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|January 28, 2013, 10:59 PM
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Cast bullet garand loads
Well I'm curious if any of you guys out there are using cast bullets in your garand. Ive searched the net but I have not been able to gather specific info. I would love to hear any good loads that actually cycle the action. I've read that they function fine, but then Ive heard of leading issues with the gas port also. Also any loads that don't cycle the action? I'm looking at purchasing 165 grain lead bullets from Missouri bullet company soon. I want to be able to shoot with low recoil at reduced ranges for practice, and with the drought of powder at the moment I'm down to my last pound of 4064 I would like to use pistol powder if possible for the cast loads. I got unique, bullseye, 231. I just want to use the least amount of powder that still provides satisfactory results so I can stretch my supply till this panic subsides. Also are gas checks a necessity? I don't plan to hot rod these loads probable below 2000 fps, thats why its not really vital that they cycle the action but that would be a big plus.
|January 28, 2013, 11:09 PM
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Cast bullets don't do well above 1200 fps.
Check http://castboolits.gunloads.com for Garand loads.
But watch out for gas port clogging and other stuff that may get in the gas cylinder.
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|January 29, 2013, 02:30 AM
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Ditto. I talked with our RO about using cast in my Garand and AR. He's seen a ton of stoppages at the range. One guy's AR was locked up solid and discovered his entire gas system was full of lead.
On a personal note, my AK locked up after 60 rounds using wheelweight gas check bullets. A ring of lead formed around the gas piston.
|January 29, 2013, 02:45 PM
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Bad idea ! Gas systems don't like lead at all !
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|January 29, 2013, 08:10 PM
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Wow--I guess I'll be the lone dissenter here. But then I also appear to be the only one posting who's actually shot cast bullets in a Garand.
Firstly, very few of my cast bullets fly slower than 1200 fps out of the muzzle, even in my handguns. My air-cooled wheel weight alloy bullets run great from about 1600 to 2100 fps out of several Garands and M1903 and '03A3s. Beyond 2100 or 2200 fps I need to go a little harder and water-quench the bullets, which allows me to get up to about 2400 fps before groups start to open up.
I can't speak to other gas systems, but the gas systems in my two Garands do just fine with cast bullets. When I first started shooting cast loads through them I was obsessed with pulling the gas cylinder and examining everything. In the thousands of cast bullets I've fired through my Garands, I have *never* seen anything more significant than a couple of tiny flakes of lead on the piston which readily wiped off.
The only trick with cast loads for the Garand is coming up with a load that generates enough pressure at the port to cycle the action reliably, but doesn't drive the bullet too fast. This requires powders that are normally considered far too slow for typical jacketed bullet loads--powders like 4350 and 4831. Wonderfully accurate cast bullet loads can be developed using 2400, 4227 and others, but they don't generate the port pressure to work the action, effectively turning the Garand into a straight-pull bolt action.
There is some really great info from a guy named BruceB at the Castboolits site in this thread here:
Note that the title relates to the M1A. Bruce started developing for his M1A but also included his Garand.
|January 29, 2013, 09:24 PM
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A bud of mine had an out of battery slamfire in his Garand with cast bullets. I believe it was due to oversized bullets and requiring the action to crush the bullet to fit the throat. If there is an interference fit with the cartridge, lets say fat case, long case, or bullet seated to the lands, the bolt has to crush that case into the chamber. When the bolt stops before the firing pin tang is held back by the receiver bridge, that free floating firing pin is hitting the primer at the highest velocity in the bolt cycle, and the lugs are not in battery.
Whatever you do, make sure the case closes without any resistance. Most cast bullets are larger than the bore and some people like to have the cast bullet touching the lands. This is fine in single shots or bolt rifles, but it is very dangerous in a Garand.
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|January 30, 2013, 12:01 PM
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Great point Slamfire. It's important to realize that some molds do drop oversize bullets by design. If a guy had a mold like that and didn't run them through a sizer, instead just tumble-lubing them with liquid Alox, that could definitely cause problems.
My .30 cal molds both drop .311 diameter bullets with my alloy, and I size them with a .310 sizing die. There are oversize .30 cal molds that drop bullets at .313 - .314, usually intended for .303 British, but sometimes they just come from the manufacturer a little oversized due to poor quality control.
Thanks for pointing that out Slamfire!
|January 30, 2013, 05:21 PM
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Myth-internet falsehood
"Lead bullets in semi-auto gas guns will foul the gasports". Wrong!
Lead bullets have been fired in garands, AR-15 .223, and many other calibers for years. Many of the shooters over on www.castboolits.com , have been and continue to shoot cast in their gas guns with no problems what-so-ever. Normal cleaning of the gas system is all that's needed. AND with minimal leading IF the loads are kept within reason. You DO clean your gas system,,--right?
Internet myth, boosted along by somebody that 1, has never done it, and 2, HEARD somewhere that you get plugged up gas systems.
Have I done it? Yes about 15 years ago, with my M-1 garand and 180 grain cast, gas checked boolits. Worked the action and no leading. Accuracy was acceptable, but not on par with jacketed loads. I lost those notes in a move, but data is in many cast boolit manuals.
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|January 30, 2013, 07:56 PM
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thanks guys for the advice I'm still shopping around for good priced cast bullets.
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Use a 180-200 gas checked bullet of medium hardness (WWs or harder) and sized to .310", over 34 grns of IMR4064, either of the 4895s, or Varget. Safe, accurate, and no leading in the bore or cylinder. I've shot around a thousand of these through my Garand, and abour 600 similar loads through my M1A with zero problems.
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NH House approves changes to voter registration formsBy GARRY RAYNO
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CONCORD - Removing references to motor vehicle laws from voter registration forms was approved by the House Wednesday on a 190-149 vote.
House Bill 119 would change the law to make it clear a person does not need to have a New Hampshire driver's license or have registered a car in the state in order to vote, say supporters of the bill.
Current law includes a notice to those registering to vote they need to register their car and have a New Hampshire driver's license if claiming his or her domicile is in New Hampshire.
Rep. Gary Richardson, D-Hopkinton, said the reference confuses new voters, particularly college students who say they intend to remain in the state.
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"Let's be honest folks. There are requirements on the books that these people are subject to whether we leave it out or leave in," said Rep. Shawn Jasper, R-Hudson. "Let's not play this game. The court ultimately will have the final say."
A superior court judge ruled last fall the reference to motor vehicle laws caused confusion and ordered the state to remove the language from voter registration forms before the 2012 general election. The case is still pending.
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Another View -- Chuck Douglas: Marriage, including same-sex, should be decided by statesCHUCK DOUGLAS
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The United States Supreme Court recently heard arguments in cases involving the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California's Proposition 8, a state constitutional amendment adopted by referendum to ban marriage between homosexual couples.
The major question that all of us should be concerned about is not how California or the Congress wants to define marriage, but where such decisions should be made. The nub of the issue is federalism, the concept that we are a nation of states that met in Philadelphia and created a federal government. We sometimes forget that it is not the national government that created the states, but the other way around.
The states differ from the federal government because only states have what is called "general police power," which includes most of the activities which citizens are involved in at a state or local level. Laws relating to speeding, zoning, planning, adoption, abortion and marriage, have always traditionally been up to the states to decide.
The first major intrusion in this area by the United States Supreme Court was the decision in Roe v. Wade. It took away from the states the sole power to deal with abortion.
The United States Supreme Court should now exercise judicial restraint and stay out of the battles at the state level as to how marriage should be defined. Already several states - including Vermont, New Hampshire and New York - have equal marriage rights by act of the Legislature. In others - such as Connecticut, Iowa and California - those rights have been extended by a state court. Very recently, Maine, Washington and Maryland passed similar measures recognizing marriage equality by popular referendum votes. More than 30 states limit marriage to the union between a man and a woman.
Regardless of your view on the debate between traditional marriage and gay marriage, the fundamental question is at what level of our federal system should these issues be decided.
As long ago as 1858, in a case titled Barber v. Barber, the United States Supreme Court held that the federal courts have no jurisdiction in lawsuits pertaining to divorce or to the allowance of alimony. For 200 years the question of divorce and issues such as alimony, annulments and fault or no-fault divorce, have been decided under the general powers of state governments.
If the federal courts are now going to dip their toe into the question of marriage, then the sequel of divorce will soon follow.
Yes, there will be diversity among the states, but that is exactly the theory behind Justice Louis Brandeis' suggestion that the states are separate laboratories of experimentation and reform. Those 50 states should be able to make choices based upon the demographics and the political traditions and interests of their citizens without the federal government, either at the Congressional or Supreme Court level, imposing requirements on what is or is not a marriage.
Those who want to impose gay marriage or uphold traditional marriage hope to use Congress as the vehicle to either impose gay marriage in those states that do not have it or to uphold the definition set forth in the federal Defense of Marriage Act or DOMA.
That battle should not be fought at the national level but should be left to the 50 different laboratories of social change to be resolved at the level closest to the people. That is what "we, the people" means. Evidence of the limitation on the national government is the 10th Amendment to the federal Constitution, which states: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
The federal courts should not have interfered with California's popular referendum decision in favor of traditional marriage. Likewise, the Defense of Marriage Act, which passed Congress in 1996, wrongly rejects state government's policy choices and judgments and violates federalism and the 10th Amendment.
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Ever since being forced into a semi-retirement due to a heart condition known as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, former welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy has been building up a ton of good will with fans while serving as the color commentator for several of the UFC's overseas shows. His intelligent, insightful, and undeniably British mic skills have left many fans calling for Hardy to replace Jon Anik outright, which is sad because Anik is probably the nicest cliche-spitting android this side of Shotbot.
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So long, Mercury, we hardly knew ye.
Well, actually we did – the Mercury automotive brand has been around since 1939, when it was created to build a brand that was slightly more upscale than Ford, slightly less than Lincoln. After 2010, Mercury will retire, though parent company Ford has pledged to beef up the Lincoln lineup to help take up some of the slack.
Production of the four remaining Mercury models – the big Grand Marquis, the Mountaineer SUV, the Milan sedan and the Mariner crossover will end this winter. The Grand Marquis, based on the same dated platform as the Ford Crown Victoria and Lincoln Town Car, will be the first to go – the Crown Victoria is sold to fleets only, and it and the Town Car will die after 2011. Mercury loyalists should expect a push from Ford to keep those owners in the family, though other brands, especially Buick, could pick up some sales from those customers who find themselves orphaned by Mercury.
In this space last year, we held out hope that both Hummer and Saturn would live on – Saturn under the ownership of auto and racing mogul Roger Penske, and Hummer as part of a Chinese conglomerate. As you likely know, both those deals feel through, and we've seen the last of Saturn and Hummer, as they've joined Pontiac in the history books. For a while, the future of Saab and Swedish cousin Volvo were in question, but Volvo was acquired by a Chinese company, and Spyker, a tiny manufacturer of niche sports cars, bought Saab. Both are expected to maintain a presence in the U.S. market, but exactly what form that will take long-term remains to be seen.
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--The Dodge Viper goes out with a bang thanks to the superb ACR-X model that is immediately at home on any racetrack. The idea that the Viper may return for 2012 or so was bolstered by a showing of a car that could be the next-generation Viper at a Chrysler dealer meeting in September.
--The Chrysler PT Cruiser, one of the most successful vehicles of any type in the past decade, will finally be retired as the Mexican plant where PTs are built will be making Fiats for the U.S. market. Exactly why Chrysler singlemindedly refused to update the PT Cruiser, allowing it instead to stagnate and sales to drop as a result, is a good master's thesis for some MBA candidate.
--The Ford Explorer Sport Trac is sort of dying a natural death – it was based on the Ford Explorer, which has always been a truck-based, moderately conventional SUV. Since the Explorer becomes a car-based (on the Ford Taurus platform) crossover for 2011, that left the Sport Trac without a donor platform, and Ford thought it was too much a niche product to encourage them to keep building it on the old Explorer platform, or find new underpinnings for it. It's possible a small four-door pickup could return to the Ford lineup – the ancient Ranger, rumored for extinction for years, may finally gets its walking papers after 2011. Ford has a new Ranger in the works, but it may not be sold in the U.S.
--Chrysler tried to exploit the Jeep brand, which went almost overnight from having too few models to too many. One judged "too many was the upright, roomy Jeep Commander. If you can find one left over on a Jeep lot, you'd likely get a good deal on a vehicle that was far better than sales suggested, but too close to the redesigned 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee to survive.
--The BMW 6-Series, always intended to be sportier than other big BMWs and invariably premium-priced, rolls off into the sunset. It has been years since BMW really had a handle on the 6-Series, and the last model will be missed only by the BMW true believers.
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So, unlike reviews, Google is specifically encouraging brands to post their own content via G QA. So, hopefully seeing that will alleviate your concerns that it would be Google's policy to treat such content as spam. Now, of course, Google could change this policy one day, but that would represent a total reversal and would necessitate an industry-wide change of tactics. I won't rule out that Google could change a policy (I saw them do exactly that regarding review kiosks), but for now, it's totally above-board to utilize this feature in this way.
On your #2 question, I have not seen any mention of Google emailing every person that has ever left a review of your business when a question is posted. Rather, Google soliciting input, so far as I know, is restricted to Local Guides who have interacted previously with your listing in some way. I wouldn't worry about Local Guides being put out by this, as they are playing for points in a game and want to interact with listings to up their totals.
I hope my reply is clarifying and helpful, Jean-Cristophe. Thanks for taking the time to ask good questions!
3. Local Guide
5. It really depends on the situation because if I'm looking for answers for something like "Is <restaurant name> a good place for a group dinner?" Then I would rather trust a Local Guide or web visitor over an official response. But if its something to do with pricing changes and delivery etc then I would feel more confident with a direct response from the business
I hadn't even noticed that! Your article just gave me some serious work to do for my brand. Thank you so much!
Oh, that's great, Daniel, to know this post introduced you to a new feature your brand can investigate. Good luck!
Thanks for the post. Here it comes my answerds
Thank you so much for answering, Toni!
It's up to me, or does it work exactly like Amazon's QA?
Well, anyway, this new functionality is interesting, now it's just a matter that people learning how to use it correctly.
Great article, Miriam, first I've read on the topic. These Q and As have just started catching my eye, and i've been wondering how important they will be.
Unnamed sources suggest popular free crypto and stock trading application (app), Robinhood, is negotiating with US regulators about prospects for it becoming a bank, complete with traditional services such as savings accounts. It's still early going, and very preliminary, but such an arrangement could well be the future of banking.
Also read: Bitcoin More Influential in US Politics Than Ever
By all accounts it has been a skyrocketing year for the smartphone trading app Robinhood Markets, Inc. out of Menlo Park, California. Success appears to have emboldened the scrappy firm, according to Bloomberg .
In late January, the company announced it would add bitcoin core (BTC) and ether to their platform, which caused 1 million people to sign up. Only a month after its formal February crypto rollout, by March it boasted a cool $5.6 billion valuation after three years of operation. And mid-May saw its services grow from one or two US states to .
Unnamed sources are pointing to the popular free crypto trading app as querying regulators about the possibility of it becoming a full-fledged bank. The company has proven its ability to grow a consumer base, reaching more than 4 million in the United States. That it might be able to offer savings accounts could signal a broader change in the legacy industry, one gearing itself toward the next, more tech savvy, generation.
Banking laws in the US effectively prevent Robinhood from going forward on its own in this regard. Bloomberg insists the company is "in early discussions with regulators to begin offering banking-like products through different licenses or partnerships." Discussions are between it and "the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which charters and regulates all national banks and federal savings associations."
Everyone associated with the matter was careful to stress how nothing concrete has been decided. Still, should things progress, most expect the company would partner up with an existing institution, rather than go it alone. Whatever the case, other startups have moved along similar lines with an eye toward poaching dissatisfied traditional banking customers tired of unfavorable interest rates, a friction filled online experience, and the want to have most/all of their financial dealings in one convenient application.Option/Positional/Rest values:
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Most every organization has their own Ralph Kiner, a legendary figure who didn't carve out his career with the New York Mets, but became to define the franchise in the broadcast booth.
The San Diego Padres' Kiner was Jerry Coleman, who played second base for the Yankees, spanning the end of the Joe DiMaggio and beginning of the Mickey Mantle eras. He was so much more than a guy who showed up at Yankees' Old Timers Game and prompted kids to ask their fathers, "who is that?"
I never saw him play, but heard him on the radio numerous times and learned of his malapropos. Ralph isn't the only one to make you scratch your heads and wonder, "what did he just say?''
One of the perks in covering the Yankees and Mets was getting to meet and talk to the players I grew up watching and only heard about. Coleman was one of those men.
I'm a World War II history buff and was fascinated to learn of his record as a pilot in both World War II and Korea. He flew well over 100 combined missions in those wars.
I forget the year, but was with the Mets in San Diego and wanted to meet him. I was told he would be at the park early, so I showed up well before game time, knocked on the door to the Padres' broadcast booth, introduced my myself and asked if I could get ten minutes with him sometime during the series.
Almost an hour-and-a-half later I left the Padres' booth with a full notebook and my head swimming.
We talked about his career and military service. We talked about playing baseball in 1940s and 1950s New York. We talked about the evolution of baseball radio play-by-play. We talked for over an hour before I got around to asking him about DiMaggio and the guy I really wanted to ask him about, which was Mantle. I was always a Mantle guy.
What I remember most was his sense of humor and his warmth. His humility and passion for the sport was evident. I was there to ask about him, but he asked about me. I got the feeling he was genuinely interested and it made me feel good. Those I later spoke with said "that's typical of Jerry."
Later, I talked to several Padres' writers who weren't short on stories. Regretfully, I didn't do my story justice in relation to the time he so generously gave me.
Like I said, meeting Jerry Coleman and others like him is one the best perks of the job. Baseball is loaded with personalities and characters like Jerry Coleman. I've met many, and would like to talk to many others. Regretfully, there are many more I will never get the chance.
The Hall of Fame announcements will be Wednesday, and I am proud I have a vote. Coleman was not a Hall of Fame player, but he was a Hall of Fame person and I am so fortunate to have met him.
I was saddened to learn of his passing over the weekend. Others who knew him well will have words that would do him greater justice. I simply want to say I was glad to meet him and express my sympathies to his friends and family.
You were lucky to have such a treasure in your lives.
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Manchester street fight leaves two hospitalized
May 11. 2014 9:42PM
MANCHESTER _ A fight between two men escalated when several friends joined in before two ended up at the hospital Sunday night, police said.
Manchester police Sgt. Craig Rousseau said officers were called around 6:45 to the fight near the intersections of Beech and Manchester streets.
Rousseau said one man was stabbed in the leg and another hit his head on the pavement. Both were taken to Elliot Hospital with injuries that were not considered to be life threatening. Their names were not released.
Police were talking to witnesses and searching for the other men involved in the fight, which grew to six to eight people, Rousseau said.
"We're still in the process of trying to talk to everybody," Rousseau said. "A lot of people involved in the fight itself and the stabbing fled the scene."


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See also: Loose
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, leasing; from Proto-Indo-European *lewH-, *lū- ("to untie, set free, separate"), whence also lyo-, -lysis, via Ancient Greek.
loose (third-person singular simple present looses, present participle loosing, simple past and past participle loosed)
- (transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints.
- Bible, Matthew xxi. 2
- Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose them, and bring them unto me.
- Bible, Matthew xxi. 2
- (transitive) To unfasten, to loosen.
- (transitive) To make less tight, to loosen.
- (intransitive) Of a grip or hold, to let go.
- (archery) to shoot (an arrow)
- (obsolete) To set sail.
- 1611: King James Bible, Acts 13:13
- Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.
- 1611: King James Bible, Acts 13:13
- (obsolete) To solve; to interpret.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)
- (let loose): free, release
- (unfasten): loosen, unbind, undo, unfasten, untie
- (make less tight): loosen, relax, slacken
- (of grip or hold): let go, release
- (archery): fire, shoot
- (let loose): bind, constrain
- (unfasten): bind, fasten, tie
- (make less tight): tighten
- (of grip or hold): tighten
- (archery): fast
to let loose
to unfasten
to make less tight
to let go
archery: to shoot
loose (comparative looser, superlative loosest)
- Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
- This wheelbarrow has a loose wheel.
- Not held or packaged together.
- You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose.
- Not under control.
- The dog is loose again.
- Addison
- Now I stand / Loose of my vow; but who knows Cato's thoughts?
- Not fitting closely
- I wear loose clothes when it is hot.
- Not compact.
- It is difficult walking on loose gravel.
- a cloth of loose texture
- Milton
- with horse and chariots ranked in loose array
- Relaxed.
- She danced with a loose flowing movement.
- Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
- a loose way of reasoning
- Whewell
- The comparison employed […] must be considered rather as a loose analogy than as an exact scientific explanation.
- Indiscreet.
- Loose talk costs lives.
- (dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I:
- In all these he was much and deeply read; / But not a page of any thing that's loose, / Or hints continuation of the species, / Was ever suffer'd, lest he should grow vicious.
- Spenser
- loose ladies in delight
- Sir Walter Scott
- the loose morality which he had learned
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I:
- (not comparable, sports) Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
- He caught an elbow going after a loose ball.
- The puck was momentarily loose right in front of the net.
- 2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, "Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos", in BBC Sport[1]:
- Tomas Rosicky released the left-back with a fine pass but his low cross was cut out by Ivan Marcano. However the Brazilian was able to collect the loose ball, cut inside and roll a right-footed effort past Franco Costanzo at his near post.
- (dated) Not costive; having lax bowels.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of John Locke to this entry?)
- (not fixed in place tightly or firmly):
- (not held or packaged together): separate, unpackaged
- (not bound or tethered or leashed): free, untethered
- (not fitting closely): baggy
- (not compact):
- (relaxed): loose-limbed, relaxed
- (indiscreet): indiscreet
- (promiscuous): polygamous, promiscuous, slutty, tarty, whorish
- (not fixed in place tightly or firmly):
- (not held or packaged together): packaged
- (not bound or tethered or leashed): bound, leashed, tethered, tied, tied up
- (not fitting closely): close-fitting, snug, tight
- (not compact): compact, firm
- (relaxed): tense, tensed
- (indiscreet): discreet
- (promiscuous): faithful, monogamous
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from the adjective loose
not fixed tightly
not packaged
not leashed — see unleashed
not fitting tightly
not compact
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
Translations to be checked
loose (plural looses)
- (archery) The release of an arrow.
- (obsolete) A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.
- (rugby) All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).
- 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [2]
- The defeat will leave manager Martin Johnson under pressure after his gamble of pairing Jonny Wilkinson and Toby Flood at 10 and 12 failed to ignite the England back line, while his forwards were repeatedly second best at the set-piece and in the loose.
- 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [2]
- Freedom from restraint.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Prior to this entry?)
- Addison
- Vent all its griefs, and give a loose to sorrow.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. In Six Volumes, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: Printed by A[ndrew] Millar, […], OCLC 928184292:
- The doctor now interposed, and prevented the effects of a wrath which was kindling between Jones and Thwackum; after which the former gave a loose to mirth, sang two or three amorous songs, and fell into every frantic disorder which unbridled joy is apt to inspire […]
- A letting go; discharge.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
Derived termsEdit
- (archery) begin shooting; release your arrows
- (archery: begin shooting): fast
archery: begin shooting
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
- Misspelling of lose.
- I'm going to loose this game.


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He may have been more famous of late for having ill-begotten dalliances with ladies and trees, but Tiger Woods is still a top notch athlete and sportsman. His golf may not be as awe-inspiring as it was in his heyday, but his technique and ability should be revered by any aspiring golfer.
That's why Pocket-lint applauds EA for not ditching him in his hour of need. Love rat, he may have been branded, but the Tiger Woods games have always been about presenting the best golfing experience...
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12
- Format
- iPad / iPhone / iPod touch
- Price
- Free for a limited time (£5.99 / £3.99 usually)
- Where
- iTunes (iPad) / iTunes (iPhone / iPod touch)
There's only been the one version of Tiger Woods PGA Tour on iOS devices in the past, and that came out two years ago for the (obviously) iPhone only. It was good, but lacked any of the sparkle that made its console peer so successful over the years.
Thankfully, much of that has been addressed with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, although that's not to say it hasn't cut corners here and there.
Unlike the current console version, the mobile division of EA has decided to ditch the US Masters themeology (although the colour scheme is utilised) and instead offers up an experience which feels very much like former Tiger Woods games of yore.
Naturally, you can create your own golfer to play with, and take them through an entire PGA Season. The creation tools are more crude than with the console edition, and there's few options for physical customisation. Plus, rather than give you experience points to bolster your player's stats, you earn money which you can spend on better equipment as you progress. And that's just about the only role playing aspect.
However, eight entire courses are included within the app, including St Andrews, TPC Sawgrass, Greenbrier and, of course, Pebble Beach (you can't have a Tiger Woods game without Pebble Beach - it even appeared in the Megadrive version many moons ago), so there's plenty of variety.
And there's several styles of play too, with Tiger Challenge being the stand-out, offering unlocks in return for mastering a series of mini games.
Multiplayer is supported, with head-to-head play over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, and you can even play on separate Apple devices - for example, one of you on an iPhone, the other on an iPad.
A cunning new social networking feature is added too. If you sign in to the in-game Facebook client, the game allows you to take part in closest to the pin challenges against your invited friends. You take your shot, it posts it, and when somebody else on your list takes part, it creates mini-leaderboards. Facebook pictures even appear in-game alongside the nearest shot.
Certainly, this new version of the classic is feature-packed, on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, but its biggest facet is the gameplay, and that hasn't really changed much from old. A touchscreen swing-ometer handles the business end, and you can draw or fade shots with different directional flicks of your finger.
The latest console version has added on-screen caddies this year, but they're missing here. However, the scenery is so stunning, and the improved HD graphics are so clean and crisp, you're grateful that there's nobody in the way to spoil the view.
In short, it's the best driving game on the market.
You can have that golfing pun for free.
UPDATE: And now, to celebrate the PGA Tour championship, EA Mobile is offering the game for free too. But only for a limited time, so grab it while you can.


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A recent Google acquisition of DoubleClick for a whopping USD 3.1 billion has turned many heads. The recent past certainly does not fit into Google's traditional non-aggressive attitude towards acquisitions for monopoly in the market. DoubleClick Inc., a spearhead in ad-serving, is only one of many companies acquired by Google. A comprehensive list can be seen here. Beside Google's acquisitions, this article will also explore some changes in Google's philosophy and potential threats to web community.
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text: i'm also afraid my baby won't get enough if i nurse on one side and pump on the other. now that my supply finally adjusted i make just enough for her. each boob makes 50% of her milk. yesterday i tried just the left and it wasn't enough and i ended up letting her have the right one to get enough (even though i'm afraid there's a lesion forming on the areola).


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Your Turn, NH -- Henry Perras: We are being governed by unelected regulatorsHENRY PERRAS
June 22. 2014 7:48PM
IN 1784, Thomas Jefferson penned a warning to Virginia legislators, which legislators today must read.
"Our ancient laws expressly declare that those who are but delegates themselves shall not delegate to others powers which require judgment and integrity in their exercise," Jefferson wrote. "The same laws forbid the abandonment of that post and allowing a transfer of their powers without consulting the people."
Ask your representative to Congress to explain her delegation of power as dictated under Article 1 of the Constitution to regulators. I have yet to get an intelligent answer.
The death of representation in Congress is manifest by the very people we elected, and this slow demise progresses as our representatives delegate more unconstitutional authority to regulatory agencies.
Regulations have the same effect as law, but they are all drafted by non-elected federal employees. They are crippling our business climate, circumventing congressional responsibility and the 10th Amendment to the Constitution.
Stifling regulations didn't appear overnight. Apparently there was little challenge as more and more authority devoted to the environment and our lifestyle was given to existing and newly created agencies. This is progressivism in its purest form and something Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson would have endorsed.
Their view was that technical issues were best left to bureaucratic intellectuals and not elected individuals.
They believed the Constitution should be interpreted to encompass present day problems. What we now have is a massive, nearly uncontrollable governmental adjunct which is transforming our democratic republic into one of multi-despotic socialistic control.
Much rhetoric has been spewed over the years about regulatory abuse and the need to make changes, but little has been done to repeal directives and defund or disband departments and send bureaucrats packing. The EPA and the Energy and Education Departments can be better managed at the state level, or contracted to private companies as needed.
One might argue that allowing the states to regulate certain industries that can pollute can be problematic, but the Constitution allows Congress flexibility that does not warrant the need for a full-time regulatory agency.
Studies and inspections can be controlled by the private sector at considerable savings and much less bureaucracy.
It is not too late to wrest control from the regulators, but it has to be championed by knowledgeable representatives. Hopefully, this November we can send to Washington a group from New Hampshire who will follow the Founders' guidelines.
Henry Perras is a retired electronic engineer from Amherst.


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Salem police searching for girl, 16, missing since Thursday
September 27. 2013 9:43PM
SALEM — Police are searching for a 16-year-old girl they say has been missing since Thursday night and made "veiled threats" to harm herself.
Juliette Benetiz, who is described as 5 feet, 8 inches tall and 200 pounds, with multiple piercings and an industrial bar in her right ear, was last seen about 6 p.m. Thursday after leaving her Rena Avenue home on foot.
She has not used her cell phone since Thursday, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 893-1911 or the Southern New Hampshire Crimeline at 893-6600.


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Skip to comments.Iranian Alert - February, 3 2006 - The War of Words Escalates.
Posted on 02/03/2006 8:56:22 PM PST by DoctorZIn
Top News Story
The War of Words Escalate.
Iran's President Strikes Back at Bush.
- Yahoo News reported that Ahmadinejad called George W. Bush a warmonger who should be dragged before a "people's tribunal" and "God willing, in the near future we will judge you in a people's tribunal."
- Reuters reported that Ahmadinejad on Wednesday angrily rejected international pressure on Iran saying: "I am telling those fake superpowers that the Iranian nation became independent 27 years ago and ... on the nuclear case it will resist until fully achieving its rights."
Bush Responds.
- Reuters reported that President Bush, when asked if he meant the United States would rise to Israel's defense militarily, said: "You bet, we'll defend Israel."
The IAEA Confronts Iran.
- The New York Times reported that the IAEA says it has evidence that suggests links between Iran's ostensibly peaceful nuclear program and its military work on high explosives and missiles.
- The Wall Street Journal published a copy of the text of European Draft IAEA Resolution on Iran.
The Tehran Bus Strike: unifying opposition to the regime?
- Eli Lake, The New York Sun reported that the strike of Tehran Bus drivers has the potential for Iran's various opposition factors to present a sustained and unified front, then a strategy to support them in the interest of regime change could become a more attractive policy option for the West.
The Other Iranian Threat to the US.
- The Daily Times reported that Iran proposes to set up by March 2006 an "oil/energy bourse" for trading based on the euro which represents a grave threat to the United States.
Here are a few other news items you may have missed.
- Financial Times reported that the direct appeal by President George W. Bush to the Iranian people to "win your own freedom" was a barely disguised call for regime change in Iran.
- The Associated Press reported that the United States is compromising on hard-line positions regarding Iran and Hamas.
- And finally, The Christian Science Monitor reported that Turkey, caught in the fray: enters a debate on Iran's nuclear program.
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I can't wait until that little chimpanzee, Ahmadinejad, is smacked down to a permanent dust nap.
I suspect he and Hugo Chavez are butt-buddies.
I say Tally Ho.
Calling him a chimpanzee is an insult to chimps. I prefer to think of him as a rabid little chuhuaha, or a gibbering baboon.
P.S. Brokeback Jihad?
Just don't call him King Kong. That would be "racist".
I have it on good authority that the name "Ahmadinejad", when properly translated into the original Persian, means "one who licks the balls of camels".
That little runt is in for a rude awakening, because contrary to his deluded fantasies, his mythical "12th Imam" is not coming back any time soon, and any entity claiming to be that #12 joker is nothing but a fraud and a faker.
Calling him a chimpanzee is an insult to chimps.
You insult the food chain. More like the luckiest little dung beetle to crawl to the top of the camel pie.
People thought Hitler was a whacko fruitcake in his early speeches too, but he ended up shaking the world for a while.
Admen-a-jihad and his cronies are very dangerous and we should not fail to act against him.
I am sick of the whole region when can we just erase it off the map.
Ann Coulter's solution is still the best: Invade their countries, kill their leaders, convert them to Christianity.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
Eli Lilly and Co., up $1.84 at $51.56
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker said that it expects its 2013 earnings will grow more than Wall Street analysts expect.
Finish Line Inc., down $1.58 at $17.46
The athletic footwear and clothing company reported a loss for its fiscal third quarter and it cut its full-year earnings forecast.
Coinstar Inc., down $1.95 at $50.10
The company, which operates Redbox DVD rental kiosks and coin-counting machines, said that its CEO Paul Davis will retire March 31.
Lululemon Athletica Inc., down $3.14 at $71.95
Citing slowing momentum, a Credit Suisse analyst downgraded the yoga retailer's stock and lowered its price target by $6, to $80.
SolarCity Corp., up $1.38 at $14.40
The San Mateo, Calif.-based solar company said that it expects rooftop solar installations to climb 60 percent in fiscal 2013.
Accuray Inc., down $1.37 at $5.41
The radiation oncology equipment company announced plans to cut 13 percent of its staff and also reported weak sales.
Silicon Image Inc., down 56 cents at $4.60
The maker of parts for high-definition displays for gadgets cut its fourth-quarter revenue forecast below Wall Street expectations.
Progress Software Corp., up $1.13 at $22.02
The maker of software that simplifies management of cloud-based platforms tripled quarterly earnings but forecast flat revenue for its fiscal first quarter.


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After 611 days away, Peyton Manning couldn't wait to get back on the field. Ben Roethlisberger seemed determined to keep him on the sideline Sunday night.
Manning overcame Pittsburgh's 10-minute advantage in time of possession and led a hurry-up offense that helped the Broncos beat the Steelers 31-19 in his Denver debut.
"It's just one game. I try to keep it in perspective," Manning said. "I know how hard I've worked to get to this point. I know how much help that I've gotten along the way, from a lot of people. I'm very grateful for that. It's special. I will definitely say it's special."
The four-time MVP coming off four neck surgeries completed 19 of 26 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns. He was sacked twice and bounced up both times without trouble.
Manning got a big assist from another big-time free agent, cornerback Tracy Porter, whose 43-yard interception return of Roethlisberger's pass with 2 minutes left sealed the victory.
Manning, jettisoned by the Indianapolis Colts in March after missing all of last season with a nerve injury that weakened his throwing arm, took just two snaps in the third quarter. But one was a 71-yard touchdown throw to Demaryius Thomas, Manning's first as a Bronco and the 400th of his career.
He reached the milestone in his 208th career game. Dan Marino did it in his 227th game and Brett Favre in his 228th.
"I love those guys," Manning said. "Brett and Dan are two of my favorite quarterbacks of all time. I don't feel like I belong in their category. But to be sort of mentioned among them is a true honor."
Manning, who hadn't played in a game that counted since Jan. 8, 2011, spent much of his night on the sideline as Roethlisberger led a clock-chewing offense that had Denver's defenders gassed and Manning antsy.
At one point, Roethlisberger had taken 30 snaps to Manning's one — a kneel-down — during two monstrous drives that spanned halftime.
"Roethlisberger was awesome on third down," Manning said of Pittsburgh's 11-of-19 conversion rate. "Wasn't much fun sitting on the bench there all night. Great job by our defense in the end, getting that turnover."
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said playing keep-away from Manning was the game plan.
"That was our intention," he said. "We need to possess the ball, we needed to get stops and time of possession is just that, though you look at the scoreboard, they got it done, we didn't. The plan didn't come to fruition."
That's because whenever he was between the lines, Manning was masterful.
After going to the no-huddle midway through the first half, he led Denver on three straight 80-yard touchdown drives, picking apart Pittsburgh's defense with precision.
"It helped a lot," Manning said of the hurry-up. "We're going to use the no-huddle as a change-up. Once we did it, it went so well, the coaches kind of said stay with it. I was kind of afraid that might happen."
So were the Steelers.
The Broncos' last drive stalled at the Steelers 8 and they settled for Matt Prater's short field goal and a 25-19 lead with 3 minutes left.
More than enough time for Roethlisberger to beat them.
Porter stepped in front of Emmanuel Sanders, though, and returned an interception 43 yards for the score a minute later, and Roethlisberger was sacked three times on his last possession after going down just twice all night.
"That was a great feeling," Manning said. "I hated having to settle for a field goal down there. ... I wanted to get a touchdown, make it a two-score game. You don't like giving the ball to Ben on a two-minute drive. Our defense had been bending all game but never quite breaking. That was a huge play by Porter. Von was bringing the pass rush at the end there, that was fun to see."
Manning's 71-yard TD to Thomas gave Denver a 14-13 lead, but the drive took all of 36 seconds, and the Steelers had possession for the rest of the third quarter, running 27 plays against a gassed Denver defense.
Roethlisberger found Mike Wallace for a 3-yard TD strike early in the fourth quarter but his 2-point conversion attempt was knocked down by Justin Bannan, leaving the Steelers with a 19-14 lead.
Manning drove the Broncos 80 yards, hitting tight end Jacob Tamme for the score from a yard out, then hit running back Willis McGahee for the 2-point conversion and a 22-19 lead.
Thomas' long TD was reminiscent of his 80-yard touchdown on a crossing pattern on the first play of overtime that beat the Steelers 29-23 in the AFC wild-card game eight months ago when Denver was Tim Tebow's turf.
That changed when Manning was released by the Colts on March 7 after 14 seasons and chose Denver as his destination for his comeback two weeks later after a frenzied free agency tour. The Broncos sent Tebow to Broadway 24 hours later.
Manning looked as good as ever Sunday night.
"What can you say?" Steelers safety Troy Polamalu said. "I mean, he's Peyton Manning. He's the same Manning. Everything anybody has ever said about him is probably the same thing I would say tonight."


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Medal of Honor nominee maintains humiltyBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
June 26. 2014 11:44PM
Shrapnel had struck both legs and the left arm of New Hampshire paratrooper Ryan Pitts.
Reinforcements sent to help him had fallen back or been killed.
And the commander radioed that there were no other troops to send.
Still, the sergeant kept launching grenades and directing artillery fire during what turned out to be one of the bloodiest one-day battles in the War in Afghanistan. Now retired from the Army and nominated for a Medal of Honor, Pitts can vividly recall the battle.
The Nashua man spoke Thursday at a news conference at New Hampshire National Guard headquarters, part of the run-up to the ceremony that will take place on July 21, when President Obama gives Pitts the highest combat award possible.
"When I realized I was alone, I thought I was going to die. I thought it was my time," Pitts said Thursday. Pitts was one of 47 American troops and 24 Afghan Army troops to withstand a well-planned and coordinated attack by about 200 Taliban troops on July 13, 2008.
Since then, the Battle of Wanat has been dissected and recreated. An Army review found three commanders derelict in their duties, but those findings were later rescinded.
The Army Combat Studies Institute issued a heavily researched study of the battle that is more than 250 pages long (click here to view the report).
And the Army produced a 15-minute training video based on the firefight:
Eight of the nine soldiers to die at Wanat were with Pitts at Outpost Topside, a forward observation post of boulders, sandbags and concertina wire. It was the eyes and ears of a patrol base that the 173rd Airborne Brigade was constructing in the village of Wanat.
Throughout Thursday's 30-minute news conference, Pitts referred to the nine who died, often by name. The medal, he said, was for everyone at Wanat, and Pitts insisted he did no more than any of them.
"Valor was everywhere, and we carried the day together," he said at the beginning of his remarks. "The guys who came for me, I'm never going to be as good as them."
Video: Sgt. Ryan Pitts' Press Conference
One, Sgt. Israel Garcia, arrived when the post commander was eventually able to send a second round of reinforcements. Garcia died in Pitts' arms.
"There wasn't anything we could do for him, other than to give him the guarantee I would come home and tell his wife and mother that he loved them," he said.
Pitts said he was initially shell-shocked by the first attack. A soldier put on a tourniquet.
"There wasn't any pain at first. For me, I knew I had to participate, I had to do what I could to help out," he said.
At that point, Pitts was cooking grenades — pulling the pin and holding them for several seconds so they would detonate immediately once they landed. Most of his actions are detailed in his Medal of Honor narrative. He blind-fired a machine gun over a waist-high wall of sandbags until he could prop himself up and continued to lay down fire.
He also directed artillery fire to positions around Outpost Topside. When he realized no fire was coming from his fellow soldiers, he withdrew to the opposite corner of the outpost and realized they were gone. Some were dead. Others thought he was dead and had pulled back.
Pitts continued fighting. He used a grenade launcher to propel grenades almost vertically, landing them on Taliban fighters just outside the sandbag walls. He also radioed nearby troops to place fire just over the tops of the sandbag wall. The fire was designed to strike enemy trying to breach the wall, but it also put rounds just inches above his helmet.
The second round of reinforcements arrived, and then Apache helicopters, turning the tide of battle.
"It was just every man fighting with everything they had," Pitts said.
Since the Civil War, about 60 other New Hampshire soldiers have been awarded the Medal of Honor. Pitts is the only one from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is one of nine living recipients of the medal.
Pitts said injuries prevented him from re-enlisting. The 2003 graduate of Souhegan High School healed, came home, and soon graduated from the University of New Hampshire. He now works for the software company Oracle.
Pitts celebrates his second wedding anniversary next month; he and his wife, Amy, have a 1-year-old son, Lucas.
Pitts said he realizes the responsibility of being a Medal of Honor recipient. He'll never do anything to disgrace the honor, and he has a story to tell about the valor of his fallen comrades.
"I don't want to forget about it," Pitts said. "I think I've learned to manage it. But I take comfort, somehow, in the pain of that loss because it reminds me that they meant something to me."


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Scientific name: Lenzites elegans (Spreng.) Pat.
Derivation of name: Lenzites is named for the
H. O. Lenz;
elegans means "neat" or "elegant."
Synonymy: Daedalea elegans Spreng.: Fr.; Daedalea
ambigua Berk.; Trametes elegans (Spreng.) Fr.
Common names:
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Occurrence on wood substrate: Saprobic; scattered to
grouped, often overlapping on decaying deciduous wood;
July through December.
Dimensions: Caps 2-14 cm wide; stipes absent or
Upper surface: Whitish to grayish or pale ochraceous or
even blackish toward the base in older specimens; finely
hairy to glabrous; warted or not; often concentrically
Pore surface: Whitish, becoming pale ochraceous in age;
variable in that within the same specimen parts of the pore
surface are poroid, gill-like, and maze-like; pores 1-2 per
Edibility: Inedible.
Comments: This species is usually described as
southeastern in distribution. Collection records indicate that
its range is expanding northward.
More information at MushroomExpert.com:
Figure 1. Upper surface of Lenzites elegans. Photo ©
Tom Volk.
Figure 2. The greenish coloration at the bases of these old
specimens is due to the growth of algae. Photo © Gary
Figure 3. The pore surface of Lenzites elegans is whitish.
Unlike Daedaleopsis confragosa which also has a maze-like
pore surface, the pore surface of Lenzites elegans does not
bruise pinkish-brown. Photo © Gary Emberger.
Figure 4. Variation in pore surface from cap margin
the point of attachment (at top). Photo © Gary
FIgure 5. Maze-like area of pore surface of Lenzites
elegans. Photo © Gary Emberger.
Figure 6. Poroid area of the fertile
of Lenzites
elegans. Photo © Gary Emberger.


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Dale McFeatters: Looking for work? Why not run for U.S. Senate?BY DALE McFEATTERS
June 25. 2013 6:47PM
So you're about to turn 30. You're living in your mother's basement. You don't have a job. You have no skills to speak of. That master's degree in 15th-century Russian literature has left you pretty much unemployable, not to mention $100,000 in debt. The military insists that you shed 25 pounds of beer fat before it'll even take a look at you.
You'd sort of like a career of some kind, but one that's not too demanding.
Congress has come to the rescue with a job program of sorts. We know. You thought Congress' role in unemployment was to take credit for any improvement — or blame the other side for any slippage, even though the whole thing is largely out of lawmakers' control.
But they seem to have stumbled into a program that, for the lucky few, promises highly paid indoor work, with no heavy lifting. How does $174,000 a year sound to you? And this is for about 33 weeks of work, a "week," for these purposes, generally considered being only four days.
They don't just give these jobs away — well, sometimes they do. You have to grovel, beg and pander, but these are easily learnable skills and they transfer to many other fields of work.
Here's the deal: The two major political parties — that would be the Republicans and the Democrats; one of the few qualifications is that you know that; the difference really doesn't matter — are having difficulties recruiting people to run for the U.S. Senate.
We know this because The Wall Street Journal says so: Top-tier candidates in Iowa, Michigan, Georgia, Nebraska, Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia, to name a few, are not lining up to compete for jobs in the 100-seat chamber.
The prospects are even better in the House because there are more seats — 435 — and they all open up every two years.
So take a shower, put on your grown-up clothes and present yourself at party headquarters and announce that you're running for office. Trust us, they won't laugh. A lot of people even crazier and less qualified than you have run — and been elected.
In 2010, a complete political novice, Christine O'Donnell, knocked off a highly respected, veteran Delaware politician in the Republican Senate primary on the slogan, "I am not a witch." She lost in the general election, perhaps because her Democratic opponent was not a witch, either.
So you're over the hump of having no apparent qualifications for this or any other job. Now you need a staff. The Washington area is full of unemployed campaign managers, press spokesmen, speechwriters, advance men and strategists who will work for you on the understanding that, if you win, they get a nice $65,000-a-year job on your congressional staff or committee payroll.
Let's not kid ourselves. The campaign itself is grueling — what with appearing at factory gates at dawn, endless coffees, chicken dinners, baby-kissing, handshakes and laughing at stupid jokes. But as long as you begin your speech with "My fellow Americans" and end it with "God bless you and God bless the United States of America," you can get away with any amount of nonsense in between.
When raising campaign funds, try to look like a pleasant and malleable doofus. If you win, campaign donors will be waiting in your outer office as soon as your committee assignments are announced. Let your campaign treasurer handle the money. Take care of your donors, but do not make any specific commitments — at least not ones that can be secretly recorded.
If you're at a loss for words, grip the donor by the shoulder, look him squarely in the eye and give him a heartfelt, "God bless America!" It works. And in the fullness of time and the workings of the old congressional adage, "To get along, go along," you may find yourself pressing the flesh as you work your way down the House aisle to the speaker's dais and hear those magic words, "Mr. Speaker! The President of the United States!"
It's either that or watching nonstop "24" reruns in your mom's basement. You choose.
Dale McFeatters is a columnist for Scripps Howard News Service.


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NHIAA track meets rescheduled to Sunday
May 24. 2013 9:16PM
The NHIAA Division II and Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships that were scheduled for Saturday have been moved to Sunday because of predicted bad weather.
The Division II meet will take place at Pelham High School, and the Division II meet will be held at Inter-Lakes High School in Meredith. Both meets will start at 12:30 p.m.
The Division I pole vault event will be completed on Tuesday at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton at 4 p.m.


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Guns N Roses Unveil 'Chinese Democracy' UK Release Date
...And all American citzens will be entitled to a free of Dr. Pepper. Rock'n'Roll!
Guns N' Roses will finally release their new album 'Chinese Democracy' on November 24th in the United Kingdom. The album has been nearly fourteen years in the making and is reported to have cost frontman Axl Rose $2million.
Irving Azoff and Andy Gould, Guns N' Roses' co-managers, described the album's release as "a historic moment in rock'n'roll".
The album will be launched with a monumental campaign that matches the groundbreaking sound of the album itself, they said. 'Chinese Democracy' will be released in the US on November 24th exclusively in Best Buy stores.
An Epic Journey
The album's journey to the record shelves has been as dramatic over recent months as it has been for almost two decades. In June, nine tracks, purported to be finished edits, appeared on an internet blog. 27-year-old Kevin Cogill, who uploaded the tracks, was arrested in August on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws. He has since pleaded not guilty.
Earlier this year, drinks company Dr Pepper promised each American citizen a free drink if the band released the album before the end of 2008. As the band will indeed release the album before 2008 is over, Dr. Pepper has now announced the rules for their free drink promo.
Fans recently heard 'Shackler's Revenge', another song from the album, on the video game Rock Band 2.
The album's tracklist is:
'Chinese Democracy'
'Shackler's Revenge'
'Street Of Dreams'
'If The World'
'This I Love'
'There Was A Time'
'Riad N' The Bedovins'
Of course, there's no Slash to be seen...but he's busy doing his own exciting things.


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Teresa Robinson's NH Runner: Buddy system can be successfulTERESA ROBINSON
February 09. 2013 9:51PM
I pride myself of being pretty independent, not afraid to do thing by myself. The downside of that is that asking for help is sometimes really hard. And scary.
At the end of last year, I shared my latest goal to shed some of the pounds I've built up over the past year or so - 26.2 of them, to be exact. I likened the challenge to training for a marathon, knowing it was going to take time and effort and focus. Within the first week or so, I dropped about five pounds, mostly by watching my portion sizes and passing on a drink with dinner.
Then I got a bit stuck. Facing my virtual marathon, I'd only gotten to a point of being able to run five miles.
That certainly wasn't going to cut it.
So I enlisted some help. I sought out a personal training program we have through my employer. Over the years, I'd toyed with the idea of hiring a personal trainer to help keep me on track and push me outside my comfort zone. But the cheapskate in me wouldn't pull the trigger to write the check.
Realizing having an ally for the weight loss journey could be advantageous, I started asking about the personal training program. I'm still a bit of a penny-pincher so the money part still irked me. When a deal came up at the end of the year to get three free sessions with the purchase of 10, I seized the opportunity.
My trainer and I met to talk about my goals and fitness level, and take the dreaded measurements and weight. I did a food journal for a week, logging every thing I ate and drank, and what time I did so. Over the weeks, it's been about four now, he's asked the right questions to figure out what motivates me, and now that he understands more about what makes me tick. I think we've come up with a winning strategy.
I'm motivated by numbers, tracking and accountability. I like to see the progress. I like charts and graphs. I like to analyze what works and what doesn't.
In addition to the weekly training sessions, monthly weigh-ins and measurements, we've agreed to have other numbers-based challenges. For the next two months, I'll log 100 miles of biking or running each month. Of that, 50 miles will be running. (There was a time when those numbers were the norm or even easy for me, but this will be a stretch given my recent history.) Two months from now, we'll come up with the next challenge.
It would kill me to turn in a monthly report that didn't hit these numbers, and I've already found myself in the gym more. As much as I hated the exercise, I also suggested that I submit a weekly food log - partly to just keep me honest and accountable, but also to keep nutrition in the forefront.
My trainer, while he whole-heartedly supports my goal and loves the personal nature of it, isn't as concerned about the pounds as I am. He's looking more at the other measurements, like body fat percentage and inches. He's looking to see how I improve my stamina and strength.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous at my first appointment. I didn't quite know what to expect. The trainer works me hard, focusing one session on upper body, then lower body the next. Each session involves some core work and, often, plyometrics (think lots of jumping and sweating).
Having someone next to you, pushing you farther than you think you can do, definitely helps. When I think I can't do one more rep, he asks for two more. Sometimes three. Being a good student, I oblige.
I also joined a Biggest Loser-style challenge at work. Participants are divided into teams (we don't know who else is participating) and given weekly challenges. This week's challenge was to ride 20 miles, cumulatively, during the week on the stationary bike, attend two spin classes, or ride 10 miles and attend one spin class.
For someone who's relatively active, it's not a far-reaching challenge. But it's still a good way to focus on getting the workouts in and stay motivated. That's probably why I found myself squeezing in my last five miles on the bike between meetings on Thursday before the snow.
I've often said that running is easier with a buddy. Seems like this 26.2 weight loss challenge will be easier - and more successful - with buddies, too.
Teresa Robinson's NH Runner column appears every other week in the New Hampshire Sunday News. She can be reached at email@example.com. Twitter: @teresakrobinson.


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They got in a big debate over these two on /sp/ and someone did the homework to shut everyone up. But then they were talking about who played who, so someone did the next bit of homework and found out that Wilson went up against harder defenses too.
>49er's previous opp's: NE, MIA, STL (x2), NO, CHI
>Seattle's previous opp's: MIA, CHI, ARI, BUF, NYJ, MIN
in passing defense:
>49er's opponents: 29th, 26th, 9th (twice), 31st, 6th
>Seattle's opponents: 26th, 6th, 4th, 15th, 2nd, 23rd
Wilson has slightly better opponents while facing an average of the 13th best pass defense, while Kaep is slightly worse while facing an average of the 18th pass defense.
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Stetson, FGCU, Lady Bucs all flawless in A-Sun play
DELAND and FT. MYERS, Fla. (March 27, 2013) – The ETSU women's tennis team meets a pair of undefeated Atlantic Sun opponents over the next three days, traveling to the Sunshine State for matches with Stetson and Florida Gulf Coast.
ETSU (7-4, 2-0 A-Sun) and Stetson (9-5, 4-0 A-Sun) square off Thursday from the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center at 4 p.m. The Lady Bucs then travel to Fort Myers on Saturday for an 11 a.m., showdown against FGCU (9-3, 4-0 A-Sun) from the FGCU Tennis Complex.
Heading into the contests, ETSU carries its longest winning streak of the season of three matches. The winning trend began two weeks ago at USC Upstate, followed by a sweep of Western Carolina. ETSU returned home for its latest win, shutting out defending Atlantic Sun Tournament champion North Florida, 4-0, from the Bristol Racquet Club.
Lyn Yee Choo (Kuching, Malaysia) continues to swing a hot racket. The Malaysian freshman has won eight in a row and holds a team-best record of 23-7 overall, 10-1 dual. During the streak, Choo has not dropped a single set and easily handled UNF's Taylor Hollander in her last outing, 6-1, 6-0. In doubles, Choo and classmate Anna Gerbasi (Caracas, Venezuela) have a six-match winning streak and are 18-8 overall, 8-2 dual.
Senior Antonia Kolovou (Larisa, Greece) has played the majority of ETSU's top singles matches, where she is 7-1 through the spring. Kolovou enters the Florida trip having won her last three matches and stands at 17-9 overall, 9-1 dual. Gerbasi also holds a three-match winning streak and junior Giulia Andreazza (Balneario Camboriu, Brazil) has won her last two.
Stetson has won its first four Atlantic Sun contests, but sandwiched between is a loss, 5-2, to Harvard on the Hatters' home court. Still, Stetson has won six of its last seven matches, including a pair of 7-0 sweeps against Lipscomb and Northern Kentucky.
Diana Bukajeva carries Stetson's best record at 12-1 with a 3-0 mark at the No. 2 and a 9-1 posting at the No. 3. Andrea Crespo is expected to play on court one where she is 8-3. Crespo is 9-5 on the spring combined. Meanwhile, Sara Lazarevic is swinging the hottest racket having won her last six matches. Lazarevic is projected to play at No. 2 where she is 7-1 on the season.
Florida Gulf Coast has won five straight and has taken all four conference matches in fairly convincing fashion. Northern Kentucky and Mercer were held without a point by the Eagles, while Kennesaw State scraped out one. FGCU's closest contest came in its conference opener against Lipscomb, 5-2.
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