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Tag Archives: Handgun
Glock Rescue
A customer traded in an old and battered Glock 22 Gen 2. All the finish is worn off the slide, the frame is hammered, the trigger wouldn't reset. This pistol had certainly seen better days.
As a pistol to take in for trade… we probably shouldn't have, because we can't resell it. So I'm taking it so I can rebuild it.
I had stock trigger group components from my Glock 23 that dropped right in and fixed this old Gen2's main problems. It's a working gun again. Not the best of guns, but at least it's functioning. Dirtpile ugly, but it's going to be reliable. The slide is going to have to be refinished completely and the frame, I'm going to have to retexture to hide the wear and dings. I'm thinking about cutting the frame down to a G23 length, so I can use 23 and 22 magazines, making a Hybrid gun that a lot of custom Glocksmiths have done… allowing one to conceal well, yet still shoot well. Like what SIG did with the 1911 C3.
This is already a fun project.
Crusader Installment Plan.
Just a little something for all of you guys to remember. Crusader has a Layaway Plan. An Installment plan… It's non-refundable, but it is transferable to other Crusader products if you change your mind before any special parts are ordered/made/customized.
It's real simple. You pay into it, take the time you need, pay as you can. When the payment towards your weapon of choice reaches a certain point, your build gets started and you have 90 days to pay the rest off and have your weapon shipped to your FFL.
Configure your weapon how you want and start making your payments. In tough economic times, it's a heck of a lot easier than paying it all in one lump sum.
Working on 2012 Crusader Training
For the 2012 Crusader Weaponry Training Schedule, I am thinking I want to break up the general "Tactical Carbine" courses. What do you guys think about having platform focused classes? AR, AK, Lever, and Bolt. Other platforms could come to the AR or AK course depending on the similarities. (This also means I need a good AK and we'll have to develop a Crusader Kalash Package)
We're also going to go into greater focus on the Shotgun. More work on actual slug accuracy, and use of them for barrier penetration. Advanced Shotgunning.
I'm also thinking about offering Force on Force, Patrol Techniques, Assault and Ambush. Mounted and Dismounted. Firing from Vehicles, Moving and Stationary. We will also use Guest Instructors. These classes will have some more stringent requirements, meaning that we will only let in students that mean certain requirements. Citizens of US or strong Allied Nations, clean background. We are not going to train anyone if we have any doubt about their character or intent.
Great news for Crusader Weaponry!
Oh man… guys, I am so excited about what is going on with Crusader… I'm absolutely giddy. I can't say, just yet what the details are… but this is going to be huge for Crusader, and the company we are partnering up with to provide a custom weapons package for them. And when you hear who we are working with, your jaws are going drop.
This is awesome… a custom Carbine and Sidearm combo that is going rock to a shockingly high degree.
S&W Bodyguard .380
S&W Bodyguard .380
It's been some time since my last article for Concealed Carry Magazine. I've been meaning to write one sooner, but to be perfectly honest, most of the new concealable handguns that have been coming out have just not sparked much of an interest in me. I've been bored with most of the options out there and no one wanted another Compact 1911 article. Most of this time off I've been packing SIG C3's and 229's and all year I've been packing a G23-RTF2 and that has all been from Mark Walter's bad
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Video: Snowboarder Louie Vito and the 'Banger Trick'
So Louie Vito doesn't have flaming red hair, a nickname like "The Flying Tomato" or an Olympic medal–at least not yet.
But Vito, who finished fifth in Vancouver despite expectations of the podium, is one of a handful of snowboarders trying to knock Shaun White off his perch as the reigning half-pipe champion.
Vito quit drinking two and a half years ago and hired a coach he met through short track speed skater Apolo Ohno, an eight-time Olympic medalist. The sacrifices helped produce a superpipe gold medal at the Winter X Games in Europe. In true snowboarder's form, Vito has set his goals for Sochi on winning a medal by pulling off "the banger trick."
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JF Mezei wrote:
> Slashdot article:
> http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/08/195225
> Offfical CERT article:
> http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/800113
Test can be made at www.doxpara.com
Essentially, what it does is cause a number of separate DNS requests to
be made to their own DNS server and they check if each DNS request was
made FROM a different port or not. If they all come from the same port,
it deems the DNS server to be vulnerable.
I used wireshark to trace the VMS TCPIP Services 5.6 (Bind 9) server
while running this test and the 5 requests all came from the same port.
My ISP has already patched their Linux servers.
Anyone know if a patch is/will be available for TCPIP Services 5.6 ?
Or is this something that the remaining VMS installed based doesn't care
much about because they are enterprise systems not connected to the
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Many areas in New Zealand are reporting continued increases in house prices, including Auckland, Southland, Wellington and Canterbury. While a few areas like Hawkes Bay and Northland experienced drops in the third quarter, the overall position is 6% higher for the year ending in September. Much like the rest of the world, New Zealand experienced some decline beginning in 2008, but its rebound started in 2009 and has continued steadily since then. Sales are also up across the country and are helped along by a relatively low interest rate, although construction remains weak and the mortgage market has slowed over the past decade. For more on this continue reading the following article from Global Property Guide.
Residential property prices in New Zealand have continued to rise in the third quarter of 2012. The national housing median price rose by 6% to NZ$371,000 (US$304,168) during the year to September 2012, according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).
Locally, Southland registered the biggest annual house price increase, with a 17% year-on-year (y-o-y) rise in September 2012. Districts which also recorded strong annual house price rises include Central Otago Lakes (14.4%), Auckland (8.4%), and Nelson/Marlborough (8.3%).
There were also modest house price increases in Canterbury/Westland (5.9%), Wellington (5.3%), Waikato/BOP (3.5%), Manawatu/Wanganui (3.2%), Taranaki (2.4%), and Otago (2.2%).
Only two districts recorded house price falls. House prices fell in Hawkes Bay (-2.9%) and Northland (-1.5%) during the year to end-September 2012.
Auckland has the most expensive housing in the country with an average price of NZ$515,000 (US$422,228) in September 2012 while Southland has the cheapest housing with an average price of NZ$200,000 (US$163,972).
This was supported by data released by the government valuer Quotable Value Ltd., showing the national residential property price index increased by 5.3% during the year to end-September 2012. Over the same period:
During the housing boom from 2001 to 2007, house prices rose 123% (87% in real terms), including 24% in 2003, 12.5% in 2004, 14.5% in 2005, 9.6% in 2006, and 7.7% in 2007.
House prices started to fall in early 2008, as the global crisis spread to New Zealand. During 2008, house prices fell 8.95% (-11.93% in real terms). Then in 2009, house prices rebounded by 5.42% (3.4% in real terms). However in 2010, house prices fell again by 1.65% (-5.45% in real terms). In 2011, house prices recovered slightly, rising by 2.8% (0.93% in real terms).
The median days-to-sell of dwellings declined to 33 days in September 2012, from 37 days a year earlier, and total dwellings sold increased by 8%, to 5,356 units. Residential mortgage loans were up 3.2% y-o-y, according to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ). More than 58% of the total outstanding residential mortgages had floating interest rates in August 2012, up from just 12.36% in August 2007.
Property prices are expected to continue rising. "With the strong, sustained period of growth recently, and the typical expected lift over the coming months, property values are not expected to slow," said Kerry Stewart of Quotable Value, Ltd. New Zealand's economy is projected to expand by 2.2% in 2011, and 3.1% in 2013, partly due to the rebuilding plans in Canterbury, according to the IMF.
Non-residents are generally allowed to buy houses in New Zealand. However, purchase of property does not give the buyer the right to live permanently in the country.
From 1992 to 2001, house prices in New Zealand rose in parallel with GDP per capita. House prices grew by an average of 4.9% per year from 1992 to 2001 while GDP per capita increased by an average of 4.6% per year over the same period.
Then from 2002 to 2007 house prices began to rise faster (by an average of 12.6% per year) than income (which grew by an average of 4.8% annually).
From 2008 to 2010, house prices dropped by an average of 1% annually while GDP per capita continued to grow, albeit at a slower rate of an average of 1.8% per year.
During the boom (2001-2007), the South Island registered the highest house price increases, due to the strong commodity market and tourism.
The North Island also saw strong house price rises from 2001 to 2007.
Other North Island provinces registered an average 102.6%% price increase (73% in real terms).
The total value of residential property sales in New Zealand was NZ$2.46 billion (US$2.06 billion) in May 2011, up 8.4% from May 2010. Auckland accounted for almost half of the total sales of about NZ$1.21 billion (US$1 billion) during this period.
There were about 5,766 property sales in the country in May 2011, up 10.8% from the same period last year. However, this was just 62% of the total number of properties sold in May 2007.
In May 2011:
The national median days to sell a property was 45 days in May 2011, up from 43 days in May 2010 and only 30 days in May 2007, according to REINZ.
From January to May 2011, the total number of new dwelling units authorized was 4,993, down 25% from the same period last year, according to the Statistics New Zealand (SNZ). The total value of dwelling units authorized fell by 23% to NZ$1.43 billion (US$1.2 billion) over the same period.
In 2010, there were about 15,602 dwelling units authorized, up 8.2% from 2009 but still down by 15.5% from the levels attained in 2008. From 2002 to 2004, the average number of dwelling authorized was 30,000 per year. Then from 2005 to 2007, the number of dwelling authorized fell to an average of 26,000 per year.
With low levels of construction activity, a housing shortfall of 14,772 units is projected during the period 2011 to 2016, based on a report published by the Department of Building and Housing.
The country needs to build more than 20,000 housing units every year to maintain sufficient housing for the growing population, claim local property analysts. However, the number of dwelling consents was below 20,000 in the past three years. "Residential consents cannot stay this low given ongoing population growth and earthquake rebuilding," said Mark Smith of ANZ Bank.
The recent downturn began when the country's central bank, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) decided to raise the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by steps to 8.25% by July 2008, from 5% in December 2003, to curb inflationary pressures. Floating mortgage rates rose to above 10%, while the 2-year fixed mortgage rate was above 9% by the second half of 2007.
However, in July 2008, the RBNZ dramatically reversed gear. By April 2009 the key rate was down a record low 2.5%, where it remained until May 2010.
Then the RBNZ decided to raise it by 25 basis points. In July 2010, the OCR was raised again by another 25 basis points to 3%. However, in March 2011, the key rate was slashed to 2.5% to cushion the economy after the Christchurch quake last February 2011.
Following the movements of the key rate, the floating mortgage rate dropped to 5.9% in April 2011, from 10.71% in April 2008. The three-year fixed rate slightly fell to 7.05% in April 2011, from 7.81% a year earlier.
The OCR is expected to remain at 2.5% until late 2011 despite high inflation, as New Zealand's strong currency threatens the country's economic recovery.
About 53.9% of the total residential mortgages had floating interest rates in May 2011, up from 12.9% in May 2008. About 27.9% of all mortgages can be reset after a year, while 4.8% are fixed for 2-5 years.
New Zealand's mortgage market has expanded rapidly over the past decade. Outstanding housing loans soared 201% from 1998 to 2010, according to RBNZ figures, rising from just 55.6% of GDP in 1998, to 90.9% of GDP in 2009. However, the size of the mortgage market shrank slightly in 2010, to 88.2% of GDP .
The smallest sizes of apartment in Auckland earn yields of 6% or above – 6.4% in the case of apartments of 55 square metre (sq. m.), according to the Global Property Guide research conducted last August 2010. In a developed economy like New Zealand's, a yield above 6% isn't bad.
Rental yields in Wellington are similar with smaller apartments yielding above 6%.
The average weekly rent for new private tenancies in the country was NZ$334 (US$280) in May 2011, a rise of 0.9% from the previous month and up 4.7% from the same period last year, according to New Zealand's Department of Building and Housing.
In May 2011:
The strength of the New Zealand dollar, coupled with mounting budget deficit, is hindering a solid economic recovery. The strength of the New Zealand dollar (kiwi) is also a concern. From NZD1=USD0.5151 in February 2009, the New Zealand dollar has appreciated dramatically to NZD1=USD0.8174 in September 2012. The high New Zealand dollar handicaps exports and thus economic growth.
In the second quarter of 2012, the country posted a seasonally-adjusted current account deficit of NZ$2.9 billion (US$2.38 billion) in Q2 2012, up from NZ$2.6 billion (US$2.1 billion) in the previous quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. For the year ending June 2012, the country's current account deficit amounted to 4.9% of GDP, up from about 4.5% of GDP recorded in a year earlier.
New Zealand's budget deficit was NZ$9.24 billion (US$7.58 billion) in the year through June 2012, wider than earlier forecast, according to data released by the government.
Inflation rose to 2.4% in the year to September 2012, based on TD Securities-Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge. From 2000 to 2010, the overall inflation rate averaged 2.6% per year, according to the IMF. However in 2011, inflation rate in the country rose to more than 4%, due to higher prices for petrol, housing, cigarettes, tobacco, and food.
International migrant flows have a significant impact on house price movements and construction activity in New Zealand. The housing boom during the early-2000s was strongly associated with immigration increases during that time.
The net inflow of permanent and long-term migration was highest in 2002, with more than 38,000 migrants, followed by 35,000 in 2003 and 15,000 in 2004. However, net migration was just 3,800 in 2008, which was attributed to a weak economy and low employment opportunities. In 2009, net migration increased again to 21,300 but plunged to just 10,500 in 2010.
In the year to May 2011, the net inflow of permanent and long-term migrants was just 4,625, down 74% from the same period last year.
New Zealand's population is currently around 4.4 million, according to Statistics New Zealand, up from about 4 million recorded in the 2006 census. With a growth rate of 1% per year, population is projected to reach 5 million in 2020.
This article was republished with permission from Global Property Guide.
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Ryan, who also owns Wallpaper for Less, recently turned her store at 2107 E. Malone Ave., into two businesses.
Explaining her second business venture started out in 2006 "really small," Ryan has steadily expanded over the last nine months.
What's in Your Closet offers name brand clothes, primarily on consignment.
"We only accept quality - no holes or stains. We don't want people to have to look through a bunch of junk to get to the good stuff," said Ryan, about the selection.
While most clothing is offered on consignment, Ryan said sometimes she will make purchases outright to add to her well-stocked racks.
"People need to know you can dress your children in name brand, nice clothing for a reasonable price," she continued, adding the store carries not only clothing for youngsters but for teens as well.
But Ryan didn't stop at one expansion - she just keeps going.
When her children were small, Ryan said, she often sewed clothing for them and would receive compliments on her creativity. What's In Your Closet has given her the opportunity to take up her hobby again and turn it into a thriving business.
Some of her work is displayed as customers walk in the door from multicolored tops with matching bloomers to overalls appliqued and given a whole new look.
"Anything people want, I can do," she said. Some of the popular creations are John Deere-styled overalls or what Ryan describes as her birthday outfit which features a cupcake on the front with the number of candles matching the child's age. Overalls with Dora the Explorer are among the youngsters' favorites and parents have had her create unique overalls for their little pageant participants.
Orders should be placed at least a week in advance, Ryan said. She estimated each custom-made outfit takes eight to nine hours to complete.
The cost of each outfit reflects her personal creativity along with the supplies and the overalls. Ryan said she believed the cost per pair is reasonable considering the time and effort each require.
To complete an outfit, Ryan can make special hairbows and matching flipflops, too. Also a selection of hairbows is available at the store or can be custom-ordered "to match anything in your closet," she noted.
But Ryan still hasn't stopped adding to her business. Most recently she began purchasing bolts of material to sell by the yard. While the selection is small currently, Ryan indicated she will expand her lines to meet local demand.
As the word is getting out about the selection from name brand consignment clothes to the unique boutique outfits, Ryan said business has picked up bringing a steady stream of customers in to check out the selection. Because her customers seemed pleased, the business owner smiled and said she is pleased, too, adding there are still more plans ahead.
Business hours for What's In Your Closet and Wallpaper for Less are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.


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Definition of khor in English:
(In Sudan and neighbouring regions) a dry watercourse or ravine.
Example sentences
- It is composed of a network of khors, streams and rivers between the Bahr al-Arab, or Kiir, and the Raqaba al-Zarqa, or Ngol.
- There is a large khor between Gubbet Selim and Nilwaj on the side of which exist the ruins of an old temple.
- I saw straight in front of me a khor with rocks on either side filled with a dense mass of Dervishes packed around three flags, yelling defiance at us.
Late 19th century: representing a pronunciation of Arabic ḵawr 'low land between two stretches of higher ground'.
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November 21, 1932 ~ July 17, 2014
Jacqueline M. Smith of South Lake Tahoe, born November 21, 1932, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2014 with her children by her side.
Born in Los Angeles, "Jackie" moved to South Lake Tahoe in February of 1986. She is survived by her children Lizbeth Najm, Debbie Zapien, Larry Scott, six grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren, many other family, friends and her dear friend Ron Rathbun.
A private service will be held in Southern California.


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Definition of cherish in English:
verb[with object]
1Protect and care for (someone) lovingly: he needed a woman he could cherish
More example sentences
- I couldn't ever deserve him, but Lord knows how much I cherish him and care about him.
- I am, however, relieved to say that I do not instinctively want to protect and cherish her.
- Through the years I have protected you like a brother, cherished you as a friend, and admired you like a suitor.
adore, hold dear, love, care very much for, feel great affection for, dote on, be devoted to, revere, esteem, admire, appreciate;
think the world of, set great store by, hold in high esteem;
care for, look after, tend, protect, preserve, shelter, keep safe, support, nurture, cosset, indulge
informal put on a pedestal
1.1Hold (something) dear: I cherish the letters she wrote
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- We hold on to beliefs as if they were cherished possessions, like trinkets that have sentimental value but no practical use.
- He was a big man who commanded much respect and his advice and wisdom was cherished by those close to the scene.
- He was supportive of many local ventures and his wisdom and sound advice was cherished and respected by all who sought his views.
treasure, prize, value highly, hold dear
1.2Keep (a hope or ambition) in one's mind: he had long cherished a secret fantasy about his future
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- While he has given up any hope of her recovering, his wife cherishes the seemingly impossible dream of a miraculous return to health.
- Apart from entertaining audiences, David cherishes the thought that he is actually practicing a very important community activity.
harbour, have, possess, hold (on to), cling to, entertain, retain, maintain, keep in one's mind, foster, nurture, nurse
Middle English (in the sense 'treat with affection'): from Old French cheriss-, lengthened stem of cherir, from cher 'dear', from Latin carus.
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I would like an efficiently written code that is light and will not be a resource hogger despite having to filter either big csv file or My Volusion website's database. I need code that can be used on a Volusion web site. I would like the parts filter to populate dynamically from the records available in our CSV file or website database and populate on the fly based on the user selections that match the data. ... I would like to see the finished product working on my Volusion website once it is completed. Next I need the background and the rotating banners on my website adjusted in Volusion as well. ... Next I need the background and the rotating banners on my website adjusted in Volusion as well. This is an easier fix, as I would just like a different background and I would like the rotating banners to be responsive and to resize to fill the page side to side regardless of the screen size.


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Anti-apoptotic strategies of M. tuberculosis. Edition No. 1
- August 2009
- 132 Pages
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis, one of most successful pathogens of mankind, infects one-third of the global population claiming nearly two million lives every year. The pathogen exhibits extraordinary capacities to evade host responses to survive within the host. One of the hallmarks is its ability to inhibit apoptosis to promote intracellular survival. Understanding the mechanism of inhibition of infection-induced apoptosis and the signaling pathway involved may help reveal salient components of host defense. The study described in this thesis dissects the ability of this deadly pathogen in hijacking the host responses to infection and how this can be exploited for design of better vaccines against Tuberculosis. The crux of the thesis is the identification of a new gene of M. tuberculosis, nlaA, and its gene product, a secreted protein. The thesis further describes the design of a novel attenuated vaccine, by knocking-out the gene from M. tuberculosis. The vaccine candidate thus developed is attenuated, inflicts less pathological changes in the organs of infected mice and protects against experimental tuberculosis.
Kripa, Jalapathy.
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In a new forecast Tuesday, the World Bank projected another year of slow global growth as the U.S. budget showdown joins Europe's recession to restrain the world economy. The year ahead will be "risky," World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. But the relative calm in financial markets could provide an opportunity for emerging economies to boost growth without being dragged down by advanced economies, said Basu, who joined the bank last fall. Here are excerpts of the conversation:
This still looks like a fairly glum outlook for the global economy. What's wrong?
We have come already into a very interesting year – though interesting for analysts does not mean it will bode well for people who live through the year. Downside risks have gone down. Financial markets are calmer. The indicators show that the concerns we had a year ago have diminished. But on the real side, it doesn't translate into growth. In high-income countries, growth in 2012 was 1.3% and this year will be 1.3%. For developing countries, our forecast is better. It's a bit of a good sign that emerging economies – the big ones – are expecting some revival. This could well turn out to be a year in which, in the long sweep of retrospective viewing, the baton gets passed from the industrial countries being growth leaders to emerging countries – China, India, Brazil – being the growth leaders.
We seem to have a protracted divide between recoveries in financial markets and the real economy. Does that worry you?
It's certainly something we need to keep a very close watch on. Financial markets have calmed. But financial markets usually calm down when someone stands there and says, 'We won't allow a sudden crisis.' In the end, financial markets feed on the real economy if they want returns. You can keep markets calm for one or two years, but if this is not backed up with real growth you could get another round of financial risks coming in.
These financial actions and liquidity actions buy you time. They don't solve the problems. The time had to be bought. What the Fed did and what the European Central Bank did were the right actions. But it remains to be seen what will happen over the next few years. One thing I have wondered about is the repayment cycle for these liquidity injections. The LTRO [long-term refinancing operation by the ECB], which was $1.3 trillion, will have to be paid back in December 2014 and February 2015 in two tranches. If the reforms don't go in important directions, we will feel another wobble in the global economy around that time.
There has also been very interesting action on the part of developing countries in terms of very unconventional monetary policy. This is a peculiar world we are living in. In the middle of inflationary pressures, but because growth was beginning to stagnate, you saw first Turkey and then Brazil lowering rates in order to get growth going. We saw similar action later from Indonesia and South Africa lowering policy rates. India has been more cautious on this, for the good reason that India still has higher inflation than most of these countries. We are standing with all these unusual moves. It's relatively calm, but you could see a changing of the guard happening gently over the course of the year.
Much of the global economy right now is being held up by monetary and fiscal stimulus. How would you assess policymakers' performance on structural reforms?
It's much more mixed. On financial policies and broad fiscal announcements, it's been impressive enough and it has calmed markets. But when you're looking at action on the ground, much less. Intentions have been expressed. At times we belittle the intellectual magnitude of the problem. It's a very complex world. It is not that we know there are these four things wrong and all you need is determination. No single person understands this strange machine called the global economy. It's so complex that there is no ultimate wisdom.
Most things that you see in the economy – central banks, money, credit – have happened in small innovations taking place over long stretches of time. The construction of the euro zone is one of the boldest deliberate economic constructions ever. In some ways it is comparable to communism; it's a deliberate structure where you sit down and say, I'm going to change the rules of the game. Unlike communism, this [the euro zone] was a very desirable move. When you start such a big, deliberate experiment there will be fault lines that no one fully comprehends. The big one that we understood only after the Lehman crisis is that even investors were treating all these euro zone countries as equally safe.… Likewise, I think other cracks will show up. Determination is important, but the best minds will have to investigate and keep thinking.
What do you think about what's happening here in Washington between the fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling? What effect is it having on the rest of the world?
It's a bit unfortunate, to put it mildly. Fortunately the fiscal cliff is over. One does hope that once this is resolved, there's going to be more of a long-run view. This is the most powerful economy in the world. Uncertainty here means that everyone is watching all around the world. It affects the human psyche, it affects investors' psyches. Of course when the crisis is upon you, you have no choice but to resolve each one. But there should be a bit of a long-run view so you don't run into this turbulence ever so often. The US does need to go into a bit of a medium-term debate. Fighting every day's fire can at times keep you away from these medium-term policy debates. But the US needs to conduct this as soon as it douses the immediate risks of fire.


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Hi Alan, We all appreciate your posts about the various equipment you get to play with, but I am unclear as to which screen you actually use with your own projector.
I assume that you now use the Davis Cinema 1 as your primary projector. Is this so?
Could you share with us which screen you use?
I assume that you now use the Davis Cinema 1 as your primary projector. Is this so?
Could you share with us which screen you use?
Farewell Voom. Farewell Directv. Farewell Bell Express Vu. Farewell Dish.
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Back to Comcast. Farewell Comcast, now back to Dish 120+HD. Farewell Dish.
Returned to Comcast 06/2012.
Back in the early days, there were just HD demo loops, no programming. Now HD 3D, amazing!
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I am using a silver screen from stewart. You can read about it under the dlp projector forum. The thread is called here is a picture from my dlp.
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The University of Mary Washington baseball team erupted for seven runs in the first game, and freshman Jake Black (Fredericksburg, Va., Colonial Forge) threw five no-hit innings in the nightcap to lead the University of Mary Washington baseball team to a doubleheader sweep of Messiah College in both teams' season opener on Saturday at Dickinson Stadium.
In the opener, the Eagles scored twice in the first inning and held a 5-0 lead through four in a 7-3 win. Freshman left fielder Beattie Southerland (Purcellville, Va., Loudoun Valley) went 3-4 with a pair of doubles, a run scored and two RBI in his first college game, and senior centerfielder Jackson Clement (Fairfax, Va., Woodson) added a double and two singles to pace the Eagle offense. Freshman first baseman Jeff Rezach (Mendham, N.J., West Morris Mendham) added a single and double.
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The Jackson County commissioners, administrator and county counsel partnered up Wednesday for a staged performance to depict their unilateral view that federal law is supreme, and that local county control over local federal forests is futile. This "defiant" posture of counties and states against the strong arm of the federal government is expensive with little gain, according to Administrator Danny Jordan, the county counsel, and the three commissioners.
But, I have the answer. We admittedly have come a long way from the liberty and freedom of the 1900s. The elected commissioners are now unnecessary, with so much of our domain controlled by the federal government. We do not need elected representatives of the people and their huge wages, retirement and benefits to do the bidding of the feds.
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Let us welcome in a new year with the knowledge that it is the federal government that controls and owns our county lands, and we need to adjust accordingly. — Colleen Roberts, Prospect
Before all the gray-ponytail-and-Birkenstock crowd take to the streets against the NRA and Rep. Dennis Richardson, they may want to take a look at this website: www.laspd.com. To quote, in part, from this site: "The Los Angeles School Police Department is the largest independent school police department in the United States, with over 350 sworn police officers, 126 nonsworn school safety officers, and 34 civilian support staff dedicated to serving the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is the fifth largest police department in Los Angeles County, and the 14th largest in California."
Thus, it is not exactly an original thought for the government to have an armed force to protect our schools. The same idea was promoted by then President Bill Clinton in the 1994 crime bill, which included the original assault weapons ban. Clinton included a new program called "Community Oriented Policing Services," a part of which was the Cops in Schools program.
It seems the "progressives" suffer from a bad case of "double standard syndrome." — Ted Krempa, Medford
As a terrific ski season is getting under way in Southern Oregon, I wanted to take this opportunity to express my support for the Mt. Ashland Ski Area.
Much like Britt and OSF, it is a 501(c)3 nonprofit community resource. This resource provides Southern Oregon residents with wonderful access to summer and winter recreation, which contributes to the quality of life that many of us enjoy most about our region.
A vibrant Mt. Ashland sustains our community by keeping a larger share of the revenue (and jobs) within our local economy, enriching our region. While there is similar recreation several hours away — in most any direction — having this resource in Southern Oregon lessens the need for travel, which further helps our environment.
I choose to support Mt. Ashland because it aligns with my values through its commitment to renewable and green energies while balancing needs for quality, local winter recreation. — Vicki Purslow, Ashland
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Confused with guardian builds.
Posted 01 September 2012 - 01:05 PM
The problem is when I've played other classes, like thief, elementalist, ranger, etc. it has seemed very easy to determine builds on my own, but I don't seem to "get" the guardian. My guardian is my highest level character right now at level 28 and I'm just about to head into the third human area, I've got 10 in Radiance and 8 in Honor right now because I was told just about every guardian maxes Radiance in most builds and that going up to 10 honor or so in the early PvE game is important for some added HP, but after this I don't really know where to build my character at all.
It seems like the guardian can be so good at so many different things that it seems overwhelming to me. I've searched the forums for PvE leveling builds and even then it seems so many people are constantly suggesting so many builds. I know I could just faceroll my keyboard and get to 80, but I wouldn't learn anything treating the guardian like a "whack it until it dies" warrior. I'm not looking for a cookie cutter per se, just something balanced and good for PvE leveling that will help me get a better grasp on this class. Any suggestions for someone who wants to main this class, but is generally a bit lost as to where to go with it?
Posted 01 September 2012 - 01:13 PM
Radiance is a good trait-line to pick for damage, since it's less focused on one aspect than the Zeal-line.
For me personally I haven't found that I actually needed the extra HP from Honor, so I don't think it's mandatory. (I only picked it up because I wanted Superior Aria.)
I really think that you can just pick traits that suit your playstyle. Just pick what you want to do and build around that.
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Posted 01 September 2012 - 01:16 PM
The guardian great sword skills i feel have a lot of synergy together. Not many weapons have this from my experience. Run into a group press 5 and pull the monsters in Press 2 and then Spin to win.
For traits i went with virtues for the group play and zeal. In the 1st zeal i would get fiery wrath. With this combo your primary source of damage is burning so that just ups it up a level. Also a side note; if you are running the Mace/Torch combo, your #4 skill can be activated while you have your counter up and are waiting for the attack. So basically you can have your counter up and still be damaging the enemy just for standing next to them. If you time it correctly you can do some burning damage, counter and then throw the torch at them to do even more damage. Also I would recommend going into Valor as well and get the Defender's Flame, Which burns enemies whenever you block (#3 on mace or #5 on focus, or your F3 Virtue)
This is the way i play the guardian so far, hope it helps.
Also i forgot to add, Make sure you get "Save Yourself" its prabobly my favorite non elite skill in the game, you get 7 Boons and you transfer all conditions from your allies to yourself( you still get the boons even if there are no conditions).
Posted 01 September 2012 - 01:44 PM
I suppose you can read that and say "nothing wrong with that, he's doing fine" and I suppose you'd be correct, it's just with all this talk of "spirit builds" and "retaliation builds" and pseudo-spell casting builds is where I am getting lost. I kinda want to do that stuff but it's a bit intimidating and I'm not sure I have the gear for it.
As well, I tried WvW a bit and had fun, but when the fight got very large I found myself pretty lost and unable to do much of anything because there was so much magic spam and it seemed the other classes all had ranged options to switch to. I know the guardian's option is to go scepter or staff and do medium-range stuff whilst supporting allies, but it also seems as if that is pretty gimped unless you were already running a specific build for it.
What I'm getting at is a thief or ranger could be built for damage and then simply run one melee set and one ranged set, for example. As a guardian, you don't change into ranged DPS really, you change into something that relies on buffing and support with ranged attacks being a secondary focus, but that playstyle requires different trait trees to be effective.
Posted 01 September 2012 - 02:19 PM
Builds are really just a way of focusing on something. A burn build will try and do as much burning damage as possible, a Spirit Weapons build will try to get the most out of Spirit Weapons, a Retaliation build will make sure that attacking them will result in a world of pain...
The game seems to support a wide variety of builds so, as I said above, you don't need to worry. Play whatever you think is fun and if you need guidance, that's what the forums are for. Also, don't fret too much about the stats on your gear now. They're not really high enough to make a serious impact, I think.
As for WvWvW, I prefer support-type builds, so it's not as much an issue for me. If you're running a more offensive build, I advice the following: Pick a Scepter and a Focus or Shield in one weapon set, and Sword/Greatsword/Hammer in the other set. For the big spammy fights, you hold back and just fire away with the Scepter. The Scepter is actually pretty good at what it does (just very boring) and most people aren't moving enough so you're projectiles will hit and the AoE will do it's thing.
As soon as you see an opportunity (The AoE is lessening, enemies are coming loose from the big group, you see moment to flank), you switch to your melee weapon and storm in and do your thing. You need to be careful and make sure you'll not get nuked in seconds, but you can make a difference. Take down individuals who have gotten loose from the group, or AoE and control the enemies clumped together. Just make sure you have ways of retreating, because if you make a mistake, you're dead.
Melee in WvWvW isn't optimal, but it's playable.
Posted 01 September 2012 - 02:27 PM
Also try stuff out, your worst case scenario is you will die a few times and have to pay like 50C to repair your armor. I fell in love with the mace/torch combo and is prabobly all i roll right now on the guardian. Just gotta find what works best for you. Also traits are not a big deal at this time. What i find is that i dont have the money to buy the next trait book so im just putting points into w/e intill i get the money
Posted 01 September 2012 - 04:12 PM
Yxoque, on 01 September 2012 - 02:19 PM, said:
Ah, thanks for the good advice. That kind of simplifies things, I also didn't think the scepter was very good, but I only used it at like level 5 to unlock the skills for it and then never touched it again. I think I will try your idea of scepter/focus and GS in WvW next time I play it.
Critus, on 01 September 2012 - 02:27 PM, said:
Also try stuff out, your worst case scenario is you will die a few times and have to pay like 50C to repair your armor. I fell in love with the mace/torch combo and is prabobly all i roll right now on the guardian. Just gotta find what works best for you. Also traits are not a big deal at this time. What i find is that i dont have the money to buy the next trait book so im just putting points into w/e intill i get the money
Same here on the money, I end up feeling quite broke in this game due to the trading post being down so much! Also I tinkered with spirit weapons about 20 minutes ago and they were quite strong, but you're right about the cooldowns making you feel locked in and dependent on those, right now I think I much prefer 3 signets + save yourselves. I believe spirit weapons could be really great if you focused a build entirely on them, though.
But yeah I will take the advice here and just focus on playing and enjoying myself for now. Thanks!
Posted 01 September 2012 - 04:16 PM
wandering vagabond, on 01 September 2012 - 04:12 PM, said:
Same here on the money, I end up feeling quite broke in this game due to the trading post being down so much! Also I tinkered with spirit weapons about 20 minutes ago and they were quite strong, but you're right about the cooldowns making you feel locked in and dependent on those, right now I think I much prefer 3 signets + save yourselves. I believe spirit weapons could be really great if you focused a build entirely on them, though.
But yeah I will take the advice here and just focus on playing and enjoying myself for now. Thanks!
If you want spirit weapon based build try it in sPVP works pretty well, you can pretty much hold your own against 2 people if youre any good. Basically go to a point and stick to it like a leach and never give it up
Posted 01 September 2012 - 08:37 PM
Firstly you would like to gain massive burning power. Go massivly into burning duration/condi-damage. (pick up burning virtues and the aegis-burning trait) Go euqipmentwise for burning duration etc.
Secondly you would like to create a mega surviving guardian who is able to create farther survivability for his teammates. Go for massiv self-healing and boons that you can apply to teammates. (In my aO shouts define the best way to perform so). You will be able to survive a lot of (sorry) shit as you encounter hard enemies whilst performaing harsh support.(Note: Go for Virtues and Honor)
Either way you will perform very well as your teammates willnot expect you to go either way. Do as you like mate.
(Post Scriptum): If you have any questions, feel free to ask me by mesage. I consider myself being able to give tips to insecure guardians. CHeers..
Edited by CrystallineDIVA, 01 September 2012 - 08:37 PM.
Posted 01 September 2012 - 09:29 PM
Here´s a build i found for with virtues and valor http://gw2skills.net...BXQbB1CueoQSEDB
i really want to test if it´s good in pve (it´s defently not in pvp to obvious reasons) or if urs is better.
And for PvP i know that spirit weapons are good but also their should be a juggernaut build where u can survive evrything and only stand on point. Anyone who has a build for that.
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SAN ANTONIO -- On Sept. 3, we will celebrate Labor Day, recognizing all the hard work that has built and sustained our country. The Labor Day weekend has also come to mark the end of summer. It's a last chance to get together with family and friends, and enjoy the activities that make summer great.
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Leaders and first-line supervisors, you really do make a difference. As Labor Day approaches, remind your Soldiers and Civilians that accidents don't take a holiday and ensure that they include risk management in their plans, on- and off-duty. Check the U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center website at https://safety.army.mil for more information on summer safety, including the travel risk reduction tool TRiPS.
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Tvoy Dom helps Russians furnish their homes – and do it themselves – with a chain of hypermarkets that sell everything from beds to bathroom fixtures. With hundreds of thousands of products in stock and plans for future expansion, this company has a lot to manage. That's why Tvoy Dom chose SAP for Retail solutions to drive improved inventory control and lower operating costs.
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Tvoy Dom means "your home" in Russian, and the company's product inventory seems as vast as the country itself. This Moscow-based retail chain sells everything from home repair products and garden supplies to interior design services, furniture, and food.
Tvoy Dom pioneered the hypermarket concept in Russia, offering consumers high-quality products at affordable prices.
Tvoy Dom knows that a large selection of products and competitive pricing are key to their ongoing success, and the company continues to expand and to innovate. For example, the chain has launched two major retail initiatives. One is the sale of exclusive furniture collections. The other is a unique gardening complex that offers consumers a choice of more than 10,000 plants and trees. The display of plants is one of the largest in Russia.
Today, retail spending in Russia is climbing as consumer spending power in the country continues to grow. Tvoy Dom has specific plans for opening more than a half dozen new branches in several cities.
To enable their strategic vision, the retailer first had to replace a collection of stand-alone business systems, scattered databases, and poorly integrated IT processes. Tvoy Dom's disconnected business systems often led to poor visibility and costly delays in everyday activities such as purchase approval, order processing, and inventory revaluation.
The appearance of other big-box stores in Russia means increased competition. This competitive environment demands first-class inventory control and efficient business processes that can reduce operational costs.
- Yuri Zhikov, Chief Information Officer, Tvoy Dom
Tvoy Dom welcomed the SAP for Retail solution portfolio as a perfect fit for the company's needs. The retailer appreciated the software's comprehensive support for industry-specific business processes and its high degree of scalability – particularly important to a company looking to expand. Tvoy Dom was also aware of other successful SAP implementations throughout the Russian retail industry.
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The frame is subjected to a distributed loading of 2 kN/m as shown in the figure. Points A, B, and C are all pin connected. The rod BC has a diameter of 50 mm.
(a) Determine the reaction force at support A;
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(c) For cross section a-a normal to the axis of BC and having orientation angle θ, write the expressions of normal stress σ(θ) and shear stress τ(θ) as functions of θ, and determine the maximum values of σ(θ) and τ(θ) along rod BC;
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Legend has it that more than 2,000 years ago, Chu Yuan, a poet, warrior and loyal aide to a Chinese emperor, was banished after the ruler died. Chu Yuan could not win favor in the new court, so one day, in despair, he threw himself into the Mi Lo River. When his devoted followers learned of his death, they rushed to their boats and searched for his body, beating their paddles on the water and banging drums and gongs to frighten the fish and evil creatures away.
That incident launched the watery sport of dragon-boat racing, which has since gone global. And while Sloan Lake isn't exactly a Chinese river, it was a fitting setting for Colorado's inaugural dragon-boat races, which drew more than 15,000 spectators last summer. Organizers from Denver's Asian community are expecting close to 25,000 people at this year's Colorado Dragon Boat Festival on August 18.
The day's main events are the races -- one-on-one contests that usually last less than a minute -- to honor Yuan's spirit. But before that, Buddhist monks must rouse the mythic creatures with the "Awakening of the Dragon" ceremony. "Dragons are spirits, so the monks dot the [boats'] eyelids to bring them to life," explains Gil Asakawa, one of the festival's organizers. "It's very moving and symbolic." In Asian culture, the dragon is a symbol of nobility, dignity and power.
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Members of the Colorado Mongolian Project team, which won the first victory cup, are training hard to protect their title.
"Last year we had no idea how to participate. We didn't even know how to put on the life jackets," says the coach, Altbish Dashzeveg. "This year we know more what to do. We need more fit people." Dashzeveg, who is dieting to get his weight down, moved to Denver from Ulan Bator, Mongolia, almost two years ago. He hadn't raced before.
The four forty-foot dragon boats -- their ends carved and painted to resemble a dragon's head and tail -- are supplied by the American Dragon Boat Association, an arm of the U.S. Dragon Boat Federation, which organizes races nationwide. According to Dubuque's Gary Carsten, president of the USDBF, there are about 500 competitive dragon-boat teams around the country.
"It's a lot bigger that you might think," says Carsten. "We eventually want to bring this to the Olympic Games."
To honor other Asian traditions, the day also features cultural performances such as Chinese lion dancing and Japanese taiko drumming, as well as an Asian marketplace with food and crafts. Back out on the water, Dashzeveg will probably be yelling orders at his teammates, whom he calls soldiers. "It has to be like a military operation to get everybody to row at the exact same time," he says determinedly. "We will hopefully defend our championship."
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LOMA, Colo. (KKCO) Waterfowl hunting season may have just begun, but there's only a few days left for those who like to hunt the birds at Highline Lake.
The lake will be open to waterfowl hunters this week only because park rangers have started draining lake water in an effort to clean up sediment.
They will be bringing the level of the lake down to the lowest it has been since it was first filled in 1967.
There are still other options around for people who enjoy outdoor sports, park rangers said.
"Mack Mesa's been stocked with over 5000 fish this fall so people still have a great opportunity to come out and recreate and enjoy these beautiful fall days like today," said Alan Martinez, Highline Lake park manager.
For the next couple of weeks, the lake will drain about a foot a day, for a total of 20 feet. It will then remain at that level until next spring.


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Greg Bostrom has been bringing A.E. Wright Middle Schoolers to NatureBridge programs in Yosemite for 25 years. His wife, Donna Bostrom, has been organizing the trips for 17. This amazing couple are so dedicated to their students that they not only bring their eighth grade students to our program here in Yosemite, but they also work hard to get students to Catalina Island in 6th grade and Astro Camp in 7th grade.
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POPLAR BLUFF -- A Freemont man sustained fatal injuries after his tractor trailer ran over him Wednesday.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol at 10:10 p.m., Lawrence E. Sutherland, 72, parked his 1992 Peterbilt tractor-trailer on the westbound shoulder of U.S. Highway 60, five miles north of Poplar Bluff. Sutherland was outside the vehicle when the vehicle began to roll forward and ran over him.
Sutherland was pronounced dead at 11:55 p.m. at Three Rivers North Campus Hospital in Poplar Bluff. His body was taken to McSpadden Funeral Home in Van Buren.


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