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In 2016, the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum celebrated the bobblehead collecting phenomenon with an exhibit that highlighted the many and varied designs and styles of one of the most unique and popular promotional items ever created. Bobblehead promotions help sell out ballparks and arenas around the country. The Reds Hall of Fame and Museum's bobblehead exhibit highlighted the bobblehead craze through the display of a wide array of bobbleheads dating to the introduction of the collectible as a novelty item in the early 1960s.
Bobbleheads come in an almost limitless variety of styles and have featured as subjects athletes, movie and television stars and political figures. The exhibit featured all of the Cincinnati Reds bobbleheads that have been created as ballpark giveaways dating to the first set that was issued in 2001, plus every bobblehead issued by the Reds Hall of Fame. Along with the Reds bobbleheads, the exhibit included a selection of bobbleheads from other Major League teams as well as those from other sports and non-sports bobbleheads. Over 800 different bobbleheads were on display.
Featuring over 30 original works of art, "The Art of the Game" exhibit celebrated baseball as inspiration for artistic expression. The works of both local and national artists were on display including a collection of original sketches by renowned sports artist LeRoy Neiman.
The Reds Hall of Fame celebrated Cincinnati's hosting of the 86th Major League Baseball All-Star Game with a retrospective on Reds All-Stars. The exhibit featured a game-used or period artifact from each player selected to represent the Reds in an All-Star Game dating back to the Reds' first All-Star, outfielder Chick Hafey. The exhibit also highlighted each of the four Midsummer Classics Cincinnati had hosted prior to the 2015 game and included graphic timeline of great All-Star moments in Reds history.
The Tony Perez exhibit gave fans an up close and personal look at the playing career of the "Mayor of Riverfront." Complete with numerous artifacts from Perez' playing days, fans were able to see items used by the "Big Doggie" himself during his 23-year Hall of Fame career. Playing in parts of three decades, Perez was not only a fan favorite; he was an integral part of the success of the Big Red Machine. The exhibit featured items from all parts of his playing career as well as a video tribute to the Cuban-born first baseman. A graphic timeline presented significant events in the life of Perez, from his birth to the present day. The exhibit was part of the season-long celebration of Perez's career that culminated in the dedication of a statue in his honor at the entrance to Great American Ball Park in September of 2015.
The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame & Museum honored more than 100 native Greater Cincinnatians in the exhibition Hometown Reds: Local Boys Who Played for the Cincinnati Reds. Hometown Reds featured jerseys, game-used equipment and memorabilia dating back 145 years to 1869 when Charlie Gould became the first Cincinnatian to play for the hometown team. The exhibit included a player mural along with a graphic map highlighting the towns in southwest Ohio, northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana from which the Hometown Reds hailed.
The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame & Museum showcased 145 years of Reds baseball history in the Kings of the Queen City Exhibit.
The exhibit featured a dynamic graphic timeline that emphasized the greatest moments and biggest names in Reds history and a wide range of artifacts that represented Reds history from the early days of the team in the late 19th century to the present day.
An interactive touch-screen monitor included audio clips from many notable Reds personalities featured in the exhibit, and the exhibit's companion film featured rare images, audio and video from many of the unforgettable moments in the long and storied history of the Reds.
In the summer of 2013, Joe Morgan became the second Big Red Machine great honored with a statue at Great American Ball Park. The museum's exhibit tribute to Morgan's career was part of the season long celebration of the great second baseman's incomparable career. Featuring multiple items from Morgan's personal collection, the exhibit also included original interviews with Morgan's teammates and graphic that explored other great second basemen in Reds history.
Signature Reds exhibited the largest collection of Reds autographs ever put on public display. The exhibit was highlighted by the display of signatures of all but 15 players to have appeared in a game for the team since 1920. The majority of these signatures were displayed in frames that lined the walls in the gallery space. The display cases in the exhibit featured hundreds of additional signatures on items ranging from baseballs to bobbleheads. In addition to the Reds signatures on display, the exhibit also included a collection of autographs from some of history's most iconic athletes, entertainers and public figures. All told, Signature Reds represented one of the largest and most varied exhibitions of autographs ever assembled.
In 2012, the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum featured a special exhibit on the life and career of Barry Larkin in celebration of the Cincinnati native's election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Filled with rare artifacts and images and exciting highlights from his historic career, the exhibit was a fitting tribute to one of the greatest players in the long and storied history of the Cincinnati Reds.
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum highlighted the greatest era in Reds history with "The Big Red Machine," an exhibit that brought the exploits of the Machine to life like never before. Featuring rare artifacts, compelling stories, striking visuals and much more, the exhibit was an unforgettable experience for fans of all ages.
A tribute to the incomparable career of career of the Hall of Fame catcher, the year-long exhibition followed the arc of Bench's career from the sandlots of Oklahoma to stadiums around the major leagues.
The exhibit explored Bench's career through a host of rare, never-before-seen artifacts, many of which originated from Bench's personal collection. In addition, video and audio elements took visitors back in time to see how Bench and his Big Red Machine teammates unleashed their formidable talents on the opposition.
The exhibit was part of the season-long tribute to Bench that culminated in the dedication of a Johnny Bench statue at the entrance to the Hall of Fame on September 17, 2011.
"2010: A Season to Remember," was an exciting look back at the Reds' unforgettable 2010 Central Division Championship season that featured the first public display of the ball Jay Bruce hit for a home run that clinched the Division for the Reds on September 28, 2010.
The exhibit also featured game-used jerseys from each player who appeared in a game for the Reds in 2010 along with the jerseys of manager Dusty Baker and his coaching staff, a champagne bottle from the clubhouse celebration following the division-clinching game, numerous game-used bats and other equipment, a nine-minute-long film that recaps the season and a special tribute to 2010 National League MVP Joey Votto. The artifacts are enlivened with a series of larger-than-life images from the division-clinching game that immerse visitors in all of the excitement and emotion of that memorable night.
The exhibit featured recreations of the Riverfront Stadium scoreboard, a graphic timeline of that unforgettable season, a wall of jerseys to represent each player and coach to appear in uniform for the Reds in 1990 and a recreation of Riverfront Stadium in which display cases housed dozens of artifacts and pieces of memorabilia highlighted by the last out ball from the 1990 World Series and the 1990 World Series trophy. The exhibit also included an interactive kiosk that allowed visitors to record personal interviews with Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman.
A look back at the beloved ballpark that served as the home of the Reds from 1912 - 1970. The story of Crosley Field was told through images, one-of-a-kind artifacts, video presentations and a special soundtrack that recreated the unique sounds of a game day at Crosley. Visitors were able to set the Reds' lineup for the day on an 8-foot-tall replica of a portion of the massive Crosley Field scoreboard and also experience the feeling of going uphill to chase a fly ball on the Hall of Fame's recreation of the famous Crosley Field outfield terrace.
Cincinnati's role in the Negro League story was examined through images, period artifacts and rare film footage including a number of items loaned to the Reds Hall of Fame from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown as well as artifacts from the Cincinnati-hosted 2009 and 2010 Major League Baseball Civil Rights Games.
Since 1869, the Reds have been a cherished part of the cultural and emotional fabric of Cincinnati. As the city has grown and developed, as it has confronted tides of social and economic change, the Reds have been a welcome constant. Devotion to the Reds has united generations of Cincinnatians like nothing else. The city celebrates the team's victories, mourns its failures, reveres its past and looks with hope to its future.
It is this bond between the city and the Reds that led the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce to join with the club in the establishment of the Reds Hall of Fame fifty years ago. Since the Hall of Fame's creation, 75 men have been honored with induction. They include not only some of the finest players ever to play the game but some of the game's greatest innovators as well, individuals that helped to create the game that has became the National Pastime.
The achievements of the members of the Reds Hall of Fame touch every era of Reds history. Their exploits solidified and enhanced the tie between the city and the team, a still thriving union that is celebrated anew each season.
Ultimately, the story of the Cincinnati Reds and the Reds Hall of Fame is the story of a love affair between a city and its team. If you are a Reds fan, it is the story of your team. If you are a Cincinnatian, it is the story of your team and your city. It is the story of Cincinnati's Reds.
He was a local boy who became a star athlete; a phenom who made the major leagues at age 15. He was an All-Star pitcher who played sixteen years in the major leagues. He was a radio broadcaster who painted the picture of Reds baseball games for countless listeners over four decades. He was a Cincinnati icon, beloved by all who knew him or knew of him.
Most of all, he was one of us. A son and brother. A husband and father. A neighbor, a fan and a friend Our friend.
Our Old Lefthander. Our Nuxy. Our Joe.
The first name has long been enough. Say "Pete" in Cincinnati and you have to be talking about Peter Edward Rose, the local boy who took a bit of natural skill and worked and willed himself into becoming one of the greatest baseball players the game has ever known.
For generations of Cincinnatians, watching Pete Rose play baseball helped make them Reds fans, instilling in them a passion for the club that has never wavered. He was the captain of the greatest Reds team ever fielded and established records that likely will never be broken. He did it all with a style of play that combined joyful exuberance and fearsome intensity in a way not seen before or since.
Indeed, many men have worn the uniform of the Cincinnati Reds but no one ever wore it quite like Pete Rose and it is all but assured that no one ever will again.
They were led by a fierce competitor who was one of the best players of his time.
They were underdogs who upset an "unbeatable" team in the World Series.
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Mathew Knowles cried tears of joy at Beyonce's Obama inauguration performance
The Halo hitmaker was given the honour of belting out The Star-Spangled Banner at the Washington, D.C. event to mark the beginning of Obama's second term in office, and Knowles couldn't contain his happiness because he knew how much it meant to the 31 year old to sing for the President.
During a recent appearance on U.S. news show The Showbiz Countdown, the pop star's dad said, "When I see her perform, I am so proud. It reminds me of when she was a kid. I know all of her dreams have come true. It makes me so proud to see her - an incredible talent.
"I can tell that special thing when Beyonce's really happy. It's a certain way she dances, it's a certain smile that she has. And I saw that (at the inauguration). It brought tears to my eyes."
Knowles, who served as his daughter's longtime manager until 2010, has also enjoyed witnessing Beyonce embrace her new role as a mother to her 13-month-old baby girl Blue Ivy.
He added, "I'm proud to see her as a mother. I know this was something very important to her and to see her hold Blue Ivy - that's something very special. I have a picture that no one else will ever get to see of her holding Blue Ivy. You can see the joy in her face."

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Best of the Web Today columnist James Taranto on how ProPublica and the Huffington Post helped the IRS target conservative groups. Photo: Getty Images
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I posted something earlier on Facebook about the aluminum cooling fins available on Shimano's new XTR and XT line of brakes but found a nice post with more pictures at Dirt Rag.
The basic idea is that these aluminum cast fins are attached to the pads and designed to allow for more surface area to dissipate heat-pretty awesome idea if you ask me.
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Yes, that's a good point.Peter wrote: My point is I suspect it's nonsensical to ask "If everything was the same except for that karma, would he still have been hit on the head with rocks?"
I still feel I'm missing something, because it feels like I'm not getting a straight answer to the question I was trying to ask. This probably means that I'm really confused, since I doubt that there is a conspiracy going on here to "deny information..."
Perhaps I should try it again:
Kamma is intentional action performed by cittas in a particular mind stream. Does what is described as "the ripening of kamma" happen only in that same mind-stream?
Clearly, actions by one mind stream can condition other mind streams (e.g. by injuring or killing). What I'm trying to understand is what extent that should be regarded just "regular cause-and-effect" (i.e. not "ripening of kamma").
I keep getting the feeling I'm painting myself into a corner...


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Preppy Style: the American Classics Stealing My Heart
The word "preppy" didn't really enter my vocabulary until I started reading American Young Adult fiction (like Sweet Valley, Anastasia, The Babysitter's Club, Judy Blume, etc...) hidden behind school-sanctioned books in the library. For me, preppy is a supremely American style genre (I'm British, remember!) that has its own set of classic items that best represent it as an aesthetic.
G.H. Bass Weejuns, established in 1936, are most definitely part of that. This institution of a shoe company has collaborated with Tommy Hilfiger for a set of "Originals with a Twist," taking their classic Weejuns loafer and making them up in wool plaid, pony skins, suede and polished leathers in the classic prep colors of burgundy, coke bottle green, navy and ochre. There's nothing new about reviving classics, but somehow, the "American-ness" of it these Tommy Hilfiger x G.H. Bass Weejuns makes it a new experience for me.
It's always a bit odd looking into another country's heritage pieces, and G.H. Bass' Weejuns loafers aren't something I have personal memories of or an attachment to. In a way, I feel a bit fake to be so enthusiastic about something I have no prior memories of, but the imbued American preppiness of the shoe is what makes it wholly appealing.
A few concept and department stores are doing special launches and installations for the collaboration and in London, and Selfridges have a special Hilfiger x G.H. Bass Weejuns style made for them with yellow stitching, a yellow sole, a yellow penny to slot in as well as an Olympia Le Tan shoe bag to go with them:
I was trying on the Selfridges yellow ones for size, but I'm going for the navy ones with the red stitching as a lucky preview order. They'll be properly available for all on the Tommy Hilfiger site online from September onwards.
I love that fellow London blogger Navaz of Disney Rollergirl came geared up in preppiness already with her pair of vintage tasselled weejuns as well as a well-worn inside-out red sweatshirt:
And now for another American classic: You'll laugh if I say that up until a few years ago, the brand Coach barely entered my brain. There's good reason for this. There were no stores in Europe for a very long time, and I'd only ever seen them fleetingly in American magazines, or I might have come across Coach when I was visiting Asia.
Coach's presence in the UK has, of course, changed with a store now in London's Westfield shopping mall and Net-A-Porter's recent relaunch of iconic Coach styles. It's interesting that NAP have chosen to revive styles with the help of Coach creative director Reed Krakoff rather than bring in current Coach styles, but I gather from the viewpoint of fans of older styles of Coach bags, this is a welcome collaboration, indeed. I've personally never hunted for vintage Coach, but it seems there is a certain nostalgia for the older styles in supple leathers, quite different from the more recent logo-bearing Coach styles. I was lucky enough to try out the small shoulder purse in tan can attest that the leather has a lovely suppleness to it as well as being well-treated (multiple downpours of London rain hasn't battered it one bit). This small shoulder bag style is a compact but sturdy beginning but I'll definitely be checking out the bucket bag in navy when the whole range drops for a roomier option.


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John,Amazing that your hybrid dough ball could go for 96 hours in the fridge, when you added 0.5% IDY to your dough mix. Fantastic looking pie!! I am sure it was tasty.Norma
I'll be interested to see how it turns outJohn
John,This is the pie I made with you hybrid Reinhart formula and cold fermented for 3 days. I only did a couple of reballs, yesterday afternoon. My pie rim didnt get as brown as yours, but the hybrid Reinhart formula did make a great pie. The rim was so moist and the bottom crust was crisp. Thanks for posting your hybrid formula. I will post the other pictures on my UBM thread, but these are a few pictures from the bake today.Norma
Thanks NormaI'm anxious to see your results!!John
Yup, I'm still using more yeast than you did, and by day 6 or 7 there might be huge bubbles in the dough, but simply reballing the dough seems to work everytime. Did you see Scott's reply regarding fermentation here: http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,14161.0.html What great info!!!Here's a pizza we made tonight: I'm really loving those rotisserie chickens you can buy in the stores nowdays. Anyway, chicken, onion, rosemary, mustard and extremely light cheeses. 46 Hours in fridge, reball 5 hours prior to bake, 520 degree home ovenJohn
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NormaI think your dough is just fine....I've had some really ugly dough balls that filled up the whole container with huge bubbles.....at times I thought they were toast, but simply reballing fixed all of that....just wait until the day you bake it. By the way Norma, have you tried using a screen on the doughs that don't brown like you want...if I'm talking out of turn just ignore me....it looks as if the bottoms of some pizzas have no problem browning...if you could throw a screen underneath when its about 3/4s the color you want, this will slow the bottom down and let your edges brown more. Just a thought.John
John,Thanks for telling me my dough looks fine and how some of your doughs have looked. Do some of your doughs that are fermented for a long while, develop spots on or specks on the top of the dough? Good to hear probably reballing will fix the dough. It has always worried me when my dough gets to this point or further. I do use screens in some of my experimental pies when the bottom seems to want to burn too fast, but didnt think about using screens when my top crusts arent brown enough. I usually go by how my cheeses brown to know when my pies are baked enough. I will try and use the screen method to see how that works. Thanks for the tip!Norma
Most of the time when I see specks, it's when i'm using high gluten flour...and it's funny because sometimes they show up very fast, like day 2.. don't have a clue whyI don't know how long screens have been around, but back in the olden days before we knew about them (35 years ago, we would use pizza trays to throw under our pizzas to stop the bottom and let the top catch up). Screens do a much better job, and are the best tool an oven tender could ask for!John


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ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — A murder trial starts this week in Howard County for a man charged in the 1991 death of his wife.
Robert Arnold Jarrett, Jr. was arrested last year and charged with first-degree murder after human remains were found at the Elkridge home that they shared.
Authorities say Jarrett reported his wife missing in 1991, saying she had walked away from their home after an argument. Police say they had long suspected foul play, but lacked the evidence at the time to prove it.
He was arrested after authorities searched the home and found the remains of a woman believed to be Christine Jarrett under the floorboards of a backyard shed.
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Postby gdl_gdl » Sat May 05, 2007 2:04 pm
Anyway, when I hit a set of road works in Perth CBD there was a rider in front of me who was balancing stood up on his bike when the bike was stationary. Bloody amazing! He was doing a slight jig to keep his balance but he looked fully in control!
Anybody else here skilled enough to do this? I saw this performed on cycling central a couple of months bike by the 'pros' but I've never seen it done before by a local rider.
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I can ... until someone takes the wall away
Track standing, which is what it's usually called, is easier on a fixie (because you can back pedal) but if you want to learn it, do so on a slight slope as gravity then provides some backwards movement and a bit extra to pedal against. It's supposed to be a useful skill but never having mastered it, I can't comment on that. If nothing else, the pose value is really good.
I was at the Adelaide Superdrome soon after it was built (roughly 15 years ago). By that time, they'd either banned track standing during sprint events or were about to. I watched Jens Voigt and ... dammit, can't remember his name, the top Aussie sprinter at the time ... sprinting. The no-track stand rule was suspended for this event (it wasn't official, might even have been one of the opening events for the stadium). These two heros did a 20 minute track stand until the one behind broke, moved in front of the other and they started all over again. It wasn't an official race but they were taking it pretty seriously (and having a lot of fun too). Awesome stuff.
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Postby Bnej » Sat May 05, 2007 5:50 pm
However, it's more difficult than riding in motion as there is no trail to keep you balanced naturally. You can't do it no-hands.
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Postby mikesbytes » Sat May 05, 2007 9:35 pm
Its easier to do on a fixie, so europa has no excuses.
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Postby Mulger bill » Sat May 05, 2007 9:42 pm
hopethoselightschangesoonhopethoselightschangesoon....bugger", unclip, foot down.
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Postby Mr888 » Sun May 06, 2007 10:15 am
Very rapidly release and reapply the brakes whilst putting a bit of power down (like a trigger action) This should give you enough movement to stay upright and you can stand for maybe 2-3 seconds between each brake release. With some practice you might only move a couple of inches forward...works well at traffic lights
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Postby AUbicycles » Tue May 08, 2007 6:12 am
It's just a matter of playing the pedals and front brakes, a small bit of tension helps. Here are some tricks:
- hills/inclines work the best
- you can turn the wheel inward towards the curb and rest it on the curb... infact even a tiny stone can offer enough resistance to assist a track stand.
- when there is a decline/downhill you can shuffle your weight back and forth and create movement.
If you think a track stand looks good, even better (more suitable on a MTB but possible on a racer) is to come to a roaring stop at the lights with the weight on the front and hard on the front brakes, bring the back wheel up and balance on the front for as long as possible, then pull back onto the back wheel and bunny hop until the lights change again.
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Postby stryker84 » Tue May 08, 2007 6:40 am
AUbicycles wrote:If you think a track stand looks good, even better (more suitable on a MTB but possible on a racer) is to come to a roaring stop at the lights with the weight on the front and hard on the front brakes, bring the back wheel up and balance on the front for as long as possible, then pull back onto the back wheel and bunny hop until the lights change again.
Heh, you mean pull a stoppie? I almost did something like that once... my variation was instead of balancing on the front wheel, I brought the back wheel up ALL THE WAY over the front - "OH CRAP!" - and then went over in a flailing heap... beat that!
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Postby Halfanewb » Tue May 08, 2007 7:56 am
This guy slowly cycled his bike parallel to one, balanced perfectly for a while to let walkers pass then hopped his bike to his right, onto the top of the stonework and was still perfectly balanced the moment his wheels landed, then popped a mono held it for more walkers then hopped down to land on the back wheel, still holding the mono did a few bunny hops to get back into parallel then up again onto the stonework in a mono. amazing stuff
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Postby europa » Tue May 08, 2007 11:18 pm
heavymetal wrote:I have it down to a fine art and can do it everytime I get on my exercise bike.
That's the one with the big, padded seat, the padded arm rests, the foot rest that pops up when you pull the lever and the beer holders in the arms isn't it?
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Postby heavymetal » Tue May 08, 2007 11:25 pm
europa wrote:That's the one with the big, padded seat, the padded arm rests, the foot rest that pops up when you pull the lever and the beer holders in the arms isn't it?
Yep It also has 4 computer monitors and several keyboards. The good thing with this set up is that no matter how much beer you drink, you can never fall off.
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Imanewbie wrote:Yesterday we were taking a lunch break on the river walk path at Southbank when we spotted these young guys on those small trick bikes.
Trials bikes... come in micro size (eg bmx size) or 26" mtb size .. one thing in common is that they usually have no seat or a seat that is big enough for a two year old. One of the pioneers is Hans "No Way" Rey, he has been around since the 80's and has some amazing videos, here is his website ... well hansrey.com.
Trials riding is great for MTBing because there are a lot of tricks and technique to help you quickly and more efficiently overcome obstacles.
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Canadian country music singer-songwriter Jason McCoy stopped by The Duke in Houma Monday to take home a piece of southern Louisiana.
Canadian country music singer-songwriter Jason McCoy stopped by The Duke in Houma Monday to take home a piece of southern Louisiana.
Situated next to The Boxer & The Barrel downtown at 7819 Main St., The Duke was McCoy's second stop in a series of locations across the Southeast for his new Canadian Country Music Television show debut, "Jason McCoy Eats America."
The show's theme is similar to American food shows such as Guy Fieri's, "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," or Anthony Bourdain's, "No Reservations," in which McCoy fraternizes with locals by eating at offbeat but revered restaurants and diners.
Each town McCoy and his production crew visits will be a modest and off-the-normal tourist grind, said Melissa McRae, the show's producer.
McCoy is an acclaimed artist in Canada. He's a three-time winner of the Canadian Country Music Award for songwriter of the year and a driving force behind the platinum-album selling group, The Road Hammers.
The crew has a preliminary outline of where it wants to shoot, McRae said. But it is relying a great deal on word of mouth from locals and online restaurant reviews to find sought-after establishments.
A series of Google searches lead them to The Duke, which had the descriptions and ratings they were seeking, McRae said. The restaurant specializes in burgers, salads and wraps.
McRae said they've been enjoying traditional Louisiana fare such as po' boys and gumbo, but they liked the descriptions of The Duke's service and staff, who are known to be tastefully rambunctious and often rocking out to The Ramones in the kitchen.
McCoy sat down with The Duke's owner, Todd Rowan, who served up McCoy some of The Duke's specialties.
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"The place has got a pretty laid-back vibe to it," McCoy said, while Rowan's kitchen staff was chanting songs in the background. "It's welcoming. You can tell a lot about a place by their staff."
Rowan, a musician himself, was surprised when he got the call about putting his restaurant on the show, but he said his staff pulled it off nicely.
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One of the year's most inexplicable stadium giveaways just happened a couple days ago, as the Tampa Bay Rays decided to give out replica AL Championship rings to every single fan (all twelve of them) who attended the April 14 game against the New York Yankees. The rings are modeled off of the actual rings the team received, so … that's neat?
have taken to the Internet to hock them for, basically, whatever they can get. And really, there were a lot of reasons why this giveaway was a poor idea.
• This wasn't the home opener. The Tampa Bay home opener was on the 13th, not the 14th for the giveaway. Given the tepid-to-lousy fan support Tampa had during the course of their season in 2008, it would have behooved the franchise to hold this giveaway on the one sellout they can count on, especially since…
• It was a game against the most popular team in the American League. Yes, nobody draws fans like the Cubs, mainly because nobody's got more bandwagon, stupid, never-actually-been-to-a-home-game fans across the nation than the Cubs (Harry Caray is to blame, we think). But as Tampa Bay opponents go, none are more popular nationwide than the Yankees, meaning it's pretty certain that there were thousands of Yankee fans in the house on Tuesday, none of whom give one crap about the replica ring, especially since…
• It's not a World Series ring. We don't think anyone has actually forgotten that the Rays got smoked in the Series by the Phillies; commemorating a second-place finish on such a grand scale seems rather strange. Sure, the Rays are virtual strangers to success and probably don't take it for granted, but still, making a "We Were Awesome Runners-Up, Weren't We?" ring and handing it out to tens of thousands of fans makes no sense, especially since…
• Nobody would ever wear this. Okay, look at the damn thing again, then try to figure out an instance in which wearing it would ever be a good idea. Men don't wear commemorative rings from their favorite team. Come to think of it, neither do women, but men are especially averse to wearing any ring that has nothing to do with the sacred institution of marriage. Here's how a conversation might go down if someone were to think wearing one of these rings was cool:
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Guy #2: "You're aware that you're a grown man, right?"
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Harlem's trendy Frederick Douglass Blvd. is now on the map. Literally.
Merchants and community leaders from uptown's new "it" neighborhood have created a colorful guide to market services and stores from W. 110th St., to W. 124th St., hoping to lure shoppers and tourists to "The Gateway to Harlem."
"There are so many reasons to come to the neighborhood now," said Lia San Filippo, co-owner of the hip new "5 and Diamond" restaurant and co-president of the recently formed Frederick Douglass Boulevard Alliance (FDBA).
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The other night, we had customers who came from 110th St. and one woman said, 'Oh my God, I have been living here 20 years and never walked in this direction.' "
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"For decades," he said, "you could drive up and down FDB and there was little to attract your attention of any positive nature – just a lot of vacant, burned out blocks, drug dealers – things that made people feel they wanted to hurry through the neighborhood."
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The Alliance plans to mail the map to 1,200 households and have it posted on Columbia University's student and faculty websites.
Merchants say they are there to stay, and have been able to rejuvenate the historic boulevard with the joint help of the Columbia-Harlem Small Business Development Center, the Harlem Community Development Corp., Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Office.
Marcelo Orve, owner of MB Dry Cleaners, was one of the first new businesses to open on the street 11 years ago, when crime and empty lots were the norm.
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Vatican City, Dec 9, 2013 / 02:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The founder of a new center aiding victims of abuse and their families praised the "courageous" actions of Pope Francis in facing the issue, stressing also the importance of helping victims to heal.
Discussing a new commission authorized by Pope Francis last which seeks to increase efforts preventing the abuse of minors, Father Fortunato Di Noto stated that "the commission is a proof" of the Pope's "commitment to prevent abuses and take care of the victims."
Fr. Di Noto is originally from Sicily, and is the founder of the new "Meter House" in Rome, which officially opened Dec. 9 and offers psychological, spiritual and legal assistance to both victims of abuse, as well as their families.
In comments to CNA, the priest stressed the importance of the Church addressing the issue, emphasizing that "Pope Francis is a courageous man, courageous as Pope Benedict" for his action in creating the new commission.
"It's a good idea. I have been asking for this commission for years, now it's time to continue to follow what Pope Benedict did to protect the children."
"This commission will be a tremendous help to address all the issues concerning the abuse by clergy and to protect children," he said, "the Church cannot go backwards."
The Church "is of the Baby Jesus," noted the priest, "and from him and from children the Church can start the path of reform and revolution in light of the Gospel, for the little ones and the poor ones."
Meter House, meter being the Greek word for "mother," was an idea that was "gradually understood," Fr. Di Noto revealed, stating that he and the others collaborating in the effort "started to fight against pedophiles and child pornography during the late 1980s."
"We continued to work for all the children in Italy and the world," with the primary motive of offering "a safe shelter and to let little victims try to heal from the pain and anger they suffered."
Fr. Di Noto recalled that he originally felt the call to assist abuse victims after seeing "the first pictures made by pedophiles" while in the seminary in Rome in 1989."I decided to commit myself to fight against pedophiles and child pornography. It's a Mission God gave me since I decided to be a priest."
Detailing the story of how in his first parish assignment he saved the life of a 12-year-old girl who wanted to commit suicide as the result of abuse, Fr. Di Noto explained that from that moment he wanted to "let the people know who I was and what I was doing in my parish."
Fr. Di Noto explained that after this incident, he began to celebrate "Abused Victims Day" in his parish, adding that "now, 18 years later, we celebrate the GBV in communion with the Church," and that "every year the Pope remembers to celebrate" the day, lasting from April 25th to the first Sunday of May.
"Meter Association," he noted, "is completely" at the "disposal to collaborate with the Church and the society, as it has always been doing for about 24 years."
Revealing his hopes for the future of the center, Fr. Di Noto stated that "I would like that one day nobody shall need of this center. That will be the day when we'll have defeated all the abusers."
In a letter written to Fr. Di Noto on the occasion of the Dec. 9 opening of the center, Pope Francis extended his "cordial greeting" to the victims of violence and to their families.
The pontiff also expressed his "satisfaction with this opportune institution and encouraging a continuation on the path of selfless dedication in service of little ones, always filled with feelings of genuine charity and love of neighbor."
Asking for prayers, the Pope invoked the protection the Virgin Mary, extending his Apostolic Blessing to all involved at the center, with "special affection" for "the children and their families."


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An honor ceremony at the University of California, Berkeley, campus will be held on November 15, and will include a tour to follow of the university's student-led composting network and innovative LeanPath computerized food waste tracking system. The LeanPath system provides real time data to avoid food waste and save money. The tour will provide a behind-the-scenes look at UC Berkeley's innovative approach to food management.
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When: November 15, 2012, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Where: UC Berkeley Crossroads Dining Hall
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Plethysmography is used to measure changes in volume in different parts of the body. This can help checkblood. The test may be done to check for blood clots in the arms and legs, or to measure how much air you can hold in your lungs.
Penile pulse volume recording is a type of this test that is done on the penis to check for causes of
Related tests include:
Limb plethysmography Vascular ultrasound
Alternative Names
Respiratory inductance plethysmography; Penile pulse volume recording
Burnett AL. Evaluation and management of erectile dysfunction. In: Wein AJ ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 10th ed. Philiadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elservier;2011: chap 24.
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David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc., Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, David R. Eltz, Stephanie Slon, and Nissi Wang.


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Round 11, Turn 1
Please note the and rolled a few 1s while rolling turning skill rolls
The peach made it safely to the garage.
Agent and Vikings, the launcher was loaded
The roller's steering stopped working.
Zith's propeller hit the train again, but failed to overcome its armour.
Round 11, Turn 2
The roller's steering kicked in, a little too sharply.
The Peach's car was replaced.
Zith took the turn rather well. The viking messed up and lost their chance to fire.
Round 11, Turn 3
The Power Roller straightened out.
As Zith was more the 6 inches from passing the peach, the Peach stayed in the pits.
The train fixed its course.
And ruined Zith.
Car speeds, places, and health
1st: Power roller: 12" (14/18 HP)
2nd: Peach boxcar: 0" (19/20 HP)
3rd: Agent zith: 12" (9/20 HP)
4th: Train: 7" (13/36 HP)
Everyone else: eliminated.


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Barbara Flynn Leaves; Office Closes
Caseworker Retires; State May Close Welfare Office
By MANDY LOCKE
Barbara Flynn leans closer - peering over her calico-framed glasses - and gives cat, Two-Face, another stroke before whispering, \"I don\'t know what they\'re going to do.\"
Only the large desk cluttered with stacks of papers, a computer and a ringing telephone reminds the listener that this slight lady is anything other than a lifelong friend, that this office is anything other than a comfy living room.
In fact, this is the local office of the state Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA), and Ms. Flynn is a veteran caseworker who has served the Island for 26 years. \"They\" are the 112 Vineyarders receiving government aid whose struggles just became greater amid news of the potential closing of the Island\'s only welfare office.
The state budget shortfall left the department with an $8 million gap, part of which was closed by making the decision in February to lay off 160 employees. One pink slip had Barbara Flynn\'s name on it, putting the future of the Island\'s DTA office in question.
\"The clients want to know what they are supposed to do. I\'m the answer lady, but this one . . . this one I can\'t answer,\" Ms. Flynn says, looking away.
The Vineyard\'s DTA office is the smallest in the state. Central administrators are currently reviewing operations and will likely either close the office - which would force clients to travel to an office in Falmouth or Hyannis - or assign another caseworker to part-time duty on-Island. Replacing Ms. Flynn with another full-time caseworker seems unlikely, given the current hiring freeze.
Although the DTA rescinded Ms. Flynn\'s layoff last Thursday, she had already opted to accept a retirement package, effective March 15. She says this decision was forced by the layoff - if she were to stay, only to learn the office will be closed, her job could be relocated off-Island.
One might think an early retirement package would be a gift for this 69-year-old, but Barbara Flynn is not your typical grandmother. She somehow defies age, only bright white hair giving away her almost seven decades.
Ms. Flynn just returned from the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where, at the urgings of her daughter Karen, she waited in the Utah cold to hear the Dave Matthews Band play after a speed-skating medal ceremony.
She is also a summertime fixture in Menemsha, serving up quahaug chowder alongside her daughters at the Bite.
And she\'s not ready to close this chapter of her life.
\"I\'ll get in my car on March 18 and probably drive to work. My car knows the way,\" she says with a laugh that ends abruptly. \"I\'ll probably walk out the door on March 15 and cry.\"
For 26 years, Ms. Flynn met thousands of Islanders during their lowest moments. She developed plenty of tricks to help her clients curb their anxiety, and adopted a neighborhood stray cat - Two-Face - to help the sterile office seem more like home.
\"Of course, it\'s a homey place. Here, you are not a number,\" Ms. Flynn says, as Two-Face jumps back into her lap.
And she\'s never without a kind word for those who wander into her office. \"I tell them not to worry, just to be patient,\" she says.
When Ms. Flynn encourages her clients, she does so with the assurance of someone who\'s seen hard times. \"I\'m a single mom,\" she says. \"I\'ve been in situations where I\'m broke and down and out - I always put myself in their shoes.
\"I\'ve been here a long time and I\'ve seen a lot of people come and go,\" she adds. \"I\'ve seen a lot of the very poor give up and move off the Island\" - a reality she fears will return if the office closes its doors for good.
\"On the other hand, I know a lot of former clients who now own their own business and are very successful,\" she says.
Ms. Flynn fears such happy endings will all but disappear. \"I don\'t think [clients] will take advantage of other options,\" she says, shaking her head. \"I think they\'ll just suffer.
\"It\'s hard to make it here on this Island. Dukes County is one of the poorest counties in the state,\" she adds, laughing about how people she meets while traveling never understand how she can work at a welfare office on Martha\'s Vineyard.
Her clients, who are mostly single parents, walk, bike and bus to the DTA office on Douglas Way. Ms. Flynn says she can\'t understand how they would make it off-Island to receive welfare services.
\"Everything we do requires face-to-face contact,\" she says, explaining how all of a client\'s information must be directly entered into a DTA computer program.
When Ms. Flynn leaves the office on March 15 with Two-Face by her side, she will need to recall a good piece of advice she\'s given for 26 years.
\"I\'ll have to remind myself not to worry,\" she says, \"that when one door closes, another will open.\"


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Wild & Scenic Rivers
National Wild and Scenic Rivers (WSRs) are federally-protected areas designated by Congress or by the Secretary of the Interior under the 1968 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (Act). The National Park Service (NPS) is responsible for managing rivers throughout the United States. The Act requires the NPS to protect and enhance a designated river's free-flowing condition, water quality, and outstandingly remarkable values. To meet these responsibilities the NPS National Leadership Council approved the formation of a servicewide Wild and Scenic Rivers (WSR) Program in May 2007.
The WSR Program is composed of a Steering Committee with interim leadership shared by the Associate Directorships for Partnerships and Civic Engagement (PCE) and Natural Resources Stewardship and Science (NRSS) until funding is secured for permanent staff.
The mission of the WSR Program is to develop and implement a comprehensive servicewide program to meet the legislative requirements of the WSR Act, improve internal and external communication and coordination, educate NPS staff, stakeholders, and the public about the importance of wild and scenic rivers, and protect the river resources under our care.
The need for coordinated, consistent action on WSR issues remains strong, particularly in light of recent court decisions dismissing NPS arguments related to the Section 7 determination for the Stillwater Bridge crossing on the Saint Croix National Scenic River and user capacity provisions of the Comprehensive River Management Plan for the Merced River at Yosemite National Park.
Highlights and Accomplishments
The WSR Program has developed a process for defining resources values that are required to be protected and enhanced under the WSR Act. This information is essential for the evaluation of water resource projects within and near designated segments. Wild and scenic river value statements have been completed for the Merced River, Missouri National Recreational River, the Musconetcong National Wild and Scenic River, the Niobrara Scenic River, the Obed Wild and Scenic River, the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, the Snake River Headwaters, the Tuolumne River, the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, Middle Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River, Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River, and the Virgin River and its tributaries. The program has created a Junior River Ranger program for the Farmington, Sudbury/Assabet/Concord, and Westfield River that will stimulate the development of similar programs on other rivers.
In addition, the program is working to complete Directors Order 46 to guide the consistent management of rivers servicewide, developing training programs with the Interagency Wild and Scenic Rivers Coordinating Council (IWSRCC), participating on the newly established User Management Interagency Group, developing WSR guidance for incorporation into NPS Foundation documents, and continuing to provide guidance and technical assistance on comprehensive management plans and Section 7 evaluations of water resources projects including streambank stabilization, road relocation, bridge replacement and construction projects, and hydro-fracking.
Status and Future
A number of requests for funding have been submitted to support the WSR Program, but due to the economic climate none have been successful and the program continues to operate using collateral staff. The program is being co-managed by staff from the Associate Directorships from PCE and NRSS in coordination with the WSR Steering Committee while we continue to seek permanent funding.
In the interim, the program will continue to fulfill the following responsibilities: conduct congressionally mandated studies of rivers for potential inclusion in the System; provide encouragement and technical assistance to others who are interested in river conservation; collaborate with local, state and/or non-governmental entities in the management of "partnership" rivers, as designated by Congress; review section 2(a)(ii) applications that state governors submit to the Secretary of the Interior to have rivers in their states designated as part of the system; maintain a Nationwide Rivers Inventory and consult with state and federal agencies on the preservation of the potential WSR values of inventoried rivers; and provide support to all WSRs so that the Act's requirements are met regarding protection of river values, planning, designation of boundaries, and classification.
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Event: Dolphin Watch / Eco Tour edit
Departs from: Naples, FL
January 26, 2019 at 1:00pm (3 hours)
Unless you already reside in a tropical island paradise, chances are pretty slim. But here at Pure Naples, you can experience all of the above and then some!
Our dolphin watch cruise (also known as our eco-tour) is perfect for the environmental enthusiast who enjoys a comfortable ride along the river, taking in all that nature has to offer, in its glorious beauty.
There was a time when we used to call this trip "Shelling Tours". However, since we live next door to one of the world's largest Mangrove Forests, we quickly learned that our guests are more interested in the entire eco-system here in Naples, especially dolphins! You will have an opportunity to wander the sands of Keewaydin Island - the entrance to the 10,000 islands.


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Early checkups make a difference.
For Terri Schorr of Grain Valley, a simple precaution caught breast cancer early, making treatment simpler and quicker.
"It probably saved my life," she says.
Schorr, a registered nurse in the cardiac cath lab at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, had a regular checkup with her gynecologist last spring. She's only 47, had no family history of breast cancer and showed no symptoms, but it had been three years since her last routine mammogram and the doctor suggested one.
She did that, and that led to a call-back for a second look. That led to further tests, which led to a needle biopsy and then a diagnosis: invasive ductal carcinoma, stage one.
"Well, (it was) shocking, obviously, because you're told that you have cancer but you don't have the extent of it," she said.
And she adds, "One thing I will say: Telling your family members is the worst."
She and a surgeon weighed the options – a mastectomy or a lumpectomy – and she chose a lumpectomy. There also were 25 treatments of radiation. Co-workers helped out by rearranging schedules so she could do her treatments. On the day of her surgery, cardiovascular services team at Centerpoinrt wore pink T-shirts for "Team Terri" and wristbands that said "Team Terri, we love you."
The last round of radiation was Sept. 6.
"The worst thing with radiation is fatigue," she says, adding that she's feeling much better now.
She's a survivor – "But there's always the risk of it coming back," she says. That means more frequent mammograms for awhile.
In all of this – the concern, the diagnosis, the treatment and recovery, the support of family and friends – she sees hope.
"I would tell people ... getting a diagnosis (of cancer) that there are resources out there," she says, "and they're not alone – and there's hope."


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A Gas-Brake .380!
J.B. Wood
A lock, a manual, cleaning brush and rod, and a
fitted hard-polymer case are all part of the deal.
It's sort of appropriate, really, the sub-compact .380 pistol had a resurgence in recent years, as 2008 marked its 100th anniversary. Way back in 1908, Pieper of Belgium introduced the Bayard, chambered for the then-new 9mm Browning Short, which came to be called the .380 in America. Having an unlocked action, the Bayard used an internal buffer spring to lessen the felt-recoil.
Between 1915 and 1936, a few of the Spanish makers had small Ruby-pattern .380s, with quality ranging from very good to marginally functional. Then in 1974, John Raymond Wilkinson designed the .380 Back-Up for AMT. It also had an unlocked system, but its all-stainless-steel construction gave it a comfortable shooting weight and pretty much started the modern .380 movement.
The Colt Mustang came along in 1986, and it had a classic falling-barrel locking system. The Davis in 1989 and the Accu-Tek in 1990 were unlocked types. In 1997, the Colt Pony was locked with a falling-barrel. As most readers will know, any sort of locking system makes a tiny .380 more pleasant to shoot.
J.B.'s one-handed 7-yard group was certainly fine for this sort of thing.
He found the Micro Eagle ran great with Speer Gold Dot.
The New Breed
Now we come to this Century, and the "new wave" of little .380 pistols. The Micro Desert Eagle from Magnum Research is one of the latest. It's markedly unlike any of the earlier .380s, and the most prominent difference is the method used to tame the felt-recoil — a gas-brake system.
In the Micro Eagle, there are two gas ports in the barrel, just forward of the chamber. These are angled toward the front, to direct the ported gas against a slide flat at the front edge of the ejection port.
It works perfectly. The felt-recoil is still significant, but it doesn't hurt the hand. While there's room for only two fingers on the frontstrap of the grip frame, the back has good ergonomics, and the polymer grips have full checkering. The slide is 4140 steel, the frame a strong aluminum alloy, and the finish is teflon nickel. I have to admit it fooled me — it looks exactly like stainless steel.
There is ample room inside the trigger guard, even if you are wearing a glove. The trigger has vertical grooving, and some will like this, but I don't. I'm glad to say the DA-Only trigger system is continuous, not reset, so you can pull it again if you encounter a hard European primer. The trigger action is short, smooth, and quick. Pulled slowly, there's a hesitation point, and you can use the sights.
One recoil spring unit (of the two used) was left on the frame so you could see
how they are placed. J.B. says recoil was very manageable.
For a personal protection gun of this size, those sights are very good. The front is a long serrated ramp starting at the front edge of the ejection port, while the rear is a square notch of ample dimensions. They are non-adjustable and integral with the slide. Other slide features are good, wide-spaced grasping grooves and a loaded-chamber indicator — an extractor that setting out and showing a red line.
To keep dimensions small, two recoil springs with long guides are located at the sides of the frame, just above the slide rails. You may notice at the muzzle, the barrel has an octagonal shape. This is just to give a gripping surface during field-stripping for cleaning.
Test-firing, I used the Speer 90-grain Gold Dot load. The distance was seven yards, with a one-hand hold, using the sights. All shots were well-centered in the 8″ black of the Champion VisiColor target, and the best group was 5 ¼ " horizontal and 3″ vertical. The hollow-point loads gave no problems in the Micro Eagle.
The pistol was designed in the Czech Republic by ZVI of Prague, and that firm is supplying the small parts. The major parts are made by Magnum Research in Minneapolis. The combination of Czech precision and MRI quality means it's always going to work. With a mag capacity of 6-rounds, around 14 ounces-lite, and 4.52″ overall, it's small and handy, with an MSRP of about $535.
The Micro Eagle does cost a bit more than some others, but then, you get a lot.
For more info: Magnum Research, Inc., www.magnumresearch.com
J.B.'s one-handed 7-yard group was certainly fine for this sort of thing.
He found the Micro Eagle ran great with Speer Gold Dot.


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