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We are thrilled that two candidates will challenge the incumbents this November! Kelly Smith and Neil Snyder have the potential to bring real, positive change to Groton. They are running on the independent Groton Party and the Democratic tickets.
Introductions to Kelly Smith and Neil Snyder
An open letter from Kelly and Neil
Kelly and Neil would love to hear from you! They will be at Bun Appetit (215 Main St., Groton) on Saturday, November 2, from 10am to noon. Come and share your thoughts about the challenges facing Groton and your hopes for Groton's future.
Dear Groton residents,
We will be on the ballot for the upcoming Groton Town Board election.
We believe that the Town Board should be a resource committed to benefitting Groton residents as well as handling the daily responsibilities of managing the town. Thus we will work to improve community services and support local business. Our goal is to create a more vital economy in Groton. In doing so, we will work towards a more open, transparent government, one that reaches out to residents and takes their feedback seriously.
We hope to see you at the polls on November 5.
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The Media of Iran are privately and publicly owned but is subject to censorship. A special court has authority to monitor the print media and may suspend publication or revoke the licenses of papers or journals that a jury finds guilty of publishing anti-religious material, slander, or information detrimental to the national interest. For example, the media cannot criticize the Islamic doctrines, and previous leaders such as Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Most Iranian newspapers are published in Persian, but newspapers in English and other languages also exist. The most widely circulated periodicals are based in Tehran. Popular daily and weekly newspapers include Ettelaat, Kayhan, Hamshahri and Resalat. Iran Daily and Tehran Times are both English language papers. [1] Iran's largest media corporation is the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).[1] Financial Tribune is the main English language (online) economic journal.
A number of foreign broadcasts into the country exist, including Persian language programmes from Kol Israel and Radio Farda; however, these broadcasts tend to encounter occasional radio jamming.[2] The government engages in censorship programs to anything divergent from the country's regulations.[3][4] The majority of Iranians- upwards of 80 percent- get their news from government-owned media.[5] Attempts to establish private, independent media outlets in Iran have been restricted or banned, and Reporters Without Frontiers has declared Iran to have the highest number of jailed journalists in the Middle East. According to the 1979 Iranian Constitution, all broadcasting must exclusively be government-operated, and in 1994 the Islamic state banned the use of satellite television.[6] Yet, over 30 percent of Iranians watch satellite channels.[7]
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The exchange of human organs for cash or any other "valuable consideration" (such as a car or a vacation) is illegal in every country except Iran. Nonetheless, international organ trafficking—mostly of kidneys, but also of half-livers, eyes, skin and blood—is flourishing; the World Health Organization estimates that one fifth of the 70,000 kidneys transplanted worldwide every year come from the black market.
AUG 24, 2009 Illegal Organ Trafficking Poses A Global Problem HUFFINGTON POST
The recent New Jersey corruption probe, which resulted in the arrest of 44 people including state legislators, government officials and several rabbis for running an international money laundering racket that trafficked human organs, has brought Israel into the spotlight for organ transplants. Despite some growing awareness, the international organ trade industry is not well understood due to lack of information and the widespread nature of the problem.
According to theWorld Health Organization (WHO),the search for organs has intensified around the world because of an increase in kidney diseases and not enough available kidneys. Only 10 percent of the estimated need was met in 2005. As a result, the illegal kidney trade has increased tremendously over the past couple of years with the extent of illegal kidney transplants unknown even to the WHO.
Outside of Israel, Egypt, Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia, India and Iraq are some of the biggest players in the game. Organ trafficking is illegal in all these countries. The seller generally earns between $2,000 to $6,000 for a kidney, though post operation care is almost never taken into account. Unaware of all the risks involved, the donors often find themselves even worse off than before the operation, and with little or no money left to help them live.
Poverty and corruption are underlying themes behind sellers giving up their organs as most donors see it as the only option to make money. For most buyers, who have been waiting on transplant lists for months, desperate need and frustration push them to commit the illegal act. Often, they are told that the men and women they are buying the kidneys from are perfectly healthy and in good shape.
MAY 1, 2014 Human traffic: exposing the brutal organ trade NEW INTERNATIONALIST
In the early 1980s a new form of human trafficking, a global trade in kidneys from living persons to supply the needs and demands of 'transplant tourists', emerged in the Middle East, Latin America and Asia. The first scientific report on the phenomenon, published in The Lancet in 1990, documented the transplant odysseys of 131 renal patients from three dialysis units in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. They travelled with their private doctors to Bombay (now Mumbai), India, where they were transplanted with kidneys from living 'suppliers' organized by local brokers trolling slums and shantytowns.
JAN 7, 2011 How Corrupt Governments Make a Killing on Human Organs AOL
In December, the Council of Europe released a report alleging that Hashim Thaçi, the prime minister of Kosovo, is the leader of a criminal ring that smuggles contraband — including human organs — throughout Eastern Europe. While organ-trafficking stories are hardly new, Thaçi's has a bizarre twist: According to the COE, the prime minister used money generated from human organ sales to cement his political power in Kosovo, and he continues to profit from the traffic, along with many members of his Cabinet.
Thaçi's ring traces its roots to the Kosovo war of 1998-1999. At that time, NATO forces shelled the region in an attempt to expel Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic, whose Serbian forces were committing acts of genocide. At the same time, the Kosovo Liberation Army was fighting against the Serbians on the ground. Thaçi rose to power as leader of the "Drenica Group," a prominent part of the KLA.
According to the COE report, while Thaçi owed much of his power to his relationship with the U.S. and other Western powers, he also controlled illegal trade throughout the region. In addition to human trafficking and the sex trade, the Drenica Group sold weapons, narcotics, stolen motor vehicles, cigarettes and other contraband, according to the COE.
As it expanded its smuggling operations into Western Europe, the group consolidated power through assassinations, beatings and other forms of coercion. By mid-1999, the Drenica Group was in charge of Kosovo's construction and fuel industries, and Thaçi had appointed himself prime minister.
At the same time, the COE report asserts, Shaip Muja, a high-level Drenica official, set up a series of detention facilities that were designed to transport captives from the Serbian war front to Tirana, the capital of Albania. In addition to Serbian prisoners of war, the KLA also gathered alleged traitors, including "large numbers of ethnic Albanians, as well as Roma and other minorities."
While most of the detention facilities were repurposed farmhouses, at least one was built for the specific purpose of organ trafficking. Located near Tirana, it included what the report describes as "A state-of-the-art reception centre. . . . It was styled as a makeshift operating clinic, and it was the site at which some of the captives held by the KLA members and affiliates had their kidneys removed against their will." These kidneys were then sold "to private overseas clinics as part of the international 'black market' of organ trafficking for transplantation." Many of these allegedly went to Istanbul, where they were used by Yusuf Ercin Sonmez, a Turkish doctor.
After the war, the organ extraction program gained a level of respectability through the development of the Medicus clinic, a hospital located near Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. Dr. Sonmez, who had been barred from practicing medicine in Turkey's public health sector, went to work at the clinic, performing transplants for wealthy German, Polish, Canadian and Israeli patients. Donors came from Russia, Moldova, Kazakhstan and Turkey, where they were solicited with promises of huge payoffs.
In 2008, EULEX, the European Union's legal mission in Kosovo, began an investigation into the clinic for its role in the organ trade. Recently, five doctors were indicted for "trafficking in human organs, organized crime, unlawful exercise of medical activities and abusing official authority." In addition to claims that Medicus was illegally transplanting organs, it also was accused of cheating its donors: After removing their organs, the clinic allegedly refused to pay the donors, transporting them to the airport before they had fully recovered from their surgeries.
AUG 11, 2017 Organ trafficking gang in Baghdad mostly composed of 'Iranian women' BAGHDAD POST
On Thursday, Baghdad Operations Command announced that a gang composed of over 18 foreign women were arrested in Iraqi capital over charges of organ trafficking. The source said that the gang was apprehended while attempting to kidnap a 13-year old girl in Ma'moon neighborhood in central Baghdad. The source also noted that the gang was carrying out its kidnappings in high-class neighborhoods such as al-Mansour, al-Yarmouk and Zayona. Initial confessions revealed that the kidnapped children were sold to a begging mafia, he further stated. He added that the gang also demanded ransoms from abductees' well-off families.
This comes as the Iraqi capital is witnessing an increasing number of kidnappings amid a state of insecurity and lack of government control. Recurrently, the Iraqi police have announced that most of these crimes are committed by gangs affiliated with influential militias.
Baghdad has become a huge den for kidnapping gangs and organized crime, Ali al-Hiali, an attorney, said in press statements.
JUN 23, 2015 Child Trafficking Rampant in Iran CLARION PROJECT
A new special report by Al-Arabiya has exposed the problem of child trafficking in Iran. The report, part of the news outlet's "Inside Iran" series, says that children are sold for $150 on the streets of Iran.
There are an estimated 200,000 children living on the streets in Iran. Those who are trafficked are frequently picked up from the streets and forced into child labor, begging or organ trafficking
It writes, "In Tehran, the number of teenage girls in prostitution reportedly continues to increase" while "there are 35,000-50,000 children—some as young as four or five years old—forced by their parents or well-organized criminal networks to beg in the streets of Tehran; some of these children are reportedly forced to sell drugs."
MAR 1, 2016 ISIS Trafficking Body Organs of Living People GLOBAL RESEARCH
The Spanish daily El Mundo reported that facing the increased number of wounded members in the Syrian army and popular forces' attacks, the ISIL is selling ng the body organs of its captives for transplants.
According to the report, the ISIL also forces the prisoners in Mosul jails to donate blood and postpones the execution of those sentenced to death to use their blood as much as possible.
The ISIL doesn't merely use the organs of its captives and prisoners' bodies for transplant operations for its members but it sells them to other countries as a lucrative business, it added.
Medical sources told El Mundo that the personnel in one of hospitals in Mosul have seen corpses of at least 183 people whose organs had been taken out of their bodies.
According to the report, the ISIL has set up a medical team in Mosul headed by a German physician which exports the body organs to Syria and the Iraqi Kurdistan region for transplantation to its members or selling.
Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations Mohamed Alhakim had made the same revelations last year, saying that the ISIL is trafficking human organs and has executed a dozen doctors for failing to go along with the program.
SEP 19, 2016 ISIS are harvesting organs from its OWN dead and injured members after revenue from its oilfields dried up due to airstrikes DAILY MAIL
ISIS stole around 23 human organs of its dead and injured members in the Iraqi province of Nineveh for the purpose of trafficking after airstrikes left the organisation in desperate need of cash.
A source on the ground told Iraqi News on Sunday that in order to acquire quick finances to stay afloat the militant group has resorted to dismembering its deceased and injured assailants.
'Special medical unit of the organization proceeded to steal human organs for about 23 ISIS militants of those who slept in the hospitals of Nineveh,' the source said.
A report by al-Monitor news website, citing an Iraqi ear, nose and throat doctor named Siruwan al-Mosuli, said the group started to engage in organ trafficking back in 2014.
He told the site that ISIS commanders have hired foreign doctors to run an extensive organ trafficking system from a hospital in the captured city of Mosul, northern Iraq, that is already beginning to generate huge profits.
It claims the terror organisation has even set up a specialist organ-smuggling division whose sole responsibility is to sell human hearts, livers and kidneys on the lucrative international black market.
'[Al-Mosuli] said that lately he noticed unusual movement within medical facilities in Mosul Arab and foreign surgeons were hired, but prohibited from mixing with local doctors,' the report's author wrote. 'Information then leaked about organ selling.'
The report went on: 'Surgeries take place within a hospital and organs are quickly transported through networks specialized in trafficking human organs. Mosuli said that the organs come from fallen fighters who were quickly transported to the hospital, injured people who were abandoned or individuals who were kidnapped.'
Most of the organs are then smuggled out of Syria and Iraq into neighboring countries like Saudi Arabia or Turkey where criminal gangs sell them on to shady buyers across the globe, the Assyrian International News Agency reported.
DEC 15, 2015 Islamic State sanctioned organ harvesting in document taken in U.S. raid REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Islamic State has sanctioned the harvesting of human organs in a previously undisclosed ruling by the group's Islamic scholars, raising concerns that the violent extremist group may be trafficking in body parts.
The ruling, contained in a January 31, 2015 document reviewed by Reuters, says taking organs from a living captive to save a Muslim's life, even if it is fatal for the captive, is permissible.
For a U.S. government translation of the document, click here
Reuters couldn't independently confirm the authenticity of the document. U.S. officials say it was among a trove of data and other information obtained by U.S. special forces in a raid in eastern Syria in May.
"The apostate's life and organs don't have to be respected and may be taken with impunity," says the document, which is in the form of a fatwa, or religious ruling, from the Islamic State's Research and Fatwa Committee.
"Organs that end the captive's life if removed: The removal of that type is also not prohibited," Fatwa Number 68 says, according to a U.S. government translation.
The document does not offer any proof that Islamic State actually engages in organ harvesting or organ trafficking. But it does provide religious sanction for doing so under the group's harsh interpretation of Islam – which is rejected by most Muslims. Previously, Iraq has accused Islamic State of harvesting human organs and trafficking them for profit.
The document does not define "apostate," though the Islamic State has killed or imprisoned non-Muslims, such as Christians, and Shiite Muslims, as well as Sunni Muslims who don't follow its extremist views.
JAN 4, 2016 ISIS Defector Reports on the Sale of Organs Harvested from ISIS-held 'Slaves' HUFFINGTON POST
In February of 2015, Iraqi Ambassador Mohamed Alhakim requested the UN Security Council to investigate the deaths of 12 doctors in Mosul, Iraq who he claimed had been killed by ISIS after refusing to remove organs from dead bodies. He also claimed that some of the bodies found were mutilated with opening in the back where the kidneys are located. "This is clearly something bigger than we think," Ambassador Alhakim stated.
"Organ theft during wars, civil wars, dirty wars, wars involving undisciplined armies is not uncommon," Nancy Scheper-Hughes, chair of Berkeley's doctoral program in medical anthropology and director of Organs Watch, a California based documentation and research project told CNN in response to the February claim. She also told CNN that the market in human organs is brisk commenting that, "The demand for fresh organs and tissues … is insatiable." Scheper-Hughes added fresh kidneys from "the brain dead or from those executed with the assistance of trained organ harvesters are the blood diamonds of illicit and criminal trafficking."
U.S. State Department responded to the February 2015 claims with the following statement: "We also have no reason to doubt them given other similar atrocities that have been documented and other heinous crimes for which ISIL has proudly taken credit."
APR 25, 2017 Meeting an organ trafficker who preys on Syrian refugees BBC NEWS
He used to work as a security guard in a pub but then he met a group which trades in organs. His job is to find people desperate enough to give up parts of their body for money, and the influx of refugees from Syria to Lebanon has created many opportunities.
"I do exploit people," he says, though he points out that many could easily have died at home in Syria, and that giving up an organ is nothing by comparison to the horrors they have already experienced.
"They usually ask for kidneys, yet I can still find and facilitate other organs", he says.
"They once asked for an eye, and I was able to acquire a client willing to sell his eye.
"I took a picture of the eye and sent it to the guys by Whatsapp for confirmation. I then delivered the client."
An Israeli accused of involvement in a human organ trafficking scandal in Kosovo a decade ago has been arrested in Cyprus and the authorities in Pristina have requested his extradition to face trial, police said on Friday.
Police accuse Moshe Harel of seeking out people in need of kidney transplants and of luring donors to Kosovo from Turkey and the ex-Soviet Union with the promise of up to €12,000 ($14,500) in payment. Recipients, mainly Israelis, paid between €80,000 and €100,000 for the organs. Some donors never received any money.
FEB 22, 2017 Iranian High Ranking Official: Children are Kidnapped for Body Parts THE TIMES OF ISRAEL
Organized gangs are kidnapping Iranian citizens in order to take out their organs to sell them, the deputy chair of the judiciary committee of the Iranian parliament, Yahya Kamalipour, told journalists.
"Children, especially orphaned children are being identified and then kidnapped by criminals for their body parts" he confessed.
The existence and expansion of an underground human-organ market in Iran has been the subject of hundreds of reports by Iranian journalists and bloggers despite security forces warnings against publication of any report that portrays the Islamic Republic negatively. Iran's deepening national health crisis seems to be causing an increasing demand for human organs such kidneys and liver. According to official Fardanews portal, Iran is experiencing a 15-20% surge in cases of kidney failure and only less than 20% of transplanted kidneys are from brain-dead patients which can indicate up to 80% share for underground organ market.


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But then I thought more seriously about their label and the use of the word "real." I know back when they were established in 1950, the word was most likely meant as a reassurance to the consumer. This was the real deal product, produced in-house and fresh for your consumption.
But with the arrival of Graeter's to the Columbus area in the late 1980s, and the arrival of Jeni's two decades later, and just through more sheer familiarity with those two ice cream giants, this word gained a bit of a dare aspect. "Hey, give us a shot! We've got a fine product ourselves," was what repeated inside my mind.
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Main Street through downtown Bexley is something of an ice cream lover's mini-mecca, with Jeni's, Graeter's and Johnson's in very close proximity to each other. Their building, a local landmark, has been expanded and spruced up a few times since their original 15' x 20' space opened for business. Even with those remodels though, one never loses the sense that Johnson's was born in a bygone era. I could imagine that someone who went to Johnson's as a child would feel the space is just as welcoming now as a senior citizen.
Johnson's has all the traditional novelty items available (cakes, pies, sundaes and even buckeyes) to please people of all ages; their flavors also tend toward the traditional favorites. However, Johnson's ties with local vendors was brought to the fore recently with their release of their special "Columbus Collection" of flavors, featuring products from local stalwarts like Crimson Cup Coffee, Sugardaddy's Sumptious Sweeties, Krema Nut and Just Pies.
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|The Deli Menu at Johnson's
To be truthful, I didn't have any doubts about the realness of Johnson's ice cream going into this tasting. I think the "real" in the name now points to my gut feeling after walking out. This is the neighborhood place that did good, has stood the test of time and continues to fit comfortably in your hand like a waffle cone freshly filled with two scoops of your favorite flavor.
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There are a number of warning signs that a system has been compromised. The cases below warrant further investigation. Of course, they aren't all guarantees that your system has been compromised, however they can be strong indicators.
1. Your welcome banner shows the last log in from an unknown/foreign IP address:
Last login: Tue Dec 2 16:08:41 2014 from 188.8.131.52 root@mt:~#
2. The load on a usually idle system is suspiciously high:
root@mt:~# w 17:06:39 up 62 days, 22:37, 1 user, load average: 8.12, 8.14, 8.11 USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT root pts/0 pwn 17:03 7.00s 0.00s 0.00s w
This could indicate that unknown processes are running.
3. Unknown processes, specifically scripts running:
root@mt:~# ps auxw USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND root 1 0.0 0.0 10648 472 ? Ss Oct07 0:29 init [2] [...] root 10613 0.0 0.0 57344 1148 ? Ss Oct22 0:13 perl /root/.root/31337.pl
Note that the user account that the process is running under can often give a lot away about the source of compromise. The most common account to see malicious scripts running under (on Debian) is www-data indicating that the web application has been compromised.
4. High network usage and strange usage patterns on a usually quiet system:
Here's a simple script for gathering the current transmit and receive bytes per second on eth0:
rx_1=$(cat /sys/class/net/eth0/statistics/rx_bytes) tx_1=$(cat /sys/class/net/eth0/statistics/tx_bytes) sleep 1 rx_2=$(cat /sys/class/net/eth0/statistics/rx_bytes) tx_2=$(cat /sys/class/net/eth0/statistics/tx_bytes) echo "Received: $(expr $rx_2 - $rx_1)bps Transmitted: $(expr $tx_2 - $tx_1)bps"
An idle machine showing a huge transmit rate is cause for concern!
5. Abuse reports start coming in:
Dear Mr. Box Owner, We have received abuse reports...
6. Unknown user accounts present on the system:
root@mt:~# cat /etc/passwd [...] fr3d:x:1002:1002::/home/fr3d:/bin/bash
7. Unknown hidden directories present:
root@mt:~# ls -al total 1768 drwx------ 9 root root 4096 Nov 5 18:07 . drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Oct 7 19:31 .. -rw------- 1 root root 12625 Dec 9 17:02 .bash_history drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Oct 31 16:13 .c0d3z
8. Unknown files present within the www directory:
root@mt:~# ls /var/www default index.php webshell.php
Note that the creation time and date of webshell.php can give further information on the compromise.
9. Strange PHP code appearing in existing scripts:
<?php /**/ eval(base64_decode("aWYoZnVuY3Rpb25fZXhpc3RzKCdvYl9zdGFydCcpJiYhaXNzZXQoJEdMT0JB TFNbJ21yX25vJ10pKXsgICAkR0xPQkFMU1snbXJfbm8nXT0xOyAgIGlmKCFmdW5jdGlvbl9leGlzdHMoJ21yb2JoJyk peyAgICAgIGlmKCFmdW5jdGlvbl9leGlzdHMoJ2dtbCcpKXsgICAgIGZ1bmN0aW9uIGdtbCgpeyAgICAgIGlmICghc3 RyaXN0cigkX1NFUlZFUlsiSFRUUF9VU0VSX0FHRU5UIl0sImdvb2dsZWJvdCIpJiYgKCFzdHJpc3RyKCRfU0VSVkV [...] yk7ICAgfSAgfQ=="));?>
This is a clever trick that's been used across scripting languages for years. By looking at the first two function calls, eval and base64_decode, we can see that first, the large block of ASCII text is decoded using the base64 algorithm (into PHP code), and that PHP code is then executed with eval. The purpose is two-fold:
- To obfuscate and hide the intention of the malicious code from the user viewing the script.
- To allow this plain ASCII code to be injected through potential filters that would filter out other code characters.
To view the actual code is simple. Simply decode the ASCII text with a web based base64 decoder. Note: NEVER run the unknown code through PHP..
10. Unknown code appearing that references 'googlebot':
[...] (!stristr($_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"],"googlebot")&& [...]
This is another sneaky one, most likely intended to increase the rankings of a malicious 3rd party site. The most common case is where a different version of the page is presented to Google's crawlers than it is to everyone else. You and your site visitors will never notice anything different about the site, however Google is being provided with a page version containing a load of malicious links. This will harm your site in the rankings.
All of the cases above warrant further investigation. One last piece of advice – if you have been compromised, disconnect the system from the network as soon as possible. If you ever intend to get to the root cause of the compromise, do not begin deleting or attempting to repair files. Malicious files contain valuable meta data – owner, group, created on, modified on, and so on. Once you start accessing, modifying and deleting, evidence is permanently destroyed.


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PubCon & All of Us…A Story
Disclaimer: This post has less to do with the information I learned at PubCon and more to do with a few important lessons I learned.
I should kick it off by saying this past PubCon Las Vegas was my 7th PubCon. Between Vegas, Austin, Dallas, and soon to be Hawaii I have literally wandered the U.S. to make sure I didn't miss this show. I've spoken over ten times on topics like PPC, landing pages, retargeting, the state of our industries job landscape, PR and social media marketing. Not to mention I've been lucky enough to moderate panels around analytics, affiliate marketing, SEO, and more.
Like many of you I paid for my first PubCon out of pocket. I still remember tweeting out "should I go to PubCon if my company won't pay?" and @Sugarrae responded with something along the lines of a "hell yes" and carried on to tell me that this is THE show that is worth attending.
Jesus was she right.
There is something inexplicably special about this show. It likely has something to do with the amazing people behind it, the story of how it came about, the way its grown, and the people that attend it every year. Then there is the hugs, and the sincere "how are you doing friend?" and of course the drinks, and the gambling, and the laughing. Wow has there been some really spectacular laughing.
Because of PubCon we have had secret jokes shared between thousands of friends, a face-to-face with Matt Cutts every year of our careers, we have had something to call "ours" and something to compare every other show to.
Some of us have gotten jobs, some of us have fallen in love, some of us have gotten raises, or started companies…all from a PubCon. We have left PubCon both proud of what we have learned over the past year and humbled by how much left there is to learn.
The crazy reality of all this is that all I've listed above isn't even the half of it. I've heard stories of late night brainstorms that led to agency collaborations, new tools, revolutionary ideas and philosophical shifts in how we approach the industry we have all jumped into whole-heartedly.
At PubCons I have seen assholes apologize for being assholes, and quiet wallflowers take a stand (usually over a few cocktails funded by {fill in awesome company here}. This conference gives us a place to rethink things, to validate our gut feelings, and to catch glimpses of what is to come.
Dare I say that PubCon has always been my favorite show over the years? Closely followed by SearchFest up in Portland, and our own MozCon. What can I say? I'm a sucker for shows that truly are just a gathering of friends at some random place usually surrounded by bars. The bigger shows out there have their place and I would never take away what shows like SMX, SES, Dreamforce, etc. have done for me, but something about PubCon keeps it on a very special pedestal for me.
I thought it would be worth writing up a few things I took away from this particular PubCon (since I always say I am going to do it and never do)…
- I need to get over my issues with it and participate more on Google + … FINE! Geeeshhh.
- I need to start saying thank you more to the people in this industry who have supported me for years. Thank you so very much– Marty, Topher, Brad, David, Brett, Steve, and Steve and so many others.
- I must stop making jokes about not being able to see over the podium when I talk, no one has ever really laughed
- I took away I should push myself to do better things with Facebook advertising for SEOmoz, I'm slacking there – ask Brian Carter and Kate Buck Jr. about what they are doing.
- I realized I'm really happy with my job and finally at the place we all hope to get to – a place where I can hear about a new opportunity but not want to explore it
- I've realized I will forever be thankful to the veterans of this industry that continue to push out epic ideas that get me thinking– Loren, Streko, Tim, Greg, Chris, Lisa, Rhea, Andy, Tony and so many more.
- I learned that duplicate content issues really piss people off, I'm going to suggest to our bloggers list that we should write more on this
- I took away a whole lot of great information around social and its convergence with our current digital strategies – ask Joe Hall about the data battle out there, it will tell you a lot about where we are going.
- I realized there is not so much a revolving door in this industry (like many other industries) but instead a constantly open one and I am excited to see where all the newcomers will take us in the future, cuz they are freaking smart yo.
- I'm reminded again and again that the amazing women I know in this industry have become true friends and I am a better person for it – Kate, Ruth, Kristy, Monica, Dana, Pam, Carolyn, Shannon, Vanessa, Janet, Lauren, Melanie, Merry, Michelle and so many more.
Okay that's enough rambling for me, but I will say one last thing that any future PubCon-er should know – this all started from a group of people that literally built this industry on questions and through connecting in forums…where we all tried to help each other move an industry forward.
Sometimes I think we have forgotten that. I only hope that as Brett and his team continue to put together these shows every year we somehow find our way back there – to a point of conversation, and questions, and curiosity…and collaboration.
That's where I want to be. Sitting around a table with you crazy freaking braniacs, trying to share what little experience I have, and absorb all of yours. Thanks again to the brilliant team behind PubCon… once again you've managed to remind us how amazing, ambitious, and special this industry really is.
See you in Hawaii!


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Archive for category Africa
Durban King Shaka, South Africa DUR/FALE
Durban King Shaka, South Africa
SIDS/STARS available
Flights arriving from west/south plan for a descent with strong tail winds.
Inbound flights use JNB as an alternate.
Inbound Durban clearance will be given upon initial contact with Johannesburg centre.
Heavy rains and low visibility during summer thunderstorms can be expected.
Cape Town, South Africa CPT/FACT
Cape Town, South Africa
Flights inbound from the north:
Expect straight in RWY19 or Expect RH downwind RWY01 (follow star then RV)
If visual approach in use for RWY 19 flights inbound from the east usually fly a LH visual inside the Tygerberg Mountain (turning finals at 3.4 miles out).
Expect inbound clearance Cape Town upon initial contact with Cape Town Centre.
Flights arriving from east: Mountains are at around 7000 ft so if complying with the visual 19, expect to be high.
Call Cape Town Apron during the descent to confirm your gate number.
After landing, switch to ground 121.900
Djanet, Algeria DJG/DAAJ
Djanet, Algeria
Located in the SE corner of Algeria close to the Libyan border the airport is 3169 ft amsl with terrain to the W, NW and N rising to 3900ft amsl within 5nm and 5158ft amsl within 6nm to the NE.
Approach to RWY 02 steeper than normal.
Non precision approach to RWY 02 and 13 only.
No PAPIs available.
Caution: If backtracking or departing RWY 20 ensure there is no traffic on approach to RWY 13/31.
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia BJR/HABD
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Bahir Dar Airport is located 5nm NW of the town of Bahir Dar near Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile. The airport sits at 5976ft amsl amongst high terrain with a MSA of 14,000ft to the S and 11,000ft to the N.
Only RNAV STARS are available. Procedural approaches can be carried out to either runway from overhead the BDR VOR.
A Localiser/DME approach is published for RWY 22 and a VOR/DME approach for RWY 04.
Note: Limited airport opening hours 0300-1700 GMT (GMT +3) daily and restricted refuelling and handling facilities available.
RWY22 slopes upwards by 100ft from the threshold to the far end. There is no evidence of whether PAPIs are fitted at either end of the runway.
Caution: Reports of large flocks of birds crossing approach and departure paths.
Ascension Island ASI/FHAW
Posted by Tailstrike737 in Africa on 01/01/2014
Ascension Island
Ascension is a mountainous island located in the South Atlantic approximately 1,200nm E of Recife in Brazil and 1,000nm S of Freetown in Sierra Leone. The airfield is military and is located in a valley, on the SW corner of the island, some 3nm SE of the capital, Georgetown.
Immediately N and S of the runway are abrupt outcrops of high ground to nearly 800ft asl. Of particular importance are the two immediately S of the runway which start to rise about 45m from the runway edge. The highest of the two hills reaches 790ft asl.
There is a marked up slope before the threshold of RWY 14 causing the radio altimeter reading to decrease suddenly at about 100-200ft.
To the NE of the airfield the terrain reaches 1,500ft asl within 1.5nm. The highest peak on the island is 2,817ft asl 3nm to the NE.
Ascension has a latitude of 80S, and hence has a tropical climate. It lies in the SE Trade Wind Belt throughout the year, and seasonal variations are small.
The NDB is over a mile to the NW of the runway and not on the extended centre line, however it can be received at ranges up to 1,000nm.
The usual clearance is to MATHY, which is 10DME on the extended centre line of RWY 14. The only instrument approaches (non-precision) are to RWY 14. Circuits are flow3n to the S of the airfield, away from the high ground.
Strong down draughts may be experienced on final approach due to local wind effects.
Accra, Ghana ACC/DGAA
Posted by Tailstrike737 in Africa on 31/12/2013
Accra, Ghana
Accra, the capital of Ghana, lies on the coast. There is terrain to nearly 1500ft amsl 8nm to the N. Power lines cross the approach path 500m short of RWY21 THLD; in this area there is a sharp drop in the terrain.
Communications – Aircraft routeing between Lagos and Accra are usually required to establish radio contact with Accra before being released by Lagos and vice versa.
Initial Approach – Note the Danger Area to the E and Restricted Area to the S lying close to letdown procedures. Patchy stratus often lies just to the E of the airport; exercise caution in visually identifying the runway, and do not confuse RWY lights with city lights. Cloud base usually given in metres.
Approach – Downdraughts possible on RWY21 approach due to sharp drop in terrain prior to the threshold; radio altimeter callouts in the last 150-200ft of the approach are affected.
Parking – Approach the terminal following the lead-in vehicle, if provided, onto the stand and treat marshalling with caution.
Starting and Taxi – Ground equipment may be inadequate to provide engine start. Ensure correct holding point used. It is worth noting that the holding point is some 400m inset, therefore check whether backtrack is required.
Departure – Avoid over flight of Osu Castle – strict observance is required.
Although instability rain may occur during any month of the year, the rainy season is from May-Jul when the ITCZ is moving N. Rainfall is of the monsoon type. A secondary maximum occurs in Oct when the ITCZ moves S. The worst period of line squalls, which track in from the E, is prior to the 'monsoon' i.e. Mar-May, when about 5 squalls per month can be expected. In winter it is rare for thick dust haze to occur although the 'Harmattan' may reach the coast. Low cloud is frequent in the morning. In summer early morning fog occurs. Low stratus often sets in an hour or so before midnight during the early morning.
In Ghana, the fresh water lakes and the delta of the River Volta carry BILHARTSIA. These minute parasitic worms that enter the skin from contaminated water cause intestinal upset, blood in urine and diarrhoea.
Lagos, Nigeria LOS/DNMM
Posted by Tailstrike737 in Africa on 23/05/2013
Lagos, Nigeria
ICAO in Flight Proc over AFRICA.
Most FIR need to be contacted 10 " before.
CK Notams for CPLC procedures in route.
Consider extra fuel. For Arrival, expect delays on APP.
CALL 10″ before entering Khartoum on 11300 HF.
CALL DJEMENA Chad on VHF 120.5, or HF 18873 or 8903 and log on FTTT ,….THEN CALL 10″ before entering KANO on 128.5, 127.3 ,124.1 or HF 8903.
Inbound clearance must be received prior to crossing the Lagos UTA boundary from Lagos Approach. Note that difficulties are often encountered in establishing contact until within 100nm of the airfield. If no contact try for relay through other aircraft, Lagos Info on VHF, or HF. In the event that contact is not possible by any means prior to crossing the Lagos UTA boundary, it should be made clear on first contact that repeated attempts have been made.
Radio Aids are often subject to unserviceability at short notice and, at times, without the knowledge of ATC. Power cuts have blacked out the entire airfield including ATC. Although Radar is shown as available it is normally unserviceable. Airfield lighting is unreliable.
EXTREME CAUTION MUST BE EXERCISED TO ENSURE THAT THE CORRECT DME (VOR or ILS) IS USED FOR ANY PROCEDURE RELYING ON DME DISTANCES TO LET DOWN TO DECISION ALTITUDE/MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE.
Runway in use for wide-bodied aircraft is normally 18R/36L although late clearance to use 18L/36R is possible. Prevailing winds usually favour the southerly runway. Confusion over landing clearance has occurred; change to tower frequency in good time calling airfield/runway in sight as soon as practicable. Surface wind and visibility reports may be inacurate particularly in adverse weather conditions.
Normally delays for APP, ATC will issue an ETA, they will send to LAG VOR for holding, and after the hold proceed ILS 18R. DURING APP MONITOR DIST ALT GS AND LOC ARE INTERMITTENT
NO STARS: Call lagos 10.' Before entering FIR, request inbound clearance.
TAXI IN take first left and proceed via taxi way E turn right to gate.
E61 to E 63, then follow marshall instr (sometimes you have to stop before the gate and then they will tow to final parking position.)
SET BRAKES ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION WITH GND CREW…MAKE PA Advise this is the normal proc for parking in LAGOS ask Pax to remain seated.
Degraded braking action may be expected when the runway is wet.
Exercise caution during taxy due to uncontrolled vehicular and pedestrian movements.
Requests for start-up clearance should be made 15 minutes before ETD giving expected start time.
For aircraft routing between Lagos and Accra it is usual to establish radio contact with Accra before being released by Lagos and vice versa.
CALL GROUND CNTL and inform:
* Callsign, requested FL, Destination, ATIS INFO, AC TYPE, Parking stand, Total PAX, and ENDURANCE.
During the HARMATTAN season (Dec to Jan) whenever the forecast visibility is low, consider an additional one hour's holding fuel.
It is important to maintain communication with other traffic in the area on 126.9 as long as possible.
It is difficult to obtain Lagos weather until in VHF contact (approx 150nm out), however on occasions it may be possible on HF. Weathers for Lome, Cotonou, Accra, Niamey and Abidjan are usually available from NIAMEY. It is rarely possible to obtain Kano weather until either in VHF contact (approx 110nm out) or on occasion on HF. Rarely does Lagos have the Kano weather and vice versa.
Although instability rain may occur during any month of the year the rainy season is from May to July when the ICTZ is moving north.. Rainfall is of the monsoon type during this period. A second maximum occurs in October when the ICTZ moves south. The worst period of LINE SQUALLS (from the east) is prior to the MONSOON, ie during March to May, when about five squalls per month can be expected.
In Dec/Jan thick dust haze can occur when the HARMATTAN may reach the coast. Low cloud is frequent in the early morning with fog an almost daily occurrence in Dec and Jan forming an hour or two before dawn but invariably burning off by 0900Z
Sal, Cape Verde SID/GVAC
Posted by Tailstrike737 in Africa on 22/10/2011
Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is the NE island of the Cape Verde group and is 337nm off Dakar, Senegal.
The island is small with rugged terrain to the N and NE reaching just over 1,300ft asl within 5nm. Just NE of the 19 threshold is a small built up area with obstructions to 155ft above the threshold elevation. Other islands in the group have high ground to nearly 9,300ft asl, although the closest, Boa Vista 20nm S, has terrain to only 1,280ft asl.
Caution – False localiser captures have been reported on RWY 01 ILS Localiser
There are two runways. RWY 01/19 is standard width and has full lighting. The short runway has no lighting and is only 30m wide.
Poor apron and taxiway markings. Taxi with caution, particularly at night.
Mobile phone connection is limited to certain networks.
NE trade winds predominate. The dry season is from Feb to Jul with mainly fine weather except for occasional early morning mist. The wet season is Aug to Oct with squally showers, however ceiling and visibility seldom drop below 1,000ft/3nm. Temperatures vary little during the year, being between 20°C and 27°C.
Nador, Morocco NDR/GMMW
Posted by Tailstrike737 in Africa on 19/10/2011
Nador, Morocco
The airport has no published SIDs & no circling minima.
RWY08 is preferred for landing. Expect a procedural approach for ILS or VOR/DME.
RWY26 – there are no published approach procedures. Circling minima is not published. Landing RWY08 with tailwind may be preferable to landing on RWY26.
If RWY26 landing is required expect a visual approach. In this case fly a standard left-hand visual circuit at 1500' aal in daylight VMC.
Eldoret, Kenya EDL/HKEL
Posted by Tailstrike737 in Africa on 16/10/2011
Eldoret, Kenya
ILS 08/Cirlcing 26
Terrain & high airport elevation
Eldoret Intl is situated to the West of, and close to, the Abadare range of mountains. Airport elevation is 6,941ft. High terrain, with peaks in excess of 13,000ft runs north/south East of the airport.
Hours of operation 0330 – 1630 UTC.
Apron capacity: One B767 or similar.
Airfield Hot and High considerations.


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S is sick, and other toddler perceptions
One thing parenting has taught me is that my perception of the world is not to be taken for granted. Just because something is apparent to me does not meant that it's going to come across to Little Man as clearly. Case in point: One of Little Man's favorite books is the Dr. Seuss alphabet… Continue reading S is sick, and other toddler perceptions


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Overall, fracking benefits nearby communities, study finds
The energy boom unleashed by hydraulic fracturing provided significant economic benefits to nearby communities, boosting employment, incomes and home values, according to a study by the University of Chicago. But fracking has also had less desirable effects, including increased crime, traffic and pollution.
The study, released Thursday by the university's Energy Policy Institute, aimed to quantify the costs and benefits of the so-called shale revolution, studying communities near shale formations such as the Eagle Ford in Texas, Bakken in North Dakota and Marcellus in Pennsylvania between 2000 and 2013. So far, the study concluded, the economic benefits of the oil and gas production outweigh costs to the environment and public health, although that could change should further scientific research show greater risks of environmental contamination.
"This study makes it clear that on net there are benefits to local economies - which we believe is useful information for leaders in the United States and abroad who are deciding whether to allow fracking in their communities," said Chris Knittel, a co-author and professor at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology in Cambridge, Mass.
Access to new reserves
Fracking is a drilling technology that pumps a mixture of sand, water and chemicals into the ground at high pressures to crack shale rock and release oil and natural gas.
The technique unlocked large reserves that had previously been thought as inaccessible.
The process reshaped the global energy industry and the geopolitics of oil, but became controversial over concerns about environmental degradation and public health.
In 2015, hydraulic fracturing accounted for about half of all U.S. crude oil production, up from 2 percent in 2000, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
The study found that the shale boom produced benefits valued at as much as $1,900 a year for the average household in nearby communities.
Income climbed 7 percent, employment 10 percent, and home prices by 6 percent. In North Dakota, home prices surged more than 20 percent.
But the 10-year-old fracking boom also had a downside.
Crime rates rise
The report found that oil and gas communities reported higher crime rates, more traffic, pollution and general anxiety over the environmental dangers of hydraulic fracturing.
Local government also had to spend about 20 percent more on police and public safety.
The study estimated the costs to quality of life at up to $1,600 year for the average household. That would provide a net benefit of about $300 a year for the typical household.


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Pregnancy tests are, with the visit to the doctor or gynecologist, the most accurate way to determine whether or not we are expecting a baby. However, there are a number of signals that can get tipped off about whether or not to go to the pharmacy, or make an appointment with the family doctor. Do you know what the most common early signs of pregnancy?
Tiredness or fatigue:
By itself, fatigue is a difficult detector of a possible pregnancy because it is usually more associated with stress or lack of sleep. However, fatigue is usually a heavy partner in these first weeks of gestation. If you think you're pregnant, try to fight it resting more and eating better, rather than resort to stimulants such as caffeine or protein.
Lack of menstruation:
Although it is the first thing that comes to mind when considering a possible pregnancy, have a 'failure' is not always synonymous with being expecting a baby, at least not exclusively. Irregularities in the menstrual cycle are common at any age (young women but also those approaching menopause), and can be caused both by stress and hormonal changes or fatigue itself previously commented.
Bleeding very slight:
Another common symptom that usually follows the subsequent six or twelve days after conception is bleeding, very light and cramping in the lower abdomen, similar to menstrual cramps, and may be associated with the implantation of the fertilized egg in the uterine wall. It is called 'implantation bleeding'.
Smell and taste sensitive:
Many women feel aversion to certain foods in the first weeks of pregnancy, which usually disappear from the second quarter. There is no specific list of foods that 'repel' pregnant, although in the case of odors, it is frequent that are the smells before we found slightly annoying that we now prove aversive, as strong my perfumes, cheeses or smoke snuff. Both of -olfato, and taste, become more sensitive by hormonal changes the body goes through during pregnancy.
Larger or touch chest:
Changes in breast size are another early indicator of pregnancy, manifesting itself between the first and second week of gestation.
One of the most annoying and most obvious symptoms: nausea, morning or not, usually appear in the second week of conception occur and continue for a period of four months or more. The culprits in this case are again the hormones, specifically HCG (also called human chorionic gonadotropin), a hormone produced by the embryo, which promotes the secretion of progesterone, enriching the uterus that can support the development of the baby.
Feel like going to frequent bathroom:
Throughout the pregnancy, also in the first weeks, the creciemiento the uterus tends to push the bladder, thereby increasing visits to the bathroom almost without realizing why.
Constipation is often the flip side of the coin, also associated with high levels of progesterone in the body, which slow down the digestion process and the passage of food through the intestinal tract. Fundamental drinking water to keep the digestive system active, eating fruits and vegetables rich in fiber and exercise to avoid further discomfort in later stages of pregnancy.
Mood swings:
Although mood swings are often associated with premenstrual syndrome, the cocktail of hormones that accompanies the first few weeks of pregnancy you can also trigger female sensitivity, making go from laughter to anger without explanation. 10. Dolores back. Also associated with hormonal changes, backaches tend to gradually increase as the pregnancy progresses, because the muscles tend to relax as the body is gaining weight.


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the bailee ballerina doll with limited edition bow
hi, i'm bailee. i have blonde hair and pink, rosy cheeks. i have layers of gorgeous lavender tulle making my tutu so bubbly and full. my bow is a limited edition liberty of london floral bow. i have white polka dot tights and chartreuse pointe shoes. i love watching musicals and singing karaoke. i'm soft and cuddly and want to be your best friend. will you be mine?
bailee is made with a new and improved ORGANIC fabric that is a smooth cotton sateen and is more vibrant and colorfast than before. it's the best fabric we've had to date and we're really excited at how it improves the look of the doll.
bailee is 18" tall, machine and hand sewn, and filled with love. spot clean only.
due to the handmade nature of bailee, her bow placement may vary as well as pattern placement. she is machine and hand sewn with love. she isn't completely indestructible, so some care should be used when playing with her.
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Ballistic Advantage 9MM Modern Series 5.5 Straight Barrel (1/2-36)
Sub MOA Accuracy Guarantee – See Below!
All NFA / ATF Rules Apply – See NFA tab for details.
Ballistic Advantage 9MM Modern Series 5.5 Straight Barrel (1/2-36) is machined from 4150 Chrome Moly Vanadium (CMV) steel with a QPQ (Salt Bath Nitride) Corrosion Resistant Finish; The M4 extensions are also QPQ coated. Ballistic Advantage coats their extensions and barrels separately to ensure long lasting torque values. This Modern Series 5.5 Straight Barrel is configured with a blowback gas system (no gas block or tube required), and includes a sub MOA accuracy guarantee from BA. What more could you ask for from a barrel with this much value?
Do you need assistance in choosing the right barrel for the job?
- Designed to work with both Colt/RR and Glock style AR builds.
- Compatible with standard mil-spec uppers. There are also numerous dedicated 9mm upper options that work.
- Requires the use of a unique magwell conversion (Colt/Rock River style) with UZI mags or a dedicated 9mm lower with Glock mags.
- 9mm on an AR15 platform operates by blowback and does not need a gas block or gas tube.
- Integrated feed ramp and barrel extension.
- Since the "barrel extension" is an integral part of the barrel, the length stated is the true overall length. For example, an 11" 9mm barrel has the same outer dimensions/length as a 10.5" 5.56 barrel.
- Before installing a muzzle device, ensure a 9mm round will drop freely through the muzzle device bore.
We are proud to team with Ballistic Advantage to offer the finest, most accurate AR barrels. If you just starting to build your own custom rifle, see our our growing selection of AR parts, to include receivers, bolt carrier groups, muzzle devices, and more in our AR parts department. Are you a reloader, or considering becoming one? We offer a large selection of bullets and brass to choose from.
Product Information
Manufacturer: Ballistic Advantage
Series: Modern
Profile: Straight
Part #: BABL9MM006M
Caliber: 9MM
Length: 5.5″
Material: 4150 CMV
Finish: CPQ Corrision Resistant
Gas System Length: Not Required | Blowback
Gas Block Diameter: Not Required | Blowback
Twist Rate: 1:10 inches
Muzzle: 1/2 x 36 threaded
Weight: 9.6 oz
Additional information
|12 oz
|6.5 × 2 × 2 in
|Muzzle Thread
1/2 x 36
Ballistic Advantage
|Gas Block Diameter
|Barrel Length
4150 Chrome Moly Vanadium
|Barrel Finish
CPQ Corrosion Resistance
|Part Type
Barrel, Upper Receiver Parts
|Twist Rate
Accuracy Guarantee by Ballistic Advantage
Your Ballistic Advantage 9mm Modern Series 5.5 Straight Barrel (1/2-36) is Guaranteed to Perform
We are committed to providing products that meet, or exceed, the expectations of our most discerning customers. We stand behind that commitment. From the moment you unwrap one of our barrels, as you configure it with your receivers and handguards, and as you fire it on the range or in the field, we want you to experience the unique elegance and uncompromising quality that we craft into every one of our barrels.
We also stand behind our commitment to performance. All Ballistic Advantage barrels are guaranteed to give sub Minute of Angle (MOA) accuracy with match grade ammunition.1
If you are not completely satisfied with the form, finish, and fit of any of our barrels, please call one of our customer service reps at 407-739-7664 to discuss your concerns. If you find your BA barrel is not performing at the high standard of sub MOA accuracy, please first consult our Troubleshooting Guide on our website (link). If you need further assistance give us a call at 407-739-7664. Usually our armorers are able to resolve any issues over the phone. If the issues are not resolved we will ask that the barrel be sent to us for inspection.2 We will either correct the problem or replace the barrel, or if the customer prefers, we will reimburse the purchase price of the barrel.
1. We define sub MOA as a group size of 1 inch or under at 100 yards with a 3 shot magazine fed group, or 5 shot single loaded group.
2. The customer is responsible for the initial return shipping costs of the barrel. If any defects are found, BA will reimburse the shipping costs and either replace or refund the original purchase price of the barrel.
You may use this barrel with a lower receiver that is a Registered SBR, Machine Gun, or Pistol. Possession of this barrel along with a Non-NFA lower receiver is Prohibited, except when installed on a Pistol configuration firearm.


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Less that fifty UW print shop employees belong to the Graphic Communications International Union, but local 767 has the longest history of any union on campus. The roots of American labor trace back to the early printers and typographers unions of the late 18th century. So too, the roots of UW unionism trace to the efforts of print shop workers to secure representation. And today, even as the University downsizes its printing services, the members of GCC/IBT Local 767 know how important their union is.
Local 767M represents printing trade workers throughout the Seattle region as well as on the UW campus. There is much information about the local on its website. Click the logo below.
These articles were written in Spring 2002. For problems or questions contact James Gregory.


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recent craftiness: carved cork stamp...
I made this happy little cork stamp a bit before Valentine's Day, and the idea was to post about it then, but alas! Life happens. I thought it would still be fun to share this project, because there are so many things you could actually use this for, and obviously you can create any design your fine-motor and/or x-acto-knife-wielding skills allow.
Also, this is a great way to be sure to always have almond champagne on hand. You know, stamp making supplies. The important things in life. You have to prioritize these things. (I recommend the Trader Joe's variety. Yum.)
Here's the cork, pre-stampified. Lest ye think I was drinking champagne on a Tuesday at 10AM, the beverage was actually consumed a couple days before with the husband, and I decided to keep the cork for some random crafting with the preschooler.
Supplies! Any old pen will do, an x-acto knife (or similar tool) and the friendly little cork.
To make this more fun for Eisley, I think next time I'll have her draw the image on the stamp for me to carve. Since I wasn't sure how difficult it would be, I went ahead and drew a basic heart for this first try.
It wasn't all that tricky to get the design carved out, and I realized I was living my stamp-artist days of yore. (Did you know a while ago some of my work was included in a book on handmade stamps? Why does this feel like forever ago? Sometimes I like to remember these things when I'm doing something decidedly unglamorous, like scrubbing chili out of the crockpot.)
Eisley had a blast making her own artwork with the stamp. The only paint we had on hand for the project was a bit gloppy (that's what I've come to expect from the .99 store) but next time maybe we can try to use ink or something less runny. This worked for the project we had in mind, however, and I consider it a success. Hurrah for random craftiness!
— Further reading: DIY (dollar bin!) twine tassel garland


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Bar Accessories,Corkscrews and bottle openers.
A quirky and unique addition to your bar,add a dash of color.Crafted from sustainable Hale wood and lacquered with natural dyes and polishes.Available as a set of two.Bottle opener and a corkscrew.Price quoted for a set.
This is a handmade made item using traditional and old methods, may contain minor blemishes color variations ,wood imperfections surely not big enough to distract from the beauty of the product.
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When your students first log into their Sumdog accounts using a web browser they will see a Sumdog Warm Up game before they reach their dashboard.
If they are using a tablet or smartphone with the Sumdog app they will not see the Warm Up.
Why is there a warm up before the students reach their dashboard page?
This was done in response to feedback from teachers regarding the long loading time for some of the games. In order to reduce time spent waiting for the games to load, we have created the Sumdog Warm Up - a series of quick fire questions to get students focused.
While the student plays the Warm Up, the normal games will continue to load in the background. This cuts down the waiting and loading when the students select a subsequent game, thus reducing classroom disruption.
What questions will be asked in the Sumdog Warm Up?
Before the start of the Sumdog Warm Up, students will be able to select which subject they would like to work on. If you have a subscription for all the subjects your students will be able to choose between
- Mathematics
- Spelling
- Reading
If you only have a Mathematics subscription or are using the free version, the other subject options will be greyed out.
All the questions in the Sumdog Warm Up are designed to be quick fire revision questions covering skills the student has already completed.
If the student is new to Sumdog they will be asked, short quick fire questions below their current grade/year level.
Note: These questions will not count towards the student's diagnostic test score. They will however show in the skill report under the number of questions answered for a particular skill.
How long will the Sumdog Warm Up last?
The Sumdog Warm Up will last for about a minute. However, it might be a bit longer depending on the loading times for the games on the device.
How will my students be motivated during the Sumdog Warm Up?
During the Sumdog Warm Up students will earn coins for each correct answer much like in our other games. The more questions they answer correctly the more coins they will earn.
The students will get a chance to race Sumdog. The more questions they answer correctly the faster their car will go.
We have also added a little surprise for the students - when they hit a mystery box, their car will change into a hybrid car!
At the end of the Sumdog Warm Up the students will see how many coins they have earned.
Can I turn off the Sumdog Warm Up?
You cannot currently turn off the Warm Up. This is because it acts as a loading area for other games.


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Sessions, identified as a senior advisor to the Trump campaign, keynotes a luncheon in Cleveland co-hosted by the Heritage Foundation and the U.S. Department of State. He meets with Kislyak following his remarks. Page and Gordon also meet with Kislyak during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions served several roles under Trump. Sessions was the first sitting senator to officially endorse Trump during the campaign, and subsequently became the head of the candidate's foreign policy advisory team before being confirmed as Attorney General under Trump in February 2017. Because of his roles with the Trump campaign and multiple meetings with the Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, which he failed to disclose during his confirmation hearings, Sessions recused himself from involvement with the Department of Justice's investigation into potential collusion with Russia, much to the president's reported chagrin.
In his role as an adviser to the Trump campaign, Sessions met with Kislyak on at least three separate occasions. Their first conversation, which Trump attended and in which they discussed "matters including Trump's positions on Russia-related issues and prospects for U.S.-Russia relations in a Trump administration," occurred on April 27, 2016, shortly before Trump called for warmer relations with Russia in his first major foreign policy speech (with Kislyak sitting in the first row). Sessions also met with Kislyak at least twice more, once with Carter Page and J.D. Gordon at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 20 and again on September 8 in Sessions' Senate office in Washington, D.C.
During his confirmation hearing, however, Sessions did not disclose his meetings with Kislyak. Asked by Senator Al Franken what he would do if he learned that people associated with the Trump campaign had communicated with the Russian government, Sessions said, "I'm not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I did not have communications with the Russians." Sessions was ultimately confirmed as Attorney General on February 8, 2017.
After news of the meetings emerged, Sessions continued to dissemble about the conversations. On March 1, 2017, after news emerged of Sessions' meetings with Kislyak in July and September 2016, Sessions issued a statement in which he falsely stated that he "never met with any Russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign." In testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 13, Sessions further narrowed that statement, saying he "never met with or had any conversation with any Russians or foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election in the United States."
Because of his involvement with the Trump campaign, Sessions officially recused himself from any involvement with the Justice Department's Russia investigation on March 2. According to The New York Times, Trump was upset about Sessions' recusal, and has said that he would not have chosen Sessions to be Attorney General if he had known that Sessions would not be able to lead the investigation.
In March 2018, Sessions fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe two days before McCabe had planned to retire (McCabe had stepped down in late January, remaining on the payroll until he would have been eligible for pension benefits.) Sessions stated that the firing "was triggered by internal reviews that concluded McCabe violated Justice Department policies and was not forthcoming with investigators probing FBI actions before the 2016 presidential election." It was later reported that almost one year before, McCabe had overseen a federal criminal investigation into whether or not Sessions lied to Congress about his contacts with Russian operatives. The investigation did not lead to any criminal charges, and Sessions reportedly did not know about the investigation when he made the decision to fire McCabe.
On November 7, 2018, the day after the 2018 midterm elections, Trump forced Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign. This was widely seen as a move to obstruct the Russia investigation, from which Sessions had previously recused himself. Matthew Whitaker, Sessions' former chief of staff, was chosen as Sessions' temporary replacement.


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This is a general question for the homotopy theory crowd: How does one go about computing the homology and homotopy groups of homotopy fixed point spaces $X^{hG}:= Map^G(EG, X)$ for the action of a group $G$ on a space $X$? There seem to be some tools:
- Lannes' theory: which allows you to compute (or at least say something about) $H_*(X^{hG}, \mathbb{F}_p)$ when $G$ is a $p$-group.
- Homotopy fixed point spectral sequences, which allow you to compute the stable homotopy groups of homotopy fixed point spectra.
Are there other tools out there? I feel like (1.) should be the harder version of a fact that I'm missing about computing $H_*(X^{hG}, \mathbb{F}_p)$ when $|G|$ is coprime to $p$. Regarding (2.), is there any hope of an unstable homotopy fixed point spectral sequence?


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Ivory Coast
Three years away from the competition, CAF cannot wait any longer.
Experts from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have embarked on an inspection visit to the sports, medical and hotel infrastructures of Côte d'Ivoire, host country of the 2021 African Cup of Nations.
Inspectors from the African Football Confederation visited the construction site of the Ebimpé stadium, 18 kilometres from Abidjan, a 60,000-seat stadium under construction on 20 hectares of land.
Everything we saw impressed us.
"Everything we saw impressed us and the quality of the work and the respect of the schedules, all impressed us and we will report back to our leaders," Lambert Feh Kessé, national president of the organizing committee of the CAN 2021 in Côte d'Ivoire said at the end of the visit.
Work on the new stadium in Abidjan will come to an end in October next year, two years before the tournament.


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Hurricanes, Woodinville, WA – RUNNER-UP
Synergy won the 2011 Western National in thrilling fashion as they forced an "if" game with the Woodinville Hurricanes to win the championship. Synergy won the first game in extra innings 6-5 and the championship game 8-1 to win the forty four (44) team 16A Western. Both Synergy and runner-up Hurricanes have qualified for the 2012 USA/ASA Nationals.


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It's not just polite. It's a federal law. The Flag Code was officially enacted by Congress in 1942. There are no civil penalties for improper display but if you're going to learn the rules, there's no better day than the Fourth of July.
Below is everything you need to know about proper flag etiquette. For more tips and history, The American Legion's resident "Flag Guru" Mike Buss offers these tips. You can find full audio by clicking "Listen Now" in the upper left.
1. Light the flag at night
It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flag staffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.
2. Marching? Keep it right.
The flag, when carried in a procession with another flag or flags, should be either on the marching right — that is, the flag's own right — or, if there is a line of other flags, in front of the center of that line.
3. All flags are not created equal
No other flag or pennant should be placed above or, if on the same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of America, except during church services conducted by naval chaplains at sea, when the church pennant may be flown above the flag during church services for the personnel of the Navy.
When flags of two or more nations are displayed, they are to be flown from separate staffs of the same height. The flags should be of approximately equal size. International usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of peace.
4. When a flag is hoisted, you should ...
During the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the flag or when the flag is passing in a parade or in review, those present in uniform should render the military salute. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are present but not in uniform may render the military salute. All other persons present should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart, or if applicable, remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Citizens of other countries should stand at attention. All such conduct toward the flag in a moving column should be rendered at the moment the flag passes.
5. Don't wear it
The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.
The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.
The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free.
The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free.
6. Show some respect
No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing. Regimental colors, state flags and organization or institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor.
Bonus: here's a handy GIF showing how to properly fold an American Flag:


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Student Facilitators
The Central Valley Emerging Leaders Summit (CVELS) Committee is looking for applicants who are mature, reliable, and possess experience facilitating small groups, in leadership roles, and/or working with youth.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for a position as a student facilitator, applicants:
- Must be a currently enrolled Fresno State student in good standing;
- Must hold at least sophomore standing (30+ units completed); and,
- Must pass a background check.
Preferred criteria:
- Experience working with youth.
- Experience facilitating small groups.
- Experience serving in leadership positions.
See the application below for complete details.
Persons selected to serve as CVELS Student Facilitators will be compensated with a stipend. Housing and food are included for the duration of CVELS and training dates.