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Poor old Kim Dotcom has only just kicked open the doors to his new cloud storage service Mega, but less than two weeks in he could well be facing his first legal tangles with the emergence of a new "collaborative" search engine that allows users to search and share files hosted on the site.
Called Mega-Search.me, the search engine appears to have gone online the same day as Mega itself launched, evidence enough that someone has been planning this for a while. The site came to the attention of Ars Technica just yesterday, which reports that it allows Mega's one million-plus users to share links to the files they have stored on the site, along with the all-important decryption keys necessary to access those files. These links can be searched and accessed by anyone, with users also being allowed to give feedback and vote on their favorite files.
Mega-Search.me wouldn't be so much of a problem if it wasn't for the fact that a huge majority of the files it links to seem to be illegally pirated copies of movies, TV shows, songs and software – and of course, the ever-present deluge of porn. We should note that Mega-Search.me does display an "infringement" button that links to Mega's policy, but it's doubtful that many users have heeded it.
The site's existence puts Kim Dotcom in an awkward position, as he's been promoting Mega as some kind of rival to more 'acceptable' storage services like Dropbox, with the added benefit of rock solid security that's supposed to be so incredibly secure that even Mega doesn't know what's in the files its hosting. By operating in this way, Mega is able to protect itself from claims it facilitates piracy through a defense of plausible denial, although whether or not this will work remains to be seen.
We're pretty sure that Kim Dotcom has nothing to do with Mega-Search.me, which is apparently hosted in France, but that doesn't necessarily mean it won't cause him trouble. For one thing, it's proven beyond doubt that Mega is being used to host illegal files, and now that it knows about this it certainly has a duty to remove them. In some cases, it appears to have already done so, with Ars Technica reporting that several files were "no longer available" a few hours after they downloaded them. Even so, it will have a job on its hands to keep up, given that the search engine already lists more than seven thousands files.
What will be interesting is how the big man himself responds to the existence of Mega-Search.me. So far, it looks as if the controversial entrepreneur is trying to stay legit. Just yesterday Dotcom announced that his team has complied with a number of copyright infringement warnings and taken down illegal files, but up until now he has been unusually quiet on the subject of Mega-Search.me. In the meantime, we'll be watching Dotcom's Twitter account for a reaction.


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The phone conference is actually Tuesday, April 8th at 6pm. Hope you can all join us. :)
Join us 4/8 for CA Walk a Thon planning call
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On May 10, 2008 a national walk-a-thon effort will take place over Mother's Day weekend in support of the Preeclampsia Foundation mission. The state of California will participate in this 4th annual event by hosting a walk on Saturday, May 10th in San Diego.
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One of my hive hosts built a Warre out of re-purposed rough redwood, so I threw down a challenge of his Warre versus my deep frame Lang, also made new out of re-purposed redwood. This pitted Warre topbar against Jumbo depth wax foundationed frames, everything brand new. Two equal early packages were installed in both hives on 3/7. This batch of early packages came with poorly mated queens, only about a 50% take on an order of 15 packages.
The Warre thrived, the Lang went drone layer. On 5/13 a new vacuumed swarm was installed in the Lang, it went drone layer, the Warre thrived. On 7/17, a bait swarm from another site was installed in the Lang and it finally has fighting chance, four months too late. The Warre has filled six boxes in this period.
So what can we conclude from this competition?
Warres are clearly a better hive?
Beginners have all the luck?
Don't buy early packages?
I am a crappy beekeeper?
My hive on left was the loser.


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All of these get together, being close, lovie dovie is just for publicity things. First, due to Roberts up-coming movies. To keep himself in good image in the eyes of his fans and same thing to Kirsten. For her cheating scandal, Robert is just helping her to keep her image good that is why he is staying with her, so she wont look that bad. Just imagine, your girl friend cheated on you in public, do you think that is easy for Robert just like that. He is not stupid. He is doing this for Kirsten as a favor. Remember what Kirsten said, she won't do twilight, if not Robert. Robert is just returning the favor to make her look good. If you are Robert, with that kind of humiliation and dishonest and lies, you still accept her? I don't think so. Open your eyes. There are doing this, loving things to keep their fans and to keep their status and finances going. These are all LIES… and their for their personal BUSINESS gain. I hope, I am wrong. But Celebrities always do magic things, for financial gain for this is just business.
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Mexican wolves – smaller and often redder than their northern cousins, the Rocky Mountain gray wolves – have been having a hard time trying to recover down in New Mexico and Arizona. Physically, it's harsher country – drier and rockier, less productive than the northern Rockies – and it's also a less-accepting place sociologically. The gray wolves have not always been exactly celebrated unanimously in the north, but I believe even greater fear and loathing exists in some of the ranchers down in the Southwest, particularly on the marginal, drought-stressed public lands where those ranchers – like the wolves – are trying to hang on.
The wolves almost didn't make it back to this country at all, meager though their clinghold is now. Wolves are one of the most adaptable large social mammals in the world, possessing what biologists call plasticity – second only to our own in their ability to adapt to a variety of habitats. Wolves prosper in a variety of wild habitats, while we excel at manipulating ours.
And one of the things we have manipulated has been wolves. Our atrocities and lack of imagination on their behalf have been well documented. Murmuring, shimmering in the wolves' blood, however, remains a clamant genius to survive and prosper. This life force remained in them even after we had killed off all the Mexican wolves in the wild, save for a handful of zoo captives that lay in patient generational wait for the day, decades later, when their offspring would be released back onto the land from which they had been taken; just because we buried that clamant genius for several decades did not mean it went away.
Not all ranchers in the Southwest fear or hate the wolf, sight unseen, and fewer do today than nearly 15 years ago when the wolves were first released back into the Blue Range on the New Mexico-Arizona border. Two heroes – visionaries and pioneers Will and Jan Holder – have had something to do with that.
For nearly the entirety of those 15 years, the Holders held on in one of the hardest occupations, in one of the most inhospitable environments for such a profession, in the heart of the wolves' recovering territory. It's near where Aldo Leopold encountered the wolf in whose dying eyes he would see "a fierce green fire."
Displaying extreme adaptability, the Holders decided to turn what some would view a liability, wild returning wolves amidst their cattle, into an asset. By leaving the wolves alone and taking extra steps to avoid the wolves (as well as lions and bears) – essentially by practicing greater vigilance, the Holders were able to produce "predator-friendly" beef: cattle raised on land where predator eradication is not practiced. The Holders received up to 180 percent of regular income for their valueadded product, which also carried a "natural beef" rating through their distributor, Ervin's Natural Beef, a consortium of about 10 ranches, which supplied roughly 150,000 pounds of natural beef.
Ranching neighbors thought they were flat crazy, the Holders say, but their business quadrupled. Since then, a few of the Holders' neighbors have slowly changed their minds. Jan says some of the neighbors expected the recolonizing wolves to be "monsters" but have found them to be "just one more predator, or in the end, something they could live with and maybe even make some money from."
A fairy tale would have the Holders succeeding and prospering in this hard land – and the wolves, too. It didn't quite turn out that way, or it hasn't yet. The worst drought in recorded history, a faltering economy, and falling beef prices complicated the Holders' initial success. As with the wolves' struggle to return, the problem – true for so many extinctions or debilitations – was a cascade of smaller factors that eventually led to more serious leave-taking. Higher management costs due to drought and reduced productivity combined with declining demand (and prices) for any kind of beef, predator-friendly or not, was finally too much to overcome. "A very committed group of people understood and were willing to pay for what we did," says Will Holder. "But in the end it wasn't enough." They picked the worst possible time for their experiment, and still they made it work for a long time. Others are carrying on the practice. Up north, in a greener section of Idaho, rancher Melissa Lines is using Great Pyrenees watchdogs to guard predatorfriendly beef and lambs in a land of mountain lions, bears, coyotes, bobcat and wolves. The Holders' vision, like the wolves themselves, will carry on into the future.
Adaptability. To pay off debt, Will is now a nurse in a neurosurgery unit in Tucson, and Jan is program coordinator for the Gila Watershed Partnership. They miss the land, and hope to return.
I don't consider the Holders' efforts and ideas a failure. Regarding wolf recovery, Will says "Things are, for the most part, better." Where there were once 11 wolves, there are now 50. "The people around the area have found out that, indeed, wolves do not breathe fire or eat babies. And the wolves are still there."
We talk a lot in the West these days about the importance of story and story's role in helping, in some instances, remake and transform a landscape and, in other instances, simply preserve it. But to paraphrase Ed Abbey and Doug Peacock, one act is worth a thousand words. The courage to stand up for ecological protection – whether rancher or environmental activist (or both) in one's community is what will ultimately save wild country.
Stories are important but so, too, for returning wolves is lots of big wild country and a few supporters in unlikely places who have found a way to accommodate them. The Holders bought time for the returning wolves, regardless of their own stressful conditions, and in so doing gave them one of the rarest things of all: a second chance.


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Biggest Loser-style weight-loss approach has limited application for majority of Americans who struggle with weight
San Diego, Calif. (Mar. 14, 2013) — As NBC prepares to conclude season 14 of its primetime reality show, "The Biggest Loser®," American Council on Exercise (ACE) warns viewers and fitness professionals to resist the temptation to emulate a Biggest Loser-style weight loss mentality while still embracing the show's emphasis on lifestyle modification.
"On the positive side, 'The Biggest Loser' inspires many weight-loss intenders to begin an activity program," said pediatrician, registered dietitian and ACE Senior Health Strategist Dr. Natalie Digate-Muth. "ACE encourages the fitness community to use this as an opportunity to educate and engage more people in the pursuit of a healthy, physically active lifestyle while at the same rejecting the harmful and hurtful tactics sometimes used in the show."
"The Biggest Loser," which first aired in 2004, aims to jumpstart weight loss in the most severely obese individuals through an intensive fitness, nutrition and behavioral re-conditioning program under the supervision of physicians, registered dietitians and professional fitness trainers. Varying approaches are used to motivate, inspire, and sometimes embarrass and shame participants into pushing through grueling workouts, oftentimes lasting up to a reported four hours per day.
"Some of the techniques used on 'The Biggest Loser' are unsafe, ineffective and downright demotivating for many, without carefully controlled supervision," said Michael Mantell, Ph.D., ACE senior fitness consultant for behavioral sciences. "The reality is that the show is not reality and does not represent a weight-loss program as it should be or can be pursued by the vast majority of people who are categorized as overweight or obese. That includes two-thirds of adults and one-third of children and adolescents in the United States."
ACE, the world's largest fitness certification and education organization, offers the following recommendations for the fitness community when it comes to talking with clients about "The Biggest Loser" weight-loss model:
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Jacuzi Room of 6 IDeal for group booking sants station
Size85 m²
Floor No.2
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Lockable room
Accommodation summary
|valladolid, 08014 barcelona, Spain
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|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
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|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|3 days ago
shared kitchen with Frig, oven, microwave, washing machine, free WIFI and etc.,
before making reservation you may ask about availibility
Rooms including superior quality mattres has just been place to provide extra comfort plus clean bed sheets, pillow covers and blancket, comfortable acomodation for couples,students.and family
Ideally situated, just 5 minutes walk to main train station (Sants) direct train connection every 30 minutes to Airport BCN and just 3 minutes walk to two (2) metro lines Plaza De Sants Red line-1 and Blue line -5, the both lines connect city center hardly 15 minutes from metro and also 24h bus service available just 3 minutes walk from house and direct connection to Beach,, Las Ramblas, and center downtown.
Also convenient to get by walk to Placa España and the famous football stadium (Camp Nou).
If you coming from Barcelona airport then nearest Train Station is Sants and if you take taxi from airport so its charge normally 25€,
The area is rich and commercial with Internationally known brands, designer labels, restaurants from different part of the World, cafes, bars and famous night clubs close by.
The check in time will be discuss prior to your arrival making sure you are received, before all necessary keys are handed over.
The keys to access the Home, the room will be provided on arrival. There will be 24 hour access and exit allowed so no time restriction available as a condition.Check in from 13.00. till9pm
early check in 5 euro but room will be given at 1pm
latce check in from
22.00 will be cost 15 euro
from 24.00 hrs will be cost 15 euro
early check out is 5 euro
Please advise us before arrival to arrange the check in time
check out is at 10am
check in is at 1 pm till 9 pm if u have other timing than mention
u have to pay 5 euro more
Smoking and use of alcohol is not allowed
The guesthouse in located in residential area so please be quite after 22.00. if you are more person you have to contact
anynoise loud music may cause of cancellation of booking please repect your neigbours thnks
Breakfast not included
Taxes included
the owner lives here and will every time there to help you
i hope you will have good stay
The prices are kept affordable but the standard of living has been kept well!
Feel free to inquiry for further information.
Discount are avilable for group reservation maximum14 person. For further information and possible discounts for longer stays please contact:
House rulesSmoking and Alcohol is strictly prohibited in House.
check out is at 10am to 11am
check in is at 1 pm till 9 pm
you may come any time but you have to inform us exact arrivel time,after informing us time if you have any change hour plz give us a call to avoid any inconvinience of wait for you or for us ,
check in 1pm
check out 10am
check in after 10pm is 10 euro
check in after 12.00 or before 10am is 15 euro
check out before 10 am cost 5 euro
refundable deposit 50 euro
but room access will be given at 1pm but you will have access to locker room bathroom kitchen ,i hope you will feel like home with all the fecilities
its in residential area so it is prohibited to smoke drink or sit at main door
The Houseis in residencial area so plz after 22hrs must be calm. in case of complaints from neighbours ( i.e. streaming, parties in the night time) may the cause of cancelation of reservation.
At the check out time please return the keys by hand.
Deposite at the time of check in: 50€ cash in case to follow rule it will be refunded at your departure
You will be responsible to maintain the standard of cleanliness and tidiness in the apartment especially in the Kitchen and the Bathroom.
The main door is to be closed at all times when one leaves and enters the Home..
The room has to be left in the same condition as it was initially found.
(Check out before 1o am)
No lights are to be left switched on when not needed.
No one is allowed an access to the apartment unless one is expecting someone.
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Reviews of this property
we'd share our family room, we shared with another family and a young man, surprise SIZE passed, the home we agreed.
nous avions pensé partager notre chambre en famille, nous l'avons partagée avec une autre famille et un jeune homme, la surprise DE TAILLE passée, l'accueil nous a convenu.
Très bonne surprise. Même si la porte d'entrée ne paye pas de mine, la surprise est à l'intérieure.
Entrée propre et jolie.
La chambre familiale est juste géniale (très grande avec deux grands lits, un canapé et une table). Le must, le jacuzzi et les toilettes privées.
Clim dans la chambre. Il n'y a pas beaucoup de fenêtres mais ce que je cherchais c'était un endroit pour dormir. Après une journée de visite j'étais contente de faire trempette dans le jacuzzi. Les hôtes sont très agréables et disponibles. En plus, la chambre est vraiment en plein centre de Barcelone.
vraiment super et j'y retournerai.
Sehr schlimmes Erlebnis. 12 Personen in einem Badezimmer mit Matratzen die nicht zum liegen geeignet sind. NIE WIEDER!
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The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
It was cheap and clean,
The hosts were very friendly. If you are there for a short period of time, and never home,then the place is okay. The small room due to no window is very suffocating as well. Plus the food we left in the fridge was gone the next day, and though we knew exactly that we left it there - it was blamed on us for misunderstanding. But the hosts tried their best to make it nice
Fantastic room which is near by center of barcelona, really very near to main transports like buses, taxi, mainly near to metro, which is walkable distance. The room is very nice with good facilities like air conditioner. lot of bars near by the room which is really cheap and lot of shops for shopping and hotels. Really good and thanks for providing room as soon we expected. good service to the customers, quick and good service replies.
Todos Bien!!
Everything perfect!!
Very nice people and good care
Always available and help for everything!!
Enjoyed the stay :)
Nice place, nice people
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It's time for another look at the GeekMoms' never-ending stack of books. Collectively, we sure manage to make our way through a fair number of pages, whether we're reading them on dead trees or e-readers. Here's what we've read this month.
After Amy received a bright yellow box earlier this week with an underwear-clad superhero on it, she's looking forward to diving into an early look at Dav Pilkey's lastest adventure, Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers. Apparently George and Harold are going to go back in time to deal with a school bully. She would have started it by now, but her daughter has been hoarding it since its arrival.
Ariane was sick of the same old books in her daughter's bookshelf and finally dusted off the old library card. She and her 2-year-old daughter found a few hidden gems there. Ariane adored the duck's comically simple answers in Ducks Don't Wear Socks by John Nedwidek. She also enjoyed the delightful cadence and southern charm of Bedtime at the Swamp by Kristyn Crow. Her daughter's favorite was the bizarre yet entertaining Moo Cow Kaboom (which she calls "boom cow") by Thatcher Hurd. All three titles were quickly purchased as a permanent addition to their home's reading collection.
It has been years since Stephen King's The Dark Tower ended, and the conclusion left a sour taste in Kelly Knox's mouth. She never thought she'd find herself on the Path of the Beam again. When she heard that the newest entry in the series, The Wind Through the Keyhole, took place on Mid-World before the end of the series, though, she couldn't resist. Her favorite moments in the Dark Tower series have all been in Roland's past, so she was willing to give the gunslinger's story another try. The Wind Through the Keyhole follows a young Roland shortly after the death of his mother. The action takes place before the world moved on, similar to Kelly's favorite novel in the series, Wizard and Glass. While she's still in the middle of the book, Kelly has been surprised to find that it's nice to revisit old friends from the Dark Tower. Readers who have never entered the gunslinger's world can be quickly caught up, so if you're curious about what The Dark Tower is all about without investing in seven books, this might be a good place for you to start.


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December 2007
Organization of the Guide
Part I of this guide explores the benefits of using online courses to deliver advanced content for secondary school students, and it identifies the specific types of advanced course work most commonly available from online course providers.
Part II examines key implementation factors for districts or schools to consider if they decide to move ahead with establishing or expanding a program of advanced online learning for their students. This section focuses in particular on the need for districts and schools to work in partnership with an online provider. Examples are drawn from across the six online providers and their partner districts and schools. Vignettes, based on interviews with providers, district or school administrators, site coordinators, and students, are used to illustrate various aspects of what online learning looks like in practice, although pseudonyms are used to protect individuals' privacy. To further illustrate some points, sample materials taken directly from the programs or partner schools are presented in accompanying figures.
Part III provides a brief profile or narrative snapshot of each individual provider, its history, and key features. Readers may want to refer to these profiles to get a more comprehensive and general understanding of each provider.


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A good place to start is spending the day at Poipu Beach Park, which was once named one of America's best beaches. Nearby Spouting Horn features a blowhole that releases a spout of water up to 6 metres or more into the air. See why Kauai is nicknamed "The Garden Isle" at two National Tropical Botanical Gardens: McBryde Garden, featuring 104 hectares of gardens and the world's largest collection of Hawaiian plants, and Allerton Garden, a 32-hectare gem with sophisticated garden design and the giant Moreton Figs made famous in the film "Jurassic Park". You'll even find the Kauai Coffee farm tour just a few miles west of Poipu. Discover a variety of activities and attractions on Kauai's South Shore.
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This year I started a new virology course at Columbia University. The course emphasizes the common reactions that must be completed by all viruses for successful reproduction within a host cell and survival and spread within a host population. The molecular basis of alternative reproductive cycles, the interactions of viruses with host organisms, and how these lead to disease are presented with examples drawn from a set of representative animal and human viruses, although selected bacterial viruses will be discussed. Each lecture is recorded as a videocast, which consists of slides and audio, and is made freely available for download. The lectures and reading assignments can be found at the course website: http://microbiology.columbia.edu/W3310.
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I just tested the example you gave on my Stata SE V9.2.
No errors occurred and the graph plotted fine.
A trace shows that __ub is used internally in generating the smoothed hazard function.
Despite your reload, it appears your version still has an error.
Thomas J. Steichen
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Hi, listers
I am experiencing problems obtaining a Kaplan-Meier estimate of the
hazard function. Using -sts graph, haz- returns an error "Variable __ub
not found" r(111). The error does not, however, appear when requesting
the surivival function of the same data. I can reproduce the error using
the leukemia data from stata-press (see printout below), even after a
complete reinstall of Stata 9. How complete it actually was is hard to
tell, my settings were still identical to what they were prior to the
reinstall even though I renamed the old "C:\Program Files\Stata9-folder"
to Stata9_old. Where else does Stata store information?
Until now I have been using -sts gen haz=h- instead, but today, by a one
time fluke, stata suddenly returned different results compared to
earlier. I would normally be willing to write this off as some fault on
my part had it not been for the disturbing fact that the fluke-results
were a lot more in sync with the predictions from my models. The results
are, however, not reproducable in the same session even after doing no
changes to the dataset.
I am now wondering if the two problems are somehow related, and fear
there is something wrong with the hazard-estimates I have been
recieving. Can someone confirm the problem, or suggest a way to handle
.. use http://www.stata-press.com/data/r8/leukemia, clear
(Leukemia Remission Study)
.. stset weeks, failure(relapse)
failure event: relapse != 0 & relapse < .
obs. time interval: (0, weeks]
exit on or before: failure
42 total obs.
0 exclusions
42 obs. remaining, representing
30 failures in single record/single failure data
541 total analysis time at risk, at risk from t = 0
earliest observed entry t = 0
last observed exit t = 35
.. sts graph
failure _d: relapse
analysis time _t: weeks
.. sts graph, haz
failure _d: relapse
analysis time _t: weeks
variable __ub not found
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For those without a lathe, it allows you to install your own bbl. Also, with spare bbls in different calibers, one could easily swap bbls with a proper headspace gauge for each caliber.
So i have this Yugo M48BO that I am in the process of re-working. Im looking at barrels right now, and want a .308 on it instead of a 8mm. ran across these guys and an "adjustable headspace barrel". not sure what to make of it. Any opinions?
Rhineland arms
My first choice is a k98 replacement in .308/7.62x51 from Coles Distributing. I really want a .308 barrel with the military contours. Barring them, im looking at midway for a .308 replacement.
Just curious what the opinions on the adjustable headspace barrel is. Thanks in advance.
For those without a lathe, it allows you to install your own bbl. Also, with spare bbls in different calibers, one could easily swap bbls with a proper headspace gauge for each caliber.
"The barrels have full length chambers and use a lock ring to adjust headspace. "
I assume we are talking about a large ring here? I have no idea what kind of a lock ring device they are talking about. The factory barrel is threaded into the receiver. If you don't have a lathe, your best bet is to buy a short chambered barrel and finish ream.
Should be fine... I think they are loosely similar to a FAL barrel that you use those real thin washers to set headspace. Although looking at the pics the threaded area is longer for lock ring. The ring is going to be just in front of the receiver so fitting with whatever stock / handguard / gastube gizmos might be in the way and require additional fitting. Arguably a small problem however.
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As I understand it the barrel is supposed to tighten on the in a ring inside the receiver on a Mauser. A lock ring set up would tighten down on the face of the reciver. Id want some feed back on the Rhinelander set up before on how they shoot. the price is pretty cheap so id suspect the blank it is made from is not the best.
Remington and other rifles the barrel tighten down on the end of the receiver. I'm not sure a barrel nut set up on a Mauser receiver is ideal ? I emailed Rhinelander arms a few weeks ago about the possibility of just buying a small ring Mauser barrel nut I have not heard back.
Somebody must make a military step Barrel in 308.
If I was looking for a military step replacement id consider this one if I had the cash
Lothar Walther
my understanding is Wilson barrels used to sell a 308 mil step barrel sold by brownels I see browlnels has discontinued them no back order.
there were a few mausers converted to 7.62x51. the Peruvians had a few, Spanish fr8, iim sure there were others. many countries rebarrled to them. you might find one some were .
I have been thinking of trying to make my own small ring set up with a barrel nut . mainly so it can be a easy switch barrel.
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Those coles barrels look like a good deal . screw it on rent a reamer to head space it an have fun. hopefully they will match your stock an parts.
it would cost you about $35 more to go with the coiles set up an if there as advertised you likely have a better barrel an your stock might fit.
that rinlander set up is going to need work to fit . if you go tto do all that you might as well by a sporter barrel an a sporter stock.
I admit the rinelader set up is intriguing. they need to offer a 22-250 / 308 combo set for doing a switch barrel set up or maybe a 358 win option.
Look at the pic of it, they are using the Savage system. The bbl is screwed in as far as it will go and a headspace GO gauge is inserted. The bbl is backed out until the bolt locks, then the lockring threaded onto the bbl OD is tightened against the face of the receiver to secure it. If the receiver face is true, it should work fine although the factory Mausers were butted up against the inner stop ring of the receiver. Since we are talking probably a fraction of a turn between seated and proper headspace, I don't think there will be any problems.
Run the other way! The Rhineland Arms solution is NOT for you!
The barrels at Coles are the way to go. I have a pull through Reamer for .308, and I have a barrel vise. JUST REMEMBER TO REMOVE THE EXTRACTOR FROM THE BOLT BEFORE YOU DO THE FINISH REAM!!!
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Skier safety is of the utmost importance at Copper Mountain. We allow traditional alpine skiing, snowboarders, telemark skiers or cross-country skiers and adaptive skiers with specialized equipment. In the interest of safety there are devices that are not allowed at Copper. Before you finalize your plans to visit Copper Mountain, please review our Allowable Devices.
Always show courtesy and respect to others and be aware that there are elements of risk in skiing and snowboarding. Common sense and maintaining an awareness of your surroundings will help minimize the risk. Know your ability level and stay within it. Know and follow "Your Responsibility Code" and share with other skiers the responsibility for a great skiing/riding experience. In the interest of safety there are devices that are not allowed at Copper. Before you finalize your plans to visit Copper Mountain, please review our Allowable Devices.
That fatigue and ache you experience during lunch may not be from a great morning of skiing or riding, but actually may be a result of dehydration. Often people confuse the symptoms of dehydration with altitude sickness. At moderately high altitudes, dehydration is responsible for more illness than oxygen insufficiency. At 12,313 ft (3753 m), altitude suppresses the sensation of thirst. To have a full and enjoyable day on the slopes you must properly hydrate. More Info
Helmet usage is on the rise and if you're not wearing yours, it's time to look at protecting your noggin. NSAA & Copper Mountain urges all skiers and riders to wear a helmet. Remember to always stay in control as helmets alone will not keep you from harm. Skiing and riding in a controlled and responsible manner are important safety considerations for everyone. If you forgot your lid, you can pick one up at Copper Sports. More Info
As with many sports, skiing and riding pose risks. If you decide to leave the groomed trails you are voluntarily accepting the risk of a deep snow immersion accident. A deep snow or tree well immersion accident occurs when a skier or rider falls into an area of deep unconsolidated snow and becomes immobilized, with the possibility of suffocation. Ski with a buddy as they can help you out of a jam and if necessary, call ski patrol – Your Buddy's Got Your Back. More Info
Only you can prevent collisions! Always stay in control, and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects. People ahead of you have the right of way and it is your responsibility to avoid them. You must not stop where you obstruct a trail or are not visible from above. When starting downhill or merging into a trail, LOOK UPHILL and yield to others. More Info
Copper's Union Creek High Speed Quad Lift at West Village replaced the old fixed grip, H Lift. West Village is Copper's base to the majority of beginner (green) trails. Our "Lift Safety" initiative is directed at all beginner ski and ride guests, in an effort to help our guests on the key elements of safe loading, riding and unloading a lift. These important Safety Tips are presented by Critters from Copper's Critter land. These fun Safety Tips are found at the bottom of all beginner lifts and in Copper's "School House" (kids ski school center). Remember to always ask a Copper Lift Attendant for any additional assistance or guidance, they are there to help. Have a safe day on the slopes and on our lifts:
Click on the links below for more information:
|Skier Safety
|Ski Safety Act
|Drug and Alcohol Policy
|Extreme Terrain
|Slow Zones
|Tree Wells
|Back Country
|Electronic Devices
|Lift Loading
|Ski Patrol
|Freestyle Terrain
|High Alpine Experience
|St. Anthony's Clinic
|Adaptive Ski Programs
|Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices
Skier safety is of the utmost importance to Copper Mountain. On the Mountain, we allow traditional alpine skiing, snowboarders, telemark skiers or cross-country skiers and adaptive skiers with specialized equipment. In the interest of guest safety there are some types of devices that are not allowed at Copper. Before you finalize your plans to visit Copper Mountain, be sure to review and understand what are Allowable Devices at Copper.
Always show courtesy and respect to others and be aware that there are elements of risk in skiing and snowboarding. Common sense and maintaining an awareness of your surroundings will help minimize the risk. Know your ability level and stay within it. Know and follow "Your Responsibility Code" and share with other skiers the responsibility for a great skiing/riding experience.
Be advised that Copper Mountain does not mark all potential obstacles or hazards. When marked, poles, flags, fencing, signage, padding or other forms of marking are used to inform the skier/rider of the location of a potential obstacle or hazard. These markers are no guarantee of your safety. It is part of your responsibility under "Your Responsibility Code" and the Colorado Ski Safety Act to avoid all obstacles and hazards.
The Colorado legislature, recognizing risks that are inherent in the sport, has passed the Colorado Ski Safety Act, which provides inherent risks of the sport and relative responsibilities of the skier; and the ski area. You must obey the Act. Under the Act, any person using the facilities of a ski area is considered a skier. A summary of the inherent risks is listed below:
Under Colorado law, a skier assumes the risk of any injury to person or property resulting from any of the inherent dangers and risks of skiing and may not recover from any ski area operator for any injury resulting from any of the inherent dangers and risks of skiing, including but not limited to: changing weather conditions; existing and changing snow conditions; bare spots; rocks; stumps; trees; collisions with natural objects, man-made objects, or other skiers; variations in terrain, whether natural or as a result of slope design; freestyle and extreme terrain; jumps; snowmaking or grooming operations; and the failure of skiers to ski within their own abilities.
CAUTION: Snowcats, snowmobiles and snowmaking and other equipment may be encountered at any time, it is your responsibility to stay clear of this equipment.
Considering Copper has many visitors from out of state that may not be aware of the new Colorado Marijuana Law "Amendment 64" and Copper's Liquor Licenses, we have summarized this information in the following.
With the recent passing of Amendment 64 in Colorado, as well as drugs/alcohol in general, please keep in mind that marijuana is still considered a Schedule I Controlled Substance under federal law, and due to our US Forest Service Contract, we are held to their regulations/expectations as part of our contract. This policy applies to all of Copper Mountain including on-mountain and in the village.
Highlights of Amendment 64:
Various informational and caution signage is located throughout the ski area, please read, understand and follow all rules and related signage. Skiers and riders should be advised that a green circle, blue square, or black diamond trail at Copper Mountain is not necessarily the same as a green circle, blue square or black diamond trail at other resorts. The system is a relative rating of trails at each resort and does not compare trail difficulty between resorts. Skiers and riders should begin with the easiest terrain and then move up in difficulty as their ability permits.
Extreme Terrain contains cliffs, very steep slopes as well as rocks and other hazards. Skiing or boarding Extreme Terrain is for EXPERTS ONLY.
Families have a special spot Copper. You will see on the Copper Mountain Trail Map that we have specifically identified ski runs that are Slow & Family Zones. These tend to be more gentle slopes for slow family skiing. Additionally, we have identified Slow Zones in some higher traffic areas, and where approaching a busy intersection of trails or nearing lift-loading areas where slower speeds make a safer experience. Please observe the posted slow areas by maintaining a speed no faster than the general flow of traffic. Space and speed are especially important in these areas. Fast and aggressive skiing will not be tolerated.
Skiing and snowboarding off the groomed runs and in deep powder is one of the most exciting and appealing parts of the sport. However, if you decide to leave the groomed trails you are voluntarily accepting the risk of a deep snow immersion accident. A deep snow or tree well immersion accident occurs when a skier or rider falls into an area of deep unconsolidated snow and becomes immobilized and suffocates. Deaths resulting from these kinds of accidents are referred to as a NARSID or Non-Avalanche Related Snow Immersion Death.
Become educated on how to reduce the risk of NARSID through your own action and awareness. The website www.treewelldeepsnowsafety.com is intended to assist all skiers and riders in learning about the risks and prevention of deep snow immersion accidents
Pursuant to the Colorado Ski Safety Act, the ski area assumes no responsibility for skiers going beyond the ski area boundary. Areas beyond the ski area boundary are not patrolled or maintained. Avalanches, unmarked obstacles and other natural hazards exist. Be aware: the backcountry avalanche hazard may be extreme. Rescue in the backcountry, if available, is the responsibility of the Summit County Sheriff. It will be costly, may take time and is not a situation you want to be in.
Play it safe with Copper's Avalanche Beacon Training Area just below the Timberline Patrol building at the top of the American Flyer lift. Best part: it's FREE. The training area consists of 8 buried beacon transmitters that can be turned on and off individually for single or multiple burial searches. If you would like assistance with the beacon bowl, please stop by Timberline Patrol and a ski patrol member will be happy to assist you.
Lift Safety & Children - In the interest of safety, children who are riding lifts at Copper Mountain Resort must be able to load, ride and unload the lift safely and without being carried. Children in backpacks are not permitted on Copper Mountain chairlifts or ski trails. All children must wear skis, a snowboard, or one of the allowed devices listed on our website.
Under Colorado law, you cannot board a lift unless you have sufficient physical dexterity, ability and knowledge to negotiate or to use such lift safely, or until you have asked for and received information sufficient to enable you to use the lift safely. If you need special assistance, please communicate with our Lift Operations personnel. Better yet, take a ski lesson to improve your ski/riding and lift loading skills. You may not use a lift or any ski trail when under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
In addition to the video below, here are two additional videos to provide information on how to properly ride, load, and unload from the lifts with kids.
The Copper Mountain Ski Patrol consist of fulltime and volunteer members who work together to provide efficient, professional emergency response to guests at Copper Mountain. Patrollers' primary focus is on mountain safety. Assisting the ski patrol is the Mountain Safety Patrol who works with the ski patrol to ensure guest safety. Rounding out the team is Copper Mountain's well-trained avalanche dogs. In the event of an on-hill incident or emergency, call Copper Mountain ski patrol at 970-968-3311.
Copper Mountain encourages all guests to wear a helmet. While helmets may mitigate or reduce the severity of some head injuries, their use does not guarantee safety and will not prevent certain injuries. Regardless of whether or not you choose to wear a helmet, every winter sport participant shares responsibility for his or her safety and for that of others using the ski area facilities. The National Ski Area Association emphasis the importance of helmets and has partnered with the "Lids on Kids" organization. For more information please visit www.lidsonkids.org to find out how to find the best helmet for your child.
At Copper we have a number of terrain parks for your enjoyment. The parks are identified as having Small, Medium and Large Features. Start small and work your way up. If you would like some professional instruction visit Woodward At Copper for specially designed classes and coaching where progression is the focus. Copper reinforces the "Smart Style" approach for our terrain park users:
The four main points of Smart Style:
*Each feature can be broken down into 4 zones. Identify these zones and have a plan before using any Freestyle Terrain.
Approach zone is the space for setting your speed and stance to use the feature.
Takeoff zone is for making moves that start your trick.
Maneuver zone is for controlling your body in the air and setting up for landing.
Landing zone is the prepared slope between the knuckle and the runout beyond it.
Preparing physically for Your Ski Vacation
Get in shape to ski — do not ski to get in shape. Skiing and riding are exciting, vigorous winter sports. Always make an honest assessment of your physical abilities.
What to Wear
The weather can change radically and rapidly, so plan to bring or obtain when you arrive goggles, lip balm, sunglasses, sun protection, a hat and clothing that makes it possible for you to dress in layers. Multiple layers of clothing are best because layers can be added and removed in order to better regulate your body temperature.
Your base layer should be long underwear, preferably in a wool and polyester blend. The mid layer should be a turtleneck or long sleeve shirt. A fleece pullover or sweatshirt is ideal for the next layer. Outer layers can include a coat and pants and should be water resistant and comfortable. Socks should be a thin wool or poly blend for skiing or riding. Gloves or mittens should also be worn. Mittens are generally warmer and are best if you tend to get cold hands. A good hat should cover your ears and stay on your head during windy conditions. Be aware you will be walking on wet, snow and icy conditions so please walk with caution. Be extra careful in ski boots as they can slip easily in these conditions. When possible, wear high alpine boots with soft soles when in High Alpine Environments.
Feeling Under the weather
Copper Mountain Resort's elevation ranges between 9,712 feet at the base to 12,441 feet at the top of Copper Peak. If you are coming from lower elevations, acclimation may be required. The best approach is to take it easy for a day or two. Staying properly hydrated is very important for having an enjoyable vacation. At our elevations you can become dehydrated with no warning signs. Drink water before you start up the hill and sip water throughout the day.
You may experience altitude sickness, this usually occurs within the first 48 hours of your arrival. Symptoms include headache, nausea, insomnia and loss of appetite. Increase your fluids and decrease salt, alcohol and caffeine intake. Seek medical attention if symptoms persist. Be aware that high elevation can also accentuate existing health problems. If you have a respiratory or vascular illness, consult your physician before your visit. In the event of a medical emergency while at the base areas or in the Village, call 911 and give your location and nature of the emergency.
The clinic is located in Center Village, at 860 Copper Road 970-968-2330. During the winter season clinic hours are open daily: 8:30am-4:30pm. The Clinic is staffed by physicians, nurses and x-ray technicians. This facility offers guests and employees of Copper Mountain a direct link and a seamless experience to advanced medical services. St. Anthony Copper Mountain Clinic, a Centura Health Facility, is independent of Copper Mountain Resort.
Copper Mountain Resort has partnered with The Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC) to offer training and education to Copper guests having special needs. The BOEC is a national leader in outdoor adventure education serving all people, while ensuring that the outdoors is accessible to those with disabilities and special needs. Adaptive alpine skiing is all about meeting the needs of each individual through specialized equipment and teaching methods. Coaches are selected based on the student's specific disability and skiing experience. The BOEC will provide coaches and if needed equipment for your training needs. Please plan ahead and contact the BOEC before you arrive at Copper to make the necessary arrangements. You may contact The BOEC at (970) 453-6422 and additional information can be found on their website at www.boec.org/
Copper Mountain Resort has determined that the use of any power driven devices or vehicles by the public, including other power-driven mobility devices used by disabled persons, would conflict with orders from the United States Forest Service and would also conflict with Copper's safety requirements necessary for the reasonably safe operation of our on-slope activities. These safety concerns include the use of devices on the slopes that expose the user and skiers/snowboarders to a safety hazard; collisions with downhill skiers and snowboarders; and the use of devices that may provide access into closed areas that pose avalanche hazards. These safety concerns are compounded by our facility's high volume of trail use. These safety requirements are based on actual risks and are not intended to be discriminatory in any way.
The use of drones and radio controlled model aircraft which are currently considered as an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), at Copper Mountain Resort is a public and guest safety concern, and where cameras are used, a potential privacy issue. UAS's are not allowed to be used by the public or guest at Copper Mountain Resort, either in the base area or on the mountain. The safety and privacy of our guests is of primary importance.
Copper is closed for the 2016/17 season. Summer begins June 9th!


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Area food shelves seek donations
March is Minnesota FoodShare Month, when food shelves throughout Minnesota ask their communities for an increase in donations.
This is done because the donations each food shelf collects in March determines how much additional donations these food shelves will receive from the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches.
The Minneapolis Council of Churches began as a group dedicated to supporting food shelves in the metropolitan area; however, the group was so successful that it began offering proceeds to food shelves throughout the state. These donations are distributed according to the combined dollars and pounds that food shelves throughout the state raise.
The 2012 Minnesota FoodShare Month raised more than $8.4 million and more than 4.4 million pounds of food. This year's March campaign has a goal to raise half of the food that food shelves distribute.
Pine River Area Food Shelf
The Pine River Area Food Shelf will host a fundraiser Saturday, March 23, called the Community Soup & Sweets Fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Warehouse in Pine River.
The event will offer community members the opportunity to support the Pine River Area Food Shelf by eating soups and baked goods. Donations of $7 for adults, $4 for children 12 and younger, and $21 for families are suggested and will be used to fund the Minnesota FoodShare Month March campaign for the Pine River Area Food Shelf. There will also be a $1 raffle for a handmade quilt.
This fundraiser is being held with the goal of reaching 24,000 combined dollars and pounds of food for March. This compares to last year's end total of 22,000 combined dollars and pounds of food.
"I'm just happy for whatever we bring in," said director Jodi Perry.
The Pine River Area Food Shelf serves 125-145 household units per month, though it can sometimes serve as many as 175 households in the summer. The Pine River Area Food Shelf has seen an increase in combined families, or household units of up to four generations, and single males.
"We're seeing many younger people coming in, single males between 18 and 25. I think there is an increase because there just aren't jobs anywhere, especially in this area," Perry said.
The Pine River Area Food Shelf is funded throughout the year by many different types of donors, including businesses, churches and community organizations. Some businesses provide large quantities of day-old bread. As with many area food shelves, they prefer monetary donations over food donations, as they are able to stretch money further through Second Harvest.
To each person or household unit that asks for help, the Pine River Area Food Shelf tries to supply three days of food. Currently, foods such as flour and sugar are popular.
Hackensack Area Food Shelf
The Hackensack Area Food Shelf has a relatively short history. This March marks only the third Minnesota FoodShare Month that Cherie Westphal and her food shelf have participated in.
In that time the Hackensack Area Food Shelf has given out 36,941 pounds of food, serving 1,286 adults and 560 children.
The Hackensack Area Food Shelf benefits from having many of its operating costs paid for by its adjoining business, a thrift store called Share and Care. Both Share and Care and the Hackensack Area Food Shelf are owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Hackensack. Sharing a building has its advantages.
"Our food shelf is very lucky because Share and Care foots the bill for the electricity for all the deep freezes, so 100 percent of all we get goes back into food," Westphal said.
The Hackensack food shelf operates on donations.
"There are always challenges as far as donations, both cash or food," Westphal said. "Our main concern is that we haven't been able to get some of the healthier breakfast cereals and meat. The last year or so it has been harder to get those products."
The food shelf could use more donations of non-food products such as toothpaste, toothbrushes and shampoos.
So far, 2013 has brought an increase in families of a specific sort — that is, new families with young children.
Overall, the Hackensack Area Food Shelf serves up to 206 families in a single month. Last year in March, the food shelf raised more than 13,000 combined dollars and pounds of food. This year, it is aiming for 15,000.
To reach that goal, the Hackensack Area Food Shelf will host a fundraiser. Using products purchased from Second Harvest, a group dedicated to lowering the cost of food products for nonprofit organizations, the food shelf will host a spaghetti feed Saturday, March 23, at the Hackensack Senior Center from 4:30-7 p.m., where they will accept freewill donations. Organizers hope this promotion will help them reach their goal in March.


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I have to assume the LBers in this draft didn't impress the Giants. They worked out Greene after all and let him pass them by in the 4th round (where he would have been a decent value).
Same with Brown and Bostic in the second.
We already know that LBer is the least priority on the defense in the current FO mindset.


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By Kelly Whiteside, USA TODAY
Alabama sophomore running back Mark Ingram had carried or caught the ball 321 times in his college career without giving up a fumble, so when he lost the ball in the fourth quarter of a tight game against Tennessee, he took the turnover particularly hard.
His father, also named Mark, had watched the Crimson Tide's last game from the Queens Correctional Center in New York and called, as always, to discuss the game. Talking through it with his father helped immensely.
"I was kinda beating myself up about it," the son says, "and he just said, 'They just made a great play.' I'm over it now. You have to live and learn."
The son uses the same phrase to describe how difficult it has been with his father, a former NFL wide receiver and 1987 first-round draft pick of the New York Giants, facing perhaps close to 10 years in prison.
"You have to live with it," Ingram says. "Nothing we can do about it now, just make the best out of the situation that you can. Live and learn from situations. He's made some mistakes, and he's a better man because of it. He just wants to help me and my sisters be the best when we grow up, and he wants us to learn from his mistakes and not make them ourselves."
The story of a father, who is awaiting sentencing for failing to report to a federal prison last December after he was convicted on money laundering and bank fraud charges, should not be the story of the son, the nation's leading Heisman Trophy contender. But, even behind bars, the father is an important part of his son's life, just as he always has been.
The two talk two to three times a week, and Ingram Sr. has been able to watch every one of his son's games in prison, according to his wife, Shonda. Their bond during this trying time "says a lot about Mark," says Alabama coach Nick Saban, who is close to both. "Mark Sr. is a good person who cares about his kids."
Through his lawyer, Ingram Sr. declined to be interviewed at a prison just across the Hudson River from where he had his greatest moments as a pro, where he is best remembered for his tackle-breaking run in the 1991 Super Bowl.
"He doesn't want his problems to affect his son," attorney Jim Neville says. "He wants to stay out of it. He's had enough time in the limelight, in good ways years ago when he was playing football and in bad ways. He doesn't want to have this distract his son in any way or have any of that come on to his son."
The Alabama football team was off this past weekend, so Ingram was home in Flint, Mich., eating his mom's cube steak, rice and gravy, helping his three younger sisters get ready for Halloween and watching football. It was a much-needed break during a pressure-filled season.
No. 3 Alabama (8-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) hosts No. 9 LSU (7-1, 4-1) on Saturday, the only remaining ranked team on the Crimson Tide's schedule. Alabama can clinch the SEC West title with a win and would then meet No. 1 Florida on Dec. 5 in the SEC title game.
The biggest factor in the Crimson Tide's offensive success has been the 5-10, 215-pound Ingram, who ranks first in the SEC and fifth nationally with 125.5 rushing yards a game. He leads the Crimson Tide with 11 touchdowns (eight rushing, three receiving). His most astounding statistic: Of his 1,190 yards this season (1,004 rushing, 186 receiving), Ingram has gained 645 yards after contact, 54% of his total yards.
After Ingram ran for a career-high 246 yards Oct. 17 against South Carolina, he vaulted to the top of many Heisman lists. Despite its storied football tradition, Alabama never has had a Heisman winner. Heart and passion define Ingram's play, Saban says. His yards after contact are a result of speed, quickness, change of direction and power.
"He has the ability to make you miss, but he also has the strength to run through tackles, and when you can do both those things sometimes the tackles aren't the best tackles because you're avoiding them," Saban says. "Then, you still have the strength and the power to break those tackles even though they're not getting great hits on you."
Ingram's father taught him to explode through every tackle and instilled a competitive drive, even in preschool.
"When Little Mark was 4, they would play basketball, and his dad never let him win," Shonda says. "He would cry and cry because my husband would beat him pretty bad in basketball and I would get mad, but he was teaching him to compete. They used to go at it with everything in a competitive nature, and that prepared him for later. They always did everything together — run, play basketball, golf, throw the football, hit some baseballs. His dad spent a lot of time teaching him how to compete, and that's why he's like that."
Ask Little Mark what he learned from his dad about football, and his answer is simple: "Everything. From A to Z. How to hold the ball, how to tackle, how to make a juke move. Everything. How to read a defense, how to run a route, how to throw the ball, all the fundamental stuff he taught me. I learned everything about the game about him.
"When I was little, I used to watch his college tapes. He was really good. I recorded over one of them once; he was really mad about that. I catch some pro clips every now and then around Super Bowl time."
Shonda, a social worker in Flint, jokes that her family should get some credit for her son's athleticism. She was a high school track athlete and her father, Art Johnson, played football for Michigan State.
Shonda and Mark Sr. both attended Michigan State in the mid-1980s when Saban was a Spartans assistant. One of Saban's jobs at the time was to keep tabs on his wide receiver. The best way to do that was to call his girlfriend.
"He would call me and make sure Mark got to class, make sure he was where he was supposed to be," Shonda says.
"I didn't know if I should bring that up or not during recruiting," Saban says, laughing.
When Mark decided on Alabama, the Ingrams knew their son would be in good hands.
"When he came to visit, we trusted him, felt like I had a relationship with him," Shonda says.
In the midst of his standout freshman season, when he led the Crimson Tide with 12 rushing touchdowns and set the Alabama freshman record, his father was sentenced to 92 months in prison. At sentencing, Ingram Sr. asked the judge to postpone the start of the prison term until February 2009 so he could watch his son play his freshman season. Instead, the judge ordered him to report to federal prison in December. When Ingram Sr. failed to report, he was arrested by U.S. marshals Jan. 2, the same day his son was playing in the Sugar Bowl against Utah. As a result, Ingram Sr., whose criminal record included two prior stints in prison, could have two years added to the original sentence, according to his lawyer.
"I knew it was hard on Mark. It affected him a little bit, but he showed a lot of maturity in how he handled it and how he persevered," Saban says.
The extended family in Flint has leaned on one another through the heartache and is focused on love, forgiveness and moving on.
"As long as he's able to talk his dad," Shonda says. "His father has always been there for him, it's never stopped. He's been able to watch all the games. He's still coaching him. This year a little different with him not being here. But with Mark being away from home, it's like just his dad is gone (as opposed to being in prison). We're a real close family. We'll pull though no matter what, that's what my husband would want us to do. Everything will still run like it always has, even though he's not here, we'll keep going."
Once his father is sentenced, which is scheduled for this month, he will be sent to federal prison, where he might not be able to see his son play.
"Of course, I'm looking forward to the day he can see me play in person," Ingram says. "But we're just really focused on taking one day at a time and not worrying about too far down the road."
Through it all, Saban has told Ingram to just focus on making his parents proud.
"My big message to him was what will make your parents, your dad, everyone feel proud is if you're doing well in school and as a person and on the field," Saban says. "Regardless of the issues and what the problems are, that's going to make them proud. That's one way you can do something positive for everyone involved here."
It's worked. "I'm really proud," Shonda says. "I feel like I'm in a dream. Really proud. His father used to always say that he was special."
And would probably say the same today.
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Does anyone know which frame assembly jig is better? The Brushy Mountain one or the Walter T. Kelley. . . .
Does anyone know which frame assembly jig is better? The Brushy Mountain one or the Walter T. Kelley. . . .
I have a Brushy Mountain model.
It's OK, perhaps some have experience with both...
I have some Mann Lake pf-120's and a few hundred wooden frames. I believe I may have prefered using all pf-120's... and skipping all of the glue, stapling, wiring....
Trying to think inside the box...
I only have the Walter Kelley version, have assembled several thousand frames with it.
Works well. No complaints at all. Periodically I have to scrape the excess glue off it that oozes out of the frame joints.
"If all you have is a hammer, the whole world is a nail." - A.H. Maslow
I know this is not either of those, but I built this one with minimal tools and it works great (www.myoldtools.com) click on beekeeping page.
Mine is same like yours, works great and "cost" me 15 min to make out of scrap boards.
Build your own and save the $30!!!! It works just as good if not better!
I made the same jig, extended the length to do 20 frames @ a time. pretty simple.
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I have NOT failed. I have only found many many ways that do not work!
I also made the jig,the two boards that slide in i took and added a 45 degree angle on the one edge.Helps make the end bar slide in more easily.
There is an easier way to make the jig if you don't have a lot of woodworking equipment.. I do, but, I just cut a slot on front and rear, top and bottom and lay a piece of wood in it. I will try to take photos and post to show what I mean. End bars are good and tight for stapling or nailing. You can make it using a spare Medium or Shallow super using just a hand saw. I will try to photograph today and post photo. Nothing complex. cchoganjr
Cleo, did you get a chance to take a picture of your frame jig yet. I'm one of those woodworking tool and abilities deprived folks that could use a simple way of building the jig.
Bushkillfarms frame assembly jig
Look in build it yourself on this forum easy to build works great
I bought the cheapest super from Mann Lake, I wanted a shallow, but they gave me a medium. I put it together making sure it was square as can be, then chopped about 2" out of the middle. I had two pieces of wood already cut to fit inside a 10 frame box so I just screwed them in place with some end bars in for spacing. Works great, I attach the top bars then remove from the jig and just use two rubberbands to keep all the frames tight to each other and square then attach the bottom bar and done.
Made mine out of the ribs of used pallets, i do 15 at a time and its made to hold 3/4" thick end bars. If you can I would highly suggest making your own.
Edit: I can assemble deep, medium, and shallows (which i dont use) with it
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Intheswamp..others...Here are three photos of my frame assembly jig. I used a medium as the base. It will hold 1-12 at a time.
As you can see from photo I placed the end bars against each side of the super, then I nailed a 3/4 X 3/4 on the top edge of the super.This leaves a gap of 1 1/8. Do the same on the bottom.
Place from 1 to 12 end bars on each side of the frame jig. This will space them, and keep them straight.
Next you place the top bars on the end bars and glue/nail/staple the top bars to the end bars
Next you turn the jig over and insert the bottom bars. Then glue/nail/staple the bottom bars.
Next you pull the 3/4 X3/4 pieces out, and remove the assembled fram. Place a nail/staple from the end bar into the bottom side of the top bar and the frames are assebled. The jig holds the frames square, and makes it easy to asseble the frames.
I also have a one at a time assembly jig which works great if you are using a nail/staple gun.
Any questions, let me know, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Plans for the jig many referred to earlier are posted elsewhere on this forum: http://robo.bushkillfarms.com/downlo...ssemblyJig.pdf


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Think of this review as a bookend to the many stories and words written about Toy Love in the past few weeks in light of the punk-pop new wave rabble-rousers winning the New Zealand Herald Legacy Award.
It's fitting really, because as the band would say, it's all about the music. And during their brief reign from January 1979 to September 1980, Chris Knox and co sure came up with a lot of songs - along with some carried over from the Enemy days, of course.
This limited edition double, vinyl-only reissue includes 28 tracks made up of singles, demos and live track, The Second to Last Song Toy Love Ever Wrote, recorded at Auckland's Gluepot the month they split up. Of special note - especially because vinyl geeks love this sort of thing - is the fact the vinyl comes in the Toy Love colours of red and yellow.
The thing with Toy Love is that much of their recorded output was lacking the grunt and energy of their live show. And after checking out YouTube footage of the band in concert back in the day, it's not hard to see why it was so difficult to capture their live sound. They were intense, creative, and dangerous all rolled into one tight unit.
The good news is that this album - remastered for vinyl straight from the original analogue tapes - goes a long way to reinforcing the uniqueness and intensity of the band. So Bride of Frankenstein - the band's third single, recorded during the ill-fated Sydney album sessions - sounds a little lightweight, but its thigh-slapping country punk essence is still as catchy as ever. But wait for the rush you get from the rough and ready, almost Buzzcocks-style punk of Sheep, with its sing-along chorus, "I don't know where I'm going to" and Jane Walker's loopy keyboard offerings; the band's first single, Squeeze, with its melodic mix of post-punk rumbling and sprightly new wave energy, is one of the best Kiwi songs ever.
Elsewhere you can hear the influence some of the noisier Flying Nun bands of the future - Skeptics, Snapper, and even Straitjacket Fits - took from a song like Photographs of Naked Ladies, with its serrated, caustic riffs and tribal drumming. Then there's the gnashing and frantic Lust, the punky dirge of Wanna Die With You, and the pure strumming pop of Don't Ask Me with Knox's whiney holler over the top.
Best, and wildest of all, are two distinctly different tracks near the end of the album. The short, abrasive Pull Down the Shades is still a riot-starter 30 years on, and then comes the sprawling, noisy and volatile psychedelia of Frogs which, 30 seconds in, has an arcing, agitating guitar riff that transports you back to the dangerous days of early 1979. It's classic stuff, so get this record while you still can.
Stars: 4.5/5
Verdict: The way their songs were (almost) meant to be heard


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It's time to prepare your yard for next growing season
Falling leaves and cooler temperatures may mean the end of our growing season, but that doesn't mean it's time to pack up your shovels and pruners and close the garage door.
There are still tasks that need to be done before you call an end to the 2013 growing season.
Lawns and gardens always present challenges and performing certain tasks this fall will make tasks easier when spring arrives and you want to be out playing in the dirt.
Here are 10 fall chores to do now so you have a more successful 2014 gardening season.
Task No. 1:
Clean and oil all garden tools
Jackie Froemming, Crow Wing County Extension educator, said a good way to keep tools clean and oiled is to put sand in a large bucket. Add to that bucket a small amount of linseed oil and mix well. Then put your tools right into the bucket full of sand.
The sand will remove any dirt and debris from the tools. It's also important to treat all wooden tool handles with linseed oil and to lubricate any moving parts of pliers, pruners and other cutting tools.
Froemming advised heating up a pan of water, removing the pan from the stove and putting the linseed container into the warm water. Warm linseed oil will soak into the wood faster and penetrate deeper.
Task No. 2:
Clean gardening
If you have flowers or vegetables in containers, now is the time to dump out the soil and clean the containers. Froemming advised using a solution of one part bleach to nine parts water to clean the containers. "This solution will kill any micro-organisms," she said.
Froemming does not recommend using the soil for next year's planters because it may contain pathogens and the nutrients in the soil will most likely be used up. If you intend to re-use the soil, make sure to amend it with compost, manure or granular fertilizer, she said.
If any plants in the container appeared sickly or diseased, the soil should not be re-used.
Task No. 3:
Keep the lawn
looking tidy
Froemming said it is important to rake up leaves.
"If you leave leaves on the ground you can end up with snow mold," she said.
Also, make sure the mower is on a low setting the last time you mow. This will also help to reduce mold. Shelly Boser of Landsburg Landscape Nursery north of Brainerd said now is the time to put down a winterizer type fertilizer on the lawn. This is the only type of fertilizer individuals should be using this time of year. It will encourage root growth and help to ensure a healthy looking lawn next growing season.
Task No. 4:
Water, water, water
Even though the lakes area has had a couple rounds of thunderstorms in the past couple of weeks, Boser said the area is still really dry.
Plants need an inch of water a week to be happy and healthy, she said.
"The happier and healthier plants are going into winter, the better the chance the plant will come up and be healthy next spring," Boser said.
Task No. 5:
Clean flower
and vegetable beds
A little cleanup now can prevent weed and disease problems in the future. Remove any weeds and diseased plants and discard them. (Don't compost diseased plants.)
Cut down annuals and pick up any vegetables that have fallen off of plant stems and put in your compost pile. Perennial plants can be cut down to the ground or left standing to provide fall and winter interest.
Task No. 6:
Tend to bulbs
After a frost, remove any tender bulbs such as gladiolas, cannas and dahlias. As soon as possible after the first frost loosen the soil around the plant and dig the tubers. Knock the dirt off and cut off the stem to about six inches.
Store the tubers in a cool, dry place throughout the winter months.
Task No. 7:
Boser said fall is a great time to plant.
"The ground is still warm, the air is cool and days are shorter. There will be less watering required and plants develop a good root system," she said.
Although there might be a smaller selection of plants available, most nurseries will have sales to try to clear out their remaining plants.
Task No. 8:
Protect tender trees
Froemming said now is the time to start protecting tender trees. Most nurseries and hardware stores sell tree guards. These are very effective in protecting young trees from getting chewed on by rabbits and small animals.
"Just make sure you get a guard tall enough so rabbits can't reach over the top of the guard. Remember, if there are piles of snow around the tree, rabbits may be able to get on top of that and gnaw on the tree if the guard is not tall enough," Froemming said.
Task No. 9:
Take notes and pictures
Area gardeners recommend taking notes and pictures of what worked and what didn't work. The notes can help next year when deciding what to plant and when trying to remember which fertilizers and pesticides worked the best.
Task No. 10:
Provide last-minute TLC
Add amendments to your vegetable garden such as well-rotted manure, compost, peat or leaves. The micro-organisms in the soil and beneficial insects will help incorporate these materials into the soil.
After everything else has been done and just after the ground freezes, put winter protection over your flower beds and around tender perennials. Shredded leaves are one of the best items you can use for cover, Froemming said.
Other items that can be used over beds include hay or straw, evergreen boughs, pine needles, peat moss and cornstalks. If the area gets a lot of snow, the snow itself makes an excellent cover.
If you have questions about what to do or not do this year, there is a helpline available. Call the Extension office at 218-824-1000, ext. 4040, and leave a message. A Master Gardener will call you back.
Taking a bit of time this fall to get your yard into shape means you can start enjoying it again much earlier in the spring. Remember, fall always sets you back, but think spring!
(Donna Evans lives in Merrifield and is a freelance writer and website designer. She also owns Plants to Your Door, a landscape nursery that specializes in hostas.)


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Planned Release: Spring 2002
In the tradition of the multi-award-winning Jedi Knight, rebel agent
Kyle Katarn returns in exhilarating first-person action. Several years
have passed since Kyle avenged his father's death and saved the Valley
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his lightsaber to Luke Skywalker, vowing never to use it again. But
when a new and menacing threat to the galaxy emerges, Kyle knows he
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Here is where we post the best deals on Steam and also help others in emptying their (and our own) wallets and increasing the backlog of games.
Steam unable to update itself and deleting clientregistry.blob doesnt work?
Try this....
-Download TCPView.
-Whenever that happens, open TCPView & find Steam in the list of processes.
-Right Click, Close Connection.
-Steam will open up a new connection with (probably) a new host.
-Repeat until you get a stable download rate.
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Created a small OP, hope its OK afty...


text: Just got done looking on ISMACS at the Free manual. It is word for word identical to the Bruce Manual, even the font, illustrations and instructions on using attachments. Both manuals show Rockford, IL as the company location... mmmm. That gives me a place to start. Page 6 recommends applying kerosene or coal oil to all of the bearings in the head and running machine rapidly to dissolve gummed oil. I think I'll stick with the Tri-flow.


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The Pulaski Technical College Foundation's Third Annual PG and Melanie Bradford Scholarship Endowment Golf Tournament gets underway Monday, Aug. 30, at the Country Club of Arkansas in Maumelle.
Shotgun starts are at 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Teams of four will compete for first, second and third place prizes in each round. Closest to the hole, longest drive, hole in one and casino holes will also keep players on their toes. Players are treated to lunch provided by Outback Steakhouse, goodie bags and beverages.
The registration fee is $400 for a four-person team. Register HERE.
Hole-in-one prizes include a new 2010 Volkswagen provided by North Point Volkswagen and $10,000 provided by Jones and Son Bridal and Fine Jewelry.
Take a chance at winning $1,000 in the first Pulaski Technical College Foundation's ball drop! Golf balls may be purchased for $10. The golf balls will be dropped from a helicopter, and the first ball to get in the hole or the ball closet to the hole determines the $1,000 winner.
The PG and Melanie Bradford Scholarship Endowment was created last year and is named in honor of the late P.G. Bradford, who worked at Pulaski Technical College. The PG and Melanie Bradford Golf Tournament is presented by Pulaski Technical College Foundation. Funds raised from the event support the college and its PG and Melanie Bradford Scholarship Endowment.
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Sponsored Smut: Heroes!
Love this time of year. It's premiere week! With the writers' strike truncating last season, it feels like it's almost been a year... especially for shows like Heroes which did not return in the Spring. Instead, Tim Kring decided to regroup and refocus after a shaky sophomore slump. Word is the time off has paid off.
New characters, more supernatural villains, the good side under attack, the bad guys banding together, fan geeks were orgasmic at Comic-Con in July when most of the cast showed up to rally the base. And as you can see here, Milo Ventimiglia is busy with his body making sure he has enough stamina to stand the entire season. And he would have to, seeing as he's dating a teenager and all.
He's total anime. But he's also a total babe. Too bad about that thing, you know?
Heroes Season 3 kicks off on Global TONIGHT in Canada and on NBC in the USA. To celebrate we're also giving away Seasons 1 and 2 on DVD to two lucky winners. Email [email protected] with "Heroes" as the title before midnight Pacific on Friday, September 26, 2008 to enter.
PS. Sylar? Sylar is back. And stronger than ever. What does it mean if you're always pulling for the bad guy?
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Does his have lights? if so what color and did they flash?
Does his have lights? if so what color and did they flash?
There are leds, and blue.
Well... GBH has... but does the real one have them?
Nope, the real Jango helmet doesnt have them.
it's just a matter of taste. If i had another helmet, i would do it just for the fun of it. I really think the prop makers for Episode II were very lazy. The helmet looks pretty much a hurry up helmet.
look at the side of the range finder. it doesnt line up like boba's. And if you had a chance to look at Fettpride's helmet, you will see that it was made to be installed just like boba's.
For fun, I would install blue LED's.
I wasn't sure about whether or not he had them either, so when I did my Boba conversion, I left a slight outline of the marks for where they're supposed to be. I might chop up some Lite-Brite pegs and put em up there.
I like Jango better without the chest lights.
I installed the blue LEDs into my RF. They are pretty cool and mighty bright!
gota pic?
Anybody got pics of the screen used RF top?
Nice helmet scott!
nice helmet scott..in fact pretty awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
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Brandon Barnes is a brown-haired, green-eyed caring and loving person. He cares about so many people and is always there for them. He is truly and extraordinary person and anyone is lucky to have him. He is so special and I hope everyone can see how special he is someday if they don't already. He is an amazing bestfriend and boyfriend. Soon he will be an amazing husband and a perfect father someday. I cherish every moment we have together. I love him with all my heart. He is the best thing to ever happen to anyone. Nobody hates Brandon, he is the most like able person out there. He is so friendly and nice to people. He is very athletic and extremely smart and will do amazing things when he is older.
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Hmm, what would you want for one or two?
Hmm, what would you want for one or two?
I came across a slow motion video of an AK firing without the top cover. I'm assuming all the ammunition in the magazine was from the same box.
The interesting thing was the difference in bolt carrier travel. Sometimes it stroked just far enough to pick up the next cartridge, a couple of times it looked like it hit the rear trunnion.
It could have been an extreme example of bad ammo, but it was a dramatic example of why the AK has more bolt carrier travel than it needs to actually function. It gives "headroom" for variations in ammunition from lot to lot, country to country, subzero to desert temperatures. And temperature makes a *big* difference in pressure, according to several of the powder manufacturers.
Izhmash built some civilian-market Saigas with standard-length receivers in 54R, but the military PSL had a lengthened receiver. I suspect this was to guarantee reliability under military conditions.
Years ago I collected Valmets and I had a 30-06 Hunter. I never fired it. I only bought it for my collection and it had no import stamps that I could find on it. I seem to remember the receiver and bolt/bolt carrier being slightly longer than a 308 Hunter. maybe not but it seemed that way. Maybe it was just the longer magazine that made it look like that. I think the 308 Galil magazine is moved back slightly, unlike the 308 Valmet and 308 Yugo AK which I think have magazines in standard AK position. The difference in the 308 Galil is not much though. The 30-06 Saiga has the most mods.
If I were going to do a 30-06 length round id move the FCG back some and move the barrel forward some in the trunion and then use a lengthend bolt or at least a 308 SAIGA
bolt with the longer head.
there is not really any cheap 30-06 ammo so its really not that practical of a build especialy with the 308 being so close in performance and generaly givving better accuracy.
it would be real easy to just make a longer reciver and use a extended bolt as well.
if a guy wanted to go the longer receiver route i have some usefull info.
I was comparing an fn d 8mm bar mag to my m76 mags and they are almost the same length, the 8mm bar mag is litterally only about 1mm longer than my m76 mags. as far as it seems to me 8mm bar mags are the same dimensions as regular bar mags except they have the spacer plate riveted (or spot welded) in the back to make up for 8x57 being a little shorter than 30-06. with using bar mags even without moving the mag forward a guy could use an m76 length receiver bolt and carrier (psl is same length receiver bolt and carrier too just a longer gas piston than m76) so i think an 06 wouldn't be too hard also seeing that standard 06 loads are running pressures in the same range as standard 8x57 (not wimpy american factory loads) they i suppose they would have similar bolt thrust.
i don't want to get into a discussion and debate on if the 2 lug bolt can really handle the bolt thrust. my philosophy is if the yugoslavians and the romanians trust it (m76, m77, m91 and psl) than i trust it (though i wouldn't use hot loads on my 76 that i would use in my mauser, just european factory loads and surplus) some ideas for you all