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Christopher M. Novak, 2973 Mustang Rd., Tampa; charge of domestic battery dismissed Feb. 6.
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text: Issue 02 Preview – AK Perfect Jerry Tsai 0 COMMENT Rifle Dynamics' Off-the-Shelf RD-74 Kalashnikov rifles have seen action in just about every conflict, in almost every continent on Earth, since the 1950s. The quintessential Communist Bloc rifle is the AK-47, which was adopted by the Soviet Armed Forces in 1949 and widely distributed to most Warsaw Pact nations. The rifle and its improved variant, the AKM, are famed for their reliability and robust build. The AK's strengths lie in its simple design and, oddly enough, its loose tolerances, both hallmarks of Soviet-era design. It is estimated that there have been over 100 million AK-pattern firearms produced since the AK-47 was first introduced to Soviet troops in 1947. What's even more amazing is that, for other than a few tweaks here and there-such as the AK-74, it has essentially remained unchanged for 65 years; until now. Enter Rifle Dynamics, a Las Vegas-based firm specializing in custom-built ComBloc rifles. Founder Jim Fuller's love for the AK and other ComBloc firearms stems from his combined 30 years of security related, instructional, and gunsmithing experience. His hands-on work in the field gave him a firsthand account of the strengths, and the weaknesses, of the AK platform. Fuller realized early on that there weren't many armorers willing to work on AKs. This made sense; AKs, with their unrefined build characteristics and Communist Bloc roots, were considered to be the enemy's gun. Traditional gunsmiths didn't want to touch such a monstrosity, let alone try to improve it. Fuller, however, decided otherwise. Rifle Dynamics was set up in 2007 to fulfill a growing consumer demand for customized AKs. Fuller, along with his partner, Roger Flores, have been doing brisk business selling refined, customized AK rifles and other weapons. Flores has worked for the likes of the National Security Agency and the CIA for 30 years, most recently as a U.S. State Department contractor. The combined experience of this dynamic duo is impressive, to say the least. For the last five years, Rifle Dynamics has been strictly a custom-build shop. At times, the waiting list for a build is known to stretch as long as a year. When asked who its clientele is, the company's response was that it is quite varied. Customers range from civilian recreational shooters to veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan to U.S. (and foreign) government agencies. MAKE: RIFLE DYNAMICS MODEL: RD-74 CALIBER: 5.45X39MM BARREL LENGTH: 16.25 INCHES (INCLUDING PINNED COMPENSATOR) MINIMUM OVERALL LENGTH: 33.5 INCHES MAXIMUM OVERALL LENGTH: 36.25 INCHES MAGAZINE CAPACITY: 30 ROUND, BOX MAGAZINE WEIGHT UNLOADED: 6 POUNDS WEIGHT UNLOADED AS FEATURED: 7 POUNDS, 4 OUNCES MSRP: $1,700 PRICE AS FEATURED: $2,983 URL: WWW.RIFLEDYNAMICS.COM For the rest of this article, subscribe digitally here: RECOIL Issue 2 Explore RECOILweb:Easy Day: Costa's new "mini-movie commercial"Bernie Sanders Announces Support for ClintonNew Offerings from Savage Arms: B Series Left Hand & Compact RiflesGrand Power's New Importer, Global Ordnance


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Two area organizations are working to providing a community for retirees in the foothills.
Conifer Newcomers & Neighbors and Evergreen Newcomers and Neighbors — both with members ranging in age from the 30s to 80s — tend to attract those 55 and older, creating a network of friendships and activities.
The groups are part social clubs, part networking, part support. They are places where area residents can meet others. Contrary to their names, both groups are more about neighbors getting together no matter how long they have lived in the foothills.
This Friday night, StageDoor Theatre celebrates its first performance in its newly created Black Box Theatre. This type of production is relatively new and is still considered experimental theatre. For StageDoor, it means a dark, separate room from the usual stage that doesn't demand many props or set changes. The room, with its newly painted blue walls, seats about 45 people and is ideal for intimate staging that truly draws the audience inside.
If you are searching for something distinctive, uncommon and creative to do while in Evergreen, why not go paint a rhino? Karen Belmont, owner of Go Paint, puts it another way: "Step into your imagination!" Go Paint Rhinos is the latest project of the paint-your-own pottery studio, which also includes a build-your-own miniature garden called WeeScapes. Belmont took over ownership of the business two years ago from original owner Lisa Wood. Soon thereafter, she incorporated WeeScapes and has been hard at work ever since.
This Saturday a book signing in Evergreen will be the catalyst for kids and parents to explore the area in an effort to solve a code they will be handed at the event. HearthFire Books and Treats will host the mother-daughter writing team of Pat Toole and Sara Miller as they introduce their recently published book, "Path of the Thunderbird … A Grand Canyon Adventure."
When Breckenridge native and former Evergreen resident Shelli Kelly says that she works a double, she doesn't mean a shift.
Kelly is the female backup singer for two bands that set the bar high when it comes to "show." A couple weeks ago, Shelvis and the Roustabouts rocked the Little Bear to beats from the '50s. As the name implies, there's a strong breath of Elvis woven into the act, and lead singer and guitarist Lori Muha packs a surprise revealed only at the end of the night.
The Evergreen Chorale launches into spring with its presentation of "Sun, Moon, Earth and Sea" for two performances only this Friday and again on Sunday.
Through heartfelt expression and song, the concert is poised to sweep you away, deep into the realm of majestic nature. Sight combined with sound accentuates the many sensations normally found outdoors. Clouds, snowflakes, trees, butterflies and mountains, to name a few, will be offered for your imagination and enjoyment.
You're never too young to find your passion.
Elvis Rankin of Evergreen discovered his passion at 3 1/2 when his grandfather introduced him to his first midget racecar.
Today at age 9, he has won an abundance of awards competing in Quarter Midget Racing and has a car in the American Museum of Speed in Lincoln, Neb.
Elvis, along with his parents, Randy and Lisa Rankin, joined Rocky Mountain Quarter Midget Association after Elvis turned 5, and he has been racing every since.
I met Barbara Waldvogle in 2012 shortly after she moved into the Life Care Center here in Evergreen. It is the privilege of local clergy to provide worship for the residents on a rotating basis. I have enjoyed this opportunity since 2004.
A Conifer student personifies the notion that young people can make a difference.
Kayla Wolins, 15, a freshman at Colorado Academy, has donated more than $18,000 over the last three years to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, a haven for large animals such as bears, tigers, lions and coyotes.
A Morrison man is showing the flag — literally — to do his part to stop the divisiveness that surrounded November's presidential election.
Jeff McNamara has taken to waving an American flag near his home at U.S. 285 and Sourdough Drive, at the roundabout in Marshdale, on overpasses along C-470, and elsewhere. He calls his stints with the flag "Yay America" rallies.
Environmental concerns — including high lead levels in tap water at Jeffco schools, a dangerous chemical found buried at the Lockheed-Martin plant in South Jeffco, and the effects of planned development in the Rooney Valley — dominated the headlines in Jefferson County news last year.
Toxic waste found buried at Lockheed Martin facility
Turmoil at a local charter school, a state representative sent to jail, and community cleanup efforts were among the top stories in the mountain area in 2016.
Rocky Mountain Academy finds a path forward
Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen is moving forward after many months of discord that culminated in a protest by parents and students in October.
In many respects, 2016 was a year characterized by loss in the 285 Corridor — none perhaps felt as much as the loss of Park County sheriff's Cpl. Nate Carrigan, who died Feb. 24 during a shoot-out after officers attempted to serve a "high-risk" eviction notice to Bailey resident Martin Wirth.
Wirth reportedly opened fire on the officers with a legally obtained .45-caliber rifle, killing Carrigan and wounding Deputy Kolby Martin and Capt. Mark Hancock. Wirth died at the scene.
Most people see a chair as merely a place to sit. Jonathan Gerspach, though, has a deep-seated tendency to view chairs — and other pieces of furniture — as works of art.
For Gerspach, a single chair can represent hours of work — designing, measuring, building, crafting and finishing.
Under a stream of glaring light, a rush of water gushed from a long hose. The spray splashed onto a colorless sheet of ice, which aided its molecular brethren in the freezing process. Two men clad in heavy gear and spiky shoes nimbly ran across the lake, moving snow out of the way and pulling the hose in the desired direction.
One rink took a mere 10 minutes to spray down, but there were several more to go.
A city set on a hilltop cannot be hidden. And neither can a house decorated with thousands of Christmas lights.
From Kittredge to Conifer, mountain area residents, organizations and businesses have put up strands of bright-colored bulbs, inflatable snowmen, moving reindeer, Nativity scenes, and many more decorations as a way to celebrate the winter holidays.
The Mountain Rendezvous Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and American Legion Post 2001 commemorated the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Sunday.
The ceremony included a reflection on those who died in the Pearl Harbor attack and the trials of World War II that followed. The chapter's chaplain, Kathleen Schrader, led the group in benediction, calling to mind all those who gave their lives to defend the United States. And, American Legion member Vern Stelzer read President Franklin D. Roosevelt's famous post-attack speech.
Cowboy, sawyer, carpenter, barn-raiser, trail-builder, conservationist, preservationist, historian, author, community leader, friend, husband, father.
The way his friends tell it, Hank Alderfer should be considered for the title of " Most Interesting Man in the World."
Alderfer family members, friends and the Evergreen community gathered Nov. 30 at the Lake House to celebrate Alderfer's accomplishments and contributions, as well as help launch a book of his Canyon Courier columns, titled "Yesteryear."
By Kevin M. Smith, for the Courier
Mountain area residents got into the holiday spirit on Saturday with the fifth annual Festival of Trees and Wine & Dine event at The Barn at Evergreen Memorial Park.
"It's my favorite event," said Sharon Trilk, who helps coordinate the gala with the Conifer Area Chamber of Commerce.
The heat was on Nov. 12 for the recruits in the Evergreen Fire/Rescue firefighter academy: They fought actual fires.
The blazes were controlled in the department's burn training building, but the flames and smoke were real — and the 18 recruits were both excited and apprehensive about practicing what they had learned for the past three months.
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Etravirine Oral tablet
What is this medicine?
ETRAVIRINE (E tra VIR een) is an antiretroviral medicine. It is used with other medicines to treat HIV. This medicine is not a cure for HIV. It will not stop the spread of HIV to others.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?
They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
liver disease
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pregnant or trying to get pregnant
How should I use this medicine?
Take this medicine by mouth with a glass of water. Do not cut, crush, or chew this medicine. If unable to swallow whole, the tablet may be dispersed in water right before you take it. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Take this medicine after a meal. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed. For your anti-HIV therapy to work as well as possible, take each dose exactly as prescribed. Do not skip doses or stop your medicine even if you feel better. Skipping doses may make the HIV virus resistant to this medicine and other medicines. Do not stop taking except on your doctor's advice.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this drug may be prescribed for children as young as 6 years for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
Overdosage: If you think you have taken too much of this medicine contact a poison control center or emergency room at once.
NOTE: This medicine is only for you. Do not share this medicine with others.
What if I miss a dose?
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?
Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:
This medicine may also interact with the following medications:
medicines for blood pressure, heart disease, irregular heart beat
medicines for cholesterol like simvastatin
medicines for fungal infections like ketoconazole and itraconazole
medicines for seizures like carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin
medicines for sleep
other medicines for HIV
St. John's wort
This list may not describe all possible interactions. Give your health care provider a list of all the medicines, herbs, non-prescription drugs, or dietary supplements you use. Also tell them if you smoke, drink alcohol, or use illegal drugs. Some items may interact with your medicine.
What should I watch for while using this medicine?
Visit your doctor or health care professional for regular check ups. Discuss any new symptoms with your doctor. You will need to have important blood work done while on this medicine.
HIV is spread to others through sexual or blood contact. Talk to your doctor about how to stop the spread of HIV.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
dark urine
fast, irregular heartbeat
general ill feeling or flu-like symptoms
light-colored stools
loss of appetite, nausea
redness, blistering, peeling or loosening of the skin, including inside the mouth
right upper belly pain
unusually weak or tired
yellowing of the eyes or skin
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
nausea, vomiting
pain, tingling, numbness in the hands or feet
stomach pain
weight gain around waist, back, or thinning of face, arms, legs
This list may not describe all possible side effects. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Where should I keep my medicine?
Keep out of the reach of children.
Store at room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F). Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date.
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Had I written my Christmas message a couple of weeks ago as I had planned, it would have had a far different tone than this message. We have not only witnessed one of the greatest tragedies in the world, but we as a community are called to do what we can to move forward.
I have been asked so often how do we celebrate Christmas this year. I believe that we celebrate it in its truest sense, putting aside all the secularity and simply sitting in silence and praying that the hope, healing and peace promised to us by Christ will be given to us in abundance. Perhaps, at least for us as a community, we can reclaim some of what this holyday is meant to be.
We know that some hearts in this town will be broken again on Christmas morning when that one special person is not there to open their gifts. For those whose children and spouses are with them, rather than just going right for the gifts, perhaps a hug and a prayer should come first. Prayers for those for whom this day will never be the same again and hugs for those surrounding you whose life you hold as precious. We need to know that even in these darkest hours, there is still light, light that is brighter than that great star over Bethlehem, which will take us to the place where we need to be…it will take us to the heart of Christ who will heal our brokenness, remove our anger and hurt and fill us with the peace and strength we need to not just move forward but to reclaim the life that is ours as a community in Christ Jesus. Thank you for the incredible strength that you have been for me in these days and for lifting me up in your thoughts and your prayers. I pray a special Christmas for all of us this year and for all that this holy season can hold for us as believers.
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What If Phones Stopped Working When Stolen?
By Patrick McGreevy
Citing skyrocketing thefts of smartphones and tablets, officials proposed Thursday that California become the first state to require the devices to be sold with "kill switches" that render them inoperable when stolen.
State Sen. Mark Leno, a Democrat, and other lawmakers said they plan to introduce such legislation with the support of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Police Chief Charlie Beck. L.A. had a 12 percent increase in mobile-device thefts in 2012, the most recent figures available.
The theft of such devices now accounts for nearly one-third of robberies in the United States, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
"This legislation is critical to reducing robberies," Garcetti wrote to legislators this week.
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon said more than half the robberies in his city involve theft of mobile devices. He said the industry has debated the use of deterrent technology for too long. "The wireless industry must take action to end the victimization of its customers," he said in a statement.
Some tech companies have started offering theft-deterrent technology. Apple's latest operating system includes a lockout feature. A LoJack app is installed in Samsung's Android phones that can make them useless, but a payment must be made to activate it.
Leno said he would propose that all new smartphones and tablets sold in California starting Jan. 1, 2015, have a kill switch or other protective feature. Such features come in multiple forms, including one that customers ask their phone companies to trigger. Another requires anyone who wants to re-register the phone to provide the original user name and password.
A kill switch would eliminate the value of stolen devices on the black market, according to Leno.
Supporters of the proposal say California's large market for mobile devices would make kill switches a nationwide standard. In 2012, about 1.6 million Americans had their smartphones stolen, according to Consumer Reports.
Industry officials say they are already starting to offer safety measures, and they are wary of government involvement.
"In general, we agree that it's smart to try to engage technology to improve public safety," said John Doherty, a vice president of the industry group TechNet, whose members include many firms that would be affected by a new regulation.
"But we are going to be very cautious about attempts to legislatively mandate future technology in products," Doherty added. "That impacts consumer price. That impacts innovation. And there are always unintended consequences."
Others expressed a wait-and-see attitude. "It's premature for us to comment on any potential state legislation that's not yet been introduced," AT&T spokesman Lane Kasselman said.
Some industry critics have questioned manufacturers' interest in theft deterrents because victims typically buy new devices, increasing sales.
Megan Boken of Illinois was killed in 2012 when an armed man tried to steal her iPhone. Her father, Paul, has become an activist on the issue and supports Leno's idea.
"The theft of a smartphone ended my daughter's life and forever changed mine," Boken said. The upcoming legislation would "shut down the market for stolen smartphones, which will end the victimization of other innocent smartphone users and save lives."
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SSA has designed a lesson plan to provide organizational representative payees with training that will give the organizations an overview of the duties and responsibilities of a representative payee. In addition, a PowerPoint presentation has been designed to accompany the lesson plan.
The lesson plan can be used by SSA offices to train organizational payees in their area or by organizations for self training.
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Notes From the Field: GALEN in Action
The International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) has long argued that in order for antiretroviral therapies to be properly introduced and scaled up in resource-limited settings, increased attention must be paid to ensuring that physicians and allied health professionals are equipped with a core of knowledge and the minimum infrastructure required to effectively and ethically administer them. From IAPAC's perspective, this would include the guarantee of core clinical competencies via an explicit certification process to accompany HIV management training. Until very recently, this critical rationale -- which lies at the core of IAPAC's Global AIDS Learning & Evaluation Network (GALEN) -- had been most often neglected in global HIV care and drug access planning.
In October 2002, IAPAC made available to key international partners, including the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and other international HIV-focused organizations, the first two published modules from within the comprehensive, 15-module GALEN curriculum. In combination, these two modules provide an introduction to antiretroviral therapies, and guidelines and recommendations for their appropriate administration in resource-limited settings. They also provide a framework through which physicians may immediately enhance existing HIV clinical management knowledge.
IAPAC's Southern Africa Regional Office (IAPAC-SARO) this month began to field test the two modules throughout southern Africa, as an appendage to the association's ongoing training of healthcare professionals via the Diflucan Partnership Program. Further, the first two GALEN modules will be incorporated into a comprehensive training partnership program that in November 2002 will see Carol Harris, Director of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Global Institute for HIV Medicine (New York, USA), provide two weeks of HIV management training to a select cohort of healthcare professionals in Addis Ababa and Gondar, Ethiopia, at the request and facilitation of the Ethiopian Ministry of Health. Through these various training sessions, IAPAC will be able to determine how best to roll out full-scale training and certification as the entire series of GALEN modules becomes available by year's end.
Of additional significance, IAPAC was recently able to gain important feedback and support from key clinical and policy peers during a WHO consultation convened October 1-2, 2002, in Geneva. The consultation, which explored international strategies and partnerships for scale-up of access to antiretroviral drugs for 3 million people by 2005, was an encouraging sign of positive things to come. As a result of both the serious interest expressed in the field test stage of GALEN and during the course of these and other WHO consultations, IAPAC has reconfirmed commitment to implementing GALEN training and certification on a global scale as soon as remaining materials are finalized. The association continues to welcome and encourage the support and feedback of international partners allied in this struggle to ensure that the laudable goal of scale-up of antiretroviral therapy, as advocated by the WHO, will be achieved.
Development of GALEN materials continues at a quick pace, with additional modules to be made available incrementally over the next three months, following peer-review. Of note, translation of GALEN training modules into Spanish is already underway courtesy of PAHO. As the next few months unfold, IAPAC looks forward to further strengthening its alliances with committed national health authorities, training institutions, global partner organizations, funding agencies, and local care providers in order to quickly empower health professionals who continue to express their collective desire for expanded HIV medical education.
Back to the October 2002 issue of IAPAC Monthly.


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IFA (Rope Tying Group)
1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month
Pride Center of Vermont (PCVT) - 255 South Champlain Street, Suite 12, Burlington, VT 05401
Free! Donations to PCVT help keep free kink-friendly space open, though!
Dress code:
Comfortable to tie in - kinky themed tshirts, collars, etc, are ok.
The Innovative Fiber Arts group was started in 2011 by the VASE Directors because people who attend rope classes ALWAYS ask for more rope practice opportunities. We invited people we met at events because we hosted practice sessions in people's homes. Thanks to VASE's partnership with PCVT (our fabulous queer community center) the IFA will now meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesday every month in a kink-friendly and ADA accessible space and is open to everyone 18+!
Regardless of your level - from "what is rope?" to multiple person suspensions - come on out to a fun, friendly environment to practice, make new friends, share something you enjoy tying, and learn something new to tie.
If you have books or videos on rope bondage, bring them! Sometimes we all pick a tie we want to learn from a book or video, sometimes someone shares something they know well. Sometimes people just riff (free-form tying) because it's fun to get out of the house and practice.
Single or partnered is A-OK, all are welcome and will be included!
IFA, like all VASE events, is open to people of every identity as long as you are 18 or older. This group is handicap accessible. Street parking is free; "Tenant Only" spots okay to use when visiting the Center.


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