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A domestic Y (economy class) discount fare for first class. Although the fare code is Y, the booking code for such fares is A or F (First Class). Similar to Q-UP fares.
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A domestic Y (economy class) discount fare for first class. Although the fare code is Y, the booking code for such fares is A or F (First Class). Similar to Q-UP fares.
If a hotel is overbooked and has no room for a confirmed guest, it "walks" a guest to a nearby hotel. The overbooked hotel generally covers the cost of the guest's stay as well as transportation to the new hotel.
Upper Upscale
Applies to hotels that are between the luxury and upscale tiers. Examples of upper upscale hotels are Westin, W Hotels, Le Meridien, JW Marriott, InterContinental and Sofitel.
Applies to hotels that are between the upper upscale and mid-tier categories. Examples of upscale hotels are Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn and Courtyard by Marriott.
TripIt pulls your flight, hotel, car etc. bookings into a single consolidated itinerary after you email it all your travel confirmation emails.
TripTracker provides real-time status alerts for your flights, itinerary changes, airports, weather, and miles. You register your frequent flyer accounts, and as soon as you have itinerary changes, such as an upgrade that clears or a seat changes, or have new frequent flyer miles that post, you'll be alerted immediately.
Shoulder season
A time period between peak season (e.g. summer) and low season (e.g. winter)
The SkyTeam alliance includes Aeroflot, AeroMexico, AirEuropa, Air France/KLM, Alitalia, China Southern, CSA Czech Airlines, Delta, Kenya Airways, Korean Air, Tarom and Vietnam Airlines
Star Alliance
Star Alliance members include Adria, Aegean, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Blue1, BMI, Brussels Airlines, Continental Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Egyptair, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, Swiss, TAM, TAP Portugal, Thai, Turkish Airlines, United and US Airways.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts include hotel chains such as Sheraton, Westin, Le Meridien, W Hotels, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Aloft, Element and Four Points by Sheraton.
Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)
Starwood Preferred Guest is the frequent stay program of Starwood Hotels & Resorts. Brands include Westin, Sheraton, W Hotels, St. Regis, Le Meridien, Four Points, aloft, element, and The Luxury Collection.
Status match
When an airline frequent flyer or hotel frequent guest program matches your elite status from a competing program. Not all programs offer status match, and those that do generally require proof of status in the form of a recent program statement and copy of your elite status card.
Status match
When an airline frequent flyer or hotel frequent guest program matches your elite status from a competing program. Not all programs offer status match, and those that do generally require proof of status in the form of a recent program statement and copy of your elite status card.
Rack Rate
The published room rate. Most corporate and leisure travelers pay a discounted rate, not the rack rate.
Revenue per available room. RevPAR is the key performance metric for hotels, as it includes both occupancy rate and the average room rate per night:
RevPAR = occupancy rate x average room rate per night
Royal Ambassador
Royalty Ambassador is the top tier status level of Priority Club, Intercontinental Hotel Group's loyalty program. Royal Ambassador is by invitation only, unlike top tier status at most other hotel loyalty programs, where there is a clearly defined threshold to attain elite status. Benefits of Royal Ambassador include guaranteed upgrades (often a double upgrade is given), complimentary minibar, guaranteed 8am check-in and 4pm check-out, and welcome amenity.
A domestic Q (economy class) discount fare for first class. Although the fare code is Q, the booking code for such fares is A or F (First Class). Similar to Y-UP fares.
Abbreviation for passengers
Per Night
Used in the context of a hotel awarding frequent guest points for each guest night.
Per Stay
Used in the context of a hotel awarding frequent guest points for each guest stay, regardless of the number of nights that the stay includes.
Positive Bag Matching (PBM)
As a security measure, an airplane will not depart unless each passenger who checked a bag is also on board the airplane.
The highest attainable elite status on Singapore Airlines.
Presidents Club
Continental Airline's Presidents Club Lounges are for its BusinessFirst, International Business Class and Star Alliance Gold Elite passengers.
Priority Club
Priority Club is Intercontinental Hotel Group's loyalty program. In addition to Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts, brands include Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, and Candlewood Suites.
The Purser is typically the most senior flight attendant on board. Some airlines may instead use the term Cabin Manager or Chief Flight Attendant.
The occupancy rate of a hotel is the percentage of available hotel rooms that are occupied for a given time period.
Off-Peak Travel
Travel during a low demand time of year; usually excludes the times around major holidays and peak summer travel. Airlines specify peak and off-peak dates, and severely restrict or prohibit award travel during peak travel times.
(O/W) An itinerary from departing point to destination only, without return flight(s) to the point of departure.
Oneworld Alliance
The oneworld® alliance includes 11 member airlines: American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN, Malév Hungarian Airlines, Mexicana, Qantas and Royal Jordanian. Additional partners that will be joining the alliance include Russia's S7 Airlines (late 2010) and India's Kingfisher Airlines.
Open Jaw
Roundtrip (R/T) ticket with three or more points of departure/arrival. For example, an itinerary that departs from New York, arrives in LA, then departs from San Francisco and arrives back in New York. Open jaws are allowed on some award tickets.
Online Travel Agency. Examples include Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity, etc.
A joint U.S.-Canada program that expedites U.S.-Canada border crossings for pre-approved, low-risk travelers.
All Nippon Airways
Flight that flies directly to its destination, without stops. A nonstop flight is always direct, but a direct flight may not necessarily be nonstop.
Non-revenue space available. Typically describes personal travel by an off-duty airline employee. Revenue space comprises seats taken up by paying passengers.
Northwest Airlines
Marriott Rewards
Marriott Rewards is the Loyalty Program for Marriott Hotels & Resorts, JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Renaissance Hotels, EDITION Hotels, Autograph Collection, Courtyard by Marriott, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn & Suites, TownePlace Suites, SpringHill Suites, and The Ritz-Carlton
Applies to hotels that are between the budget and upscale tiers. Examples of mid-market hotels are Holiday Inn, Comfort Inn, Ramada Inn, Novotel and Ibis.
Mileage Run
A number of flights (or flight with many connections) taken for the sole purpose of accumulating frequent flyer miles, often at the lowest possible expense.
Million Miler. A frequent flyer who has earned at least one million miles in a frequent flyer program. Programs differ in terms of how miles are counted; for example, United Mileage Plus only includes miles actually flown in United, whereas American Airlines' AAdvantage includes miles from all sources.
Medallion Qualifiying Miles (Delta SkyMiles program)
Multi-Airport City
A city or metro area where multiple airports can be considered as interchangeable for the purpose of airfares and routing. There may be a single 3 letter code that includes all airports, although codes may vary depending on the CRS. For example, only Sabre uses QLA to refer to multiple airports in Los Angeles.
Left Seat
Pilot (Captain) of flight
Linked Accounts
Linked Accounts enable two members of an affinity program to earn miles or points for the same account (or allows them to transfer miles/points between their individual accounts), typically using an affinity credit card.
Luxury (Deluxe)
Applies to the most luxurious, 5-star hotels that are above the upper upscale tier. Examples of luxury hotels are Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, Mandarin Oriental, Peninsula, and St. Regis.
KVS Availability Tool
The KVS Availability Tool allows fliers to find flight availability in four of the major systems: Worldspan, Apollo, Sabre and Galileo. It also gives insight into award availability for three of the major alliances: Star Alliance, One World, and SkyTeam, plus United Airline's and Cathay Pacific's upgrade availability. Other features include the ability to quickly look up visa requirements, airport taxes, and minimum connection time in each airport.
Involuntarily Denied Boarding. When a passenger is involuntarily denied boarding (involuntarily bumped) from a flight, the airline provides compensation, usually in the form of a voucher good toward future travel on that airline. Compensation may also include an overnight hotel stay and/or meal vouchers, depending on the length of time until the next flight that the passenger is rebooked on.
In-Flight Entertainment
Hilton HHonors
Hilton HHonors is the Hilton Hotel Loyalty Program. It includes not only Hilton Hotels, but also Waldorf Astoria, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, and Home2
An airport that an airline uses to transfer passengers as part of a hub and spoke model, where passengers that are not served by direct flights are transferred at the hub airport to a flight to take them to their final destination. An airline may have multiple hubs. For example, American Airlines uses Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD) as hubs.
Hyatt Gold Passport
Hyatt Gold Passport is the loyalty program for Hyatt, which includes Grand Hyatt Hotels, Hyatt Regency Hotels, Hyatt Resorts, Park Hyatt, Andaz, Hyatt Place, and Hyatt Summerfield Suites
Gate Agent. Gate Agents work at aiport boarding gates, where their tasks include making boarding announcements, processing tickets as customers board, and handling seating assignments, upgrades, and standby passengers.
Gateway Airports
Domestic airports that are the point of departure for international destinations.
General Manager of a hotel. The GM is responsible for the hotel's overall operation and typically reports to the hotel's owner or, if a hotel chain, the corporate office. Duties include hiring and management of hotel staff, revenue management, managing major renovations or facility projects, handling any major crises or emergencies, and managing public and community relations.
Gold Passport, the Hyatt affinity program
Compliment cards that are sent to United Elite Level members, who may write a compliment or thank you on them to hand to United employees they wish to thank.
Guest Amenities
Guest amenities are the toiletries usually provided in a hotel guestroom's bathroom, such as soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, shower caps, etc.
First Officer (Co-Pilot)
Flight Attendant
Federal Aviation Administration. Has the authority to regulate the safety and all other aspects of civil aviation in the U.S.
Federal Air Marshal. Federal Air Marshals are tasked with detecting and preventing hostile acts that target the U.S., and are deployed on high risk flights. The Federal Air Marshal Service was rapidly expanded following the 9/11 attacks and is estimated to employ thousands of FAMs.
Fare Basis
Refers to the practice of many airline and hotel affinity programs of determining the number of miles or points awarded, based on the airfare or room rate paid. For example, some frequent flyer programs do not award miles for highly discounted fares.
Front, Even; Back, Odd. This acronym refers to how meal orders are supposed to be taken in premium (Business and First Class) cabins. On even numbered flights, the FA(s) are supposed to start asking passengers at the front of the cabin their choices and work their way back, while on odd numbered flights, requests should be taking starting at the back of the cabin. In practice, some FAs take meal orders first from passengers who have paid full fare, and last from passengers who have received complimentary upgrades or are flying on award tickets.
Frequent Flyer
Fine Hotels and Resorts
The American Express Fine Hotels and Resorts collection includes about 600 hotels and resorts worldwide where AMEX members, particularly Platinum card holders, receive special benefits. Platinum card holder benefits include room upgrade subject to availability, continental breakfast for two, late check out and a special gift or amenity unique to that property.
AirTran Airways, recently acquired by Southwest
Full Folio
A practice of some hotel affinity programs that award points based on the total amount of the hotel bill (e.g. room service, spa treatment, etc.) not just the room rate
A discount airfare exclusively available online, which typically does not award mileage credit.
An electronic ticket; many airline tickets are now E-Tickets, which are printed out by the passenger prior to going to the airport or from an airport kiosk, after swiping the credit card used to purchase it.
Electronic Upgrades
Paperless upgrades that are requested and granted wholly online.
Enrollment Bonus
A set number of miles or points awarded to a new member of a frequent flyer or frequent guest program
Elite Qualifying Miles. Although many frequent flyer programs permit members to earn miles in a variety of ways (including affinity credit card purchases), typically only miles earned certain ways, e.g. through actual paid flights, count toward qualification for elite status.
Elite Qualifying Points (EQP) are an alternative way to qualify for elite status. While Elite Qualifying Miles (EQM) accrue at 1.0 EQM for each mile flown, EQP accrue at 0.5-1.5 per mile flown, depending on the class of travel booked: paid first class travelers earn 1.5 EQP per mile whereas discounted coach travelers earn 0.5 per mile flown.
Executive Platinum status in American's AAdvantage frequent flyer program.
Expedited Awards
A premium service offered by frequent flyer programs, where, for an additional fee, a member may request expedited processing and delivery of a frequent flyer award. Often the expedited award is delivered within 24 hours.
ExpertFlyer, similar to KVS, provides flight, upgrade and award availability information. ExpertFlyer has a more user-friendly interface and does not require a software download. It costs $99/year for unlimited usage, including automated alerts that you can set in order to be notified when a seat or upgrade becomes available.
Extended Stay
Extended stay hotels focus on guests that stay for a prolonged period, usually more than 5 consecutive nights. Examples include Homewood Suites, Hyatt Summerfield Suites, Residence Inn by Marriott and Staybridge Suites.
Direct Flight
Contrary to popular belief, the term "direct flight" applies to any flight that uses the same flight number for the entire route, even if there is one or more stops or a change of plane. In contrast, a "nonstop flight" refers to a flight that makes no stops enroute to its destination.
DM List
Departure Management List. The DM List is used by the gate agent to assign upgrades, typically according to passenger frequent flyer status and/or type of ticket/fare class that a passenger is holding.
Class of Service
Refers to the cabin the passenger is flying in; generally international flights offer first class, business class and economy class. Domestic flight may offer only two classes, business class and economy.
Class of Service Bonus
A bonus of extra miles (often 50% or 100%) that many airlines add to a passenger's frequent flyer account when the passenger takes a paid flight in Business or First Class. Some programs add the bonus even when the passenger flies Economy, if the passenger has attained a certain frequent flyer status level.
Continental Airlines. Continental Airlines recently announced a merger with United.
Codesharing occurs when an airline provides service under another airline's name. Both airlines' codes appear in reservation systems and on tickets, and passengers are able to accrue miles on either airline.
Companion Ticket
A complimentary or discounted ticket for a companion flying with a passenger who has bought a ticket.
Confirmed Upgrade
An upgrade to a higher class cabin (e.g. business class or first class) that is guaranteed prior to travel
Computerized Reservation System. These systems provide real-time airline schedules, seating, fares, and the ability to book reservations and issue tickets.
Bed and Breakfast. B&Bs range from the very basic, with self-serve continental breakfast, to luxurious 5-star inns with full gourmet breakfasts cooked by professional chefs, but in all cases B&Bs are not part of major hotel chains.
British Airways
Blackout Dates
Dates during peak travel seasons when airline (and some hotel) award travel is unavailable. Typical blackout dates include around holidays (Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc. in the U.S.) and peak summer travel periods.
Budget (Economy)
Applies to hotels that are the lowest tier. Examples of budget hotels include Motel 6, Econo Lodge and Super 8 Motels.
Bulkhead Seats
The bulkhead is a divider in an airplane that separates one section from another. Bulkhead seats generally offer more legroom, but also lack underseat storage space as there are no seats in front of them.
Bumping passengers occurs when an airline has overbooked a given flight and has to "bump" passengers with confirmed seats. Generally an airline will first ask for volunteers willing to give up their seats in return for compensation, typically a voucher good for a certain amount off the price of future travel (voluntarily denied boarding). Bumped passengers are transferred to a later departing flight.
If there aren't enough volunteers, the airline then has to bump passengers (involuntarily denied boarding), often based on factors such as passengers who were last to check in, didn't have an assigned seat, and/or were traveling on the cheapest tickets. Involuntarily bumped passengers entitled to a refund of the portion of their travel for which they were bumped, and if not accommodated on another flight within four hours, can receive a refund equal to double the cost of the ticket, subject to certain maximums.
Actual Miles
The actual number of miles that a flight covers; does not take into account elite-level status, class of service, bonuses, etc.
Average Daily Rate. Total revenue for all rooms for a given period (e.g. month, year) divided by the number of occupied rooms for that period. Used by hoteliers as a measurement of economic performance.
Aeroplan is Air Canada's frequent flyer program. Points earned in it may be redeemed on Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, and other members of the Star Alliance
Affinity Card
Credit card issued in partnership with a hotel or airline loyalty program. A card holder earns miles or points by charging purchases to the card.
Airport Code
Three-letter code that identifies an airport. For example, HNL = Honolulu International Airport
Group of airlines that enable frequent flyer program members of each particpating airline to use their earned miles or points for award tickets or upgrades with other participating airlines of the alliance.
Amenity Kit
Toiletry kits that airlines offer international first class and business class passengers
American Express Platinum Card
The AMEX Platinum Card offers a variety of travel-related benefits, such as airline lounge access, $200 reimbursement of airline fees (limited to one airline that you choose), the Fine Hotels & Resorts program with special perks for select hotels, companion airline tickets (but the purchased fare must be full price), baggage insurance, purchase protection, and a personal concierge service. The card earns 1 point per $1 spent for most purchases, and the annual fee is $450.
Advance purchase excursion fares. They must be purchased in 7-30 days in advance, depending on the fare and airline, and are typically the lowest available fare.
Automated ticket and boarding pass, generated electronically.
Air Traffic Control
Award Wallet
Award Wallet is a free service that allows you to track and monitor your frequent flyer miles, hotel points, and other loyalty points. It will send you automated alerts when any miles or points are due to expire, for up to three accounts; by making a donation or referring five people to Award Wallet you are upgraded to the premium version, Award Wallet Plus, which will monitor all accounts.
A person with United Mileage Plus Premier Executive 1K status, achieved by flying 100,000 actual miles or 100 paid segments.
A person with United Mileage Plus Premier Executive status, achieved by flying 50,000 actual miles or 60 paid segments in a given calendar year.
A person with United Mileage Plus Premier status, achieved by flying 25,000 actual miles or 30 paid segments in a given calendar year.
A person with United Mileage Plus Premier Associate status, the lowest elite tier. This status is only given through the invitation of another Elite member.
Star Alliance
Star Alliance members include Adria, Aegean, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Blue1, BMI, Brussels Airlines, Continental Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Egyptair, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, Swiss, TAM, TAP Portugal, Thai, Turkish Airlines, United and US Airways.


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a space between the two front teeth on the upper row of teeth in a male or females mouth. having a gap is considered a sex symbol (like beauty marks) and attractive. Recently, having a gap has been associated with overly sexual people, so to hear a girl being called a slut because she has a gap is not uncommon. Gaps are cute on girls and modelesque on men. Most people with gaps are sexually attractive.
Lara Stone, Tyler Fuchs, Anna Paquin, Michael Strahan, Madonna, Georgia May Jagger. All have gap tooth mouths.
by fafinox May 19, 2010
Cleveland Steamer Plush
The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush
A very sexy spread of the "buck" teeth that can, and will likely cause an orgasm to occur. the gap may be removed by getting braces
by ethan reid March 26, 2008
The Urban Dictionary Mug
One side has the word, one side has the definition. Microwave and dishwasher safe. Lotsa space for your liquids.Buy the mug
by imahottie December 02, 2007
Slang word used to describe women that have an abnormally large gap in between their two front teeth causing a chemical imbalance that leads to the profuse want of anal sex.
Dude, did you fuck that gaptooth from the bar the other night?
Hell yeah! She wanted profuse amounts of anal sex!
Hell yeah! She wanted profuse amounts of anal sex!
by David Welge March 09, 2008
Someone who is a little too 'long in the tooth' (old) to be shopping @ the Gap for semi-formal wear.
by P3 PETEEY October 04, 2010
The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush

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English Title: Effect of certain meteorological factors and colony activities on drone brood production and drone flight activity, and its relation to mating of honey bee queens.
Personal Authors: Khodairy, M. M., Moustafa, A. M.
Author Affiliation: Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt.
Editors: No editors
Document Title: Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2003 (Vol. 34) (No. 5) 133-151
The relationships between produced drone honey bee brood and certain meteorological factors (mean daily temperature, mean daily relative humidity, sunshine hours and wind velocity), honey bee colony activities during natural growth period, and the effect of the four meteorological factors on drone flight activity and their relation to pre-oviposition period of queens during natural mating periods were studied from 1 January to 31 May 2003 in Egypt. The drone honey bee brood area was maximum on 7 March, and minimum at the end of May. Positive correlations were found between produced drone honey bee brood and both bee population and produced worker brood. Correlations were negative between drone honey bee brood and each of stored pollen, uncapped honey and capped honey. Drone honey bee brood area was negatively correlated with daily temperature, but positively correlated with daily relative humidity. All above-mentioned factors affected drone honey bee brood production by 85%. Significant differences in drone flight activity were found among most day-hours. The number of flight drones during the whole natural mating period was maximum at 14.00 h, and minimum at 11.00 h. Drone honey bee flight activity was positively correlated with both daily relative humidity and sunshine hours, but was negatively correlated with both daily temperature and wind velocity. These factors affected drone honey bee flight activity by 31.5%. Pre-oviposition period was shortest on 1 April, and longest on 1 May, indicating that April can be considered the best time for queen mating.
Publisher: Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University
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Kevin Ross Talks About Lion Fight 9 With LiverKick
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The ability to overcome adversity is what can make or break a fighter and take them from being just a fighter to a legend. In the case of American Muay Thai fighter Kevin Ross, the adversity has never been his skill, abilities or drive, but instead an ACL injury that he suffered last year. He spent months rehabbing it after surgery and everything was built up for his comeback fight this January at Lion Fight 8. We spoke with Kevin back then about his comeback trail as well as the details of what he goes through in his personal life, what actually makes Kevin Ross tick and we were all treated to seeing Kevin's successful comeback against Chris Kwiatowski.
It was the first step of many for Ross after coming back from an injury that would have stopped most fighters in the prime of their career and this Friday, live on AXS TV, Ross looks to once again enter the ring and take on a very game opponent in the UK's Bernie Mendietta. Part of his last fight was not knowing exactly what Chris would bring to the table, and in the case of Mendietta he expects the same.
"I think that I know less about him than I did Chris," he joked. "I've just really seen clips at this point, where with Chris I had at least seen a full fight or two. I know that he's a tough guy, though, I know that he likes to brawl, so I know what I'm in for."
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haven't seen any yet.
i keep hearing that DSA is going to sell some. they did have some uppers not that long ago for $300 and even less--
i figure as soft as the AR market is --they will turn up somewhere.
I wanted to build a little hunting rifle and since I like to reload I was wondering about doing a 300 Blackout with a 16" barrel. I saw that CMMG has a barrel for sale on Midway USA for like $200 but wondered if there were any other inexpensive ones available?
haven't seen any yet.
i keep hearing that DSA is going to sell some. they did have some uppers not that long ago for $300 and even less--
i figure as soft as the AR market is --they will turn up somewhere.
DPMS Lo Pro Upper Receiver --- and the gas system is the carbine length so I'll just buy that stuff at Brownells. I get kinda cheap when it comes to handguards so I'm not sure what the heck I'll do there -- maybe just a Magpul MOE handguard since this is just going to be mostly a pig rifle.
I checked the DSA site and found this; DSA ZM4 Forged 7075T6 A3 AR15 Upper Receiver; 300AAC - DSZM4CBU300SS-D S Arms
The parts look good but I don't have any use for the front sight. I believe there was word that they will be selling just the barrels also -- in the future. I believe I read that they will sell a Bolt/carrier group head spaced to the barrel for an extra $110 over the price of the upper.
i really been torn between a traditional ar and a 300 aac blackout myself. find one let me know please. im surprizes the military hasnt got contractors cranked up on the 300 aac yet.everything about it makes me think... why didnt they come up with it sooner?
it ain't that big a deal to press out the pins in the FSB--
you might call DSA and see if they will sell you one with a gas block instead of a front sight. they might just sell you a barrel if you ask the right person nice.
just cause it ain't on their web page don't mean they don't have it you might get lucky.
by the time you buy all the stuff to roll your own upper your probably going to have at least what DSA is charging for the stainless steel model.
it is tough to make an odd cal AR upper for three bills--in stainless steel no less-- it probably has an odd thread on the flash hider to boot ==a few extra $$$!
if i was not ass deep in AR-15s right now i would seriously be checking out the blackout in stainless--
but i got a 6.5G and TWO 7.62x39 uppers ( yea i trying to talk myself out of one)--LOL!
ok lests see what a $180 barrel will cost to build.
i am going to assume it is a standard barrel like DSA usually sells with the front sight, barrel nut and so on assembled.
so $180 for the barrel
$60 for the stripped upper from DSA
$9 for the delta ring
$7 for the ejection port cover kit
$10 for the forward assist kit
$ 5 for the front sight post kit
$12 for the flash hider
$ 2 for the sling assembly
$ 10 for the gas tube
$10 for hand-guards
now i come up with $305 not counting your going to have to ship from a couple places and the additional shipping is going to eat up anything you might save and then some.
closing details the 300 blackout barrel likely has and odd thread for the flash hider finding one will be a chore and it will be a bit more expensive that standard
this is not included in our cost estimate --my educated guess would be add $10-$15 to the home build cost--
now DSA will sell you a built upper with a stainless steel barres assembled for $315
i am at $305 for just parts not including having to find that might be "odd-threaded ' 300aac blackout FH .
even if you have to press off the front sight and add a gas block your probably still ahead on cost to just buy the upper.
that is unless you have a bunch of the parts in your parts bin to work with that you won't have to buy--


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[quote user="britishblue2"]Will he be ready for the Cowboys game? I think he gives the Eagles the best chance of beating the Cowboys thus doing us a big favour...just cant see Vince Young getting it done in Dallas.[/quote]
Dallas has a pretty athletic, fast defense. They shouldn't have any trouble handling VIck. it ain't like he's gonna beat them with his arm.


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Ms. Jaebker held various positions at IPFW, including the Helmke Library. She was in charge of the I.U. bookstore at the downtown campus as of October, 1961. Ms. Jaebker attended Valparaiso University and the University of Cincinnati. She retired in 1985. She died June 29, 1993 in Fort Wayne Indiana.


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Make Your Own Yogurt
It's easy, healthy, and tangy-good
By Lessley Anderson
If you eat a lot of yogurt, you end up stockpiling or recycling a lot of plastic containers. But yogurt is embarrassingly easy to make, which eliminates the need for all that packaging. It's also really fun. And once you get started on fermentation projects, you may not stop. You could move on to beer, wine, kimchee, vinegar, and way more. (Read what home fermentation expert Sandor Ellix Katz has to say.)
Here's how to make your own yogurt:
1. Pour a half gallon of whole milk into a pot.
2. Stir in a tablespoon of nonfat dry milk. This will help thicken your yogurt.
3. Heat the milk slowly on the stovetop, monitoring its temperature with a meat thermometer. When it reaches about 185 degrees Fahrenheit, remove it from the stove. (This will kill off any "bad" bacterial cultures that may be in your milk.)
4. Pour the milk into a heatproof container with a lid.
5. Cool the milk down in an ice bath, removing it when it gets to be about 110 degrees Fahrenheit. (Cooling the milk will allow the "good" bacterial cultures to live once you add them.)
6. Mix a heaping tablespoon of your favorite plain yogurt into the cooled milk. The yogurt is your starter culture. (If you've already gone through this process, you can use some of your last homemade batch as your starter culture.)
7. Put the lid on the container and store it in a cabinet at room temperature for a day or two, or until the yogurt acquires the taste and consistency you like. Refrigerate it to slow down the fermentation process. It will keep in the fridge for approximately two weeks.


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School holidays
What: We Built This City
Where & When: Aotea Square, April 18-21
What: The Wind in the Willows
Where & When: The PumpHouse, to April 22
What: Sinarella
Where & When: Mangere Arts Centre - Nga Tohu o Uenuku, April 10-14
What: The Hare and the Tortoise
Where & When: Bruce Mason Centre, April 9-14
Thousands of boxes to play in and lots of laughs in the theatre provide plenty of holiday fun.
If you go down to Aotea Square these school holidays, you could be in for a big surprise. No, the Occupy protesters haven't returned, nor have the city's rubbish collectors gone on strike - although the appearance in part of the square of about 9000 cardboard boxes might make it look otherwise.
The boxes are central to Polyglot Theatre's We Built This City, which is all about playing. Polyglot, from Australia, specialises in interactive and experiential theatre for kids up to 12.
Artistic director Sue Giles created the production after being inspired by watching her (now adult) children play with a cardboard box in their backyard.
"I thought, 'Why don't we just expand on that by taking thousands of boxes and getting lots of kids to come along and see what they create?'."
We Built This City has toured the world since its premiere in Melbourne in 2001, where the kids showed a penchant for building sprawling houses with swimming pools. In Singapore, skyscrapers were popular; in Washington DC, a group created a cavernous underground mall, while in Sydney they went for bridges and iconic buildings.
The children are guided by four performers who clown around, act like construction workers and keep things moving in cardboard city.
Giles says parents are encouraged to join in - "dads really get into it, they seem to love building towers" - and it's intriguing to see the way the interactions between adults and children differ from country to country.
In Taiwan, for example, Giles had to ask parents to stop photographing their kids because the constant posing for snaps was stopping the young ones from getting on and building.
At the end of the Auckland season, a final cityscape will be built using every box in the performance space. Then everyone joins in to trample the city down into a "gloriously chaotic heap of cardboard rubble".
Auckland children's theatre specialist Tim Bray might like to consider asking Polyglot if he can borrow some of the boxes; he may need them for the driving scenes in his production of The Wind in the Willows. Bray has temporarily scored a bright red Mini Countryman for show star Mr Toad (Tom Wardle) to drive during performances.
Fans of the Kenneth Grahame story will remember Mr Toad is not the best driver in town, so cardboard barriers might be useful. The play is performed largely outdoors and, because only one scene takes place indoors, there are no logistical issues to solve about getting the Mini on stage.
Bray says the outdoor setting adds to the ambience of the story, allows for characters such as Ratty, Mole and Badger to make surprising entrances, and appeals to kids who don't like to sit still for too long. He has previously staged the show in 2005 and 2008, and has since fielded continual questions about when he was going to reprise The Wind in the Willows.
"It's just so popular. We had a lot of technical stuff to work through with earlier seasons, so this time around we've been able to focus more on telling the story itself and developing the characters."
While Bray is sticking fairly faithfully to The Wind in the Willows story, Auckland Theatre Company's latest collaboration with the Pacific Institute of Performing Arts (PIPA) takes Cinderella into a whole new realm.
ATC and PIPA last year collaborated on the kids' show Pollyhood in Mumuland, based on Little Red Riding Hood. It proved so popular the season was extended for a week. This time they've reunited the production team with Shortland Street hunk Pua Magasiva, who stars as the magical fairy F.O.B. in Sinarella.
Like Pollyhood, it adds modern humour and a distinct Pasifika flavour to the traditional tale. In this retelling, Sinarella finds her Prince at the Siva Social, where he's celebrating his 21st birthday, and when she flees at midnight she leaves behind a glass jandal.
And just how does a modern Prince find his dream girl? He makes use of social media, of course, and posts her picture on "Fazeboog".
Music - think adapted pop favourites - plays a big part in the production and Tama Waipara and NZ Idol winner Rosita Vai are on board to provide the sounds. They're among a small contingent of professional performers working with the largely student cast on the production.
Meanwhile, Phineas Phrog Productions celebrates its 10th year this year with a characteristically bold and bright show when it gives a Kiwi twist to the Aesop's fable The Hare and the Tortoise.


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By- Jim Rouse
7-9-13. Ocala, FL- The Bubba Army 360 Sprint Cars return to the 3/8 mile in Ocala this week-end, as do all the fans and employees after a well deserved week-end off to enjoy with friends and family. The Hobby Stocks and Limited Late Models will join them, and the 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks will battle for a $500 prize. There is also a Kid's Bike Race scheduled.
Robbie Smith has yet to win at the 3/8 mile, but he is our current points leader- if only be eight points- over "The Captain" Tony Agin who is also winless. In fact, the whole top 5 is winless as both of our winners (Matt Kurtz and Danny Martin, Jr.) have been hit-or-miss in 2013. Terry Witherspoon sits twenty-two out, but has rookie Andy Cobb breathing down his neck with just two points separating them. AJ Maddox is mired thirty-seven back after some bad luck, but it may be a hit-or-miss year if Kurtz and Martin are the ones to go by.
Tyler Clem, still happy to have a double digit age, is the Limited Late Models points leader with a runner-up finish to Tim Powers and a win last time out. Clem can't breathe easy as Jason Pope is just eleven back and Chuck Jackson rides a further eleven down the board. Powers is fourth, fifty-eight back, and Nevin Gainey sits fifth with half of Clem's tally as his points score.
Devin Walker has been phenomenal this season with a couple of wins to his credit and a 114-point lead. Brian Shea hasn't been able to keep chase as a couple of missed races for family functions has him stuck in that deficit. Hunter Gustafson took his first couple of wins early on, but has fallen to over 150 points behind Walker in the standings. "Crossover" Sean Monoghan is juggling an asphalt schedule with some dirt races and that has kept him from pursuing the title, but he always runs towards the front and that has him fourth over Dennis Williams. Williams has been selecting his races wisely, but just like Monoghan, he always runs towards the front.
William Gillam stole his points lead back, even if only by four points, after the last event. Brandon Elwood now rides second, but currently owns the tie breaker with two wins to Gillam's one. Melvin Fockler jumped up to third which shows the dedication and consistency he's had since getting thrown over 100 back after six features. Fockler is still sixty-seven out, but has scored the most points in the summer stretch. Tony Campbell now sits fourth, nearly one-hundred out, after a dismal week-end last time out, and Brandon Tillander has had to pull the back-up machine out to try to stay in the championship fight.
Racing is scheduled for 7, pits open at 4, and grandstands at 5. For more info, and to look at the schedule through Christmas, check out www.bubbaracewaypark.com or call us at 352-622-9400!


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Freebie Friday morphs into Shopping Saturday! Our fabulous freebie free-for-all goes coupon crazy so you can save save at your all fave stores. Plus, we have dining deals and fun things to do so you can keep on saving right through the weekend.
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All but two of the now repaired 34 Katrina cottages at the Fields Subdivision on Sixth Avenue in Lake Charles had "subflooring and insulation issues," according to an audit released Monday. (American Press Archives)
Last Modified: Monday, February 25, 2013 8:57 PM
By John Guidroz / American Press
All but two of the now repaired 34 Katrina cottages at the Fields Subdivision on Sixth Avenue in Lake Charles had "subflooring and insulation issues," according to an audit released Monday.
The report by Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera's office reviews the $75 million Alternative Housing Pilot Program and the 461 cottages built at 12 sites in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lake Charles. Habitat for Humanity, Calcasieu Area Inc. and Project Build a Future were partners in the Lake Charles project that also included 35 cottages at lots scattered throughout Lake Charles. Those units had no reported issues.
The American Press reported in 2011 that "open-cell spray foam insulation trapped moisture from underneath the units in the flooring." Nicole Miller, executive director of Project Build a Future, said condensation from the metal frames caused more problems at Fields Subdivision.
Miller said her company and Habitat for Humanity filed suit in 2010 against Cypress Realty Partners, the project's developer, and other subcontractors, including the architect, Looney Ricks/Kiss/LRK. She said the parties reached an undisclosed settlement in December 2011, and the money was used to pay for floor replacement, mold remediation and new "rigid foam" insulation.
"As a taxpayer, what was most disheartening was trying to make right what should've been made right before," she said. "Cypress didn't do its due diligence to make sure the homes were properly constructed. The insulation was a change order after the fact."
About 12 units were occupied during the repairs, and those occupants were moved to vacant houses that were already repaired, Miller said. She said all 34 units were repaired, and all 69 units are occupied. The other 35 cottages are being managed by Habitat for Humanity.
Despite the setback, Miller said the extra time helped provide adequate housing for people who could not afford them.
"We worked with them throughout those years to improve their credit," she said. "Were it not for this giant faux pas, we may not have gotten there. There's always a rainbow at the end of a storm."
According to the report, construction on the Fields Subdivision cottages began in April 2009 and finished in December 2009. Work on the cottages at scattered sites started in September 2009 and finished as late as January 2011.
The total square footage cost for the 69 cottages was $10.2 million. Each cottage cost an average of $148,059.


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This is an Income Strategy Recommendation for investors looking to invest in the US market via US options. This recommendation is similar to the last two month as the trade last month expire safe/profitable and has returned $3410 USD and still believe LOW is a good investment. The recommendation is buy LOW shares at a discount to market. The recommended trade is to sell put options on LOW with the intent to purchase the shares. This recommendation is designed for investor looking to generate monthly income with capital protection. Instead of buying LOW shares today at market at $23.05 we can place this trade which gives an equivalent entry price at $22.52 a discount of 2.3% and a price I am happy to buy the shares at.
- Sell 22 contracts LOW March $23.00 Puts @ 58 cents
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Net Credit 48 cents
Shares per contract = 100
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Summer has brought stable home prices and continued low inventory to the local market.
The median price of a single-family home sold in the South Bay - excluding the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Inglewood - was $525,000 in June, down just 2 percent from a year earlier, according to the South Bay Association of Realtors.
The median price is the middle figure where half of homes sold for more and half for less.
The number of single-family homes that sold last month inched down 3 percent from June 2011 to 258 transactions, the report says.
There were a third fewer homes for sale in June compared with a year earlier, creating a tighter market that often resulted in multiple offers for a single home.
In a sign of a possible sales rise in coming months, homes under contract to sell rose 39 percent in June from a year earlier.
"With so few homes on the market right now, potential sellers may want to work with their Realtor to determine if now is the right time to list their home for sale," said Becky Park, president of the local Realtor association, in a statement.
Susan Curson, an agent with Hunter Mason Realty in Redondo Beach, said that "the good properties are selling very quickly and there are people with lots of money."
She added: "If you have money, it's a great time to buy with the (low) interest rates and home prices."
Investors purchasing multiple properties are helping move the housing market, Curson noted.
The condominium market in June was a mixed bag.
The median condo price was $382,500, down 11 percent from a year ago. However, sales rose by a third to 147 units.
There were 536 condos for sales last month, down 40 percent from June 2011.
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hell yea--make the commies and socialist buy their gear from CHINA! hell the bow down to the great portrait every day anyway!
Like LaRue Tactical. From their Facebook page:
Press Release: Olympic Arms, Inc. Announces New York State Sales Policy
Olympic Arms is a staunch believer in and defender of the Constitution of the United States, and with special attention paid to the Bill of Rights that succinctly enumerates the security of our Divinely given Rights. One of those Rights is that to Keep and Bear Arms.
Legislation recently passed in the State of New York outlaws the AR15 and many other firearms, and will make it illegal for the good and free citizens of New York to own a large selection of legal and safe firearms and magazines. We feel as though the passage of this legislation exceeds the authority granted to the government of New York by its citizens, and violates the Constitution of the United States, ignoring such SCOTUS rulings as District of Columbia v. Heller - 554, U.S. 570 of 2008, McDonald v. Chicago - 561 U.S. 3025 of 2010, and specifically the case of United States v. Miller 307 U.S. 174 of 1939.
Due the passing of this legislation, Olympic Arms would like to announce that the State of New York, any Law Enforcement Departments, Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders within the State of New York, or any New York State government entity or employee of such an entity - will no longer be served as customers.
In short, Olympic Arms will no longer be doing business with the State of New York or any governmental entity or employee of such governmental entity within the State of New York - henceforth and until such legislation is repealed, and an apology made to the good people of the State of New York and the American people.
If the leaders of the State of New York are willing to limit the right of the free and law abiding citizens of New York to arm themselves as they see fit under the Rights enumerate to all citizens of the United State through the Second Amendment, we feel as though the legislators and government entities within the State of New York should have to abide by the same restrictions.
This action has caused a division of the people into classes: Those the government deems valuable enough to protect with modern firearms, and those whose lives have been deemed as having less value, and whom the government has decided do not deserve the right to protect themselves with the same firearms. Olympic Arms will not support such behavior or policy against any citizen of this great nation.
Olympic Arms invites all firearms manufacturers, distributors and firearms dealers to join us in this action to refuse to do business with the State of New York. We must stand together, or we shall surely fall divided.
Brian Schuetz
Olympic Arms, Inc
Way to go guys!
hell yea--make the commies and socialist buy their gear from CHINA! hell the bow down to the great portrait every day anyway!
Good on you Olympic Arms.
"What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?" -Thomas Jefferson-
"Our rights come from our humanity and may not be legislated away -- not by a vote of Congress, not by the consensus of our neighbors, not even by agreement of all Americans but one." Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
Two thumbs up to OA!
Just moved themselves to the top of my "future purchases" list!
Glad I got some Olympics in November:
When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America , you get a front row seat. - George Carlin
Way to go Olympic Arms!!!! I still have to get over to your store and take a peek around , and see how much I can purchase whith out my other half having a heart attack lol Now if all the other vendors will follow suit with you guys the law may be repealed faster, Keep in mind though that cuomo is a snake in the grass, and may try a lawy suit forcing you to sell items to them. One of the great things that work in the state of NY that you will find in most Bussiness is a disclaimer " WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE SERVICE TO ANYONE! PLACE THIS IN YOUR STORE AND ON YOUR WEB SITE AND THERES NOT A DAMM THING HE DAN DO. just tring to help ya out ,,,doc
good for them. i've been wanting an AR and i might just have to make it an OA .... when they are available again
That shows amazing strength of character, I think Barrett did something of the kind to to the PRC after that state outlawed the 50 calibre class of weapons
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Yup, They did. And, they refused to service any LE arms for Kalifornia as well, and those they had, they exercised their warranty on, and returned a nice little check INSTEAD of the firearm.
Too Bad Kali LE's.
This time around, the LibTards are under notice: Don't pass any more of these stupid laws, or we will not enforce them. They cite the 2nd of course.
Even LE's are not that stupid.
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Room at one step from the Centre!
מספר אנשים מקסימלי2
חדרי שינה1
גודל9 מטר רבוע
Floor No.1(with elevator)
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Ideal if you are visiting Barcelona for holidays, business or even if you are just passing by.
The house is located in the eastern part of Barcelona, called Eixample Dret, between Triumph Arch and the Auditorium . This is in the midle of the tipical modernist zone of Barcelona. We are close to Villa Olimpica and to Sagrada Familia .
We are located right between the modern Barcelona with its parks and buildings and the tipical part of the city. So you can choose from plenty exciting opportunities for go out side.
Moreover, the location is very well connected to the center via metro (Stop Marina) , trams and buses.
We have a cat (Shadow), very quiet and shy, will be hard for you to see him...
The room is quiet and comfortable room with the possibility to have one or two beds, depending your request. . Ideal for relaxing after a long day!
Extra services: (optional)
-Laundry: 6 euros one machine (in cash)
-Kitchen* (for cooking): 15 euros weekly per person (in cash - pay first day)
- Half board service: 5 euros per day
- Full board service: 9 euros per day
- Cleaning service up to a week: 5 euros
Free services from the host:
- Breakfast: coffee/tea, 2 Toast, butter, and marmalade. Special rates do not include breakfast
- Towels and sheets for the bed
כללי הבית- There's a cat (Shadow) in the flat; we ask to respect him, so he will respect your room.
- No smoking inside the apartment.
- The entrance to the house, for new guests is flexible.
- Check-out before 12 pm.
- If for travel reasons, it proved necessary, you can leave your baggage at the place reserved for that until you can remove them or enter the room.
- No pets allowed.
- Bed linen and towels are changed weekly.
- Breakfast is only 8 to 11 hours. Special rates do not include breakfast
- When half board 1). Dinner is between 20.30 and 21.30 hours. 2). No lunch. 3). Dinner is not redeemable for lunch.
- THE USE OF THE KITCHEN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE.For the use of the kitchen there´s a charge of 15 euros per week per person. the use of the washermachine is 5 euros.
- Drinks and food to be consumed after hours breakfast or dinner, are the guest charge.
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Had a great stay at Natalias. Fine room and only 5 min. from the beach. Good area with shopping and metro near by. :-)
We enjoyed our stay in Barcelona, nice, clean and safe location, close to the beach and Poble NOU at walking distance.
Within 10 minutes in the center,where it was crowded in august, so nice to come home in a peaceful environment.
The room you see on the picture is exactly what you will get no more no less, except for Nathalia. Does she really exist?
Instead of her, you will meet her aunt Beatrice Do not expect much conversation. This is more a boarding house than a warm homestay. Nevertheless, if you do not have too much social expectation, it is a cheap place to stay, well located. Bring ear plugs cause noise level from the street is considerable.
We stayed two nights in Barcelona. Natalia's aunt Beatriz was very friendly and the room was verry clean! I would recommend the room and it was good situated.
verry friendly and the room was verry clean!
it was a nice place to stay!
I would recommend this host a lot!
We stayed here for two nights, it was exactly as described. Our host-mom was sweet and made sure we were well taken care of. Internet worked great, I could use Skype for calls. Would stay here again if I visit Barcelona.
I really appreciate stay in Natalia's house. when I travel by myself I appreciate the opportunity of stay in a safe and friendly place with other women. Natalia's aunt who is managing the house is very friendly. She prepared tea, toasted bread with butter, yogurt, fruit juce for breakfast. The room, the sheets and the bathroom are simple and clean. The house is about 400 m from the tube station.
Great stay, very friendly, hospitable and keen to help with any information needed - home from home
Really good location, near the Gaudi Church, 5 min walk ;) + Verdaguer Metro 3 blocs away ! Clean and "design" room !
Really good for the price !!
I enjoyed my stay in Barcelona. The B and B was a very clean and modern apartment on the 4th floor of a new building near a Metro station. It was very easy to get around Barcelona from there. Isabel is a very nice lady who, despite the fact that she doesn't speak English was able to communicate with me and even offer me information about the weather forecast. Very good accommodation at a great price.
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Speaking in front of the United Nations in New York on Thursday afternoon, Israeli Prime Minister eschewed a lot of the normal platitudinous dithering that goes on in that august body and instead struck a more "peace through strength"-tone in laying out the Iranian nuclear situation. He got quite specific in defining the dangers that Iran's activities present to the world at large, even using an idiot-proof chart and everything:
"The red line must be drawn on Iran's nuclear enrichment program," Netanyahu said. "I believe that faced with a clear red line, Iran will back down." …
"Throughout our history the Jewish people have overcome all the tyrants who sought our destruction," he said. "The Jewish people have come home. We will never be uprooted again." …
"Make no mistake: a nuclear-armed Iran is not a challenge that can be contained," Obama said. "It would threaten the elimination of Israel, the security of Gulf nations, and the stability of the global economy. It risks triggering a nuclear-arms race in the region, and the unraveling of the non-proliferation treaty. That's why a coalition of countries is holding the Iranian government accountable. And that's why the United States will do what we must to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon."
The Obama administration has steadily resisted publicly announcing a precise "red line" on Iran's nuke program, insisting that they've been standing tough with diplomacy and sanctions, but Netanyahu was plenty frank in relaying that he doesn't think that's quite good enough. It's too bad President Obama didn't have any time to discuss all this "noise" with Netanyahu while he's in the country this week — but I'm sure he'll be looking forward to the president's phone call on Friday.
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Not every pianist has a Richard Rodgers waltz snuggling up to a Rachmaninov Concerto on his playlist, but such provocative eclecticism is Stephen Hough's calling card. His new French Album is a musical Tour de France, its 17 tasty selections travelling byways rather than highways, uncovering treasures along the way.
For many, the only familiar offerings will an intriguingly nervy Alborada del gracioso by Ravel and the dream-laden five minutes of Debussy's Clair de Lune.
As it happens, the Debussy, along with Hough's beautifully etched transcription of Delibes' Pizzicati, is like a refreshing sorbet before a spectacular finale - a striding, swaggering ride through a Liszt Fantasy on themes from Halevy's long-forgotten opera, La Juive.
Hough had already opened the set with spectacle, an Alfred Cortot transcription of the famous Bach Toccata and Fugue. It's brilliant, if less immediately Gallic than Cortot's take on a Bach Arioso, which Hough transforms into the mould of a Chopin Nocturne.
The task of representing Faure with just four pieces has Hough gliding through the almost bluesy chromaticism of an Improvisation, and skyboarding the slippery scales of an F sharp minor Impromptu - both of which make one eager to hear more Faure from this man.
Hough is also significantly selective with Poulenc. The sighing ballad of Melancolie contrasts neatly with a more innocuously pretty Chabrier piece of the same name; a Nocturne seems like a wry twist on a well-known Chopin Prelude while a scampish Improvisation would be a neat soundtrack for a Charlie Chaplin one-reeler.
Nor is the great Charles-Valentin Alkan forgotten. Poetry and psychology meld in one of Alkan's Opus 31 Preludes, with sombre, foreboding chords under a plaintive melody portraying a mad woman on the edge of the seashore. And how lovely to revisit the once-popular Autumn by Cecile Chaminade and be tossed about in the bracing seasonal storm that Hough brews up as part of the journey.
Let's hope one of these morceaux is on Hough's encore list when he tours with the NZSO later this month - Hamilton on September 27, Auckland the following night. It would go down very nicely indeed after his Saint-Saens Concerto.
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The service of long-time Hope College assistant baseball coach Ron Boeve will be recognized on Saturday, April 27 when the Flying Dutchmen host Alma for an MIAA doubleheader.
The Hope athletics department has declared it Ron Boeve Day in tribute for his service. This season, for the first time over a span of four decades, Boeve is not pitching the pre-game batting practive or coaching along the first base line at the stadium named in honor of him and his wife Sunny.
Saturday's recognition program will occur in between games of the doubleheader. The first game will begin at 1 p.m. Baseball alumni of the college have been invited to return for the event.
"Ron Boeve defined the term loyal," said coach Fritz. "He has been a fantastic mentor for young men and for me personally. Ron and Sunny are like a second set of parents for me, my wife Carol and our son Tuck.
"He loves the game of baseball and more than that he loves the young men and the people at Hope. He won't be far away, we have the privilege of playing in Ron and Sunny Boeve stadium every home game. I can't say thank you enough for what the Boeves have meant to the Hope baseball family.
Boeve's standout Hope baseball career included being chosen by his teammates as Hope's most valuable player and selection to the All-MIAA team twice as a catcher. In 2007 he was presented the Alumni H-Club's "Hope for Humanity Award" in recognition of his service to others. Together the Boeves were presented the Hope College Meritorious Service Award in 1994.
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Identifying and Preventing Youth's Suicidal Behavior (pdf) - CD Summary, February 13, 2001 Vol. 50, No. 4.
Children First for Oregon - Data Book 2000, Status of Oregon's Children: Kids in the Middle.Identifying and Preventing Youth's Suicidal Behavior (pdf) - CD Summary, February 13, 2001 Vol. 50, No. 4. Youth Suicide (pdf) - Results from the 1999 YRBS, Health Trends Newsletter August, 2000.A Potential for Violent Injury (pdf) - Guns and Knives in the Schools, Health Trends Newsletter, June, 2000.Weapons, Schools, and Kids (pdf) - What is the Risk? Health Trends Newsletter, October, 1999.Suicidal Behavior (pdf) - Results from the 1997 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Health Trends Newsletter, May, 1998.Suicidal Behavior, A Survey of Oregon High School Students - Report Published September, 1997.
Bigger is Not Always Better (pdf) - CD Summary, February 26, 2002.
Risky Business: Teen Sex (pdf) - CD Summary, February 24, 2004.Sexual Activity Decreasing Among Oregon Teens Age 15-17 (pdf) - Health Trends, Newsletter, March, 2001.HIV/AIDS: Knowledge and Risky Behavior Among Oregon Youth (pdf) - Health Trends, Newsletter April, 1996.
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Prize-winning author Meissner is keynote speaker for Brainerd Writers Alliance
Bill Meissner, director of creative writing at St. Cloud State University and author of "Spirits in the Grass" (2008 Midwest Book Award winner), will be the keynote speaker at the Brainerd Writers Alliance (BWA) Fall Writing Festival on Saturday, Oct. 27.
In addition to novel writing, Meissner has published four books of poems: "American Compass," "Learning to Breathe Underwater," "The Sleepwalker's Son" and "Twin Sons of Different Mirrors." More than 350 of his poems are published in national and regional magazines and literary journals.
His two books of short stories, "The Road to Cosmos" and "Hitting into the Wind," depict the subtlety of relationships and small town life.
Meissner has won numerous awards for both his poetry and his fiction including a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship, a Minnesota Arts Board Grant, a Loft-McKnight Award in poetry, a Loft-McKnight Award of Distinction in Fiction, and five Pen/NEA Syndicated Fiction Awards, including one chosen by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
During the festival's morning session, BWA winners will receive prizes and read winning manuscripts. Brief talks by BWA members with published books will be interspersed among the readings. Lunch will follow these presentations.
In the afternoon, Meissner will present "The American Compass Traveling Road Show" featuring a reading from his four poetry books, two short story collections and his recent novel. The festival will include informal presentation with questions and answers, writing prompts and exercises.
For registration information, go to www.brainerdwriters.com or call 218-828-7750. Registration deadline is Oct. 20.
This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Five Wings Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.


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i think its safe to say this is cruz's final year as a giant. how does that make yall feel?
i think its safe to say this is cruz's final year as a giant. how does that make yall feel?
however, you havent answered the original question....how does it make you feel that this is most likely cruz's last yr as a giant?
Those are the sort of things you have to get used to when you make good personnel and draft moves . . . .having too many good players to pay.
Something that you've never had to deal with I suppose . . .
To somewhat piggy back this thread, Cruz not returning is a possibility. I don't really care, I'd rather Nicks be the one not returning. But why does it seem like the Giants are always in cap trouble every free agency period? My perception is that your front office is able to bring in talent, but struggles with the cap aspect. What gives? Is this just an incorrect perception, or what's wrong with Big Blue?
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Sure, it might be his final year. I really wouldn't give 2 ****s though. There is always raw talent out there.
I think that statement is a little far fetch to say its going to be his last year.


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A commonly posed question, particularly among people looking to get into the information security field, is "how do I get into information security?" This is an excellent question, and one we can find answered in a variety of ways, although, perhaps, it is not really the right question to ask. A better question might be "what do I need to do to build myself into an information security professional?" The distinction between the two questions is narrow, but definitely present.
We might think of this as the difference between looking for a job and looking for a career. Career information security professionals are some of the most passionate, dedicated, and engaged people in all of the technology industry. We will often find such focused people burning the midnight oil on security research, projects, and conference presentations, not necessarily because they are being paid to do so, but because they have a burning interest in doing so.
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I am using 2003 Survey of Small Business Finances data. This is a survey data with multiply imputed dataset for 5 imputations, stratums and weights. Furthermore, I am using Stata 9 version. Below is my question:
I am running a survey logit and survey probit estimation for this multiply imputed survey data. However, for the overall estimation for the multiple imputation, I cannot get the marginal effects estimation. I can only get this for the 5 imputations separately in Stata. However, there is no way I can get the marginal effects for the overall estimation. I even looked at this in SAS. For instance, SAS doesn't give me at all any marginal effects, even for the separate implicates (I used the proc surveylogit and proc surveyprobit commands for each separate implicate and then combined these results through mianalyze command in SAS for the overall estimation).
However, I was able to get the marginal effects for separate implicates in Stata (I first used svyset command, then miset and then mim commands for the overall estimation. I even tried using mifit command rather than mim command. However, I couldn't find any postestimation command for marginal effects).
Do you know whether in literature, marginal effects have been calculated for the overall estimation for a multiply imputed dataset? If yes, can you pls lead me about how to do the marginal effects estimation for the overall estimation for my survey data with multiple imputation either in SAS or STATA? I will really appreciate any type of help I can get.
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