Jerry Charles Miculek Jr. (born September 7, 1954) is an American professional competition shooter known for his achievements in 3-Gun and speed shooting. He holds five officially sanctioned world records in revolver shooting and over 15 unsanctioned records with firearms ranging from 9mm semi-automatic pistols to the .50 BMG Barrett M107 anti-materiel rifle. Additional accomplishments include rapid-firing 12 shots (including one quick reload) from a six-shooter in 2.99 seconds, fast-shooting six shots in .98 seconds from a handheld Barrett M107, and a 1000-yard off-hand shot with his 9mm Smith & Wesson revolver.
His daughter, Lena, is also an accomplished competition shooter. I just saw not too long ago that she's getting or got married.
Rapeseed has been grown for 4,000 years. The Romans burned it in lamps. Medieval Europeans used it for lamp oil. The industrial revolution used it to lubricate steam engines. It worked brilliantly: high heat tolerance, doesn't break down easily. Perfect for machinery. Toxic for humans.
The problem: Rapeseed contains 50% erucic acid. This compound causes heart lesions in animals. Feed it to rats, their hearts develop fatty deposits and scarring. It also contains glucosinolates that suppress thyroid function. Your body actively rejects it as poison.
1970s: Canadian plant breeders develop a low-erucic variety. They need a new name because "rapeseed oil" has terrible marketing implications and everyone knows it's industrial lubricant.
They call it "Canola" - Canadian Oil Low Acid. Marketing genius. Same plant, different branding.
The new variety has less erucic acid. Still requires hexane extraction, high-heat processing, chemical deodorisation, and bleaching. Still oxidises rapidly. Still rich in omega-6 fats that promote inflammation. But now it sounds Canadian and wholesome rather than industrial and toxic.
1985: FDA grants GRAS status. "Generally Recognised As Safe." Canola goes from engine lubricant to cooking oil in one regulatory decision. Food manufacturers love it: cheaper than olive oil, neutral flavour, long shelf life. Restaurants use it in everything.
Nobody questions why a crop bred for lubrication and literally named "rape" needed a complete rebrand to become food. If the product is good, why hide what it is? You don't see "beef" marketed as "friendly muscle tissue" because there's nothing to hide.
Your fish and chips are fried in machine oil. The marketing worked.
I don't care what Pac made for supper or Dr. memes. I'm so glad to get the the Hell away the from smartasses hitting on me that I wish Mon. was a real holiday. I'd take the day off. At least he didn't try to kill himself this week. That temporary paralysis he had in his legs from his fall could've been very serious. The treatment he got was very wrong. He should get a malpractice lawyer.
"That temporary paralysis he had in his legs from his fall could've been very serious. The treatment he got was very wrong. He should get a malpractice lawyer.
Kim's too close to the fire. I'm hesitant to give many details because there might be legal action.
Suffice it to say, that was one of the most humiliating events of my life. They held me in a hallway in front of the nurses station/office until I pissed myself.
I think more about it when the bills start rolling in.
Jim has this idea that he's immortal because he's been in several serious accidents. I wish he cared as much abut himself as he does for his friends and me.
do they put out signs with pictures of people wanting your vote there like they do here? have you ever considered those displays as a who's who of the Kakistocracy I know I do.
They say it's HPV or something. I'm a dead man again. OMG!
I have noticed a huge increase in the last five years of men getting throat cancer.
Michael Douglas and many others had one thing in common they liked to go down on their woman.
I looked it up more common than cervical cancer.
When wee drove big trucks 20 years ago, I walked up to a drive up windoe of a Wendy's in Little Rock. They refused to serve me because I wasn't in a car.
I told them, "I've got a big truck out there. I cou l d pull that in." Of course their Canopy would have been wrecked. When you're hungry, you're hungry . ;)
When I was m making flower deliveries for the gay florist on the north side on Chicago in the late 70s, all t he designers, the book keeper and the owner were all butt blasters. They all had trouble with hemorrhoids. ;)
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At less than 30 k/mh
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