| Fight against attempts to limit gun-owners' rights
Manually loaded rifles/shotguns, pump actions, bolt actions, double rifles/double shotguns, long guns become illegal. 50 caliber team competition rifle will be registered with Illinois State Police - can't sell, trade, pass on to descendents.SB 16: Pistol-grip, short-barreled, pump slug guns with sling - my favored horseback/canoe/backpack/book research/work trip gun for the Northwest, Canada, Yukon and Alaska, for protection from wild animal attack, approved and encouraged by each government - would be illegal.Grizzlies have simple agendas. Sleep. Wake. Kill anything meat. Eat it. Sleep.These strictly defensive, last resort, survival weapons for close-in self-protection against killing machines carried during legitimate academic research are proposed to be criminal in Illinois. Why? We're American.
A treasure-trove of ideas
The greatest show on earth might not be the circus, but instead, the Southern Home & Garden Show. Great? Its covered. The show fills Exhibit Halls C&D at the Carolina First Center and covers 60,000-square-feet of floor space. Show? Everything you can imagine for your home will be shown at the 47th annual event. From products to build a home, decorate a home, paint a home, and live comfortably in a home, the show has it all and more. As for Earth? The show even has that, sort of, as landscapers, nurseries, pool companies and more can help you cover, decorate or even excavate your patch of dirt. .
Staying safe with portable generator
But you can be snug and safe with your generator, as long as you follow the rules. First, let's look at the dangers. Carbon monoxide:ΠThe gasoline-powered motor that runs a generator is an internal combustion engine, much like a miniature automobile engine. Like a car engine, the generator motor gives off carbon monoxide -- a deadly, colorless, odorless gas. If you start to feel sick or dizzy while using a generator, get some fresh air immediately. Never run a generator indoors. Keep it outside, away from doors, windows and vents -- both yours and your neighbor's. Experts advise that you also avoid running the generator in a garage -- even with the door open. Likewise, avoid placing your running generator in a basement, crawl space or any enclosed area.
RealNetworks Buys Casual Gamer Trymedia
In a move to bolster its casual-gaming portfolio, RealNetworks has bought Macrovision's Trymedia unit. The deal, announced in a news release Friday, marked the latest in Macrovision's moves to shed its non-core assets. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In trading late Friday morning, shares of RealNetworks edged up $0.04, or 0.7 percent, to $5.91. Shares of Macrovision, which announced fourth-quarter earnings Thursday, climbed $0.45, or 2.8 percent, to $16.81. .
Feds prescribe new recipe for flu shot
The flu vaccine must be reformulated every year to keep up with the fast-evolving influenza virus, and this year the government made a rare wrong bet on which strains would cause the most disease. The flu season got off to a slow start, but it rocketed in mid-January as some new strains arrived—and the CDC found the vaccine is a good match for only about 40 percent of the virus now spreading in the U.S. That Brisbane/10 strain is the big culprit, one first spotted in Australia late last winter, too late for scientists to include in this year's vaccine recipe even if they had predicted it would gain steam. Flu viruses come in different strains that constantly mutate, until one that few people have immunity against emerges and is able to spread widely. Each year's vaccine contains protection against two varieties of the harsher Type A flu—subtypes known as H1N1 and H3N2—and one from the more benign Type B family.
Ashley Samaniego of Virginia Beach did it!
NINE MONTHS AGO, Ashley Samaniego felt fat, and being out of shape made her unhappy. When her friends inadvertently gave her a wake-up call, she decided to wage an all-out war against unwanted weight. Her weapon: a boot camp program at a local gym, a fast-paced, high-energy style of workout that combines push-ups, jumping jacks and other exercises to push the body to its absolute limits. What was your breaking point? A few of my friends had taken me out for my 23rd birthday in May 2007 and had e-mailed me a few pictures from our night out. I couldn't believe how awful I looked and how I had let myself go. What was your physical condition at the time? I'm 5-feet, 7-inches tall, and I weighed 186 pounds. My body fat was 36.7 percent.
Russia's Medvedev set for presidency
Two hours after voting finished, a smiling Medvedev walked out of the Kremlin gates alongside Putin and the two men took to the stage at a celebratory concert on Red Square. "The elections have taken place and our candidate, Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev, has a confident lead," the Russian leader said to chants of "Putin! Putin!" from the crowd. "The elections were in strict accordance with the constitution." Medvedev, dressed in a black leather jacket and blue jeans, promised to stay true to his mentor's policies. .
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