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A dump of such massive proportions that the pile of poo extends above the waterline. Impressive to see, but normally results in clogging.
I looked down and saw my Mount Olympus Shit peaking above the water. It was too impressive to simply flush away, so I left it for others to admire.
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1 frame $1.00
60 frames in a typical hive $60.00
600 frames in 10 hives $600.00
My bee bud and I can build 600 professional quality frames for far less than $600.00
That guy is the jig master.
1 frame $1.00
60 frames in a typical hive $60.00
600 frames in 10 hives $600.00
My bee bud and I can build 600 professional quality frames for far less than $600.00
That guy is the jig master.
Not only that, but you can easily make custom frames for non-standard boxes. True narrow frames with narrow top bars instead of standard ones with shaved down end bars, for instance.
Maybe not for a commercial beek, but then again, how many new frames a year does one need in an established apiary? Ditto for boxes, since they should both last quite a while.
If you want to build your frames then build your first hives with frames that you order. After you get the feel for what each piece looks like and why its shaped the way it is, it will be a lot easier for you to build your own frames. When I build my own frames I use frame components that Dadant precuts and set my saws to match the shape of those pieces. I use a radial arm saw and table saw. The radial arm saw with a dado blade makes the process very efficient. You can easily build a couple of hundred frame components per day.
Having said all that. From a labor/time standpoint, the savings isn't that great. But, it sure helps to take your mind off other things. So build frames for the fun of it and buy frames when you are in a time crunch.
Peter, here is your post from a while back that I used to make my frames from on how to do it easy. I know you posted above but I found this easier to follow (post 6)
I put it into a word document and could not find the post until I took the entire first paragraph to google.
I would add that since I am working rough cut lumber ($0.40/bf) I plane down some boards to 7/8" (two 3/8" cuts plus kirf) then do as many operations as possible in full length boards for the bottom. (you stated scrap)
For the top bar I simply planed the boards until they were clean (I was a little thin if memory serves me). Then did as many rip operations as possible. Maybe next time I will run them rough at 1 1/16"
At this point it was all the same so I just cut up the entire planks to as many as I could. Sides determined the frame size and that only came down to what length to cut them at. I pushed mine through the joiner to get the fancy edges (to the depth of the plan after cutting the bottom 3/4" dato.
I purchased some 2x6 for the sides. I dug through them a little but a knot only ruined a couple of frames. It is all about repetition. As it was said about 4 cheap boards made about 75 frames so I really only had my time into it.
Why do we fall, sir? So that we might learn to pick ourselves up Alfred Pennyworth Batman Begins (2005)
What do you estimate you have in them if you count your time when they are fully assembled?
If I charged my normal consultant rate those frames would have to be gold filled to break even on them, but I don't consider woodworking time to be consulting. I don't get paid to do it, it's a hobby.
One should be careful about "valuing" time spend on this sort of stuff -- if you were turning down actual work and real income, yeah, you should consider that, but if you were going to mow grass or stare at the boob tube, it's free, not lost income.
I get a little annoyed at people who talk about how much their time is worth when they aren't doing their professional job. Creating frames from scrap (which is where mine come from -- the scrap bin at Menard's) means cash not spent on pre-cut frames. No one is paying me for my time in the shop, and while my job is driving me nuts at the moment -- going in for the SECOND time while I'm on vacation to fix a bad design on a purge and trap concentraton -- I'm not losing any money by making stuff.
I look at it this way -- I'm getting short pieces of 2x6 for 49 or 69 cents. From that 49 cent board, I get ten full sized top bars and deep end bars for them, or two sets of shallow end bars. Narrow frames I get a dozen top bars. I have tons of scrap lying around for bottom bars (I use divided ones), so I'm paying in cash about a nickel per frame, not counting the bandsaw blades I've wrecked in the last week getting my bandsaw working. This is pretty cheap, they are the size I want, and so far I've got an hour in them for 50 frames. I'll have another couple hours before I'm done making parts and putting 100 frames together, and I'd just be reading or cleaning house otherwise.
Suit yourself. I'm not sure I'd do this for a commercial operation, but then again, unless one had to burn a lot of frames every year, I'd not expect to have to replace a huge number even in a large operation, and it's not like I'm doing anything with the bees at the moment, besides going out later today and clearing off the landing boards.
Ben, what ever jig you end up making I hope it has some safety features/finger barriers. I know it is a downer to bring it up, but your fingers are valuable to you.
That is one of the reason I use Mann Lake plastic frames. I make all my other woodenware and enjoy it, the box lumber is wide enough that I can keep my fingers away from the blade. Frames are too narrow for my liking and there are so many cuts involved that I can imagine my concentration wandering away from the saw and my fingers wandering into the blade.
Please be careful.
I want to start making my own narrow frames (1 1/4") and my biggest concern is the end bars and what to make them out of, is slicing them out of 2x stock the best way to go? John
I'll thin the lower sections of the end bars on a joiner if there is a next time...
Trying to think inside the box...
I would think that you only want to use the nice clear wood without knots on your frame parts so by using 2x material you probably have to scrap some of the board. Will a lumber yard plane down 2x for you? John
Not a lot of construction sights around right now but they woudl be a gold mine. They are building a new building right next door to my warehouse. I asked the big boss on that sight to toss a few scraps next to my dock. He had a much bigger idea of a few than I did.
Everything gets darker, as it goes to where there is less light. Darrel Tank (5PM drawing instructor)
Working on that tonight, I think, unless it gets too cold in the shop -- gotta get the new furnace installed some day.
Planed down a big hunk of 2x6 today to 1.25", will get the piece I got yesterday plus some other odds and ends planed down tonight, then cut to length for deeps, super deeps, and mediums. I've got a few deeps already made, plus some mediums and a handful of top bars.
Cut 120 top bars out of 2 by this afternoon, both cuts, so I'll be setting up the dado blade once I decide if I'm going to use a full 3/8" or 5/16". I'll be able to finish the top bars in an hour or so, probably have to discard some due to knots and splits, there is always a defect in that board one cannot see somewhere, that's why I made 120 instead of the 100 I really need.
Small solid knots I ignore unless I'll have to drive a nail into them --that won't work well. Large knots are a problem in top bars, less so in end bars, but yeah, I do have to watch. Pin knots in soft pine are OK and can be pretty much ignored. If you want perfect clear frames, you will have to do a lot of selecting and discard quite a bit, me, so long as they don't have weak spots, I don't care. I'm sure the bees don't either.
I've been taking photographs as I go this time, so I'll post them once I get them off the camera.
Construction site left-overs are true gold mines for beeks, lots of 18 inch and up 1 x 12 with a knot in the center gets tossed, makes perfect boxes, and what they consider useless short pieces of 2 by are prefect for top bars and end bars.
Waste not want not!
I've cut my own frames but when they can be bought for 60 or 65 cents a piece I don't have the time or the patience to cut them. I figured it up when I built them last (which I will never do again) I had 35 cents in wood to build them. So figure you are saving 30 cents to cut them. 100 frames would save you 30 bucks. PASS! In my opinion it's not worth the time. If you have some specialized equipment to build them and are going to cut 10 or 20 thousand I would say the cost savings would be justified. My 2 cents.
-Dan Williams
Some pictures. First is a top bar "blank" with the two slots cut in it. 10 degree angle on the table saw set so the wedge is 3/8" measured 3/8" from the end.
Second picture is the 7/8" slices taken off the blank on the table saw.
Third picture is the band saw set up to split the slices into two top bars.
Fourth is a box of 120 narrow top bars ready to cut the dados in.
These operations can be done with a table saw, but you lose two top bars off each 2 x 6 blank if you do.
Here's a pic of one of ours built yesterday.
I am building my own Jumbo frames with Dadant's and C.C. Miller's design. These frames are made from Beechwood, cut and shaped with dado blades and cutter heads.
The top bar is 1.125" wide and 7/8" thick!
Ripped the end bars and bottom bars 1.125" wide and 1/2" thick. Notched end bars with dado cutter and sled. Simple with basic table saw tooling!
Rail, what do you do for spacing your frames?
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Top: Kurt Attaway (left) and Dwain Hall; Bottom: Brooks Thompson
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UTSA men's basketball hosts Abilene Christian in Nov. 2 game
By Kyle Stephens
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(Nov. 2, 2006)--The UTSA men's basketball team hosts Abilene Christian in an exhibition game at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 at the Convocation Center on the UTSA 1604 Campus. The regular season opener is at home against Texas A&M International at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 10.
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On April 18, 2006, a new era of UTSA basketball began. UTSA President Ricardo Romo and Director of Athletics Lynn Hickey introduced Brooks Thompson to a large gathering of local media and program supporters as the fifth head coach in the school's 26-year history.
Thompson, a former NBA player and all-conference performer at both Oklahoma State and Texas A&M, has wasted little time since that significant day in his efforts to make UTSA one of the top basketball programs in the Southland Conference (SLC).
Using numerous contacts throughout the collegiate ranks, Thompson put together an experienced and hard-working coaching staff by the middle of June."I am very excited about the experience this staff brings to our program," Thompson said. "All my assistants bring a wealth of recruiting and Division I coaching experience to UTSA. The hiring of this quality staff speaks volumes about the city of San Antonio, UTSA and our athletics department."
That staff went right to work, signing an equally impressive recruiting class that features five junior college transfers -- including a JUCO All-American -- and a freshman from one of the top prep programs in the nation.
"This group will make an immediate impact in many aspects of our program," Thompson said. "Not only are they good basketball players, but they are also very high-character individuals with a great amount of maturity on and off the floor."
The promising newcomers will join forces with a returning group of seven letterwinners and one transfer as the program tries to build on an 11-18 season in 2005-06.
"With what we have returning and the addition of these six newcomers, we feel like this is a great start in what we want to accomplish in building a complete program at UTSA," Thompson said.
UTSA should have plenty of depth in the backcourt, beginning with three-year starter and floor leader Kurt Attaway. Attaway, a 6-1 senior from Flower Mound Marcus High, was the 2003-04 SLC Freshman of the Year and has been named SLC Men's Basketball Student-Athlete of the Year each of the past two seasons. Attaway averaged 5.2 points and 3.5 assists per game last season and ranks eighth all-time with 251 career dimes. Easily the most experienced player on this year's roster, Thompson will rely on Attaway to run the offense from the point.
"Having an experienced point guard like Kurt out there is never a bad thing," Thompson said. "It's almost like having a coach on the floor. He understands the game and what we're trying to do offensively and he's played in this league for three years, so he knows what it takes to be successful."
A pair of sophomores -- Tim Maiden and Aldric Reynolds -- both saw significant playing time in 2005-06 and should see plenty more this season. Maiden, a 6-2 guard out of Scottsdale (Ariz.) Christian Academy, played in 18 games as a freshman, scoring 26 points and dishing out 17 assists. Reynolds, a 6-2 product of Houston Nimitz High, scored 6.6 points per game last year. Reynolds, who can play point or shooting guard, drained five 3-pointers en route to a career-high 24 points against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, one of nine double-digit outings on the season.
Sharpshooting junior James Peters, a San Antonio Clark High graduate, and sophomore walk-on Chance Williams, who hails from Kerrville Tivy High, should provide depth and experience off the bench.
An incoming quartet of guards should help alleviate the loss of second team all-conference performer Andre Owens and his 17.7 points per game to graduation. Junior transfers Isaiah Allen, Melvin Smith and Ryan Williams and freshman Dezon Otis will look to help provide a scoring punch from the outside this season.
Allen, a 6-3 guard from Portland, Ore., posted 8.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game and contributed 53 3-pointers, 72 assists and 42 steals last season for Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College. In his two seasons, the Ravens compiled a 59-12 record, two Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Eastern Division Championships, a Region 6 crown and a seventh-place showing at the 2006 NJCAA Tournament.
Smith, a quick 6-3 guard from Covington, Tenn., played two seasons for Dodge City (Kan.) Community College. He earned honorable mention All-KJCCC Western Division honors after scoring a team-high 12.8 points per game to go along with 93 rebounds, 56 assists and 50 steals.
Williams, a 6-4 wing from Sandusky, Ohio, ranked 28th in the nation with a 46.8 3-point field goal percentage as a sophomore at Schoolcraft (Mich.) Community College. He shot 57 percent from the floor in averaging 10 points and 4.5 boards per game in addition to converting 72 percent of his free throws.
Otis, a 6-3 freshman from Compton, Calif., averaged 12.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game and shot 81 percent from the free throw line last year while playing for his father, Russell Otis, at Southern California prep powerhouse Dominguez High.
There are holes to plug in the frontcourt as Dwain Hall and Jon Flansburg are the only returnees with Division I playing experience. Hall, a 6-10 senior center from Brusly High near Baton Rouge, La., has provided 68 points and 86 rebounds in his three years at UTSA, while Flansburg, a sophomore from San Antonio Reagan High, saw action in five games in his first season as a Roadrunner.
Help is on the way in the form of junior transfers Andrew Francis, Travis Gabbidon and Keith Spencer.
Francis, a 6-7 forward who came to UTSA from Houston last fall, must sit out the fall semester per the NCAA transfer rule. He averaged 7.3 points and 6.5 rebounds as a freshman in 2003-04 for the Cougars.
Gabbidon, a 6-7 forward originally from Phoenix, Ariz., earned third-team JUCO All-America and first-team all-region and all-conference accolades last season at the College of Southern Idaho. He poured in 16.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per game in 2005-06, leading the Golden Eagles to a 25-10 record and a third straight Region 8 Tournament title.
Spencer, a 6-8 forward from San Diego, Calif., averaged 10.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, while shooting 55.6 percent from the floor for Seward County (Kan.) Community College last year.
"This is a very versatile group that can play inside and outside," Thompson said. "I am confident that this group can step up to the challenge."
UTSA has a tough non-conference schedule, highlighted by home games against TCU and Cal State Fullerton and road contests at Gonzaga, Oklahoma State and Washington State.
"Our schedule is very challenging but exciting at the same time," Thompson said. "We've upgraded our non-conference schedule so that we can be better prepared for a tough conference season. We play some very good basketball programs, so we will have to be on top of our game to be successful."
The Roadrunners open the 2006-07 campaign at home with a pair of exhibition games against Abilene Christian (Nov. 2) and Angelo State (Nov. 8). The regular-season opener is a matchup with Texas A&M International on Nov. 10 in the Convocation Center. UTSA hosts Texas-Pan American on Nov. 12 at the Alamodome as part of NCAA Regional host duties before hitting the road for a tough weekend in the state of Washington. The Roadrunners face Washington State of the Pac-10 Conference on Nov. 17 in Pullman and perennial power Gonzaga on Nov. 19 in Spokane.
UTSA returns to San Antonio for three straight home games against Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 22), San Diego (Nov. 26) and Henderson State (Nov. 29). Sandwiched between the final two home non-conference contests against TCU on Dec. 6 and Texas Wesleyan -- the 2005-06 NAIA Division I Champions -- on Dec. 9 is a road meeting with Fullerton on Dec. 2.
The Roadrunners close out the non-conference slate at Texas-Pan American on Dec. 20, at TCU on Dec. 27 and at perennial power and Oklahoma State, Thompson's alma mater, on Dec. 30.
SLC play has a new look in 2006-07 with two new member schools -- Central Arkansas and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi -- and divisional play consisting of six-team East and West Divisions. Each school plays its own divisional rivals twice and teams from the other division once for a 16-game league schedule.
UTSA opens SLC play at home against Lamar on Jan. 6 and also welcomes seven other opponents to the Convo: Texas-Arlington (Jan. 18), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Jan. 27), Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 3), Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 8), Nicholls State (Feb. 10), Texas State (Feb. 17) and Sam Houston State (March 1).
The Roadrunners' conference road games include Central Arkansas (Jan. 11), Northwestern State (Jan. 13), Texas State (Jan. 20), Sam Houston State (Feb. 1), Texas-Arlington (Feb. 15), McNeese State (Feb. 22), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Feb. 24) and Stephen F. Austin (March 3).
The O'Reilly Auto Parts/SLC Tournament also has a new look this year, a neutral site format on March 8-11 at the Campbell Center in Houston. The top two teams in each division and the four teams with the next-highest winning percentage in conference games all receive a spot in the single-elimination tournament. The winner earns the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


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UMUC actively supports opportunities for UMUC staff to advance their careers within UMUC and transfer to new positions. These opportunities contribute to employee motivation, satisfaction, productivity and retention as well as contribute to UMUC's ongoing effort to effectively manage and recognize talent. UMUC staff will not be retaliated against for seeking transfer opportunities.
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The purpose of this Policy is to i) encourage career advancement within UMUC and ii) provide a competitive process for all internal and external applicants for a position while maintaining UMUC operational efficiency and effectiveness.
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- An application for a transfer to another UMUC position must comply with all processes and procedures employed by the UMUC Office of Human Resources. In addition, an application for transfer will be considered competitively along with all other applicants for the position.
- UMUC desires to give the applicant's experience with UMUC due consideration. Therefore, if an applicant for a transfer is considered for a position, UMUC shall seek references, which may be in writing, from the applicant's current and past managers within UMUC and other UMUC employees, in addition to those named by the applicant. Submission of an application acknowledges consent to these references.
- UMUC employees are eligible to apply for a transfer to a position outside of his/her current department after completing 12 months active duty experience in his/her current position. Applicants not meeting this eligibility requirement will not be considered for the position, unless an exception is made on a case by case basis by the President or her/his designee.
- The processes and procedures in place as of the date of this Policy for applying for staff positions, including applications for transfer, may be found at the staff portal
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Hey fellow sisters and brothers,
this thread is opened up to document the process of painting the first FP Premium full layered using airbrush and Humbrol colors.
This paintjob is a commissioned work for salamanderking and will be an ESB paintjob, as he´s going to build up a SE Boba Fett.
Let´s get ready to rumble ...
Step 0: The base kit as delivered by FP. You can see no visor, because this order was placed before the premium got the visors too. Sometimes it´s hard to be one of the first ...
Step 1: The visor is cut and first layers of light grey primer are on (fixed the ears with tape to get the feeling)
Step 2: Two layers of silver [Humbrol No. 11] as the first (visible ) Paint
Step 3: Masking Fluid
Step 4: Dark Grey [Humbrol No. 79]
Here a quick comparison shot to see the current paintjob with my previous:
Step 5: Trim and Mandibles light grey [Humbrol No. 140]
I did lighten the trim and mandibles with light grey to achive a better result for the purple and red layers. You can see the difference between the dark grey dome (and the lower cheeks also) and the mandibles here. I was curious how it will look like with visor, so I added one quickly just to get the impression. It´s my TF visor ... a tick too short but you get the idea. :-)
Step 6: Purple [Humbrol No. 73 + 104 (mixed 2:3)]
Please forgive me the bad picture quality, but I just wanted to show the quick purple-step before the red comes on. :-)
Salamanderking wanted to have slightly more of the red on the right mandible so I just took away some of the lightgrey areas to have more room for the purple/red.
The purple looks a tick too bright but that´s just the picture ... it´s quite darker in reality.
After some days without progress (my work schedule ...) it now goes on ...
Step 7: Red [Humbrol No. 73]
Last pic was shot with flash to get the correct red tone. Without flash it got influenced by the warm lamp light (it looked like an orange color).
Step 8: Cream color on Backpanels [Humbrol No. 103 + 28]
I am satisfied with how the cream color has come out. Now some steel wool work and on with the green. ;-)
Sorry for the bad picture quality, it doesn´t do the paintjob justice, but my cam isn´t that good ... trying to make better ones next time.
Step 9: Green on Backpanels [Humbrol No. 76 + 96]
The contrast between the green and the cream color is still a tick too high, but that´s solved after the weathering process and the slight use of steel wool again.
Step 10: Green on Dome and lower cheeks [Humbrol No. 78]
Here you see the fresh "airbrushed" green on dome on lower cheeks, no weathering yet. Weathering, scratches, powder burn around dent and killstripes will come later.
Hope you like it. ;-)
Step 11: Black on upper cheeks [Humbrol No. 33]
The upper cheeks are black now. Still no weathering on the helmet, it will follow when the ears are ready painted and connected. Behind the FP Premium you can again see my TF ESB for comparison. ;-)
Step 12: Ears painted and connected
So, the ears are on now. All painted and connected using the bolt technique. The right ear is silver [H.11], dark grey[H.79] and sand [H.93]. The left ear is silver[H.11], red [H.60], light grey [H.28] and a mixed green [H.78+159]. Yes, the left ears green isn´t the same as the green on dome and lower mandibles. Just check out TF´s sticky and you´ll see. :-)
Just at the moment I insert the power magnets for the upper right ear part, so it can easily be taken off if the stalk needs to be replaced or something else. I don´t like this part to be glued on.
Step 13: Killstripes, Decals and Weathering
That´s it with this paintjob brothers! Hope you like it!


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Pages from the Past for August 8, 2013
75 years ago, Aug. 11, 1938
From the Pine River Journal
With this issue of the Pine River Journal, we complete the third year of publication in PIne River, which means that one hundred and fifty-six consecutive issues have been mailed out.
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50 years ago, Aug. 9, 1963
From the Pine River Journal
(Photo) Mike Griep, who was called out and awarded the "Order of the Arrow" significant honor at Camp Clyde. He is seen here being invested with the honors, in the mystic moonlight rites. Others who were dragged into the solemn circle were Kenneth King and Phillip Robideau, all of whom are now authorized to wear the Arrow Pine and Scarf.
25 years ago, Aug. 11, 1988
From the Pine River Journal
(Photo)LIGHTNING APPARENTLY STARTED a small fire at the Shaving Shed north of town. Firemen responded promptly last Wednesday afternoon and soon had it under control.
(Photo)THE COMMUNITY VAN IS NOW back in business. There has not been a van since March when a fire at the Group Home garage totaled the van. As of last week the residents of Pine River are "on the road again".
1976 has come to be known as Minnesota's Year of Fire. One of the most devastating of these was the so-called Huntersville-Badoura fire which virtually consumed all living things on 23,000 acres or 35 square miles.
10 years ago, Aug. 7, 2003
From the Pine River Journal
Decision coming in early 2004 for 371 project- MnDOT's goal remains the same for Highway 371:take a two-lane Highway that's not safe and turn it into a safer four-lane highway.
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Middle East and North Africa operators are benefitting from the versatility of Airbus Military's multi-role C295 aircraft – one of which is on display this week at the Dubai Airshow.
Well-tailored for conditions in the Middle East and North Africa, the region's C295s are being deployed for an expanded range of missions in maritime patrol (MPA), anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and intelligence and surveillance (ISR) configurations, in addition to the aircraft's baseline transport role.
As an example of the C295's operational flexibility, the NIMBUS aerial dispersant spray system for pollution control is being installed on three C295s for the Royal Air Force of Oman – which has ordered eight total aircraft.
Produced by U.K.-based Ayles Fernie International, NIMBUS comprises a palletised tank and pump module arrangement, which is secured to the C295's cargo ramp without modifications to the aircraft. This system can be quickly installed in response to oil spills, and easily removed based on mission requirements.
Middle East and North African operators also can improve their operability as the result of Airbus Military's continuous upgrades to the C295. From late 2014, the aircraft will offer even better "high and hot" performance with the addition of winglets, especially if used in parallel with uprated Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127 turboprop engines.
Airbus Military's C295 is highly popular in the Middle East and North Africa, with more than 20 per cent of its sales to date coming from the region. The C295 is part of the company's tactical airlifter family, which also includes the CN235 – a shorter-fuselage version that is well proven in the region's operating conditions.


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Fantastic Flat in Historical Center
Size70 m²
Floor No.2
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Pets allowed
- Washer/dryer
- Parking available
- Smoking allowed
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|Rua das Trinas, 1200 Lisbon, Portugal
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For this, it is 4, Twin or double room and a sofa bed in the lounge. Each floor has been built in this area of research if the lapa santos to make your stay as pleasant as possible. Epure in a modern style , with furniture from 50 to 60 years. Each apartment consists of a lounge, kitchen, bathroom, and a bedroom. Bathroom all marble estremoz. Well equipped kitchen with plenty of storage. Everything is white, a very pure lines and noble materials. You 'll be ready in a very privileged area of Lisbon and away from any noise. Windows double glazing, in a quiet street.
This area is one of the embassies and is very protected, restaurants, at the bottom of the street, and the magnificent museum of ancient art a few meters. This area is also reputed to have resisted the earthquake of 1755. Breathtaking view of the floor. Santos soirees are very lively and a few steps from your apartment. Regarding transport, the bus you throw and the famous tram 28 to 100 METERS. Indeed it crosses from one end all the other al historic area. The nearest metro is rato, and you 're right next to the train station that goes to Cascais, cais of sodre. You also have the tram that takes you to Belem. You will find this home to your taste because of the calm and beauty environment in fact the buildings are maintained and challenged state . The night is very fashionable to Santos. The housing is completely new and extremely good quality. The decoration is done with taste and personality and finally the breathtaking view of the floor you will not be able to resist this haven of peace and refinement.
House rulesJust put the garbage out side in the green trolley.
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The place has a character and situated in the heart of Lisbon so every time you coming out you feel the spirit of old town and feels like local. House is one of old and historical building which is so many in the City.
And the place is big and has all modern amenities so you don't have a problem if you want to cook or enjoy hot shower.
Very interesting flat
Richard is a great host,
It was easy to get the keys, the appartment had everything you need like towls, coffee machine etc. Not the newest equipment but sufficient. The location of the appartment is great. It's right at one of the most poular view points of Lissabon with lots of places to eat or just go out in the neighborhood. Even though the appartment is at one of the hot spots to go out it is very quiet. The appartment itself and the furniture has come to age and it is darker than it looks on the fotos.
I had a lovely 2 night stay in this authentic Lisbon apartment! It is located in the Bairro Alto but in one of the calmer streets which means having a blast in the quarters full streets is just a few minutes away from a nice and calm sleep. :)
I felt like a native in this apartment as it is furnished in this great authentic Lisbon style. Richard was a great host, all the communication was really quick and easy.
Thanks Richard for this great experience. I'm sure it was not my last visit in this fantastic city!
Nice place, everything easy (Keys pick-up/drop off) perfect location.
Thanks Richard for being so available!
Great location, nice apartment
Lovely flat, great location!
Richard welcomed us on arrival. He came to help us with our luggage, we enjoyed. He quickly explained us Internet and beds and then quickly left. The apartment was well positioned, close to the historic center but dirty: clean n had not been done: the food was really dirty table not cleaned, dirty fridge, ditto for closets (with inside and outside), crumbs on the work plan, and the toaster covered in dust, unusable kettle (the heaters were all black). . . We bought a sponge and dishwashing liquid to a minimum. . . Odors in the bathroom, cutting down broken toilet, a pity because the apartment would charm if it was a bit renovated and mostly clean. I had not booked this apartment at the beginning, Richard offered me as a replacement because he apparently has several apartments in the city, but with our 2 children 11 and 13 years old, beds were limits; my daughter slept on a tiny fireside, and my son on a folding bed rather narrow. I was disappointed with this apartment (2nd experience at wimdu) fortunately we were only ny for breakfast, and anyway, the apartment was not giving like cooking! And 4 Unable to stand around the small kitchen table. This apartment will be rented for 2 but certainly not for 4 !!! Manic refrain. . . In summary, I would not advise this apartment.
Richard nous a bien accueilli à notre arrivée. Il est venu nous aider à porter nos valises, nous avons apprécié. Il nous a rapidement expliqué Internet et les couchages puis et vite reparti. L appartement était bien placé, proche du centre historique mais sale : le ménage n avait pas été fait : la cuisine était vraiment sale, table pas nettoyée, réfrigérateur sale, idem pour les placards ( à l intérieur comme à l extérieur), des miettes sur le plan de travail, et dans le grille pain recouvert de poussière, bouilloire inutilisable (les résistances étaient toutes noires) . . . Nous avons acheté une éponge et du produit à vaisselle pour un minimum . . . Odeurs dans la salle de bain, abattant des toilettes cassée, dommage car l appartement aurait du charme s il était un peu rénové et surtout propre. Je n avais pas réservé cet appartement au début, richard me l a proposé en remplacement car il a apparemment plusieurs appartements dans la ville, mais avec nos 2 enfants de 11 et 13 ans, les couchages étaient limites; ma fille a dormi sur une chauffeuse minuscule, et mon fils sur un lit pliant plutôt étroit. j ai été déçu par cet appartement, ( 2 eme expérience chez wimdu) heureusement, nous n y étions que pour le petit déjeuner, et de toute façon, l appartement ne donnait pas envie de cuisiner ! Et à 4 Impossible de tenir autour de la petite table de la cuisine . Cet appartement devrait être loué pour 2 mais sûrement pas pour 4 !!! Maniaque s abstenir . . . Pour résumé, Je ne conseillerai pas cet appartement.
My boyfriend and me had a very very very great time in this very cosy and full equipped apartment. It's very central for those who want to spent time in the scene clubs / and bars of lisabon. Bars,supermarkets, bus/train stations are very close by foot. Richard is a very smart and nice host.
Thank you again.
Luisa /Julian
Highly recommended. Very nice, clean and with all the necessary floor. Very convenient! The only negative block the narrow stairs but nothing more, for the great rest!
Muy recomendable. El piso muy agradable, limpio y con todo lo necesario. Muy bien situado! Lo único negativo las angostas escaleras del bloque pero nada mas, por el resto genial!
We spent a few days visiting Lisbon. The apartment well located to avoid having to move the car. We had trouble finding the apartment but Richard helped us by phone. The apartment is a 4th floor without elevator and the stairs do not have electricity so at night you see nothing. The apartment has a flashlight to fix it. That would be something to consider. Otherwise the right apartment. They should talk to other neighbors and put a light on each floor ... Generally well equipped the apartment with everything you need. Thanks Richard
Pasamos unos días visitando Lisboa. El apartamento bien ubicado para no tener que mover el coche. Tuvimos problema de encontrar el apartamento pero Richard nos ayudo por teléfono. El apartamento es un 4º piso sin ascensor y las escaleras no tienen luz por lo que en la noche no se ve nada. En el apartamento hay una linterna para solucionarlo. Eso seria algo a tener en cuenta. Por lo demás el apartamento correcto. Deberian hablar con los demás vecinos y poner una luz en cada piso... En general bien equipado el apartamento con todo lo necesario. Gracias Richard
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Nicki's fragrance
Hey, At 9AM EST she told the barbz the name of the bottle. But not only that she showed us a pic of it. I love the bottle and the name, now we only have to wait for the PF:RR song + commercial and theofficial release date. And it wil be in a box set. Enjoy it barbz ! P.S LOOK INSIDE THIS BLOG


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mmm...which gun shop was it?
You need to understand that some people are like that. They buy 1 gun that has a problem, send it back and get the crappy CS treatment from Taurus and then sell the gun and continue to bash them every chance they get.
I have an older 66, which is the same gun just with an adjustable rear sight. Never had a problem with it.


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Brand new education sessions launched at the Royal Armouries, Leeds - Wednesday, 28 September 2011
The Royal Armouries in Leeds launches a new hands-on, interactive schools programme today (September 28), building on the Sandford Award winning sessions of previous years.
Led by the Museum's new Visitor Experience Team, the sessions will bring history to life for pupils and teachers alike in a stimulating out-of-classroom setting.
Each education session is made up of two distinctive parts – Hands on History, allowing pupils to examine evidence and handle real and replica items – and discover@ which allows young people to step back in time and enjoy activities such as basic sword fighting or First World War drills.
Museum Creative Director Peter Armstrong said, "The Royal Armouries is a great place to study times gone by as pupils can get up close to hundreds of exhibits, and learn about their roles in England's long and illustrious history.
For example, children learning about the Tudors can see Henry VIII's personal armours, and his famous horned helmet. Seeing and learning about these exhibits, close up, helps bring history to life in the most memorable and compelling way."
The Royal Armouries will offer the following four subjects – with more topics set to follow:
- The Tudors Key Stage (KS) 2 – learn about that most colourful of kings, Henry VIII, in our Tournament Gallery.
- The Middle Ages KS3 – discover the age of the Medieval Knight, through handling sessions, plus the chance to have a go at sword fighting and brass rubbing.
- The English Civil Wars KS3 – Wear helmets, breastplates, try your hand at pike and musket drills and learn about the fight to save the king.
- First World War KS3 – Investigate the horrors of trench warfare and the realities of war, handle rifles, bayonets and discover how recruits were trained.
The new education sessions are available to book now and run on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during term times.
Each session costs £5 per pupil and lasts 90 minutes.
To book, please contact our bookings officer:
Tel: 0113 220 1888
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Visit www.royalarmouries.org for more details and teachers' notes.
For more information and the latest news about the Royal Armouries:
Royal Armouries website
Royal Armouries newsletter
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Notes to editors
- Royal Armouries is the national museum of arms and armour and has sites in Leeds, HM Tower of London, Fort Nelson and Louisville, Kentucky. It is the first British national museum to open a permanent presence in another country
- Admission to the museum is free. However, there may be a small charge for some special events.
- Open all year daily, 10am-5pm. Closed 24-25 December
- Information Line: 0113 220 1999
- Website: www.royalarmouries.org
- The Royal Armouries Museum should not be confused with Royal Armouries International plc, the private sector corporate hospitality business.
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Top Landscapers in Lovejoy, Georgia
If you live in the Lovejoy area and you are looking for a top notch landscaper(s) and/or lawn care professional, then Georgia Landscaping is right for you. With the hassles of your job, keeping up with your children, your spouse and many other daily task, maintaining your yard can easily become unnecessary stress. Whether or not you are the homeowner or the property owner, looking for a quality Landscaper(s) in the Lovejoy area should be quick in easy if you know what you are looking for and how to avoid many landscapers traps. Top landscapers and lawn professionals get the job done in terms of both time and quality when it comes to lawn and property care. There are several factors and benefits of a quality lawn care professional that we will cover on this website. The list below will illustrate why you should always find a top landscaper and lawn care professional for your lawn and property needs in Lovejoy, GA:
- When landscaping is done correctly, it can boost the overall look of your yard, property and/or business. For business owners, it can boost your property's appeal to future and current clients. To homeowners it can have your home stand out among your peers, visitors and neighbors. It is hard to imagine that an individual would like to have a poorly maintained property and/or yard. Just by having a poorly maintained yard, a nice looking home will not look as appealing. This is similar to wearing a nice suit, but forgetting to be well groomed. The yard and home go hand in hand when it comes to its overall appeal. With that being said, be sure to go with a top landscaper in the Lovejoy area that performs great work and can verify them with previous results. Great landscaping practices
- Just like a dirty car diminishes the value of the vehicle, a poorly maintained yard can do the same, especially in the Lovejoy area. A good landscaper increases the property value of the home and commercial property by giving it what we call a great hair cut. A yard that is aesthetically pleasing also makes the home look better as well.
- In the Lovejoy area, be sure to pick a landscaper that focuses on total yard care and maintenance. A quality landscaper and lawn care professional should cut and trim the grass along with the edges, apply some form of pesticide to the lawn to keep the insects at bay, use top notch fertilizer to ensure essential growth, sweep the trimmings off of the walk and driveways and including the parking lot, rake leaves and trimmings, apply mulch, and prune the grounds as needed and much more. Ultimately you need to find a landscaper and/or lawn care specialist that can do more than just cuts the grass.
- A lawn care professional and top landscaper should provided all the services listed in step 3 at a reasonable price. If you find a landscaper in the Lovejoy area that does not offer these services, it would be in your best interest to avoid them at all cost. Remember having a quality yard/lawn is just as important as having a top quality home. I would be hard press to find one without the other. Needs urgent lawn care by a top landscaper
I hope this article helps you in find a great Georgia Landscaper/Lawn Care Professional in the Lovejoy area for landscaping your home and/or property. This directory serves as a guide to help you find the top Georgia landscapers based in Lovejoy that provide those services listed above in step 3 and will help your lawn looking amazing.


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May 2, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 985 proposed by Senator Brown for Senator Brownback.
May 3, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Considered by Senate.
May 7, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Considered by Senate.
May 8, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Considered by Senate.
May 8, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 985 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Full Text of this Amendment
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Subchapter A of chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) AIDS.--The term `AIDS' means the acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
``(2) AIDS DRUG.--The term `AIDS drug' means a drug indicated for treating HIV.
``(3) HIV.--The term `HIV' means the human immunodeficiency virus, the pathogen that causes AIDS.
``(4) NEGLECTED OR TROPICAL DISEASE.--The term `neglected or tropical disease' means--
``(A) HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, and related diseases; or
``(B) any other infectious disease that disproportionately affects poor and marginalized populations, including those diseases targeted by the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases cosponsored by the United Nations Development Program, UNICEF, the World Bank, and the World Health Organization.
``(5) PRIORITY REVIEW.--The term `priority review', with respect to a new drug application described in paragraph (6), means review and action by the Secretary on such application not later than 180 days after receipt by the Secretary of such application, pursuant to the Manual of Policies and Procedures of the Food and Drug Administration.
``(6) PRIORITY REVIEW VOUCHER.--The term `priority review voucher' means a voucher issued by the Secretary to the sponsor of a tropical disease product that entitles such sponsor, or a person described under subsection (b)(2), to priority review of a new drug application submitted under section 505(b)(1) after the date of approval of the tropical disease product.
``(7) TROPICAL DISEASE PRODUCT.--The term `tropical disease product' means a product that--
``(A) is a new drug, antibiotic drug, biological product, vaccine, device, diagnostic, or other tool for treatment of a neglected or tropical disease; and
``(B) is approved by the Secretary for use in the treatment of a neglected or tropical disease.
``(b) Priority Review Voucher.--
``(1) IN GENERAL.--The Secretary shall award a priority review voucher to the sponsor of a tropical disease product upon approval by the Secretary of such tropical disease product.
``(2) TRANSFERABILITY.--The sponsor of a tropical disease product that receives a priority review voucher under this section may transfer (including by sale) the entitlement to such voucher to a sponsor of a new drug for which an application under section 505(b)(1) will be submitted after the date of the approval of the tropical disease product.
``(3) LIMITATION.--A sponsor of a tropical disease product may not receive a priority review voucher under this section if the tropical disease product was approved by the Secretary prior to the date of enactment of this section.
``(c) Priority Review User Fee.--
``(1) IN GENERAL.--The Secretary shall establish a user fee program under which a sponsor of a drug that is the subject of a priority review voucher shall pay to the Secretary a fee determined under paragraph (2). Such fee shall be in addition to any fee required to be submitted by the sponsor under chapter VII.
``(2) FEE AMOUNT.--The amount of the priority review user fee shall be determined each fiscal year by the Secretary and based on the anticipated costs to the Secretary of implementing this section.
``(3) ANNUAL FEE SETTING.--The Secretary shall establish, before the beginning of each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2007, for that fiscal year, the amount of the priority review user fee.
``(A) IN GENERAL.--The fee required by this subsection shall be due upon the filing of the new drug application under section 505(b)(1) for which the voucher is used.
``(B) COMPLETE APPLICATION.--An application described under subparagraph (A) for which the sponsor requests the use of a priority review voucher shall be considered incomplete if the fee required by this subsection is not included in such application.''.
(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on May 1, 2007.)


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Curry complements seared scallops, tart apples and sweet dried cranberries while toasted almonds add crunch in this quick fall dinner salad. Serve with toasted whole-wheat baguette and a glass of sauvignon blanc.
Nutrition Profile:
Diabetes Appropriate
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Heart Healthy
High Potassium
Low Calorie
Low Cholesterol
Low Sat Fat
Serves 4
Prep Time 25 min
Total Time 25 min.
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Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add shallot and curry powder and cook, stirring, until the shallot is beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add cider and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 4 minutes. Pour into a large bowl and whisk in 2 teaspoons oil and vinegar. Reserve 1/4 cup dressing in a small bowl. Wipe out the pan.
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Pat scallops dry and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil to the pan and heat over medium-high. Add the scallops and cook until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
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I would be very happy with this
1. dee milliner, CB............injury history could have him fall in our laps
2. arthur brown, LB...........best instinctive LB in the draft makes plays all over the feild.
3. steadman baily, WR......great route runner, super productive
4. leveon bell, RB..........we get our big bruiser back.
5. reid fragel, OT........big kid with a lot of potential upside.
6. rontez miles, S........big hitter, ronnie lottesque.
7. mike catapano DE.......ivy leaguer with a tremendous motor and will to succed.
7. blaize folts, G........could be a potential steal in the making.


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Linebackers that made the transition playing off the ball just from the 2009 draft alone:
Aaron Curry
Robert Ayers
Larry English
Clint Sintim
Cody Brown
I'll pass on ayers. Not that he never did play off the ball before, but I think he might be a little bit of a tweener honestly. Speed does matter in coverage as well as fluidity, you can't downplay that and try to convince yourself it doesn't matter.
So we can downplay the linebackers that DID make the transition? Two words: Clay Matthews. He can rush the passer, he can cover the slot, he does it all for the Packers
This is very true. Clay Matthews was used predominantly as a DE at USC on the ball and was a DE/LB hybrid in that scheme but he gainedlike 15-20 lbsbefore his rookie season tho whichpretty much means he's a pass rusher first, everything else second.I don't think you can compare clay matthews to anyone, he's just a special pass rusher and has a phenomenal motor. He doesn't drop into coverage or get off blocks against the run amazingly well anyway, the steelers ran at him at the super bowl with quite success. And Clay Matthews has terrific instincts where ayers really doesn't. I was reading a piece a few days ago about clay matthews leading the nfl in unblocked sacks (and they werent on twists and stunts either), he has great instincts/anticipation skills.
no i wasnt comparing ayers to matthews. i said matthews because you were talking about that on/off the ball stuff and linebackers that were or were not successful.
Ayers was used more "off the ball" in 2009 and was still considered a 1st round pick after that season. He's going to be a good player in the nfl and has as much of a bust chance as anyone else. If he improves at his pro day the Giants will jump all over him. Reese loves versatile players


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A career man or woman, a member or the rat race, someone whose life and personality are defined by work. Their temperament is the same at all times, and they are unable to turn their serious nature off and relax, hence the term 'stiff'.
Alex is sacrificing his life working ridiculous hours just to earn his obscene bonus every year, so that he can be wealthy in old age. But by age 40 he had become a corporate stiff, forever changed by years of drudgery that have made him unemotional and boring.
by Prophite January 26, 2009
The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush


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2010 In Memory of Keith Elam
Grand Theft Auto III - General News | @ 01:45 PM MDT | By Slim Trashman
Keith Elam, aka Guru of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, and most prominently known to fans of the GTA series as the voice of 8-Ball, has passed away after a long battle with cancer at the age of 43.
9 years ago, he lent his voice to Grand Theft Auto III's 8-Ball, symbolizing the true start of what has become a hugely successful franchise with his famous first words imaged above.
Who knows how the Grand Theft Auto series may have turned out had it not been for him? Sure he may not have been a part of the developing team, but his contributions certainly stood out and will never be forgotten.
Rest In Peace, Keith Elam. The Voice Symbolizing Grand Theft Auto's Success.
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TrackMeNot is a lightweight browser extension that helps protect web searchers from surveillance and data-profiling by search engines. It does so not by means of concealment or encryption (i.e. covering one's tracks), but instead, paradoxically, by the opposite strategy: noise and obfuscation. With TrackMeNot, actual web searches, lost in a cloud of false leads, are essentially hidden in plain view. User-installed TrackMeNot works with Firefox and Chrome browsers and popular search engines (AOL, Yahoo!, Google, and Bing) and requires no 3rd-party servers or services.
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TrackMeNotruns in Firefox and Chrome as a low-priority background process that periodically issues randomized search-queries to popular search engines, e.g., AOL, Yahoo!, Google, and Bing. It hides users' actual search trails in a cloud of 'ghost' queries, significantly increasing the difficulty of aggregating such data into accurate or identifying user profiles. TMN serves as a means of amplifying users' discontent with advertising networks that not only disregard privacy, but also facilitate the bulk surveillance agendas of corporate and government agencies, as documented recently in disclosures by Edward Snowden and others. To better simulate user behavior TrackMeNot uses a dynamic query mechanism to 'evolve' each client (uniquely) over time, parsing the results of its searches for 'logical' future query terms with which to replace those already used.
Why We Created TMN
The practice of logging user search activities and creating individual search profiles - sometimes identifiable - has received attention in mainstream press, e.g. the recent front-page New York Times article on AOL's release of collected data on individual searchers; also this front-page New York Times Business Section article describing the User-Profiling Practices of Yahoo!, AOL, Bing & Google.
We are disturbed by the idea that search inquiries are systematically monitored and stored by corporations like AOL, Yahoo!, Google, etc. and may even be available to third parties. Because the Web has grown into such a crucial repository of information and our search behaviors profoundly reflect who we are, what we care about, and how we live our lives, there is reason to feel they should be off-limits to arbitrary surveillance. But what can be done?
Legal approaches -- urging legislators to support limits on access, or courts to extend Fourth Amendment protection -- might be effective, but would require orchestrated efforts by many parties. Appeals to search companies themselves seem even less hopeful as their interests, at least on the surface, are in direct conflict with such limits. Both, at best, are long term prospects.
We have developed TrackMeNot as an immediate solution, implemented and controlled by users themselves. It fits within the class of strategies, described by Gary T. Marx, whereby individuals resist surveillance by taking advantage of blind spots inherent in large-scale systems1. TrackMeNot may not radically alter the privacy landscape but helps to place a particularly sensitive arena of contemporary life back in the hands of individuals, where it belongs in any free society.
Public awareness of the vulnerability of searches to systematic surveillance and logging by search engine companies, was initially raised in the wake of a case, initiated August 2005, in which the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a subpoena to Google for one week's worth of search query records (absent identifying information) and a random list of one million URLs from its Web index. This was cited as part of its defense of the constitutionality of the Child Online Protection Act (COPA). When Google refused, the DOJ filed a motion in a Federal District Court to force compliance. Google argued that the request imposed a burden, would compromise trade secrets, undermine customers' trust in Google, and have a chilling effect on search activities. In March 2006, the Court granted a reduced version of the first motion, ordering Google to provide a random listing of 50,000 URLs, but denied the second motion, namely, the request for search queries.
While viewed from the perspective of user privacy this seems a good outcome, yet it does bring to light several disquieting points. First, from court documents we learn that AOL, Yahoo!, and Microsoft have complied with the government's request, though details are not given. Second, we must face the reality that logs of our online searches are in the hands of search companies and can be quite easily linked to our identities. Thirdly, it is clear we have little idea of, or say in, what can be done with these logs. While, in this instance, Google withheld such records from the Government, it would be foolish to count on this outcome in the future.
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How to convince your boss to allow linux in the workplace
Since many of the tools I know are either linux only, or natively linux, so I feel like I'm without my arms if I don't have it.
What advice could some of you give on how to convince my boss and the IT department that linux has it's place in our testing toolkit? Even just being able to load up a live CD like Backtrack would be enough.
On the flipside, I could get used to these jobs were they give you a Nessus Pro feed on your first day...


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Next week, Auckland and Wellington will join other cities of the world from New York to Kracow when they experience Chinese composer Tan Dun conducting his spectacular Martial Arts Trilogy.
On Friday, under the starry roof of The Civic, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents Tan's triptych of concertos, drawn from his film scores for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Hero (2002) and The Banquet (2006)
Though I can't imagine this gentle man defying gravity, sword in hand, as does Zhang Ziyi, the glamorous heroine of these films, he does feel his "whole existence these days, going back and forth between East and West, is just like tai chi, just like martial arts".
Tan Dun is one of the globe's most feted composers. Last November, the 55-year-old was deemed the "Shostakovich of China" when he received the prestigious Shostakovich Award in Moscow; further back, the great John Cage claimed Tan's music was indispensable "as the East and the West come together as our one home".
Tan can also turn an elegant phrase. The whole of history, he says, "seems like a piece of music that has no beginning and no ending".
Yet, for all the philosophical whimsy, he is also a man of the world and practical with it. "I love sport, so I wrote music for the Olympics. I love films, so I wrote film scores and, no matter how things change, I'll always love the movies. Composing for them is such fun. It not only connects to my life passion, but combines my symphony passion, my opera passion and even a sort of jazz passion."
He was introduced to traditional Hong Kong and Taiwanese kung fu films in the 1970s. Tan was not so taken with what he describes as their "ping, pang, ping" soundtracks and, years later, when director Ang Lee approached him to provide the music for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, "I was told we should find a different sound", Tan explains. "Ang Lee said we should search more deeply for a healing spirituality."
Looking back over this and the two subsequent films of the trilogy, he points out how each director took a different approach. Though Ang Lee stressed "a dream point of view", two years later Zhang Yimou's Hero "was much more about the love of the land and the earth spirit".
Then, in 2006, Feng Xiaogang, director of The Banquet, "was a bit of a Chinese Woody Allen and much more interested in people's lives, making it into a story of revenge, a sort of Lady Hamlet".
Tan points out how, for each film, Zhang Ziyi's character is caught with a different solo instrument. On Friday we will hear Chinese violinist Ryu Goto and pianist Yingdi Sun in two of the concertos. However, for the central piece of the evening, based on Crouching Tiger, Yo-Yo Ma's solo cello from the original soundtrack has been replaced by the erhu, an ancient Chinese violin.
"Of all instruments this is the closest to the human voice," Tan says. "It's like a soprano is singing all the time. And Tan Wei, who will be playing it, is one of the finest musicians in China."
As for conducting this multi-media event, Tan enjoys his podium duties. "Although you have to concentrate all the time, especially making sure the screened film and the music sound together. It's almost like conducting live opera."
Inevitably, Tan's remark takes me back to 2006 when Wellington's International Arts Festival presented his extraordinary opera, Tea: A Mirror of Soul. When we met up seven years ago, the composer was exclaiming over "my hero Monteverdi" and the "haunting, yearning quality of his endless, floating song".
Back then, too, he spoke movingly of his extraordinary survival through China's Cultural Revolution: "Thirty years ago I was planting rice in the fields and now I conduct the Boston Symphony."
You can hear this background in his 1994 Ghost Opera, which pipa virtuosa Wu Man and the Kronos Quartet perform next month in the Auckland Arts Festival.
Admitting that "all music is theatre, theatre without words," Tan points out how Ghost Opera, with its blend of Bach and the sounds of the Chinese countryside, is "very much related to the whole idea of the mountain spirit. It comes from a culture that, like Buddhism, treats everything as having life, creating a spirituality that is so beautiful and musical, yet not necessarily religious".
His rather reflective observation that "nature has always been the most important thing to me as a composer" leads to an unexpected outburst.
"Today I am so worried about the world. About the explosion of the world. The weather. The air. After all, I'm Chinese. China is so polluted and I'm so glad to come to New Zealand and breathe the best air in the world."
New Zealand will always have a special place in his heart, he stresses, since he first visited us in 1988, taking up a residency at Victoria University. Cherished connections include one with composer Jack Body, "our teacher and model" and "a modern-day Bela Bartok" for the way Body searched out endangered ethnic music deep in the Chinese hinterland.
And Tan's Eight Colours, magnificently recorded by the New Zealand String Quartet just last year, was begun during his New Zealand stay, with the NZSQ of the time in mind. "Eight Colours is my bridge to one of my musical homes. That work, written in New Zealand, was such a turning point for my career."
What: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Martial Arts Trilogy
Where and when: The Civic, Friday at 7.30pm
What: Kronos Quartet with Wu Man, including Ghost Opera by Tan Dun, as part of the Auckland Arts Festival
Where and when: The Civic, March 9 at 8pm
On disc: New Zealand String Quartet, Asian Music for String Quartet (Naxos)


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Speaking Event: On the 2nd Anniversary of the Fukushima Meltdown
Nuclear Whistleblowers, Health and Safety Workers and Our Communities
The growing dangers and systemic health and safety problems at nuclear plants in the US, Japan and around the world are a threat to the workers and communities. On March 9, 2012 there will be a national conference in San Francisco to focus on the issue of health and safety at nuclear plants and the systemic retaliation against nuclear plant whistleblowers. If the 1% stops whistleblowers from reporting on the dangers of nuclear plants, it's only a matter of time till we'll be having Fukushima in California.
It will also look at the failure of government agencies to do proper
oversight of the retaliation of whistleblowers at these nuclear plants and how this failure to protect these health and safety whistleblowers needs to be addressed. It will also look at how the communities have been affected including Fukushima and California where San Onofre and Diablo Canyon nuclear plants continue to threaten the environment and nuclear plant workers.
Speakers will include nuclear plant whistleblowers, health and safety experts and advocates and others who are seeking justice, transparency and accountability.
Initial Speakers:
Dale Bridenbaugh, nuclear whistleblower who visited Fukushima
Paul Garner, Lawyer for injured service people from Japan who were
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Dr. Larry Rose, Former Medical Officer in Charge of Medical Unit Ca-Osha
David Bear, Nuclear Whistleblower Three Mile Island
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I own one that I purchased thru CDNN in Texas. It has most of the features of the standard Elite frame, like the beavertail. Other than that it's the same as a regular Compact. I carry it alot. I like the slightly shorter size. My full size P220's seem a tad heavy on the upper portion when I'm carrying them. They ride slightly higher on the belt. The Compact is just as good a shooter as a full size in my opinion. The weight doesn't seem too much differant, but the balance is better for concealment I think.
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By Chris Harris
Robin van Persie wants Arsenal to use their Champions League play-off victory as a launchpad for a successful season.
Arsène Wenger's side advanced to the group stage for the 14th consecutive year on Wednesday night after coming from behind to beat Udinese 2-1 in Italy and win 3-1 on aggregate.
Van Persie scored the all-important equaliser on the night before Wojciech Szczesny's penalty save and Theo Walcott's goal sealed victory. Now the captain has challenged his team-mates to produce the goods every time they take to the field.
"It has been a hard week with Cesc leaving and Samir leaving and we have been in the papers for the wrong reasons sometimes but I think that we played well and that is a positive sign," said Van Persie.
"Now we have to show it every few days because that's football, we can't live off this night for the rest of the month or the rest of the year. Now I'm looking forward to Manchester United.
"It was tough against Udinese, we had to dig deep, but we can be proud of ourselves because we had a really good performance," he added.
"We were a bit shaky in the first half, especially when they had chances and they scored. But we came back really well. Our first goal finished them off a bit mentally, it was tough for them to regroup after that.
"I think we surprised a few people and hopefully we can do that more often."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Dr. Mark Meadows of Chula Vista, Ca., the first of three candidates being interviewed for the job of executive vice president and provost at Pulaski Technical College, met with college personnel Wednesday and toured the main campus, the Aerospace Technology Center and the Business and Industry Center.
On Thursday, meet-and-greets are scheduled for the followings times and places:
9 a.m. - Little Rock-West Activity Room
Dr. Meadows currently serves as the dean of the School of Continuing Education, Economic and Workforce Development at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, Ca., a public community college that serves approximately 20,000 students every semester. Two other finalists are set to visit the college in March.
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I have 2 Supers, 1 on each hive, full of honey. Problem is they aren't completely capping it, but don't appear to be drying it anymore either. All the frames have a slight U shape of cappings across the tops of the frames.
Short of buying the cheapest spectromer ($80 bux), is there some way to tell if the honey is more or less done? I would love to go ahead and get this out so I could introduce new foundations for the remainder of the flow.


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This past week, my first-born became legal. Not to drive, vote or drink, though; that comes later. My son turned 13 years old, making him eligible under terms of service to have his own social media account.
That isn't to say he hasn't been on those sites for years, though. His social media cred is older than our daughter, who turns four in a couple months. He has had moments where he used Facebook too much, only to self-censor like a boss when he found it was cutting into his reading time. These days, his activity is largely limited to liking Doctor Who content on my geeky Pinterest board and collaborating with peers on Google (despite his original account there being deleted due to age restrictions). He has never had much interest in tweeting, but he got a video camera yesterday that may signal the beginning of a new vlog. Continue Reading "Coming of Age in the Digital Age" »


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There is an urban legend among players from the mid-1990s that a national coach stood in front the team before they took to the field and urged them not to lose by too much.
It's easy to laugh at that and say "how dreadful", but over the last few years, I can sort of see where this supposedly mythical coach was coming from. There was not much faith in the team he had and public expectation was low, so a decent fighting loss would have been a win in a way.
So what do we expect from our team in this English series? For me, that's a hard question to answer. I mean, what is acceptable?
We know that we can compete in the short forms but do the Black Caps have to win those series? Then, how will the test results flavour the series in general?
What is more important? Is it right to place all the emphasis and importance on the forms that the team is best at and has the most chance of winning - the limited over games? Or, given the convention that test cricket is the most important form, does that carry the weighting?
It's probably a tough schedule from this perspective because the test series comes last. It is the crescendo of the summer. Unlike in South Africa, they won't have the luxury of ODIs to soften the blow should they revert to form in the tests.
So, on my rationale, the tests become vitally important to the success of this tour and the public relations boost this team needs. But is it foolish to pin my hopes on something we're least accomplished at?
The good news is that they can lose every test, closely, and still come out okay. A drawn test would be great but one win would make the pain go away.
I believe the T20s and ODIs will be 2-1 affairs. Whether that scoreline is to England or to us, I don't care too much and can't really predict either. I do know 2-1 to England will be tolerable if, and only if, there is consistent fight shown in the test series. However, the goodwill of a 2-1 result to New Zealand in the short forms will be eradicated should they get three hidings in the tests.
So now start to worry because I am a believer that T20 and ODI cricket, the way ODI cricket is played now, is doing little for our players' test games. Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum, James Franklin, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson, BJ Watling and Trent Boult are key men in the ODI and T20s but are important cogs in the test team, too.
Guptill and McCullum have technical issues to iron out, as does Williamson around off stump - but they have a main diet of T20s and ODIs to get ready for the tests.
Taylor just needs batting but how much of that will he get in the shorter forms? Watling is going well in tests but I pray he doesn't lose his longer form rhythm.
But that's life. I sure as heck can't pull these guys out of the slog-and-bash for my own selfish test cricket infatuation.


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Fan suffers cardiac episode at Bruins practice
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WILMINGTON — It was a very scary scene at Ristuccia Arena Thursday as one fan had a cardiac episode in the stands, stopping the Bruins' practice and providing Terry Gardner to be an unlikely hero.
Gardner, an EMT, was watching practice from the stands when he heard somebody scream to call 911. He rushed over to the fan and recognized agonal breathing (gasping). He began performing chest compressions on him as uniformed paramedics showed up and used the defibrillator machine to determine that it was a cardiac episode before eventually reviving him and taking him to the hospital.
"It was a cardiac episode," Gardner explained. "The [defibrillator] picked up a shockable rhythm on him, which means that it was a cardiac issue. It obviously wasn't a seizure, but it appeared to be at first because at that point he was still moving, he had rapid breathing at first. That's what it appeared to be at first. It only took a couple seconds before that subsided, and it became apparent that he needed CPR."
Gardner said that the presence of the defibrillator machine, which was on hand at Ristuccia, was critical in saving the fan.
"They had the defibrillator here on scene, which probably made a world of difference for him," he said. "If this happened at home, it may not have had such a good outcome."
The Bruins, meanwhile, all took a knee as fans scattered to make room. Claude Julien then pulled them off the ice until everything was resolved.
"Obviously we knew something was going on in the stands and that it was an emergency," Julien said. "I don't know the details of what happened, but all I saw was a bunch of people there on the spot obviously helping. As far as I'm concerned, I thought when we stepped on the ice and found out what was happening, I think the last thing they needed was to hear pucks banging off the glass. I think out of respect we just let them do their job."
The players were both relieved and thankful to see a fan step up in such a critical situation.
"That's incredible," Gregory Campbell said of Gardner's work. "Obviously that gentleman was lucky to have that. For somebody to have that knowledge is an important thing. You never know when that's going to come in handy, and that's very special."
Gardner showed up to Ristuccia on Thursday planning to watch the B's practice, but as an EMT, he is always ready to be called to action. The circumstances were certainly different this time around, but he was glad to help.
"Having the spotlight on you is definitely a little weird," he said. "I don't normally work with this kind of crowd when we do it coming with the ambulance and stuff like that. It's definitely a little weird having the Bruins watch you, as opposed to you watching the Bruins. It was a little role reversal."


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The recent boom in digital camera sales has created a tremendous demand for simple yet powerful photo-editing software. This is because experienced users, as well as amateurs, are quickly outgrowing the program that was originally bundled with their cameras.Fortunately, Photoshop Elements 3, the latest photo-editing software from Adobe, is filling this void. It allows users to achieve high-quality results without the overwhelming complexity of professional-level software. And it's also affordable. As a result, it is the best-selling photo-editing software on the market today. Yet, while Photoshop Elements 3.0 seems to have everything going in its favor, it is missing one very important element: a manual that explains all of its incredible capabilities.To help consumers truly understand this software, there's now Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual. This comprehensive guide from Barbarba Brundage offers page after page of valuable insight into this popular program, making it the only book readers will need on the topic.Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual does a whole lot more than just point out how to straighten photos, crop, and adjust the color and focus. It's a collection of wonderful tips and tricks, from how to make basic selections to advanced color correction strategies, and from classic darkroom techniques to stylized digital effects. Each feature is carefully explained in easy-to-understand language, so that everyone from professional shooters to hobbyists can benefit. Among other lessons, readers will learn how to:
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