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Next year, the FCC will hold it's last big auction for spectrum, for quite a while. Many analysts are saying this will be the last bit of low-band spectrum auctioned off for the next decade. Which is going to make this a very, very important auction for T-Mobile. Seeing as they have very little low-band spectrum (for those unaware, low-band spectrum is important for penetrating walls as well as covering more area with less towers), with only just acquiring 700MHz spectrum from Verizon in the past few years and they are now rolling it out in markets where they have licenses.
T-Mobile has made a lot of noise regarding this auction. They have been afraid that the two bigger carriers, AT&T and Verizon, could squeeze them out. Especially considering they have much larger checking accounts compared to T-Mobile. But now, there's word that many of the smaller or regional carriers might be opting out of this auction. And in fact, Sprint has already opted out and said they won't be participating. This is good news for T-Mobile, less carriers to compete against for these licenses.
The rules that the FCC made for this spectrum auction greatly benefit T-Mobile, especially with these smaller carriers opting out of the auction. As Verizon and AT&T are unable to bid on the reserve spectrum in areas where they already have a significant amount of spectrum, allowing T-Mobile to bid a bit more aggressively in urban and suburban areas. As most of you are aware, T-Mobile's service is great in bigger cities, but it lacks when you get into the suburbs and even into the country side. T-Mobile is hoping to grab plenty of 600MHz spectrum and pair it with their 700MHz and 1900MHz spectrum for LTE, which will not only provide some great coverage, but some pretty spectacular speeds. We are already seeing speeds of over 100Mbps from T-Mobile in some areas.
This auction is a huge deal for T-Mobile. While they have been adding millions of customers each quarter, there's only so much they can do with their current spectrum and coverage. Vastly expanding their coverage with 600MHz spectrum will help them compete even tougher with AT&T and Verizon, who have the best coverage in the country, currently.


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First time the Fisherman's Daughter has ever been to China! Didn't have time to see any fishing boats or harbours – spent all my time at the Shanghai Pet Fair Exhibition – telling the Chinese how good my salmon & potato dogfood is for their dogs, and where they can buy it. Met lovely people at Kudi Pet Stores – all my range of salmon oil, fish treats and food is going to be sold in their speciality stores.
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Many of your residents are not eager or capable to make a trip to the dentist's office by themselves. They may require special transportation or their family may need to take time off of work to bring them. For others who have significant memory care issues or are bedridden, a trip to an outside dentist may simply not be an option.
With Spa Creek Dental arranging the dental services to be provided, your residents are seen onsite at your facility--where they are comfortable with their surroundings and the disruption to their daily routine is minimized. Spa Creek Dental coordinates flexible scheduling with the residents and their families. Additionally, we collect the dental records from their former dental office upon request to make the transition easier.
We coordinate care directly with your staff and house doctors on each resident's personalized treatment plan. We handle all of the legwork surrounding billing, insurance, and communication with the resident families.
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Spa Creek Dental arranges personalized dental treatment and oral hygiene programs for residents of senior care facilities. We provide a-la-carte and savings programs to make dental care accessible to their needs along with flexible billing arrangements.
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Once a resident is enrolled into a program, the following services are available as necessary:
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- We can see every resident on your campus including independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing residents
- We are not confined to a traditional brick-and-mortar dental office which frees us up to provide exceptional customer service
- Our service agreement is non-exclusive and non-binding so we can operate with other providers onsite as well.
- We are a Mercury free dental practice
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Donations may be dropped off outside the school office.
Donations for Holiday Market
The school is now accepting donations to the student's Holiday Market - this will be open to grades K-3 to "shop" for their families. Gently used and new items are needed, as well as wrapping supplies. Please contact Principal Wilson if you can help at the market to set up, clean up, and/or gift wrap during the day on December 14.
Donations may be dropped off outside the school office.
December Movie Nights!
Yes, you read that correctly - PAC is hosting more than one Movie Night this December! In order to show more appropriately aged films to our growing number of students, there will be one night for grades K-3 and another for grades 4-7. We welcome students into both, with parental discretion of course.
As always, admission is $5/family with concession stand sales of pizza, popcorn, juice boxes and hot chocolate. The grade 7 students will have sweets for sale too, to raise funds for the graduation event.
Help For our Queen Mary Elves
At this time of year, the Queen Mary elves are working to put together hampers for our families in need. These critical care packages help get families through the holiday season. Accepting donations of new items/gift cards/cash, as well as wrapping supplies. Help will also be needed with wrapping and/or delivery before winter break. More info is here.
Thank you in advance, for helping make everyone's holiday bright!
Minutes from November PAC Meeting
At the last General PAC Meeting, we hosted an open discussion about lunch and after school programming for students. To learn more, please review the meeting minutes. You may also send your thoughts to us by email.
MunchaLunch Info
As the Fun Lunch ordering deadline looms (always midnight one week prior to lunch), you may be in search of the link to MunchaLunch. Write this down, bookmark, or whatever: www.munchalunch.com/schools/QueenMary
You are welcome!
General PAC Meeting, Nov 21
Our next General PAC Meeting is on Wed, November 21 at 6:30-7:30pm in the school library. There will be holding an open discussion about planning for lunch and after school programming at Queen Mary. We need to hear from you too, so please bring your ideas!
Special Edition Queen Mary Tees!
November 23 is Queen Mary Day, our school's birthday. Show your school spirit by wearing red, or even better: A limited edition red Queen Mary t-shirt!
T-shirts are $10, and available online at: www.getbold.com/stores/queenmary
A portion of the proceeds will support Queen Mary's purchase of emergency supplies.
If you prefer to pay by cash or cheque, please contact us directly.
October 2019
Queen Mary
Community School
230 West Keith Rd
North Vancouver, BC V7M 1L8
Phone: 604.903.3720
Fax: 604.903.3721
School email
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If you completed a PAC Contact Permission Form from school this year, you will be added to our email list.
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Simplicity, clarity and connectivity are key qualities guiding us as we evaluate Wards 10 Best User Experiences nominees, and the '19 Chevrolet Equinox garners top marks on all those measures.
The Equinox ushers in an era of fresh UX design at General Motors, featuring a high-definition touchscreen and a small array of simple-to-select buttons and knobs controlling the screen, audio system and climate.
Praise is profuse for the visuals, led by the Chevy's all-new 8.0-in. (20.3-cm) 768p center touchscreen, featuring crisp graphics, clean maps and highly legible fonts all designed to provide clear, at-a-glance information.
The multicolor infotainment screen provides instant access to audio settings, navigation and other vehicle functions via a cellphone-like pinch-to-zoom interface, all while anchoring an understated but highly capable UX setup that wows our judges with its fast responses and accurate voice controls.
"Great-looking map with white background, green for roads, yellow for interstates and red for traffic," says editor Christie Schweinsberg, who also applauds the voice controls and especially appreciates how the system responds with a simple "Yes?" prompt when the voice-activation button is pushed.
Adds judge Amy Alexander: "I love the voice controls. The computer is short, sweet and it doesn't take several steps for any command."
Connectivity abounds in our $39,655 Equinox AWD Premier model, with more USB ports than we've found in some vehicles at twice the price. We count six USBs, plus an auxiliary jack, in addition to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capabilities. Power for devices is available via USBs, 12V and 110V outlets and a wireless charging pad. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functionality is part of the package.
Driver assistance is another strong suit in the Equinox, with exceptionally dependable adaptive cruise control that alerts via color instrument cluster telltales and seat vibration when it requires driver intervention, while lane-keeping provides visual cues and alerts via seat vibrations or audible beeps, depending on your preference.
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Photos Of Young Kim Richards Show The 'RHOBH' Star Has Always Cherished Her Family — PHOTOS
It's no secret that Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kim Richards has been making headlines ever since she was a little girl. She might be making them more often than not in 2015, because, well, Kim ichards was just arrested, but the spotlight is something she is used to. Ever since she was a young girl, the actress and reality star has been in the entertainment business and starred in some of the hit films and TV shows of the day, including Nanny and the Professor, Diff'rent Strokes, and Escape to Witch Mountain.
Reflecting on Richards' days of acting got me thinking: what did she look like as a little girl and when she was younger? Well, after doing some research, there's no doubt Richards was destined for the entertainment biz. The camera loved her and she loved it back. Plus, you can just tell she was a spunky kid who needed to let her fun shine on camera, which continued throughout her teen years and adulthood. Furthermore, she loves to share old photos showing just how much she's always loved her family.
With that said, let's take a moment to reminisce about Richards' younger days and check out her time way before she became famous for being a Housewife and bringing the drama on TV.
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Kim Loving Being A Mom & Aunt
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The Nippon Ham Fighters announced today that they are parting ways with Juan Miranda (31) and Anthony Carter (28). Both players were placed on waivers.
The Fighters also announced that they finalized a contract with Michael Crotta (30) for the 2015 season that could be worth an estimated eighty million yen.
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The Seagull On The Bund (Seagull Hotel) is located at the confluence of the Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek. From the rooftop, guests get a bird's eye view of the Bund and many of Shanghai's most famous buildings including the Oriental Pearl and Jinmao towers.
This Shanghai hotel is just 500 meters from the popular Nanjing Road pedestrian street shopping concourse. It is also about a 10-minute walk from the Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal.
The Seagull's 149 guestrooms are equipped with air conditioning, color TVs, direct dial phones and refrigerators.This Shanghai hotel has various meeting halls, a multi-functional hall and VIP hall. The multi-functional hall, with an area of over 500 square meters, holds up to 200 people and, with its professional stage, is suitable for all kinds of performances and shows.
Recreational amenities include a performance hall, KTV rooms, a sauna, beauty center, billiards room, health club and a lobby bar.
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This short story by Paul Goble is a great introduction to the world of Native American tribes. Told and illustrated by Paul, Horse Raid is a new edition of the 1973 story Lone Bull's Horse Raid.
The story is fast paced and details the excitement and fear of a 14 year old boy eager to join in on the horse raids of the men of his tribe. An author's note is provided, detailing the history of horse raids between Native American tribes, where raiding another tribe's horses is seen as the most heroic of acts carried out by men.
Less than 50 pages in length, Horse Raid is an entertaining short story. It is told from the point of view of young Lone Bull, as he and his friend Charging Bear decide to stalk the older men who are taking on a raid with their nearby enemies, the Crows.
Author and illustrator: Paul Goble
Fiction – children
In my library? Electronically. I'm sure it'd be a great book for younger readers who will also delight in the illustrations.
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Business community ready to work with Alberta's new government
May 1, 2019
On April 16th voters in Alberta elected a United Conservative Party (UCP) majority government. It appears the UCP's focus on the economy throughout the campaign struck close to home for many, given the economic struggles that Alberta has faced in recent years. The UCP captured 55 per cent of the vote winning 63 seats, while the NDP got 32 per cent and won 24 seats, no other party elected an MLA to the legislature. With voter turnout eclipsing 64 per cent, the electorate's decision was clear, the high voter turnout also indicates that Albertans were engaged throughout the writ period.
Election platforms
The Calgary Chamber worked hard leading up to the 2019 provincial election to put together a comprehensive policy platform with recommendations that would help grow Alberta's economy. We then joined forces with the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce to advocate that all parties adopt the business-friendly recommendations that both Chambers brought forward in their platforms. We fundamentally believe that businesses drive thriving communities, which is why we will continue working to ensure that business competitiveness is a focal point of Alberta's next government.
The UCP's platform contained many of the recommendations that the Calgary Chamber put forward including, cutting the corporate tax rate, a focus on fiscal responsibility, regulatory reform and red tape reduction, lowering inter-provincial trade barriers, working to increase market access, and supporting workforce skill development. It appears Alberta's next government will have a strong focus on ensuring that Alberta is business friendly and the Chamber looks forward to working with them to help grow Calgary and Alberta's business communities.
On April 30th The Honourable Jason Kenney was sworn in as the 18th Premier of Alberta along with the rest of cabinet. While all members of cabinet will be crucial to implementing the Alberta government's agenda over the next four years, some Minister's will be critical for the Calgary business community to engage with. These include:
- Travis Toewes, Minister of Finance and Treasury Board
- Tanya Fir, Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism
- Sonya Savage, Minister of Energy
- Jason Nixon, Minister of Environment and Parks
- Jason Copping, Minister of Labour and Immigration
- Dimitri Nicolaides, Minister of Advanced Education
- Devin Dreeshen, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
- Ric McIver, Minister of Transportation
Along with the new cabinet, the government also announced Deputy Ministers for each department. Deputy Ministers play a key role in running the operations of the department and drafting, planning and implementing policy.
We look forward to hosting the Premier and many of Alberta's new cabinet at keynote speaking and roundtables over the next four years to create the opportunity for meaningful engagement between the business community and Alberta government.
Spring session
It has been announced that the new government's first legislative session scheduled to begin on May 21st. This session will include a speech from the throne, and provincial budget, along with some key pieces of legislation that were promised during the campaign including the Carbon Tax Repeal Act and the Open for Business Act. The Carbon Tax Repeal Act will eliminate the provincial carbon tax and replace it with a price on carbon that is paid by large emitters. The Open for Business Act will include the introduction of a youth minimum wage, changes to rules around banked overtime, and will begin the process of lowering the corporate tax rate, which the UCP intends to drop one percentage point per year during their four-year mandate.
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We are encouraged by the campaign commitments in the UCP platform which will help make Calgary a more competitive place for businesses to operate. The Chamber looks forward to working with the next provincial government to ensure that we make Calgary the best place to run and grow a business.


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For those who are new to my episode reviews, you can find the post where I establish my point criteria here.
Overview – The Enterprise receives an ancient distress call from an unknown colony of humans and is sent to rescue them. They also discover a second colony from the same ancestral group as the first, who have taken a very different course of development and are now a colony of clones who hope that the crew of the Enterprise could help them restock their gene pool.
Score: 3/10 – What starts as an interesting concept gets mired down in a haphazard jumble of a story. While there are some humorous moments, the story is not very well constructed. For example, in the pre-credit scene, we see Worf acting in a distressed manner, and cut to the open title sequence with him having fainted and Doctor Pulaski being called to the bridge. We learn in the next act that Worf had a case of Klingon measles, which he is embarrassed by, and Pulaski covers for him. Worf performs a Klingon tea ritual (which includes Pulaski drinking a poisonous tea for some reason) as a way of thanking her. This subplot is done before the second act starts and is largely forgotten, which leads me to wonder why it was included in the first place as it has zero impact on anything else in the episode. Yes, it builds a bit of a bond between Pulaski and Worf, but that is it. It served no real purpose other than to fill time, which makes me suspect that this is what was the original purpose of it. Then we look at the Irish-stereotype Bringloidi, whose ancestors turned away from technology and went for a simpler way of life. This is where we see the humorous parts as Picard and his crew try to deal with a particularly challenging groups of humans. Picard has a great moment where he bursts into laughter at the situation of his cargo bay being used to transport farm animals and tells Riker that sometimes one has to "bow to the absurd". While the Bringloidi do provide some comic relief, they are little more than a classic examination on utilizing cultural stereotypes for humor. This did not age well and seemed a bit outdated when the show first aired in the late 1980s. You have everything from the drunken inept patriarch to the fiercely sharp-tongued hot head of a daughter Brenna (who seems fine to be yelling at every man one moment and then swooning for a late-night tryst with Commander Riker). Even some of the jokes fall flat, such as when Worf is insulted by Brenna. Then we throw in the clone colony, which was the opposite of the Bringloidi, who turn to technology to solve every problem. There seemed to be an attempt to make a statement about having people have a right to chose how their body is used when Riker and Pulaski discover that they have had some of their tissue taken to make clones, but it is done in a way that is quick and not very impactful. Thankfully, the problems to both groups' dilemmas is in each other, and everything is happily completed. For an episode with a handful of fun moments, the rest alters between dull and cringe-worthy.
Relevance – 0 points. Other than Riker's dalliance with Brenna being one of his memories in the infamous "Shades of Grey" episode, I couldn't find any tie-in to anything else in Star Trek. Even the Worf-Pulaski B-storyline (which felt more like a C or D storyline) is not developed further. In other words, if you don't catch this episode you are not missing any important details.
Continuity – 2 points. Character continuity is largely in tact here. Picard bowing to the absurd is oddly fitting for our distinguished captain. Of course, Riker is going to go for the girl. His and Pulaski's objections towards being cloned make perfect sense, as does Worf's embarrassment over having the measles and Pulaski being excited to participate in a Klingon tea ritual. One thing that did not make much sense was the fact that Worf came to Pulaski with the tea ceremony as a way of thanking her, knowing full well that the tea was toxic to humans. Sort of an odd way to show gratitude. Still, one can assume that he may not have intended to have her drink the tea in the first place, but since she gave herself an antidote ahead of time it worked. Universe continuity is good as well. Where I will deduct a point is story continuity. The whole Worf with the measles story was completely out of place in the context of this episode, and really was unnecessary.
Character Development – 1 point. Riker gets some make-out time with an attractive woman. Check. Worf is embarrassed for comic relief. Check. Pulaski makes a lot of grand speeches about ethics in science. Check. Picard has to make the best of an awkward situation. Check. Nothing really impactful in the development of any of these characters, so I can't score more than a single point here.
Social Commentary – 1 point. Changing your perspectives to solve your problems. That seems to be the main take-home message of this episode. It was how the two groups of humans had to put aside their differences to save themselves. In reality, there was very little emphasis made on that. Oh, and cloning someone against their will is bad. Some wasted potential there. It was almost as if they were trying to make so many comments at once, that there was no real energy behind any of them. Making a comment on any aspect of life is commendable, but the way they were presented almost does as much of a disservice to them as anything else.
Cool Stuff – 0 points. Try as I might, I just cannot find anything that was cool about this episode. Some nice humorous moments, but nothing cool.
Rank – Ensign (7 points). I am sure that there are many who like this episode. I myself do find it a particularly bad episode, just an example of how the second season of TNG had some definite growing pains. If you are watching this on Netflix you can easily skip the show or let it play through. Enjoy the levity, even though there are some painful stereotypes thrown in. Don't worry about what could have been and take it at face value.
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Every girl is beautiful in its way. " That is a saying that Has been around the edge for decades, maybe even centuries. Really, not every girl is beautiful in its own way, but each human being that lives and that had dwelt is amazing and was amazing in its own manner. Some people might not be physically beautiful, but they may be amazing in their spirits. Some folks can be both beautiful in their exterior and they're inside. But, again even the less attractive individuals have some appealing or prominent features — such as their unusual eye color, interesting eyebrows shape, beautiful hair, etc., that is why we have said that everyone is beautiful in their own way. Throughout history, the beauty standards for women have changed a whole lot. By way of instance, at one period in the time, women with curvy body have been considered to be beautiful and as pocket Venuses, but today curvaceous women are thought of as idle and ugly. Another example of how attractiveness standards have changed is that in the Ancient times, blond women were considered ugly and that hair color was socially unacceptable, but today, blonde girls are among the most attractive women.
But enough of this conversation on what is amazing, what Were the beauty criteria then and today, etc.. From the world we are living in, you will find girls that were gifted by God with the beauty that can not be described. That kind of girls gain fascination wherever they appear and whenever they appear. Extremely beautiful women have some distinctive features that the average girls don't have — cat eyes, full and pouty lips, above-average height, slender waist, long and healthy hair, blank facial and tender voice. The girls who have these traits and that are making money from their attractiveness by showing and wearing designer clothing during fashion shows are known as versions. Although the women with above-average bodily attributes were always current, modeling and versions became official in the year of 1853, but modeling as a profession got its official and biggest initiation for a profession in the 1960s. In the 1960s to the present day, most beautiful women were versions, but within this list, we'll feature just for your eyes 25 Hottest Models That Will Make You Mad.
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We have to acknowledge that girls from Hawaii have this unique Physical attractiveness, however, Sarah Mariano from Hawaii is only different. Just look at she and you'll understand why.
Java includes amazing and pouty lips and hot eyes and no Wonder she became a model and one of Victoria's Angels. 1 unique feature of the Hawaiian beauty is her shoulders. Probably just she is the model that'd posed for Victoria's Secret and had big shoulders. Besides large shoulders, one notable feature of Jarah Mariano is her big and firm breasts, and that is probably the reason why she engaged in many panties clothing photo shootings.


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GONZO WEEKLY #144: Jon meets Percy Jones
"Go interview Percy Jones" said the Gonzo Grande Fromage, one evening after I had consumed a half bottle of vodka and was just about to go to bed, "We have some more Brand X stuff coming out, and he is always an interesting dude to talk to". No arguments there. I interviewed him about eighteen months ago, and had a great time.
For those of you not in the know. Percy Jones (born 3 December 1947, near Llandrindod Wells, Wales) is a Welsh bass guitarist, and was a member of jazz fusion band Brand X, from 1974 to 1980, and a reformed version which lasted from 1992 to 1999. Brand X was another one of those bands who were beloved of other musicians and the more discerning of critics but which despite everything, never had the commercial success that it deserved.
They were a jazz fusion band active 1975–1980. Brand X started in 1975 as a 'jam' band signed by Island Records' Richard Williams. Williams A&R man Danny Wilding wrote down the name 'Brand X' to keep track of their activity on the studio calendar and the name stuck.
Noted members included Phil Collins (drums), Percy Jones (bass), John Goodsall (guitar) and Robin Lumley (keyboards). Not long after jazz/rock fusion greats Brand X put out their 1980 album, Do They Hurt?, the band members went their separate ways until their comeback in 1992. Goodsall and Jones formed a trio version of Brand X with drummer Frank Katz in 1992. To make up for the lack of a keyboard player, Goodsall used a Gibson Max MIDI-guitar system to trigger synths, samples and keyboard sounds along with his guitars. This line-up went on to record Xcommunication (1992) and Manifest Destiny (1997), and tour Japan and Europe in 1997 with keyboard player Kris Sjobring and ex-Gong drummer Pierre Moerlen replacing Katz.
The latest release by Brand X on Gonzo is a live album from Ronnie Scotts in 1976. Sometimes the title of a record is self-explanatory and – to use the current vernacular – does just what it says on the tin. Here we have the legendary jazz fusion band at the legendary London club, when both were at their commercial zenith. The band played like demons, and the result is extraordinary. Nearly forty years on the sounds are still absolutely mindblowing.
Residing in New York, Jones is, according to Wikipedia, currently a member of jazz fusion band, Tunnels, along with drummer Walker Adams. He is best known for his unique bass sound, and his trademark use of the fretless Wal bass. In a long and eclectic career, Jones was also a member of the jazz fusion group Soft Machine, the poetry rock group The Liverpool Scene (featuring poet Adrian Henri), and has contributed to recordings by David Sylvian, Brian Eno, Steve Hackett, Paranoise, Suzanne Vega, Richard Barbieri and Fovea Hex, amongst others. He released a solo album, Cape Catastrophe in 1990.
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The Game of Thrones prequel series doesn't have an official title. However, A Song of Ice and Fire creator, George R.R. Martin has an idea of what it should be called: The Long Night.
HBO made their first big post-Game of Thrones move by ordering the pilot for a new prequel series set to arrive after the first show concludes. This is just one of several spinoff ideas in development for Game of Thrones, and may never make it to air since a pilot order is not the same as a series order. Yet based on Martin's unofficial title, the potential series has a lot of excitement and mayhem to adapt. It also happens to involve everyone's favorite ice zombies, the White Walkers.
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Martin addressed the pilot of the prequel on his own website. In addition, to clarifying that he's not involved in the series, other than in a consultant capacity, Martin did shed some details on the prequel. Martin wrote:
This one really puts the PRE in prequel, since it is set not ninety years before GAME OF THRONES (like Dunk & Egg), or a few hundred years, but rather ten thousand years (well, assuming the oral histories of the First Men are accurate, but there are maesters at the Citadel who insist it has only been half that long). We're very early in the process, of course, with the pilot order just in, so we don't have a director yet, or a cast, or a location, or even a title. (My vote would be THE LONG NIGHT, which says it all, but I'd be surprised if that's where we end up. More likely HBO will want to work the phrase "game of thrones" in there somewhere.)
The Long Night has been mentioned previously on Game of Thrones. Yet it's only been really in passing and only the most hardcore of fans, probably the ones who have read the books, will recognize the term. However, the Long Night is an incredibly important period in the history of Game of Thrones. The Long Night occurred more than eight thousand years before the first season of Game of Thrones. As the name suggests, it refers to a time when the entire country of Westeros was gripped by a literal darkness and the Long Night occurred in the middle of one of the longest winters ever. (Any Game of Thrones fan knows that winter can last much more longer than a single season in the universe.) The Long Night is also when the White Walkers, reportedly, made their first appearance.
Martin is probably correct that the eventual title of the series won't be The Long Night. Game of Thrones will probably be worked into the title somewhere. Not only for the name recognition but to suggest how important the prequel series will be to understanding the lore of Game of Thrones and where the story (likely) ends. After all, going into the series' final season, the Night King and his White Walkers are the biggest antagonists, but there's so very little known about them. The prequel series could (and should) change all of that, if Martin's tease is correct.
Going directly from the end of Game of Thrones, where Winter has finally come, to a series about the Long Night would be the most natural transition too. With so few episodes in Game of Thrones season 8 (only six) there's not going to be enough time to answer every question fans have about the White Walkers and their creation. The prequel series could provide those answers and put the engdame of Game of Thrones to an even wider context. The only downside is that the prequel series could be much more high fantasy than people are used to seeing. Part of the appeal of Game of Thrones are the very human stories and characters in an unbelievable setting. Undoubtedly the prequel will have some element of that, but it also could be much more of a straight zombie series.
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Game of Thrones will return for season 8 sometime in 2019.
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Creative Consulting & Development Works recently had the pleasure to complete a fascinating research study for a remarkable client, FHI360. Our research team travelled to Ingwavuma Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal, on 22nd of January 2018 to present the findings of the completed Synergy Study. The Study was Funded by America's FHI360 and implemented by local NGO Zisize Educational Trust.
The Synergy Study is a yearlong qualitative research study to evaluate Accelerating Strategies for Practical Innovation and Research in Economic Strengthening (ASPIRES) programming designed for vulnerable youth based in disadvantaged communities. The aim of the study was to explore how psychological, behavioral, economic and social factors interact to affect HIV risk behaviors in adolescent girls and boys enrolled in the ASPIRES programme. The programme has five different components within it, and these cover different topics like, how to use and save money, how to protect yourself from HIV & AIDS, etc.
In our presentation our research team focused on the key benefits of the programme reported by the ASPIRES learners where qualitative data was collected in the field during the course of the programme throughout the year. Three key themes emerged in the self-reported benefit discussions with learners. These included ASPIRES giving the learners a sense of direction; ASPIRES taught learners about financial literacy and how to foster a culture of saving and finally ASPIRES taught the learners about self respect and how to handle themselves around other people.
The presentation was received with great enthusiasm within the community. Teachers, Facilitators and Zisize staff contributed to the discussion and shared their appreciation in receiving the findings of the Study. What a pleasure to work with a dynamic and thoughtful community so engaged in the study. The community had a range of questions and these were answered and grounded in a practical emphasis on learning outcomes.The team also used the opportunity to encourage learners, teachers, and caregivers to continue practicing positive behaviors learnt from the programme in their communities in future.
There was a small awards ceremony that took place after findings were presented. These awards were met with great excitement by all involved. It was a very touching and encouraging moment when the attendees, and in particular the parents and caregivers of the learners, noted a positive behavior change in the learners since they had begun the programme.
There was an overwhelming appreciation towards the Creative Consulting & Development Works team who had returned to Ingwavuma to share findings and consider learnings. As this was the first time a programme of this nature had been implemented in the area a feeling of pride and achievement was evident.
Our research team are so grateful for the opportunity to have worked with such an appreciative community of learners and a truly special and supportive client, FHI360. The experience was insightful and inspired and motivated our team. We look forward to working on similar projects in future to further develop a culture of continuous innovation that can deliver better learning in financial literacy.
Thank you community of Ingwavuma and all the wonderful learners who participated in the SYNERGY study! Thank you FHI360 (Greg Guest, Amy O'Regan, Meredith McCann) – it was such a pleasure to work with each of you! Thank you to Zisize Educational Trust and particularly Andrew Ganizani Sitima. Thank you to the entire Creative Consulting & Development Research team under the guidance of Susannah Clarke and Senior Evaluator, Leanne Adams, supported by Mkhululi Mnyaka, Itumeleng Romano, Carmen Sylvestor, our dedicated fieldworkers, and all the others who were involved in this two year study, for their sterling work on this important assignment.
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The Accelerating Strategies for Practical Innovation and Research in Economic Strengthening (ASPIRES) project is managed by FHI 360, a non-profit human development organization. ASPIRES supports evidence-based, gender-sensitive programming to improve the economic security and well-being outcomes of vulnerable families and children, particularly those infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS, and others at high risk of acquiring HIV. ASPIRES is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
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My favorite spoon in my kitchen is an old, horribly stained plastic piece that looks like it will crack into pieces at any time. I just love the way the spoon feels as well as the thin handle – I use it to stir the coffee in my French Press in the morning. It also is strong enough to stir a huge pot of soup.
Tonight I decided to duplicate the thing – in solid cherry.
I sort of fumbled along and traced the thing out and rough cut it on the band saw. Then I used my belt sander to get a pretty good shape. Next was the Dremel tool with a round-over bit in it to gouge out the hollow. Then I crafted a tiny sanding wheel that mounted in my drill press to smooth the inside.
With the exception of a couple of nicks here and there I think it finished pretty well. Not bad for 45 minutes of work! ;-)
As you can see in the pics, it's around a foot long and pretty much duplicates my now "previous favorite" pretty well. Finish is a thin coat of food-grade mineral oil.
I think the next one I make will go a tad easier – I hope.
-- Robert Rhoades WoodWorks / Email: [email protected] / www.rhoadesclan.com
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#1 posted 06-06-2012 01:12 AM
#2 posted 06-06-2012 02:05 AM
Nice spoon. you will get many years use of that one. You'll appreciate it more because you made it your self!!
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
#3 posted 06-06-2012 02:32 AM
That looks a lot like my favorite spoon I use everyday! Well done!
-- LittlePAW - The sweetest sound in my shop, next to Mozart, is what a hand plane makes slicing a ribbon.
#4 posted 06-06-2012 04:27 AM
It looks like a spoon, it acts like a spoon. It must be a spoon. Nice job there Bob.
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#5 posted 06-06-2012 11:48 AM
A very, very good job for your first spoon. You will get a ton of use and satisfaction from this.
By the way, they are addicting! Again, a great job.
-- Use it up, Wear it out --------------- Make it do, Or do without!
#6 posted 06-06-2012 12:39 PM
I really like how you always try new stuff, Bob. You really are a great example of what woodworking is all about. The spoon looks awesome! I think it will be your new favorite!
Sheila :)
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#7 posted 06-06-2012 04:31 PM
Congradulations on your new favorite spoon. Look great
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As we move to the latter part of the first decade of the new century we believe technology looks to fulfill what up to now has been a minimally realized dream. That dream is to fulfill the content potential of the internet and telecommunications infrastructure. More simply the next few years represent the opportunity for companies poised to give consumers what they want (when and wherever they want it) and to profit immensely from the digital media revolution.
Considering all of the cool gadgets that have been unveiled over the past few weeks, one could be forgiven for forgetting that we are merely half way through the first month of the year. Nevertheless, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and MacWorld represent two of the most important annual events in consumer electronics so it realistic to look at the overall driving functions on display at each and the resulting dynamics that will drive technology trends in 2007 and beyond. In examining some of the most buzz worthy announcements of the past week, one common theme emerged that trumped all others: Converged-Mobile media.
What You Want, When You Want It
It would be a mistake to fall into the techno-utopian trap that the content giants fearful of losing control of content distribution are losing their resolve, but there is undoubtedly a thawing on the part of the old guard as they scramble to deal with the runaway successes of online properties like iTunes, MySpace and YouTube. As a result, they are becoming increasingly willing to open their vaults to new opportunities online, despite the ever-present fears of piracy and loss of control. And even if they are not fully ready to embrace the insecurity of digital media freedom by clenching to consumer punishing algorithms or dismally inadequate content protection schemes, they will have little choice in the end as the combination of technology solutions and readily available storage capacity place the consumer into the driver's seat. Technology solutions that will allow consumers to move their content at will are beginning to flourish.
While we may still be a long way from the absolute free exchange of content and ideas envisioned by some of the web's earliest prognosticators, it is, nevertheless, an important pragmatic step towards a new era where the individual can choose when, where and through what medium he or she wishes to consume and communicate information.
As the content giants often forget it is expanded access to their treasures that creates a virtuous cycle of demand for more. The cassette tape boosted music sales though the content giants feared it would lessen them. The DVD rental boosted theatre movie going, though the content giants thought it would lessen it. It is no accident that the internet giants EBay and Google snapped up the up and coming Skype and YouTube. Each company presented an early lead toward a network effect for voice, video and media convergence. Media (including personal media) is a cultural phenomenon restricted at the peril of those savvy enough to seek to see it proliferate --profitably.
We believe the demand for media is nowhere close to the point of saturation as consumers of MP3 music have demonstrated. Such insatiable consumer appetite for media, both old and new, when combined with the converged technologies of mobility will put strains on the delivery systems. Both the internet and the cellular network will find the demands of mobile media pushing infrastructure upgrades to enhance consumer experience.
We believe the explosion of digital media (especially video) is poised to couple infrastructure and consumer demand to the benefit of the right players in the tech sector.
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CES may be the largest electronics show in the world but, this year, the title of most buzz worthy announcement undoubtedly came from MacWorld where Apple CEO finally unveiled the long rumored iPhone. The collective gasp from the tech world was not so much for the surprise of the announcement (since it was so widely expected) but rather that what was unveiled did, in fact, manage to live up to near impossible expectations. In a market teaming with innovation and competition, Apple has created a truly remarkable product. Its initial "wow" factor may soon dissipate but the aftershocks will be felt for a long time as the existing industry titans like Nokia and Motorola begin reacting to this new benchmark of style, elegance and functionality.
Apple certainly faces many hurdles in transforming the iPhone from pleasant eye candy into a mass market phenomenon but given its numerous past successes in the face of long odds, we would be hesitant to bet against them. Still Apple can only make so many of these things and others will quickly copy the concept. Obviously the price is higher than most existing comparables and much of the innovative design is unproven (such as the acceptability of a touch screen phone) but so was the iPod when it was first released. Apple excels in not only creating elegant hardware interfaces but also in creating elegant software interfaces for organizing information or connecting to other devices.
The combination of iTunes and the iPod provided a significant advantage to Apple during the early days of the mobile music wars by providing the only complete ecosystem capable of appealing to the mass market consumer. But it is not lost on us, having played with all sorts of MP3 players and music services, that Apple ITunes actually works more seamlessly than its competition. If the company can duplicate this success in the video arena and with the mobile Internet through the iPhone then it could truly disrupt the world of mobile communications. The iPhone and its sure to come "me-too" offspring could represent the first truly converged mobile devices for a variety of computing, communicating and media playing.
(Note: Recognizing the actual tipping point in the move to Mobile Digital Multimedia was the most powerful investment reality you could have had as a tech investor. It's enough to make our investment newsletter members say "what financial crisis?" But our insights on the bottom of the financial crisis were also worth much to investors.)
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You should recall the market bottom as having occurred in early March 2009. Recognizing that early March date as a market bottom would have also served you well.
Our March 19th Report, Banks, Bottoms, Bailouts, Building and Buying was on point in that regard.
Bottoms and Bailouts
When looking for a potential market bottoming rally it's good to look for volume. The rally certainly had sufficient volume to inspire us that there was institutional buying taking place in addition to short covering. This is important because short covering has a nasty way of simply repeating the process as shorts re-establish positions in bear market rallies. The shorts were scurrying as the volume picked up and haven't yet wrestled the rally back with bearishness.
The reason institutional support is important is because many institutions will take long positions. That makes it harder to shake out investments made at these low levels in the market regardless of near term volatility. In essence this institutional support becomes one of the elements of a support level for stocks. While calling bottoms in a market like this is probably an overrated art form (i.e. with so many people calling them many will eventually be right), the presence of institutional support in the recent rally gives fundamental support to the recent lows for the long haul.
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If ever there was a politically bad word for government taking action to support financial markets it's the term bailout. The word itself has become a joke as you may have recently seen a spate of commercials capitalizing on the term. Everyone from Domino's Pizza to local car dealers is using the phrase as a marketing pitch. The appeal is that the companies are doing something for you (the little guy) versus the government doing something for the big guys on Wall Street. To make matters worse, revelations of the levels of irresponsibility that companies receiving bailout (more properly TARP) funds received have been at best embarrassing and at worse fundamentally wrong. This has helped create a sense of overall distrust among individual investors. Of course when individual investors as a whole get sour on the market that's probably the best anecdotal evidence of a market bottom you can have.
After losing lots of money in their investment and retirement accounts investors switch to cash and bonds position so late in the cycle that it really gives them nothing more than peace of mind as opposed to an opportunity to recover their losses. While peace of mind is not something we would call aggressive investing, it does bode well for the market that investors that should perhaps be more aggressively positioned are waiting for a clear signal of a market moving higher. That cash on the sidelines will provide sustainable fuel for the market to continue climbing once it begins to convincingly be seen heading in the right direction.
(Note: While we are not market timers, the extraordinary conditions of the financial crisis market decline certainly warranted us making a bottom call in the market. We are gratified to have identified the bottom as it happened as well as the fundamental underpinnings that led us to that conclusion.)
More Signs of a Growing STAR
Rick Currin
We are waiting for a significant catalyst to propel Starent even higher. We believe that catalyst could be occurring from China. However, during the wait the stock remains healthy and growing.
Unlike many technology companies that have made 2009 earnings respectable by slashing expenses (i.e. by laying off employees), Starent has blown through 2008 levels with increased revenues.
Starent revealed some tangible evidence of a growing operation as it dramatically increased its office space in the Boston area. More expenses are likely on the way. However this is also a strong sign that the company is confident that additional revenues will absorb the expense.
Verizon recently announced a strong collaboration with Google's Android for mobile phones. What this means to us is that the bar of smartphones is getting lower. In other words the days that every phone will be internet capable on the mobile operator's networks are growing closer. This Verizon move is good news for Starent as Android phones means internet phones. For Verizon: more internet phones means more Starent gear.
Shares of Starent are up on the Verizon/Android news reaching an intraday 52 week high.
(Note: Rick's Research portfolio stock Starent was acquired by Cisco delivering a nice takeover premium to our members holding shares.)
Atheros: 21 Raises and the three Bears
Analysts following Atheros were forced to raise estimates on the company. 21 out of the 21 analysts that follow the company did so.
What does that really mean? Other than catching everyone underestimating the company, not that much really as Atheros raised guidance.
Secular Growth in Wireless (Broadcom, Atheros, Qualcomm)
There is going to be a continuation of the general trend to connect anything and everything wirelessly.
Sometimes the simplest premise is the best. We liked these three players in the wireless chip space to benefit from secular growth in wireless technology in all manner of devices.
Handheld gaming (check)
Digital Cameras (check)
Music Players (check)
Internet enabled Phones (check)
Netbooks (check)
Both Broadcom and Atheros are doing well in the secular sense. That is, their entire range of market applications is expanding. The economic slowdown however dampened some level of this trend. A major element is the PC space and that was very slow for most all of the last 12 months. That is beginning to change as the trend meets up with a new price point..."the netbook".
Atheros is benefitting from the 802.11 wireless standards. These standards define wireless technology common to mobile devices and internet hotspots. Just as Intel has made some ground in a new category of "sub" PC so too has Atheros. That's because the key element of these netbook devices is connectivity not compute horsepower.
We view the wireless and mobile internet areas as extremely interconnected. Consumers are being treated to a wide array of wireless capabilities whether they are Wi-Fi or 3G. Atheros, Qualcomm, Broadcom are all located in the mix of technologies that are flourishing in an increasing wireless world.
Birds of a Feather?
While the three players may be birds of a feather in a very general wireless technology sense, they are very different as companies and market focus. Compared to Qualcomm ($71B), Broadcom is a mid cap at $14B. And compared to Broadcom and Qualcomm, Atheros is a small cap at $1.6B.
It is interesting to look at both the volatility and share price growth in these names over the last 5 years. As opposed to the birds of a feather analogy think the 3 Bears.
Source: Yahoo charts
The much larger Qualcomm has not really budged in 5 years but has been less volatile by comparison. The middle sized Broadcom has grown 50% over the period but has been more volatile. The small cap Atheros has grown the most (170%) and yet has been the most volatile.
In a secular growth story the inclusion of somewhat more volatile mid and small cap growth stocks can add a lot of return spice in "room to grow" markets like wireless.
(Note: Rick's Research portfolio stock Atheros was acquired by Qualcomm delivering a nice takeover premium to our investment newsletter members holding shares.)
While we like to show the long term focus in our sample reports for Rick's Research and currinTechnology, that's tougher to demonstrate with currin BIOTECH as it was only launched in August of 2010. Despite its relatively young age the investment newsletter is off to a great start.
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GLO Tooth Whitening
I've spotted something quite exciting over at Sephora. The GLO is a home tooth whitening device that is looking a lot like giving results as good as a dentist treatment can. This has had to have been coming for quite some time and I trust Sephora to pick the best. It isn't the first home tooth whitening system I've seen; there is a very good one at Space.nk called the Go Smile Whitening Light Light, but the GLO seems to have more bells on it.
The mouthpiece basically sits against the teeth and uses heat and LED light (rather than UV) and also ensures that it is only teeth that are exposed to the light. The gel claims to be carbamide peroxide free (a common oxidizing agent to bleach away stains), which is sometimes known to cause irritation. What I can't seem to find out is what is exactly in the gel that is needed along with heat and light. It has been classed as a Class One Medical Device and registered with the FDA. UK regulations differ to that of the FDA in America so it remains to be seen whether we'll ever get it here, but I really hope so. It promises whitening between five and eight shades, which to my mind is enough to make teeth look really clean but not so severe that you look like an extra on Glee.
With whitening in the UK costing an extortionate amount (but please don't ever be tempted into one of those smile booths you see in shopping centres) and even more if you want a tray made so you can buy the peroxide gel and top up at home, this seems to be a hopeful new option at $275.
*all products are sent to me as samples from brands and agencies unless otherwise stated. Affiliate links may be used. Posts are not affiliate driven.
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I would definitely give that a go if I could be sure it works and doesn't do any kind of damage.
I'm whitening my teeth at the moment with something I got from my dentist and it's incredibly painful. I'll never do that again but this light based one might be different.
OMG, I have got this!
My husband bought it back from the states for me yesterday morning..BUT, the gel all leaked so now I have to see if I can order it and get it sent over here.
It looks so cute, like an ipod.
Thanks so much for the review! We love to hear what people's experiences are.
Andrea, one of the best things about the GLO Brilliant system is that it's not painful like other whitening system. We use a lower percentage of hydrogen peroxide (which is often what causes sensitivity) and allow the heat and light to do much of the whitening work. The only thing you come away with is a brighter smile!
Farrah, we're sorry to hear about the leaky vials. Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com, tell us what happened, and we will help you solve this issue.
Customer satisfaction and bright smiles for all are our top priorities!
The GLO Team


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After more than six months of anticipation, the former "Week in Review" host throws out the ceremonial first pitch as the White Sox took on the New York Yankees.
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Crain's Chicago Business managing editor Ann Dwyer reports on a $1 billion deal that's now dead and whether the merger of Advocate and NorthShore is on life support. Plus: Guaranteed Rate Field is a lock.
The new name for U.S. Cellular Field is striking out with many White Sox fans. The story of how Guaranteed Rate Field came to be.
Chicago sports teams are turning to their heroes of the past to boost the team brands, and a billionaire biotech pioneer wants to revive print newspapers, and he's putting his money on Tribune Publishing. Crain's Chicago Business has the story.
Chicago women had a professional baseball league of their own in the 1940s and '50s. Geoffrey Baer has the story of the National Girls Baseball League.
In 1949, a Chicago Tribune reader asked editor and publisher Colonel Robert McCormick a question: If you had only three full days in Chicago, what are the things you would see and do without fail? The Tribune's Rita Fitzpatrick responded with a brimming list, which made us wonder: If the reader returned to Chicago today, what could she revisit?
From NBA legend Michael Jordan's lawsuit against Dominick's to the end of CPS' pension pickup for non-union workers, Joel Weisman and his panel have your week in review.
White Sox great Minnie Miñoso, Chicago's first black major league player, died this Sunday. Professor Adrian Burgos Jr., who specializes in Latin American studies and baseball at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, joins us to discuss Miñoso's legacy.
The clouds have cleared, the weather is warm, and anything is possible. Does that include a winning season on the south side? Paris Schutz has the details on the White Sox' home opener against the Minnesota Twins. Watch a web extra interview with White Sox Executive Vice President Kenny Williams.
An excerpt from 1,001 Days in the Bleachers: A Quarter Century of Chicago Sports, by Ted Cox
Former Chicago Reader sports columnist Ted Cox shares some of his favorite stories from 25 years of covering Chicago sports.
Alexandra and John Nichols Chief Correspondent and Chicago Tonight Host Phil Ponce and his two sons, Dan and Anthony, sang the national anthem on opening day for the White Sox.
New White Sox General Manager Rick Hahn discusses key off-season roster moves, Paul Konerko's health following wrist surgery, and why he's excited about SoxFest this weekend.
Former White Sox manager and three-time World Series Champion Tony La Russa joins us to talk about his life, career and new book.
He went from playing Chicago softball to playing for the White Sox. Kevin Hickey died Wednesday at the age of 56. We look back at John Callaway's 2002 profile of this hometown hero.
He broke the color barrier in Chicago baseball and was the first black-Latino in the Major Leagues. Now White Sox star Minnie Minoso is up for the baseball Hall of Fame. We examine his credentials.


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Practical Tactical
What kind of firearm do you need for home defense? for concealed carry? for hunting? target shooting?—or just because?
That's a good question, one that doesn't have a simple answer. The fact is that you are an individual with a unique set of physical attributes defined by age, physical condition, body type and gender. Sorry, one-size-fits-all doesn't apply here.
So, let's look at a few of the choices available:
A shotgun has a lot of advantages compared to other types of firearms for most purposes. One of the most interesting to me (although this doesn't apply to Texas) is that many states that ban or severely restrict gun ownership are not particularly concerned if one of their citizens wants to own a shotgun.
This, despite the fact that a shotgun is one of the most devastatingly potent close-range weapons you can use against an intruder in your home (or anywhere else, for that matter). However, that's not the only advantage a shotgun has as a home defense weapon.
A shotgun is designed to be held in both hands. This makes it easier to control your shotgun's recoil and more difficult for an intruder to wrestle it away from you. Also, with a barrel at least three times longer than most handguns, it's relatively easy to point and ensure that your load of OO buckshot goes where it will do the most good.
Loading and firing a pump-action shotgun such as the Remington Model 870 or a semi-auto shotgun such as the Benelli M2 is a fairly simple process. Both of these and similar shotguns are designed for hunting upland game or waterfowl. However, they serve very well for home defense, especially factory variations modified as "tactical" shotguns. If home defense is your main interest, Mossberg offers an extensive, moderately priced line of tactical shotguns, some of which have rifle-type sights and pistol grips.
Although pump-action and semi-auto shotguns are not particularly complex, a shooter still needs some training to handle, load, unload and shoot one. For this reason, some might prefer the much simpler break-action, double-barrel shotgun. However, many double guns are relatively expensive, which puts them out of reach of the average shooter.
One of the few exceptions is Stoeger Industries, which offers several models of moderately-priced side-by side shotguns from 12 gauge to .410 bore. One model, the "Coach Gun" has a short 20-inch barrel that is perfect for home defense.
Another variation, the "Double Defense Gun" has a ported barrel to control recoil, plus two picatinny rails. One rail is on top near the breech to mount an optical sight. A second is below the barrels near the muzzle to accommodate a laser or tactical light.
Although some hunters like to use a handgun to pursue deer, varmints and other wild game, most handguns are bought with self-defense in mind. For home defense, a handgun fits nicely in a drawer of a bedside table, but a bedside safe is a better choice, especially if you have small children.
The HDX-250 by Liberty Safes has room for your handgun with space left over for a tactical light and maybe a spare magazine. If you have your fingers programmed into the biometric finger swipe, only you will have instant access to your handgun.
Having said that, a handgun is a poor choice for home defense. The longer barrel of a shotgun (or a rifle) makes it easier to shoot accurately, especially when you're stressed out by a late night intruder in your home.
On the other hand, when it comes to concealed carry, a handgun is the only game in town. However, you still have to choose between the simplicity of a double-action revolver and the greater firepower of a semi-auto pistol.
A small double-action revolver such as the Smith & Wesson Model 642 holds five .38 Special cartridges and weighs less than one pound. Because it has an internal hammer, the trigger pull is double action only.
If you prefer a compact semi-auto, Ruger's LC9 is available in 9mm Luger. The LC9 weighs only a couple of ounces more than the S&W M 642 and is somewhat slimmer at only .9 inches wide. Its seven-round magazine plus one in the chamber gives it more firepower than a small revolver. Both handguns have a Crimson Trace laser as an option.
Some Texans might prefer a larger, but less concealable revolver such as the S&W Model 19, which holds six powerful .357 Magnum cartridges. The semi-auto Springfield Armory Compact Range Officer 1911 has somewhat smaller dimensions and is chambered for .45 ACP. It has a six-round magazine plus one in the chamber.
Even larger revolvers and semi-auto pistols are available, but carry the penalty of additional weight and bulk.
Rifles from .17 and .22 caliber rimfires to bellowing big bore magnums have an important place in a shooter's collection. Depending on the chambering, you can hunt almost anything from rabbits to coyotes to the heaviest big game Texas has to offer.
One of the most popular rimfires is the Ruger 10/22 semi-auto. It is available in several versions from a sporter to a super-accurate target model to the versatile take-down model, which breaks down into two parts. The 10/22's unique 10-round rotary magazine is extremely reliable, and larger capacity magazines that hold as many as 25 rounds are also available.
For larger game, many traditional Texas hunters prefer an iron-sighted lever gun such as the Winchester model 94 chambered in .30-30 or the similar Marlin 336, which because of its side ejection is suitable for a riflescope.
For longer- range hunting, a riflescope-equipped bolt action is hard to beat. Brands such as Winchester, Remington, Savage Weatherby and others offer chamberings from the legendary .30-06 to powerful magnums with flat trajectories able to reach out a quarter mile or (a lot) more. Even at these ranges, today's premium rifle bullets can deliver a humane kill on deer, elk or the many exotic game animals Texas has to offer.
When discussing rifles, we can't forget the "Modern Sporting Rifle," also known as the AR-15. This civilian version of the military M-16 was derived from a design by Eugene Stoner dating from the 1950s.
The AR-15 has grown rapidly since the ill-conceived assault weapons ban expired in 2004. It is available in its original .223 Remington chambering as well as numerous wildcat cartridges from .300 Whisper/ .300 AAC, to .458 SOCOM and the powerful .50 Beowulf. These chamberings and modular design allows an enthusiast to customize his AR-15 into a truly unique rifle suited to his personal tastes
The AR-15 is becoming ever-more popular for hunting everything from prairie dogs to deer-sized and larger big game—it's truly a modern sporting rifle.
So, the question of what kind of firearm you need has no real answer for those of us who take pride in the name "gun-nut." Or maybe the answer is "just one more.
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Started the day sleepy in class, but the verdict on the day overall is definitely positive. I got several useful things done, did well on my last CS assignment, and then had a very enjoyable evening of dinner and two anime movies with friends. I feel contentedly tired and ready to get enough sleep and then tackle all of this weekends obligations. Hope everyone else has also had a good Friday…and to all a good night…
Down the Rabbit Hole
Rowyn's intermittent blog
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Yup… Will have to do more anime, some other time. Is great stuff : )
Rowyn I'm so glad you started using the livejournal so I can easily read updates. It makes me so happy to know what goes on in your life. We should talk more. That is all.


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As members of Westside Missionary Baptist Church we seek to grow in the life changing power of a loving relationship with God through the forgiveness of sin made possible by His Son Jesus Christ. We would like to share that experience with the families in our community, our state, our nation and the world.
Our goal is to uphold the teachings of the Bible with meekness and compassion. We believe that all men are sinners and only Jesus Christ, God's only Begotten Son, will save us from our sins. We provide friendly Bible centered study groups, activities and fellowship for the entire family.
Families are vital in the economy of God; they are fundamental building blocks of society and the church. The more the church does to help and heal families the more successful they will be in fulfilling the mandate God has given the church. Churches helping to heal families will do more for this nation than politicians or government programs can ever do.