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Healthy, simple, and quick, these Keto Bacon Chicken Zucchini Noodles are a palate-pleaser. Combining pesto with bacon and chicken, these zucchini noodles create a healthy alternative to carb-heavy pasta and are so incredibly delicious! The best part is there are only 6 ingredients and it is super simple to make!
Recently, we have been attempting to incorporate more healthy options for dinner and decreasing our consumption of starches. Even my kids love this spaghetti substitute! Zucchini noodles, or zoodles, are very easy to make. There are a ton of different tools on the market. A few years back, I was gifted a spiralizer and have used it ever since!
What is a spiralizer?
The spiralizer is an inexpensive tool that turns fresh veggies into faux-noodles (zoodles, if you will). I have a KitchenAide and was gifted the KitchenAide attachment. It is amazing and very user-friendly. It isn’t just for the carb-averse; everyone from home-cooks to restaurant chefs are spiralizing.
What is a Zoodle?
Zoodles = zucchini noodles. These zoodles are an incredibly fresh and healthy alternative to pasta. They are a fun way to increase the number of vegetables we eat, especially in our kiddos.
How long does Spiralized zucchini noodles last?
After you’ve spiralized the zucchini, we line a large plastic or glass storage container with a paper towel. Place your noodles in, seal the top with lid or cellophane and place in the refrigerator. They will stay fresh for 2-3 days.
Ingredients for Keto Bacon Chicken Zucchini Noodles
- 5 zucchinis, spiral cut
- Basil pesto
- Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Italian Dressing Packet
- Parmesan Cheese
How to Make Keto Bacon Chicken Zucchini Noodles:
First, cook bacon according to directions and set aside. A great and easy way to cook bacon is to place bacon on a baking sheet and put in a COLD oven. Set oven temperature to 375F. It will take approximately 18-22 for the bacon to cook, depending on how crunchy you like it. This is a trick I always use so I don’t have to pay attention to it on the stove top.
Next, wash the zucchini. Then, cut the zucchini in half, width-wise. I cut mine in half because that is how they fit in the spiralizer we use. (Alter this step to fit your specific spiralizer.)
Once all of your zucchini is spiralized, put to the side.
Heat up a skillet on medium heat and add a tablespoon of oil. Once heated, place your chicken on the pan to be cooked. Sprinkle your Italian seasoning on top of the chicken breast before flipping. Once flipped, sprinkle with the rest of the seasoning and cook all the way through. Move chicken to cutting board.
Once chicken is out of the skillet, toss all of your zucchini in the sauce pan. No need to clean it out because the flavors left behind by the chicken are great for the zoodles. You want to continue cooking the zucchini noodles on medium heat, tossing and stirring frequently. The longer they cook, the softer they become. Cook 5-7 minutes for al dente, where the zoodles are still slightly crunchy.
Once the zoodles are cooked through, add pesto and stir. When fully mixed, pour in the diced bacon and mix.
Remove from heat and place in a serving dish. Top with grated parmesan cheese and chicken. Serve right away.
This keto bacon chicken zucchini noodles dish is a fantastic alternative to an everyday pasta. I usually have all the ingredients on hand which makes this a common go-to. My kids love it and so does my husband. It’s great reheated in the chance there are leftovers! If you are hunting for even more green, and since you already cooked some bacon, make our Broccoli and Bacon salad to have with your zoodles!
- 5 zucchinis, spiral cut
- 1/2 C Basil pesto
- 1/2lb Bacon
- 3 small Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 Italian Dressing Packet
- Parmesan Cheese (Garnish)
- Cook bacon according to package or the way we laid out in the post above. Set aside.
- Then, cut the zucchini in half, width-wise and spiral cut into a bowl or dish and set aside.
- Heat skillet on medium heat and add a tablespoon of oil.
- Once heated, place chicken on the pan.
- Sprinkle your Italian seasoning on top of the chicken breast before turning. Once turned, sprinkle with the remaining seasoning and cook until done.
- Move chicken to cutting board and slice into bite-sized pieces.
- Toss zucchini in the sauce pan you cooked chicken in.
- Cook zucchini 5-7 minutes.
- Add pesto and mix into zucchini.
- Add crumbled bacon and stir.
- Remove from heat and add chicken.
- Serve immediately and top with grated parmesan cheese.
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 467Total Fat: 37gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 27gCholesterol: 141mgSodium: 832mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 3gSugar: 5gProtein: 54g
(Nutritional information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.)


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If you overhear someone discussing '96, they very likely could be reminiscing about choker necklaces, and "Jerry Maguire," and babydoll dresses, and the Rachel haircut, and other popular trends from two decades back.
But if people are discussing 96, as in degrees, as in Fahrenheit, you can almost bet their next statement will involve locating the nearest swimming pool, or some other frostier spot that will keep overheating at bay.
Summer is arriving in Southern California over the last weekend of spring 2016, and how. And while temps will indeed hit the upper 90s, and beyond, on Father's Day, you yourself can keep it cooler at spots close by, or a few hours away. Make for...
A POOL: There are dozens of local swimming holes -- 38 seasonal, and 16 that go all year -- to choose from, and all are overseen by The City of Los Angeles, Recreation and Parks Department, Aquatics Division. Plan on a small fee to get in -- $3.50 for adults, a buck for youths under age 17 (and seniors, too) -- and take a dip. Find your splashy outing in Wilmington, Van Nuys, Reseda, Pacific Palisades... Check out all the options here.
A RINK: Are there ice cubes in your freezer? Holding one to your forehead can bring a needed chill on a roasty afternoon, but so can seeking out a lot of ice, the sort of ice that is blade-ready and made for winter-style skating. You can rent skates and glide at Iceland in Van Nuys or Pickwick in Burbank, even in June. And, yes, even on a 100-degree day, a knit cap at the rink, or even mittens, is perfectly acceptable fashion. Just be sure to remove both before heading back outside into the blast o' sunshine.
A MOUNTAIN: Okay, truth time. When it is warmish down in the lower elevations, even mountain visitors have to rock the shorts. But you're guaranteed to go down in degrees, at least a bit, by heading up, up, up. Big Bear Lake and Lake Arrowhead have, well, cooling lakes (spoiler alert), and Palm Springs has its famous tram, which whisks riders up to an alpine setting nearly 6,000 feet above the valley. As for Mammoth Mountain? They're still skiing at the Sierra spot, through the Fourth of July.
Yep, there's snow, just five hours from Southern California, so ponder that refreshing image as you dab another bead of sweat from your nape.

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For Champaign, Illinois Fire Chief Gary Ludwig, the COVID-19 pandemic has “decimated” his budget and taken its toll on the health of his firefighters.
Ludwig, the former president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, told National Journal that direct aid from Congress to local governments could help prevent cuts to fire departments. He echoes advocates for city and county governments who are pushing Congress to provide direct funding to make up for budget shortfalls.
But Congress dropped the idea of supplying more money directly to state and local governments during negotiations for a $900 billion coronavirus package, which passed shortly before the end of 2020. Now, advocates are concerned that city and county governments will be making tough decisions to balance their books, including cuts to public-safety and emergency-response services.
The financial squeeze began with the initial wave of COVID-19, when Ludwig said he ran through his overtime budget to fill in the gaps when some firefighters had to quarantine. At one point during the spring, he said, 26 firefighters were out.
“If one of my firefighters is off, I can’t leave that spot empty,” he said. “I can’t shut down that fire truck, so I have to bring people in on overtime to staff that engine still. … I exceeded my overtime budget within the first couple of months of my budget year.”
Other funds had to go toward gearing up firefighters with supplies to protect them during the pandemic, he said.
Now, Champaign, like many municipalities across the U.S., is facing a revenue shortage. According to a city budget document from December, the Finance Department recommended a $3.2 million cut for the upcoming budget year beginning in July. Finance officials suggested eliminating three full-time positions from the fire department as part of these spending reductions.
“Even though we’re in the middle of a budget year, we just went through a cut because we were projecting a $6 million deficit here in my community, so I’ve had to cut personnel already,” Ludwig said. “… Right now, I’ve had to cut three positions and there’s more on the table potentially going forward.”
Ludwig noted that fire departments provide emergency medical services. As these departments start to be cut, or even have stations close down, responding to emergencies can take longer, he said.
“As each minute ticks by, the fire will grow, your medical emergency may get worse—especially if you’re in cardiac arrest, because if you go without oxygen for four to six minutes you suffer irreversible brain death,” he said. “So the impact to service levels to the communities is drastic.”
Many cities and towns didn’t see funding from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, said Irma Esparza Diggs, the director of federal advocacy for the National League of Cities.
Only local governments in areas with a population of over 500,000 people were eligible for direct payments out of the fund from the federal government, according to the Treasury Department.
One of these cities was San Antonio, Texas, which received $270 million, said Mayor Ron Nirenberg. He said the city has been able to avoid making cuts to public-safety services because they are central to the COVID-19 response, and some of their costs were offset by the Coronavirus Relief Fund.
But Nirenberg added that other services could suffer if Congress does not provide direct support for local governments. San Antonio has a $127 million revenue shortfall, and the adopted budget for fiscal 2021 is $4.4 million lower than the fiscal 2020 budget, according to a city budget document.
“There are a lot of things that our local government does that we simply don’t have support from anywhere else, and those areas are disrupted,” Nirenberg said. “I think specifically of behavioral-health, mental-health, family-service types of activities. Those are under severe stress.”
“We’ve been able to stave off cuts because we’ve made adjustments in other areas and we’ve had to furlough employees in the earlier parts of this pandemic,” he added. “If this lingers longer, I’m concerned that an increasing need in human services has the potential of going unmet.”
Pittsburgh, with a population of 305,000 in 2010, received funding through Allegheny County. The county in total received more than $212 million and planned to send $6.2 million to the city.
Cara Cruz, spokesperson for the Pittsburgh Public Safety department, said in an email that the city faces a “2021 budget shortfall of several million dollars.”
“Without an influx of federal funds, there will very likely be cuts to the public sector, including Pittsburgh Public Safety as soon as July,” Cruz said. “While it is unclear exactly how the Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS would be specifically impacted by this, it is very clear that any cuts to EMS would result in slower response times, which can cost lives.”
The National League of Cities conducted a survey in November that found around 6,000 cities, towns, and villages did not receive any relief-fund aid that was included in the CARES Act, which passed in March.
The same survey found that 70 percent of cities were experiencing negative fiscal impacts due to the pandemic, and that 37 percent have had to implement hiring freezes, wage holds, layoffs, or furloughs.
The League was one of many groups that pressed Congress to include direct aid to state and local governments in the last coronavirus package. But more money did not make it across the finish line as part of the omnibus package that both funded the government and provided other COVID-19-related relief.
“To say that local governments were disappointed by not receiving relief is an understatement,” said Esparza Diggs. “It was actually disrespectful to local governments to not receive any federal funding for what has been a natural disaster at the same time that COVID rates are surging, vaccine deployment is a top priority, and all of those city governments are working to meet the most basic of human needs that many residents are facing within their respective community.”
Esparza Diggs said those who provide public safety, including police officers, firefighters, and emergency-medical services, are often at risk for being cut because they are a big part of a city’s budget. Officials have had to make tough decisions going into 2021 without additional assistance, she said.
“It’s everything and all of the above,” she said. “It’s cuts to personnel—public-safety personnel, police, fire, EMS, sanitation workers.”
Counties had already made cuts to various services last year, said Eryn Hurley, associate legislative director at the National Association of Counties. An analysis by the group released in July predicted a $202 billion budget impact through fiscal 2021.
“Counties have already indicated a cut or delay in certain county services, including human services, public safety, community development, support,” Hurley said. “Also, when we’re talking about the workforce, counties across the country have had to cut their county workforce, including either furloughs or layoffs. They’ve had requests for employees to retire early, or even cuts to their hours.”
A report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Jan. 8 said that total government employment declined by 45,000 in December. In local governments, there was an employment decline of 32,000, not counting jobs in education.
Suzanne Prentiss, executive director of the American Trauma Society, which advocates for trauma care and rapid response, said she is concerned about how fiscal shortfalls in communities across the country will affect public-safety services.
“Anytime you draw back on services that are available, when an emergency happens—and they happen every day—then that timely response that’s necessary and lifesaving and property-saving will be not as timely,” she said.
Prentiss is also a city councilor for the city of Lebanon, New Hampshire. She says her city has not had to make difficult budget decisions yet, but added, “We’re prepared for it.”
Responses to emergencies could be delayed as a result, she said. “When you cut back the front-line response, then you’re talking about time, and time equals tissue, time equals life, and time also equals saving property, so those are all in jeopardy.”


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The big news this weekend is that Thomas Rawls has officially received his Michigan offer, and apparently was elated over it. This is a kid that has always wanted to play for Michigan, but he didn't have the grades. But he didn't give up, he worked his butt off in the classroom and now has an offer to one of the top academic universities in the world, I'm so happy for him!
Rawls will make his announcement on signing, in a press conference at 9:30AM ET.
Extra: Rawls also seemed very optimistic on Michigan's chances of landing Chris Barnett...
If you haven't seen it already, check out TomVH's interview with Chris, here.
Darian Cooper is also going to be announcing his decision on signing day, although he doesn't have a time set just yet. One of the biggest factors in his decision will be his relationships with the players, so it's good to hear that he got on well with Josh Furman (host), Taylor Lewan and fellow recruit Antonio Poole.
Michigan has finally made it back into Cooper's top group, along with MSU, Iowa and Georgia Tech; and you can't help but feel optimistic here. We know his mom really likes Michigan, even more after Michigan showed her this again (go down to #15!). He and his mom are also good friends with the Hollowells if I remember rightly?

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Microsoft recently announced the launch of the newest upgrade to their Surface Book laptop. The company released the new Surface Book that has 30% more battery life and twice the performance as compared to the first-gen model.
Surface Book 2
The tech giant claims that the Surface Book 2 is the most powerful laptop it has ever made, packed with the latest Intel i7 processor, a re-engineered thermal system, an additional fan to keep those processors running at full strength, 1.9 teraflops of graphics performance, and 16 hours of battery life.
The design remains the same as on the previous model, which was incidentally launched on the same date exactly a year ago. Panos Panay, who manages hardware at Microsoft, was up on stage to present the new Surface Book. He pointed out that the company understood what customers wanted, which is better battery life and graphics performance. While he didn’t announce the specific model name, Panay did say the i7 will have twice the graphics performance than on the original notebook and an increased battery life of 16 hours.
As mentioned earlier, the design of the new Surface Book stays more or less the same, and it still sports the 2-in-1 design of the first Surface Book with a detachable PixelSense touchscreen, full keyboard, and compatible Surface Pen. Microsoft aims to please both the avid gamer and the hardcore professional with their new portable offering.
It runs on the latest version of Windows 10 and will be up for pre-orders in the US in November. The Surface Book 2 starts at a price of $2,399, putting it in competition with the likes of Apple Macbook Pro, which is getting a refresh at the company’s event tomorrow.


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Tomorrow it’s time for us to hit the German autobahn again to prepare for our next big project! On April 16th at Harmonie in Bonn we will be recording “Songs From The Road” on DVD/CD which will be released in September 2015. We will be 10 persons on stage both that night and the night […]
Heading out on our 2nd German/European release tour supporting our new album “Too Many Roads” out on Ruf Records bringing us to the following cities and venues! Apr 02 – Downtown Bluesclub – Hamburg, Germany Apr 03 – Spirit of 66 – Verviers, Belgium Apr 04 – Bielefelder Jazzclub – Bielefeld, Germany Apr 05 – Quasimodo – […]
Heading out on the German releasetour vol. 1 playing at the venues listed below: 20-03 / Gemeindesaal (releaseconcert) / Lindewerra 21-03 / Nordhof Steinemke / Wolfsburg 22-03 / Jazz Club Minden / Minden 23-03 / Alte Piesel / Fulda 24-03 / Muddy’s Club / Weinheim The new album “Too Many Roads” out on Ruf Records will be released […]

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New upgrades from the previous F-4 include a much more
comfortable 45-Grip frame, new wide trigger shoe, and the
trigger pull of only 2.2 lbs.! The gun has no external moving parts
meaning less maintenance and less chance of breakdowns. All
moving parts are hardened or hard anodized for long life. ACI's
new patented valve system is proven to be the most air efficient
in the industry allowing the F4 to operate in all temperature
ranges with over 800 shots off of your 9oz. tank.
The ACI F4 Illustrator is older, so while it may be available used and in a few cases new, it is not commonly available anymore.
Spyders and tippmans, and the list goes on and on...................
I have a Benchmarker Expansion chamber and thats it
Oh yeah....since i got my F4 in 98 i have the oldscool straight barrel(no muzzle break) and it shoots straight as hell. Ive even shot a birds and squirrels with it.
Expansion chamber and if you really want get a barrel. Especially if its one of the new barrels with the muzzle break
IM NOT BIASED
The valve system kicks ass. I refill my tank every 3 weeks or so
Good cold weather gun (we're talkin -20 degrees below 0 )
Actually its good in all kind of weather, rain, sleet, hail ,snow, heat
Chicks dig it!!!!!
It makes a col noise when it fires
Better then a Syder
nuthin at all
REALLY IM NOT
Never chopped a ball yet
and ive been using it for over 4yrs now
Youll kick ass with it.
PLuss CHicks dig it
they really do
Really....you cant go wrong with this marker
Its a perfect all around conditions gun
grey 1999 F4 Illustrator w/ a cp flame drop foreward (silver), aci chrome double trigger frame, venturi bolt, 6 stage sub zero expansion chamber, smart parts all american (16'') barrel
expansion chamber, remote, or anti siphon tank
Hmm whats good about this gun...
The F4s got a great valve... i can play all day w/o having to refill my 14 oz tank.
Works well on CO2, which is a BIG plus. It's also got a unique cocking setup, in which you pull a back knob in the sight rail. It's pretty much just a top cocking setup with a cocking sight rail screwed on top of it. The main benefit of this is that dirt and paint etc. cannot enter the gun, plus it looks cool, too :). Anodizing and milling look good as well. Field stripping is easy, too, but be sure not to stick the bolt in upside down (the side w/ 2 holes goes down). Nice new trigger shoe that makes shooting much easier and faster is also included. In my opinion much better than spyders that are in the same price range. Also, with the setup i had above, looks absolutely bad ass!!
Comes with a ball chopping open faced bolt; buy the venturi (which will reduce ball breaks and give maybe 20 feet more range). Stock barrel SUCKS. It's just like an aluminum pvc pipe with muzzle break. It's also large bore, making shooting common medium bore paintballs even more inaccurate. The all american i got with it is an huge improvement. Trigger frame is composite. I know it's strong and all, but it just feels cheap (speaking of cheap, the stock grips are plastic). Velocities somewhat erratic if you don't get something that eliminates liquid CO2.
For the price, it's a very good buy. Miniscule compared to the E-Matrix, but then again my Matrix setup was around 900 bucks, while an F4 setup (with much needed new barrel) is only around 200. What you get with the F4 is a tight looking, easy to maintain, reliable, good performing paintball gun.
Shutter, TL +, Maverick, Revulation (forgot how to spell it, only tested it), Minimag, Sniper II.
Spyder Shutter w/ Storm E-Grip, 14" Big Daddy Smart Parts barrel, 6 stage expansion chamber, 20 oz. CO2 tank, Adco Imp Sight, RPG bipod, Alien Bolt, 12 v revvy, braided hoseline, w/ 32 degrees or diablo paintballs.
New barrel (Always get a 14 inch, you get the same performance as a 16 inch for the accuracy, but eat up less CO2 and have less drag, and its better than a 12 inch.), new expansion chamber, a regulator, if your in to conserving your shots and accuracy get a red dot sight, the grip on this thing is alright, if you care too much about that you can get a better one, and a double trigger.
Doesn't eat up co2 at all, pretty accurate, fun to play with, can compete with most semi autos (If your a good enough player even cockers and mags), dependable, you can get it at about 140 dollars, has a rear cock, its overall a pretty good.
Not much on its own, unless you compare its actual performance vrs things like cockers and automags.
Good gun, really, i liked it, but you know, ive enjoyed things like the TL + from spyder and some other guns for the same price a bit more. If you really are compelled to get it, theres not much to stop you with other than its not the "best gun" but its a pretty good one.
Once again, I have used a Talon, uncomparable since it is only $35. I have also used a stingray, which I would like to say do NOT suck, they have a rather dependable design, but the lock pins are a major hinderance. I've also used a Shutter and Surge, for all practical purposes the same thing, and I enjoyed the feel of my F4 much better.
Obviously, I own an F4, a black one, to be specific. It has no upgrades as of now, but will soon have a Sub-Zero X-chamber. It's powered by a 9Oz. chrome-moly (I'm no wimp, it's just cost effective).
Can't reccomend anything, because I don't have anything. A sight is a nice addition though, but mine broke.
First, this is a follow-up review, after actually playing a game with it. Now, the one thing that I absolutely love is the markers simplicity. Through three hours of play, only one ball broke, and it was not a chop. Second, the trigger shoe is an excellent addition, as it caused no pain at all to my trigger finger. The rate of fire, though not high, is perfect for a person on a budget, because you cannot fire at an absurdly high rate. The field strip, though I didn't have to use it, was great, because at the end of the day, it took a grand total of five minutes to completely clean and lube the marker. The stock barrel was incredibly accurate, I could place shot after shot on top of each other from thirty to forty feet away from the target. I also liked the cocking method, namly no bolt to pop out and hit your mask. One person even had to ask how I cocked it! The gas efficiency is incredible, I played in colder weather, and made due with just my nine ounce through more then hundred rounds. The only marker there that rivaled my efficiency was a stingray, shooting well over three hopper-fulls on one nine ounce. The grip no longer bothered me because you don't realize comfort when you have adrenalin pumping through you.
As with everything, there is a downside. I only realized this during play however, that the marker has incredible kickback. You can try to hold it steady, but it is very difficult. The powerfeed plug is still a pain to turn, and it starts to hurt after a while, so I am going to buy a new one. Though not a problem, since I had only one break, which was not during a game, the barrels' accuracy vanishes after a ball break, the balls go wherever they want to, up, down, left, or right. The velocity adjuster is very good, though the slightest adjustment will lead to a HUGE change in velocity, which is not bad, only an annoyance.
Great marker! Those two words sum up all that I have written, even though some blemishes do shine through (or maybe thats my anodizing coming off). Its' simplicity is what attracted me to buy it in the first place, and it has not failed me yet. I am however coming very close to trying to burn the power feed plug, because it is increasingly difficult to turn, even with a large amount of oil. But as always (well, at least most of the time), good triumphed over evil. Though the rating is not as high as my original review, because of the incredible kickback, the F4 still gets a good ratng, a 9.
I use an F4 illustrator w/ a 14" barrel & expansion chamber
I would recommend a longer barrel.
This product is durable, and very CO2 efficient. The volocity is very consistant from shot to shot. Thi gun is also very accurate. In two games I shot my brother twice with only three paintballs. Both shots were at least 50ft away. Great gun!
The gun seems to lose alot of CO2 when unscrewing the tank. Might just be my O rings.
This is a great buy. It's perfect for playing with friends and if you wanna bring it to a real coarse it will shoot better than most guns people have.
F4 illustrator , venturi bolt , 8 inch custom made barrel , 4 stage expansion chambor
very reliable , easy to clean , not that expensive , take's pro carbine barrels
not that accurate unless u put a new barrel on it
This is a great gun for a beginner player and with the right upgrades you can win a small tournament. Buy it if u are a starting player playing walk on games or small tournaments.I have taken out players with M98's , automags and i have also beat a player with a 2001autococker.Great gun buy it
I've used a Talon, which I will not compare to a semi, because the Talon is $35 and therefor you get $35 performance (I still might play with it to sharpen my skillz). I have also used my bro's Shutter, and personally I like my F4 much better.
Stock F4 Illustrator powered by a 9 Oz chrome-Moly and fed by a VL 200 w/ adjustable elbow (Damn that 7/8 power feed).
What can I say, mine is completely stock, though I would recommend a new barrel because the stock barrel is large bore. But the stock barrel is also an aftermarket barrel (it's the Zero-G Millenium series).
Let's start with the small things. First the trigger shoe is nice, because the trigger is like a razor to my poor little fingers. Next the steel-braided hose is very nice as opposed to the macro-line on my bro's Shutter. Love the wrap-around grip, much better than grip plates, while on the grip subject, thank God that the grip can accept standered bottom lines. Plus another little bouns: when I opened up the F4 to oil it for the first time of use, I found that the parts had a liberal coating of lube on them already. And now the two main reason's I fell in love with the F4: the fact that everything on it but the grip is made of aluminum or steel. The other reason? The fact that a 9 Oz can get a reasonable amount of shots. The tool-free field strip, even though not one of the main reasons, is also nice, even though it can't compare to the field strip on a Spyder or Piranha (hope I spelled that right), which will only take a matter of seconds.
These are just little things. The biggest of the little things is the fact that the power-feed plug if a pain to remove and turn (the plus-side is you could run over it a few times and you could still use the plug). Another of the little gripes is that whenever you try to remove the striker-plug, it's o-ring gets snagged on the threads of the body. The grip frame is also plastic, but that doesn't bother me right now, because somewhere down the road, I'll buy an aluminum frame. And to correct another person, the field strip pin is not threaded both ways, only one, and thats the way you put the plug in to extract it.
Now my conclusion. Great job by ACI! even though some thought could have been put into certain parts (trigger frame, barrel), the job that was done was excellent. Now I just got my F4, and I've been testing it in weather that, on average is about 20-40 degrees F. The Sub-Zero valve works just as they said, and I'm running my F4 on a 9 Oz (thats CO2), no freeze-ups, no failures to recock. The only thing that I would've liked more is if the stock barrel was medium bore, since I've been testing it with Diablo Rec paint. Once again, I must say that ACI has done a great job, so I give my Illustrator a perfect 10, even though I don't believe that anything is perfect, because there is always room for improvement.
Thundercat (most cost effective), spider, automag, Nova
A few custom accessories, mostly stock
The stock barrel is a tube with threads - definitely should be upgraded, like all stock barrels. (Why does that never change?)
The F4 is a very tried and true (its basically an F2), dependable design, and I it has performed well. Like all paintguns of this type, rate of fire is moderate, and the stock barrel provides little accuracy, but the design is fairly trouble free. Importantly, I have never experienced ball breakage problems, which seem common among the newer entries into the market, except when using Brass Eagle paint, which someone gave me, and proved to break about every fifth ball. This, of course, is pretty good performance for Brass Eagle paint, and in no way reflects negatively on the marker.
ACI did take a significant shortcut in the design of the bottle connector on the front of the gun. The bottle mount is connected by a small screw through its center which engages about two threads through a thin web of aluminum. This is unfortunate, as the gun is far from having a weight problem and just widening the body extrustion by 3/16 of an inch would have made a world of difference on the durability here (the F2 did not have the forward mount). As is, the marker must, for all practical purposes, be used with a bottomline (and naturally that comes stock), and vertically mounting a bottle would be an almost guaranteed way to strip the retaining screw from its mount, permanently ruining the extrusion. If an expansion chamber is mounted here, the user must take careful of accidential impacts to the marker (don't drop it) for the same reason. The marker is also bulkier than it needs be, and a little refinement in the design would compact it a bit.
The F4 is reliable if taken care of, but not durable.
F4 with Venturi bolt, HVC, Air America Black Ice reg, Double Trigger with trigger job, ACI Zero gravity - JJ ceramic - Custom stubby - Stock barrel, KAPP Drop Zone 2 with econo adapter, Dye pressure gauge, and a little T.L.C.
ALL that I have, my gun kicks butt. Asked on more than one occasion if I had a electronic trigger frame
LOW maintenance, Easy to upgrade, Simple design, WELL built, ACI = QUALITY
Stock barrel not to great, but then not to many stock ones are anything to jump for joy over. Stock trigger is a little sloppy but that is easy to fix.
Great all round gun, would recommend to anyone looking to get into the sport, or wants a reliable and easy to upgrade gun. Perfect for the rec player that does not want to spend an arm and a leg on a gun and wants to get the most for their money.


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National family music performer Steve Weeks presents an interactive family romp filled with music, humor, and games as he performs his hit songs. Be prepared to laugh and sing, and bring those dancing shoes for this third event of the children’s Summer Reading Program.
Everyone is welcome to attend the event that is most convenient for them during the week:
Tuesday - 11:30 am in Carbondale, 2:30 pm in Glenwood Springs
Wednesday - 11:30 am in Silt, 2:30 pm in New Castle
Thursday - 11:30 am in Rifle, 2:30 pm in Parachute

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After you get rolling with your diet plan, there would still be a need for occasional consultations with both professionals, to monitor your progress. They may make adjustment to your diet plan as you proceed toward your goal. No healthy diet plan is complete without regular exercise. A personal trainer would be ideal, if you can afford one. But most people would rather become a member of a health spa or exercise gym, where personal trainer services are included in the membership fees. The services may not be too personal, but will suffice.
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Try adding or subtracting 100-200 calories per day, and test that level for about a week before you make a decision. The rest of your daily calories can come from carbs. If you are willing to track calories, use a maintenance figure you know is accurate as a starting point, or multiply your body weight by 15 to get an approximation of your maintenance calorie level. If you have 150-200 pounds to lose, you will need to add an additional 400 calories per day to your diet plan. Do NOT go below 1,200 calories per day or you may lose your hair, your muscles, and any chance of winning the Lotto. If you require a 1,500 calorie diet, simply add 150 more calories to your daily diet. The above calculations are based on average calorie intake of 2250 calories.

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Design of the HTC Touch Handheld
Without a doubt, the Touch is one of the most attractive PDA-phones to date. It has a soft-touch finish throughout the front and back, and a minimalist design with curves not unlike that of a smooth pebble. Its most unique design feature is the flush LCD. Unlike most other PDAs, the screen on the Touch does not sit slightly lower than the front surface, but is level with it to accommodate the device's TouchFLO interface--which we will discuss at length in a moment. While attractive, one possible disadvantage of this design is that screen films applied for protection may be a tad unsightly, especially the high-quality ones which are usually quite thick.
The appeal of this PDA-phone is also due to its size. It is very slim at just 13.9mm, certainly one of the slimmest Windows Mobile devices with a touch-sensitive display. In comparison, the O2 Atom Life, another very popular model with a similar form factor, is 18mm thick. This also restricts the amount of space available for buttons.
On the front, there are only a directional pad and two buttons for calling and hanging up. Aside from those, a volume rocker and a camera shutter key are found on either side of the Touch. These two, as well as the expansion card slot, power key and a single USB connector, are all found along the silver strip that runs around the four sides of the Touch.
Unlike most phone devices, the Touch does not have its SIM card slot in a position that requires battery removal to access. A cover on its right side opens to reveal both the SIM slot and microSD slot. With much difficulty, this cover can be opened with the battery cover at the back still on. However, the diagrams that show you which way to insert the cards can be seen only when the back cover is off, which leads us to infer that removing the back is a necessary step when switching cards. And even though you can remove or insert a SIM card without touching the battery, the device still turns off automatically when you do that--which makes any reason for not having the SIM card under the battery moot. This part of the Touch is certainly awkward and needs not to be repeated in future models.
Features of the HTC Touch Handheld
Connectivity options on the Touch are almost complete, if not for the missing 3G. The availability of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth as well as triband GSM will suffice for many users, but no doubt many will avoid this PDA-phone because the option to use the faster 3G or HSDPA standard is absent.
By default, the Home screen of the Touch has a different look from Windows Mobile's standard one. It is gray in color and has as its focus a large digital clock. A few large tabs below this clock will switch the view to a weather report or a launcher to commonly used settings pages. Below this special portion of the modified Today screen are regular items like upcoming appointments and message/email notifications.
Determined to make the Touch more than just a regular PDA-phone, HTC has introduced the TouchFLO interface in it. Like the VueFLO feature found in the Dopod U1000, TouchFLO seeks to make the handheld more user-friendly. This time it's not done with a motion sensor but a system which allows the use of finger swipes to perform certain actions. According to HTC, this is implemented through both software and hardware, and thus cannot be ported to an older device without problems.
By placing a finger below the display and swiping upwards a virtual cube appears on the screen. You are then presented with a quick dial screen which can be populated with pictures of nine contacts. Four icons below that bring you to applications like the dialer and contacts. By swiping left or right, the virtual cube turns two other screens which have shortcuts to commonly used applications and multimedia functions. A downward finger action from the top to bottom will switch the display back to the Today screen, or whichever application that was being used when the virtual cube was brought up.
While that part of the TouchFLO software is purely for quicker access, there are other more useful aspects to it. In lists that span more than one page, scrolling is usually done by pressing the directional pad or manipulating the scroll bar on the right with a stylus. On the touch, a quick stroke upward with the finger on the contact list or messages will send the page moving. To stop, you just have to put your finger down on the screen again. It knows when it is a finger or when a stylus is being used, so there is no problem selecting multiple items with a stylus. Though very cool, this feature may not be all that useful, especially with long lists.
Like other Windows Mobile devices without keypads, text input is done using a stylus either by writing or tapping on the onscreen keyboard. Writing text messages and emails is always two-handed affair, so those who dislike this method should avoid this PDA-phone.
The camera found on its rear is a 2-megapixel one without autofocus. It produces decent images for a phone camera and is reasonably responsive when in use.
Performance of the HTC Touch Handheld
Equipped with the OMAP850 201MHz processor, the Touch isn't exactly Speedy Gonzales when it comes to responsiveness. In fact, when a few applications are active, it begins to slow down significantly. Programs not in use should thus be closed completely, and this is easy to do because of HTC's Task Manager which makes it more convenient to shut down apps from the Home screen.
Call quality and reception were fine throughout our use with no issues there. The rear placement of the speakers is not ideal for speakerphone conversations, but otherwise the Touch performed well as a phone.
Though it doesn't have a huge battery, the Touch lasted us almost three days of normal use. This will vary according to different individual's usage patterns, but it's safe to say the Touch will last most people more than a day without having to recharge.

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HILLARY’S SPEECH….I just finished watching Hillary’s concession speech and it seemed pretty strong to me. I’m sure folks like Sullivan will find something to carp about (perhaps that the speech was, admittedly, a little heavy on self-congratulation), but it was basically a pretty good balance between appealing to her supporters (hence the self-congratulation) and throwing her full support behind Barack Obama. We all know Hillary isn’t the greatest public speaker in the world, and as usual she sounded a little forced at times, but overall it was as much as anyone could have expected, I think. She did a good job, and it’s the kind of speech she probably should have given more of during the campaign itself.
Like a lot of people, I wish Hillary had pulled out of the race earlier. But I never got too bent out of shape that she didn’t. I always figured that as long as she didn’t make the nomination into a convention floor fight (and I didn’t think she would), the damage from the extended campaign would be pretty minor. And that’s pretty much how it turned out: Obama is in fine shape, Hillary’s attacks were mostly fairly routine for a tight race like this (bloggers who have gone ballistic over her behavior really need to get a reality check on this score), and supporters on both sides went over the line several times. There was both race-baiting and misogyny on full display in this campaign, and on that score neither side has much to be proud of.
But that’s not why she lost and Obama won, anyway. I agree with Katha Pollitt and others that the war was probably the key issue that gave Obama the wedge he needed to mount a challenge. Beyond that there was just the plain fact that Obama ran a very, very good campaign and Hillary ran a very, very mediocre one.
We’ll see what happens next, but I fully expect Hillary to work tirelessly and genuinely for Obama. I don’t think she’s holding out hope for 2012, I don’t think she wants to be Obama’s vice president, and I don’t think she’s going to try to subtly sabotage his campaign.
In any case, it’s over. Any Clinton supporters who plan to stay home or vote for John McCain are flat crazy and need to return to reality ASAP. Obama supporters who can’t let go of the Hillary hatred need to do the same. On to November.

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Everyone Has a Story: Here is Ours.
Our story started the way many good stories begin...from a Me (stephanie snow) to a We (psychology & wellness).
Me: I am Stephanie Snow and I am the owner of our fantastic group practice. I have always wanted the ability to find a way to help more people with their mental health struggles as well as their life dreams. This practice is part of my dream.
We: I have expanded from a solo private practice to a group practice specializing in mental health therapy and wellness. We have an office in the Lake Oswego / SW Portland area and we are seeing clients in person and over telehealth. We really do have the most awesome team of clinicians and admins! We are very lucky to work together each day.
Our goal is to serve our community, provide psychotherapy, treat our clients and each other well, coordinate care with other providers, spread compassion and human kindness and help facilitate healing from a variety of life issues and mental health
We plan to continue to expand our services and add, along with the therapy services we currently offer, medication management and wellness services such as nutrition and yoga. We want to make good connections with the community and have some fun along the way!
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Juggle the soccer ball is a skill that all soccer players need to develop. It is not a skill that you must have to play the game of soccer at a high level but it definitely won’t hurt .
Look at some juggling examples in real games. Juggling has been used by some of the greatest players of the game.
If you are like me, I bet your first attempt at juggling was a horrible, painful experience. But with a lot of patience and practice it will become easier and easier.
Here is how you should be practincing to develop your juggling skills.
- Hold the ball in your hand
- Drop it to your feet and kick it back into your hands. Do this until you get comfortable doing it.
- Juggle (kick) the ball 2 times before kicking it back to your hands. Do this until you get comfortable doing it.
- Increase your juggling (touched/kicks) to 3/4 and the back into your hands. Do this until you get comfortable doing it.
- Now alternate from right to left foot
Here is a tip for you.

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Design grating METROPOLIS: Rain meets Jugendstil
New METROPOLIS gratings reintroduce Nouveau Art to architecture
Who says that drainage channel gratings have to have a strictly plain and conservative appearance? With the introduction of its design gratings „METROPOLIS“, HAURATON adds a new page to its product range by applying high level aesthetics. The new gratings are not only functional but also visually appealing, with sinuous, asymmetrical lines and flowing shapes, inspired by the basic elements of Jugendstil and Art Déco.
METROPOLIS: drainage with emotion and elegance
Planners and architects can now add unique details to special construction projects, whether it be with futuristic architecture or in historic town centers, giving the project an extra touch of character. "The design for METROPOLIS is based on the decorative, entwined lines of a Paris metro station or similarly important turn-of-the-century objects. The rather lush style is also defined by certain geometric elements," emphasizes HAURATON CEO Marcus Reuter. "With METROPOLIS, we not only want to deliver high quality technology to developers and planners, but also offer advanced flexibility regarding artistic expression for their construction projects."
At the end of the 19th century, Jugendstil and Art Déco contributed to an increase of upbeat and ornamental designs for industrial materials like concrete and steel. Therefore it doesn’t come as a surprise that the two movements were the source of inspiration for the new gratings. By focusing on individuality and new shapes, and with the technical cooperation of HAURATON product engineer Klaus Weiler, the Stuttgart-based industrial design firm, Reform Design, created METROPOLIS.
Inspiration from creative French Sales Advisor
The project was initially inspired by HAURATON France Sales Advisor Jean-Christophe Turgné, who had submitted the first drawings. Marcus Reuter: "Our French colleagues have an eye for style and often create ambitious, forward-thinking solutions for special projects. With this skill in mind, the idea for Metropolis was conceived." The challenge during the development phase was to design a grating that would have been easy to manufacture and that would have been able to sustain loads up to 400 kN (class D 400), despite the particular aesthetics of the grating.
Compatible with FASERFIX KS and RECYFIX PRO
In order to make it compatible with the channel systems FASERFIX KS and RECYFIX PRO, it was also necessary for the grating to have the correct width and to be versatile, adapting itself to the unique SIDE-LOCK system. HAURATON went further and made it also possible for a locking handle to be integrated to fix the gratings. "There were no limitations as far as the design is concerned. For reasons of functionality and technical safety, the bearing bars under the grating had to be invisible from the top," Marcus Reuter explains. All of these requirements were fulfilled with this exclusive and fashionable product.
Sold either individually for FASERFIX KS or as a combi-article for RECYFIX PRO, the gratings will be available in the nominal widths of 100 and 200 mm.
More information about METROPOLIS:
Please find more product information on the product pages of FASERFIX KS and RECYFIX PRO


Finding the best cheap tablets in India can be a tedious task, especially when there are so many decent choices available. However, if you have set your budget, you are halfway to winning the battle. The tablet market witnessed tremendous growth over the past years, and a lot of big and small brands made their way toward offering budget-friendly tablets. Be it for digital painting, watching movies, taking online classes or more, the best cheap tablets are worthy of it all.
However, the challenge lies in making the decision. The plethora of options can leave the users confused but not any more! We understand your dilemma and hence bring you a list of the top five budget-friendly tablets from leading brands. So, let’s get started without any further ado.
Also Read: 5 Best 5G Tablets In India 2023
Best Cheap Tablets In India
Here, have a look at the best cheap tablets in India from various big brands.
1. Oppo Pad Air
Oppo Pad Air is the first name on our list of the best cheap tablets in India. With a 10.36-inches screen and 2K display, this tablet offers an amazing visual experience. The Oppo Pad Air is your ideal companion for working, watching or playing your favourite games. Thanks to the Snapdragon 680 Octa-core 6 Processor, the tablet features an efficient performance and smooth operations. With a 7100mAh battery capacity, the Oppo Pad Air can offer a run time of up to 15 hours. Furthermore, the table also supports fast charging, so you don’t have to worry about the draining battery anymore. The quad speakers offered by this tablet are known for immersive listening experiences.
2. Acer One 10
Next, we have the Acer One 10 on our list of the best cheap tablets in India. The Acer One 10 Tablet offers high-performance and efficient operation, all thanks to the MT8766WA Cortex A53. With a 10.1-inches screen and Full HD display, this tablet is an excellent option for playing games and watching videos. The 6600mAh battery is great and offers a decent battery life. Equipped with 8-megapixels rare camera and a 5-megapixels front camera, the Acer One 10 is known to take outstanding shots for the price. Talking about the design, this tablet features a compact and sleek design. The tablet also features 4GB RAM and 64GB Storage to take care of all your storage needs,
3. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8
Samsung needs no introduction today. The brand has an amazing product line and a huge customer base. All the more reason why there is so much demand for Samsung products. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 features an elegant design and is quite on the budget, making it one of the best cheap tablets in India. The tablet is known for its wide range of features, including a Parental Control system, Screen Recording system and more. With a 10.5-inches screen and 1920 x 1200 pixels, the tablet makes an amazing display system. Powering the tablet is an octa-core processor and 7040mAh battery, which is responsible for the smooth and efficient performance of this tablet,
4. Nokia Tab T20
Featuring next on our list of the best cheap tablets in India is the Nokia Tab T20. With a 10.36-inches screen and 2K display, this tablet is a great choice at a decent price. The amazing display system enhances the watching and gaming experience of this tab. Powering the tablet is the Unisoc T610, which is decent enough for the price. At the rear, the tablet features an 8-megapixels camera, while at the front, you get a 5-megapixels camera with this tablet. With Android 11 and 8200mAh battery capacity, this tablet is great for day-to-day usage. The Nokia T20 Tab might fall short in terms of storage, but the overall performance offered by the tab is great.
5. Motorola Tab G70
Lastly, we have the Motorola Tab G70 on our list of the best cheap tablets in India. The tablet is an overall charmer and enhances your entertainment and work efficiency with its powerful specs. The tablet comes with an 11-inches FHD+ 2K IPS LCD display to give you a cinematic visual experience. The MediaTek Helio G90T Octa-core Processor and 7700mAh battery capacity increase the productivity level while offering smooth and fast operations. The powerful processor is also ideal for multitasking and regular gaming. The overall design of the tablet is excellent as well.
Best Cheap Tablets: Final Thoughts
So, this was all about the best cheap tablets in India. With this article, we tried to cover the best tablets at a pocket-friendly price, offering quality specs and features to meet your requirements. We handpicked the products mentioned above based on users’ reviews and ratings. These tablets are easy on the pocket but have a lot to offer to the users. So, go ahead and find your ideal pick from the above-mentioned list.
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JEREMY G Brings All The Feels In "Dito Na Lang" Performance Video
Star Pop artist Jeremy G has released a new performance video for his latest single "Dito Na Lang"!
If you've already heard this song, then it's probably your new heartbreak anthem with its melodramatic rhythm and #mapanakit lyrics. But this new video just succeeded in multiplying all of the feels!
Check out Jeremy G's emotional performance video of "Dito Na Lang" below:


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US President Barack Obama believes it is a “novel” idea to blame him for the rise of Donald Trump. He was speaking at a joint press conference at the White House, with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau beside him.
“I have been blamed by Republicans for a lot of things, but being blamed for their primaries, and who they’re selecting for their primary is novel,” CNN quoted Obama as saying. The US president was asked about some of the Republicans accusing him of being responsible for Trump’s upswing.
Obama pointed out that there was not much difference between the real estate businessman’s take and Marco Rubio or Ted Cruz on certain issues. “Mr. Trump just may be more provocative in how he says it, but the actual positions aren’t that different,” Obama said. “For that matter, they’re not that different from Mr. Rubio’s positions on immigration, despite the fact that their families are the products of immigration and the openness of our society.”
Obama blamed media and the Republican Party for creating an environment to help the GOP frontrunner grow further. He said that many of the information outlets, social media, news outlets, TV stations as well as that the Republican political elites had been “feeding the Republican base for the last seven years.”
The GOP presidential candidates are presently taking part in a Florida debate. Trump talked about immigration and said he should not be allowed to recruit foreign workers, but he did it anyway.
Trump said recruiting foreign workers with H1B visas had been beneficial for him as a businessman. Rubio, who is supporting of the use of H1B visas, said that the companies, which had violated the legal system, should be penalized.
“If a company is caught abusing that program, they should never be allowed to do it again,” NBC News quoted Rubio as saying.

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Just in case you're wondering, I finally found the Kentucky map postcards (I also found the new location of Napa Valley Grill and two new-to-me shopping centers, as well as a Tuesday Mornings I'd not run across before. Unfortunately, the doll I've been hunting down for a sweet little girl on our Christmas list was not there.).
Back to the map postcards: I found them in the only location I ever turn them up, which is on River Road across from the water tower that houses the Louisville Visual Art Association. Two gas stations nearly side-by-side out there both carry the good postcards, 4 for $1.00, map cards included. This time I bought 8, hoping they'll last me a little while.


What goes together as well as grilled venison backstrap and fried potatoes? I do. I am the Weatherby Vanguard Synthetic paired with a versatile Leupold® VX-2® 3-9X 40mm riflescope. The combo adds up to SUB-MOA accuracy with Weatherby factory or premium ammunition… guaranteed. I am the one-two punch you’ll love on your next big game hunt, because when my Leupold crosshairs settle behind the shoulder, and you squeeze my adjustable two-stage match trigger, all you have to do next is fire up the grill.
- SUB-MOA accuracy guarantee (.99” or less 3-shot group at 100 yards when used with Weatherby® factory or premium ammunition)
- Adjustable Match Quality, Two-stage Trigger
- Fluted Bolt Body
- One-piece Machined Bolt Body
- Fully Enclosed Bolt Sleeve
- Vanguard Recoil Pad
- 3-Position Safety
- Cold Hammer Forged Barrel
- Integral Recoil Lug
- Hinged Floorplate
- Monte Carlo Griptonite stock features pistol grip and forend inserts
- Right side palm swell
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- 24-inch #2 contour
- Radius crown
- Leupold 3-9x40 VX-2 riflescope
- Matte finish
- Duplex reticle
- Mounted and boresighted by a Weatherby gunsmith
- Talley designed Weatherby Vanguard lightweight mounts
Learn more about the Vanguard features HERE.
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Outstanding performance, should have paid more!
Purchased my combo from Bud's Gun Shop online. It arrived two weeks prior to Missouri deer season. Sighted it in the first weekend, and took it hunting on opening day. Dropped a buck in its tracks with a single shot. Brought home 83 lbs of prime corn-fed venison. My thanks to the good folks at Weatherby! I will be buying my three sons each a Vanguard for Christmas!!!
Outshooting precision rifles at 200 yards
I bought my Vanguard 7mm from Cargill's gunshop in Conroe, Texas in 1971 or 72. I installed the Leupold 3x9 Vari X 2 scope for hunting in east Texas. I had previously used a British 303 Military surplus, shooting 180 gr. ammo. My first 100 yd shot group of 3 shots could be placed inside a single nickle circle. Man, I was estatic!!! I've hunted with it since 1972 and absolutely love it even today !!!! I've tried firing other 7mm Magnums & they "kicked my shoulder off", so to speak !!!! Thank you Weatherby for a Great Weapon for a lifetime use !!!!!
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Beautiful to use, enough kick to the stock where it doesn't hurt. I prefer the Beanfield rifle myself but i would more than welcome this gun into the family.


Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Galaxy S8+
Which of Samsung's Galaxy phones is the better buy?
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However, it's not the only flagship that Samsung has offered up this year, with the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8+ both still available. How does Samsung's new shiny premium smartphone compare?
Samsung took the unusual step of only very mildly changing the specifications between the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S8 families from the Galaxy S7 family. It hasn't kept to that with the Note 8, which alters the formula in a marked way by introducing dual cameras on the rear, which gives it a definite edge over the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Both of the S8s have very good cameras, but the Note 8 puts Samsung back in a much more competitive space against a range of other premium Android handsets, many of which have already adopted dual lens strategies.
The Note 8 features the largest display in Samsung's current handset family, but only by a very small margin over the Galaxy S8+, at 6.3 inches to 6.2 inches. There's a fair jump down to the Galaxy S8 itself at 5.8 inches, but the use of Samsung's "Infinity" display means that all three have large display screens to play with.
At a technical level, the Note 8 actually has the lowest number of pixels per inch of all three phones, because it's cramming the same resolution as the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ into a larger frame. That's a technical detail you're never going to spot in real world use, however.
The Note 8 has some very big shoes to fill when it comes to battery life, because both the Galaxy S8 and especially the Galaxy S8+ are top contenders for battery life in every test we've run them through, beating pretty much every premium smartphone out there. In a sheer numbers game sense, it's interesting to note that Samsung has opted for a slightly smaller power pack in the Note 8 than in the marginally smaller Galaxy S8+, with 3,300mAh on board. That may be a psychological matter, as the Note 7 infamously had to be recalled due to fire issues, and Samsung may have wanted to play it very safe with the followup Note device.
Samsung does have its plays in the more "affordable" spaces, but in the premium space, it goes all out, and charges accordingly. The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ command premium prices, especially for the larger S8+, but the Galaxy Note 8 leaves them in the dust, price-wise, with an outright Australian asking price of $1,499. That's not quite the most expensive handset on regular sale in Australia (thanks to Apple) but it is the most expensive Android handset you can buy.
So is it worth it? We'll have to put the Note 8 through its paces properly to discern that, but what is likely is that we'll see some price drops on the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ at some point officially. We've already seen some direct importers slice prices on those handsets recently, and that means that if the Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+ feel "good enough" to you, it might be worth holding out just a little longer to secure an even better bargain.
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Quality management systems – Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001 in local government
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ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems - Requirements 1 Scope This International Standard specifies requirements for a quality management system when an organization: a) needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and b) aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. All the requirements of this International Standard are generic and are intended to be applicable to any organization, regardless of its type or size, or the products and services it provides. NOTE 1 - In this International Standard, the terms "product" or "service" only apply to products and services intended for, or required by, a customer. NOTE 2 - Statutory and regulatory requirements can be expressed as legal requirements. The objective of this International Standard is to provide local governments with guidelines for consistently providing products and services to their customers/citizens, according to their relevant needs and expectations. Assuring conformance to the applicable statutory and regulatory requirements and relevant compliance commitments. This can be achieved in a responsible (3.8) and accountable (3.9) manner, through the application of ISO 9001 on a comprehensive basis. These guidelines do not, however, add, change or modify the requirements of ISO 9001. It is important that all the local government's processes at all levels (i.e. strategical, tactical-managerial and operational) constitute a comprehensive quality management system, and that the focus on the use and further development of the quality management system is on achieving its objectives (see clause 6.2). The comprehensive character of this system is essential to ensure that all the areas of the local government have a specified level of reliability (i.e. effectiveness of the processes). In determining the quality management system processes, it is important that the local government considers the processes necessary to provide reliable products and services to its customers/citizens (see Annex B). The processes involved are managerial, operational and supporting processes, and they include management processes, product and service delivery processes and any other processes needed for the effective operation of the quality management system. Annex A provides the diagnostic methodology for local governments to evaluate the scope and maturity of their processes and products and services. Using Annex A for comprehensive diagnostics is a good starting point for users of this International Standard.

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Read about the fascinating life of Maud Baum and the making of The Wizard of Oz
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AUTHOR: Elizabeth Letts
GENRE: Historical Fiction
LENGTH: 384 pages (paperback edition)
FIRST PUBLISHED: 2019
About Finding Dorothy
Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts was one of my favorite books that I read in 2020. I devoured this book as soon as I got my hands on it. It was everything I love about historical fiction books.
Finding Dorothy is a fictionalized account of the real life story of Maud Gage Baum, the wife of L. Frank Baum, and her experience on the set of The Wizard of Oz. This book was well-researched and the story-telling drew me in from the very beginning.
The book alternates between two stories. First, there is the story of Maud’s life from growing up deep in the women’s suffrage movement through her marriage with L. Frank Baum. Then, you get the story of the filming of the movie, The Wizard of Oz and well as the friendship that evolved between Maud and Judy Garland. The two stories weave together beautifully.
I truly loved this book. Maud was fascinating as was the story behind the book and behind the movie. I loved getting a glimpse of Judy Garland as a teenager and reading about her friendship with Maud. I could not put this book down!
This book is perfect for readers who love biographical fiction as well as those who grew up loving The Wizard of Oz. It’s a beautiful homage to the books and the movie.


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Ever wondered what you'd look like as a disney princess? Or what Buzz Lightyear & Nemo would look like drawn mashed together as one character? A fun game to play with family & friends featuring cards with challenges to draw disney & pixar characters & fellow players. No drawing talent required. Includes 95 cards, 70 tokens, 5 drawing boards, 5 pens, hourglass timer, game dice & instructions packaged in a disney themed box. Suitable for 3-10 players. A great gift for disney lovers aged 8 & over.
Dimensions 19 x 19 x 6.5 cm


How Germany’s First Digital Grocery Retailer is still Revolutionizing the Industry Today
The premier online grocery retailer in Germany
Leader in online gourmet food trade for 17 years
12.000 + products offered online
Gourmondo was one of the first online grocery retailers in Germany. The company was founded in 2002, making it an e-food pioneer. Since then, Gourmondo has been one of Germany’s market leaders in the fine food sector. The original idea behind Gourmondo was selling international food via the internet in Germany. Today, Gourmondo is shifting their focus to making exclusive delicacies available to a broader range of customers.
The Initial Situation
As a pioneer in the online gourmet food segment, further development is essential for Gourmondo - not only in terms of assortment, but also in terms of technology. The original 17-year-old shop system was able to meet the demands of early E-commerce and the ‘mobile wave’, but the market developed quickly. The company’s online shop quickly lost customers as new touchpoints and sales channels became more relevant in the customer journey.
Data now plays an ever-increasing role, from purchasing through customer acquisition to existing customer marketing and logistics. The lack of flexibility in the old tech stack coupled with the maintenance and upkeep proved too costly and difficult, as was the further development as the shop overall. That is why Gourmondo decided to switch to the Spryker Commerce OS.
"The motto today is no longer ‘mobile first’, but ‘customer first’" - Joachim Rabe, CEO Gourmondo Food GmbH
The Goals Behind Migrating to Spryker
As an e-commerce pioneer, Gourmondo understands its customers’ needs quite well. However, the requirements changed toward the personalization of both customer journey and product range. The goals behind migrating to the Spryker Commerce OS were better customer-centricity, to attract new customers at a lower cost, as well as increasing the re-purchase rate and purchase frequency.
Complex Requirements for a Lean System
The requirements Gourmondo has for the Spryker Commerce OS are multifaceted because there are many attributes in the food sector that must be included in the data, storage and delivery process. These include, for example, the minimum shelf-life of products, batches, the various cooling zones in the warehouse and during delivery.
It is important for Gourmondo that these processes and attributes are all united in a lean system that can also be expanded, if necessary. The modular architecture of Spryker made it possible to model and adapt all these attributes. Missing elements could be developed in a short time and implemented with the help of Spryker´s Glue API. The Glue API is designed to be used as a contact between the Spryker back-end and any touchpoint, integration, or third-party system.
The biggest challenge was to connect a whole ecosystem of payment providers, PIM, CRM, ERP, and warehouse management software. Almost all of Gourmondo's external interfaces are based on the Spryker Middleware. It features five stages in which elements are exported and imported: read, verify, associate, translate, and write. This process ensures that all important data is properly and securely imported and integrated.
"Spryker is the spider in the middle of the web, holding together the threads between all the interfaces." - Tobias Schlepphorst, Projektleiter und Head of Consulting, Best IT Group
"We decided against a largely rigid standard solution because we wanted to control the code and thus of the processes, functionality and speed." - Joachim Rabe, CEO Gourmondo Food GmbH
Maximum Flexibility Through Technology Ownership
Gourmondo deliberately chose not to use standard software so that it could preserve the ability at any time to advance and steer processes themselves to keep technical debts as low as possible.
Gourmondo has to make very few compromises with the Spryker Commerce OS - whether it’s the timing of updates or the freedom to decide the direction in which the platform should develop, for example, when it comes to the connection of marketplaces.
The Spryker State Machine regulates the definition, execution, and visualization of various operations in which certain activities must be performed in a given order and automatic processes initiated. At Gourmondo, it models the order process where an order dispatch is automatically triggered after successful payment processing.
The Spryker B2C Suite as a Foundation
"The headless architecture of Spryker, with the separation of a simple frontend and intelligent backend, gives us the foundation to respond more quickly and efficiently to the challenges of the young and ever-changing e-food market." - Joachim Rabe, CEO Gourmondo Food GmbH
The scope of the relaunch did not only include the shop, but the entire infrastructure renewed. The Spryker B2C Suite provided a solid foundation for this, offering modularity, flexibility, and access to code.
The decoupled capabilities and features of the B2C Suite can be independently extended, and each front-end can be accessed through an API integration. Different front-ends can be set up for different touchpoints or even country-specific shops. The B2C Suite has provided Gourmondo a fast-paced solution, ensuring a smooth launch that is already bearing fruit: There has been a 15-percent shopping cart lift since the launch.
The E-commerce agency, best it, provides reliable business units for the digitization of business models in B2C and B2B retail. The experts help with complex processes and unmanageable system landscapes through the intelligent use of modern technologies in the fields of PIM, CRM, personalization and commerce frameworks. Based on the modular Spryker B2C Suite and access to the code, best it created the entire Gourmondo infrastructure in just 13 months.
The back-end of the headless Spryker Commerce OS allows every shop front-end, as well as the external systems Akeneo, Ayden, zenloop, dynamic yield, or payment implementations such as Paypal to be combined in one system. The B2C Suite provides Gourmondo with the specific features that combine all the complex requirements of digital food retailing in one lean system.


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A worthwhile excursion from Metu is to the 20m-high Sor River Waterfalls, one of the most beautiful falls in Ethiopia. It lies close to the village of Bechu, 13km southeast of Metu. The last 15 minutes of the one-hour walk (5km) from Bechu takes you through dense forest teeming with birds and monkeys. At the falls, Sor River suddenly drops 20m over the lip of a wide chasm into a fern-lined amphitheatre. You can take a dip in the pool below.
A daily minibus leaves Metu for Bechu (Birr19, one hour) around 7am. It returns as soon as it’s full, which means you may have to walk back to Metu or battle a night of fleas in Bechu. To find the falls, enlist the help of a Bechu villager (tip expected) or ask one of the children who invariably tag along. With a 4WD you could make the return trip from Metu in less than four hours.


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Student Actress May Elghety Aspires to Revolutionize Art, Psychology
At the age of 17, May Elghety became the youngest Egyptian actress to attend the Cannes Film Festival. The AUC sophomore, majoring in psychology and minoring in film, was invited for her role in the groundbreaking sociopolitical film, Eshtebak (Clash) in 2016.
Elghety grew up around lights, cameras and stacks of scripts. Her father, a scriptwriter, rewarded her with minor roles in series if she did well in school growing up. Today, her roles are no longer incentives to do school work, but rather represent a passion, career and, above all, a way of connecting with audiences and raising awareness.
Connecting to the Audience
Elghety’s immediate family are all involved in the media industry. However, her professional choices in media have been idiosyncratic. For her, academia and art are deeply intertwined. She recognizes that she is now, more than ever, taking roles that leave impressions on audiences, and youth in particular.
“Film is entertainment, but it’s more than that, because it’s important that who you watch makes you feel something – whether it is joy, sadness or sympathy,” Elghety said. “That is what reminds the audience of who they are and the human in them.”
Elghety, only 19, has diversified her work through representations of characters with nuanced identities. Recently, Elghety won the award for best actress at the My Love Michelle Film Festival -- advocating the talents of people with disabilities -- for her role in Nada (2017), where she played the role of a non-verbal dancer who falls in love with a visually impaired pianist.
Characters on screen, for Elghety, represent the diversity found within Egyptian society and their roles help to create more empathy for different mindsets. She sees the film and television industry in Egypt as media through which societies can understand their problems. “The box office flunked throughout the '80s and '90s because the idealistic ‘Golden Era’ was over, and certain directors introduced realism and neo-realism, trying to address certain political issues and social issues,” she said. “A lot of people didn’t want to see it. They blocked it out, and so they didn’t know what the problems were and didn’t understand the gravity of them.”
However, Elghety says that today, against the backdrop of commercial comic relief and nostalgia for the golden days, filmmakers are trying to revive these realist and neo-realist movements. "Filmmakers are starting to tackle issues in very artistic ways while serving the true purpose of film," she said. "We’re flourishing again, and in 50 years, this will be the golden age.”
Elghety’s methods for mastering her roles relate back to her firm belief in film’s ability to urge humans to connect with one another. Set in the back of a police truck, Esthtebak confined characters of different backgrounds to a space where they were forced to deal with each other’s differences.
Referring to her role as Aisha, Elghety says it was the furthest from her real-life persona. She recalls doing research to capture the essence of her character. “I had to invest my all into it," she said. "It’s the role I’m proudest of so far. The whole process gave me the greatest honor of all: being at the Cannes Film Festival and the entire team receiving great feedback for it.”
During Ramadan of 2017, La Totfe El Shams touched on issues such as unconventional relationships, infidelity, drugs and class issues. Elghety’s role addressed modern problems that Egyptian youth are facing. “Every day, people were asking, what will happen to Habiba and Adam?" reflected Elghety. "It was interesting how their relationship developed, and it was realistic. Couples that tend to get married young will witness their relationship go downhill. You won’t necessarily relate, but you’ll understand how and why.”
The plot set itself apart by deviating away from traditional plot lines and focusing on how to deal with class transgressions. “There are experiences and problems we’re often unable to confront," Elghety stated. "Seeing it on screen can help us reflect on ourselves and others around us. I always try to address different mindsets and choose my work based on the extent to which you can feel for this person and see the many layers of who they are before you judge their choices.”
Time for Psychology
Elghety’s interest in psychology began around the age of 14, around the same time she was working on Al Kaserat (The Minors) series that tackled the social and psychologically traumatic phenomena of child marriages.
At the same time, she began to gain an interest in how the human mind works. “I started reading articles and free lectures on psychology curricula from Oxford and Yale, and it wasn’t advanced learning. It was open to everyone," she said. "I think that was it for me. I realized I really want to study psychology to do humanitarian work and raise awareness.”
Part of the reason why Elghety has taken up acting as a career is to inspire audiences to reflect on their inner conflicts. “Speaking of myself and others I’ve encountered, we have all been influenced by certain characters, personalities on screen and films,” she stated. “We all experience traumas or have unresolved troubling feelings. Seeing it unfold in front of us on a screen can sometimes help us take the time to begin coming to terms with it in one way or another. The whole purpose of what I do is to make the audience feel things.”
Elghety aspires to advance in academia, do research and obtain a master’s and even a doctorate in the field of psychology. Her dream is to ameliorate psychoanalysis and mental health treatment in Egypt. “I want people to not be scared to seek help when they are going through a mental illness,” she shared. “I want to have a rehabilitation center in Egypt, where people can come in, and not be locked in a room and put on medication. I want people to come in and know that they’re welcome to be here. They don’t have to take medications if they don’t want to because we’re going to work together on the best way to help them get better.”
In her short career, the actress has received numerous awards for her roles in popular television series, such as Grand Hotel. Elghety hopes to continue effecting change both on and off the screen. She is often told that she has too much on her plate in handling school, acting and cocurricular activities, taking on the task of associate sessions head in AUC's community service student club, 3alRaseef.
“This doesn’t discourage me," she concluded. "It's very important to understand how the mind works for my career as well. If I can make a difference in one person’s life, then it’s worth it.”


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The Puget Soundkeeper Alliance alleges polluted stormwater from the LRI Landfill discharges into the waterway, known both as Muck Creek and South Creek, as well as its unnamed tributary and wetlands next to the facility.
A Graham-area landfill has been illegally polluting a nearby tributary of the Nisqually River for years, according to an environmental advocacy group’s lawsuit.
The Puget Soundkeeper Alliance alleges polluted stormwater from the LRI Landfill discharges into the waterway, known both as Muck Creek and South Creek, as well as its unnamed tributary and wetlands adjacent to the facility.
“This is a small waterway that supports native runs of chum, coho and steelhead,” as well as cutthroat trout, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance staff attorney Katelyn Kinn said. “This is a waterway that is really well worth protecting, and our community needs it to be healthy.”
In recent years, the pollution from the business at 30919 Meridian E. has exceeded what’s allowed by its permits and the federal Clean Water Act, according to the lawsuit filed Sept. 11 in U.S. District Court in Tacoma.
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The suit names Pierce County Recycling, Composting and Disposal, which does business as LRI, and its owner, Waste Connections of Washington.
A message left with LRI’s office was not returned, and Waste Connections could not be reached for comment.
The LRI website says the landfill has liners and a leak-detection system, among other features, to “meet and exceed all regulatory requirements.”
As for the waterway: “The footprint was configured to avoid impacts to South Creek and its eastern tributary,” the company’s website says.
According to the lawsuit: A combination of test results reported by the facility for its permits and tests done by the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department showed the landfill’s discharge had higher than acceptable levels of copper, zinc, PCBs, lead, arsenic and other chemicals last year.
Some of the pollution Puget Soundkeeper Alliance alleges, such as landfill leachate, isn’t allowed to be discharged at all.
“It’s basically like garbage juice,” Kinn said. “It’s the fluid that builds up at the landfill over time. It’s as nasty as you would picture it.”
The LRI website describes in detail a process for collecting that liquid, treating it and pumping it into the county sewer system.
But the lawsuit alleges some still ends up in the creek.
Kinn said that while stormwater appears to be the primary way the pollution is getting from the landfill to the creek, there might be other paths that are not yet clear.
It’s also not clear how many days the landfill has been in violation, she said, which would be a factor in determining the potential penalty.
“It’s over a period of years,” Kinn said. “Many, many days, but I really can’t say how many.”
The suit asks the court to order the landfill to pay up to $52,414 for each day it’s been in violation, per the Clean Water Act.
The lawsuit also contends the landfill has been in violation “each and every day during the last five years on which there was 0.1 inch or more of precipitation” and that it continues to be so.