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Are you planning a trip to the beautiful south coast of Italy? After spending a week exploring the idyllic Puglia region of Italy I’ve come up with the best places to stay in Puglia on your holiday.
With plenty of sunshine (and a bit of wind), gorgeous sandy beaches and a wealth of history the Puglia region is a great place to stay on your holiday to Italy. Soak up the Italian way of life, which mainly involves lots of food, relaxing and wine. If that’s your ideal week away then keep reading for the best places to stay on your trip.
After spending a week in Puglia I’ve picked my favourite locations for where to stay in Puglia. On the beautifully created Google map, I’ve added all the spots including Brindisi International Airport. This is the closest airport to all these locations and places to stay in Puglia.
Maybe base yourself at one location for the ultimate chill out or maybe hire a car and travel around this beautiful part of Italy staying at different places along the way.
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Staying in historic Lecce
Lecce is the capital of the Lecce Province and would make a perfect place to stay on your trip to Puglia. The closest city to the International airport. It is also the largest in the Puglia area, with a population of c. 100,000.
Arriving in Lecce, you’re met with a mix of old and new, outside the old town, there are new buildings and shops. But once you walk through the majestic city gates you’ll see an abundance of history around every corner. Plus lots of cute bars, cafes and restaurants.
Walking through the streets of Lecce you can admire the buildings made out of the famous Lecce stone (a soft stone also used to make sculptures which you’ll see on sale in the shops). Then as the evening draws closer the streets will start getting busier with locals making their regular stroll before dinner, of course, you have to try the pasta!
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The cute town of Nardo
Nardo although smaller than Lecce is still steeped with wonderful Italian history and gorgeous buildings and streets to explore. Slightly closer to the coast on the west side of the Puglia region, Nardo gives you the option to explore both the historic town and coastal walks.
Nardo also has its own Castle with surrounding gardens to walk in the shade on a hot day, a cute square where you can eat gelato by day and drink wine by night, where the whole area becomes a buzz of people talking and laughing.
Stay by the coast in Gallipoli
Staying in Gallipoli is a popular place to stay in Puglia and you can see why with gorgeous sunsets in the sea it’s hard not to love. Gallipoli is a maze of cafes, restaurants and shops. The tiny streets twist and turn, with an array of everything from fruit and veg to tacky souvenirs. The best thing is you can spend each evening trying different places to enjoy the sunset with a glass of wine.
- If you decide to stay in Gallipoli then Lecce town isn’t too far away, about 40 km/ 25 miles drive. So you can enjoy the best of both places.
Try the small town of Roca on the coast
Roca is a small coastal town on the east side, close to nearby Otranto, which I will tell you about next. The main highlights for staying here are the interesting historic sites along the coast the Area Archeological di Roca Vecchia and the Torre di Roca.
But if that’s not enough to tempt you then maybe the beautiful natural Grotte della Poesia will! You can enjoy the swimming in the cool ocean, without the sandy beaches in this completely natural swimming hole. Again it’s popular with the locals too so time your visit so it’s not on the busy weekends.
If rocks aren’t you thing then don’t worry, there are some wonderful beaches close by too. Again, you get the best of both options staying here.
Stay at another historic town Otranto
Lastly, another historic town that you can easily fall in love with, the town itself only has one small sandy beach but a short drive away and there are some gorgeous beaches where you can really relax and unwind on your holiday.
The town itself has a similar vibe to Gallipoli, a coastal town with plenty of cafes, restaurants, shops and bars for everyone to enjoy. Again thrown in is the beautiful history of the town.
A popular tourist attraction only a short drive (about 3 km) is the Lake of Bauxite della Cava, in the Lecce Province. An old quarry which is a real tourist magnet, so don’t go at the weekend if you can help it! A mix of the turquoise lake and bright red sandy around the quarry make for some stunning photos (time your visit when the sun is at it’s highest for better photos of the quarry colours.
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I hope that gives you some ideas and inspiration for the best places to stay in Puglia. Feel free to ask me anyone questions about the Puglia region in the comments below.
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What did Zoe do wrong?
Zoe has faced “cancellation” before over her behavior.
She cheated on her boyfriend a couple times with many different guys she vapes and tells her fans to do it.
She says mean things like the N-word and she tells people to kill themselves..
What did Zoe lie about?
She cheated on Cody and they broke up briefly It was later revealed that she cheated with fellow TikTok star Drayke Austin and she got tons of hate comments when everything came out.
Is Zoe Laverne dating a 13-year-old?
Despite the overwhelming backlash, it appears that 19-year-old TikTok star Zoe LaVerne is staying in touch with the 13-year-old fan she admitted to kissing. LaVerne’s latest TikTok videos appear to show that she has a picture of 13-year-old Connor on her phone case.
Who is the 13-year-old Zoe kissed?
It just happened.” A 19-year-old TikTok star has apologized for kissing a 13-year-old boy in a leaked video. Zoe LaVerne, who boasts almost 18million followers on the app, faced massive backlash after kissing fellow TikToker Connor Joyce — who is six years her junior — in a vid that was posted online.
Can you go to jail for kissing a minor?
annoy or molest any child under 18 years of age. Kissing with the intent to arouse sexual feelings falls under this section. A short kiss without tongue action does not fall under this section. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in county jail, and/or a fine not exceeding $5,000.
Did Cody actually abuse Zoe?
Cody denied the claims that he physically abused his ex-girlfriend, writing, “there were never any marks or physical damage between the two of us.” Adding, “As teens, we found ourselves in a toxic relationship where we both participated in unhealthy behavior that at times went too far on both of our parts.”
Who is Zoe’s boyfriend?
Dawson DayZoe Laverne’s boyfriend Dawson Day says he “couldn’t be happier” after internet criticizes her pregnancy. Zoe Laverne and boyfriend Dawson Day have announced that they are expecting a child, and the internet is losing it.
Who is Zoe’s baby daddy?
Who is Zoe Laverne’s baby daddy Dawson Day and how old is he? TIKTOK star Zoe Laverne shocked her followers after announcing her pregnancy with her boyfriend Dawson Day. Laverne, 19, shared the news on an Instagram story with a video showing two positive pregnancy tests.
Who did Zoe cheat with?
There were speculations that Zoe had allegedly cheated on Cody with a fellow TikTok star named Drayke Austin. Despite the drama, the couple was able to work through and still together. However, this time Cody Orlove posted a video on his YouTube channel titled “me and Zoe broke up” on June 14, 2020.
Did Zoe kill herself?
No, Zoe Laverne is not dead. Various prank new sites published articles about her death seemingly back in August and February. One “report” states that she was shot in a forest, and two others claim that her ex-boyfriend Cody Orlove killed her. All claims about her death are not true.


The Public Prosecution office in al-Senbellawein Center in Daqahlia Governorate detained on Friday six parents involved in the incident of detaining and assaulting a female teacher in Daqahlia who prevented students from cheating in the mid-year exams for the middle school certificate.
On Thursday, a group of parents in a school in Senbellawein confronted the head of an examination committee for preparatory certificate Wedad Hamdi on the last day of exams.
Police were forced to intervene to get her out of the school and prevent the parents from beating her.
The Public Prosecution requested further investigation into the incident and its circumstances.
The Daqahlia Security Directorate had received a notification that several adults had gathered in front of the Martyr Mohamed al-Shuqairi School, and had attempted to storm it and assault the chairperson of the examination committee.
A security force from the criminal investigations officers of Senbellawein Police Department moved to the scene, where they found Hamdi locked in school with angry parents threatening to assault her.
Wedad Hamdi said, “I was eager to implement the instructions of Education Ministry to prevent cheating and achieve discipline in the committee.”
“I withdrew the mobiles from the students, and despite being exposed to many threats from the students and parents, I did not give up my principles to achieve equal opportunities for all students within the committee.”
A video of the incident was spread across social media, showing the mob of angry parents swarming the outside of the school.
An official source at the Directorate of Education in Daqahlia confirmed that all legal means are being taken towards the incident to protect teachers overseeing exams and to take legal action against those involved.
The source added that the teacher fulfilled her job duty towards obligating all observers within the committee since the beginning of the exam to withdraw mobile phones from students and to implement instructions from the ministry to prevent cheating.


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The crew of the Musical Theater was performed in Paris.
On the eve of the Unity Day of World Azerbaijanis, an event was held at the Cultural Center of the Azerbaijan Embassy in Paris, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev. The event witnessed the participation of Emin Aliyev, the Chief Ballet Master of the Azerbaijan State Academic Music Theater, and ballet master Kamila Aliyeva.
Under the melodies of "Cengi" by Uzeyir Hajibeyli, the ballet masters took the stage, presenting other classical and national dance compositions. Expressing satisfaction with their participation in the project within the framework of "Heydar Aliyev Year," Emin Aliyev, a Honored Artist, shared his impressions of the journey: "I have represented Azerbaijani culture with great love in more than 50 countries around the world. For the night dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the great leader, I was invited along with ballet master Kamila Aliyeva, and our performances were well-received. We express our deep gratitude to the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the leadership of the Music Theater, Ambassador Leyla Abdullayeva of Azerbaijan in France and the organizers of the event for creating conditions for our participation. Taking this opportunity, we congratulate everyone on the upcoming Unity Day of World Azerbaijanis and the New Year."


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It is said that a broken heart harbors the purest form of music, and Miley Cyrus is making sure that she’s channeling her grief into music.
The 26-year old artist dropped a new single ‘Slide Away’ and lyrics very well suggest that it has been penned down with the split with her ex-husband Liam Hemsworth in mind.
It was over the weekend that Liam and Miley Cyrus decided to announce that were ending their 8-month marriage. It was reported that Liam has a hard time dealing with drug abuse and alcohol leading to their split. According to TMZ, Miley valiantly tried to save the marriage until she didn’t want to be a part of it anymore.
However Liam has denied all those claims and has in turned blamed on Miley’s infidelity as the root cause of the separation. That might be true because hours after the split, Miley Cyrus was seen chilling on a yatch in Italy kissing Kaitlyn Carter.
Earlier Liam had shared a heartwarming goodbye note with a picture of a sunset. You can read the post here.

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A simple tasty and budget friendly side dish that looks and tastes gourmet. My kids love to dip them in ketchup and the adults like them in bruschetta. If you really want to kick them up another notch you can serve sour cream and chives too. If you have leftovers they are great the next morning with breakfast.
Ingredients for Rosemary & Parmesan Crusted Potato Bites.
- 2 pounds petite potatoes, halved
- 2 ½ tablespoons rosemary infused olive oil
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 Shredded Regiano Cheese
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions for Rosemary & Parmesan Crusted Potato Bites:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Coat the bottom of a 9×9-baking dish with the olive oil, and then evenly distribute the salt, pepper, garlic and thyme over the olive oil. Sprinkle on the cheeses over the seasoned oil.
- Place the potato halves, cut side down, on top of the cheese mixture and bake for 45-50 minutes or until the potatoes are tender when pierced. Precise baking time will depend on the thickness of your potatoes. (you can spay oil over the potatoes to keep skin crisp)
I like to serve the potatoes with sour cream my husband likes them with sour cream and chives. The kids like to dip them in ketchup. Gasp, I know ketchup. They are kids, what can I say but it goes on almost everything. Occasionally they get fancy and add salsa. You can accessories them with what ever your family likes.
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The Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office in Texas destroyed more than 20,000 pieces of evidence, forcing the District Attorney's office to dismiss nearly 150 pending criminal cases and potentially endangering more than 1,000 others, District Attorney Devon Anderson said Friday.
"It will make me sick if we have to dismiss a violent case because of this. It will make me ill if we have to do that," a frustrated Anderson said in a midday news conference. "That's why we are asking the prosecutors to try to resurrect these cases as best they can."
The revelations brought new light to a Precinct 4 evidence room scandal which developed after deputy constables destroyed the evidence from pending cases while trying to clean out the property room, reports the Houston Chronicle.
In August, the DA's office said that it had dismissed at least 90 cases related to the evidence purge and was joining defense attorneys in seeking a new trial for a defendant who had been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in several Precinct 4 drug cases.
"This is just a critical part of law enforcement, maintaining the evidence," Anderson said, explaining that she asked Constable Mark Herman to hire an independent auditor to examine his evidence room to try to ascertain the total number of affected cases after the department kept supplying the DA's office with different lists of cases with destroyed evidence. The DA's Public Integrity Division has also been investigating the issue since February, she said, adding that criminal charges could be filed after its conclusion.


After about 90 days of tracking wildlife in the lower Sky Island region of southeastern Arizona and northern Mexico, Sky Island Alliance, an environmental nonprofit in Tucson, has identified 71 species in the range of border wall construction.
Bobcats, black bears, badgers, coyotes, coatis, pronghorn antelope, hawks, harriers and javelina; these all are emblems of just how biodiverse this area is, and all of them have been identified within the Sky Island Alliance Border Wildlife Study.
The Trump administration has dodged dozens of laws to continue border wall construction. This is impeding on wildlife refuges and public lands such as the San Bernardino Wildlife Refuge, the Coronado National Memorial and the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, which was the “last free-flowing river in the desert southwest,” said Louise Misztal, Sky Island Alliance’s conservation director, in a recent webinar.
The southern area of the Sky Island Region near the border is an extremely biologically diverse area. The organization looks to give the public a proper understanding of what wildlife exists in the area and what level of biodiversity the public could possibly protect through opposition to Trump's border wall.
“Our research is focused on identifying what the wildlife community is that depends on these mountains and these open corridors today,” explained Emily Burns, program director at Sky Island Alliance, in the recent webinar. “We want to ask the question, ‘what species are present in this landscape,’ we want to document them so that we can share this information quickly with the public about which animals are at risk from this major habitat fragmentation event.”
All cameras are within 3 kilometers of the border on both the U.S. and Mexico side. Among 58 camera points, over a million photos have been taken which have captured anything from vegetation blowing in the wind to even a wildfire. Others though have captured insects, birds and mammals roaming through the areas. This has included 71 separate identified species and more which are still in the midst of being identified by Sky Island Alliance staff and volunteers.
A major focus of the Border Wildlife Study, according to Burns, is tracking large mammals that inhabit the Sky Island Region. 24 different species of mammals have been identified thus far according to the Sky Island Alliance website post, 90 Days and 71 Species at the Border.
Burns said in the webinar that the Sky Islands have the “most species of mammals anywhere in North America” with a mix of temperate and tropical species.
The ranges for many of these mammals, such as the grey fox, the raccoon and mountain lion, will be split almost in half with the persistence of border wall construction, Burns explained in the webinar. Others, like the coati, the javelina and the hooded skunk which have much smaller ranges in the U.S. and larger ranges in Southern and Central America, could have their smaller populations cut off from the larger whole.
In addition to the mammals, Sky Island Alliance has identified 39 bird species, 7 insect species and several species of lizards, according to the website post.
Despite misconceptions about the abilities of birds to just fly over a border wall, some of the identified species may not have such luck. For example, Burns explained in the webinar that the elf owl, which has been spotted in the Huachuca Mountains, the Patagonia Mountains and in the San Rafael Valley, is very hesitant to fly too high.
Burns also explained that insects could also be affected because of the water drainage used to make concrete for the wall. Of course, any devastating effects on the insect populations can affect animals further up the food chain.
For all of the wildlife identified in the study, there could be catastrophic effects alongside the continuation of the border wall. According to Michael Bogan, an assistant professor of aquatic ecology at the University of Arizona School of Natural Resources and the Environment, there are three primary concerns associated with border wall construction.
The first concern is the presence of a physical barrier preventing animals from moving back and forth within their habitats.
“Anything that’s larger than three-and-a-half inches wide and doesn’t fly very high is physically stopped by the wall,” Bogan said. “So that would include all kinds of large mammals and small mammals and reptiles, you know some of the things like turtles, some of the larger lizards, even Gila monsters might have trouble getting through the wall.”
Bogan explained that in order to have the most “genetically healthy” populations for many of these creatures, it is important to have movement between the borderlands. For many species, the only way that populations are maintained is if animals can move from one area of the borderland. An example of this is jaguars.
“In the case of the jaguar, we don’t have any breeding jaguars in the U.S. All the jaguars we have are from Mexico or from these larger populations down south, so if you put up the wall, then our jaguar population in the U.S. disappears,” Bogan said.
The next concern that Bogan identified is how the wall may affect the flow of water. He explained that as the wall continues to be built across what seems like dry washes and streams, sediment and organic materials will build up creating dam-like obstructions.
“Any time you put in an obstruction or a dam of any sort, that’s going to change how water moves and how nutrients move through these systems,” Bogan said.
When the wall is built over a constantly flowing river like the San Pedro River, Bogan explained that this could have detrimental effects on aquatic species such as large fish and turtles.
The third issue that Bogan identified is the production of cement, which is pulling large amounts of water from nearby water sources.
“Compared to the amount of water that Tucson uses it’s small, but in some of these remote locations like in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, there’s not very much water anywhere on the landscape,” Bogan said.
Bogan explained that through the construction of the border wall, there is a risk of losing our “ecological heritage.” There is also the risk of cascading effects in regard to the loss of wildlife, potentially throwing nature out of balance.
“If we lose the jaguar and the jaguar is no longer eating as many deer, what does that mean for the deer populations in the area, what does that mean for the grasses that the deer eat,” Bogan said. “All those connections, we don’t know what those impacts are.”
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Port Authorities were all the rage back in 1911. In fact, this was the tail end of a Progressivism trend, where people were sick and tired of greed-driven abuses by railroads and industrialists in the late 19th century. For example, in Oregon, the state legislature created the Port of Portland in 1891 (though, in this example, scandals abounded in the decades that followed).
Interestingly, the same Progressivism that was front and center during the U.S. elections of 2016 was also at the root of the movement to create these port authorities. The people were disgusted, and they demanded reforms by the state. That was more than a century ago, even preceding aviation. In the years since, these port authorities have become captured by those same abusers; they have become servants for moneyed interests, such as the airlines, regional developers, and increasingly the elite multi-national corporations. In 2017 we see, repeatedly, that airport authorities undermine local democracy and local authority, stripping people of powers essential to democracy, while transferring those powers to non-resident business interests … all in the pursuit of higher profit margins.
Perhaps it is now time to abolish these port authorities, such as the Port of Seattle and the Port of Portland?


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Arsenal are considering putting Ainsley Maitland-Niles or Reiss Nelson up for part exchange in a bid to convince Crystal Palace to sell Aaron Wan-Bissaka for less than their £40m asking price.
Wan-Bissaka is on the radar of many teams across Europe as he has had a stellar Premier League campaign thus far. Palace are seeking the substantial fee for their former academy star as he boats the pace and defensive ability desired in a top modern full back, while several big clubs across Europe are interested.
The 21-year-old defender has registered three assists in all competitions this season and has regularly shut down some of the Premier League's most dangerous attackers.
With Wan-Bissaka being scouted by many of Europe's biggest clubs, Arsenal have emerged as the team willing to give the most to secure the England Under-21's signature.
According to The Sun, Financial limitations may force the club to sell players rather than meet the asking price that Palace have put on Wan-Bissaka.
The report states the Gunners will try and offer on-loan forward Nelson and fringe player Maitland-Niles in an attempt to convince Palace to bring down their huge asking price and sell the young defender. The club have their own budget problems and will attempt to use these players to help finance the deal.
Arsenal recently sent top scout Brian McDermott to observe the 21-year-old's progress and he was impressed with what he saw.


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Oregonians can now purchase liter sized alcohol bottles.
A real estate firm says Portland is growing as a tech hub.
And the city is working on a new place for the Alder Street food cart pod. They’re now eyeing Ankeny Square as a new home for the 30 carts.
Here’s a roundup of the goings-on in Portland this week:
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- Clutch Points: Hassan Whiteside says Damian Lillard ‘wrote books’ with long texts selling him on Blazers
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Marco Rubio was visiting a diner in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Monday when he was confronted about his opposition to same-sex marriage by a gay man sitting at a table with his husband and mother.
‘Why do you want to put me back in the closet?’ the man, Timothy Kierstead, asked the Republican presidential hopeful during a tense exchange inside the Puritan Backroom diner.
Rubio replied: ‘I don’t. You can live any way you want.’
Kierstead pointed out that the US Senator from Florida’s stance against same-sex marriage is sending a message of ‘we don’t matter.’
Rubio, according to media pool reports of the incident, then said: ‘No, I just believe marriage is between one man and one woman.’
Kierstead replied: ‘Well, that’s your belief.’
Rubio then explained: ‘I think that’s what the law should be. And if you don’t agree you should have the law changed by a legislature.’
Kierstead reminded Rubio that the law was changed when the US Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal in all 50 US states last June in a landmark ruling.
Rubio patted Kierstead on the shoulder and before walking away said: ‘I respect your view.’
Kierstead had the last word by saying loudly: ‘Typical politician. Walk away.’
Kierstead later told reporters that he and his husband have three children and owns a restaurant in Manchester.


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Virginia Pride works hard to make Richmond a better place to live, work and visit for the LGBTQ community, our friends, families and allies through advocacy, education and events including an annual Pridefest that is attended by more than 30,000 people.
About Jumper Maybach
Jumper Maybach was born in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1963. He knew something special had taken place when his grandfather applied a white face on him the first time. It was then, within an instant that Jumper was born.
However, it wasn’t until a religious experience during a painful time in Jumper’s life which enabled his vision to fully take shape. Ben believes it is a person’s traumas that define the individual. He releases his joys and pain into his artwork, and thus becomes the storyteller of the creation. Jumper’s techniques are self-taught through intense experimentation leading to an end result: unique and representative of the artist. It’s about understanding love, peace and the ultimate healthy transformation of an individual.
The art is a constant evolution of color and complete abandonment of the paint. It is an unplanned performance that creates the extraordinary works. The complexity within his art comes from within. Jumper is unashamed to teach the world a lesson in compassion. His art is a beacon for ending hate, bullying and intolerance in the world.
Not long after Jumper began his career as an artist, he started to receive national and international recognition for his work. In 2013, Jumper held his first gallery show, which ultimately led to an invite to attend Art Dubai 2013, UAE as a VIP guest. The Artist exhibited in Dubai, UAE in 2015 and 2017 at the prestigious ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE.
Shortly after, Jumper had the opportunity to exhibit 39 large important pieces of work in Venice, Italy in his largest exhibition to date. He created and curated a Venice series specifically for the show which also included a screening of the trailer to his documentary “The Jumper Maybach Story”. Another momentous career moment occurred when Jumper was invited to exhibit his art at the Gallerie Du Louvre.
For 2018, the coming decade, and for as long as he actively can with his artistic voice, Jumper will pursue his mission of ending hate, bullying and intolerance through his extraordinary talent.


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Biggest Loser‘s Vicky Says She Was Misunderstood
Vicky Vilcan, a nurse from Louisiana, went from 246 lbs. to 145 lbs. on The Biggest Loser: Families, but dropping 41.06 per cent of her body weight wasn’t enough to win the competition. The Biggest Loser title — and the $250,000 prize — went to Michelle Aguilar, a fan favorite, who lost 110 lbs., or 45.45 per cent of her body weight. Although Vicky says she’s still a winner, she also admits she is “so relieved that this show is over.” In fact, Vilcan says, “the show airing has not been kind to myself and my family.” In an interview at the show’s finale Tuesday, Vilcan talked to PEOPLE about being misunderstood on Biggest Loser, what you didn’t see on the show and how she’ll maintain her weight-loss during the holidays. — Rebecca Gross
Does America have the right perception of Vicky?America has the absolute correct perception. If I was one of those reality TV like I was before I got on this show, I’d hate myself too. But they’ve been given the wrong picture. They’ve been given a one-sided story and they have made a judgment based on that.
Why is that? It’s both the editing and the game playing. I never lied to anybody. I never smiled when got on the scale and gained weight. I’m a nurse and I’m kind. Even when I voted Amy off, there were no vindictive feelings because she was one of my best friends there. I was mad when she voted Brady off but everybody is human and everybody gets angry but we had made up. There were just a lot of things that were one-sided that America didn’t get to see.
What’s something that you wish they would have aired?I wish that America did see exactly how injured I was. And how I would wake up when everybody was sleeping and work out. And how I would swim four hours a day. I don’t think they ever did show me swim one time on the show. I’m a working mom and I managed to fit it all in and I think that should inspire working women everywhere.
How are you going to maintain your weight-loss? I workout an hour every morning and an hour every evening after the kids are asleep. It’s very manageable for me and it empowers me and it gives me confidence.
Any plans to splurge on a big meal now that the show is over?Christmas is coming up so I think I’m going to wait until then. At work, everybody is going to bring in a dish and I’m very excited to taste a little of everybody’s food. NBC

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My friend and co-author Ina has finally opened her website
Lots of new patterns by fellow tanglers organized by name, author, skill level and framework.
This is a huge project and I am so happy it is doing really well.
This week they are hosting a
with steampunk inspired patterns and artwork to view and share.
Come check them out!
I gave it a try
A couple days ago I viewed some photos of an amazing African tribe called OMO
They practice body painting and use natural elements as adornments.
I have been inspired by those photos and created some portraits:
Have a great weekend!


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I love architecture both historic and modern. And this time I enjoyed admiring the Arion Fountain even more with my shoes taken off wading in water. Being in the city of fountain... read more
Your coupon (that we’ll email you) gets you 20% off when you spend at least $250 on tours, activities and more that you can book on TripAdvisor or Viator. The more you spend, the more you save!

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I have a 7 yr old daughter (wait have I mentioned that before? bear with me) so I’ve seen every volume of Diary of A Wimpy Kid, Captain Underpants, and Ellie McDoodle book you can think of. Now? Archie Comics is jumping into the “diary” genre. I wonder how it will fare?
Archie Comics Announces DIARY OF A GIRL NEXT DOOR: BETTY
This summer, Archie Comics will be launching DIARY OF A GIRL NEXT DOOR: BETTY, a young adult novel starring the iconic character Betty Cooper. In an original story by acclaimed writer Tania del Rio, Betty is a freshman at Riverdale High attempting to balance love, with her crush Archie, and friendship, with her BFF Veronica, along with all the other trials and tribulations that accompany high school drama. The diary entry style of the prose is written from Betty’s point of view along with Betty’s sketches mixed in to illustrate just how crazy a teen girl’s life can be.
del Rio described her take on Betty: “She sometimes takes herself a little too seriously, but it’s her brilliant imagination and tenacity that helps her deal with all the craziness in her life, and that’s what I love best about her character.”
Written by del Rio, with art by Bill Galvan, Bob Smith & Jack Morelli, DIARY OF A GIRL NEXT DOOR goes on sale July 16th!
So I got my hands on a few preview pages and I wasn’t sure if I should post them or not, I sent an email to Archie Comics PR guys but didn’t hear back. Then I did a little googling. Seems these pages are already out in the wild, so I see no reason not to share them with you…


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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Kimberly Brown never shies away from her famous father’s footsteps when it comes to social activism.
Brown, the daughter of former Cleveland Browns great Jim Brown, plans to establish a non-profit to assist single mothers who want to pursue a college education. And she’d like to organize an event similarly to what her dad achieved here in Cleveland in 1967 in what became known as “The Ali Summit.”
That was the year when Brown and some of the top black athletes in the country (Bill Russell, Willie Davis and Lew Alcindor, who became Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, among others) met with Ali, then publicly gave Ali their support in his right as a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War.
Like her father, Kimberly plans to bring what she calls the “Daughters of Legends” together to make an impact through social activism. So far, she has support from Malcolm X’s daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, and Ray Charles’ daughter, Robyn LaJoya Charles.
“I want to continue our families’ legacy by always creating change by helping and giving back to our communities,” said Brown, who was in town for last week’s Browns-Steelers game. “I want to help people that can’t fight for themselves. Ilyasah and Robyn were immediately on board because they want to follow in their father’s footsteps in social activism as well.”
Brown, a native of Los Angeles and a graduate of Baylor, has taken following in her father’s footsteps in a familiar direction. She just completed her first season playing women’s football as a defensive end for the Atlanta Steam of the Legends Football League.
It’s 7-on-7 tackle football with games played in the spring and summer. The league was originally the Lingerie Football League in 2009 and rebranded to the LFL in 2013.
But now Brown will take her talents to a new league that is scheduled to debut in 2021 - the Women’s Football League Association. The WFLA plans to have 32 teams, including a franchise in Cleveland called the Captains.
The WFLA is not a lingerie style league. It’s 11-on-11, full-length uniform and equipment football. Lupe Rose, founder and CEO of SHE Beverage, is the owner.
Combines were held this past summer. Brown was selected by the Los Angeles franchise.
“I’m excited because it’s a women’s league owned by a woman who wants to take this to an NFL level, with endorsement deals and medical insurance for the players,” Brown said. “I’m playing [football] to help build my brand and up hold a legacy, just like my father did.”


The Blades showed what their intentions are when they managed to secure the signing of James Wilson on-loan from Man United for the rest of the season recently.
Sheffield United obviously are looking up not down after making this deal.
Chris Wilder clearly believes his side have what it takes to make a serious push to finish in the play-off places in the Championship and possibly do what Huddersfield Town did last season under David Wagner.
Manchester United confirmed the deal with the following post on their official website:
“Manchester United striker James Wilson has joined Championship side Sheffield United on loan for the remainder of the 2017/18 season,”
“The English centre-forward came through the ranks of the Academy and famously scored twice on his first-team debut, under the interim management of Ryan Giggs against Hull City in May 2014, before going on to net two more goals during Louis van Gaal’s spell as manager.
“This will be Wilson’s third loan spell in the Championship, after bagging five goals in 27 appearances at Brighton & Hove Albion during the 2015/16 season, prior to his spell at Derby being cut short by the aforementioned injury.”
Wilder certainly seemed pleased with the addition of the striker who is coming back from serious knee injury and will be getting sharper all the time.
The United boss was keen to utilise his new addition as he sent Wilson on in the steel City derby last weekend and the striker looked decent against arch rivals Sheffield Wednesday in their 0-0 draw at Bramall Lane which saw United move back into the play-off places.
Wilder had this to say about the player when talking to the Blades’ official website:
“James has a fantastic pedigree having come through the ranks at Manchester United and importantly has some good Championship experience,”
“He says he is raring to go and is the fittest he has ever been, so couple that with his undoubted ability and desire to impress, than I’m sure he will improve the group.”
So hopefully for Blades fans James Wilson can help Sheffield United into the play-offs and perhaps even the Premier League.


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Usually, they will ask for some photo ID and proof of residency One of the benefits of the online fishing license is that it is easy to print out a new one if you lose yours Ultimately, the question of whether you need a fishing license is going to be decided by the state
Do you need an ID to get a fishing license?
The chief reason for showing ID when purchasing a fishing license is to prove residency, so you can pay the lower resident rate There is no need to show ID for an online purchase As long as you have an in state address you are good to go
How much does a Louisiana fishing license cost?
Recreational Fishing Licenses and Permits License / Permit Type Resident Fee Nonresident Fee Basic Fishing $950 $60 Saltwater (Basic Fishing License required) $13 $30 Nonresident Basic Trip (1 day) — $5 Nonresident Saltwater Trip (1 day) — $1750
How much is an Ohio fishing license?
Ohio’s resident fishing licenses are $25 and are valid for one year from the date of purchase An Ohio fishing license can be purchased up to 30 days prior to its expiration date
How do I get a fishing license in Canada?
You must buy an Outdoors Card before you can buy a fishing licence However, you can buy a one-day sport fishing licence without an Outdoors Card When you buy or renew your Outdoors Card, you will get a plastic card mailed to you This will have your fishing licence printed on the back
How much does a fishing license cost?
Every state sets it own price for fishing licenses On average, an annual state resident fishing license costs around $25 while non-resident licenses cost an average of $60 to $70
Can you get a fishing license without an ID in Texas?
Except for a valid driver’s license or other state-issued identification card, additional residency documentation is not required at time of purchase or while hunting or fishing
How much is a fishing license at Walmart in Louisiana?
Here is some general pricing information for a Walmart fishing license: For a resident of the state between the ages of 16 and 65 â€“ $19 For a resident of the state who is 66 or older â€“ $10 A single-day license for a resident or non-resident â€“ $11
How much does a lifetime fishing license cost in Louisiana?
Bona Fide Residency Requirements: License Type: Resident Fee Nonresident Fee Resident Lifetime Hunting/Fishing (age 0-4) $200 — Resident Lifetime Hunting/Fishing (age 5-13) $300 — Resident Lifetime Hunting/Fishing (age 14 and up) $500 — Resident Lifetime Senior Hunting/Fishing (60 and older) $50 —
What is the fine for fishing without a license in Louisiana?
Fishing while under license revocation carries a fine up to $500 or jail time up to 90 days, or both, plus court costs Fishing without a basic and saltwater license each carry a $50 fine plus court costs Improper running lights carry a maximum fine of $50 The civil penalty for the value of the fish totals $169
Can you fish in Ohio without a license?
The general rule is that an Ohio Fishing License is required to take fish, frogs, and turtles from Ohio waters Persons fishing in privately owned ponds, lakes, or reservoirs to and from which fish do not migrate are not required to have a license to take fish but must have one to take frogs or turtles
At what age are fishing license free in Ohio?
Specifically, the following groups can fish completely license-free in Ohio: Children under the age of 16, whether they’re Ohio residents or not Resident military personnel on leave from active duty, if they carry papers proving their status
How much is the fine for fishing without a license in Ohio?
Fishing with no license is a fine of $75 ish dollars I think That is if you never bought one for that year, not if you have one, just not on you Although the regs state it should be on you
Do I need a passport to fish Canadian waters?
Although the new law makes it easier to boat and fish in Canadian waters, remember that valid fishing licenses are always required when fishing in US and Canadian waters The Royal Assent can be found on the Parliament of Canada website
Can I fish in Canada right now?
As part of the new Canadian border policy, under the category of “Entering Canadian Waters for Leisure Cruising,” individuals can now enter Canada for leisure and touring, including pleasure fishing, sightseeing and other discretionary purposes (known as loop movements),” according to the Canadian Border Services Aug 10, 2021
How much does it cost to fish in Canada?
2021 fishing licence fees for non-Canadian residents Licence Fees 1-year conservation fishing licence $5171 1-day sport fishing licence (you do not need an Outdoors Card) Valid for 1 calendar day starting at 12:00 midnight $2436 8-day sport fishing licence $5338 8-day conservation fishing licence $3102
How much is a lifetime fishing license?
Lifetime licenses are available to Texas residents only License Package Eligibility Fee Lifetime Resident Combination Hunting & Fishing Package Texas resident $1,800 Lifetime Resident Hunting Package Texas resident $1,000 Lifetime Resident Fishing Package Texas resident $1,000
Is there a US fishing license?
The license covers both fresh and marine/tidal waters and costs $850 for residents and $20 for non-residents Children under the age of 16 and senior residents over the age of 65 are exempt from the new licensing requirements
Who is exempt from fishing license in Texas?
A fishing license is required of anyone who fishes in the public waters of Texas This covers all the legal means and methods used for taking fish from rod and reel to bow fishing All persons under 17 years of age, whether Texas residents or non-residents, are exempt from license requirements
Where can I fish without a license in Texas?
Free fishing applies to fishing in rivers and creeks, from bank or pier You can also wade fish in the surf along the shore of our coastal state parks You may be able to fish for free from a boat on lakes or ponds that are fully enclosed in a state park
Can you catch and release without a license in Texas?
In Texas, anglers who fish privately owned water bodies are not required to hold a state fishing license No license is required to fish those waters Neither do state fishing rules governing things such as fish bag limits, minimum length or even methods used to catch fish apply
Can you fish in Texas with a Louisiana fishing license?
Louisiana residents who are 65 years old or older may fish in Texas public waters (both freshwater and saltwater) as long as they possess valid Louisiana resident licenses and comply with Texas law Louisiana residents born before June 1, 1940 are not required to have a license to fish border waters, only
Do you need a fishing license to crab in Louisiana?
You do not need a license to harvest crabs recreationally with crab nets or crab lines However, if you’re harvesting crabs recreationally on LDWF WMAs or refuges, you must have a Basic Fishing License or a Wild Louisiana Stamp A Recreational Crab Trap Gear License
How much is a lifetime fishing license at Walmart?
Prices of Fishing Licenses at Walmart, New York (NY) Annual License resident fee for ages 16-69 $25 Lifetime License (for residents only) $28 Active-Duty Military/Senior Citizen/Legally blind/Non-resident students attending a New York State college or university full-time Free and/or discounted charges

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There are any number of gunsmiths who will remind you that when you remove the revolver’s hammer spur you also reduce the hammer’s overall mass. And when you reduce the hammer’s mass you reduce the total striking force produced when the hammer falls. This they warn us can lead to unreliable primer ignition. There are many other gunsmiths who will assure you that a properly removed hammer spur does not reduce primer ignition reliability. They argue that a slight reduction in the hammer mass will actually produce an increase in the hammer’s striking force. Their argument is that the hammer’s reduced weight leads to an increased in its falling (lock-up) speed. They go on to suggest that this increased velocity produces a squared increase in the final kinetic energy number. (i.e. Kinetic Energy equals the sum of Mass times Velocity squared divided by two.) Finally there is a third group of gunsmiths that will tell you that the bobbed hammer reliability issue is dependent on the weapon being discussed. The general rule with this third group of gunsmiths is that Smith & Wesson J- and K-frame sized guns and Ruger guns can be reliably de-horned without a reduction in ignition reliability. But they warn Colt revolvers are susceptible to ignition trouble if the work is done poorly. This is because Colt parts have a much more interdependent internal clockwork relationship with each other. Change something on one Colt part and you may adversely affect any number of other Colt parts functions including reducing ignition reliability. Now based solely on my personal exposure to a large number of bobbed hammer snubs I have to side with the middle-of-the-road gunsmiths. I have seen the work of third rate gunsmiths who have bobbed the hammers on J- and K-frame Smith & Wesson and the snubs are utterly reliable with every brand of ammunition. I also know of work performed by otherwise first class gunsmiths who removed the hammer spurs on Colts. Occasionally their work produces weapons with notable ammunition ignition issues. In the interest of fairness this situation may be exasperated by the very limited number skilled Colt gunsmith compared to the otherwise larger number of Smith & Wesson skilled gunsmiths. Because good Colt gunsmiths are so hard to find too many Colts end up in the hands of gunsmiths who lack the experience to properly attend to the work. Personally I am not concerned with ignition issues from any of my de-horned self-defense snubs. But I also only turn to master level gunsmiths for such work. I also test all my modified snubs with a wide variety of ammunition many featuring the hardest primers I can locate. Any shooter who desires a bobbed, hammerless or spurless hammer but is hesitant due to reliability concerns is encouraged to research his area gunsmiths before buying the service. If additional reassurances are required consider having a heavier spring installed to increase the striking force of the hammer. This is a belt-and-suspenders approach to ignition reliability but in a self-defense weapon it is a comforting one. Conducting a through ignition test following hammer spur de-horning is also always advised. One final note, in years past Smith & Wesson and Ruger to name only two offered factory produced bobbed hammers as after-market parts. Maybe these companies or a dedicated aftermarket manufacture can be imposed upon to reintroduce these parts again.
The exposed hammer spur has outlived its usefulness. For too many snubs riding in too many pockets the spur exists to either A) foul the draw stroke or failing that to B) tempt the shooter to thumb cock the weapon. We will consider the dangers associated with thumb cocking the hammer a little later in this text (See below.) For now let’s focus on the hammer spur’s relationship with the draw stroke. Whenever a situation requires a flawless draw stroke the armed citizen who carries a snub with an exposed hammer spur is at a decided disadvantage. An exposed hammer spur has an almost preternatural ability catch
a piece of the concealment garment and doing so whenever it will put the owner at the greatest possible risk. This misfortune is well known to many old time revolver instructors. Oddly though rather than advocated for one of the obvious mechanical solutions too many of these instructors offer up modified draw stroke advise. These advocates for an anti-snagging draw stroke often suggest using the tip of the thumb to shield of the hammer spur in order to create an impromptu hammer shroud. This draw stroke advice is most often directed at the gun owner who specifically carries his self-defense snub in a pocket holster. It also often assumes that the defender will anticipate the fight by having has his hand already on his snub. This suggestion might be practical if it was common to start the fight with your hand already in your pocket or failing that if it were easy to insert your hand into the pocket (mid fight) and simple cover the hammer spur. Unfortunately this is rarely the case. To begin with not every shooter is going to start the fight with his hand in his pocket and his fingers around the weapon’s stocks. The technique becomes even more problematic when the fights begins with the defender’s hand either out of his pockets or actively engaged in empty hand defensive tactics moves. Under such conditions it would be easy for the thumb to completely miss its covering position on the hammer spur. Once the hand is in the pocket there is still the problem of too little room to maneuver the fingers adroitly. There is precious little room space in most modern pants pockets to fit the shooter’s snub, his holster and his fist without adding to it by trying to locate and then shield the hammer spur all prior to the draw. If the hammer spur is missed the risk of catching the spur on the edge of the pocket on the draw remains the same as if the technique had never been initiated. Let me suggest that rather than risking the shooter’s safety on a problematic hand technique that we look to some other practical solution. Of the various available options let’s consider the three most common; 1) Remove the spur, 2) Shroud the spur or, 3) Encase the spur.
Like many other mass produced products handguns in general and snub revolvers in particular are designed to be all things to all possible owners. No manufacture can know which individual gun he produces will be used by the buyer as a sportsmen’s kit gun, a target shooter’s range training tool, an armed citizen’s deep concealment weapon or a collector’s investment piece. Subsequently every snub makers need to produce products that will meet a minimal functioning standard for every possible use category. Unfortunately we (self-defense gun owners) are left with a product that often fails to possess those minimum features necessary on a basic self-defense snub revolver. Fortunately with just a few dollars and a little after market attention the snub’s owner can produce for himself a practical task specific (self-defense) snub.
Among the very basic modifications we are going to look at there are the necessary gunsmithing options. Though the available gunsmithing options themselves are nearly limitless, minimum self-defense snub modifications are limited to only four basic items; the shrouded hammer, improved sights, a double action only (DAO) trigger and, a chamfered the cylinder. We will look at each in some detail in the upcoming blog posts.
On a slightly related note Saturday’s guest snub book posting from Mike Boyle regarding Pocket Concealment Systems Cross-Draw holster (www.pcsholsters.com) led to a nice conversation with PCS’ owner Michael Meredith. Mr. Meredith and I talked about the commonly ignored elements that make a practical snub holster. Mr. Meredith subsequently shared with me information on an appendix style holster he made up many years ago for some unusual customers. Several of the holster elements that Mr. Meredith described match nicely with some very similar elements Bobby McEachern (www.bobmacs.com) puts into his currently available appendix holsters, one that he co-designed one with EQC trainer South Nark and the other that he co-designed with late and much missed Paul Gomez.
Halleluiah! Christmas is here and Mike LaRocca is finished with my bobbed barrel, rounded butt .22 K-frame. As soon as his shop opens that I am off to pick it up and make a beeline to the range. Thank you Santa!
The SERPA is an injection molded retention holster from BlackHawk. It features an Active Retention Lever locking system mounted flush with the outer shell of the holster. This locking “lever” retains the weapon via a locking catch and is held in place under spring tension. When the shooter’s trigger finger is extended along the outside of the holster the finger is in position to depress a lever, disengage the lock and draw the weapon straight up and out of the holster. This “straight up” draw stroke is very reminiscent of SouthNarc’s Extreme Close Quarter (ECQ) fighting draw stroke method. (See below) Though the SERPA is popular among US service members the holster system also has its detractors. Nationally known firearms trainer Paul Gomez is of the opinion that the exposed lever is susceptible to the introduction of detritus that will under certain circumstances prevent the shooter from drawing the weapon. He also notes that occasionally if the shooter attempts the simultaneously draw the handgun and activate the lock release the retention lever can bind rather than release the weapon. Rather than debate the validity of his concerns I prefer to focus on the holster’s unique ability to optimize the shooter’s draw stroke skills. If a shooter trains with the SERPA in a controlled and clean environment and focuses on a smooth rather than a fast (“smooth is fast”) draw he will guarantee himself a solid grounding in the mechanics of the most practical and effective gun fighting draw stroke extent. As a draw stroke training tool the SERPA is unmatched. Like the dumbbell to the weight lifter or the punching bag to the boxer, no serious student of gunfighting should be without a SERPA holster in his training regiment.
Training Tip – I friend of mine just e-mailed me asking for some low tech training tips he can use when it is too cold to get to the range. My recommendations were to practice the South Nark style ECQC Draw Strokes and practice “Getting off the X.” If you are home alone and have a dummy gun then you might try this too. Stand in your hallway facing an empty room. Place a piece of painters tape across the open doorway at about chest height and place your hands on the edges of the doorway above the tape. Practice drawing your dummy gun high enough to clear the tape and extending your arms beyond the painters tape. This will help you develop that inverted “L” that is the cornerstone of South Nark’s practical fighting draw stroke. For the second drill again place your hands on the edges of the doorway above the tape. Now when you draw your dummy gun add in a step to either side of the door jam getting out of the fatal funnel. Be sure to alternate stepping to the right and left after each draw stroke. Remember to practice for smooth movement rather than speed. Remember also though that while the edges of the walls are concealment only and not to be thought of cover the point here is to practice the inverted “L” draw stroke while conditioning you to “Get off the X.” When the weather warms up you can do the same exercises on the range by setting up a portable target stand a few inches in front of your toes. Be sure to set the top of the stand at about chest height and close enough to you so that you will be require you to draw your gun high enough to clear the top of the stand. Start the drill by standing OFF SIDE to either the right or left of the ½ height target stand. To shoot get off the X and behind the ½ height stand. Then draw high enough to clear the ½ height stand. This will encourage you to 1) Get off the X, 2) Practicing the Inverted “L” draw stroke and 3) Reflexively getting behind some sort of cover and/or concealment every time you draw a weapon.
Over the years I have bought a number of snub holsters from some well-known holster makers. Of them only a tiny minority produce products that display the perfect combination of workmanship, designed and functionality. One of the few is Matt Del Fatti. Del Fatti’s holsters are an exemplar of a master holster maker’s craft. The material is top notch, the stitching is flawless and the whole holster radiates decades of craftsmanship. All of these elements are blended into an exceptionally practical working tool. Del Fatti’s SSR holster is as near a perfect outside-the-waist belt slide holster as the hand of man can craft. The basic SSH holster comes standard with the centerline of the cylinder positioned above the centerline of the belt. Fortunately Matt Del Fatti is very receptive to customer requests. My Del Fatti’s SSR holster was special ordered with the cylinder drop one-inch lower than on the basic model. This one-inch drop aligned the cylinder’s centerline with the belt’s centerline for a perfect combination of retention, concealment and range-of-arm-motion draw stroke. I had this modification applied to a right hand and a left hand set of SSR holsters both built to fit a 2-inch K-frame revolver. I have never been happier with any holster and it is always my first choice whenever doing a public presentation.. I am planning to have an additional pair produced with the same deep cylinder drop but this time featuring a thumb break safety strap. Due to the demand for Del Fatti holsters, there are often stretches where he can not take any additional customer orders. This new order hiatus can sometime last from a year-and-a-half or more. And when new orders are accepted delivery times can run six to eighteen months. Having benefited from the resulting workmanship, I will cheerfully accept the wait.
Personal Note – No snub book posting today – I will be on the range from the morning through the early afternoon qualifying with my snubs. Following that I will be over at Mike LaRocca’s to drop off two guns and take a look at the soon to be snub nosed, round butted m17 S&W .22.
While on a hunt for a practical inside-the-waist band (IWB) holster I lucked upon the JS Holster web site. While not normally a fan of Kydex I was taken with the practical design of their Zulu-7 holster. After a review of their web site material I made a phone call to Jason Sharf, the sales half of the JS team. I discovered you don’t order a JS holster as much as you get interviewed for it. After explaining what I was looking for Jason peppered me with questions about my gun, my preferred carry cant, the expected level of retention, common features I anticipated, and my usual gun belt width. After gathering this information he said they could make what I wanted. Six days later it arrived. The Zule-7 is a one-piece IWB Kydex holster. It incorporates a C-hook that rides over both the top of the waist band and the gun belt. Their C-hook features an unusual concave curve facing away from the natural curve of the body. This ensures maximum retention against the belt and minimum chance of the holster shifting forward or rearward along the waist line. The trailing edge of the C-hook also features a shallow half-moon cutout for your finger to aid in the removal of the holster. The holster comes standard with a straight drop (0°-cant) which is what I wanted but it is available in a wide range of cant angles as well as seating depths. On my particular holster I requested a sweat guard incorporated on the inboard side. This not only protects the finish of the weapon from sweat but also preventing shirt tails (and love handles) from getting pinched during re-holstering. The Zulu-7 does not feature any retention screws. Molding the holster to the weapon’s specific frame shape ensure that there was nothing to come loose. Per my request the retention level was “factory set” at moderate. I found that the supplied retention level was ideal. This degree of retention is light enough for rapid drawing but not so loose as to risk losing the gun during strenuous activity. I found that the comfort level was much more that I would have expected from an IWB Kydex holster, but this may be due to the pleasure of having all the extras available as standard features. The Zulu-7 is one of my favorite holsters for cold weather carry under several layers of cover garments.
Bobby McEachern, owner of BobMacs.com is a custom maker focused on snub holsters and spare ammunition carriers. McEachern brought something amazing to the snub holster designs, a willingness to ask questions of the end users. Rather than trying to reinvent the wheel he went out and contacted the country’s best known snub trainers and EQC (extreme close quarter) fight instructors and asked them what they wanted in a practical fighting holster. McEachern quickly identified the must have features and separated them out from the commonly offered but not necessarily important elements. Bobby then builds hand crafted versions of the instructors’ requested designs. Working with the instructors’ wish lists he would sent the prototypes to the trainers for reactions, suggestions and corrections. The results were holsters that many of these practical firearm trainers had only been dreaming of. Once the professional were happy with the prototypes Bobby began offering these same models to the shooting public. After Bobby went through the top trainers he even executed two designs for me. The first was a security holster for my housing authority police work and the second was a very unconventional half-paddle half-belt slotted model for my snub class programs and idea testing. Both functioned like a dream and boasted every feature I had ever hoped for.
Bobby continues to improve and refine his snub holster design. I have seen several of his soon to be released designs. These are further joint collaboration requested by still additional instructors and trainers many of whom I have personally trained under. I can say that the shooting public is going to continue to get great things from McEachern’s workshop.


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The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, CON, mni has said that the Federal Government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has undertaken Comprehensive efforts to curb the menace of terrorism and other forms of criminalities and restore normalcy to all parts of the country especially in the North East geopolitical zone.
He disclosed this during the book launch by the Nigerian Air Force, titled: “Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in North East Nigeria: Emerging Perspectives and the Imperative of Airpower’ on Friday, 17th November 2023 in Abuja.
The Minister stated that the Ministry of Defence as the vanguard of the national security has played a pivotal role in coordinating the Armed Forces and executing strategies to counter terrorism effectively. He added that there was the need for a multi-faceted approach of combining Military precision with socio- economic initiatives to address the root causes of radicalization.
Speaking on the title of the Book launched, Badaru said that in a bid to pursue a whole society approach to the issue of terrorism, the book was developed by leveraging strong partnership between Nigerian Air Force and the academia.
He commended the book launchers saying that it would serve a valuable resource for policymakers, Military Strategists and scholars in understanding the evolving dynamics of terrorism in Nigeria and to explore the imperative of airpower in the nation’s counter-terrorism efforts.
The Minister said that the scourge of terrorism was not confined within national borders alone, but that it was a global challenge. “The Sahel region with its vast and diverse terrain, has become a hotspot for terrorist activities, posing a significant threat to regional stability. In this context, the collaboration of intergovernmental organizations including the African Union, Economic Community of West African States, the Lake Chad Basin Commission and others become imperative to address the root causes and manifestations of terrorism in the Sahel,” he said.
The Special Guest of Honour, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR represented by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio in his closing remarks said that the book launch was not just an academic exercise but a call to action that would serve as a reminder that we have a shared responsibility to fight against terrorism and protect the lives and liberties of our fellow citizens.
He stated that the North East region of Nigeria has been grappling with the scourge of terrorism for far too long. But stated that there was hope in the region at the end of the tunnel: “In the amidst of the darkness, there is hope through knowledge, understanding and collective efforts of all stakeholders, to overcome the challenges and restore peace and stability in the region.
He commended the book launchers saying that it was authored by experts that have dedicated their lives to studying and analyzing the complexities of terrorism and counter- terrorism and offers unique insights and perspective.
“It delves into the root cause of terrorism in the North East, examines the evolving tactics and Strategics employed by extremist group and explores the role of airpower in combating the menace,” he said.
The Governor of Bornu State, Professor Babagana Umara Zullum while expressing his goodwill message appreciated the Armed Forces for exhibiting professionalism, synergy and commitments to ending insurgency.
He commended the synergy of the Armed Forces in the fight against Terrorism in the North East region. He said that there was relative peace in the region despite what is being reported in the social Media.
The host, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar during his opening remarks said Airpower has proven to be a game changer in countering the asymmetric threats posed by terrorist organizations.
He noted that the book was developed in collaboration between the Nigerian Air Force and Babcock University to serve as a guiding light for policy makers, military strategists and practitioners in formulating holistic solutions that go beyond the realm of military operations.
Highpoint of the event was the unveiling and presentation of the book by Mr. President represented by the Senate President, supported by the Governor of Borno State, Minister of Defence, Representative of Chief of Defence, the Service Chiefs and other dignitaries.
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Story of a dating man pdf
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Using techniques based on the psychology of "literotica" (like pornography for the female brain), the program teaches you how to activate a woman's "obsession story" so she will commit to you fully both sexually and emotionally.
Well, judge for yourself, as the entire profile has been copied and pasted below: “It doesn’t really matter does it? So lets go get coffee, go to an obnoxiously pretentious art gallery, go get some whiskey and play pool while trading stories or share a flask on the bus and laugh about how horrible we are for each other.
:p Interests: coffee cigarettes & conversation, adventures of ridiculous intent with my band of merry pranksters, dancing, puzzles, sparring matches, psychology, philosophy, comedy, hedonism, anomalies, magic tricks, music that makes you feel, people that make you think” I would never encourage anyone to copy someone else’s online dating profile, but the above writing style can be an inspiration to anyone else who wants to stand out and have better results meeting men online.
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It's about attracting that one special high quality woman you haven't stopped thinking about from day 1 and getting her into a committed relationship that is fulfilling for both of you.
Almost immediately, he was surprised by the difficulty he had meeting women.
Some girls will not have a supportive family, but will hope to create a loving family one day and want to talk about that.
Others may have a very liberal background and be excited to share stories about her people with you. Why do you feel entitled to know my LAST last name? Many girls have big dreams and will stop at nothing to achieve them.
My husband, is my complete opposite, his lack of sensitivity, and the inability of bringing romantic moments into our marriage has disheartened me about love. “I am tired, there are no reasons for everything in the world! He kept silent the whole night, seems to be in deep thought with a lighted cigarette at all times.
One day, I finally decided to tell him my decision, that I wanted a divorce. My feeling of disappointment only increased, here was a man who can’t even express his predicament, what else can I hope from him?

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Elvis wrote a suite of songs for pop star Wendy James on the condition that she record the songs. Written over the course of a weekend, these demos show Elvis cranking out power pop punk like guilty pleasure. If you can't dig this, you can't dig nothin'.
Paul Verhoeven boiled the brain of many an audience member when Sharon Stone flashed a beaver shot at her middle-aged male interrogators in the most dungeon-styled police station you've ever seen. Sex has always been a prime motivator to Verhoeven's work. High art mixed with basic instincts.
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Yokohama’s life-sized walking Gundam is making big news right now! As part of the Yokohama Gundam Factory, it’s enchanting fans all over the world. You can even go into the hangar and “pilot” it for yourself! Which got us thinking… which other anime mecha deserve their own moving statue?
We’re not limiting ourselves to robots that already have stationary statues, because that would take a lot out of the running. But here are our picks for influential robots from the history of anime that we’d like to see in motion.
When it comes to influential ‘bots, Tetsujin 28 is top of the heap. Mitsuteru Yokoyama’s creation kickstarted the mecha genre in manga and anime, and was a powerful piece of post-War fiction to boot. A mobile tribute to this stocky ‘bot might not be as elegant as the walking Gundam, but it sure would be cool. And appropriate, as series star Shotaro controlled his big metal friend using a remote control! How fun would it be to do that?
There is incidentally, a stationary Tetsujin 28 statue in Kobe. The 59-foot statue is a tribute to the strength of the community after the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995. Like Shotaro and Tetsujin 28, the community used its strength to rebuild after a devastating tragedy.
Where Tetsujin 28 brought mecha anime into being, Mazinger Z created the subgenre of super robots. From on-board pilots to rocket punches, Go Nagai’s 1972 classic redefined how we think of mecha in anime. A statue like the walking Gundam would be more than appropriate. And it would be very cool to see smoke come out of that eerie grin of a mouth grating.
There’s already a stationary Mazinger Z statue in Cabra del Camp, Spain. The icon is all that remains of the planned suburb of Tarragona, and is more “rust” than “hurricane.” While not to scale, it’s still an impressive piece of work.
Okay… we may have to make a few tiny allowances on this one.
While Yokohama’s walking Gundam is 1:1 scale at 60 feet tall, we can’t really wish for that level of realism with Gunbuster. Gainax’s mighty mecha canonically stands 240 meters tall — that’s as tall as Ikebukuro’s Sunshine 60 skyscraper. The tallest statue in the world at this time, the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, India, is only 187 meters tall. That’s already immense, and it stands still. As much as we love Gunbuster, we’re not sure we’re ready for something that big being able to move.
A scaled-down reproduction would be amazing, though. Throw in the ability for it to do its trademark crossed-arms pose, and it would definitely be an amazing sight for anime fans. Gunbuster was an iconic OVA, cementing an already amazing career for Hideaki Anno and taking mecha anime to epic new levels.
Any other mecha you’d like to see getting a move on like the walking Gundam?
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Ottawa will likely get hit by strong thunderstorms on Friday, Environment Canada is warning.
On Friday afternoon, the weather agency upgraded a severe thunderstorm watch to a warning for the national capital, whose residents are enduring day three of a bad heat wave that’s expected to last well into Saturday.
Several “isolated” thunderstorms moving east could produce strong wind gusts, heavy rain and hail, Environment Canada cautioned in its advisory.
Take cover immediately if “threatening weather” rolls in, the statement said.
The severe thunderstorm watch for Prescott and Russell was also upgraded to a warning on Friday afternoon. The Ottawa, Prescott and Russell, Renfrew and Pembroke areas all remain under heat warnings issued by Environment Canada earlier this week.
The temperature in the national capital on Friday is expected to reach a high of 33 C, with the humidex making it feel more like 40. That’s about two degrees higher than Thursday’s humidity peak.
The sky will get increasingly cloudy as the day goes on, according to Environment Canada. The low Friday night will be 21 C.
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On Saturday, the muggy, hot weather is expected to continue; temperatures are predicted to hit 30 but feel like 39 with the humidity.
Expect a mix of sun and cloud, with a 60 per cent chance of showers Saturday morning, plus a risk of a thunderstorm, the weather agency says. The temperature will drop to 14 C at night.
Sunday will be sunny with a high of 28 and a low of 14 in the evening.


The Legacy of John F. Kennedy is one of Doomed Promise
John F. Kennedy was a man who might have symbolized the promise of an America that had gone dreadfully wrong, as his death in 1963 was a bellwether, a dividing line between an America of supposedly gentler gentile times, and the tumult that was to follow for the rest of the decade.
Riots, illegal wars, assassinations, drugs, mindless murders becoming everyday occurrences, presidential resignations, destruction of the environment, the transversal of America into a much more violent and sick society.
America was sick long before Kennedy. We annihilated our Native American Indian population, confined them on reservations where they starved, and called it, instead of a "Holocaust," the "Winning of the West."
Long before Kennedy.
Kennedy has come instead to personify allusions. He was so many different men inside. He had great charm, wit and humor. He was the last truly eloquent president, capable of penning and speaking ringing, poetic statements that made us feel good to be Americans. Unlike Kennedy, subsequent presidents are totally lacking in their ability to conjure up even just one memorable statement.
He was so youthful-looking and handsome that it made us feel like we were too. He was the first movie-star-like president in a land of Hollywood and Disneyland. He seemed to personify glamour, and optimism for the future.
It was a myth, like the story of Camelot with which Kennedy will always be associated.
John F. Kennedy almost certainly didn't win the 1960 election to become president, and his chicanery and that of his family in winning it by cheating would set the tone for Watergate and the expansion of presidential power into an unstoppable engine running away under its own power down its own separate track that bedevils us today.
Jackie and John Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, former First Lady of the United States, was particularly renowned for her fashion sense. John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S. President
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his death in 1963. | Photo: | Jackie O, John F. Kennedy, Jfk, President, Style, Assassination, Love,
The Mayor Daley Political Machine in Chicago fixed things illegally for Kennedy to win the presidency in a key state, and payouts were also made to miner's unions in West Virginia, bribe money from father Joe Kennedy, a bootlegger, rapist and anti-Semite pro-Nazi who once sodomized actress Gloria Swanson. The money was paid out by brother Robert Kennedy, who like his brother John had a combination of hero and gangster inside him.
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In 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon squared off in the first televised presidential debates in American history. The Kennedy-Nixon debates not only had a major impact on the election’s outcome, but ushered in a new era in which crafting a public image and taking advantage of media exposure became essential ingredients of a campaign. | Photo: Associated Press |
Richard Nixon, aware of the cheating that had given Kennedy the narrowest margin of victory in presidential elective history, considered suing and demanding a recount, but was advised such a move was unlikely to succeed, and that losing a lawsuit would brand him a poor loser and finish his political career. Nixon kept his silence, but vowed never to be hoodwinked by the Kennedys again. The seed for the Watergate scandal was born.
The Kennedy family eagerly adopted and the public accepted the beauty of their personas and the mythology comparing them to the imaginary kingdom of Camelot, but it was a fanciful epic that masked the unpleasant truth. Camelot was a mythical kingdom where a heroic King Arthur ruled in a saucy love triangle with a beautiful Queen Guinevere and the dashing Lancelot. The reality of the Middle Ages, a life expectancy of only 23, a world of vile smells and open sewers, of diseased malnutrition men, their faces pocked with plague and typhus. That truth repels us.
Americans more than any other people on earth like to believe what they want to believe, a fatal flaw, like the contradictions of good and bad inside John Kennedy.
Kennedy expanded the descent into the Vietnam abyss but two weeks before his death had reservations and told Walter Cronkite in an interview that the Vietnamese had to fight their own war---we couldn't do it for them. Whether he would have followed his own advice is unknown. He would have probably continued down the same quagmire path had he lived, but pulled out sooner than the rigid-thinking Lyndon B. Johnson. The war would have claimed 20,000 fewer American lives.
Kennedy like his brother Bobby ignored the Civil Rights of black Americans until the unrest caused by the country's latent racism forced him to take notice. His moves toward equality were tardy and weak, but his tepid baby-step responses calling for greater understanding, restraint and tolerance culminating in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a year after his death, was a move in the right direction.
Kennedy was a brave man. He lived with chronic excruciating back pain and he cheated to hide it like he often cheated people. He wore a back brace and had to be hoisted on a lift into his airplane and hid it from the public. He had debilitating potentially fatal Addison's Disease and hid that too, lying about his ailments to get into the U.S. Navy and World War II where he became a hero.
His mother even attempted to joke about the likelihood of her son dying young in a heroic stoic attempt to put a brave face on the impending always continuing tragedy that apparently members of the family could palpably feel.
The Kennedy boys had been taught an unhealthy compulsive manic competition for glory and women by their partly gangster father, and Joe Jr., Jack's elder brother, the most promising of the boys and the heir apparent, was killed in World War II on a high-risk flight trying and outdo his brother's PT boat rescue incident. John Kennedy was given a medal and the media trumpeted his achievement unlike that of other war heroes because John F. Kennedy was the son of a famous man.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, former First Lady of the United States, was particularly renowned for her fashion sense. |
Kennedy cheated on his beautiful wife, buying her a separate ranch where she could indulge her passion for horses while he indulged his passion for naked White House swim pool orgies with high-connected hookers who had ties to the Mafia. Film of Kennedy leaning against a wall being nudged by a horse during one of his infrequent visits to the ranch just a few weeks before his death is one of the iconic images of the era.
Kennedy cheated on his wife because he was fatalistic about life and despite his public charisma, an insecure man who needed a sexual release and who wanted to live life to the hilt every day because he knew it would be short. He cheated on the women that he cheated with. He used women as pieces of meat to stroke his own fatalistic ego.
John F. Kennedy wasn't president long enough and didn't achieve enough to be considered one of our greatest presidents, though he still is. He was not a great enough president to have a funeral copied exactly from that of Abraham Lincoln, as his wife insisted it be.
He is considered a great president partly because of his heroic potential unfulfilled and his tragic heart-rending death in full pubic view. We were traumatized by it. We still are. We need to forget it, but many of us can't. It's more important to believe in the perceived best of John F. Kennedy and forget the rest.
With the passage of time, Kennedy's foibles will perhaps seem minimal compared to the ruthless politicians of today.
The legacy of John F. Kennedy is one of doomed promise and heroism built on a foundation of deceit, but perversity being what it is, he charmed us.
We wanted to believe in him.
We still do.


Eminent Domain Stuff
New London Update (2/24/06)
Coverage of the Rally at New London's City Hall (w/ pics)
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Two Eminent Domain Bills In CT
From The Day (subscription required).
Lawmakers To Review Two Eminent Domain ProposalsFrom these sparse descriptions it would appear that the state legislatures are still going with the idea that economic development falls within the concept of public use. So far I'm not terribly encouraged, but we'll just have to wait and see what the bills actually look like when I can get my hands on them.
The legislature's Judiciary Committee has scheduled a public hearing next week on two proposals to revise the state statutes concerning eminent domain.
The committee, which will meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, will review two draft bills it generated after public hearings this summer, triggered by the storm of criticism following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the case of Kelo v. New London.
The first proposed bill would essentially rewrite the statute used by the state and the New London Development Corp. to condemn the properties in the Fort Trumbull neighborhood for purposes of economic development.
The new language would add numerous procedural requirements. One of those would add a new check to development agencies like the NLDC, requiring a municipality to evaluate whether the agency's development plan meets all the necessary criteria for public benefit and has a “reasonable expectation” of success before voting it up or down.
The second draft bill, which Lawlor said was “arguably more important,” would apply to all of the numerous clauses dealing with eminent domain throughout state statutes. The bill would require that every usage of the takings power for economic development be subjected to a three-pronged test showing that it is part of “an integrated development plan that has substantial and significant public uses or public benefits,” that it is not solely for the benefit of a private party, and that the taking is “reasonably necessary” to carry out the plan.


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An unidentified drone has dropped a number of explosive projectiles on a US military facility at the Baghdad International Airport in Iraq.
Iraq’s President Barham Salih says unity between the Army, the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, and Kurdish Peshmerga forces have enabled the country to defeat the Daesh terrorist group.
Iraqi authorities have unearthed yet another mass grave containing the bodies of more than 120 people tortured and slain by Daesh terrorists at a detention facility near the northern city of Mosul, which was once the terror group’s main stronghold in the Arab country.
The official spokesman for Iraq’s al-Nujaba Movement says his group is fully prepared to liberate the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, emphasizing that all indications attest to the fact that the Tel Aviv is nearing its end.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in Baghdad.
Military bases housing American terrorist forces come under back-to-back rocket attacks in the north-central Iraqi province of Salahuddin and the vicinity of the Baghdad International Airport.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has reaffirmed Iran’s support for a strong, free, developed, united and independent Iraq during his visit to the Arab country.
Iraqi authorities have released a high-ranking commander of anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) after charges of involvement in a series of attacks on US military forces and installations against him were dropped.
Unmanned aerial vehicles have reportedly struck a major airbase in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, where American terrorists are stationed.
A United States-run diplomatic facility in the Iraqi capital Baghdad is targeted in a single rocket strike, the US-led forces deployed to the Arab country reported.


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We found 4 providers with an interest in urologic cancer and who accept Humana HMO near Gurnee, IL.
Dr. Nejd Alsikafi is an urologist. His average patient rating is 4.0 stars out of 5. His areas of expertise include bladder cancer, minimally invasive surgery, and benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate). Dr. Alsikafi's professional affiliations include Northwestern Medicine, Vista Health System, and Loyola Outpatient Center (LOC). He is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Coventry, and Aetna. Dr. Alsikafi is not currently accepting new patients. His education and training includes medical school at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine and residency at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Relevant Interests: , bladder cancer, kidney cancer, prostate cancer
All Interests: Bladder Cancer, Urinary Incontinence, Kidney Stones, Kidney Cancer, Minimally Invasive Surgery, ... (Read more)
Dr. Brian Helfand's specialties are urologic oncology and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). After completing medical school at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, he performed his residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. Clinical interests for Dr. Helfand include laparoscopic surgery and prostate cancer. Dr. Helfand is rated 5.0 stars out of 5 by his patients. He is an in-network provider for Humana HMO, Humana Bronze, and Humana Catastrophic, in addition to other insurance carriers. He is conversant in Spanish. Dr. Helfand's professional affiliations include NorthShore Medical Group and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Relevant Interests: , prostate cancer
All Interests: Laparoscopic Surgery, Prostate Cancer
Dr. Britt Hanson's areas of specialization are medical oncology and hematology (blood disorders); she sees patients in Gurnee, IL, Evanston, IL, and Highland Park, IL. In her practice, Dr. Hanson focuses on urologic (genitourinary) cancer and melanoma. Dr. Hanson is professionally affiliated with NorthShore Medical Group. Before performing her residency at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Dr. Hanson attended Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school. She is in-network for Humana HMO, Humana Bronze, and Humana Catastrophic, as well as other insurance carriers.
Relevant Interests: , urologic (genitourinary) cancer
All Interests: Urologic Cancer, Melanoma
Dr. Jawad Munir's area of specialization is adult nephrology. His areas of expertise include polycystic kidney disease, kidney stones, and hypertension (high blood pressure). Dr. Munir takes Blue Cross/Blue Shield, HFN, and Coventry, in addition to other insurance carriers. He attended Nishtar Medical College for medical school and subsequently trained at Barnes-Jewish Hospital for residency. Dr. Munir (or staff) is conversant in Urdu. His professional affiliations include Northwestern Medicine, Vista Health System, and NorthShore University HealthSystem. He welcomes new patients.
Relevant Interests: , kidney cancer
All Interests: Polycystic Kidney Disease, Glomerular Diseases, Wounds, Kidney Stones, Hypertension, Kidney Cancer, ... (Read more)

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