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The '07 Amsoil/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge - TechWritten by on April 1, 2008 Contributors: Randy Bolig Inside Our Top Two Engines
We all know that an engine dyno can be a useful tool for finding horsepower while tuning a performance engine. Let's face it though, engines don't propel dynos, they propel cars. Since the rules of our Engine Challenge require a minimum of three qualifying pulls through the full 3,000- to 7,000-rpm range, followed by a minimum of three judged pulls, we ensure the contest engines aren't just dyno mules built only to last a couple of pulls, but real engines that can survive the abuses of cruising around town, highway driving, and making passes at the dragstrip. Because we also wanted to make certain the engines in our challenge are typical of engines our readers can afford to run in their cars, we factor the cost of the parts that went into the engine into the power the engine produces for a power-per-dollar rating.
This year, our Engine Challenge featured the small-block Mopar powerplant and displacement was limited to 410 ci. We were certainly impressed by the diversity of these potent small-blocks, and even more impressed by the power they made running on 93-octane Rockett Brand pump gas. These engines proved to be durable, powerful, and economically built, epitomizing the intent of our competition.
This month, we'll take a look at the first place engine of Indy Cylinder Head and the second place engine of Schurbon Engine and machine to see what parts and techniques each of these builders utilized to finish well.
Indy Cylinder Head
Indianapolis, Indiana
It takes power, durability, and a cost-effective combination to be competitive in our Engine Challenge, and Indy Cylinder Head had just the right mixture of the three to score a win this year. Though better known for their high-flowing, aluminum cylinder heads and big, cubic-inch race and street engines, engine builder Ken Lazzeri stated that the way our contest rules factor costs, building an economically priced, cast-iron-headed engine just made more sense than going for all-out power. Earning a win in this year's challenge proved his theory right-the Indy entry made just enough power to finish decimals ahead of the second place engine.
While externally, the Indy entry looked just like any other Magnum-headed small-block, internally these guys pulled out all the stops. A factory 360 block was bored .030-inch oversize, and then filled with an Eagle cast crankshaft, Eagle I-beam connecting rods, and Wiseco Pro True flat-top pistons for a displacement of 408 ci. A factory Mopar oil pan was utilized in conjunction with a Milodon windage tray and Sealed Power oil pump to ensure everything stayed lubricated during the dyno pulls. The parts they selected worked well as the engine performed flawlessly while on the dyno, and the bearings looked like new after multiple pulls to 7,000 rpm.
Atop their engine's solid bottom end, Indy resisted the urge to utilize a set of their aluminum race heads, using Magnum R/T cast-iron cylinder heads instead. Stating that the Magnum head is hard to beat for the cost, these heads were treated to some very cool in-house tricks, which greatly added to the power this engine produced. To keep the valvetrain light, hollow/sodium-filled intake and exhaust valves from the new-generation Hemi engine were utilized. Since these valves have a shorter stem length than factory Magnum head valves, the crew at Indy actually remachined the combustion chamber of the head so the valves would work. Since they were machining the combustion chamber anyway, they CNC machined the head's combustion chambers to the chamber found on their popular 572-13 cylinder head. Knowing our rules prohibited welding or epoxy modifying the cylinder head, they machined the pushrod "pinch" area of the port to a larger size, and then pressed in a brass sleeve to seal the pushrod area and increase the width of the intake port for improved flow. Hand porting was then performed in-house to optimize the flow characteristics of the cylinder heads.
To optimize power from this potent small-block, the Indy crew used a Comp solid flat-tappet camshaft and Indy rocker arms to actuate the valve gear. Comp "beehive" springs kept the valves under control at rpm, and an MSD distributor fired the cylinders. An Indy single-plane aluminum intake matched with a Demon 850 four-barrel carburetor took care of induction, and Schoenfeld headers expended the burnt gasses. To save costs, factory valve covers were used, along with a factory timing cover and oil pan. Overall, this engine made great power from economical hardware, and we really enjoyed seeing the crew from Indy optimize an engine that didn't wear Indy heads. We congratulate Indy Cylinder Head for winning the '07 Amsoil/Mopar Muscle engine challenge.
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Schurbon Engine And Machine
Maquoketa, Iowa
When we spoke with Scott Schurbon of Schurbon Engine and Machine at the beginning of our contest, he stated he would bring a strong engine, but wouldn't sacrifice reliability for power. Scott said his engine would be one just like he would sell his customers, and he wouldn't use cheap parts simply to place better in the contest. During the dyno portion of the challenge, it was apparent this engine was not only a strong performer, but also had the potential to place very well in the contest. Scott and his crew effectively tuned their entry to more power on each pull, even swapping to a smaller, less expensive carburetor without losing power. This engine sounded strong and smooth, and performed flawlessly allowing Scott plenty of time to tune his engine to nearly 500 hp and a stump-pulling 460 lb-ft of torque!
Everyone agreed that the Schurbon entry looked great wearing its Plum Crazy purple paint job, and it performed as good as it looked once on Comp's dyno. Inside their factory 360 block, Scott utilized an Eagle cast-crankshaft, RPM connecting rods, and Probe pistons to net a displacement of 410 ci. A standard volume Melling oil pump was matched with a Moroso oil pan, but we noticed the absence of a windage tray in this engine. When asked why, he stated the windage tray would have to be modified to work properly, and he simply ran out of time before the engine had to be delivered to the Mopar Nationals so he welded baffles into his oil pan instead. Even with no windage tray, this engine performed flawlessly and had no oil-related issues while making its dyno pulls.
To top his short-block, Scott used cast-iron Magnum cylinder heads that were ported in-house for optimal flow. Since this is a street engine, Scott decided not to overdo it when it came to port volume and camshaft. He says he likely left a little on the table as a larger cam would have made more power, but at 460 lb-ft of torque, this engine would perform great in a street car. Inside his cylinder heads, Scott used extreme-duty, stainless steel valves and Comp springs. A Comp solid flat-tappet camshaft actuated the valve gear through Scorpion roller rocker arms. Scott manufactured a stud girdle for the rockers in-house and had no problems spinning his engine to the required 7,000 rpm. A factory Mopar timing cover and Mopar aluminum valve covers were used to keep costs down.
Like most competitors, Schurbon relied on an accurate MSD distributor to ignite the fires, and he also kept costs down by using a Pioneer harmonic balancer. For induction, a Mopar single-plane intake manifold was matched with a 750-cfm 4150 series Holley that was modified by AED. When asked about porting the intake manifold, Scott states, "We didn't go crazy. we just used masking tape to keep the gaskets in place and port matched the intake to the heads." While we have a feeling Scott had more than just masking tape in his bag of tricks, this is a good example of how the proper combination can be just as effective as exotic parts and machine work. This engine is a proven performer, and we'd love to have it in one of our cars.
We congratulate Schurbon Engine and Machine on their second place finish in the '07 Engine Challenge.
Dyno Testing and Correction Factors
When testing engines on a dyno, there are several things to keep in mind. First, a dyno is a manufactured piece of equipment, so no two are identical. This inconsistency is minimal, however, as most dyno manufacturers claim no more than a one-percent difference between any two of their machines. Next, an engine on a dyno is subject to the same environmental inconsistencies as an engine in a car, so if the weather is hot and the barometric pressure is low, the engine will make less power. For this reason, dyno manufacturers utilize sophisticated software to monitor atmospheric conditions and correct for them so that each engine is measured to the same standard, regardless of the weather. The dyno software will apply a correction factor to the measured power numbers, adjusting them accordingly for non-standard weather conditions.
There are several correction factor standards commonly used by dyno software, and these too can be inconsistent. Correction factors can vary as much as four-percent between the correction factor that gives the most power versus the correction factor that is stingiest. For this reason, engine builders commonly dyno and rate their engines based on the correction factor that shows the most power, while research facilities are more worried about consistency. Comp's research facility uses the latest SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) correction factor, which is considered stingy by most. So while all the engines in our contest would have likely shown more power if a more generous correction factor were used, using the SAE correction factor for all the engines made the playing field even and the contest fair.
Regardless of the weather or the correction factor used, there are other important considerations when dynoing an engine or a car. Each dyno cell is also different, and these differences aren't easily corrected for. Turbulent air, exhaust leaking into the cell, and other factors can make dyno readings between dynos somewhat ambiguous. So the moral of the story is this: Dyno numbers are really only valid when compared to numbers from the same dyno.
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Schurbon Engine and Machine placed a close second in this year's competition. Check out what it took as we look inside their 408ci small-block.In our closest competition to date, Indy Cylinder Head scored a win with their powerful, economically built, 408ci small-block.Using conventional tuning techniques, engine builders Ken Lazzeri and Russ Flagle carefully improved their entry with each pull, eventually tuning to the highest combined horsepower and torque of any cast-iron-headed engine at 523 hp and 455 lb-ft of torque
A Milodon windage tray was utilized to keep oil off the rotating assembly, and a factory pan was modified in-house with a welded-in baffle to maintain a continuous supply of oil to the pickup.Since the rules prohibited welding or epoxy modifying their heads, Indy pressed in brass sleeves instead, freeing up more port volume and flow potential. This interpretation of the rules likely gave them just enough power to win this year's contest.Using lighter valves from the new Chrysler Hemi meant the combustion chambers had to be recessed into the cylinder head casting. Indy used this opportunity to CNC machine the combustion chamber to their popular 572-13 combustion chamber dimensions.Port shape was optimized in-house by good old-fashioned manual porting with the help of a flow bench. This engine made great power, even topping a couple of aluminum-headed motors.Indy used several tricks to find incremental horsepower gains, including under-driving the water pump with a relatively small crank pulley.Multi-layer steel head gaskets were used to keep the combustion chambers sealed. We've found these gaskets seal as well as copper gaskets with O-ringed heads.Indy used their own rocker arms with Comp "beehive" valvesprings to keep the valve gear under control at rpm. The stud girdle was manufactured in-house as well and valve guides were used as spacers.
During his qualifying pulls, engine builder Scott Schurbon sensed something just wasn't right. Quickly finding his engine wasn't getting wide-open-throttle, dyno operator Rich Smith corrected the problem by adjusting the dyno throttle.Probe pistons and RPM connecting rods, along with an Eagle crankshaft, formed the foundation of this powerful small-block.The block was machined so the piston was right at the top of the cylinder. dish pistons were used to keep compression at a pump-gas-friendly level.After carefully considering the parameters of our contest and the specifics of his combination, Magnum cylinder heads were ported in-house by Schurbon Engine and Machine.While a windage tray wasn't utilized, Scott did control oil return by routing oil away from the camshaft and toward the rear of the engine where it could flow to the pan without clinging to the rotating assembly.Schurbon manufactured a stud girdle for the rockers in-house, keeping the valves under control at 7,000 rpm.Tightening the valve lash freed up a few horsepower, indicating this engine could have made even more power with a more aggressive camshaft.Since each engine was filled to the pan's capacity with Amsoil, engine builders couldn't run their engines low on oil to reduce windage. Schurbon did a good job of controlling windage by restricting the oil's return path to the rear of the engine and adding baffles to their Moroso oil pan.


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- Shengbo Guo, Scott Sanner, Thore Graepel, and Wray Buntine, Score-based Bayesian Skill Learning, in Proceedings of the European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases (ECML/PKDD-12), 2012.
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- Peter A. Flach, John Guiver, Mohammed J. Zaki, Sebastian Spiegler, Bruno Golenia, Ralf Herbrich, Thore Graepel, and Simon Price, Novel Tools To Streamline the Conference Review Process: Experiences from SIGKDD'09, in SIGKDD Explorations, vol. 11, no. (2), Association for Computing Machinery, Inc., December 2009.
- Pierre Dangauthier, Ralf Herbrich, Tom Minka, and Thore Graepel, TrueSkill Through Time: Revisiting the History of Chess, in Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 20, MIT Press, 2008.
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- Thore Graepel and Ralf Herbrich, Ranking and Matchmaking, in Game Developer Magazine, October 2006.
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Here is the French patch for ZCS-7.1.2 and ZCS-6.0.14 NE/OS (tar or zip files from ftp://ftp.whitehatmail.fr/pub/zimbra).
The installation is done as root with Zimbra running. Use the command:
The changes introduced by this patch are:Code:./install-fr.sh
- Minor changes in the language files (a few shorter labels, some corrections to the admin interface).
- Corrected the regular expressions of the Date zimlet. Now it works with most French dates syntax.
- Color the full line of calendar names and contact names appearing on the left navigation panel (otherwise only the icon is colored).
- Removal of the LinkedIn, WebEx and Social Networks zimlets (in 7.x)
- Installation of Starxpert's save zimlet for Zimbra 6.x. (this will also modify the file /opt/zimbra/jetty/etc/zimlet.web.xml.in to add some environment variables).
- Installation of the Google translator zimlet.
- Instant messaging activation
- Translation of the "Quota warning" message.
- Modify conf/zmmta.cf to verify the account existence before accepting an incoming e-mail.
The installation script will ask you to accept before proceeding with each of these modifications, so you can install only what you want.
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|These Grilled Portobello Mushrooms are stuffed with sausage, spinach, and cheese, but you could easily make this a vegetarian recipe as well.
(For Phase One Fridays I highlight Phase One recipes from the past that have been my personal favorites, and since it's finally grilling weather again, how about making these Grilled Portobello Mushrooms Stuffed with Sausage, Spinach, and Cheese over the weekend?)
Portobello mushrooms are something I haven't cooked with nearly often enough, and they're a wonderfully healthy ingredient, particularly popular with people who are looking for something besides meat to cook on the grill. This isn't a vegetarian recipe since the mushrooms are stuffed with spicy Italian sausage, but I think the idea could easily be adapted to a vegetarian stuffed mushroom, maybe even replacing the sausage with diced portobellos.
Grilled Portobello Mushrooms Stuffed with Sausage, Spinach, and Cheese
(Makes 4 large stuffed mushrooms, recipe adapted from Bobby Flay's Grill It.)
4 large Portobello mushrooms (get the biggest ones you can find)
12 oz. mild or hot Italian sausage (use turkey Italian sausage for South Beach Diet)
1-2 T olive oil (for browning sausage and onions and brushing on mushrooms before grilling)
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 tsp. minced fresh garlic (or use chopped garlic from a jar)
1/2 cup tomato sauce (I used garden tomato sauce from my freezer. If you open a can, just freeze the rest.)
pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
8 oz. coarsely chopped spinach leaves
2 T chopped fresh basil (probably optional, but recommended)
2 T chopped fresh parsley (probably optional, but recommended)
1/2 cup grated mozzarella, plus 1/2 cup for sprinkling on top (I used low-fat mozzarella)
Preheat gas or charcoal grill to high heat. Heat a small amount of olive oil in heavy frying pan, then crumble Italian sausage into pan and cook about 5 minutes, breaking apart with back of the turner as it cooks. When sausage is well-browned, remove to bowl.
If needed, add a bit more olive oil, then saute onions until they're starting to soften, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and continue cooking until onions are starting to brown, a few minutes more. Add Italian sausage back into pan, then add red pepper flakes and tomato sauce and simmer 2-3 minutes while you chop the spinach.
Add chopped spinach and let it wilt and cook down, stirring so it's evenly distributed in the sausage/onion mixture. Turn off heat and stir in 1/2 cup mozzarella, chopped basil and parsley.
Remove stems from mushrooms caps, being careful not to break them. Scrape out brown gills from inside mushrooms if desired, then brush both sides of mushrooms with olive oil. Put mushrooms on grill, inside facing down, and cook about 4 minutes, until mushroom is slightly browned and starting to soften.
Remove mushrooms from the grill. (I put them on a wooden cutting board.) Carefully stuff the inside of each mushroom with sausage/spinach/cheese mixture, then top each mushroom with about 2 T grated mozzarella.
Carefully put mushrooms back on grill, stuffing facing up of course! Cover grill and cook about 5 minutes, checking often and removing from grill when mushrooms are cooked through, and cheese is melted and starting to brown, and stuffing mixture is hot. Serve immediately.
South Beach Suggestions:
Nutritional Information?
I chose the South Beach Diet to manage my weight partly so I wouldn't have to count calories, carbs, points, or fat grams, but if you want nutritional information for a recipe, I recommend entering the recipe into Calorie Count, which will calculate it for you.
More Mushrooms on the Grill
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Easy South Beach Friendly Grilled Mushrooms
Grilled Portobello Mushrooms from A Veggie Venture
Grilled Portobello Caps from The Well Seasoned Cook
Ideas for Grilled Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms from Ramblings of a Frantic Home Cook
Grilled Mushrooms with Pesto from Coffee and Vanilla
Grilled Mushroom Caps with Pesto and Pepper Filling from Deb's Key West Wine and Gardening
Grilled Enoki Mushrooms Wrapped with Smoked Chicken Breast from Rasa Malaysia
Grilled Stuff Portobello Mushrooms from Fearless Kitchen
Grilled Portobello Mushroom Burger (video) from Dani Spies
Grilled Portobellos with Garlic, Pine Nuts, Basil, and Goat Cheese from Al Dente
(Want even more recipes? I find these recipes from other blogs using Food Blog Search.)
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|Redfern graduates from UNC
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Samantha Redfern graduated Saturday, May 11 from the University of Northern Colorado with a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice.
She is currently applying for a position as a probation officer.
Redfern is a 2009 graduate of Holyoke High School and is the daughter of Dusty and Ann McConnell of Holyoke.
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Images: 2012 Cherry Point Air Show May 4 [Image 17 of 155]
Photo by Cpl. Glen Santy
Dozens of acts performed on the opening night of the 2012 Cherry Point Air Show, May 4, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The air show, which runs May 4-6, is a celebration of the heritage surrounding 100 years of Marine aviation. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.cherrypointairshow.com.
This work, 2012 Cherry Point Air Show May 4 [Image 1 of 155], by LCpl Glen Santy, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
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Are you in or near Prague?
Do you have plans from June 6 - 10?
Here's the deal.
The European Tivoli Technical Conference is 6-10 June 2011 in Prague, CZ and we would love to see you there.
This technical conference is focused on the era of Smarter Computing. We will be talking about how you can build your organization's skills with IBM Training and build a Smarter Planet.
You'll have access to best practices and a number of subject matter experts and learn more about new delivery models like Cloud and how they can accelerate service innovation.
The focus will be on Integrated Service Management and the Tivoli solutions at the heart of the IBM Smarter Planet intiative.
In addition to our deep technical sessions we will focus on some actual projects, and related technologies including best practices on comprehensive Tivoli implementation projects.
Here are some of the Tivoli highlights:
- Tivoli Service Delivery & Process Automation
- Tivoli Asset Management/Maximo
- Tivoli Service Availability & Performance Management
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- Tivoli Security, Risk and Compliance Management
You can register here (and see the full agenda) and we look forward to seeing you there.


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Slowing growth does not signal a recessionary contraction
October 04, 2011
Although the year began with a fizzle, Beacon Economics is forecasting that the U.S. economy will not enter into a double dip recession in 2011.
Similar to the recent ISM findings, Beacon suggests that growth will pick up modestly in the last half of the year and into 2012.
While the nation's economy slowed sharply during the first half of this year, slowing growth is not the same thing as a recessionary contraction. For the economy to actually shrink, there needs to be a significant and sustained negative shock to the system. Beacon Economics does not identify any such shock hitting in 2011. A number of good signs include stabilizing home prices and the fact that construction should pick up somewhat by the end of 2012. Population growth is sure to help chip away at excess housing supply nationwide.
And while Beacon share's our reservations about President Obama's recent proposal to help jumpstart the economy, if portions of the package are adopted, there may be some positive economic effect.
Beacon Economics is optimistic in the short term, but they note that the U.S. economy is still far behind where it should be in this stage of the business cycle, explaining much of the weakness in the labor markets.
There remain serious issues leftover from the massive imbalances that pushed the nation's economy into recession in the first place.
Beacon believes that ultimately, there are some painful but necessary adjustments to be made and issues to address –including the Federal budget deficit and recent "loose money" policies by the Federal Reserve.
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Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA): Captain Ahab or Doctor Evil?
Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, has a major obsession. Markey's Great White Whale is called the Deepwater Royalty Relief Act of 1995 (details below the fold). In Markey's mind, several deepwater Gulf of Mexico operators have gotten over on the government to the tune of several billion dollars in oil and gas royalties. The operators counter that | Read More »


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First, have some rep for posting your first map!
That's actually not *that* big. In fact, I want to zoom in more! It certainly looks realistic. It's very detailed for the scale, and like you said, it's a good overview map. I'd like to see the area maps as you work on them, make sure you post em up!


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Think smart people are just born that way? Think again.
Drawing on diverse studies of the mind, from psychology to linguistics, philosophy, and learning science, Art Markman, Ph.D., demonstrates the difference between "smart thinking" and raw intelligence, showing listeners how memory works, how to learn effectively, and how to use knowledge to get things done. He then introduces his own three-part formula for listeners to employ "smart thinking" in their daily lives.
Smart Thinking gives listeners:
©2012 Art Markman (P)2012 Gildan Media Corp
"Novak, chairman and CEO of YUM! Brands, offers powerful and sinceredirectives for creating a cohesive, success-oriented corporate culture.....Business people at all levels willfind something of value." (Publisher's Weekly)
"3rd reading keeps getting better"
brings together many modern self improvement ideas. I steadily add more to my tool kit and strategic thinking keeps getting easier and better
"Basic advice on approaching problems"
This book didn't have any new information for me. I've already read "The Power of Habit" and learned that it easier to rid a bad habit by replacing it with a good habit, such as replace "eating sweets" with "eating an apple" rather than simply trying to stop the bad habit. I've also read "The Willpower Instinct," which explains conditions that helps you strengthen self-control (like building up your willpower a little at a time like a muscle). This book also provided other well known techniques for learning something -- observe, perform, and teach. If you had ever tried teaching others, you would have found gaps in your knowledge of the topic as soon as the learners started asking questions. As you find the answers to those questions, then you really become an expert in that topic. If these concepts are new for you, then this book would be useful.
"I feel asleep in class"
Your most boring professor writes a book. After listening for two hours, I learned that innovative thinkers apply past knowledge to new situations, and it is easier to stop a bad habit by replacing it with another behavior. Another book that would be better as a five minute TED video.
"Research-based tips on thinking"
Markman lays out some useful strategies for improving your thinking. The tips aren't pulled out of thin air, as they are in some books on the topic; they're based on Markman's research and the research of others in the field.
One important technique is to evaluate your understanding of a topic by trying to explain it to yourself. Be honest in acknowledging where your explanations break down or gloss over a difficulty; then work on those until you *do* get them. (I've seen this suggestion in other contexts, where it's been described as the "Einstein technique," though I'm not really sure how that name came to be associated with it.)
Another important point is to recognize your mind's limitations - not just *your* mind, but *everybody's*. The human brain, according to Markman, can usually only process three distinct features of an experience; so he recommends regularly summarizing what you've learned by listing three main points. With careful selection, it's possible to use those points as triggers to a wider array of knowledge: the brain is like a fishing net, where latching onto one point can lead you to others. (My analogy, not Markman's.)
Markman offers some useful cautions as well. Especially in group settings, it's important to pause before making a final decision: feeling the visceral "click" when smart thinking leads to a breakthrough can be physically pleasurable; but you shouldn't let that glow influence your evaluation of the breakthrough. Wait a couple of days before you act on it.
Sean Pratt is a particularly effective narrator for this kind of material. He's done many titles for Gildan Media, and their titles in the self-development or "science for daily life" area tend to be a cut above the norm.
If you like this book, you may also enjoy "Five Elements of Effective Thinking" by Michael Starbird and Edward Burger. There is some overlap between the books; I found both of them helpful.
"Not bad"
Smart thinking was alright. Some of the tips are common sense but there are a few nuggets in there. Overall it was a little dry but I have heard worse.
"a sad waste of a discount purchase"
More meat, less storytelling. Different narrator.
The narrator had a smug, almost flippant tone which unfortunately mirrored the tone of the book.
It's because of books like these that I so very much appreciate Audible ' s return policy.
"slow start but worth the slow start"
good book with lots of exemples to let you reflect, about everything about education, innovation and more, i also do recommend this book, it is well read and easy to listen
"Good, informative, but not page turner"
I enjoyed the listen. But like many of the books in this genre it does get a little tedious. Worth a credit, just not a book to rave about.
"You would be smart listen to this"
Great book and very interesting to listen to.
The narrator has a great way of keeping you engaged and a pleasant voice.
"great insight"
yes.....should be required reading for anyone who votes & doesn't vote....
no......but couldn't wait to get back to it.....
"Valuable info about aspects of thinking smarter"
Good research
Smart choices about decision making.
An important book for anyone who want to learn how people make decisions and help them make better ones.
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Sunday, 01/17/2016
Barceló Maya Beach, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Set 1: Mexican Cousin, Curtain WithThe Curtain With, SampleSample in a Jar, Yarmouth Road, LandladyThe Landlady, Army of One, KDFKill Devil Falls > GinBathtub Gin, Funky Bitch > MomaThe Moma Dance[1] > Saw It Again
Set 2: DwDDown with Disease[1] > Roggae > C&PCrosseyed and Painless > Farmhouse > Mike'sMike's Song > Bug > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light
Encore: The Ocean[2]
[1] Unfinished.
[2] Phish debut.
· Shipwreck and The Rover quotes in Down with Disease
· Shipwreck and I Don't Live Today quotes in Crosseyed and Painless
· Shipwreck and Your Pet Cat quotes in Weekapaug Groove
Notes: This show was webcast via Live Phish and featured the Phish debut of The Ocean. Moma Dance and DWD were unfinished. Trey teased The Rover at the start of DWD. DWD, Crosseyed, and Weekapaug contained Shipwreck quotes. Crosseyed also contained an I Don't Live Today quote from Fish. Trey teased Your Pet Cat in Weekapaug.
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Saturday, 01/16/2016
Barceló Maya Beach, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Set 1: Camel Walk, 555 > Rift, Cities -> Light > Simple -> TimberTimber (Jerry) > Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea, Reba[1], CDTChalk Dust Torture
Set 2: Golden Age -> CaspianPrince Caspian > Halfway to the Moon, Joy, 46 Days -> Twenty Years Later > Julius, HoodHarry Hood
Encore: Character Zero
[1] No whistling.
· Magilla tease in Simple
· Reba quote in Chalk Dust Torture
Notes: This show was webcast via Live Phish. Page teased Magilla during Simple. Reba did not contain the whistling ending, but Trey briefly quoted Reba's whistling coda in Chalk Dust.
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Friday, 01/15/2016
Barceló Maya Beach, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Set 1: ASIHTOSA Song I Heard the Ocean Sing > My Soul, Martian Monster > Ya Mar, Halley'sHalley's Comet > Fuego > WedgeThe Wedge, ThemeTheme From the Bottom > Free > BowieDavid Bowie
Set 2: Drowned -> WTU?What's the Use? > Sand -> Ghost -> 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother > Possum, Shine a Light
Encore: R&RRock and Roll
· Sneakin' Sally through the Alley tease in Possum
· Theme from Gilligan's Island tease in David Bowie
Notes: This show was webcast via Live Phish. David Bowie contained a Theme from Gilligan's Island tease from Mike. Trey teased Sneakin' Sally in Possum. Jefferson Waful assisted Chris Kuroda on lights for the first time and would do so for the rest of the weekend's shows.
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Spring is a fabulous time for residential birdwatchers. Transients sometimes stop en route to their destination giving homeowners a brief glimpse of unusual species. Goldfinches, tanagers, and redstarts have all visited our feeders.
Resident birds sport their mating plumage and vigorously forage for nesting material signifying the true arrival of spring.
Of course, as is always the case, there are some less savory visitors as well. My least favorite is the cowbird. Noisy and aggressive, they do their best to monopolize the free food; in some cases, gorging until they can barely fly.
Cowbirds are also the only dedicated parasitic birds in North America. These birds make no nests of their own but mooch off of other species� naivete. They seize opportunities to lay their eggs in other nests. Incubation and chick care is left to the hijacked birds. The host accepts or rejects these aliens. If the foreign egg is ejected, the cowbird may return to destroy the host�s eggs as well.
Cowbirds also tend to hatch earlier, grow faster and squawk the loudest; crowding out and starving the legitimate chicks. Cowbird hens can reportedly lay up to 40 eggs over the course of a brood season. This bird has become so prolific that the National Audubon Society estimates that some native songbirds are being driven toward extinction.
What a life the cowbird has. No industry required to build and maintain a home or to put food on the table. Enjoy life and abdicate your responsibilities and decisions for someone else to manage. If the neighbors refuse you your fair share, you simply destroy their labors.
No, cowbird is too crass a name for such an accomplished freeloader. A much more elegant name, I think, would be Bird of Hope and Change.
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|Gospel concert in Wray Aug. 9
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Country Praise in the Park, featuring Sandra Dee and the Gospel Trail, is scheduled at Rainbow Park in Wray Sunday, Aug. 9 at 10 a.m. The concert will be followed by a free lunch at noon.
Sponsored by the Wray Southern Baptist Church, admission is free, with a free will offering to be taken.
Sandra Dee is a national Christian country artist who ministers through her songs. She is anointed to preach the gospel and is a great intercessor prayer warrior.
As a Christian country music singer, she has made her debut with the hit album, "Tomorrow's Another Day." It was this special album that distinguished her name in the country music industry and has brought so many listeners closer to Christianity.
Sandra Dee and husband Charlie Mahone have been touring and ministering all over the nation for the past five years. Being ordained evangelists, with their testimonies and the gift of Sandra Dee's voice, they have been called to churches, cowboy churches, rodeos, women's meetings, schools, concerts and conferences nationwide.
Gospel Trail Ministries is an evangelical country gospel band that is dedicated to sharing the Bible and the message of Christ through music wherever possible. "To that end, we seek to share the gospel message that through the shed blood and death of Jesus Christ, the one and only Son of God, we can obtain life eternal with God the Father in heaven."
Those attending are encouraged to take their lawn chair or blanket. Further questions can be answered by calling 970-332-4518.


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Does anyone out there have one of these? I just got one and I have to say... I am a bit concerned. My first couple of trips and I am covered head to toe in dust and I mean bad. I do have the cab on it with the doors off and i am wondering if it is beneficial to take it off.
I've only owned ATV's and loved them... Hoping I dont regret the "upgrade".
Thanks in advance for the advice.


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Hitachi 08K2406 U320 68pin SCSI 3.5" Hard Drive 73GB 15K - Factory Refurbished
Capacity: 73GB
Spindle Speed: 15,000RPM
Interface Type: SCSI 68pin HD68 Female
Disk Size: 3.5inx1.0in LFF Hard Drive
Sustained Throughput (MBps):
Average Seek Time (read/write ms): 3.9 / 4.2
Electrical Interface Speed: SCSI LVD U320 - 320MBps 16-bit
On-Board Cache: 8MB
Advanced drive technology The Hitachi Ultrastar 15K73 is the 3rd generation of 15,000 RPM enterpriseclass hard drives from Hitachi. Leveraging award-winning technologies that have generated proven quality and high-performance, the Ultrastar 15K73 incorporates Fluid Dynamic Bearing motors (FDB) to contribute to increased capacity by enabling high-track density through a more precise position of the head. AFC Media, also known as "pixie dust", is an industry-first in 15,000 RPM enterpriseclass hard drives, enabling higher areal densities by improving thermal stability, which in turn, maintains data integrity.
Designed for both high-performance and high-reliablity, the Ultrastar 15K73 was developed with powerful processors and read-write channels, advanced servo coupled technology, (AFC), also known controls to improve seek and settle times, and overall improved mechanical stability to excel in today's demanding data-processing environments.
Model : HUS157373EL3600
This drive is compatible with any of our SCSC controllers.
Here is a list of alternative drives to choose from:
Fujitsu MAT3073NP SCSI Hard Drives
Fujitsu MAS MAS3735NP SCSI Hard Drives
Seagate ST373307LW SCSI Hard Drive
Seagate ST373455LW SCSI Hard Drive
Hitachi 10K300 17R6393 / HUS103073VL3600 SCSI Hard Drive 73GB 10K U320 68pin
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My research for WY elk units is starting to point me north. It's obvious the units are divided among the E and W sides of the mountains. Does anyone have thoughts on which side/units are tops? Eastmans does not rate the E units in the General draw very high. It looks like areas 38 and 40 on the west might be pretty good.
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Just got thru reading all the posts and all I have to say is.....Holy Cow (not elk)!
I got back late last night from my family wilderness deer hunt in California....yep Colorado to California. I was raised to treasure all my moments in the outdoors, hunting and fishing. My parents and grandparents were experienced in not having a lot to eat in the great depression. Everything I shoot and catch is used at my table. That being said, given the choice of taking a nice 4x4 mule deer or a forkie both standing there looking at me, there really wouldn't be much choice.....but the important thing (at least to me) is whatever the choice, it would be treated a a prime steer and eaten as such. Thats my heritage, how I was taught. I have never shot a bear, probably never will. I have eaten meat from a couple and was not impressed. Shooting one just for a rug or mount is not my style. BUT, I am not going to get upset with someone who does. Thats their right and as long as we all respect each other for our views, thats whats important. We all love the outdoors and natures bounty, we are all partners and as such have our own way of doing things.
Colorado Cowboy
Cowboy Action Shooter; Endowment Life Member-NRA
The Original Rocket Scientist-Retired
"My Father always considered a walk in the mountains as the equivalent of church going."
Aldous Huxley
I'm with Old Hunter...it's all about the hunt. I'm a trophy hunter and eat everything I kill but I don't need to shoot something every time I go hunting. Shooting a young buck is not as hard as getting a old mature buck. Just being out there, hunting is the main thing. I really enjoy the challenge of trying to out smart an old buck. I don't need to fill the freezer every year with wild game but if I do , it is a bonus. Yes, it is all about the hunt.
Every hunting season you miss is one you can not make up.
we should print this thread out and bind it and eastmans can sell it as a book
I am back from my first out of state hunt in ID. This has been a monumental year for me in the amount of effort, preplanning, gear, cost outlay, conditioning, etc.... I solo hunted for elk in the River of No Return for 5 hard days and came back with a spindly little 5x5 bull. I covered 10 miles on the ground that day, and then 8 miles and 12 hrs to get him hacked and packed. My conditioning reminded me of 15 years ago when I was 30 which made me extremely pleased. I made some great stalks on some deer just to see how close I could get. I am currently in the shop cutting up meat to put in the freezer.
This bull would be passed on by many of the more experienced hunters, but this is definitely a "trophy" experience for me.
Let's stop with the labeling of meat hunter. As it has been noted, $100/lb for elk meat can hardly be considered effective "meat hunting". There is obviously more to it than that. If we didn't use such ridiculous labels for each other, these types of threads wouldn't become such a debate.
I didn't realize meat hunting was still a realistic concept in this day and age for elk and deer. Antelope is probably a different story if yer not going out of state. I've been out archery hunting and scouting elk 6 - 7 times this fall. My fuel bill alone is $600 - $700 and rifle season isn't even here yet. If I was after the meat, I would've been money ahead to buy a side of beef. I like deer and elk meat, but have given away every antelope I've shot in the past 10 years. If it came down to it, I'd take a 1" cut of medium rare prime rib over the best deer or elk steak any of you have ever claimed to have eaten...
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We all have different tastes, but elk meat to me beats any beef, and it has way less fat, and no drugs pumped into it.
As for costs? It cost me less than $100 for an elk and deer tags. Maybe 1/2 tank of gas for the whole hunt. That's my total expense. I spend way more scouting, but that's a different hobby of mine, because I love to be in the mountains. Maybe I should call it hiking, because I know where to hunt by now.
I don't think being a meat hunter makes much sense if you go out of state. Unless your state doesn't have animals you like to hunt. Although, I shouldn't even say that. You still have the excitement of the hunt, and get the meat too.
You want to talk about not being cost effective. Look at the trophy hunter. They spend a fortune to hunt out of state, and then another fortune to get the animal mounted. For what? Bragging? I wouldn't spend a dime on that.
Oops! There pops out my honesty again. Sorry.
Live to hunt, hunt to live.
I have 2 deer and 2 antelope mounted and it is not at all for bragging. I did it because I was proud of them and the hunts I went on to get them and I like looking at them mounted. None of them are giant or going to make the book but Im happy with them. If your going to pencil it out hunting for meat vs buying meat I dont think hunting would ever be cheaper other then hunting in your home state close to home and processing it yourself. That said I would rather go hunting any day
I have mounts of game and fish. I enjoy seeing them and they serve the same purpose in my home as pictures, art and other decorations. Not bragging at all, just like looking at them!
Colorado Cowboy
Cowboy Action Shooter; Endowment Life Member-NRA
The Original Rocket Scientist-Retired
"My Father always considered a walk in the mountains as the equivalent of church going."
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Wednesday News, June 20th
City Council Approves Sewer System for Housing Area
(Le Mars) -- The Le Mars City Council gave its approval for a sewer system to be installed that would hook up residents living in the Willow Run housing development area. The city estimated there would be 25 possible hook ups to the new sewer line, and at $2,000 per hook up, the Willow Run housing residents agreed to finance $50,000 of the project cost. The city can finance the project up to $100,000. Anything above that figure would need for bid letting. City Administrator Scott Langel says the residents of the area favors the project.
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Residents already having a private septic system would not be required to have their homes to be hooked up to the new sewer line, but any new homes or condominiums would have to be hooked up to the city's sewer system.
City Gives Floyd Valley Hospital Approval to Seek USDA Loan
(Le Mars) -- The city council also gave its approval to the Floyd Valley Hospital to seek an application from the U-S-D-A's Rural Development for a low interest loan for a possible expansion project at the hospital. City councilmen Ken Nelson and John Rexwinkel had questions about the expansion project and the city's financial liability.
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Hospital administrator Mike Donlin offered assurances to the city officials that the debt would be the responsibility of the hospital's, not the city's.
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Le Mars Continues to Recycle
(Le Mars) -- The city of Le Mars recycled more during the month of May than at any other time. Assistant City Administrator, Bill Cole reported to the city council that the city residents recycled 189,000 pounds of plastics, bottles, and glass products. Cole also informed the council that last month the city earned $27,391 in the motel-hotel tax which brings the year's total to $127,649 or at least $10,000 more than what was collected during the best year of 2009.
Catholic Bishop Nickless Discusses Issues With Media
(Sioux City) -- Bishop Walker Nickless of the Sioux City Diocese held a luncheon for the local media on Tuesday to explain the Catholic Church's position on several issues now making news. Bishop Nickless discussed several topics from health care to birth control and even same sex marriages and homosexuality. He also stressed the importance of a Catholic driven education.
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The Sioux City Catholic Diocese has nearly 90,000 members. The Catholic official says it is always a struggle for Catholic schools to find the needed funds to provide the quality education that is needed, but he says the Catholic schools within the Sioux City Diocese are doing well. Bishop Nicklass says the enrollment is holding steady. He admits that for some families sending their children to a Catholic school can be at times a financial burden. The Catholic Bishop says that each school does offer financial assistance, and that he does not want money to be an issue if a family wants to offer a Catholic education to their children.
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Nicklass says many programs, such as the tuition assistance offered by Monsignor Lafferty program helps families with the financial help they need in order to send their children to a Catholic school.
Supervisors Discuss Mental Health Funding
(Le Mars) -- The funding of mental health services was again discussed at Tuesday's Plymouth County Board of Supervisors meeting. Since the legislature reformed how mental health services are to be financed, many counties are finding themselves with an added financial burden and in some cases, some services will be downsized, or even eliminated. Sharon Nieman, Plymouth County CPC director, along with Patrick Schmitz of Plains Area Mental Health spoke before the county board of supervisors. The budget for the Plymouth County mental health services is marked at $1,069,320 and Nieman fears they may run out of money before the year is finished. In other action, the supervisors approved the contract with Plains Area Mental Health Services as a provider of mental health services to Plymouth County clients.
LIghtning Strike at Courthouse Affects Computers, Telephones
(Le Mars) -- A lightning strike to the Plymouth County Courthouse Building will cost the county more than $8,000. On the evening of June 2nd, a bolt of lightning struck the communications tower on top of the Courthouse building. Plymouth County Information Technology director, Shawn Olson reported to the supervisors that the lightning strike traveled down the tower and penetrated the internal computer network wiring causing several computer terminals and portions of the telephone system to be inoperative. Olson says the county is visiting with its insurance agents. One problem that has arisen is the company that provided the courthouse its phone system is no longer in business, and replacements may be difficult to locate.
Jury Finds Gregg Not Guilty
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A Woodbury County jury has acquitted a man charged in a fatal fight outside a Sioux City bar during a retrial.
The jury on Tuesday found Brad Gregg not guilty of involuntary manslaughter and assault causing serious injury in the death of Joe McDonald, of Ida Grove, in October 2010.
Authorities say Gregg punched McDonald during a dispute. McDonald never regained consciousness.
Gregg's first trial ended with a hung jury last September.
The jury deliberated the case for about four hours before returning the verdict Tuesday afternoon.
The defense claimed Gregg acted in self-defense. Prosecutors argued Gregg assaulted McDonald.
No Charges Filed For Teen's Suicide From Bullying
PRIMGHAR, Iowa (AP) - Prosecutors say no criminal charges will be filed in the case of a bullied Iowa teenager who committed suicide.
Fourteen-year-old Kenneth Weishuhn Jr. of Primghar died April 15.
O'Brien County Attorney Micha Schreurs says there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute anyone for any "specific criminal acts" against Weishuhn.
Family members say the South O'Brien High School freshman was bullied at school and online after telling people he was gay.
Weishuhn's death led to a statewide outcry for more effective anti-bullying tactics in schools.
Two Wisconsin Men Die In Accident on Highway 20
HOLSTEIN, Iowa (AP) - Officials say two Wisconsin residents died in a fiery crash in northwest Iowa.
The crash happened Monday afternoon just east of Holstein in Ida County. The Iowa State Patrol identified the two as 55-year-old Michael Hengel, of Milwaukee, and 38-year-old Cory Severson, of
Pine River, Wis.
The two were in a car that had stopped at a construction site on U.S. Highway 20 to wait for a pilot vehicle. Authorities say the car was hit from behind by a semitrailer and pushed into the back
of semitrailer that had stopped in front of the car.
Authorities say the two victims were trapped inside as the car burst into flames.
The two truck drivers were not seriously injured.


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Germ cell, my story so far.
Hi, my name's Ellie and I'm 19 years old. I was in the middle of my first year at university and was having water infections and unexplained fatigue, days where I literally stopped being able to do anything from exhaustion. After about 3 times of being precribed antibiotics for the infections, I decided to push for more explanation to why I was getting ill all the time. A GP found a lump in my abdomen and suspected it to be a dermoid cyst, but on the 23/03/11 an MRI revealed that I had a 14x11x10cm germ cell tumour on my left ovary. A CT scan and biopsy showed that I also had a smaller tumour on my right ovary (approx 4cm) and that the cancer had spread to my lymph nodes. Germ cell is a rare cancer affecting mostly younger women, only 1% of ovarian cancers are the same as mine.
I suspended my studies (hope to start my first year of uni again next year) and moved out of student halls where I had lived whilst at uni, to come and live at home with my parents while I undergo chemotherapy. I'm 2 courses into a projected 4 x BEP 5 day regieme. It's definitely tough, I'm getting all the usual side effects including tinnitus, nausea, aches in my lymph nodes, neuropathy in my legs, hairloss, mouth ulcers and "chemo-brain". I'm also experiencing the menopause complete with hot flushes because my ovaries have been "put to sleep" with the hope that I will recover fertility after treatment. There haven't been any serious hiccups in the treatment so far. There's currently a little concern about my lung function and possible damage by bleomycin (I got a cough 3 weeks ago and it still hasn't shifted), and I had a low white count on a check up in my first round so I had a 5 day course of blood boosters, which gave me quite a lot of pain in my legs and lower back. In the second round when I was in hospital recieving chemo, they spotted I get a very low heart rate at night (about 40bpm) and this is also being checked out.
Even though this whole experience has completely upturned my life I remain positive. One thing I did before I went for my first round of chemo is raise some money for Cancer Research UK and awareness for germ cell and ovarian cancers by cutting my hair into a mohawk! http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljn91zSu9R1qg643uo1_500.jpg I came to this website to try and meet other people in my situation and have people to talk to who can really relate to all this. I'm always up for a chat!
I also have a personal/cancer journey blog at http://www.cohenstr.tumblr.com
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I got a mtn lion living near the house. I caught a glimpse of it, chasing a whitetail fawn and than my trail cam got some shots of him. the trail cam is 335 yards from the house as the crow flies. Basically it is on the hill side across from my house. I went and check my cam this morning and got about 6 shots of him. So I saw him Thursday, got picture of him, Saturday and sunday. I check my cam on Monday, this morning.
I walk thru this spot a couple of times a week. Any one heard of a cat attacking a full grown adult. I am not one to pack a gun in the woods unless it is hunting season, and don't want to pack on my training walks, But I am going thru very tall grass with lots of trees and bushes. A lot of the undergrowth is over my head.
Should I just make a lot of noise, or should I start packing a fricken pistol that I just don't want to carry.
I am as pro gun as anyone, just never have been a carry guy.
If it has a lot of deer in the area I wouldn't worry too much. They move around mostly at night. If you find a kill that it buried. Get out of the area, because it will be back for it.
I wouldn't take a chance. Pack a firearm. Keep in mind a firearm is no guarantee for your safety. These animals are stealthy and they stalk their prey without their prey knowing. Make some noise is a good option, but it will get tiring. If you see the lion, be as big as you can, intimidate the lion! They are beautiful animals but they have one thing in mind,... killing. Although rare, they will attack a human. I have seen it first hand in my line of work which is emergency services. A local couple was walking in a very secluded area with lots of game around. The lion attacked and nearly killed the man but his wife fought if off and they both survived. Google Humboldt County, CA mountain lion attack and you can read the story. Play it safe my friend. Pepper spray is another option for you. SC
I think the chances of it attacking you are pretty low. Personally I would always rather have a gun and not need it then need a gun and not have it and I rarely go anywhere without a gun. Never know when you will see a coyote and I usually carry a pistol since I got my concealed permit. Where do you live?
I have to ask... why don't you want to carry?
Arise... Kill, Eat! - Acts 10:13
Bear spray will work and its cheap. The only problem is that you might not see the lion before it starts for you.
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SSS ,shoot, shovel ,and shut up...there I said what everyone is thinking
I live in north Idaho, and there are a lot of fawns and calfs in the area.


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MirageBlocks demo showcases the use of 3D stereo projection combined with Kinect camera to capture, display, and interact with 3D objects. Any physical object can instantly be virtualized and then interacted with with bare hands using a realistic physical simulation.
MirageBlocks demo showcases the use of 3D stereo projection combined with Kinect camera to capture and display 3D objects.
Any physical object brought into the demo can be instantaneously digitized and viewed in 3D. For example, we show a simple modeling application where complex 3D models can be constructed with just a few wooden blocks, by digitizing and adding one block at the time.
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I've used a .357 for both mountain lion and mule deer. It is very marginal for deer, and I now use a .41mag or .44 mag.
I have hunted with handguns quite a bit,
Savage Striker in .243
T.C. Contender in .45 Long Colt,
T.C. Encore in .307 Winchester,
I have a couple more Contenders and a few different barrels, along with a couple more Encore barrels. I have also killed a lot of squirrels and rabbits with a Colt New Frontier .22 and a Ruger Standard auto .22.
This is my idea of a handgun.
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Ruger super redhawk .44 mag topped w/ leupold 4x ler and pachmyer grips. I have only shot 2 deer with it but its main use is for bear and lion protection during summer packing trips with the horses, I don't use the scope with it when I ride. It has a nice magna port on it and had the trigger smoothed. I want to shoot my bear when I draw that tag.
I have taken a pronghorn doe with my XP-100 in 284 Winchester, but I wasn't really all that happy with that pistol.
I am going to build a couple of new ones when I get back to the states on BAT XP-Length actions in 250 Savage, 6mm BR, 358 Win, and 6.5 Creedmor.
I have a Raging Bull in 454, but I haven't shot anything with it.


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Recent and archived news articles by Jerry Garrett of The New York Times.
Historian Is at Heart of Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Home
Pursuing his fascination with the Indianapolis 500, Donald Davidson moved in 1964 to Speedway, Ind., a town envisioned as an experiment.
May 30, 2016, Monday
Simon Pagenaud Enters Indy 500 as the Red-Hot Favorite
James Hinchcliffe won the pole for Sunday's race, but Pagenaud, who qualified eighth, is coming off three consecutive victories in the IndyCar Series.
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Indy Winner for Sale (See Fine Print)
Andretti Autosport, the team that currently owns the car that Ryan Hunter-Reay raced to victory in 2014, is offering it at auction with a catch.
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A Somber Conclusion for IndyCar
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August 31, 2015, Monday
Driver Killed in IndyCar Wreck Was a Student of Crashes
Justin Wilson, who died of injuries stemming from an accident at Pocono Raceway, had helped investigate the 2011 death of his friend Dan Wheldon in a Las Vegas race.
August 26, 2015, Wednesday
Juan Pablo Montoya Wins the Indy 500
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Castroneves, 40, is seeking his fourth Indianapolis 500 title, but he may not get an opportunity as good as the one he had last year.
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Why We Buy Too Much: The Psychology of Overspending
Like all behaviors, your buying habits reflect your background, experiences and psychological makeup. But those things don't have to control your financial future. Here are some emotional states that drive people to make poor purchasing decisions, and some advice on how to keep those emotions from sending you to the poorhouse.


text: you might want to think about a place where you can get an over the counter tag. if it is your first time you don't want to waste points (if you have any) if you have never been elk hunting before. might be good to go once or twice and get the feel of things and build a few points so when you have a better idea of what is going on you can put in for a better unit. one thing to remember is in those units Colorado for example the over the counter units usually have ppl running all over the place 90% of them are road hunters in the rifle season. so get off the beaten path and you will have a better chance. if you are going with a bow and are going to try and call bulls, remember that they have probably heard every call out there a hundred times. if you can get in and kill him without calling is your best bet. the older bulls get smart quick! if they get called in and don't get killed they get call shy. hope this helps


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The rush of new arrivals continues with a wide range of flavors. This week, we welcome back the berry-heavy Kilenso Mokonisa Natural Sundried, sweetly crisp Haru, brightly complex Karatu Peaberry, and spicy-sweet Atu Lintang.
Kilenso Mokonisa Natural Sundried, from Aklilu Kassa's washing station in Kilenso Mokonisa in southern Ethiopia, showcases what natural sundried processed Ethiopian coffee is all about. Big flavors of blueberry and blackberry are accentuated by a juicy body.
This year, we worked with Haru and the Yirgacheffe Farmers Cooperative Union in Ethiopia to recreate the immaculate coffee we bought last year. Better cherry selection and better processing resulted in another lot exclusively for Counter Culture that hits the hallmarks of a great Yirgacheffe coffee. Bright, crisp flavors of lime, jasmine, and sweet honey.
The Gitwe Farmers cooperative – near the eastern slope of the Aberdare mountain range in Kenya – impressed us with an amazing coffee two years ago. This tiny, few-hundred pound Karatu Peaberry lot proves that was not just a fluke. Complex tropical fruit, hibiscus, and citrus notes.
Atu Lintang grew out of a conversation about improving quality at the Jagong mill in Sumatra a few years back. Weather and mitigating circumstances prevented us from accessing it again for a few years, and we feel fortunate to have revived this project and excited to feature a coffee from Sumatra that reflects our commitment to quality there as everywhere else we work. Look for notes of bell pepper, green grape and spice.


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"Seriously, No One In NYC Or DC Is Going To Read This Website"
The quote you see above is from a comment posted on a recent WITN.COM story. I'll be the first to say that no one in NYC or DC is watching WITN News on Channel 7 but we are developing a good sized web audience in all 50 states and beyond.
You may be wondering how we can tell where our web traffic is coming from. There are two sources that we use. One is Google Analytics and that is proprietary information available only to our marketing folks. The other is accessible to any internet user and that source is quantcast.com. Go to that site and input "WITN.COM" and you'll be able to get a pretty good estimate of our traffic and where our web users are located.
These are our top 10 DMA's for "unique visits" according to Quantcast
1) Greenville-New Bern-Washington
2) Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville*
3) Unknown
4) Washington DC*
5) New York
6) Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News
7) Charlotte
8) Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem
9) Los Angeles
10) Philadelphia
I've got asterisks on Raleigh and DC because we believe that some local "Eastern Carolina" traffic is routed through servers in both of those markets.
WITN.COM usage tracks all the way down to the nation's smallest media markets. The market with the least "unique users" of WITN.Com is Presque Isle, Maine with 22 uniques in March 2010.
Even though 98% of our unique traffic is tracked to North America, we still received 10 or more unique visits last month from 99 different countries.
You can find any of this information at quantcast.com where you can also compare our traffic to any of the other local media websites you may visit from time-to-time.


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