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Ron Reifenberger
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Ronald Reifenberger joined Purdue in 1978. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Physics, Purdue University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Physics from the University of Chicago in 1976. Reifenberger has been active in research at the nanoscale since 1986 when he and his students first designed and built a scanning tunneling microscope at Purdue. He has been a co-organizer of the European Trends in Nanotechnology Conference since its inception in 2000 and is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. He served as a committee member on the "APEC Foresight Committee on Nanotechnology, the Technology for the 21st Century". He has also received the distinguished Physics alumnus award from his alma mater (John Carroll University) in Cleveland OH.
Reifenberger's recent research interests include the unique properties of carbon nano-petals for next-generation capacitors and batteries, the surface characterization of catalytic materials, bacterial sensing using immutable ligands, and advanced applications of scanning probe microscopy. His office is located in the Birck Nanotechnology Center in Discovery Park at Purdue University.

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First of all, it's indefatigable. :wink:
If you are interested in learning new words I can help you with that. I will post a few here, and you tell me if that is the kind of thing you have in mind.
- acrophobia fear of heights
aerophobia fear of drafts of fresh air
agoraphobia fear of crowds or open spaces.
agyrophobia fear of crossing the street
ailurophobia fear of cats
algophobia fear of pain
amathophobia fear of dust
androphobia fear of men
anemophobia extreme fear of winds or drafts
Anglophobia fear or dislike of England or anything English
anthophobia fear of flowers
apiphobia fear of bees
arachnophobia fear of spiders
astraphobia fear of thunder and lightning
autophobia fear of loneliness
Curiously, one word that is often misspelled is lightning. (There is no e in lightning.)


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- The Big Buddha is currently undergoing renovations and the areas in the vicinity of the Big Buddha statue will be closed during the maintenance period. All other religious ceremonies and events will continue as usual, please check the official website before you visit.
- Ngong Ping 360's cable car services have resumed with adjusted operating hours. Please see details here.
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As you step out of the cable car, you will be greeted by the culturally themed 1.5-hectare Ngong Ping Village, where a wide array of shops and eateries offer a delightful shopping and dining experience. And don't miss the exciting Motion 360, VR 360, and Walking with Buddha multimedia presentations!
The renowned Big Buddha, Po Lin Monastery, Ngong Ping Piazza and Wisdom Path are only a five-minute walk from Ngong Ping Village.
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I was recently removed from a Facebook discussion after I challenged a cherished axiom of social/political/theological juncture. (And no, it wasn't about immigration.) I have also noticed that when I blog about anything that hints at scrutinizing accepted talking points, the traffic drops to nothing. People don't even read just to say, "What an idiot." When I want hits, I write sentimental schmaltz. Critical thinking is not a particularly popular pastime.
So what sorts of challenges are unwelcome? How about the one that most recently made me persona non grata.
Ever since Engel v. Vitale was decided by the US Supreme Court in 1962, prayer has become increasingly banned in public schools. What began as a ban on school-sponsored prayer during educational time eventually led to the decision in Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe (2000), that student-led, student-initiated prayer at high school football games violates the Establishment Clause. By extension this covers any student-led student initiated prayer at any school function.
Because Engel is a flawed example of judicial activism, it is bad. If prayer was constitutional for 171 years, it doesn't suddenly become unconstitutional. This is just like the three-prong test of Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) that sets out the requirements of any legislation that touches upon religion. If three prongs weren't necessary before 1971, they don't somehow become necessary afterwards. Any cases based on Engel and Lemon (like Santa Fe ISD) are, ipso facto, flawed.
To this point, I no doubt have my cheering section of politically active, conservative Christians behind me. This is, after all, pretty standard Strict Constructionist, Original Intent stuff. However, I think there is a need to re-evaluate, not the legal arguments, but the moral arguments that have become a popular extension from them.
As I mentioned above, I had my comments removed from a Facebook thread. This happened after I challenged the following statement: "Morals declined when we took prayer and God out of school." (Being removed from a discussion is nothing new to me. I've even been thrown out of an entire conservative Facebook group for holding a minority opinion on an issue.) This proposition has become as much a part of the warp and woof of Christian conservativism as the legal analysis of Engel and its progeny. How dare I question the unquestionable. Yet that is exactly what I do.
I do this for two reasons. First, and most simply, because the truth matters. Second, and perhaps more controversially, because, as I addressed in another instance on this blog less than a year ago, conservative Christians have succumbed to sloppy scholarship.
I do this from two sources of evidence. First, it is worth examining school-sponsored prayer in state education outside of the United States. Second, there is the issue of the historical record and proximate cause.
I bring to this discussion seven years of experience as a teacher in the state schools in England and Wales. As recently as 1998, it was statutorily re-affirmed that in state schools all pupils must take part in a daily act of collective worship unless their parent has requested a waiver. The acts of collective worship must be "wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character." Not only that, but children are also required to attended Religious Education lessons throughout the entire course of their compulsory education. The majority of these RE lessons must also be based on Christianity.
With that experience, and over a decade of living in conservative rural England, I can assure you that the continuation of prayer and even of Christian education in state schools has done nothing to slow the decline of morals, of the young or the not-so-young, in the United Kingdom. Robert Bork once wrote that America is slouching toward Gomorrah. If the United Kingdom sought to pursue the moral standards of Gomorrah and its sister city Sodom, it would be an upward move. These two ancient conurbations of sin are veritable Cities Set Upon Hills compared to the morality of Sceptred Isle.
But what of the possibility of an actual causal link between Engel and moral decline? This raises a couple of related questions. First, did the removal of the content have an effect? What was the nature of that content in 1962?
We first have to recognize that in 1962, prayer in school wasn't particularly widespread across the United States. It was actually at its peak in the 1920s, though it had been ruled out in quite a few states before or shortly after the turn of the 20th century. Along with mandatory Bible reading, it was the subject of considerable litigation in the state courts, sometimes upheld and sometime overturned, based on state constitutions.
Even though it was patchy across the US, what was the content of prayer in schools in 1962? Let's look at the prayer that was ruled unconstitutional in Engel. In New York, the following prayer had to be recited by a school official each day: "Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers, and our country." After Engel, that one sentence was no longer recited publicly at some point during the day. It that enough to send the nation into a moral tailspin?
I cannot count how many examples I've seen of charts, graphs, and tables marking the decline in morality since the Engel decision. The interesting thing is that they don't chart back before 1962 to indicate trends already in the making and unchanged by Engel or its progeny. And of course they don't demonstrate a direct causal link between the removal of a one-line prayer and the rise in violent crime, sexual promiscuity, music piracy, or whichever evil they are attempting to emphasize. Generally they are based upon the self-evident statement that such evils are what happens when God is removed from public schools. A little circular reasoning goes a long way.
I will finish by going to the heart of the matter. Did "we" (through Supreme Court justices appointed by three different Presidents before almost all of us were born) take prayer or God out of schools? I know I prayed in school long after Engel, which was decided two years before I was born. Prayer is, after all, talking to God. And can anyone remove God from a school or any place else? On the other hand, how many kids were actually praying when a teacher or principal recited "Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers, and our country"? Or was it form over substance? Can the acts of Supreme Court justices confer collective responsibility upon anyone, not to mention lives not yet in being?
In the UK, God is mentioned everywhere in school and He gets his own lessons, yet almost no one acknowledges Him. In the US, He is not officially mentioned and churches (other than liberal Protestant denominations) continue to grow. He is more openly acknowledged in the media and in politics than in 1962. There are more open visible followers of Jesus amongst young people in America than ever before. In trying to make a connection between the virtually symbolic act of removing prayer from schools and the abundance of sin, there has been ignorance of the fact that grace has much more abounded.
Would it be nice if we returned to the practice of a content-free, one sentence, ecumenical prayer in public schools each day? Perhaps. Is it going to stem the dishonesty, violence, fornication, or whatever other ills we identify in our young people or in our society? No. That takes real prayer. That takes changed hearts and changed lives.


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Kehlani and Ty Dolla $ign Go Futuristic on New Song "Nights Like This"
A new single from a dream duo
Kehlani is back with another single that's set to be a smash.
Related: Kehlani Announces Pregnancy, Expecting Baby Girl
Continuing her reign as one of the biggest emerging R&B stars into 2019, Kehlani just dropped "Nights Like This" with the help of Ty Dolla $ign.
After taking a brief step away from music to prepare for the birth of her first child, the glowing MamaLani is ready to take over the world again. The incredibly talented "Playinwitme" singer is stepping into a new era with confidence and poise.
A cinematic video accompanying the track feels like an episode of Black Mirror with creepy robots and futuristic effects that make you think twice about the world. She starts to fall in love with an android woman that ends up on her doorstep... before the video takes a super dark twist.
Kehlani's heart shows the vision of life with her daughter omg --#NightsLikeThisMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/xWLGPgXggD— -------------- ♡ (@kuhlaniszn) January 10, 2019
Kehlani is currently working on her follow-up to 2017's SweetSexySavage and describes it as a collection of her untold stories.


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The draw between Chris Camozzi (15-4) and Joey Villasenor (27-9) at Shark Fights 15 has been overturned.
The New Mexico Athletic Commission on Tuesday during a meeting in Albuquerque, N.M., voted to change the decision of the May 27 event's headliner to a split decision in favor of Camozzi.
As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) previously reported, the draw resulted when the scorecards of the bout were incorrectly tallied.
The scores originally announced for the fight, which took place at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., were 29-28 in favor of Villasenor, 29-28 in favor of Camozzi, and 29-29 for a draw.
However, scorecards obtained prior to Tuesday's meeting revealed that the official tallies had two judges scoring the fight 29-28 for Camozzi with the third judge scoring it 29-28 in favor of Villasenor.
Nevertheless, the final score was announced as a draw. A report Tuesday on Sherdog.com said the call was made as the result of an "error made by the person running the scoring table."
All five members of the NMAC voted to change the record. NMAC Chairman Alberto Leon was unavailable for comment at the time of this writing, though he earlier said that a formal review of the May 27 decision was initiated when the commission discovered a potential scoring error "after the event was over when we were signing the cards."
In an earlier interview, Villasenor said that he felt he won the fight and that Camozzi had told him as much following the three-round contest.
"I'm not asking for judges or anyone to be biased about the fight," Villasenor said. "Just give me what I felt was mine, and that was the win. When I didn't get it, I was a little upset."
Camozzi, though, said he never conceded a loss and said words were misconstrued.
"After my fights, with all of them, we're shaking hands, and I always give props to the guy I'm fighting," he said. "We just battled it out in the cage, so I always say 'good job' regardless of my feelings.
"I told Joey, 'It was close. You may have won.' This was before (the scorecards were read). I was just being a nice guy. I learned my lesson from saying things like that now."
It was Camozzi's first fight since a first-round submission loss to Kyle Noke at UFC 127 prompted a surprising release from the promotion. Villasenor, meanwhile, came into the bout on a two-fight skid with losses to current Strikeforce champ Ronado "Jacare" Souza and WEC vet Danillio Villefort on his record.
Camozzi and Villasenor were originally scheduled to fight a second time on Sept. 10 at BAMMA 7. Camozzi was not allowed the bout per his existing contract with Shark Fights, and Villasenor is now expected to face Che Mills at welterweight.
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Technological advances and new devices are helping nurses to better care for older patients and allowing those elders to potentially live independently longer. And from noninvasive scanning devices to smarter homes, the field is growing rapidly ― impacting nurses specializing in geriatrics, rehabilitation, home health and many other areas.
"Technology and innovation have helped to improve patient care," said Mary Brennan, MS, ACNP-BC, a clinical assistant professor at New York University College of Nursing and the coordinator of the college's Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program. "Anytime we can reduce invasive procedures patients have to go through, it's so much better for the patients."
Barbara Bates-Jensen, Ph.D., RN, associate professor at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Nursing and David Geffen School of Medicine, division of geriatrics, whose research is focused on improving the quality of care in nursing homes, reported a movement toward using technology in her specialty.
Avoiding pressure ulcers
Bates-Jensen has spent the past three years researching ways to detect skin damage before it becomes visible, using biophysical measures looking at what is happening under the skin. By using a dermal phase meter to measure surface electrical capacitance, which reflects the amount of water in the dermis and epidermis, Bates-Jensen can detect early inflammatory changes associated with pressure and shearing.
"If we can pick up the inflammatory changes at the cellular tissue level, before it's visible on the surface of skin, then we might intervene," Bates-Jensen said. "We might catch the damage at its earliest stage, before visible, and prevent these horrible wounds."
In early pilot studies of the dermal phase meter, Bates-Jensen found an association with early signs of skin damage, and the device had the ability to predict when damage would occur. She has received a $4.25 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research to test the device, with particular attention to patients with darkly pigmented skin which makes early signs harder to detect. The device fits into a pocket and requires simply a light skin touch with a small wand over the bony prominence.
Bates-Jensen also uses movement monitors to determine horizontal and vertical movement, so she knows if the person is being turned sufficiently to relieve pressure, and whether the person gets up and ambulates.
Electronic mapping of pressure between a patient and the bed or wheelchair can assist nurses in preventing bedsores by alerting them to high-pressure areas before the skin reddens. Sensors in a mat placed under the patient detect pressure areas and produce a color-coded image on a computer. It's up to the nurse to take the appropriate action to relieve the pressure with redistribution support surfaces.
Bates-Jensen has found pressure mapping devices are more commonly used for patients in wheelchairs, especially those with spinal cord injuries, than for bed patients.
"Pressure mapping is a tremendous technological advantage for looking at wheelchair cushions," Bates-Jensen said.
Preventing falls
Motion detectors have proven helpful in preventing falls, but their success depends on the setting, availability of caregivers and response protocols, according to the State of Technology in Aging Services report from the Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST), a program of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging.
Devices range from wearable tilt-sensing accelerometers to chair or bed alarms that alert caregivers when the person stands.
"The fall bells or fall alarms in many cases have significantly decreased the number of falls in nursing homes and hospitals," Brennan said. "They are not used alone. They are an adjunct to fall prevention programs."
Finding veins
Nurses often note the difficulty of finding older adults' veins to start an intravenous line or draw blood. Devices, including the newly approved AccuVein vein illuminator, allow nurses to zero in on a vein, decreasing the risks associated with multiple sticks. The device scans up to 8 mm below the skin surface, highlights the hemoglobin, and projects a light pattern on the skin. The device weighs less than one pound, fits in the palm of the hand, can go from hand-held to hands-free in seconds, and displays vein location quickly with no image processing, calibration or focusing.
"This technology can be extremely helpful to the clinician and, primarily, the patient to reduce injury and increase comfort," Brennan said.
Avoiding catheterization with ultrasound
Nurses in acute-care and long-term care settings are quickly, accurately and noninvasively measuring urinary bladder volume and post-void residuals using BladderScan portable ultrasound devices. A 1997 nursing study showed an overall 50 percent decrease in urinary tract infections on two units at a Maryland hospital after they began using BladderScan.
"Instead of subjecting the individual to an uncomfortable procedure, such as a Foley catheterization, this technology employs ultrasound, or sound waves, to visualize how much urine the person has in the bladder," Brennan said. "It's wonderful technology for preventing discomfort and reducing the intervention where you could introduce infection."
Brennan reports that in intensive care units, nurses are also using ultrasound in place of a Swan-Ganz catheter to estimate the amount of volume in the right atrium and left ventrical.
Monitoring patients
Sensors in LifeBeds, found in acute-care hospitals, continuously track patients' heart and respiratory rates and alert nurses to changes outside the requested parameters. The device helped nurses at Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, pick up a patient going into atrial fibrillation and others suffering from opioid related respiratory depression. LifeBeds include a bed exit alarm to prevent falls.
Wander management systems, such as HomeFree, track residents' locations and will alert facility staff if anyone wearing the wrist device leaves or enters a pre-defined area. Systems, such as the Atlas Rx, generally use radio frequency, global positioning systems (GPSs) or both.
Several home medication monitoring and reminding systems are also available, such as Med-eMonitor which sounds a musical chime when medication is due and alerts loved ones when the person misses a dose.
Various telehealth systems, such as the Health Buddy and HomMed, remotely check patients' vital signs and have decreased the frequency of home nursing visits, focusing attention when a patient most needs professional intervention. Many of these systems operate through telephone lines and require the patient to step on the scale, put a blood pressure cuff on the arm, and communicate with the nurse through a keypad or other means. Some of the systems allow nurses in the home to send images of wounds to a wound expert to obtain a second opinion about the proper care to begin.
AFrame Digital recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to market its MobileCare™ Monitor and myPHD™ personal help device, worn on the wrist. The device detects impacts from falls, uses a GPS system to locate the wearer, and observes health and habits over time to pick up aberrations.
QuietCare, from Living Independently Group, is another home behavioral remote monitoring system that uses wireless sensors to track seniors' daily patterns of activity and notifies caregivers about changes that might signal a health problem or emergency, such as a fall or not getting out of bed at the normal time.
Reminding providers
Computer software, such as that used by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health care system, can prompt providers to contact patients to come in for an influenza vaccination or when it's time to check cholesterol or blood sugar levels. The software allows the provider to decline the recommendation but, typically, that must include a reason.
"Clinical reminders come up and help remind physicians about key aspects of care that needs to be done," Bates-Jensen said. "The VA has an extraordinary rate of administering flu shots to elders during the fall, and part of it relates to their using clinical reminder systems."
Robotic companions
Investigators at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering in Los Angeles, are researching the use of robots with human qualities to guide stroke patients during rehabilitation and interact and move with elderly patients with dementia to prompt or remind them to take specific action and to help them safely navigate. The socially assistive robotic system can report back to caregivers about the person's progress.
Building smarter homes
Stove Guard monitors activity around the stove and shuts the power off to the appliance one minute after the last sensing motion in the cooking area and will automatically reset when a person returns.
Universities and aging services providers are investigating the benefits of "smart homes," residences with monitoring systems, tracking sensors and universal design that are expected to help elders live independently longer. Eskaton, a multisite, full-continuum provider, recently built the Eskaton National Demonstration Home in Roseville, California. It includes a cognitive fitness system, wireless sensors to track motion and the door opening, an air purification system to decrease lung irritation, and telehealth technologies to check blood pressure, weight and blood sugar levels.
The University of Florida Gator-Tech Smart House features an ultrasonic location tracking system, tiles embedded with pressure sensors to detect falls, overhead cameras, a bathtub that regulates the water temperature to prevent scalding, a bathroom mirror that displays reminder messages, and a toilet the measures weight and temperature.


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Mothers' Milk Bank Austin saves babies' lives by providing prescribed, pasteurized donor human milk.
Did you know that you can save the lives of babies born too soon and too small with your breast milk donation? The Mothers' Milk Bank at Austin is a nonprofit organization that relies on healthy, lactating women to donate their extra breast milk to preterm and ill infants in need when a mother cannot provide her own breast milk. If you are interested in becoming a milk donor and real-life superhero, fill out the form on this page to initiate a simple screening process to determine your eligibility to donate precious milk. Someone from the milk bank will contact you within 48 hours of receiving your information. The following includes information about how and where to donate breast milk if you live in Texas outside of Austin, Houston or San Antonio.
Mothers' Milk Bank at Austin (Main Office)
Medical Arts Square
2911 Medical Arts St., Suite #12
Austin, TX 78705
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm
Seton Northwest Hospital
3rd Floor-Mother/Baby Desk
11113 Research Boulevard
Austin, TX 78759
512-324-6000 ext. 67308
Hours: Anytime
South Oaks Family Medicine
7900 FM 1826, Bldg. II, Ste. 202
Austin, TX 78737
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-5:00pm
Mom's Place WIC Breastfeeding Clinic
8701-B Research Blvd.
Austin, TX 78758
Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8:00am-5:00pm (closed second Wednesday of every month), Tuesday, 8:00am-6:00pm, Friday, 8:00am-2:00pm, first Saturday of the month, 8:00am-1:00pm
CommUnityCare East Austin Health Center
211 Comal Street
Austin, TX 78702
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm, fourth Saturday of the month, 9:00am-12:00pm
Pediatric Junction
211 Railroad St
Buda, Texas 78526
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:00am-5:00pm, Friday, 8:00am-12:00pm
St. David's Round Rock Medical Center
The Women's Center- Postpartum Nurse Station
2400 Round Rock Ave.
Round Rock, TX 78681
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 8:30pm
Parking for milk drop-off is in the circle at the main entrance
St. David's Georgetown Hospital
Women's Services, 4th Floor
2000 Scenic Drive
Georgetown, TX 78626
Hours: Anytime--lactation consultants available 7 days a week from 7:00am - 3:00pm
The Woman's Hospital of Texas
7600 Fannin
Houston, TX 77054
Hours: Anytime
Donors may drop off milk at any time. Go directly to the East Tower/Emergency Entrance which is immediately on the left after entering the Woman's Hospital campus from Fannin--use the circle drive to pull up to the entrance and park while they drop off milk.
As of May 2016: Due to construction, the depot freezer has been temporarily moved to another part of the hospital. When you donate, a security guard will escort you to the new location. This will be the case for the next few months as construction continues.
Southwest WIC Center
6400 High Star
Houston, TX 77074
Hours: Monday, 9:00am-6:00pm, Tuesday 8:00am-8:00pm, Wednesday and Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm,
Friday and Saturday, 8:00am-12:00pm
The Woman's Place of Sugar Land
16552 A Southwest Freeway
Sugar Land, TX 77479
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-3:00pm, call ahead during the lunch hour, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Enter through the Pediatrics Entrance and stop at the desk
Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center
Labor and Delivery Desk, Second Floor
10655 Steepletop Drive
Houston, TX 77065
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital
Lactation Center and Retail Shop
9250 Pinecroft
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9:00am -5:00pm
Memorial Hermann Katy
23900 Katy Freeway
Katy, TX 77493
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am -3:00pm
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
500 Medical Center Blvd
Prenatal Care Unit, 3W.
Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-3:00pm
*Please call ahead and will meet you in the circular drive with a cart. They can bring you additional donation collection bottles at that time.
Kingwood Medical Center
Women and Children's Center- 1st Floor (South Tower entrance)
22999 US Hwy 59N
Kingwood, Texas 77339
Hours: First Saturday of every month, 10:00am-1:00pm, every Monday (including holidays), 9:30am-1:00pm
Texas Lactation Consultants, Inc.
1533 1/2 Heights Blvd (located in back office)
Houston, TX 77008
Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00am-11:00am
*If you would like someone to help carry your donation, please call upon arrival
*Please call ahead to schedule another donation time if drop off window is inconvenient
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital
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Three great wine-tasting party ideas
You love wine tasting, but there is something sad about leaving a tasting room. If only you could linger, sip and swirl one more time, you might unlock the mysteries of that favorite bottle.
Perhaps it's time to host your first tasting at home. Unlike dinner parties, wine tastings require less planning, shopping and cleanup, leaving you more time to mingle with friends and expand your wine repertoire on your time.
We spoke to three wine experts accustomed to such soirees -- Napa's Alan Kropf of Mutineer Magazine, Courtney Cochran of San Francisco's Hip Tastes, and Jyll Jara of Va de Vi in Walnut Creek, Calif. -- for creative, manageable tips, from trendy themes to delectable pairing recipes.
Now, shall we meet your hosts?
Alan Kropf, founder and president, Mutineer Magazine
Theme: Reds from Napa's High Elevation Mountain Vineyards. Obviously, Kropf has industry friends in high places. These coveted wines fetch $50 or more, but he raises a good point: "Having everyone share the cost is a great way to experience these wines," says Kropf, a certified sommelier who has managed wine programs for Gordon Ramsay and the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Wines: St. Supery Dollarhide Estate Elevation ($65), Hess Collection Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon ($55), Spring Mountain Estate Syrah ($55).
Goal: "To understand the characteristics and differences between the various high elevation areas of Napa," Kropf says. "We also had some wines from the valley floor in the tasting for contrast."
Vibe: Less education, more chemistry. "Even if you know the trivia, wine is one of those things that is best understood through experience," says Kropf, whose tastings are structured with a sipping portion followed by discussion. "I like to invite a mix of novices and experienced wine drinkers to keep it fresh."
Pairing: Short ribs. "You can use the wines in your sauce to add another dimension to the tasting."
Courtney Cochran, founder, Hip Tastes
Theme: Varietals of "Mad Men." Cochran, a certified sommelier, looks for what's hot in the larger cultural scene when selecting themes for her sold-out tasting parties. With the cult drama back on AMC this month, Cochran suggests matching each character's personality to a varietal. Betty Draper? A bracingly acidic white. Roger Sterling: A big cabernet sauvignon.
What wine is Don Draper? "Burgundy," Cochran says. "They can be perfect, but when they're bad, they're terrible." Try Vincent Girardin Pommard Premier Cru "Grands Epenots" Vieilles Vignes ($56).
Wines: For Joan Holloway, a curvy syrah like Qupé Central Coast Syrah ($17); Loire Valley's Pascal Jolivet Sancerre ($30) for Betty; and, for Sterling, Amapola Creek Cabernet Sauvignon ($70).
Goal: Fun. "Wine tasting in isolation is so befuddling," Cochran says. "The reason people will learn (about wine) at this party is because they'll experience the wines through these TV characters."
Vibe: This is a self-guided tasting. Give guests a brief rundown of the wines and let them discuss during commercial breaks. To add to the theme, ask guests to dress as their favorite characters.
Pairing: For the Burgundy, Asiago-Stuffed Dates with Bacon and Smoked Paprika. "This is an updated version of rumaki, a popular appetizer in the era, served by Betty Draper in Season 2."
Jyll Jara, interim wine director, Va de Vi
Theme: Reds: Lighten up, it's spring. "Our palates tend to prefer lighter wines in the spring, and many people think this can only be accomplished by switching to white wine," Jara says. Not true. "Light-bodied reds, like French cremant and Austria's St. Laurent, a relative to pinot noir, fit the bill."
Wines: Lucien Albrecht Cremant d'Alsace Brut Rose ($22); Michel Tete's Cru Beaujolais Clos du Fief Juliénas ($20); Weingut Bründlmayer St. Laurent "Ried Ladner" ($23).
Goal: To experience the food-friendly, excellent lighter-bodied red wines of the world, she says.
Vibe: Pure enjoyment. Jara loves hosting informal, nonindustry tastings at home for friends. One of her best themes: Bring your gifted wine (and see if they really like you).
Pairing: Chef Andy Phillips' Grilled Shrimp Piri Piri with Black Rice, Farro & Mushroom. "The acidity of these wines cuts through the texture of the shellfish," Jara says, "while the mushroom complements their earthiness."
Hosting basics
- Eight to 12 guests is ideal. Each bottle of wine has 12 pours that are 2 ounces apiece.
- Send an electronic invite with specifics. Ask guests to bring one bottle of wine according to the theme.
- Provide one wine glass per person and plenty of buckets for dumping and spitting.
- Encourage guests to drink at least as much water as they drink wine.
When guests arrive, cover bottles with brown bags and write a number on each bottle.
- Provide pens and tasting notes templates for guests to write down their impressions.


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Less than a month after Jerry Sandusky had been arrested and the Penn State damage-control thresher had mowed down Joe Paterno, newly installed PSU president Rodney Erickson began sending out stupidly triumphant memoranda to the university's board of trustees. Here's a new one. It comes to us via public records request and the most interesting part of it is the stupidly triumphant letter Erickson sent out to more than 40,000 baccalaureate applicants after the Sandusky scandal broke. (Full memo attached below.)
Erickson doesn't really mention Sandusky. Instead he talks about candlelight vigils and dance marathons, about character and compassion. Does Erickson believe PSU attracts only porridge-eaters? I suppose he must. Because he tells the trustees that the response to his letter was "overwhelmingly positive." To illustrate the feedback he got, he drops the following unattributed quote:
"that's exactly the message I want to hear; I'm more committed to Penn State than ever before."
Just who exactly is being quoted there? Lanny Davis? Whatever. There must be some truth to it, given the following statistic: As of Nov. 30, 2011 (exactly 25 days after Sandusky was arrested) only eight—EIGHT!!—applicants had contacted the school to withdraw their applications. Well, golly. Something's still happy in Happy Valley.
You can't fault the president of a big school for banging hard on the good-news gong in the wake of an ugly scandal, but this letter limns a bigger issue: PSU has steadfastly refused to look at the scandal straight on. So much of the post-Sandusky "healing" that's taken place has been about healing the brand and keeping the gravy train rolling. We saw this brand management on display during Erickson's town hall softball circuit, in which he two-stepped his way past anything resembling a satisfying answer. If you talk around the problem, the logic goes, it might disappear. Or it might not.


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Yankees giving Nunez a chance as utility infielder
TAMPA, Fla. -- Two years ago, the Yankees sent Eduardo Nunez to the Minors so he could focus on playing shortstop every day, effectively abandoning an early-season experiment of developing him into a utility player.
Now, because of need, the Yankees are giving it another shot. Nunez impressed the club by playing well at third base late last season, and so manager Joe Girardi is willing to consider him at multiple infield positions.
"We will move him everywhere: some third, some second, some short too," Girardi said. "I think it's important that he still plays there too as well. He is someone that we will move everywhere. Obviously he's in competition for third base as well."
Nunez, 26, batted .260 with three home runs, 28 RBIs and a .307 on-base percentage in 90 games for the Yankees last year. He played 75 games at shortstop, 14 games at third base and two games at second base.
"We need him to do that," Girardi said. "Last year, Derek [Jeter] was down and we needed him to play short every day, and [Nunez] ended up getting hurt too. As you saw last year, we moved him to third at the end of the year and I thought he did a pretty good job."


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In regards to the traffic signal at Airport Road and Highway 395, the state said they are doing a study on the intersection.
Well, the state will not put up the signal ever, just as the Nevada Department of Transportation would not put in the signals at Johnson Lane or Stephanie Way.
By now Douglas County should know this. The only way these signals were put up was because the Nevada governor approved them.
Douglas County Senior Civil Engineer Jeff Foltz should already know this.
As NDOT, with all the staff studies would not put the signals up. So in order to get a signal at Airport Road, all we need to do is have Foltz call Gov. Sandoval and request that he approve this signal at Airport Road. That is the only way the signal will go up.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Shares of fuel-cell supplier Plug Power Inc. soared 30% on Friday, gaining 77% in the week.
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The company last month announced a contract with six Wal-Mart Stores Inc. distribution centers. Earlier this week, analysts at Cowen & Co. upgraded their price target on Plug Power, saying that they expect the company to sign more contracts with existing customers and expand its customer base.
On Friday, shares of Ballard Power Systems Inc. CA:BLD, which provides fuel-cell components for Plug Power's systems, added 4.5%.
Shares of FuelCell Energy Inc.
FuelCell, a manufacturer of fuel-cell power plants, said Friday the U.S. Department of Energy awarded the company $2.8 million to continue to develop a fuel-cell plant capable of delivering hydrogen as well as electricity and heat to industries on their own sites.
The company is working on a plant at its manufacturing facility in Connecticut, which would be operational at the end of 2014, to demonstrate the potential of its technology. The company currently has on-site plants that provide heat and electricity to industrial customers from fuel sources such as biogas from waste.
"In addition to offering ultra-clean electricity and usable high quality heat, this fuel cell installation will provide reliable on-site hydrogen production that has the potential to reduce costs associated with purchasing, transporting and storing hydrogen. We estimate a potential market size of $1.6 billion" in the U.S. alone, the company said in a statement.
Some investors have said they see fuel-cell stocks at the same upward trajectory that solar stocks were a couple of years ago. Such companies have, for the most part, failed to be consistently profitable, but rising demand and the falling costs of manufacturing technology could change that.
For the week, shares of FuelCell rose 81%. Shares of Ballard rose 42% on the week.
Meanwhile, shares of solar companies were mostly lower Friday. Solar installer SolarCity Corp.
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When Miss Virgie, my beloved mentor on all things Southern proper, came to visit with her husband, Bill, she lovingly lectured me whenever I fell short.
"Oh my goodness, what a cook you are," she said, smiling approvingly as I set a platter of country fried steak on the table then pulled a pan of homemade biscuits from the oven. "Those are the prettiest biscuits I ever saw."
That's a strong compliment coming from a woman raised in Pascagoula, Miss., and schooled in the finer art of cooking in Paris, France.
Of course, with Miss Virgie, I have learned that feeling too good about my competency never lasts long. In that aspect, she is Mama up one side and down the other. She understands the importance of keeping me cut down to size and she does that incredibly well.
"Let me help you." She looked over the table for what was missing. "Butter. We need the butter."
She walked to the refrigerator, pulled out the butter tub. "Where's your butter dish and butter knives?"
Uh oh. My comeuppance was about to take place. I froze with the spoon in the creamed potatoes that I was pouring into a dish. Quickly, I tried to decide how to break the news to her but there was no prettying up the ugly truth. I took a deep breath and braced myself.
"Uh, I, uh, don't have one."
She swirled around and gasped loudly, her blue eyes widening to the size of saucers. She is, to say the least, very dramatic.
"You. Don't. Have. A. Butter. Dish?" Each word was an indictment on my lack of social grace as practiced by properly trained Southerners.
I shook my head and bit the edge of my lower lip.
"Well, surely, you have possession of a butter knife." There was hope, faint though it was, in her voice. I dropped my head. She slapped a hand on the island, put another on her hip and shook her head covered with thick, dark red hair.
"Ronda Rich, I do not believe you. Surely, there is something in this kitchen that can be used for a butter dish."
She began digging through cabinets, cupboards and drawers but came up empty. She sighed woefully. "This must be remedied."
When she returned to her palatial home in Nevada, she wasted no time in doing just that. A week later, a care package arrived. Inside the box were three small crystal bowls wrapped in bubble paper and seven silver butter knives. And, of course, she had written a letter of complete instruction — and reprimand — about the use of butter dishes and knives.
"Girl, you cannot shame yourself by laying out a poor table," she wrote. She explained that she had so many crystal butter dishes and sterling silver butter knives that it was not hard to scrounge up the ones that she was donating to the improvement of my table service. I wasn't offended a bit. I was downright grateful.
See, I do think that most of us miss out on the pretty little extras that give every day life that fine touch of something special. We store silver, crystal, linens and little bowls in the cabinet and intend to use them for special occasions, if then. We forget that every day is special in some way and deserves a finishing touch of wonderfulness.
Someone recently told me that she has a beautiful set of china received when she married 25 years ago. She has used it only twice, she thinks. One time she remembers clearly, the other time she cannot recall at all.
"Maybe I've only used it once," she said, her face melting into sadness over the years lost. It struck a cord with me as I remembered Miss Virgie's reprimand.
I'm gonna do better. Just as soon as I remember where I put those butter dishes.
Ronda Rich is the best-selling author of "What Southern Women Know (That Every Woman Should)." Sign up for her weekly newsletter at www.rondarich.com. Her column appears Tuesdays and at gainesvilletimes.com/ronda.


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The Wire: Playoff time!
This season I've continued to tweak the format of the waiver wire list, so pay attention! I've organized it by position now, since that probably makes more sense when you're trying to fill a particular position. In terms of the color coding: green are guys to target, yellow are guys that are less-than-spectacular, but you can plug-in if necessary, and red are one-hit-wonders you can ignore.
Here is the waiver wire advice for this week in Google Doc spreadsheet format if that's the way you prefer to digest it.
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4 comments:
- Boz said...
great link, thanks bro
- December 24, 2009 at 12:46 AM
- Bud said...
Part of the problem is a lot of people - even very intelligent people - fail to realize that critical thinking is a skill one must learn and develop. My friend was a theater major in college, and now has a Master's degree in set design. I can't design and construct a set like he does because I don't have the training. Hell, I don't even know if I should spell it "theater" or "theatre," and I consider myself an intelligent person.
Many have difficulty constructing a logical argument for the same reason: lack of training.
Then there are the William Lane Craigs of the world, whom I think simply have no excuse at all.
- December 24, 2009 at 2:27 AM
- Unknown said...
Great link we should all read, reread, pick up again in a month, etc. Thank you, John.
- December 24, 2009 at 6:49 AM
- Rob R said...
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I'm always willing to consider that I've committed a fallacy, though it should be noted that applying fallacies is itself a skill.
On examining this and rereading our discussion, I'm not confidant that I committed the Tu Quoque fallacy after all given that what you applied to that was a response to something you said that was not the original problem that was outlined. And I did respond to the original problem which was why God does not answer the prayers of the starving. The answer was not my assesment of your former Christianity (Which I interpret was your application of the To Quoque fallacy) but the insistence that the reason God isn't answering all of these prayers is because he already is dealing with the issue in terms of his rescue operation as a whole which will entail an ultimate resolution to these so called unaswered prayers.
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Hanley delivers in 10th as Dodgers close in on first
Double plates go-ahead run after duel; L.A. half-game behind Arizona
WASHINGTON -- Hanley Ramirez won a National League Rookie of the Year Award and a batting title and made three All-Star teams during his time with the Marlins. Injuries and slumps have chipped away at that resume over the past few years, but the old Ramirez has reemerged during a month-long surge.
The Dodgers shortstop continued to punish opposing pitchers on Saturday night at Nationals Park. His RBI double in the 10th inning capped a 3-for-5 night and brought home the go-ahead run as the Dodgers beat the Nationals, 3-1, for their 19th victory in 24 games. Los Angeles moved to within a half-game of NL West-leading Arizona, which lost to San Francisco.
Ramirez, batting .429 with 25 RBIs over his past 28 contests, was asked if he felt like people have forgotten how good he was while with Miami.
"I think so," he said. "But that's in the past. I thank God for giving me that support to keep fighting through that tough moment in my life. But I'm not a quitter. I keep working hard, and today it's coming through."
Ramirez's play since coming off the disabled list on June 19 is a major reason why the Dodgers have climbed back into the NL West race. A team that sat 9 1/2 games out of first less than a month ago now faces its smallest deficit since April 13.
"I feel like he's been on a mission since Spring Training," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said of Ramirez. "He's worked really hard defensively for us, battled through two injuries, continued to work and he's still here."
Ramirez's latest big hit improved the Dodgers to 11-2 in their last 13 games decided by two runs or fewer. After a duel between Zack Greinke and Gio Gonzalez, Los Angeles got another strong performance from its bullpen to go along with some clutch hitting.
In Friday's series opener, the relief corps threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings, and Andre Ethier slugged the go-ahead homer in the ninth. This time, Mattingly squeezed four scoreless frames out of six relievers, with Mark Ellis providing the game-tying single in the seventh to set up Ramirez's late heroics.
"We're seeing three guys here that are top notch," Mattingly said. "When you get that kind of pitching against you, your guys got to be good, keep you in the game and give you a chance to win late. That's what we've been able to do: Stay in the game with our pitching and scratch across one here or there."
Rookie Chris Withrow (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth for his first Major League victory, and Kenley Jansen retired the side in order in the 10th for his 11th save.
While Gonzalez struck out 11 over his six scoreless innings, Greinke constantly played with fire on a sweltering night in the nation's capital and eventually got burned. The right-hander retired the side in order only once in his six innings, but he gave up just one run, despite seven hits and three walks. He struck out three and stranded eight runners.
Greinke worked out of several perilous situations, including in the first inning, when he escaped by retiring Jayson Werth and Ian Desmond on popups with the bases loaded.
"Got into some jams and made some good pitches," Greinke said. "That was a problem, getting in trouble early, but I got through it, so that was nice.
"I made some good pitches in the first inning, so I was happy with that. But some other times I caught a couple breaks."
The righty's luck ran out in the sixth after getting the first two batters. Chad Tracy singled for his third hit of the night, and Wilson Ramos walked. Pinch-hitter Roger Bernadina then dropped a floater into shallow right field for the go-ahead RBI single.
But with Gonzalez out the game, the Dodgers broke through in the seventh. With two outs, pinch-hitter Skip Schumaker doubled to the right-center-field wall off Drew Storen and scored on Ellis' line-drive single to left.
The L.A. bullpen continued Greinke's high-wire act. Denard Span led off the seventh with a single against Jose Dominguez, but the Dodgers caught a break when Span was called out on a close play at second on Anthony Rendon's attempted sacrifice. Lefty Paco Rodriguez came on to strike out Bryce Harper, and righty Ronald Belisario got Werth to ground into a force at second, with Ramirez making a nice play at shortstop.
In the eighth, Belisario put runners at first and third with one out before striking out pinch-hitter Scott Hairston. Lefty J.P. Howell then entered and got Span to fly out to left on a full count.
Withrow came on in the ninth for his seventh big league appearance and first since July 10, when he tossed three scoreless innings during an extra-inning win over Arizona. This time he made the most of his one inning, capping a 1-2-3 frame by striking out the dangerous Harper.
"I just didn't want to give him too much to hit," Withrow said. "I knew we had a righty [Werth] on deck, so if I walked him, it wasn't the worst thing that could happen, so I just tried to execute pitches and stay with my game plan."
Adrian Gonzalez started the 10th by slicing a double down the left-field line off Craig Stammen (5-5), leaving first base open. Afterward, Greinke would tell Ramirez that he would have walked him had he been on the mound, but the Nationals did not. Stammen left a 1-0 slider up, and Ramirez roped a one-hopper off the center-field wall. Two batters later, the Dodgers tacked on an insurance run with Ethier's sacrifice fly against Ian Krol.
As for the mission Mattingly referred to, Ramirez had moved the Dodgers a little bit closer.
"Win a ring," Ramirez said of the ultimate objective. "But we've got to go step by step. ... We know what we want. Everyone here knows what we want and where we want to be and where we're supposed to be."


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|February 15, 2013, 02:26 AM
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Shooting from inside a coat pocket
I've seen the old James Cagney movies where he's packing a 38 or 45 in his coat pocket and takes out multiple advesaries, never removing the gun from the coat or vest. Has anyone ever shot a gun in a coat pocket and wouldn't this be the ultimate carry conceal way to surprise a perp with a bullet instead of your wallet, esp if it were a close belly shot?? Would the coat cause a blockage or act as a plug causing a dangerous situation at the front of the barrel?? I've never heard anyone discuss something like this or any training exercises on this method of self defense.
|February 15, 2013, 05:21 AM
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I have done it.
With semi-autos: you get one shot. Never a second one. The slide can't move inside the pocket, and if it does, the fabric will jam it up and stop it from going back into battery.
With revolvers: you can fire multiple shots. Your hand will feel warm, but you won't get burned unless you hold the gun stupidly. If you have practiced shooting from retention position, you may be able to hit a target at very close range from inside the pocket. You probably won't be able to do it well or in a repeatable way, and you probably won't destroy enough jackets to get really good at it. It's fundamentally different from firing outside the pocket in the same basic shooting position, because you don't have the benefit of seeing the gun out of the corner of your eye, and because the shape/feel of the jacket pocket changes your body dynamics a little.
The biggest drawback is that if you are carrying in a decent pocket holster -- which you really should! -- you'll have to pull the gun out of the holster before you can fire.
I would do it if I were rassling with an attacker so could go for a contact or near contact shot. Not otherwise.
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|February 15, 2013, 05:32 AM
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In colder months, I carry a J-frame in the weak-hand outside pocket of my coat. It functions both as BUG and as the immediately available firearm, if my coat is closed. If I had to shoot it from the pocket, I would, but in addition to suffering loss of accuracy, there are at least two other factors that would concern me.
First, in a physical confrontation, I'd rather have both hands and arms free. A hand in a pocket effectively ties up my hand and my arm, and depending on the scenario, fending or striking might be more important than shooting.
Second, try moving around rapidly, turning, and changing levels with one hand in a pocket. It has a major impact on balance. Depending on the scenario, moving freely may be more important at any given instant than shooting.
So, is shooting from the pocket worth practicing? Sure, if you can afford the training jackets... OTOH, actually shooting from the pocket in a defensive scenario would be a last-ditch method, IMO.
|February 15, 2013, 10:01 AM
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In Anchorage it would get a bit nippy every now and then. We were issued parkas.
The parka was designed with a side zipper that was suppose to allow you to keep your service revolver exposed. Sounded nice in theory but at the range I quickly found out the revolver always got hung up on the coat.
Parkas have rather large pockets so I just stuck a snubby in my pocket. Walked around with my hand in my pocket and on my revolver any time I figured I may need it.
Never fired in from the pocket, I figured practicing would cause me to have to buy a new parka and those puppy's were expensive. I figured it would beat getting a revolver hung up in a zipper if you needed it.
The thing is, like any other pocket carry, you can be ready and no one knows.
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|February 15, 2013, 10:08 AM
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Make sure your jacket isn't made from the more flammable fabrics.
Some of them burn real good.
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|February 15, 2013, 02:00 PM
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|February 28, 2013, 01:55 PM
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Thanks, REALLY good info here. I wasn't even thinking about the slide in a pocket
and only getting 1 shot off, much less a fire in a pocket and burn marks on my hand. Thanks for that info. I carry a Taurus 709 Slim in 9mm in my pocket and probably would never attempt it now. Not that I really would want to but if it was all I had, I guess I'd take one shot that way. But it's great to know I wasn't the only one that was thinking if it worked for Cagney it must work...but w/real bullets and others that have really done it for real....not recommended I guess.
|February 28, 2013, 06:14 PM
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Ditto on the automatic. slide will hang up and jam.
I remember one of the ICONs discussing pocket shooting with a revolver. He indicated that the hammer would often hang up on the material of the garment. If memory serves the J-Frame S&W with the hammer shroud were developed to combat that flaw.
|February 28, 2013, 06:18 PM
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Love my 642 for this exact reason. DC is cold and a trench coat over a suit makes access to a full frame impossible. The hammer-less 642 is perfect for this. If you leave your bottom buttons open slightly you can shoot through the inside lining without destroying the outside of the coat. With your hand in your pocket you can even engage someone who has the drop on you...especially someone stupid enough to bring a 1911 to gun fight and not cock the hammer.....trust me on this. Can't however use a pocket holster. I now can shoot through my pocket without making a hole.....due to ones now there from last time. It does catch the felt cloth on fire a bit.
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|February 28, 2013, 06:39 PM
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Very interesting subject. I have a 442, it has no external hammer, my biggest fear of firing from in the pocket is fire. From what I'm reading here, the fire really isn't that bad. And ruining a coat to save life and limb is no problem. Practice clothing would be worth the sacrifice if I ever needed to use this technique. Thanks for the great info.
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|February 28, 2013, 07:34 PM
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ltc44, according to an article I read recently, Colt beat S&W to the punch, with a bolt-on hammer shroud for its D-frame revolvers. S&W followed suit with the original Bodyguard model J-frame, which looked more graceful as the shroud was integral to the frame.
The Centennial was based on stretching the I-frame Safety Hammerless to take the .38 Special, as opposed to the I-frame's .38 S&W. Eventually, the Centennial and its descendants evolved to lose the grip safety from the original design, too.
One reason I like the 442 is that it has virtually nothing that can snag.
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North East Redneck, my greatest fear would be horrible accuracy. Obviously, practice would require a large backstop area, until point-firing from the pocket became more natural.
|February 28, 2013, 08:52 PM
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Most raincoats and many overcoats have cut through pockets so the wearer can reach his inner pocket without exposing his hands to the cold. But that setup also allows the hand to hold the gun free of the pocket and fire by either flipping the coat out of the way or by firing through the coat. Of course, it means holding the gun in the hand, not in a holster, so it would be used only in periods where danger is foreseen, yet concealment is necessary.
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I think everyone would agree it's, basically, a 'last ditch' operation. And I think this is one area where a shrouded or hammerless revolver has a distinct advantage over a semi-auto.
There's also a great selection of FRC's (Fire Resistant Clothing) available today, so if budget allows you might want to pick up a jacket or two.
I've never really seen any FRC trench coats, but they MAY be other there. Usually, they're more of the bomber or baseball jacket type design. And they're only marginally more expensive than the equivalent non-FRC type.
Hey, and listen. If anyone feels they would need a specific item for such carry, like a FRC trench coat, feel free to PM me. Know some folks in the business, and maybe you could get it custom made AND at a reasonable price. I'd sure be willing to look in to the matter, if it would benefit someone.
|March 2, 2013, 01:29 PM
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One doesn't fire from the pocket while wearing a Dolce & Gabbana suit. Maybe if im wearing a Boss or Giorgio Armani Ill consider it.
just remember to be aware of where your non firing hand is when you do that
|March 3, 2013, 08:08 PM
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Quoting JamesK,
"Most raincoats and many overcoats have cut through pockets so the wearer can reach his inner pocket without exposing his hands to the cold. But that setup also allows the hand to hold the gun free of the pocket and fire by either flipping the coat out of the way or by firing through the coat. Of course, it means holding the gun in the hand, not in a holster, so it would be used only in periods where danger is foreseen, yet concealment is necessary.
Jim "
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This is a very real tactical surprise when the BG is looking for the victim to try and withdraw the hand from the pocket.
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MLeake, I was thinking along the lines of the BG being almost within arms reach. A situation where a would be attacker confronted me at several feet away and began to advance suddenly, giving me no time to draw my weapon.
I could practice this method at the club I belong to on our outdoor pistol range. Say 4-6 feet from the target. And there is a huge berm behind the targets.
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Mleake thank you for the lesson on the colt. I was not familiar with that model. I have all ways preferred the small Colts over the Smiths.
There is one benefit of catching your coat on fire. When you are dancing around and on fire you make a harder target.
If the BG has a sense of humor they will be laughing to hard at the crazy who is on fire to continue the engagement.
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|April 3, 2013, 12:53 PM
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Careful though. Muzzle blast from a revolver can set some coats on fire. Don't show that in the movies.
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I carry a Smith 640 .38 Special. That's one of the many reasons.
Sacrificing a jacket, and maybe slightly scorching my hand, to save my ancient derriere seems a reasonable trade to me.
But practice shooting from a pocket? I can't afford that many clothes.
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|April 3, 2013, 01:14 PM
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I tried it in an old zip up jacket pocket with my p64, to my suprise it didn't jam...but I only fired 3 shots. I suspect thats becuase this gun has so positive extraction and such a strong recoil spring to force the slide back into battery.
I also tried it while still in the pocket holster in the pocket. That jammed it right away.
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I would imagine that it would be very difficult to rob or molest someone that is aflame! Either way, bad guy... zero!
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|April 3, 2013, 04:44 PM
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Agree with the 640 and 642 S&W. Besides being able to shoot through your pocket being hammerless, you also can get it out of your pocket without hanging up on any thing. Also good for a female carring a pocketbook.
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Y'all. Crocheting is one of the things that actually keep me somewhat busy. I'm way too excited about this project. I don't know but every time I finished a new project, the feeling can be magical or I guess I just love crochets. This weekend I was able to make a Mandela crochet bookmark. Bookmark is so perfect for a book hoarder. A unique and classy bookmark. Isn't cute? They're easy. I love the design and colors. I hope this bookmark can add enjoyment for your reading session. So let's start and make your own.
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FREE PATTERN: Butterfly Crochet
Waking up everyday is a gift. We are blessed to have and enjoy this splendid world. Appreciating every single things is dominant and I always see things beautiful in its own way.
Sometimes it's nice to be like a butterfly. Enchanting, vibrant and free. God gives us enough strength to do what He wants us to do. Blossom like a butterfly.
I decided to make a butterfly crochet. I made it last night. And it is simple yet magical crochet. I made a picture and word tutorial.
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Hello hookers. I'm back on track. How's your November so far? Mine is doing great. After a long months of sorrow, aches and drama, well I know I'm back in shape and I'm happy and thankful. God made it this way for me to realize that I have a good and blessed life after all.
Anyhow, I missed crocheting. Glad to share a simple and easy crochet project. As always, it is for styling and fashion. Rock on with this fabulous crochet chain bracelet.
For the materials that I used; (1) plain chain bracelet, (2) yarns (green and lavender) and (3) 1.5 mm steel hook. You can use gold or silver chain bracelet and of course you can mix and match different yarn colors. Mine is from forever 21. Bought it on sale for 10 dhs. Good deal huh!*haha*
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My love for crochet knows no time. It helps me in my heart's healing process. And as my heart wants peace, I made something cute and it made my heart smiled. Last night, I went out for walking and found one crafty shop and bought new yarns. These yarns are actually knitting yarns as per label. The texture is so good and thick. I also got it for a good deal. It is made in Taiwan.
Using color green and white yarns and my favorite 1.5mm steel hook, I made a simple bib necklace. Easy to make and follow. I prepared a photo tutorial of it. My necklace has a 7 inches length and 2 inches for the width.
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Chain 42 stitches (40 + 2 = 42). Half double crochet in 3rd chain from the hook. Half double crochet for the next stitches. Chain 3.
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October is here. How time flies. 2014 is starting to say goodbye. Goodbye is never easy. In every goodbye, you always say hello to a brighter side, new hope, new life and a new year. Goodbye will always leave us a lesson that will make us to be braver and stronger . I wanna be brave to face goodbye to the bad things in my life and will give me a lesson that I will never forget. Trusting stranger and opening your life to them is not easy...but because of love you will learn to embrace it. But love will never be enough to trust anyone. You have to invest time. They will hurt you the least you expect it. They will trade you to somebody and dump you like nothing. Love is the most wonderful moment that will come your way and at the same time will tear you up pieces by pieces. In order to be whole and happy again you have to say goodbye to all the people who've hurt and leave you hanging. My heart is crying and bleeding but life must go on. Have faith in God. They maybe happy to where they are now but life is never always on top.
So now I'm saving my heart. I want peace, forgiveness and love. I wanna be complete and go on with my life without the people whom I knew was my strength....
I wanna be as colorful and cheerful like a flower that is blooming so perfectly beautiful. I wanna be back to who I really am. A cheerful and at peace person. Yes, they've hurt me but if that is the only way for them to be happy, let them be. I am saying goodbye and erasing them in my life..
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