlights? Nope. Not mounted to my rifle. While great for home defense, it is like a BIG bullseye if anyone were shooting at you.
Hope this helped.
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You are the asshole in charge of your own destiny. Make it count numb nuts.
Well my SHTF AR is a pretty well decked out M4gery but looking at some of the criteria you listed, we are "preparing" for completely different scenarios. For the criteria you listed, I think this would be a very handy and practical gun...
16" barrel length - A good compromise between velocity and shorter length for CQB situation
Chrome Lined barrel - a must have IMO for SHTF\end of the world type scenarios
Mid Length gas system - Longer sight radius for open sight use and also a little more reliable than the standard carbine gas system
A2 Upper - Sure flat tops give you more options but in the scenario you laid out, a K.I.S.S. rifle is the way to go
A1 length stock - A little shorter and more maneuverable than an A2 stock but more reliable\worrisome than any retractable stock.
A2, 20" A2 fixed sights, fixed stock.
"Our Country won't go on forever, if we stay as soft as we are now. There won't be any America - because some foriegn soldiery will invade us and take our women and breed a hardier race." LtGen. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller USMC
That's a very handsome rifle you've got there, man. My compliments.
Bushmaster lower, A4 (flat top upper), 14.5" barrel with 1-7" twist, VLTOR buttstock, Tango Down vertical grip, Aimpoint M2 in ARMS 22M68 mount, LMT backup rear sight, LaRue free float fore end, and a Surefire M96.
- With 75gr BH ammunition I have a ballistically effective rifle out to around 110 - 120 yards.
- My LMT rear sight gives me solid backup iron sights.
- The Aimpoint M2 will make me faster and/or more accurate at 100 yards or less.
- LaRue fore end allows me to mount a fore grip, flash light, and sling without changing my point of impact. It will also allow the barrel to cool faster.
- 14.5" barrel allows for a very compact weapon and the mounting of a bayonet.
- Surefire M96 allows me or operate more effectively in an urban setting. Room clearing and home defense virtually mandate a flashlight. Know when and when not to use a flash light. Flashing a white light in an open field when there is potentially an enemy around is not a wise ideal. But try clearing a house with a hand held light and a rifle, it is virtually impossible. I also have a blue filter to allow the use of my light while preserving my night vision.
- Tango Down's vertical grip allows me to mount my Surefire pressure pad, and holds a spare bolt assembly.
- VLTOR's buttstock holds two batteries for the Aimpoint M2, and 6 batteries for the Surefire.
I have this set up and it works well for me. YMMV.
~The Azalin
A3, 20 inch heavy barrel, stainless 1/8 twist, match trigger, match sights, bayo lug, flash hider, acog, anpvs14 for mounting behind the acog, knights ff rail, and all of the 77 grain ammo i can have
i want to do battle as far out from my enemy as possible
first choice would be my bolt gun and a sig 220
I would go with one of the new Shorty m4 types with A3 detachable carry handle. Carbines are plenty accurate for hunting, and plinking applications and the removable carry handle gives one more flexibility
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Blue filter increases percieved contrast, does not preserve night vision. Red filter will preserve night vision. Green filter is best compromise, as it will preserve some night vision, increase contrast, and also have furthest penetration distance wise. sorry to hijack, but very important differences.
my personal shtf etc. = 16" 1:9 BM flattop eotech 552 BUIS tangodown and lots of spare parts
Aw shit, not another of these "what if you are allowed only X number of guns" threads. The best answer is why in the hell would I allow myself to be so restricted, and did I fight enough to keep such stupid restrictions off the law books?
Thank you
16" Armalite AR10 with an ACOG....Magpul or Vltor stock....KAC 2-stage trigger....
The world's a cold place; better pack your own heat.
I only have one AR.
14.5" LMT M4 upper w/ vortex
Vltor CAR stock
TD battlegrip and vertical grip
Surefire M962 (don't have that yet)
Just about perfect IMO.
Only thing better would be an MRP
I'll take a boomstick for indoor combat. No handgun or carbine load packs punch like 12 gauge double ought buck up close.
I've posted it before, but simply put
17" barrel
midlength gas system
Gemtech Bilock
Magpul stock
flattop upper
folding BUIS front & rear
It's better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you're not
20" gov prof barrel with removable carryhandle and A1 stock
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Well what idiot wants to make shots at 300++ yards with a freaking 5.56 in an E&E situation??!?!? Its pointless to shoot that far in a SHTF scenario. Just run away if someone is beyond about 200 yards. If you want to engage beyond 200 yrds use a better caliber.
Id bring a 10.5" so I can conceal it better or 14.5" for long range. Proabably 14.5 for this situatiuon. All LMT, full auto KAC trigger group, KAC suppressor and flash hider, Magpul stock, TA31 scope in LaRue mount, Troy BUIS, KAC URX II carbine foreend, Magpul MAID grip, PVS14-D, PEQ2, PVS17, LMT M203 and KAC rail mounted M203 sight... thats about it.
I have only 1 AR15 and it wasn't intended for CQB/SHTF style events. It wasn't intended for match/competition-only shooting either. It's too long for short people (the rifle measures about 48" or 4')
I will only have one AR, so I already picked my one.
RRA upper and lower.
A3 config with 16" SS barrel and Vortex. (1 in 8 twist)
Ergo grip with Cav Arms A1 stock.
Leupold 1.5-5x20 and EOtech ( not together)
Still looking at free-float setups. Haven't decided yet.
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RRA Entry Tactical with a 16" crome lined barrel and a phantom fh
WOA trigger
GG&G FF rail system
CQD vert grip
MOUT sling
EOTech 552
Surefire 120 L weapon mounted light (QD) w/ shock isolated bezel
Lots of 30 round mags
Lots more LC ammo
Spare batteries for SF and EOTech
Why? because that is the gear I own right now.
"You exist to serve the mission. No one owes you anything." The Warrant's Manifesto
Colt M16A2 lower receiver;
KAC two-stage full auto trigger;
Magpul MIAD grip;
Magpul M93A MSS;
Magpul single point sling mount;
LMT rifle length MRP upper receiver assembly with 18" stainless steel and 16" chrome lined 1/7 barrels;
TA-31F ACOG in LaRue ACOG mount;
Troy Industries front and rear BUIS;
Attilla IR laser;
LMT 40mm rail mounted grenade launcher;
Dieter/CQD rail mounted sling loop;
Dieter/CQD sling;
Insight Technologies head mounted M.U.M.;
A buttload of MK 262 MOD 1.
I forgot the OPS Inc. 12th model suppressor and requisite mounting kit for both barrels.
"Common sense is not so common."- Voltaire
20" A1 profile and sights. Standard handgaurds just brown and Magpul 93A brown.
20 inch AR10A4, m93, ACOG,
7.62 holes make invisible soles
Well, as a civilian I don't expect to need a CQB rifle (#2), and living in a fairly safe neighborhood, I don't really expect to do any "defensive shooting" (#1). In the event of shit hitting a fan, a mop will probably do better to clean the shit off the floor than a rifle will (though I would just replace the fan in question) (#3). As for the potential Canadian invasion (#5), well, we're probably all screwed there anyways.
So, I would go with a generic Bushmaster, 20" 1:9, A2 upper, full stock. Works great at the range, and will fill any of the other needs if they ever come up.
I'm building it right now.
Colt m16a1 upper, 1/12 twist, nightsights, mini-acog, colt LR conversion.
Cavarms lower, trigger of your choice.
Should shoot 55gr and 22lr equally well, extremely versatile and cheap.
Just so you know, that .22 LR will be bouncing its way down the barrel.
"Common sense is not so common."- Voltaire
I have 10 ARs and the A1 unit is the only one I shoot.
I'll give ya a hundred bucks for the other 9.
"Common sense is not so common."- Voltaire
A Grendel in SPR configuration. At some point I figure I'd get hungry and it would be nice to be able to harvest something to eat. If you had to ward off zombies, it'd be nice to start picking them off at distance instead of waiting for a CQB situation to develop. Along with this, I'd stockpile bunches of ammo.
Either that or I'd go with my Patrolman's Carbine, w/EoTech, and also a .22LR upper and live off squirrels for the rest of my life.
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Basically identical to that one, but in 5.56: 17" or 18", rifle length gas, BUIS, TA11, Magpul.
Want to shoot 3Gun in Colorado? Email me and I'll help get you started.
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Great minds think (almost) alike.
It's better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you're not
I went back and read your spec.
The only reason I'm spec'ing a 17-18" barrel instead of one shorter is to get the rifle-length gas system, which I think smoothes out operation. If I were to go mid, I'd go 16"-- basically a RECCE.
Want to shoot 3Gun in Colorado? Email me and I'll help get you started.
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cogito ergo armor
Currently working on that exact rifle:
Based on the KISS principle
16" Bushmaster Superlight barrel w/ Phantom
BM C7/A1 upper with Trijicon NS (to give me the A2 apperture)
Currently it's on a Cav-Arms lower but will shortly be on an
Ameetec lower with a Cav-Arms A-1 stock and RRA 2 stage trigger.
It's SWEET and exactly what the AR should be in my mind.had
A simple 20" A2 with a compact acog on the carry handle.
A good question.
#1. Keep it simple.
#2. Keep it versitile.
#3. Keep it clean.
Bushmaster M4/A3
Trijicon Ta50-2 3X Compact ACOG mounted on the carry handle (this allows for the use of iron sights if need be)
1.25" three position sling for comfort while being carried for long periods of time
At least 10 mags
Plenty of ammo
But that's just me.


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Tuning Workshop
Tue October 7th - Thu, October 9th, 2014
IT Center
RWTH Aachen University
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Course Materials
Recent materials of the course can be found here >>>
The upcoming Intel Haswell microarchitecture brings new performance Tuning aspects for HPC programmers: a vector width of 256 bit combined with the ability to execute two FMA instructions at a time, and hardware support for transactional memory may be employed to speedup appropriate code parts considerably. In our recent tutorial(s), i.e. the PPCES 2014 event, we discussed MPI and OpenMP parallelization in detail and already some of the optimization techniques suitable for the new Haswell and the Xeon Phi architectures. In this workshop, we will take a very detailed look at these and then invite code projects to work together with experts.
We are proud to announce Christopher Dahnken and Michael Klemm, as experts from Intel to be available for the whole workshop. They will be complemented with experts from the HPC Team of the IT Center at RWTH Aachen University. This workshop is aimed for you to be an opportunity to ask the experts for advise and help on tuning your application.
Intel is going to provide an 8-node demo cluster ( 2 Intel Xeon E5-2699 V3 processors each with 2.3 GHz, 18 cores => 72 threads per node) for this tuning workshop on site in Aachen, so that we can get hands on the latest Intel processor Technology.
As we plan to accommodate several representatives from the user community, we will have to time slice between the participants. Where needed, we will give advice and then ask you to try it, while we work with other attendees. Performance tuning is still a matter of some experimentation, but we can give you advice on a best effort basis. Hopefully this will lead to a noticeable performance improvement, but guarantees cannot be given.
Prerequisites and your Preparation
It is assumed that you have a good working knowledge with MPI/OpenMP and bring in your own code. To maximize the efficiency of the workshop, we would like to ask you to prepare a test case that reflects a typical production run, but does not take too long to execute - in the ideal case, a run should not take more than 5 to 10 minutes to finish. For every accepted project, a contact person from the IT Center will be assigned to help in porting the code to the RWTH Compute Cluster. By the start of the workshop the code should be ready to be analyzed.
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The workshop will start on October 7th at 11:00h and ends on October 9th at 17:30h.
Please find detailed agenda here >>>.
The workshop will contain a social event in the form of a dinner.
Social event
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There is no open registration. Participation is after personal consultation only.
Attendance of the course and the dinner is free of charge and supported by our sponsors.
Course Material
- 2014-aiXcelerate-01_Intel_Architecture-Haswell+Xeon_Phi.pdf
- 2014-aiXcelerate-02_Vectorization_with_OpenMP.pdf
- 2014-aiXcelerate-03_Performance_Tuning.pdf
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- Nehalem Tuning Workshop 2009
- HPC Tuning Workshop 2010
- aiXcelerate - HPC Tuning Workshop 2011
- aiXcelerate - HPC Tuning Workshop 2012
- aiXcelerate - HPC Tuning Workshop 2013
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Chinese Shar-Pei
Originating in China, the Shar-Pei was originally a farm, guard, and possibly even dog-fighting breed. Overtime, though, Shar-Pei became less popular in China, sadly. And they required reviving. And then, that started to happen, and people who wanted to save the Shar-Pei went to work, and the breed's popularity grew again. But even today, this is a pretty rare breed. So if you see one, you are actually very lucky.
If you had seen a Shar-Pei, you definitely would've probably been surprised by the breed's looks. The most well-known trait of the Shar-Pei would have to be the coat, which is very soft and fluffy. You see, the words "Shar-Pei," mean "Sand Skin." And that is right. Not only is the coat fluffy, but wrinkly. VERY wrinkly. The wrinkles help to keep the Chinese Shar-Pei's internal organs safe when they would possibly dog fight. So if there's a dog fight with the Shar-Pei, not much damage would probably be easily inflicted to the Shar-Pei! Another trait the Shar-Pei is well-known for is his reputation. Shar-Pei may be irresistible by looks, but these are very territorial breeds, so they make great guarders. Remember because of this, you should tread with caution when first meeting a Shar-Pei. That brings us to the considerations for the Shar-Pei.
This typically independent breed can be stubborn, and therefore require experienced dog owners. The breed just needs a lot of work. Vet bills with the Shar-Pei can be high with the Shar-Pei. The structure of the breed means they have many health issues. But grooming is another concern. The wrinkles must be cleaned thoroughly, and you could bathe them regularly to help. But actually, you don't need to do much besides that. The breed fairs best with adults, but children below the age of 8 should be out of the question. So this is a one-man dog. But if you are the right fit for a Shar-Pei, you may never regret the adoption of a Shar-Pei. Shar-Pei RULE!!!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
In fact, the name of the home town for this sausage is as long as its body! It's called "Pembrokeshire," and that is how the breed's history started. The Pembroke Welsh Corgi would herd cattle and sheep, nipping at their ankles to guide them to the right animal pen.
And for a placid-looking small dog, you'd never think that THIS pooch can do such an amazing job. But guess again! The Pembroke Welsh Corgi is so good, that like the Sheltie and Old English Sheepdog, they have a habit of sometimes herding different objects. It can be funny with clothes and dog toys, but then, Pembroke Welsh Corgis start to herd children and toddlers, so you must train them out this habit. Some reasons these dogs are always judged and make people think they can't herd at all, are the short legs, giving the Welsh Corgi a sort of awkward gait at first, but it keeps their muzzles closer to the ankles of cattle, so it can nip them, part of the process of herding cattle. Pembroke Welsh Corgis also have a lack of a tail, some have no tails at all. Breeders decided they weren't a good idea because cows or sheep may accidentally step on the tail, if it was longer, by mistake, maybe leading to some damage. One last characteristic is the pair of ears on the Corgi. They are bat-like, and partially tilted and they stay alert so the Pembroke Welsh Corgi can warn the farmer in case a coyote tries to eat some livestock.
Cardigan Welsh Corgis, different Corgi breeds, are a little different from Pembrokes. They have different eyes, longer tails, and taller heights. Plus, the Cardigan Welsh Corgi isn't as popular as the Pembroke Welsh Corgi.
But Cardigan or Pembroke, both are still cool dogs. Pembrokes, however, are the main subject, so let's go back onto them. They are healthy herders, living maybe up to 15 years! But they require daily exercise, and are happiest at the farm. However, they actually don't care where they do live. But like I said: Wherever you keep them, give them daily exercise, for these dogs are not placid! Grooming requirements are little, unlike the exercise requirements. So on the bright side, grooming bills are low. Now, if you leave them with older children or adults, Pembroke Welsh Corgis are fine, but you shouldn't have toddlers in your household. They may be herded, and that is too much for a toddler. But too much affection, however, is never a such thing, and you'll find it out if you get a Pembroke Welsh Corgi. They are the best!
Friday, October 23, 2009
These dogs originated in Germany as multi-purpose working dogs, where they would pull carts, and herd a LOT! But now these dogs may have other important things to do, like guarding.
These dogs are commonly guarders, and when people first see them, they may be afraid of Rotties. But those people just probably don't know the Rottweiler. They can be gentle giants if trained properly! Some owners may tell you: "There's nothing like the Rottweiler!" And they're onto something. These dogs are various in many ways. Some people neglect Rottweilers because of their cruel reputations, but then, it only turns out that person who's neglecting the dog is the real cruel one. Even if the dog can be mean, it's usually at a good time. Like when an intruder breaks in or if they see a bone just waiting to be chewed on! And anyways, you can't say you hate someone just by looking at them. One time, I looked at a Rottweiler walking with his owner, and I was scared, thinking it was gonna hurt me, but it jumped on me, and started to wag his tail. He was really loyal, actually. Anyways, this is what I mean when I say Rottweilers aren't always mean, vicious pooches. They even protect people. They do make good guard dogs, however, at necessary times.
They have the strongest jaws and massive skulls to produce throbbing bites. And a bite like that is a good weapon against bandits. Also, their large sizes give Rottweilers more power to take down an intruder, and pin him down, and wait at the right time to release the intruder, like if they hear police coming. But it isn't something police dogs are involved in, because Rottweilers usually aren't the right type of police dogs. Leave the caper-solving to the German Shepherd!
Speaking of that you could probably use a guard dog now. If so, consider the following, first. Like health bills. These pooches can be susceptible to skeletal issues, and too many girths can cause this. And grooming bills, on the other hand, would be low, but you may need fur removing tools, just in case your Rottweiler encounters shedding season! If you train a Rottweiler properly at YOUNG AGE and socialize them with children at PUPPY HOOD, then it shouldn't hurt to put Rottweilers and children in the same families. But if your Rottweiler is a loaded gun, then children would be a huge catastrophe with the breed, so experienced owners are advised. But even if they seem aggressive at first, remember, these dogs could be the love-pooch of tomorrow! Because these dogs are everything but against loyalty, and you'll form a huge bond with a Rottweiler if you don't judge him by his reputation! " :-)"
Remember to visit www.best-of-lucy.blogspot.com and www.best-of-lucy-2.blogspot.com, too, for more doggie-fun!
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
Chinese Crested
The Chinese Crested is a regal sort of breed. If you think that a dog being hairless doesn't qualify, guess again! They can be sort of graceful. Just look at the picture of this Chinese Crested. And not all of them lack hair. There are two varieties, you see. There's hairless and powder puff.
Hairless ones have virtually, like the Xoloitzincini, Peruvian Inca Orchid, and a regular dog that's been shaved, hairless! But powder puffs were created when the breed's lack of hair was found out to not be controversial in the breed. The puppies during the breed history being bred sometimes were born with hair. That's how the Powder puffs were born. Powder puffs have double-layered, straightened coats. They are absolutely amazing and graceful-looking when they walk. Sometimes, you can't even tell a powder puff Chinese Crested is actually a real Chinese Crested. This is because when people think of Cresteds, they think of hairless dogs.
Hairless Chinese Cresteds are the way the breed got its name. Cresteds are named for the wad of fur that grow on their heads, and to the public, those tufts of fur sort of looked like crests! So, the breed was dubbed the "Chinese Crested."
Chinese Cresteds may not have originated in China, but China may have been the place the breed was upgraded and bred better at. We're not sure, however, about the breed's real history. But even today, these dogs are still the same- All calabunga and cravable!
They need sunscreen in hot climates, but they need winter gear for harsher, frigid weather, so the breed isn't the most durable. Hairless Cresteds are susceptible to Skin problems, dehydrating, knee cap issues, and heart problems. And with mature families, these dogs are great, but if toddlers are part of the situation, that isn't gonna work out. Children may mistreat the Chinese Crested. It's a very fragile creature, and can be sensitive when timid, which they can be around rambunctious children. But if you can suit the dogs needs, then they may be the best friend you've ever had! And maybe even literally!


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Mazza's going as of December 17. Retiring. Andrew Miller next in line for Chief? That would be good.
Way back in 2007, the Citygate Study concluded the city of Carmel would stand to most benefit from consolidation with PG and Monterey. So our city administrator and mayor formally pull out of talks with both cities in January 2008 without informing Carmelites. We find out 2-3 months later. Since then many have called for proposals from CalFire, and others and public hearings on the issue to get public input. Now we have 2 months before the end of the last of the seemingly endless interim agreements and the Carmel firefighters do not even know when the council will take up the issue.
Needless to say, a competent city administrator and mayor would have educated the public on all the options long ago and scheduled agenda items on many council agendas for public input and made a decision. It is in our interest to make a decision and not remain on the sidelines so we can contribute to the ongoing tweaking of a regional agreement, for example.
Monterey Fire Chief Sam Mazza is very approchable and returns calls in a timely manner. Whereas, Public Safety Director George Rawson dones not respond to queries and is nothing but a yes man for Sue McCloud. Mazza inspires confidence, whereas Rawson does not. And having Monterey in the lead inspires much needed confidence especially since the Carmel cannot even competently handle the management issue involving Rich Guillen.
It's not so much that McCloud and Guillen are incompetent, which they are. It's that McCloud is determined to run the city with the least amount of transparency she can get away with. It would never occur to her to let residents or business people know what's going on. To do that might get in the way of her micromanaging.
The Citygate study was written for a pre-determined outcome and the numbers used in the report were hypothetical, having been changed from a draft report prior to release. The costs did not pan out and thus were changed for public release.
Thank you for the link to the Seaside Firefighters website. In checking out their home page (and not just the questions and answers section) I was able to read about why Seaside's firefighters are concerned about a JPA merger and why they formally came out against it.
Carmel's council likes the administrative arrangements they have with Monterey. Look for them to continue this arrangement. If Monterey is unwilling to continue the arrangement, Cal Fire would be able to provide administrative services as well. Not likely that Monterey would let that happen though.
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