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Hawiiaan mother and two children lost in raging sea
Posted on October 5, 2014	by Fred Caruso
"I saw a child being thrown out a window
by a man after the plane hit the Atlantic. The child was never seen again. The other child also vanished."
Rachael Hoopii with children
Rachael K. Hoopii, 32, of Waimanolo, Hawaii was on her way with two children to join her husband in Munich, Germany. Mrs. Hoopii and her little girls, Uilani, 10, and Luana, 6, were all eager to see the family together again.
Tech. Sgt. Bernard Palinapa Hoopii, 36, of Wailuku, was energized, excited for his family's arrival. He was a veteran of 12 years of Army service, which included action in Korea. He had been separated from Rachael, Uilani and Luana for the past two years. Bernard and Rachael had been married for six years.
The three Hoopii women were headed to the reunion by way of the Military Air Transportation Service (MATS) on Flying Tiger 923. They never got there. They all died that night, in the frigid, gale-whipped waters of the North Atlantic, 500 miles off the coast of Ireland, on September 23, 1962.
There was no news of the dead in far-off Hawaii until five days after the disaster, on September 27. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin newspaper finally carried a front-page report of sorrowful deaths of the two children and equally sorrowful story of the likely final pleas from the mother, desperately alone, seeking refuge on the raft.
Army Paratrooper, Private Raul Acevedo-Cambero of Los Angeles, said, "I saw a child being thrown out a window by a man after the plane hit the Atlantic. The child was never seen again. The other child also vanished."
Another Paratrooper, Private Frederick G. Gazelle, of Pasadena, California, said he tried to save a woman he believed to be the children's mother.
"I was inside the raft on the edge and a woman swam to the side," he said. "I tried to pull her aboard but men poured over us like sardines."
"I held on and she kept crying, 'Please let me up.' But they kept on coming over and around us. I found myself under a pile of men and I could not hold on. The woman disappeared." The sea never slowed its rage.
Army Sergeant First Class Alfred Bodung, of Indianpolis, Indiana – one of the survivors flown days later to Cork, Ireland, and then to Oxford, England, for medical treatment – said he had been "detailed" to look after the children as the plane came down. According to earlier reports, he had been given the impossible assignment by Stewardess Jacqueline Brotman, 24, who perished in the crash.
"I took off my shoes and put on a lifejacket," Bodung said. "In the row behind me were the two children. But I was knocked out in the crash and never knew what happened to them. When I came to, the plane was filling with water fast and I dived out."
Bodung said he found the raft, which became so crowed that people were lying and sitting on top of each other. He got in, sandwiched between other survivors and prayed. He said the next five hours until rescue by the Celerina, were the most terrible hours of my life.
And that was the end of three Hoopiis, gone in the cold, wet darkness.
Perhaps by fate, another Hoopii daughter (by a previous marriage), Roberta Kanani Mokilehua, 13, had originally left home for the trip with her step-mother and two sisters on August 28. They made a three-week stop over in California to visit relatives on the mainland. Roberta disliked the early September California cold so much, and got so homesick for Hawaii that she returned to the islands on September 3, some 20 days prior to the doomed flight. She was staying with her grandmother, Mrs. Robert Kekauoha, in Waimanalo, at the time of the crash.
Mother Rachel was one of six children. She was born on Oahu and went to Waimanalo Schools. She had long wanted to join her husband in Germany, but had to wait until restrictions were lifted on relocation of dependents. The trip to Germany was her first trip away from the Hawaiian islands.
Tech. Sgt. Hoopii was a native of Hana, Maui.
This is a rerun of an article posted on February 1, 2012. It is intended to remind us that there were far more than combat troops in the aircraft. The rerun of this post is also intended to draw the attention of the Hoopii family. Additional information is requested.
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I'd love to hear if anyone knows the children's half sister Roberta Kanani Mokilehua who was in Hawaii and was 13 at the time of the crash?


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Limitless () ist eine US-amerikanische Krimiserie von CBS, die auf dem Kinofilm Ohne Limit (2011) basiert und dessen Handlung fortsetzt. Bradley Cooper, der die Rolle des Edward Morra im Film spielte, fungierte als Executive Producer und übernahm auch in der Serie die Rolle. Die Serie handelt von Brian Finch, der durch Jake McDorman verkörpert wird und die experimentelle Droge NZT-48 einnimmt, die als starker Neuroenhancer den Zugriff auf 100 Prozent seiner Gehirnkapazität ermöglicht.

Die Serienadaption wurde am 8. Mai 2015 von CBS bestellt, die Erstausstrahlung war ab dem 22. September 2015 in den Vereinigten Staaten zu sehen. Aufgrund solider Quoten von rund neun Millionen Zuschauern pro Folge während der ersten Wochen entschied sich CBS im Oktober 2015 dazu, eine volle erste Staffel von insgesamt 22 Episoden zu bestellen.

Am 26. Mai 2016 gab CBS die Einstellung der Serie nach nur einer Staffel bekannt.

Handlung
Der erfolg- und mittellose Brian Finch erhält von einem Freund eine Pille, bei der es sich um die experimentelle Droge NZT-48 handelt, die seine Gehirnaktivität extrem steigert. Als sein Freund ermordet wird, gerät Brian unter Mordverdacht. Mithilfe der Droge hilft er dem FBI bei der Suche nach dem Mörder. Daraufhin wird er vom FBI als Berater engagiert, wobei er jeden Tag eine Pille NZT schlucken soll, um deren Auswirkungen zu testen. Die Pille wirkt für 12 Stunden. Fortan unterstützt Brian das FBI bei komplizierten Fällen und wird in das Team integriert. Agent Rebecca Harris übernimmt die Rolle einer Aufpasserin.

Da das NZT Nebenwirkungen hervorruft, die tödlich sein können, wird Brian von Senator Edward Morra erpresst, der vor Jahren abhängig wurde und eine Impfung gegen die Nebenwirkungen entwickelt hat. Brian muss regelmäßig bei Morra bzw. seinem Helfer Sands eine Dosis abholen. Gegenüber dem FBI behauptet Brian, immun gegen die Nebenwirkungen zu sein. Nach einem Attentat auf den Senator kommt der Verdacht auf, dass auch Morra NZT konsumiert, so dass Brian die Beweise fälschen muss. Auch findet er heraus, dass Sands für den Tod von Rebeccas Vater verantwortlich ist, der NZT-abhängig war.

Morra beauftragt Brian mit der Ermordung von Piper Baird, die wie Morra einen Impfstoff entwickelt hat (der kurz vor der Vollendung steht) und damit eine direkte Konkurrentin ist. Brian verliebt sich in Piper und täuscht ihren Tod vor. Piper flieht nach Russland, Brian folgt ihr. Dort entwickelt sich eine Liebesbeziehung zwischen den beiden. Sands entdeckt das Täuschungsmanöver und entführt Piper, um den Impfstoff zu Ende zu entwickeln. Sands hat eine eigene NZT-Quelle, wendet sich von Morra ab und schart weitere Gefolgsleute um sich. Morra taucht unter, als Sands für die Verhaftung von Morras engsten Vertrauten sorgt. Sands wird vom FBI gestellt und von Rebecca angeschossen. Piper taucht wieder auf und gibt Brian eine dauerhafte Impfdosis.

Figuren
 Brian Finch
 Brian Finch ist Konsument der experimentellen NZT-48-Droge und arbeitet für das FBI und Senator Morra.

 Rebecca Harris
 Rebecca Harris ist FBI-Agentin und engagierte Ermittlerin.

 Nasreen Pouran
 Nasreen Pouran ist ebenfalls FBI-Agentin und untersucht die verschiedensten Fälle rund um die Droge NZT-48.

 Edward Morra
 Edward Morra (oder auch Eddie) ist Senator und beauftragt Finch für seine eigenen Zwecke.

 Jared Sands
 Jared Sands heuerte als Fixer für Morra an und überwacht Finch bei dessen Arbeit.

Besetzung und Synchronisation
Die deutschsprachige Synchronisation der Serie erfolgte bei der Cinephon Filmproduktions GmbH, Berlin unter Dialogregie von Michael Ernst.

Hauptdarsteller

Nebendarsteller

Hintergrund
Die Serie basiert wie der Film auf dem Roman The Dark Fields von Alan Glynn. Grundgedanke der Handlung ist der Zehn-Prozent-Mythos: durch NZT-48 wird für 12 Stunden der Zugriff auf 100 Prozent der Gehirnkapazität ermöglicht. Der Mythos selbst wird in der Serie jedoch nicht weiter verbreitet und sogar als solcher bezeichnet. Die Wirkung der Droge bezieht sich stattdessen größtenteils auf spezifischere Fähigkeiten wie Gedächtnisleistung und Selbstkontrolle.

Öffentlich vorgestellt wurde die Serie zum ersten Mal auf der Comic-Con 2015 mit überwiegend positiven Reaktionen.

Dreharbeiten
Gedreht wurde die Serie in Bushwick, im New Yorker Stadtbezirk Brooklyn.

Ausstrahlung
Vereinigte Staaten

Die Erstausstrahlung der ersten Staffel lief vom 22. September 2015 bis 26. April 2016 auf dem US-amerikanischen Sender CBS. Im Mai 2016 gab CBS die Einstellung der Serie bekannt.

Deutschland

Ende Januar 2016 wurde bekannt, dass die ProSiebenSat.1 Group die Erstausstrahlungsrechte für Deutschland erworben hat. Die Premiere fand am 10. März 2016 beim Pay-TV-Sender ProSieben Fun statt. Eine Ausstrahlung im Free-TV bei ProSieben läuft seit dem 4. Januar 2017.

Episodenliste

Weblinks

 Offizielle Website von CBS (englisch)

Einzelnachweise

Fernsehserie (Vereinigte Staaten)
Fernsehserie der 2010er Jahre
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Fernsehserie (Columbia Broadcasting System)

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VN female scientist named among most influential globally
Le Thai Ha has become the only female Vietnamese scientist to be named among the top 100,000 most-cited researchers in the world.
Tet comes early for the H'Mong people in Son La
Happy Lunar New Year 2023 - Year of the Cat
Overseas Vietnamese across continents celebrate traditional New Year
Construction of first pedestrian overpass in Da Nang begins
PSNews - Recently, the construction of a Japanese-funded pedestrian walkway over Nguyen Tat Thanh Street in Da Nang City began. It is scheduled to be completed in May this year, and the company and city authorities will then decide on a name for it.
Popular places to view lunar New Year's Eve fireworks display in Hanoi
With the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival drawing near, several fireworks viewing spots in the capital have begun to sell tickets to both local residents and tourists, with the price starting at more than VND2 million per person, including refreshments.
Activities in pedestrian space in Hanoi's heart suspended during Tet
Pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem lake at the heart of Hanoi will suspend activities during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival from January 20 (or the 29th day of the last lunar month).
Warm Tet atmosphere covers Truong Sa islands
As spring is just around the corner, officers, soldiers and residents on Truong Sa's islands in the central province of Khanh Hoa are busy preparing for the Lunar New Year (Tet) – the biggest festival in a year of Vietnamese people.
Largest oil refinery resumes normal operation after technical breakdown
Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical LLC (NSRP), the largest oil refinery in Vietnam, has resumed its normal operation on January 15 afternoon following its technical breakdown in one of its units in December 2022.
MoFA's deputy spokeswoman: Vietnam-China trade facilitated post COVID-19
PSNews - The Vietnamese Government has resumed pre-pandemic procedures and processes on the issuance of visas and visa exemption certificate to foreigners and Vietnamese residing abroad since March 15, 2022, in line with the 2019 Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam and guideline documents.
Vietnam's passport ranks 88th in global index
Vietnam's passport climbed four spots to rank 88th among the most powerful passports in the world, according to the newly-released Henley Passport Index 2023.
OVs in the Netherlands and Cambodia celebrate traditional Lunar New Year
Young Vietnamese expatriates in the Netherlands recently gathered to learn how to make Chung (square glutinous rice) cake – the soul of Tet (Lunar New Year) - as the biggest traditional holiday of Vietnam is around the corner.
Resources of Vietnamese at home and abroad propel nation forward
Millions of overseas Vietnamese (OV) residing in more than 130 countries and territories across the world are an extremely important factor that has contributed to Vietnam's extensive and intensive international integration, promotion of external cooperation, and mobilisation of international resources serving its cause of national construction and development, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu wrote in his recent article.
Dong Thap opens Lai Vung red mandarin festival
PSNews - On January 5-8, the Lai Vung red mandarin festival was held for the first time in Lai Vung district, Dong Thap province, wth the aim of introducing this specialty of the district as well as promoting cultural value of Dong Thap, contributing to developing the local tourism.
"Aspirations for Peace" marks 50th anniversary of Paris Agreement
An event named "Aspirations for Peace" was held in Hanoi on January 9 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) (January 27, 1973).
Severe air pollution lingers in Hanoi ahead of Tet
"Unhealthy" levels of air pollution have been recorded in Hanoi over the past few days and are set to continue over the coming days in the build up to Tet or the Lunar New Year festival, the biggest of its kind in Vietnam.
Vietnam Trail Marathon 2023 attracts nearly 3,500 runners
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HCM City hosts Tet celebrations for overseas Vietnamese
The administration of Ho Chi Minh City held a get-together on January 6 to celebrate the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet, for approximately 1,600 overseas Vietnamese returning home from all over the world.
Danang city takes lead in environmental protection performance
The Central city of Danang was ranked first among the 63 localities by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in Environmental Protection Performance Indicators (PEPI).
Exhibition marks 1968 Spring General Offensive and Uprising
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Mess dress uniform is not to be confused with full dress uniform. Mess dress is the semi-formal uniform worn by the military, police and other public uniformed services. The uniform is worn for certain ceremonies and celebrations on private occasions.
Design may vary but they mainly consist of a mess jacket, trousers, white dress shirt and are worn with medals or other insignia. Mess dress is seen as an alternative to black tie for evening wear and is sometimes known as half dress.
Mess dress is worn predominantly by commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers. It can however be worn by some senior enlisted personnel.
The Royal Navy has two forms of evening dress. Mess dress (No. 2A) consists of a mess jacket, plain navy blue mess trousers, white waistcoat and black bow tie. The mess undress (No. 2B) consists of a mess jacket, plain navy blue mess trousers, blue waistcoat or black cummerbund and a black bow tie.
Officers in the Royal Navy with the rank of Captain and above wear gold laced trousers and may wear the undress tailcoat with either mess dress of mess undress.
The Royal Marines mess differs from the Royal Navy in that the jacket is scarlet. The Royal Marines also wear a scarlet cummerbund.
The British Army mess uniform appeared in 1845, initially utilizing the short 'shell jacket'. The original purpose was to provide a comfortable and inexpensive alternative to the full dress uniforms. After World War I, full dress uniforms mostly disappeared and mess dress became the most colourful and traditional uniform to be worn by most officers in the British Army.
The most commonly worn mess dress in the British Army is the No. 10 Mess Dress. It can differ slightly depending on the regiment or corps but mostly this includes the short mess jacket. The colours of the mess jackets and trousers reflect the traditional full dress uniforms of the regiments. Usually the jackets are scarlet, dark blue or rifle green and are worn with embroidered waistcoats. The jackets are worn with high waisted, very tight, trousers called overalls.
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KLWN Radio to Air McDonald's All-American Game
Future Kansas men's basketball players Julian Wright, Micah Downs and Mario Chalmers will get some local attention as KLWN Radio in Lawrence will broadcast live from the McDonald's High School All-American game March 30, at the Joyce Center on the campus of Notre Dame.
Brian Hanni and Jud Easterday will call the action for KLWN Radio (1320 AM). The future KU trio will play for the West Team in the 28th annual event. The game will air on ESPN with the McDonald's Jam Fest starting at 6 p.m. (Central) and the game tipping at 7 p.m.
Chalmers, Downs and Wright mark the first time Kansas will have three representatives in the same McDonald's All-American contest. The trio gives KU 26 McDonald's All-Americans, with the last current Jayhawk J.R. Giddens and former player David Padgett in 2003. Additionally, North Carolina and Duke join KU in having the most representatives on the prestigious 24-man listing in 2005.


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Bill Dana, 'Jose Jimenez' Comedian and WWII Vet, Dies at 92
June 29, 2017 /in Military Veteran, Veteran News
By Debbie Gregory.
Many knew Bill Dana as "José Jiménez" the popular character he created on The Steve Allen Show in the 1950s and continued to perform throughout his career. Dana died June 15th at his home in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 92.
Born William Szathmary and a Massachusetts native of Hungarian-Jewish descent, Dana first appeared as Mexican immigrant Jimenez in a 1959 edition of "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show, where he also worked as an Emmy-nominated head writer.
Many people don't know is that in addition to being a successful writer, author, cartoonist, producer, director, recording artist, inventor and stand-up comedian, Dana was also an Army veteran..
Dana enlisted at age 18, and was awarded a Bronze Star Medal in WWII.
He attended college on the GI Bill, and began his career as an NBC page.
On Garry Moore's variety T.V. show, Dana appeared as Jose the Astronaut.
Dana and his alter ego became part of U.S space history on May 5, 1961, when the first words spoken to Alan Shepard after liftoff from fellow Mercury astronaut Deke Slayton on the ground were: "O.K., José, you're on your way. "
Dana said he got the idea for the José Jiménez character and the accent after talking with a Puerto Rican local while on vacation years earlier.
Dana's "José Jiménez" was initially embraced by the Latino community. But changing standards and criticisms of stereotyping in the late 1960s forced him to retire the character.
"It was people I met in this country who would tell me 'Boy, shore love it when you play the dumb Mexican' that made me want to drop the character," Dana said in a 1970 interview.
He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Evelyn Shular.
Donations in his name may be made to the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College.
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The Smithsonian Will Stage a Blowout Show With Objects From Across Its Museums—and 5 New Artworks—to Celebrate Its 175th Birthday
To mark its 175th anniversary, the Smithsonian Institution is staging a massive celebration in the form of a sprawling exhibition featuring works from many museums under the Smithsonian umbrella. To tie them all together, the organization is also commissioning site-specific art commissions from Beatriz Cortez, Nettrice Gaskins, Soo Sunny Park, Devan Shimoyama, and Tamiko Thiel.
The show, titled "Futures," will be held at the Smithsonian's storied Arts and Industries Building, which has been largely closed to the public for two decades. Dating to 1881, the building, which served as the first home for the U.S. National Museum, has undergone a $55 million renovation and is once again ready to welcome the public with an interdisciplinary, immersive exhibition asking them to consider how art and technology continue to shape our world.
The show is due to open in late 2021; after its closure, the building will undergo another round of renovations before opening permanently.
"We have tried to get a piece from each other Smithsonian museum to reflect that diversity of knowledge and celebrate that legacy within the construct of the future," Ashley Molese, the Arts and Industries Building curator, told Midnight Publishing Group News.
Expanded Present, an iridescent installation by Park, will greet visitors outside, surrounding the doorway with a sparkling cloud—because when a building has been closed for 20 years, you need to have something letting the public know you're open for business.
Soo Sunny Park, Expanded Present. Concept Design courtesy of the artist.
The piece, which will change in appearance based on the time of day and shifting weather conditions, is made from reflective materials such as fencing, metal studs, and dichroic glass, which was invented by NASA.
Once inside, there will be more than 150 objects to examine, including artifacts of scientific and technological advancement placed alongside works engaging the tools of the future.
Highlights include the solar panels that Jimmy Carter installed on the roof of the White House during his presidency in the 1970s and the prototype of Virgin's Hyperloop used in a successful test late last year. There's also the Bakelizer, the original machine that chemist-entrepreneur Leo Hendrik used to produce the first synthetic commercial plastic.
Soo Sunny Park installing work at the Rice Gallery. Photo by Nash Baker courtesy of the artist.
In addition to the commissions, other artworks will be scattered throughout the exhibition, including Stephanie Syjuco's altered photographs of Filipinos put on forced display in "Living Villages" at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis—shown alongside a pamphlet from the event from the Smithsonian collection.
But it is the five art commissions that will serve as anchors throughout the show.
For her piece Chultun El Semillero, Cortez was inspired by chultunes, underground storage chambers built by the Maya in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. She's filled her own welded steel versions with living plants, seeds, and other tools.
"She's had the structure be excavated from the earth to create these future space time machines that are transporting knowledge and seeds and medicine to this indeterminate place in the future," Molese explained.
The Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building. Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian.
Thiel's ReWildAR uses augmented reality to show viewers a Washington, D.C., that has returned to nature, transforming the halls into a re-wilded garden. The artist consulted Smithsonian horticulture experts to determine what the environment might look like if climate change continues unchecked.
"Tamiko was doing A.R. installations before anyone else was using that technology in the art world," Molese said. "She's imagining a moment in time in the future where… the landscape in Washington, D.C., has warmed and altered." (Viewers can download an app to wander through the AR space, or use iPads provided by the museum.)
Gaskins also explores new technologies with her "Featured Futurists," portraits of such figures as Buckminster Fuller and Octavia Butler made using a A.I. neutral network application called Deep Dream.
Nettrice Gaskins, Octavia Butler from "Featured Futurists." Image courtesy of the artist.
Shimoyama based his installation The Grove on utility poles, creating a sort of manmade forest where visitors can sit and reflect on the show and our more tumultuous recent history.
"You come to a kind of clearing where you're greeted by these stunning bedazzled Swarovski crystal-covered totems," Molese said. "It's almost a mourning garden or a labyrinth."
Devan Shimoyama, The Grove. renderings. Image courtesy of the artist.
Despite the many challenges facing our world and the creation of intentional moments of meditation, the exhibition strikes a purposely optimistic note.
"'Futures' is dedicated to a hopeful vision of a future that we choose, not one that we fear. We wanted to create it almost as a choose your own own adventure, defining pathways that build a more equitable, relatable, and inclusive future," Molese said. "It was a very conscious choice not to be too dystopic in our vision."
"Futures" will be on view at the Smithsonian Institution, Arts and Industries Building, 900 Jefferson Drive, SW, National Mall, Washington, D.C., November 2021–July 2022.
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When I face this type of quandary, I like to test things out on my own. Why? Because what works for one person may or may not work for me. Our brains are all wired differently (thankfully) and our eyesight and coordination skills are all over the map. We all dedicate varying degrees of our life to things like practice and training. Planting a stake in the ground that claims expert-recommended method X is the only possible right answer while expert-recommended method Y is the stupidest idea ever is short-sighted. Oh, it's also intellectually lazy.
To figure this thing out, I decided to use two identical guns, both Glock 17s. One is a standard Glock 17 Gen 4, and the other is one of the new Glock 17 Gen 4 MOS models that include a slide milled for optics mounting. On the MOS, I mounted a Shield MiniSight. This is a nifty little red dot that's perfect for pistol use. It always stays on and adjusts for differing light conditions so as not to blind your view of the target and preserve battery life. One of the unique things about it is that it's made from polymer—both the frame and the lens. The idea is that a little flex in the design allows for better durability and lighter weight. In part, the intent is similar to that of polymer frame pistols like the Glock. This one has a crisp 8 MOA dot, so it's easy to pick up even in bright conditions. It also features a notched cutout so you can still see your front sight as a backup option. Cool idea.
For my testing, I wanted to shoot a lot so my results weren't skewed by learning curves or which gun I shot first. I did the shooting over numerous outings over several weeks—plenty of time and rounds down range to learn the new optics system. I figured that would help avoid any skewed results.
I set up two different scenarios with the idea of emphasizing target acquisition, target transitions, and precision with speed. I wanted results to reflect any differences in the time it took to align sights with a target while factoring out other variables so I always started from a low ready position. I did plenty of miscellaneous shooting at various ranges too, and I'll talk about learning from that in a bit.
For the first scenario, I set up two target stands seven yards down range. On each stand, I stapled a bunch of paper plates. The idea was to raise the gun, fire one shot at a plate, transition to a plate on the other target stand, then back to the first plate and so on. Each run would include six shots, three on each target. So, each run gave me one initial sight acquisition followed by five fast target transitions. Oh, distance was 21 feet—far enough to need sights, but close enough to simulate an acceptable range of average defensive use. I made it a point to slow down my shooting pace just enough to ensure hits on the plate, or stated another way, I shot as fast as I could go without missing.
I should also note that I chose this scenario because I didn't really care about precision—provided all shots landed on the plate. I wanted to begin to explore which scenario was faster and more intuitive for potential defensive use, not bullseye or competition shooting. I figured my paper plate targets were good enough for that.
Make sense? OK then, here's what I found. The all-time average scenario times for the iron-sighted Glock, including the early learning curve runs, was 5.15 seconds for a 100 percent hit rate. For the parallel universe Glock with the Shield MiniSight, the overall average was 4.98 seconds. That's a .17 second difference for the whole drill. That's a 3.3 percent speed increase using the red dot sight configuration. There are plenty of caveats to this finding. First is the shooting pace. I could shoot the drill faster, but when I did, I added misses into the mix. I also found myself firing with a pretty rough sight picture in either configuration when I was going for pure speed. So the gross times are a little subjective as I shot at a pace where I felt I was getting a good and crisp sight picture for each and every shot.
I decided to set up another scenario that focused more on speed with precision. In the first test, I found that even at seven yards, when I was focused too much on the clock I was shooting with less than perfect sight pictures to be fast. To force myself only to shoot with a perfect sight picture, I set up small 2.5-inch targets at a distance of 10 feet with the idea of not allowing any misses. The timed scenario started from a low ready position with a clock stop after one hit. If I didn't hit the target, I threw out that time.
I shot hundreds of these sequences with the timer and found a noticeable difference in favor of the red dot. I was easily 1/10th of a second faster hitting a target with the Shield MiniSight Glock 17 than I was with the standard sight version. It was obvious and consistent improvement. I'll talk about why in the next section.
The key word in "My Learning" is the "my" part. As stated earlier, your mileage may vary, but perhaps a review of my experience will provide some insight for you too.
Recoil makes things interesting. The same gun moves identically regardless of sight configuration, but I did find the recoil-induced movement of the red dot more distracting. When moving fast, reacquiring the red dot after recoil was a bit unnatural at first. Maybe I'm less sensitive to the iron sight moving because it's not as bright and crisp as the red dot, so my eye doesn't care about the movement as much. I did get used to it over time. Also, I'll note that when shooting the Glock 17 9mm guns, I didn't "lose" the dot from view during recoil. With a firm two-handed grip, the recoil never knocked the dot out of my field of view. With a less sturdy grip, that could certainly be an issue.
When shooting with optics, I was able to make hits while focusing on the target. An optical sight basically places the dot in space, focused at infinity. So unlike an iron sight scenario, my brain was able to focus on the target, at any range, and the dot was also focused while superimposed on the target. I really liked this experience because it allows your brain to focus on what it wants to see—the target or threat. We're wired to focus on a threat and the optical sights seemed to support that natural instinct rather than force me to train to focus on the front sight instead.
I was able to increase the speed of precise shots. I found that, at any range, making a "precise" hit was easier and faster with the optical sights. I suspect that a couple of factors enabled this result. The single plane of focus between target and sight certainly helped. There was no need to line up front sight, rear sight, and target. I could simply look at the target, and if the dot was there, I was good to go. I didn't catch my brain trying to shift focus back and forth between sight and target. Also, even in bright daylight conditions, the dot was more visible to me. Maybe that's a function of my aging eyes. In any case, it was a significant factor in favor of the optic configuration.
At short range, the optics vs. irons issue was moot for me. When shooting for speed at really close ranges, say three yards, it didn't matter what sighting method I was using. While I would like to say that I always developed a perfect sight picture, counting serrations on my front sight blade, that just wasn't the case. I observed myself simply getting a rough sight picture over the slide and firing. It's pretty darn easy to hit a paper plate-sized target from three yards that way. While under time pressure, I think my brain said, "The heck with the sights, I can hit this thing just as well without them." When I was shooting fast and close with the optics, the entire optic frame was my rough sight picture and the dot really didn't matter a whole lot.
Practice is everything. The more I shot the optical configuration, the better it worked for me. No surprise there, right? More specifically, the more I presented the red-dot Glock, the more frequently the dot appeared directly in my line of sight without needing adjustment. Ipso facto e. Pluribus Unum, I got faster with practice.
The bottom line? I most definitely had an acclimation period, but once I stopped worrying about trying to find the dot, it was very natural for me. My habits already have me looking for the front sight as I raise the gun, so allowing my brain to keep doing that worked just fine. As I looked for the front sight, the red dot appeared in my vision. I really, really liked how my eyes were able to focus on the target and have a crisp sight picture. I also really liked the ability to crank off precise shots more rapidly. It's the high rate of speed at "relatively" easy targets that I'm not quite sold on—yet.
Am I ready to switch my carry gun to optics? Not quite, but it could happen. The red dot option is promising for me, and there are definitely things I prefer over iron sights, but I'll decide whether to switch or not after couple thousand more rounds.


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Many are furious about how the Mayor of New York has behaved over the last several months.
You may remember this gentleman as the man made a political statement that appeared to side against the police as a political statement.
He said a lot of things that created the events which led to the deaths of two police officers.
source. Evidence has mounted in support of calls for the mayor's resignation:
1. He infuriated police when he referred to seven protesters who assaulted two police lieutenants on the Brooklyn Bridge as "alleged" attackers even though the actions were clearly shown on video, while praising the "peaceful" protesters.
There are some serious problems when for political reasons you attempt to play the crowd in a way that makes you appear to be on their side, this has happened a number of times very recently including many very well known celebrities.
People giving public opinion based on what they "heard" on the news.
That is just wrong on so many levels I cannot even begin to understand why someone would do such a thing.
Former New York City Police Department Commissioner Bernard Kerik said de Blasio has created an environment of violence in the city. Police "feel that the mayor has abandoned them, called them racist, said publicly that they target the minority community, they harass people that don't need to be harassed," Kerik said. "This type of rhetoric has created this anti-cop, racist rhetoric, which is a lie."
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protests against police turn deadly?
In sad news breaking this afternoon, two New York minorities lost their lives.
They were targeted and profiled and they were murdered.
There have been protests all over New York, with the slogan "kill cops" and "dead cops" the media covered this story until someone saw it and did the "unthinkable"
Two NYPD officers 'assassinated' while sitting in patrol car in Brooklyn by gunman who boasted on Instagram about 'revenge' killing cops
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New York grand jury
Protesters have been protesting the facts but they do not have the truth.
What they have is what the media have published.
That is not the truth.
You see there is a serious problem with the justice system in this nation and it is the propensity to over charge alleged crime.
We have seen this many times over the last few years.
Hundreds of times actually, what they are doing is to charge a crime at the maximum, if someone is remotely involved in a crime where someone dies, they are charged with first degree murder and they ask for the maximum, a death sentence.
The problem with this strategy is that it no longer works.
Continue reading "New York grand jury"
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More Media Frenzy
The second case where Race has been injected by the media in as many weeks?
It makes you wonder just what the media are up to.
Lets think about a few things in these two issues the circumstances were radically different.
Yet the media tend to draw no difference in covering the news story.
Continue reading "More Media Frenzy"
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Gun Grabbers Really?
In New York, there is a news story that will set your teeth on edge.
It is difficult to understand and even believe but this is real.
The one thing that seems so ignorant is the fact that none of this will reduce crime.
In fact from all we know about gun control it makes it worse.
Just look at the city of Chicago IL, where gun laws are some of the most stringent in the nation.
Yet they have more gun deaths than most war zones.
Dear Patriot,
It's starting. New York City Police have been sent notices to people who own 5 round rifles and shotguns ordering them to give up their weapons. Yes, you read that correctly. Law abiding citizens who possess guns with the appropriate permit are being ordered to ignore their Second Amendment rights and give up their weapons. These law abiding citizens registered their guns, as they were supposed to, and now the city is using that information to go after their guns.
Do you think that's okay?
This is the environment that Obama has created. This is what he wants. A disarmed citizenry. Do you see now why we have been pushing the petition to tell members of the House and Senate to stand up for our gun rights? If you haven't signed this petition, what are you waiting for?
Don't wait until it's too late and your county, city, state, or federal government goes after YOUR guns. By then, it will be too late.
Vote in 2014.
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Criminals will still have guns…
No matter what you think the truth about Gun Laws is that they do not work because criminals will always do what they want and the reason why is simple they are not afraid of breaking the law, Duh, they are criminals.
Gun rights advocates have long been chided as "crackpots" by naïve liberals. Many have sat around the dinner table on holidays and formed a de facto salon of opinions, discussing the issues of the day, and have heard these words uttered from know-it-all liberal friends and relatives, "Do you really think that the government is going to come and confiscate your gun?"
Yes, we do. Liberals call them "gun nuts," but those who have long warned against such tyranny seem more like prophets.
Citizens of New York are awakening to the nightmare of gun confiscation as over 500 notices have already been sent out, demanding that those who possess firearms that have been made illegal are required to turn them over to the authorities.
Fox News Reported on the gun confiscation which was first reported on byTheTruthAboutGuns.com.
The New York City Police Department is taking aim at owners of certain shotguns and rifles, telling them all long guns with a five-round or more capacity must be turned in, altered or taken out of town.
An estimated 500 recipients of the notices, which were mailed on Nov. 18, were given the options to surrender their gun, permanently move the gun out of city jurisdiction or employ a licensed gunsmith to modify the weapon to get into compliance with the law. Rifles and shotguns with a capacity of five or more rounds are affected.
An NYPD spokeswoman told FoxNews.com the initiative has been in practice since 2010.
But this year is the first time critics say the notices were so widely dispersed. The notice was first reported on the website TheTruthAboutGuns.com.
New York State has the strictest gun laws in the country. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, co-founder of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, has made it a priority of his to pull illegal handguns off the streets and directly links these guns to violent crimes. But critics say the real problem is illegal handguns in the hands of criminals, not long guns owned by law-abiding citizens.
TTAG was clear that the gun confiscation is as a result of a 2010 law and is not a result of the recently-passed SAFE Act.
This is a criminal's dream come true. A law-abiding populace that is being systematically disarmed of their legally-owned protections only signals an "open season" for criminals who wish to target the law-abiding.
Further, what this latest action indicates is that while many will comply, many others will not; this will force the City of New York's hand and they will have to decide if whether or not they wish to look weak or if they wish to be pictured kicking in doors and confiscating weapons- a hallmark display of force by tyrants and thugs.
For years, anti-gun rights activists have been asking the wrong questions. Piers Morgan has exemplified the chorus of naivety by repeatedly questioning, "Why would someone need 30 rounds?" Others have maintained that "reasonable" restrictions are acceptable, but have overlooked the ironclad doctrine that is the Second Amendment. They have chided those who are fiercely protective of our rights by pretending that the government is, somehow, unwilling to confiscate legally-owned weapons; however, the ugly truth is that gun confiscation happens and one benign acceptance of this tyranny only welcomes others.
It all sounds harmless enough- "common sense" magazine restrictions, "reasonable" firearm ownership limitations and simple gun registries all sound benign. However, the truth is after coming after the firearms the government deems "unnecessary," for the populace to have, they use these gun registries to come for their collection. When they do so, only the law-abiding hand them over and criminals remain armed at a time when law-abiding citizens are becoming more vulnerable.
Tags citizens, Criminals, Fox News Reported, guns, liberals, New York, Rifles, Second Amendment
all you need to know about occupy wall street…
You know what, in a fox news story, this morning "if true"
the movement known as occupy wall street showed its true colors…
Here is the headline, that you should be reading about…
Homeless in New York turned away from Food at Occupy wall-street movement.
Here is a group of individuals, who claim to support a socialized approach to government. . .
But when it comes down to it, and they have the opportunity to show what they are, they do the selfish thing, they deny homeless, starving people from eating food…
Now that should tell you everything you ever want to know about the Occupy Wall-street movement.
Because if they were really about social change, the very people they turned away the hungry, the cold, the homeless are the ones they claim to be for helping…
In a perfect socialized world, no one is hungry, no one lacks food, or shelter, or any of the basic human requirements.
When it comes down to it, social justice is just a smoke screen for those that would enslave you and deprive you of all the rights they claim to want to provide you with, this is so typical of a liberal.
When given the chance to show how they care, they show how they do not care.
When given the opportunity to show they value social justice they show that they are no different
than the capitalists that they say they hate.
When given the opportunity to show that what they say and what they do are the same things, they
fail to show any serious intent.
When you look at it this way, you have to come to the conclusion that this group is little more than
the dregs of society, they have no real concerns that they are able to demonstrate are valid or accurate.
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Its not about politics
It is not about policy, it is not about the things that we just do not understand, but it is all about the things that we do understand. What we understand is that New York has a Mayor that allegedly does not respect, the truth, that peopel are what its all about.
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In a situation like this you have to ask what is this man doing in office at all?
This news story, which may come as a surprise to some, since allegedly the media only covers some news and not all news, (what a shame we have no courage anymore) we have no reporters that are brave anymore, they are all bought and paid for (allegedly) but you know what, the Gov of the state of New York can remove this stain on the office of the Mayors office.
source Bloombergs biggest scandal…
billionaire mayor will never be tarnished by the traditional pay-to-play and influence-peddling schemes that compromise politicians with ordinary bank accounts. Instead, his defining debacle is a failure of leadership, accountability, and transparency, revealed in one law enforcement report or news story after another, ever since Beddia and Graffagnino succumbed to smoke on the 14th floor of the city's most toxic building, just 118 feet from where 343 of their brothers perished six years earlier. Even Bloomberg's Department of Investigations (DOI) found last month, in a report barely noticed by the press, that it was a case of death by official dereliction.
This is the toxic world that bloomberg seems to be pretending inside his posh glass world view of New York, with so many Brave Americans that gave their lives in service to New York, you have to wonder what kind of man must this man be to behave allegedly like a coward and an alleged snake.
A less than human existence, seems to be what then "man" seeks in his world of low life associates, (allegedly) so he says that there is no room at the memorial services for the FDNY and Emergency services, who had friends and loved ones who gave their lives bravely, in service to the City of New York, there is no room for clergy, there is no room for prayer, there is no room for anything but politics, but you know what what if there were no room for a Mayor that has so many "special" friends, that he allegedly cannot do his job, what then?
Well the Governor can remove him from office, talk to your governor and make it clear that you will not tolerate the capitulation of evil men, (allegedly) that you will not tolerate the stupidity of corrupt officials, (allegedly) that you will not suborn fools that would create scandals and require the lives of men of valor.
Perhaps it is time that the people petitioned the Governor to remove the Mayor, from office.
Perhaps it is time that the people of New York were actually represented by the Mayor for a change?
Perhaps it is time that the people of New York contact the Governor about this Evil agenda.
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bloomberg anti american?
Is the Mayor of New york city anti American using lies and liberal garbage to try and lie to the American people?
Is the mayor of New York lying to everyone using public tax money to do it with?
Should you vote the mayor out of office for allegedly being a liar?
That probably depends upon your preference, if you wish to support an alleged liar and fool that go for it.
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The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) reached the future site of Weyburn from Brandon, Manitoba in 1892 and the Soo Line from North Portal on the US border in 1893.
A post office opened in 1895 and a land office in 1899 in anticipation of the land rush which soon ensued. Weyburn was legally constituted a village in 1900, a town in 1903 and finally as a city in 1913. From 1910 until 1931 the Weyburn Security Bank was headquartered in the city.
Weyburn had since become an important railroad town in Saskatchewan – the Pasqua branch or the Souris, Arcola, Weyburn, Regina CPR branch; Portal Section on the CPR / Soo Line; Moose Jaw, Weyburn, Shaunavon, Lethbridge CPR section; the Brandon, Marfield, Carlyle, Lampman, Radville, Willow Bunch section of the Canadian National Railway (CNR); and the Regina, Weyburn, Radville, Estevan, Northgate CNR section have all run through Weyburn.
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Louis Vuitton Cruise 2020 Will Show at John F. Kennedy Airport
The collection will debut at the newly restored New York airport
By Jenna Curcio
John Bartelstone
Louis Vuitton Cruise 2020 will show at the TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on May 8, 2019.
Created by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, the 200,000-square-foot area of the airport is truly an architectural masterpiece that demonstrated the complexity of his design capability. The historic Trans World Airlines section of JFK was considered a New York City landmark back in 1994, and has been listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the New York Register of Historic Places in 2005. However, the location has been in the dark since 2001 and is currently still undergoing restoration.
Louis Vuitton is set to be the first fashion brand to present a collection at the in the restored New York landmark before it opens to the public on May 15, 2019. The TWA Flight Center is a true testament to the luxury of travel itself, and is inherently linked to the inspiration behind many of Nicolas Ghesquière's designs. The Cruise 2020 collection is expected to be a revitalization of not only the location itself, but demonstrate the architectural skill that is harnessed by the creative director.
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WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort agreed Friday to co-operate with the special counsel's Trump-Russia investigation as he pleaded guilty to federal crimes and avoided a second trial that could have exposed him to more time in prison.
The deal gives special counsel Robert Mueller a key co-operator who steered the Trump election effort for a pivotal stretch of the 2016 presidential campaign. The result also ensures the investigation will extend far beyond the November congressional elections despite entreaties from the president's lawyers that Mueller bring it to a close.
Manafort had long resisted the idea of co-operating even as prosecutors stacked additional charges against him in Washington and Virginia. Trump had saluted that stance, publicly praising him and suggesting Manafort had been treated worse than gangster Al Capone. Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, had suggested a pardon might be a possibility after the investigation was concluded.
Then came Friday's extraordinary development when Manafort agreed to provide any information asked of him, testify whenever asked and even work undercover if necessary.
Mueller has already secured co-operation from a former national security adviser who lied to the FBI about discussing sanctions with a Russian ambassador, a campaign aide who broached the idea of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin; and another aide who was indicted alongside Manafort but ultimately turned on him. Trump's former personal lawyer has separately pleaded guilty in New York.
He was convicted last month of eight financial crimes in a separate trial in Virginia and faces an estimated seven to 10 years in prison in that case. The two conspiracy counts he admitted to on Friday each carry up to five years, though Manafort's sentence will ultimately depend on his co-operation.
The agreement doesn't specify what if anything prosecutors hope to receive about Trump, but Manafort could be well-positioned to provide key insight for investigators working to establish whether the campaign co-ordinated with Russia.
He was among the participants, for instance, in a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians and Trump's oldest son and son-in-law that was arranged for the campaign to receive derogatory information about Democrat Hillary Clinton.
He was also a close business associate of a man who U.S. intelligence believes has ties to Russian intelligence. And while he was working on the campaign, emails show Manafort discussed providing private briefings for a wealthy Russian businessman close to Putin.
It's unclear how the deal might affect any Manafort pursuit of a pardon from Trump, though Giuliani told Politico before the deal that a plea without a co-operation agreement wouldn't foreclose the possibility of a pardon.
But the guilty plea also spares Manafort the cost of a weeks-long trial that could have added years to the prison time he's already facing following the Virginia guilty verdicts. A jury there found him guilty of filing false tax returns, failing to report foreign bank accounts and bank fraud. Jurors deadlocked on 10 other counts.
Prosecutors said he spread stories and secretly co-ordinated with an Israeli government official to publicize the idea that a U.S. Cabinet official was an anti-Semite for supporting Tymoshenko, "who in turn had formed a political alliance with a Ukraine party that espoused anti-Semitic views," court documents said.


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Ascent Solar Charged Up With 50,000 Unit Order For Apple IPhone
The firm's CIGS technology is being used to harness sunlight into charging the latest smartphones. Ascent will debut its chargers in Asia in early August
Ascent Solar Technologies has received a purchase order for 50,000 units of its EnerPlex solar charger for the Apple iPhone.
The EnerPlex charger was launched in early June. It was first publicly displayed at Intersolar conference in Europe last week. The product takes advantage of Ascent's ultra-light, thin and flexible CIGS solar panels and enables iPhone users to provide supplementary charging of their iPhones with sunlight.
The order is from Ascent's exclusive distributor in Asia, TFG Radiant, which has advance orders from its channel partners for retail distribution throughout the Asia region. Ascent plans to fulfil the channel orders, supporting the early August retail launch of EnerPlex chargers in Asia.
Ascent Solar's President and CEO, Victor Lee, says "Initial response to the EnerPlex solar charger has been excellent. We are very encouraged by the initial orders we have received from our distribution partners in Asia and we are receiving strong interest from potential distributors worldwide. We plan to work closely with our channel partners in Asia to support the retail launch of EnerPlex while continuing to pursue expansion opportunities for this revolutionary line of products around the world."
Lee continues, "Ascent unveiled the EnerPlex charger at Intersolar Europe last week to a tremendous response. The market is clearly excited about our sleek design which provides consumers with a new and fashionable way to power their smartphone. With this launch of our first EnerPlex product, with many more to come, we are taking the first step toward driving a new revenue stream with significant growth opportunity for the company."
This charger is the first product under Ascent's new EnerPlex line of consumer products. Ascent is developing future products for other leading smart phones and consumer devices, such as the Samsung Galaxy S III.
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Victorian Budget is a good start towards a gender equal recovery
Posted on 24 November 2020 27 November 2020
Gender Equity Victoria welcomes the Victorian Government's 2020/2021 state budget after several months of delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, during which women emerged as the major health and economic victims of COVID19.
The State Budget confirms that women were the hardest hit by the pandemic with employment falling by 6.7% for women (109,000 jobs) compared to 3.9% for men (70,000 Jobs). This is because the vast majority of employment losses were in part time and casual work, according to Treasury.
"The State Budget confirms the pandemic in Victoria caused a she-cession, with an unequal economic impact on men and women. The budget initiatives announced today are a good start on a long road to a gender equal economic recovery." said Tanja Kovac, CEO of Gender Equity Victoria.
In addition to boosts to kindergarten and before and after-school care programs helping women return to work, GENVIC welcomes the following economic recovery initiatives announced today:
$150M to created 6950 jobs for women. While this only creates 6% of jobs lost by women, it is important to see Government focussing on gendered job creation.
$165.5M of Skills based investment for women, young people, migrants and vulnerable Victorians to enhance pathways to Employment and a further $531.5 Million to TAFE to drive economic recovery. We will need our Vocational Education Sector to be harnessed for women, men and gender diverse people equally.
$10M to a Women's Founders Angel Fund to support female led business innovation.
Special investment in lifting women's employment in male dominated industries of Construction ($5M), Transport ($2.3M) and even building surveying ($6.4M)
"It's going to take more than one budget cycle to correct the impact of COVID19 on women's economic insecurity. There are promising signs that women are being prioritised at a State level, but the pandemic has exacerbated entrenched issues that will need devoted resources over several budgets" said Ms Kovac
"That's why the $37.8M in gender equality initiatives announced in this budget are so important. $11.2M to support the Gender Equality Act, $16.9M for Gender Equality Programs and $9.7M for family violence prevention and early intervention for migrant and refugee communities means the State can lift expertise it needs to solve intractable problems for women such as pay inequity, lack of secure, part time work, the impact of unpaid care load at home and gendered violence," said Ms Kovac
"Government has a role in shaping a caring economy that benefits men, women and gender diverse people equally."
"Though we can see an improvement in the gendered economic analysis in the Budget's Strategy and Outlook, we are disappointed to see that's the Gender Equality Budget Group has been overlooked by Treasury for investment. "$1.05M was a small price to pay for delivering economic innovations from gender economic experts across Australia. We will continue to advocate for improvements in gendered economic reporting and strategies to address women's economic insecurity," said Ms Kovac.
GEN VIC looks forward to working with the Victorian government for the 2021/22 budget to be released in May next year. We hope to continue to work towards a gender equal recovery for Victorian women and gender diverse people.
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A relatively large amount of variation occurs in the reproductive ecology of tropical snakes, and this variation is generally regarded as being a consequence of seasonality in climate and prey availability. In some groups, even closely related species may differ in their reproductive ecology; however, in others it seems to be very conservative. Here we explore whether characters related to reproduction are phylogenetically constrained in a monophyletic group of snakes, the subfamily Dipsadinae, which ranges from Mexico to southern South America. We provide original data on reproduction for Leptodeira annulata, Imantodes cenchoa, and three species of Sibynomorphus from southern, southeastern and central Brazil, and data from literature for other species and populations of dipsadines. Follicular cycles were seasonal in Atractus reticulatus, Dipsas albifrons, Hypsiglena torquata, Leptodeira maculata, L. punctata, Sibynomorphus spp. and Sibon sanniola from areas where climate is seasonal. In contrast, extended or continuous follicular cycles were recorded in Dipsas catesbyi, D. neivai, Imantodes cenchoa, Leptodeira annulata, and Ninia maculata from areas with seasonal and aseasonal climates. Testicular cycles also varied from seasonal (in H. torquata) to continuous (in Dipsas spp., Leptodeira annulata, L. maculata, N. maculata and Sibynomorphus spp.). Most dipsadines are small (less than 500 mm SVL), and females attain sexual maturity with similar relative body size than males. Sexual dimorphism occurred in terms of SVL and tail length in most species, and clutch size tended to be small (less than five eggs). Combat behavior occurs in Imantodes cenchoa, which did not show sexual size dimorphism. Reproductive timing, for both females and males, varied among species but in general there were no differences between the tribes of Dipsadinae in most of the reproductive characteristics, such as mean body size, relative size at sexual maturity, sexual size and tail dimorphism, duration of vitellogenesis or egg-carrying in oviducts.


LG recently confirmed that it is working on a new smartphone called the G Pro 2, and that the device will be unveiled sometime next month. Rumors surfaced last week suggesting that LG would unveil a 6-inch G Pro 2 shortly. LG did not confirm when the phone will be unveiled and did not tease any specs, though did say that it shipped 4 million units of the original model after four months on the market.
It's very likely that LG will introduce the G Pro 2 during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, which kicks off during the later half of next month. The company may face staunch competition from rivals such as Samsung, which is also expected to have a large presence at the show. Reports that Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S5 are unconfirmed so far, though that announcement is expected around the same time period. Samsung may opt for its own standalone event instead of introducing it during MWC, however.
One report said last week that the G Pro 2 should offer a large improvement over the original Optimus G Pro, including a faster quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 3GB of RAM and Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box. On paper, that's a solid answer to Samsung's Galaxy Note 3. We expect the phone to launch in the U.S. later this year, since the Optimus G Pro launched here, though LG hasn't confirmed that yet.


The Museum Loan Network (MLN) facilitates the long-term loan of art and objects of cultural heritage among U.S. institutions as a way to enhance the installations of museums, thus enabling them to better serve their communities. The MLN grants and its programs have led to the sharing of objects among different types of museums, fostering collaborations between institutions of varying size and discipline throughout the United States. An important component of the MLN is its online directory, an illustrated database of works available for long-term loan from a wide range of institutions. Funded and initiated by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, the MLN is administered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Office of the Arts.
These surveys have focused on various collections from a wide geographic area. In the past, surveys have included our Classical (i.e. Greek, Roman, and Etruscan) collection, Yoruba material culture from Nigeria, our general ethnographic collection from Southern Africa, the J. Eric S. Thompson collection of archaeological and ethnographic Mayan materials from Central America and our collection of material culture from Vanuatu in the South Pacific. More recently we have surveyed our collection of Musical Instruments from the Pacific, the Starr Collection of archaeological material from Tlacotepec, Mexico, and Lower Central America, which includes artifacts from Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.


Use this guide to trade your optical drive for a second hard drive or SSD.
Remove the two 6.3 mm T6 Torx screws securing both sides of the optical drive bracket to the optical drive (four screws total).
Remove the optical drive bracket from the optical drive, minding any cables that may get caught.
Carefully peel the optical drive ribbon cable off the body of the optical drive.
Disconnect the optical drive cable by pulling its connector away from the body of the optical drive.
Peel off the strip of black tape covering the optical drive thermal sensor.
Carefully pry the optical drive thermal sensor off the adhesive securing it to the optical drive.
It may be necessary to use a strip of tape or rubber cement to attach the thermal sensor to your new optical drive.
This is not a "Disassemble Guide"... is a "REPLACEMENT GUIDE"!
"follow in reverse order" is not good here.
-what do we do about all the sensors we removed (osx errors)?
-where the we put all the stickies ribbons and tape (that prevent short circuits btw)?
So please provide guide about what to do with the replacement part, which is DIFFERENT from the original part.
THE REASSEMBLE OF THE NEW PART IS NOT PROVIDED IN THE GUIDE.. you are on your own.
I'm not speaking for myself here, I can do this blindfolded, but for others which are not very technical.
I can recognize easily a poorly written guide, because I do a lot of them.
I've run through this tutorial twice. First time I switched our the HDD for a 1tb, and the DVD drive for an SSD. The HDD works but the machine didn't find the SSD. I then swapped them - it now finds the SSD but not in the HDD which is now in what used to be the optical drive slot.
Do I need to buy a new cable for the optical drive? As it appears that's what it's not reading, or is there something I've missed?
Just completed this in under an hour, thanks in part to reading the whole guide once over before and reading all the comments about the various different steps, so thanks also to the commenters!
I did it! With lots of help from my friends who work at an apple repair store... perhaps that is cheating?
I too am having trouble now with the disk utility recognizing the newly installed hard drive. Did I miss something? I followed the instructions perfectly. And my repair friends helped me with the "why won't this fit back together you tiny unibody you!"
Any suggestions for how to get the disk utility to recognize my drive I just worked so hard to put in there would be greatly appreciated!


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Working Actor: Where You've Seen '2 Guns' Actress Paula Patton Before
BY Joe Reid
Paula Patton is back on screen with Denzel, co-starring in his latest action-drama, '2 Guns.' Here's a quick primer on this talented actress's work.
I'm working on a theory about Paula Patton, wherein she's so beautiful that it's hard to imagine you could have ever seen her before, which is why there were three or four movies where I saw Paula Patton and raved about this fun new actress. She's been around for a good while, since at least her co-starring role in Deja Vu, opposite Denzel Washington. This week, she's back on screen with Denzel, co-starring in his latest action-drama, 2 Guns, and if you're like me, you need a bit of a nudge to remember all the movies she's been in for the last decade or so. Here's a quick primer.
You've Most Likely Seen Her In ...
Certainly, Patton's most high-profile role in a major blockbuster film was in director Brad Bird's Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. As part of the stylish team of covert operatives, along with Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner, Patton got to evade danger and wear bangin' green dresses, and if she's indeed back for a 5th Mission: Impossible, it will be a very good thing.
Unless You've Really Been Paying Attention, in Which Case You Remember Her From ...
Patton's big critical breakthrough was as the kind teacher who takes an interest in the title character in Precious. With an air of both sensitivity and authority, Patton's character was an oasis of kindness in an often brutal film. Certainly the lion's share of critical awards went to Mo'Nique and Gabourey Sidibe that year, but Patton's performance was very often singled out as an unheralded gem.
"Wait, So She's That Woman From ..."
The wedding comedy Jumping the Broom, where she got to work with a ridiculously talented cast that inclided Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and Brian Stokes Mitchell. Patton nabbed the lead role, as a bride preparing for her wedding amid family craziness.
You Can Also Go Back and Spot Her In ...
...Seriously so many movies, seemingly in every available genre. The supernatural Mirrors, opposite Keifer Sutherland, the period musical Idlewild, the rom-com Just Wright (playing Queen Latifah's best friend!), the political fantasy-comedy Swing Vote.
Perhaps Your Cultural Tastes Lie in Music, In Which Case...
...It will be very interesting to learn that Patton contributed to Usher's Confessions album, providing background vocals, not to mention a featured vocal on "Can U Handle It?" Also, FYI, Patton is married to current red-hot Robin Thicke, of "Blurred Lines" fame.
Where You Can Find Her Now ...
In 2 Guns, she gets somehow mixed up in a plot involving NCIS agent Mark Wahlberg and DEA agent Denzel Washington, as well as a bunch of drugs and at the very least two guns.
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Victor Gischler is an American author of humorous crime fiction.
Gischler's debut novel Gun Monkeys was nominated for the Edgar Award, and his novel Shotgun Opera was an Anthony Award finalist. His work has been translated into Italian, French, Spanish and Japanese. He earned a Ph.D. in English at the University of Southern Mississippi. His fifth novel Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse was published in 2008 by the Touchstone/Fireside imprint of Simon & Schuster.
He has also writes American comic books like The Punisher: Frank Castle, Wolverine and Deadpool (including Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth and Deadpool Corps) for Marvel Comics. Gischler worked on X-Men "Curse of the Mutants" starting in the Death of Dracula one-shot and continued in X-Men #1.
Gun Monkeys has been optioned for a film adaptation, with Lee Goldberg writing the script and Ryuhei Kitamura penciled in to direct.
Victor Gischler, the critically acclaimed writer of the Dynamite series, Noir!
CAPTAIN VICTORY
Captain Victory is about a diverse group of intergalactic lawmen who travel the cosmos, fighting against the forces hell-bent on the destruction of everything. Lead by the mysterious warrior named Captain ...
THE NINJETTES
Spinning off from the hit series Jennifer Blood, by acclaimed writer Garth (The Boys) Ennis, comes The Ninjettes! But who are the new Ninjettes? How did they come to be ...
GREEN LAMA
The Green Lama's first comic book appearance was in Crestwood Publications' issue #7 of Prize Comics (December 1940), where he continued to appear for 27 issues (through 1943). ...
Mark Waid has written a wider variety of well-known characters than any other American comics author, from Superman to the Justice League to Spider-Man to Archie and hundreds of others. His ...
As a professional writer, Nancy A. Collins cut her teeth on vampire fiction, tracing the exploits of hot-blooded heroines like Sonja Blue ("Sunglasses After Dark") and the mean girls of the ...


Cherwell Gundog Club was founded in 2015 to recognise the need for a gundog training club in North Oxfordshire.
We aim to help people train their retrievers/spaniels for what they were bred for.
We are not KC registered which enables us to be involved with cross-breed gundogs.


Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat, add garlic and chilli, fry gently for a minute, then add kale and leek, season and fry for 5-7 minutes until wilted.
Transfer to a bowl and cool completely. In another bowl mix ricotta, feta, eggs and herbs, season, then stir into cooled kale mixture.
Line a 22cm cake tin with baking paper. Carefully unroll filo and cover with a damp tea towel.
Working with a sheet at a time, lightly brush with butter, place another sheet on top, spoon an eighth of kale mixture along the bottom edge of sheet in a strip about 4cm wide.
Working quickly, roll up and coil into a snail shape. Place in lined cake tin. Repeat 7 times. Brush top with butter, scatter with sesame seeds and bake for 1 hour or until golden.
Cool 15 minutes to firm up. For syrup, heat honey in a small saucepan over medium-high heat for 2 minutes or until it darkens. Take off heat, add lemon, cinnamon and salt, swirl to combine.
Drizzle syrup over spanakopita while still warm.