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Kineret® (anakinra) is a recombinant, nonglycosylated form of the human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra). Kineret® differs from native human IL-1Ra in that it has the addition of a single methionine residue at its amino terminus.
Kineret® is indicated for the reduction in signs and symptoms and slowing the progression of structural damage in moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis, in patients 18 years of age or older who have failed 1 or more disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Kineret® can be used alone or in combination with DMARDs other than Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) blocking agents (see WARNINGS).
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Pictures Slideshow Source: MedicineNet Arthritis Specialty [2014.08.21]Title: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Pictures SlideshowCategory: SlideshowsCreated: 11/10/2008 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/21/2014 12:00:00 AM
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis) Source: MedicineNet Aches, Pain, Fever Specialty [2014.08.12]Title: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis)Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/12/2014 12:00:00 AM
Rheumatoid arthritis treatment set to change following research on inflammasomes Source: Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today [2014.07.04]Patients with more or less severe forms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may have the same painful symptoms, but does this mean that the cause of their illness is the same?
Research on inflammasomes opens new therapeutic avenues for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis Source: Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today [2014.07.03]Patients with more or less severe forms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may have the same painful symptoms, but does this mean that the cause of their illness is the same?
Rheumatoid Arthritis - My Doctor Says I Need Remicade Source: MedicineNet infliximab Specialty [2014.06.25]Title: Rheumatoid Arthritis - My Doctor Says I Need RemicadeCategory: eMedicineHealth Doctor's PerspectiveCreated: 1/6/2001 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/25/2014 12:00:00 AM
Treatment with Anakinra improves disposition index but not insulin sensitivity in nondiabetic subjects with the metabolic syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. [2011.07]CONTEXT: Obesity induces low-grade inflammation that may promote the development of insulin resistance. IL-1 is one of the key inflammatory factors. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to demonstrate improvement of insulin sensitivity by blocking IL-1... CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that anakinra does not improve insulin sensitivity in obese, insulin-resistant, nondiabetic subjects.
A multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist anakinra in patients with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (ANAJIS trial). [2011.05]OBJECTIVES: To assess the efficacy of the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist anakinra in systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA)... CONCLUSIONS: Anakinra treatment is effective in SJIA, at least in the short term. It is associated with normalisation of blood gene expression profiles in clinical responders and induces a de novo IFN signature. Trial Registration Number: NCT00339157.
Interleukin-1 blockade with anakinra to prevent adverse cardiac remodeling after acute myocardial infarction (Virginia Commonwealth University Anakinra Remodeling Trial [VCU-ART] Pilot study). [2010.05.15]Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) initiates an intense inflammatory response in which interleukin-1 (IL-1) plays a central role...
Intraarticular injection of anakinra in osteoarthritis of the knee: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. [2009.03.15]OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical response, safety, and tolerability of a single intraarticular injection of anakinra in patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee... CONCLUSION: Anakinra was well tolerated as a single 50-mg or 150-mg intraarticular injection in patients with OA of the knee. However, anakinra was not associated with improvements in OA symptoms compared with placebo.
Anakinra in the treatment of polyarticular-course juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: safety and preliminary efficacy results of a randomized multicenter study. [2009.02]This study assessed the safety and preliminary efficacy of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist anakinra in patients with polyarticular-course juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). Eighty-six patients entered a 12-week open-label run-in phase (1 mg/kg anakinra daily, < or =100 mg/day)... These results indicate that anakinra 1 mg/kg once daily (< or =100 mg/day) is safe and well tolerated in patients with JRA.
The Use of Kineret (Anakinra) in the Treatment of Familial Cold Urticaria [Completed]
An open labelled trial of Kineret (anakinra) induction therapy (100mg./day) in over a four
week period in the treatment of Familial Cold Urticaria.
Familial Cold Urticaria (FCU) is a rare autosomal dominant condition manifesting symptoms
triggered by exposure to cold and variable in expression. Currently there is no standard
reliable agent available for the treatment of patients with FCU. This study will evaluate the
efficacy of Kineret (anakinra), an interleukin 1 receptor antagonist in induction and
maintenance therapy in patients with FCU.
Anakinra (Kineret®) in Combination With Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDS) in Subjects With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) [Completed]
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the percentage of subjects in Australian clinical
practice continuing treatment with Anakinra (Kineret®) at the end of study week 48 in
subjects with active RA. The continued use of Kineret® will be based on pre-defined response
assessment criteria for subjects with active RA.
Evaluating Kineret® (Anakinra) in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Subjects Using aSelf-Reported Questionnaire [Completed]
The primary purpose of this study is to assess the ease-of-use of SimpleJectTM compared to
pre-filled syringe(s) when using Kineret® in RA subjects. The secondary purpose of this study
is to assess the level of fear and anxiety associated with the use of both injection methods,
to assess safety when using SimpleJectTM and to evaluate the Ease-of-Administration
Questionnaire (EAQ) in terms of the quality of items, item performance, and the instrument
A Pilot Study Using Anakinra/Kineret for the Treatment of Patients With Severe Atopic Dermatitis [Recruiting]
- Severe atopic dermatitis, also known as eczema, is a chronic inflammatory skin
condition that affects both children and adults and causes severe itching and skin
redness. Current treatments of atopic dermatitis include topical creams and lotions,
light therapy, and medications. However, the difficulty with long-term treatment for
the chronic and severe nature of the disease requires more effective and
better-tolerated therapeutic options.
- Anakinra is a drug that blocks a substance called interleukin-1 (IL-1), which may be
important in causing the inflammation in atopic dermatitis. Researchers are interested
in determining whether anakinra can be used to help treat atopic dermatitis. Anakinra
has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat rheumatoid arthritis in
adults and children, but it has not been approved for use in adults or children with
atopic dermatitis and is considered an experimental treatment in this study. In this
study Anakinra will be administered as an injection under the skin every day for 3
- To assess the safety and effectiveness of using anakinra to treat severe atopic dermatitis
in children.
- Children between 10 and 18 years of age who have been diagnosed with severe atopic
dermatitis that has not responded to standard treatment.
- Initial Screening: Participants will have an initial screening visit with a complete
physical examination and medical history, blood and urine tests, photographs of the
skin ,skin biopsy, and other tests as required.
- Run-in Period: At the screening visit, participants will receive a diary card and will
be asked to track their atopic dermatitis symptoms on standard treatment for 2 months.
- Start of Treatment: At the end of the 2 month Run-in period participants will return
for an inpatient visit (2 days) to receive the initial dose of anakinra and will be
watched for any side effects. During the inpatient visit, participants will have
additional examinations and blood and urine tests, and will be instructed on how to
administer the anakinra injections at home.
Treatment Period: - Participants will return once a week for the first 2 weeks of treatment,
at the end of the first month, and then once a month for the following 2 months, for a
physical exam and blood tests. Participants will be asked to record symptoms related to
their atopic dermatitis, anakinra administration and any side effects related to the
anakinra on the diary card. The diary cards will be reviewed and collected at each visit.-
End of Treatment Period: At the end of 3 months of treatment with anakinra, participants
will again be asked to record symptoms related to their atopic dermatitis on the diary card.
Participants will be seen once a month for 3 months for a physical exam, blood tests and
review of the diary card. . The final study visit will take place at the end of the 3rd
month and will include a physical exam, blood tests, photographs and skin biopsy.
Anakinra or Denosumab and Everolimus in Advanced Cancer [Recruiting]
The goal of this clinical research study is to find the highest tolerable dose of the
combination of Afinitor (everolimus) either with Kineret (anakinra) or Xgeva (denosumab)
that can be given to patients with advanced cancer. The safety of these drugs will also be
Everolimus is designed to stop cells from dividing.
Anakinra is designated to block a protein that is involved in tumor development, new blood
vessels growing, and spread of cancer.
Denosumab is designed to block the activity of a protein, which may prevent bone
complications in cancer that has spread to the bone.
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Alanine Aminotransferase Increased (6),
Rash (6),
Dyspnoea (4),
Vomiting (4),
Cytolytic Hepatitis (4),
Aspartate Aminotransferase Increased (4),
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Community Calendar
Date: April 23, 2009
If your organization would like to have meetings or events publicized, mail or fax the information at least one week in advance to The Longboat Observer, Box 8100, Longboat Key 34228; fax: 383-7193 or e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. All announcements must be typed, include hour and date of meeting, complete address of meeting place and a telephone reference number. To ensure accuracy, no telephone calls. Deadline is the previous Tuesday, 5 p.m.
on the key
Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce 'Nooner' Luncheon — takes place at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 23, at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse, 2001 Siesta Drive, Suite 101, Sarasota. Cost is $20 for members; $25 for non-members. Call 383-2466.
Wine Tasting to Benefit the Longboat Key Center for the Arts Jazz Program — takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at Harry's Continental Kitchens Deli, 525 St. Judes Drive. Cost is $10; $5 of each entry fee will go to the jazz program. Call 383-0777.
Smooth Jazz on St. Armands — takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 24, at St. Armands Circle Park. Enjoy the smooth sounds of B.K. Jackson at this free concert. Call 388-1554.
Longboat Key Singles Club — meets at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 25. The group will carpool to Payne Park Auditorium, 2100 Laurel St., Sarasota, for dancing. For information, including meeting location, call Patty Buck at 383-8357.
Friends and Family Day — takes place from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at the Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The Electa Lee Magnet Middle School orchestra will be featured at the chapel's 10 a.m. worship service, followed by lunch, which will be served at 11 a.m. The event is open to the public. Lunch tickets are $6. Call 383-6491.
Musical Drama 'Resurrection' — takes place at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 26, at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 595 Bay Isles Road. The drama will present the story of Simon Peter through dialogue and music. Contact Mary Vaughn at 376-7788.
Caviar & Canzone: A Concert of Italian Songs and Arias — takes place at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212. The concert features soprano Joy Leitner and tenor Joe Spinella. Champagne and caviar will be served before the concert. Italian hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will follow the concert. Cost is $20. Call 383-8811.
Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce Business @ Breakfast — takes place from 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 28, at the chamber office, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Call 383-2466.
Fashion Show to Benefit the Humane Society of Sarasota — takes place at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, at Whitney Beach Deli and Wines, 6810 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The show will feature fashions from Olivia on St. Armands Circle. A three-course lunch and complimentary glass of wine will be served. Tickets are $35. Call 383-7180.
Bridge Street Market — takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at 107 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach. This month's featured vendor is the Whittle Peoples. The event will feature a games tent and refreshments from several vendors. The Walgreen's Relay for Life Team will be raising money for the American Cancer Society. Contact Nancy Ambrose at 518-4431.
Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation Yom HaAtzma'ut Celebration — takes place at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 26, in the Beatrice Friedman Theater of the Flanzer Jewish Community Center, 582 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. The event begins with poetry readings, songs and a moment of silence in honor of Israeli fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism before the celebration of Israeli Independence Day begins. Cost is $5 for children; $10 for adults; and $20 maximum for families. Call 371-4546, Ext. 102.
Barbara L. Harrison: Meet the Artist and Opening Reception
What: Longboat Key resident and sculptor Barbara Harrison will meet-and-greet at the opening for her Longboat Key Center for the Arts exhibit, which runs until May 20. Harrison is known for her wall- and ceiling-suspended sculptures in solid brass.
When: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 1
Where: Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, 6860 Longboat Drive S. Call 383-2345 for more information.
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2 Florida's Children First 2014 Sarasota Reception
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Oct
16 Pillar of Hope Open House
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Oct
17 Taste of St. Armands
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Oct
17 Night of Fish, Fun & Fright
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Goliath grouper lives up to name
Talk about a real big fish.
Mazel tov to Klauber and Mancini
The West Coast Florida Region of AJC (American Jewish Committee) will honor Michael Klauber and Phil Mancini, of Michael's On East, with its Civic Achievement Award in November.
Bob Havel celebrates 90 years with family members
Bob Havel recently celebrated his 90th birthday on Longboat Key with 24 members of his family.

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(This thread refers to GCCE release build errors)
(This thread refers to S60 3rd Edition SDK)
(This thread refers to Carbide c++ v1.0 Express)
Hi all,
I've just set up a new PC for Symbian Development and had that problem.
I didn't mean to start this new thread but I haven't found any solution in any forum.
I have found these (at least 3) threads concearning the same problem:
but none of them concludes to any solution nor had I any reply.
The application builds normally on debug build but on GCCE release build it shows the formentioned errors even in a "hello world" project created by Carbide Express v1.0.
Here are the important lines of the error log among several warnings:
C:/Symbian/9.1/S60_3rd/epoc32/include/e32base.h:2067: warning: 'class MBeating' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
C:/Symbian/9.1/S60_3rd/epoc32/include/d32locd.h:188: error: array bound is not an integer constant
C:/Symbian/9.1/S60_3rd/epoc32/include/d32locd.h:189: error: array bound is not an integer constant
C:/Symbian/9.1/S60_3rd/epoc32/include/d32locd.h:355: warning: 'class TPasswordStore' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
and after some more warnings:
C:/Symbian/9.1/S60_3rd/epoc32/include/coecntrl.h:233: warning: 'class MCoeControlHitTest' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
C:/Symbian/9.1/S60_3rd/epoc32/include/coecntrl.h:494: error: extra qualification 'CCoeControl::' on member 'GetGc'
C:/Symbian/9.1/S60_3rd/epoc32/include/Eikspane.h:39: warning: 'class MEikStatusPaneObserver' has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
There are NO empty spaces on my workspace path
CTags are installed and path updated
GNU is installed in a no-empty-spaces path
Everything is installed in the same drive
Would highly appreciate any help
Thanxxx very much on beforehand


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When it comes to professional sports, a seat at a Memphis Grizzlies game at FedExForum is considered on of the most affordable.
Season tickets to the Grizzlies' 2013-14 season, which tips off Wednesday, start at just $11 per game.
As the sign was hoisted from ESPN Magazine honoring the Grizzlies as the top franchise in sports, folks were already lining up outside of the FedExForum to celebrate the beginning of a new season.
MORE: ESPN Magazine says Grizzles best sports franchise
"My kids brought me to a game 10 years ago and I enjoyed it," said Ivy Smith, Grizzlies season ticket holder. "I've been a season ticket holder ever since."
Smith said it only takes one game for someone to support this team.
"You get a chance to meet the players, you get a chance to support St. Jude, it's a great event for the city," said Kelly Price, Grizzlies season ticket holder. "I love to come out every year."
"It means more than just enjoying the game," Smith added. "It's all about the children and finding a cure for cancer."
The Grizzlies partnered with St. Jude with a meet and greet luncheon Monday at FedExForum. All of the proceeds from the tip-off luncheon will go to the hospital.
One fan says it's event like this one, which makes fans feel like this team is so accessible.
Grizzlies season ticket holder Chip Strange said it's events like Monday's luncheon which makes fans feel this team is so accessible.
"This is a blue collar city, this team represents that really well," Strange said. "I think that's why the Grizz were reported as one of the best American franchises in North American sports."
The Grizzlies also want all of their fans to have a chance to see a game, which is why a season ticket starts at just $11 per game as compared to seeing the Los Angeles Lakers. A nose- bleed ticket to a Lakers home game starts at $53.
Grizzlies CEO Jason Levien said his team is supported by big dollar seats, but the cheap seats as well. It's not the organization, but the players who want fans to know they want the support of everyone in the community, Levien added.
"We have players on the team who are committed to the community who call Memphis home," Levien said. "We've been embraced by the community and really embrace the community, so we want to do more and more. We're only 13 years into this relationship with Memphis, this love affair, and we want to continue that."
For fans who want to support the Grizzlies during their 2013-14 campaign and buy 11-game or 20-game season ticket packages, you can call 901-888-HOOP or you can go online to Grizzlies.com.Twenty game season ticket packages start at $12 per game and 11-game packages start as low as $14 per game.
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The Board of Directors met on Monday in Richlands to decide where Good Samaritan Food Pantry can be temporarily housed.
3,500 people in Richlands and the surrounding areas depend on food from Good Samaritan. After it went up in flames Thursday night, only the food in their freezer was salvaged.
59News is partnering with Ramey Automotive, from now until Friday anyone can drop off non-perishable food and monetary donations to their Princeton, Beckley and Richlands locations.
Good Samaritan manager Ralph Mullins told 59News Ramey and his food pantry have worked together very closely in the past.
"He called me after it happened saying he'd want to help. I'm sure he will always be there to back our food pantry, he always has before and I'm sure he always will," Mullins said.
Ramey Automotive General Manager told us why his company wants to do their part in giving back.
"At times like this, with the economy being down, we know everyone is struggling. The community has been so good to us, we wanted to do our part in giving back to the community," said John Repass.
If you're in the Richlands area and can't make it down to Ramey Automotive, you can drop off your donations at Barnette's on 2nd Street on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Richlands residents believe their community is family. They told us its only natural to lend a helping hand in time of need.
"I feel like everyone has things at home they can gather up. We have things in our closets that can feed a family a meal or 10 meals. If anyone has extra stuff in their pantries, please bring them down to Ramey," said Stephen Altizer.
"I can't tell you how many people have already called us wanting to donate. God has really blessed us already," said Mullins.
Board members met on Monday to decide on a temporary location for Good Samaritan. They chose the Old Addington Boat Building on Kent's Ridge Road to house the food pantry for 2-3 months.
During that time, Good Samaritan is asking for donations and volunteers to help stock the temporary location and to help build the new building, which will be the same location Good Samaritan sits at now.


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Post-Secondary Recruitment
The Post-Secondary Recruitment (PSR) program enables federal organizations to meet recruitment challenges by accessing and hiring qualified university and college graduates from across Canada for entry-level officer positions.
There are three primary options for participating in the Public Service Commission (PSC)'s PSR program:
- Hire Quickly - Search the Targeted Career Stream Inventories: Every fall, the PSR program establishes targeted stream inventories of partially assessed candidates. These inventories are aligned with occupational areas currently in demand. Hiring managers can access these pools anytime throughout the year. It is a quick and easy way to reduce time and cost per hire!
- Advertise a Tested Career Choice (job opportunity): As part of the annual PSR campaign, organizations may choose to advertise a tested career choice identifying their specific hiring requirements. Any or all of the two standardized PSR tests can be administered on their behalf.
- Advertise a Non-Tested Career Choice: If testing is not required or if an organization wishes to advertise outside the usual fall campaign time frames, a non-tested departmental career choice may be an appropriate solution for you. They can be posted at any time throughout the year!
Hire Quickly! As part of the fall 2013 PSR campaign, various targeted career stream inventories were established by the PSC to meet a variety of organizational hiring requirements. Both client- and job-seeker-centric, these inventories provide a quick and cost-effective solution for your year-round hiring needs!
Key features
- Candidates have already been assessed using the following standardized assessment tools: the Situational Judgement Test and the Graduate Recruitment Test*;
- Staff indeterminate and term hiring requirements;
- Available to all federal organizations;
- Nationally advertised;
- Flexible and tailored to your needs! You can request:
- the number of candidates
- the educational level(s) and specializations
- the experience criteria
- the specific tests and pass marks that are relevant*
- A list of interested candidates is available in as little as 72 hours.
* With the exception of Careers in Health Sciences
COST: Free!
Targeted Career Stream Inventories are available to support you in your hiring needs
- Pure, Natural and Applied Sciences
- Business and Social Sciences
- Health Sciences (Psychologist and Nursing) (Non tested)
- Information Technology
In addition to the Career Stream Inventories mentioned above, hiring managers can also access the Financial Officer and Internal Auditors Recruitment and Development (FORD/IARD) program for indeterminate positions:
Financial Officer and Internal Auditors Recruitment and Development Program: Hire qualified university graduates for entry-level finance and internal audit positions (FI-1 and AS-2). FORD/IARD trainees are part of a formal development program.
- Although advertised as part of the PSR campaign, these inventories are maintained by the Treasury Board Secretariat on behalf of federal organizations. For further information or to access these pools, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Access the inventories
Once you have identified the specific Career Stream Inventory that best suits your hiring needs, please follow these steps:
- Complete the Request for Referrals Form that best supports your hiring requirements. Need help? Contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com. Specify the search criteria, the number of candidates you wish to consider, the experience criteria that you wish to apply and the education qualifications required.
- Submit your form to firstname.lastname@example.com.
- The PSC will conduct your search or contact you if clarification is required.
- The PSC will contact the candidates electronically to confirm their interest in your position. Only interested and engaged candidates will be referred to you. Please allow 72 hours for this process.
- Shortly after candidates have confirmed their interest, the list of candidates, including their application/CV, will be sent to you.
- You then conduct the remainder of the assessment required for the position. No time? We can do it for you!
Departmental career choices offer organizations an excellent opportunity to leverage the PSR branding and existing relationships with universities and colleges across Canada. It also provides a job-seeker–centric approach to staffing, as the standardized assessment results are consistent and portable across the career choices. Before posting a departmental career choice and to save time and money, we strongly encourage you to check out one of the existing career stream inventories. If your needs are not met through these inventories and you still wish to post a departmental career choice advertising your specific hiring requirements, follow these steps:
- Contact us at email@example.com to discuss your recruitment needs. We can help you!
- Complete a Post Secondary Recruitment Request for Career Choice and provide your approved statement of merit criteria in both official languages.
- The PSC will assist you in the preparation of your advertisement and will support you in deciding whether to have any or all of the two standardized PSR tests administered on your behalf.
- The PSC will advertise your position in the PSR section of the jobs.gc.ca Web site.
- Once your advertisement has closed, the PSC will administer (if applicable) the standardized tests on your behalf. Testing is conducted in numerous locations within Canada and internationally.
- Once test scoring has been completed, the PSC will provide you with an electronic file of screened-in candidates for further consideration, and assessment. No time? We can do it for you.
- If your Career Choice is Non-tested, the PSC will provide you with you an electronic file of your candidates, once your advertisement has closed.
Additional supporting documentation to assist you in requesting a career choice:
The following is the portfolio of standardized tests that are administered by the PSC during its annual PSR campaign. You tailor the process by choosing the tests you would like administered or applied on your behalf. For each of the tests, the pass mark may vary according to career choice.
Graduate Recruitment Test-316 (GRT-316)
The Graduate Recruitment Test (GRT) measures the candidate's ability to use reasoning to solve problems. The test consists of 55 multiple-choice questions of four types:
- Similarities;
- Arithmetic problems;
- Figure analogies; and
- Number series.
The time allotted to complete the test is 90 minutes. Pass marks on the GRT can be determined by the hiring organization, although the minimum pass mark as established by the PSR program is 26 out of 55.
Candidates may access the GRT Practice Test on-line.
Situational Judgment Test-318 (SJT-318)
The Situational Judgment Test (SJT) is used to assess a candidate's judgment skills required for solving problems in work-related situations. It provides the candidate with an opportunity to demonstrate their general knowledge and life experience acquired in work, school, extracurricular and/or community activities. No specialized training, knowledge or experience is required in order to write this test.
The SJT presents 50 hypothetical and challenging situations that a candidate may encounter at work and that involve working with others as part of a team, interacting with others and dealing with workplace dilemmas. In response to each situation, five possible actions are presented that could be taken to deal with the problem described; applicants select the action that is the most effective and the one that is the least effective in dealing with the problem described.
The time allotted to complete the test is 90 minutes. Pass marks on the SJT can be determined by the hiring organization, although the minimum pass mark as established by the PSR program is 66 out of 100.
Candidates may access sample SJT situations on-line.
For more information on the PSR program, please contact Amélie LaPenna, Program Lead – Post-Secondary Recruitment, at 819-420-8697 or at email@example.com;
contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
No time to staff? We'll do it for you! Learn more about additional PSC services that can help support your recruitment and hiring needs.
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A four-star hotel named by the developer of a
Downtown Huntsville project says there is no agreement in place to come to the
April 8, Huntsville developer Scott McClain said
his project would include an AC Hotel, a chain owned by Marriott, but which is
exclusively in Europe.
Marriott is working to bring the hotel brand
Stateside, but confirmed Tuesday there is no plan in place to bring AC Hotels
to Huntsville.
When we met the developer about the Constellation
announcement a few weeks ago, we were introduced to Yedla Management, who
has brought several Marriott-brand hotels to North Alabama. It is the same
group working on the Constellation project.
Yedla's Executive Vice President and COO
Stuart Newmark said Tuesday afternoon there is no contract with AC Hotels and
that talks with various hotel companies are ongoing, but nothing is concrete.
Constellation is a $170-million development
McClain said is supposed to include two parking decks, more than a half-dozen
restaurants, 20 retailers, thousands of square feet in office space and 150
In a statement, a Marriott spokesperson said,
"In our most recent development report, there is not a signed deal for AC
Hotels in Huntsville."
A message requesting comment from McClain was
left at his office.
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I'm thinking of ditching cable, but I don't want to miss Mariners games. Are they still broadcast over the air, or do you have to have FSN? If they are broadcast over the air, is it in HD?
If they aren't broadcast in HD, I guess I'll have to continue to let comcast rape me every month, but I'd rather stop giving them money if I could.
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It's time for another Makeup Wars Challenge! This time, we're doing a $20 dollar (or less) face! I put together my face based off of items I purchased, or could theoretically purchase.
I used Nyx Pin-Up Curl Mascara ($5.99) Nyx retractable black liner ($3, purchased the Nyx items as BOGO 50% from Ulta), TickTock Infinity Milky Way Primer ($3, on sale), Meow Pampered Puss Inquisitive Siamese foundation sample ($1, I have full size but a sample is a dollar), Meow Heliconia blush sample ($1, I have full size but a sample is a dollar), Fyrinnae mini jar of Shenanigans ($2, I have full size but a mini is 2 dollars), BftE mini jar in Glistening ($2, and I've purchased a full size too, love this so much) and Evil Shades Lipstick sample in Dark Princess ($1.75 for the sample, though I have the full size). My total is $19.74.
Now, these are just the colors I chose, there are many options available.
TickTock Infinity Eye Base in Milky Way
Fyrinnae Shenanigans – lid, crease, lower lash line
BftE Glistening – browbone to highlight
Nyx Black Liner – upper outer lash line, lower waterline
Nyx Pin-Up Curl Mascara
Meow Pampered Puss foundation in Inquisitive Siamese
Meow Heliconia – blush
BftE Glistening – highlight
Evil Shades lipstick in Dark Princess
Now, I chose purple to be obnoxious, but there are many shades of lipsticks available, just like there are many shades of blush, foundation and eyeshadow available.
Meow Cosmetics has 86 shades of foundation with coordinating concealer available!
BftE has over 400 eyeshadows.
I'm not sure how many eyeshadows Fyrinnae has, but they have a lot of gorgeous and complex shades.
Evil Shades is constantly adding new lipsticks and lipglosses.
Tick:Tock Cosmetics has many colors, too.
Be sure to check out everyone else involved in the Makeup Wars Challenge! This was so much fun
All products purchased by me. All opinions are my own.
Tags: BftE Cosmetics, Fyrinnae, Gold Look, Makeup Wars, Meow Cosmetics, Nyx, tick tock cosmetics
That eye shadow is gorgeous!!! You were smart using samples! That way you didn't have to sacrifice quality (at all!). Your FOTD looks just as lovely as all of the ones you post on here…and for only $20.00! Awesome!!!
@pammyblogbeauty Aww thank you!
Your eyes look gorgeous as usual. I love how you use pigments. Shipping is a factor though with them. How was the mascara? It looks good, did you like it?
@Marcia beauty info zone I like it, but I prefer to use it with a lash primer. I just didn't for this because I couldn't afford it
Easily the best one I've seen so far. Way to hit it out of the park!
Ulta's great because you can pretty much stock up on BOGO NYX products and have enough left over for 99 cent nail polish. Of course, at Sephora, in an emergency, you could buy an eyeliner and some eyeshadow from the clearance bin and load up on free samples of everything else. Every time I see one of these I think about what I'd use and only get as far as NYX HD foundation. It might be a fun exercise to try.
@blauriche Thanks! Yeah I like Nyx, and mascara is hard for me because of allergies, so I made that my 'big ticket' item.
Yeah, this is definitely the best one! I had gone at it from the point of view that I had to run into a store and grab stuff, but if I had really wanted to just get the most I could out of $20 I would have done some of the samples as well. I'm going to order some of the stuff you mentioned here, especially that foundation!
@15minbeauty I can't wait to hear what you think about the foundation
I knew your $20 face was going to be awesome! Of course when samples are involved you have a lot more options. You look stunning and Love how you did your eyes!
@PinkSith Yay thank you! They were my favorite part
This is a GORGEOUS look – I love, love, love the eye!
@Emi at Project Swatch Thanks! I love Shenanigans
You are so creative. I love your choices and how you stayed away from the "norm". It's so fun to hear about new products. You eyes look great!
@BeautyBlogger Thank you!
That eye look is awesome!!!! Great job!
@CarleenPruessCoulter Yay thank you! I love eyeshadows that work like that
So much fun to see what everyone bought with their $20! I'd never guess that your overall look, esp. the eyes, was so inexpensive. Good job!
@Beauty411 Indie eyeshadows are so amazing Thank you!
What a great look! You've done exactly what I would have done by using all the samples! I certainly don't think I could achieve a $20 with any full size products I own!
@perilouslypale It would be a challenge, for sure!
1 – this looks great; you totally aced the $20 challenge & 2 – tell me more about the eye primer!
@RiffRaffRanch The eye primer is nice. After about 8 hours I end up seeing fading/wear, so it doesn't replace TFSI for me, but I am really glad I gave it a try.
I *love* this challenge! I think it's really cool how you managed to show in one go how you can do either a conservative or a loud and proud look for under $20.
I have a side question I'm hoping you might be willing to give some input on. I'd like to take my pre-teen daughter for a consult as kind of an intro to make-up, get her colors done, buy her some basics to play with before she gets to an age where she's wearing it out. I was originally planning to have a consult come to her sleepover party and make a big thing of it, but there have been some disruptions to that plan. I'm new to the 21st century beauty world (until a month ago, I quite literally was wearing mostly make-up left from the 90s) and don't know who does the whole deal in-store anymore (I remember my mother getting full consults at Merle Norman in the 80s, but I've never been to a counter that wasn't in a department store myself). Now I feel like I've babbled on too much. The question was supposed to be, "Can you suggest somewhere to take my pre-teen for a "makeover"/color consult for her birthday?"
@ShelliZink Wow, that's a really good question. What a wonderful gift for your daughter! I think if it were me, I would probably look for makeup artist / bloggers in your area that you like their style and see if they would come do a consult.
If you don't like that idea, what about taking her to your favorite department store makeup counter? You can book an appointment for what you're wanting to get for her. I'm not sure if Sephora does this, but I know that you can get it done at Macy's / Nordstrom's / Neiman Marcus etc.
I also just read a book called "Make-Up Manual" by Pat Henshaw and Audrey Hannah. The thing I liked specifically in there book was the talk about identifying personal color – undertones (warm or cool), depth (light or deep), clarity (soft or clear).
@Phyrra Thanks so much! We decided on Sephora, I can't wait to have fun little girls day with her. I'll have to check out that book, my husband is choking at my request for a full PCA with a consultant, maybe a book is a good compromise
this is the most gorgeous eye ball EVER
@blushingnoir LOL! Thank you
Your $20 look looks amazing!! I love the eye colors!
@geniabeme Yay thank you <3
Love your eyes! This challenge was way more difficult than I imagined!
@PrimeBeauty50 It was so much fun though
This would be so difficult to do with my stash! I'm saying that as someone who loves a whole bunch of drugstore products. But any Physician's Formula face powder (which, compared across the full spectrum of makeup brands, are quite affordable) would be over half the budget.
It's interesting the gamut of indie samples you used here. I don't know if I could ever bring myself to put on a Fyrinnae shadow without any pixie epoxy, though!
@Quinctia I love Fyrinnae with and without pixie epoxy
You created such a gorgeous look with only $20! I especially love the colors you chose for your eye shadow, they make your beautiful eyes look even more amazing…so love your eyes!
@Mina Slater Thanks Mina
Wow! Shenanigans looks so awesome on you! I love this idea!
@WendiThroatPunchGirven Aww thanks
God I love the eyes so much! Those colors-I will buy! It makes me think Steampunk lol
@sarahmaye Aww thank you
Wow, Phyrra; this is a gorgeous look for you. I meant to comment and let you know that I love the new hair, also. By the way, I've recently received my first order of samples from MEOW (thanks to your review). I think I'm too nervous to try them because I really don't know how to work with them, even tho I also have a Minerals Mate. We'll see. Anyway, you look absolutely beautiful.
@Sandy615 Try one color at a time, if it helps And thank you! I love the hair color.
@Phyrra Great idea, thank you! I should have known to ask you how to do it!
That eye is EVERYTHING Phyrra, beautiful! I'm glad to see this challenge, let's people know that they don't have to spend crazy amounts of money to look great. Thanks for sharing
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Sports talk host Lance McAlister with 700 WLW went on the offensive Wednesday against Bengals fans, instigated by an email he received from a listener that requested a segment, if not a show, featuring the NFL Draft already. During his show on 700 WLW on Wednesday night, Lance admits confusion, wondering why some Bengals fans are already thinking about the NFL Draft. You can have a listen here, but here's a brief transcript that opened the show.
"And realize specifically for the Bengals: 5-2, developing feel good stories, kind of almost in some circles a developing media darling, winners of four straight, perfect in the month of October, the first time since (1975). The last time they were perfect in October, the Big Red Machine had just captured the 1975 World Series.
"Yet, I'm left confused. Because I hear, I read and I see so much that is not about now. Here. This. The moment. John Thornton and I were joking last week, how much Carson conversation even a week after the trade compared to the actual team. I will grant you this, for those it has kind of become a running joke the number of people who now want to figure out what to do with the draft picks. I get that it's November and traditionally, the start of November we probably start thinking draft. It's like a conditioned response."
Lance continues:
"...for as many who are jumping into the future, there are just as many who seemingly enjoy wallowing in the past. It's one of the most fascinating dynamics in this city when it comes to fans."
Sounds ridiculous, right? Bengals fans looking forward to the NFL draft, wallowing about the past, not accepting the current reality that the Cincinnati Bengals are 5-2 with a quarterback that just won the NFL's offensive rookie of the month for the month of October, where the Cincinnati Bengals went an undefeated 4-0, sounds ludicrous.
Let me preface this by saying I love Lance, Mo Egger and all of the local talk radio talent.
But there's a third option that's not being established or acknowledged, and maybe that's because the general Bengals fan being discussed isn't necessarily the majority. Bengals fans are fully capable of living in the moment, talking about the 5-2 Cincinnati Bengals. Read the comments within most of the posts on this very site; there's overwhelming excitement and perspective. Living in the moment is what most of us have been doing, as we have every year since this site was established in 2006. Are the readers and those that comment on this site the general Bengals fan? Maybe. Maybe not.
Now you compound that with news two weeks ago that the Bengals traded Carson Palmer, one of the most tiring discussions for months, for a first round pick in 2012 and a second round pick in 2013 and now you have that much more excitement about this team's future. Additionally there's such a foundation of talented players, that next year's draft could make this team even better. It's an exciting prospect that fans might spend 15 minutes out of a 1,440-minute day. During Sundays every Bengals fan lives in the moment. Every Monday after the game and Friday and Saturday before the next game, fans are in the moment. Tuesday and Wednesday, fans are in the moment. Then perhaps Bengals fans gather around the water cooler for 15-20 minutes Thursday afternoon and brainstorm ideas with what the Bengals can address with their newly acquired draft picks.
Now there are those that Lance says enjoys "wallowing in the past" and for those, he's right. Mike Brown inevitably surfaces in most discussions I have with people personally. Efforts to just say, it's time to just let go, often go unheeded and even instigate them into unapproachable levels where you question whether or not you want to talk about Bengals football at all with them. Mike Brown is evil. Been Cincinnati's greatest comic book villain since 1991. We get it.
If you want to talk about the NFL draft, fine. Talk about the draft. There's six days between games and roughly 8-12 hours within a day that you're awake that you're able to sit back and enjoy the moment with this incredible Cincinnati Bengals squad. If for a small chunk within the week you want to visualize the prospects of improving this football team even more, why not?


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Reading Bill Simmons Mailbag column. You can't tell me you haven't had the exact same thought.
Q: I take my fan loyalty seriously, but the worthless Washington Redskins are pushing my F-ing limits. I am not about to jump ship, but I am also becoming increasingly convinced I will never get to root for a winner. I can see exactly what is going to happen to the Redskins over the next six months. We will finish the year 4-12 or 5-11 good enough for the 5th-10th pick. Indianapolis is going 0-16 and will get the number one pick. They will Draft Andrew Luck and put Peyton on the trading block. Hearing that he has the chance to grab a upper 30s QB who has had three neck surgeries in two years, Dan Snyder will immediately offer three first-round draft picks, two second rounders and Brian Orakpo for Peyton. Followed closely by Peyton only playing part of next season, getting hurt and then retiring. Leaving the Redskins with NO good draft picks for three years and a $90 million contract that we will of course agree to pay all of. FUCK MY LIFE! This is bullshit.
— Brian O., Washington
SG: Ladies and gentleman, your 2011 Washington Redskins!!!!!!!!!! At dinner with some friends in New York City on Wednesday night, we talked about how the hidden NFL story right now is the Colts diplomatically pretending they're not going to trade Manning next spring when everyone knows they'll pull a Montana/Chiefs on him if they get Luck. It's the smart move, and again, if you can't see it happening, I urge you to Google "Montana Chiefs trade." Someone will overpay for Manning — either a contender that's close (like the Niners), or a dumb noncontender who delusionally thinks Manning might put them over the top. And as we laid out the scenarios, my buddy House (Redskins fan) went on an expletive-laden tirade about Snyder overpaying for Manning and setting the team back five more years … you know, just like Brian O. did. By the way, what would the odds be for an "Either Tom Brady or Peyton Manning will play quarterback for the 49ers within the next 36 months" wager? 5-to-1? 6-to-1?


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Advancing airgun accuracy
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier
Several years ago, a big bore airgun manufacturer was heard to say that his hunting rifles were accurate enough to hit an Oreo cookie at 30 yards. He argued that it would be very hard for a deer to hide behind an Oreo cookie. So, the question is: Were his rifles accurate? He obviously thought they were, but most of the public disagreed. He had to improve the accuracy until his rifles could hit that Oreo at 100 yards. He managed to do that, and the sales were very good from that point on. True story.
Was this an issue of perception, or was the manufacturer right — that no deer can hide behind an Oreo? Well, here's the deal. If he doesn't sell any guns, nothing else really matters because he goes out of business, making his opinion as a manufacturer moot! Today, I'd like to talk about what drives practical airgun accuracy.
You might think it's the World Cup and the Olympics that drive accuracy for airguns, but that would be incorrect. The World Cup matches certainly have had a huge impact on the accuracy and ergonomics of target airguns at close range. They've gone from being capable of making very small groups in the late 1950s to almost being able to stack all their pellets on top of each other. But that took place back in the late 1960s and early 1970s timeframe. Since then, there hasn't been much advancement in accuracy because there wasn't much room to improve. So, the target airgun designers turned their attentions to improving the sights and the ergonomics of their airguns, and that's still going on today.
In this same time period, the pellet makers have advanced their art, as well. There's still room for some improvement of lead-free target ammunition, but things in the lead pellet realm are slowing down. Once again, we've gone about as far as it's possible to go.
But all of this progress has been in the world of close-range target guns. Longer-range airguns had a lot more room for improvement, and that was accomplished by different means.
History of field target and accuracy
When the sport of field target began in the UK in the 1970s, the first targets were just silhouettes of animals. The were hinged at their base so a hit anywhere on the silhouette knocked the animal over. These were simple targets to build, but not that challenging. It was argued that hitting a squirrel in the tail was hardly tantamount to dispatching it. If this sport was going to grow, it had to become more interesting.
Field target was not created to be a hunting simulation; but once it began, the connection to hunting was too obvious to ignore. Something had to be done to make the targets more realistic. The kill zone was the answer.
The kill zone works is a hole in the "face" of the target, which is the silhouette of the animal. The pellet must pass through the hole and hit a trigger (called a paddle) behind the target face. When the paddle moves, depending on how the target is built, the face will either fall over flat or at least fall partway.
This field target was made by Ulysses Payne years ago. It has a kill zone that's backed by a movable paddle. The paddle is sensitive and falls when hit square or locks when the pellet is split on the edge of the kill zone.
This side view of the target shows the link that connects the paddle to the face. When the paddle goes back, it pulls the face after it.
This target doesn't fall completely flat because of the linkage connecting the paddle to the face of the target.
The kill zone changed the sport of field target, though it took some time to realize. What people discovered was that if you hit both the target face at the edge of the kill zone hole and a piece of your pellet splits off and goes through to hit the paddle (called a split in the sport), the face would be pushed backwards so hard that the paddle might not fall. At first, this was a chance discovery; but after a while, target makers started making their targets more sensitive to splits. The goal was that a split would not allow the target to fall, thus preventing a point from being awarded.
After that, the kill zones got smaller and smaller to challenge good shooters even more. By the end of the last century, it was obvious what this had done to the sport. Accuracy had taken on a new meaning. People were no longer satisfied with hitting tin cans. Now, they wanted to bust aspirins. And not at close distances! But that's not all.
The evolution of scopes
Targets weren't the only thing to improve because of field target. Scopes changed dramatically. Back in the early 1990s, you really had to search for a scope that would correct for parallax down to 10 yards. Today, that kind of adjustability is even showing up on firearms scopes! The tiny little sport of field target is what has driven this change.
But that's just the beginning! Know those sidewheel parallax adjustment knobs on scopes? Where do you think they came from? Leupold didn't wake up one morning and say, "We think the snipers of the world deserve a sidewheel parallax adjustment scope that sells for about $1,400." No, sirree! The dozens of airgun scope manufacturers decided it for them — 10 years before Leupold got around to building their first one. And field target pushed them.
That little sport pushed the scope manufacturers until they were making scopes that could only have been dreamed of 2 decades earlier. When I got into the sport, the Leupold 6.5-20x Vari-X III was all the rage. Today, it would be considered a second-tier scope. Good…but no longer a championship scope.
And coming soon will be the bubble level inside a scope that Leapers is perfecting. Yes, other scopes with bubble levels already exist, but their optics aren't suited to precision shooting. This one will be.
Pellets advanced at the same time. Back when I started in field target, a Diana Magnum was a good domed pellet. Then, Crosman Premiers hit the market and buried virtually all other brands. Next, JSB Exacts replaced Premiers as the best. Today, what would have been a world-class pellet in 1998 is now just considered average.
Pellet precision has evolved greatly in the last 20 years.
In short, this one sport of field target, in which only a handful of shooters actually compete, changed the face of airgunning forever. It defined accuracy for a generation and set the performance bar very high, indeed.
Big bores are staring to improve
The same thing has started to happen in big bore shooting. In the 1998 timeframe, a big bore that grouped inside 3 inches at 50 yards was seen as accurate. Now, that's down to an inch. But there are even fewer big bore airgun shooters than field target competitors, so the advancements are going to take longer.
The future
Nothing stands still. What we need today is a hunting pellet that's also very accurate. There are already a couple of contenders like the Beeman Devastator and the Crosman Premier hollowpoint. But the market is far from saturated. There's lots of room for accurate hunting pellets in all 4 smallbore calibers.
And the world of lead-free pellets is still in its infancy. The lead-free pellets of today are lightyears more advanced than they were even 5 years ago; but compared to target pellets and general purpose domed pellets, they're still very crude.
To prove the truth of what I'm saying, look at the groups we celebrate on this blog. The only thing that we don't yet do is shoot those tight 10-shot groups at 100 yards. But I'm convinced that day is coming.
So, if you compare where we are today with where we were even as recently as 1995, you'll see how far airgun accuracy has come. The guns are better, the pellets are better and even the scopes are better. The future is bright, and I can hardly wait to see the new inventions that will take us to the next level.
40 Responses to "Advancing airgun accuracy"
I'm optimistic that leapers will continue to improve scopes with a target of the airgun market.
You've mentioned before the internal anti cant device that leapers has been working on integrating into their scopes. You also mentioned (in the SHOT Show report?) that leapers was getting ready to introduce a finer reticle (etched) on their bugbuster models. Any update on when these will hit the market?
I would include the predator polymags along with the Beeman Devastator and Crosman Hollowpoints as a good short range hunting pellet.
I have always been interested in long range shooting. And I really like what I see with the field target sport.
I don't compete. But me and the kids get ( 5 ) 2X4′s that are about 12″ tall and we take a dime and draw one circle on each one of the boards at a different spot. Then we go out and hammer them in the ground at various ranges. The farthest we go out is to about 75 yrds. We shoot from a bench also. Taught them how to use the side wheel parallax that way. Sometimes the boards get knocked down. But the goal is to hit inside the dime sized circle. Pretty fun stuff.
Its also kind of interesting to see what yardage they come up with compared to what I get. We each right it down for boards 1-5 before we shoot. We don't try to shoot groups we try to see who hit the closest to the dime circle. It is amazing what you see when you go look at the boards.
But one of the problems that they have is getting their eye relief on the scope. I thought about making something out of a old scope ring. Attach it to the scope closest to the eye piece and have a adjustable rod with a pad on the end that they could fold down and slide it to their forehead and lock it with a thumb wheel tightener. That way they could get use to finding it better. Then take it off after they got that figured out.
Maybe they make something already. I don't know.
But something I have wondered about is. Has there really been any manufacturer that devoted there self to producing a airgun that is a specific longer range shooter (lets say 150-200 yrds.) in the smaller calibers. Probably most airguns throughout recent times (especially with the arrival of PCP guns) have been shot under 70 yrds. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Maybe there was no need before in the older days to produce long range airguns with all the firearm ammo that was available before all the craziness with getting ammo that is going on now days.
Just one more reason that the airgun manufacturers could step it up and make some more sells. I still believe that airguns are only going to get more popular as time goes on.
When you say long range shooting with smaller calibers, I'm going to assume .177cal – .25cal but you should visit the Yellow Forum online and search their as a few of our members regularly shoot past 150yds with .22 – .25 and two members in particular shoot much further, one of the members uses a .257 Airforce Conder that has posted videos shooting soda cans at 450+yds and the other uses a Jack Haley .257 has videos posted at ranges from 500 to 600yds! I myself spent the money to have my .25 Marauders re barreled with .25 LW barrels and regularly shoot them at 100 – 145 yds with MOA accuracy.
I've seen those groups as well on the forums and agree that this is where air gun shooting is going . I would also note that they are using BULLETS! cast of lead, by the shooters themselves. Bullets from moulds that are readily available, and have been for years. Also, barrels rifled and bored to take these bullets. If you were to ask me what I want in a pcp air gun I would say, I want to subsitute air for the powder and primer and be able to use the same bullets as firearms shooters do . I want shoot at 100 plus yards ,and I want a gun that can accept and use barrels that I can install readily and tune for that kind of accuracy.
It would really be nice to see an "inexpensive" sproinger that shoots one MOA out to 50 yards or more. I think that is a noble goal for an airgun manufacturer. Some, I think are actually trying to get there. It will likely be a European manufacturer where the power limitations will allow them to concentrate on making up for such with superb accuracy. Then they will attempt to boost the power for the lucrative American market.
I believe that this is a kind of a mathematical progression. The more accuracy one wants from the rifle, the more money and work it requires. And the closer to perfection – the harder and smaller every step is. For example it's easier to "shrink" groups from 50 mm to 25 mm in a average rifle, but 25 to 13 is much much harder, and 13 to 7 requires a really great skill and luck.
So this way one should never expect an airgun that is cheap, accurate and powerful – it's only two of three possible.
Excellent insight!
Thank, BB.
I think the sport of Field Target is not yet appreciated her in the U.S. At least not as much as in other countries. Thank you for pointing out the merits of this type of sport. I wish there was a FT group around where I live. The closest one is about 2 and half hours away. Not likely for me to be able to get there.
Thank you again sir!
On the topic of accuracy. I have been shooting an AirForce Tallon SS with 24″ barrel. I have found it to be very accurate out to 80-90 yards. The problem I have is I live in the high desert of the S.W. when I start in the morning it can be in the 70′s and by midday well over 100. The accuracy goes out the window. I'm thinking that the scope is heating up and changing the zero. It being black and out in the sun can get very warm to the touch. I end up adjusting the zero all the time. Any ideas as to possible problem and or fixes. Love the blog read it every day.
BB you mentioned above about some of the manufacturers are making the longer range airguns. And individuals have been changing their guns around to achieve different results.
I thought it was cool that Crosman/Benjamin made the Rouge with its technology. Maybe they will be the ones to step up to the plate and produce a factory tuned long range pcp airgun.
Its nice to buy the package complete and scienced out already. Then you get to spend more time out shooting and enjoying the gun if you know what I mean.
It still seems like there is room for some inprovement on the guns. Right now I got my Discovery performing as good as a Marauder. I'm trying to surpass it and trying to get it as close as I can get to my Condor which I hold up as the diamond standard of guns. If there is anything better than my Condor I want to know about it.
A significant contributor to inaccuracy with airguns are the pellets themselves. If not consistency, then diameter, or weight. Not all pellets are offered in more than one size or weight. Even an accurate airgun will do poorly with with the wrong pellet, even if the pellet is inherently accurate (as seen with other airguns). Fine tuning is good for addressing mechanical issues, but you still have the issue of pellet matching.
Also, it seems that accuracy at ranges longer than between 25 and 50 yards will require heavier pellets (or bullets), which would imply a whole new category of airgun, and thus Field Target competition. Whatever the case, an alternative to power-burners for ranges at, or beyond, 100 yards would be appreciated. In fact, it might attract a whole new crop of shooters to the airgun market. If done right, it may be a case of "If we build it, they will come".
. It was argued that hitting a squirrel in the tale was hardly tantamount to dispatching it.
I'm sure when it finished its story it would depart on its own. <G>
<squirrel>I was telling the neighbors about my experiences with nut that was too big too carry, when I heard a loud pop and something slashed my tail…</squirrel>
How about:" There I was, just scampering down the branch, minding my own business, carrying these two large walnuts. Suddenly, there was this loud "CRACK!!" and my nuts fell to the ground with a hole thru them.!!"
You've been looking at too many AirForce Condor adverts…
99 44/100% sure that squiddle's been airbrushed…
One measure of the difficulty of a field target shot is the Troyer (named after Brad Troyer). At its simpliest, a Troyer is the distance to the target in yards divided by the kill zone diameter in inches. (Obviously, this can be adjusted to meters/mm by multiplying by 2.32.) Thus, if a target is at 45yds and the kill zone is 2in, the difficulty is 45/2 or 22.5T. In practice, there are additional multipliers for various conditions such as targets over 45 yards, wind, "extremely" dark/light conditions, standing/kneeling positions, and uphill/downhill shots. A typical course would have a difficulty averaging about 25T with a spread of difficulties from as low as 10T to perhaps as high as 60T. A well-designed course can be used for all field target classes although the PCP shooters will typically outscore the piston shooters. When one is practicing for a match, a good approach is to shoot at targets (whether paper or actual field targets) with a difficulty of about 20T to start. As one gets better, the difficulty is increased (either by increasing the distance or reducing the size of the kill zone) — a good rule-of-thumb would be to increase the difficulty by 5T when one can successfully hit the target 90% of the time. Eventually, one should practice at about 45T if they expect to be competitive at local matches and 60T for national matches.


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- Large sweet spot
- Easy to fit correct model to player swings
- Extra weight rear and low helps stabilize head
- High MOI keeps shots on line
- Loud sound at impact
- Headcover difficult to remove and replace even with EZ Grab assist
It's a Monster
This one, as the name implies, is a monster.
The high-launch, low-spin mantra that has been the backbone of driver design is taken to new heights with the Monster. The advantage of this year's model is more of an emphasis on MOI or moment of inertia, the resistance to twisting at impact. The USGA limitation of a 5900 rating is pushed to the limit with extreme rear and perimeter weighting of 24 additional grams.
The length is a whopping 46.5 inches thanks to a Made by Fujikura Flightspeed shaft. The stock shaft offering is the Flightspeed in all flexes and Gold (lower flight and lighter swingweight) or Red (higher flight and heavier swingweight). There are a wide variety of custom shafts from multiple manufacturers, which fit a range of golfers.
Cleveland HiBore XLS Monster Is Hot, Forgiving - and Loud
Judging from the drives that fellow club members and I hit, you pretty much just can't miss with the Monster. The sweet spot appears to have expanded to the entire face. The test club was a stiff-flex gold shafted, standard model, 10.5 degrees.
One thing that immediately stands out about the Monster is its sound. It is LOUD! A well-struck ball sounds like it has been fired from a cannon. In fact, to my eyes that is the speed at which the ball comes off the face. Very hot.
The flight of the ball seemed like it was drawn onto the sky by an engineer; meaning, it was almost a perfect version of what ideal launch angle is prescribed. With a square face and neutral weighting, I was able to work the ball into a fade with a little more effort. A fellow club member who was working on "dispersion" issues (as in excessive fade) with his current driver immediately straightened out direction and launched the ball with a very controlled trajectory.
Forgiveness is very real and very visible.
Three Flavors of Monster
With high-MOI, a choice of models to fit players' swings and a super hot and ultra-forgiving face, this version of the HiBore XLS is indeed a monster.


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Grazing Revisited at 'The Harbour Grill & Oyster Bar' in Singapore (photos)
May 14 2007 at 11:56 AM
'The Harbour Grill & Oyster Bar' has been featured on this website a few times.
The current Chef-in-Charge is Julien Jouhannaud (Senior Sous Chef), which probably means that he reports to an Executive Chef but really runs the restaurant! Julien is a protégé of Alain Ducasse...hmm...was it Dubai or Las Vegas? Anyway, he has been at The Harbour Grill - Singapore for about 8 months. As rumours abound about his eventual departure...(not started by me)...I thought that I had better post my delayed review now from the truffle-fest we had in November 2006.
Actually, our most recent visit was on 2nd May 2007 when guest chef, Roland Chanliaud (Michelin star) from 'Le Jardin des Remparts' in Beaune helped Julien featured a Burgundy tasting menu with accompanying wines. There is a French Festival during the month of May 2007 in Singapore called Voi-lah!, which plays on the Singaporean tendency to use "-lah" as an ending to most sentences e.g. "Don't be so presumptious - lah!"
The next guest chef, Laurent Peugeot (Michelin star) from 'Le Charlemagne' in Pernand Vergelesses will be presenting his menu with Julien from 14 - 19 May 2007.
Back to our truffle-fest degustation menu:
Common-or-garden Moët & Chandon Brut Imperial
Creamy, toasty malt, easy-drinking Champagne, with hints of lemon just to kick off the evening.
Amuse bouche - Hard-boiled egg with piquant pepper sauce
Amuse yeux - Daniel Roth Moonphase WG Ltd Edn 50 pieces
Eggs Florentine with Black Truffle Jus and Sevruga Caviar
One could argue about what to drink with eggs, truffle and caviar forever but I think that a crisp non-vintage champagne does well. In fact about the only drink that goes with poached or scrambled eggs is champagne!
This was my favourite dish but I did not know that until we got to the end of the tasting menu. What is it about unctious, warm, egg yolk in a delicately poached egg white, swirled around with truffle and the occasionally popping caviar that sets my emotional peptides wild with desire? Oh! - did I forget to mention that gloriously refreshing feeling of perfectly cooked spinach mopping up the egg as it slides down my gluttonous gullet?
Pan-fried Diver Scallop with Marmalade of Fresh Porcini Mushroom, Raw Witloof and Shaved White Truffle.
Simple ingredients prepared simply but expertly to bring out the best flavours. This had us reaching for more champagne - always a good move. The scallop was crispy brown outside but tender inside. The whitloof (endive) was just coated with porcini marmalade and the white truffle shavings just warmed enough by the scallops to release their heady aroma.
Carnarolli White Truffle Risotto, Veal Jus Reduction and Old Parmesan Tuile
But where's my truffle?
Ahhh.....there they are.
The creaminess of carnarolli rice made with the richness of veal jus and chopped truffle, warmed the garnish of truffle shavings kept warm by the parmesan tuile. At first, I thought the risotto lacked seasoning until I realised that balance was restored by the matured cheese - such attention to detail!
Oxtail Beef Consommé with Large Tortellini of Confit Duck Liver and Truffle
Somehow, foie gras and truffle is another culinary marriage made in Kitchen Heaven. Our soup course heralded the transition to the main courses.
Barbera d'Alba 2004, Elio Altare, Italy
We chose this fresh and fruity red wine from the same locale as the Italian white truffles. Indolent with plum, berry and cherry aromas, the medium body and crisp light tannins complemented the delicate flavours of the degustation menu.
Braised Wild French Turbot with Truffle, Jerusalem Artichoke Cream and Chips, and Black Truffle Vinaigrette
Something like this used to be a signature dish at the old 'Harbour Grill & Oyster Bar' as a meaty fish goes well with truffles. This was better than the sea bass with truffles that we had a few weeks earlier at 'Pontini' Italian restaurant:
Braised Wagyu Beef Cheek with Honey Truffle, Fresh Sauteéd Chanterelles and Ricotta Cheese Gnocchi
The tender Wagyu beef was transformed by judicious cooking into melt-in-your-mouth morsels of mellifluous delight.
Iced Truffle Nougat served with Seasonal Berries in Balsamic Reduction
Well - that was a surprise; truffles for dessert! It seems to me that truffles goes well with foods with either high fat or 'umami' content and even 'iced cream'. By the way, the berry tuile was a nice touch, serving as a tart, crispy, counterfoil to the rich nougat.
The usual platter of petits fours
Alas, a menu like this only comes round once a year but is well worth waiting for. Through this menu, Chef used all three types of truffle - black, white and grey - the full house.
Of course, even without the fancy (and expensive) truffles, this restaurant usually delivers fine dining. One of my previous decadent indulgences was a large serving of Sevruga Caviar with the usual trimmings (blinis, chopped onion, minced boiled eggs and all) and frozen vodka, followed by half a dozen fresh oysters. I say "previous" even though those items are still on the Oyster Bar portion of the menu but I'm not allowed to partake........damn those doctors!
Still one of my 2-thumbs up restaurants; well at least whilst Julien is still in-charge.....
Photos and Text Copyright Melvyn Teillol-Foo, 2007.
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Through you, Melvyn, two thumbs way up from me too! thanks. nt
- et on May 14, 2007, 7:16 PM
Thanks MTF. I must try the place sometime. NT
- SJX on May 16, 2007, 7:26 AM
It is the best restaurant in Singapore
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You will notice that the words "athletics" or "undergraduate experience" or pretty much anything other other than research, money and diversity are mentioned in the Chancellor's priorities. Basically, he doesn't care one whit about football or athletics at all. So from this I do not expect Guerrero to be fired or for anyone in the AD department to change their culture. And certainly no one is going to make any effort to build an on campus stadium or improve the football facilities. We can wish for it all we want, but the Chancellor is telling us that he just isn't that into us. Why aren't we listening to what he is telling us?


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-Through various cuts and trade the Redskins can save about $18 million off the cap each of the next two years (which coincidentally is what they are losing each of the next two years).
-The Redskins should make the tough call and decide to go for a younger ILB whom they can spread out the money over a longer contract giving them increased cap flexibility.
-With Colston off the market the Redskins need to focus their resources on the offensive line and defensive backs.
-Washington won't be able to fill as many holes as before, but they can still have a pretty productive free agent class.
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We're almost a third of the way through Jacque Vaughn's maiden season, so I feel like this is an appropriate time to start asking 'what-ifs'. So far, this Magic team has exceeded expectations of experts, media, and fans alike, and while it's difficult to pinpoint what exactly can take the most credit for this moderate success, it would be foolish not to say that Vaughn's coaching is having a positive impact on this team. That said, I've got a question:
Would the Orlando Magic have a better record if Stan Van Gundy was still the head coach?
Or alternatively, would the Magic have a worse record if he were still coach, or would it be about the same as it is now?
This is assuming, of course, that the firing of Stan Van Gundy was the only difference this offseason. All other transactions - trades, draftees, roster cuts, etc - are all the exact same as they are now
I ask this because Vaughn and Van Gundy have two radically different coaching styles. Vaughn is somewhat laissez-faire when it comes to coaching during games, while Van Gundy is quite vocal about, well, literally everything there is to yell about in the sport of basketball. Vaughn allows for the free spirit of players on the offensive end, while Van Gundy has an extremely strict set of plays that must be performed well or you lose playing time. There are pros and cons of each coach, and are listed here. (You are more than welcome to list any pros and cons for each coach if and/or when I miss any)
Jacque Vaughn
Pros - As mentioned above, Vaughn gives the players freedom to create plays as they see fit. This appears to be a good upgrade offensively compared to last year, when most set plays would involve key movement, and when the play would break down the offense could only muster a useless jumper. The current offensive system now allows for more creativity and flow through the offense. This works to Orlando's advantage, as opposing teams have difficulty defending plays that they aren't able to anticipate. On top of that, it has caused Glen Davis to start a mini-breakout, who appears to play better (or at least be more comfortable) when not following a strict set of rules
Another positive for Vaughn is his flexibility as a coach. Very rarely did Van Gundy deviate from his initial gameplan, and had a very consistent rotation that only changed if a player was injured or in foul trouble. Vaughn makes adjustments depending on the opponent and relies more on strategical matchups than expected productivity
Cons - The free-flowing offense is a double-edged sword at times, especially in Big Baby's case. His freedom on offense sometimes causes him to shoot more often than he really should be, and this can stagnate the offense, or in worst cases, completely end runs, when he tries to shoot himself out of a slump. You also end up with players that are afraid to shoot without a green-light despite having open opportunities. Maurice Harkless is a prime example of this, and E'Twaun Moore has been a victim of this as well, when he would rather default to J.J. Redick or Davis instead of driving the lane
Stan Van Gundy
Pros - Defense, defense, defense. Vaughn's current team is no slouch when it comes to team defense, but Stan is, from my perspective, one of the best defensive-minded coaches in basketball. He hammers the point of defense home, and does not allow any fault on that end of the court. I present Dwight Howard as exhibit A, who won three straight DPOYs under Stan. He is currently playing for offensive-minded Mike D'Antoni, who doesn't stress defense nearly as much as Stan. As a result, Dwight looks lax, lazy, even uninterested on the defensive end, and his numbers have suffered. Stan might be a tyrant, but his defense is nothing short of spectacular
Stemming from that, Stan also manages to squeeze out the best available potential from his players, on both ends of the court. He managed to get a number of mediocre players to play out of their minds during that finals run, young and old, once you consider the careers of Hedo Turkoglu, Rashard Lewis, Rafer Alston, Marcin Gortat, and Courtney Lee. Players may dislike the guy, but there's no question that playing under Stan forces a player to give it his best. It makes me wonder, just how much more effective would Nikola Vucevic, or Maurice Harkless, or Arron Afflalo be if Stan were forcing them to give it their all this year?
Cons - I already mentioned before that Stan's rotations with this current roster might be highly suspect. Stan much prefers playing with an eight man rotation, and rarely deviates between the players. He also puts defensive ability over offensive ability when it comes to players, so it's certainly possible that some of these young players would be in Stan's doghouse right now and have their growth stunted because they couldn't keep up with a defensive scheme in practice. Moreover, with this current roster, there are a lot of players that are just about equal in talent and athletic ability, so it would be extremely difficult to cut down a small rotation with so many comparable players
Again, I'm sure there's a lot of angles here that I missed, and you're welcome to mention anything that you've seen from this season as well as what you expect would happen in this alternate universe. I've tried to be unbiased in this entire post, and to be quite frank, I still can't decide how successful the team would be if Stan was still the coach
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Here are some of the ways we act sustainably at Binners' Bed and Breakfast …
Turn off lights in empty rooms (except where necessary for exit routes).
Zone heating in all the rooms … guests have individual controls for each bedroom, sitting room and bathroom.
Turn off computer when not in use.
Turn off room and floor heats in empty rooms.
Energy efficient natural gas water heater and clothes dryer.
B&B was designed with multiple skylights energy efficient windows, to use available daylight and sunlight's heat.
All the skylights are openable to allow heat to escape in summer … inexpensive cooling.
Switched from oil to zoned electric heat backed up by natural gas fireplaces.
Only as-needed, sheets and towels changed.
We've greatly reduced the size of the lawn, so much less water is needed.
All bathrooms have efficient low-flow, 'water saver' toilets and …
water-saving, adjustable-spray showerheads.
Dishwasher is run only when full and …
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Most of the natural gas fireplaces are thermostat-controlled to avoid over-heating and fuel wastage.
Curtains and blinds are left open on winter days, so the sun warms the rooms naturally.
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NEW ORLEANS -- An MRI indicates that New Orleans outside linebacker Victor Butler has a torn anterior cruciate ligament, but it is too early to speculate on whether he will miss the whole season, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday.
The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Saints have not disclosed the injury, said Butler will travel to Gulf Breeze, Fla., next week to seek a second opinion from noted orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews. The person said there remains hope that even if Butler starts the season on injured reserve, he could return as Ray Lewis did for the defending champion Baltimore Ravens late last season.
The Times-Picayune first reported the MRI results for Butler, who went down during a non-contact practice on Tuesday after a collision with running back Mark Ingram.
When Sean Payton addressed Butler's injury after Tuesday's practice, he said he was under the impression that the players had simply knocked knees and that Butler was not seriously injured.
"I think he is going to be fine, actually," Payton said. "So we are fortunate."
However, the initial MRI indicates that Butler and his new team were not fortunate at all.
On Wednesday, Payton, and general manager Mickey Loomis did not respond to requests for comment on the apparent seriousness of Butler's injury. A team spokesman said only that the Saints would have no update.
The 6-foot-2, 245-pound Butler arrived in New Orleans this year, signing a two-year, $3 million free-agent contract, after spending his first four seasons in Dallas, which selected him out of Oregon State in the fourth round of the 2009 draft.
Butler who was a defensive end in college and switched to outside linebacker in Dallas' 3-4 defensive scheme, served a backup role behind DeMarcus Ware and Anthony Spencer with the Cowboys. He was expected to compete for a starting role under new Saints defensive co-ordinator Rob Ryan, who was Butler's defensive co-ordinator in Dallas for the past two seasons and who heavily recruited Butler to New Orleans.
Last season, Butler played in all 16 games with one start and was credited with a career-high 24 tackles, three sacks, a tackle for a loss, three passes defended and a forced fumble. He also played on special teams, a role in which he was credited with four stops and a forced fumble.
Butler had benchmarks in his contract that would have allowed him to void the second year of the deal and enter free agency after one season -- something he was expected to do as a starter.
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