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Indoor vs. Outdoor Cats
Have you ever watched the movie “Secret Life of Pets” and wondered if your cat (pet) is bored out of their minds by staying inside the home all day? While they may not be undercover superheroes or hanging out in the city with their animal friends, they may want to enjoy a little outside time (they may also be perfectly content indoors). As with everything, balance is key. Weighing the pros and cons of keeping your cats indoors or letting them hang out outside will help you decide what is best for your home and your pet.
If choosing to allow your cat to go outside, here are some things to be mindful of and some actions to take to make them safer.
Your cat’s outside time means that they will inevitably come in contact with homeless cats at some point. Stray cats are more susceptible to disease, which can be passed on to your cat. These illnesses include:
- FeLV or Feline Leukemia
- FIP (feline infectious peritonitis)
- Feline distemper (panleukopenia)
- URI – Upper respiratory infection
Being outside, your kitty could bring back parasites like fleas, ticks, mites, ringworm, all causing moderate side effects. Speak with your vet for suggestions on preventative measures. Also, keep in mind the dangers of traffic, especially if you live on a busy street or off the highway. Living in a wooded area, loose dogs and wild animals could also be a potential threat.
These hazards may seem a bit overwhelming, but there are still ways to let your cat out while keeping them safe and well.
- Make sure they are under adult supervision.
- Take them to regular vet visits for checkups and up-to-date vaccinations.
- Keep your cat in a confined space to roam around.
How do you keep your kitty indoors and happy? Having another animal in your home would give them a sense of companionship. It’s additionally helpful to place something outside the window to watch throughout the day to keep them entertained, like having a birdbath in the yard. Some other helpful tips are:
- Keep them stimulated with interactive toys.
- Scratching posts – cats have an instinct to score, and having one would keep them comfortable doing what comes naturally for them on an appropriate surface.
- Cat trees – these could also serve as your benefit to keep them from climbing on your furniture.
Keeping your pets happy while considering their well-being is possible. Having an indoor cat, outdoor, or somewhere in between all boils down to preference and resources.
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Iliotibial Band Stretches for Youth Track and Field Athletes
By Kathrine Smith
The iliotibial band (IT band) is a thick band of connective tissue on the outside of the leg. It runs from the outside of the pelvis, over the hip to just below the knee. At the top of the band, by the pelvis, it attaches to two hip muscles the (gluteus maximus and tensor fascia latae). At the bottom, it crosses the knee joint to attach onto the tibia.
The IT band is an important stabilizer of the knee during running. However, it can also be a common source of pain in youth track and field athletes. The IT band is frequently involved in overuse injuries of the leg in runners. The repeated bending and straightening of the knee during running places stress on the IT band which can accumulate over time and result in an overuse injury. Additionally, weakness in the leg and core muscles can contribute to IT band dysfunction. At your child’s team practice, your child’s coach will take your him/her through exercises that will help them to develop strength, as well as flexibility. However, flexibility exercises are best done six to seven days per week. This is where parents can step in to encourage appropriate flexibility training outside of practice. Maintaining flexibility in this structure is an important proactive first step to avoid painful overuse injuries for youth track and field athletes.
As with all stretches, this activity should be completed after the youth athlete has warmed up as part of their flexibility training program. Stretches of the IT band should feel similar to other stretches in that the position is taken to the point of mild to moderate tension, but not pain. Pushing a stretch into a painful range can result in an injury.
To stretch the IT band, stand sideways an arm’s length from wall (as shown in the drawing on the left). Put one hand on the wall for balance. Step the leg you are stretching behind your other leg. Slowly lean your hips towards the wall until a stretch is felt along the outside of the hip. Repeat stretch on other leg. This stretch can also be completed without the was all depicted in the drawing on the right however younger athletes are usually more successful with their hand on a stable surface.

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Raw Highlights: April 3, 2017
One night after the biggest win of his career over "The Creator", The Architect finds himself teaming with a returning mystery opponent against KO and Triple H's "Destroyer," Samoa Joe.04/04/2017 - 00:30
Just one day after his epic victory over The Undertaker at WrestleMania. The Big Dog delivers a short and sweet message to the WWE Universe.04/03/2017 - 21:00
Matt & Jeff Hardy return to Raw to battle former titleholders Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson in a Raw Tag Team Championship WrestleMania Rematch.04/03/2017 - 21:15
WWE's Chairman reveals his earth-shattering plans for next week, Monday Night Raw.04/03/2017 - 21:45
Paul Heyman's celebration of The Age of The Beast is interrupted by Braun Strowman's chilling warning.04/03/2017 - 23:30
After successfully hosting WrestleMania, Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods return to Raw to battle Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson in their first match as Raw Superstars.04/03/2017 - 22:15
One day after their epic Fatal 4-Way Ladder Match at The Ultimate Thrill Ride, The Realest Guys in the Room battle The Swiss Superman and The Celtic Warrior to become the No. 1 contenders to the Raw Tag Team Titles.04/04/2017 - 00:00
The Underdog from The Underground goes one-on-one with Jinder Mahal04/03/2017 - 23:45
Kofi Kingston suffers ankle injury, undergoes surgery
Kofi Kingston sustained an injury to his right ankle during The Revival’s post-match assault last Monday night on Raw, and WWE.com can confirm that the former Raw Tag Team Champion will be out of action for several weeks.
“During the attack by The Revival, Kofi injured his right ankle and heard a crack, and was unable to put weight on his leg following the attack,” WWE physician Dr. Chris Amann told WWE.com. “Further evaluation and an MRI revealed that the attack had caused fragments of bone to break off the ankle bone (talus), requiring arthroscopic surgery to remove the bone chips from the damaged joint.”
Kingston’s injury leaves The New Day down a man just before the Raw and SmackDown LIVE locker rooms undergo a Superstar Shake-up. How it might impact The New Day has yet to be determined, but stay with WWE.com and tune in to Raw tonight at 8/7 C for more on this developing story and the Superstar Shake-up.


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The arrival of warm weather in the Smokies means that it is time for terrestrials. While everyone gets excited about the big hatches of mayflies, caddis, and stoneflies, terrestrials provide far more consistent fishing over a much longer period of time. From early in the season all the way into fall, fish will feed on a variety of terrestrials.
The famed Green Weenie is a good fly to use, especially once the green inchworms start falling out of the trees. Fish will move across a pool or through the heaviest currents to attack an inchworm imitation. However, once the water starts to drop from the higher spring flows and the heat of summer builds, the fish start to get a bit more finicky. Sure, you can catch the occasional trout but you leave the stream feeling like you could have done much better. During a break from fishing at this time of year, you probably relax on one of the rocks and notice a bunch of ants crawling around. Starting as early as April and going well into fall, ants are one of the most consistent food sources the trout will see. They might not see tons of them every day but they do see them often enough to always remember what they taste like. Apparently they are like candy to trout.
Last summer, while working at Little River Outfitters, I started looking for that edge in my evening fishing. I became adept at fishing dry flies in all water types and really improved my mending skills. Still I felt like there were lots more fish to catch and wondered what else I could do. One evening while fishing at Tremont I noticed big black ants all over the streamside rocks. Something clicked in my brain and I decided to find out what the fish would think of an ant pattern. I generally fish two flies when fishing subsurface so I tied on a nymph and then trailed a black epoxy bodied ant pattern 18 inches behind it with a couple of split shot in between. Immediately I started catching fish and lots of them.
Over the next several days and weeks, I discovered that ants would often catch fish when nothing else would. As the summer wore on, I started seeing decreasing numbers of ants along the streams and the fish didn’t seem as excited about them. Really the prime time for ants is from May-July. Still, late in the season when things seem slow, try tying on an ant pattern. One of the very best times to fish ants is just after a summer rainstorm. The rain washes a lot of food into the water including plenty of ants.
My favorite summertime searching rig is a Green Weenie with some type of sunken ant trailing behind. The Green Weenie does a great job of getting the trout close to investigate but I believe that when they get close they feel safer eating the ant. This rig will catch fish when nothing else seems to be working and will even catch fish in water that has just been fished in the last few hours. The fish just can’t seem to resist the delicious candy ants of the Smokies!
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An FHA Loan is a mortgage that’s insured by the Federal Housing Administration. They allow borrowers to finance homes with down payments as low as 3.5% and are especially popular with first-time homebuyers. FHA loans are a good option for first-time homebuyers who may not have saved enough for a large down payment.
Today, the FHA loan program requires a down payment of only 3.5 percent of the sales price and is the loan program of choice for those buying their very first home. First time home buyers choose the FHA loan over all other mortgage programs for multiple reasons. The most common reason is the low down payment mentioned earlier.
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The basic tenets of the Arts and Crafts Movement emphasized the honesty of materials, simplicity, utility, and highlighted nature as inspiration. At a time when the fashionable world was beginning to reject Victorian excess, Arts and Crafts designs emphasized quality craftsmanship that featured natural elements and motifs. Aesthetic ideas were borrowed from ancient Egypt, Medieval and Renaissance Europe, and Islamic sources, as well as Japanese, Chinese and Native American designs. The work of Arts and Crafts designers and artists included architecture, print, home furnishings, wall paper, wood carving, metalwork, stained glass, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, and more.
The American Arts and Crafts movement placed more emphasis on good design for the masses, with less focus on the individual craftsman that was typical in England. In the U.S., the social aspects that were prevalent in England manifested in a small way through a few Utopian communities, such as Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony outside Woodstock, New York, and the Roycroft Community near Buffalo, New York. These attracted a variety of craft workers and artists, including printers, bookbinders, furniture makers, ceramicists, textile designers, metalsmiths, and leather smiths. Roycroft was founded in 1895 by Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) who was inspired by William Morris’s Kelmscott Press in England and, with the assistance of his wife Bertha Crawford Hubbard (1861-1946), founded his own printing press in America, the Roycroft Press (aka The Roycroft Shops.) By 1905 the Roycroft society operated their own factory, farms, banks, and blacksmith shops, as well as a book bindery and furniture shop. The original Roycroft “campus” was comprised of fourteen buildings and attracted a group of almost 500 artisans by 1910. Instrumental in the Roycrofters’ success was Hubbard’s second wife, noted suffragist Alice Moore Hubbard (1861-1915) who managed many aspects of the artistic community.13
So here then are the preachments entitled The city of Tagaste; and, A dream and a prophecy. Roycroft Print Designed by Elbert Hubbard, Roycroft Shop(1900); MU Special Collections and Rare Books, University of Missouri
Gustav Stickley (1858-1942) also developed an artisan community, Craftsman Farms, in New Jersey in 1904. Organized like medieval guilds, Craftsman Workshops set out to improve American taste through the creation of “craftsman” furniture designs governed by simple lines, honest construction and quality materials. After travelling to Europe in 1895 and 96 where he was introduced to the English Arts and Crafts and French Art Nouveau styles, Stickley embraced many ideas of the Arts and Crafts movement and began applying its concepts to his furniture business. His experimental “New Furniture” line was a radical departure from furniture of the decorative Victorian era, comprised of “unadorned, plain surfaces enlivened by the careful application of colorants; structural qualities emphasized through exposed mortise and joinery; handmade qualities emphasized through the use of hammered metal hardware in bright, polished iron or patinated copper”14. Stickley described his furniture as “simple, well-made furniture, conceived in the spirit of true craftsmanship, designed for beauty as well as comfort, and built to last”53. Craftsman furnishings, fabrics, metalwork, leathers, and needlework were sold at retailers nationwide, including Emery, Bird, Thayer & Co. in Kansas City, Missouri, Lammert Furniture in St. Louis, Missouri, and Parker Furniture in Columbia, Missouri.
As demand for his products grew, Stickley became increasingly interested in every detail of the home environment. He believed that “the way a man’s house was planned and built [had] as much influence upon his family’s health and happiness as had the furniture they lived with. [His furnitings] suggested, by their sturdy build and friendly finish, an equally sturdy and friendly type of architecture. Thus was evolved what has since come to be known as Craftsman architecture”53. The houses he designed contained aspects of of country and suburban living, with features that linked the interior closely with the outdoors.53 Stickley desired to express his ideas of craftsmanship and homemaking in a broader medium, and in 1901, launched The Craftsman, an illustrated monthly pamphlet devoted to craftsman ideals. As circulation and interest increased, the pamphlet became a monthly magazine which, by its last year of publication in 1916, had become one of the definitive publications of the new American Arts and Crafts movement. “In as direct, authentic and beautiful fashion as I could, I have set forth what seemed the best and most representative work of artists, craftsmen, architects and other workers in significant fields, both in this country and abroad”53.
The Craftsman Magazine (Cover) by Gustav Stickley and Craftsman Publishing (October 1913); T. Patterson
In England a similar artistic community was established to revive lost country crafts. Between 1896 and 1933 Haslemere Peasant Industries was a thriving community of craft workshops and weaving houses designed by noted Arts and Crafts architect Francis Troup (1859-1941). Godfrey Blount (1859-1937) and his wife Ethel Hine established the Tapestry House at Haslemere that specialized in embroidered appliques.12 The Blounts, along with Joseph King (1860-1943), a prominent educationalist and social reformer, and his wife Maude King (1876-1927), established the Haslemere Weaving Society.6 All were members of The Peasant Arts Society formed at Haslemere in 1897. Reverend Gerald Stanley Davies (1845-1927) of the Society traveled across Europe gathering examples of traditional peasant craft including woodwork, metalwork and textiles. Arts and Crafts woodworker Arthur Romney Green (1872-1945) joined Haslemere and the Society in 1901. “Ironwork, pottery, woodwork, fresco painting, hand-press printing, bookbinding, plasterwork, and carving were all produced at Haslemere, but textiles were by far their most important crafts”46.
The Spies Handwoven Linen Hanging with Linen Appliqué Designed by Godfrey Blount and Made at Haslemere Peasant Industries(1896); © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
The aim of the artistic community was to create a “Rustic Renaissance” and “revive a true country life where handicrafts and the arts of husbandry shall exercise body and mind and express the relation of man to earth and to the fruits of the earth”6. The Arts and Crafts movement played a significant role in the designs produced. Troup also designed the Green Bushes Weaving House at Haslemere which was directed by resident artist Luther Hooper (1849-?) whose hand-knotted carpets and hand-woven silk panels were exhibited at the 1906 Arts & Crafts Society Exhibition. Hooper also wrote a number of influential books on weaving that are still in print today including Handloom Weaving: Plain and Ornamental, Silk, Weaving for Beginners and Weaving with Small Appliances. Both Blounts were also committee members of the Healthy and Artistic Dress Union discussed in Dress Reform.
“Although the perception of Arts and Crafts history is to the contrary, women designers guided this grassroots Arts and Crafts Movement for nearly two decades before the movement’s major male figures arrived.”
– Catherine Zipf, The American Arts and Crafts Movement and its Women Practioners18
Similar socialist and reform efforts developed at the community level, frequently in the form of educating young women. Schools and training programs made tools and communities more accessible to women and played a key role in an attempt to redefine women’s relationship to work in an era when they frequently labored long hours in factories.1 American Arts and Crafts practitioners formed an early grassroots movement of schools, clubs and other organizations in which women were fundamental. Paul Revere Pottery in Boston grew out of the Saturday Evening Girls club, a reading group to aid immigrant girls. Newcomb Pottery in New Orleans was established in 1894/5 as part of the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College for women. Here, young women designers first created pottery and later created textiles.
This early generation of women designers believed that art could proactively generate change and by the mid-1880s, their efforts aided an expansion in Arts and Crafts production. As Catherine Zipf states in The American Arts and Crafts Movement and its Women Practitioners, “although the perception of Arts and Crafts history is to the contrary, women designers guided this grassroots Arts and Crafts Movement for nearly two decades before the movement’s major male figures arrived”18. “Women were encouraged to participate in decorative arts and at the same time, they were deprived of fine art education that was reserved for the male members. On one hand, women were encouraged to participate, as craftwork was seen as an extension of their traditional roles. On the other, their work remained under-recognized because women were considered executants of the designs created by men, rather than talented creators themselves. Two influential Arts and Crafts guilds, Guild of Handicraft and Art Workers’ Guild, excluded women from their membership”43.
Social settlements also formed in response to problems created by urbanization, industrialization and immigration, and many promoted practices of the Arts and Crafts movement. By 1900, the U.S. had over 100 settlement houses.1 The English Settlement movement influenced Americans Jane Addams (1860-1935) and Ellen Gates Starr (1859-1940) who founded the world famous social settlement known as Hull-House in Chicago in 1898. Residents provided schooling and day care for working mothers, libraries, theater, and art and music classes. As a devotee of John Ruskin and William Morris, she studied hand bookbinding in England under the master craftsman T.J. Cobden-Sanderson (1840-1922). She returned to Chicago in 1898 and established the Hull-House bookbindery where she taught others the art of bookbinding. Starr also worked with other Hull-House residents to improve the life and working conditions of the local community. In her 1895 essay on “Art and Labor,” Starr argued that, “the only hope for the oppressed was to eradicate the conditions of life that stifled the creative and aesthetic response”41.
The Chicago Arts and Crafts Society was founded at Hull House by Ellen Gates Starr in 1897; Jane Addams and architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) were original Society members. Chicago was a leading center of the Arts and Crafts movement where a concerted effort was undertaken “to integrate art, education and labor, and make them more expressive of the nation’s democratic and industrial life”15. Unlike the movement in England, they promoted the machine as a way to assist workers. One of the movements main philosophers, author Oscar Lovell Triggs (1865-1930), made Chicago his home as an instructor at the University of Chicago, editor of the “Bulletin of the Morris Society of Chicago” and founder of the Saugatuck Press.16 Chicago also attracted many important voices of the Arts and Crafts movement as speakers, including influential reformers like Walter Crane, president of London’s Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society, and British architect and designer Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942) a significant figure in British artistic and cultural life who founded his own craft workshop in London in 1888 called the Guild of Handicraft.17
While the Arts and Crafts philosophy united the head and the hand in small artisan communities such as those previously described, manual training schools in America democratized this philosophy by taking it to the masses. One example was the St. Louis Manual Training School founded in 1887 by Dr. Calvin Woodward, dean of the Polytechnic School at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Woodward’s idea to was “to develop an educational curriculum that taught industrial arts as a general, liberal education. Students divided their time almost equally between traditional academic instruction and instruction in such areas as patternmaking, wood turning, and iron forging.”2 By supplementing a liberal education with manual activities, Woodward believed the student would unite his head and his hand, epitomizing the Arts and Crafts ideal.
Despite a strong following for more than half a century, the ideals, philosophies and reform practices of the Arts and Crafts movement did not last. By the 1920s the development of urban centers and increasing use of technology in the machine age brought an end to the hand-craft focus of the Arts and Crafts movement in the United States.
1 https://www.hullhousemuseum.org/about-jane-addams Retrieved May 5, 2019
2 Floyd, Barbara. “The Cultured Mind, The Skillful Hand: Manual Training Schools and the Democratization of the Arts and Crafts Movement.” American Educational History Journal; 2005; 32,1; Research Library page 44.
6 The Green Bushes Weaving House and the Peasant Arts Industries Leaflet, The Haslemere Society. Blue Plaque at Green Bushes, Haslemere, England.
12 “Godfrey Blount” Haslemere Educational Museum; http://www.haslemeremuseum.co.uk/collections/des/peasant-arts/Godfrey-Blount.html Retrieved May 2019.
13 http://www.arts-crafts.com/archive/ehubbard.shtml. Retrieved May 2019
14 https://stickleymuseum.org/learn-more/gustav-stickley.html Retrieved May 2019
15 Kahler, Bruce Robert. Art and Life: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Chicago, 1897-1910 (Progressive Era, Intellectuals, Illinois. Purdue University. DISSERTATION; https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/dissertations/AAI8700908/
16 Guide to the Oscar Lovell Triggs Papers 1903. University of Chicago Library. https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findingaids/view.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.TRIGGS
17 Crawford, Alan. C.R. Ashbee: Architect, Designer & Romantic Socialist. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. 2005.
18 Zipf, Catherine W. The American Arts and Crafts Movement and its Women Practitioners. http://journalofantiques.com/features/wrought-by-her-hands/
19 Addam, Jane. Twenty Years at Hull House. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1910 https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/addams/hullhouse/hullhouse.html
41 Ellen Gates Star papers (1885-1940). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago. https://findingaids.library.uic.edu/sc/MSStar66.xml Retrieved May 2019.
42 “Welcome Ellen.” The Mosher Press: Research and Publications by Philip R. Bishop. http://www.thomasbirdmosher.net/publications-by-philip-r-bishop/other/welcome-ellen/ Retrieved May 2019.
43 Dačić, Anika. “The Arts and Crafts Movement-When Women United in Creativity.” March 8, 2018. https://www.widewalls.ch/arts-and-crafts-movement-women-artists/. Retrieved May 2019.
46 http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O78766/hanging-blount-godfrey/. Retrieved June 2019.
53 Stickley, Gustav. “The Craftsman Movement.” The Craftsman Magazine Vol 25 No 1 (October 1913): 18-26. The Craftsman Publishing Co., New York City.

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Jenna L. Fischman is a partner in the Miami office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Appellate and Complex Business and Commercial Litigation Practices. Jenna focuses on appeals and appellate trial support in federal court and Florida state court. Jenna has argued and prevailed on appeals in Florida’s District Courts of Appeal.
In addition to handling appeals, Jenna provides pre-trial, trial, and post-trial civil litigation support in federal and Florida state court, including drafting and arguing complex pretrial motions, case dispositive motions, jury instructions and verdict forms, and post-trial motions.
Jenna excels in finding creating solutions to complex problems for clients at both the trial and appellate levels. Jenna’s areas of concentration include commercial litigation, general liability, products liability, personal-injury defense, broker liability, equine-related litigation, and real estate.
Jenna earned her B.A. in Political Science and History from Northwestern University, and her J.D. from the University of Florida, Levin College of Law. Prior to joining Lewis Brisbois, Jenna clerked for the Honorable Jonathan Goodman of the Southern District of Florida. She also worked at a boutique commercial litigation firm, where she obtained favorable verdicts and settlements for her clients in both state and federal court.
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- Fasang-Brown v. Visit Us, Inc., 2021 WL 1201381, 46 Fla. L. Weekly D 711, 2021 Fla. App. LEXIS 4538 (Fla. 3d DCA March 31, 2021)—As a part of a team with Miami Appellate Partner David L. Luck, secured affirmance of a trial court’s order granting the defendant’s Forum Non Conveniens motion where the U.S.-based plaintiffs alleged a premises-liability claim arising out of a foreign hotel.
- Rosedown Racing Stables, LLC v. Goldthorpe, No. 20-CIV-80629-RAR, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 243185 (S.D. Fla. Dec. 22, 2020). As part of a team with Miami Administrative Partner Seth V. Alhadeff, obtained a dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for an equine insurance broker, who was sued by a former client regarding insurance premiums for his racehorses.
- Ballard v. Boca Ciega Inv’rs, Inc., Case No. 2D20-181, 2020 Fla. App. LEXIS 12648, 2020 WL 5408051 (Fla. 2d DCA Sep. 9, 2020). As part of a team with Appellate Partner, David L. Luck, secured affirmance of a trial-court order compelling enforcement of mandatory arbitration provisions contained in nursing-home residency agreements.
- Samsung SDI Co. v. Hildreth, 299 So. 3d 582, 583 (Fla. 2d DCA 2020). As part of a team with Miami partners, David L. Luck and Alexander Fumagali, obtained reversal of the trial court’s orders denying Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.’s motions for protective order regarding plaintiff’s attempts to include upfront sharing provisions in confidentiality orders. The Florida plaintiff desired to share all confidential discovery (trade secrets and proprietary business information) gathered from Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. with other plaintiff’s lawyers across the country, with no intervention of those lawyers in the Florida action, and with no rulings that such discovery obtained in Florida complied with the discovery laws of the jurisdictions in which those outside plaintiff’s lawyers sought to use the materials. In addition to reversing on this discovery issue and requiring confidentiality orders with no upfront sharing provisions, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal further agreed with Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. that it was improper for the trial court and its magistrate judge to make “public hazard” determinations as to Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.’s products under Florida’s Sunshine in Litigation Act.
- Schmidt v. Wash. Newspaper Publ’g Co., LLC, No. 20-cv-00830-BAS-NLS, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112787, 2020 WL 3487806 (S.D. Cal. June 26, 2020). As part of a team with Miami appellate associate, Brian S. Goldenberg and Appellate Partner David L. Luck, defeated, with prejudice, a forum-shopping plaintiff’s attempts to assert defamation claims against a D.C.-based newspaper and website publisher, after previously having defeated the same plaintiff’s claims on the same alleged defamation claims in Florida federal court and Delaware state court.
- McCasland v. Pro Guard Coatings, Inc., 799 F. App’x 731 (11th Cir. 2020). As part of a team with Miami Appellate Partner, David L. Luck, secured affirmance of a defense summary judgment in an alleged products-liability action. The result was a defense final judgment as a matter of law in favor of the manufacturer of a paint-based roof-patching material.
- Vazquez Santiago v. Lakeland Drag Strip Inc., 288 So. 3d 28 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019). As part of a team with Miami Appellate Partner, David L. Luck, obtained affirmance of a defense summary judgment in an alleged wrongful-death action, stemming from a crash at a Central Florida dragstrip.
- Pegasus Aviation IV, Inc. v. Aircraft Composite Techs., Inc., No. 16-cv-21255-UU, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79397, *1, 2016 WL 3390122 (S.D. Fla. June 17, 2016)
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Remember when Dexter ate a giant burrito and thought he was going to die but it turned out he just had to fart.
Today, I found a kitten sized chair and, luckily, I had a kitten to put in it.
The Float Table is a matrix of “magnetized” wooden cubes that levitate with respect to one another. The repelling cubes are held in equilibrium by a system of tensile steel cables.
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• Badour road between Stewart and Gordonville roads in Homer Township.
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• Olson Road between 7-Mile and 8-Mile roads in Lee Township.
• Camp Street east of West River Road in Jerome Township.
• Basing Lane east of West River Road in. Jerome Township.
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In a letter to the City Council, Chamber President and CEO David Brown said the chamber supports the continued mandatory mask requirement “to protect the essential workers in our city, to protect our educators and to protect each other.”
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Japan Provides 5.6 Million Zambian Kwacha (ZMW)
to AAR Japan
On 11th February, H.E. Mr. Kiyoshi KOINUMA, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Zambia, signed, on behalf of the Government of Japan, a grant contract with Mr. Ryota HIRAMA, Country Representative of Association for Aid and Relief Japan (AAR Japan).
The contract, amounting to 517,936 United States dollars, or approximately 5.6 million Zambian Kwacha, was signed to facilitate the implementation of the Maternal and Child Health Project in Chisankane Area, Kafue District. This is the first year, Phase One, of the three-year community-based project.
In Chisankane Area, poor access to health facilities is a challenge because of the lack of sufficient health posts, which forces large numbers of pregnant women to give birth at home. Therefore, there is an urgent need to promote safe delivery at the health facilities with proper medical attention.
During Phase One, AAR Japan will construct one health post in Chisankane area. The other activities for this year also include the provision of medical equipment and the training of 90 Neighbourhood Health Committee (NHC) members.
It is expected that AAR Japan’s new project will contribute to the improvement of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health status through the establishment of the basic health system in Chisankane area.
To read speech by H.E. Mr. Kiyoshi KOINUMA at this ceremony, please click here.
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MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte is seeking a probe into the issues plaguing the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the president is not pleased about the woes encountered by the event’s organizers, including early complaints on logistics and accommodation from several foreign athletes.
“The President is not pleased [with] what he’s been hearing about certain snafu, certain delays, certain allegations of athletes not being fed properly, athletes arriving late or not on time delivered to their places of rest or residence. He’s displeased,” Panelo said.
Duterte was in South Korea to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations – Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit when reports about the country’s hosting woes surfaced.
The chief executive returned to Manila on Tuesday night.
“There were allegations of fraud na lumalabas sa diyaryo, ayaw niya rin ‘yun. He wants to investigate that. Hindi uubra sa kanya ang corruption” Panelo said.
He said the investigation would likely cover all organizers of the event, including House Speaker and Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee chair Alan Peter Cayetano.
However, the Palace official said Duterte may no longer ask Cayetano about the mishaps as he already heard of his explanation, adding that the Congress may also launch its own probe into the issue. – RRD (with details from Correspondent Rosalie Coz)
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It has been released by Bath & North East Somerset Council and its highway maintenance contractor Skanska.
Drilling and constructing the deep concrete piles is due to start next week. The extensive repair works involves drilling down as far as 15 metres below the existing ground surface to fill it with concrete foundations, in stronger stable ground, to support the road.
The road, which has been closed since February, will then be rebuilt, the drainage improved and the road resurfaced. The A431 is on schedule to reopen to through traffic by Christmas.
The video, at http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/streets-and-highway-maintenance/roadworks/major-transport-schemes/a431-kelston-road, shows footage of excavators cutting a series of steps – known as benches – into the hillside below the road, and installing a platform on top that will support the equipment needed to bore the concrete piles for the permanent repair.
Cllr Paul Crossley, the leader of the council, said: “We’re keen to let people see the excellent progress we’re making on the permanent repairs to the Kelston Road, so we encourage people to check out the video which offers first-hand accounts of the story so far.
“Bath & North East Somerset Council’s priority has always been to achieve a permanent solution which means we need not suffer such problems in the future. We are committed to keeping the public informed and we plan to release further video updates as the scheme progresses.”
Installing the piling platform required around 15,000 cubic metres of stone to be delivered to the site – that’s enough stone to fill six Olympic size swimming pools. The stone has been locally sourced from the Mendip Hills – keeping cost and delivery time to a minimum – and it will be recycled afterwards.
The council has asked all utility companies to complete any planned work on the Kelston Road during the road closure period in order to avoid any disruption after the works are completed.
Cllr Crossley added: “We have every sympathy with road users, residents and businesses affected by the Kelston Road closure. We are working hard to ensure that the repair works carried out are as effective, efficient and practical as possible.”
The total approved budget for the project now stands at £2.66m and the council has been lobbying the Government to help with the cost. North East Somerset MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has written to the Transport Secretary asking for money to help B&NES fund the works.
Meanwhile the toll road, which opened two months ago, continues to be popular with hundreds of vehicle using it every day to avoid the detour through Keynsham and Saltford.


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The country’s one of the biggest cycling challenges is back again – Kathmandu Kora Cycling Challenge 2019. The event will take place on July 20 and will begin from Mangal Bazar.
The cycling challenge was first initiated in the year 2011 with only 35 riders. They challenged themselves and got pledged of around half a million Nepali Rupees for a school and an orphanage in Kathmandu. Each year, on the third Saturday of July, riders from all over the world gather to cycle for a humanitarian cause. Last year alone, almost 2000 riders rode for two causes: ladies Mountain League and Help Build Earthquake Resilient Homes. Riders and sponsors made pledges for the two causes. Riders had the freedom to choose which cause they want to donate to and, also, the length of the course: 50 km, 75 km or 100 km.
Likewise, Kathmandu Kora Cycling Challenge 2019 will also give riders the freedom to challenge themselves with their desired length. This year, the organizers are zeroing down on a cause, causes from the various proposals received. They will be publishing the cause for this year once decided. So, stay updated with us, we’ll update the article once they have published the cause.
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When someone asks you to go on a blogsafari, how can you say no? Last week I was invited by Design Diffusion magazine to visit the Salone del Mobile in Milan and discover the very best in interior design. So off I went, for a few days of design, sunshine, blogfriends and gelato! Join me on a virtual safari at the Salone:
First stop and also one of my favorite stands of the DDN blogsafari: Arflex! Blush tinted glass, round and graphic shapes, terrazzo, a very nice soft color palette and an overall sixties vibe. Very 2017!
Desk candy by Gallotti & Radice. It's very addictive to twirl the brass wheel:
Very hot and happening: mobiles, stabiles and wallhangings. Like these brass and glass ones at Gallotti & Radice:
Do we have a theme here? More brass and graphic hangers at the booth of Poliform, who are known for their high quality furniture:
Interesting shapes and LED lights by Artemide called Yanzi, by Shanghai based studio Neri & Hu:
When we walked into the booth of JPC design, we entered another universe: inspired by nature, with natural materials like rocks, metals and paper (for the white Ixorb bench below!), and the galaxy! According to designer Thanos Zakopoulos you cannot do much better than nature itself.
That's exactly why they used brutal rocks in brass for the Antivol side tables. "Antivol" as in impossible to steal, because they're so heavy 😉 And on top of the tables: the planet mirrors called Naia in brushed and matte brass with different kinds of marble:
It's buzzing at the Salone del Mobile (and hi Kate!)
Even more so than the Kartell designs, I loved the graphic background panels in their booth with Mediterranean view with graphic patterns:
New in the Kartell family: these new stackable chairs in biodegradable plastic called BIO, designed by Antonio Citterio:
And what is a Blogsafari without plants? Well, we indulged in lots of lush green at Gianfranco Ferrè Home and kokedama moss balls with big Monstera deliciosa leaves on the stand of Roberto Cavalli Home:
A giant plantshelfie by Gallotti & Radice:
With the beautiful ceramic watering can by Elke van den Berg that is still on my wishlist:
As you know, Milan is a particularly green city, especially when you know that it's also an industrial city. I explored the city for a few more days and I can't wait to share more with you next week! I walked a lot, so stay tuned for more 😉
For now, I hope you enjoyed this Blogsafari and that you maybe even discovered a few new brands?


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What if All These Fantasies Come Flailing Around?
In October 2006 The New Republic's John Judis wrote the single best magazine piece I have read about John McCain's foreign policy. The article's meat ? 5,700 words detailing McCain's late-'90s conversion from Vietnam Syndrome pol to Neoconservative poster boy ? provided good reportorial material I used in my own book. What made it all the more interesting, on some level, was that this point-by-point indictment was sandwiched between an intro about what a charmingly accessible guy McCain is, and this almost pathetically hope-despite-the-times conclusion:
If McCain is willing to reconsider his most basic belief about Vietnam, he could still change his mind about Iraq. It's true that little he said to me suggests he will adjust his worldview in the near future, but McCain has surprised his critics before. Perhaps he will do so again.
Well, now Judis has finally lost his religion.
All of which reminds me of something I've intended to do since reading this month-old post by Jay Rosen about an experiment in "crowdsourcing" a list of quality campaign coverage: Namely, provide a rough Top 10 of online-findable pieces of journalism about John McCain, whether pro or con or indifferent. Note: There'd be a bunch of quality pro-McCain Weekly Standard stuff in here, if only their archives weren't so horrible. Here goes:
1) The Life Story of Arizona's Maverick Senator McCain, by the Arizona Republic, Oct. 3, 1999 (updated March 1, 2007). A monster, novella-length bio.
2) Neo-McCain: The Making of an überhawk, by John Judis, The New Republic, Oct. 9, 2006. A one-stop shop for analysis of McCain's foreign policy evolution.
3) Prisoner of Conscience, by Todd Purdum, Vanity Fair, February 2007. Snapshot of the tensions nagging at McCain's conscience, the compromises he makes on the campaign trail, and the limits to the phrase "we cannot fail."
4) P.O.W. to Power Broker, a Chapter Most Telling, by Nicholas Kristof, New York Times, Feb. 27, 2000. Chronicles the messy edges of McCain's life between returning from Vietnam and entering Congress, with an emphasis on his wife-replacement process.
5) The Subversive: A Question of Honor, by Michael Lewis, New York Times Magazine, May 25, 1997. Go ahead ? try not to like the guy after reading this!
6) I Liked a Pol, by Michael Lewis, New York Times Magazine, Nov. 21, 1999. In which one of our finest journalists chronicles and defends a man-crush so deep that A) McCain invited Lewis to come live with him, and B) at long last (and after scores of thousands of words) Lewis finally recused himself from covering his good friend.
7) Race Against Himself: Is John McCain Trying to Lose? by David Grann, The New Republic, March 13, 2000. A shrewd bit of psychoanalysis that rises far beyond the usual campaign-coverage guesswork.
8) The War Secrets Sen. John McCain Hides: Former POW Fights Public Access to POW/MIA Files, by Sydney Schanberg, APBnews.com, sometime in 2000. A startling tale of McCain's little-reported antics before, during and after the POW/MIA hearings in Congress.
9) Opiate for the Mrs.: When Laws Are Broken, Somebody's Got to Be Punished. In the Case of Cindy McCain, That Somebody is Tom Gosinski, by Amy Silverman, Phoenix New Times, Sept. 8, 1994. Hit the refresh button on this one any time you hear a happy post-facto spin either on Cindy McCain's drug habit/thievery, or John's harmless little anger problem.
10) McCain Pressed FCC in Case Involving Major Contributor, by Walter Robinson, Boston Globe, Jan. 5, 2000. Little-remembered fact: Back when his "transcendent issue" was the "iron triangle" between corporate fatcats, lobbyists, and pols, McCain was busted several times (and usually by Walter Robinson first) for having a campaign full of lobbyists, and a record of intervening on behalf of campaign contributors.
This is by no means definitive, etc., and I hope you list some other good pieces in the comments!


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Arthur Douglas Harmon, 70, has been identified as the suspect in the Phoenix office building shooting Wednesday. Police have entered a house owned by Harmon in the 14600 block of North 28th Street in Phoenix and came out a few minutes later without incident or a suspect.
Three people were shot, one died. Mark Hummels, a partner with Osborn Maledon and president of the Phoenix chapter of the Federal Bar Association, is among the wounded, said Larry Hammond, a partner with the firm, AZ Central reports.
This latest shooting comes days after Stanwood Fred Elkus shot Dr. Ronald Gilbert at Orange Coast Urology in Newport Beach, CA.
UPDATED: A body was found near a vehicle matching the Kia Optima Arthur Douglas Harmon was last seen in, outside Bass Pro Shops in Mesa Thursday morning.
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Recently the State of Washington released up-to-date data on Electric Vehicles registered in the state. The dataset was published on January 19 on the Washington State Open Data Portal (data.wa.gov) and it gives us a very detailed view into EV penetration in WA.
The data analysis team at BestBrokers imported the CSV dataset into a relational SQL database, which let us run queries and pull aggregations on it. This allowed us do some nice visual breakdowns as follows:
There are a total of 166,800 EVs, registered in Washington State as of January 19, 2024. When we look at the breakdown of these vehicles based on the type of EV (the fully-electric BEVs vs Plugin Hybrid EVs) we get the following breakdown:
78.1% of all EVs in Washington State are BEVs (Battery EVs), while 21.9% are PHEVs (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles).
The dataset, containing info about the EVs make and model gave us the ability to do breakdowns by the automaker. When we look strictly at BEVs this is how this breakdown looks like:
Tesla is the undisputed leader with 57.4% of all Battery EVs. Nissan at the number 2 spot is left far behind at a share of 10.6%.
When we look at the Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV), the picture does change a lot as Tesla does not produce this type of vehicle at all. The absence of the undisputed leader leaves us with a much more balanced breakdown, where the first 4 automakers have a combined share of 52.9%, which is lower than Tesla’s share in the BEV breakdown:
Tesla’s strong leadership in the BEV market made us wonder how the different Tesla models contribute to their lion’s share. This is how this breakdown looks like:
The complexity of the published data gave us the ability to do another interesting breakdown, based on the model year. We can see that 30.8% of all EVs registered in Washington State have a model year of 2023. This means EV registrations in 2023 jumped significantly.


A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores all things choral, with performances and special features.
Long-running programme presenting live broadcasts of Evensong from around the country
Series of short stories written by leading literary voices from around the Commonwealth
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At least 15 people, including three UN peacekeepers, have been killed and dozens of others injured in clashes during anti-UN protests in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday, according to DW.
The UN confirmed that "violent attackers snatched weapons from Congolese police" and fired on the UN personnel killing one peacekeeper and two international policemen, and injuring another serving with the UN peacekeeping force at the UN base in Butembo in North Kivu province in the east.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the violence saying "any attack directed against United Nations peacekeepers may constitute a war crime," a UN spokesperson said. Guterres called upon the Congolese authorities to bring those responsible to justice, and added that the UN would work with Congolese authorities to investigate the deaths of demonstrators.
India's foreign minister confirmed that two of its UN peacekeepers were killed. The third one was from Morocco, Butembo police chief Paul Ngoma said.
At least five people other were killed during similar protests, which also left dozens injured in the southeastern city of Goma, a government spokesman confirmed earlier on Tuesday.
Demonstrators took to the street on Monday, angry with the UN soldiers for failing to deal with the region's many armed groups.
In a tweet, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said security forces had responded by firing "warning shots" at protesters.
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I have made a couple of improvements to the ethernet interface in the MEGA65:
1. The Ethernet PHY MIIM registers now work, so you can find out if the ethernet port is connected, and at what speed, for example. This was not too tricky, except that I had the bus running at 2x the correct speed, because I read the 400ns edge-to-edge time, i.e., half-clock time, as being the clock cycle time. After that, it was all peachy.
2. MAC address filtering, including recognising broadcast and multi-cast ethernet frames.
This is basically an extension of the "allow bad-CRC" flag, together with adding registers to store the MAC address of the machine, so that ethernet frames can be filtered if the CRC is bad, if the frame is not broadcast, not multicast, and not addressed to the MEGA65. The broadcast and multicast checks can be independently disabled, if you really want to cut down on processing load, by only listening for packets addressed to the machine itself.
After chasing down the bugs introduced in the process, it now all works. LGB wrote a nice little ethernet test utility, that responds to ARP requests and PING. This now works very nicely, and I can ping the MEGA65 from my linux laptop:
$ ping 192.168.1.65
PING 192.168.1.65 (192.168.1.65) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.1.65: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.316 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.65: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.304 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.65: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.304 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.65: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.336 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.65: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.306 ms
--- 192.168.1.65 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4085ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.304/0.313/0.336/0.016 ms
$ arp -na? (192.168.178.1) auf 38:10:d5:29:66:ef [ether] auf wlp1s0
? (192.168.1.65) auf 02:47:53:65:65:65 [ether] auf enp0s31f6
Here we can see the program running on the MEGA65, with counters on the top line for the number of packets received (RX), transmitted (TX), ARP packets replied to (ARP), PING packets replied to (PING) and UDP packets seen (UDP).
Below that is the MAC address of the MEGA65 displayed three times over:


The illustrations are still interesting and useful, but it does make some of the technical details difficult to figure out. However, the US Ordnance Corps happily had a habit of translating manuals for weapons US soldiers are expected to encounter in combat.
In this particular case, the US printed a manual on Soviet rifles and carbines inwhich we have acquired a partial scan of. In addition to providing maintenance and disassembly instructions, it has a useful section explaining the differences between the various models. Between the updates, sniper, and full auto versions, there six different versions and they can be confusing at first. The full document is available in PDF format for anyone interested. The text is good, although unfortunately the images have gone through several photocopies too many, and are not very helpful any longer if we can find a print copy of the manual and make a better digital scan, we will.
Today I am taking a look at Savage automatic pistols as a general group. Savage produced about a quarter million pistols in both. Some collectors hunt for firearms which look perfectly new form the factory, and others prefer arms that show lots of evidence of use and history.
Well, this is definitely one of the latter type — […]. Great help from you; I have three of these so would sure like the entire document. Perhaps it would not be out of order — as time and resources permit — for you and other Tokarev owners on FW — to put together a document about your personal experiences with the rifle, including your objective professional opinions and recommendations. Just a thought on my part, of course.
Lot 310: Soviet SVT 40 Tokarev Rifle with Scope and Bayonet
I have a single one that I once shot rather a lot. It is an SVT 40 produced in at Tula. It is a striking-looking firearm and looks positively sinister on the wall of the gun room, with its ventilated wood handguard and stamped upper and lower forward guards. I have a quantity of accessories for it including ammo pouches and spare mags hard to come by. I also have a bayonet, which does not have the cloth belt hanger part of the sheath. For some reason this is common on these bayonets. Indeed, in all things, the gun gives the impression of being less sturdy and less well-built than a Garand or a G43, which are relatively speaking workhorses.
I fired primarily surplus ammunition in it and found it to be unreliable with almost anything. It is particularly unhappy with later 7. The one design decision that looks brilliant is the inclusion of a cleaning rod. The magazine can be loaded through the stripper clip guide on the bolt carrier. The only tool required for field stripping is a cartridge, although the end of the cleaning rod can be substituted.
The firing pin and other small parts are captive. A small hole in the back of the receiver allows cleaning from the breech end — but the rod is too short!
Detail stripping does require tools. The SVT takedown tool has a spanner-screwdriver that fits this screw; it was once common at gun parts dealers and can also take off a stuck barrel shroud, although that usually comes off by hand with no tool required once the wedge is punched out.
Mine suffered corrosion casualty to the bore while in the safekeeping of a friend. I assume all 7. My friend did not. This made the reliability, already fair to poor, even worse.Closer view of the same rifles.
Bottom is the SVT38 polished long blade bayonet. The SVT40 bayonets are also found polished or blued although the blued blade 40's are generally thought to have been blued during arsenal refurb, original production having been polished. Scabbards, same order as previous pic Here you can see the in this case leather hangers which are an integral part of the scabbard. Rear spine of 38 left40 right mags. SVT38 cleaning rod head this is the head of the cleaning rod as folded when affixed to the stock slot of the rifle.
SVT38 rod head open. SVT38 rod head open side view. SVT40 sniper set Included in the imports were a few reportedly around a original snipers rifles which have a small "notch" on the top rear of tlocks the mount to the receiver in addtion to the scope rails.
Right side action. Not the odd configuration of the mount, it has 2 horizontal "rails" that slide into the rooves on the receiver, there is an opening in the rear of the mount to allow use of the iron sights when the scpe is fitted. Field action cover. Forend, right side. Muzzle deail left.
US Army Tokarev Rifle Manual
The SVT40 cleaning rod is very similiar to the Mosin Nagant rod except it has a collar a few inches down from the tip that catches on the rlease in the bayonet lug. Forend detail left. SVT40 rear sight. Bolt carrier etched number Here is the electric pencil etched number markings found on the arsenal refurbed guns, also note the remains of the Tula star stamp on the carrier handle.
Receiver marking left side. On the semi-auto guns it would only rotate to the left fire where it would lie in the groove visible. Left side action. There are also 2 different trigger guard styles found, this one, in the pic, is the "thicker" version, the width of the trigger guard loop is the same as the base, the "narrow" version has the loop a bit thinner than the base.
Triggerguard etched number. Same markings as previous This is a "wider" shot of the markings in the previous pic to illustrate their location on the stock. Stock number Number is stamped in buttstock on left side. Stock marking, top of comb This marking, a 2 is stamped on top of the comb just in front of the buttplate.
Buttstock left view. SVT40 sniper left view. The SVT? Scope marking. Another view of the mount This is an original Soviet mount, there are also decent repros available so be careful when paying for one of these, don't pay original prices for a repro!
Mount inside top. Mount markings. Inner mount markings These markings are found on the inside of the mount looking through the bottom. Select All.Remember Me? What's New? Forum Gunboards. Identifying, collecting and FAQ. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Last Jump to page: Results 1 to 45 of Thread: Tokarev SVT Tokarev SVT Dedicated to those who fell. This weapon was used against Nazi and later against Soviets.
Tokarev semi-automatic carbine Model Mosin Nagant based model. Example of rifle in original condition, note thin bluing and reddish colour of stock. Pictures of the rifle from applegoomp GB collection. Legitimate Nazi capture stock. Picture from the open sources. Fake notch with fake fire proof from author collectionfake fire proof on receiver from open sources.
Finnish captured SVT Example of force-matched Finnish capture rifle. Note new stamped serial on receiver, faint serial on the left side of the bolt carrier, also on bolt and trigger guard.
Courtesy of polkey CGN. Typical Bulgarian refurbished rifle, note absence of refurb mark on receiver, sloppy stock finish and vertically re-stamped serial on stock.Throughout the years, Miltech has introduced exclusive production runs of historically significant firearms for private release called Limited Edition Specials.
These are usually rare or unique firearms, which we feel have made a significant impact on world history and arms design. The firearms chosen for our specials are collected and restored over an extended period of time so as not to interfere with our normal production scheduling. These rifles were conceived by two competing designers, both capitalizing on each others innovations and shortcomings in their mission to develop a revolutionary new service rifle for Russia during the early years of World War II.
The unique features in these two different rifles have been widely adopted and incorporated into dozens of high-tech military firearms currently in use worldwide. Each of these classic rifles is fully-restored and comes packed in a newly designed and hand-fitted crate with an internal tool and accessory compartment.
In additionboth rifles come equipped with a complete complement of service and operating accessoriessuch as manuals, clips, pouches, tools and rounds of ammunition. As always, our generous warranty, customer service and customer support policies will also apply to these historical pieces.
Toward the end of World War I, Russia began to undertake the development of a self-loading weapon which could fire a full-sized rifle cartridge. Their requirements, however, were quite restrictive: select-fire capability, 50 round magazine, folding blade bayonet and a weight under nine pounds.
Later, the specifications were relaxed slightly, however most of the changes did little to reduce the difficulty of the overall task. Eventually, a number of firearms designs were submitted, including one by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov the designer of the SKS.
Simonov's rifle, the AVS36 was adopted and produced in modest quantities until it was replaced by a more advanced design: the SVT38 submitted by Fyedor Vasileyvich Tokarev.
During the "Winter War" with Finland inthe Russians quickly discovered that the existing design of the SVT38 needed further improvement to successfully operate under the extremely harsh weather and battlefield conditions in the Soviet Union.
Tokarev made a number of changes in the detail of the weapon, however the basic principles of operation remained the same and in latethe rifle was re-designated the SVT Although the SVT 40 proved extremely effective in World War II, the skill level of the Russian peasant soldier was not sufficient to effectively operate and maintain such a complex piece of equipment.
The Germans, on the other hand, were impressed with versatility and firepower of the SVT 40, and with their highly skilled professional soldiers, they were able to employ the use of captured rifles more effectively than the Russians. Tokarev pioneered many innovative features in his SVT 40 design which were later applied to military rifles developed by other nations.
Some of these features included: a short-stroke gas piston system and a tipping bolt, which reduced weight and helped increase the rate of fire; a low bore line, which helped stabilize the weapon during rapid fire; a gas regulating valve, which allowed the rifleman to control the flow of gas into the operating system, thus compensating for ammunition or temperature variances.
Another unique SVT 40 feature was the fluted chamber, which assisted extraction of the spent case. This concept was later incorporated in the famous G3 rifle manufactured by the German firm of Heckler and Koch. The SVT 40 was phased out of Russian service by and the last reported combat use of the rifle was by the Castro forces in Cuba in the late 's.
In the People's Commisar of the Defense adopted a select-fire, autoloading rifle: the Avtomaticheskaya vintovka sistemi Simonova obrazets g AVS36designed by Soviet arms inspector Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov. The AVS36 fired the standard 7. Simonov's design continued to undergo numerous modifications, however inthe rifle was superceded by a newer and more robust design: the SVT38, submitted by Fyedor Vasilyevich Tokarev.
During that same time period, Soviet officials became aware of the need for a lightweight battle rifle and ammunition similar to the German Schmeisser assault rifle, which fired the 7.It was intended to be the Soviet Red Army's new service riflebut its production was disrupted by the German invasion inresulting in a change back to the older Mosin—Nagant bolt-action rifle for the duration of World War II.
Fedor Tokarev created the basic design for the SVT rifle in the early s.
Tokarev gave up his previous experiments with recoil-operated self-loading rifles and pursued a gas-operating mechanism instead. Soviet leader Joseph Stalin had a great interest in semi-automatic infantry rifles, and the army held trials of automatic rifle designs in The winning rifle was designed by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonovand was accepted into service the next year as the AVS However, problems with the AVS quickly became apparent, and both Tokarev and Simonov submitted improved designs to further trials.
This time, Tokarev's rifle was accepted for production, under the designation SVT with hopes that it would become the new standard issue rifle of the Red Army. Ambitious production plans anticipated two million rifles per year by Production began at Tula Arsenal in July production at Izhmash began in late The SVT is a gas-operated rifle with a short-stroke, spring-loaded piston above the barrel and a tilting bolt.
Soviet small arms were usually of simple and robust construction, designed for use by poorly educated and sometimes poorly equipped soldiers.
The SVT, in contrast, had been designed with weight-saving in mind, including its wood stock, receiver, and action. It was a gas-operated action with a gas-cylinder cup that was not readily accessible.
It was complex by Soviet standards, and was not suited to handle corrosively-primed ammunition without frequent cleaning. The SVT was equipped with a bayonet and a round detachable magazine. The receiver was open-top, which enabled reloading of the magazine using five-round Mosin—Nagant stripper clips.
Fairly advanced features for the time were the adjustable gas system, muzzle brakeand telescopic sight rails milled into the receiver. The sniper variant had an additional locking notch for a see-through scope mount and was equipped with a 3. The initial reaction of the troops to this new rifle was negative. Among the criticisms were the rifle being too long and cumbersome, difficult to maintain and the magazine tending to fall out.
Production of the SVT was terminated in April after someexamples had been manufactured. An improved design, the SVTentered production. It was a more refined, lighter design incorporating a modified, folding, magazine release. The hand guard was now of one-piece construction and the cleaning rod was housed under the barrel. Other changes were made to simplify manufacturing.
Production of the improved version began in July at Tula and later at factories in Izhevsk and Podolsk. Since these factories already had experience manufacturing the SVT, output increased quickly and an estimated 70, SVTs were produced in In a Soviet infantry division's table of organization and equipmentone-third of rifles were supposed to be SVTs, though in practice they seldom achieved this ratio.
Booking through Nordic Visitor made our trip so much more enjoyable.
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The Nordic Visitor did a very good service since the booking of tour until the end. The ten days in Iceland were completely unique for us with great beauty. The northern lights made this wonderful trip more exciting. Everybody should come in winter. It is so precious.
I wish Amazon sold the Kindle as a tree saver, and additionally being a money saver. Amazon is a scary company to compete against because they keep their margins low and give so much of the economics back to the customer.
Once you have paid for Prime, you get everything quickly and love Amazon.
I have been continually impressed at how Amazon has sacraficed short term profitability for the long-term health of the business and this would be another example of that. I like the formatting and usability of iBooks better, though.
I too use the iPad Kindle app and the nook app and the stanza app and the iBooks app and the app for my local libraries I am now a bibliophile of both the print and ebook type.
I can go on reading the my kindle for hours. All its missing is a better nav system.
There is no extra cost beyond what you already pay. I would love a free Kindle. Seems like a huge missed opportunity. It would be yet another incentive for people to sign up for Amazon Prime. Free shipping, free movie streaming, free Kindle. As a Prime user, I actually buy a lot more from Amazon. Why go to the store to buy a pack of batteries. I can get them cheap on Amazon and have them in 2 days.
At first, Bloggers were saying that Amazon was selling the Kindle at a loss.
Now they are saying that the Kindle costs little to make. Either way, if it is true that they are giving away the Kindle for Prime members, then this is clearly ambition on a grand scale.
Perhaps the direction Amazon could take in providing free, or at least below cost, hardware would be to enhance its capabilities to purchase more than just e-books.
The new ad-included Kindle will ship starting May 3, RIGHT on time to match the declining forecast line.
It currently costs 140 USD. Is everyone else seeing something that I am not. The key is that when the price drops it will match predictionbut the price drops are erratic, so may stay above the curve for a while.
Joe My wife has a Kindle.


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Synthesis and Characterization of Liquid Crystalline Polyester/Graphene and a Study of Their Properties
A new rod-like thermotropic liquid crystalline polyester (TLCP) material and its nanocomposites based on different concentrations of graphene were synthesized by in-situ high-temperature solution polymerization. The resulting nanocomposites were characterized using XRD, microscopic analysis (POM, SEM, and TEM), spectroscopic analysis (FT-IR, UV-Vis, and fluorescence), and thermal analysis (TGA and DSC). The XRD and POM methods showed that the composite materials exhibited only the nematic phase. The TEM images revealed that the graphene were distributed in the polymer with sizes ranging from 100 to 200 nm. The absorption spectroscopy data showed that the electronic properties of graphene were mostly retained without damaging their two-dimensional electronic properties, together with the analysis of the maximum absorption spectrum and concentration of the composites in terms of the Lambert-Beer law. The fluorescence from the TLCP moiety was almost completely quenched and red shifted by graphene, indicating that the linkage mode facilitated effective energy and electron transfer between the rod-like TLCP and the extended Tr-system of graphene. Therefore, this novel nanocomposite material exhibits excellent thermal properties based on the thermogravimetric analysis.
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Symphony of Flavors: Mastering the Art of Meatball Sauce
Embark on a gastronomic journey as we unravel the secrets of creating the perfect Meatball Sauce. This timeless recipe, a staple in homes around the world, is a harmonious blend of succulent meatballs and a rich, flavorful sauce. Join us in exploring the nuances, techniques, and creative variations that transform this humble dish into a culinary masterpiece. Whether you’re a culinary enthusiast or a novice in the kitchen, this Meatball Sauce recipe promises to elevate your cooking prowess to a symphony of flavors.
Ingredients for Meatball Sauce
For the Meatballs:
1 pound ground beef
1/2 pound ground pork
1 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 large eggs
Salt and pepper to taste
Olive oil for frying
For the Sauce:
2 cans (28 ounces each) crushed tomatoes
1 can (14 ounces) diced tomatoes
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
1/4 cup fresh oregano, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
Crafting the Perfect Meatball Sauce:
Step 1: Prepare the Meatballs
In a large mixing bowl, combine ground beef, ground pork, breadcrumbs, grated Parmesan cheese, minced garlic, chopped parsley, eggs, salt, and pepper.
Mix the ingredients thoroughly, ensuring an even distribution of flavors.
Shape the mixture into meatballs, about 1.5 inches in diameter.
In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Brown the meatballs on all sides until golden and cooked through. Set aside.
Step 2: Create the Sauce
In a separate pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped onions and minced garlic, sautéing until softened.
Pour in crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, fresh basil, and fresh oregano.
Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste, stirring well to combine.
Gently place the browned meatballs into the sauce, allowing them to simmer for at least 30 minutes to absorb the flavors.
Adjust the seasoning if needed and simmer for an additional 15-20 minutes.
Step 3: Serve and Enjoy
Spoon the meatballs and sauce over cooked pasta, rice, or your preferred base.
Garnish with additional Parmesan cheese and fresh herbs before serving.
Cook Notes and Variations
Cheese Adornments: Experiment with different cheeses like mozzarella or provolone for a gooey surprise in the meatballs.
Spice It Up: Introduce a sense of adventure by incorporating red pepper flakes into the sauce. This optional addition provides a subtle heat that elevates the entire dish, pleasing the palates of those who appreciate a bit of spice.
Herbs Galore: Go beyond the basil and oregano duo; invite rosemary, thyme, or even a touch of marjoram to the herb party. Each herb brings its unique personality, contributing to the symphony of flavors in the sauce.
Keto and Low-Carb Versions
Almond Flour Marvel: Replace breadcrumbs with almond flour for a keto-friendly binder.
Butter Brilliance: Cook the meatballs in butter for added richness without the carbs.
Low-Carb Veggie Bed: Serve the meatballs over cauliflower rice or zucchini noodles for a low-carb base.
Veggie-Centric Creation: Incorporate sautéed bell peppers, zucchini, or mushrooms into the sauce for added flavor and texture.
Cauliflower Mash Companion: Pair the meatballs with creamy cauliflower mash for a low-carb alternative to traditional pasta.
Nutritional Yeast Boost: Sprinkle nutritional yeast over the meatballs for a cheesy flavor without the carbs.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1: Can I use a combination of ground meats?
Certainly! Experiment with ground turkey, chicken, or veal to create a diverse blend of flavors and textures in your meatballs.
Q2: How do I prevent the meatballs from falling apart?
Ensuring a proper balance of wet and dry ingredients, along with gentle handling during shaping, helps maintain the integrity of the meatballs.
Q3: Can I make the sauce ahead of time?
Absolutely! The sauce develops even richer flavors when allowed to sit. Prepare it in advance, refrigerate, and reheat when ready to serve.
Q4: Can I freeze the meatballs and sauce separately?
Indeed! Freeze meatballs and sauce separately in airtight containers. Thaw in the refrigerator before reheating for a quick and convenient meal.
Q5: What wine pairs well with this dish?
A medium-bodied red wine, such as a Chianti or Merlot, complements the richness of the meatballs and sauce beautifully.
A Culinary Sonata
As the aroma of simmering Meatball Sauce envelops your senses, you’re not just cooking; you’re conducting a culinary sonata. The joy of creating this dish lies not only in its delectable taste but also in the shared experience it brings to the table. Whether you savor it in its classic form or embark on keto and low-carb adventures, Meatball Sauce is an ode to the art of home-cooked perfection. So, set the dining stage, let the symphony play, and relish in the culinary sonata that is Meatball Sauce – where every bite is a note, and every meal is a masterpiece. Buon Appetito!


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Now this is a BMX video we can classify as an ABSOLUTE. MUST. SEE. Tyler Fernengel is absolutely insane and it’s absolutely clear as to why Markit have added him to their crew! Don’t miss this one, because you would be crazy to pass on it.
“MARKIT Denim proudly announces Tyler Fernengel to the crew! Sit back and enjoy his first official MARKIT part. This was filmed over the last few months, up and down the coast of California, with the rest of the crew by his side. Tyler is one of the best young bloods in BMX, personality and talent wise, and he just fits everything MARKIT is about. Welcome to the family Tyler!
Filmed an Edited by:
Music: The Willowz- Choose a side/ The Willowz- Evil son”
The past two days have been INSANE for BMX videos. We’ve seen a ton of new ones pop up in the Daily Section and I am 100% positive you probably missed a few! Luckily, we’ve gone back and picked out a few of the MUST SEE BMX videos featuring the Eclat crew, Cinema and Markit BMX crew, Subrosa crew, Kevin Kiraly, Jake Petruchik, Dave Dillewaard, Jason Eustathiou and Brandon Webster for you to enjoy. Take a peek!
ABSOLUTE MUST SEE from the Cinema Wheel Co. and Markit BMX crew! Hit play now to check out what went down when the Cinema and Markit teams met up in Las Vegas for a little over a week of spot searching and destroying! Hands down one of the most STACKED videos in BMX’s history. Amazing riding, awesome spots and some dialed film work. You can’t pass this up!
“Ever since the beginning of MARKIT, myself and Will Stroud at Cinema Wheel Co. have talked about how fun a collab trip would be. After a couple years of talking about it, Cinema and MARKIT met up in Las Vegas for one of the best trips I have ever been on. We had a stacked crew, two legit filmers, Brandon Means handling photos, and some good friends who hooked it up with endless spots in the desert. We were left with this two song edit, a bunch of bangers that will be in the guys’ Cinema parts and other future MARKIT projects, and a ton of photos we will be dropping on other sites very soon. This trip was all about good vibes and hanging with friends that wouldn’t normally all be on a trip together. Enjoy over eight minutes of CineMarkit in Las Vegas! — Dennis Enarson
We want to hear from you! Let us know what you think in the comments below!
What are you doing this summer? Maybe you should plan to make it to the Markit BMX Camp that’s going on August 9th – 16th up at the Quetico College School! More info can be found below. Sounds like a good time to me.
“THE DETAILS OF THE CAMP:
-the camp takes place at Quetico College School for 1 week, Aug 9 to 16 2014
-Dennis and the Markit Team will be at the school to session with riders during this week
-all riders are welcome, from those just getting started to Pro riders
-Quetico College School has a large freestyle BMX park and dirt jumping area.
-transportation from local airports is provided at the start and end of the camp. For Thunder Bay, Porter (flyporter.com) provides flights from Toronto, Air Canada and Westjet through Toronto and Winnipeg. For International Falls, Delta provides flights through Minneapolis.
-the cost for the week is $900 per person. This amount includes accommodations in a private room with bath and shower, all meals in our dining hall and all activities.
-there is space for 30 riders for this camp.
-riding sessions will take place daily at the freestyle park.
-on Friday August 15 there will be a competition on the site for all those attending the camp
-in addition to the BMX programme, there will be times for canoeing, wakeskating and water skiing, tennis, swimming, fishing, mountain biking, and soccer/field sports. There will be opportunities to learn techniques for ramp building.
-evening campfires on the lakeshore and BMX video viewings in the theatre are available daily.
-the school is owned and operated by Michael Heaton and his staff. Medical personnel are available to assist at all times with all activities at the camp. Responsible behaviour is expected from all participants during the days and evenings. For more information about the school, please visit: www.queticocollegeschool.ca”