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IM Floor Hockey Playoffs
Submitted by DA1261 on Thu, 2008-03-27 20:33.
On Tuesday (03-25) our floor hockey team lost in the quarterfinals of the playoffs to FIJI 3-1. This ended the floor hockey season leavings us at 4-1.
Ritual Review and Discussion Sessions a Staple @ Delta Alpha!
Submitted by DA1233 on Wed, 2008-03-26 00:16.
Chaplain Jeff Greenstein facilitated the second in an ongoing series of Ritual Discussion and Review Sessions tonight. Brothers in attendance included Ben Phillips, Dan Baeder, and Paul Anderko.
The discussion lasted for about an hour and covered a variety of facets of ritual and what it really means to be a Sigma Nu.
We're looking forward to the next Ritual Discussion and Review coming up shortly!
IM Floor Hockey
Submitted by DA1261 on Thu, 2008-03-20 02:29.
We won tonight against FIJI by a score of 3-1. This put our season record at 4-0 and ended the regular season. Playoff seeding is this Friday.
IM Floor Hockey
Submitted by DA1261 on Wed, 2008-03-19 13:46.
Our IM Floor Hockey team played Delta Kappa Epsilon on Monday 3-17. We won 8-0, putting our record at 3-0 for the regular season. We play again on March 19 at 8:30 against FIJI.
Leap Year Olympics
Submitted by DA1258 on Thu, 2008-03-06 21:25.
This Leap Year Day (February 29th) we held our first Leap Year Olympics. The sisters of Delta Gamma were invited over for a fun and competitive mixer. Teams of Sigma Nu's and Delta Gamma's got together to compete in olympic themed events such as Limbo, Chair Relay-Races, and an Obstacle Course. Medals were awarded to the winning teams for their hard work. Leap Year Olympics were a success!
White Rose Formal - Spring 2008
Submitted by DA1258 on Thu, 2008-03-06 21:20.
Sigma Nu's 101st White Rose Formal was held on February 23rd. Approximately 40 brothers and their dates hopped on buses and headed out to Sammy's in the Flats. Everyone had a great time eating and socializing. Around nine o' clock the real party started when dancing began. Everyone got to show off their moves on the dance floor for a few hours before heading back to campus. Look forward to pictures in the Photo Gallery.
IM Floor Hockey
Submitted by DA1261 on Thu, 2008-03-06 04:18.
Our IM Floor Hockey Team won again tonight, beating Sigma Phi Epsilon by a score of 3-1. This puts our record at 2-0. Our next game is Monday, March 17 at 7:30.
Brothering - Spring 2008
Submitted by DA1234 on Wed, 2008-03-05 17:11.
Over the weekend of March 1-2, the chapter enjoyed another very successful brothering retreat to Beaumont scout reservation. Despite below-freezing temperatures and 8 inches of fresh snow, the chapter headed out and holed up in Lodge 1. 11 Candidates were brothered - Gabe Geschke, Solomon Alkhasov, Eben Via, Max Weber, Neil O'Brian, Brad DuBose, Aaron Shanker, Curtis Holmes, Nader Fotouhi, Steve Cummins, and David Schindler. Following the ceremony, chapter meeting, and LTH, everyone headed out to the Flying J for the traditional 2 AM breakfast buffet.
First Small Group Ritual Review and Discussion a success!
Submitted by DA1233 on Tue, 2008-03-04 07:22.
Delta Alpha Chapter held its first in a series of small group discussions about our Ritual on Monday. Led by The Chaplain, Brother Jeff Greenstein, Brothers Matt Seemiller, John Horton, William Boyer, and Josh Lostroh delved into a variety of interesting topics regarding Ritual.
The discussion lasted for about an hour, and was deemed a great success by all in attendance. Everyone learned quite a bit during the hour, and looks forward to the next Ritual Discussion session, which will now become a regular program for The Chapter.
IM Floor Hockey
Submitted by DA1261 on Tue, 2008-02-26 03:42.
On Sunday (2-24-08), Sigma Nu beat Phi Delta Theta 3-0 in IM Floor Hockey. It was the first game of the season and puts Sigma Nu with a 1-0 record. Our next game is Wednesday March 5 at 9:30 in the Veale center, all are welcome to come watch.


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Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC is conducting an investigation to determine whether OCZ Technology Group, Inc. ("OCZ" or the "Company") and certain of its officers and directors made false and misleading statements and/or omissions in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Hubble Space Telescope observers are presented with several choices of instruments. In many situations, an observer will have to make a selection between complementary cameras, for example, ACS/WFC and WFC3/UVIS, or complementary spectrographs, COS and STIS.The oldest instruments, STIS and ACS, suffer more severely from CTE losses due to the high radiation environment. The damaging effects of continuous radiation exposure on the CCDs are unavoidable, regardless of whether the camera is operating or not. For STIS, a "Summary of changes after SM4" is available at the end of Section 4.5.CTE for ACS/WFC has degraded to the level expected for more than eleven years aboard HST. Much effort, both internal and external to the ACS Team, has gone into mitigating the science impact of ACS/WFC charge transfer inefficiency. The ACS Team has focused on developing a pixel-based CTE correction technique described by Anderson & Bedin (2010, PASP, 122, 1035) to correct for CTE losses. This correction technique has recently been incorporated in the CALACS pipeline. Please consult the ACS webpage for the latest details. CTE can also be mitigated by positioning a target close to one of the readout amplifiers.For this cycle, Python Exposure Time Calculators (ETCs) for all instruments are available and can be found at http://etc.stsci.edu/. ETCs use a new computing tool called PySynphot (that has replaced the STSDAS synphot software package), and has access to the most up-to-date reference files.As always, please consult the Cycle 22 Announcement webpage for the latest information on the status of HST instrumentation.4.7.1 HST ImagingACS, STIS, and WFC3 cameras are available for Cycle 22. Decisions on which camera to use will be made based on wavelength, field of view, spatial resolution, sensitivity, and the availability of specific spectral elements or observing modes. Figures 4.2 to 4.5 provide a set of plots (based on WFC3 SMOV data1 but still valid for current WFC3 operations) comparing throughput and discovery efficiency for the cameras.In the far-ultraviolet (λ < 2000 Å) the ACS/SBC is the recommended camera over STIS/FUV-MAMA because it is more sensitive and has a larger number of available filters. For the near-ultraviolet (~2000 Å < λ < 3500 Å), WFC3/UVIS is generally recommended over STIS/NUV-MAMA because of its larger field of view and superior sensitivity. Table 4.1 contains a detailed comparison between WFC3/UVIS and STIS/NUV-MAMA.
7 (e-/pix/hr) WFC3/UVIS has the highest throughput among HST imaging instrument in the wavelength range extending from its blue cut-off (at 200 nm) to ~400 nm. Beyond that wavelength range, the choice of which HST instrument is best suited for observations depends on the specific requirements of the science program.Although the absolute throughput of ACS is higher at optical wavelengths, the excellent WFC3/UVIS efficiency in the range of 400 nm to 700 nm, coupled with its 20% smaller pixels, 50% lower readnoise, relatively small CTE corrections, and much lower dark current can make it the preferred instrument for some types of observations. For instance, WFC3/UVIS would be a better choice over ACS/WFC for primary science observations with HST that require several orbits to coadd signal from many exposures, in which case WFC3 may be the preferred instrument for even broad-band F606W and F814W observations of faint sources. The choice between the two instruments will require careful predictions from the respective ETCs, factoring in detailed observational setup. Of course, WFC3 contains many more filters over its complete wavelength range than ACS/WFC, yet ACS offers a 50% larger field of view, both considerations potentially important for users. Table 4.2 presents a detailed comparison between WFC3/UVIS and ACS/WFC.
Broad-band throughput1 @ B,V, I, z Dark current (e-/pix/hr) Average throughput at 10 nm bandpass at the pivot wavelength (B = F438W, V = F606W, I = F814W, z = F850LP).
In the near-infrared (8000 Å < λ < 25,000 Å) the WFC3/IR has superior throughput and a much larger field of view than the now-defunct NICMOS. The data obtained with WFC3/IR should be easier to reduce and calibrate due to accurate bias subtraction made possible by the presence of reference pixels. WFC3/IR is currently the only option to perform near-infrared observations with HST because NICMOS is not available for observations in Cycle 22. For reference purposes, Table 4.3 provides a comparison between WFC3/IR and three NICMOS channels.
The following four figures present a graphical comparison of the HST imaging detectors with respect to several useful parameters: system throughput, discovery efficiency, limiting magnitude, and extended source survey time.System throughputs as a function of wavelength are shown in Figure 4.2. The plotted quantities are end-to-end throughputs, including filter transmissions calculated at the pivot wavelength of each broad-band filter.Figure 4.2: HST Total System ThroughputsFull lines represent instruments that will be offered during Cycle 22. Dashed lines represent instruments that are not available for Cycle 22 (HRC, NICMOS) and a previously flown instrument (WFPC2).Discovery efficiencies of the cameras, defined as the system throughput multiplied by the field of view area, are shown in Figure 4.3.Figure 4.3: HST Survey Discovery EfficienciesFull lines represent instruments that will be offered during Cycle 22. Dashed lines represent instruments that are not available for Cycle 22 (HRC, NICMOS) and a previously flown instrument (WFPC2).The point source limiting magnitude achieved with a signal-to-noise of 5 in a 10 hour exposure time with optimal extraction is shown in Figure 4.4.Figure 4.4: Point-Source Limiting MagnitudeFull lines represent instruments that will be offered during Cycle 22. Dashed lines represent instruments that are not available for Cycle 22 (HRC, NICMOS) and a previously flown instrument (WFPC2).Figure 4.5 shows the extended source survey time to attain ABMAG = 26 mag in an area of 100 arcmin2.Figure 4.5: Extended-Source Survey TimeFull lines represent instruments that will be offered in Cycle 22. Dashed lines represent instruments that are not available for Cycle 22 (HRC, NICMOS, and WFPC2).4.7.2 SpectrographsFor observations requiring resolutions of R > 15,000, COS is more sensitive than STIS by factors of 10 to 30 in the far-ultraviolet (~1150 Å < λ < 2050 Å) and by factors of two to three in the near-ultraviolet (~1700 Å < λ < 3200 Å). COS also has a unique but limited capability to observe wavelengths between 900 Å and 1150 Å. However, it does not operate in the optical. Please refer to the COS Instrument Handbook for important factors concerning COS observations in this wavelength range.COS is optimized for observing faint point source targets, making it the instrument of choice for such objects. COS has an aperture of 2.5" in diameter. COS/FUV spatial resolution is limited to 1", while COS/NUV spatial resolution is approximately 0.05". However, for sources larger than approximately 1" perpendicular to the dispersion direction, portions of the spectrum may overlap on the NUV detector. Therefore, when spatial resolution is required, STIS is usually the preferred instrument. STIS first order NUV and FUV MAMA modes have a spatial resolution of about 0.05" over a 25" long slit, while STIS CCD spectral modes (1900 Å - 10,200 Å) have a spatial resolution of about 0.1" with a 52" long slit.STIS high dispersion echelle modes have significantly higher spectral resolution than COS (R ~100,000 vs. R ~20,000), which is essential for some science programs. In addition, the STIS/NUV medium resolution echelle mode, E230M, has a wider wavelength coverage in a single exposure (~800 Å) than does a single COS/NUV medium resolution exposure (100 Å to 120 Å in three discontinuous pieces). Despite the sensitivity advantage of COS in the NUV, when complete coverage of a broad wavelength range is needed, STIS is the more efficient choice. STIS also has a wider variety of apertures than COS; this includes a number of neutral density apertures that makes STIS the preferred instrument for many UV bright objects. Given the low usage of most COS/NUV modes, it is likely that calibrations for comparable STIS/NUV modes will be more robust.Table 4.4: Spectroscopy at Ultraviolet Wavelengths
Resolving powerR = λ/dλ M (λ < 1150) Background 2 (counts/sec/resel) 2.4 x 10-4 (FUVA)1.2 x 10-4 (FUVB) 9.5 x 10-3 1.5 x 10-3 9.0x10-3 (ergs/cm2/sec/Å) 2.61 x 10-17 6.0 x 10-15 9.0 x 10-15 8.0 x10-15The first number is number of pixels along the dispersion per segment; the second number is for both segmentsOne resel is considered 6x10 pixels for COS/FUV, 3x3 pixels for COS/NUV, 2x5 pixels for STIS/FUV, and 2x3 pixels for STIS/NUV.
The throughputs of COS and STIS in the ultraviolet, including the effect of the HST OTA, are shown in Figure 4.6. STIS throughputs do not include slit losses. The effective area of COS modes below 1150 Å is shown in Figure 4.7.Figure 4.6: Throughputs for COS and STIS in the FUV and NUV.Figure 4.7: Effective Area for COS Below 1150 ÅA comparison of the effective area of the G130M modes (red) with that of G140L (blue). The G130M effective area below 920 Å is not well characterized, so the value at 920 Å is used to extrapolate to shorter wavlengths. The new mode (G130M/1222 Å) is also shown.For IR throughputs, please refer to WFC3 ISR 2009-30 and WFC3 ISR 2011-08. For UVIS throughputs, WFC3 ISR 2009-31and WFC3 ISR 2010-14.


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Today's top spot on MEL is owned by an article on high-powered female students at elite Ivy League schools who plan to choose motherhood over careers when the time comes (because college kids are often very very right about how the future is going to play out). It's an interesting trend that rings more than a faint bell — mostly because two years ago, the NYT Magazine ran a cover story on the very same subject: "The Opt-Out Revolution" by "Life's Work" columnist Lisa Belkin. Belkin asked and answered this provocative question:
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Maybe it's because they don't want to.
…showcasing a number of high-powered elite-educated women who happily left the partnership track at law firms and huge bonus potential at investment banks for lives as stay-at-home moms.
Today's version looks at the same trend, only from far before these women have the chance to be ground down by 80-hour workweeks. It's just a bit surprising that the NYT wouldn't reference it's own definitive story (like, for example, CNN did earlier in March), clocking in at 8330 words and 671 Google hits, especially when the subject matter is so dead on and the trend so similar, if younger-skewing.
I also wondered about the uneveness of the quotes provided: only one young woman spoke of being inspired by a working mother to have a career, yet if these numbers are indeed indicative of a shift away from juggling home and careers surely more young women would have comments on how it was to grow up with a working mother? (For the record, let me declare my bias: my mom, a working nurse, went to law school when I was four and had a full-time legal career all through my formative years. I minded when I was four; less so when I hit high school and discovered boys). Yet even though 40% of respondents had working moms, only one woman quoted seemed to want a full-time career or to have been inspired by her own mom.
One more note on the sources: most of these girls seemed to envision careers in law or business, or simply just having "careers;" we didn't hear from Yale Drama majors or the media junkies at the school paper or the Type-A entrepreneurs or passionate political activists or the Lit majors brewing debut novels in their heads. One thing I recall about Belkin's article is how career women opting-out were relieved to be leaving demanding jobs ("I didn't want to work that hard" "Having a baby provides a graceful and convenient exit"). I have to say, in my white-shoe lawyering days I knew lots of women eager to quit law; I don't know a single writer who does now. So maybe a factor in these decisions is the lucky circumstance of having that choice: to work or not to work? If the question is framed as working/staying home versus creating and building something/letting go of your passion, perhaps the answers would be very different.
The baby above, by the way, belongs to one of my best friends. She's a great stay-at-home Mom — a full-time job unto itself.
Many Women at Elite Colleges Set Career Path to Motherhood [NYT, Sept. 20, 2005]
The Opt-Out Revolution [NYT, Oct. 26, 2003]


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Short URL: http://duffelblog.com/fBgan John Sehler says: January 24, 2014 at 10:40 AM We always used a " Slip an Slide" in tha Army It worked great. Michael B da Silva says: December 15, 2013 at 6:16 PM so the military is starting to take cues from movies now? ok then! what's next? the roll and shoot or the pistol tilted on its side and fired "ala" gang banger style? is admiral jennings and chief grissom for real? why don't they just employ steven seagal to train the seals? GET REAL! Jake Stafford says: December 15, 2013 at 6:16 PM this is stupid as hell. how is it supposed to be 'the next cutting edge move' if its on the internet and the 'bad guys' can just read about it before its even taught to the next wave of recruits and actually implemented by them? Jeff Morin says: December 15, 2013 at 6:16 PM most everthing that goes on in the teams the general public will never now and dos not need to now. Michael B da Silva says: December 15, 2013 at 6:16 PM maybe they should amalgamate the combat stylings of john cena, steven seagal, woody allen and chuck norris into a slick new program to teach the seals battle craft! what a load of misinformation. al qaeda are all renting out act of valor to learn this new flailing arm slide technique and are going to employ this super secret tactic themselves making for easy pickings. the seals must be laughing their heads off just imagining the scenario. a bunch of mustapha`s sliding with arms flailing right into the kill zone. this technique is not a new one, I saw it in the 80`s movie "footloose". the army must be yanking someones crank. surely? not even in africa do you find such dumbass things… wait,,, africa is awash with stupidity. while teaching angolan soldiers while working for Executive Outcomes , we explained that there are no straight lines in nature and therefore camouflage is required and the weapon should be covered in such a way so as to blend. hessian etc can be utilised. one genius appeared on the training field the next day with his ak47 adorned with a big plastic parrot on top of the barrel. his idea was to make it look as normal as possible. needless to say, he got fucked up good and solid by one of the Recce`s. I look forward to seeing the gun site cams footage of insurgents sliding into action with arms flailing and getting slotted. Michael B da Silva says: December 15, 2013 at 6:16 PM you dudes sure get all bent outta shape. live on the light side and laugh a little. geesh already.. I may not be some uber operator but I did my time in the bush back in Angola andthe then South West Africa back in the good old days circa 1988-1994. I just always look for the light side and never but never take myself seriously. being too serious will back up your anus and kill you! if this whole seal slide thing is true, it is definately dilly as all hell, I still wait to see insurgent mustapha skidding in on his knees eating a face full of lead sarmie. that`ll make me roll with laughter. Shane Kigin says: December 15, 2013 at 6:16 PM dude… it's called satire… Justin Fitch says: December 15, 2013 at 6:16 PM hee-larious Jim Speed says: December 15, 2013 at 6:16 PM Whaddabout the secret f'king handshake too? he he Jeffrey Rodgers says: December 15, 2013 at 6:16 PM Steven Seagal isn't available due to his contract with his Sheriff's Department. They have contact John Cena from WWE to train the Seals this VERY IMPORTANT move. I'm just shocked they actually posted it here… Tom King says: December 15, 2013 at 6:16 PM Now all they need to do is add the "run out into the open and roll for no apparent reason and come up shooting" move. That one is fool proof. It always works. I mean when do you ever see someone do that roll thing and get shot in the butt? Huh? James Perales says: December 15, 2013 at 6:16 PM Jesus, they might as well give all the good secrets away to the Taliban. Unbloused trousers, cuffed sleeves, uncliped chin straps. Next thing you know they're going to start drinking "rip-its". Scott Robinett says: December 15, 2013 at 6:16 PM I'm going to try that in COD and see if I can get to Delta in the special ops section. Kevin Winters says: December 15, 2013 at 6:16 PM Hey, hey, hey – How about a little OPSEC? There are just some high-speed, low-drag, teflon-coated, goretex-wrapped, super-secret, tactical shit the general public just doesn't need to know about! Joshua Clark says: December 15, 2013 at 6:16 PM regular infantry guys were already doing that in daily patrols in iraq nothing new here , MAJ Dick says: November 1, 2012 at 11:29 AM Following that, Delta force trainees will now be required to learn how to kick the knife out of a terrorist's hand and stick directly into the ceiling, as well as shooting handlebar-mounted rockets from a subdued dirt bike effectively neutralizing enemy Jeeps. The revisions to the TM are currently being approved by SOC TRADOC.


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Long before there was a Mark V rifle, Roy Weatherby's cartridges established his fortunes in the hunting fraternity. The first appeared when Weatherby was still in the insurance business and moonlighting as a wildcatter and rifle-builder in his garage. In 1945, he resigned from the Auto Club to open a gun-shop on the corner of Long Beach and Firestone Boulevards in South Gate, California. Monthly rent for that vacated barbershop: $100.
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VintageSledders Screenname:mercdiverReal Name:lloyd krohnLocation:wyoming,mn.Family:married, wife karenCurrent sleds:2 75 merc 440 s/t f/a's, 1 75 merc 440 t/t f/c, 1 76 merc 440 t/t f/c Favorite brand:mercDream sled:too many to listDo you show? Swap? Race?i show,swap, and race dragsFavorite vintage snowmobile event:princetonHow long have you been into vintage snowmobiles?since i was 10 and my dad bought a 68 johnson which was already older even thenWhen did you first get bit by the vintage bug?have always had vintage, but got bit real hard25 years agoOther hobbies:i also scuba dive,island hop,ride harleys,camp,hunt, and love rock and rollRandom fact about you:i have a big need for speed If you would like to participate in Sledder of the Week, just fill complete as many of the questions below as you'd like, then send in your information along with a picture of yourself to
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Twin trackers gained popularity in the 1900's
The first twin-tracked snow vehicles gained popularity in the early 1900s. Auto and tractor conversions were almost exclusive until the appearance of the single track vehicle pioneered by Eliason in the '920s.
Seeking to maximize floatation, some modern manufacturers returned to the twin track idea.
Hus Ski began production in 1962 in Pointe Claire, Quebec. A West Bend Power Bee engine powered a yellow tractor unit with no skis and two wooden cleated tracks, pulling the operator on a sled behind. Acquiring the company in 1965, Bolens produced the more refined Diablo Rouge, or Red Devil, from 1967-'69.
The single ski, rear engine Snow Bug was made by the Original Equipment Manufacturing Company of Sudbury, Ontario. A twin track prototype called the Snowpacker was developed in 1962, along with a five-foot-wide, triple-tracked version. In 1966, a dual 26-inch track model was introduced.
Bombardier's first dual track, single ski offering was the 1963 RD 8. R stood for Rotax, D signified dual, and 8 was the horsepower of the first year, 247 cc Rotax engine.
In 1965 came the famous Alpine label, which endured until 1995. The Alpine -ame was first issued in 1962 to a much _-,maller. single track model.
The Invader, Valmont, and Alpine II and IV were later versions of the classic namesake.
Based on a rear engine concept sled called the Mirage n, Ski-Doo's Elite, featuring side-by-side seating and two steering skis, was made from 1973-'75 and 1978-'82. It was re-released in 2004 with a closed cab, independent front suspension, and four stroke motor.
Chapparal in 1969 produced a work horse with two 18-inch tracks powered by a 618cc Kohler twin, the Snowgoer.
A host of companies manufactured twin trackers in the late 1960s and 1970s. No ski vehicles such as Ridge Runner, Caribou, Play Cat and Passe Par Tout were regarded more as ASVs than snowmobiles.
OMC's Cushman Trackster had a floating kit as an option. Argo and others provided track conversions for their wheeled vehicles.
Alsport in 1971-'72 made a "sit in" machine with dual tracks and front wheel or ski options.
Bob Bracey introduced the rear engine Raider in 1972, hoping to appeal to the recreational rider. A single seat cockpit, sporty styling and narrow eight-inch twin tracks were indicative of snowmobile trail system development.
In production until 1975, Bracey produced the Manta in 1986 and the Trail Roamer in 2000, a four stroke state-of-the-
art trail machine with independent front suspension and an $8,500 price tag.
Across the pond in Sweden, Scandinavians were building twin trackers since the 1950s. Aktiv of Ostersund offered several deep snow models with and without skis through the 1980s, the best known U.S. import being the single ski Grizzly, powered by 500cc Spirit engine.
Ockelbo Industri AB made the twin track Model 800.
Russia checked in with the Buran, a single ski machine powered by a 625cc Ribenski fan-cooled twin.
Alpina of Vicenza, Italy, currently imports utility sleds into the U.S.
Not all double trackers were intended for transport or cargo hauling.
Behind closed doors, most major manufacturers at one time or another were building and testing double track speed machines, concept sleds, and prototype racers.
Gilles Villenueve debuted the Alouette twin track racer at Ironwood, Michigan, in December of 1973.
Manta fielded an oval racer.
Ski-Doo dominated twin track racing through the 1980s and '90s.
Though never enjoying the recreational popularity of their single track cousins, the deep snow and freight hauling capabilities will keep twin trackers in service on ski slopes and in big snow country around the world.
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Event Details Event Date: 2011-06-03Event Location: Milbank,SDEvent DescriptionJoin us June 3rd and 4th at Lake Farley Park in Milbank, SD for our annual show. We will be judging on Saturday for awards in classes including Antique and Vintage Sleds, Customs, Cutters, Raced Sleds, Mini Bikes Peoples Choice and Longest distance traveled to attend our show. There will be a silent auction Saturday morning with proceeds going towards the show so bring any items you would like to donate. The Swap meet will be going both Friday and Saturday. Camping is available on site Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, the city has added a few full hookup camp sites which will be available. Saturday night we will again be having an awards banquet with a meal. Food Concessions Available Friday and Saturday.
Imagine walking through a park path lined with show sleds and swap items, stopping to chat with old friends and even taking time to make some new ones. This is a family friendly event, so bring the wife, kids and even the dog (on a leash) and you'll be glad you came!
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for public and other stakeholder input and undergo scientific review. The committee also makes the following related recommendations:
The assessment of severity should be based, when feasible, on plausible exposures via drinking water. The committee also recommends that EPA give consideration to different severity metrics such as a ranking through use of either quality adjusted or disability adjusted life-years lost due to exposure to a contaminant.
Regarding the assessment of contaminant prevalence, in some cases (particularly where contaminants have been included on a PCCL on the basis of potential rather than demonstrated occurrence), information will often be insufficient to directly assess temporal or spatial prevalence (or both). Thus, EPA should consider the possibility of including information on temporal and regional occurrence to help determine (score PCCL) contaminant prevalence. When prevalence cannot be assessed, this attribute must then go unscored and the attribute of persistence-mobility used in its stead. The issue of changing (or incorporating) "thresholds" for contaminant detection, rather than relying on continually decreasing detection limits, is one that needs explicit attention and discussion by EPA and stakeholders.
Existing and readily available databases may not be sufficient to rapidly and consistently score health effect and occurrence attributes for individual PCCL contaminants for promotion to a CCL. As recommended in Chapter 3, all information from existing or created databases or lists used in the development of a CCL and PCCL, should be compiled in a consolidated database that would provide a consistent mechanism for recording and retrieving information on the PCCL contaminants under consideration. As a starting point and as recommended in Chapter 3, EPA should review its developing EDPSD database to determine if it can be expanded and used (or serve as a model for the development of) such a consolidated database and to help develop future PCCLs and CCLs.
Contaminant databases used in support of the development of future CCLs should report summary statistics on all data collected, not only the quantifiable observations. In this regard, EPA should formalize a process for reporting means and/or medians from data with large numbers of nondetect observations. In addition, EPA may want to consider providing other measures of concentration in water supplies such as the 95th percentile of contaminant concentration.


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