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Billie Jean King: Hi, everyone! (Applause) Thanks, Pat. Thank you! Getting me all wound up, now! (Laughter) Pat Mitchell: Good! You know, when I was watching
the video again of the match, you must have felt
like the fate of the world's women was on every stroke you took. Were you feeling that? BJK: First of all, Bobby Riggs —
he was the former number one player, he wasn't just some hacker, by the way. He was one of my heroes and I admired him. And that's the reason I beat him,
actually, because I respected him. (Laughter) It's true — my mom
and especially my dad always said: "Respect your opponent,
and never underestimate them, ever." And he was correct.
He was absolutely correct. But I knew it was about social change. And I was really nervous
whenever we announced it, and I felt like the whole world
was on my shoulders. And I thought, "If I lose, it's going
to put women back 50 years, at least." Title IX had just been passed
the year before — June 23, 1972. And women's professional tennis — there were nine of us who signed
a one-dollar contract in 1970 — now remember, the match is in '73. So we were only in our
third year of having a tour where we could actually play,
have a place to compete and make a living. So there were nine of us that signed
that one-dollar contract. And our dream was for any girl,
born any place in the world — if she was good enough — there would be a place for her to compete
and for us to make a living. Because before 1968,
we made 14 dollars a day, and we were under the control
of organizations. So we really wanted
to break away from that. But we knew it wasn't really
about our generation so much; we knew it was about
the future generations. We do stand on the shoulders of the people
that came before us, there is no question. But every generation
has the chance to make it better. That was really on my mind. I really wanted to start matching
the hearts and minds to Title IX. Title IX, in case anybody doesn't know,
which a lot of people probably don't, said that any federal funds given
to a high school, college or university, either public or private, had to — finally —
give equal monies to boys and girls. And that changed everything. (Applause) So you can have a law, but it's changing the hearts and minds
to match up with it. That's when it really rocks, totally. So that was on my mind. I wanted to start that change
in the hearts and minds. But two things came out of that match. For women: self-confidence, empowerment. They actually had enough nerve
to ask for a raise. Some women have waited
10, 15 years to ask. I said, "More importantly,
did you get it?" (Laughter) And they did! And for the men? A lot of the men today don't realize it, but if you're in your 50s, 60s
or whatever, late 40s, you're the first generation of men
of the Women's Movement — whether you like it or not! (Laughter) (Applause) And for the men, what happened for the men,
they'd come up to me — and most times, the men are the ones
who have tears in their eyes, it's very interesting. They go, "Billie, I was very young
when I saw that match, and now I have a daughter. And I am so happy I saw that
as a young man." And one of those young men,
at 12 years old, was President Obama. And he actually told me that
when I met him, he said: "You don't realize it,
but I saw that match at 12. And now I have two daughters, and it has made a difference
in how I raise them." So both men and women got a lot
out of it, but different things. PM: And now there are generations —
at least one or two — who have experienced the equality that Title IX and other fights
along the way made possible. And for women, there are generations
who have also experienced teamwork. They got to play team sports
in a way they hadn't before. So you had a legacy already built
in terms of being an athlete, a legacy of the work you did
to lobby for equal pay for women athletes and the Women's Sports Foundation. What now are you looking to accomplish with The Billie Jean King
Leadership Initiative? BJK: I think it goes back
to an epiphany I had at 12. At 11, I wanted to be the number one
tennis player in the world, and a friend had asked me to play
and I said, "What's that?" Tennis was not in my family —
basketball was, other sports. Fast forward to 12 years old, (Laughter) and I'm finally starting
to play in tournaments where you get a ranking
at the end of the year. So I was daydreaming
at the Los Angeles Tennis Club, and I started thinking about my sport
and how tiny it was, but also that everybody who played
wore white shoes, white clothes, played with white balls —
everybody who played was white. And I said to myself, at 12 years old,
"Where is everyone else?" And that just kept sticking in my brain. And that moment, I promised myself I'd fight
for equal rights and opportunities for boys and girls, men and women,
the rest of my life. And that tennis, if I was fortunate
enough to become number one — and I knew, being a girl,
it would be harder to have influence, already at that age — that I had this platform. And tennis is global. And I thought, "You know what? I've been given an opportunity
that very few people have had." I didn't know if I was going
to make it — this was only 12. I sure wanted it, but making it
is a whole other discussion. I just remember I promised myself,
and I really try to keep my word. That's who I truly am,
just fighting for people. And, unfortunately, women have had less. And we are considered less. And so my attentions,
where did they have to go? It was just … you have to. And learn to stick up for yourself,
hear your own voice. You hear the same words
keep coming out all the time, and I got really lucky
because I had an education. And I think if you can see it
you can be it, you know? If you can see it, you can be it. You look at Pat,
you look at other leaders, you look at these speakers,
look at yourself, because everyone — everyone — can do something extraordinary. Every single person. PM: And your story, Billie,
has inspired so many women everywhere. Now with the Billie Jean King
Leadership Initiative, you're taking on an even bigger cause. Because one thing we hear a lot
about is women taking their voice, working to find their way
into leadership positions. But what you're talking
about is even bigger than that. It's inclusive leadership. And this is a generation that has grown up
thinking more inclusively — BJK: Isn't it great?
Look at the technology! It's amazing how it connects us all!
It's about connection. It's simply amazing
what's possible because of it. But the Billie Jean King
Leadership Initiative is really about the workforce mostly,
and trying to change it, so people can actually go to work
and be their authentic selves. Because most of us have two jobs: One, to fit in — I'll give you
a perfect example. An African American woman
gets up an hour earlier to go to work, straightens her hair in the bathroom, goes to the bathroom
probably four, five, six times a day to keep straightening her hair,
to keep making sure she fits in. So she's working two jobs. She's got this other job,
whatever that may be, but she's also trying to fit in. Or this poor man who kept his diploma — he went to University of Michigan, but he never would talk about
his poverty as a youngster, ever — just would not mention it. So he made sure they saw
he was well-educated. And then you see a gay guy
who has an NFL — which means American football
for all of you out there, it's a big deal, it's very macho — and he talked about football all the time, because he was gay
and he didn't want anybody to know. It just goes on and on. So my wish for everyone is to be able
to be their authentic self 24/7, that would be the ultimate. And we catch ourselves — I mean,
I catch myself to this day. Even being gay I catch myself,
you know, like, (Gasp) a little uncomfortable,
a little surge in my gut, feeling not totally
comfortable in my own skin. So, I think you have to ask yourself — I want people to be themselves,
whatever that is, just let it be. PM: And the first research
the Leadership Initiative did showed that, that these examples you just used — that many of us have the problem
of being authentic. But what you've just looked at
is this millennial generation, who have benefited from all these
equal opportunities — which may not be equal
but exist everywhere — BJK: First of all, I'm really lucky. Partnership with Teneo,
a strategic company that's amazing. That's really the reason
I'm able to do this. I've had two times in my life where I've actually had men
really behind me with power. And that was in the old days
with Philip Morris with Virginia Slims, and this is the second time
in my entire life. And then Deloitte. The one thing I wanted was data — facts. So Deloitte sent out a survey, and over 4,000 people now have answered, and we're continuing in the workplace. And what do the millennials feel? Well, they feel a lot, but what
they're so fantastic about is — you know, our generation was like,
"Oh, we're going to get representation." So if you walk into a room,
you see everybody represented. That's not good enough anymore,
which is so good! So the millennials are fantastic;
they want connection, engagement. They just want you to tell us
what you're feeling, what you're thinking, and get into the solution. They're problem-solvers, and of course, you've got
the information at your fingertips, compared to when I was growing up. PM: What did the research show you
about millennials? Are they going to make a difference? Are they going to create a world where
there is really an inclusive work force? BJK: Well, in 2025,
75 percent of the global workforce is going to be millennials. I think they are going
to help solve problems. I think they have
the wherewithal to do it. I know they care a lot. They have big ideas
and they can make big things happen. I want to stay in the now
with the young people, I don't want to get behind. (Laughter) PM: I don't think there's any chance! But what you found out
in the research about millennials is not really the experience that a lot
of people have with millennials. BJK: No, well, if we want to talk —
OK, I've been doing my little mini-survey. I've been talking to the Boomers,
who are their bosses, and I go, "What do you think about the millennials?" And I'm pretty excited, like it's good, and they get this face — (Laughter) "Oh, you mean the 'Me' generation?" (Laughter) I say, "Do you really think so? Because I do think they care
about the environment and all these things." And they go, "Oh, Billie,
they cannot focus." (Laughter) They actually have proven that the average focus
for an 18-year-old is 37 seconds. (Laughter) They can't focus. And they don't really care. I just heard a story the other night: a woman owns a gallery
and she has these workers. She gets a text from one of the workers, like an intern, she's
just starting — she goes, "Oh, by the way, I'm going to be late
because I'm at the hairdresser's." (Laughter) So she arrives, and this boss says, "What's going on?" And she says, "Oh, I was late,
sorry, how's it going?" She says, "Well, guess what?
I'd like you leave, you're finished." She goes, "OK." (Laughter) No problem! PM: Now Billie, that story — I know, but that's what
scares the boomers — I'm just telling you —
so I think it's good for us to share. (Laughter) No, it is good for us to share, because we're our authentic selves
and what we're really feeling, so we've got to take it
both ways, you know? But I have great faith because — if you've been in sports like I have — every generation gets better. It's a fact. With the Women's Sports Foundation
being the advocates for Title IX still, because we're trying
to keep protecting the law, because it's in a tenuous position always, so we really are concerned, and we do a lot of research. That's very important to us. And I want to hear from people. But we really have to protect
what Title IX stands for worldwide. And you heard President Carter
talk about how Title IX is protected. And do you know that every single lawsuit that girls, at least in sports,
have gone up against — whatever institutions — has won? Title IX is there to protect us. And it is amazing. But we still have to get
the hearts and minds — the hearts and minds
to match the legislation is huge. PM: So what gets you up every morning? What keeps you sustaining your work, sustaining the fight
for equality, extending it, always exploring new areas,
trying to find new ways … ? BJK: Well, I always drove my parents crazy
because I was always the curious one. I'm highly motivated. My younger brother was
a Major League Baseball player. My poor parents did not care
if we were any good. (Laughter) And we drove them crazy because we pushed, we pushed because
we wanted to be the best. And I think it's because of what
I'm hearing today in TED talks. I think to listen to these
different women, to listen to different people, to listen to President Carter —
90 years old, by the way, and he we was throwing these figures
out that I would never — I'd have to go, "Excuse me, wait a minute, I need
to get a list out of these figures." He was rattling off —
I mean, that's amazing, I'm sorry. PM: He's an amazing man. (Applause) BJK: And then you're going to have
President Mary Robinson, who's a former president — Thank you, Irish! 62 percent! LGBTQ! Yes! (Applause) Congress is voting in June
on same-sex marriage, so these are things that for some people
are very hard to hear. But always remember,
every one of us is an individual, a human being with a beating heart, who cares and wants to live
their authentic life. OK? You don't have to agree with somebody, but everyone has the opportunity. I think we all have an obligation to continue to keep moving
the needle forward, always. And these people have been so inspiring. Everyone matters. And every one of you is an influencer. You out there listening, out there
in the world, plus the people here — every single person's an influencer. Never, ever forget that. OK? So don't ever give up on yourself. PM: Billie, you have been
an inspiration for us. BJK: Thanks, Pat! (Applause) Thanks, TED! (Applause) Thanks a lot!


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An intoxicated man who flashed a local Starbucks employee Monday was arrested later that day by Fayette County sheriff's investigators, officials said.
Ryan Haynes, 21, of Fayetteville, was also intoxicated at the time, investigators said.
The victim was a female Starbucks employee, who was cleaning the men's room when Haynes came in and began to use the facility, officials said. The woman asked him to wait until she finished but he declined … and soon after, Haynes turned around and exposed himself to the woman, making a crude remark, officials said.
The incident took place at the Starbucks location on Ga. Highway 54 West just outside Peachtree City in the Peachtree East Shopping Center.
Haynes was charged with public indecency and public intoxication.
On Wednesday sheriff's investigators arrested three people hours after they committed a burglary at a home on Haddock Point in south Fayette County. Detectives also found items taken from a home on Marron Road the same day, and a burglary Sept. 13 at a residence on Old Greenville Road.
Arrested and charged with burglary were Quinton Davis, 22, of Jonesboro, David Palmer, 20, of Rex and Christian Riggins, 19, of Jonesboro, sheriff's officials said.
The three suspects are believed to have forced their way into the Haddock Point residence and took items from the home, officials said. Some of the stolen goods were recovered and returned to the victim.
The break in the case came when alert witnesses noticed a suspicious vehicle Sept. 29 which led to the arrests in the case, detectives said. Residents are encouraged to report any suspicious vehicles, persons or activity by calling 911 or 770-461-HELP (4357).
Homeowners are also encouraged to keep a list of all serial numbers and a description of their property that will help investigators track down items that are stolen

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Victory seal Finals Series spot in action-packed win over Wanderers
Melbourne Victory secured a Finals Series berth with a thrilling 3-1 win over Western Sydney Wanderers as both teams finished with 10 men on Saturday night.
Thomas Deng's sumptuous 51st-minute volley put the seal on a rollercoaster clash at AAMI Park that leaves Wanderers outside the top six.
Michael Thwaite and Kosta Barbarouses were earlier dismissed in a frenzied end to the first half, which finished with Besart Berisha restoring a lead that Alvaro Cejudo wiped out only six minutes earlier.
Cejudo's classy goal had restored parity following Leroy George's opener, but Western Sydney lost touch from there and must now beat Brisbane Roar next round to reclaim sixth.
Victory, conversely, momentarily sit third and are assured of post-season football.
Catch up with the highlights and stats in our match centre!
- CLOSE: Kearyn Baccus' glancing near-post header brushes off the corner of the goal frame.
- SAVE: Vedran Janjetovic pushes over a hot Barbarouses drive.
- SAVE: Chris Ikonomidis weaves through for a one-on-one and seems destined to score, but Lawrence Thomas spreads himself to smother the finish.
- GOAL! George breaks the deadlock with a heavily-deflected free-kick.
- GOAL! Cejudo squares the ledger in first-half stoppage time with a fine finish.
- DUAL RED CARDS! Thwaite receives a second yellow for holding James Donachie at a corner, while Barbarouses is shown a straight red for stomping on Keanu Baccus as Berisha prepared to take the penalty.
- GOAL! Thwaite's infringement means Berisha eventually gets the chance to restore Victory's lead with the last kick of the half.
- GOAL! Deng blasts in a stunning first-time volley within six minutes of the restart.
- POST: George almost kills off the contest, but his shot at the end of a mazy dribble comes back off the upright.
- CHANCES: Rhys Williams heads the wrong side of the post at one end and diverts a Keanu Baccus shot wide at the other.
- SAVES: Thomas denies Jaushua Sotirio and Cejudo in quick succession.
Leroy George, Melbourne Victory 30': 1-0
George's free-kick takes a wicked deflection off Brendan Hamill in the wall and leaves a wrong-footed Janjetovic with no chance.
Alvaro Cejudo, Western Sydney Wanderers 45'+1: 1-1
Steven Lustica wins the ball in a vital area and spreads it to Cejudo in acres of space, the Spaniard dinking a delightfully deft finish over the onrushing Thomas.
Besart Berisha (p), Melbourne Victory 45'+7: 2-1
Thwaite clumsily bundles Donachie to the floor on a corner. After a long delay, a cool-headed Berisha dispatches the spot-kick low to the left.
Thomas Deng, Melbourne Victory 51': 3-1
Blockbusting strike from Deng as he sweetly volleys low and hard across Janjetovic from Terry Antonis' cross.
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We Broke Our Stabilisers – $10K Repair. (Captain's Vlog 103)
How's it going guys? Welcome back to
channel, welcome back to the vlog. If you're new to the channel, a big warm
welcome. My name's Tristan Mortlock. This is Captain's Vlog. So, yesterday our
stabilizers, the electronic box of the motherboard kind of fried itself so the
last couple days and had no stabilizers onboard.
Fortunately, the weather's been very good so we had our technicians in Italy drive
yesterday to Milan to pick up a brand new electrical box for our stabilizer
units and they got a ferry this morning from the mainland Italy to Corsica. We're
gonna lift anchor shortly, we're currently anchored in Deraa later which
on the west side of Corsica we've got a two-hour journey to Calvi. We're docking
in Calvi and then from there the technicians will come onboard, remove the
old electrical box and install a new one, do all the necessary checks and make
sure it's all calibrated correctly and then the stabilizers will be up and
running. Fortunately, because of the good
weather the guests have not been affected by this, we've been very lucky. So, hopefully by
the end of today, possibly tomorrow morning, we'll have the
stabilizers up and running again. So the guys at the moment are just currently, the deck team
currently is packing away the swim platform, putting the swim ladder away, putting the seabobs away and all the toys. They're gonna hook up the the chase boat and
then we're gonna lift anchor and then cruise around to the north side of
Corsica and then we should be in port later this afternoon.
Weather forecasts are looking pretty good so yeah in this video I'm going to
show you the guys coming on board with the box, doing all the installation to
removal, so bit more of a technical video today. And also the procedure of what it
looks like lifting anchor from up here on the bridge I'll put a GoPro up high
and you can see how I'm manoeuvring the engine throttles, the rudder and if necessary the bow thruster. Normally as there's no wind today so I shouldn't really be normally
I shouldn't really be using the bow thrusters normally. So I really hope you guys enjoy
this video. Okay guys you've got the main engines running they've got now bow
thruster on green light. I'm going to turn-on steering pump number one,
steering pump number two, we use these when lifting anchor, maneuvering in port, and
coming into port and departing pork. Okay, Barbara clear to start lifting anchor.
RADIO: Copy, starting lifting anchor.
At the moment guys we've got four shackles in the water. What's going to happen, Barbara's
going to give me instructions on the direction of the anchor chain so I
would maneuver the vessel in accordance with her direction. At the moment we've only
got like two/three knots of wind so I shouldn't really need to maneuver the
vessel that much just move it bit forward so there's less tension on the windlass. Barbara is now pointing, I'm going
to maneuver the vessel towards, right over to starboard. Engage forward
momentum, forward propulsion on the port side engine. Bring the rudder centerline, I've also got
attached the chase boat and those on the on the swim platform are monitoring
chase boat as well. As previously mentioned we've got
steering pumps number one and two on, bow thruster, this is normally stabilizers
but the stabilizers are off at the moment because they've been… they're
not operating at the moment. Then we'll lift anchor, four shackles so around
27 meters to a shackle so around over 100 meters of chain in the water.
We've got depth of around 20 meters. 18 to 20 meters underneath the keel. Yeah, copy, switching now to starboard
side bridge wing. Sorry James. RADIO: 30 to run. 3-0. 2-5. 2-5 1-5. 1-5 10 to run. 1-0 So as you saw docked. That's a horrible
sound. We've don't like that. So, coming in didn't need to use the bow thruster, had the
wind on the stern. Only used the bow thruster once we were in, just to hold
vessel in position while the deck team got the lines in place. Nicely tied up now,
the technician should be coming shortly to then start fixing the electrical box
for the stabilizers. Hope we get that all sorted. Guests are very happy they're
on the bridge deck having a nice glass of champagne still. We are right back in
Calvi some of you may have seen it on our previous vlog, we came into Calvi. As you
can see out the window here, it's beautiful here. Let's crack on and show
you guys how we fix these stabilizers. Okay we're down the ECR (Engine Control Room) now guys. I got Slav in here and Francesco from Samos now Samos is the representive for Nyad. Nyad is the brand of our stabilizers. He's brought the new electrical box. So
Slav, just give us a quick, here it is the brand new one, that's what we've got to replace so
basically as explained previously in the video, Slav was doing diagnostics over
the phone with the technician. Went through all the processes and realized
that we need to get a new box so Francesco drove from Viareggio to Milano
to Milan, got the new box, then he drove to Genoa, and then got the ferry to
Corsica now. And we just came in now he's met us here. Their guy's gonna install
this, remove the old one and then install the new one. So this is because the boat
is ten years old, we have old electronics box for
stabilizers. According to the failure the failure was an alarm power failure. The code
it's eight one zero (810) power failure, so according to this we check the
capacitors. We checked inside the the connections for electric motor and
from main switchboard to the power – it's all okay. All the connections was
correct, tight, not have any no no leaks no no no grounding. So I
called Francesco explaining the problem and he asked me to, I sent him
some pictures of main panels and boards and everything. After half-hour/one-hour he's calling the service – Emotron. Emotron. Okay. A CG product. Yes, and he gave him give them the serial number and the number of
the box, everything. They said this is normal a lot after 10 years they're coming
up, it's a very old system. Yeah, so what we can do it's we cannot repair just the
board because we don't know which resistor going off or something. We need to buy
a new complete new unit but this unit its new maybe need some calibration or I
don't know we'll see when we install and it's complete project. Totally brand new,
the instruction book and practically the how I see here on this box I have one
fan more. I can say it's more cooling. More cooling? Okay. So I don't know I will
see when they connect and we need to make test then we will see what's going
on. Okay, so as for the long-term viewers of the channel you know we underwent a seven-month refit. We did as much as we possibly could. There's always gonna be
things you don't pick up. The stabilizers were working fine up until
now, now we're in August. We got launched back in April but you know it's one of those
things. Luckily, it hasn't affected any of charters
the guests are not even aware of the situation, so they're still happy.
Hopefully between Slaven and… what's the engineers name again?… Francesco! Francesco, they'll install this today hopefully calibrate it and we'll be all
set and ready by tomorrow morning and continue the trip. The current guests
are onboard for two more nights and then there'll be going home and then we'll be
shooting down to Bonifacio to pick up the next charter.
So, we're gonna leave it to the guys now remove the old one and install the new one
and then we'll do some checks. Right Slav, so this is the old box here? So, this is the old box: FDU or VFD Yeah, Variable Frequency Driver.
This is the specification of control box, the main points. So in this box
here we have three ports and the main power port it's going to be on the
aft. So, last. Yeah. So, main board, middle and then coming the connection
for the control. Now Francesco will check. I think we just need to replace it really. Okay. Connections are all the same,
just plug and play! Hopefully, plug and play. So, basically guys you can see all the
electronics around here under the port side generator. As you can see they
removed all the wires, obviously the breakers are down so all the
power is being isolated here and it was just mounted against this bracket here
and against that bracket there and then these are the cables that make it make
it functional. Cool! Right so now it's the next day, the electronic box has now been
installed, we've just dropped anchor about five minutes ago. We did an hour
and a half sea-trial, I'm very happy to say that the stabilizers are back in
normal operation. Gunna show you what the guys have done,
how they installed it within the engine room
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footage. "Normal operation" Really happy that's up and running
again. We were very very lucky last 2-3 days when the stabilizers failed that the
weather was good, so it didn't affect the time on board that the guests are having. Samos did a great job, the company came over from Italy. Got the part quickly shipped it over by ferry. Installed it yesterday evening Took him three or four hours to install.
Everything operating as usual so now that box has got a year warranty for
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many times has something happened that messed up your schedule
causing you to react in fury and anger? Often, right?
it just happened to me! Having been in and out of Baghdad
since February I was supposed to go back to Baghdad on Monday
the 18th of August.
those who have made the trek, it is a journey - usually
10-12 hours overland across the desert.
was all ready to go, but suddenly encountered problems with
my return ticket. As things go, though, on my way to Baghdad
I had passed through New York . . . our plane came in in
the middle of the electricity blackout!
to say, the ticket I got to Baghdad, purchased in New York
in the middle of the Blackout was not kosher!
arriving in Amman, Jordan on the way back to Baghdad, I
needed to confirm my return flight. Due to the confusion
with the electricity blackout when in New York, I wandered
around waiting for our six hour delayed flight and the near
riot we experienced at Kennedy Airport my ticket was all
messed up.
was furious! "I need to get back to Baghdad immediately!"
I persisted to the confused airline counter manager.
were doing their best, but due to the New York situation,
the time difference and just about everything else that
could go wrong, it took until Tuesday, August 19 to get
it all sorted out.
got back to the place I was staying, angry that such a simple
thing had delayed me two days back to Baghdad. Still fuming
I turned on the TV to see broadcast a sight that I was all
together familiar with.
in the world was the UN headquarters, where I was usually
working nearly every afternoon when in Baghdad, on the screen?"
I thought to myself.
see, the UN headquarters on Canal Street in Baghdad served
not only the UN, but for the expatriate aid workers and
just about everyone else.
regular schedule when in Baghdad was the daily 10AM briefing
at Sadaams Palace by the US Forces, then lunch and straight
to the Canal Hotel to check email, get caught up on the
news, etc.
UN headquarters had opened an Internet Cafe for the NGO
community, opened up their cafeteria, CNN and served as
a place for people to hang out and catch a bit of civilization
in the confusion that is Baghdad.
I watched the scene unfolding before my eyes, I suddenly
froze as a chill went up my spine - half of the Canal
Street building was gone. Not just any half but the
left half the exact place that I would have been at 4:30
had I made it to Baghdad on time!
see the Internet Cafe was on the left side, near the front
exactly the part that was no longer!
an Assyrian Christian, in particularm, Canal Street was
special because many of the Iraqi employees were Assyrian
Christians and we all shared the daily prayer that as
the original or indigenous people of Iraq we would get our
homeland in Northern Iraq back.
were not only friends, but family.
the past hours began to drift in front of me like an old
silent movie. The scene in New York without electricity.
The scene fighting with airline staff after airline staff
trying to get my ticket worked out. The scene of me angry
at everybody becaues I couldnt get back to Baghdad in time
. . . and then the ice cold feeling at realizing that
somehow for whatever reason God has spared me.
How terrible I had been! Mad, screaming at the poor airline
staff and yet it had all been a "setup" - God
for whatever reason keeping me from going back to certain
How many times in our lives do things not work out? Our
carefully laid plans destroyed through some strange circumstance.
How many times have we fumed and screamed as things didn't
work out . . . how many times did God spare us from something
we may never know in this life?
As I return to Baghdad to continue to assist the precious
people of Iraq, I go with a heavy heart at the dear and
precious family I have lost, but also with a deep humility
and as it were "second chance."
The next time things don't work out and your plans go crazy,
don't be like me, but take a deep breath and, as hard as
it is, thank God for whatever reason He stepped in.
The miracle of a "second chance!"
Rev. Ken Joseph Jr.
Ken Joseph Jr., directs Assyrianchristians.com
and brought the first relief truck into Iraq following the
end of the war and continues to work in Iraq to assist those
in need.


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There are 196 verses in the Bible on perseverance. God knew life wouldn't always be easy. Nor will it always be hard.
We don't always know what God will do. We try so hard to forumlate Him. But, He is mysterious-and bigger, MUCH bigger than our minds can formulate. We want to think, If I do this…….and this……then God will…………..(you fill in the blank).
But, here's the thing…..His goal for us is not to give us everything we want…..or to make sure we are happy. His goal for us is way beyond that! Just as my fellow friend in ministry, Julie Richard, says about parenting "don't parent for the next 20 minutes, but for the next 20 years"–that's what God does with us. He sees what is on the other side of our circumstance. He sees the reward that is coming for us as we persevere and become more like Him He absolutely walks us through the earthly, but He parents us for eternity. He sees what we cannot, and He acts accordingly.
I just want to say to my readers today, I love you, and you won't be where you are forever. Blessings on you as you love, persevere, and follow Jesus.


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An article from Do or Die Issue 6. In the paper edition, this article appears on page(s) 11-14.
In 1973 Jacques Camatte indicated:'It is now becoming generally accepted that demonstrations, marches, spectacles and shows don't lead anywhere. Waving banners, putting up posters, handing out leaflets, attacking the police are all activities which perpetuate a certain ritual - a ritual wherein the police are always cast in the role of invincible subjugators. The methods of struggle therefore must be put through a thorough analysis because they present an obstacle to the creation of new modes of action. And for this to be effective, there has to be a refusal of the old terrain of struggle - both in the workplace and in the streets.'.[1]
The response to insights like Camatte's has been, to a certain extent, a shift of the terrain of struggle away from demonstrations and street fighting to the creation of autonomous zones and communities of resIstance, as well of course as the development of direct action tactics. Despite this shift in emphasis, however, a ritualistic element still remains in many direct actions. As in the forms of resistance Camatte discusses, the ritual all too often still casts resisters as valiant, earnest protesters set over and against stern, repressive cops and security guards, and all too frequently the resisters end up playing the roles of victim and martyr - victim of police brutality and martyr to the direct action cause.
This essay is intended to make some suggestions as to how this ritual - of casting resisters as victims, and cops as victimizers - can be disrupted and perhaps broken. I want to state though that this essay can only offer suggestions, not answers. Moreover, some of these suggestions may already be taking place. The blossoming of actions means that it is impossible to keep up with all the developments currently taking place. No claim to originality is being made here! I also want to stress that the proposals in this paper should not be regarded as an alternative to or a replacement for direct action, but as supplemental to it.
When I spoke just now about ritual (the scenario that is set up for resisters and cops), I deliberately used a theatrical terminology. Resisters, I suggested, were cast as victims and cops were cast as victimizers. In short, in the scenario that has emerged at the site of many direct actions, the participants assume particular roles. As a result, direct actions are already theatricaI events in which the various players act out their parts. My proposals are based on a recognition of this fact, and suggest that direct action activists should take advantage of direct action's dramatic elements. This does not mean deliberately staging events for the media as Greenpeace, for example, have done, because that merely means playing for the cameras - and once the cameras have gone, the whole momentum of the action can disappear, which sometimes means that the whale campaign disintegrates. On the contrary, taking advantage of the dramatic nature of direct actions means manipulating events by consciously intervening and shaping them in ways that are positive for the resistance.
In "Notes on Political Street Theatre, Paris 1968-1969", Jean-Jacques Lebel deliberately talks of the Paris uprising of May 1968 in theatrical terms. He says: 'The first stage of an uprising ... the first stage of any revolution, is always theatrical ... The May uprising was theatrical in that it was a gigantic fiesta, a revelatory and sensuous explosion outside the "normal" pattern of politics.'[2] It is in this sense that I wish to propose direct action as theatre: not as a dull ritualized scenario with pre-formulated roles for cops and resisters, and with an almost inevitable outcome, but rather as an explosion, as a riot of colour and effective action. In short, I propose the direct action as a prefiguration of uprising, as insurrection in miniature.
As part of the theatrical outburst of the May '68 uprising, Lebel refers to actual theatrical events on the street:
'Street theatre as such started to pop up here and there in mass demonstrations, such as the 13th of May, which gathered more than a million people. Large effigies appeared of the CRS (French riot police), of DeGaulle and other political clowns. Short, funny, theatrical rituals were performed around them as they burned. When the officially subsidised Odeon Theatre was occupied by the movement, many small groups of students and actors began to interpret the daily news in the street in short comic dramas followed by discussions with the passing audience.'[3]
Lebel, who was directly involved in what he calls political street theatre, or 'guerrilla theatre', indicates the rationale for utilizing drama in this way:
'The main problem, then as now. is to propagandise the aims and means of the revolutionary movement among those millions who, while not actually being hostile, have not yet taken part in the action. Since the mass media are totally controlled by the State, all they pour out are lies befitting the State's psychological warfare ... [So] we tried to use street theatre as a means to provoke encounters and discussions among people who usually shut themselves off from each other.'[4]
Here, Lebel is referring to an extension of agit-prop (agitation and propaganda) theatre to the streets. In the 1920s and 1930s, radicals staged agit-prop plays in theatres, community centres, on picket lines and dole queues. These were explicitly didactic plays - i.e. they had specific political messages to convey, and were designed as a form of political agitation and propagandising. Lebel indicates that in May 1968 these agit-prop productions were shifted even further away from the private space of the theatre to the public space of the streets, in order to address wider audiences. Lebel comments: 'Our orientation was agit-prop, yet we wanted to be creative and not just limited to old political cliches-above all we considered "theatre" only as a means of breaking down the Berlin Wall in peoples' heads and helping them out of their state of passive acceptance. We didn't give a shit about "art"-we were interested in sabotaging capitalism by helping to blow its arsenal of images, moods, perceptual habits and tranquilising illusions of security.'[5]
In other words, political street theatre was regarded not as a work of art but as a weapon, an important tool in the revolutionary struggle.
This is an important issue, but the scripts of the two street plays from May '68 appended to Lebel's essay now appear very stagey and hackneyed. Remember that Camatte, writing five years after May 68, remarked that 'demonstrations, marches, spectacles and shows don't lead anywhere'. And the reproduced scripts seem very much like spectacles and shows. Conditions have changed - not least through the development of direct action tactics - and although something could perhaps be achieved through the kind of political street theatre discussed by Lebel, it no longer seems particularly relevant to the needs of today.
Nevertheless, Lebel points the way to uses of the theatrical that could be used to complement and increase the effectiveness of direct actions.
Avant-garde artists have often dreamed of demolishing the barriers between life and art, and have indicated that this dream is part of the revolutionary project. In one respect, the trajectory of political theatre in the twentieth century shows a progression towards precisely that aim.
Agit-prop theatre began the process by reclaiming and redefining the theatrical. Agit-prop took drama out of the private space of the theatre and into more public spaces: away from professional writers and actors and toward amateurs and activists; away from a middle class audience and toward a more popular audience; away from depoliticised representations of bourgeois life and manners, and toward explicitly politicised representations of resistance: and away from spectacularised, commodified forms of theatre and toward more everyday, face-to-face, interactive types of theatre.
Political street theatre, as Lebel indicates, took this process on a stage further (no pun intended !), by taking drama into the streets, and the sites of resistance. It attempted to use street theatre as a way of breaking down allegiance to capital and the State without replacing that allegiance with the cosy 'answers' provided by alternative political ideologies. Now, however, with the advent of direct action, this process - the process of integrating art and life as part of the revolutionary project - can be taken even further.
In political street theatre, allhough the script is collectively written and the actors are activist-amateurs, the relationship between performance and audience remains unchanged. The actors act out a play and the audience passively watches a performance. Moreover, the theatrical performance only plays an indirect role in events. In the case of direct action, however, this need not be the case. The 'performance' can become an integral component of the direct action. This is what I term 'action theatre'.
Action theatre would take planning and preparation of course, but there is no need to write a script - just a general scenario and a broad understanding among participants that they know what roles they are playing.
Suppose, for example, that there is a small group of people of different ages, races, genders, shapes, sizes etc - some of whom look 'straight' or conventional. They plan a scenario, the parts they will play, and what they intend to achieve. They target a site: maybe a shop, a bank, a McDonalds. They enter the site separately, at different times, and pretend not to know one another. One starts making a fuss, asks to see the manager, and starts having a loud row with him/her. One by one, others join in. Some may initially appear to offer counter-arguments to the politicised points put forward by the initiator, but then be won over. Maybe the 'real' customers will be drawn into the seemingly spontaneous debate (maybe they could be drawn in by someone turning to a 'real' customer and asking, 'what do you think?'). Maybe they won't, but even so, they will be alerted to some issues. The security guards will be loath to get heavy with seemingly legitimate customers - particularly if there seem to be many people involved.
The concrete achievements of this scenario are many: business will be disrupted, alternative perspectives raised in public spaces, 'everyday'people will be alerted to or even drawn into issues, and a general impression will be given that unrest and dissatisfaction are widespread and regarded as legitimate by many. Moreover, with this type of theatrical direct action, particularly if it is terminated at the right time, arrests are likely to be minimal or non-existent.
A variation on this scenario is to place the group of actors in (say) a store that is about to be occupied. Again, these 'plants' will act as legitimate customers. When the direct action commences, the 'plants' can support the action, complaining to staff about security guards and police, threatening to report them, and encouraging 'real' customers to do the same. The outcomes here would be preventing cop brutality and false arrest, as well as indicating to store managers, cops and customers that direct action is legitimate and widely supported.
Alternatively, staged events (which do not look staged, but spontaneous) could be used to create diversions - at a construction site, a store, or wherever a direct action is taking place - with the aim of diverting cop attention, and gaining valuable time for direct action activists. Additionally - and this is where the 'stop making sense' part of the essay title comes in - action theatre activists could arrange scenarios in which they (and other protesters) confuse cops by acting in unpredictable, absurd ways. Camatte talks about changing the terrain of struggle. The terrain of the cops is one of seriousness and rational behaviour, so shifting the terrain could involve emphasising the humorous and irrational. If prepared properly, this could really spook cops. It could also very directly challenge the scenario which casts resisters as earnest but also as victims. It could empower resisters in ways which cops might find it hard to cope with.
Action theatre is not an alternative to direct action; rather action theatre can complement direct action. It can cause disruption, but also be funny and fun to do. Moreover, it can get people involved who, because of their age, fitness, criminal record, job or personal commitments, can't engage in direct action or can't afford to get nicked, but can provide invaluable support for direct action activists, as well as directly contributing to the revolutionary project.
1) Jacques Camatte, "Against Domestication" (Black Thumb Press 1981), p.15.
2) Jean-Jacques Lebel, "Notes on Political Street Theatre, Paris 1968-1969", Drunken Boat no.1 (Autonomedia, n.d.), p.27.
3, 4) Ibid.
5) Ibid, p.28.
Lights! Camera! Direct Action!
American activist Saul Alinsky's 'Rules for Radicals' has been a key inspiration for the theatre of direct action. Alinsky is part of the same tradition as all the pranksters, situationists, subvertisers, surrealists and absurdists, from 60s Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman who threw money on to the New York Stock Exchange, to 90s comedian Mark Thomas who took drought-ridden Yorkshire Water boss a tank of water flown in from Ethiopia. Alinsky's fifth rule, for example, states "ridicule is man's most potent weapon. It's almost impossible to counterattack ridicule, also it infuriates the opposition who then react to your advantage." Today, CCTVs are wide open to this approach.
Much fun can be had trying to destabilise the confidence in the relationship between the camera operator and the police on the ground. For example, some seafront boy racers were caught pouring from a petrol can onto a car in front of a CCTV camera. When the police raced to the scene, the lads got out some sponges and said they were just cleaning it (the can contained water). The possibilities are limitless - breaking into your own car, fake fights, huge dope-less spliffs, fake drug dealing... Making a false weapon from trashed circuit boards and bits of metal junk and pointing them at the cameras has also proved effective and arrest-proof. One man in Bournemouth dressed up as an eight-foot alien (see Undercurrents 6) and completely freaked the police. Making plays in front of a range of cameras simultaneously sends a direct message to the control room that we are watching them watching us. It is also unusual and very difficult for police to deal with a group that is not grouped, but split across a wide space.
Secrecy for more VIDA (Violent Indirect Direct Action) is vital as the targets for a surveillance action are, well, obvious. Identical masks (and clothing) can be used for protection and confusion.
Many cameras use microwaves to send information back to the central control room, and these can be disabled using reflective industrial foil strips attached to helium-filled balloons at the correct height. (in theory - mind the wind!). Camera poles can be useful 'lost children' stations. Simply make a sign, and have a child with the same balloon idea. Now who would take a balloon off a child? The great thing about getting police to come to protect the camera/find out what is going on is that simply by being there they negate the very existence of the camera. Finally, manipulating signs and symbols by being a mental environmentalist can be just as effective. Several thousand yellow and black stickers bearing the words "WARNING You are being watched by Closed Circuit Television" have been placed in hundreds of toilets and personal spaces, provoking debate and outrage. Strategically placed 'Danger! Radioactive Microwaves' signs, with a bit of police and workman's tape to cordon off the camera will also get people asking questions. Lights! Camera! Direct Action!


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This big fish blog comes from Nash carp star Julian Cundiff, one of the most popular and experienced men on the scene. If you like this blog for Angler's Mail click the social media share icons - and tell your mates!
NORMALLY when you hear that 'back to square one' phrase it means things haven't worked out – but in carp fishing terms 'square one' is not always a bad thing when it comes to de-complicating matters. It's a case of using what you know rather than what others know works!
Like many of you I live, eat and breathe carp fishing (whilst having a life I hasten to add). My brain is constantly impacted upon by what I read in magazines and books, what I see on television, videos and shows and what I see on the bank.
Even after 30 constant years of carp fishing I am still influenced by all that which is both good and bad at times.
It's good in that it stimulates my brain and makes me change and try things. But it's bad in that at times I end up varying what is a wining combination and confusing myself so much that my (carp fishing) brain hurts…..
Should I know better ? Course I should ! However progress is not always linear and to go forward you occasionally have to make the odd step backwards.
Take 2015 for instance…
Here's what started my confusion
I'd started the year well enough and with five good carp to my name from what is a tricky water and was really looking forward to the late spring / early summer period to capitalize on the early legwork.
With 10 days abroad to enjoy there was a long awaited break to look forward to….not always a good thing in carp fishing consistency terms.
So what did I do when abroad ? Well I filled my mind with lots of new things, read some carp books, got bombarded on social media with rigs, baits and tactics and generally forgot about what had served me well so far.
Soon as I was home all the new things I'd read about I started to incorporate into my own fishing despite them probably having little relevance to it.
If it worked for X, and I like the sound of that I decided to try it. Talk about changing a winning combination. It was crazy looking back. Two weeks of new ideas did nothing for my results, well in all honesty it did… it set me back two weeks or more.
Getting back to reality – and sanity!
It was only when someone whom I trust asked me why I was changing from x, y and z that I started to think rationally…Diffusion Leader and lead clip, pop up on a multi-rig and fishing over a good amount of Nash 4G in 10 and 15mm…why had I changed ?
Well I had and no point in crying over spilt milk now. I had a weekend of going back to what I knew worked, tried it on one of my runs waters and – bingo – I was back in the game again.
First trip back to the syndicate it worked and I haven't looked back since.
So all I would say in this blog is don't make the same mistake I had and ruin YOUR winning combinations. By all means be inspired and motivated by others opinions but more likely than not they are not fishing your water ! You KNOW what works for you and that's your starting point to build upon.
Yes, fine tune by all means – but don't throw the baby out with the bath water as they say. Sometimes a return to square one is all you need to turn your season around.
Good luck and keep in touch. Find me on Facebook 'Julian P Cundiff' and Twitter – @juliancundiff


text: Layne Simpson - July 25, 2018 Remington 7mm-08 - A Great Little Cartridge The 7mm-08 (left) is accurately described as a short-action version of the 7x57mm Mauser. Remington has domesticated more wildcat cartridges than any other company. The 7mm-08 is one of them. Announced in late 1979, it became available in two rifles in 1980. One was the Model 700 Varmint Special with a 24-inch heavy barrel. At the time the 7mm-308 wildcat was popular among metallic silhouette competitors, and many of their custom rifles were heavy-barrel jobs on Model 700 actions. The Varmint Special was aimed at that segment of the market. The other rifle, the one of greater interest to me at the time, was the Model 788. The first 788s in 7mm-08 had 18.5-inch barrels, and I got one fresh off the production line.The first factory ammo introduced by Remington was loaded with Hornady 120-grain hollowpoint and 139-grain softnose Spitzer bullets at advertised velocities of 3,000 fps and 2,860 fps. Bullet weight for the latter was said to be 140 grains, but anyone with good eyesight and a powder scale could easily identify it as the 139-grain Hornady. As a deer hunter, I had no interest in the 120-grain load because its thin jacket was designed for use on varmints, but the heavier load exited the 18.5-inch barrel of my 788 at an average of 2,816 fps. From the 24-inch barrel of a Varmint Special, it clocked an incredible 2,948 fps.Here's the interesting part of the story. At the time, the lightest bullet loaded by Remington in the .280 Remington was 150 grains, and it averaged only 2,745 fps from the 24-inch barrel of a custom rifle on the '98 Mauser action. Remington was obviously loading the 7mm-08 to much higher chamber pressures. That first lot of 139-grain ammunition was actually a bit faster than some .270 Winchester factory ammo loaded with a 130-grain bullet.The 7mm-08 is a great little cartridge. It delivers excellent accuracy and generates all the power most hunters need.Remington eventually backed off on the throttle quite a bit. I never got around to chronographing the 120-grain load, but when checked during the early 1990s, the 139-grain recipe had slowed down to an average of 2,864 fps from a 24-inch barrel. It lagged almost 100 fps behind the first batch of ammo I received during early 1980. Today it's even slower. The 7mm-08 is best described as a short-action version of the grand old 7x57mm Mauser. Capacities of cases from various makers vary slightly, but on average, the 7x57 holds three to four grains more water. This may not sound like a lot, but the difference is about the same as with the .280 Rem. and the .280 Ackley Improved. The 7x57 is slower because SAAMI maximum pressure for it is only 46,000 CUP versus 52,000 CUP for the 7mm-08. When both are loaded to the same chamber pressure and fired in modern rifles with barrels of the same length, the old Mauser cartridge is about 100 fps faster. Through the years I have taken quite a few deer with the 7x57mm Mauser, but I have taken far more with the 7mm-08. One of my most enjoyable hunts was for blacktail deer on the Queen Charlotte Islands off the coast of British Columbia. The rifle I used was the very first Model Seven KS built by Remington's Custom Shop. I still have it, and it has also accounted for a couple of black bears. All rifles used in the past had 18.5-inch barrels, so when Nosler began offering the 7mm-08 in the Model 48 rifle with a fairly light 24-inch barrel, I was curious about how much faster it would push bullets of various weights. The differences are illustrated in an accompanying chart.Layne's favorite powder for the 7mm-08 has long been H414, but W760, which is the same powder with a different name, is equally good. As more modern propellants go, CFE 223 is also an excellent choice. And there are a lot of great bullets for the 7mm-08 as well.For several years I used a handload with the Speer 130-grain Spitzer because it exited a short barrel about 100 fps faster than a 140-grain bullet. My two Model Sevens were more accurate with the flatbase version, while my Model 788 preferred the boattail. I later switched to the Nosler 120-grain Ballistic Tip because it was equally accurate and could be safely pushed about 200 fps faster than a bullet weighing 140 grains, or at about the same velocity as a 140-grain bullet from a 24-inch barrel.Some hunters mistakenly believe those two bullets were designed for use on varmints, but the ghosts of many deer would disagree. The Speer bullet expands nicely on deer, and penetration leaves nothing to be desired. The jacket of the 120-grain Ballistic Tip is actually a bit thicker than for its 140-grain mate, and it also offers plenty of penetration. Those were used on deer, but when hunting black bear, I moved up to heavier bullets.Nosler's 7mm-08 Model 48 Liberty Rifle While preparing for a 2017 mule deer hunt in northern Utah, I rounded up a Nosler Model 48 Liberty in 7mm-08 and attached a Zeiss 4-12X scope with a Talley mount. Four cartridges and a lightweight nylon carrying sling brought its weight to 8 pounds, 6 ounces.NOTES: Velocity is the average of five rounds measured 12 feet from the guns' muzzles.The Liberty variation of the Nosler Model 48 rifle was introduced in 2014, and it is available in short and long action lengths. The action and barrel wear a black Cerakote coating with an attractive matte finish. Like all rifles built by Nosler, it comes with a sub-MOA accuracy guarantee for three shots with "prescribed Nosler ammunition."For those who are not familiar with the Model 48 action, its bolt is a two-lug design with its release button located on the left-hand side of the receiver bridge. The face of the bolt is deeply counterbored with its wall interrupted for the passage of a Sako-style extractor. As is typical of push-feed actions, case ejection is accomplished by the nose of a spring-loaded rod protruding from the face of the bolt. The body of the bolt has shallow flutes and measures 0.685 inch in diameter. Bolt travel for the short action featured in this report is just under 4 inches. Travel is quite smooth with wobble reduced to a minimum by the engagement of a groove in the right-side locking lug with a track in the receiver. Inside the bolt, its firing pin and spring are coated with MicroSlick, a dry lubricant that reduces friction and wear while preventing corrosion. Unaffected by temperatures as high as 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit, it is commonly used to lubricate piston skirts, cylinder bushings, crank shafts, and other parts of automobile engines. In the unlikely event of a blown case, propellant gas and debris are diverted into the magazine by two large openings at the bottom of the bolt. Any gas traveling back between the bolt and the left side of the receiver wall should be deflected away from the shooter by a shallow flange on the side of the bolt shroud. Protrusion of the cocking piece through the rear of the bolt shroud indicates a cocked firing pin. A rocker-style, two-position safety lever located just behind the bolt blocks the trigger. The bolt can be rotated for loading and unloading the chamber with the safety engaged.1. Nosler 120-Gr. Ballistic Tip2. Speer 130-Gr. SBT3. Hornady 139-Gr. SST4. Nosler 140-Gr. E-Tip5. Nosler 140-Gr. AccuBond6. Nosler 140-Gr. Partition7. Nosler 140-Gr. Ballistic Tip8. Nosler 150-Gr. Ballistic Tip9. Hornady 154-Gr. InterBond10. Sierra 160-Gr. SBT11. Nosler 175-Gr. PartitionThe bottom of the receiver is flat while facets machined into its sides at the top trim away ounces and add a nice touch. The shape and heights of the receiver bridge and ring along with holes drilled and tapped with the proper spacing allow the use of any scope mount made for the Remington Model 700. The recoil lug is integral with the receiver.Bottom metal is aluminum, replete with straddle-style hinged floorplate and a release button located at the front of the trigger guard. The release works fine, but I'd rather see it on the inside of the guard. The internal magazine holds five cartridges in staggered positions and is plenty long enough for short cartridges like the 7mm-08. Overall length for a couple of my handloads was 2.840 inches, and they traveled from magazine to chamber without a hitch.Creep and overtravel were totally absent from the fully adjustable Timney trigger. Pull weight from the factory averaged 3 pounds, 3 ounces on a Lyman scale with a variation of 6 ounces. Its smoothness made the trigger feel much lighter, so I did not adjust it prior to hunting with the rifle.The 7mm-08 is good for hunting just about any game in North America up to and including moose and elk. Layne used a Nosler Model 48 Liberty in 7mm-08 and Nosler factory ammo with the 140-grain Ballistic Tip bullet to take this mule deer in northern Utah.The Bell & Carlson stock has a Whelen-style cheekrest and is constructed of Aramid fiber-reinforced fiberglass composite. Hand-laying the material into a mold makes the stock stronger and more rigid than a less-expensive injection-molded stock, but it is a bit heavier. Replete with a Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad and a pair of quick-detach sling-swivel posts, the stock weighs 2 pounds, 2 ounces with several of those ounces added by a full-length aluminum bedding block. The finish is gray with black accent webbing. A thinner grip would be better, but otherwise the stock needs no improvement.After several handloads and factory loads were tried, Nosler ammunition loaded with the 140-grain Ballistic Tip emerged as the most accurate, with three-shot groups averaging 0.52 inch at 100 yards and 2.23 inches at 300 yards. Velocity from the 24-inch barrel averaged 2,816 fps. Zeroed 3 inches high at 100 yards, bullet impact at 300 yards was 5 inches below point of aim and 15 inches low at 400 yards. Residual energy at the longer distance was around 1,350 ft-lbs. My handload with that bullet was about as accurate at 100 yards, but for reasons I have yet to figure out, the average group size was considerably larger at 300 yards.The 7mm-08 is often thought of as best suited for use on deer, and for the most part, that's how I have used it through the years. But when loaded with the right bullet and used at ethical distances, it will handle larger game with aplomb. An Alaskan guide I once hunted with has used a rifle in 7mm-08 to bump off more moose than most of us will ever see. His favorite handload with the Nosler 175-grain Partition is included in the accuracy chart except he uses regular H4831, and I chose the Short Cut version for its higher density. While hunting elk in Utah with a friend, I watched him bag a magnificent bull at just over 300 yards. His handload pushed the Swift 140-grain A-Frame along at 2,800 fps.NOTES: Accuracy is the average of four or more three-shot groups fired from a sandbag benchrest. Velocity is the average of five rounds measured 12 feet from the gun's muzzle.All load data should be used with caution. Always start with reduced loads first and make sure they are safe in each of your guns before proceeding to the high test loads listed. Since Shooting Times has no control over your choice of components, guns, or actual loadings, neither Shooting Times nor the various firearms and components manufacturers assume any responsibility for the use of this data.Some First-Rate Powders for the 7mm-08There is an abundance of suitable powders for use in 7mm-08 handloads. For many years H414 was my favorite behind 120-, 130-, and 140-grain bullets, and it along with W760, which is the same powder with a different name, now share the top slot on my preference list. As more modern powders go, CFE 223 is equally good with bullets of those weights. H4350, IMR 4350, and IMR 4451 also work fine, although charge compression is quite heavy, so they are better matched up with heavier bullets. When loading those weighing 160 and 175 grains, Hybrid 100V, Reloder 19, Hunter, VihtaVuori N160, and good old faithful H4831 are hard to beat. Spherical powders are more difficult to ignite than stick powders, and the colder the temperature is during a hunt, the more stubborn they become. Switching to a magnum primer in loads for cold-weather hunting is a good idea.Before leaving the subject of powders, I must point out that discrepancies in various reloading manuals for maximum loads of H414 in the 7mm-08 remind us of the importance of beginning with a recommended start load and carefully working toward maximum. The Hodgdon Annual Manual has maximums of 46.0 grains for a 140-grain bullet and 46.5 grains for a 150-grain bullet. That's not a misprint- half a grain more powder for a bullet weighing an additional 10 grains. Maximums in the Hornady manual are 49.9 grains for various 139-grain bullets and 48.3 grains for those weighing 154 grains. That's almost four grains more for a 139-grain bullet than Hodgdon shows for a bullet weighing only one grain more. Nosler shows 46.0 grains as maximum for 140- and 150-grain bullets. So who is right? They all are for their lots of components in their pressure barrels and under their ambient conditions.Any way you look at it, the 7mm-08 is a great little cartridge. It delivers excellent accuracy from an accurate rifle and generates all the power most hunters need for most of the hunting they do. There are too many factory loads to count, and those who are sensitive to recoil find it quite comfortable to shoot. Handloaders love it because it loves many different powders and is quite stingy about using them. There are more glamorous big-game cartridges on both sides of its performance range but the 7mm-08 has been handling many jobs quite well for the past 35 hunting seasons and will continue doing so for many years to come. GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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I'm using Cadence v17.2, Allegro Design Entry HDL for schematics and layout. At the moment, we have constraints at the schematic level (from an old design), and newer constraints in the layout.
Is there a way to remove all constraints and board information from the schematic, to ensure that only the layout has control over these? (The problem arises from the layout engineer adding constraints required, but then when the schematic is updated, the 'old' constraints in the schematic file are read through and changes the latest layout ones!
We've never had much success in the past ensuring the schematic and layout are in sync, and by default we only add constraints at the PCB level now to avoid this.... however, as this was an older design now in v17.2, I want to delete everything from the schematic side. Can it be done?!


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Working at Soul Signature Tattoo since
I am working at Soul Signature since 2007.
I enjoy Pacific Island Art. It connetcs me to my people and past.
Who are you? What is your background?
Born in Maui and raised on O'ahu. I am of Polynesian descent both my parents are from Tonga. While growing up, I have learned many of my art skills through my older cousin Su'a Suluape Aisea.
How did you get into tattooing?
As a young kid my older cousin Aisea Taetu'u was my art teacher. He got me into art.
What interests you the most in tattooing?
Everything from the process of it, to the art, history and culture.
What is your favorite line of the humane body?
How do you keep yourself inspired?
My influences come from my Soul Signature family, my culture and the many different artists that I have met throughout my years tattooing. People, art and music keeps me inspired. Everyday things ...
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I will start out by saying that The White Stripes are my favorite band that I have ever heard. They are not the best band that I have ever heard—actually pretty far from it—but the combined force of their simple, primal sound along with the fact that they came along at an extremely musically-impressionable time in my life has made them the only real answer when someone asks me to pick one band as my favorite. That being said, I wasn't sad when they broke up. I trusted that Jack White wouldn't stop making quality music, and I was mostly just proud of him for ending the project while it was still (in my opinion) fresh, and not after it became stale and no one cared whether they were playing together or not. But there was a hole left in my heart after that day. Sure, I can go back and listen to the six good-to-amazing albums they made, and I can alternatively listen to early and (to a lesser extent) recent Black Keys records, but there really hasn't been anything that has scratched that particular itch since the Stripes called it quits four years ago. That is, until I saw Tash Neal and Chris St. Hilaire explode onstage at New York's Bowery Ballroom.
Forgive me for going on that tangent before I even get to the concert at hand, but I feel it was important to explain my feelings toward this band. Let me also say this: The London Souls are not The White Stripes. They are not The Black Keys. And, most importantly, they are not trying to be either one. Yet the comparison is there—with a blues-based guitar/drummer duo in the 21st century, it has to be.
From the moment the first few bars of set opener "Steady" rang through the PA system and Neal settled into that heavy riff that propels the song and warms my heart, I was hooked. The itch was being scratched, and I felt at home with this band.
By the time the third song, "All Tied Down," came along, I was fully impressed by the power that these two guys were producing. Perched on the balcony that runs along the back of the ballroom, I nevertheless couldn't have felt more drawn into their performance. It was also at this point, however, that I realized what might be my favorite facet of the Souls' music: the finesse behind the power.
On top of a heavy blues base, fueled by Neal's crunchy guitar and St. Hilaire's unrelenting drums, there are distinct pop melodies and harmonies that give this music a beautiful soul to go along with its beating heart. Songs like "When I'm with You" show an obvious affinity for the pop hook—a fact that, at least on their new album that was released the day of the concert, can at times cause the songs to come off as slightly anemic. But in a live setting, this is far from true—the blood is pumping all night long. Basically, the album is good; the live show is great. Case in point: the frenetic, Hendrix-esque feedback work Neal busted out to end that same "pop" song when it came up halfway through the set.
As much as I couldn't help but be reminded of The White Stripes or The Black Keys when I was watching these guys onstage, it is just as easy to recognize the ways in which the band differs from them. First off, St. Hilaire is a better musician that those drummers (no offense to Patrick Carney, and only a little offense to Meg White), but that's not really the point. The real difference is that The London Souls are not the work of one man. They are a true collaborative force.
Yes, Neal is the de facto frontman, because he is the lead singer and guitarist and that means that the focus of the audience is probably mostly on him. And without a bassist—which has not always been the case for this band—his guitar is doing a lot of heavy lifting to keep the energy up. But St. Hilaire is more than a supporting act—he is wholly immersed in the music in a way that makes the duo seem inseparable, something those other bands have never approached. Honestly, St. Hilaire could be a lead singer, if only he were standing up. He showed that in his ability to support Neal's vocals—imitating or contrasting them in the band's many call-and-response volleys—while still keeping impeccable (and interesting) time, and he even took over lead duties during a cover of David Bowie's "It Ain't Easy."
Not to take anything away from Neal, who truly has a voice for live music. It has a raw energy to it that he can dial up or down at will, perfectly matching whatever texture and feel called for by the song at hand. When the band finally brought things down a bit for the country-twinge of "Hercules," the soft crooner vocals came out, barely audible compared to the blues belting that filled the rest of the night. But of course, the guys couldn't help but turn even that song into a roaring shuffle of a jam by the end of it.
This was not an evening to let things get too soft for too long. While the new album has its share of pallet-cleansing, more subdued tracks, most of those were left at home in favor of a continuous energetic wave that didn't disappoint. At the end of the night—after the encore-opening run of "Magic Bus" into "Get Back"—the Souls rounded out an altogether satisfying performance with a raucous-bordering-on-grungy, aptly-titled "I Think I Like It." And I really do.


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When I last visited Kilmalkedar I knew about the existence of an oratory. As I couldn't see it on that day, nor any signs for it, I had assumed it was not accessible. Today I saw what I thought could be it three or fields to the west of the main church site, so I went to investigate.
A few hundred metres down the road from the old graveyard there is a new one on the left. Opposite the fare end of its car parking area there is a gate that leads to the oratory. This one is smaller than Gallarus Oratory (County Kerry), but somehow I like it more. The very top of the building is missing, but this adds to its charm and feeling of authenticity: the restored Gallarus is rather sterile-looking, but this feels real.
The walled enclosure around this glorious building is far too small. Most cameras will not be able to take a full picture of it. This is one site that I would recommend visiting on a wet day. This is not because you'll avoid crowds - the lack of signposts will see to that - but because of teh lovely colour that the stone takes on when it's wet.
This is an explanation of (and a bit of a disclaimer for) the coordinates I provide.
Where a GPS figure is given this is the master for all other coordinates. According to my Garmin these are quite accurate.
Where there is no GPS figure the 6 figure grid reference is master for the others. This may not be very accurate as it could have come from the OS maps and could have been read by eye. Consequently, all other cordinates are going to have inaccuracies.
The calculation of Longitude and Latitude uses an algorithm that is not 100% accurate. The long/lat figures are used as a basis for calculating the UTM & ITM coordinates. Consequently, UTM & ITM coordinates are slightly out.
UTM is a global coordinate system - Universal Transverse Mercator - that is at the core of the GPS system.
ITM is the new coordinate system - Irish Transverse Mercator - that is more accurate and more GPS friendly than the Irish Grid Reference system. This will be used on the next generation of Irish OS maps.


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Fear of flying!
The doors are closed and secured for take-off. Your heart begins to beat a little faster. The sound of the engines roaring into action makes the cabin shudder and your stomach lurch. Your mouth is dry, your fists are clenched and if you're sitting beside a loved one (or maybe even a stranger) then they probably have your finger nails firmly embedded into their thigh. As the plane taxis towards the runway you start to feel sick, beads of sweat appear on your forehead and you would do anything right now to be anywhere but here.
It probably doesn't come as any consolation, but 24% of your fellow passengers are feeling exactly the same as you [1]. The fear of flying, or aviophobia, is one of our top ten fears in the UK, sitting uneasily in its seat beside spiders, clowns and public speaking.
The fear of flying is particularly insidious. Whilst vermiphobes can reassure themselves that a worm is hardly likely to do them any serious harm, the aviophobe is faced with the fact that flying instinctively feels like a risky business. Accidents do happen. Planes do crash. Even when they don't, the sheer audacity of lifting three hundred tons of metal and 600 well-fed passengers off the ground on a wing, a prayer and 36,000 gallons of fuel seems to be asking for trouble. Flying feels risky because people aren't designed to fly. In the words of Jerry Seinfeld, 'people are afraid of flying in the same way that fish are afraid of driving'.
So by way of a quick reassurance before we go any further, Dr. Arnold Barnett of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has carried out exhaustive research into the safety record of commercial air travel [2]. Barnett calculated that your chance of being involved in a fatal accident when you step on-board a plane is one in seven million.
To put that into a slightly more useful context, if you boarded an aeroplane every day of your life you would need to travel for nineteen thousand years before encountering the kind of accident that dominates your thoughts as you and your family jet off somewhere sunny for your hard-earned summer hols.
Air travel is ten times safer than travelling by train and nineteen times safer than traveling by car. There is more chance of you being killed by a bee or falling over in your home than there is of you perishing on your Easyjet flight to Marbella.
But of course we aren't here to talk about rational fears. We're here to talk about phobias… those life changing flurries of terror that defy all logic and reason; an overwhelmingly debilitating state that originates in the amygdalae… two almond-shaped groups of cells deep within our brains that are primarily responsible for processing our memory, decision making and emotional responses.
Because phobias originate in the deep brain, or limbic system, they aren't easy to reason with. You can't point out to the amygdala that the statistical risk of a negative physical outcome is minimal, because as far as the brain is concerned the fear response that is activated when you board a plane IS a negative physical outcome. The thing that you're afraid of is actually happening and it's very hard to convince yourself that that's ok.
So what to do? Self-medication has long been the go-to for the ever growing army of aviophobes, but most people don't want to start a family holiday with a raging hangover or show up to that all-important meeting in a Valium haze.
Mindfulness apps have been a game changer for some, but those with a serious fear of flying find it difficult to trust in the healing power of a smart phone and most airlines still restrict the use of mobile devices at take-off and landing.
There is near universal agreement that desensitisation or exposure therapy is the most effective way to treat a phobia. A cognitive behavioural therapist will gradually expose you to your fear over a course of 5 or 10 sessions, allowing you to slowly and steadily change the way you think and behave in response to the thing of which you are afraid. But how can this treatment be successfully applied to a fear of flying without the costly use of a flight simulator or a course of short haul flights to build up exposure? In short, how can you overcome your fear of flying without flying and without the need for a long and costly course of treatment?
Say hello to hypnosis.
Do you remember the amygdalae? Those nutty little nubbins deep in your brain that get upset without warning and can't be reasoned with? What if there was a hotline to the limbic system that would enable you strike a deal in order to extinguish your phobia in a single, relaxing session?
Dr Muriel Warren argues that the mind is like an onion. "The outer layer, or conscious mind, deals with intelligence, reality, and logic. The inner mind is concerned with emotion, imagination, and memory, as well as the autonomic nervous system which automatically controls how we breathe, send oxygen to our blood cells, or walk without using the conscious mind." [3]
A skilled hypnotherapist can relax the autonomic nervous system allowing an individual to soften the rapid alert mechanism of the inner mind, turning off the stress hormones and rebooting the physical and emotional response to worms, dogs or traveling by plane.
The process is quick. Staggeringly quick. And the results are remarkable, life-changing and there to stay. "Throughout the 11-hour flight to and from Trinidad, as well as two short internal flights, I felt nothing more than tiredness and boredom" says Joe from London. "After the session I immediately felt different and light… this has totally changed my way of thinking and my life" says TC from Leigh-on-sea.
Now that it's holiday season all year long and it's never been cheaper or easier to see the world, it's encouraging to think that your fear of flying could be permanently eradicated in less time than it takes to shop for sunscreen or pack a suitcase.
If your enjoyment of travel or your ability to advance your career to the degree that you deserve has been overshadowed by a fear of flying, then perhaps the time has come for you to make a small decision that will transform your life.
[1] https://yougov.co.uk/news/2014/03/20/afraid-heights-not-alone/
[2] https://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/09/opinion/barnett-asiana-crash/index.html
[3] Warren, M. P. (2004). Trauma: Treatment and Transformation. New York: IUniverse.
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I want to learn how to draw crystals for a cover to my webnovel with watercolor/gouache/ink, but I'm not sure how. I tried looking it up on youtube, but most people started off from a drawing that they had made earlier, and were just paint by numbering it for their video tutorial(their words, not mine), which just seems incredibly useless to me. I need to genuinely understand something to paint it. So after watching physics videos and a video by mural joe to get me in the right direction, I was able to come to some conclusions, good or bad, likely bad, and want to know if anyone has better information.
Firstly, I have a two step process. I have two layers. The top highlight layer, which is pretty straight forward, just kind of a high shine angular thing that's painted last.
Then we have the way more complicated base layer. This has transparency, caustics, shadows, and refraction. Transparency I think, means just to use a lighter color, which is fine, shadows are more just like thickness, because using black is a mistake usually, since crystals shouldn't be in any shade of grey or they'll look muted and ashy, or at least that's what I've experienced. Caustics has just meant putting bright spots next to highlighted triangles, I thiiink, I'm really not sure, I think it means giving an anime highlight with a brighter hue. At least for less transparent crystals. Now, caustics are a struggle for me. I think it means I need to move things in the opposite direction that the facet is pointing, so like if the facet on my side is pointing down, the horizon on that facet goes up, and if the facet points down then the horizon moves up. It doesn't really curve, and given enough distance left and right facets tilt, and really all facets zoom in. Spheres work differently, since at a distance images fisheye and flip at a certain distance, but I'm not making crystal balls.
I have a picture I painted to test my theory. Ignore the guy in the foreground, he's a doodle-cartoon-serious drawing hybrid, but there's my crystal behind him. I didn't make a background, so I didn't include any horizon stuff, but there's some refraction and transparency there with layers of crystals. Idk where I should go with caustics. Well, I appreciate your help, and even if you can just tell me which crystal shard looks the best, and which looks the worst, I'd appreciate it. I really need help.


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