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Discussion in 'Suicidal Thoughts and Feelings' started by GoldenPsych, Mar 13, 2011.

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  1. GoldenPsych

    GoldenPsych Well-Known Member

    Didn't work. Failed again!
  2. berty

    berty Member

    hey goldenpsych,
    hope ur doing ok after ur attempt. Are you safe?
  3. Jenny

    Jenny Staff Alumni

    I know it won't feel like it for you but I'm glad that you are still here. Did you get some help/treatment? x
  4. GoldenPsych

    GoldenPsych Well-Known Member

    No. I just went to sleep hoping I wouldn't wake up and that what I did would kill me but it didn't work. I thought it would as I had weird symptoms last night but no. Failed again.
  5. dazzle11215

    dazzle11215 Staff Alumni

    glad you are still with us. when do you see sam next? without giving her details you should let her know you are struggling. i'm sure she'd want to help.
  6. Lizzieni

    Lizzieni Well-Known Member

    Hi goldenpsych, sorry you're frustrated with your efforts - but everyone is glad to hear from you for another day.
    I also had a failed attempt last night - doing exactly what I shouldn't with a different condition I have. But I woke up this morning unwell and disappointed, so I know how you're feeling- like you're scrabbling in the dark, searching for an answer that never comes. I'm sorry you're feeling so bad, wish I could something positive but I've only just got the courage to admit what I've done to you.
  7. GoldenPsych

    GoldenPsych Well-Known Member

    If you OD'd on anything it's after that the problems hit so if it was that then you should go the the ED.

    I am not sure when I next see Sam. She cancelled last week and I emailed her asking if we were meeting Wednesday and I haven't heard anything back yet so I am not really sure what is happening.

    It's 2 attempts in a week now so I know I need to do something about it but I am not really sure what. I see the Pdoc in 2 weeks. Dreading it as not really sure why he wants to see me.

    I know I wont say anything to him about it as he has power and it scares me. Not decided yet if I will be mentioning to Sam about it either. The swallowing the needle still has the potential to cause damage. If I mentioned it I think she would have to break confidentiality as I am potentially putting myself in a high risk of harming myself. So I doubt I'll be mentioning anything. The way I see it now is that it may still work and I don't want to let anything get in the way of that. If I tell anyone then it means trips to hospital, possible time off placement and explaining. I have been in hospital to the knowledge of my family 3-4 times in less than a yr. That's once with the infection that I picked up on my travels which they knew the truth about, in September where I cut really bad and they cut all my clothes off me. I had to call my brother make some lame ass excuse about me losing my clothes and was some heart rate thing with it going too fast, once where I cut and they found out back in November, and then with the infection in my leg from cutting that I told them was a UTI. I also have this needle in my arm which they think was an accident which I have had to go to hospital appointments and will have to maybe have an operation to get it out.

    So no, i wont do anything about it as means explanations. I am not doing it.
  8. Jenny

    Jenny Staff Alumni

    I can totally understand why you wouldn't want to tell anyone about this as you don't want the explanations and maybe the not knowing what would happen should you tell someone. It is scary, bloody scary.. but then so is having a needle inside you? I really do hear that you've had enough of living and want to die but i'm concerned that this needle could cause you a lot of pain and damage one day.. Yes it's scary to tell your counsellor or psychiatrist, etc. but what if you did it on your terms? I can hear you wouldn't want to tell the psychiatrist because he has a lot of power but if you went to A&E on your own terms, and voluntarily, then things may be easier?

    I really hope you're able to get some help and support.. have you been able to call the Crisis Team for support? Or have they contacted you yet?

    Jenny x
  9. Lizzieni

    Lizzieni Well-Known Member

    Didn't OD so no need to worry about that.
    I have diabetes so thought it would look accidental, but unfortunately my liver woke me up with it's emergency sugar supplies. Didn't want it to look like suicide.

    It's a pity you can't talk openly to your counsellor buy I think you're right, she would break confidence on grounds of danger to yourself.

    Thinking of you.x
  10. GoldenPsych

    GoldenPsych Well-Known Member

    I read a really interesting blog of someone who also has diabetes and abuses medication to harm her self. It's quite common really.

    I would still have to make explanations if I went to A+E. I am not bothered if it causes damage. If worst came to worst (and I ended up in lots of unberable pain and not death) I would deny all knowledge and then ensure that they didn't say anything to my family about what it was. That's if it gets to that. It has probably passed through me now anyway.

    Still not called crisis team and they haven't me. I don't think they will now. I will probably be kicked off their books soon as I haven't used them and there are other people who need them. I can't see them being much use.
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More alone than ever

Discussion in 'Help Me! I Need to Talk to Someone.' started by kristellechou, Apr 3, 2015.

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    It's the most ridiculous thing. I have cousins who I havwnt spoken to in years who have reached out because my facebook posts have included articles about suicide and depression. That should tell me I'm not alone, right?

    But I feel more alone than ever. The friends I used to talk to everyday when this relapse started, I don't hear from them anymore, really. My little sister, bless her heart, has been checking in but a lot let so and I can see she wants to live her life without being brought down by me and my shit. She deserves to. My other siblings, they have their own lives.

    I usually spend the day at my sister's where I hang out with her toddler and cook sometimes but I can't do that today. So, I'm at home, all alone with almost nothing to distract me from these thoughts.

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    It's not ok to be like this. Who I've turned out to be isn't so good. I'm a mess. I'm not ok.
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  2. total eclipse

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    i am sorry you are not ok hun and no your sister would not be better off without you she would be suffering so much pain and she would not get over it.
    i hope coming here helps a little to decrease your loneliness hugs
  3. Kanra

    Kanra New Member

    Sorry you are going through this.
    Maybe its a good thing that happend with your friends. Real friends would have stayed with you. So keep moving forward. Maybe talk to your sister? Tell her how you feel?
  4. kristellechou

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    But, I mean,I actually am alone. No boyfriend or husband or kids. Friends and family have their own lives as they should. I know the answer to this would be to get my own life but it's just not so easy for me. And, even when I did have a life, I still felt alone.

    I realize this all sounds really selfish and self centered and I'm sorry that's who I've turned out to be. But I just don't want to feel alone anymore. It's a feeling - I'm sure you guys know what I mean by that..
  5. ScarlettHurts1990

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    It's not self-centered or selfish at all. Depression is an actual illness and it's very, very real and persistent. I'm sorry you are going through this. I know it doesn't help, but there are others that suffer too, although when you're extremely depressed that doesn't matter and you still feel alone. That's the ugly nature of the illness, unfortunately. It causes you to have to be by yourself all of the time, even when you don't want to. It's like being alone in a crowded room and that horrible feeling ever quite goes away. Here, at least you have people to discuss your battles with!
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Discussion in 'Suicidal Thoughts and Feelings' started by Davec27, Aug 15, 2016.

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    i suspect most people here are young (under 50) and may not understand this, but I am recently retired and realise lots of regrets in my life. I am a doctor, lost £1m through a scam, now feel bad about not spotting it and failing my children. Had loads of medicine and psychotherapy seen every week, nothing seems to have helped. I suspect I cannot last out much longer.
    Really desperate but neve one to complain previously. Only had 3.days off sick in 40 years until this.
    It seems like nothing left to help.
    Lots of kind words and sympathy but it feels inevitable and I am very dangerous,
    I have an enviable life. No need to work, beautiful wife and children, income and yet I am tormented with self loathing. It will be really bad for all of them.
    No talking treatments have worked, in fact they have opened a pandora station box of additional worries and regrets.
    I feel doomed, every day a struggle. Really bad
  2. Brian777

    Brian777 Safety and Support SF Artist Forum Pro SF Supporter

    Hey Dave, I'm a little bit older than you :) welcome to the forum. I retired 2 yrs ago, I was an RN in an inner city emergency room for 20yrs. Basically retired because of back injuries and to look after my 87yr old mom who passed away last year. I understand about regrets, last Christmas I was seriously planning on ending it.
    You said it yourself Dave, you've got a good wife and children and I'm sure you mean the world to them, stick around for them my friend. This is a good place where you can air your feelings and there's a lot of good people here that are going through similar problems, they help and support you. You're not alone Dave, there's no judgement here, just understanding and friendship. Take care and pm me if you want to talk privately.
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  3. IamTetsuo

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    Hi, I'm sorry that you are going through this and that you have lost that money, it must be very difficult. I once saw my mother lose a lot of money (I was present when she found out) and it was absolutely awful for her and hard for me to see. Do I think she's a failure? Of course not. Do I want her money? Of course not. Do your children need £1m? I doubt it. Something much more useful might be an example of being able to live without mentally torturing oneself, a sense that life is ok whatever the weather.

    Therapy can bring up a lot of stuff that we don't want to look at. I recently had the same experience and retreated but that is exactly the stuff that we need to look at closely, not to judge it but to examine it objectively. How did it get there? Do I want it in my life? Forgive yourself, I 'm sure you have helped a lot of people in your life and that you have a lot more to offer.
  4. SinisterKid

    SinisterKid I live for today, tomorrow can wait. SF Supporter

    Hi dave and welcome to SF. I am 51 for my sins going on 91, or at least thats what my body tells me some days. One thing life has taught me in those 51 years are that regrets are not worth shit. We did what we did at the time because we thought it was the right thing to do, what does regretting it now do to change it? But I do appreciate pandoras box. I have found some memories that are best left on the top shelf where I put them many moons ago.

    We are all fighting for our lives on a daily basis here at SF, so you are not alone. You have probably treated scores of people like myself, I dont know, but that does not make you or anyone else immune. So here we all are, in a great community of likeminded individuals, all helping to support each other through thick and thin and trying to ensure that we are all here to see tomorrow. You can talk to us, join us and become a part of what SF is and I believe be of help to a lot of us with your knowledge. I have found that trying to give something back is very rewarding. No one gets judged here, no one gets ridiculed, no one gets bullied or intimidated.

    So what exactly is wrong? I have severe/major depression coupled with anxiety and have survived twice. Thats why I am here. I was looking for survivors who might be feeling how I felt and I found SF. I am doing therapy, one 2 one and group and am being a good kid and taking my meds. Nothing much has changed, but I gave my word that I would try and stay alive and I intend to honour that. If I fail, sobeit, but at least I know I gave it my best shot.
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  5. Davec27

    Davec27 Member

    It's just that I've been trying so hard for so long and need to exercise hard to keep control of those thoughts. Previously a national level endurance athlete, my current efforts are pitiful in comparison to my peer group that I was previously with. I keep trying and by most people's standards probably do a lot, but it's now so hard whereas previously I loved it, and I'm only doing half the amount and so continually losing fitness. Previously I had 10 years of getting faster and further every year and my peer group have continued with that.
    It's so difficult.
  6. SinisterKid

    SinisterKid I live for today, tomorrow can wait. SF Supporter

    You are extremely hard on yourself there Dave. There are other ways to control thoughts, but they take time and effort and practice. I am trying Mindfullness techniques but its difficult for me to concentrate for very long, but by the end of the year, I want to be able to do 15 minutes. Its a short term goal in the long term recovery plan. Maybe you can do something like that with your exercising. Just small goals to increase your efforts, not expecting to be back up to speed in the blink of an eye. You set yourself up to fail if your goals are unrealistic, so try hard to make sure you just be sensible with it.
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  7. Davec27

    Davec27 Member

    Yes done a 2 week mindfullness meditation silent retreat. It is some help, also while cycling and swimming try mindfullness techniques, but it's not enough
  8. Davec27

    Davec27 Member

    I can't see a way out.
  9. lightning05

    lightning05 Well-Known Member

    Hi @Davec27 . It seems like you are very physically active. Do you find that you are hard on yourself when it comes to exercise as well? Can you see exercise as an outlet? I am very sorry to hear about what happened with the money and your career. Therapy is so hard when it brings up the things that we try and hide from ourselves the most. I have been in and out of it for years because of childhood trauma and I have been suicidal and depressed for most of my life (although I am half your age) so I feel a bit odd giving advice. But just know that you are not alone and on SF you will find lots of people that want to help. There have been times where being on this forum has literally saved my life. Although I am sorry that all of us on here feel so terribly, it is a relief at times to talk to people who know exactly how you feel from all over the world and different age groups. I hope you can hang in there for your kids. I don't have any and not sure that I ever will but it seems like you are a great father and that maybe focusing on being a dad can help relieve some of this pain you are feeling? Are you taking any meds currently? If you are maybe you need a different dosage. Please keep posting here for support.
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  10. Davec27

    Davec27 Member

    Thanks for the comments but things are getting steadily worse as this cotinues to push me further over the edge and become more incapable of doing doing even simple things. This week I saw 3 different psychiatrists, I think because they want to cover themselves as I am so high risk. They cannot agree about treatment, have reluctance to prescribe in view of my previous side effects, some of which have been life threatening. I am getting weaker and my family are finding it uncomfortable being at home with me. It feels like the end will be soon.

    Anyone got any ideas I may not have tried?
  11. Davec27

    Davec27 Member

    Yes those are fine words and you have done well. However I am aware that everyone is very different and our struggles with suicidality very individual. Much as I would like to leave my regrets behind I am constantly being reminded of them. Yes I do find giving is helpful but worry that this may be immersing myself with the very people who are most dangerous to me namely those that may think and conclude suicide is the answer.
    As to having 2 attempts, I'm afraid I am a doctor and so would guarantee to succeed first time (as a high achiever)
    Also as a previous athlete, I find my current efforts pitifully minor. Yes I am hard on myself and that is a big part of the problem.
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"The support of North Devon Plus and the local district and parish councils has been vital in getting the surf museum this far, and this has been backed up by promises of support from surfing brands and surfers working in other businesses offering their skills," said Peter.

Almost 200,000 people have visited the museum's travelling surf history exhibitions over the past 6 years.

British surfing history can be traced back to the time of Captain James Cook when some of his crew tried the Hawaiians' surfboards in 1779, and first recorded instances of surfing on English beaches date back to the 1800s.

The Museum of British Surfing is a charity established to run the project and includes Surfers Against Sewage founder Chris Hines MBE on its board of trustees.

The hunt is now on to find funding and founding partners to help us design the interior and fit out the 6,000 square foot building to make it really special - if you can help please get in touch.

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AirTrax, Inc. SWOT Analysis - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats of AirTrax, Inc.

This SWOT Analysis of AirTrax, Inc. provides a full SWOT analysis of the company's businesses and operations. The profile shows a comprehensive view of the company's key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats.

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Description: The company faces a growth potential. International demand can increase.

This SWOT Analysis of AirTrax, Inc. provides a strategic report of businesses and operations of the company. The SWOT analysis shows strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. This SWOT analysis of AirTrax, Inc. can provide a competitive advantage.

This analysis contains 551 data points.

Last update: July 2017.

SWOT - Strengths

-high growth rate
-barriers of market entry
-experienced business units

SWOT - Weaknesses

-high loan rates are possible

SWOT - Opportunities

-new markets
-global markets
-new acquisitions
-growth rates and profitability

SWOT - Threats

-increasing costs
-increase in labor costs
-increasing rates of interest
-cash flow
-price changes

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The industry shows a growth rate of about 7%.

Industry specific SWOT analysis (Relevance/Importance)

What happens in the underlying industry? Factors and trends affecting the overall industry and their implications for this business:

-This is a global industry. (55%, 29%)
-The industry shows a strong relationship with suppliers and partners. (25%, 32%)
-Access to comparable industries is possible. (10%, 16%)
-The industry shows a strong diversification. (28%, 44%)

-The industry still faces barriers. (39%, 35%)
-We see high investments in research and development. (43%, 15%)
-There is a competitive market. (39%, 38%)

-We see global growth opportunities. (43%, 44%)

-Increasing costs might be possible. (10%, 54%)
-Industry faces government regulations. (57%, 33%)
-The industry shows a growing competition. (46%, 31%)

A SWOT Analysis provides a comprehensive insight into the history of the company, corporate strategy, business and financial structure, management and operations. The report contains a detailed SWOT analysis on products and services, key competitors, as well as detailed financial information.

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A financial and strategic SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) Analysis provides a comprehensive insight into the company’s history, corporate strategy, financial data, business structure, business divisions and key operations. Each report contains a detailed SWOT analysis with additional information on the key competitors, market structure, major products, brands and services, as well as detailed financial data for the last 5 years.

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Due diligence is the process of systematically researching and verifying the accuracy of a financial statement, business or investment.

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Over the past decade, SWOT analysis has been extended beyond companies to products, organizations, countries and industries. Each professional business plan contains a SWOT analysis. What are the benefits and limitations?

  • You can use a SWOT analysis to summarize a complex situation. It is easy to understand and has little or no cost.
  • Quantitative and qualitative information from different sources can be combined.
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Tampa Bay Sports Day

What’s Wrong With the Ravens?

To go from AFC Championship to a 4-4 start in the next season could be pretty depressing to the fans of a certain NFL team. Well, that’s exactly what has happened to the Baltimore Ravens. People who look at how the Ravens’ 2009 season has unfolded halfway through could say that this team could realistically be 6-2 If things had fallen their way. Saying this could be misleading, because through 8 games, any team could be 8-0 If things had “fallen their way.” But really, this Ravens team has not had the best of luck thus far in a long NFL season.   Let’s take a look at how the Ravens have gone from one game away from the Super Bowl and NFL elite to a .500 team.

Baltimore was off to a hot start when they started 3-0 with one of those wins coming on the road against the San Diego Chargers. The following game, the Ravens were down by six with the ball, at Gillette Stadium In New England, poised to score the go-ahead score with time running out. On a fourth down play, quarterback Joe Flacco targeted Mark Clayton only to have Clayton drop a perfect pass, giving New England a chance to kneel the rest of the time out. A play or two before, Derrick Mason dropped a touchdown in the corner of the end zone. If either of those balls had been caught, It would have been a go-ahead touchdown or a fourth down conversion to keep the drive alive. That loss dropped the Ravens to 3-1. The next week, the Ravens lost another close game against the Cincinnati Bengals, 17-14 at home, to fall to 3-2. The Bengals’ Cedric Benson, rushed for 120 yards, which was the first 100 yard rusher against the Ravens in 40 games.

Now going on the road against the Brett Favre-led Vikings was a real test for Baltimore. The game was within reach when the Ravens lined up for a game-winning field goal with only a few seconds left. Only kicker Steven Hauschka missed the attempt wide-left to send the Ravens to three straight losses. With the team now at 3-3, their next game was a tough one at home against the 6-0 Denver Broncos. Joe Flacco completed 80% of his passes to lead the Ravens to a 30-7 win. Coming off of a game like that, you would think Baltimore would come out firing on all cylinders against the Bengals, who they had lost to at home In week 5. Only the Ravens came out flat with Joe Flacco throwing two Interceptions and losing 17-7, to drop both games against their AFC North rivals.

With the team now at 4-4, everybody that Is curious about this team would start wondering what exactly is wrong with them. With a game-winning field goal against the Vikings sailing wide left, and two crucial dropped passes in the final minute against the Patriots, the Ravens just aren’t finishing games in which they should have or could have won.  Looking at something that is running through my mind, the Ravens used a three-headed-monster last year In the running game with La’Ron McClain, Willis McGahee, and Ray Rice. Starting this season, the Ravens used McGahee and Rice exclusively.  McGahee had 5 TD’s In the teams’ first 3 games. Since then, 0 TD’s and 11 yards in 5 games. Rice has stepped up as the lead back with 5.3 yards per carry and 4 games with 75+ yards. Joe Flacco is close to exceeding his statistics from last year with 12 TD compared to 14 all of last season.

But here is the thing, the Ravens lost defensive coordinator Rex Ryan to the Jets, when he  became their head coach. They also lost linebacker Bart Scott and Jim Leonhard to New York, as well. Perhaps the loss of those three cornerstones of a defense has affected the team. But not so fast; the Ravens still rank 9th in the NFL in points per game given up on defense. But on the flip side, they are 19th in the NFL In pass yards allowed. The offense Is becoming the strength of the team, as opposed to previous years. When It comes to points per game, total yards per game, pass yards per game, and rush yards per game, the Ravens rank 9th, 10th, 10th, and 13th, respectively in each category. It’s hard in sports to say “what if”, but I’m sure the Ravens and their fans are floating around those words when they start talking about games earlier In the year that have resulted in their 4-4 start. A missed field goal and a few dropped passes are the difference in .500 and being tied in first place with the Bengals at 6-2.

The NFL season is a long road for any team. Halfway through, with the team 4-4, anything can happen. They made the playoffs last year at 11-5 but with almost the same amount of losses this year In 8 games as they did last year in 16, it might be time to hit the panic button. But really, I don’t expect the Ravens to do that. They have games against Cleveland, Detroit, and Oakland. Those are games that this team should win, with the way those teams are playing right now. A game apiece against Green Bay and Chicago are roadblock games. But then again, two games against Pittsburgh, and a game against Indianapolis are going to be real tell-all games. With 8 games remaining, like I said, anything could happen. Down the stretch, If the Ravens want to make the playoffs again, they will need to prove that the loss of Rex Ryan hasn’t changed this teams’ defensive attitude and the offense will have to keep up the balanced passing and rushing attack. We’ll see what happens the rest of the way.


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Honey-Herb Pork Recipe

Mustard, honey and rosemary make a sensational marinade and sauce for these moist pork tenderloins from Kathy Kittell of Lenexa, Kansas. Whether prepared on the grill or in the oven, the recipe doesn't require much hands-on work.
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. + marinating Grill: 25 min. + standing YIELD:6 servings

  • 1 cup beer or ginger ale
  • 1/2 cup prepared mustard
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 2 tablespoons onion powder
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 pork tenderloins (1 pound each)

  • 1. In a small bowl, combine the first nine ingredients. Pour 1 cup marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add the pork. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade for basting.
  • 2. Drain and discard marinade. Lightly oil the grill rack. Prepare the grill for indirect heat using a drip pan. Place pork over drip pan and grill, covered, over indirect medium heat for 25-30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°, basting occasionally with reserved marinade. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. If desired, serve with remaining marinade. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts

4 ounce-weight: 274 calories, 8g fat (2g saturated fat), 84mg cholesterol, 432mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 1g fiber), 31g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1 starch.

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"This recipe is delicious! I made it with the Rde and Sweet Potato salad on pg. 31 of the same issue."

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Bundle of 2 - Citizenship - Creation of & Care of the American Flag

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This is a bundle of 2 power point presentations on the American Flag - The Creation of the American Flag & Flag Etiquette. The total number of slides in the presentations is 59. Both presentations are highly animated and are "editable" so you can customize and update as you wish.

The flag contemporaneously known as "the Continental Colors" has historically been referred to as the first national flag. At the time of the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress would not legally adopt flags with "stars, white in a blue field" for another year. The first American flags were made of hemp.

The flag of the United States consisting of 13 stars and 13 white and red stripes is commissioned by Congress. Resolved, That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.” The Resolution did not specify any arrangement, number of points, nor orientation for the stars and the arrangement and appearance was up to the maker of the flag.

The stars were to be in a circular pattern, to symbolize the fact that, "no colony would be viewed above another.” The stripes were to represent each of the thirteen colonies. Betsy Ross is credited with being the original designer of the first American flag in 1776 and rarely referred to as the "Flag of '76" but as the "Betsy Ross Flag.” There are little or no primary sources to prove the Betsy Ross story. Others have claimed to have created the first flag as well.

Power point presentation #1 is entitled, Citizenship - The Creation of the American Flag. and contains 22 slides and covers the following:

The First American Flag
The Flag Resolution
The Flag is Commissioned
Who Created the Flag?
The Flag is Created
Initial Designs
Origin of the Stars & Stripes
The Betsy Ross Claim
The Francis Hopkinson Claim (2)
The Rebecca Young’s Family Claim
The First Flag Flown in Battle
Star Spangled Banner Flag (2)
The Original Star Spangled Flag on Display
Flag Day – June 14
Folding the Flag (3)
Folding the Flag Demo
End of Presentation

The flag of the United States is one of the nation's most widely recognized symbols. Throughout the world, the American flag has been used in public discourse to refer to the United States. It is a powerful symbol of Americanism and is proudly flown on many occasions. Desecration of the flag is considered a public outrage, but remains protected as Freedom of Speech.

Although the Flag Code is U.S. federal law, there is no penalty for a private citizen or group failing to comply with the Flag Code and it is not widely enforced. Punitive enforcement would conflict with the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Passage of the proposed Flag Desecration Amendment would overrule legal precedent that has been established.

The modern meaning of the flag was forged in December 1860, when Major Robert Anderson, moved the U.S. garrison from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. This was the opening move of the Civil War, and the flag was used throughout the North to symbolize American nationalism and rejection of secessionism. “Before that day, the flag had served mostly as a military ensign or a convenient marking of American territory, flown from forts, embassies, and ships, and displayed on special occasions like American Independence Day.

Power point presentation #2 is entitled, Citizenship - The American Flag - Flag Etiquette and contains 37 slides and covers the following:

The Flag of the United States
Flag Etiquette: The Flag Code
1818 Update by Congress
1959 Update by Congress
The 49 & 50 star Unions
Symbolism of the Flag (2)
Official Colors of the Flag
Proper Decoration of the Flag (2)
Never Dipped!
Display & Retirement
Not Used to Advertise
Not Used to Wear
Display on Vehicles
Display on Spacecraft
Display on Military Uniforms
Display on non-Military Uniforms
Display on Postage Stamps
Display in Museums
The Star-Spangled Banner Flag Display
Places of Continuous Display
Days for Display
Display at Half Staff (Mast) (2)
Folding the Flag (3)
Folding the Flag Demo
Use in Funerals
End of Presentation

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Are there any pets that don’t cause allergies?

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Allergies are no fun, especially if you really want a pet and someone in your family has an allergy to a particular kind of animal, or to saliva, dust, or dander.

While there are no guarantees that any pet will be completely hypoallergenic, there are some species and breeds that are better choices for families with allergies. The first place to start is with your doctor or allergist. Ask them what kind of pet is safe for you or your family.

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You should always wash your hands before and after you handle any pet. This means lots of hand washing, which can cause skin irritation. If you notice chapped or irritated hands, it may not be a pet allergy, but rather a sensitivity to your soap. Try a different brand and look for sensitive-skin formulas.

If you have allergies, its vitally important to keep your animals and their habitats clean. Regular visits to the groomer are key, as is keeping your furry pet well brushed. Frequent dusting and vacuuming can help. Washing food dishes daily, and keeping food containers closed and dry is also important.

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A small tortoiseshell butterfly on stinging nettles. Photograph: Nic Hamilton/Alamy

Butterflywatch: High hopes for the small tortoiseshell

This week I saw a small tortoiseshell in my garden. In the recent past, it would have been absurd to make news out of such a sighting. This pretty butterfly with tortoiseshell patterned wings was once one of our commonest species, but it has suffered a bewildering decline, so its return is exciting and encouraging.

Numbers of small tortoiseshells were up by 232% last year on the worst-ever butterfly summer of 2012, but they were still below the long-term average for this species – a sign of how rare it's become.

The tortoiseshell hibernates as an adult butterfly, and large numbers survived the mild winter: it was the most-seen species this spring. We're currently witnessing the offspring of those hibernators, the first 2014 generation, which are now mating and laying eggs. This week I found 50 tiny caterpillars on a single nettle leaf, so even bigger numbers could emerge in August.

The small tortoiseshell is the most-recorded species this year on Butterfly Conservation's free butterfly app, and hopes are high that the Big Butterfly Count – in which everyone is invited to spend 15 minutes spotting butterflies in their gardens or local parks in late July – will log record numbers.

"It's fantastic. We could be inundated – they might even get up to average levels," says Richard Fox of Butterfly Conservation drily.

So far, so good. Many of our 59 native species need a run of decent summers to recover from historic lows. Fox's other tip is the peacock: huge numbers of caterpillars have been spotted, also on nettles, and this butterfly could really boom in July.


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The Independent's fate in the balance as O'Reilly sorts out financial crisis

The Independent's fate in the balance as O'Reilly sorts out financial crisis

I think The Independent is in play. All the signs point to its Irish-based owner, Independent News & Media, seeking some way out of what looks to be a terrible financial mess. Its senior executives have denied that they are seeking a seller for the Indy and its Sunday sister, but they would say that wouldn't they?

The evidence suggests otherwise. First, the company itself is looking shakier than I can ever recall, with its share price (on the Dublin exchange) having fallen steadily throughout the year from almost €2.50 to 73 cents as I write (and that's an improvement on a week ago). INM also needs to pay off some of its €1.4bn (£1.1bn) debt by May next year.

Second, the announcement by INM's chief executive, Tony O'Reilly, that he was prepared to sell off his company's lucrative Australasian holdings (APN News & Media) in order to pay down debt was a big signal of major problems. INM holds 39.1% of APN, publisher of Australian provincial papers and New Zealand's major title, the Herald, in Auckland.

That has led to the resignation from INM's board of Brendan Hopkins, one of O'Reilly's long-term aides. As APN's chief executive he was obliged to quit in order to avoid a conflict of interest.

Third, INM is hampered - in publicity terms as much as anything else - by the continuing pressure applied by its so-called dissident shareholder, Denis O'Brien, who has been demanding the sale of the Indy for more than a year.

Fourth, there is the state of the Indy itself, in both financial and circulation terms. It is losing, on conservative estimates, about £12m a year (and, according to today's Times, closer to £14m). That has been supportable because of bumper profits enjoyed by the rest of its UK division, notably the Belfast Telegraph.

But the Bel Tel is now in trouble too, with falling ad revenues, falling sales and a forecast that suggests things will get much worse in 2009. Can INM really go on losing more than £1m on month on the Indy titles? Indeed, what's the value in doing so?

Today's release of the ABC figures for October reveals the depth of the crisis at the paper, which has substantially worsened since its cover price was raised to £1. Its year-on-year sale was down 16.29% and the Sindy was down 21.41%. These are the worst figures for both daily and Sunday nationals.

But they do not tell the full horror story. In October, the Indy sold only 119,500 copies at its full rate (compared to 148,000 in the same month a year ago). It has certainly reduced its multiple sales (aka bulks) by at least 3,000 and reduced its foreign sales by 5,000, both commendable moves in this circulation climate.

However, the undeniable truth is that The Independent - recently relaunched in full colour under a bustling, experienced new editor, Roger Alton - returned a headline sale of just 201,000 for October. And there is no hiding the fact that it is performing worse than all its rivals in what is, admittedly, a fast-declining market.

It has also failed to attract as large an audience to its website as its rivals, mainly because its short-sighted management refused to read the runes and invest early enough in online development.

We do know that INM has been talking to several rival groups, ostensibly about sharing overheads. But my information, admittedly passed on from sources who demanded anonymity, suggests that some talks related to much more radical matters than merely sharing back-office facilities. They also referred to the sharing of editorial functions (as Dan Sabbagh also reported in The Times earlier this week).

Furthermore, though INM denied James Robinson's report in The Observer last Sunday, Mail considers bid for Independent, there was more than a grain of truth about the Daily Mail & General Trust's executives having taken soundings about the Indy's current state and status.

INM's chief operating officer, Gavin O'Reilly, described the story of the Mail group buying the Indy titles for £1 as "complete fabrication". In specific terms, that may be the case. But the rumours emanate from discussions between INM and at least four rivals publishers that are far from a fabrication.

Moreover, a story published in Ireland's Sunday Business Post gave detailed figures of coming cuts at the Indy and Sindy. It said INM "is targeting a 40% cut in the workforce" at its British titles, reducing staff numbers by 100 to 200 people. Writing staff would not be affected.

As Sabbagh pointed out, INM's reference to the Indy titles as one of the company's "underperforming divisions" was "an unusually frank turn of phrase" given Tony O'Reilly's usual public support for the papers. Their fate might well turn on what happens next in Australia, where the sell-off of APN may not progress smoothly.

According to today's Irish Times, APN has just cut its annual profit forecast. That will almost certainly encourage bidders to lower their offers.

And a Reuters article from Sydney today, Independent's APN stake sale a tough deal, indicated similar concerns. It pointed out that hopes of INM realising an anticipated A$555m (£240m) for its 39.1% stake in APN "is littered with challenges", which will give the leading bidder, Seven Network Holdings, "the upper hand in the deal".

A banking source quoted by Reuters said: "It won't be easy for them. There has been other media assets on the market for a while... APN has probably realistically been looking for buyers now for quite a while."

INM's line is that it had "no imperative to sell" and was likely to launch a formal auction and sale process only because it received "unsolicited approaches".

A second banker quoted by Reuters was sceptical about INM achieving a good price for its stake. He said: "If Independent needs cash quickly the market is always a buyer. The reality is it has to be at a discount... Ultimately, the Irish wants to get some cash (quickly) the trade buyer may actually pick up the Irish stocks pretty cheap."

Meanwhile, the Indy and Sindy soldier on with their executives and journalists doing their level best to publish papers as they await the outcome of their owners' financial juggling. That they go on producing high quality work is a tribute to them.


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Boot up: Google Books ripped up, AOL culls content farm and more

Plus Apple fixes Mac OS X bugs, another iPad 2 review, and why George Monbiot has stopped worrying about nuclear power

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Judge Rejects Google Books Settlement >>

"The U.S. Justice Department last year said it opposed the deal on such grounds. The solution, Judge Chin suggested, is simple: rather than let copyright owners of books to "opt out" of the settlement, which was reached in 2008 between Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, copyright owners should be given the choice to "opt in.""

Google's safety notice for the cr-48 >> Flickr

"Read this paper. Then recycle it. Or make it into a super cool paper airplane that you can give to your nephew."

The self-publishing frenzy : a view from this side of the pond >> David Hewson

"Your margins are likely to become very slim indeed, very quickly. Best-selling titles on Kindle tend to be there largely through price. It's one thing to price back list titles, that have no need of further work, at 99p or 99 cents (I do that myself). But if you start pricing original work at that level you'll be receiving a mere thirty odd pence or cents per sale. The current legal minimum adult wage in the UK is £232 per week. You are going to have to sell 662 of those 99p books each and every week to reach the same pay level as someone behind the counter of McDonalds. To reach the median weekly wage of £499 you will need to shift more than twice as many, more than 1,400 copies. That's a lot." A useful reality check from an experienced (published) author, though it doesn't get us any closer to a resolution. Most authors don't make much money.

AOL Begins Culling Content Sites >> AllThingsD

Also known as Mission: Cut The Wheat From The Chaff And Envelope Everything Else Into Huffington Post. Forecast: Expect more fallout.

About the Mac OS X v10.6.7 Update >> Apple

Among the fixes: "Fixes a rare issue in Mac OS X v10.6.5 that could cause user accounts to disappear from the Login window and System Preferences after putting the system to sleep." Must be fun to discover that you're one of the people suffering from that one.

Tablet computers take on the workplace >> BBC News

"Raido Purge is one of the owners of Taibula, a colourful toy shop tucked away in a shopping mall in Tallinn, the Estonian capital. "He is holding a Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet computer. The shop has started using the device running an app called Point of Sale as a replacement for the traditional cash register. "'Clients are really impressed when we walk up to them and basically show them right here and right now, this is your product, would you like some additional information, would you like to see a Youtube video about this product?' he says."

The Apple iPad 2 Review >> AnandTech

"There's no support for Flash. Like it or not Flash support is still an important part of the overall PC experience. Eventually Apple will either cave, become irrelevant or HTML5 will replace Flash entirely on the web. One way or another, this problem gets solved." Ohh-kay. "Multitasking is a pain. When the iPad first debuted there was no hope for multitasking, but now with the feature it's still far from magical. I need to tap the home button twice to bring up a task switcher, then tap or swipe/type before getting to the application I'm trying to switch to. There's no alt+tab (or cmd+tab) and no immediately visible task/dock bar of my currently running apps. Copying data between apps is a pain as I can't physically look at two things at once, there's just constant switching required to get things done. When I get a new email on the iPad I have to stop what I'm doing, go read the email and then switch back to what I was doing." Translation: where's Ctrl-Alt-Delete on this laptop?

Why Fukushima made me stop worrying and love nuclear power >> George Monbiot

"You will not be surprised to hear that the events in Japan have changed my view of nuclear power. You will be surprised to hear how they have changed it. As a result of the disaster at Fukushima, I am no longer nuclear-neutral. I now support the technology. "A crappy old plant with inadequate safety features was hit by a monster earthquake and a vast tsunami. The electricity supply failed, knocking out the cooling system. The reactors began to explode and melt down. The disaster exposed a familiar legacy of poor design and corner-cutting. Yet, as far as we know, no one has yet received a lethal dose of radiation." In fact nobody has had much worse than if they were female and had had a couple of mammograms. And mammograms are safe, to any workable definition of the word.

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Boot up: Glass for athletes (now), the iPhone problem, FBI's Wikileaks insider, and more

Plus Taiwan's PC crash, the 3D printer that won't make guns, will Windows 8.1 help Microsoft in tablets?, and more
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Boot up: Glass for athletes (now), the iPhone problem, FBI's Wikileaks insider, and more

Plus Taiwan's PC crash, the 3D printer that won't make guns, will Windows 8.1 help Microsoft in tablets?, and more

A burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team

Recon Jet is Google Glass for athletes and professionals, now available for preorder at $499 >> VentureBeat

Google Glass is for walking around and getting directions to a cafe with perfect espresso. Recon Jet is for kicking your performance into the ultimate high gear and — yes — even saving lives.

Recon featured in our article about wearable computing in July 2012. Their focus on specialist areas is smart too. (Thanks @EasilyLead for the link.)

Apple abroad: what if the world doesn't want IPhones? >> Businessweek

People who want high-end smartphones have probably already bought them, says Francisco Jeronimo, IDC's director of European mobile device research. New buyers have less disposable income and are buying smartphones only because they have become cheap. "We are now entering the second wave of smartphone adoption, which will be driven by those users with no need for a smartphone," he says.

These customers have less money to spend and less reason to splurge when cheaper products are available. In addition, European phone carriers are much less generous when it comes to subsidizing customers' phones. IPhones don't seem much more expensive than other smartphones in the US, but the difference can be significant for those who are paying for them out of pocket.

Logically, either Apple will see smaller market share (but, possibly, higher sales) or it will offer cheaper ones and maintain (or grow) its market.

PC industry train wreck hammers Taiwanese manufacturers >> AllThingsD

Arik Hesseldahl:

Research firm IHS checked in with contract manufacturers who built notebook PCs for the likes of Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Apple and others during the first quarter of 2013. The result: the number of machines they're shipping has reached a three-year low, tumbling to 33.2m units, down from 40m in the same period in 2012.

The decline was expected, but the final result was actually four or five percentage points worse than even the most dire predictions made last year. Peter Lin, an IHS analyst, blamed weak economies in major regional markets and a build-up in inventory of older machines. But there's also a lot of competition from tablets like, you know, the iPad, of which Apple sold 19.5m units during the first three months of the calendar year.

Worst hit among the contractors was Quanta, which builds machines for Apple, HP, Lenovo, Dell, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Sony and Fujitsu and which saw its shipments drop 27%.

WikiLeaks volunteer was a paid informant for the FBI >>

Kevin Poulsen:

[Sigurdur] Thordarson was long time volunteer for WikiLeaks with direct access to Assange and a key position as an organizer in the group. With his cold war-style embassy walk-in, he became something else: the first known FBI informant inside WikiLeaks. For the next three months, Thordarson served two masters, working for the secret-spilling website and simultaneously spilling its secrets to the US government in exchange, he says, for a total of about $5,000. The FBI flew him internationally four times for debriefings, including one trip to Washington D.C., and on the last meeting obtained from Thordarson eight hard drives packed with chat logs, video and other data from WikiLeaks.

Also involves LulzSec and Iceland, in which the protagonist also admits to being a liar.

PC shipments unlikely to recover after Windows 8.1 launch >> Tech-Thoughts

Sameer Singh:

the option to boot directly to desktop isn't enabled by default [in 8.1], and therefore, is unlikely to have a major impact purchasing decisions made by mainstream consumers. Based on this, I would have to stand by my earlier prediction of PC shipments dropping to the 65-75m range by Q4 2013.

Windows 8.1 should have no impact on the attractiveness of tablets based on the platform. While it does offer some improvements, tablet purchases are based on two primary factors (for both usage segments) - application availability and price. Even smaller Windows 8 tablets are far more expensive than competing Android tablets (prices of which are dropping to the $99 range). This problem is being compounded by low OEM interest in the ARM version, Windows RT.

Surely if people know that you can set up a Windows 8.1 machine to boot to the desktop, they'll be interested in buying it? But that still assumes people outside businesses are still as interested in buying PCs as they used to be. The data suggests otherwise.

Silicon Valley arts and crafts instructor gets $6m >> Valleywag

Sam Biddle on another bit of Californian venture capital madness:

Brit + Co. sprung from Brit's ego, like Athena from the head of tie-dye Zeus, and basically organizes a panoply of DIY—the golden term—crafts projects. That is, essentially, her entire "startup" is an aggregation of recipes and elbow macaroni assemblages that other people came up with, formatted on a high-design website. Think Julia Allison's brain after a weekend of reading old magazines and a dozen strawberry jargaritas. It's hardly, in the traditional sense of the word, a "business," in that it doesn't try very hard to "make money." That doesn't matter. Brit is a sparkly brand. She's also married to Valley fixture and Path kingpin Dave Morin.

Basic principles of capitalism notwithstanding, here are the ideas that Brit + Co's new investors say are worth (at least) $6.3m.

You will howl, though whether with pleasure or pain is hard to predict. This is actually a two-for-one link: follow the one near the end about Dave Morin. It's eye-opening.

Worried about accidentally 3D printing a gun? New software will prevent it >> Ars Technica

A Danish company that sells 3D printer component parts and related software to 3D printer manufacturers now says it has come up with a firearm component detection algorithm.

On Tuesday, Create it Real announced that in the coming months its software would include an option to find and block gun parts. When it detects a file that contains firearm parts, the software will shut down and disallow printing. Create it Real's software will likely be licensed to 3D printer manufacturers for around "several thousand euros annually" and then bundled with a 3D printer sold to individual consumers.

It seems to target the design by Cody Wilson's Defense Distributed. Who's going to "accidentally" print a gun though?

US v Apple: A puzzle with a big piece missing >> Fortune Tech

Roger Parloff rounds up the Apple ebook antitrust trial in a thorough yet readable way. It's headache-inducingly complex even so. A verdict is due soon.

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Thoughts on the Lakeland FL Gunshow

Discussion in 'General Gun Discussions' started by lionking, Apr 23, 2007.

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  1. lionking

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    Jul 6, 2006
    guys & girls,my friends.

    I had always heard the Lakeland show was a good one.And its true!The Miami,Ft Lauderdale and West Palm shows pale in comparison.The guys running the tables said that it was actually a smaller show then normal for there!

    But there were 2 rooms full of tables,alot of stuff I never saw at other shows,actually some good milsurp Carbines,M1917,m1903 and Garands.There were alot of 303 Enfields for sale,I noticed Mosin Nagant rifles seem to be going up a bit,not one K31 was for sale.

    I see what you guys mean about ammo prices skyrocketing though,7.62x51 has gone through the roof.Saw Cavin ammo that use to buy for 3-4 dollars a box now listed at $12 a box!Same with South African ammo.

    On a note I went to the Tampa show also ,it was good but the Lakeland show is definately a good one for Florida.Just wish the M1903's were a little less pricey.
  2. candr44

    candr44 Member

    Feb 11, 2006
    I went to both shows also. The Lakeland show was much smaller than I have ever seen it. Usually both rooms are crowded but one room had a lot of empty tables. The line to get in seem to disappear quick also. I hope the one in September is better.

    I did see a lot of interesting stuff though. I got a good deal on a like new used Kel-Tec p32 at the Lakeland show. I also saw a German K43 rifle from WW2 there but the $2500 dollar price was way out of my budget. The Lakeland show does have some people that think their stuff is made of gold. One guy had the gall to ask $50 dollars for a Mauser sling.

    The Tampa show was the same as uaual. It did seem more crowded than the Lakeland show. The same dealers were at the Tampa show. I saw 2 ammo dealers there selling South African 7.62x51 for $79 and $100 a battle pack. Shoot Straight in Tampa is selling it for $139. I'm glad I bought a case at $21 a pack. Now the ammo is worth more than the rifle I shoot it out of.
  3. EAFO

    EAFO Member

    Feb 28, 2007
    if you saw a giant greek guy behind a table at either show I hope you bought a lot of stuff from him
  4. pharmer

    pharmer Member

    Aug 30, 2004
    Santo las Nubes, Fl
    First time I missed in about 10 years. It's been falling off over the last year or so. 1) The larger dealers have contracts with Suncoast and that's where they will be. 2) There is so much walk-in traffic (that's where the bargains are) the table holders get really discouraged and don't come back. 3) The table holders (FFL and not) have prices that make local shops look good. Just my .02 Joe
  5. Wes Janson

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    May 12, 2006
    Lakeland was definitely kinda disappointing..I'd been told that it's a large show, but it seemed to me to have less than even a normal Suncoast show (and I'm not really referring to new guns, but rather interesting older/used firearms).
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I listen to the Naked Astronomy podcast all the time, and have a question no one has yet addressed that I have heard.
Since Antarctica is so dry, a desert actually, if cold, and is suppose to be with the highest average elevation, why do we not put telescopes on one or more of it's mountains?

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The recent discovery in the US of a cow suffering from BSE or mad cow disease has prompted a group of scientists at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine to attempt to clone cows that are genetically engineered to prevent them from developing the disease. Drs. Will Eyestone and Bill Huckle are attempting to remove the gene that codes for the so-called prion protein that causes BSE. All animals, including humans, make prion proteins which are normally roll up like a ball of wool. But in BSE the protein becomes abnormally folded into fibrous sheets which can kill nerve cells and leave the brain full of holes like a swiss cheese. Worse still, the abnormally folded prion protein can then convert other healthy prions to the abnormal form. The disease spreads when material containing the abnormal prion protein is fed to healthy animals, gets into the brain and triggers off the disease again. But scientists have shown that animals engineered to lack the prion protein appear to be healthy but, crucially, cannot develop BSE-like diseases. The researchers are hoping that cows genetically engineered and cloned to lack the essential prion protein will not be at risk from developing BSE. But with 100 million cattle in America they have their work cut out for them !

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More than a year ago, Walmart spokesman Steven Restivo lyrically told me that the company had changed its relationship with communities, from a “transactional to transformational” one. That had a nice ring to it. Indeed, Walmart had grown more sophisticated about philanthropy and sustainability, voluntarily improving in these areas. But Restivo was not referring to the retailer’s management philosophy. It’s long been clear that the company’s relationship with its workers would never be “transformed” without dramatic action from the workers themselves. Thanks to some brave employees, and a union open to experimentation and real organizing, that action has at last begun.

In October, for the first time in Walmart’s five-decade history, workers walked out of stores in Dallas, Miami, Washington, greater Los Angeles and elsewhere, supported by some 200 people who showed up at the company’s Bentonville, Arkansas, headquarters for its annual investors’ meeting. The group mic-checked human resources vice president David Scott, who weakly invited them to meet individually with his department. “We are not here individually. WE ARE NOT HERE INDIVIDUALLY,” the workers politely shouted. “We are here as a group. WE ARE HERE AS A GROUP.” At the heart of the actions is the workers’ demand for freedom of association.

The strikers are demanding that the company reinstate employees who have been fired for participating in Organization United for Respect at Walmart (OUR Walmart), a membership organization of current and former workers who hope to improve working conditions at the retailer. They’re also demanding that Walmart stop retaliating against workers who engage in these legally protected activities. OUR Walmart receives dues from its members, but although the group gets funding and assistance from the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), it is not a traditional union. Its structure allows employees to work together and make demands on the company now (not after months or years of fighting for union recognition from an opponent unconstrained by money or law—which generally means never). OUR Walmart formed more than a year ago, as a strategy change for a union whose Walmart plan had veered from traditional organizing to media-friendly corporate campaigns. So far, this third approach—trying new ways to allow workers to take action and organize one another—seems to be working better.

It appears unlikely that Walmart can quell this level of unrest easily. Workers in Walmart-controlled warehouses in Illinois and Southern California were on strike for several weeks this fall. The OUR Walmart strikers are back in their stores, but they have told the company that if their demands are not met, Black Friday—the day after Thanksgiving, the busiest shopping day of the year—will be a rowdy one, with strikes and actions at stores all over the country.

In an October 8 memo obtained by The Huffington Post, Walmart advised managers that workers have a right to strike and should not be fired for doing so. Indeed, all strikers have so far kept their jobs. Given the company’s history of breaking labor laws first and paying fines later, the memo suggests that, for once, Walmart is at the wrong end of a checkmate: to enjoy full protection of their jobs when striking, the workers have to be protesting an unfair labor practice—in this case the retaliation for joining OUR Walmart. Organizers can now use the memo to reassure workers that if they strike on Black Friday, they won’t be fired.

Walmart may raise wages in response to these strikes. Matt Stoller, on the Naked Capitalism website, reports that according to the Federal Reserve, the last time Walmart faced real labor unrest—in 2006, after the UFCW ran a public education campaign that was far less aggressive than OUR Walmart’s actions—the company responded by raising wages in some 700 stores.

To be sure, as Walmart never tires of pointing out, the strikers are a small fraction of the its 1.4 million US employees. But if Walmart employees win changes in their workplace this way, workers everywhere may realize that it can be done. Says UFCW spokesman Evan Yeats, “If we change Walmart, we change things not just for our members but for the working class in America.” Now that would be “transformational.”

Nation blogger Bryce Covert looks at the big picture and explains “Why We Should All Care About the Walmart Strikers.”