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Holiday 2007 Newsletter 2007-12-02 16:02:15 Gift Certificates Available
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December 2007 Newsletter - United Arms Service 2007-12-01 08:20:40 United Arms Service
Custom & Tactical Gunsmithing
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Greetings
There are many new things happening at United Arms Service.
First and foremost, you will soon see that our website will be undergoing an extensive redesign. I have received various complaints: “the website is difficult to navigate”; “it is too difficult to find what I am looking for”; “your content doesn’t change frequently enough, where are the photos of your more recent work?”
I heard your complaints and I listened!
I am redesigning the flow of navigation flow and our nav. menus so that it will be easier to maneuver through the pages of our site, and find the information that you are seeking. I have also made our search engine easier to find.
I am also working on a massive upload of new photos of our work. If you are a customer — you might find a picture of your gun on here!
One new service that we have alre Read more:December
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November PGCA Gun Show 2007-11-01 22:38:36 We have a gun show this month. Hope to see you there!
Pennsylvania Gun Collectors Association
November
17th and 18th, 2007
Saturday: 08:00 - 17:00
Sunday: 08:00 - 16:00
The Blade Runners Ice Complex
Harmarville, PA
Directions
Bladerunners Ice Complex, Harmarville, PA
Directions from North:
Take I-76 (PA Turnpike) East toward Pittsburgh to Harmarville (exit 48). Bear right onto Freeport Rd. Make the second right onto Alpha Drive (next to Wendy’s and Denny’s).
Directions from elsewhere:
Take Route 28 to Harmarville (Exit 11). At the end of ramp go straight to first stoplight; make a left and then a quick left at Primanti Brothers. Follow straight past Ladbrokes to ice rink. Or I-76 West to Harmarville (exit 48).
Why Can’t This Be My Profession? 2007-09-16 23:38:03 I had a conversation today at the gun show that gave me something to think about. Actually, this was something that I’ve been pondering for a while now.
How do you describe yourself? What is your identity?
If someone asks you, “Who are you?” — What do you say? How do you finish the statement, “I am a….”? What is your label?
As is usual for these gun shows — the flow of traffic can be erratic. For some periods of the show, you can be sitting behind your table, bored out of your skull; then there can be times when there are flocks of people around your table, and you can scarcely keep up with all the questions that are being bandied about.
Being Sunday — historically the slower of the two days of the show — there were many lulls where there weren’t many visitors passing by my table. As is common, I struck up a conversation with the vendor who had the table next to me. The topics of our conversation were
Someone Please Shoot Me Now 2007-09-15 21:14:12 To continue:
I had a gun show today. The day began with a less-than-auspicious start.
I was up late last night. I worked at my “real” job until 19:00. I arrived at the shop at about 19:30. I had to unload the organized chaos that resides in the trunk of my car, load up the guns I was taking to the show, and organize my paperwork.
By the time I got myself home and ready to go to bed, it was 23:30.
For some reason, I couldn’t fall asleep. I was still awake at 01:00. At 04:30, I was awake, thought I’m not sure if I had slept or not.
My alarm went off at 05:15; I finally dragged myself out of bed at 05:45.
I was out the door and on the road at 06:00.
I had planned on an hour for transit time (a generous cushion, but what proved to be a wise choice), so that I could arrive with an hour to get set up for the show’s opening at 08:00.
It’s never a good sign when: You get up in the morning and the foremost thought in your mind is, “Ma Read more:Please
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Self Censorship? 2007-09-15 19:17:57 I originally considered titling this entry: “Someone Please Shoot Me Now.”
However, I realized that, given my vocation — that the above headline is not entirely appropriate. However, I have long contemplated beginning to publish a blog. Among my self-imposed obstacles was a fear.
I think I can best summarize this fear as a fear of offense, or perhaps a fear of alienation.
To explain: As I mentally wrote my potential blog articles, I realized that my possible subjects spanned the entire gamut of audiences.
To put it mildly, my collection of interests is…. diverse.
But I decided that, in the end, you can’t please everyone. The only compass that I can follow is to be true to myself.
I am somewhat reluctant to describe myself as such, for fear of braggadocio — but I can probably be best described as one-of-a-kind.
When I thought of my topics, I considered my potential audience(s). I contemplated censoring myself. I had concerns of alienating readers.
Su Read more:Censorship
September PGCA Gun Show 2007-09-01 22:28:40 We have a gun show this month. Hope to see you there!
Pennsylvania Gun Collectors Association
September
15th and 16th, 2007
Saturday: 08:00 - 17:00
Sunday: 08:00 - 16:00
The Blade Runners Ice Complex
Harmarville, PA
Directions
Bladerunners Ice Complex, Harmarville, PA
Directions from North:
Take I-76 (PA Turnpike) East toward Pittsburgh to Harmarville (exit 48). Bear right onto Freeport Rd. Make the second right onto Alpha Drive (next to Wendy’s and Denny’s).
Directions from elsewhere:
Take Route 28 to Harmarville (Exit 11). At the end of ramp go straight to first stoplight; make a left and then a quick left at Primanti Brothers. Follow straight past Ladbrokes to ice rink. Or I-76 West to Harmarville (exit 48).
The Media Assault on the Second Amendment 2007-08-31 22:08:53 Media Aim at Gun Rights with ‘Loaded Coverage,’ Report Says
By Randy Hall
CNSNews.com Staff Writer/Editor
August 27, 2007
(CNSNews.com)
As gun-control advocates prepared to hold a “National Day of Protest Against Gun Violence” on August 28th, a group dedicated to correcting misconceptions in the media about social conservatism and religious faith issued a study claiming that news outlets regularly “take potshots” at rights provided by the SecondAmendment
.
“During the first seven months of 2007, the media waged an intermittent war against the Second Amendment, using a variety of fallacious arguments to make the pitch for gun control,” according to “The Media Assault
on the Second Amendment,” which was released on Monday by the Culture and Media Institute (CMI). “When it comes to the right to bear arms — to accept personal responsibility to defend home and family — the media are far from fair and balanced.&rdq
Do We Live in a Great Country, Or What? 2007-08-29 21:44:23 When It Comes to Guns, the United States is Number 1
The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens, making it the most heavily armed society in the world, a report released on Tuesday said.
According to the Small Arms Survey 2007, performed by the Geneva-based Institute of International Studies, U.S. citizens own 270 million of the world’s 875 million known firearms. It said about 4.5 million of the 8 million new guns manufactured worldwide each year are purchased in the United States.
“There is roughly one firearm for every seven people worldwide. Without the United States, though, this drops to about one firearm per 10 people,” it said.
India had the world’s second-largest civilian gun arsenal, with an estimated 46 million firearms outside law enforcement and the military, though this represented just four guns per 100 people there. China, ranked third with 40 million privately held guns, had 3 firearms per 100 people.
Germany, France, Pakistan, Mexico Read more:Country
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Take the Long Range View 2008-03-30 14:16:32 A man sentenced to death obtained a reprieve by assuring the king he would teach his majesty’s horse to fly within the year — on the condition that if he didn’t succeed, he would be put to death at the end of the year.
“Within a year,” the man explained later, “the king may die, or [...] Read more:Long Range
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This I Try to Remember…. 2008-03-23 20:41:17 “There are only two ways to live your life,
as though nothing is a miracle,
or as though everything is a miracle.”
— Albert Einstein Read more:Remember
Creativity 2008-07-15 10:56:26 “I put my heart and soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.”
– Vincent Van Gogh –
How much of van Gogh’s artistic ability and creativity was a direct result of his mental condition? Hundreds of physicians and psychiatrists have tried to define van Gogh’s medical conditions over the years. One of [...] Read more:Creativity
DSC03745 2008-09-21 17:13:22 DSC03745, originally uploaded by quiltnomad.
DSC03746 2008-09-21 17:13:03 DSC03746, originally uploaded by quiltnomad.
DSC03747 2008-09-21 17:12:41 DSC03747, originally uploaded by quiltnomad.
DSC03748 2008-09-21 17:12:17 DSC03748, originally uploaded by quiltnomad.
DSC03749 2008-09-21 17:11:54 DSC03749, originally uploaded by quiltnomad.
DSC03750 2008-09-21 17:11:34 DSC03750, originally uploaded by quiltnomad.
DSC03751 2008-09-21 17:11:12 DSC03751, originally uploaded by quiltnomad.
Evergreen Panel - Part I - In Progress 2008-09-21 09:52:12 0921081030.jpg, originally uploaded by quiltnomad.
This is from JoAnn Fabrics - Holiday Tidings QBOM (2000)
This is the first part of the “Evergreens and Ribbon” panel. This is machine-pieced, and I will hand-applique the ribbon.
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Violets III - In Progress 2008-09-20 10:43:28 0918081748.jpg, originally uploaded by quiltnomad.
This is the third Violets block from the Quilter’s Garden, QBOM.
The craftsmanship is much more fine, but after I finished stitching it — I realized that I made a large mistake. (Anybody who knows me, knows what a nightmare of stress that I’ve been under this week. If this is the [...]
Crystal Star 2008-09-19 21:09:19 Crystal Star quilt blocks from JoAnn Fabrics, Holiday Tidings Quilt Block of the Month (2000).
Machine-pieced.
Crystal Star - I, originally uploaded by quiltnomad.
Crystal Star - II, originally uploaded by quiltnomad.
Crystal Star - III, originally uploaded by quiltnomad.
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Large Snowflake II 2008-10-01 08:23:22 Large Snowflake
II, originally uploaded by quiltnomad.
Hand appliqued
American Spirit - Backing Question 2008-09-30 20:06:50 American Spirit quilt top. Machine-pieced, circa 2004.
American Spirit, originally uploaded by quiltnomad.
Backing
One, originally uploaded by quiltnomad.
Which backing fabric would be best, in your opinion? Backing one, above, a more folksy pattern — with more muted colors. Or backing two, below, a much bolder pattern with brighter colors?
Backing Two, originally uploaded by quiltn Read more:American
, Question
Bouquet - In Progress 2008-09-24 22:20:37 Bouquet, In Progress.jpg, originally uploaded by quiltnomad.
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