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Chocolate Donuts
Jan Ross
4/25/2008 / Devotionals
Ok, I admit I need help! Chocolate donuts with my coffee in the morning is about as good as it comes. The combination of flavors tickles my taste buds. But, tell me, why is it that the things which bring us so much pleasure are so bad for us? Obviously, there's something wrong with me. Normal women don't indulge in such fattening, artery-clogging fancies in the morning. And, it's not like I do this every morning, but when a chocolate donut graces my kitchen counter, it calls out to me, "Come and dine!" I'm powerless to resist.
The Bibles tells me to "resist the chocolate donut and he'll flee" [TJV-The Jan Version], but have you ever seen a donut flee. I mean, does it suddenly grow little legs and scamper off into some hidden place where it won't be a temptation to me? Surely, the little round fellow would leave a trail of chocolate, I'd simply follow it to its hiding place, consume it, and that would be the end of it. Actually, the thrill of the hunt may make the prize even sweeter, so wouldn't it be better just to eat it before it gets even sweeter? After all, it's packed full of sugar and calories without the added sweet thrill of victory!
In all seriousness, I rarely indulge but when I do, I live with regrets. I know I've opened the door to guilt and shame because I've allowed myself to yield to temptation. Actually, the chocolate donut is a silly example of how we allow sinful thoughts to lead to sinful actions. Our eyes fix on the forbidden fruit, we cannot resist, we make excuses and justify our sin, and we partake only to find ourselves plagued with guilt and shame after the fact.
James 4:7-8 officially says, "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded." (NIV) We have a remedy for temptation that's been tried and proven over and over and over throughout the centuries. The power is not in resisting temptation; rather, the power is in submitting ourselves to God.
When we position ourselves near to God with submitted hearts, we find strength to resist temptation, even if it's a luscious chocolate donut with morning coffee. James tells us if we come near to God, He will come near to us. We have to make the first move toward Him to find that place of strength in the face of such great temptations.
Although my taste buds may disagree, there's nothing sweeter and more satisfying than being close to the Lord, sheltered under His wings, and infused with power to resist temptation. So, today I'll let those little chocolate donuts sit there on the counter ... I've found the place of true guilt-free pleasure and shame-free satisfaction in Christ.
Tomorrow, well, Lord help me stay strong!
Jan Ross 2008
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Jan Ross, President and Co-Founder of Heart of God International Ministries, is a passionate and outspoken defender of the Word of Truth and the Great Commission.
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text: I was singing and dancing as safely as I could from behind a steering wheel. Then I saw my Uncle. He looked skinny. His big black coat nearly buried him. His eyes were frenetic, big and bulging from beneath his hood.He was craving crack. I know the look. I remembered seeing him walk down the same street this summer, shortly after my grandmother died. He missed her funeral because he was in jail. I had beeped the horn, he looked, and I pulled over. I got out the car. We embraced, hugging longer then usual. Emotions took over. I was about to break down but I held back. I had to be strong for his sake. "Can you give me a ride?" he asked. We got in the car. My Uncle was my grandmother's baby, the youngest of five children. Everyone worried about how he would take my grandmother's death. We talked. "Lia," he said, "I ain't trying to do wrong no more. I miss Ma." I believed him. But I knew his trying would be harder than just words. He was going to have to fight to stay drug free. Today, when I saw my Uncle, I didn't beep the horn. I didn't pull over this time. But this time I did break down. By myself.

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One of the first things i noted with the 2012 Focus is the speedo is small.
The space it is in could accomodate a larger dial for the readout. The MPH numbers are small and then tiny. the k even MORE shrivelled up.. Poor Canucks!.. and it is a hard thing to read.
Then MY big gripe is the aluminum trim on the steering wheel reflects sunlight, so right where i want to see the speedo, just below is this bright flash blinding me some.. making it even harder to read the speedo numbers.
I got used to the twenty MPH gap in speedo numbers from driving my SVT Contour for 12 years. So I am rapidly adapting to the Focus speedo.
Just i agree they could have done a little adjusting of the setup (which is nice enough) to make it better.
I plan on killing the reflective steering wheel trim with some acrylic paint (so it will come off OK if i change my mind, or decide on some other way to lessen the reflectiveness of the steering wheel trim.)
My SVT speedo was white, the one issue is twilight. At which point the speedo was basically invisible. The white face and the green lit-up numbers were the same intensity. So one could read NOTHING. that was only at dusk or dawn.. Otherwise the white speedo with dark numbers in day, lit night, was great.
The Focus Tach is perfect. Too bad the Speedo MPH numbers are NOT as good.
The steering wheel in itself is great. all around good job, 'cept those pesky reflections off the trim.
In canada the speedo is reversed, so that its the mph that is small ;-) also, the speedo looks bigger then my current car so im more then happy with it.
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Engines range from fabulous to ferocious and the car is comfortable and composed
Easy to get comfortable, less easy to see out
SL will do its utmost to prevent a crash and to protect you if it can't
Shouldn't be an issue
Good for two, with useful cabin storage and a clever folding roof
All get sat-nav, we like the Magic Sky Control option which turns the glass roof opaque at the push of a button
Even the basic engine has a mighty 392bhp which is enough to whisk the SL effortlessly to 60mph in under 6 seconds, if you're so inclined. That makes spending more on the even more powerful engines seem rather pointless (particularly since the 65 AMG costs nearly £100k more). We think the 350 handles best too, as it's lighter, but generally the SL is comfortable and composed through the corners. Even with the roof down you're well protected from the wind, but it kicks up a bit of wind noise when in place.
There's enough adjustment to get any shape or size comfortable at the wheel, but visibility could be better. Fiddling through the menus controlling the major functions can be distracting, too. However, for a two-seat convertible the SL is spacious with useful extra storage behind the seats. The roof folds away in under 20 seconds and doesn't take up too much boot space what's more you can pop-up' the folded roof to slip items in underneath it. All SLs come with sat-nav and climate control and there are plenty of exciting options to add, too.
Everything feels well screwed together and on the basis of Mercedes' recent reliability record we don't anticipate too many problems for the SL.
Safety kit is exemplary six airbags and stability control plus sensors to detect if you're dropping off and to predict an accident and prime the safety systems accordingly.
With our favourite engine (and some careful driving) you could achieve as much as 37mpg; opt for a more exciting model and fuel bills will be sky-high. You'll need a deep wallet to cover hefty insurance and replacement tyre costs, while resale values aren't likely to be impressive.


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Representations of the Holocaust have been debated for a long time, almost since the end of World War II in 1945. For some representations per se are problematic, because they aestheticise a horrible subject, because they try to convey experiences which are deemed uncommunicable, because they appropriate other people's experiences, because they are voyeuristic of other people's pain, because they capture only one instance of the Holocaust and thereby 'falsify' the experience by truncating it, because they produce amnesia, because they suggest closure.
Beauty in relation to the representation of the Holocaust is seen as problematic. Art relating to the Holocaust can be very beautiful and there is pleasure in looking at images. Indeed, quite aside from the pleasures of producing a work of art, visiting art galleries is a spare time activity which seeks pleasure, entertainment, distraction alongside wishing to be educated and learning something new. Are these emotions and desires appropriate when producing and viewing art that explores atrocity and destruction? Is it appropriate to experience pleasure and catharsis in relation to Holocaust art? (Holocaust art, i.e. works whose subject matter communicates about the Holocaust.) Are there more dangerous forms of pleasure seeking associated with looking at Holocaust art – voyeurism or sadistic pleasure?
On the other hand, works of art are able to capture the viewer's emotions and imagination in ways that encourage serious consideration of the subject of the Holocaust. The aesthetic appeal of artistic engagement with the Holocaust thus enables learning and reflection in ways that other forms of representation may not.
The representation of religion in relation to the Holocaust has thus far been largely confined to the specialised areas of Jewish religious thought, Christian theology and church history. Even the study of testimony of survivors has not focused particularly on an exploration of the victims' Jewish religious identifications or, if it has, this again has been confined to a particular niche of the field of Holocaust Studies. Jewishness, seminal though it is to the historical exploration, and indeed explanation, of the genocide, is often sidelined.
This may be the case because sometimes the focus of the visualisation is the perspective of the victimisers. Their interpretations of Jewishness and Jews are steeped in antisemitism. In order not to collude with the victimisers in their categorisation and interpretation of their victims as Jews, the issue of how to think about the victims' self-identification and interpretation of their own Jewishness is often sidelined. Similarly, the divergence of the victims' self-understandings from the way in which the Nazis wished to characterise them is often not explored.
Sensitivity to the victims' dignity and to the pejorative nature of antisemitic representations of Jewishness, as well as a perceived lack of competence in the area of religion of some scholars of the Holocaust can account for the issue of Jewishness and 'Judaism(s)' not featuring prominently in the scholarship on the visual representation of the Holocaust.
Only recently has the category of religion entered the study of visual representations of the Holocaust more frequently. This is in conjunction with the analysis of behaviour around Holocaust memorials, at events that commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and other genocides, the activity of visiting Holocaust exhibitions and the manner of display therein. Some or all of these activities have been / are identified as religious, if not specifically Jewish.
Only a few examples have merged into the mainstream of representations of the Holocaust, such as Elie Wiesel's short novel Night based on his experiences during the Holocaust and Marc Chagall's White Crucifixion. Some monuments and memorials explicitly draw on Jewish religious symbolism, but the implications of this for the meanings created when such memorials are visited and 'used' in the commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust are yet to be analysed.


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"Mustache madness"
Despite all the bad news emerging from City Hall lately because of painful budget cuts forced by a troubled economy, there is one sector of city government where spirits refuse to be dampened.
If you have noticed an uptick in the number of mustachioed men driving city buses, it's not just your imagination. It's March mustache madness.
"You don't see a lot of mustaches out there. Now, it's time to bring the 'stache back," said city bus driver Noah Rector who initiated the facial hair gag that coincides with the NCAA basketball tournament. "It makes you feel like you're living back in the '70s or '80s. : It makes you feel raw, man."
Rector is one of about 10 Steamboat Springs Transit employees - including drivers, supervisors and others - sporting a mustache this week. From bushy and broad, to thin and blond, the mustaches have provided plenty of laughs for co-workers and SST passengers.
"It's gotten very entertaining," SST staff assistant Kim Symalla said.
Bus driver Zek McDowell described his mustache as a "true symbol of boredom."
"I think it's really a matter of, we do get paid to drive around in circles all day," he said. "We've got to find some way to entertain ourselves."
Additionally, bus driver Aaron "Captain" Namura said March mustache madness has boosted morale and camaraderie.
"This has been a great group of drivers all year long, so I'm glad they're having some fun," Transit Operations Manager Jonathan Flint said. "If it breaks up things, I enjoy seeing them not only work together but have fun. : We like living in a town where mustache growing is newsworthy."
Noah's brother and fellow bus driver Jacob Rector said that he has received no good comments about his mustache thus far, and he's pretty sure it's destroyed his chances with women. He remains undeterred.
"It feels good. That's the great thing about it," Jacob Rector said. "It makes me feel like a man. It kind of creeps out girls, but I feel like I could wrestle a bear with this. : I'm all business about it, too. I don't like to smile with my 'stache too much. : I'm a small man, but this mustache makes me look big."
This is Jacob Rector's first mustache. He'd like to see it bigger, so he said he probably will keep growing it into April. Other participants, however, already have dropped out. Bus driver Bill Blackwell made it a few days before shaving his mustache off. He said it intimidated passengers and sufficiently freaked him out every time he looked in the mirror and saw his father looking back.
"Bill, I guess he went home after he rocked it for one night and said he could not do it," Noah Rector said. "He said it was filthy."
SST is coming off a disappointing February when it failed to set a 10th straight monthly ridership record. If SST rebounds in March, McDowell said he will keep his mustache in hopes of keeping the streak alive. If St. Patrick's Day is any indication, he'll have to make good on the pledge; Flint said SST carried about 300 more passengers Tuesday than it did on St. Patrick's Day last year.
"It's already paying off," Jacob Rector said.
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text: WASHINGTON, March 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its preliminary determination that imports of grain-oriented electrical steel ("GOES") from China are benefitting from unfair government subsidies. As a result, it will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") to begin to require importers of Chinese-origin GOES to deposit estimated countervailing duties at the time of importation. The Commerce Department's determination follows the filing, on September 18, 2013, of antidumping and countervailing duty petitions by domestic GOES producers AK Steel Corporation (NYSE: AKS) and Allegheny Ludlum, LLC d/b/a ATI Allegheny Ludlum, an Allegheny Technologies company (NYSE: ATI), as well as the United Steelworkers ("USW"), which represents workers engaged in the production of GOES at ATI Allegheny Ludlum. The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America ("UAW") subsequently expressed its support for the petitions, which allege that unfairly low-priced (or "dumped") and subsidized GOES imports from China, as well as dumped imports of GOES from the Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Poland, and Russia, are causing material injury to the domestic industry. Based on information gathered to date, the Commerce Department preliminarily determined that GOES imports from China benefit from subsidies bestowed by the Government of China, resulting in a preliminary countervailing duty margin of 49.15 percent of the value of the imported steel. The Commerce Department investigated various subsidy programs based on allegations contained in the domestic industry's petition, as well as additional allegations the domestic industry submitted to the agency subsequent to the filing of its petition. David A. Hartquist, of Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP, counsel to the domestic industry, stated, "We are very pleased with the Commerce Department's affirmative preliminary determination that the Government of China provides unfair subsidies to its domestic producers of grain-oriented electrical steel. The U.S. grain-oriented electrical steel industry has suffered lost sales and plummeting profitability due to unfairly traded imports from China and the other six countries named in the industry's petition. Remedial relief is needed to counteract the significant injury that is being caused by the unfairly traded imports." The next step in the trade action will be the Commerce Department's issuance of preliminary antidumping determinations. The current deadline for the announcement of these preliminary antidumping decisions is Monday, May 5, 2014. If affirmative preliminary antidumping decisions are issued by the Commerce Department, U.S. importers will be required to post cash deposits or bonds on all future entries of GOES from China and the other six countries in the amount of the subsidy or dumping margin calculated by Commerce. Thus, as of early May 2014, U.S. importers of GOES from the seven countries named in the petition may be required to deposit estimated duties with CBP at the time of importation. GOES is a flat-rolled alloy steel product that contains by weight at least 0.6 percent but not more than 6 percent of silicon, not more than 0.08 percent of carbon, and not more than 1 percent of aluminum. The petitions cover GOES that is sold in either sheet or strip form, in coils or in straight lengths. GOES is manufactured using a specialized rolling and annealing process that yields grain structures uniformly oriented in the rolling (or lengthwise) direction of the sheet, enabling it to conduct a magnetic field with a high degree of efficiency. Based on these unique product characteristics, GOES is used primarily in the production of laminated cores for large and medium-sized electrical power transformers and distribution transformers.


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26 May 2017 23:52
A GWRYCH Medical Centre employee is set to embark on a tandem skydive for charity.
Elly Jade Allington, aged 20, of Denbigh, who works as a receptionist at the Abergele-based surgery, will take the jump on April 9 in London and is raising money for Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool.
It is a hospital that is close to her heart, as the son of a close friend, Oliver James Thomson-Fernley, lost his life after just four days in August 2012.
She said: "A very close family friend's baby spent time of his short but extremely precious life at Alder Hey's Intensive Care Unit.
"Thankfully the staff there were able to give his parents a few days to bond and unfortunately say goodbye to their gorgeous son.
"Oliver had a heart defect which could have been fixed with corrective surgery but as he was born prematurely this caused further problems and he unfortunately lost his life."
Elly, who has a two-year-old son, Louis, was keen to do something to remember Oliver James and raising money for the hospital will also benefit countless families in the future.
She said: "Having a son myself this really hit home for me and I really wanted to do something to help other families in a similar situation at the hospital.
"This is the first time I have ever done something like this and I am really nervous, but if we can raise as much as possible then it will be worth it."
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Dai Shi Clan
Dai Shi
Voiced By: Geoff Dolan
Dai Shi is an ancient Dragon Spirit that enacted a Beast War 10,000 years ago. Unfortunately for him, the Order Of The Claw trapped him in a box and there he stayed until he was accidentally freed by Jarrod. His first task after regaining his freedom was to kill Master Mao and possess Jarrod and use him as a vessel. He eventually finds no use for Jarrod and opens up a portal to the Spirit World to resurrect his army and enacts the Final Beast War. He steals the Pai Zhuq Masters spirits so that he may use their powers to acquire a solid form. This is only temporary however as he is destroyed for good by the chosen three.
Played By: Bede Skinner
Jarrod is unwillingly chosen by Dai Shi as a vessel for him to use to enact the Final Beast War. While possessed by Dai Shi, Jarrod gained the ability to use his Lion Animal Spirit and use it as armor in battle. After the Five Fingers Of Poison failed him, he resurrects the Overlords to teach him how to reach his highest pinnacle of evil. He is offered the role of Phantom Beast King by the Phantom Beast Generals and is given a new armor based off the griffin. Jarrod is eventually able to release himself from Dai Shi's influence and sides with the Jungle Fury Rangers to destroy him.
Played By: Holly Shanahan
Camille eagerly waited in the walls of the Dai Shi Temple for 10,000 years, waiting for her masters return. Camile is shown to have a strong likeness for Dai Shi's newest host body and desires to gain his favor by any means necessary. She is able to assume a chameleon-like form when harnessing the powers of her chameleon spirit. After Dai Shi becomes the Phantom Beast King, Camille is transformed into a Phantom Beast General by order of Dai Shi and is given the spirit of the phoenix. Camille defects to the side of good after learning that it is Jarrod that she cares for, not Dai Shi.
Voiced By: Kelson Henderson
Flit is originally a human that was transformed into a fly by Camille during the first Beast War. Flit is usually shown commentating on Megazord Battles. He befriends RJ but this friendship is cut short due to him being unable to stay away from Camille for long. After Dai Shi is destroyed for good, Flit is turned human and is hired by RJ to work at Jungle Karma Pizza.
Voiced By: Cameron Rhodes
The Sky Overlord, Carnisoar is the first Overlord resurrected by Jarrod to teach him to reach his highest pinnacle of evil. After Grizzaka is brought back to life, he defects from Jarrod and aligns himself with Grizzaka. Carnisoar was given the task of distracting the Jungle Fury Rangers during their trip to the Rhino Nexus. He is first defeated in battle by the Red Jungle Fury Ranger but grows and is destroyed by the newly acquired Rhino Pride Megazord.
Voiced By: Elisabeth Easther
The Sea Overlord, Jellica is resurrected by Camille to replace Carnisoar as Jarrod's teacher. After Grizzaka is brought back to life, she defects from Jarrod and aligns himself with Grizzaka. Once her fellow Overlords are destroyed, she uses the Crystal Eyes to free the Phantom Beast Generals and plots to use them to destroy Jarrod and Camille but is destroyed herself by them.
Voiced By: Derek Judge
The Land Overlord, Grizzaka takes over the Temple Of The Dai Shi and rules over Dai Shi's army for a short time. Grizzaka is a user of a strong energy known as Zocato which Jarrod desires to harness. After Jarrod harnesses it and Grizzaka is overthrown, Grizzaka decides to take on the Jungle Fury Rangers himself but is destroyed by the Jungle Master Stampede.
Phantom Beast Generals
Voiced By: Mark Wright
Leader of the Phantom Beast Generals, Scorch desired to make Dai Shi their Phantom Beast King and succeeded after Whiger captured the Red Rangers Tiger Spirit. After Whiger is banished for a small failure, Scorch decides that Camille is influencing the human in him and planned to take her out. Scorch was chosen to lead Dai Shi's Rinshi during the Final Beast War but was destroyed by the Jungle Fury Rangers.
Voiced By: Richard Simpson
Snapper alongside his fellow Phantom Beast Generals desired to make Dai Shi their king. When Camille and Jarrod betray Dai Shi, he is ordered to go after them but is destroyed by Camille herself.
Voiced By: Jared Turner
Whiger alongside his fellow Phantom Beast Generals desired to make Dai Shi their king. He succeeded in doing so after he captured the Red Rangers Tiger Spirit. After losing a battle against the Jungle Fury Rangers, he is stripped of his Rinzin and banished from the Phantom Beasts. He defects to the side of good and aides Casey in rescuing the other Jungle Fury Rangers before dying.
The Rinshi serve as footsoldiers to the Dai Shi Clan.
They can also transform into Rinshi Beasts when given an animal spirit.


text: CAMPBELL, Calif., Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Rainmaker Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMKR), a leading global provider of e-commerce solutions and telesales services that drive more revenue for clients and their channel partners, today announced the appointment of Thomas Venable as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Mr. Venable brings more than 20 years of experience driving revenue growth for companies with software, e-commerce and Internet business models. He reports directly to Rainmaker CEO Michael Silton and is responsible for Rainmaker's sales and marketing organizations. "I'm very pleased to welcome Tom to Rainmaker as he brings proven sales leadership and execution skills, having generated substantial revenue growth for the e-commerce companies he has served," said Mr. Silton. "Tom will have a major leadership role at Rainmaker as we continue to grow our B2B e-commerce business and help our clients meet their revenue objectives." Mr. Venable commented, "I am very excited to join Rainmaker and look forward to driving growth of our business-to-business e-commerce and telesales business, which I believe represents an even larger market opportunity than the business-to-consumer e-commerce marketplace. Rainmaker's unique ability to blend cutting edge commerce technology, real people on the phone and industry best practices puts us in a tremendous position to help our clients grow their business, and thus grow our own business." Prior to joining Rainmaker, Mr. Venable served as senior vice president and chief revenue officer at Incentium, a leading solutions-based corporate incentive company. He has also served for over six years as a senior sales executive with global e-commerce solutions provider Digital River, Inc., most recently from January 2009 to January 2010. From 2002 to 2007, he served at Digital River as senior vice president, sales and business development, directing new client acquisition, business development and revenue generation organizations in software and retail verticals. About Rainmaker Rainmaker Systems, Inc. is a leading global provider of e-commerce solutions and telesales services that drive more revenue for clients and their channel partners. Rainmaker provides subscription and service contract renewals, robust e-commerce solutions, lead development, training sales, and call center services. Rainmaker provides these services on a consistent, global basis supporting multiple currencies and language capabilities. For more information, visit www.rmkr.com or call 800-631-1545. NOTE: Rainmaker Systems, the Rainmaker logo, and Sunset Direct are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other service marks or trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to Rainmaker as of this date and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Among the important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are our client concentration, as we depend on a small number of clients for a significant percentage of our revenue, the possibility of the discontinuation and/or realignment of some client relationships, general market conditions, the current difficult macro-economic environment and its impact on our business, as our clients are reducing their overall marketing spending and our clients' customers are reducing their purchase of services contracts, the high degree of uncertainty and our limited visibility due to economic conditions, our ability to execute our business strategy, our ability to integrate acquisitions without disruption to our business, the effectiveness of our sales team and approach, our ability to target, analyze and forecast the revenue to be derived from a client and the costs associated with providing services to that client, the date during the course of a calendar year that a new client is acquired, the length of the integration cycle for new clients and the timing of revenues and costs associated therewith, our ability to expand our channel hosted contract solution and drive adoption of this solution by resellers, potential competition in the marketplace, the ability to retain and attract employees, market acceptance of our service programs and pricing options, our ability to maintain our existing technology platform and to deploy new technology, our ability to sign new clients and control expenses, and the financial condition of our clients' businesses, and other factors detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. SOURCE Rainmaker Systems, Inc.


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rafter thrust/cathedral ceilings
Last August, SSeeley stated that an inspector has disapproved a framing inspection due to inadequate lateral support. SSeeley was building a wood framed 14x16 addition with cathedral ceiling, with 8 in 12 rafters on 24" centers. Collar ties were placed about 10'9" above the floor. The inspector expected the walls to bow.
I have a 60 year old masonry house (12" walls: 8" clay tiles with 4" face brick) about 22' wide (interior) and 40' deep. 8' ceilings and 9 in 12 rafters forming a gable roof. The living room spans the front of the house. The ceiling joists run front to back, so only the plaster ties the side walls. So why doesn't the brick crack (or worse) from the roof thrust? Apparently, the masonry is thick enough that the mortar joints can withstand the shearing force for a room only 12' deep.
I'm asking, besides just curious, because I've considered removing the wall dividing the kitchen and rear bedroom and replacing the ceiling with exposed 2x8 collar ties on 16" centers at 10'8" height. That certainly seems stronger than the living room with respect to rafter thrust (the rear room would also be about 12' deep.)
Any thoughts? Thanks
Collar ties are not there to counteract rafter thrust, they merely shorten the span of the rafter so that you can use smaller material. I'm not sure I got it but it seems like you want to put ceiling joists in? (Effectively lowering the collar ties to the top of the wall?). If so, that will definitely keep the inspector happy. Another possibility is to put in a ridge beam with posts in the wall underneath (and all the way to the foundation). Once you get into it, you are likely to have to get an engineer involved and once you do the inspector will back way off.
I thought it would be interesting to remove the ceiling (and wall between the rooms) and 'replace' it with 2x8s that were, say, 2' higher than the original ceiling, spanning the rafters and acting as collar ties (there would be no drywall attached to them, thus giving some of the feel of a cathedral ceiling.
The ability of rafters to span a given distance is reduced when the lateral bracing is removed from the top of the bearing wall and raised vertically as a 'collar tie'.
What size rafters and what is their current spacing and the spieces of lumber if you can tell?
The rafters are 2x6, probably southern yellow pine, on 16" centers. Thanks for everyone's response.
Won't Work
What you propose will probably not work without major structural changes.
Here's why:
Because clay tiles add about 20lbs per square foot of load to the roof, even with no other loads from wind or snow, the maximum distance #2 SYP 2x6s can span is 13' 5". This is fine for your current roof span of 11' as long as the cross laterals are ceiling joists on top of the bearing walls.
But once you will raise the lateral bracing vertically off of the bearing walls by 24", the spanning ability of those rafters is reduced significantly.
In your case, the spanning ability is reduced by 24%. This means that the existing rafters will now only be able to span 10' 2" and will be undersized for the existing roof loads.
If you need to consider additional wind loads or snow loads in your location, then the spans are reduced further and the threat of a major structural failure becomes very real.
For example, if you need to consider an additional but modest snow or wind load of say 20psf in addition to the 20psf clay tile load, then the maximum spanning ability of your 2x6s is reduced to 7'5" or less...nearly 4' too short for your roof span of 11 feet.
Even if a snow or wind load is merely 10psf, the rafter spans can still only reach 9' 1".
So it appears the only way you can accomplish what you wish is to either reduce the height you plan to raise the cross laterals above the bearing walls by about 12" or less, or to raise the cross laterals to your intended 24" but increase the size of the rafters to at least 2x8s.
Bottom line is, that by raising cross lateral bracing vertically off the top of the bearing walls, you decrease the stability of the roof system and the ability of the rafters to span the distance under the imposed loads.
The higher you raise the cross laterals, the weaker the roof system and rafters become.
If you want a definitive answer to your problem, you will need to have an architect, engineer or your local code official determine additional loads on your roof apart from the clay tiles and come up with a proper rafter and roof system design for the loads. Anything less is simply guessing....and dangerous.
The roof is made from ordinary 3-tab shingles. The walls are made from clay blocks or tiles.
Ok, Ok...
3 tab shingle not clay tiles.
For Southern Yellow Pine #2 grade at 16" on center, your 2x6 rafters can span 12' 6" presuming a 30psf live load and no drywall.
Your current rafters can handle this span.
Raising the cross laterals by 24" above the top bearing wall plates to form a cathedral ceiling will reduce the span ability of your existing rafters by 24%, or allow them to span a maximum distance of only 9' 6".
Your span for the room is 11'.
The existing rafters will still be undersized if you raise the cross laterals 24".
In order to get the effect you want, you will either have to increase the size of the rafters to at least 2x10s or you will need to limit the amount you raise the cross laterals above the bearing walls to about 16" or less.
Local wind and snow loads can greatly reduce the amount you can raise the cross laterals or prohibit you from being able to raise the cross laterals at all.
You still need a design professional and/or your local code office to assess your existing structure and loads to determine if what you wish to do is possible or not.
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Please look on our website first (availability calendar) before sending a request! Feel free as a bird in B&B "Het Vogelhuis", a wonderful quiet place to stay. On walking distance of central station, shops and restaurants. We offer you nice and spacious rooms with your own bathroom. Two rooms have a shared kitchen and garden. Breakfast is served in your room, so you have a lot of privacy! The near surroundings have a lot to offer. You can enjoy nature right in front of the B&B in "Het Bos van Bosman" and visit a lot of different museums in the historic centre of Leiden. By train you easily can go to Amsterdam (Schiphol-airport is 15 minutes), Den Haag, Delft, Utrecht and Rotterdam. Beaches in Katwijk and Noordwijk you can reach by bus or bike. During springtime Keukenhof in Lisse is very popular. We would love to welcome you in "Het Vogelhuis".
5 on July 08, 2014
Good base for a guys weekend out. The beds slept well and the breakfast was ample and tasty. Lovely shower, nice big room and everything was nice and clean. Nearby are plenty of things to do and the car could be parked free of charge. We highly recommend this B&B.
4.8 on November 06, 2013
Our stay at the B&B "het Vogelhuis" was relaxing! The BB is very decent and snug. The rooms are very clean and the beds are amazing! The setting is unique, quiet and peaceful and also close to the city centre and the other facilities. The host was very hospitable and the breakfast service was great! We loved our stay at het Vogelhuis! And we are sure to visit this BB again!
5 on September 22, 2013
What a wonderful place this is. Nicely furnished room on ground floor with your own bathroom. There is a fully equipped kitchen you can use and also a garden. The breakfasts were each time a little different. Het Vogelhuis is near the beautiful city centre of Leiden and 15 minutes by train to Shiphol airport. We would love to come back some time.
4.0 on September 12, 2013
We stay for 7 nights and it was a great experience: comfortable beds, good breakfast, bathroom was clean and well equip, we have access to a full equip kitchen. (felt like home). The hosts were very attentive, make us nice surprises, we have great memories. Location: near a park, short distance to center and train station (ten minutes walk), quiet and serene. We definitely recommend it. Iulia &Vlad
4.6 on August 23, 2013
I have been in this bed and breakfast nearly 3 weeks last year while looking for a room. The place was wonderful in a nice great location (not far from central station, sport centre and the swamp dorm in rijnsburg) people are wonderful, jan helped me so much even to find a room in Leiden, the atmosphere is so quiet, so green and so relaxing!I really felt like at home...WONDERFUL!!!!
4.6 on January 27, 2013
We slept very well in the cosy decorated room on second floor. After a lovely shower we enjoyed the amazing breakfast a lot.
4.4 on August 25, 2010
A lovely place to stay. Very well located for visiting many places around. The owner very friendly, sociable and helpful. Margareta Mihai, Bucharest, Romania
3.6 on April 23, 2010
A perfect B&B for the independent traveller! Lovely, clean rooms with tea and coffee making facilities that gave the feeling of an apartment. Close to the railway and town centre but in a wooded, tranquil setting.
4.0 on March 28, 2010
Positive Experiences: I enjoyed 3 nights at Het Vogelhuis in Leiden - the private bath & large bedroom/sitting room on the 3rd floor felt like a private apartment. Het Vogelhuis was very quiet since it is across the street from a lovely park which you walk through to get to the train station. Jan delivered a hearty & delicious breakfast each morning and the free wireless worked great! For improvement: My only difficulty was climbing the typical Dutch circular staircase, but Jan was kind enough to help me with my bags. He said they are in the process of creating 2 rooms at garden level.
4.8 on December 08, 2009
We enjoyed our stay in 'Het Vogelhuis' very much. The room was very clean and cosy. There was even a small christmas-tree. We slept well in the new beds. The central station is very near and Amsterdam was easy to reach by train. We would recommend you to stay there. Leo and Shirley, Ohio USA.
Room 1 (19m) is located on ground floor with private entrance. The room can accommodate three people (including a sofa bed for 1 person). It has a private bathroom and a shared kitchen and garden. In this room a baby cot can be placed.
Nightly Rate: EUR 90 - EUR 95
Nightly Rate: EUR 90 - EUR 95
Quiet and woodsy residential area of Leiden.
Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS-Schiphol) 15 miles
Amusement Park, Antique Shopping, Aquarium, Art Galleries, Beach, Casino, Concert venue, Gourmet/Fine Dining, Historical interests, Lake, Live Music, Movie Theater, Museum, Nature area, North Sea, Performing Theater, Picnic area, Religious Services, River, Ruins, Zoo
Fridge, Ironing Board, Microwave, Parking, Washer/dryer , cooker
Alarm clock, Coffee/Tea facilities, Hairdryer, TV, Walk to mass transit, Wi-Fi
Dutch, Frisian, English, German
I like gardening, going out for dinner and traveling abroad.


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RachelJuanita necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 92 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
ASTEM Group
The ASTEM Group is a management consulting firm that provides talent management, strategic management and organizational change consulting to organizations. (Veterans, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) We educate, equip and empower veterans to serve in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
The ASTEM Group logo will be the distinguishing mark of a major player in the career transition space for veterans in the area of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. We are a niche career transition assistance and recruitment company. Need a logo that is professional and reflective of our commitment to growth and innovation.
Themes: growth, opportunity, potential, foundation, roots, values, loyalty, character, promise, potential
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Officers Acquitted in Subway Assault Trial
New York, NY —
Three New York City police officers accused of sodomizing a drug suspect have been acquitted of all charges. Officer Richard Kern was charged with sodomizing Michael Mineo with a police baton during an arrest at a Brooklyn station on October 15, 2008. Two other officers were charged with covering it up.
The trial lasted four weeks, and now Mineo is suing the city for $440 million. His attorney says Mineo is planning on asking federal officials to investigate the case and they are asking U.S. Marshals to protect Mineo.
Mineo claims the officers chased him after he was caught smoking marijuana on the street and that they handcuffed him, attacked him, and then let him go. He was hospitalized for a small, non-penetrating wound and returned for treatment of an internal abscess.
The accused officers remain on modified duty pending a departmental review.


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Franny is a black beauty who loves dogs, cats and kids. At 2 years old she is a petite little girl and good things come in small packages. She's a bit shy in the shelter but take her home and give her love and she'll love you back!
Judy Valadao photo.
Meet Phoebe, Franny and dozens of other dogs and cats at the Mendocino Coast Humane Society shelter,?19691 Summers Lane in Fort Bragg.?The shelter is open Monday through Saturday, noon until 5 p.m. For information, call 964-7729, check the blog link at www.mendocinohumane.org, the MCHS Facebook page or petfinder.com.


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September 10, 2006
To prepare for the session, read all the readings:
Spend a few minutes reflecting on what these readings mean for you today. Was there a particular reading which appealed to you? Was there a word or image that engaged you?
Read the Word in Liturgy and Catholic Doctrine sections. These give you background on what you will be doing this session. Read over the session outline and make it your own. Check to see what materials you will need for the session.
The Word in Liturgy
The episode related in today's gospel takes place in Gentile territory. The reasons for Jesus' route are not altogether clear, but may suggest the universal scope of his preaching. The healing story itself, unique to Mark, is told in a typical structure: (1) illness described, (2) action of Jesus, (3) complete cure. It is nonetheless replete with mysterious details. Jesus takes the man aside to perform this healing, and afterwards tells him to keep it secret. The action of Jesus is highly physical: he sticks his fingers into the man's ears, spits on his tongue, and emits a groan. Mark retains the Aramaic word ephphetha in a narrative that is otherwise written in Greek.
Despite its mysterious elements, the healing is not magic but a miracle pointing to the reign of God breaking upon humankind. The man could not have been born deaf, for he knows language and speaks immediately upon being healed. He was probably stricken with an illness that deprived him of hearing and impeded his speech. Some scholars regard Jesus' insistence upon secrecy as a practical way to avoid being taken simply as a traveling wonder-worker. Others see in Mark's "messianic secret" the suggestion that many of Jesus' works could only be understood after the resurrection. Indeed, when news of the miracle spreads—as it does inevitably—its announcement is like a kerygmatic proclamation, similar to post-resurrection preaching.
Catholic Doctrine
The active pursuit of just relations socially and economically is imperative for all members of the Catholic community. Furthermore, our pursuit of justice must be informed ultimately by a love that moves us to a preferential option for the poor. This preferential option, inspired by Jesus' teaching and his own example of poverty, is compatible with Catholic teaching that condemns the immoderate love of riches and their selfish use.


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From the sounds of it, Samsung Galaxy S owners in the UK are in for a special tasty treat starting today since the long awaited Android 2.2 Froyo update is being rolled out. Although not everyone will be getting it today, it'll most likely reach out and cover everyone before November is completely up.
Naturally, all of this bodes well for the wealth of US consumers who also picked up a variant of the popular handset. Now that some of our friends over the vast ocean are starting to get in with the anticipated update, it shouldn't be long now before it starts to migrate to our portion of the world.
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I know it's got to have something to do with gauge, but what do the letters stand for? My guess is something per inch?
wraps per inch. it's a good way to figure out what weight you've just spun if you're into spinning.
I have heard about WPI for some time, but never understood how to use it until the other day. I knew it was "wraps per inch" but didn't know what they were actually measuring. In a book the other day I read an explanation that made sense at last. You are measuring the number of little widths of the yarn in question that will sit next to each other comfortably in an inch. It doesn't matter really what you wrap them around (this I didn't get before), it can be a ruler, or a pencil or anything you can wrap the yarn around. Wrap the yarn around something and then you measure how many little strands of yarn sit next to each other over one inch of the length of the ruler or pencil or whatever you used to wrap the yarn around.
It has to do with telling you the weight of yarn. There are charts that lay out the information, like if you get X number of wraps around something in an inch your yarn is X weight (sport, worsted or whatever). This can help you determine what weight an unmarked yarn is.
Yep - wraps per inch.
Some people swear that you have to use a WPI tool, but that's nonsense. A regular ruler will work just fine. Just wrap the yarn around the ruler over and over again, with the wraps sitting snug against each other, then count how many strands are as wide as an inch.
Here's a website about measuring WPI yourself:http://www.woolfestival.com/articles/WPI.htm
Here's the guide for yarn widths:Laceweight - 18 wraps per inchFingering - 16 wraps per inchSportweight - 14 wraps per inchWorsted - 12 wraps per inchBulky - 10 wraps per inchSuper Bulky - 8 wraps per inch


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old f#cking B!tch
I can't believe I'm going to be 25 in a few short weeks [April 11th]
I feel so old!
Any other aries here?!
My son father is a aries....Sweeti you are not old at all i'm 37
my daughter is an aries today. you r not old you r at ur prime enjoy ur self
ahahahaha,LOL "you thrilled me with that one. On April 13th, I'll be 59yrs old. I have 2 major illness and I'm deteriorating from the old age symptoms. Inside I feel like I'm 25. People say I look 35yrs old. You should change something on you. Go for a drastic change or makeover that you might have put on the back burner. Dare to be you, and not scared of what the old friends might say. Think about what the new friends admire about you.
Quoting mom2kortni:
My oldest is an Aries, she's 8 today.


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Blower shuts off even when set to 'on'
I've searched and read through numerous other posts however I haven't been able to find anything exactly like my problem.
We recently moved and the furnace and central a/c are both very old. Furnace is probably 30+yrs and a/c is probably 15+yrs, however they both 'seemed' to work ok. The furnace got us through this winter, with the exception of the blower motor failing in early March. A local place came out and replaced it with a used motor and things continued working just fine.
This April I tried using the a/c for the first time and it kicked on fine, but I noticed about 15min later the blower wasn't on anymore, but the a/c was still running outside. I could see frost on the line outside and I quickly learned that the coil freezes up when the blower isn't running. I tested it out several more times and each time it would start running but then shut off within an hour or so. This led me to believe there was some problem with the system not realizing that the temperature hadn't yet reached our set temperature (so maybe it was still 76 degrees in the house and I had it set to 72) and so it was telling the blower to shut off.
I then tried running it with the fan set to 'on'. The blower always turns on however it shuts off at totally random times thereafter. Sometimes it only runs for 5 or 10min, and other times like just a few days ago, the blower ran continuously for about 3 days straight. I'm sure its just irony, but it seems like it shuts off more frequently on hot days and then says 'Oh hey I can run for you' on the not-too-hot days.
So, with that said, what would your recommendations be on my problem? Despite the age of the system, when the blower decides to run, the a/c can manage to keep the first floor of our house comfortable even when temps climb into the 90's, so if we can salvage another year or two out of the extremely dated system then that would be great. The easy but potentially expensive option is to call a technician - I am willing to do some tests or maybe even clean the blower out if it could potentially solve the problem.
Thanks to anyone who has some useful input. :)
Could be low on freon. Check and clean indoor evap coil if it's dirty. Check your blower cap. Check and clean the blower squirrel cage if it's dirty. Also check your used blower motor.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers got their first live look at South Korean left-hander Hyun-jin Ryu as spring training opened, and they came away impressed with their $62 million investment.
"Our scouts liked him -- and I liked what I saw on video," Dodgers pitching coach Rick Honeycutt said. "I'd have signed him myself just based off what I saw on video. This guy has command of four pitches, knows how to pitch at a young age."
Honeycutt said he liked Ryu's "smooth delivery" and fastball command early in camp and said he flashed a "plus-plus changeup." At 6-foot-2, 215 pounds (his listed weight, though he appears heavier), that is the only thing flashy about Ryu. Honeycutt admitted Ryu's conditioning was probably not where it needed to be, but Ryu good-naturedly shrugged off questions about his lagging behind in conditioning runs with the other pitchers.
"I don't think the other players listen to what the trainers are saying," Ryu joked through his translator. "The trainers tell us to run (each lap) in 35 seconds. Why are they running it in 26? I ran it in 35 seconds."
Ryu is attempting to become the first player to go directly from the Korean Baseball Organization to the major leagues. The Dodgers have him penciled into their rotation, likely as their fourth starter, but he remains an unknown quantity.
"I kind of look at it as -- if you can play, you can play," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "If you can pitch and execute pitches, if you can hit and swing the bat -- if you can play, you can play.
"It's how quickly you make that adjustment (to a new country, language and league). That's the biggest thing."


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1st person to guess correctly will be the 1st person to be right!!
Seriously, though...How's this looking so far?
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1st person to guess correctly will be the 1st person to be right!!
Seriously, though...How's this looking so far?
A wooden ball that goes on the side of the Jet Pack's thruster things! :D
Nice job! I may just put a few balls in the laser :)
Nice work man. I've not been looking forward to doing these. I'll probably go the same route you have though.
thruster ball. looks nice!
Nice job.....:thumbup Dremel or CNC ?
You guys doing these scratch built jet packs have given me an idea.....make an oversized one an use it for a computer case.
Excellent work,
I'm so smart, you're Homestar Runner!:lol:lol:lol
A little Dremel...a little drill press...a little sandpaper...a lot of handcarving!!!Quote:
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The little slots are hand carved as well as the depressions on the edges of the ball. Still a lot of work to do.
I plan on just doing one of these and then making a mold of it because I can't really stomach the thought of carving another one!
Jimmy BufFETT said:
When I get to this stage, Imma use a wax ball and make a mold of that, is there the same detail on both sides of the ball?
drokkul said:
Thanks for the info, don't blame ya for wanting to make a mold :p
Looks awesome.
From what I can tell by sifting through the picture archive it looks like its on just one side.Quote:
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Andre Agassi admits in memoir to using crystal meth
Agassi's book will be released by publisher Knopf on November 9.
New York: Former tennis champion Andre Agassi, an eight-times Grand Slam winner, has admitted in a new autobiograpy that he used the recreational drug crystal meth in 1997 when his career was floundering.
People magazine said in a story on its website on Tuesday that Agassi admits to drug use in his memoir, Open: An Autobiography, as well as talking about his hair loss and doomed marriage to actress Brooke Shields that ran from 1997 until 1999.
"I can't speak to addiction, but a lot of people would say that if you're using anything as an escape, you have a problem," he told People magazine.
People magazine and Sports Illustrated will run excerpts this week from Agassi's book which will be released by publisher Knopf on November 9.
The American tennis player became a fan favourite after winning Wimbledon in 1992 when he was a cocky rebel with shoulder-length hair and went on to win the US Open in 1994.
But his on-court career hit a low point in 1997 when Agassi struggled with a wrist injury and he ended the year at No 122 in the world rankings.
Publisher Knopf said Agassi reveals in his memoir that he suffered a shattering loss of confidence.
However, Agassi staged a comeback from 1998 onwards, snaring a list of other titles before he finally retired after the 2006 US Open.
Agassi, 39, said he was not worried about the impact of his admissions on his fans.
"I was worried for a moment, but not for long ... I wore my heart on my sleeve and my emotions were always written on my face. I was actually excited about telling the world the whole story," he said.
His memoir also talks about the love he eventually found with his current wife, retired tennis professional Steffi Graf.
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An Army Combat Uniform in MultiCam
|Military camouflage
|Place of origin
|United States
|Service history
|In service
|War in Afghanistan (2001-present)
Iraq War (2003-present)
|Production history
|Crye Precision
|Arid, Tropic, Alpine, Black
MultiCam is camouflage pattern designed for use in a wide range of conditions produced by Crye Precision. Variants of it, some unlicensed, are in use with armed forces. The pattern is also sold for civilian usage.
First introduced in 2002,[1] MultiCam was designed for the use of the U.S. Army in varied environments, seasons, elevations, and light conditions. It is a seven-color,[2] multi-environment camouflage pattern developed by Crye Precision[3] in conjunction with United States Army Soldier Systems Center.
The pattern was included in the U.S. Army's move to replace the 3-Color Desert and Woodland patterns, but in 2004 lost to the Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP) that came to be used in the Army Combat Uniform. However, it was re-commissioned by the U.S. Army in 2010, replacing UCP for units deploying to the War in Afghanistan, under the designation, Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern (OEFCP).[4][5] It had already been used by some American special operations units and civilian law enforcement agencies.[6]
MultiCam is available for commercial sale to civilians.[7]
A version of MultiCam has been adopted by the armed forces of the United Kingdom as the Multi-Terrain Pattern (MTP), replacing their previous DPM camouflage. MTP retains the color palette of Multicam but incorporates shapes similar to the previous DPM scheme. After using the Multicam scheme in Afghanistan, Australia has also adopted its own version, combining the pattern of Multicam with the color palette of its earlier DPCU / Auscam pattern.
On 25 November 2013, Crye Precision unveiled a family of MultiCam variants. The variants are designed for arid, tropic and snow-covered environments, plus a black variant for use by law enforcement tactical teams.[8]
MultiCam has background colors of a brown to light-tan gradient and lime green blending in between, the main part consists of green to yellowish green gradient and finally dark brown and light pinkish blotches spread throughout the pattern. This allows for the overall appearance to change from greenish to brownish in different areas of the fabric, while having smaller blotches to break up the bigger background areas.
A non-licensed copy of the original pattern is slightly darker or with pink or yellow tone and printed on different fabric.[9] Another non-licensed copy, called Suez pattern, similar to original MultiCam, is used by Polish special forces GROM, BOA and BOR.[10]
The MultiCam color scheme in Hex triplet is as follows:(i) Not Black 3B2F23; (ii) Coyote brown 81613E; (iii) Dead Veg A4B167; (iv) Lightish Tannish D6D2B4; (v) Cucumber Slumber 4E693B; and (vi) Light Khaki F0E68C.
On 19 November 2010, after trials by Australian special operations forces, the Australian Defence Force announced that Multicam will be standard for all regular Australian Army personnel in Afghanistan. Multicam, it is said, provided "... troops with greater levels of concealment across the range of terrains in Afghanistan – urban, desert and green." Previously, depending upon the terrain, Australian troops had to transition between green and desert colored Australian Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniforms (DPCU or AUSCAM).[11][12] On 30 May 2011 the Defence Material Organisation announced that they had obtained licence to produce Multicam in Australia for US$4.7 million and Crye would also design a new uniquely Australian pattern for another US$3.1 million.[13]
The Australian Army decided to standardize MultiCam-patterned uniforms starting in October 2014 called the Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform (AMCU). The AMCU is manufactured domestically by Australian Defence Apparel and Pacific Brands Workwear Group and comes in two variations, field and combat, using a tested Australian Multi-Camouflage Pattern that can operate in bush, desert, and jungle conditions. Previous Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniforms and Australian MultiCam Pattern Operational Combat Uniforms will be worn until all Army personnel have been issued with the AMCU.[14]
The Chilean Marine Corps, Chilean Naval Special Warfare Division, and the Chilean Air Force Commandos adopted Multicam in 2009. Multicam is the standard issue uniform of the Chilean Marine Corps.
A domestic variant of MultiCam is in use with the Georgian Armed Forces as standard issue for all military branches as well as special units of the MIA. The pattern got adopted somewhere in 2010 replacing the DWC and MARPAT and since has been produced in a slightly altered version that fits better to the local environment.
A modified version of MultiCam has been adopted by the some of Polish Special Forces. It is named Suez.
From left: Suez, MultiCam, OCP
A version of MultiCam has been adopted by the Federal Security Service and by the Internal Troops of the MVD.
Russian FSB officers in December 2010, during an operation in Makhachkala.
United Kingdom[edit]
The colors of the MultiCam pattern were also in the development of the British Forces Multi Terrain Pattern (MTP) used by UKSF in Afghanistan. British forces deployed in Afghanistan used Multi-Terrain Pattern from March 2010. The colors used in Crye's MultiCam technology were determined to be the best performing, across the widest range of environments (by a significant margin) when compared with the two existing Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) designs in use at the time and was subsequently selected as the basis for the new MTP camouflage, combined with the existing DPM base pattern.[15][16]
United States[edit]
MultiCam is currently in use by some units of the U.S. Special Operations Command,[17][18] and some private military contractors.[19] Several members of the U.S. Army's Charlie Company, 2d Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment were also seen wearing MultiCam when followed by ABC News.[20] In 2010, U.S. soldiers deployed to Afghanistan were issued MultiCam versions of the Army Combat Uniform, as the existing Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP) was found to be inadequate for the terrain.
In May 2014, the Army selected a pattern similar to MultiCam called Scorpion W2 to replace UCP, naming it the Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP). The originally Scorpion pattern was jointly developed by Crye Precision and the Army for the Objective Force Warrior program in 2002, and Crye made small adjustments for trademark purposes to create MultiCam. Because Scorpion is similar to MultiCam, the same color Velcro, buttons, and zippers can be reused.[21][22] OCP resembles MultiCam with muted greens, light beige, and dark brown colors, but uses fewer beige and brown patches and no vertical twig and branch elements.[23] On 31 July 2014, the Army formally announced that OCP would begin being issued in uniforms in summer 2015.[24] Soldiers are allowed to wear uniforms and field equipment patterned in MultiCam until they can acquire OCP, which is allowed until MultiCam uniforms' wear-out date projected on 1 October 2018.[25]
Some local, state and federal law enforcement agencies also make use of the pattern, including the Drug Enforcement Administration's Foreign-deployed Advisory and Support Teams (FAST) teams operating in Afghanistan as well as the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Special Reaction Team and the Spokane, Washington Police Department.
- Angola: Used by parachute units of Special Operation Brigade of the Angolan Army.[26]
- Argentina: All the Guarnicion Militar Buenos Aires, Guarnicion de Ejercito City Bell & All Special Forces. In June / September will be the Standard of the Argentinian Army. As of August 2015, the entirety of the Argentine Army has the uniform as standard issue.
- Australia: Special Operations Command and forces deployed to Afghanistan.[11][12] Also used by Police Tactical Groups.[27][28][29][30]
- Austria: Austrian Special Forces (Jagdkommando) and troops deployed to Afghanistan[31] of the Austrian Armed Forces (Bundesheer).[32]
- Brazil: Used by Comando de Operações Táticas of the Polícia Federal.[33]
- Canada: Seen in use by Canadian Special Operations Forces Command and some police units.
- Chile: MultiCam is the standard issue uniform of the Marine Corps and the Navy Special Warfare Division. Also used by the Chilean Air Force Commandos
- Czech Republic: 601st Special Forces Group since 2010.
- Denmark: Deployment uniform of the Danish military, in the process of replacing the M/84 as the standard uniform.[34]
- Egypt: All Special forces
- Finland: Seen in use with some members of the Special Jaegers of the Utti Jaeger Regiment
- France: Seen in use with some members of the Commandement des Opérations Spéciales, the French special forces
- Georgia: Standard uniform of the Georgian Armed Forces and of some police special forces
- Germany: Special Forces (KSK) of the Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Special Forces (GSG 9) of the Federal Police (Bundespolizei)
- Hong Kong: Hong Kong Police Special Duties Unit Diver (nickname "Water Ghosts"), Hong Kong Police Counter Terrorism Response Unit (CTRU)
- Iraq: Emergency Response Battalion, which newly formed by the Ministry of Interior.
- Italy: All Special forces
- Jordan: Jordanian Army Special Operations Force Snipers.
- Lithuania: Lithuanian Special Operations Force.
- Maldives: Maldives National Defence Force Special Forces.
- Montenegro: Standard uniform of the Montenegro military.[35]
- Netherlands: Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) and the Netherlands Marine Corps used it on tour in Afghanistan.
- New Zealand: New Zealand Special Air Service[36] For use by the Special Operations Forces (NZSOF) in Afghanistan and Iraq.
- Norway: Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK) have been seen using MultiCam camouflage in Afghanistan.
- Pakistan: The Pakistan Armed Forces are in the process of transferring to MultiCam.[citation needed]
- Panama: The standard uniform of Panama National Aero-Naval Services SENAN (Servicio Nacional Aeronaval, SENAN).[37]
- Poland: Polish Jednostka Wojskowa GROM, Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego, Biuro Ochrony Rządu and Jednostka Wojskowa Komandosów units uses "Suez" (also known as "CamoGrom"), a slightly modified MultiCam pattern.
- Russia: Russia's FSB Alpha Group and Vympel and the MVD's SOBR Group.
- South Korea: South Korean UDT/SEAL operators.[38]
- Spain: Spanish Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Spain) [39]
- Sweden: Seen in use by the Särskilda operationsgruppen[40]
- Taiwan: Army Special Force, Winter Training Center, Mt. Ho-Huan[41]
- Thailand:Seen in use by Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters's Military Police.[42]
- Tunisia:Seen used by USGN in Raoued operation.[43]
- Turkey: Seen used by Su Altı Taarruz (SAT) commando personnel.[44][45][46]
- Ukraine: Security Service of Ukraine and Alpha team.
- United Kingdom:
- MultiCam: Seen in use by United Kingdom Special Forces personnel.
- Multi-Terrain Pattern (derived from MultiCam): On general issue to the Royal Navy (including Royal Marines), British Army and Royal Air Force
- United States:
- MultiCam: U.S. Army, U.S. Navy EOD, Joint Special Operations Command, and U.S. Air Force.[47]
- Operational Camouflage Pattern (based on MultiCam predecessor): Adopted by the US Army for issue in 2015.
See also[edit]
- ^ "MultiCam". Kamouflage. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
- ^ Smith, Ned (5 August 2010). "New Army Camouflage Lets Soldiers Hide in Plain Sight". TechMediaNetwork.com. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ "MultiCam® - Home". Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ^ Bacon, Lance M. (2010-08-23). "Soldiers receive new MultiCam ACUs, gear". Army Times. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ Cox, Matthew (February 20, 2010). "Army to replace camo pattern in Afghanistan". Army Times.
- ^ "Congress Cares About Camo". Soldier Systems. June 17, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ "MultiCam Tactical Gear". multicamtacticalgear.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ "Patterns". Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- ^ "Grey Ops: MultiCam vs. MultiSham - Part 2". greyops.net. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ "Other variants and derivatives of MultiCam". Strikehold.wordpress.com. 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ a b New combat uniform makes troops job easier, Australian Department of Defence, 19 November 2010.
- ^ a b Land Warfare Conference - Minister for Defence Materiel, Australian Department of Defence, 19 November 2010.
- ^ New defence uniforms on the way, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 May 2011
- ^ Australian Army launches new Multicam Camouflage Combat uniform at Chief of Army's exercise - Armyrecognition.com, 24 September 2014
- ^ Emery, Daniel (2009-12-20). "British Army to get new camouflage uniform". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ Copping, Jasper (2009-12-20). "British Army to get new uniforms – turned down by the US and made in China". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ Combat and Survival Magazine, image capture
- ^ "MultiCam Manufacturing". Multicampattern.com. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ Blackwater USA Archived October 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ 01/11/2010. "Nightline - ABC News - Courage Under Fire in Afghanistan". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ Army Selects New Camouflage Pattern - Military.com, 23 May 2014
- ^ Army Taps Scorpion to Replace UCP - Kitup.Military.com, 23 May 2014
- ^ Army selects new camo pattern - Armytimes.com, 23 May 2014
- ^ Army announces rollout date for new camo - Armytimes.com, 31 July 2014
- ^ Soldiers Cleared to Wear OCP and MultiCam in July - Kitup.Military.com, 4 May 2015
- ^ "GRUPO MILÍCIA, 20 ANOS DE ACTIVIDADE | Operacional". operacional.pt. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ http://www.newsbeat.police.wa.gov.au/issues/1002/images/pics/05-NB-TRG_002-large.jpg
- ^ "TRG tactical swimmer training". Newsbeat.police.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ http://www.canberratimes.com.au/multimedia/33081/on-the-run.aspx
- ^ "Image: 436464-police.jpg, (650 × 366 px)". resources0.news.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ http://www.bundesheer.at/cms/artikel.php?ID=8381
- ^ "50 JAHRE JAGDKOMMANDO | DOPPELADLER.COM". doppeladler.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ "Conheça o treinamento do Comando de Operações Táticas da Polícia Federal (COT) | Fotos | VEJA.com". veja.abril.com.br. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ "Kampuniform M/11 kommer i multiterræn mønster". Archived from the original on 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ "Montenegro Military in MultiCam - Soldier Systems Daily". soldiersystems.net. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ Cheng, Derek (2 July 2011). c_id=1&objectid=10735872 "SAS war kit blows away military fans" Check
|url=value (help). The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
- ^ https://www.flickr.com/photos/kormnd/8399595823/in/set-72157632569761987 ROK Ministry of National Defense, Defense Media Agency flickr page, 2013,01,18
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKl5VBIvDmQ
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://126.96.36.199/mnanew/news_video/20090203_135234.wmv Military News Agency, 2009,1,14
- ^ "กองบัญชาการกองทัพไทย". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1/1017130_644308915626419_1996219481_n.jpg
- ^ "Image: DKi9xmo.jpg, (580 × 664 px)". i.imgur.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ "Image: xkdu3.jpg, (960 × 640 px)". img819.imageshack.us. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ "Image: 11103776034_92987224f4_b.jpg, (1024 × 819 px)". farm8.staticflickr.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ^ Officials to issue new camouflage uniforms to deployers, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs, 1/27/2011
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to MultiCam.
- MultiCamPattern.com
- Crye Precision
- United States patent, number US D487,848 S for Multicam
- Military Morons review and history of MultiCam
- Multicam-Inside.fr, (French) Multicam enthusiasts community.
- "British Army to get new uniforms – turned down by the US and made in China," The Daily Telegraph, Dec. 20, 2009.
- "British Army to get new camouflage uniform," BBC News, Dec. 20, 2009.
- "Camo Delays and Assessment Team Gouge" DefenseTech 29 Dec 2009.
- English Translation of Hebrew article on MultiCam
- Multicam & Multi Terrain Pattern (MTP) compared


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Just discovered that the dealer overfilled the oil when they changed out the oil and filter recently. I checked the dipstick and it's well over the full mark. I called and asked them and they said they added 7 quarts and I know our manual says 6. 2012 V wagon.
In the past I've heard some folks say that the excess oil will just burn off but others say it can cause serious issues. Haven't heard one way or the other about the V2.
I'm overseas and have the only V that anyone has ever seen here, so the Caddy dealer clearly isn't used to Vs. If it's a serious issue I can take it back to them and try to have them drain some off, but getting there is not easy so if it will burn off on its own I'll probably take that path. Also I don't have any guarantee they won't mess something else up if I take it back to try to remedy it.
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Arsène Wenger had a lot to say after his Arsenal team had been beaten 3-0 at home by Chelsea in the Premier League on 29 November, and most of it was held up as sounding one-eyed at best, deluded at worst. He suggested that Didier Drogba, Chelsea's two-goal match-winner, "doesn't do a lot", he raged at refereeing injustice in the form of the decision to disallow an effort from Andrey Arshavin and insisted the final result was a "very unfair reflection of the game".
It was his hopes for the future, though, that had many people in attendance listening for the sound of the wailing ambulance siren. The defeat, Arsenal's fourth of the Premier League season, meant they trailed Chelsea by 11 points, albeit having played one game fewer.
"I'm used to definite conclusions from people who see the score and have a great knowledge," Wenger said, waspishly. "That's what you get in an excessive world. I believe in what I saw. I never had the impression that we couldn't win this game and we were quite a lot on top. I don't think it's all over. The problem we will face now is that people will not believe in us and we have to make sure that lack of belief doesn't diminish our belief. I'm convinced that Chelsea can still drop points."
Wenger was wheeled away … sorry, got up and exited the Emirates Stadium's press conference theatre to begin a bout of soul-searching. Tomas Rosicky, the midfielder, would catch the mood in the team's dressing room. "It will be very difficult for us to win the title now, we know that," he said.
Move forward to Wednesday night at the Emirates, in the same press suite, and the contrast was eye-opening, with Wenger's rosiness even extending to the wryest of acknowledgements. "At the time," he said, "it looked a bit ludicrous to say we'd come back."
It might have threatened to get worse for the Frenchman before it got better – witness his touchline spat with Mark Hughes during Arsenal's 3-0 Carling Cup defeat at Manchester City on 2 December – but it most surely has got better. The 4-2 victory over Bolton Wanderers meant that his team have taken 23 points from an available 27. Chelsea, meanwhile, have dropped points and Arsenal, top of the table on goal difference, albeit having played one game more than Chelsea, are not only back from the brink but they sense the possibility of something remarkable.
"It shows, first of all, that it can change quickly," Wenger said. "When you keep that belief, no matter what people say, it can strengthen the belief in the heads of my players and get them stronger. The players have played with that belief and we believe we have a real chance. We will have a real go."
Rosicky was asked whether he could have envisaged being back on top so soon after the Chelsea defeat. "It's difficult to say," he said. "But since that game, we started something new again. The other clubs can see that we are there, we want to win it and everybody will have to compete with us. I think you can see that this team has great mental strength."
There is little doubt as to the location of the turning point for Arsenal. When they were losing 1-0 at half-time to Liverpool at Anfield in the middle of last month, Wenger put everything on the line to criticise his players savagely. They responded with an improved second-half performance and emerged as 2-1 winners, with Arshavin scoring the winner.
Driven by the captain, Cesc Fábregas, who has hit a rich vein of form, and with Arshavin's mercurial ability to the fore, there appears to be greater steel about the team in every sense this season. Comeback victories and vital late goals have emphasised their character and they did not shy from the physical fight in either of their fixtures against Bolton over this past week. "We are certainly much more physically resistant," Wenger said. "Physically, you're never better tested than against Bolton. You cannot find a team better than Bolton in doing what they do in terms of man-to-man marking and not giving us an inch of space."
Wenger will demand more of the same in the FA Cup fourth-round tie at Stoke City on Sunday, a match in which he will rotate his personnel, and then the defining period looms. Arsenal face four Premier League matches in the space of 14 days, beginning on Wednesday with the trip to Aston Villa. Thereafter, they play Manchester United (home), Chelsea (away) and Liverpool (home).
"Everybody knows that the coming weeks are the critical ones in the whole season," Rosicky said. "On the other hand, the team always lacked a bit of consistency so we look game by game, because that is what we need. We are definitely up for the title and we want to do it." Arsenal for the title no longer sounds so ludicrous.


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