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A pistol grip is often overlooked as an aesthetic component of a rifle. However, a good grip could mean the difference between a miss or a hit, especially in stressful situations.
Here we'll be talking about the importance of pistol grips and what to look for when choosing one. We'll also outline some of the best AR-15 pistol grips available in the market to help you find a suitable one for use with your rifle.
Quick Comparison Chart of the Best Pistol Grips for the AR-15
Our Rating
Magpul AR-15 MOE Grip
Magpul MIAD Gen 1.1 Grip Kit
Hogue AR-15 Pistol Grip
Tangodown BG-7 Rifle Grip
Bravo Company AR-15 Mod 3 Gunfighter Grip
What To Look For In A Grip
A grip might seem to be a less important and redundant part of a rifle. But a knowledgeable shooter knows that it is the grip on your weapon which lets you shoot accurately. Pistol grips on rifles started as an experiment in the early days of percussion rifles. With the increased prominence and tactical effectiveness of rifles, pistol grips became an essential part. This is especially true because of their effectiveness during rapid and combat firing.
There are quite a few factors to consider and questions to answer before you choose a pistol grip for your AR-15 rifle.
Your Intended Use
Make it clear as to what use you'll be putting your rifle to. Is it target shooting, fun plinking, competitions, rapid firing, combat-like situations or a mix of all these. That is because different grips vary in their material, structure, texture and pricing. So you must be clear about your intended use.
Hand Size and Orientation
90% basis of measuring a pistol grip' efficiency is the comfort it provides. Before choosing a pistol grip for your AR-15, check out the hand size and orientation (right-handed vs. left-handed).
People with larger palms tend to have problems with smaller grips. Ambidextrous grips are the most common, but some prefer a "handed" grip because of a better fit. Finally, it's your choice.
Storage Space
Yup, pistol grips can also be used as storage compartments. Might sound bizarre to an amateur, but it's true. The hollow cavity inside pistol grips can be used to store things like bandages, survival gear, batteries for optics, and probably any other thing that can be squeezed into. Just look for that base lid when you buy.
Material & Texture
This is entirely a matter of personal discretion. AR-15 pistol grips are generally manufactured from polymer or fiberglass or a combination of several materials. Manufacturers also offer rubberized coating on some grips.
Some grips will have a checkered finish over them to improve the grip. But it might end up bruising your palms over longer shooting sessions. So think about the weight, texture and comfort with the material before choosing a pistol grip for your AR-15.
Finger Grooves
AR-15 pistol grips with or without finger grooves are readily available in the market. Finger grooves are an effective way to maximize your grip and keep it more compact. Finger grooves especially on a rubberized grip can work wonders in sweaty, slippery environments. However, people with thick fingers might have problem fitting their fingers in these grooves. Some people love it and for some it is annoying.
Grip Angle and Palm Shelf
Pistol grips are available in standard and reduced grip angle variants. The reduced grip is a bit angled and the standard one is straight. Your choice might have an effect on your stance. In the end it's a matter of comfort and choice.
A palm shelf, as the name suggests, is a swelled base in the grip to help you get a resting base for your palm while shooting. A palm shelf is quite helpful for people with big hands.
Durability, Appearance and Price
Pistol grips these days are generally manufactured from polymer, fiberglass or similar materials which are lightweight and virtually indestructible. This gives the pistol grip great durability. Appearance might be a factor for consideration if you are obsessed with the looks of your rifle, but it's probably not a good idea to sacrifice comfort for good looks.
Check out different materials, designs and sizes to choose the best for you. The last thing to look for in a pistol grip is its price because it is not a very expensive accessory.
Quick Take - The Best AR-15 Pistol Grips
These are our recommendations for the best pistol grips for the AR-15:
Reviews Of The Best Pistol Grips For The AR-15
Based on the above-mentioned features and factors, we've come up with five of the best pistol grips for AR-15. We've reviews these products to let you know the features and understand which one will suit your needs. Grips mentioned here fall in a decent price range and have been trusted by a large number of people.
Magpul AR-15 MOE Grip
The Magpul AR-15 MOE (Magpul Original Equipment) features a single-piece design which can be installed and disassembled with ease. The grip has been manufactured from reinforced high impact polymer.
This grip features a crackle structure on the sides and a deep horizontal grooves on the front strap and back strap, thus giving you improved grip under sweaty conditions. The curved beavertail on the rear fits the grip-receiver junction perfectly while also protecting your skin and joints.
The Magpul AR-15 MOE pistol grip has a standard design with a straight grip. It's aesthetically pleasing, offers good value for money, and is compatible with many other guns. It's suitable even for people with small hands because of the absence of finger grooves.
There is an end cap to let you store items in the cavity. All in all, it's perfect for all sorts of uses ranging from self-defense to target practice and for all shooters from novice to experts.
Magpul MIAD Gen 1.1 Grip Kit
The Magpul MIAD is probably the most loved and bestselling pistol grips in the market. The reason is the number of accessories the kit has and the quality of its components. The MIAD(Mission Adaptable) is a simple drop-in replacement for the factory grip.
Manufactured from reinforced molded polymer, the kit includes a main grip body, a detachable rubber core with a ½ oz. lubrication bottle in the cap, two front strap and two beavertail backstrap inserts, along with installation hardware. The front and back strap inserts are easy to install as the slide easily over the main grip and snap firmly eliminating the need to use any adhesives or screws.
The grip has a standard design with crackled texture on the sides and horizontal grooves in the front. Suitable for all hand sizes and all intended uses ranging from self-defense to plinking. A one-stop solution at a decent price.
Hogue AR-15 Pistol Grip
The Hogue AR-15 pistol grip is manufactured from toughened fiberglass and is slightly angled to offer better grip and smaller grip-to-trigger distance while you change your stance. The grip has finger grooves and palm swells to give you that fat soft feeling and comfort while you shoot.
The ergonomic design offers more comfort and prevents any bruises even if you're shooting your rifle all day long. The finger grooves are wide enough to be comfortable for a normal-sized palm. It fits perfectly without the need for any modifications or trimming.
The only drawback is the absence of storage space, which means you'll have to find somewhere else to keep your batteries, compass or bandaids. The grip is durable, easy to install, has a dotted texture and works with many guns. There's nothing more you could expect from it at this price.
Tangodown BG-7 Rifle Grip
Featuring a tough molded-polymer construction, the Tangodown BG-7 rifle grip is perfect for shooters with big hands. However, that doesn't mean it won't suit normal or small-handed people. The grip has a curved beavertail to fit perfectly into the receiver junction. The curved backstrap helps with reducing fatigue and improve trigger-to-grip positioning.
The package includes stainless steel screws and an Allen key to help you install it on your AR-15. The best part of using the BG-7 is the large storage compartment, which can be used to store multiple batteries along with some other tiny stuff. The storage cavity has a good cap and is waterproof. The crackled rough texture on the sides helps in gaining a better grip in slippery conditions.
Bravo Company AR-15 Mod 3 Gunfighter Grip
The impact-resistant polymer construction combined with the reduced angle and ergonomic design makes it an amazing option to replace your factory grip. The Gunfighter grip has a reduced angle to improve gun control. This means it's ideal for a 'squared-off' stance while shooting as opposed to the conventional bladed stance.
The textured surface offers a better grip whereas the two modular trigger guard inserts can be used to close the gap between the trigger guard and the grip.
The grip features a hinged lid on the base and a water-resistant storage compartment, large enough to store some batteries and other small items. The Gunfighter Grip is easy to install and works with many guns.
A pistol grip can be an amazing upgrade for your AR-15. It helps you feel more comfortable while you shoot, thus improving your accuracy. A good grip helps you conduct long shooting sessions without your palms getting bruised. On top of that, a nice grip also offers some storage space to let you add some extra items like batteries, small compass, lens cleaner etc, which you might otherwise forget.
Before buying a grip, you must consider looking upon several factors like build material, texture, orientation, durability, storage, finger grooves, palm swells, palm shelf, aesthetics and above all, your intended use.
More Reading on AR-15 Grips
Below are some more resources we have on AR-15 grips:


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Cressbrook dam
This week at Cressbrook has seen a few fish show up around Eagles nest and up towards the end of the bull creek arm, early mornings have been the best times too find fish in these areas, casting blades, tailspinners and spoons have been the most productive way to get them to bite.
Cooby dam
Very good reports of Cooby this past week, the yellow belly are definitely on the move this time of year before it gets too cold, the main rock wall has been the pick of the spots in the deeper water, Anglers have been the most consistent with live shrimp and saltwater yabbies, also jigging or casting ZX blades and Jackall Mask Vibes have encountered plenty of fish.
Copeton dam
Copeton is still performing quite well, the Gwyder arm of the dam has most of the attention this past week, fishing slowly tapered banks with either surface or large swimbaits like the Jackall Gantarel has been the standout lure for most, there also has been some great fish coming in throughout the day, fishing deeper timber with Bassman Mumblers has done most of the damage.
Somerset dam
This last weekend at Somerset had some very tough fishing, but it can only get better, Most of the fish that have been getting caught have responded well plastics, spoons and blades, Queen street flats, Bay 13 and Pelican Point is where most of the fish have been holding.
Moogerah dam
Its finally that time of the year where Moogerah is definitely the go to place, the colder weather really fires up these fish, Most of the fish will move up onto the flats and feed. Targeting these fish with soft plastics and blades will be your best bet, also live shrimp has been working very well for the bait anglers.
Gold Coast
The northers reaches of the Gold Coast has had some good catches this week with mac and long tail tuna busting up bait in front of the Jumpin Pin bar. Casting larger plastics or metal slugs been the pick of the lures. Also floating live baits are always worth a shot for the larger pelagics.
Tip of the week
Pre rigging and organizing your tackle is paramount, Changing split rings and trebles is a must when targeting big murray cod.
Lure of the week
The new Jackall CharaBlade chatterbait is already getting a lot of attention. Its heavy weight combined with its small profile lets you fish much deeper and its flashing blade creates maximum appeal. This lure is dynamite when fished around structure or along weed edges using a straight retrieve, and you can really feel the strong vibrations it puts out.
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Poor George will have to console himself with the fact that not everyone gets a mattress sale on their birthday. Well, Abe gets one too.
Some housekeeping changes, before we get to the whatever-ya-wanna-talk-about. We've altered our publishing schedule on Saturday and Sunday, which means we've altered the times for our standing features and items.
Going forward, (all times U.S. Mountain) Saturday will begin with TAY at 8 a.m., our Originals roundup at 9 a.m., Weekend Coupons at 11 a.m., and Stick Jockey, Kotaku's column on sports, at 2 p.m.
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A Little HonestyPhil Zelikow, either in an unaccustomed moment of candor, or suffering of a blow to the head, admitted that the Iraq war was launched to protect Israel, and had nothing to do with American security.
"Why would Iraq attack America or use nuclear weapons against us? I'll tell you what I think the real threat (is) and actually has been since 1990 -- it's the threat against Israel," Zelikow told a crowd at the University of Virginia, where he is a professor of history, on Sep. 10, 2002.
Zelikow is currently the head of the 9/11 commission, was a member of Bush's transistion team, at which time he wrote a memo for Rice on reorganizing the NSC, and also served with Rice on the first Bush's NSC. Zelikow also served on W's President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board from 2001-2003. As such, he is in a unique position to know what Bush and his Neo-Con foriegn policy team's thinking was.
If you conclude, as do Richard Clarke, Gen. Shelton, Gen. Zinni, and others, that the Iraq war diverted needed resources and energy from pursuing terrorism, Zelikow's statements make clear that the White House compromised American security and endangered American lives for the sake of the strategic military position of Israel in the Middle East. That might be a legitimate trade-off, depending on your viewpoint, but I think most Americans would not agree to such a trade-off, or approve the means by which it was accomplished, if they knew the truth.


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New Dems Encouraged by Japan Entering TPP Negotiations
New Dems Encouraged by Japan Entering TPP Negotiations
Washington, D.C. – Today, leaders of the New Democrat Coalition, led by Chair Ron Kind (WI-03) and Chairs of the New Democrat Coalition Trade Task Force released the following statement upon the Administration's announcement that the U.S. has successfully completed bilateral consultations to support Japan's inclusion in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations:
"Today's announcement marks a key development in the TPP negotiations. We are pleased that after months of bilateral discussions, Japan has expressed its readiness to put everything on the table and meet the high standards of a comprehensive TPP agreement. It is essential that the U.S. insist on that principle as a cornerstone for moving forward with TPP negotiations. The new framework includes real progress to open up Japan's market for U.S. businesses, including in the automotive and insurance sectors and nontariff measures.
"Japan's inclusion is a recognition of its importance as a global trading power. Japan is our fourth largest goods trading partner and the third largest economy in the world. We believe the inclusion of Japan in TPP, assuming its adherence to open markets and free trade principles, could help bolster our economic and security integration in the Asia-Pacific, bringing more jobs to the American workforce and enhancing America's standing in the global economy. We look forward to working with the Administration as it hammers out a TPP agreement this year, which can serve as a model for 21st century trade agreements."
Statement supported by New Dem Leadership Members, led by Chair Representative Ron Kind (WI-03), Vice-Chairs Representatives Gerry Connolly (VA-11) and Rick Larsen (WA-02), as well as New Dem Trade, Critical Infrastructure and Manufacturing Task Force Chairs Representatives Gregory Meeks (NY-05) and Cedric Richmond (LA-02).
The New Democrat Coalition is dedicated to maintaining America's standing as the world's strongest, most successful nation. Founded in 1997, the New Dems believe firmly in the power of American ingenuity and innovation, and are focused on finding ways to foster and harness this creativity to grow our economy, create new American jobs, and ensure a safer and more secure future for our country.


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Dylan Thomas centenary festival details unveiled
A festival of events to mark the centenary of the birth of poet Dylan Thomas will show the quality of the arts in Wales, his granddaughter says.
Hannah Ellis is honorary patron for the Dylan Thomas 100 Festival, a year-long programme of recitals, plays, music, workshops and other events at venues across Wales throughout 2014.
The aim is to give the Swansea-born writer's work even greater prominence.
Illustrations of the play Under Milk Wood are on show in the first event.
First Minister Carwyn Jones is among guests at the private view of Llareggub by artist Sir Peter Blake at the National Museum Cardiff on Thursday before it opens to the public on Saturday.
"Dylan Thomas 100 will really show the creativity and quality of the arts in Wales, the wonderful spirit in its different communities, as well as giving a new generation of writers, artists, musicians and performers a chance to shine," Ms Ellis said.
Swansea council leaders say the festival will benefit local people by attracting top quality exhibitions, performances and other cultural activities to the city which yesterday lost out on a bid to be the UK City of Culture 2017.
'Major figure'
Council leader David Phillips said: "We may have been pipped to the post in the race to become UK City of Culture 2017, but festivals of this kind show we're Wales' capital of culture and that people across Swansea and visitors here in future have a huge amount of cultural highlights to look forward to."
Prof Peter Stead, chair of the annual Dylan Thomas Prize for new writers, said events would be held around Wales.
"It's going to be a very, very exciting year," he said.
"It's happening all over Wales, so somewhere near you there will be poets reciting, there will be plays, music, workshops, book classes, reading classes... a wonderful opportunity," he told BBC Radio Wales.
Prof Stead said that Thomas was known all over the world, with American poets talking about his "enormous influence" and books translated into languages including Japanese.
"In many ways in America he confirmed the notion of a poet as a genius of words, as an outsider, a romantic, someone with a religious sub-text looking for meaning, looking for significance in nature and the whole cycle of life and death," he said.
Thomas was a "major figure" who deserved to be placed "back on that pedestal", he added.
The exhibition by Sir Peter Blake of new illustrations of Under Milk Wood runs from Saturday until 16 March.


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I thought this would be a good opportunity to share with you my journey with yoga. I came to yoga in the late 1990s, to start with it was just another class offered in the gym and I used it as a counter to pounding on the treadmill. Burning the candle at both ends, with a work hard play harder philosophy to life, I kept coming back to yoga finding it a grounding practice and an antidote to the high stress I put on myself at work and the partying I enjoyed (every) weekend. I dipped in and out over the years, and it's difficult to pin point just what I found in yoga that kept drawing me back to it, but I think it was the feeling a spaciousness it gave me – both in my body and also that little bit of headspace in my crazy busy world.
Many years later I decided to do my yoga teacher training, inspired by the totally amazing experience I had when practicing yoga during my pregnancy. It was during this time of true wonder, countered with real worry, that I found just what yoga meant to me and what it could mean to other people, a real shared experience. I attended several yoga classes each week, and I practiced at home on most other days. It became a defining part of my pregnancy, and I felt that it's wholeness in connecting body, breath and baby was quite simply mind blowing, yoga helped my feel totally connected in my pregnancy.
Now as a mother of two small children, I find my own yoga practice has again changed and developed, and my teaching reflects this. Using yoga to connect with my body again, to allow my mind some space to just be, and to use yoga as 'me-time' and a form of self-care and relaxation (much needed) has proven just so invaluable. Not being too hard on myself in my yoga (and my life), taking time to play and move in poses and practicing the deep relaxation of Yoga Nidra have all come to form an important part of yoga for me in motherhood. I enjoy yoga more now than I ever have done, as it's become ever more important to me, and I find I have learned so much from it and those I practice with and teach. I really can't wait to see where yoga takes me next on its wonderful lifelong journey.


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Staying on top of the latest trends in the worlds of fashion, glamor and beauty is not easy for anyone. It seems that what is inspirational and hot one day is quickly replaced by something else when it comes to these particular trends. One that has managed to catch on and stay current over the last several years particularly pertains to the eyelashes that you see among actresses, models and those in the public eye. You have likely seen on the red carpet on television, in the movies, in magazines or on the Internet that many women today have long, lush and full eyelashes for every event, making them quite the envy of everyone else. This trend goes back to the use of eyelash extensions. Learning about just what are eyelash extensions and what they can do for you can help you to find that killer look you have been dying for.
In the past, false eyelashes were all the rage among women and what was typically used when someone wanted to have longer and thicker lashes. You would put on the false eyelashes to get the look you wanted, and while this may have worked for some people, the look was not always perfect and the methods of use were not great, causing more incidents where lashes did not stay on properly than anything else. Today, with the use of eyelash extensions, it is much different. The quality of lashes is much better than it has ever been before, allowing you to get the perfect look every time.
The eyelash extensions found today need to be applied by a professionally trained cosmetologist or beauty technician to make sure they are on correctly and look right. The technique involves the use of a particular adhesive to make the lashes stay on and the lashes typically last about a month or so and will just fall off naturally just as your regular eyelashes do. You can find a variety of different styles, looks and types of eyelash extensions so that you can get whatever type of lash look you are going for and many are made out of different types of hair, including mink, to provide you with a gorgeous look for your special event and beyond.
Now that you know what eyelash extensions are, you can find out more about the different types of eyelash extensions available and where to get them when you read the articles, information and reviews provided for you at Top Eyelash Serums. This website provides you with all of the details you need regarding the extensions available and how well they work so you can have an easier time deciding which options might be best for you. You can then get the extensions you want, have them expertly applied and have the amazing and beautiful eyelashes that you have seen all over and wanted for yourself.


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James only had half an hour before he could finally clock off for the night. His girlfriend was waiting for him; he'd probably get laid tonight. He smiled. At that moment a man walked in, his brow creased, a tattoo laced down his arm, ending at the knuckle of his index finger, which circled the trigger of a gun.
'Ah, shit,' James mumbled, lifting his elbows off the counter. 'Good evening, sir, just the fuel today?' he asked as the red-faced intruder paced towards him.
'Does it look like I'm getting fuel, you little fuck?' the man said, lifting the gun until it was precisely level with James's eyes.
'Ah, right you are,' James said. 'One moment, please.' He began taking the money out of the till, and putting it into a brown paper bag.
'Do you even understand what's goin' on here, man?' the thief said, waving the gun side to side. 'I've got a gun.'
'Yes, that's why I'm giving you the money. That's what you want, right?'
'Yeah, but you know I could kill you, right?'
'That's why I'm giving you the money.'
'Think you're a big tough guy, is that it?'
'No sir, I'm just doing what you want.'
'Well,' the man said, confused, 'I could just kill you anyway, and you'd just be doin' me a favour.'
'Yes, you could, sir,' James said, as he continued to fill the bag up with notes, placing them one at a time, loosely, inside the paper.
The man stared at James for a moment. 'What? You don't think I'd do it, is that it?'
'I don't doubt you at all, sir.'
The man began to pace up and down the station, eyeing James as he continued to fill the bag.
'Nah,' the man said. 'I don't think you do think I'd do it, and that's where you're wrong.'
'Absolutely not, I am certain you would pull the trigger if you felt the need.' James had finished placing all of the notes into the bag. He looked down at the coins. And then up at the man.
'Do you want the coins too?'
The man thought for a minute. 'Yeah,' he said. 'Yes please.'
James finished scooping the last of the coins in the bag.
'You really think I'd shoot you?'
'Absolutely,' James said, as he handed over the brown paper bag.
'Well,' the man said as he grabbed the bag. 'Thanks.' He dashed out of the store. At the door, he turned. 'You have a nice night.'
Once he had left for good, the phone rang.
'We've got an emergency signal coming from your vicinity, can you confirm?'
'Yeah, you just missed him; he's headed East on Colorado Drive.'
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Overnight the brand became a viral hit, making it the darling of the media and a commercial success. Previously known as "the deodorant my grandfather used", the relaunching of the brand was achieved by an overhaul of the brand strategy and the courage to break new ground. The team kept true to the brand's core values - genuine, honest, sincere, authentic and masculine but re-staged them in a way that was relevant to a much younger audience.
They ditched the whistling sailor and girl in every port but kept the rugged, sexy guy and the jingle. What was brilliant about the new campaign was the way it appealed to women as much as it did to men (I want my man to look and smell like Mustafa). And with the clever use of humour, the character was aspirational and accessible to a target group looking for heroes and ways to build self-confidence.
A well executed marketing strategy was also key to the brand's success – from the launch of the "The man your man could smell like" ad at Superbowl to the real time social media tactics that kept the brand top of mind and engaged with a wide consumer and media base.
So who will replace Mustafa? A familiar face from the big hair and diso days – Fabio. The casting for Mustafa's successor must have been a nightmare – the same nightmare the producers of the James Bond movies must have gone through in replacing the iconic Sean Connery. Yet the Bond franchise, through some trial and error, has successfully built its fan base and stayed relevant.
It will be interesting to see if Fabio will resonate (or not) with the Old Spice fan base.
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We run events where the VIP portal is open to all players on Tuesdays. Come back tomorrow
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Says I need to be vip 1 to access the portal. Your sure F2P players can access this. It's telling me different
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We will be opening the VIP portal for all players for a limited time in the near future to account for this calendar door!
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The Cloud of Unknowing at DCU; a durational intervention at the Health and Sciences building in Dublin City University (DCU).
At approximately 11am on Thursday 10th of October 2013 a door unlike all of the others in the building appeared on the first floor landing of the Health and Sciences building.
On the first day, the door was left ajar, opening into blackness. On the second day, and each day thereafter I drew a scene on the blackboard in the doorway. A glimpse into a dark mirror of DCU.
Except on the fourteenth day (Wednesday, 30th of October) when the door was locked and 72 red keys were placed around campus - primarily on the doors of the teaching staff in the building.
By the 17th day the door had started to shrink, and by the 7th of November the doorway was only 1 cm tall.
This artwork has been funded by the Office of Student Life as part of their ongoing strategy of cultural development at DCU.


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text: This save the date design is extra special because it was designed for my little cousin Marie-Claude and her future husband Patrick. These guys looooove Japan... they took a trip there a few years back and we thought they would never come home! So lets say their wedding theme was a pretty easy one to pick out. Colourful and full of Japanese related design elements, I feel the highlight of this piece is their custom monogram. We researched various Japanese characters in order to find the two that best described Marie-Claude and Patrick. I then re-drew and combined both characters together as a monogram illustration. We then had this wonderful mini stamp custom made to ink the back flaps of their aqua envelopes. The best part is the fact that they will be able to ink many of their upcoming wedding stationery pieces as well as keeping the custom stamp as a wedding souvenir.


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This is an 11 runner apprentice riders race with 2 that have been known to lead before but I've only got 2 that have got recorded times, Picket Line is 2nd top from a time recorded at Ascot last year but may find this distance pushes its stamina in a fast run race which this just might be so I'm doubtful of its chances of winning but my top rated is ESSAKA 6/1 and this one's best time was recorded over this course and distance and who is usually a hold up type and I'm hoping there's a fast pace for it to aim at and then stay on the stronger at the finish.
Essaka 14/1 5th
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Of the 10 runners there's the only Tailwind known as a front-running sort and could be dangerous with an easy lead but that doesn't happen very often especially not in class 4 races, Kyllukey and Morache Music are my joint 3rd top rated pair but both have slight negatives against their names, with Fairway To Heaven sitting in 2nd spot who can be held up or track the leaders and ought to ensure there's a decently fast early pace but my top spot goes to PRETTY BUBBLES 11/2 who usually stays on strongly at this trip as though a longer trip would suit it better but what it needs is a fast pace to aim at so I'm hoping its fast enough in the early stages to play into the hands on this one's stamina nearing the finish.
Pretty Bubbles 8/1 5th
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Only 7 runners 4 of them have been known to lead before, Swendab is 4th top rated and a possible front runner, my 3rd top rated is Flying Bear who usually likes to track the leaders, my 2nd top is SECRETFACT 2/1 who can be held up or track the leaders and could be the one to prosper if they go off too fast and the trainer does have a good 19% win ratio at this course but my top spot goes to the bottom weight FRANK THE BARBER 11/2 who is a front-running sort and if leading here it could prove hard to pass but I'm not sure if it's quite as good in this class of race and may be better off when dropped back to class 6 races and will have competition for the lead so I will go with backing the top weight as my main bet and then a covering bet on the bottom weight.
Secret Fact 2/1 1st
Frank The Barber 11/2 3rd


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Today I redid the TDF/2 Stage 2 route, only the other direction. It's about the hilliest route I can manage starting from my house; as you can see from the elevation profile, it does have some ups and downs. Not the Pyrenees, I realize.
As the Tour/2 nears its end, the crowds are coming out in force. They're posting signs with encouraging messages along the route, for instance.
The scenery up here in the Cape-e-nees is breathtaking. It's an area that is steeped in history. Here's one of the many cathedrals that dot the landscape, again with a sign erected by the fans:
Soon the peloton is approaching the final, difficult climb up to the highest point in south Cape County, the Col de Crump. None of those sissy switchbacks that you see in France: the road just goes straight up the slope.
The fans have camped for days at the coveted spots right at the peak of the Col de Crump, where you can see their caravans and cars lining the road.
After a thrilling descent (I hit 42.9 mph), the TdF/2 goes through scenic Burfordville, site of Bollinger mill, and there we see one of the fans decked out in colorful native costume.
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about the rise of Debtors' Prisons in the U.S. The piece focused on how regular people, convicted of relatively minor crimes, were assessed fines by the court that they could not afford to pay, and subsequently were sent off to jail. At this point in this story, I might write something like "meet so and so," one of the many people caught up in the criminal justice system. In this case, however, you will never meet Eileen DiNino.Last year, I wrote a piece
On June 7, Eileen DiNino, 55, a mother of seven, was found dead in a Berks County, Pennsylvania jail cell.
DiNino's crime? Unemployed, on welfare, and trying to raise seven kids by herself, DiNino was unable to pay several thousand dollars "in fines relating to her children's truancy from schools in the Reading, PA. area," Think Progress' Alan Pyke reported. The fines weren't solely based on her children's truancy. Once individuals get caught in the cycle of fines, it can tend to spin out of control.
According to a World Socialist Web Site report by Samuel Davidson, "An Associated Press examination of Ms. DiNino's fines shows that for one truancy violation $10.00 was added for postage, $60.00 for the county constables and $8.00 for a "computer project."
The 48 hours DiNino was to spend in jail would have supposedly eliminated her debt, Christine DiGangi reported at blog.credit.com.
In a story titled "Impoverished Mother Dies In Jail Cell Over Unpaid Fines For Her Kids Missing School," Pike pointed out that the cause of DiNino's death was "not yet known." Investigators "found no evidence that the death was suspicious," according to the Reading Eagle.
Citing a Reading Eagle report, DiGangi noted that "Parental imprisonment for truancy isn't unheard of in Berks County (northwest of Philadelphia) — since 2000, more than 1,600 people have been jailed there over truancy fines, two-thirds of them women."
District Judge Dean Patton, who sentenced DiNino to jail, told the Reading Eagle that "This woman should not have died alone in prison. Our ultimate goal is not to fine people or put them in jail, but that is the only tool the Legislature has given us when people can't afford to pay."
Over the past nearly fifteen years, Alan Pyke reported, "DiNino had been cited 55 times ... according to the Reading Eagle. On top of the individual fines for truancy, the Pennsylvania courts applied a variety of fees that amplified DiNino's debt. 'DiNino's court file shows a laundry list of court fees for one case alone: $8 for a 'judicial computer project'; $60 for Berks County constables; $10 for postage,'" the Associated Press reported.
According to Pyke, "District Judge Dean R. Patton sentenced DiNino to 48 hours in jail after she failed to produce documentary evidence of her inability to pay the more than $2,000 in accrued fines and fees. The sentence could have been as long as 45 days of jail time. 'I bent over backwards for this woman,' Patton told the Eagle, 'but I can't just dismiss her cases without justification.'"
Apparently, DiNino's imprisonment for failure to pay truancy fines is nothing new. According to the AP, thousands of people have been jailed and remarkably, two out of three jailed are women.
Criminalizing Poverty
Alan Pyke pointed out that "the criminalization of poverty is a much broader national phenomenon, with court costs and fees magnifying the statutory penalties for a variety of minor infractions such that the financial penalty snowballs into an un-payable debt for low-income people."
A year-long investigation by National Public Radio found that although debtors prisons were "outlawed in the United State nearly 200 years ago," and that the Supreme Court ruled that "judges cannot send people to jail just because they are too poor to pay their court fines," there are loopholes judges can take advantage of.
Since, according to NPR, "the Supreme Court didn't tell courts how to determine what it means to 'willfully' not pay. ... it's left to judges to make the sometimes difficult calculations." And, as might be expected different judges use different criteria to determine who should be sent to jail and how long their sentence should be.
NPR reported that: "Some judges will tell an offender to give up their phone service, or quit smoking cigarettes — and use the money instead to pay court debt. Some judges will tell people to get the money from family members or to use Temporary Aid to Needy Family checks, Social Security disability income, veterans' benefits or other welfare checks to pay their court fees first — or else face going to jail."
And, there may very well be additional fees charged to defendants: "In at least 41 states, inmates can be charged room and board for jail and prison stays; in at least 44 states, offenders can get billed for their own probation and parole supervision; and in 49 states, there's a fee for the electronic bracelet that monitors people when they're out of jail.
"The survey also found, with the help of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, that in least 43 states, defendants can be billed for a public defender."
"Common Court Fees":
Pre-conviction -- Application fee to obtain public defender; Jail fee for pretrial incarceration; Jury fees; Rental fee for electronic monitoring devices.
Sentencing -- Fines, with accompanying surcharges; Restitution; Fees for court administrative costs; Fees for designated funds (e.g. libraries, prison construction, etc.); Public defender reimbursement fees; Prosecution reimbursement fees.
Incarceration -- Fees for room and board in jail and prison; Health care and medication fees.
Probation, parole or other supervision -- Probation and parole supervision fees; Drug testing fees; Vehicle interlock device fees (DUIs); Rental fee for electronic monitoring devices; Mandatory treatment (includes drug and alcohol,) therapy and class fees.
Poverty penalties – Interest; Late fees; Payment plan fees; Collection fees.
Source: Brennan Center for Justice and NPR
If offenders cannot pay those fees, they are often likely to be shipped off to jail. According to NPR, "The growth in the number of people who owe court-imposed monetary sanctions shows up in surveys by the U.S. Department of Justice, too: In 1991, 25 percent of prison inmates said they owed court-imposed costs, restitution, fines and fees. By 2004, the last time the Justice Department did the survey, that number climbed to about 66 percent." Apparently 80-85 percent "of inmates now leave prison owing these costs."
NPR'S Joseph Shapiro reported that the so-called War on Crime, initiated in the 1970s, followed by the 1980s War on Drugs, led to "the number of people behind bars in the U.S. jump[ing] 700 percent. Jails, prisons and courtrooms became overcrowded. And the costs of running them, according to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, rose from $6 billion for states in 1980 to more than $67 billion a year in 2010."
Thus, states started charging all kinds of fees to make up for its shortfall. Eileen DiNino paid for that shortfall with her life.


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A year ago, Syracuse coach Scott Shafer praised Jimbo Fisher's "character" when asked about the Florida State coach visiting one of his injured players in the hospital following their game in 2013.
On Thursday, Shafer attacked that character.
Shafer was unhappy that QB Everett Golson was not listed on the Seminoles' injury report that was released on Thursday, two days before the game. Golson did not dress for the game and backup Sean Maguire threw three TD passes in FSU's 45-21 victory over the Orange.
"You try to be a gentleman with those situations, and some are," Shafer said on his weekly radio show. "And (in) some incidences guys have reasons for not being a gentleman, I guess.
"At the end of the day you move forward, control those things that are out in front of you, and we'll put our report out there as long as the rest of the ACC feels like it's the right thing to do."
This is the same coach who earlier this season was asked if his quarterback has suffered a concussion and was not happy with the question.
"I hate the fact that you guys always want to give the specifics out because really, it doesn't help our cause," he said.
Fisher said after the game that Golson, who has started the first seven games of the season, was not ruled out until Friday. Fisher said Golson passed an ImPACT test but experienced symptoms like dizziness when he was further examined late Friday.
Shafer said the team did not prepare for Maguire, who threw for 348 yards, including 302 in the first half, while completing 23 of 36 passes.
ACC coaches agree to released the injury report two days before a conference game, but doing so is not mandatory. Shafer added on his show that the coaches talk about that injury report protocol every year but that "maybe we should agree just not to do it next year, I don't know."


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If you happen to be hunting for cheap houses for sale there is nothing at all more frustrating than feeling like you're missing out on the ideal deals. Thanks for sharing it. I have a number of vintage houses that I have tried to restore in a sensitive way, and furnish with vintage pieces. Wide possibilities – foreclosed properties are the only cheap homes for sale in the market that provide a wide range of options from tiny penthouses to huge loved ones homes at highly reasonably priced fees.
They want close to asking value but looking at the value history of the road, equivalent fixer-uppers sell for £145k and accomplished up homes go for 170k. At the pre-foreclosure stage, you can purchase low cost houses by negotiating with the distressed home owner straight.
Bali's only neighborhood newspaper, The Bali Instances, is published after a week on Fridays, and lists classified ads in the back exactly where people advertise land for sale and houses and villas for rent. For other people, particularly with nicer properties, you can make a deal to give them a percentage of the eventual proceeds from the sale of the home. Once you are subscribed, you achieve access to a list of foreclosures that are up for sale.
Just a three hour flight away and but ocean view house for sale is up to 70% cheaper than in the USA! A notice of Trustee Sale is filed in the county recorder's workplace, and allows a 90 day period from the date of that notice, providing the house owner a opportunity to pay off the lien.
Her husband wants to put it up for sale and wait it out till a person comes along to spend the £400k he thinks it is worth. These seven ramshackle stilt houses are all that stay of a considerably larger community of fishing cabins – all built on stilts. This delightful little chalet homes the Grandparent dolls that have been sold by Caroline's Property in the 1980s. All in all, cave homes for sale in Spain can be 20% to 40% cheaper than conventionally constructed houses.


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I learned a lesson about knitting slippers. Put some sort of bottoms on them. Unfortunately, the first pair I knit had holes worn in them quite quickly. I was so bummed. I love them so much that I just kept wearing them, but decided to go ahead and knit another pair.
I did a little research to find out how to make them last longer and found these slipper bottoms. So I knit another pair, this time in a yarn with several more plies than the first (I used Brooklyn Tweed Shelter) and went down a couple needle sizes from the recommendation on the yarn, that way I could knit a denser fabric. It worked perfectly, and the slipper bottoms are amazing. Now I can knit a bunch more and just sew these bottoms on them. I plan on making a couple for mother's day gifts.


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You ask desperately to clarify this, but the reply is in a foreign language.
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I debate often, with others and with myself, the benefits and detriments of artist self representation vs. gallery or dealer representation. While Genna and I do both, the plusses of self representation far outweigh the detriments in our personal equation. No one is more motivated to represent us than us. Not having a middle man between us and our collectors helps us keep our prices at a reasonable level. Travel. The glamour of sweaty, windy, panicky booth assembly. Oh, sorry, that goes on the other side of the equation. But the biggest benefit by far is the constant feedback we receive from viewers as we sit for hours, looking at our paintings, hearing what they have to say, and discussing the work. I believe I have learned as much about our work from others as I have from actually participating in making it.
I had a particularly interesting conversation with a young man recently in The Woodlands, TX. He was of an age that I now consider 'a kid'…probably somewhere in his early twenties…and was intensely chatty. He was poking me mercilessly to reveal more and more about what our work means, what our motivations are, what are the themes, why is this this color, why is that painted like that. He was very sweet and I was doing my best to answer his questions but was struggling as most of what he was asking had no verbal answer. Finally I said something to the effect of "painting is a visual media. If I could communicate everything I wanted to communicate in words, I'd be a writer." I promise I didn't mean this in a smart ass way. It's just true. And more than not having a clear answer in my own mind to many of his questions, I felt that to manufacture answers would minimize the work, make it about one thing when thing when truly it's about everything and/or anything I think this is why you'll often find artists much more interested in discussing their medium and physical processes than their themes. I can talk all day about how Genna and I make our work but tend to gloss over the 'why' with broad strokes…family, community, nostalgia, the quality of memory, the beauty of the everyday.
I wound up having a really great conversation with that kid about art in general and the contrast between visual and verbal art that had me charged up for the rest of the day. Like I said, perks of the business. Then last week I was reading Malcolm Gladwell's 'Blink' which is about the power of and mechanism behind snap decisions. Around page 119 there's this:
Let me give you a very simple example. Picture, in your mind, the face of the waiter who served you the last time you ate at a restaurant, or the person who sat next to you on the bus today. Any stranger whom you've seen recently will do. Now, if I were to ask you to pick that person out of a police lineup, could you do it? I suspect you could. Recognizing someone's face is a classic example of unconscious cognition. We don't have to think about it. Faces just pop into our minds. But suppose I were to ask you to take a pen and paper and write down in as much detail as you can what your person looks like. Describe her face. What color was her hair? What was she wearing? Was she wearing any jewelry? Believe it or not, you will NOW DO A LOT WORSE AT PICKING THAT FACE OUT OF A LINEUP. THIS IS BECAUSE THE ACT OF DESCRIBING A FACE HAS THE EFFECT OF IMAIRING YOUR OTHERWISE EFFORTLESS ABILITY TO SUBSEQUESNTLY RECOGNIZE THAT FACE.
The psychologist Jonathan W. Schooler, who pioneered research on this effect, calls it VERBAL OVERSHADOWING. Your brain has a part (the left hemisphere) that thinks in words, and a part (the right hemisphere) that thinks in pictures, and what happened when you described the face in words was that your actual visual memory WAS DISPLACED. Your thinking was bumped from the right to the left hemisphere. When you were faced with the lineup the second time around, what you were drawing on was your memory of what you said the waitress looked like, not your memory of what you saw she looked like."
(I apologize for the shouting…the caps were mine, not Mr. Gladwell's). SO…aha. We all have a visual, instinctive, magical place in our minds that is not only not enhanced by a verbal overlay of an experience but actually subverted by it.
Does this mean we shouldn't talk about art? Absolutely not. We should all be pleased to share our experiences of art. This interaction enriches the art exponentially. What we should not do, however, is ask artists to give to us in words what they have already given us whole heartedly, freely in paint, clay, song, pixels, metal, wool, troll doll assemblage, photography, peep collage…


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Until ProPublica broke the story, Facebook allowed advertisers to specifically target anti-Semitic users.
Following Pope Francis' lead, Catholic leaders in the US started to frame other issues like climate change and immigration in the context of being "pro-life."
Some scholars disputed the PRRI survey that found a decline in the proportion of white evangelicals in America.
New research showed a dramatic turnaround in white evangelical opinions about politicians' morality. In 2011, 60% said privately immoral politicians could not behave ethically in their public roles; in 2016, only 20% agreed.
ThinkProgress covered a study showing that Christian nationalists are more supportive of Donald Trump. Christian nationalists were identified as people who support policies like declaring the United States a Christian nation and allowing the display of religious symbols in public spaces.
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text: Home > Lifestyle > How to travel safely > Travel diet and fitness Updated 17 November 2017 6 foods to avoid when travelling Sampling new foods is one of the joys of travel. But beware: you could risk your health, or nausea at the mere thought of what you've eaten. 11 The delicious, disgusting durian fruit. Photo: Olivia Rose-Innes ~ Related Weird things people do in restaurants 6 weird ways of smuggling drugs 10 weird side effects of medication Quiz Wilderness Survival Skills » Ask EnviroHealth Expert » Assess Test your sun sense » Join Heart to Heart » 8 healthy snacks to fill you Weird things found in airport security These dodgy taste adventures from around the world may give you pause...Casu marzuCasu marzu is a creamy, strongly flavoured sheep-milk cheese from Sardinia...mmm, sounds delicious. Until you learn its other name, formaggio marcio, "rotten cheese", and that the secret to its piquancy is that flies have laid eggs inside it.By the time casu marzu is "ready", it contains thousands of live, translucent cheese-fly maggots, which digest fats in the cheese, making it lusciously soft and causing it to exude a liquid called lagrima ("tears").Many feel the cheese is best eaten with the larvae still wriggling – but watch your eyes: they also leap, up to 15 cm high!While the maggots usually pass harmlessly through the digestive system, sometimes live larvae will survive and burrow into the intestinal walls, causing ulcers, nausea and bleeding.LutefiskThis traditional Norwegian and Swedish delicacy consists of dried whitefish, steeped for several days in a lye solution. The jelly-textured food is mild-tasting but extremely smelly.Seems reasonable, if a bit dull – until you realise that lye is caustic soda i.e. the stuff used to clean drains, and which can give you serious chemical burns.Lutefisk needs to be soaked in fresh water for a week before anyone can attempt eating it. Note: never use silver forks with lutefisk, as the corrosive chemicals will destroy your cutlery.The writer Garrison Keillor describes lutefisk thus: "Most lutefisk is not edible by normal people. It is reminiscent of the afterbirth of a dog or the world's largest chunk of phlegm … a foul and odiferous goo, whose gelatinous texture and rancid oily taste are locked in spirited competition to see which can be the more responsible for rendering the whole completely inedible."Sannakji Sannakji is a lively Korean dish of nakji (small octopus), cut into little pieces before serving, usually seasoned with sesame.The catch? Your meal may throttle you on the way down. It's alive when cut up, and the nakji pieces usually squirm on the plate.The suction cups on the tentacles are still active and can stick to your mouth or throat. Aficionados like to swallow the pieces wriggling, but amateur nakji-eaters are advised to chew thoroughly first, to avoid choking.Also note that it can be dangerous to eat raw seafood, including octopus, as it can carry bacteria, viruses and toxins. Nonetheless, in Korea raw live octopus is considered a healthy novelty snack.ChichaChicha is a refreshing Peruvian maize beer, brewed according to an ancient Inca recipe. What's not to like?Well, traditionally, the ground maize was chewed up and mixed with the chicha-maker's saliva. Natural enzymes in human saliva break down starch in the maize, allowing it to ferment.Once the Inca women had moistened the mixture sufficiently, they'd spit it into a tub of warm water to ferment. Some days later, it would be ready to drink.Chicha is still extremely popular in Latin America, although these days masticating the maize in the time-honoured way is only practised in small rural villages.Prairie oysters Prairie / Rocky Mountain oysters are not, in fact, exotic shellfish: they're bull testicles.To enjoy, first peel your testicles, then coat in flour, pepper and salt, deep-fry, and serve with a dip.They're a well-known treat in cattle-ranching areas of Western Canada and the USA, where the castration of calves has long been practised and "calf fries" are part of cowboy culture.One elderly Nevadan described with relish how, on her childhood ranch, the fresh testicles would be "thrown into the fire at branding time, pulled out with a stick and then peeled and eaten like a fresh fig."This dish probably won't do you any harm (physical harm, that is) if you try it once, although organ meats are usually high in cholesterol, and, oddly enough, bull testicles are apparently high in the female hormone progesterone...Kiviak Kiviak / kiviaq is a delicacy enjoyed in the far north of Greenland. It's created by stuffing 300-500 auks (small birds), caught with long-handled nets, into a bag made from a seal skin with the fat left on it.The skin is sewn up tight and then left under rocks to ferment for 3-18 months. The seal fat preserves the bird meat and tenderizes, so the soft auk mush can be eaten raw, bones and all.It's considered a treat during the winter months, when other game is hard to find. Kiviak is eaten communally in a celebratory atmosphere – but always outside, as the smell is overpowering.References: Aningayou, James, 1940, from Akuzilleput Igaqullghet: Our Words Put to Paper, 2002Beckman, Mary, 'King of Beers', Science, July 30, 2004Berenbaum, May R, Ninety-Nine More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers. University of Illinois Press, 1993.Brown, Patricia Leigh, 'Virginia City Journal: Delicacy of the Wild West Lives on for Those So Bold', The New York Times, March 17, 2009Hegarty, Shane, 'Maggots, songbirds and other acquired tastes', The Irish Times, 1 April 2006 Keillor, Garrison, Pontoon, 2007Loomis, Susan Herrmann, 'Sardinia, Italy', Bon Appétit, May 2002 Olivia Rose-Innes NEXT ON HEALTH24X FDA bans e-cig liquid products that look like snacks and candies 2018-09-12 19:00 More: How to travel safelyTravel diet and fitness advertisement Read Health24's Comments Policy Comment on this story 11 comments Comments have been closed for this article. Logout Comment 0 characters remaining Share on Facebook Loading comments... Live healthier Heart health » 5 women share exactly what it feels like to have a heart attack 'I felt like I had a pill stuck in my throat.' Diet & Nutrition » 8 benefits of gherkin juice that will make you want to drink some ASAP Goodbye, salt craving.


text: Kids love to be free and not constrained. When it comes to portraits this is also very much the case. It is more work for the the photographer; but it provides an opportnity to capture them in a more relaxed environment. This session was done just before sunset at Freestone park in Gilbert.


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Wellston, Missouri
Wellston Choice Neighborhoods Transformation Plan
In December of 2013, St. Louis County, RHCDA, and H3 Studio were awarded a Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant for the North Wellston Transformation Plan, which was one of nine Communities from across the nation to recieve funding from the $4M FY2013 HUD grants. The Choice Neighborhoods program supports locally driven strategies to address struggling neighborhoods with distressed public or HUD-assisted housing through a comprehensive approach to neighborhood transformation. Local leaders, residents, and stakeholders, such as public housing authorities, cities, schools, police, business owners, nonprofits, and private developers, come together to create and implement a plan that transforms distressed HUD housing and addresses the challenges in the surrounding neighborhood.
The project will be divided into a three (3) phased planning process, centered on a series of inclusive resident and community meetings and a design charrette. In general the intent of each of these phases are as follows: (1) Phase One: develop a thorough understanding of the overall contextual environment the residential living conditions, and social context for the project through a series of visual and physical assessments & analysis, and dedicated resident and community group meetings; followed by (2) Phase Two: develop a series of alternate options or futures (for the housing and neighborhood with the residents and community through an on-site, open and inclusive week-long charrette; and completed by (3) Phase Three: develop a preferred fully integrated comprehensive Transformation Plan with supporting financial and social support programs, a comprehensive financial and management implementation plan; and an indicator monitoring system program, as well as the necessary planning document to support the plan moving forward.


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Jet Ski
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Machine gun[1]
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The Jet Ski is a water craft cut from Half-Life 2. It was replaced by the Airboat due to issues encountered during playtesting.
The Jet Ski model can be found in the playable Half-Life 2 leak files, not featuring the machine gun seen in the concept art. Its textures are not finalized, instead using a placeholder material, similarly to the Digger or the AirEx Truck. It is unknown if they were ever finished.[2]
Keeping a first person view of the world, the Jet Ski was too much like running around on foot. It also had severe problems with communicating frame of reference when driving in one direction when looking in another. It was then replaced by the Airboat, more consistent with the Resistance-built theme, to address these issues.[1]
- Two sound files for the Jet Ski are still present in the Half-Life 2 sound folders, in "sound/vehicles/Jetski", while thirteen files can be found in the playable Half-Life 2 leak sound files, in the same folder. Those two sound files were recycled for the Scout Car.
- The July 2003 map
canal_jetski, found in the WC map pack, was used for testing it.[3]
List of appearances[edit]
- Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar (Non-canonical appearance)
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar, page 92
- ↑ Half-Life 2 leak
- ↑ WC map pack
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Xola is a booking, marketing, and distribution platform that powers businesses offering tours, and activities. Our software provides business owners with the tools to manage their back-office and online reservations, payment processing, calendaring, inventory and guide management, and customer relationship management. Roughly 20% of these businesses use back-office booking software to run their businesses. These solutions are often clunky, expensive, or both. Most businesses have no system in place, and are paralyzed by the tedium of manually managing thousands and thousands of guests. Xola software replaces credit card terminals, Excel spreadsheets, and paper calendars / white boards, which constitute what over 70-80% of these businesses use as a patchwork customer management solution. Xola saves them time, money, and in many cases increases their revenue. Xola was co-founded in September of 2011by Anush Ramani (CTO) and J. Scott Zimmerman (CEO) with a shared vision of building software to help small businesses thrive. Xola was accepted to the Stanford StartX accelerator summer 2012, and has since gone on to raise over $2M in funding from investors and tech entrepreneurs who have successfully built world class products and companies.
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Angel Stadium of Anaheim marks the 16th MLB ballpark I've visited my slow march around the league, if you count the time I visited Cleveland when the Mariners series snowed out there in 2007. I feel like I don't have much to say about the stadium itself; the physical location was kind of boring all things considered, but so very many things about the experience were just a little "off," in my opinion, and in that sense it was jarring.
I drove to Angel Stadium from San Diego for two Mariners-Angels games in the final series, and was struck by the expansive parking lot surrounding the stadium. Sure, Oakland has a big old parking lot, and Miller Park in Milwaukee is similar, but I'm just used to parks like Safeco Field or Coors Field where that just isn't a possibility. Additionally, Oakland has the benefit of public transit, which doesn't exist so much in Southern California. Luckily, parking was only $10, which was refreshing after frequently seeing prices in the 20s and 40s in Seattle, or even higher for bigger games.
The section numbers at Angel Stadium also struck me as unusual. Though they had the standard three tiers of seating, sections numbered up into the 500s because of how they organized the sections. Entering through the home plate gate put you into a lower concourse, blocked off from the field, where you could enter into a walkway in between the 100- and 200-numbered sections. Above the 200 sections was the concourse you're more familiar with where you can see much of the action. Here's the view from the "200-level":
Despite not being all that busy – I seriously doubt the Angels' claims of 30,000+ in attendance for this series – the concession stands up on the 200-level concourse always seemed busy with relatively long lines, so I wound up walking the ballpark when I realized that I wasn't hearing the radio play by play of the game anywhere. When I arrived in Center Field, I noticed that there weren't any speakers for the PA system, so standing around and watching the game gave this sense of not actually being at the game, like it was a Wrigley Field Rooftop, except that I was clearly still in the ballpark.
Speaking of the PA system, the home team was only ever referred to as the Angels. Not the "Los Angeles Angels," and especially not the "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim." I even noticed that the out of town scoreboard referred to the Dodgers as simply "LA," not even the "LAD" that you see everywhere else. For a team that was so adamant about being LA that it was willing to append "of Anaheim" to the end of their name, that struck me as super weird.
The Angels have won the American League West nine times in their history, and their division championships are featured prominently upon entry into the stadium and on flags in the outfield. I didn't think much of it until they showed a pregame montage, set to Train's "Calling All Angels," that reviewed team history and included the clinching moments from those nine seasons.
I was a little surprised that the montage of clinchers didn't seem to mean anything to me, but then again, I've been noticing recently that we hardly ever talk about the 1997 Mariners club that won the division, hit more home runs than any team in history (264), and reached 90 wins for the first time. Instead, Mariners historical conversations are always about 1995 and 2001.
Both the '95 and '01 Mariners were historically remarkable, so that keeps the conversation going, but I'm not sure there has been anything remarkable about the Angels up until Mike Trout. They've had some good players over the years, especially their 1990s outfield of Tim Salmon, Jim Edmonds, and Garrett Anderson, but Chuck Finley is the Angels' all-time #2 in Wins Above Replacement. To some degree, a team wins a title every year (except 1994), so the winning of a division or a World Series is not necessarily all that remarkable, but an unlikely comeback like 1995 or a record-breaking win total like 2001 really reach another level.