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|May 19, 2010, 03:19 PM
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does anybody have any funny or strange hunting stories?
The strangest thing I have ever seen in my life of hunting is when I was hunting deer over in Pennsylvania and I see a senior citizen who looked on the good side of 80 walking around with a M1911 that looks older then her. She sees me and waved me over so I walked towards her thinking that she would ask me to point her to the nearest lodge but then I see a beautiful white tail about 200 meters away and before I could raise my Marin 336 she waved it away and without a word cocked her M1911 and took a two shots And to my surprise the deer drops easy as you please. In shock I walk over to the deer and saw ,to my surprise, two perfect shots in the heart no more then 4 inches apart. So after the woman walks over she asks if I would help her move the deer to her pickup so I help her out and never see her again.
|May 19, 2010, 03:26 PM
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Was hunting with a couple buddies of mine one day. Probably one of the best water fowling days I had ever had. Puddle ducks coming in all the time. A single comes and lands right around the corner of the land we were on. *We were hunting from sleds* As he gets up to run to the corner of the land to spook it and shoot it, he trips and falls face first into the marsh. We all laughed pretty hard. The next duck that came in was on my side. Of course, I was had the same plan, but as I was getting out of the sled. I caught the corner and ate it too! I got about 5" of marsh caked into my barrel. So I spent my time cleaning it out while my buddies got more ducks.
Good times...
|May 19, 2010, 07:33 PM
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Skunk in the 'coon trap.........no need to elaborate.
had PTSD; (post trapped skunk drama):barf:
|May 19, 2010, 07:47 PM
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The even stranger thing is the whole thing was illegal. No semi-auto rifles or handguns allowed for deer hunting in PA.
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|May 19, 2010, 07:55 PM
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Years ago while hunting deer in Mass. during the archery season I was sitting in my treestand.I was overlooking a high grass area for about an hour or so.
My hunting pals and I had chili the night before and I was experiencing gas and was trying to keep it inside.Finally I had to get rid of the pressure and I let er ripp. As soon as I let loose,a large buck that was evidently lying in the tall grass aprox. 50 yds in front of me stood up looking in my direction and blew loudly several times.He then trotted off away from me.From the sound of my loud eruption,he prob. figured I was another buck much too big for him to fool with.
|May 19, 2010, 08:00 PM
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Ive twice had bucks go bounding past me as I were a pooping.
One a forky, another a very nice 4x4
|May 19, 2010, 08:03 PM
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Not hunting. But maybe funny.
We lived in a house that was once damaged by a woodpecker, I let the thing stay, nest, and raise its young. Before I could close it up, though, a squirrel took the hole over. Again, I let it stay, raise it's young, whatever. By the time I had it out and the hole fixed, another generation opened it back up, because it was the old ancestral home.
For 8 years, I fought squirrels on that house. I patched, I rebuilt, I trapped, I poisoned, I did everything I could to keep them out of my house, and probably killed more squirrels over that house than any hillbilly in the country. I caused temporary mass area extinctions at times, and when I sold it, they once more invaded that home.
To the story. My daughter knew a boy. he was the stupidest thing I've ever seen that didn't have buck teeth and a long tail. She finally stopped taking his calls. He would then leave 5 minute messages for her. I have some collected on tape, I'd post them, but it could get dangerous if people listened to them and started having seizures.
To finish the story. One day, I had gone out onto our patio. It was an enclosed structure, a screen house. Apparently, a squirrel had pried up a window and gotten in. My dog went through the roof, as I was leading her out to the yard when we discovered it. The thing ran around that room a couple hundred times with the dog in pursuit, and the chaos was incredible. It eventually got out, and ran up a tree.
It sat there, waiting for us to leave, so it could come back. By that time, I was pretty fed up. I went in, got my squirrel neutralizer, and went out to eliminate that thing. I did. At this point, my dog was dancing under the tree, as she always got to play with the remains, but it didn't fall! The thing lay there, face down, 30 feet up into the tree, and would not come down!
So, I went and rebuilt the room. I carried on with the rest of the day. The dog never left the base of that tree.
4 hours later, the phone rang. It was her "boy."
At the first sound of his voice over the outdoor speaker phone, that (un)dead squirrel fell off of his branch, crashed through all the lower branches of that tulip tree, and fell squarely into my Koi pond. My dog dove in, grabbed it, shook it, threw it, chased it, and basically had a 1 man rugby match with it.
This is gospel truth. there is something weird going on between squirrels and me. Just this sunday, I woke up, and found one in our house, on my piano. He had only one way in, to my best estimation, and that was going from our two story roof, down through the water heater chimney to our basement, and up the stairs through my kitchen into that room.
Every time I think I can give it a rest, they have to restart the war. I'm really not looking forward to killing the things all summer.
There it is. Not hunting, not really funny, IMO, but every time anyone hears about it, they laugh themselves into fits.
|May 19, 2010, 08:10 PM
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Best I can do is -3 ducks with 2 shots!! Neighbors hunting over a ways couldnt believe it. They had used a whole box of shells a skybusting and had zero!
|May 19, 2010, 08:31 PM
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|May 19, 2010, 09:37 PM
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One time a friend and i were hunting ground hogs on a large farm, we hadnt seen any hogs in the first few fields so we decided to go to the other side of the farm, the quickest way was to cut through an over grown area where the grass was waist high as we walked through the grass i was in front of my friend when all of a sudden i heard a god awfull noise as i turned around to see what had made the noise i saw a whitetail fawn trotting away as i looked back at my friend i asked what had happened and all he could say was i stepped on it he was pale white and i started laughing and he got mad at me for it and still to this day he does not think that encounter is even slightly funny.
|May 20, 2010, 08:39 AM
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Not hunting but a great time.
I had just finished mowing the lawn and my two nieces want to ride on the lawn mower. I have a zero turn so, I put one on my left knee and one on my right. I then wrapped my arms around them, grabbed the steering bars, and off we went. I noticed three rabbits towards the back of the property and wanted to point them out to the girls. Well, a 2 and a 3 year old aren't quite the best for spotting game. I thought that I would drive to the rabbits and certainly when they spooked the girls would get a good look. Boy did they! We spent 45 minutes chasing the three rabbits in and out of the fence row and our raspberry patch. I swear the rabbits were actully playing with us. I don't know who was laughing more me or the nieces.
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|May 20, 2010, 01:22 PM
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Out runnin' the hog dogs one night and Junior points off into the darkness... He seen a little fawn (no spots) just standin' there... He got to within 3-5 feet before it spooked off... Got others just can't remember them right off... I do have a pic of a doe in a hog trap but that ain't real funny or weird... My crippled buddy tellin' me to kill her instead of releasing her was kinda funny but me up on the trap releasing her so i didn't get the snot kicked out of me was fun too.
|May 20, 2010, 02:24 PM
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anyone ever hunt fireflies with a BB gun, or was that only me?
|May 20, 2010, 02:45 PM
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Any bug was fair game,,,
Those big bees that look like bumble bees, but aren't,,,
They were good bb-gun hunting.
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|May 20, 2010, 04:08 PM
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A cousin from Mich came to hunt pheas. We are working a draw and get to the end. No birds, we go to the truck and my dog in on point in the ditch right by the truck. I grab a handful of gravel and toss it. A rooster busts up, Ron kills it, went to step down into the ditch and fell flat on his face. He was covered in mud.
My brother and I were hunting a field, I told him 2 years before I was there with a cousin and a pheasant flew right into a high line killing it. Just then a rooster flushed right into that very same power line and died right there.
Was hunting with my 10 year old nephew (Now a Marine in Afgan) and my Dad. We were hunting a treeline, Dad on one side us on the other working it to the end. Josh (nephew) had a plastic shotgun that made bang sounds. A rooster flushed, josh was on it, he fired same time as Dad, bird drops, Josh says "I got it" , Dad says yep you sure did with a huge smile.
I was bird hunting when rifle season was on so I had some slugs in my pocket. Was on a hill in waist tall grass when I see a doe like 20 yards in front of me just walking along slow as you please. I load up a slug and crouch down holding my dogs muzzle so she would be still when a buck comes up nose to the ground licking when she pee'd. He got to her and mounted up. I shot him off of her, he died happy and never took a step. Just slid off her and fell down. She stood there for a minute like she didnt know what was going on. I could have took her too but had one tag.
|May 20, 2010, 06:07 PM
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Heard a buddy shoot, and went to help him with a deer. When I got there, the deer was already field dressed. He was messing with the side of his rifle stock, griping about it being scraped, stomping around and cursing. Not what you usually find immediately after a guy kills a deer … so, I had to ask..
He was in the tree stand, realized that he needed to take a leak, and managed to make it down to the base of the tree (He had a medical condition that only gave him about 30 seconds warning.)
Anyway, just as he started his business, the deer came out …. so he swung the 30-06 up, steadied it on the tree, and fired … one handed… while his other hand remained holding his "other gun".
That's when I noticed that his shirt, pants, and boots were a little wet … His aim with the 30-06 was good, but when it went off, it affected his "other aim"… causing him to hit the tree at close range, and get caught in the "rico -spray".
He didn't think "ricospray" was funny, btw.
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|May 21, 2010, 07:34 AM
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|May 22, 2010, 03:17 PM
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The Duck that wouldn't die...
When I was 11 or so I went duck hunting with my dad and grandpa. On the way back to land from the blind, we came across a wounded duck in the water. We ran him down and I caught it and asked my dad "now what?" He said "bang his head on the boat to kill it and through it in the bag with the others." I took him and whopped his head on the boat rail pretty good and he went limp and I through him in the bag. A little while later I feel something in the bag move. The duck was alive! I took him out and really let him have it this time and returned him to the bag! Now, before you think I was a small kid and just didn't have the strength to do the job, please note that I was 5'10" @ 175 and wasn't fat at this time... by 13 I was 6'1" @ 210 and again, not fat. Anyway, we get to the house and dump out the bag to show everyone how well we had done and the duck takes off down the street! We chased it down and broke its freaking neck this time!
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|May 22, 2010, 10:01 PM
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A short small game hunting story:
Just before the start of small game season I realized I didn't have a decent shotgun. At the local dealer, I found a nice used Savage single shot at a decent price. I'd used similar guns before, so took it.
In the field, my buddy and I were walking side-by-side with about 5 yards between us when I kicked up a rabbit. With the smoothness and economy of motion born of long practice, I mounted the gun, hit the opening lever and ejected the unfired shell as my so-called buddy laughed himself silly and the rabbit ran off.
I think of my gun as a tool for converting worthless human garbage into valuable fertilizer.
|May 22, 2010, 10:29 PM
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Once flushed a pheasent at...close...range... There was actually an exit hole from the birdshot.....Needless to say we only got 1/2 a breast and one leg out of that one...
Was coyote calling once and a badger popped his head out of a hole 5 feet in front of me....now that was a disturbing feeling. But boy he looked purty on the stretcher
Also coyote calling: had a weasel walk around looking for that danged rabbit...confused the fudge outta him. That was funny.
|May 22, 2010, 11:15 PM
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Had a racoon dive bomb me out of my buddies tree stand after I had shot two other racoons that were living in the tree stand while trying to clear them out.
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|May 22, 2010, 11:55 PM
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We are waiting for prairie chicken to come flying into the field, which they do before sunset. Grandfather and I are at one end of the field. My older brother and his friend are halfway down one side of the field.
A whole BUNCH of "prairie chicken" come flying in ... right over my brother's head. He stands up (we think to shoot) and yells out .... "if that were prairie chicken we could sure shoot a lot of them ". We're stunned.... and yell out... "they are prairie chicken... shoot you nitwit". Tooooo late..... they were all well by him by the time he got it.
We suggested next time he hunt, he make sure he knew whatever he was hunting, looked like.
|June 6, 2010, 02:52 PM
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A few guys from down state came to the U.P. of Michighan to deer hunt. One of them just got a new pick up truck, so he was in the truck messing with the c.d. and some of the other stuff that came with it. He was parked on a logging road. He looked down the road and saw a real nice 8-pointer just standing there. He got out his gun made a nice shot, and the deer jumped into the woods. He loaded back up and took a walk down were he shot. When he looked in the woods the deer was looking at him, so he shot it again, and dropped right there. When he got to the deer about 30 feet away was one more 8-pointer laying dead. Two 8-pointers got them both while messing around in the truck. He did have a combo lic so he was covered for the two deer. We were in a bar when he was telling the story. Someone kind of doubted him. So we went outside to his truck, and there they were. I guess it's better to have luck than no luck.
|June 6, 2010, 06:06 PM
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Last deer season I was sitting on a rock outcropping about half way up a mountain side and was glassing the small valley below and also the side of the mountain where the coues whitetails were coming around from the other side and down into the valley.
there is a small forest service road at the bottom of the valley and cars can make it about 500 yards into the valley. well i saw a car going real slow into the valley and I thought it might be drug or illegal smugglers ( AZ has a big problem with them) and I took out my spotting scope to get a closer look at the occupants and to my suprise they were a high school couple. I watched them stop and start to get "busy" and then I decided i should probably start looking for more deer.
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|June 6, 2010, 08:52 PM
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I was pheasant hunting in slew in one of my father in laws fields. The field draw was waist high grass. There were about half a dozen of us with shotguns and a few kids, plus a few dogs. We had knocked a couple pheasants down and they were runners. We got to a bottle neck and were expecting things were going to get busy. I took a step and my foot came down on something soft, but firm. Ok' I just stepped on one of the wounded pheasants. I reach down and part the grass and I see black and white. Shoot I just stepped on a skunk and have it pinned between my boot and the ground. I yelled skunk, I've stepped on a skunk get over here and shoot the bastard. My brother in law ran over and I jumped off and he gave it hell. Needless to say I rode home in the back of the pick up. But honestly I only got a small dose of spray. I was more worried about my mini-dachund that was somewhere around me, than myself. He was one hell of a bird dog.
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My wife and I just got back from our trip to the Hollywood Star Cars Museum located right past light #8 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Let me tell you what, that place was awesome. Today was a special day at the museum. Today, Mr. George Barris was there to take pictures and sign autographs.
To be quite honest with you, the only reason we even bothered visiting the place was because Mr. Barris was there. If you're not knowingly familiar with any of Barris' work, let me enlighten you. Barris has been customizing cars for the last 6+ decades. He is the original car customizer and has built cars that you loved growing up. Still don't ring a bell? What about these examples: the 1966 Batmobile, Ecto 1 from Ghostbusters, the Flintmobile from the Flintstones movie, the Batmobile from Batman Returns, the Coach and Drag-u-la from the Munsters, the Jalopy from the Beverly Hillbillies, Kit from Knight Rider, and a slew more. He also has built cars for Hollywood celebrities as well.
I'm a car guy, and love customizing cars so I couldn't pass up the opportunity to meet the guy who is credited with starting it all. It was a blast for me, and I'm very glad I was fortunate to make it happen.
The Museum
I've been by this place probably a 100 times and never had any desire to go in. I figured they only had a couple of cars there from the movies and it was going to be a complete waste of money. I just assumed they put a few cars out front to sucker the tourists out of their money and everyone left disappointed. I was wrong.
After having to pay $8 to park, we made the short walk to the front of the museum. Admission was $11.99 plus tax per adult. At first I felt this was expensive, but worth it simply so I could meet George Barris. But after completely the tour of everything they had on display, I was very pleased and I am comfortable in saying that it is worth $11.99 a person, assuming you like cars or movies.
We paid admission and made our way past the gate and was greeted by a museum worker named Charlie. Charlie was a nice older gentleman that explained to us what the museum had to offer. He also took pictures of us by the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard as well as our picture while we were sitting in the Flintmobile. Very nice and courteous, Charlie was everything you'd want in a tour guide while on your vacation.
The museum offers two floors of cars on display. I believe they currently have 40+ cars that you can view. I won't get into too many specifics about the cars here, because I have added many photos below of what was there. Shortly after arriving at the second floor, you get to watch a short movie about George Barris and the cars he has built for Hollywood. Very entertaining and worth the watch. After the film finishes, you can continue on to look at all the cars.
All the cars had information about the movie or show they were from and also had interesting tidbits about each car, such as how many were wrecked while filming, how it was filmed, etc. Again, this is very interesting, not only for the car guys but also the movie buffs.
After looking at all the cars, we headed back down in an attempt to meet George Barris. I really wanted to get his autograph, but I didn't have anything with me that could be signed. My only option was to hit up the merchandise counter to see what they were offering. Boy was I in for a treat! The museum allows customers to purchase pictures of you in just about any car they have on display! So, my wife and I paid to have our picture taken in the Ecto 1 from Ghostbusters (I was a huge Ghostbusters fan growing up).
I was so thrilled. Not only was I able to have my picture taken in the actual car from the movie, but I was also going to be able to have the man who built the car sign the pic. I couldn't have been any happier (however, I do not think my wife got nearly the same amount as excitement as I did).
The picture prices are kind of high in my opinion, but since we were in a tourist trap, I guess I should have expected that. They charged $16.95 for a 8"x10" and $6.95 for a 4"x6". I sprung for the big one, but only because I knew Mr. Barris was going to sign it. On any other occasion, I would have went with the little one, or simply not bought one at all. We got our picture and headed over and met with the legend. He signed my Ghostbuster picture, and even let us take pictures with him afterward. He was a great guy and it was a pleasure to meet him. If you ever have the opportunity, I highly recommend it.
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YB-10 aircraft of the U.S.Air Corps 1934 Alaska Flight heading to Anchorage, Alaska. View of one of the aircraft as it takes off from Fairbanks. View out the window of one B-10, as another moves into formation off its left wing. Views from various angles in the airplane. Views of Anchorage, below. aircraft in formation passing over the Anchorage airfield. The camera airplane setting up on downwind leg to the field. Glimpse out right side window over the wing as the aircraft is on final approach near the field. YB-10s parked on Anchorage airfield, with lots of spectators and well-wishers to greet the fliers. Another B-10 landing, as Lieutenant Colonel Henry (Hap) Arnold and Major Ralph Royce watch, along with other fliers. The newly arrived B-10s taxiing to park. Panning view of the airfield, with B-10s parked in a line and spectators standing scattered about in the field. Mountains in background
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YB-10 aircraft and crews, of the U.S. Army Air Corps 1934 Alaska Flight, preparing to depart Fairbanks for Anchorage, where they will fly a photo-mapping mission. Crew members around their B-10s. A USAAC Stearman model 75 parked at the field. Man uses a tractor to pull a dolly loaded with 55 gallon drums of fuel for the aircraft. Darkened tents set up inside a hangar to facilitate loading of unexposed film into aerial mapping cameras. Closeup of soldier placing roll of film into one of the cameras, and winding it into position for picture-taking. Lieutenant Colonel Henry (Hap) Arnold and Major Ralph Royce, discussing a large wall map of the areas to be photographed. Chart of the planned formation of five mapping camera planes at 8 mile horizontal separation, covering a strip of 60 miles width, from altitude of 16 thousand feet. The photo-mapping path from Anchorage being pointed out on the large wall map.
Engine failure forces a YB-10, of the 1934 U.S. Army Alaska Flight,to make a forced landing in Cook Inlet, two miles from Anchorage. View of the B-10 partly submerged in the water as men approach it in a small boat. The number 145 seen on the tail sticking out of the water. Boats moving near the stricken airplane and men wading in the water to assess ways of salvaging it. The aircraft on the beach after being pulled from the water. Men gathered around it starting repairs. A crane lifts a damaged propeller from the plane. Next, the crane lifts the right engine from the plane. View of the large crane with the engine suspended. A crewman walking under the nose of the repaired airplane. Another tapping a repair with a hammer.
Alaska hails approval of its Statehood. Alaska wins approval to become the nation's 49th State. Cars seen on the street in Anchorage. A sign reads 'Anchorage-All-America city'. Newspaper headlines read 'We're in'. Children sit with a banner reading '49th State'. A huge star placed on the U.S. flag by a woman who is helped by a fireman. Young women in a convertible celebrate as they pass by Stolt Electric at 1000 East Forth Avenue as wells as Hub Clothing in Anchorage. A man with a stuffed moose with a sign on it that reads, 'Hey Texas, now I'm the biggest bull.' Crowd gathers to watch a bonfire built by Boy Scouts. Sign reads, 'State of Alaska'
Aerial view of the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine, underway on the surface and then submerging. View of helmsman below in the Nautilus. Aerial view of frozen arctic ocean with deep crevasses, as narrator mentions the Nautilus traveling submerged, beneath the North Pole on August 3, 1958. The boat's Captain, Commander William R. Anderson, is seen in uniform. More views of the Nautilus moving on the surface, including one with crew members standing on deck. Next, a newspaper headline is shown, announcing Alaska's statehood. Small boy and girl sitting in the grass holding a flag displaying map of Alaska and reading: "Alaska 49th State." Automobile traffic driving into Anchorage, Alaska. Banner stretched across the road reads: "Anchorage. All-America City." Pedestrians jam the sidewalks as the city celebrates its new statehood. A float displaying a huge moose has sign on its side reading: "49th. Hey Texas. Now I'm the biggest Bull..." Young Alaskans ride in a convertible automobile. A huge 48-star American flag covers the front of a building. It has a large extra star appended to it. Closeup of the flag.


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Common Integrated Police Application (CIPA) Project is a Mission Mode Project (MMP) under e-Governance of Government of India. Common Integrated Police Application (CIPA) aims at automation of all functions carried out at the police stations designed on a workflow basis. Initially, only Crime Module has been taken up. CIPA software has been designed and developed by NIC with consultancy from Sun Technologies - the maker of JAVA and others and implemented under open source environment viz. Linux (OS), Postgres (RDBMS). It will help build a shareable crime & criminal Information system based on CrPC. It provides an efficient way of organizing crime records for generating queries/reports and crime analysis for decision support. A minimum of 3 computers and a maximum of 5 computers [depending on the strength of the Investigating Officers] with Scanners, Printers, Modem, UPS, etc are proposed to be supplied by the Govt of India. The task of monitoring the implementation of CIPA project has been entrusted to NCRB at the centre and the SCRBX at the state level.
The State Level CIPA Committee is headed by the DG SCRB West Bengal with ADG (Mod), Spl IG PR, Spl IG SCRB, Jt CP Adm, Kolkata Police and one Sr. Tec Director, NIC, State Unit as members. The Committee is to review/monitor the progress of functioning of the CIPA at the Districts by holding review meetings and, if necessary, by visits and discussion with SPs and other officials associated with the project.
In 2008, the Planning Commission of India has included CIPA in the 11th Five Year Plan renamed CCTNS (Crime & Criminal Tracking and Networking System) as a Mission Mode Project (MMP) under the National e-Governance Action Plan (NeGP). The Govt of India, at the Ministry of Home Affairs also thought of integrating (expanding) this Project, both horizontally to cover more modules at the Police Station level and vertically to cover all higher police formations up to Police HQ level as also other Police Units like Crime Branch, Intelligence Branch, Traffic Branch, Armed Police Bns, etc. All the users will be linked through a web-based portal. They will be accessing the Web through Broad Band, Dial-up, Wireless connectivity, POLNET, MPLS, ISDN, etc., depending on the availability of the connection.
In the 1st phase, 47 Police Stations of West Bengal Police have been covered. Hardware components and software have been provided by Government of India and have been installed. Police Officers have also been trained to handle the software. Besides, Supervisors (STAs) and Technical Assistants (TAs) were recruited and posted to Group (Hqrs) / Police Stations to train the Police Officers at the P.S. level and take care of trouble shooting. The SCRB West Bengal is providing training to officers through its various training courses, including Training of Trainers' Courses. Effort is being made to ensure that the Project is made fully functional in all the 47 PSs.
90 Police Stations (66 PS's of WBP + 24 PS's of KP) of West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police were earmarked under CIPA Phase - II. Out of these 90 Police Stations under CIPA Phase - II, CIPA hardware and software have been successfully installed at 32 Police stations (24 PS's of KP + 8 PS's of WBP in Purulia, Nadia and Sealdah GRP districts). However, CIPA hardware and software could not be installed at the remaining 58 Police Stations owing to non-readiness of sites.
In the 3rd phase the remaining Police Stations in the State will be covered.
View List of PSs covered under Phase 1 and Phase 2 Guideline for site preparation


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The new rules, issued in September and October, tell officers "screening may not be conducted to detect evidence of crimes unrelated to transportation security" and that large amounts of cash don't qualify as suspicious for purposes of safety.
"We had been hearing of so many reports of TSA screeners engaging in wide-ranging fishing expeditions for illegal activities," said Ben Wizner, a staff lawyer for the ACLU, pointing to reports of officers scanning pill-bottle labels to see whether the passenger was the person who obtained the prescription as one example.
He said screeners get a narrow exception to the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable searches, strictly to keep weapons and explosives off planes, not to help police enforce other laws.


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Below is a brief summary of some of the salient scientific findings in recent years and knowledge gaps pertaining to on-lake research that were identified during Discussions at the 2011 Science Workshop. Information will be updated following completion of the 2012 science report.
Click here for the full 2011 report.
Nutrient Loading
Nutrient loading estimates to Lake Winnipeg have improved through an increased and coordinated monitoring effort between Manitoba Water Stewardship and Environment Canada, as well as independent research. Among the more important research findings were:
The onset of large cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Winnipeg was driven almost entirely by an abrupt increase of 70% (compared to the 1970s) in phosphorus loading to the lake in the mid-1990s;
This abrupt increase in loading is explained by a doubling in the flow of the Red River in the last 20 years relative to its previous history (1971 to 1980), which mobilize nutrients from land enriched by a growing population and ever more intensive land use practices;
Annual runoff and the frequency and extent of flooding within the Red River Basin is a major determinant of the magnitude of this phosphorus loading;
Other tributaries had either comparatively little (Winnipeg and Dauphin rivers) or a negative (Saskatchewan River) effect on this loading.
Thus, contrary to previous assumptions, most of Lake Winnipeg's enormous watershed is currently not an important contributor of nutrients to the lake, and phosphorus abatement efforts should be aimed largely at the Red River Basin. Furthermore, future climate scenarios determining the amount of rain (and run-off) occurring in the Red River Basin will have very important implications for the remediation of Lake Winnipeg. Water quantity, therefore, is as critical as water quality to the management of productivity in the lake.
Internal Nutrient Cycling
Within the lake, the contribution of a number of processes to the nutrient budgets remains largely unknown. For the nitrogen cycle, nitrogen fixation rates require further refinement. Moreover, no measures of denitrification have been made, despite the possibility that this microbial process could represent an important loss of nitrogen from the system. Phosphorus retention estimates in the sediment of the lake range from 60 to 70%. Due to the increased nutrient load, the net sedimentation (loading – outflow flux) is estimated to have nearly doubled (from roughly 3,200 to 5,500 Mg P/a). Consequently,
there is potentially an enormous reservoir of phosphorus being stored in the lake that could significantly prolong remediation efforts.
This will in part depend on the extent to which this phosphorus is remobilized by various means (internal loading, re-suspension) into the water column, and on its bioavailability, two very important unknowns for Lake Winnipeg.
Oxygen Dynamics – Water Column and Sediment-Water Interface
The oxygen dynamics in Lake Winnipeg are key to understanding a number of these in-lake processes. Effort thus far has been directed at understanding water column oxygen levels only. Since 2002, low oxygen in bottom waters has been measured in 2003, 2006 and 2007 in the central north basin. The south basin had no hypoxic events in any year with the exception of one station, and no dissolved oxygen concentrations below 5.5 mg/L were recorded in either basin between 2008 and 2010. Due to the size of the lake, the spatial and temporal extent of low oxygen events remains poorly understood; however,
based on the current findings, it appears that Lake Winnipeg does not experience persistent and frequent low oxygen events. Thus, the tendency of the popular press and others who describe "dead zones" in Lake Winnipeg, or that the lake is "dying", is scientifically unfounded to date.
Given the seemingly fleeting episodes of hypoxia in the central north basin, mortality of fishes due to low oxygen is likely extremely rare.
Whereas stratification is a pre-condition for hypoxia and anoxia in the water column, the amount of organic material is critical for sustaining bacterial respiration and fermentation at and within the sediments. Given the shallow depth of the lake, which limits the probability of stratification, as well as the development of extensive algal blooms, which often descend to the bottom of the lake to decompose, it is at the sediment/water interface that oxygen studies should also be aimed. Within the microzone of the sediment/water interface, anoxic conditions could promote the mobilization of phosphorus from the sediment to the water column (internal loading) and enhance rates of denitrification. Low oxygen levels in the sediment also impact the benthic community, even without water column oxygen depletion. As nothing is currently known about oxygen dynamics at the sediment/water interface, it remains an extremely important knowledge gap for Lake Winnipeg. Clearly, this effort will require a very broad interrogation and collaborative effort in terms of how these dynamics are examined.
Food Web Dynamics
Food web dynamics, especially who is eating whom, remains an important information gap with potential economic consequences. Ultimately, knowledge of the quantity, nutritional quality, and spatial distribution of dietary resources is necessary to understand the flow of energy from nutrients to fish and how that flow is being redirected or disrupted in response to changing nutrient regimes (including abatement), climate change, and exotic species. The importance of the microbial loop in this energy transfer must not be overlooked, nor should the potential disruption to the synchronies of life stages and dietary resources. Some salient studies could include:
The role of temperature and ice transparency on the early succession of diatom to cyanobacterial dominance;
Nutritional value of cyanobacteria to benthos and zooplankton and of
to forage fishes;
The relative importance of heterotrophs, notably protozoa, in the transfer of energy to consumers;
Tagging studies to establish movement and feeding patterns of fishes; and
Sentinel whitefish data (diet, length, weight and age) as a means to evaluate the potential impacts of zebra mussels.
Commercial Fishery
The impacts of eutrophication, whether negative or positive, on the productivity of the commercial fishery have not been established. Thus, conclusions by the media and others describing a thriving or threatened fishery due to eutrophication are currently not supported by scientific data.
As the highest priced commercial species, most emphasis has thus far been placed on walleye. Results from the index-netting program describe a walleye fishery that is supported by a very large 2001-year class, which is providing a massive peak, followed by a smaller 2006-year class. Moreover, most of the increased yield in walleye has occurred in the channel and the south basin, not in the north basin. The estimated rate of mortality of walleye is high; unheard of in most walleye fisheries, and it is not known if it is sustainable. No mortality estimates have been made for sauger or whitefish. Indeed, lake whitefish is not sampled in the index-netting program and, therefore, very little is known in terms of its population dynamics. This is most unfortunate because as a bottom feeder, it might be among the first species to be affected by changes in the benthic community. Moreover, lake whitefish is one of the species that exotics like zebra mussels and
will occur in large numbers in their gut contents. As a sentinel species of sorts, good pre-invasion lake whitefish diet and condition data would help discern changes resulting from a seemingly increasing number of stressors.
It is critical at this juncture, when potentially aggressive phosphorus abatement measures will be undertaken, that a more adequate understanding of the relationship between phosphorus loading, the surge in algal production and the impacts on the fishery be sought to ensure that the productive capacity of the fishery is not compromised. Sustainable management targets and end points will be difficult to define without this knowledge.
Algal Toxins
Microcystin-LR is the only algal toxin that is routinely monitored in Lake Winnipeg. Results indicate that this toxin is more frequently detected in samples collected from the near-shore areas of the lake and has been elevated above recreational water quality guidelines on occasion. However, it has remained low or undetectable in most algal bloom samples collected from the offshore areas.
The tendency of the popular press and others to describe all algal blooms, and by inference the lake, as toxic is unfortunate, as that assumption is not supported by the available data.
That said, much remains to be understood in the area of algal toxin production, notably which toxins are being produced and what species are producing them. Moreover, few studies have been carried out to evaluate the accumulation of algal toxins in fish or other biota in Lake Winnipeg, and it is not known whether any toxins are impacting higher organisms. To manage this potential water quality issue more effectively, a comprehensive, coordinated analysis of a broad spectrum of toxins, as well as a thorough, consistent approach to assessing the threat of algal toxins in Lake Winnipeg to humans and other biota would be of value
It is apparent that the research and monitoring effort for contaminants in Lake Winnipeg is not receiving the same level of attention as other initiatives on the lake. The monitoring efforts of the provincial and federal governments are limited both spatially and in terms of the range of contaminants being monitored. Furthermore, datasets remain dispersed as does the interpretation and discussion of results. Of the little research conducted to date, there appear to be important differences in the magnitude and sources of some contaminants between basins: the south basin has experienced higher loadings largely from riverine sources, whereas the north basin had lower total loadings with a higher fraction derived from atmospheric deposition. The importance of the Red River Basin as a source of contaminants derived from agricultural and urban activities should be actively investigated, especially given the extent to which phosphorus has been mobilized in the last decades. To improve upon the current situation, future State of the Lake reports should include the status of contaminant monitoring in Lake Winnipeg. Furthermore, the inclusion of contaminants data collected by the Province of Manitoba and EC (FCMSP) in the Lake Winnipeg Basin Information Portal would be of value in increasing the visibility and accessibility of such data, and in acknowledging the importance of contaminants as a potentially serious water quality concern.


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East Coast All Mountain: A newly defined category for skis that could be generally described as eastern all mountain skis or western groomed run skis. This ski should be mostly carving on groomed runs but can handle the occasional powder and crud.
Skier Ability: Advanced to Expert: Skipping the blue runs to get to the black runs, but sometimes a little cautious when it gets very steep, or some hesitation when your buddy says, ''You just have to clear those rocks or else you're toast.''
Speed: Moderate: The speed at which an intermediate skier travels, Moderate means they like to ski faster than beginners, but are never the fastest skiers on a run.
Speed: Fast: At this speed, these skiers are passing most of the others on blue square runs, and keeping up with most skiers on black diamond runs.
Sandwich Construction (SW): SW means that the sides of the skis are a vertical wall rather the the rounded Cap construction forund on most skis. Since none of the skis material needs to be exerting force maintaining shape at the edges, SW skis are stiffer than their Cap counterparts. Most people find SW skis to be damper, that is more glued to the snow, superior at high speed GS turns and top notch at busting through crud or choppy snow.
Wood Core: The standard core which has throughout time provided the best performance and durability. Each model may have it's own density level to help define flex and maximum speed but every wood core ski will be solid.
UHM C Base: The most durable, quickest base material on the market. It requires very little maintenance and allows your skis to do what they are made to do until you decide you've hit so many rocks that it needs a tune.
We Have Recommended Some Bindings For You: You will notice there is a dropdown menu that says "Ski Bindings" above. These are simply a list of curated bindings we recommend will work best for this particular ski but other bindings will work as well. There are a few factors i.e. brake width, DIN range, ability level that determine an appropriate binding choice, so let us know if you need assistance.
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Laravel Tutorial: Database Migrations
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Overview
- Create the Database
- Create the Laravel Project
- Create and Run the Migration
Laravel provides an easy and powerful way to create database structure using code. This method allows you to define your database tables and columns in text files, which makes it easy to edit and develop as needed. Laravel also provides a built-in rollback method which allows you to revert any database structure changes as needed. Learn more about Laravel database migrations and how to use them.
- A 1&1 Cloud Server with Laravel and PHP 7.0+ installed.
To install Laravel, follow the instructions in our article Install the Laravel PHP Framework on Ubuntu 16.04.
For this project we will be creating an example website for restaurant reviews. Visitors will be able to submit restaurant reviews using a PHP form, and view existing restaurant reviews which are stored in a MySQL database.
Create the Database
To begin, you will need to create a database for your project, and a database user for Laravel to use. Log in to the MySQL client:
mysql -u root -p
Create a database for the reviews:
CREATE DATABASE reviews_db;
The following command will create a user
review_site with password
JxSLRkdutW and grant the user access to the
reviews_db database:
GRANT ALL ON reviews_db.* to review_site@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'JxSLRkdutW';
Create the Laravel Project
su to switch to your Laravel user:
su - jdoe
Go to your web directory:
cd /var/www/html
Create the Laravel project:
laravel new reviews
This will create the
reviews directory. Move into this directory:
cd reviews
Next, we will set the MySQL credentials in the Laravel environment file. Open the
.env file for editing:
nano .env
Find the section which reads:
Change the
DB_USERNAME, and
DB_PASSWORD lines to include your project's MySQL database name, username, and password:
Save and exit the file.
Create and Run the Migration
Laravel migrations act as a version control system for your database. This allows your team to easily collaborate and edit database design.
Use the
make:migration Artisan command to create a migration named
create_reviews_table. We will also include the
--create flag to create the table
php artisan make:migration create_reviews_table --create=user_reviews
The new migration will be located in the
database/migrations directory, and will have a name which includes the timestamp:
jdoe@localhost:/var/www/html/reviews$ ll database/migrations
total 20
drwxrwxr-x 2 jdoe jdoe 4096 Oct 26 16:16 ./
drwxrwxr-x 5 jdoe jdoe 4096 Oct 26 16:15 ../
-rw-rw-r-- 1 jdoe jdoe 746 Oct 26 16:15 2014_10_12_000000_create_users_table.php
-rw-rw-r-- 1 jdoe jdoe 683 Oct 26 16:15 2014_10_12_100000_create_password_resets_table.php
-rw-rw-r-- 1 jdoe jdoe 602 Oct 26 16:16 2017_10_26_161616_create_reviews_table.php
Each migration class includes two methods:
up() and
down(). The
up() method will add new architecture (tables, columns, indexes, etc.) to the database. The
down() method will reverse operations which have been performed by the
up() method.
Open the database migration file for editing:
nano database/migrations/2017_10_26_161616_create_reviews_table.php
Each migration automatically includes the auto-incrementing
id column, and the
timestamps() columns. We will be adding three columns to the table:
reviewer_name: A string with a maximum of 100 characters.
star_rating: An integer.
details: A text field.
For a full list of column types, see the official Laravel documentation on migrations.
Locate the
up() method section in the migration file:
public function up()
Schema::create('user_reviews', function (Blueprint $table) {
Add the new column definitions so that this section reads:
public function up()
Schema::create('user_reviews', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->string('reviewer_name', 100);
Save and exit the file. Then run the migration:
php artisan migrate
If you need to reverse (roll back) a migration, use the command:
php artisan migrate:rollback
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Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler, known in Japan as Dragon Ball Z: Clash!! The Power of 10 Billion Warriors (ドラゴンボールZ 激突!!100億パワーの戦士たち Doragon Bōru Zetto Gekitotsu!! Hyaku-Oku Pawā no Senshi-tachi ), is the sixth Dragon Ball Z movie, originally released in Japan on March 7, 1992 at the Toei Anime Fair along with the second Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken and the third Magical Tarurūto-kun movie. In the United States, it was released on DVD in the United States on August 13, 2002. It also had a special theater presentation (as part of a double-feature with the U.S. premiere Fusion Reborn) on March 17, 2006. These movies are the first Dragon Ball-related movies to receive a theatrical release in the United States. This film, alongside Cooler's Revenge, was re-released in November 2008 alongside the remastered Season 7 of the TV series.
A few years prior, the tyrant Frieza destroyed the Planet Namek during his battle with the newly transformed Super Saiyan Goku. The peaceful Namekians found themselves without a home for months. Eventually they had a new planet created for them with the help of the Dragon Balls. For three years or so they lived in peace on their new planet. One day however, a strange metal planet began to absorb New Namek. The silver planet wrapped around New Namek, absorbing its energy. Dende, who is now the Earth's guardian, senses the plight of his people and calls Goku to ask for help.
Goku, Gohan, Krillin, Piccolo, Oolong, Yajirobe and Master Roshi arrive and encounter an army of strange, large, silent robots. They soon learn, to their horror, that the mastermind behind the invasion is Cooler, Frieza's older brother, who Goku was thought to have killed a few years earlier and who now plans to use the Namekians as biological fuel for his ship, the Big Gete Star. Goku fights Cooler alone, while the other Z-Fighters battle Cooler's robots.
At first the Z-Warriors have trouble penetrating the robots' armor, but Piccolo instructs them to concentrate their energy to one point, and doing so allows them to destroy a few of the robots. However, there are far too many to handle and all the warriors, except Piccolo, are captured along with a village of Namekians. Piccolo is left behind, and destroys all the robots. He then makes his way to rescue those who were captured.
Elsewhere, it becomes apparent that Goku is no match for Cooler's new metallic form which gives him the ability to regenerate himself. Cooler also reveals his ability to use the Instantaneous Movement technique, which Goku also uses. Goku continues to struggle even after becoming a Super Saiyan. Cooler reveals that the Big Gete Star constantly monitors his body, and fixes any flaws that may occur, in this case Cooler's arm being torn off by Goku.
Just before Goku is choked to death by Cooler, Vegeta, who had arrived in a separate pod, shows up just in time to help Goku. The two Super Saiyans attack Cooler and they soon are able to kill him. However, the Big Gete Star once again corrects a flaw in Cooler's design, in this case, giving Cooler a thousand bodies rather than just one. Outnumbered and exhausted, Goku and Vegeta are captured and transported to the Big Gete Star's core to be used as energy.
As Cooler is leeching their Saiyan strength via strange wires, he snidely explains his manner of survival: not long after his defeat at Goku's hands, a nearby computer chip floated among a debris of spacecraft until it gained sentience and absorbed everything in its proximity and formed a spaceship, and at one point, Cooler's remains, including pieces of his brain, were fused with the main computer and Cooler subsequently took control, effectively meaning that Cooler is the Big Gete Star. Goku and Vegeta regain consciousness and release all their Super Saiyan energy to the wires, overloading the system. They then come face to face with the Big Gete Star's core, the true Cooler. Cooler attempts to crush Goku, but his hand is severed by Vegeta, giving Goku enough time to blast him with the last of his energy, causing his ultimate demise. Meanwhile, Piccolo arrives in the Big Gete Star, and meets up with a clone of Cooler, which explodes. Eventually, all the other clones of Cooler and every other robot in the Big Gete Star explode. Piccolo and the rest escape before the Big Gete Star leaves New Namek's orbit and explodes.
Goku and Vegeta fall from the sky near the rest of the Z-Fighters, and everyone rejoices. Vegeta is nowhere to be found, but Goku still compliments his role in defeating Cooler. Vegeta is shown in his spacepod holding the computer chip that created the Big Gete Star. He then crushes it, ensuring that it will never create another monstrosity like the Big Gete Star ever again.
- Opening Theme
- "Cha-La Head-Cha-La"
- Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori, Music: Chiho Kiyoka, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama
- "Cha-La Head-Cha-La"
- Ending Theme
- "Hero (Kimi ga Hero)" (HERO(キミがヒーロー) HERO (Kimi ga Hīrō , "Hero (You're The Hero)")
- Lyrics: Dai Satō, Music: Chiho Kiyoka, Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto, Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama & Yuka
- "Hero (Kimi ga Hero)" (HERO(キミがヒーロー) HERO (Kimi ga Hīrō , "Hero (You're The Hero)")
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Rumson China Relocates to Red Bank
By Michele J. Kuhn
RED BANK – The tradition, sparkle, service and elegance endure, it's the location and the welcoming of new partners that are different at Rumson China & Glass.
The store, a staple of the Two River area since 1969, has moved from its home on River Road to a bright new space at 105 Broad St., next to Tiffany & Co. The grand opening is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6.
Rumson China & Glass was opened in 1969 by Robert and Barbara Edwards and was managed until 1996 by Robert Edward's sister Adele Arslan. Barbara Edwards and her daughter, Jennifer Edwards, became fully involved in the store 16 years ago. This year they were joined by partners Silvia and Stephen Culver.
The move to Red Bank was made to increase the visibility of the store.
"We decided to move here to hopefully grow the business and take it to the next level," Jennifer said. "We will have a whole new website that will be debuting soon. The store will continue to offer full service gifts, tabletop and home accessories."
The store also will continue to sell crystal lighting – chandeliers and lamps – plus such items as corporate gifts, decorative accessories and men's and baby gifts. Brides, many of whom come from a long line of Rumson China & Glass customers, will be able to go upstairs and complete their registries. The beautiful gift-wrap the store has been known for and other services, like local delivery, will remain.
"We really tried to keep the services we had before the same but we are expanding on everything," Jennifer Edwards said. "It's a different space but we think we have captured the tradition that has been Rumson China & Glass for so many years. We have created a more modern and fresh place to shop, in keeping with the times."
The Edwardses and Culvers are excited about the new space. It's a location that Jennifer Edwards had been looking at for a long time, back to the time when it was the Roots building. They have been welcomed by neighboring businesses and see the shop as being a complement to nearby retail establishments, like Tiffany & Co. and Garmany. "I think it is good for all of us," Jennifer Edwards said.
"This is just a great space," she said of the shop that is handicapped accessible and has customer parking. "We are so happy to be here."
The Edwardses are also pleased to be in a partnership with the Culvers.
"We are thrilled for the opportunity that having Stephen and Silvia as partners has given us," Jennifer Edwards said. "My mom and I have been at this a long time and it's nice to have fresh insight and their keen business sense. We're very excited about that."
The store was originally an outgrowth of Robert and Barbara Edwards love of travel and collecting beautiful things. Robert Edwards invented the first pager, which could display a message, and he was known as "the father of paging," Jennifer Edwards said.
The store has always been a place where clients could visit and find a wide range of price points from which to choose. "You can buy a gift for $25 or $2,500 … We really do have a very wide array," Jennifer Edwards said.
While the store also has been a place where many celebrities, business notables and those in the arts and entertainment have shopped or have been the recipient of gifts, the Edwardses decline to discuss the names of those clients or recipients.
Another aspect of relocating to Red Bank that excites the owners of Rumson China & Glass is the sense of community in the borough among business owners who are known for participating in town and charity events. The shop's first event as a member of the business community will be the Oct. 11 Girl's Night Out event, sponsored by RiverCenter.
"It's nice to feel you are part of the community. In Rumson, we always felt like we were part of the community and with the new store we will continue that," she said.
The store owners have decided to keep the name Rumson China & Glass, even with the move to Red Bank, because of the reputation the establishment has gained over the years. "And," Jennifer Edwards said, Red Bank and Rumson are "all part of the extended community here."
As the Edwardses and Culvers settle into the new space, they are looking at ways to grow the business, increase their merchandise lines and expand into other areas or décor and gifts.
"We really don't know where this is going to take us," Jennifer Edwards said, "but there certainly will be something for everyone."
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BMW is taking a page from Apple for its fleet of car dealerships. The company is rolling out a "BMW Genius Everywhere" program of tech-savvy employees called BMW Geniuses whose job will be to answer technology questions for customers.
The company modeled not just the name, but much of the intent of Apple's Genius Bar from the company's massively successful chain of Apple Stores. The BMW Geniuses will be armed with an iPad in order to answer questions and show customers BMW technology available in its cars.
The luxury car brand plans on launching the program later this year with a full rollout scheduled for early 2014. According to Adage, BMW wants the Genii in place in time for the launch of its all-electric i3 automobile in the U.S.
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The BMW Geniuses will not be selling cars, however. Their job is to answer questions and if at some point the customer wants to buy, the Genii will hand the customer off to a salesperson.
"The salesman has a complicated job," Ian Robertson, BMW board member for sales and marketing, told Adage. "He has to understand product, he has to be trained and he has to understand financial services. And honestly, it has probably gotten a little too broad. One of the things we considered very carefully: Can we break the process up into bite-size chunks?"
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Sony's Xperia line is the first range of smartphones produced by the company following its split with long time partner Ericsson.
When I reviewed the Xperia P earlier this year, I found that mid-range phone to be a strong Android device but was a bit hesitant about the $500 price. I had the chance to review the improved Xperia S earlier, but I wanted to wait until Sony's latest flagship phone had received the long awaited Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update.
The Xperia S design looks a lot like the black monoliths from Arthur C Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Its smooth black surface is only broken by the distinctive transparent divider towards the bottom - a design element common throughout the latest Xperia range.
The matte back is at odds with the glossy front, but its subtle texture and slight curve makes it comfortable to use with one hand. There is a slight issue with the Android keys (back, home, menu) at the bottom of the device, which I would accidentally activate repeatedly for the first few days of using the device. This problem is not isolated to the Xperia S; it is something that I experience regularly with my iPhone 4S also. Once I got the hang of the shape of the phone this quickly became a non-starter issue.
It might not be full of stars, but without a doubt the 4.3-inch 'Reality Display' is the best screen I've ever seen on a smartphone, bar none.
The Xperia S has a pixel density of around 340 pixels per inch (ppi), which is a higher resolution than the iPhone's 'Retina Display'. It's not so much a quality advantage over the iPhone, but a quantity one. Side by side with an iPhone the image quality difference isn't noticeable, this is because past 300 ppi the human eye isn't able to distinguish individual pixels on a screen, making images look almost printed.
The display complements the incredible 12 megapixel camera sported by the Xperia S. The photos taken are sharp, with a very realistic level of contrast and saturation (for a camera phone). Small sensors like those on smartphones are notorious for producing noise in low light, Sony's Exmor sensor doesn't solve this problem but at least helps keep the images usable.
Looking at other reviews and Android forums the biggest gripe seems to be that the year-old Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) under utilises the Xperia S's capable hardware. With Ice Cream Sandwich the Xperia S is a real competitor to some of the more expensive flagships from competitors like HTC and Samsung.
The dual-core 1.5 Ghz Snapdragon processor isn't a quad-core beast that you might see in the HTC One X or Samsung Galaxy S III, but it has plenty of processing power to run multiple apps.
The only problem I had was forced closes in the 'Album' photo app, bundled with the phone. This had the frustrating habit of timing out while I was in the middle of editing photos.
There's still the usual hardware manufacturer bloatware, but even this has its improvements. Sony is using its venerable Walkman brand for the new music player, which has a very slick and refined playlist system and downloads album art for your music automatically when on wi-fi (you can turn this option off).
The battery life of the Sony Xperia S isn't fantastic. A full charge gives around seven hours of use with 3G web browsing, moderate YouTube playback over wi-fi and app usage. This is about par with the experience I have with my iPhone.
Following the trend of other smartphone manufacturers, Sony has foregone a removable battery option. Oddly there is a back lid for the Xperia S, but this only gives you access to the micro-SIM card slot. This seems like a bit of a tease on the part of Sony, and I'd rate this phone higher if there was the option of an expandable memory card at the least.
The Sony Xperia S brings the Japanese technology company closer to its Korean and Taiwanese competitors in terms of form and functionality. I'd recommend it for any business user looking for a professionally styled device and a fantastic display panel.
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Dimensions: 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
Weight: 144g
Display: LCD 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.3 inches
Storage: 32 GB
Processor: Snapdragon, dual-core 1.5 GHz - 1GB RAM
OS: Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
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Gingindlovu has to be one of the most boring towns I've ever been to. Firstly, the town is not so clean, there aren't many interesting shops besides Spar and all the shops are on a single side only. There's nothing much which is of interest ands it bored me to death. I wouldn't recommend it to my friends as a holiday destination.
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US: Raytheon Company will showcase its capabilities across the space domain at the 32nd Space Symposium, the premier gathering of the global space community, held April 11-14 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
From space flight training and launch range management to advanced, space-based earth monitoring, satellite ground control and data analytics, Raytheon offers advanced technology and services across the space value chain.
The Raytheon will feature an interactive visualization of the Raytheon space value chain Cybersecurity, Training support, Positioning, Navigation & Timing, Space Launch, Earth Monitoring, Mission management, Analytics, Mission Support, and Data Dissemination.
As a proven leader in advanced cyber threat protection, Raytheon utilizes deployed tools for the detection and mitigation of attacks.
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Raytheon operates and maintains facilities critical for human spaceflight 24/7, running real-time mission scenarios that help International Space Station astronauts deal with spaceflight challenges.
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Raytheon is a leader in modernizing Positioning, Navigation and Timing for both GPS command and controls and for a variety of Air Traffic Management and precision weapons capabilities.
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With a 50-year history of successful on-orbit performance, Raytheon space sensors provide landmark observations of Earth for advanced weather forecasting, natural resources management, missile warning, defense and intelligence missions and a wide range of commercial applications.
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Spanning the Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination lifecycle with solutions, capabilities and operational support for managing tasking, schedules and execution across a wide range of platform, sensor and ground assets.
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2015 model year changes
The Elantra carries over into 2015 with few changes. Several new colors are available and a few of the option packages available have been reshuffled. The Elantra Sport now comes with an optional Tech Package featuring a 7-inch touchscreen, a nicer stereo and Blue Link telematics. The Elantra SE meanwhile, is available with a new Style Package adding a sunroof, various trim pieces and nicer headlights. Last year's Technology Package is now several hundred dollars cheaper and has been renamed as the Ultimate Package.
Competitive comparison
Economical; practical; well-equipped, with sophisticated infotainment features and options; available in a variety of body styles; excellent warranty
Special features for 2015
The Elantra is Hyundai's entry into the compact car market, battling against household names such as the Honda Civic and the Toyota Corolla, as well as hatchbacks like the Ford Focus and Mazda3. It is a competitive segment, but the Elantra stands out with its bold styling, roomy 5-door GT, high level of equipment and outstanding warranty. Starting at $17,250, the Elantra has plenty of standard features and even manages to top 38 mpg on the highway with its 1.8L engine, while a 2.0L offers a big boost in power while sacrificing little in the way of economy.
The Hyundai Elantra GT is the high-performance version of the best-selling compact sedan. Standard equipment includes: 15" premium alloy wheels, heated and powered side mirrors, all-powered accessories, 60/40-split-folding rear seats and a six-speaker audio system with iPod/USB integration. With added packages you'll get desirable features like larger 17" wheels, 7" touchscreen panel with Bluetooth integration, automated headlamps, fog lamps, sunroof, LED headlamp accents, LED tail lamps, powered and heated front seats, sport-tuned suspension and braking, remote entry/start, two-zone climate control (automated), GPS and more. Under the hood is a capable 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine that generates 145 horsepower and 130 pound-feet of torque. Hyundai offers a five-year/60,000-mile limited warranty.


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Admittedly, I have not been posting much lately, either too busy, or simply can't think of anything worthwhile that I have to say. However, on this erev Yom Kippur , I would like to request forgiveness, and wish everyone a G'mar Chasima Tova and wish everyone an easy fast. May we all be inspired and be granted an amazing year!
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It's a late summer night, the air humid, not a breeze to be felt. Two boys loiter in front of the local pool, lounging around, trying to look cool dragging a smoke on their cigarettes. Despite the muggy air, they don't go back to the air conditioned pool room. They are waiting for someone, possibly several someones, they are not sure which. Their contact had not been very specific with them.
The boys are nothing special to look at. Two young men in their early twenties, one blonde, the other dark, neither overly tall nor too short, nothing to mark them as being out of the ordinary. Nothing to show that they were more than just a pair of slackers, wasting another Saturday night. The blonde shifted from foot to foot nervously, which annoyed his companion to no end. "Will you stop that?!" he snapped, quietly. "You act like you're a fresh greenie, not a seasoned agent." He sniffed disdainfully, and took another drag at his smoke.
"Well excuse me for breathing," his companion muttered. "They're late, and I'm melting in a puddle of my own sweat. Do you even have any idea who we're looking for?" He nervously sucked on the end of his cig, almost succeeding in burning his tongue.
The blonde roiled his eyes at his compatriot's stupidity, but answered his question readily enough. "Actually, I managed to get a name out of our contact before he broke off the message." He smirked, feeling very superior. "One Isaac Dell is who we are meeting. Tall guy, around 6'5, hard to miss."
"Huh. Isaac Dell? It's been a while since I heard that name. He was pretty religious once, you know. But he gave it up, said it was too restricting, that he'd rather 'live life to the fullest', then be held back by chains of tradition." He took a thoughtful drag on his cig, and blew out a smoke ring. "Funny, never thought I'd see him here though."
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Here is a Basic Meditation Technique for beginners – 5 Easy Steps to Meditate:
1. Prepare Your Space
Find a place where you can enjoy some quiet solitude. With practice, you will find it easy to meditate anywhere, even if it is noisy and busy. But when you are first learning, it is better to be alone, and free from distractions.
If you opt for an indoor location, take a minute to prepare the space. It will be easier to relax if the area is clean and tidy, not jumbled and disorganized. Some people like to turn off the lights, burn some incense, light a candle, etc. Do whatever helps you to get "in the mood."
2. Set A Timer
This is crucial. In the beginning, the urge to give up and go do something else can be overwhelming. If you don't commit to meditating for a set amount of time, the odds are you'll quit before you give it a fair chance.
So get a timer or stopwatch, or just set the alarm on your phone (be sure to choose a soft and soothing tone, rather than a harsh, screeching one). Decide how long you are willing to practice; it can be as short as 5 – 10 minutes, but you will reach a much deeper state of relaxation if you give yourself more time. I personally recommend you start with 20 minutes.
Then make a commitment to yourself to practice until the time is up — no matter what. Distractions will happen. Your phone might ring, your pet may come begging for attention, etc. Most of all, your restless mind will come up with an endless list of things you could be doing instead.
Don't fall for it! You're better than that. You can do this.
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3. Settle In
Find a comfortable sitting position. It's not necessary to fold your legs a certain way, pinch your middle finger and thumb together, or assume any bizarre and unnatural posture. What matters is that you sit upright and keep your spine straight, but relaxed. Stay loose, not rigid.
If you elect to sit on the floor, you might find it helpful to use a cushion (or two), in order to raise your behind and relieve pressure on your legs. Some people use a meditation bench. It's perfectly okay to sit in a chair, as long you sit upright and don't slouch.
Once you find your comfort zone, it's time to close your eyes and settle in…
4. Breathe and Relax
Pay attention to your breath. Feel the air as it flows in and out. Feel your chest and belly expand and contract. Each time you breathe out, let yourself relax more and more deeply. Little by little, release any tension that you feel in your body.
As we sit with our eyes closed, with nothing to keep us busy or distracted, we usually discover places that are tight and tense — especially our shoulders, legs and lower back; or the muscles around your eyes, your neck and jaw. Wherever you find yourself clenched up, just relax and release.
With every out breath, feel yourself relaxing more and more; sinking deeper and deeper into a calm state of rest.
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5. Observe, Don't Judge
You will find that it doesn't take long for your mind to wander off somewhere. After a minute or two you will realize that you aren't paying attention to your breath at all. Instead you're thinking about an email that you need to answer, or what you're going to make for dinner, or there is a memory or a movie scene running through your head on repeat, or… you get the picture.
That's okay. It doesn't mean you're doing it wrong, or that you can't meditate. This is meditation!
As you sit and breathe and relax, thoughts will come and go. Don't judge them as good or bad. Don't judge yourself for thinking them. Whenever you notice that you've wandered off, just gently bring your focus back to your breath, to your body and your senses.


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The meeting, which is the third, is meant to manage the water situation in Accra when the Kpong water was shut down and it brought together the relief and reconstruction technical advisory committees of NADMO, Ghana Water Company (GWC), Accra Metropolitan Assembly Health Directorate, the National Security and the Ghana Police Service.
Briefing the Ghana News Agency after the meeting, Mr Ebenezer Dosoo of NADMO, in charge of Technical, said NADMO would complement the GWC's ten tankers with five more in Accra East as well as augment water services to Tema.
The shut-down is to enable the Kpong plant to align the new improved system to the existing one, to improve water services to the areas it serves.
The Four day exercise in the Tema region, which started yesterday is expected to end by Sunday March 2, however resident are advised to expect water to flow by the evening of Tuesday March 4.
Mr Dosoo said health facilities and schools would be supplied water from tankers, and noted that, NADMO had planned for water supplies for the next ten days barring any unforeseen circumstances.
Scope of works for the Kpong Water Supply Expansion Project is estimated to cost about $273 million, and would involve the construction of a new 353,000 m3 per day intake, expansion of treatment plant to 250,000 m3 per day and construction of new transmission mains through Dodowa and Adenta to the Accra Booster station.
Other works involve distribution improvement, construction of reservoir and provision of dedicated electricity supply.
The full project is expected to be completed this year and would provide water to the Shai hills, Tema, Prampram, Ningo, Ashiaman ,TeshieNungua among other areas.
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High above the city, in a multi-million dollar penthouse, Danny Rand, a.k.a. Iron Fist, "The Living Weapon," is haunted by the consequences of choosing death over life. A message from Iron Fist's mystical homeland of K'un-Lun brings Danny back to his blood soaked origin of betrayal and vengeance! Revenge is a weapon that cuts both ways…. Will Danny survive the bloodletting? A one-of-a-kind kung fu action epic directed by the inimitable Kaare Andrews!


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�Is Demonetisation as good as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan they (BJP) have done? The physical one was 100% failure; will this fail too?�
The Congress leader and former external affairs minister Salman Khurshid questioned the demonetisation decision of the Prime Minister Nrendra Modi led Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) government.
"Is Demonetisation as good as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan they (BJP) have done? The physical one was 100% failure; will this fail too?" asked Salman Khurshid to media agency.
"Problem is not of extracting money out of people; problem is how to prevent black money or a parallel economy from functioning", he added.
He also tweeted that the "impact on black money not being explained".
Inconvenience apparent but impact on black money not being explained. Done earlier no answer as result experience not made known.
— Salman Khurshid (@salman7khurshid) November 13, 2016
"There are enormous queues, people are lining up, they are screaming because they don't have food at home. All this, is something that Jaitley, as a responsible minister, has to give a reply to. He can't shrug his shoulders like that," Khurshid had said earlier. He said the "financial chaos" was caused because the government failed to gauge the impact of the decision to withdraw the high-denomination banknotes.
Reportedly, the opposition party Congress has decided to raise the demonetisation issue in Parliament. Congress leader Anand Sharma has given a suspension of business notice under Rule 267 in the Rajya Sabha for discussion on the issue, the reports said.
In a reply to the move Kiren Rijiju ,Minister of State for Home Affairs has been quoted as saying that the government would give a befitting reply to the Opposition on the matter.
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By: Alexandra Faer Bryan
I was asked to read and write a review of this book. This is not easy for me, but here it is.
Green Kitty is a story of a grandchild (female) visiting a grandmother who has been placed in assisted living in the early stages of her illness. The grandmother is suffering the onset or one could say already in the beginning grips of Alzheimer's. The girl goes weekly to visit her grandmother with her aunt and sometimes with her father. They seem to make a point of going the same day each week. While it is not directly stated, in doing this they are giving grandma something to look forward to on a certain day each week. This gives the elderly lady a sense of normalcy, whether the family really realizes it or not. See, we with Alzheimer's, or any form of dementia, exist in a realm of non changing things around us. Change can bring great confusion, anxiety and sometime rage.
On her visits the grandmother tells the young girl stories from her past as she remembers them. Stories about the dogs they had, her father and has promised to tell her about the Green Kitty. But the elderly woman tells the girl she can not remember the story but as soon as she does she will tell her. You will have to read the book to get the story; I do not kiss and tell as they once said.
This is a very gently written story filled with fun and laughter. However the young girl has been told of grandmother's condition and is very respectful of it. When grandma repeats herself the girl in gentle and listens to her stories over again.
Although the book is written to help those from ages 8 to 12 to understand about a love one living with dementia, I feel it speaks to a greater audience. It shows that we living in that world remember the past sometimes with great accuracy. The grandmother does not speak of things in the present.
When I was in school they gave us the following grades S=superior, E=excellent, C=good, D=you in deep doo doo and F=you found the bottom of the well. Based on that rating system, since I am older than dirt, I give this book a very solid S.
Reviewed by: Joseph V. Potocny
You can Green Kitty at the links below.
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Helpful information, I did not write the following, it comes from Alexandra.
It will be included in an advocacy packet that is being developed called "What I Can't Do - We Can Do - Memory Advocacy for Families" which will include:
* list of blogs about Alzheimer's
* list of available books about this illness for both children and adults
* list of medical supply sources online
* sources for journals for families to keep track of medications, visits by family, friends, doctor visits, etc.
* websites related to dementia
* sources for clothing for patients
* the 24/7 helpline for the Alzheimer's Association
* a sample of a POA
* sample of living wills/advance directive including the veteran's one which is valid for all states
* information about the new wrist band program for hospital visits
* links for GPS systems for wanderers and medical ID bracelets
* links for food thickeners for those that develop swallowing problems
* four books
The books chosen to be included are: "His Name Was Merle - Out Journey Through Alzheimer's Disease", - "Green Kitty", which can be read to children under the age of 8 and is aimed at 9-12 year olds, "Staying Afloat In A Sea of Forgetfulness", by Gary Joseph LeBlanc which is 300+ pages of excellent advice to help manage behavioral problems, and "Color Me Your Way", an activity book for the patient.
It has placed as a finalists twice as entertaining children's fiction; USA Book News "Best Books 2011" and "International Book of the Year 2012"
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