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Thank you for considering one of our Corner to Corner (C2C) crochet graphs and instructions. All of our graph patterns are delivered in a pdf format that includes a full size graph, a graph scaled down to print on one page, a color coded row by row word chart, a black and white word chart and basic instructions for the C2C. So whether you prefer to work from a graph or hate the counting and like it written out, this pattern has both. If you prefer working from the graph only, you can also order just the graph.
Pattern also has a page that gives additional measurements and yarn requirements for Sport or Baby #2 yarn using either hook F, G or H - Light Worsted Weight Yarn #3 using either hook F, G or H - Medium Worsted Weight Yarn #4 using either hook G, H or I so you can find the right size for you.
If you need assistance with understanding part of the pattern, please feel free to contact us, we are happy to help!
You may keep, give away or sell any items you make from our patterns but we do ask that you don't share any of our paid patterns.
Thank you and Happy Crocheting!
This package includes c2c graphs and row by row written word charts for 5 different patterns. They are in 5 separate pdf's which will be available for immediate download once payment is completed.
Your files will be available to download once payment is confirmed.
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Patterns are usually available pretty quickly via direct download. If you can't find please send me a convo or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll send it right over to you.
I get asked this a LOT! I'm sorry, but this is my full time job. I really don't have time to "train the competition" so to speak. All I can say is GOOGLE! There are a lot of resources out there.
Another question I get asked a lot. I'm sorry but I'm unable to do this. As stated the word charts take 3-6 hours to complete. I would be unable to sell a word chart for someone else's graph in my shop so if I charged an hourly rate it would make the pattern too expensive.
There are a couple of ways to vary the size of afghans using C2C. There is standard C2C which uses dc, mini C2C which uses hdc and micro C2C which uses sc. You can also vary your hook size and your yarn weight. If none of these work for you, you can submit a request at https://thecrochetcouch.com/requests - Please submit the request BEFORE you purchase as there is no guarantees that your size request can be done.
While all graphs "can" be done in sc or c2c or even tss......size is a big consideration. My gauge for C2C is 8" for 10 rows.....gauge for mini C2C is 6" for 10 rows....gauge for sc and tss is 3" per row.
So a graph that is made for C2C "can" be done in sc but it will be less than half the size stated. You are welcome to submit a request for a c2c to be converted to sc but please realize you will lose a lot of the detail. Please email me at email@example.com with request and we'll see what we can do.
Although we appreciate that you like our graph/pattern format we absolutely can not do this. No, not even if you pay us :(
We can not work on another designer's graph and then sell it to you. First....you would have to share the pattern with us and that is not permitted by most designers. Second....we couldn't sell that pattern in our shop because it's not ours so it wouldn't be financially viable for us to work on it.
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This tutorial provides a step-by-step walk-through of the features in the Eclipse Workbench. You will learn how to use these features by creating a project, then creating, running, and debugging a simple program.
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Bobby Flay is a Burger Bash bridesmaid no more.
After years of playing second griddle to Iron Chef Michael Symon, the Food Network star finally netted a victory in the South Beach Wine and Food Festival's build-a-better-burger competition.
Flay has sought the top spot at the Burger Bash for nearly seven years, but always fell short.
For the past three years, Symon bested him — and the 20-something other top chefs who compete each year — with over-the-top, multimeat creations.
But this year, Flay cooked up a crisped beef patty topped with queso sauce, potato chips and green chili pickle.
"It's about time," Flay said after Thursday evening's event. "The green chilies were my secret weapon. I pulled out all the stops for this one. Michael Symon is a tough guy to beat."
The Burger Bash is a fixture of the festival and is hosted by Rachael Ray. Dozens of chefs from around the country gather in a massive tent on the beach, cooking up their best burger creations for thousands of attendees.
"Michael Symon is my best friend. If I had lost again it was going to be a long summer," Flay said.
Previous winners include Symon (2012, 2011, 2010), Spike Mendelsohn of Good Stuff Eatery in Washington (2009), Michael Schlow of Radius in Boston (2008) and Shake Shack of New York (2007).
J.M. Hirsch is the food editor for The Associated Press. He tweets at http://twitter.com/JM_Hirsch


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Secondhand Smoke
Secondhand Smoke
Access to quality healthcare for children is forwarded by the availability of good healthcare information. With this year's release of a new surgeon general's report on
secondhand smoke, the following information should beshared with patients.
New Warning on Secondhand Smoke
The Surgeon General released new evidence this year-July 2006-supporting the fact that secondhand smoke, smoke from a burning cigarette and the smoke exhaled by the smoker, represents a dangerous health hazard.
The new report states that there is no risk-free level of secondhand smoke exposure. Although secondhand smoke is dangerous to everyone, fetuses, infants, and children are at most risk. Even brief exposures can be harmful to children. This is because secondhand smoke can damage developing organs, such as the lungs and brain.
Infants and Children Effects and Exposure
Babies of mothers who smoked and those exposed to smoke are more likely to die from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) than babies who are not exposed to smoke.
Babies of mothers who smoked and those exposed to smoke after birth have weaker lungs and thereby increased risk of more health problems.
Children with asthma exposed to secondhand smoke experience more frequent and severe attacks.
Children exposed to secondhand smoke are at increased risk for ear infections and are more likely to need an operation to insert ear tubes for drainage.
Youth and Teens Effects and Exposure
Secondhand smoke exposure causes respiratory symptoms, including cough, phlegm, wheeze, and breathlessness, among school-aged children.
On average, children are exposed to more secondhand smoke than nonsmoking adults.
More than 4,000 different chemicals have been identified in secondhand smoke and at least 43 of these chemicals cause cancer.
On average, children are exposed to more secondhand smoke than nonsmoking adults.
Approximately 26 percent of adults in the United States currently smoke cigarettes, and 50 to 67 percent of children less than five years of age live in homes with at least one adult smoker.
28 percent of high schoolers are exposed to secondhand smoke in their own homes.
A recent study found that 34 percent of teens begin smoking as a result of tobacco company promotional activities.
Among middle school students who were current smokers, 71 percent reported never being asked to show proof of age when buying cigarettes in a store, and 66 percent were not refused purchase because of their age.
Checklist for Protection Against Secondhand Smoke:
Young children
Remember that you are a powerful role model. If you don't smoke, your children are less likely to smoke.
Make your home and car smoke-free spaces. Put up no-smoking stickers and signs in your home.
Make sure you and your kids aren't exposed to second-hand smoke at daycare, school, or friends' homes.
Support businesses and activities that are smoke-free. Let other businesses owners know that you can't support their businesses until they become 100 percent smoke-free too.
If you can't find a smoke-free restaurant and must go to one that allows some smoking, ask to sit in the nonsmoking section.
If your asthma or COPD is triggered by smoke, don't risk it-stay away from any place that allows smoking.
Support laws that restrict smoking.
Youth and Teens
Talk to your children about smoking; they'll be less likely to smoke than if you ignore the problem.
Support tobacco education in the schools and ban all smoking on school grounds, on school buses, and at school-sponsored events for students, school personnel, and visitors.
Ask that schools enforce the policy and consistently administer penalties for violations and that this is communicated in written and oral form to students, staff, and visitors.
Vote for public smoking restrictions as an important component of the social environment that supports healthy behavior, reducing the number of opportunities to smoke, and making smoking less socially acceptable.
Support tax increases on tobacco products so young people cannot afford them.
If your friends smoke, ask them in a caring way to quit or at least not to smoke around you.
Peers, siblings, and friends are powerful influences on you and others. Understand that the most common situation for first trying a cigarette is with a friend who already smokes.
Work together to uphold restrictions on tobacco advertising
and promotions.
Sources and Resources
The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: Children are Hurt by Secondhand Smoke. A Report of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2006; Available at: www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke/factsheets/factsheet2.html.
CDC. Tobacco Use, Access & Exposure to Tobacco Among Middle & High School Students, US 2004 MMWR. Vol. 54(12) April 2005.
American Legacy Foundation. 2004 National Youth Tobacco Survey. 2005
CDC. Cigarette Use Among High School Students - United States, 1991-2003. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2004; 53(23): 499-502.
King C, Siegel M. The Master Settlement Agreement with the Tobacco Industry and Cigarette Advertising in Magazines. New England Journal of Medicine 2001; 345: 504-511.


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Thursday, March 22, 2012
why I choose to own/carry a gun
My dad is not a hunter so growing up we didn't have guns in the house. And you hear about accidental deaths involving guns from time to time, so I swore I would never have guns in my house either. And then I met him... a small town boy who LOVES guns! He has a gun safe the size of a panic room, I swear! (Which is a good thing... our guns will be locked up tight when we have toddlers running around our home.) Eric has taught me so much about guns. How to use them, how to take care of them, gun safety, etc. The more I learn the more comfortable I feel with them (and trust me, I still have so much more to learn). Please note: there's a difference in being comfortable with handling a gun, and being stupid while handling the gun.
A few people teased me when they heard we have a gun and I actually shoot it. I got the "don't accidentally shoot your husband" line, or "Courtney Brinkerhoff?? With a gun?" ha ha. I admit it... I am the ultimate girly girl and if you knew me before I met my hubs? You'd never guess I'd even touch a gun, let alone own one. But one of the first things you learn with a gun is that you only put your finger on the trigger when you're ready to shoot. There is a little "memory" patch etched in the gun above the trigger that you keep your finger on until you move it to the trigger. Safety people. You NEVER put your finger on the trigger except when you're ready to shoot the target. And for those of you who have a shot a gun, you know how powerful they are. Our gun has quite the punch to it and for me? It's a very violent feeling to shoot the gun. I've never felt that way with a .22 (or smaller guns) because there's nothing to it really. But there will be no accident's when I pull this trigger.
When we first moved here, I heard a door slam and I immediately went into a panic. I didn't realize that the slam wasn't loud enough to be coming from inside my house because I didn't know the new sounds of our home. My heart rate shot up and I just kind froze in a panic. Then I remembered our gun... what a relief to know that I could protect myself if someone did break in. It would definitely do me some good to take a few self defense classes, but honestly... If a man is trying to over take me he is probably going to succeed. I just don't have the strength to beat anyone bigger/heavier than me. If I have a gun in my hands I'm going to look more threatening and people probably won't want to mess with me, right? Right. I hope and pray that I never have to use a gun on anything living... but I would much rather be caught prepared than unprepared. I value my life and my body! I don't want some evil stranger to have control of me because I can't defend myself. So from here on out... I be packin' heat. ;)
67 comments:
- Carlie said...
I think it is awesome you are learning how to use a gun. Seth keeps bugging me that we need to take similar classes when I see a groupon for it (especially since we live in a city). I'll have to check it out, though I am super nervous!
- March 22, 2012 at 4:23 PM
- Eryka said...
You are super bad-a! haha. :)
danielanderyka.blogspot.com - March 22, 2012 at 4:24 PM
- jes @ twosmuppies said...
i love that you used "po-dunk town" haha go on with your bad self, courtney brinkerhoff!
xx jes - March 22, 2012 at 4:26 PM
- tifsong said...
good for you court!
- March 22, 2012 at 4:40 PM
- THE COOKS said...
I'm so jealous!! I've been wanting to get a hand gun for a while. We just keep putting it off, for no good reason! :))
- March 22, 2012 at 4:44 PM
- Meggan said...
I am with you! We own several guns and when Kris is out of town it makes me feel so much safer! Love the pictures!
- March 22, 2012 at 4:52 PM
- tiff@thecoffeehouse said...
ummm, if i could look that cool holding a gun, i would buy one tomorrow.
- March 22, 2012 at 5:10 PM
My husband has several guns. He is always trying to get me to go shooting with him so I can learn how to use it if I would ever need to. Guns honestly scare me beyond belief. I don't even like moving one (when our nephew comes over) with the safety on and nothing in the chamber. I know I will never get over that fear unless I know how to use one. They are scary to me!!
- March 22, 2012 at 5:16 PM
- stephanie said...
my hubs has been nagging at me to get my CHL for nearly 2 years. I just haven't found the time. I intend to finally do it before 2013 rolls around though :)
- March 22, 2012 at 5:33 PM
- Sierra @ Sierra's View said...
Thank you for your comment on my blog!
I am lOVING this post. Hard A! Hahaha.
I am now an official follower of your blog :)
Let me know if you follow back!
Oh, Just Living the Dream - March 22, 2012 at 5:42 PM
- Alycia Grayce (Crowley Party) said...
Don't you find that a bit big for your purse though? or do you not carry it in your purse? Where does Eric carry his?
- March 22, 2012 at 5:48 PM
- Anna said...
You go girl!!!
And good for the two of you being smart, too many ignorant rednecks keep their guns within reach of kids and that's why people who keep guns get a bad name!
I live with a cop so I can't imagine not having weapons in our house or how unsafe I'd feel if we couldn't reach for them should our lives be in danger. - March 22, 2012 at 5:49 PM
- Ashlee @ ashleenikol.com said...
I don't blame you one bit! I'm hoping to take a concealed deadly weapons class in the near future too. My boyfriend is on night shift right now and I'm such a chicken when it comes to staying by myself. Each night I have a shot gun laying in my living room floor, then it moves to the bedroom with me. Lol! I've even considered putting a sign on the door that says "Armed & not afraid to FIRE!" I must say, I do live at the end of a dead end road w/ woods all around me. Kinda scary sometimes. Love your gun! Our pistol is currently at a friends house so that's why I'm stuck w/ the shot gun. :)
- March 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM
- Mandy@ a sorta fairytale said...
My Husband grew up in Blackfoot, ID and it was totally normal for them to have guns in the house. All the kids learned how to shoot at a young age. Whereas me? I grew up here in suburbia Seattle so it is far less common for people to own or even know how to shoot guns. But last Summer when we were in ID visiting my hubby's family - I shot some guns for the first time ever. It was weird but I didn't feel scared at all. Ever since then, my Husband has been trying to get me to agree to let him get his weapons license and have a gun in the house. I'm on the fence about it... especially with having kids now... but I'm thinkin' about it because you're right - you never know what evil is out there!!
- March 22, 2012 at 5:57 PM
- tara said...
my hubs JUST got a gun and i'm a little freaked out by it! i really hope i'll be a little more comfortable with it in the house once i learn how to use it!
- March 22, 2012 at 6:01 PM
- kyna... said...
Look at you girl!! Holding that gun like a pro! Don't mess with Courtney!! lol! I think it's awesome that you are taking the time to learn how to be comfortable around guns and use them properly!!
♥ Kyna - March 22, 2012 at 6:03 PM
- Lauren said...
Good for you girl! If I wasn't so scared of guns I would probably have one too haha.
- March 22, 2012 at 6:09 PM
- Whitney Leigh said...
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- March 22, 2012 at 6:23 PM
- Michelle (michabella) said...
After dating an ATF agent, I learned to appreciate and be comfortable...and even love guns. I hope to get my concealed license and my own handgun :)
- March 22, 2012 at 6:33 PM
- Faith said...
I often go back and forth on this but you are so right....better to be prepared!
I laughed out loud when I read the line "I be packing heat" too funny!! - March 22, 2012 at 7:15 PM
- Suget said...
awesome!!! did you get your target? hehe (:
- March 22, 2012 at 7:20 PM
- Shaylynn... a girl, a story, a blog said...
Hum. Now I'm gonna be suspicious of EVERYONE.. and convince myself they all have guns;)
JK. I get it.
However, I don't need one because I am SO strong.... - March 22, 2012 at 7:44 PM
- lori said...
my parents never had guns in the house while i was growing up, either... and i never expected to have them in my house...
but since i married a police officer my thoughts on that obviously changed. i don't really like shooting, but it's important to me to know how to handle a gun if need be.
unfortunately, i am somewhat paranoid now because i am no longer ignorant to crime. people don't realize that it happens EVERYWHERE. and just because you live in a "safe area" doesn't mean you shouldn't be prepared.
that being said, i hope i never, ever in a situation where i have to use a gun. - March 22, 2012 at 8:22 PM
- Michelle said...
Glad there's another girl out there like me! People always think I'm crazy when I tell them I'm getting my CCW soon.
And I have a glock (it's in my name too, not the BF), so people always think that's hilarious also. - March 22, 2012 at 8:43 PM
- Laurie @ Stylin Savanna said...
I think it's awesome! My husband makes fun of my because I'm always freaking out and hate hate being home alone. You just never know! I would like to think I'd put up a hell of a fight but carrying a gun would totally make me feel 10x's better then my little bottle of pepper spray!
- March 22, 2012 at 8:52 PM
- Ashley {hudson's happenings} said...
You are so cute, Courtney. Even as a gun totin' little baddie! :) I love those last two pictures...you look like an action movie star.
I am so afraid of bad guys and gals in this crazy world we live in..but I'm also so afraid of guns. :( What to do?! You have the right idea, educating yourself on safety and being prepared. I need to do that, too. Until then, I guess I'll just hang on to my golf club. Ha. I'm fully prepared to hit someone with an iron rod! ;)
p.s. your hair looks so cute like that. :) - March 22, 2012 at 9:39 PM
- Danielle and Trev said...
PLUS you look totally sexy with a gun :)
- March 23, 2012 at 1:24 AM
- Danielle and Trev said...
PLUS you look totally sexy with a gun :)
- March 23, 2012 at 1:24 AM
- Diane Writes said...
Wow! You really amaze me Courtney! It takes a lot especially for a woman to learn and responsibly own a gun. And if I may add, you look bravely sexy in the pictures :)
- March 23, 2012 at 2:22 AM
- Diane Writes said...
Wow! You really amaze me Courtney! It takes a lot especially for a woman to learn and responsibly own a gun. And if I may add, you look bravely sexy in the pictures :)
- March 23, 2012 at 2:22 AM
- Amanda English said...
We both own guns in our house... I won a Walther P22 and my husband has a 9mm Glock. Our jobs don't permit guns (as we work in a hospital/university setting) but we do enjoy going to the range when we get a chance! xoxo A-
- March 23, 2012 at 6:58 AM
- Our Little Bubble said...
my husband wants me to learn to use our gun, I think it's a great idea!! you go girl :) and btw cute jeans!
- March 23, 2012 at 7:35 AM
- Erin said...
Good for you girlfriend! You look like a smokin' hottie with that gun too! ;)
We don't have a gun yet, but it is something we've discussed. I never had one in the house growing up, and it does freak me out a LITTLE bit, but I think if I'm trained in all the safety measures like you are, it will ease my mind.
PS- I have cousins who live in the middle of no where and it's always fun to shoot off guns on their property! - March 23, 2012 at 7:38 AM
- Keri said...
Great post!! Being the wife of a police officer, I completely agree. :) My hubs is always packing heat...and I'm thankful for it! He's always prepared for some crazy person to start roughing us up or worse...(and yes, even at church!).
- March 23, 2012 at 7:54 AM
- THECAROLINACOUNTRYGIRL said...
We have guns in our home, we keep them locked away from our little one. I think it is great that you can protect yourself if needed be. A girl and her gun is a good thing!
- March 23, 2012 at 7:55 AM
- Alyx said...
Husband and I are definitely pro-gun... but we're from the midwest, so that's not really surprising, is it? haha!
- March 23, 2012 at 8:07 AM
- That Girl said...
We always had guns in the house growing up - and not the hunting kind. My dad always thought it was important for my brother and I to know how to use a gun because those accidental shootings are usually by kids who don't understand the difference between guns and toys. He kept the guns in one location, and the bullets in another - which further worked as a safety.
- March 23, 2012 at 8:46 AM
- Miranda said...
Love it!! A girl who's packing is awesome!
I was against guns in my home until I met "him", too. He bought me a 22 for Christmas one year and I enjoyed shooting targets in the dessert, and then he bought me a 9mm--my very own!! We took a concealed/carry class to and I was an NRA card carrying member for a year or two. (Why? I have no idea but thought it was cool-did nothing for me, but cool to say I ahd one I guess) I love to go to the shooting range, and surprisingly I have a great shot.
Although we have children in the house (5 and 13), we've taken our 13yr old to a gun class and he's all up on his safety, etc.
Nowadays I think it's a good idea--but I definitely wouldn't have said that 5 years ago. - March 23, 2012 at 8:49 AM
- Michelle said...
I love this!!! I grew up around guns. My dad is a member of the NRA and has been shooting since he was a kid. He took me shooting for the first time when I was 9. I feel so much safer knowing I have a gun. My husband and I own several. We don't hunt, but we have them for our protection. And I truly do sleep so much better and feel so much safer knowing we each have a gun and know how to shoot them safely.
- March 23, 2012 at 9:52 AM
- Kyndra Johnson said...
Did you finally get your own? Now we need to go shooting together.. PS LOVE your shooting outfit lol.. Love ya
- March 23, 2012 at 10:39 AM
- memory said...
Good for you, Courtney! I shoot guns too, we live in the country and target practice\skeet shoot all the time! :) It's really great fun.
Thank you for your comment on my book post! I hope you can find some good books to read soon! Yay for reading :)
SoUtHeRnPiNkY.bLoGsPoT.cOm - March 23, 2012 at 11:25 AM
My fiance wants one and there's a part of me that does to for safety, but then there's the other part that has a fear of guns. It is an amazing thing that you all are doing together.
- March 23, 2012 at 12:06 PM
- Liesl said...
Look at you!!! Strong and beautiful! :)
- March 23, 2012 at 2:04 PM
My hubby wants a gun for protection as well. I am 50/50 on it only because my oldest daughter has a bedroom at the far end of our house and what if she gets up in the middle of the night to get something, makes a noise and hubby grabs the gun (it's too dark in our house) and mistakes her for a bad guy. That's what I am afraid of. But I am all for having one. I don't know how to even shoot one to be honest. Kinda scary!!
You look tough girl with your gun!!
And my mom is a hair dresser too :) Love your blog, I followed! - March 23, 2012 at 2:39 PM
- Kell said...
You never know what could happen! I think it's smart to have a way to defend yourself.. I always just carry pepper spray with me.
- March 23, 2012 at 3:36 PM
- The Thomas' said...
Your so cute with your gun!!!
- March 23, 2012 at 8:22 PM
- Kelsi Strong said...
We have a gun too! I was raised shooting guns at my grandparents, but there's nothing like a shotgun in case of an emergency.. It makes me feel safe even when my husband is gone.
-Kelsi - March 23, 2012 at 9:05 PM
- Megan said...
I'm quite anti-gun, pretty much the same scenario as you. I didn't grow up with guns and I sure as hell never want one.
And even though I live in Johannesburg, South Africa, which (let's face it) isn't the safest city in the world, I still wouldn't want one in the house. I read so many article in our local newspapers about break ins and people being brutally attacked and assaulted because the robbers wants the keys to the safe to get more weapons and other valuables.
That thought scares me so much that I would rather be unarmed and without a safe in my house.
On another note, did you redesign your blog recently? - March 24, 2012 at 2:38 AM
- Shelley said...
I am right there with you! I didn't grow up with guns but I married a cop so then I learned how to use it and knowledge is power! If you have them, you need to know how to shoot and be safe with them. I also agree that it is a reassuring feeling to have it just in case!!
- March 24, 2012 at 12:18 PM
- Natalie Naomi said...
You look like a serious pro in those pics! Nice work. Glad I stumbled upon your blog on this saturday afternoon!
- March 24, 2012 at 5:09 PM
- Gagan said...
Wow, that's really cool that you've learned to use a gun for self defense. I think that's great, and would love to be able to learn myself!
- March 24, 2012 at 7:40 PM
- Crazy Shenanigans-JMO said...
I'm all about self defense. It seems like more and more people are doing home break ins and that's scary!
- March 24, 2012 at 8:16 PM
- Kelsey Bang said...
Courtney! this is awesome! You look amazing shooting your gun! So awesome! I am glad you had a good day off work to and ate some yummy pandas!
- March 24, 2012 at 8:31 PM
- Shauna said...
How fun ~ and actually the husband and I have been shopping for a gun too! Thanks for stopping by my blog, its always nice to get new visitors ;)
- March 24, 2012 at 8:34 PM
- Chelsea Finn said...
Thats awesome that you learned how tp use one! Self-defense is a great thing. Since I live in Philly and in a bad area, I will probably get one eventually.
<3Chelsea Elizabeth - March 25, 2012 at 8:32 AM
- Jessica said...
Great post! I wholeheartedly agree with you. I'm a little scared to learn how to use one, but I'd rather learn and be prepared than not know at all and mishandle one, ya know?
xx Jessica - March 25, 2012 at 9:35 AM
- Cindy and Jordan said...
good for you! as soon as we move out of utah we are definitely getting a gun as well :) Isn't shooting fun? My dad is a police officer so I grew up going to the shooting range with dad. Such good memories :)
- March 25, 2012 at 4:37 PM
- Emily said...
thanks for stopping by my blog!
i've only shot a gun on one occasion, and they are powerful! don't know if i could ever bring myself to own one...good for you for taking a class! - March 25, 2012 at 7:44 PM
- Jackie said...
That looks really cool! I've never held or shot a gun, but seems like a neat thing to try....especially in a setting like that!
- March 25, 2012 at 8:50 PM
good for you for packin heat! i myself have never shot a gun, other than a paintball fun, but i hope to give it a try one day! i have a lot of friends that are into shoot and gun collecting and even hunting, so its nothing new to me!
- March 25, 2012 at 9:36 PM
- Jayme @ Her Late Night Cravings said...
Love these pictures girl! And I hear you! You know how I feel...I have one and my husband, well has them like I have handbags. :-)
Jayme @ Her Late Night Cravings - March 26, 2012 at 7:35 AM
- Tiffany @ Blabbering Thoughts said...
Props to you girl! I was in the same boat post my fiance. He loves guns & owns 2 & just got his concealed license. You may have been my last little push to go with him to the gun range :)
- March 26, 2012 at 12:02 PM
- Liz said...
1. The background in these photos is absolutely breathtaking!!
2. Rock on! Maryland has some crazy gun laws. We can barely transport them in our vehicles!! It's ridiculously hard to get a carry permit. My husband would in a heart beat if he could. - March 28, 2012 at 12:16 PM
- Unknown said...
I wish your posts weren't so interesting. I finish one, and find myself reading the one before...
;) - March 30, 2012 at 8:45 PM
- Kimmie said...
So cool! I don't know many females who like guns, but it's refreshing to know that I'm not the only one who enjoys shooting. I had the same hesitations prior to my first time handling a gun, but now I can't get enough. My favorite is a semi-auto AK-47. For some reason I like the feel of a rifle better than a handgun. Not ideal for protection, but still fun to shoot.
- April 3, 2012 at 12:11 PM
- Tiffany said...
Sexy!!! You look good holding a gun. I need to take a course ASAP.
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Wednesday Morning News Roundup
Boy Killed In Hit-And-Run Collision East Of San Leandro
A boy was killed in a hit-and-run collision east of San Leandro on Tuesday evening, an Alameda County Sheriff's sergeant said.
The collision occurred in the area of East 14th Street and Ashland Avenue around 6p.m., Alameda County Sheriff's Sgt. Ray Kelly said.
Prior to the collision deputies observed a person recklessly driving a vehicle and when they attempted to conduct a traffic stop the driver fled the scene, Kelly said.
A deputy saw the suspect vehicle hit the child before the driver fled the scene, according to Kelly.
The deputy attempted to chase the suspect car but the driver got away and remains at large, he said.
Investigators are trying to determine if the pursuit was terminated before or after the collision, Kelly said.
The deputies involved in the chase have been placed on administrative leave, he said.
Woman Fatally Struck By Car This Afternoon, Driver Arrested
A woman was killed when a car hit her in East San Jose on Tuesday afternoon, a police spokesman said.
Officers responded to a report of a vehicle that struck a woman in the area of Barberry Lane and South King Road shortly before 4:30 p.m., police Officer Albert Morales said.
Arriving officers found the woman on the street suffering from serious injuries and she was pronounced dead at the scene, he said.
The driver of the car was stopped and arrested, Morales said.
The circumstances surrounding the collision are under investigation by the Police Department's traffic investigation unit, he said.
The death marks the city's 38th traffic fatality this year, according to Morales.
No further details were immediately available.
Police Shoot, Kill Fleeing Burglary Suspect
Police shot and killed a burglary suspect who allegedly pulled a gun as he fled from officers in Menlo Park on Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Officers received a report at 12:33 p.m. of a suspicious person on Willow Place, a short cul-de-sac off of Willow Road between Middlefield Road and Waverly Street.
Office buildings along the street house venture capital and startup firms.
As officers arrived, they found a male suspect involved in a burglary and ran after him. One officer used a Taser to try to stop the running suspect, who then pulled out a gun, police said.
Police shot the suspect and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators have not yet confirmed whether the suspect aimed or fired at the officers.
One police officer was taken to a hospital for an injury suffered in the pursuit that was not life-threatening. Police did not specify how the officer was injured.
Officers remained in the area Tuesday afternoon. The name of the suspect has not yet been released pending notification of his family.
Anyone who saw Tuesday's shooting has been asked to call Menlo Park police at (650) 330-6300.
Search Suspended For Missing Airman Off Monterey Coast
The search for a missing California Air National Guard airman off the Monterey County coast was suspended Tuesday evening, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The airman was swept by a wave off of Garrapata State Beach in Carmel and reportedly missing around 9:30 a.m., Coast Guard officials said.
He was assigned to the 129th Rescue Wing at Moffett Field, according to Coast Guard officials.
A 47-foot motor lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Monterey was launched and a helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco also responded to the search.
The Monterey County Sheriff's Office, Cal Fire, State Park Rangers and lifeguards also assisted in the search.
"The decision to suspend a search and rescue case is one of the most difficult decisions to make," Capt. Greg Stump, commander of Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, said in a statement.
"I want to extend my sincere condolences to the family, friends and California Air National Guard. After conducting an extensive search for seven hours with our partner agencies, we made the challenging decision to suspend the active search," Stump said.
Man Possibly Suffering Dementia Found Lost
Police are trying to find the family of a man found lost in Lafayette who appears to be suffering from dementia.
The 80-year-old man was found in the area of Carol Lane on Tuesday afternoon and has been unable to provide police with any information other than that his name is Richard or Ricardo.
He has no identification on him or any other information that could be used to locate his family, police said.
The man is described as Asian, about 5 feet tall, weighs about 125 pounds, has gray hair and dark eyes.
He was wearing a red jacket, a dark vest, a red plaid shirt, dark pants and slippers when he was found.
Police said they checked with other local police agencies and have not found a missing persons report that matches his description.
Anyone with information about the man has been asked to call Lafayette police at (925) 284-5010.
Paragliding Man Crashes Into Tree, Suffers Moderate Injuries
A man visiting from out of the country was injured while paragliding when he crashed into a tree in Vallejo on Tuesday afternoon, a fire spokesman said.
Shortly before 5 p.m., the man's wife and friend paragliding with him entered Fire Station 27 at 1585 Ascot Court to report the crash, fire spokesman Mark Libby said.
A downdraft sent the man into a tree and rocks in the area of Columbus Parkway and Ascot Court, Libby said.
Emergency crews were able to secure the man who was unable to walk on his own, according to Libby.
The man was wearing protective clothing and padding when he was found, Libby said.
He suffered moderate injuries and was transported to a helicopter crew that airlifted him to a trauma center, the spokesman said.
No other injuries were reported.
Libby said the man has more than 10 years of experience in paragliding but "today was just not his day."
Saudi Arabia Lowers Price Of Crude Oil Further Dropping Northern California Gas Prices
Last week's move by the world's largest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, of lowering the price per barrel for crude oil sold to the United States, has added further momentum to Northern California's already falling gas prices, according to a report released Tuesday by AAA.
With a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline being sold at an average of $3.19 this week in Northern California, including the San Francisco Bay Area, automobile drivers are experiencing gas prices, on average, 39 cents cheaper than last month, according to AAA Northern California spokeswoman Cynthia Harris.
"As consumers adjust to falling oil prices, California motorists can enjoy some of the lowest prices during a holiday season since 2009," Harris said.
She said the highest recorded price ever registered in the state of California was $4.67 a gallon for unleaded regular gas in October 2012.
Average Northern California gasoline prices still come in 26 cents more expensive per gallon than the national average, according to AAA.
Tuesday's national average for regular unleaded gasoline was $2.93 per gallon, the lowest price since Dec. 4, 2010.
The national average price of gasoline has dropped for 46 days in a row, the longest consecutive decline since 2008, according to AAA.
Fueling the decline in gas prices has been the drop in crude oil costs, with prices for West Texas Intermediate down to $77.19 per barrel last week.
Analysts are likely to be pay close attention to an upcoming meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on Nov. 27 in Vienna, Austria and the cartel's response to falling global gas prices, according to AAA.
Helicopter Sent To Cliff Rescue Stranded On Slope On Bodega Bay Beach
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter that responded to Bodega Bay on the Sonoma Coast where a 4-year-old boy fell 238 feet down a cliff onto the beach Monday afternoon remains at the site because it landed on a slope, Coast Guard officials said Tuesday afternoon.
The boy, Sebastion Johnson, was taken to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital by ambulance. He suffered broken bones and is listed in serious condition Tuesday at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland.
Coast Guard Lt. Myles Richardson said the helicopter landed on a 10-degree slope and can't take off because the tail rotor might strike the ground or the helicopter's rotor blades could hit a nearby hillside.
"You can't land on a slope greater than 10 degrees. We shut it down," Richardson said.
"We need to get it on more level terrain. The crew is working to find the safest way," Richardson said.
Possible remedies include using a winch or a sky crane to move the tilting helicopter, Richardson said.
Crews from the Coast Guard Air Station in San Francisco have been at the site since noon Tuesday, and there's no estimate of when the helicopter will be able to lift off, Richardson said.
Security will be posted at the beach site until then, Richardson said.
Airlift Will Give Dogs Another Chance At Life
Volunteer pilots today will fly about a dozen Oakland dogs at risk of being euthanized to safety in Washington state and Canada.
The trip to Bellingham, Washington, will start as the dogs arrive at Livermore Municipal Airport at 10:30 a.m. to be loaded onto planes operated by Wings of Rescue, a volunteer pilot group.
Four rescue groups, including LeftBehindK9Rescue, Rescued Hearts Northwest, Size Small Dog Rescue and Dachshund Rescue Team, will meet the dogs in Bellingham to give them foster homes while finding them permanent homes.
For Cindy Smith, a pilot and co-founder of Wings of Rescue, the work "feels pretty good."
"We're pretty much their last chance," said Smith, whose group has rescued nearly 10,000 dogs in three years.
Of the dozen dogs making the flight, eight or so are Chihuahuas, Wings of Rescue spokeswoman Nicole Kohleriter Perelman said. In Oakland, about 75 percent of the dogs in shelters are Chihuahuas, she said.
Wings of Rescue flies the animals to other places outside of California because the demand from families that want dogs exceeds the supply. Besides Bellingham, some of the dogs will find a home in British Columbia.
Size Small Dog Rescue and Dachshund Rescue Team are based in Canada.
Nurses Strike At Kaiser Medical Centers To Demand More Resources
Nurses working at Kaiser Permanente medical centers in the Bay Area walked off of the job Tuesday to protest what they say are eroding standards of patient care.
The California Nurses Association said the strike, which started at 7 a.m. Tuesday, is planned to last until 7 a.m. Thursday.
Kaiser medical centers remain open during the strike, though some elective procedures and appointments may need to be rescheduled, hospital officials said in a statement. A Kaiser representative will contact patients whose appointments will need to be rescheduled.
Katy Roemer, a registered nurse and a member of the union's bargaining team, said there has been no significant movement on 39 proposals the union has placed before Kaiser during contract talks.
Deborah Raymond, a registered nurse and senior vice president and area manager of Kaiser Permanente San Francisco, said management has responded to all of those proposals and is waiting for the union to respond.
Currently, the talks center around "operational issues" and pay and benefits haven't "even come across the table yet," Raymond said.
She said patient care at the hospital is not eroding. Rather, the hospital is delivering high-quality care and its outcomes show that.
Roemer said Kaiser did respond to its proposals, but said the company has not put forward any of its own. Nurses have been bargaining since the end of July, Roemer said.
The lack of resources being offered to nurses at Kaiser hospitals for treating Ebola patients prompted nurses to demand more resources during a march last month.
Union officials said that Kaiser has not filled more than 2,000 nurses' positions lost at its Northern California facilities during the past three years and nurses are currently having trouble taking care of patients.
At noon Tuesay, about 500 nurses rallied in front of Kaiser's new hospital at the corner of West MacArthur Boulevard and Broadway in Oakland to demand the additional resources.
Kaiser officials added a statement Tuesday afternoon that the union has recently changed the reason for its worker actions.
"For weeks, union leadership has claimed to the public that this strike is about Ebola," the statement said. "In the last day or so, the union has changed its message and now says to the public that the strike is about 'staffing.' Just as the union's Ebola message is not sticking because it is not supported by the facts, this new reason for striking by the union also isn't true."
Mother Of Down Syndrome Child Petitions Disney To Include All Children In Its Films
An Antioch mother's campaign to get Disney to represent children with Down syndrome in its films has grabbed tens of thousands of signatures and the attention of Disney headquarters.
Keston Ott-Dahl launched a petition last month on activist social network website Care2, inspired by her young daughter Delaney.
"Our daughter has Down syndrome," Ott-Dahl said in a message on the online petition page. "Like other children, she adores animated movies — so when I see her mesmerized by Disney princesses, it breaks my heart to know that she has no role models like herself."
Addressing the petition to Walt Disney Studios President Sean Bailey, the mom of two wrote that while the entertainment company "does a great job of depicting right from wrong…its movies have almost no representation of disabled people, those often bullied and looked down upon by their fellow children."
The petition calls on Disney to represent children with Down syndrome in its movies and asks the public to support the cause.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the petition had collected more than 67,700 signatures.
In addition, Ott-Dahl said in an online post Tuesday that she has finally received a response from Disney.
"Disney has responded to the petition, saying the studio is 'committed to continuing to create characters that are accessible and relatable to all children,'" she wrote.
But the Antioch resident said she will keep pressing the issue, and plans to deliver the petition in person at Disney headquarters in Burbank on Nov. 26.
3 Alleged Gang Members Arrested In Slaying Of Man, Wounding Of Juvenile
Three men were arrested last week in the alleged gang-related shooting death of a man and the wounding of a juvenile at an apartment complex in south San Jose, police said Tuesday.
San Jose police last Thursday arrested Brandon Brown, 24, and on Friday arrested Jose Quiroz Sr., 49, and Jose Quiroz Jr., 17, all on suspicion of murder with gang enhancements for the killing of 19-year-old Juan Guillen, according to police Sgt. Heather Randol.
At 5:17 p.m. on Nov. 4, the Police Department's communications center received a 911 call about a person shot at an apartment complex in the 5700 block of Almaden Road in the Almaden area of San Jose, Randol said.
Officers found Guillen, who was shot at least once and was pronounced dead at the scene, and later located a juvenile who had a laceration and graze wound from a gunshot suffered while running from the building, police said.
The juvenile victim was treated at a hospital and later released, according to police.
Homicide detectives determined that members of a rival gang had confronted the two victims, both alleged gang members themselves, inside a vacant apartment, Randol said.
Police identified and arrested Brown two days later and captured the elder and younger Quiroz the following day. All of the suspects are San Jose residents and were arrested in the city, police said.
Though a juvenile, the 17-year-old Quiroz Jr. was arrested and booked as an adult, according to Randol.
The department is asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the homicide unit at (408) 277-5283, or to provide an anonymous tip at the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers line at (408) 947-7867.
Gas Leak In Underground Pipe Capped, Evacuations Lifted
PG&E crews capped a gas leak in Morgan Hill late Tuesday morning after a few homes were ordered evacuated when a construction crew broke a 4-inch underground natural gas pipe, a utility spokesman said.
The utility stopped the leaking natural gas at 11:53 a.m. after PG&E workers finished digging trenches 50 feet on either side of the breach to get to the plastic pipe at 30 Tilton Ave. near Monterey Street, PG&E spokesman J.D. Guidi said.
The capping off of the leak meant that residents evacuated from a few nearby homes were allowed to return and traffic was allowed to resume on Tilton Avenue, Guidi said.
At 7:49 a.m., PG&E received a report that a construction work crew not affiliated with the utility pierced the gas pipe while digging with a backhoe on Tilton, according to Guidi.
PG&E crews arrived on the scene at 8:05 a.m., he said.
Morgan Hill police ordered the nearby homes evacuated and set up a roadblock to stop motorists from driving down the block on Tilton, according to police Sgt. Carson Thomas.


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Watch a Heroic Police Officer Save a Man from an Oncoming Train
It looks like something out a superhero movie, but it's for real.
A police officer in Columbia saved a man from an oncoming train when he tried to jump in front of it.
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Yale University
Essentials of Global Health is a comprehensive introduction to global health. It is meant to introduce you to this topic in well-structured, clear and easy to understand ways. Much of the course will focus on five questions: What do people get sick, disabled and die from; Why do they suffer from these conditions? Which people are most affected? Why should we care about such concerns? What can be done to address key health issues, hopefully at least cost, as fast as possible, and in sustainable ways? The course will be global in coverage but with a focus on low- and middle-income countries, the health of the poor, and health disparities. Particular attention will be paid throughout the course to health systems issues, the linkages between health and development, and health matters related to global interdependence. The course will cover key concepts and frameworks but be practical in orientation.
Course Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, learners should be able to:
• Articulate key public health concepts related to global health;
• Analyze the key issues in global health from a number of perspectives;
• Discuss with confidence the burden of disease in various regions of the world; how it varies by sex, age, and location; key risk factors for this burden; and how the disease burden can be addressed in cost-effective ways;
• Assess key health disparities, especially as they relate to the health of low-income and marginalized people in low- and middle-income countries;
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The Readings and other materials for Essentials of Global Health
For almost every session of Essentials of Global Health, you will see:
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Terry Gildea
Terry Gildea comes to KUER from San Antonio where he spent four years as a reporter and host at Texas Public Radio. While at KSTX, he created, produced and hosted the station's first local talk show, The Source. He covered San Antonio's military community for the station and for NPR's Impact of War Project. Terry's features on wounded warriors, families on the home front and veterans navigating life after war have aired on Morning Edition, Weekend Edition and All Things Considered. His half-hour radio documentary exploring the burn unit at Brooke Army Medical Center was honored by the Houston Press and the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters. Prior to his position in San Antonio, Terry covered Congress for two years with Capitol News Connection and Public Radio International . He holds a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Washington and a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Terry enjoys spending time with his wife and two young sons, fixing bicycles and rooting for his hometown Seattle Mariners.