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Chemists Find a Way to Unboil Egg Whites: Ability to Quickly Restore Molecular Proteins Could Slash Biotechnology Costs
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- Relationship critical for how cells ingest matter
- Beating the clock: researchers develop new treatment for rabies
- 3D enzyme model provides new tool for anti-inflammatory drug development
- Researchers image, measure tubulin transport in cilia
- Geothermal microbial reservoirs: Staircase fractures in microbialites and travertines
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- Researchers identify materials to improve biofuel, petroleum processing
- Climate models disagree on why temperature 'wiggles' occur
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- Stress during pregnancy related to infant gut microbiota
- Rabies booster defends pets with out-of-date vaccination against the disease
- Ethnic minorities, deprived communities hardest hit by air pollution
- Converting olive mash into cash
- Beetroot juice improves exercise function of COPD patients, study shows
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- Lead negatively impacts cognitive functions of boys more than girls
- More light shed on on biomass breakdown
- Boston's leaky pipes release high levels of heat-trapping methane
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- Unusually elastic protein found by researchers; may have originated in cnidarian elastomer
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- Telomere extension turns back aging clock in cultured human cells, study finds
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- Arctic ice cap slides into the ocean
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- California's policies can significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions through 2030
- Major breakthrough in reading ancient scrolls
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- Soils could keep contaminants in wastewater from reaching groundwater, streams
- Study projects unprecedented loss of corals in Great Barrier Reef due to warming
- New animal models faithfully reproduce human tumors
- Small drop in sea level had big impact on southern Great Barrier Reef
- Snack attack: Bears munch on ants and help plants grow
- One fish, two fish: Camera counts freshwater fish, which could help combat hydrilla
- New forensic entomology observations expand knowledge of decomposition ecology
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I stopped watching the Oscars some years ago when I got sick of these celebrities gladhanding each other and realizing that they get paid 15 and 20 million per picture! There is NO one on earth that deserves that much money for dressing up and playing pretend.
This country is skewed in its' priorities. What about the teachers that help form your children's education, the police that protect you and the firefighters that save your burning home?
These people deserve more money than they are making. Some are not even making it on what the earn. Pat THEM 20 million!
And then we see in the news everyday these self absorbed and publicity hungry celebs who do not deserve to earn that much for simply playing dress up and pretend.
They eould not know a real job if one smacked them in the face . They certainly could not survive on a real job (with a very few exceptions here, Hilary Swank and a few others).
Get real Hollywood! No one really cares about your size Zero dress and your love affairs, marriages and divorces.
And then you throw yourself a party to celebrate what? YOU of course. Think about what your paycheck for one movie could do for the police force or fire department in your hometown, or even for a small country!!!
Oh that's right, you just HAVE to buy that house in Malibu, to go with your 3 other mansions and 5 cars and yacht! YOU are the epitome of Anerican overfed cattle. Moo!
rea: 1434 days ago
I feel that all the stars are overpaid for the work they do. Ten million for one film whenthere are people starving all over the world. People without health insurance and yes, older people eating cat food becasue they cant afford anything else.What a shame.
Anon: 1434 days ago
Suslicker is badly informed about the actual work these people do. What that person sees is what the P.R. people and the industry put out there to make it seem like a glam business. The business of entertainment is not an easy one, and the job of the stars is to lift people out of their own lives into a place where only they are limited only by imagination.
The actual work they do demands the precision of an engineer and the energy of an athlete. Their day begins before the sun comes up, and often ends well past midnight. Where they work depends on the story being told, and that could be anywhere from the Arctic to the Riviera to the Sahara. Or not. It could be told in a green-painted room, where the action has to appear to take place in the Arctic, on the Riviera, in the Sahara. And the audience must believe it in any case.
I have some issue with their salaries, even after seeing the mansions where the producers live. Nonetheless, they work under grueling conditions, and do not get to the place where they command the money they get without untold hours of work of a sort the general public would not do even if paid to do it.
I agree that teachers deserve more than they get in terms of credit for the hours they put in off the books planning their classes, and as managers of often unruly, unparented children. Part of their burden is also to surf the latest mad "theory" that is imposed from Washington. and
cody: 1433 days ago
you guys are a bunch of morons. Do you know why hollywood actors get paid millions of dollars a year? Because there is a market for it. People are willing to pay $10-$12 a movie ticket, $15 a dvd, broadcasting companies are willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars for movie rights because business are willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars for advertising because tens of millions of people waste their lives away in front of televisions.
It sucks that America doesn't place a high enough priority on education, but that has no relation to salaries. Movie stars are paid high salaries because America has an entertainment infatuation.
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Does anyone know how fostering shelter dogs works? We lost both our dogs last fall, both to old age. Sam a little mixed breed was 15 and our Boxer was 14. We have been devastated since their loss and I finally feel the desire to have a new dog. Our house feels so empty. I scan Craigs List pets a couple times a day and my problem is I want them all!! I thought if I fostered a dog maybe I could better choose one. |
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Excellent idea. My friends just lost both of their dogs and the husband can not stand the idea of another death, so they are fostering. Contact your ocal humane society and find out about their program - or a rescue organization. Be careful about getting dogs from craigslist you dont know how healthy they are as with a humane society dog or rescue organization, they usually take their dog through a primary exam...The humane officer will probably work with you to determine which dog personality works best for your situation....and then boom new dog. By the way fostering 2 dogs is also a great idea since many of the dogs need socialization. Good luck let us know how it goes |
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Yes, do talk to your local shelters. They'll help you with focusing on the one(s) who would work out for you. Also go a few times, observe and walk some dogs, I am sure there will be at least one who will steal your heart! Don't rush the decision, though.. Our local shelters here in mid-coast Maine will give you the dog(s) to take home for a week (they call that a 'slumber party') so that you can see if this is a good match... I believe most shelters have a web site where they post their available dogs (not always current..) so that might help you choose one shelter over another one. Now, if you just want to foster, that's different. You could foster some puppies or dogs that need to recover (broken leg, surgery, abuse..) away from the stress of a shelter. This is also a great thing you can do for dogs... and who knows.. It might end up being more than temporary! Congratulations for making shelter dogs your priority... We need more people like you!!! and I'm sorry about the 2 precious friends you lost so close to one another.. Anne-Marie |
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There are so many rescue groups and shelters who would love to have more volunteers to foster dogs. Sometimes a foster is the only thing that keeps a dog off death row. Go to Petfinder.com and search for groups in your area. Then you just have to talk to them to find one who's policies and philosophies you agree with. Good Luck! Maybe you'll be a 'failed foster' and find your next perfect pal. |
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If you are interested in fostering a boxer, check your area for a Boxer Rescue. I volunteer for Second Chance Boxer Rescue, and we are alwayts looking for foster homes. I'm not sure where you are located, but Second Chance has foster homes in 11 states in the North east. Good luck. Fostering is a very rewarding experience. |
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My first pass is a $22 open price with a $40 close price.
(I may change this after I finish reading this 164 page S1 filing but hey, I had to start somewhere...)
Once the target price per share is announced we can speculate on the average winning bid price {or bid price} and the closing price.
I have a hunch about these things.
Me too
(I am the knight who says EE!)
Even a poll here would be fine.... any thoughts?
Does anyone think that this will be the type of IPO that any member of the general public can subscribe to and then sell their shares on the opening day at a huge profit?
Considering that this sort of thing is new, I think there is a chance that it could go either way.
My advice to you is to get your bid in at something lower than you think the company is fairly valued at.
If, for whatever reason people are very lazy and you are fortunate enough to get shares at that price I do believe you will have a chance to 'hugely profit' (depending on your initial investment).
I'd be curious to know how you arrived at your conclusion.
I have no clue as to what the initial estimation is going to be .. if I did I'd be a zillionare by now. However, I am pretty sure that the difference is not going to 50% as you have stated above.
I'm not suggesting they start or close at a fair price though, it might close at three times the realistic price level or more due to all the buzz, and it might even get below opening price at some point during the day. Professional investors do remember the dot-com bust, they will want to be careful, so either they buy long term positions or they don't. Most trade might be private investors and high-risk profiles who of course can make the market jump around in all directions if they really have appetite.
Oh, and btw i'm sorry non-US residents are not allowed to Googlegamble ..erm.. invest
I'll be surprised if the price closes anywhere above the initial open. When so many people are looking for a big score, you can bet that's the one thing that's not going to happen.
Get ready to be surprised.
Although the process as outlined in the S-1 ensures that the distribution of shares will be made through the maximum number of shareholders the demand will still exceed the supply.
From the moment the shares are traded in the market the unsatisfied demand must be satisfied by those who have been allocated shares. Since there is a only a limited supply the price will rise. The only question is by how much.
I think this is exactly the intention of Larry and Sergey, to reduce the institutional 'flip' of the shares on trading day and to have ownership from the public that loves them so much and believes in the company, hence the unusual nature of the offering. Now granted, I'm making these observations just from a random sampling of people that I know personally, but I get asked about advice on stocks quite a bit and this is perhaps the most interest in a single company that I have ever had inquiry on including from people who are not traditional investors but for some reason, want to be part of this one.
If the auction puts a limit on the number of shares per individual. Then yes, there will be unsatisfied demand.
If the auction sells all of the shares at the same price {similarly to how treasury auctions non-competitive bids work}. Then yes, the will be unsatisfied demand.
If however, the winning bids are solely based on the amount people are willing to pay without restrictions as to the amount {good oportunity for Bill Gates to buy a nice chunk}. Then no, the increase during the day will be limited mostly to those that did not get in the auction {a small number}
Yes, it is quite likely there will be a two limits. Firstly a limit on the maximum application which may be quite high (in the unlikely event that no maximum number is given large bidders will have to avoid disqualification on what the S-1 refers to as bids that have the potential to manipulate or disrupt the bidding process. Secondly a scaling down for large applications during the allotment process (referred to as pro rata allocation in the S-1).
Of course the auction will not be ideal. It will differ in many ways, including:
-- Not everyone who wants to buy the stock will register (People outside the US, for example, are excluded) -- Not everyone who bids will bid the most they are willing to pay (anyone who has used eBay knows this) -- Winning bidders aren't guaranteed that their allocation will match their bid (the rules for allocation as outlined in the S-1 are fuzzy at best) -- Winning bidders pay the lowest price accepted, rather than the price they bid -- Google can't choose what kind of investors they get. There will be tons of speculation and lots of people will be in it because they think they can make a quick buck -- Google seems to be reserving the right to sell more shares, if they feel the demand is there. They might sell the shares during the IPO, or in the open market afterwards.
How will these differences effect the post-IPO market? There will definitely be some un-met demand. If I was willing to pay $100/share for 1000 shares, and the accepted price is $50/share, I might be willing to buy 5000 shares at that lower price. If I didn't get my full allocation, that would also leave me wanting more.
Some people will be uncomfortable with a sealed-bid auction. On eBay you can at least see what the last bidder is willing to pay. With a sealed bid, it's hard to know what a fair price really is, unless you can see the entire order book. The order books are visible on the open markets, so I'm surprised that Google and their underwriters have chosen to hide them for the auction. I would wager that an open order book would actually result in a higher net price than the planned closed one.
By opening up the IPO to more investors, I believe Google is inviting increased volatility. When you bring in the masses, that means lots of novice investors who don't have the stomach for market fluctuations.
Underwriters learned a lot from IPOs like Yahoo, Akamai and eBay. They left a ton of money on the table. It hurts the underwriters as much as the companies. Google is clearly making an effort to avoid that problem. If they do their job perfectly, the price at the end of the opening day will be at (or even slightly below) the opening price. We know they won't be perfect, but how close can they get?
What will happen when the unmet demand meets a flood of novice investors? I'll wager that the novices get creamed. Here's one possible scenario: the price goes up at the open while public orders get filled. About a half-hour after the open, it's up by 6%. Then it starts moving down with some early profit-taking. On the first sign of weakness, more experienced investors begin to sell short into the dip to help it move. The goal is to wash out the novices who don't have the stomach to ride it out. There aren't too many novices who can handle seeing the price tumble by 20%+, especially when they thought for sure that they were going to double their money. After moving down a few percent, some novices get nervous that the price is rising meteorically, and begin selling, creating a snowball effect. After a frenzied 3-hour decline, the price starts to recover, and the more experienced investors first cover their shorts and then begin to buy. After dipping down by 20%, the stock closes the day up 2%.
Does it make sense that it would be possible to get a bargain when the auction is open to everyone? The reasons past so many past IPOs went crazy were typically extremely poor pricing and artificially-induced scarcity. Neither of those factors seem to be at work here.
But hey, if you guys want to buy it that way, please do! I'll be waiting for you to sell to me at the bottom of that first big dip.
I think you mean impossible scenario :)
Have you ever tried to short in the first few days of an IPO? It is virtually impossible most times either because it is specifically prohibited for the first few days on a particular exchange or brokers have not got their 'book' together to borrow the shares which enable a short to be transacted.
There are probably an infinite number of possible scenarios but yours isn't one of them sorry to say :)
Apart from what is in the S-1 Filing [sec.gov] there is no other information and we will all have to wait for further details to be made public.
On the other hand, short selling on IPO opening day happens all the time. The SEC prohibits the underwriting syndicate from lending shares for short selling for 30 days after the IPO. However, other brokerage firms and insitutional investors are not under those restrictions, and they will occassionally be willing to lend shares for short sales. Also, market makers and others on the floor are not subject to the same short-selling rules as the rest of us -- it's an easy thing for them to short, especially when they know the short will be covered before the close.


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On Jan. 3, 2001, the tribe's chairman, Gary Johnson, his shoulders wrapped in a blanket depicting the mythical Thunderbird, signed papers in Washington, D.C., recognizing the Chinook as a tribe. Yet that same day, a Bureau of Indian Affairs official who shook Johnson's hand at the ceremony wrote a memo saying the Chinook had failed to make a case for federal recognition. The government later reversed its decision. "It was the most two-faced thing you could think of," Johnson said. The Chinook reversal of fortune illustrates the confusion and hostility that often surround tribal recognition, a Byzantine process that bestows chosen tribes with aid for education and health care and can open the door to casino riches. For the Chinook, recognition would have meant a reservation near the town of Chinook in southwest Washington's Pacific County and federal dollars to help ensure their cultural survival. Now, while Chinook members raise money selling coffee and doughnuts at a freeway rest stop, their neighbors 50 miles east, the Cowlitz Tribe, embark on a $300 million-a-year casino, a privilege limited to tribes that are federally recognized. As one congressman noted, BIA researchers "are basically determining who's going to be a billionaire." The BIA's focus on historical evidence means even a tiny clue can tip whether government researchers decide a group of Indians truly is a tribe. But critics say the recognition process is rife with political abuses, unclear standards of proof and irrational results.
With so much at stake, some recognized tribes with casinos have tried to thwart those seeking recognition, fearing a smaller stake in the $23 billion-a-year Indian gaming business.
"I've gotten calls from people who say 'Let's find some Indians and build a casino,' " said Dennis Whittlesey, a Washington, D.C., Indian-gaming attorney representing Washington's Cowlitz Tribe. "I say, 'It doesn't work like that.' " No more recognized tribes here? In the 1970s, Washington had more tribes seeking recognition than any other state. But that pace has slowed, and there may never be another federally recognized tribe here. The Cowlitz in Longview and Snoqualmie in Fall City won recognition in recent years. But the Chinook, Edmonds-based Snohomish and Seattle's Duwamish watched in dismay as their applications were denied in the past couple of years. Though the courts or Congress can decide to name a tribe, it rarely happens. Had the Duwamish succeeded, Seattle likely would have had its first tribal gaming. Duwamish Chairwoman Cecile Hansen said she met twice with investors interested in building a casino minutes from downtown. Nothing came of the discussions, and the Duwamish, just like the Chinook, were granted federal recognition, only to see it reversed by the Bush administration. The political leadership of the BIA under President Clinton acknowledged the Duwamish over protests from the agency's professional staff. After the White House changed hands in January 2001, the Duwamish lost what they had sought for 25 years. "I'm tired of the process," Hansen said. "I was a young woman (when the tribe first filed for recognition in 1977). Now, I'm an elder." Casino investments Although it may help them put together a strong petition, taking investors' money can be divisive for tribes, which fear getting taken by a bad business partner. The Chinook voted six years ago against accepting a casino investor who had promised to help with the federal-recognition process. "We have had groups approach us with offers and money, but we almost unanimously turned them down. It's not 'Here's some help, no strings attached,' " he said. "We don't want to be obligated to other folks. We want to do it our way." Instead of investors, the Chinook relied on federal grants to help them research their recognition claims, $195,000 from 1998 to 2001. The government gave the Duwamish $273,000 during the same period. The most strident opposition to a tribe's petition often comes from established tribes such as the Tulalips and Quinault, which worry about threats to revenues generated by their casinos. Those tribes sometimes flood the BIA with information arguing against recognition for a new tribe. A contentious history But the act of proving a shared heritage has been controversial ever since the BIA enacted new tribal-recognition rules 26 years ago. Even before casinos, the acknowledgment process has brought Native American groups into conflict. Some established tribes believed they bought with blood whatever federal health and education benefits they received, Yakama Indian Nation Chairman Leonard Tomaskin told Congress in 1978. "My ancestors who signed the treaty were hung and they were shot," he said. "We gave the supreme sacrifice to retain what we have today and what little we have." Applications now can run to more than 30,000 pages, as tribes try to prove they meet a seven-part federal test. Tribes typically can prove Indian ancestry, and they can provide evidence they existed as a community until about 1900, said Steve Austin, an anthropologist who worked for the BIA from 1993 to 1999. But the evidence often fades after the early 1900s. The reasons are many: death and disease; children forced into boarding schools and marriages outside the tribe. After visiting the Chinook in southwest Washington, Austin concluded the tribe had existed until 1880 and then resumed political and cultural activity in about 1970. In the intervening decades, the evidence did not prove the Chinook to be a tribe, he said. "It was too long for us to basically overlook," Austin said. "There was no evidence of community. There was no evidence of governing authority over the people." Austin describes himself as "an old-time lefty" to contradict the notion the BIA staff members who opposed petitioners were anti-Indian. Though the process may appear inconsistent, Austin said acknowledgment decisions at the BIA were made on their merits. The Cowlitz, which have a similar history to the Chinook, were recognized in 2000. The Samish went to court to reverse a BIA decision before they were acknowledged in 1996. The BIA recognized the Snoqualmie in 1999, despite a strong protest from the Tulalips. Last November, the BIA ruled against the Snohomish. "There is a bias among some groups that the big, bad BIA is standing in their way," Austin said. "But we're not doing anyone any favors to loosen up the process because of some misplaced sense of injustice. Not everyone who walks through the door and claims to be a tribe is a tribe." Austin said he never felt political pressure during his time at the agency. At least not until a member of the Pawnee Tribe named Kevin Gover became assistant secretary for Indian Affairs in 1997. Gover would eventually play a critical part in the history of the Chinook. Overruling BIA staff Appointed by Clinton, Gover clashed with BIA staff, but it wasn't about casinos. It was about history, he said. Gover urged his staff to relax the requirement that tribes prove they maintained a cultural identity and political organization since historical times. "I don't take a back seat to anybody in terms of what I know about Indian history," Gover said in a recent interview. "Tribes were under assault of their identity, their Indian-ness. As a survival strategy, they went underground. That was the basis of our disagreement over the Chinook. I thought the level of proof they (BIA staffers) were requiring was too high." Over the objections of BIA anthropologists and historians, Gover recognized the Chinook on Jan. 3, 2001. The Quinault Tribe appealed the ruling, citing a BIA staff memo disagreeing with Gover's decision. In July 2002, under Bush administration leadership, the agency reversed itself and denied the Chinook recognition, arguing that by the 1940s, the tribe "became indistinguishable from the rest of the population." Northwest tribal scholar Stephen Beckham, the Chinook's anthropologist, has a simple response: "These people are who they say they are. I have staked my career on that." The friction between Gover and his staff attracted attention from Congress, especially after Gover left to join a Washington, D.C., law firm that solicited business from the Chinook. Adding pressure was the Connecticut congressional delegation, which feared Gover's philosophy would lead to the development of more casinos in the Northeast. "The Chinook ... (were) denied recognition because the Connecticut delegation was bitching," Gover said. "I think it was politically cowardly to do what they (BIA officials) did." Dim prospects Today, the tribes formally rejected by the BIA the Chinook, Duwamish and Snohomish plot their next moves, which may include the nearly impossible task of persuading Congress to overrule the agency and acknowledge them through legislation. Last year, Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Seattle, introduced a bill to acknowledge the Duwamish. So far, the bill has only a single House co-sponsor and no companion legislation in the Senate. No legislation on the Chinook has been introduced, but the group's prospects don't look bright, said Rep. Brian Baird, D-Vancouver. Lawmakers tend to defer to the BIA when it comes to recognition, he said. "That's a bit of a Catch-22 for us," he said. "We've got to not just make the argument but have the votes." Meanwhile, though the review process can take decades, the BIA has a team of nine anthropologists, historians and genealogists reviewing petitions and is hesitant to hire more. Office of Federal Acknowledgment Director R. Lee Fleming the same man who wrote the memo denying the Chinook were a tribe in 2001 told lawmakers: "It would not be helpful to hire somebody and fire them because of a (later) lack of funds." So tribes hope, wait and search for ways to pay the bills. For the Chinook, that means holding fund-raisers to maintain tribal offices in an empty elementary school in the tiny town of Chinook, about nine miles from Long Beach, Pacific County, and hire someone to answer the phone in case the BIA calls. They are confident that, someday, somehow, the call will come. "Right is right," said Chairman Johnson. "And right never changes." 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"Vrteshka" - PlachkovicaRunning: DPS "Lisec" - Shtip Situated: At 1107 a.s.l. about 35 km from Shtip, it is reachable with vehicle at asphalt road, there is elektricity, running water and central heating inside, freshly renovated. Working time: with announcement at the hosts.
"Dare Djambas" - Vodno Running: "Bistra" - Skopje Situated: 1066 a.s.l. at the top of mountain Vodno above Skopje, it can be reached on asphalt road through Sredno Vodno and after a while on a forest road to the refuge, there is 25 beds but most of it not suitable because of the big noise from anntenas at the roof.Working time: at weekends, tel: +38923164365.
"Divle" - Gradishtanska mountain Running: "Kumanovche" - Skopje Situated: the old school at village Divle, it can be reached with local bus from Skopje, capacity 30 beds. Working time: announcement to the hosts.
"Dimitar Ilievski - Murato" - Baba mountain Управува: "Pelister" - Bitola Situated: Right next to Big Lake (Golemo Ezero) at 2218 a.s.l. reachable by mountain road with terrain vehicles. Working time: at summer usually at weekends, in winter months with announcements.
"Dlabochica" - Kozjak (Kumanovo area) Управува: "Kozjak" - Kumanovo Situated: old school in village Dlabochica, capacity 12 beds.Working time: with anouncement to the hosts.
"Drachevica" - bellow Kozuf mountainRunning: DPS "Prosek" - NegotinoSituated: the old school at village Drachevica, about 14 km from city Demir Kapija (half makadam road), at 600 a.s.l. capacity 40 bedsWorking time: announcement to the hosts.
"Dolni Disan" - Running: DPS "Prosek" - NegotinoSituated: the old school at village Dolni Disan, capacity 30 beds, 12 km by road from Negotino (last 2 makadam road), at 400 a.s.l. Working time: with announcement to the hosts.
"Zelezna reka" - CheloicaRunning: PSD "Korab" - SkopjeMore detailed informations at their site.
"Cheples" - JakupicaRunning: PSK "Solunska glava" - VelesCurrently in reconstuction and expansion, more informations at their site.
"Karadzica" - JakupicaRunning: PSD "Korab" - SkopjeMore detailed informations at their site.
"Kopanki" - Baba mountainRunning: PD "Pelister" - Bitola Situated: about 30 min. walk from hotel Molika where ends the asphalt road from Bitola, at 1554 a.s.l. Capacity 100 beds. Working time: always open (to check just in case).Contact: 389-72-651-002 - Nikola.
"Ljuboten" - Shar mountainRunning: IGM "Vratnica" - Vratnica.Situated: reachable first by asphalt road through city Tetovo, then village Vratnica untill village Staro selo, and further by forest road until the refuge.Working time: with announcement to the hosts.Contact: Mitko 389-70-515-480.
"Ljuboten" - Shar Planina (at Popova Shapka ski resort)Running: PK "Ljuboten" - TetovoSituated: at Popova Shapka (22 km from Tetovo) behind the Children resort, capacity 10 + 2 beds; electricity, running water and toilet inside (and hot water).Working hours: with announcement.Contact: Zvonko 389-71-561-449, Zoran 389-71-660-806.
"Matka" - near damm "Matka" - Suva planina Running SD "Peoni" - Skopje Situated: near damm "Matka" 20 km distance from the center of Skopje, it can be reached with local bus from Skopje, capacity 54 beds.Working time: during the day untill 18h, for staying over night obligatory announcement before 17h.Contact: 389-2-2052-655.
"Malotino" - KozjakRunning: PD "Kozjak" - KumanovoSituated: the old school at village Malotino, capacity 18 beds.Working time: with announcement to the hosts.
"Mokreni" - BabunaRunning: SPD "Metalurg" - Veles Situated: at village Mokreni 600 a.s.l. capacity 32 beds, electricity and running water inside, approachable by foot from railroad station Teovo for 2 hours at makadam road, or from village Bogomila for 3 hours at mountain path. Working time: announcement to the hosts.
"Mrezicko" - KozufRunning: PD "Orle" - KavadarciSituated: the old police station at village Mrezicko, capacity 35 beds, electricity and running water inside.Working hours: announcement to the hosts.
"Neolica" - Baba mountainRunning: PD "Gjorgji Naumov" - Bitola Situated: at 1440 a.s.l. 3 from village Bukovo or 2 hours from village Lavci, reachable by terrain vehicle from village Lavci, 48 beds,Working time: at weekends, during the week with announcement to the hosts.
"Papradishte" - JakupicaRunning: "Green power" - Veles Situated: in village Papradishte at 1000 a.s.l. kapacity 30 beds. Working time: weekends from Friday to Sunday.Contact: 389-43-211-411, 389-75-757-297.
"Pojak Kalman" - Kozjak Running: PD "Kozjak" - KumanovoSituated: the old school at village Dejlovce, capacity 22 beds.Working time: announcement to the hosts.
"Smreka" - Popova Shapka at Shar mountainRunning: PD "Transverzalec" - SkopjeSituated: at the ski-center Popova Shapka, approach from city Tetovo by 20 km long ashpalt road, capacity 80-90 beds.Working time: to check first with the hosts. Contact: 389 70 641 998.
"Sredno Vodno" - VodnoRunning: "Rabotnicki-Kitka" - SkopjeSituated: at Sredno Vodno (Middle Vodno), reachable by ashpalt road from Skopje, no posibilities for staying over night.Working time: at weekends.
"Staravina" - village. StaravinaRunning: "Medikus" - BitolaSituated: at the village Staravina, capacity 15 beds, electricity, running water and bathroom inside.Working time: announcement to the hosts.
"Tajmiste" - BistraRunning: ZPK "Rabotnicki-Kitka" - SkopjeSituated: near the railroad station Tajmiste, reachable from Gostivar by ashpalt road, turning left before Mavrovo, 100 km from Skopje, capacity 40 beds.Working time: announcement to the hosts.
"Dzumaja" - Running: PD "Bel kamen" - RadovishSituated: at 1420 a.s.l. capacity 30 beds, electricity and running water inside, distance from city Radovish 21 km (last 2 are makadam road).Working time: announcemetn to the hosts.
"Sharena cesma" - BelasicaRunning: "Entuzijast" - StrumicaSituated: description, capacity 26 beds.Working time: announcement to the hosts.
"Sharski vodi" - Shar mountainRunning: "Bistra" - GostivarSituated: former guard house od Electro company, 13 km from Gostivar, water in the yard, capacity 8 beds.Working time: announcement to the hosts.
Other objects that are used by mountainteers:
"Blace" (old school in the village Blace) - Skopska Crna GoraRunning: Scout club "Jadran" - SkopjeContact: Stojanovski Micho 38971-328-045, Todorovski Donco 38970-824-500, Svetislav Adzich Bato 38970-325-714.
"Isak Ruso" - Dautica (Begovo pole)Running: Condition: Falling apart, it can be used if needed.
"Kalin kamen" (city barrack) - Osogovski mountainsRunning: PD "Ruen" - Kr. PalankaSituated: at place Kalin kamen on the path that lead to peak Carev vrv from Osogovski monastery, also reachable by asphalt road. Near by is hunting lodge that can be also used for accomodation, total capacity is 30 beds.Working time: with announcement and reservations.
"Skochivir" - NidzeRunning: PD "18 August" - SkopjeSituated: in village Skochivir.It is still in adaptation, it is an ex army object.
"Shampinjon" - Ponikva resortRunning: private.Situated: Approach by asphalt 20 km road from city Kochani.
""Forest house" - NidzeRunning: Forest firm "Kajmakchalan" - BitolaSituated: can be rached with vehicle by the forest road from village Skochivir.Working time: announcement to the firm.
"Shelter" - Baba mountainRunning:Situated: At the ridge near the path (between peaks Stiv and Ilinden) that leeds from refuge Kopanki to the peak Pelister.
"Shelter" - PlachkovicaRunning: DPS "Lisec" - ShtipSituated: at peak Turtel, currently under renovation of the 3 rooms.
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BOSTON — Standing in line beyond the center-field fence before the All-Fenway celebration Wednesday night, Jason Varitek leaned in toward Dwight Evans and asked a question a lot of Red Sox fans have considered this season.
Why don't we see arms like Evans' anymore?
So much of Evans' legacy with the Red Sox is for his cannon of an arm in right field — the one responsible for 157 outfield assists in Boston, even though smart baserunners knew not to test it.
Any keen observer of the Red Sox this season will notice the weakness of their outfield arms. There aren't many reliable statistics to evaluate arm strength. Boston has allowed more sacrifice flies than any other team in baseball, and nearly double the league average. While that's a crude judge of outfield arm strength, it speaks to other teams' willingness to run on medium-depth and even shallow fly-ball outs.
For instance, Anthony Gose scored from third on a fly ball to very shallow center against Jacoby Ellsbury in early September. That was merely the most glaring in a litany of examples during the season.
Why does Evans think there aren't as many strong arms in the outfield these days?
"I think there are some good arms out there. I just don't think we hone that skill enough," he said Wednesday. "I don't think we need to take infield every day, but I think it needs to be taken a couple of times a week. Just throwing the ball to a guy behind second base during batting practice, behind the screen, you're not lining up your cutoff man, you're not working on your arm strength, and I think that has a lot to do with it."
Boston first-base coach Alex Ochoa, the owner of one of the game's strongest arms, added to Evans' evaluation.
"One of my big things is long-tossing," said Ochoa, who added that he long-tossed several times a week as a player. "You've really got to use your legs to long-toss. So when you long-toss, when the throws are shorter, you know how to use your legs. The longer the distance, you better use your legs or you're putting a lot of stress on your arm. That gets your arm a lot stronger."
Ochoa recommends long-tossing at about 200 feet, and he stresses the significance of using one's legs.
One outfielder who has really taken to long-tossing this season for the Red Sox is Daniel Nava, who credits Ochoa along with, surprisingly, Marlon Byrd. Byrd played 34 games with the Sox earlier this season.
"When we had Birdie, he was big on long-toss," Nava said. "I kind of fell away from it until Marlon was with us. I don't do it as much as he did, but I do it way more than I ever did."
More so than any of Boston's other outfielders, Nava has consistently shown a strong and accurate arm from left field. Although he has only five assists, part of that is due to scouting reports that acknowledge the strength of his arm.
So why doesn't everyone long-toss more?
"I don't know," said Cody Ross, who has a career-high nine assists this season. "It's similar to infield. It's one of those things that guys used to do all the time and now they don't. People have gotten away from it over the years, including myself. I used to do it five times a week. Now it's more once or twice a week. I'm not exactly sure why."
Said Ochoa: "I don't know why guys have gotten away from that. You have time to come out a little earlier and long-toss. Nowadays, it's kind of, 'Oh, we've got to keep your arm ready for the game.' My personal opinion is that when you long-toss and you're really using your legs."


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