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Minnesota senator arrested, accused of soliciting minor for prostitution WWW.FOX9.COM A Minnesota Senator from Grand Rapids was arrested, accused of soliciting a minor for prostitution. Sen. Justin Eichorn, 40, was arrested on March 17 in Bloomington. The Bloomington Police Department says they communicated with a man who thought he was talking to a 16-year-old girl. Eichorn is a Republican who is married with four children, according to his Minnesota State Senate bio. He made headlines earlier this week for being a sponsor of a bill that would declare "Trump derangement syndrome" a mental illness.

Well, I'm sorry you feel that way.

Oval non-lockers are best for racking trad gear. Oval lockers are great for obfuscating which way is up or down in photos for The Gram so you don't get people wagging their fingers about orientation.

Ehh... I don't think those count. I mean, 4kN, of course they're still "super good enough" for some things... but still...

Well done that man.

Definitely possible with a name like Elfie. And yeah, the big ones can be a wrestle, especially if you're not in a good position as such.

In the shed I have a drawer in a filing cabinet with "Question Mark" chains and various old files things like that, and for out and about I have cut-off Aspen containers in a big plastic crate, one per chain type of good-to-go and easily-salvaged, and another of mixed buggered chains - rocks, nails, digger teeth (whoops) etc. - that I might get around to fixing one day.

Question still stands though Doug, why specifically do we want the shortest biner? Obviously there's a need for them, or they wouldn't make them, and elfie OP wouldn't be asking for one. But still... why do we need to shave 15-25mm off a connection? Just making conversation on this bank holiday Monday, no climbing for me today.

First thing that springs to my mind are rescue quickdraws like these: Sometimes you need to cram more pieces into a short space. 2x94mm is significantly shorter than 2x120mm, I suppose. Sometimes midgets need rescuing too... Other applications as well, probably. But I agree... why?

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Lt. Col. Rogers, Field Artillery, distinguished himself in action while serving as commanding officer, 1st Battalion, during the defense of a forward fire support base. In the early morning hours, the fire support base was subjected to a concentrated bombardment of heavy mortar, rocket and rocket propelled grenade fire. Simultaneously the position was struck by a human wave ground assault, led by sappers who breached the defensive barriers with bangalore torpedoes and penetrated the defensive perimeter. Lt. Col. Rogers with complete disregard for his safety moved through the hail of fragments from bursting enemy rounds to the embattled area. He aggressively rallied the dazed artillery crewmen to man their howitzers and he directed their fire on the assaulting enemy. Although knocked to the ground and wounded by an exploding round, Lt. Col. Rogers sprang to his feet and led a small counterattack force against an enemy element that had penetrated the howitzer positions. Although painfully wounded a second time during the assault, Lt. Col. Rogers pressed the attack killing several of the enemy and driving the remainder from the positions. Refusing medical treatment, Lt. Col. Rogers reestablished and reinforced the defensive positions. As a second human wave attack was launched against another sector of the perimeter, Lt. Col. Rogers directed artillery fire on the assaulting enemy and led a second counterattack against the charging forces. His valorous example rallied the beleaguered defenders to repulse and defeat the enemy onslaught. Lt. Col. Rogers moved from position to position through the heavy enemy fire, giving encouragement and direction to his men. At dawn the determined enemy launched a third assault against the fire base in an attempt to overrun the position. Lt. Col. Rogers moved to the threatened area and directed lethal fire on the enemy forces. Seeing a howitzer inoperative due to casualties, Lt. Col. Rogers joined the surviving members of the crew to return the howitzer to action. While directing the position defense, Lt. Col. Rogers was seriously wounded by fragments from a heavy mortar round which exploded on the parapet of the gun position. Although too severely wounded to physically lead the defenders, Lt. Col. Rogers continued to give encouragement and direction to his men in the defeating and repelling of the enemy attack. Lt. Col. Rogers’ dauntless courage and heroism inspired the defenders of the fire support base to the heights of valor to defeat a determined and numerically superior enemy force. His relentless spirit of aggressiveness in action are in the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army. Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US Department of Defense website | US military | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Page honoring Charles C Rogers for his Vietnam war service is now defunct with letters ‘DEI’ added to website... The US defense department webpage celebrating an army general who served in the Vietnam war and was awarded the country’s highest military decoration has been removed and the letters “DEI” added to the site’s address. On Saturday, US army Maj Gen Charles Calvin Rogers’s Medal of Honor webpage led to a “404” error message. The URL was also changed, with the word “medal” changed to “deimedal”. Rogers, who was awarded the Medal of Honor by then president Richard Nixon in 1970, served in the Vietnam war, where he was wounded three times while leading the defense of a base. According to the West Virginia military hall of fame, Rogers was the highest-ranking African American to receive the medal. After his death in 1990, Rogers’s remains were buried at the Arlington national cemetery in Washington DC, and in 1999 a bridge in Fayette county, where Rogers was born, was renamed the Charles C Rogers Bridge. As of Sunday afternoon, a “404 – Page Not Found” message appeared on the defense department’s webpage for Rogers, along with the message: “The page you are looking for might have been moved, renamed, or may be temporarily unavailable.”

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Well good for you, and now I'm jealous. Good stuff. Kao pad gai kai dao was my breakfast of choice about half the time over the 5 weeks we had in Thailand... chicken fried rice with a fried egg on top. It's only my breakfast a few times a month now. Shame.

https://www.austrialpin.at/en/products/carabiners/detail/nm31ak-micro-3-way-autolock/ That one is 94mm, 33kN This DMM is 95mm, 24kN PerfectO Locking DMMWALES.COM Compact connections. The PerfectO is a compact true oval connector that minimises the eye-to-eye length... 94, 95 doesn't sound very short, does it. How long is a regular 3-action? All my kit is out in the shed and I'm comfy I'm afraid. Anyone got one nearby?

Looks fantastic. I see you don't bother with the crushed toasted rice in the laab, and I don't blame you. We ate it a lot in Thailand when we were young and cool, freaking delicious yo. I've made it a good few times at home since, always tried toasting and grinding some rice, but it always tasted like you were crunching through raw rice. So I stopped trying to add it. Som tam, another wonderful Thai salad. Shredded green papaya, tiny dried shrimp, the usual lime and herbs and everything. But we just don't have green papayas growing on a tree over every single restaurant terrace here. Such a pity.

Edit... lady in the red wants to change his diaper so bad.

Remind me which dog is older/senior/superior? Any or all of the above? Great fun watching one put manners on the other with a double-ended lead. It's like a cheat code for training, as long as the mentor themself is well-behaved...

I'd imagine so yeah, unfortunately we have to rush this one, we need to get it planted and pretty before the one year anniversary of the first occupant next month, as planned by her husband... who then got in with her instead. It's been settling since July, it's dropped a good bit since then.

More Chamonix pics please, you know I'm a fiend for them. Heading there for 10 days or so this summer, it's about time we brought the children to their spiritual homeland.

Morning everyone. I'm off to a nearby cemetery with a friend in a tiny while to scrape a few cubic feet of soil off of a grave. Who knew that putting two coffins in the same spot would leave a mound on the ground? The spare soil I'll be mixing with compost and chicken pellets, and potting on a bunch of native trees I have on the go... rowan, hazel, wild cherry, etc... and forcing them upon people who knew the grave's occupants.

Sorry boss, I forgot to pack my weekday enthusiasm into my weekend work bag. I'll address this.

All the players should have inter-team comms too. Non-switchoffable.

Solid technique, can't argue.