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I copied this from my TLDR post on choosing an airgun. I thought this might be useful on its own . . .
HOW DO "AIRGUNS" work?
"Airgun" is actually a bit of a misnomer. The term generally applies to three types of powerplants: spring, gas and air.
Spring guns – a spring gun doesn't actually produce "air" until the moment the trigger is pulled. Imagine a syringe, the kind the nurse uses to give you a shot. It is a cylinder with a hole on the business end and a plunger (with a tight seal) on the other end. When the plunger is pressed forward, whatever is in the cylinder comes out the front. Now imagine a metal cylinder with a sealed piston at the back end and an air hole (and rifled barrel) on the other end. At rest, the piston of a spring airgun will sit forward in the cylinder, thanks to a massive coiled spring placed behind the piston. Cocking the gun (by whatever means) pushes the cylinder backwards, compressing the spring, until a hook on the back of the piston mates with a corresponding hook on the gun's trigger. Placing a pellet in the back of the barrel creates a closed airspace between the retracted piston and the rear of the pellet. Trip the trigger and the spring releases, causing the piston to fly forward, compressing the air in the cylinder until the rising pressure overcomes the resistance of the pellet in the breech and the pellet goes flying down the barrel and toward the target. Simple, huh?
The $29 Daisy Red Ryder you used as a kid was a spring gun. The $500 Air Arms TX200 that dominates the hunter class of Field Target airgun competitions is also a spring gun.
The main advantage of spring-powered airguns are that they can produce a fair amount of power in a relatively compact and COMPLETELY SELF-CONTAINED package. If you're a squirrel hunter, you can go into the field with your spring rifle, a tin of pellets and you're good to go. You can shoot until you run out of pellets with no concerns about running out of power or carrying extra do-dads with you.
Spring airguns are simple, robust and reliable. With minimal maintenance, a good spring airgun will shoot for decades, and actually get smoother the more you use it.
The main disadvantages of the spring airgun is all the twang and vibration that happens when that big spring releases, sending the piston flying forward. Spring guns move around in your hands when you fire them, forcing you to concentrate on proper hold (don't grip the forearm) and follow-through. They're not easy to shoot well. They're also hell on scopes. Depending on power levels, they can require a fair amount of effort/strength to cock.
Gas guns – For all practical purposes, modern gas guns are all powered by carbon dioxide (CO2). A charge of carbon dioxide waits at the ready in an enclosed reservoir. When the shooter trips the trigger, a valve is opened for a split instant, releasing a measured charge of gas, sending the pellet down range.
Most of us are familiar with the little CO2 cartridges that were first used in self-inflating life jackets and to create soda water behind the bar. Who knows how many little 12-ounce-gram CO2 powerlets have been consumed powering all the different cheap pellet guns that Crosman and other companies have sold over the years? But there's more to CO2 guns than the myriad firearm look-a-like pistols sold at Walmart. There was a time when some of the finest match-grade pistols and rifles were powered by CO2, though most of these were fueled by larger bulk-fill tanks. But bulk-fill CO2 didn't begin with Olympic-grade guns. Back in the 1950s Crosman offered a really neat line of bulk-fill pistols and rifles that are still valued by collectors and airgun enthusiasts today. They even came with a 10-ounce steel tank that could be sent back to Crosman for a refill when the owner ran out of juice.
Today, C02 guns run the gamut from firearms clones, to design-your-own single shot pistols and rifles sold through the Crosman custom shop. In fact, customizing and modifying CO2 guns is a vibrant and interesting segment of the airgunning hobby, with lots of cottage shop suppliers offering custom parts and do-dads to individualize these guns.
The main advantages of CO2 guns include ZERO recoil, relatively low-cost and the ability to cram the mechanism into almost any shape and form of gun (thus all the look-a-likes). Also, unlike spring guns, it takes almost no effort to cock a CO2 gun, a characteristic that makes them good for kid's guns. Also, because not all the CO2 is dumped when you pull the trigger, follow-up shots are immediate and repeater designs are possible. In fact, Crosman made a successful semi-auto CO2 repeater as early as the 1960s.
Disadvantages of CO2 are many. Because of the physics of compressing carbon dioxide, there is a practical limit to the amount of power that a CO2 can produce. They are best for low-to-moderate powered guns. They're also loud (almost as loud as a .22 short). Finally, carbon dioxide freezes. These guns don't work well in cold weather and rapid firing can cause them to lock up. Also, CO2 costs money and airgunning is supposed to be cheap. Other than the classic Crosmans from the '50s and '60s (which I love) and the modern Crosman based Tinker Toy projects, I can't see recommending a CO2 gun for most users.
Pneumatic guns – These are air guns in the truest sense of the word. These guns contain an air reservoir. When you pull the trigger, a valve opens momentarily and the resulting burst of air propels the pellet. There are three basic forms of pneumatic guns: single-stroke, multi-stroke and pre-charged.
With a single-stroke pneumatic air gun, you operate a lever (usually) ONCE to charge the air reservoir. That's all the power you get. When you pull the trigger, all of the air is released and the gun must be recharged for the next shot. Single-stroke pneumatics run the gamut from cheap kid's guns to high-grade match guns (though they've largely gone out of favor in competition).
Multi-pump pneumatics allow you to vary the power of the gun with subsequent pumps. The Crosman 760 you had as a kid was a multi-pump pneumatic, as was that fancy Benjamin or Sheridan the rich kid down the block had. Every kid knew two or three pumps was good for quick shots at plastic army men, but that a full charge of 10 pumps would practically rival the awesome power of G.I. Joe's Colt .45 (or so it seemed). In truth, guns like this are fairly powerful, and like the spring gun, are completely self-contained. You can go to the field with your pump-up Sheridan, a tin of pellets and shoot all day. Like the single-stroke pneumatic, tripping the trigger releases ALL of the air in the gun. You have to pump some more before you can shoot again.
While multi-pumpers like the Sheridan and Benjamin are handy rifles, they don't scope that easily. There are decent aftermarket mounts for them but you're still faced with variable point of impact, depending on the number of strokes.
Pre-charged pneumatic airguns (PCP) have an air reservoir that must be filled from an external source, such as a hand pump, a larger air tank or a compressor. Unlike the multi-pumps that dump their entire air charge each time the trigger is pulled, the valve of a PCP airgun releases a measured/regulated burst of air, leaving the rest of the air in the on-board tank for subsequent shots. Not only are rapid follow-up shots possible, but the pre-charged pneumatic design lends itself to repeaters.
The advantages of pre-charged pneumatics are many. Unlike spring guns, there is virtually no recoil and absolutely no spring twang. This makes a PCP much easier to shoot accurately and there's no worry about trashing scopes. Also, there really is no practical limit to the amount of power a PCP airgun can produce. You've seen those massive pumpkin-chunking cannons on TV? Yep, precharged pneumatics done large! Those .40 caliber airguns that guys are killing wild boar with? Yep, PCP. The possibilities are nearly limitless.
BTW, this is not new technology. Lewis and Clark carried a large bore, 22-shot airgun on their 1804 Voyage of Discovery. The gun featured an air reservoir in the butt that was charged with a hand pump. They used it to amaze the Indians and scare them into submission. Powerful magic, those PCP airguns!
Pre-charged pneumatics are not without disadvantages, though. First, they're expensive. The popular and very good 10-shot Benjamin Marauder broke a huge price barrier when it was introduced at about $450. (Great -- read: European -- PCP repeaters could be 3 times that money.) That's just the gun. Add a scope, rings, a hand pump or some sort of air tank and you could easily double the price. They are also definitely not self-contained. Run out of air in your on-board tank and you need to hook up to your SCUBA or SCBA tank or start pumping that hand pump.
Posted: 7/2/2013 3:10:40 AM EDT
I've been thinking about an air gun of some sort.Good read ...thanks!
Posted: 7/2/2013 6:16:31 AM EDT
There can be a bit of twang and vibration from a PCP, just a lot less. Most PCPs use a striker to open the valve (yes, some call them hammers but a hammer swings, a striker slides) and the striker is spring propelled.
The difference between a springer and a PCP in this twang/recoil is several orders of magnitude. Which makes the PCP much easier to shoot.
If you go with hand pumping a PCP, humidity can be a real problem. A few hand pumps have a desiccant filter on the inlet to reduce this problem. Other pumps can be retrofitted to have one, some home made options are out there. Or you can feed the pump dry air from a tank containing desiccant. This is what I have done, using a pressure regulator set to 20 PSI. This greatly speeds pumping plus I no longer have water in my pump or rifle.
Anyone with a shop air compressor knows the tank collects water and must be drained. This happens because air cannot hold as much water vapor per volume when compressed. So even if you are living in Tuscon AZ, you can still have water condense out in your pump and rifle. And water in the pump ruins the lubricant (silicone grease).
Posted: 7/2/2013 7:37:07 AM EDT
Originally Posted By Keith_J:
There can be a bit of twang and vibration from a PCP, just a lot less . . .
Thanks Keith. My knowledge of PCP's is mostly theoretical.


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The big story in last week's 10-pin action at Hood River's Orchard Lanes Bowling Center has to be the terrific display by young Levi Phelps in the Wednesday night Fraternal league. Levi fired a fine 671 series that vaulted him back to the heady status of a 200 average bowler and, for the first time, vaulted him to the honorable Team of the Week.
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Clarifying the signals that lead to dendritic cell (DC) development and identifying cellular intermediates on their way to DC differentiation are essential steps to understand the dynamic regulation of number, localization, and functionality of these cells. In the past decade, much knowledge on cytokines, transcription factors, and successive progenitors involved in steady-state and demand-adapted DC development was gained. From the stage of multipotent progenitors, DCs are generated from Flt3(+) intermediates, irrespective of lymphoid or myeloid commitment, making fms-related tyrosine kinase 3 ligand one of the major regulators for DC development. Additional key cytokines involved are granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and M-CSF, with each being essential for particular DC subsets and leading to specific activation of downstream transcription factors. In this review, we seek to draw an integrative view on how instructive cytokine signals acting on intermediate progenitors might lead to the generation of specific DC subsets in steady-state and during inflammation. We hypothesize that the lineage potential of a progenitor might be determined by the set of cytokine receptors expressed that make it responsive to further receive lineage instructive signals. Commitment to a certain lineage might consequently occur when lineage-relevant cytokine receptors are further upregulated and others for alternative lineages are lost. Along this line, we emphasize the role that diverse microenvironments have in influencing the generation of DC subsets with specific functions throughout the body.
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There goes our chance to make the playoffs!Hide replies
Be nice! :)
Sorry to see Newhouse and MD Jennings leave. The good news is that we face the Bear secondary twice...too bad we don't play the Bengals next yearHide replies
You're sad to see two of our worst players leave?? Why? They're basically only fit to be counter balances on one side of the bench so the people on the OTHER end don't fall on the ground.
read his post again slowly
This is a huge loss. What is going on up there?Hide replies
I sure hope you've been drinking or you're being sarcastic, because if you aren't, you're insane. This is great news! He's sucked for 2-3 years now. This is CLEARLY one of those "addition my subtraction" deals.
clearly kidding, JDL...
whats going on is the Packers clearly wanted the Bears to sign him but it didnt work out.
Bungles QBs--Be afraid, be very afraid.Hide replies
He won't be starting Rev. just collecting a paycheck and working the buffet line...
Good luck...looks like the Bengals needed the "Marshall plan" to rebuild their line.
Thanks Bengals. Now TT can replace him with some talent.Hide replies
TT did not have to wait for the Bengals to take Newhouse off the roster. That handwriting was already on the wall.
do you know what I love about reading sarcastic blogs as if I was right there next to them at the bar watching the blogger slobber down another 30 oz lite beer and blabbering about the shortcomings of someone else's work performance? Nothing. Can you imagine if sport talk radio were held to such standards and the folks who hosted and called in were given the same scrutiny? Bad and predictable production values, no real research, no connections to anyone who can really advance the dialogue, never played at a high level, never really reported, replaces creative and talented with loud, nasty school girl banter. What would you rate the local ESPN radio stations today? comparing them to real reporters doing their job, and to real production….something like Ed Wood in hollywood?Hide replies
You are correct sir. However comments of this kind seem inevitable on these anonymous comment threads. :)
takes one to know one now...slobber, slobber...
Do you love them as stated or do you not like them as also stated?
So in other words nowthanks, it's the ornery time of the month and your husband refuses to listen to you complain about everything so you come here and do it.
They closely resemble fuchs noise and the inane bombast that drools from the mouths of fools.
so, incognito, either you're calling nowthanks a girl or a homosexual.
which would either make you a sexist or a homophobe.
seeing as your ID is "incognito", you're probably both.
Maybe its the millions of dollars they get paid to do a good job and earn those big bucks and when they fail it hurts the team that is signing the check thus hurting the fans who support the team and pay high ticket prices to see him work.
Well, since there is no updated MU blog, guess I will post here, and apologize in advance for being way off topic. Buzz Williams is leaving MU for VA Tech according to ESPN.Hide replies
As I post this, I see there is now a thread.
I now return you to regularly scheduled Packer chat.
BB, off topic but your last made me chuckle.
"Whew" Finally for a while there I thought we were going to have to struggle through another year of seeing Rodgers laying on his back. Or watching commercials' after every play when they called false start on this leaker. They must not get TV in Ohio because anyone that watched this stone play would know that he is not a NFL quality player. Having said that things may be looking up for the packers now that they realize they have to shed the non producers. PS. Keep and eye on Raji...if he doesn't earn his 18,700. per game bench him.Hide replies
Me, too.. I've never been more nervous about KEEPING players until Newhouse and Jennings. Good riddance!!
Thing 7s...both have played....alright at times, amd have the talent/ability to play. They were done in GB, but I wouldnt be shocked if both are ariumd in 3 years.
That he was on the team or in a position to get Rodgers killed was solely on thompson's shoulders. He has a world of atonement in 2014 to tighten this ship's sails. The pressure is on and he knows it. There will be veteran cuts after June 1st and he will be playing a dime bet in that game to snag a LB or lineman. The draft is for saps that point to the one and done---every SB team acquires some savvy veterans. newhouse, don't let the door bounce you on the way out....Andy Dalton's your friend, Remember?
palmer ... Raji's contract breaks out as $ 260,000/game in base salary. You were citing the roster bonus of $ 18,750/game.
If this guy goes to Cinci and turns into anything resembling a passable football player then the ability of this coaching staff will have to be questioned.Hide replies
I'm listening to Tool, Undertow...drinking a bevarage.
I suggest you lay off the troll roll and enjoy the night...everyone knows that Marshall Newhouse isn't going to become a great player.
I enjoy every night! Disturbing Kool Aiders just adds to the fun!
As long as you give that same staff credit for making UFA Don Barclay into a better player.
Gotta give the staff some credit for coaching up the rook, too. I thought he played well.
Barclay is similar to EDS...limited athlete that gives his all, IMO.
C'mon BigRay, do you really believe Newhouse will ever be a good Tackle/guard.
DSP- unlike when newhouse was with the packers, ray really HOPES newhouse becomes a good player now.
They are moving him to TE.
Ehhh... players' performance turns on and off with all kinds of factors; coaching is just one of many.
Ray put home brew down and pour a nice pinot noir...good, God, the homies are not even defending Newhouse. This guy maxed out as a college senior and somehow filled a spot in a pass only mode 2011. That Rodgers was not permanently injured with this slob at LT is purely an aberration of the probability curve or Providence...or a hit
Better? He shouldn't even be in the NFL. The guy didn't even make a good bench warmer. I don't think they watch film or get TV in Ohio if they did they wouldn't let this loser in the state.
Just how pathetic 7s your life that you express such vitriol for a 5th round oick who played better than most other 5th rounders? Dude, he's a bad starter, but they wanted deoth to play G and T and he IS at least athletically gifted (though I agree he was terrible). I just don't understand why you would be so angry and emotionally invested when he's not even here anymore!!
And by the way, dude, you're not being clever by asking if they have TV's in Ohio. That's 3 posts now. Not funny enough to say once, much less repeat.
nice post, whatever.
anyone calling newhouse a "loser" is a loser.
sure, the guy isn't a very good football player. from all accounts, he's pure class off the field.
set the testosterone bottle down. palmer, and step into adulthood.
clean up in urinal two!
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ST LOUIS (LALATE) – An earthquake in Iran today 2013 continued to shake Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Following the 6.3 magnitude Iran earthquake yesterday, major aftershock activity is striking Wednesday. The latest quake began this morning.
Officials tell news that a 5.2 magnitude quake hit the region today Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Like yesterday, today's quake had a nominal depth. USGS indicates to news the quakes are continuing to erupt only six miles below the earth's surface. As a result they are being felt in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and other sections of the Middle East.
USGS reports to news that the latest quake struck at 11:29 am local time today. It was centered fifty-seven miles west of Firuzabad, Iran. It began sixty-four miles southeast of Borazjan and sixty-five miles east of Bandar Bushehr. The quake also stuck eighty miles south of Kazerum.
In related news, a Washington state earthquake began today. A 3.4 magnitude quake started at 8:32 am PST and began two miles southeast of Blyn. The quake was seven miles from Bell Hill and eight from Sequin. Officials tell news that the quake was thirty-nine miles from Seattle and twenty-three from Port Angeles. It was also roughly forty miles from Saanich, British Columbia, Canada.
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We should extend a hand to Iran to help it deal with the new earthquake. This time Iran should accept our help without delay. We're not made of stone.
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Olive-wood carving has been an important craft among the Christian Palestinian community in Bethlehem since Greek Orthodox monks first started the tradition in the fourth century. Nativity sets like this one are popular souvenirs for Christians who make the Christmas pilgrimage. Branches from pruned olive trees are dried for almost a year, then sliced into mosaic-like pieces and hand-carved into this charming and rustic 12-piece Nativity scene. A music box plays "Silent Night." Handcrafted at a 133-year-old family-owned studio in Bethlehem.
Handcrafted by Christian artisans in Bethlehem, Palestine. 7 3/4"W x 7"H x 5"D.
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Everything I expected
By babs on the beach
from Panama City Beach, FL
Comments about Holy Land Olive-wood Nativity Set:
I collect unusual nativity sets from various countries. The one I purchased from you is amazing. The craftsmanship is excellent and the fact that it was carved from olive branches from the Holy Land is very special.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By PamPamelaJo
from Pascagoula, MS
I ordered because it was hand carved from olive branches in Bethlehem. I am extremely pleased with this purchase. I have it in my office and have had many compliments and inquiries as to where I purchased this item. The music box works perfectly.
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Beautiful but music box doesn't work
By Jen
from NJ
Received this as a gift from my mother for Christmas. It is beautifully carved and will make a great tabletop nativity scene. However, the music box does not work well at all. It seems that maybe the spindle with the little metal points was put on backwards? Or maybe the metal comb was not positioned correctly? Either way, the sound that emanates from this thing is completely off and definitely not close to "Silent Night". I've thought about attempting to fix it myself, but it seems impossible considering the position of the music box and how it is glued. Overall it was a very thoughtful gift and I will keep it just for display purposes. But the music box is useless.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Better than expected!
By Frannie
from Fresno CA
It was a birthday gift for my sister. She collects creche's and the fact that it was from Bethelem made it extra special.
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music box does not work correctly.
By cowboy66
from tulsa, ok
music box did not work correctly, sent it back and the second one had the same problem. gave up and just decided not to try to play the music. look great but music does not work.
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Very Nice!
By bone666
from Woodland Park, CO
I gave this to my parents for Christmas. They really liked it.
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nativity scene from Bethlehem
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Well pleasing hand carved Nativity scene.You can easily determine it was hand carved and not laser cut by a machine,very unique.


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The traditional formalism for andreev reflection deals with what happens at normal metal, super conductor interface.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreev_reflection (i.e when an electron from normal metal is incident on the super conductor interface, a hole is generated in the normal metal which lets the formation of a cooper pair in the SC which propagates in the appropriate direction)
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TUCSON, Ariz. – University of Arizona freshman forward Aaron Gordon was named to the Wayman Tisdale Award midseason watch list on Friday in an announcement by the United States Basketball Writers Association.
Gordon is the lone Pac-12 representative on the nine-player list that denotes the frontrunners for National Freshman of the Year honors, and one of six players on the list who is also a candidate for National Player of the Year accolades.
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March 6, 2014
Game Notes: Fresno State
Game 31: Fresno State (15-15, 8-9 MW) at San Jose State (7-22, 1-16 MW)
March 8, 2014 7 p.m. PT San Jose, Calif. (The Event Center)
TV: Mountain West Network
Radio: 940 AM ESPN Radio & www.GoBulldogs.com (Paul Loeffler & Marc Q. Jones)
Series Record: Fresno State leads 80-75 (overall); San Jose State leads 39-27 (in San Jose)
Last Meeting: Fresno State 82, San Jose State 56 (2/8/14 - Fresno, Calif.)
Next Up for Fresno State: 2014 Reese's Mountain West Basketball Championships (Las Vegas)
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Fresno State is tied for sixth in the Mountain West standings - a game back of fourth-place Boise State and Nevada.
Fresno State senior guard Tyler Johnson has scored 20 or more points in nine MW games (10 overall this season/11 overall in his career).
Johnson is the third-leading scorer in the MW play (18.5 ppg).
Johnson ranks No. 18 on Fresno State's all-time scoring list (1,221 points) - six points away from tying Demetrius Porter for 17th.
Fresno State has won seven of its last nine games after starting Mountain West play 1-7 (first MW team to ever start 1-7 and win 8 MW games)
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Fresno State has tied a Mountain West and school record for most overtime games played in a single season with five overtime games played.
Fresno State is 3-2 in overtime games this season.
Fresno State sophomore guards Cezar Guerrero and Marvelle Harris have each scored 10 or more points in 24 of the Bulldogs' 30 games this season.
Harris has also scored over 20 points in six games this season.
Johnson Producing as One of the Best in the MW
Bulldogs' senior guard Tyler Johnson has steadily improved during his four-year Fresno State career - increasing his scoring average from 4.4 (freshman) to 9.3 (sophomore) to 12.1 (junior) and now 16.6 as a senior. Johnson has scored at least 20 points eleven times his career, with nine of those coming this season in Mountain West play.
Fresno State Finishes Regular Season in San Jose
As winners in seven of its last nine games, Fresno State (15-14, 8-8 Mountain West) closes the regular season at San Jose State (7-22, 1-16 MW) on Saturday night at 7 p.m. PT. The contest will be broadcast globally on the Mountain West Network online at www.GoBulldogs.com. The game can also be heard on 940 AM ESPN Radio.
Bulldogs To Enter MW Tourney as No. 6 or No. 7 Seed
With a win over San Jose State on Saturday, Fresno State remains in the hunt to tie for fourth place in the MW standings and will enter the 2014 Reese's Mountain West Basketball Championships as either the No. 6 or 7 seed. With a win over SJSU, Fresno State will be the No. 6 seed if Colorado State beats Wyoming or the No. 7 seed if Wyoming beats Colorado State. With a loss to SJSU, Fresno State would also be the No. 7 seed.
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Fresno State built a 24-point first half lead and then kept it around 20 for the rest of the way in a dominating 82-56 win over rival San José State (6-17, 0-11 MW) on Saturday night at the Save Mart Center. The Bulldogs led wire-to-wire to earn their third consecutive Mountain West Conference victory.
About the San Jose State Spartans
The San Jose State Spartans are 7-22 on the season and 1-16 in its inaugural season in the MW. SJSU is led by freshman guard Rashad Muhammad (13.0 ppg) and lead the conference in 3-point field goals made per game (8.8) this season. SJSU will enter the MW Tournament as the No. 11 seed.
Against the San Jose State Spartans
Fresno State leads the all-time series with San Jose State 80-75, but the 'Dogs have lost their last six road games at SJSU. Fresno State is looking for its first win in San Jose since an 87-80 win over the Spartans in 2006. The Bulldogs are 2-1 vs. SJSU during Coach Rodney Terry's tenure.
2014 Reese's Mountain West Basketball Championships Info
The 2014 Reese's Mountain West Basketball Championships will be hosted in Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Center from March 12-15, 2014.
Tickets are available at the Bulldog Ticket Office or 559-278-DOGS.
All games will be broadcast on either CBS, CBSSN or the MWN.
The top five seeds earn a first-round bye with seeds 6-11 opening on Wednesday, March 13 (6 vs. 11, 7 vs. 10 and 8 vs. 9).
Fresno State will enter the tournament as either the No. 6 or 7 seed - opening play on Wednesday at either 4:30 p.m. (as the No. 7 seed) or 7 p.m. (as the No. 6 seed).
Single-Session Tickets for the MW Tourney on Sale
Single-session ticket sales for the 2014 Reese's Mountain West Women's and Men's Basketball Championships went on sale March 1. At that time, fans could now be able to purchase single- or all-session tickets via phone by calling toll-free at 1-866-388-3267, online at TheMW.com/2014 or in person at the Thomas & Mack Center box office or UNLVTickets outlets in Las Vegas. For more information, log on to TheMW.com/2014.
Priority Access for 2014-15 Season Tickets Available Now
With excitement surrounding the Fresno State men's basketball program, Fresno State fans can get priority access for 2014-15 season tickets by calling 559-278-DOGS. The Bulldogs will host at least nine Mountain West games, along with once again playing a competitive non-conference schedule. Season ticket packages start at $149 with business, family and young alumni options also available.
'Dogs Defend Home Court, Fan Support Growing under Terry
Since Rodney Terry's first season at Fresno State, fan support has steadily increased in each of the past two seasons. With 16 home games this season, Fresno State went 11-5 at the Save Mart Center - the most home wins during Terry's tenure. In 2013-14, Fresno State welcomed 115,900 fans to the SMC for an average of 7,244 fans per game - the highest average since the 2009-10 season.
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Fired up halo 4 to play with my buddy and he says "you install the game yet" To which I told him no, I was using disc 1. He then says that you HAVE to install disc 2 to play MP, and the screen did say I was missing content, but it just seems weird that they would make you install, cause of all the problems you here with the older Halo's and other games running like crap after you install to the HDD
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Why didn't you insist that Pat Parelli answer your questions? I don't think that he actually directly answered any of them at all and you didn't pull him up on it.
His answers either didn't address the question at all or put the blame back on those of us who choose not to line his pockets saying that we didn't understand his 'advanced' techniques. I know abuse when I see it, I know annoyance when I see it and I know frustration when I see it. He showed all three of these and more.
His abuse of Catwalk was disgusting, I hope that you take the lead and don't give him space in your magazine ever again. It's not the first time that we've seen abuse from the Parellis towards horses and I'd like to bet that it won't be the last. Cut him off where it hurts, his pockets and his ego.
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Yesterday's big show programming featured a short interview of Obama conducted by Bill O'Reilly. The stakes were high but nothing productive came out of it since O'Reilly kept going over 'trick' questions based on conspiracy theories to which President Obama quickly pointed out as being promoted by him and the FOX News Network. President Obama quickly called out both O'Reilly and Fox News as pushing an agenda of lies and conspiracies towards the American populace.
O'Reilly kept constantly interrupting the President in a failed attempt to get him to say something contradictive but the President simply didn't bite. O'Reilly then asked about past statements about fundamentally transforming America to which the president replied, "I don't think we need to fundamentally transform the nation," meaning that it wasn't something to be taken literally. O'Reilly's biased interview only demonstrated FOX News' constant targeting of the President and his administration by going over old and irrelevant details of past events.
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If you want to know how your relationship is going to develop and where you and your partner may end up, or what awaits you and your friends in the future, then you should take a look at the date and astrological circumstances of your first meeting. This is called the 'first meeting chart.' While an astrologer could draw a wealth of important facts from synastry – chart to chart comparison – or a composed chart, the information obtained by this means may sometimes leave out essential details. A thorough study of the astrocartography map of the first meeting chart can provide much more accurate information. For example, if you want to know where you and your spouse will spend your honeymoon, then search for the Venus line and see through which country it runs, and you'll know the answer.
This procedure works efficiently in the case of any event. Let's take for example a car accident. When the owner of the car bought it, a contract was signed, establishing its date of "birth" (metaphorically speaking). When the owner accidentally crashes the car, he has to pay quite a lot in order to fix it. From an astrological point of view, at the time of the crash, Mercury was transiting the sixth House cusp – which is correlated with accidents – and the Moon was transiting the second House cusp – which stands for expenses. However, the owner's chart doesn't show anything. If you wonder why that may be, it is because each element of this world has its own path, and therefore its own chart. The car was meant to crash, but the owner wasn't supposed to die in the respective car accident.
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text: CHICAGO — Rising utility costs have caused many operators to take a closer look at their businesses. With this in mind, it's a great time to look at the state of the coin laundry industry. American Coin-Op will address 10 industry topics. Manufacturers, distributors and operators will tackle the questions.Due to the length of this story, it will be presented in two parts.1) Give the coin laundry industry an overall grade.Bill Villanova, operator, The Laundry Room, Mahopac, N.Y. — I would give the industry a B today. I got into the business about 25 years ago. Back then, there were some horrible stores.The stores are much cleaner today, the machinery is better and the stores are more geared toward attracting more business because there are some professionals running the stores. Now, people are really trying to squeeze a living out of this business.On the negative side, the industry still has a bad reputation in the minds of some people. There are problems. In my area, municipal water is a problem. The town has the water and you can't get it anywhere else. It can pretty much do what it wants with the water.I originally was going to give the coin laundry industry a lower grade, until I really thought about how many things have changed for the better.Van Merrill, Sparklean Laundry Systems Inc., Santa Fe Springs, Calif. — This is a thinker. I want to see the industry change from a self-service business into more of a full-service business. The thrust to card stores, more marketing, more in-store services, etc. is going on. This is a good thing. I would give the industry a B+, with focus being on energy efficiency and the machines that are currently available.In California, there is a lot of competition. Because of this, lower vend prices are in play. When the utilities go up, this really impacts the bottom line. The utility situation has helped justify some price increases, but the prices need to go up more.As far as problems go, I deal with a lot of landlords. They are very negative about laundries in general because of the old, unattended stores that exist in various shopping centers. When I see a dirty laundry with out-of-order machines I don't like it because it gives a negative image to landlords, as well as other customers.We try to attract different customers, even customers with washers and dryers at home. You can draw these people if you have clean, well-run stores.Noel Cooper, distributor, Garden State Laundry Systems, Linden, N.J. — The coin laundry industry as a whole deserves nothing more than a C.In 50 years, the industry has never approached the general public and given them an understanding of what it has to offer in terms of time savings, energy savings, and things of that nature.What I hope is that since people continue to have less and less free time, sooner or later they will learn that coming to a coin laundry will get them more time in their lives.Joel Jorgensen, vice president of sales and customer service, Continental Girbau Inc. — I would grade the current state of the vended laundry industry a B. The industry itself is healthy with a mix of very sophisticated new investors and experienced veterans owning and building the majority of North American stores.The negatives are wildly increasing fixed cost items like utilities, rent, insurance and impact fees that make new-store site development more challenging than ever and existing store profit numbers sometimes too thin to afford needed upgrades.The bright and very positive part of the industry in this challenging time is that the good operators always find a way to adapt and thrive, while weaker competition tends to go away. There are ways to counter the challenges in every market and manufacturers of washers, tumblers, water-heating systems and card vending systems are offering solutions through technological advancements and greater efficiency.2) How does today's operator balance his needs with trying to make a store as customer-friendly (adding furniture, etc.) as possible?Taylor C. Smith, distributor, Commercial Equipment Co., Addison, Texas — Your ROI (return on investment) is the most important thing. Talk to your customers and attendants, and see what's really needed, and decide if the store is doing well without these things. If you really need something, you need to make it work. Asking questions is the key.Take advantage of the distributor's knowledge. Get together with him and conduct a customer survey. Ask that distributor to check your store over in terms of things such as furniture, for example.Another way to deal with this question is to simply be observant. For example, take a close look at the people when they are unloading the dryers. Where do these people take their clothes?Most of the stores in my area seem to have enough amenities. We typically build stores that are large enough to include many of the basic amenities.Villanova — I just remodeled my store. The whole thrust of my thinking is that we deal with, for the most part, people on the lower end of the economic scale. If you give these people a nice, clean and modern place, and treat them with a little respect, you can charge a little more and won't lose any business. I can say that for a fact. It's all about treating people with a little dignity.In addition, you should charge a little extra, but you should also give a little extra. I added air conditioning a couple of years ago. It gave my business a nice, little boost and it was inexpensive. Where would you rather go, to a cool store or a hot, sweaty coin laundry?As far as furniture goes, people make due. I put as much furniture in the store as I can, in terms of tables and chairs. If you are short of furniture at times, people will adjust. They may go outside to sit or stand; some of them will even go and sit in their cars.Austin Sapp, Splash & Dash laundries, Georgia — I believe an operator going into business has to have the proper amount of square footage to balance all the needs, or he shouldn't do it all. If you want to cut a nickel or two before starting, just stop. Whatever space and amenities you need, you have to account for it up front.You can balance your needs and the customers' needs. A big percentage of your business occurs on the weekends. You must be able to accommodate this massive audience. People will leave on the weekends if you don't have enough equipment. People go wrong when they size their store for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday business, not their busy times.3) The last two years have been difficult in terms of rising utility costs. How has the industry dealt with this situation?Dan Goldman, national sales manager, Wascomat Laundry Equipment — The rising utility prices have forced many coin laundry owners to look seriously at retooling.The old concept of keeping old equipment alive simply because the replacement parts were available has changed. The fact is that washers and dryers designed 20 and 30 years ago were designed when gas, water and electrical costs were significantly less than they are today.Lorie Landis, Duds N Suds, Cedar Rapids, Iowa — I have tried to manage costs for one, but I had to pass on a price increase to my customers. There was no response from the customers. They seemed to understand. I only raised washer prices, but last year I also hiked my drop-off service price.Times have been tough for the industry, but I don't know of any store closings in my area. I think my competitors also raised their prices to deal with the higher expenses.There are other problems here. In Iowa, we recently had the state's minimum wage raised. In addition, there is a 1% increase in sales tax. We have to examine how we are going to deal with this.Cooper — Some of the people in this industry don't have the vaguest idea of what they are doing in business. The good operators have sat down, looked hard and started to raise prices.I opened my first store in 1960, charged 10 cents for 10 minutes of drying and 25 cents for a top-load wash. Today, almost 50 years later, stores in my metro area are vending 18-pound front loaders for $1 or $1.25. They are also giving the drying away at 25 cents for 10 minutes. We have failed to keep in step with pricing. We are actually giving the general public the greatest bargain they can get.There seem to be very few stores that have gone out of business. I don't understand why there aren't more. The industry needs to change to get through these tough times. Some are doing this. There are guys getting $3 for an 18-pound wash. That has to be done. The card system can help owners adjust prices easily. Price hikes have helped owners survive the tough times.4) Where is this industry going to be in 10 years? Will there be more stores?Smith — It seems that many laundries don't close, they just keep going on with second or third owners unless development tears them down. I believe that the industry is thriving right now. There is still a need for clean places to do your laundry.The economics in this country are changing. The middle class seems to be disappearing; there's more wealth and people in the lower end of the economic scale. With this in mind, it's a positive for the coin laundry business because lower economic scale people need coin laundries.Our trend is to build larger stores, some with card systems, because collecting becomes much tougher when you have more quarters. Some banks don't even want to deal with so many quarters.As far as business practices go, we have thought about putting health centers in laundries because you have a captive audience that may not visit health facilities on a consistent basis. Mothers can bring their kids to the store and get them an exam, shots, etc. It's a one-stop concept. We are actually looking at this option for a store in the Dallas area.Jay McDonald, vice president of product and brand management, Alliance Laundry Systems — Given current trends, I believe in 10 years we will see less stores, but much larger average sizes. We're definitely doing more stores over 3,000 square feet and fewer less than 1,800 square feet.Even with fewer stores, overall pounds of capacity as a whole will go up. Larger, flat-screen TVs will become more prevalent in stores as will better sound systems to dull the laundry din.I also believe that business operations also will see continued progress in alternate payment systems, although I'm not sure how quickly biometrics will find their way into our industry. Clearly, these alternate payment options increase security at stores and may even be used to gain access to utilize the business.Landis — I think pricing will increase a bit in the future, but I can't imagine it will get real high. The antiquated stores will close, and competition will ease a bit. The new coin laundries will be state-of-the-art stores and have different business centers inside of them. The stores will also be larger and more ornate.As far as today goes, I'm really surprised that drop-off business isn't a part of every store. However, I understand in a way because some owners want unattended stores.5) How does an operator appeal to those with less free time?Van Merrill — Operators need to focus on marketing. Let the customers know that we can help them with their most important commodity — time. Let them know that they can occasionally use drop-off service, having someone do their wash, or visit the store and get their laundry done in a couple of hours.We have been effective using time as a marketing theme. We just had a marketing symposium, with marketing experts and our best operators.Coin laundry owners need to be true retailers rather than people just running a self-service business. A retailer has to market. In this industry, some people just do door hangers once a year, for example.New owners have brought marketing skills to this industry. Just opening a laundry with a bunch of machines; that day eventually will go by the wayside.Jorgensen — Operators need to market and communicate the "time-saving convenience" features a laundry offers to traditional and non-traditional customers. The "selling time" approach has service appeal to a broad demographic array of customers. In most markets, renters are a minority of the population in a store's market and the majority of the population is simply uneducated regarding the benefits and service options today's laundries offer.Interact with your customers, show and teach them how to properly load front loaders to capacity and the benefit to them of upgrading to larger machines. Also, recommend other services like fluff and fold and in-store drycleaning, options that they may not have considered or been aware of previously.Sixty percent or more of a store's marketing should be done in-store to the existing customer base but this is often overlooked. The mediums of communication can include a store brochure, flyers and point-of-sale signage. Word-of-mouth advertising is proven effective and always is the most cost-effective. Clear and concise ads in local magazines and thrift papers reach a broad market and communicate a consistent message to all. Out-of-store marketing can also include direct mail, door hangers, radio ads or even cable TV spots.These options can be difficult to measure and expensive to initially produce. It is critical that storeowners become involved in local community efforts and with charitable groups. Participation with Goodwill Centers, women's homes, local youth or church organizations is not only a great community support effort but is also valuable for awareness within the specific organization and may open up opportunities for press coverage of the event and your business.Sapp — Time is everything. Operators are trying to capitalize on this by using vans and doing pickups and even trying to cater to commercial accounts. If you get enough large accounts, you can even drop the price to 65 cents per pound and do well.I used billboards in the beginning to draw customers, but now my biggest marketing is word of mouth. I have thousands of customers and let them do the talking. As far as attracting people with home washing equipment, I'm beginning to see more of that crowd in my stores in the past year. They bring their clothes here to use the 80-pound washers and get their laundry done in an hour.I'm also seeing a lot of hunters using my equipment. After long trips, it would take them a long time to do their laundry at home. I've talked to some of them and they say they're here because of the time factor. But you need the big machines in order to cater to them or else they are going to do their laundry at home.Landis — I will be sending out a direct mail card targeting different groups — not just the elderly, single men or double-income households — strictly focusing on drop-off service.We are already getting people in our laundry who have home equipment. I have a lot of moms with full household equipment who come in. In one and a half hours to two hours, they are finished with their laundry; they find this to be a time-saving experience. The other thing is that the double-income households can afford to use your laundry service.However, if you want these people, you have to work at it; they won't just stumble into your store.To read Part II of this story, click here.


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Yeah, Jonathan7 kinda summed up many of my views on this subject in that last post. Personally, I do believe in a deity, but I highly doubt that It cares about what people do in bed (or against walls, in cars, in restrooms, etc.
) or portrayal of that subject in popular culture. For one thing, why would God make us innately horny if being horny is sinful.
And yes, we are innately horny. Millennia of evolution has eliminated those who did not enjoy or did not actively pursue sexual pleasure. Fact is, we are the product of lust. Saying lust is evil is like saying we are evil. Possessiveness, however, is evil, and occurs in both theistic and atheistic contexts.
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I think its quite the opposite. There is too little. For one thing, violence is much more common in the media than sex, considering that the media goes out of its way to censor sexuality when possible.
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I wouldn't say there is too much sex in pop culture. I would say there aren't enough parents being
in society. Lets face it the media could show whatever the heck they want. If parents would pay attention to what their kids are watching they would know what shows to allow them to watch. If they don't want them watching something like sexual content, they can keep it from them. Violence, same deal.
Don't get me wrong, I'm far from a prude. Heck, my parents who were die hard Republicans were also nudists. But it's all in HOW the sexual content is presented. I mean showing a hardcore sex scene as opposed to an actual love scene could make the difference in whether it's acceptable for a kid to see. It also depends on the age of the child too. Really it comes down to the parent deciding whether the kid is ready for the information. Or as I said... Parents being
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HOUSTON - The Rotary Club of Houston announced Thursday that UCLA linebacker Anthony Barr is one of the four finalists named for the 2013 Rotary Lombardi Award, presented annually since 1970 to the nation's top college football lineman. The award honors the memory of Vince Lombardi, legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers.
Barr has started all 10 games at outside linebacker for the No. 14-ranked UCLA Bruins. He has registered 50 tackles, including 14.5 for a loss. Barr has tallied seven sacks, forced four fumbles, recovered three fumbles and recorded a quarterback hurry and broken up a pass.
The senior linebacker was named a midseason All-American by Phil Steele, ESPN.com, CBSsports.com and the USA Today. He has tallied at least one tackle for a loss in eight of the 10 games this season and registered a sack in five of the contests in 2013.
Barr was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week and Walter Camp Football Foundation player of the week on defense after a 41–21 win over Nebraska on September 14, 2013. Barr totaled 10 tackles, including 1.5 for a loss and forced two fumbles. In the Pac-12 opener the next week at Utah, Barr tallied three tackles for loss, including two sacks. Against No. 2 Oregon, Barr registered two sacks, forced and recovered a fumble.
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For over forty years, the award has been presented annually to the nation's best Division I college football lineman (offense or defense) who, in addition to outstanding performance and ability, best exemplifies the discipline of Vince Lombardi. Head coaches of NCAA FBS teams, all former winners and finalists of the Lombardi Award, and selected members of the national sports media make up the electorate that decides the award winner.
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I received such positive feedback on my interview with Shankar Iyer of Merrill Lynch that I decided to offer you more investment insights from Mr. Iyer.
Because of the tremendous growth within the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Industry (an 18% increase from April 2013 through April 2014 in "Assets Under Management" (AUM) held by U.S. ETFs), I asked Mr. Iyer: "How appropriate ETFs are as an investment vehicle for Chicago-area investors?"
Here is my interview with Shankar:
SHANKAR: Thank you for inviting me back, Tom! That is a great question.
ETFs are a relatively new investment instrument that has ballooned during the last decade to over $2 trillion in assets globally. With proper understanding and guidance they can be appropriate investment vehicle for Chicago investors.
However, there are many considerations to keep in mind when evaluating if an ETF is right for you:
Current ETF offerings provide exposure to almost every available asset class, including:
a) equities,
b) fixed income
c) commodities
d) currencies
e) alternative investment strategies
In addition, ETFs are available that utilize multi-asset strategies; and there are strategies that utilize leverage within a bullish or a bearish strategy (the latter ETFs are called "Inverse" ETFs).
TOM: Absolutely, Shankar. In fact, the evolution of ETFs, as well as the innovation within the industry, now makes it possible for a diversified investment portfolio to be created for each investor at a much lower required account balance level than has ever been possible before! Once the investor gains clarity on her/his risk profile, investment goals, and market stance, a portfolio can be easily constructed that fits their needs perfectly. That is pretty exciting!
SHANKAR: Yes, Tom, it is. And it is wonderful for advisers at Merrill Lynch because we now have so many more "tools" through which to serve our clients. Every week, one or more new ETFs become available that are especially designed to match a specific index or offer returns based on a particular strategy.
For example, thousands of investors are aware that, over the long term, stock market returns are a great way to stay ahead of inflation. However, they remember the steep drop in the market between 2008 and 2009, and they have seen big moves in the market since then (such as after U.S. Treasury Debt lost its Triple-A rating). Their risk tolerance is adverse to too much volatility.
For those investors, we now have a wide variety of "Low Volatility" or "Minimum Volatility" ETFs, plus we have "Hedged" ETFs that, when used within a larger portfolio, can reduce market volatility. Of course, we also have ETFs that focus on "Emerging Markets", "Frontier Markets", "Global Bonds", "High Dividend Stocks, and even "Smart Beta".
TOM: Shankar, I'll bet that some of our readers our scratching their head about what "Smart Beta" is. I find that relatively new strategy set to be intriguing! But it does require some education about what the term means! Maybe we'll get to that in a future article.
Tell us more about why ETFs are appealing.
SHANKAR: Sure. Whenever a new ETF is created, the investment experts involved in its design focus upon ensuring that the ETF's "Strategy" (whatever it might be) is made "tradable". What this means is that the ETF is designed to minimize "tracking error" by maximizing the ETF's ability to both replicate and optimize the way that strategy is supposed to function within the global market.
So, Tom, let me summarize for your readers the appeal of ETFs within our current investment environment:
a) ETFs offer investors easy access to a wide range of asset classes and sectors;
b) ETFs operate within a low-cost, transparent, liquid and largely tax-efficient structure;
c) ETFs offer retail investors exposure to markets previously difficult to access;
d) ETFs have spurred the creation of innovative portfolios.
Finally, Tom, despite the fact that ETFs have already grown so popular that their trend graphs are practically straight up from lower left to upper right, we are confident that the ETF industry will continue to show above average growth. Two particular areas that are sure to witness an increasing number of ETFs include: 1) Actively Managed ETFs; and 2) International Growth ETFs.
TOM: Thank you so much, Shankar. We appreciate your time and expertise.
In order to provide visual support to Shankar, I have posted some slides in the "Slide Show" to illustrate some key characteristics within the ETF space. Make sure you take a look at them!
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