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Official: Marketing Gurus Don't Earn As Much As They Claim
There's an interesting (and pretty short) AMA over at Reddit from one of the guys that used to work at Stompernet, an expensive members club of self-proclaimed internet marketing gurus that promises to teach newcomers its magic bullet SEO solutions.
And while this should hardly come as a surprise, it's interesting to see an ex-staff member confirming that the claims like "I earn $10,000 a month doing nothing" are a crock.
It's a good little read, and confirms our assumptions: some of the hard-sell internet marketing dudes are scumbags.
There was another interesting post on Reddit/SEO this week asking how these internet marketing experts stay in business. The consensus seems to be that there's a constant churn of new blood, people starting out learning about internet marketing having been made redundant, lost a bunch of money on their house, or worse.
Sometimes this side of the industry really depresses me. Certainly, the handful of people from "that side of the room" that I've met have been thoroughly distasteful individuals.
It's tough to remember that over on "this side of the room" there are people who provide value, transparency, and meaning and are able to deliver their work in a BS-free manner.


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From his 12th floor office in the Main Seneca Building, economist Richard Deitz has a bird's-eye view of the bustling development along the Buffalo waterfront.
But there's a lot more to the Buffalo Niagara economy than the promising waterfront development, and Deitz, the senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has been keeping a close watch on the region for the past 15 years.
Q: In the big picture, what's happening in the economy here?
A: We're doing relatively well. We're not growing as fast as the rest of the country, but we're pretty stable. The housing market is doing pretty well.
It's really in large part because you've got sectors like education and health, which are stable parts of the economy, and sectors like leisure and hospitality, which is continuing to grow and create some jobs.
On the downside, you've got declines in state and local government, which is a drag on the economy. As the national economy continues to recover, we're getting back to our normal pattern, which is that we don't really grow very rapidly, but compared to the past, we're doing pretty well.
Q: The Great Recession followed a very different pattern as downturns go, locally, didn't it?
A: We entered the recession a little later than average and we lost fewer jobs. If you look at where we are now, relative to where the downturn began, we've actually recovered all the private sector jobs that were lost. That's not something that the nation can say overall. It's not true for upstate as a whole. It's one way of pointing out that we've actually done better than average.
In large part, it's because we've been more stable during the business cycle. A lot of this has to do with the fact that we didn't have the housing boom and bust. The rest of the country had a deeper recession. They're growing a little faster coming out of it. So if you look at how fast we've been growing relative to how fast the rest of the country has been growing in recent months, we haven't been growing as strongly. But that's in part reflecting that we didn't decline as much during the downturn.
Q: If we didn't get hurt as badly during the recession as we usually do, why isn't our recovery stronger?
A: Housing is picking up, and that's helping some parts of the country because they're coming out of a deeper trench. We don't have that impetus, which is one reason why we're not growing as quickly.
But going back historically, over the past couple of decades, we haven't tended to perform as well as the rest of the country during good times. That pattern is probably re-emerging. The region is relatively stable, but it doesn't have the same growth impetus as parts of the country that are growing faster. That's probably more in line with our historical experience.
Q: What difference does it make if we're growing more slowly than the rest of the country or some other place? Or should we look at it as being in a vacuum and say we're doing better than we were?
A: We tend to spend a lot of energy berating our economic performance. We've done this in the past, saying we've got to grow as fast as the rest of the country or else we're doing something wrong.
Our economy is different from the rest of the country. We were a manufacturing town. We're not a manufacturing town anymore. We're a diversified economy. But we don't have the engines of growth as some larger, more larger, rapidly growing parts of the country. The bad part is, with less job creation, it may be a little more difficult for people to find jobs in the region.
It's not as if the economy is shrinking here. It's just not growing as rapidly.
Q: What do you see as the engines of growth here?
A: The engines of growth tend to be the education and health sectors. Now the education and health sectors combined are the largest segment of the economy. They just recently surpassed the size of the government sector.
Some parts of that sector can draw in activity from outside the region and generate some growth. Higher education is an example of that. The medical campus, where you're bringing people in from outside the region to do research and innovation, can be a driving force.
Another driving force is the aging population. That means the health care sector is growing, in part because the population is getting older, so more people are going to doctor's appointments and need nursing care and everything in between.
Q: How do we get young people to stay here, and convince others to move here?
A: Younger people are tending to gravitate toward places where there's more job growth – and that's not here. It's not that necessarily that they're leaving, they're just not coming to the region as rapidly as they are in a faster-growing part of the country.
People often see their college-age kids look for jobs outside the region. That's pretty normal. The college-age population recirculates and looks for jobs in parts of the country where jobs are being created. Because we have a lower rate of job growth here, that means less opportunities for people looking for jobs.
Q: What impact do you see the waterfront development and the investment in the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and local universities having on the local economy?
A: I think we've already seen some of the benefits. That's why the region has been growing slowly. These are some of the stabilizers in the local economy. They are creating more opportunities.
We know that there are high-skilled jobs being created at the medical campus and through the general high level of activity at the local colleges and universities. There are spillovers into the local economy from the research being done at the medical campus. Some of these are relatively small and some are larger, but those are positive developments in the economy. It has a lot of potential.
What you're seeing going on at the waterfront is more of an amenity for the region. It's not so much something that's going to drive a lot of growth for the region, but it can make the region more attractive for people.
Q: Can the region do a better job tapping into the skills of the graduates from the local colleges and universities and the research that goes on there?
A: The research side of what's going on at colleges and universities is just as important as what's going on in terms of producing skilled labor.
That's one area where we can do more to capitalize on: How to create more linkages between the private sector and local colleges and universities. We know from research that's one pathway that promotes economic growth and development. It's a little bit underdeveloped.
Q: Consumer debt levels here are lower than they are nationally. Why is that and how does that affect the economy?
A: It's been another stabilizing force. Because we didn't have such a strong housing boom and bust, consumers here didn't have as much mortgage debt. Because housing prices didn't rise as much, people didn't take out as much home equity as they did in other parts of the country.
In other parts of the country where that's happened, consumers have had to cut back because their debt levels were so high. That's been a factor restraining growth. But here, we haven't had that happen as much so it hasn't been as much of a drag.
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Former Berchtold salesman Michael Ward apologized to his family and the government Monday in U.S. District Court before being sentenced to a year in federal prison for writing phony invoices in an alleged price-gouging scheme targeting an Army hospital, authorities said.
Ward, a Texas resident who worked for Berchtold Corp. until March 2012, pleaded guilty in January to writing false documents. He faced up to five years on the charge but will spend a year behind bars, plus an additional two years under supervised release, officials said.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Rhett DeHart, who prosecuted the case, said he was pleased with the sentence, having deferred to whatever the court deemed suitable.
"He had no prior record and he pled guilty," DeHard said. "It's not like this guy is a hardened criminal. I hope the sentence sends a deterrent effect."
Questions regarding Ward's handling of sales surfaced after former Berchtold employee Beth Gorawski filed a federal whistleblower complaint in September 2011 alleging the Hanahan Road business overcharged the government by nearly $736,000 on a $2.4 million sale of medical equipment to Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas.
She's also suing Berchtold for wrongful termination in a separate case.
Prosecutors have stated that Ward twice created false documents in October 2010.
In the first instance, he fabricated an invoice stating that Berchtold had sold surgical equipment to Kaiser Hospital Asset Management at inflated prices, according to an indictment.
In the other case, he falsely certified in a written price quote that the rates he was offering were the lowest available for favored customers when he knew they were "far in excess of the best pricing that Berchtold ... was required to provide the United States Government for such goods."
Ward apologized to his family and the government for his actions while in court Monday, DeHart said.
"He said he didn't, at the time, realize how serious what he did was," DeHart said.
According to DeHart, Berchtold recently agreed to a $3.6 million settlement to be paid to the federal government, squelching any desire for monetary restitution in Ward's case. Gorawski was awarded a $867,189 whistleblower payment from the government as a result of the settlement. The figure represented 20 percent of both the $3.6 million settlement and the nearly $736,000 in excess charges.
Reach Christina Elmore at 937-5908 or at Twitter.com/celmorePC.
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The MS-Connect 210 simplifies connectivity of Microscan readers in industrial applications. This factory floor ready wiring box features a vivid display, convenient access holes for easy wire routing, and multiple connectivity options including Ethernet protocols.
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"Ask any man"... that's funny. I have.
I live with a family full of bald men.
I'm married to a bald man.
They are fine.
They are happy. They don't stare longingly into mirrors and curse the gods!!!
Are their lots of guys out there crying... sure. But there are even more who are happy and fine.
It's like reading only the negative reviews on a product when you search out those forums.
People complain very loudly when they are unhappy... but there could be 1000's of completly satisfied and happy people for every one unhappy who is complaining, grasping at straws, and pinning their happiness on something so trivial. You have to remember that. Buy looking into specific places for the people who are unhappy you get a skewed perspective of how "all men" feel. Happy balding men are not wasting their time going to hair forums...
Men who are insecure about their baldness are just that.
(I've been around some of those too... both with and without hair. Ick. Insecurity is not attractive. This is one of biggest issue with balding guys that they blame on their hair. They are insecure, it shows in their personality, they telegraph it to the world... that's why they feel bad and they don't have the successful interactions with people that they want to, then they blame their lack of hair and feel worse about themselves/the hair issue. It's crap. It's kind of like girls with Body Dismorphic Disorder needing to learn to love themselves. )
They are basing their lives on the wrong things... mostly outward appearance and the approval of others instead of mostly inner character and love of self.
If people don't like you for who you are, you already lost the game IMO... and my bald husbands.
Or in his words... "who gives a shit". LOL
Women still give him their phone numbers even though he's 41, bald and seriously graying, a little over weight, and married.
Why? Because he's very confidant, social, kind, and happy... you can see it in his smile.
^^That's what matters; not so much the hair.
Also... what's wrong with Jason Alexander?
Other than that ridiculous pose... obviously.
When do we ever meet someone posed as awkwardly as possible on a divan in their jockey shorts?
He could use to lose some weight/probably needs to clean up his diet, but I don't think he is unattractive because he is bald.
Awkward/unattractive looks are awkward regardless of the hair situation.
I don't think Jason Alexander fits that bill.
If I was single, I'd give this guy a call if I met him and we chatted/exchanged numbers.
Friendly... outgoing... funny... confident. Yeah. And cute too.
Not my "ideal super sexy" but nobody is perfect.
Bruce Willis is just gross... that has nothing to do with his hairline.
Jason Statham... meh.
He doesn't really fit my bill either.
Michael Chiklis does though, so there is that.
Hollywood is tragically bereft of men I find really attractive...
There are always the ladies though!
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.
~Friedrich Nietzsche
And that's why I'm here eating HFLC Primal/Paleo.
"Right is right, even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it." - St. Augustine
Who says back fat is a bad thing? Maybe on a hairy guy at the beach, but not on a crab.
I was weird kid and didn't do trends much.
Always a wash and wear hair girl!
I actually had a bob in middle school...
And have one now. Though this one is punched up quite a bit.
After middle school I just stopped cutting it and by graduation it was LOOOONG and blonde... with wispy bangs! LOL
Almost LHB.
Pretty much LHB. But I could totally glam it up when I wanted to.
My hubs had great naturally curly hair (though it's really weird for me to see pics of him WITH hair, it looks freaky since I've never known him with it), and sported the little fluffy mullet!
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.
~Friedrich Nietzsche
And that's why I'm here eating HFLC Primal/Paleo.
Now, let me put it this way:
Hypothetically, say, they create a 100% cure for male pattern baldness that is affordable and with no sides, how many bald men do you think we'd honestly have? Practically none. Skinheads maybe? And I don't count buzzcuts, because there is still hair there. And, if after the cure, they still want to take a bic to their head, that's cool, that's their choice. And that's the difference: choice.
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It has become a daunting cycle for wireless firms: as they improve their service, customers jam the airwaves. The crowd eventually overwhelms the network, sending carriers' promises of better service up in smoke.
AT&T, t -1.4712976362759287% AT&T Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD40.85 -0.61 -1.4712976362759287% /Date(1475096467333-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 25709573 AFTER HOURS USD40.85 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 630636 P/E Ratio 17.645788336933045 Market Cap 255061914367.676 Dividend Yield 4.700122399020808% Rev. per Employee 577456 More quote details and news » for its part, was swamped after it became the first carrier to support Apple's iPhone. More recently, Verizon Wireless has buckled under the popularity of its pioneering fourth-generation network. The carrier upped spending by $500 million this year to bolster its 4G-network quality. All the while, AT&T (ticker: T), Sprint, S 0.7429420505200595% Sprint Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD6.78 0.05 0.7429420505200595% /Date(1475096552797-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8555885 AFTER HOURS USD6.75 -0.0300000000000002 -0.4424778761061947% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 791071 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 26780487307.3439 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1072170 More quote details and news » and T-Mobile US tmus -0.19189765458422176% T-Mobile US Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD46.81 -0.09 -0.19189765458422176% /Date(1475096400339-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1575604 AFTER HOURS USD46.81 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 145157 P/E Ratio 36.00769230769231 Market Cap 38586506797.3938 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 678340 More quote details and news » are still trying to catch up. Wells Fargo Securities forecasts that the four carriers will devote $34.6 billion to network improvements in 2014.
Those big costs, combined with emerging pricing wars among the carriers, will weigh on wireless profits. But there's a clear winner from the innovation race: American Tower AMT 0.5355708292421673% American Tower REIT U.S.: NYSE USD112.63 0.6 0.5355708292421673% /Date(1475096533475-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1413687 AFTER HOURS USD112.63 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 70049 P/E Ratio 69.89574283231973 Market Cap 47901553938.2733 Dividend Yield 1.953298410725384% Rev. per Employee 1557260 More quote details and news » (AMT). The Boston-based company is the world's largest operator of cell towers, leasing antenna space to every major carrier in the U.S. and Latin America. And, since more antennas mean more-reliable networks, American Tower is in an admirable position.
American Tower's revenue is already swelling. Rent at its U.S. towers rose 12% in the third quarter, the fastest rate in five years. Total sales are forecast to grow 20% in 2014, to $3.99 billion, driving net income up 46%, to $922 million. Jim Taiclet, American Tower's long-time CEO, tells Barron's that it's the best environment he's seen in years. "We've got four legitimate carriers deploying 4G in the U.S., all working at the same time on a pretty aggressive schedule," he says.
They're all striving to meet the booming demand for wireless bandwidth. Cisco Systems estimates that mobile-data traffic will grow 56% a year in North America through 2017, thanks largely to the influx of video being delivered to smartphones and tablets. Customers are now adding multiple devices to each account. With 326 million active connections; the U.S. wireless penetration rate was 102% at the end of 2012, according to industry lobbyist CTIA.
While American Tower is a clear beneficiary of the startling growth in mobile technology, it's insulated from the usual high-flier risks. American Tower owns 57,000 towers across the world; about two-thirds of sales come from the U.S., with Mexico, Brazil, and India making up most of the rest. The company signs carriers to long-term leases, which include annual price hikes. In 2012, American Tower converted to a real-estate investment trust, which affords significant tax savings. Investors essentially get a high-tech growth company secured by a solid real-estate portfolio.
American Tower says its average U.S. tower has 2.6 "tenants," or carriers, with room for four to five. That's more growing space than at the typical commercial REIT, where occupancy generally hovers over 90%, says Eric Frankel, an analyst at REIT specialist Green Street Advisors.
By REIT standards, American Tower is a behemoth. Its $31 billion market value makes it the second-largest REIT behind mall owner Simon Property Group SPG -0.15028413093504908% Simon Property Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD212.61 -0.32 -0.15028413093504908% /Date(1475096521664-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1135208 AFTER HOURS USD212.61 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 14350 P/E Ratio 38.9538292414804 Market Cap 66909417250.5567 Dividend Yield 3.1042754338930436% Rev. per Employee 1068790 More quote details and news » (SPG). Yet, the REIT world has been slow to embrace American Tower. The company is not yet included in the top REIT indices, including the much-used industry benchmark MSCI U.S. REIT index. Eventually, it will find its way into the index, which should drive additional demand for the shares.
The Bottom Line
A push to improve service by the four big U.S. wireless carriers is driving demand for tower space, which could lift American Tower's shares 20%.
American Tower analysts spend most of their time looking at a cash-flow metric called adjusted funds from operations. AFFO, which adds depreciation to net income and subtracts capital expenses, is forecast to grow 19% next year and another 14% in 2015. At a recent $78, American Tower trades at 18 times next year's forecast of $4.34. Strong industry trends could push the multiple slightly higher a year from now. At 19 times 2015 estimates, the stock would be worth $94. It yields 1.5%.
DESPITE THE GOOD NEWS, American Tower has sorely trailed the broad market this year, up just 2% in 2013, versus 27% for the S&P 500. Industry consolidation has always been a risk to American Tower, because it cuts back on its customers base, in theory, at least. A week ago, The Wall Street Journal reported No. 3 carrier Sprint (S) was looking into buying T-Mobile US (TMUS), the No. 4 player. The deal would have a steep regulatory hurdle, and incompatible technology means it would likely take years for the carriers to find synergies in their infrastructure. In the meantime, they are under pressure to improve their networks, which means more tower locations.
Overseas operations also tend to make investors nervous. In July, research firm Muddy Waters warned about American Tower's international portfolio. It recommended investors short the stock. American Tower immediately clarified the issue, which involved accounting for international acquisitions. The market has since shrugged off the report. Just 2% of the stock is held short, versus an 8% short position for SBA Communications SBAC 1.1171686477790688% SBA Communications Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD113.14 1.25 1.1171686477790688% /Date(1475096400266-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 500179 AFTER HOURS USD113.14 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10913 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 13943172034.9182 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1238910 More quote details and news » (SBAC), American Tower's smaller rival.
The company isn't randomly buying towers across the world. It has anchored its operations in Latin America, where it has solid relationships with wireless giants Telefónica and América Móvil.
American Tower recently returned its focus to the U.S. In October, it closed a $4.8 billion deal for a private tower group called Global Tower Partners. The acquisition improves American Tower's position in San Francisco and New York. Those are the same big markets, it so happens, where Verizon is racing to improve its coverage.
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The group, best known for its 1970s hits such as "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," "Deacon Blues," "Do It Again" and "Reelin' in the Years," has typically performed infrequently, but has launched several major tours since 2000.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, currently in the middle of their "Shuffle Diplomacy Twenty Eleven" tour, are performing with eight players dubbed the Miles High Big Band and backup trio the Embassy Brats. Jazz keyboardist Sam Yahel and his band will open the show as the support act.
So far on the tour, the band has mixed in hits and deep cuts spanning most of their nine full-length albums, with a cover thrown in here and there.
If you're wondering if the band will play "Deacon Blues," a single from their 1977 album "Aja" that makes a reference to Alabama and the Crimson Tide, take a look at some research Lawrence F. Specker of the Press-Register did before they played The Wharf in Orange Beach in 2009. It looks like that song might not make the cut for the set list.
Steely Dan's 8 p.m. Saturday concert follows a Friday night show featuring My Morning Jacket, Neko Case and Phosphorescent at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater.
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A spiky diatribe, delivered in the language of brutal punk rock, against brain-dead sequelization in the film business. A pop song poking fun at trust-fund kids at Occupy rallies. A catchy Devo-like electro-rock number about all the plastic detritus gumming up the oceans. A tight, repetitive, hypnotic track that places the effort to land the London Olympics in the context of the ongoing feud between the North and South of England. Broadsides against alcoholic nonsense, the emptiness of music merchandising, the cult of celebrity, the beauty industry, and bad male behavior.
What's got into Andy Falkous? The Future of the Left frontman and songwriter has always been scathing and acerbic, but on "The Plot Against Common Sense," the Welsh group's third album, he's put aside his ranting about dinosaurs, pussycats, and sausage on a stick in favor of pointed cultural critique.
"On the first two albums, many of the songs were, in the best sense of the word, silly -- even if there's always anger underpinning the silliness," says Falkous, who brings Future of the Left back to Maxwell's in Hoboken on Monday night. "While we were making 'Common Sense,' there were a lot of significant events happening worldwide: wars, anti-capitalist riots. That gave the lyrics more of a basis in reality, rather than just in a love of figurative language."
His ardor for non-linear storytelling hasn't faded. Falkous is still captivated by the power of ambiguous phrases. Many of his compositions hang like mobiles, turning unexpectedly on pivots, and looking different depending on the angle that a listener approaches the song. A strategically altered word or syllable can change the meaning of an entire verse. His choruses can feel like riddles: on "A Guide to Men," he calls his writing "common sense folded backward into itself." (The singer doesn't explain what that might look like.)
"I get very bored of literal songwriting," says Falkous, who first gained notoriety with McLusky, a wrecking-crew of a trio that played hard, fast, rough, and smart. "When in the process of making an album, you don't want to be too aware of what you're doing. Many of these lyrics were written in the moment. If you go into an album with too much of a soapbox, you can end up rather po-faced about the whole enterprise."
Future of the Left backs up Falkous' writing with barbed music that draws equally from minimalist rock, early synthpunk, and raucous garage music. Songs on "The Plot Against Common Sense" are often built from simple riffs, but rarely do they sound rudimentary. Drummer Jack Egglestone, who played with Falkous in McLusky, fills the space with inventive, playful rhythm parts that are often as catchy as the choruses.
"Whatever the arrangements are, it's always a search for hooks in non-obvious places," says Falkous. "The goal is to make pop music. It's always about the melodies. There's a lack of ego in this band that's very productive. On some of these songs, we've got to play the same thing all the way through. Real guitar heroes would be unable to do that."
While prior Falkous projects have been a breakneck spring to the finish line, "The Plot Against Common Sense" unfolds at a more deliberate pace. This, plus the landslide of English place names and cultural references, has made the new Future of the Left set a tougher sell on this side of the Atlantic that the first two were. But the album rewards scrutiny, and maybe a few Google searches. (The singer suggests that British people do this with proper nouns on American records all the time, and asks for a similar courtesy.) Upon closer inspection, Falkous' take on London isn't that much more jaundiced than the classic New Jersey looks askance at the vanities of New York City.
"Let's face it, there is no such thing as common sense," say Falkous. "In ancient times, it was considered common sense to throw those who didn't meet certain societal standards off of cliffs. In the future, if the earth still contains carbon-based life, it's likely that they'll look back at our time of economic crisis and wonder why wealth is concentrated in the hands of a small amount of people."
"I think people may regard that as obscene."
Future of the Left
Where and when: Monday at Maxwell's, 1039 Washington St., Hoboken, 8 p.m.; Tuesday at the Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 8:30
How much: $12 for Maxwell's, call (201) 652-1703 or visit maxwellsnj.com; $12-$14 for Knitting Factory, call (347) 529.6696 or visit bk.knittinfactory.com


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WAIKAPU - Kimberly Wendt and John Gonsalves were married Dec. 20, 2008, by the Rev. Walter Baloaloa in a gazebo at the Maui Tropical Plantation.
The bride is the daughter of Carl and Donna Wendt of Makawao. She has been the office manager/broker's assistant at Jim Sanders Realty for the last 12 years and also works at Impressions Make-Up & Hair Salon as a cosmetologist.
The groom is the son of Damien and Marie Gonsalves of Wailuku. He is an employee of Costco Wholesale.
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Kimberly Wendt-Gonsalves and John Gonsalves
The matron of honor was Michelle Kaina, best friend of the bride. The bridesmaids were Valerie Lorenzo, Jaime Morreira, Tracy Manlansing and Marlayna Gomes, all friends of the bride.
The best man was Nate Nishijo, childhood friend of the groom. The groomsmen were Jason Wendt, brother of the bride, and Bert Kuwahara, Nick Gomes and Chris Gomes, all friends of the groom.
Taylor Nishimura, cousin of the bride, was the flower girl. Skye Kaina was the ring girl and Gabrielle Kaina was the junior bridesmaid; both are daughters of the matron of honor.
A reception was held at the Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani with 400 guests and music by Ekolu.
The couple resides in Wailuku.


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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) Climate Data Library [LDEO]
The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) Climate Data Library contains a wide variety of primarily oceanographic and atmospheric data sets. All of the data is available online and most ...
Annual report on the scientific work undertaken at Davis Station in 1985 [Davis_Annual_Report_1985]
This is a scanned copy of the annual report on the scientific work undertaken at Davis Station in 1985. The report was written by J.B. Gallagher. Paraphrased from the introduction: This report ...
K-Axis Science Event Log - scanned copy of paper original [AAS_4344_K-AXIS_Science_Event_Log_Scanned]
During the K-Axis marine voyage from mid Jan-late Feb 2016, a diverse range of sampling techniques were employed to collect specimens and data. Each sampling event was recorded by scientists and technical ...
Single metal toxicity to the Antarctic marine microalga Cryothecomonas armigera [AAS_4326_microalga_toxicity]
This metadata record contains the results from 3 bioassays conducted with the Antarctic marine microalgae Cryothecomonas armigera (incertae sedis). These tests assessed the toxicity of copper, cadmium, ...
Toxicity of copper to three Macquarie Island marine gastropods [AAS_4100_Toxicity_Gastropods]
The three gastropod species in this study were collected from the subantarctic Macquarie Island (54.6167 degrees S, 158.8500 degrees E), which is located in the Southern Ocean, just north of the Antarctic ...
Exopolysaccharides from Antarctic bacteria [ASAC_2348]
Exopolysaccharide (EPS) is complex sugar made by many microbes in the Antarctic marine environment. This project seeks to understand the ecological role of microbial EPS in the Southern Ocean, where ...
Investigating the relation between aerosol optical depth, dimethylsulphide production and phytoplankton dynamics in the Antarctic Southern Ocean [ASAC_2319]
---- Public Summary from Project ---- Understanding the strength of possible biological feedbacks is crucial to the science of climate change. This project aims to improve our understanding of one ...
Atlas of World Ocean Circulation Experiment Data for Southern Ocean [WOCE_SO]
This site is an online Atlas of hydrographic data products for the region extending to the south of 30, nominally the Southern Ocean. Static atlas products are available for browsing and downloading, ...
Southern Ocean Atlas Database [WOCE_SO_DB]
The Southern Ocean Atlas Database is a collection of 94,280 hydrographic stations located south of 25 degrees south. Data from Bottle-sampled and continuous CTD casts derived from ...
Iron content of Southern Ocean phytoplankton: implications for carbon transfer to the deep sea [ASAC_2297]
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2297: Iron content of Southern Ocean phytoplankton: implications for carbon transfer to the deep sea. Data on size-fractionated distribution of suspended ...
Role of micronutrients in the sea ice microbial ecosystem [ASAC_2299]
The productivity of Antarctic waters may be controlled by the amount of iron. Experiments have shown that this is probably the case for phytoplankton but as yet we do not know if iron limits the growth ...
Toxicity of copper, cadmium and zinc to Macquarie Island marine invertebrates [AAS_4100_MI_marine_CuZnCd]
We investigated the toxicity of copper, zinc and cadmium to the following taxa: copepods Tigriopus angulatus (Lang) and Harpacticus sp. (Order Harpacticoida, Family Harpacticidae); flatworm Obrimoposthia ...
GLobal Ocean Data Analysis Project (GLODAP) Ocean Atlas [CDIAC_GLODAP]
The GLobal Ocean Data Analysis Project (GLODAP) is a cooperative effort to coordinate global synthesis projects funded through NOAA/DOE and NSF as part of the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study - Synthesis ...
Analysis data of surface sedimentary samples from the Antarctic Peninsula [CN_NADC_NADC_2012_Antarctic_Peninsula]
Multi-proxy investigations were performed on surface sedimentary samples collected from the Antarctic Peninsula, during the 28th CHINARE (Chinese National Antarctic Research Expedition), including ...
Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment (CEAREX) Data [NSIDC-0020]
CEAREX was a multi-platform field program conducted in the Norwegian Seas and Greenland north to Svalbard from September 1988 through May 1989. Canada, Denmark, France, Norway and the United States ...
Research of sea ice biogeochemical data and oceanographic measurements under the Ross ice shelf - K131_2011_2012_NZ_1 [K131_2011_2012_NZ_1]
Oceanographic data compiling of - salinity, current, pressure, ice-water interface data was gathered from under the Ross Ice shelf to gain a better understanding of the interactions of sub ice shelf ...
Marine Chemistry Data from the Northwest Atlantic and Maritimes Region of Canada [CANEMRCCRS_MARINE_CHEM]
These data are contained in either the Regional BioChem or National NCIS databases This dataset includes data related to contaminants in fish and in fish habitat collected by the Marine ...
We collected surface seawater samples using trace clean 1L Nalgene bottles on the end of a long bamboo pole. We will analyse these samples for trace elements. Iron is the element of highest interest ...
Arctic Ocean Dissolved Iron (Fe) Data from Flow Injection Analysis [Dissolved_Fe_Arctic_Klunder_IPY35_NL]
Dissolved iron was measured directly on board by Flow Injection Analysis (FIA) after De Jong et al. 1998 in a cleanroom container. In a continuous FIA system the acidified pH 1.8, filtered (0.2µm) ...
Arctic Station Data at LDEO Climate Data Library [LDEO_ARCTIC_STATION]
Data collected from 35 Arctic stations including tritium, depth, ice fraction/Atlantic fraction, river runoff, delta oxygen 18, salinity, silicate, and potential temperature. See: "http://ingrid.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.ARCTIC/.STATION/"
Atlantic DSDP Lower Cretaceous Carbonate Geochemistry Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_1999-031]
Striking cyclic interbeds of laminated dark-olive to black marlstone and bioturbated white to light-gray limestone of Neocomian (Early Cretaceous) age, the Blake-Bahama Formation, have been recovered ...
Atlantic Meridional Transect [AMT]
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BTN-Chemistry of micropollutants [BTN-Ve_SW16]
Seawater sampling using Teflon-coated go-flo bottles (20 L) with kevlar hydrowire. Analyses of trace elements in seawater were performed using Inductively Coupled Plasma Sector Field Mass Spectrometry ...
Biogenic Particle Fluxes Measured Using Sediment Traps during the JGOFS North Atlantic Bloom Experiment (NABE) [JGOFS_NABE_SEDIMENT]
The Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) seeks to understand the processes that control the transfer of carbon and other biologically active elements in the ocean. In addition, ...
CO2, Hydrographic and Chemical Data Obtained During the R/V Knorr Cruises in the North Atlantic Ocean, CDIAC/NDP-082 [CDIAC_NDP082]
This data set consists of measurements of total carbon dioxide (TCO2) total alkalinity (TALK), and partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) at hydrographic stations on the North Atlantic Ocean sections AR24, ...
CO2, Hydrographic and Chemical Data Obtained During the R/V Maurice Ewing Cruise in the Atlantic Ocean [CDIAC_NDP-084]
This data set consists of total carbon dioxide (TCO2), total alkalinity (TALK), and pH measured at hydrographic stations during the R/V Maurice Ewing cruise in the South Atlantic Ocean on the A17 ...
CO2, Hydrographic, and Chemical Data Obtained During the R/V Hesperides Cruise in the Atlantic Ocean, July 14-August 15, 1992, CDIAC/NDP-074 [CDIAC_NDP074]
This Numeric Data Package (NDP-074) contains measurements made during the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) cruise of the R/V Hesperides beginning in Cadiz, Spain and ending in Miami, Florida. ...
CO2, Hydrographic, and Chemical Data Obtained During the R/V John V. Vickers Cruise in the Pacific Ocean, August 4 - October 21, 1992, CDIAC NDP-075 [CDIAC_NDP075]
This Numeric Data Package (NDP-075) contains carbon dioxide, hydrographic and chemical measurements obtained during the R/V John V. Vickers cruise in the Pacific Ocean August 4-October 21, 1992. The ...
CO2, Hydrographic, and Chemical Data Obtained During the R/V Knoor Cruises in the South Pacifi Ocean May 2 - July 30, 1992, CDIAC/NDP-077 [CDIAC_NDP077]
This Numeric Data Package (NDP-077), contains measurements of total carbon dioxide (TCO2) and partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) at hydrographic stations during the research vessel (R/V) Knorr ...
CO2, Hydrographic, and Chemical Data Obtained During the R/V Meteor Cruise 18/1 in the North Atlantic Ocean, CDIAC/NDP056 [CDIAC_NDP056]
[Summary adopted from the NDP-056 documentation] The North Atlantic Ocean is characterized by an intense meridional circulation cell carrying near-surface waters ...
CO2, Hydrographic, and Chemical Data Obtained in the Central S. Pacific Ocean During the TUNES-2 Expedition of the R/V Thomas Washington, CDIAC/NDP-054 [CDIAC_NDP054]
[Summary adopted from the NDP-054 documentation] This data documentation discusses the procedures and methods used to obtain data on total carbon dioxide (TCO2), total alkalinity (TALK), and discrete ...
CTD Bottle and Surface Oceanographic Data from ICES [ICES_SVC_HYDR]
This data consists of: (1) Surface data. These include all data collected at depths of <10m from the bottle, CTD and underway/pump data. The number of observations in the selected ...
Carbon Dioxide Hydrographic, and Chemical Data Obtained During the R/V Thomas Washington Cruise TUNES-3 in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean, CDIAC/NDP-060 [CDIAC_NDP060]
[Summary adopted from the NDP-060 documentation] This data documentation discusses the procedures and methods used to obtain total carbon dioxide (TCO2), total alkalinity (TALK), hydrographic, and ...
Carbon Dioxide, Hydrographic, and Chemical Data Obtained During the R/V Meteor Cruise 15/3 in the South Atlantic (1991), CDIAC/NDP051 [CDIAC_NDP051]
This Numeric Data Package (NDP) from CDIAC consists of measurements of carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrographic and chemical data obtained during the Research Vessel (R/V) Meteor Expedition ...
Carbon Dioxide, Hydrographic, and Chemical Data Obtained During the R/V Meteor Cruise 22/5 in the South Atlantic Ocean, CDIAC/NDP-066 [CDIAC_NDP066]
The Numeric Data Package, NDP-066, provides measurements total carbon dioxide (TCO2) and total alkalinity (TALK) at hydrographic stations, as well as the underway partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) during ...
Carbon Dioxide, Hydrographic, and Chemical Data Obtained in the South Pacific Ocean October 1992-April 1993, CDIAC/NDP-065 [CDIAC_NDP065]
The Numeric Data Package NDP-065, contains carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrographic and chemical measurements taken from the Research Vessel R/V Knorr in the South Pacific Ocean during three expeditions ...
Carbonate Chemistry of the Weddell Sea from the Weddell Polynya Expedition (WEPOLEX-81), CDIAC NDP-028 [CDIAC_NDP28]
This package documents carbonate data derived from samples that were obtained from the Weddell Sea in the late austral winter of 1981 as a part of the US-USSR Weddell Polynya Expedition (WEDPOLEX-81) ...
Chemistry data from the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Davis Sewage Outfall [DAVIS_STP_Chemistry]
Untreated, macerated wastewater effluent has been discharged to the sea at Davis Station since 2005, when the old wastewater treatment infrastructure was removed. This environmental assessment was ...
Chemistry of micropollutants [SW16]
Seawater sampling using teflon-coated go-flo bottles (20 L) with kevlar hydrowire. Analyses of trace elements in seawater were performed using Inductively Coupled Plasma Sector Field Mass Spectrometry ...
Collaborative Mercury Research Network (COMERN) [gomc_350]
The overarching objective of the NB Coastal Case Study is to identify the fate of mercury in coastal ecosystems of the Bay of Fundy, and the susceptibility of this coastal region to local and long-range ...
Collaborative Research: Modeling and synthesis study of a natural iron fertilization site in the Southern Drake Passage [NSF-ANT09-48338]
The ocean plays a critical role in sequestering CO2 by exporting fixed carbon to the deep ocean through the biological pump. There is a pressing need to understand the systematics of carbon export ...
Collaborative Research: Plankton Community Structure and Iron Distribution in the Southern Drake Passage and Scotia Sea [NSF-ANT04-44040]
The Shackleton Fracture Zone (SFZ) in Drake Passage of the Southern Ocean defines a boundary between low and high phytoplankton waters. Low chlorophyll water flowing through the southern Drake Passage ...
Collaborative Research: Plankton Community Structure and Iron Distribution on in the Southern Drake Passage and Scotia Sea [NSF-ANT04-43403]
The Shackleton Fracture Zone (SFZ) in Drake Passage of the Southern Ocean defines a boundary between low and high phytoplankton waters. Low chlorophyll water flowing through the southern Drake Passage ...
Comparative study of processes controlling carbon export in Southern Ocean environments characterised by a different hydrodynamical and ecological functioning [ASAC_1343]
Preliminary Metadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 1343 See the link below for public details on this project. Comparative study of the processes controlling carbon export in Southern ...
Concentration of heavy metals in marine waters around Casey station - summer 2003/04 [DGT-Heavymetals-Casey03-04]
The concentration of heavy metals in seawater at four sites around Casey was determined via Diffusive Gradients in Thin films (DGT) loggers attached to experimental mesocosms suspended below the sea ...
DMS and DMSP Data from CTD and Minicosm experiments conducted during the BROKE-West voyage 2006 [BROKE-West_DMS_DMSP]
Data Acquisition: Sampling was performed on seawater collected from CTDs and minicosm experiments. Sampling involved the collection of 250 mL of seawater from each Niskin bottle and minicosm ...
Data from the Multiple Unit Large Volume In Situ Filtration System (MULVFS) used during the JGOFS Equatorial Pacific Process Study (EQPAC) [JGOFS_EQPAC_MULVFS]
The Equatorial Pacific Process Study (EQPAC) was conducted along 140 deg W longitude during 1992. Four cruises took place: February 3 - March 9, March 19 - April ...
Decadal Sea Surface Temperature Variability in the Sub-Tropical South Pacific from 1726 to 1997 A.D. from WDC/Paleoclimatology [NOAA_NGDC_PALEO_LINSLEY_SST]
[Summary from the NOAA/NCDC/WDC Paleoclimatolgy data description: A 271 year record of Sr/Ca variability in a coral from Rarotonga in the South Pacific gyre. Calibration with monthly sea surface ...
Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Database and Ocean Drilling Project (ODP) Database (Janus) at Texas AM University [DSDP_ODP_DATABASES_TAMU]
These databases contain geological and geophysical investigations of the cores recovered from almost every ocean of the world. The data were collected on oceanographic cruises of the ...
Determination of natural Fe organic complexes in the surface waters of the Amundsen Sea [Organic_Fe_speciation_Antarctic_Gerringa_IPY35_NL_NBP0901area]
The distribution and biological availability of Fe is strongly controlled by its physical-chemical speciation within seawater, where colloids and Fe-organic complexes are dominant factors. In order ...
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J. Walter Wilson, M.D., in "Dividing Lines in Specialized Medical Practice" (J. A. M. A.162:1025 [Nov. 10] 1956) states: "Studying bones recovered from early Stone Age strata, LeBaron found the skeletons of 18 men who had had fractured limbs, only 3 of which would be considered to have healed poorly, even by today's standards, thereby indicating that there were persons then living who had become expert at setting fractures." Although it is recognized that these statements are purely for background purposes in the development of his main topic, specialized medical practice, perhaps correction of two errors in the quotation above is worthwhile. First, LeBaron's study was concerned primarily with the neolithic rather than the paleolithic period (Paleès, L.: Paléopathologie et pathologie comparative, Paris, Masson & Cie, 1930). Second, although granting that surgical skills had been developed in the neolithic period (e. g., trephining), the argument
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text: May I make a suggestion... since you are already getting FarCry, why get Red Steel, a sub-par FPS, when Farcry is going to be a good FPS? You are overlaping there. I would say go with Need For Speed Carbon that way you have all your bases covered. Zelda an Adventure RPG, NFS: Carbon a Racer, and Farcry a First person shooter.


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Make sure that all the Files in your Geoworks (or Ensemble or whatever
the top folder's name is) have the read only attribute turned off. The
easy way to do that is to open a DOS prompt in Win95 then cd to your
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Attorneys for a polygamous family made famous on a reality television show on Friday asked a Utah federal judge not to block their challenge of the state's bigamy law.
Kody Brown and wives Meri, Janelle, Christine and Robyn filed a lawsuit in Salt Lake City's U.S. District Court in July.
The stars of the TLC show "Sister Wives" contend the law is unconstitutional because it violates their right to privacy — prohibiting them from living together and criminalizing their private sexual relationships.
Under Utah law, people are guilty of bigamy if they have multiple marriage licenses, or if they cohabitate with another consenting adult in a marriage-like relationship. Any couple of any sex living together in an intimate relationship is considered marriage-like under the law, and such a living arrangement would be considered a felony. Any couple of any sex living together in an intimate relationship could be considered guilty of a felony under the law.
Formerly of Lehi, the Browns and their 17 children moved to Nevada in January after police launched a bigamy investigation. The Browns practice polygamy as part of their religious beliefs.
U.S. District Court Judge Clark Waddoups heard oral arguments in the case on Friday in Salt Lake City and took the matter under advisement. It's not clear when he will rule.
For the case to go forward, the judge must decide the Browns have been harmed by the bigamy law.
In court, the Browns' Washington-based attorney, Jonathan Turley, said the family has suffered losses of income and been forced to move out of state because they were under investigation for bigamy.
They've also suffered "reputational harm" because the law labels the Browns' family a "criminal association," and because some Utah County prosecutors have said publicly that it would be easy for authorities bring charges because the Browns have already acknowledged felonies on national TV.
"This family was fearful of arrest ... they still are," Turley said. "It's why they are not here (in court) today."


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NAACP President & CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous Statement on Marriage Equality
As some of you may know, the NAACP has opposed proposed anti-marriage equality laws on a number of occasions. This effort has been led by State Conferences in places like North Carolina and California. Indeed, I would like to highlight the leadership that State Conference Presidents like Rev. William Barber in North Carolina and Alice Huffman in California – both states where the NAACP opposed Ballot Initiatives meant to prohibit marriage equality. As a national Association we also opposed the Defense of Marriage Act as far back as the mid-1990s.
So what has really changed and why this statement now?
What has changed is that this is the first time that we have made a full statement on marriage equality that goes beyond the circumstances of any one proposed law or any one state. We feel it is important that everyone understand our commitment to equality under the Constitution and to marriage equality specifically.
Marriage equality for the NAACP goes at least as far back as the Supreme Court case of Loving v. Virginia in 1967. In the year before she died, Mildred Loving, who successfully sued to end legally sanctioned marriage inequality based on race, wrote a powerful piece which ended – and I quote:
I am proud that Richard's and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or straight seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That's what Loving, and loving, are all about.
We make this statement today because it is the legacy and responsibility of the NAACP to speak up on the civil rights issues of our times. We are both proud of our history and challenged by it -- Challenged to never allow threats to equality for all people under the law to go uncontested.
As marriage equality has expanded to an ever increasing number of states, other states have taken to once again enshrining discrimination in their Constitutions. At the same time, Members of Congress have taken again to using budget votes and other tricks to restrict marriage equality.
We want to be on record that the NAACP now firmly opposes all efforts to restrict marriage equality. We will oppose threats to the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee of equal rights under the law in any state where this issue is raised.
And we will follow our historic mission to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of all persons. This means that we will oppose all efforts by Members of Congress or any Administration to enshrine discrimination in the laws of our great country.
Finally, let me say that this is one of the key civil rights struggles of our time. We at the NAACP understand that with all such struggles, there are conversations that happen at dinner tables, among families, and across our communities. These conversations are between good people who are looking to their own hearts to figure out what to believe and how to act. We respect that this is how change is ultimately made. Indeed it is the context in which the NAACP has fought for civil rights throughout our history.
Civil marriage, like all civil rights provided by the government, must be provided equally to all Americans. The NAACP has been making the case for equality for 103 years, and we will continue to do so throughout our Association's second century.


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Karbonn to launch quad-core S1 Titanium very soon
The Karbonn S1 Titanium features a 11.4 cm multi-touch capacitive display and a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash.
New Delhi: Karbonn Mobiles has silently outed its new Android smartphone - S1 Titanium - which is powered by a quad-core smartphone. The smartphone is listed on the Karbonn Mobiles website, however, the company has not made any official announcement as yet.
According to a source, the company will launch the smartphone in a day or two. The source further said, the S1 Titanium will be priced under Rs 14,000.
The Karbonn S1 Titanium features a 11.4 cm (4.48-inch) multi-touch capacitive display with a resolution of 540x960 pixels and a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash. The phone will come engineered with a 1600 mAh battery. Available in White and Black, the phone has an internal memory of 4 GB, which is expandable up to 32 GB. The dual SIM phone runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS.
The Karbonn S1 Titanium will compete with Micromax's recently announced A116 Canvas HD - which is powered by MediaTek's MT6589 1.2 GHz quad-core processor.


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This fantastically located apartment sleeps 6 people in 2 bedrooms with double beds and one foldable sofa bed in living room can sleep other 2 people. Fully equipped kitchen and two bathrooms makes your stay in London more convenient. Apartment located on the 4th floor in the building with elevator.
The nearest tube station is Aldgate East or Shoreditch High Street.
Check in office is located just few minutes walking.
Iron & Ironing Board, Hair Dryer, Bed Linen & Towels, Washing Machine, DVD, TV, cooking hob, vacuum cleaner, internet connection, heating, dining table, chairs
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Bed Linen & Towels, double bed, night tables, 2 x reading lamps, chest of drawers, lamp, shelves, wardrobe, mirror
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Baby cot and a high chair available upon request (extra fee)
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We were 12 people in the group who shared the apartment in central old town. The apartment was great and nice and had all the facilities we needed. We had also booked a transfer from the airport to the apartment which worked fine.
Vi var 12 personer i grupp som delade lägenheten inne i centrala gamla staden. Lägenheten var stor och fin och hade alla faciliteter som vi behövde. Vi hade dessutom bokat transfer mellan flygplatsen och lägenheten vilket fungerade bra.
Great centrally located apartment. The deviation was quick and easy. Everything was clean and fresh. Our first guest Wimdu a great success!
Tolles sehr zentral gelegenes Apartment. Die Abweichung war schnell und problemlos. Es war alles sauber und frisch. Unsere erste wimdu Unterkunft ein voller Erfolg!
was a great stay! Great apartment, very good service from old town appartment! gladly again!
war ein prima aufenthalt! super wohnung, sehr guter service von old town appartment! gerne wieder!
Nice and spacious apartment in the middle of downtown Prague. With the kids in bed upstairs we spent the warm summer evening in the beergarden right underneath our kitchen window! Since the bedrooms where on the other side of the apartment the noise was not much of a problem.
We could park our car at a neat and quiet parking area near the hotel where we had to pick up the keys and walked down to the apartment.
We had a wonderful time!
Location of the apartment in the center perfect, all sights in mala strana easily reached on foot. The transfer from and back to the airport well organized, punctual and highly recommended. Also e-mail traffic with Katarina to prepare well! The apartment itself very spacious and comfortable layout. Very good beds. If you are looking apartment with balcony to be something out there, can not be recommended, very small "standing balcony" and access only through a bedroom. Deficiencies in the maintenance (ex. shower in a bathroom is not possible because the switch jammed valves, bathroom door not closable, since lock jammed). Cleanliness could be better. But these things are so easy to change!
Lage der Wohnung mitten im Zentrum perfekt, alle Sehenswürdigkeiten auch in mala strana sehr gut zu Fuss erreichbar. Der Transfer von und wieder zum Flughafen bestens organisiert, pünktlich und sehr zu empfehlen. Auch der Mailverkehr mit Katarina zur Vorbereitung bestens!
Die Wohnung selber sehr grosszügig und angenehme Raumaufteilung. Sehr gute Betten. Wenn man Wohnung mit Balkon sucht, um etwas draussen sein zu können, nicht zu empfehlen, nur sehr kleiner "Stehbalkon" und Zugang nur durch das eine Schlafzimmer.
Mängel bei der Instandhaltung (bsp. duschen im einen Badezimmer nicht möglich, da Umstellung beim Hahnen verklemmt, Badezimmertüre nicht schliessbar, da Schloss verklemmt). Sauberkeit könnte auch besser sein. Aber diese Dinge sind ja leicht zu ändern!
We had a good time, very supportive staff!
Location could`nt be better. Appartment very spacious, comfortable, and nicely renovated, but is beginning to look i little bit "tired" due to lack of rep/maintanance. Service from our host was very good. We would absolutely revisit, or recommend this to our friends.
Everything perfect!! 100% recommended.
Very nice apartment, great location, good service. Everything was as promised, we (10 friends) would stay here again! great weekend, great location and service as promised. we (10 friend) will come back!
Sehr schönes appartment, super Lage, guter Service. Alles war wie versprochen, Wir (10 Freunde) komme gerne wieder!
great weekend, great location and service as promised. we (10 friend) will come back!
Excellent performance. The apartment is spacious, warm, comfortable and spotlessly clean, and is an ideal starting point for all walks. Agency available and very helpful.
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In Brief: Afghan forces fight Taliban onslaught in south
Afghan forces fight Taliban onslaught
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Afghan security forces fought back against a fierce Taliban onslaught of about 800 militants in a key southern province Wednesday as clashes that have killed dozens of people, including at least 35 civilians, stretched into a fourth day.
The Taliban attacks are targeting checkpoints and government buildings in Helmand province, which was touted as a showcase of a major U.S. military offensive to drive out the militants in 2009. The actions showed the stark challenges facing government troops trying to defend the country against the resilient Islamic militants with diminishing help from the international community.
Afghanistan's security situation has been complicated by a political crisis stemming from allegations of massive fraud in the recent election to replace President Hamid Karzai, the only leader the country has known since the Taliban regime was ousted nearly 13 years ago.
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ABUJA, Nigeria -- An explosion blamed on Islamic extremists rocked a shopping mall in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, and police said 21 people were killed.
Witnesses said body parts were scattered around the exit to Emab Plaza, in Abuja's upscale Wuse 2 suburb. One witness said he thought the bomb was dropped at the entrance to the mall by a motorcyclist. All spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
Soldiers shot and killed one suspect as he tried to escape on a power bike and police detained a second suspect, Mike Omeri, the government spokesman for the insurgency, said in a statement.
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The blast toward the end of evening rush-hour took place inside the Duroy Hotel in Beirut's Raouche district, a posh neighborhood of apartment towers and upscale hotels perched on cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanese security forces detained a second suspected bomber in the sweep.
W.H.O. changes Ebola report in Sierra Leone
RABAT, Morocco -- The World Health Organization announced it was changing the way it reports fatalities from the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone at the request of the government.
Previously, probable and suspected deaths from Ebola were included in the count but from now on, only laboratory confirmed cases will be reported, reducing the death toll in Sierra Leone from 58 to 34 as of Tuesday.
The way the deaths are reported in Guinea and Liberia, the other two countries hit by the outbreak, will remain unchanged, said W.H.O. spokeswoman Fadela Chaib.
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Modification of 4500-Norg D (Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater- APHA 1995, 19th edition). This is a modification of the method used by Neil Bettez (also some modifications by S. Thomas and Adrian Green). The persulfate concentration and type of acid were changed.
This method measures the amount of total dissolved nitrogen (NH4 +, NO3-, and organic N) in a water sample. The original method assumes that the sample is NOT acidified, however, modifications were made to the amount of NaOH added to account for sample acidification (ACG 1/03). A 10mL sample is digested by autoclaving the sample and a persulfate solution. The digestion causes all forms of N to be oxidized to NO3-. The pH of the sample is then readjusted with acid and analyzed on the Alpkem or Lachat for NO3- (which is the concentration of TDN in the sample). Care must be taken to ensure complete digestion. Organic reference materials must be used to check that the persulfate digestion has gone to completion. The standards and reference materials get digested in the exact same manner as the samples.
· Measure 10mL of standard/sample into a clean, pre-calibrated, black-capped (teflon liner) digestion tube
· Add 2mL K2S2O8 solution (0.05g/mL—see note below!)
· Add 0.23 mL of 5.6M NaOH*
· Cap TIGHTLY and shake
· Autoclave for 1 hour
· Let cool and add 0.08 mL (80 ml) of 5.6N HCL** to each sample (if sample will be analyzed right away)
· Transfer samples to glass scint vials and determine N concentration on autoanalyzer.
· Leave samples in digestion tubes and analyze on the Lachat directly.
*original method calls for 0.21 ml NaOH. Since our samples were acidified in the field with 0.1ml of 6N HCL per 50 ml of sample, we adjusted the volume of NaOH in order to bring the pH to 6-7.
**original method calls for 0.4 ml of 0.9N H2SO4. We chose to use HCL, since that is what our samples were acidified with initially.
5.6M NaOH
Add 224 g NaOH slowly to DI in a volumetric placed in an ice bath. When all NaOH is dissolved and volumetric has returned to room temperature, qs to 1L. Store NaOH in a plastic container.
Make only as much K2S2O8 as you will need for one day, as it degrades over time. Add 5g K2S2O8 per 100mL DI and stir until dissolved (with a little bit of heat; it will take some time to dissolve)
NOTE: The K2S2O8 used is low P and low N persulfate from JT Baker (VWR# JT3239-1).
Add 25 mL concentrated H2SO4 to DI and qs to 1L
NOTE: Make fresh to avoid NH4 + absorption (i.e., don't use that old stuff you made months ago).
Add 460 mL of 12.1 N HCL to DI and bring up to IL with DI.
1,000µM N/L Stock
Weigh 0.101g dried KNO3 and add to a 1L volumetric
dissolve completely in DI
bring up to 1L with DI
transfer to an acid-washed bottle, add a few drops of chloroform, and store in the refrigerator
Working Standards
Bring the stock 1,000µM N/L stock solution to room temperature
100µM N/L working standard - Dilute 10 ml of 1000 µM N/L stock in 100 ml DI
0µM- DI only
1µM- 1mL of 100µM and dilute with DI to 100mL (1*100/100 = 1)
or, 0.1 ml of 1000µM brought to 100 mL with DI
2µM- 2mL of 100µM and dilute with DI to 100mL (2*100/100 = 2)
or, 0.2 mL ml of 1000µM brought to 100 mL with DI
5µM- 5mL of 100µM and dilute with DI to 100mL (5*100/100 = 5)
or, 0.5 mL ml of 1000µM brought to 100 mL with DI
10µM- etc….
notes: Since our samples were acidified in the field, we acidified our standards to the same Normality as the samples.
We digested a standard curve along with the samples, and used the digested curve to calculate sample concentrations. (ACG)
Standard Reference Materials
Use one or more of the below organics to check that the persulfate is converting organic N to inorganic N. It is best to make one reference standard at the highest level of standard you're using and then another that's about the average concentration of your samples (to check digestion efficiency at the far range and to check the standard curve in the range where most of the samples are).
Nicotinic Acid p-toluenesulfonate (C13H13O5SN)
This is supposed to be a difficult organic standard to digest and is ideal for a digestion check standard.
Make a primary standard by dissolving 0.2953g nicotinic acid p-toluesulfonate in DI. qs to 1L.
Dilute to the proper standard and sample range.
Make a primary standard of 4,000µM (4mM) by dissolving 0.278g nitrophenol in 500mL DI.
Make a working 40µM standard by diluting 1mL of 4,000µM in 100 mL DI.
ATP (C10H14N5O13P3Na2)
(This is used as a SRM for TDP but may also be used for TDN as well.)
Make a primary 2,000µMP standard by dissolving 0.1835g ATP in 500mL
Make a working 33.3µMP standard by dissolving 1mL 2,000µM standard in 100mL
NOTE: This working standard also contains 33.3µMN
(NOTE: but ATP is 7% water, so solution is not 33.3µM, but actually 31µM)
Fisher makes a QC standard that contains N and P forms that can be used to check the accuracy of the standards. This reference material will NOT challenge the digestion and should not be used to check the digestion efficiency, but it is a helpful reference material to check the accuracy of your standards.
Screw top test tubes Fisher #14-930-10E
Additional teflon-lined caps Fisher # 14-930-15E
Potassium Persulfate JT Baker (VWR# JT3239-1)
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Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
September 23, 2008, 10:23 AM
Which describes your philosophy on sights for a home defense handgun, rifle, or shotgun? See Poll.
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September 23, 2008, 10:41 AM
At home defense ranges if you can't hit with iron sights then you're probably rattled enough that optics wouldn't matter. You'll probably be fastest with whatever configuration you practise most in, though.
Thinking of getting a rail light for my UspC. Probably have to practise a bit with that too.
September 23, 2008, 10:41 AM
Irons or No-Battery 1X Optics only, such as reflex sights using ambient light/tritium
and lasers everything is better with lasers.
I could justify putting batteries in a flashlight or laser but not optics, even if I took it to the range twice a month (Which I don't) to function check it.
M2 Carbine
September 23, 2008, 10:49 AM
I voted "other" because all my defense guns are equipped with (good) lasers (if available).
Even better than just the laser for the HD gun is the laser/light like the Streamlight TLR-2.
September 23, 2008, 10:58 AM
Primary bedside handgun has Crimson Trace grips and Trijicons.
Rifle has front sight post tritium.
Not a fan of the shotgun for HD.
September 23, 2008, 11:00 AM
I used to worship at the altar of iron sights. I tried Crimson Trace lasergrips on my pistol and I will never again own a handgun I could conceivably use for self defense without lasergrips.
I have not yet tried red dot optics on a rifle, but after my experience with CT, I will probably like it, so long as I can use iron without adjusting as a backup.
September 23, 2008, 11:03 AM
I use iron sights on my rifle which co-witness a 1X Aimpoint red dot as well.
Of course with the Aimpoint you can turn it on and come back five years later and it'll still be on. I leave it off, though.
September 23, 2008, 11:04 AM
I have CT lasergrips on my 229 nightstand gun. I won't have a nightstand pistol without them. Much, much faster target acquisition in low light.
September 23, 2008, 11:06 AM
Depends on what i grab.
Pistol - Irons
Shotgun - Probably wont look through anything.
Ar15 - It it makes it to this point they are a tad bit further away than i would like, and would most want to use my Bushnell Trophy MP Red dot.
September 23, 2008, 11:09 AM
Handgun: tritium open sights backing up laser/flashlight on rail
Long gun: tritium and flashlight (attached). Laser would be fine, too--but on a long gun, I find the sight radius is conducive to accuracy without laser, and "intimidation" factor is not lacking, so laser adds little.
September 23, 2008, 11:15 AM
I am surprised that you didn't mention lasers. Both my HD pistols have laser grips, my shotgun has a forearm activated bright white light. I have a Surefire 6P next to my nightstand where the pistols are kept.
September 23, 2008, 11:23 AM
I can't say that I have any particular philosophy on sights.
My 40+yo eyes aren't so great with plain iron sights anymore so I like the various sorts of high-visibility sights.
Lasers sound like a good idea as long as you don't rely on them as a crutch instead of learning to shoot well.
I've only ever used a rifle with a scope once and I've never used a handgun with a scope but it seems that the tight, little field of vision would restrict your target acquisition speed so I don't see that as being as desirable for home defense as for bullseye shooting.
But my carry gun will be a Taurus 85 revolver, which has essentially no sights, so it will be point shooting by default unless I have time to retrieve something else.
M2 Carbine
September 23, 2008, 11:25 AM
Note to you shooters using (any brand) lasers.
Call Crimson Trace and ask for their free catalog and DVD "Shots in the Dark".
The DVD is a must see for all laser users.
M2 Carbine
September 23, 2008, 11:30 AM
My 40+yo eyes aren't so great with plain iron sights anymore so I like the various sorts of high-visibility sights.
Lasers sound like a good idea as long as you don't rely on them as a crutch instead of learning to shoot well.
Even with my 70 year old eyes I can still shoot fair without glasses using the (Crimson Trace) laser.:)
September 23, 2008, 11:46 AM
I think a distinction should be made between battery-operated sights which need be switched on prior to immediate use (one more thing to fumble with under extreme distress), vs. those that can be left on for years (grab and go, it's already on).
September 23, 2008, 11:56 AM
I use a Glock 19 with trijicon tritium night sights and a crimson trace laser grip.
September 23, 2008, 12:02 PM
My 40+yo eyes aren't so great with plain iron sights anymore so I like the various sorts of high-visibility sights.
Lasers sound like a good idea as long as you don't rely on them as a crutch instead of learning to shoot well.
Even with my 70 year old eyes I can still shoot fair without glasses using the (Crimson Trace) laser.
That target is a convincing argument in favor of lasers for anyone with compromised eyesight.
I hope that you understand my concern is for those who use lasers as a lazy-man's substitute for putting in the time and effort to learn marksmanship in the first place rather than as an enhancement in less than favorable conditions. :)
On the same principle as teaching children long-division even though they'll probably use a calculator all the time as adults.
September 23, 2008, 12:08 PM
I used to think those night sights and lasers were more gimmicky than useful until I tried them vs. standard sights, no laser in low light. It makes a noticeable difference in speed and accuracy for me. I wouldnt call them a necessity, and you can certainly do the job without them at HD distances, especially if you are so well trained with that particular firearm that its a natural extension of your body and can hit where you want without using the sights at all (while experiencing an adrenaline dump).
But there arent any rules against them and there is no second place when your familys life is at stake so its worth it to give them a shot. You can always sell your night sights or laser if it doesnt give you any benefits (or you can toss it in that box of failed CCW holsters and off-brand magazines :p).
Call Crimson Trace and ask for their free catalog and DVD "Shots in the Dark".
The DVD is a must see for all laser users.
+1, excellent vid. I had no idea there was so much to consider when using them.
September 23, 2008, 12:08 PM
Pistol...TLR-1 Fiber Optic front solid rear
Shotgun...TLR-1 Rifle Sighted barrel
Rifle...Aimpoint Comp M with Detectable A2 rear and fixed A2 front.
September 23, 2008, 12:10 PM
I have an EOTech 511 on my Mossberg 500 that is my primary HD piece.
Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
September 23, 2008, 12:32 PM
Guys, if you have a laser AND iron sights, then vote Iron Sights, NOT "Other". The Iron sights option does NOT preclude also having a laser as a secondary/backup. I'm talking solely about your primary sighting system. And Iron Sights with tritium or fiber optics are STILL iron/mechanical sights. I have to add "mechanical" for the cheaply made junk out there (*coughglockcough*).
Dang it, I knew I should not have put an "Other" choice in the poll. :banghead:
And I change up the home defense gun choice from time to time, and right now it's all iron sights, on pistol, rifle, and shotgun. But previously I used an Armson OEG on the shotgun (which is a 1X, no-battery sight) - it was lightning fast, but I sold that shotgun with the OEG on top.
September 23, 2008, 01:44 PM
IMO: The requirements for sights for home defense handguns are the same as for a carry gun: simple, iron, and with a provision for low light shooting, either in the form of a laser or tritium.
Fighting rifles need some deeper though. In general, you need good irons sights, because even military hard glass breaks or gets knocked out of alignment.
You also need some sort of robust red dot or low magnification optic.
M2 Carbine
September 23, 2008, 02:10 PM
I hope that you understand my concern is for those who use lasers as a lazy-man's substitute for putting in the time and effort to learn marksmanship in the first place rather than as an enhancement in less than favorable conditions.
At present I'm teaching four ladies to shoot.
I have let them shoot with lasers one time and I told them I would teach them how to use the laser AFTER they are proficient with iron sights.
This is interesting.
On only the third day these ladies shot, I let them shoot my laser equipped Ruger Mark II at the BG's head of a hostage target (about 9 yards).
None of the ladies missed the BG's head. So I told one lady, "Shoot the gun out of the BG's hand" (using the laser).
Can you believe this from a person that's only shot a pistol for the third day and the just the second magazine using the laser.:D
Guys, if you have a laser AND iron sights, then vote Iron Sights, NOT "Other". The Iron sights option does NOT preclude also having a laser as a secondary/backup.
All my (HD) guns have iron sights AND lasers. I use iron sights in daylight and only count on the lasers in low light and maybe indoors.
But considering that it's said that 70% of defense shootings take place in low light or darkness I consider the laser to be the primary sighting system and the iron sights or night sights to be the backup.
Old Grump
September 23, 2008, 02:48 PM
Voted iron because I am a dinosaur and I shoot what I am trained for and am used to. I have no objection to lights and lasers but anything you have to turn on is another step in a stress situation that I would prefer not to have to do.
Wes Janson
September 23, 2008, 02:53 PM
Voted 1X optical sights....my carbine has an Aimpoint Micro set on 8. Hopefully in a few months I'll have some good iron sights, but until then the red dot does just fine. Any sort of in-home situation would involve instinct shooting anyways.
September 23, 2008, 02:57 PM
I voted Irons because it was the closest choice, but I don't agree that ONLY irons belong on an HD gun.
I have a flashlight under both my HD 1911 and Benelli Nova Special Purpose, and ghost ring sights on the 'gauge.
As for Optics, I have both a magnified scope (Burris FullField II) and red dot optic (Burris FastFire) mounted together (fastfire piggybacks the scope) on my AR, but it's a 20" so I don't really consider it an "HD" piece.
However, if I found it in my hands, needing to defend my home, I wouldn't stop to take the scope off and flip up the Irons.
I mainly just don't have any good optics FOR my shotgun (and don't really believe in them for fighting pistols).
Just my $0.03 :)
Larry E
September 23, 2008, 02:59 PM
Light and laser, ya can't hit what ya can't see. But a good one not a cheap import and with top quality batteries. :uhoh:
September 23, 2008, 03:02 PM
Bedside P229R: Tritium night sights and Crimson Trace laser grips. I'd like to have a rail mountable light to put on it one day as well, but we're not quite there yet.
AR-15: Eotech 512 and Tritium front sight post.
September 23, 2008, 03:31 PM
Iron/Mechanical Sights Only. Optics have no place on home defense weaponry.
This is a loaded statement. I have only iron sights on my AR-15 and my Mossberg 500. But that second sentence should never have been added on. I'm not saying that optics do or don't have a place on home defense weaponry. That's a personal choice for everyone to make based on the particulars of their situation. My two aforementioned weapons are strictly for SHTF scenarios. So not investing in optics is a no-brainer for me. Add in the fact that my neighborhood is comprised of heavily wooded one acre lots and optics make no sense in my case, since shooting distances would be at very close range. So, no optics for me, but I won't second guess some else's decision to use them.
September 23, 2008, 04:18 PM
In my townhome, no self-defense shot I would take could possibly be over 6 or 7 yards. And most likely, more like 3 or 4 yards. I see no reason why iron sights, factory Novak white dots, or the bead on the front of my 870 wouldn't be enough at these distances. If I lived in a large, open floorplan sprawling home on a large piece of property, I could see more uses for a rifle or carbine with optics.
September 23, 2008, 04:40 PM
I choose other because on my home defense guns only have night sights. One of my Self Defens guns a S&W 642 has lazer Grips. I don't see a need for them in most situations.
April 26, 2011, 08:32 PM
If you expect the intruder to be armed the last thing you want is to have a flashlight revealing your location.
Larry Ashcraft
April 26, 2011, 08:44 PM
This thread is 2 1/2 years old, and the horse has been dead longer than that.
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