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Audio slideshow: Homeless in Gaza | BBC
Raed al-Atamna's family's six houses were destroyed in the recent Gaza conflict, as well as the cars he uses to earn his living as a taxi driver.
With nearly 3,000 families homeless, rented accommodation is scarce in Gaza - Mr Atamna's pregnant wife and seven children are now staying with relatives, while he sleeps in a corrugated metal shack next to his ruined house.
The Israeli military says it destroyed buildings because of "substantial operational needs", for example because of booby traps or militants in them, but Amnesty International says "wanton destruction" occurred, in violation of international law.
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Monday, April 21, 2014
Road to Mount Kilimanjaro Post 23
Hey, my fundraiser breakfast was last week and it went really well. I raised $360 dollars, which will all be going to my plane flights. I don't know when plane flights got so expensive but they did. It was really great to be able to give back. We had a trivia questionaire and if they got the question right about the country, they got to pick a prize. All the prizes were the things I have made this year like my t-shirts and jars. People loved it and it was really great because I ended up having a lot of t-shirts I wasn't able to sell but I already made over the profit I was planning on making so I have the leeway of giving some away. It was just a really encouraging morning and everyone was so excited about my summer and were all super excited for me.
I've been working on my ted talk and i'm really excited but its also a huge challenge for me. I don't know how to say everything in eight minutes and make it interesting. I've gotten like the beginning down and like my first point I want to make. IT's going to focus mainly on finding and reaching your goals. I'm hoping I will get the opportunity to speak but who knows. I also have been watching a lot of teen ted talks to get ideas, its been really helpful.
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March 9, 2010, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 3371 proposed by Senator Baucus for Senator Rockefeller to Amendment SA 3336.
March 9, 2010, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 3371 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Full Text of this Amendment
At the end of subtitle A of title I, insert the following:
(a) Credit Period.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--Subclause (II) of section 45(e)(8)(D)(ii) is amended to read as follows:
"(II) CREDIT PERIOD.--In lieu of the 10-year period referred to in clauses (i) and (ii)(II) of subparagraph (A), the credit period shall be the period beginning on the date that the facility first produces steel industry fuel that is sold to an unrelated person after September 30, 2008, and ending 2 years after such date.".
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Section 45(e)(8)(D) is amended by striking clause (iii) and by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii).
(b) Extension of Placed-in-Service Date.--Subparagraph (A) of section 45(d)(8) is amended--
(1) by striking "(or any modification to a facility)", and
(2) by striking "2010" and inserting "2011".
(c) Clarifications.--
(1) STEEL INDUSTRY FUEL.--Subclause (I) of section 45(c)(7)(C)(i) is amended by inserting ", a blend of coal and petroleum coke, or other coke feedstock" after "on coal".
(2) OWNERSHIP INTEREST.--Section 45(d)(8) is amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
"With respect to a facility producing steel industry fuel, no person (including a ground lessor, customer, supplier, or technology licensor) shall be treated as having an ownership interest in the facility or as otherwise entitled to the credit allowable under subsection (a) with respect to such facility if such person's rent, license fee, or other entitlement to net payments from the owner of such facility is measured by a fixed dollar amount or a fixed amount per ton, or otherwise determined
without regard to the profit or loss of such facility.".
(3) PRODUCTION AND SALE.--Subparagraph (D) of section 45(e)(8), as amended by subsection (a)(2), is amended by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv) and by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause:
"(iii) PRODUCTION AND SALE.--The owner of a facility producing steel industry fuel shall be treated as producing and selling steel industry fuel where that owner manufactures such steel industry fuel from coal, a blend of coal and petroleum coke, or other coke feedstock to which it has title. The sale of such steel industry fuel by the owner of the facility to a person who is not the owner of the facility shall not fail to qualify as a sale to an unrelated person solely because such
purchaser may also be a ground lessor, supplier, or customer.".
(d) Specified Credit for Purposes of Alternative Minimum Tax Exclusion.--Subclause (II) of section 38(c)(4)(B)(iii) is amended by inserting "(in the case of a refined coal production facility producing steel industry fuel, during the credit period set forth in section 45(e)(8)(D)(ii)(II))" after "service".
(e) Effective Dates.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (d) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) CLARIFICATIONS.--The amendments made by subsection (c) shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008.
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Despite a slow start that delivered a 6-0 lead at the first media timeout, the Tar Heels (10-2) relied on defense and offensive rebounding to gradually stretch that margin to 28 points before entering halftime with a 48-22 advantage.
Justin Watts (9 pts, 5 rebs) sparked an 11-0 early in the second half to give UNC a 61-28 lead and a 16-1 spurt several minutes later opened up a 46-point differential.
Dexter Strickland and Jame Michael McAdoo paced North Carolina with 14 points each, while P.J. Hairston added 13 points. Reggie Bullock posted his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Bryan Hammond led Nicholls (4-8) with 15 points on 7-of-13 shooting.
North Carolina shot 43.5 percent on 37-of-85 shooting and held Nicholls to 31.4 percent (22-of-70). UNC won the rebounding battle, 72-35, and forced 23 turnovers.
The Tar Heels have now won 53 straight games at the Smith Center against non-conference opponents.
Lack of Focus Leads to Slow Starts
There was little, if any, doubt that North Carolina was going to notch its 10th win of the season against the Colonels. The problem was that the Tar Heels knew that every bit as much as the viewing public.
UNC appeared lackadaisical in the opening six minutes of play, missing nine of its first 12 field goal attempts and committing three turnovers. Roughly 90 seconds later, the entire second unit had entered the game. Once the starters returned following the 12-minute media timeout, they went on a 16-4 run to open up a 30-11 lead.
"For us to be the team we want to be, we have to be willing to invest," Williams said during his postgame press conference. "And we have to do it on game night, not just talk about it. I did not get this team ready to play this game. That's just bad coaching on my part. We weren't focused; we weren't ready to play."
Williams's tone turned more menacing when discussing his team's start to the second half. The Tar Heels missed their first four shots, committed a pair of turnovers and played soft defensively as Nicholls shaved five points off its halftime deficit less than three minutes in.
Williams pulled all five starters and threatened a lengthy track practice on the sideline. The ninth-year UNC head coach bristled when asked about his roster's energy level at the time of the substitution.
"I had all of the energy they needed," Williams said. "Let's understand that right now. We have practice at nine o'clock and for about 15 minutes that practice was changed to 7am – 7-to-11. So they saved their rear ends is what they did."
The starters returned at the 11:43 mark with a 63-32 lead and responded with a 16-1 spurt to get back into the good graces of their coach.
"I think that's the biggest mistake that we made tonight, just underestimating that team and taking it light because they're not as talented a team as us or as Texas," Strickland said. "We've just got to keep our focus and go out there and give it our all."
Ridiculous Rebounding
Shots were not falling for the Tar Heels early in the first half on Monday, but they made up for those struggles by attacking the glass and dominating the boards. It took roughly eight minutes for UNC to build a 14-5 lead, needing 14 offensive rebounds and 14 second-chance points to get there.
UNC set a new rebounding high (62) during the Roy Williams era against Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 20 and then matched that total 17 days later against Evansville. The Tar Heels rocketed past that record on Monday with 72 total rebounds, 37 more than their opponents.
The 72 rebounds ties for second-most in school history and the most since 1956 (78 vs. Furman).
North Carolina scored 36 points off 31 offensive rebounds, which ranks second in program history since the school began tracking offensive rebounds in 1986-87. UNC's 41 defensive rebounds equals the sixth-most since '86-'87.
"We dominated the boards because we were bigger [and] more gifted," Williams said. "And we had a tremendous number of offensive rebounds because we missed so many shots. That's a bad thing right there – I'd just assume have no offensive rebounds and make every shot that we take."
Tyler Zeller (11), John Henson (11) and Bullock became the first UNC trio to record double-digit rebounds since Henson, Deon Thompson and Marcus Ginyard accomplished that feat during the NIT semifinal against Rhode Island on Mar. 30, 2010.
Free Throws Issues… Again
The Tar Heels entered this week ranked 22nd nationally in field goal percentage (49.3) and 14th in 3-point field goal percentage (41.2), which makes their free throw percentage – 64.7, good for 255th nationally – even more mind-boggling.
Eight different Tar Heels missed a free throw in the first half en route to a 7-for-21 group effort. Three more UNC players missed free throws after the break, but UNC knocked down 14 of its 20 attempts to finish the game with a 51.2 shooting percentage (21-of-41) from the line.
Williams told reporters that he made a mistake by telling his team to come in early on Monday to shoot extra free throws.
"You won't be hearing me say that anymore," Williams said.
Bullock dismissed the notion that poor free shooting is contagious.
"I think it's just more mental," the sophomore wing said. "Coach is always talking about stepping up to the free throw line, making big-time plays and knocking free throws down. We shot poorly from the free throw line tonight. I think it's just more mental, so we've just got to get our reps up on our free throws and be able to knock them down when game time comes."


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Re: st: Weights in survey design
"Jason Ferris" <email@example.com>
Re: st: Weights in survey design
Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:14:31 +1100
Hi Stas and Steven,
I do see your point that the original weights are wrong. This data is
the first panel of a longitudinal study and as such, I set the weights
to match the population that we are going to follow (i.e., 8664 - using
probability proportional to size PPS). I guess what you are saying is
that for any cross-sectional analysis - the population size would be all
those between 16-64 in Australia (where I am)? Would that be correct?
As for our sampling method (In response to Steven Samuels) we had two
questionnaires one for males and one for females. We RDD households
across Australia (without geographical weighting). Once we got a
household we determined the number of men/women 16 to 64 in the
household and randomly selected one. In this many the weighting of the
respondent was determined by the number of men/women also in the
household, and the stratified selection of the household was based on
sex (given that an interviewer with a male questionnaire would only ask
a household about the males in the house).
As for post-stratification of weights and ranking?
This was not done, as I believed that setting the survey design
(pre-analysis) to match the sampling method would be appropriate.
In term of resetting the weights? (and the data provided in the original
As I had the household size of men and women to create the weights (of
8664) I would then drop the desired cases (those I didn't want - in the
example those 25 and over). Then based on the number of men/women in
the households left (i.e., those 16-24) I would re-calculate the weights
using the PPS method only for the households left.
Cheers for your input
Stas wrote:
First of all, your original weights are wrong, anyway: they should add
up to the population size, may be up to some sampling variability. If
you have 8664 units and your population size is 8664, it means that
you have a census! If you are dealing with ratios and regression
models, the issue isn't of great importance, but you still would want
to have everything implemented properly.
Then by dropping units, you are confusing the software in terms of
thinking how the data were collected. In particular, the pairwise
probabilities of selection (leading to the variances of the estimates)
will be way off (and so will your variance). If you had some nice
design (with some sort of proportional allocations, etc.), then those
properties will be lost, the cluster sizes will get wrong, etc. DON'T
DO THAT, as the bottom line.
I am pretty sure there are other, and better, explanations in the
[SVY] manual. Also, the FAQ
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/stat/zerowgt.html might be helpful,
as essentially with the -subpop- analysis, you are zeroing out the
weights for non-subpopulation units.
Steven wrote:
population, the survey design and what were the primary and (possibly)
second stage and later sampling units?
In a HH or telephone survey, ordinarily the PSU's would be some kind of
geographic areas, and the sampling strata for PSU's cannot be sex, as
your setup implies.
Other questions: were the weights post-stratified or raked in any way to
reflect the population totals? How did you "reset" the weights?
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search engine optimization: the process of editing the content of a website so that it has a higher search engine ranking and therefore attracts more visitors
'SEO is important for businesses … Allowing people to find a website in the search listings via natural search engine optimisation (SEO) is a key discipline for businesses.'DirectNews 23rd September 2009
'How newspapers SEOed Patrick Swayze's death …. When news breaks, if you want to do well for related searches, publish early, publish often and put your keywords at the front.'Online Journalism Blog 16th September 2009
If you're thinking of making a purchase and are googling a product or service on the Internet, chances are you'll start by clicking on the first couple of links which appear on the screen. In today's business world, the higher your web-based profile, the greater the chance of success. It's no surprise then that companies are investing in ways to manipulate search engine technology in order to place themselves at or near the top of the listings. This process is described as search engine optimization, now frequently abbreviated to SEO.
search engine optimization (SEO) is big business, with an industry of consultants … carrying out optimization projects for clients, either as a specific service or as part of a broader marketing campaign
With Internet users unlikely to click through pages and pages of search results, the higher a website ranks in the results of a search, the more chance there is it'll be visited by a user. SEO employs a variety of techniques to ensure that a site will be found by a search engine, such as manipulation of a search engine's indexing mechanism, cross linking between websites, or the editing of a site's content to include and/or repeat keywords relevant to a wide variety of search queries. This latter technique, sometimes described as keyword stuffing or spamdexing, is now largely viewed as unethical, and search engines often look for sites employing such methods in order to remove them from their results. There is therefore to some extent a kind of 'adversarial' relationship between search engine providers and these more 'aggressive' SEO techniques.
That said, search engine optimization is big business, with an industry of consultants (sometimes described as search engine optimizers) carrying out optimization projects for clients, either as a specific service or as part of a broader marketing campaign. IT experts often draw a contrast between what is referred to as passive SEO – web content that does not require constant updating in order to provide solid search rankings – and active SEO – such as news and blog items which require an investment of time and effort in order to stay relevant.
Along with early search engines, the concept of search engine optimization and related abbreviation SEO first emerged in the mid-nineties. Prior to this, SEO had primarily existed in the business domain as an abbreviation of senior executive officer, which is still the first explanation recorded in most printed dictionaries.
SEO has now also morphed into a transitive verb, sometimes occurring in lower case form, so that we can talk about a website being SEOed/seoed.
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Earth Hour: Symbolism Isn't EnoughDennis Posadas
Last Saturday, Mar. 28, several million people worldwide flipped off their light switches for an hour to symbolically send a message of their determination to fight global warming. According to a press statement by WWF-Philippines, more than 15 million Filipinos in 647 towns and cities participated by flicking off their switches. Philippine landmarks such as the Jose Rizal shrine and the Mall of Asia were among those that turned off their lights, according to the Earth Hour Web site.
Symbolically, Earth Hour was a powerful message that united millions of people against climate change. But in reality, although its significance cannot be discounted particularly in pushing forward a post-Kyoto Protocol climate change treaty in Copenhagen, that was mostly what it was—a symbolic gesture.
As any electrical engineer will tell you, electricity-generating plants have to generate electricity (and the associated CO2 emissions) based on the maximum demand they expect for a particular time period. It is like catering for a party: Even if most of your guests are dieters, you still need to prepare the food based on the number of guests you expect.
Into the Spinning Reserve So in the power-generation sector, they have to keep enough power plants running to anticipate the maximum demand they expect, and not the minimum demand. The difference between the electricity they generate, and the amount that actually gets used, is called a spinning reserve. What laypersons need to understand is that even if millions of people turned off their lights, the coal plants did not have enough time to shut off and restart. So in effect, the unused electricity was still generated as a spinning reserve, and it still emitted greenhouse gases. Granted, there was some reduction in the amount of fuel needed to run power plants for that hour because of the reduced load; however, they still had to run at their rated settings.
A check with the Philippines Dept. of Energy and a CEO of a local power company did not reveal any coal plants that actually shut down for Earth Hour. According to several coal industry insiders I spoke with, it is very expensive and requires a minimum of 24 to 36 hours to shut off and restart a major coal plant. Normally, a coal plant is shut down just like any major piece of equipment for repairs and maintenance, and if there is no significant electricity demand for a significant amount of time.
Alvin Aquino, a former senior construction engineer who helped build the 770MW Tokyo Electric Power (9501.T) coal plant in the Philippine province of Quezon, says that a coal plant cannot be stopped for just an hour and then restarted again. Aquino said the turbines require around nine hours to slow to a stop, and 12 hours to gain enough momentum to start up to their minimum velocity to receive steam. During this time the boilers are also started to provide adequate feed pressure. "Imagine a stack of fan blades 11 meters in diameter weighing about four tons. They will freewheel for hours after you turn the steam off before they stop," says Aquino. "You can't put brakes on such a system. They get brittle under thermal stress."
Voluntary and Tech-Driven Change Acquiring a permanent habit of turning off empty coffeemakers, or avoiding the simultaneous turn on of chillers and large load equipment, and switching to clean renewable energy sources is the right way to avoid building more power plants. After all, the best climate-change mitigation scheme is one that will negate the need for more power plants, or at least calls for a shift to clean renewable sources. So instead of being just a symbolic attempt to mitigate climate change, it would really help as a next step if all those who joined Earth Hour will pursue a serious energy conservation and clean renewable energy program.
The energy conservation program should be based on voluntary and technology-driven energy conservation. By voluntary, I mean turning off empty coffeemakers, avoiding turning on large loads simultaneously, and setting thermostats at just the right temperature. Maybe each household can make a commitment to cut its energy consumption monthly by a certain amount of kilowatt-hours, using energy-efficient modern appliances that know to turn off when not in use or can be controlled remotely by the electric utility. Eventually, most appliances will contain a microchip that will allow them to tailor their energy consumption intelligently, and in some cases allow the utility to control your home appliance.
On the clean energy front, there are many sources that are now approaching grid parity, or the cost of typical fossil fuel-generated electricity. For the more expensive sources like solar photovoltaics, the cost can be paid for by innovative financing schemes such as Feed-in-Tariffs, especially since these sources typically involve only one-time costs. Carbon tax or cap-and-trade schemes can also make renewable energy more competitive. Sunlight and wind are free, once the capital costs of the equipment are shouldered at the start. Eventually, a certain market for these renewable energy technologies like wind and solar will drive technology entrepreneurs and investors to drive the costs down just like what happened in the semiconductor and personal computer businesses.
Getting Past Mere Awareness Don't get me wrong. Earth Hour is a good start for creating awareness about excessive power consumption and its impact on climate change. In so far as creating a statement in support of a post-Kyoto Protocol agreement at Copenhagen, it may do the job. But since we are involving more than 80 million people around the world, we might as well move beyond just awareness and truly (and not just symbolically) mitigate climate change. If we really want a serious step beyond Earth Hour, let us implement measures that actually signal to electric utilities how they can really cut back on greenhouse gases, and not one that is purely symbolic.


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A company that ran a large Taupo dairy farm has been fined $40,000 in a major animal cruelty case.
Earlier this month farm management company MilkPride Ltd pleaded guilty to underfeeding almost 400 cows.
During the Rotorua District Court trial earlier this month, the Crown dropped more than 600 charges against the company and its officers, after the company pleaded guilty to one representative charge of failing to provide proper and sufficient food to 392 cows.
The Crown had originally brought 625 charges relating to 1106 cows against the company, directors Ross Cottier and Murray Flett, general manager Craig Coote and regional manager Raymond Griffin. All charges against the four men were dropped.
The charges stemmed from a Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry inspection of the Taharua Farm on Taharua Rd near Taupo, which found evidence of cows being underfed and ill.
In 2008 MilkPride had brought about 5000 bulls and cows plus the plant from a Crafar Group company that owned the farm and they entered into a sharemilking agreement. The ministry's inspection started on October 6, 2009, the day after the Crafar companies went into receivership.
MilkPride Ltd was this morning ordered to pay $40,000.
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This week I had the honor of coordinating the St. Louis stop on the 2010 OneLight Workshop tour. This successful (or would that be sucksessful?) workshop is hosted Zack Arias, a talented photographer and educator from Atlanta. The basic premise behind Zack's workshop is that you don't need a zillion dollars worth of equipment to make a great photo; in fact you can create compelling images with a single light. Hence the whole "OneLight" thing. Duh.
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Italy in the G8
Italy is holding the G8 Presidency this year and hosted the 35th Summit in L'Aquila from 8 to 10 July.
The first meeting of the group of the major industrialised countries was held in Rambouillet, France, in 1975, at the invitation of then President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. Prime Minister Aldo Moro attended on Italy's behalf.
The Italian G8 Summits:
1st Summit: 22 - 23 June 1980 in Venice (G7)
(Prime Minister: Francesco Cossiga)
The agenda of the first Italian Summit, held in 1980, featured predominantly economic items: bringing inflation under control, monetary policy, trade and the energy issue. The talks also covered relations with the developing countries, refugees and security. The "hostage crisis" in Iran and international terrorism also gave rise to two distinct statements, one on the diplomatic hostages and the other on hi-jackings. A communiqué criticising the Soviet troops' occupation of Afghanistan was also approved.
2nd Summit: 8 - 10 June 1987 in Venice (G7)
(Prime Minister: Amintore Fanfani)
The agenda was broadened at the second Venice Summit, held in 1987. In addition to the traditional economic and regional security issues, topics such as the AIDS pandemic, countering the proliferation of drugs, East-West relations, the Iran-Iraq war and international terrorism were addressed.
3rd Summit: 8 - 10 July 1994 in Naples (G7)
(Prime Minister: Silvio Berlusconi)
The third Italian Summit was held in Naples in 1994 and was attended for the first time by the Russian Federation, with President Yeltsin taking part in the capacity of observer. The topics addressed were largely economic, such as employment, growth, trade and development. Environment-related issues, nuclear safety, the former Soviet bloc countries' transition to democracy and the joint war on organised crime and money laundering were also discussed.
4th Summit: 20 - 22 July 2001 in Genoa
(Prime Minister: Silvio Berlusconi)
The fourth Italian Summit was held in Genoa in 2001, and it was the first time that Italy hosted the G8 in its new, enlarged form taking in Russia, which had joined the leaders' group as a full-fledged member back in 1997. On the second day of the summit, the eight leaders issued a joint statement voicing sorrow at the death of a young demonstrator and firmly deploring the violence that had broken out during the protests staged against it. The topics discussed and cited in the final statement comprised the reduction of poverty and the developing countries' debt, regional security issues, the opportunities held out by digital technology, the environment, food security, employment and the wars on transnational organised crime and drugs.


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Very conveniently packaged and works so well! Gentle with no stinging feeling for my somewhat sensitive skin. I plan to buy more.5


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This is a discussion on Need help choosing a .22 within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I guess what I'm looking for is a plinker. I've been thinking about three guns in particular: Browning Buckmark, Ruger mark III or Taurus wheel ...
I guess what I'm looking for is a plinker. I've been thinking about three guns in particular: Browning Buckmark, Ruger mark III or Taurus wheel gun model 94.
Any opinions on any of these? I know many of you are going to say: "go rent them and see what you like", but what I'm really looking for is your first hand experiences with any of these three, particularly in the realm of ease of maintenance and reliability. I've read that the Ruger, and Buckmark are a pain to take down. Thanks.
There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.
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I have to agree with Kerbouchard. After reading his torture test, and the success i have had with mine, the Neos is darn good gun. Pretty easy to take down and clean too.
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I have owned my Buckmark since 90. No problems and it works well.
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Out of the ones you listed, I'd personally take the Ruger.
My favorite plinker is a Hi-Standard. They're a bit pricey now (mine's a vintage one) but they're excellent .22 handguns.
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I will second the Neos recommendation. Great trigger, extremely accurate, the carbine option is nice, and it's just a sexy little gun. The one detriment is that mine doesn't like cheap ammo, Aguila specifically. Not that I really expected it to, but it would have been nice if it ate anything I put through it.
I have shot all that you have mentioned. I would never own the Taurus, the trigger was awful! That said, my favorite 22 plinker is my 6" s&w 617
I have a Ruger Mark II Bull Barrel. I enjoy shooting it and it is accurate, but as you said Ruger 22 Semi's can ber a pain to breakdown and put together. I also found with mine when they get dirty they let you know it FTF/FTE.
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+1 on the Ruger MKII being DIFFICULT for take down and putting back together.
Had one and it was a great shooter, but I later got rid of it as I was tired of struggling with takedown and reassembly.
Personally I like my Hammerli Trailslide....if you can find one, great shooter!
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+2 on the Ruger Mark II. I also have one with the bull barrel in SS with a Leupold scope. The Mrs. loves to shoot it! I have not had a problem with takedown, only with the last step swinging the main spring housing latch up into position. Once you learn it, it is easy. I also have a Walther P22. This is a much lighter and easier pistol to take down and reassemble. I have put around 1000 rounds thru it without a burp or hiccup.
Safe and sane shooting everyone,
I picked up a S&W 22A last month. So far it seems to be a decent shooter and easy to service. $229. at BASS PRO.
Be wary of American Eagle ammo, by Federal, FTF, FTE.
The situation will NEVER BE THE WAY YOU WANT, it WILL BE THE WAY IT IS. You must be FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO ADAPT and just "DEAL WITH IT".
Although it is not on your list, I go along with the other guys voting for the Beretta Neos. It's a good one!
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I bought my Ruger .22 auto in 1963. It has performed well ever since! I have no idea how many "bricks" of .22's I've used.


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Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Pittsburgh played mistake-free and forced three Notre Dame turnovers to knock off the 24th-ranked Fighting Irish, 28-21, at Heinz Field.
Ray Vinopal picked off Tommy Rees twice in the fourth quarter, the second to set up James Conner's second touchdown of the game, a go-ahead 1-yard run with 9:36 remaining.
Notre Dame (7-3) had two more possessions and only got as far as the opposing 38-yard line to fall short. The loss ended the Fighting Irish's string of 10 straight wins in games decided by a touchdown or less as well as their slim chances of reaching a BCS bowl.
Tom Savage threw a pair of touchdown passes to Devin Street and finished with 243 yards on 22-of-35 attempts for the Panthers (5-4), who halted a two-game skid and snapped Notre Dame's four-game winning streak.
"I thought all units did a heck of a job and contributed, and that's what makes this one feel good," Pitt head coach Paul Chryst said.
Rees completed just 18-of-39 passes for 318 yards and two touchdowns with the two costly interceptions. T.J. Jones scored twice -- once through the air and once on the ground -- but lost a key fumble in the setback.
The last six meetings between these programs have all been decided by seven points of less, including last season's triple overtime thriller that kept Notre Dame's undefeated season going.
This time the Panthers made the crucial plays when it counted.
Early in the fourth quarter, several Notre Dame defenders mindlessly stood and watched a loose ball bounce towards the sideline after Prince Shembo sacked Savage and forced a fumble near midfield.
"It was just a lapse, a bunch of inexperienced guys out there not seeing that they should have been on the ball," Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly said of the missed opportunity.
Pitt running back Isaac Bennett recovered the ball after it stayed on the ground for several seconds, and although the Panthers had to punt, they got it back when Rees threw an interception -- his second in as many throws after getting picked off by Vinopal in the end zone.
Vinopal took his second interception back 40 yards to the Notre Dame 5, and Conner punched it in from a yard out to give Pitt its first lead, 28-21.
The Irish punted near midfield on their next touch, Rees had his 4th-down pass knocked down with under 2 1/2 minutes to play, and Pitt ran the rest of the clock out to secure the win.
Notre Dame opened the scoring with 3:41 remaining in the opening quarter. Two plays after completing a 10-yard pass on 4th-and-4, Rees found DaVaris Daniels in the end zone from 10 yards out.
Pittsburgh caught a break on the first play of the second quarter when Notre Dame star defensive end Stephon Tuitt was flagged and ejected for his helmet- to-helmet hit on Savage. Savage quickly recovered and led a 10-play, 71-yard march that ended with Street's 3-yard touchdown catch.
Ben Koyack's 38-yard catch down to the 1-foot line set up the Irish's second touchdown. Jones, who lost a fumble six deep in Pitt territory on the previous possession, took an inside handoff and this time crossed the goal line to give Notre Dame a 14-7 lead heading into halftime.
A fourth-down pass interference penalty on Bennett Jackson kept Pitt's second drive of the third quarter alive, and James Conner's 2-yard touchdown run shortly thereafter tied the game at 14.
The teams traded big plays on consecutive touches following the touchdown. Jones sprinted past the defense and hauled in an 80-yard score, and Street broke a tackle during his 63-yard catch-and-run to paydirt.
Game Notes
Notre Dame fell to 12-2 in November under Kelly ... Pitt was outgained 456-355 but controlled the time of possession 36:33-23:27 ... Jones caught six passes for 149 yards and added 41 yards on three carries.


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JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Senior Danielle Brawn and junior Samantha Good were named to the All-MAAC Second Team at the postseason awards banquet held Friday night. Good receives a postseason honor for the third time in her career while Brawn is honored for the first time.
Brawn leads Canisius, and is ranked fourth in the MAAC, with a 3.57 kills per set average - the highest average by a Golden Griffin since the 2006 season. Brawn has recorded double-digit kills in 22 matches this season and led Canisius in kills 20 times in 2011. An All-Tournament Team selection at the La Salle Invitational, Brawn has 368 kills as a senior after totaling 195 kills in her first three seasons combined.
Good, the 2010 MAAC Offensive Player of the Year, earned All-MAAC First-Team honors as a sophomore and All-MAAC Second-Team honors as a freshman in 2009. The 5-foot-10 middle hitter leads Canisius with a .290 attack percentage to go along with a 2.36 kills per set average and 0.79 blocks per set average. Good is averaging 1.02 blocks per set in the last 16 matches and is hitting .392 with a 3.04 kills per set average in the last seven matches.
Five Golden Griffins were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team - Brawn, junior Allyson Severyn and sophomores Emily Elek, Sydney Palka and Jessica Warner. Brawn receives the honor for the third year while Severyn is honored for the second year.
The No. 4 seed Golden Griffins face No. 1 seed Niagara University in the semifinals of the MAAC Championship on Saturday, with match time set for noon. Fans can watch the game through MAAC.TV.


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Originally posted by core personal training View Post....a trim guy with huge low slung calves and feet like a hobbit wont have as much trouble...myself on the other hand, have puny little high calves like a Kenyan marathon runner... without the weight assistance to overpower the board, i'm finding out just how weak my lower legs are....(off for a soft sand run followed by calf raises with the wife on my shoulders..!)..
For taller surfers building stronger and heavier legs will lower your centre of gravity and help a bit with stability. Not something everyone needs to do but it won't hurt if you are that way inclined. Leg strength helps me surf better...well when my legs are fatigued it makes a lot of difference to how hard I can turn.
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Originally posted by core personal training View Post"light and nimble under foot." What does that feel/surf like?....... by light and nimble i mean you can articulate your board and also set rails without having to get your whole weight over the part of board your pushing...that would take too long on every movement if your trying to surf fast and loose like sl8ter......you should be able to move around with your feet/ankles/toes, not need whole body weight and thigh strength for even small corrections.....an example of me at the moment on the MB is with the weight drop i'm not able to take off deep and steep on my forehand very well.... my rear toes dont seem to have the strength to immediately dig my rail in and drive...i have to get up, stick my toes over the rail and lean into it....by this time i should already be over on my heels into the next pump...this usually means missing the section, getting through too late to belt it or just wiping out like a kook....i even had trouble doing this on my HF yesterday..(went out light, empty stomach and only wearing budgie smugglers for further lightness..!!)... also noticed too much resistance pushing back under my front foot/nose of board...thats like having the hand-brake on..!!....now, it's not just a weight issue....a trim guy with huge low slung calves and feet like a hobbit wont have as much trouble...myself on the other hand, have puny little high calves like a Kenyan marathon runner... without the weight assistance to overpower the board, i'm finding out just how weak my lower legs are....(off for a soft sand run followed by calf raises with the wife on my shoulders..!).. waffled a lot there trying to illustrate the "feel", and the causes.....hope it came accross okay.... hard to pinpoint the volume you need in different boards at your weight...not much experience down that end of the scales..!!.. also your height/leverage and as we now understand, your leg strength..... maybe the bantam weights on the forum can "weigh" in here........see what i did there.... "weigh" in... i made a funny...!!!!
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RED ARMY PLUNGES CLOSER TO HUNGARY; 18-Mile Wedge in Transylvania Despite Nazi Defense to Bar the Route to Budapest ENEMY POSITION IN BALKANS DISINTEGRATES FURTHER Red Army Drives 18-Mile Wedge In Nazi Line Guarding Hungary
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LONDON, Monday, Sept. 11 -- Russian troops attacking on a 225-mile front yesterday penetrated eighteen miles into Hungarian-annexed Transylvania in their accelerated drive to knock Hungary out of the war, and a Moscow dispatch said they were closing fast on Cluj, capital of the big plateau province and rail heart controlling Axis defenses.
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After decades in Oneonta, NY, the National Soccer Hall of Fame has announced they will be vacating their physical location. The Hall's soccer complex opened on June 12th, 1999 and includes playing fields as well as the Hall of Fame building. The Hall will put its collection in storage while "distributing permanent displays for exhibition in several locations nationwide."
"The National Soccer Hall of Fame is saddened to be closing our doors in Oneonta, a city and region that has showed great support for both the museum and the sport long before we opened here," Hall of Fame president Jonathan Ullman said. "Ultimately, we need to move forward in a manner that maximizes our resources and provides the greatest possible access by the public to the history and heroes of the sport, and this is the first step forward in that process."
The Hall's current building will be transferred to the Otsego County Development Corporation. The Otsego County Development Corporation will immediately assume management of the facility.
"The vision for the National Soccer Hall of Fame, its birth, and the majority of its support has, for nearly 30 years, originated in Oneonta," Hall of Fame Board chairman, Doug Willies said. "In recognition of these unprecedented contributions to the promotion of soccer in the United States, the Board of Directors of the NSHOF is pleased to return at no cost to the community the entire campus and facility".


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text: NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has completed a major upgrade to its Lamberts Point export coal transload facility in Norfolk, positioning it to remain the largest and fastest coal transload facility in the Northern Hemisphere. More commonly known simply as Pier 6, the facility transfers coal hauled by train from Appalachian coal fields to ships bound for world markets. "This investment reflects our belief in the long-term prospects for the global coal market and Norfolk Southern's continuing pivotal role in that market," said Danny Smith, NS senior vice president-energy and property. "This helps assure that we will remain the premier link to the global market place for high grade metallurgical and thermal coals alike." The $18-million upgrade, completed on schedule over a 90-day period beginning in August, involved major overhauls of the facility's dumper system, which transfers coal from rail cars to a conveyor system, and its two loaders, massive rolling structures that deliver the coal to the ships. The dumper system consists of two pairs of dumpers, each pair handling two coal cars at a time, that rotate the cars 135 degrees and dump their contents into a conveyor system that transports the coal to the pier. The upgrade consisted of replacing the structural steel that supports the north set of dumpers and the hopper bins that funnel the coal onto the conveyor belts. The dumpers, at 500,000 pounds each, were lifted by cranes and placed on the ground. While the steel support structure was being replaced, the dumpers also received a complete electrical and mechanical overhaul. The south set of dumpers will receive the same upgrade in the spring of 2013. New solid-state drives replaced the generator sets on the north dumper car pushers, which push loaded coal cars into position to be hoisted up onto the dumpers.


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Les Miserables actress Anne Hathaway is set to star in a movie adaptation of Shakespeare play The Taming Of The Shrew, according to reports.
British screenwriter Abi Morgan, whose credits include The Iron Lady, Shame and BBC drama The Hour, is in talks to adapt the work for film, website The Wrap reports.
No director appears to be attached to the new version, which will be set in mid-20th century Italy.
Les Miserables producer Debra Hayward will produce the film with British production company Working Title.
US star Hathaway, 30, recently won a Golden Globe and is up for a best supporting actress Oscar for her performance as Fantine in Tom Hooper's Les Miserables.
She had been set to star opposite Chris Hemsworth in Steven Spielberg's sci-fi adaptation Robopocalypse, which has been pushed back.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton starred in a film version of The Taming Of The Shrew in 1967.
Anne Hathaway was the name of William Shakespeare's wife.
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Bacteria are ubiquitous and some of them are real survival specialists – a property, which is particularly challenging for space missions. The spacecraft that are sent on their long journey into space should be as clean as possible and considerably reduced in microbial burden, since the risk of biological contamination of other planets is high. Such a contamination could affect the detection of extraterrestrial life or make it even impossible. For this reason, spacecraft are assembled in so-called "clean rooms" under the most stringent controls for bio-contamination.
Nevertheless, microorganisms exist that can deal with the prevailing extreme conditions such as dryness, lack of nutrients or presence of disinfectants. Space agencies have defined standards by which to measure the bioburden and diversity of microbial species in the clean rooms and on the spacecraft.
The DSMZ now offers, in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA), the first public collection of extremotolerant bacterial strains adapted to the harsh conditions within the clean rooms. This collection is an important resource for research institutes and industry to investigate adaptive mechanisms of bacteria (for instance, resistance to heat, UV radiation, ionizing radiation, desiccation, disinfectants). The journal Astrobiology reports about this culture collection in its current issue.
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During my 20 Years of Running a Handicapping Service, I have talked to a lot of Bettors who have lost a lot of money and are searching for the answer to their problems. In almost every case, they did not have a plan of action, they were betting too many games, they were following too many handicappers, and they were using poor Money Management Practices. The fact is, in some cases, after they subscribed to me, and after I had a Nice Winning Month, they told me that they were going to have to quit for a while because they had lost that month overall and could not afford to continue. What? Nothing surprises me anymore and I know why these Bettors are never going to win substantial money, or any at all unless they change their Betting Behavior.
Fish, I understand your question but money management is not about winning in any particular sport. Winning is still about picking the right games or people that pick the right games. Playing 2% to 3% on each play consistantly is the only way to stay in the game based on varience..
Your example for instance: Your entire year could also be determined by NFL if you wagered 5% per play and had a poor year...The Bottom Line--A Play is a Play is a Play regardless of the sport...
would you consider adjusting the size of your wagers based on the number of games played in a particular sport? For example, there are twice as many MLB games as there are NBA games and ten times more than NFL games so if you wager every game the same amount or with the same unit system, you are likely to have your MLB season determine your overall year profitability or loss. Adjusting the size seems like an especially good idea if one follows multiple cappers depending on the sport since it is unlikely every capper will have a down year in their respective sport.
Fish, I would never recommend 5% on ANY Play as the varience will get you sooner or later and I personally do not know any sharp bettors that would. In fact the best recommendation would be 2% but 3% is OK on a strong edge...
Regarding your money management system of 3% average wager and increase with each 20% of bankroll level. Would your system work using 5% for each and every wager? I know you said 3% is the average bet size and it allows you to weather the bad times, but if one is confident in their picks and wants to grow their bankroll faster and feels equally confident in all their plays, would it work? I have heard 5% said before as an acceptable amount by other sharps.
Non-Traditional Betting would be Props, Halftimes, Team Totals, In-Game Betting, Middles, Value Betting..etc...
What exactly do you mean when you say "A professional bettor makes a living doing a lot of Non Traditional Investing ?" I know you said you will blog on this later, but can you give an example or snapshot?
thank u for getting back to me fast and for the great advice!
Scores30, I think that is covered in the article but probably not covered enough. Your Unit Bet would increase to $24 at $1200 and you would continue to bet the $24 until you moved up another 20% or until your bankroll slipped about down to $1000. So, yes you would continue to play $24 if your bankroll went downw to $1170..
Thanks for this post GS. I get to handle my dough properly from now on.
i have a question about the money management system. I understand you recalculate every 20% ur bankroll increases or decreases. Lets say for easy math my bankroll is 1,000 and my unit size would be $20. Lets say i get my bankroll to $1220 which is an increase in 20%, hence my unit size is now $24. Lets say i lose a few bets and my bankroll is now $1170.........do i now use the unit size of $20 or 24?
Sami, first let me apologize for not looking at it sooner.
It appears to be sound, more sound than most but I have never done any progressive system like you sent me and never will, so my knowledge is not that great concerning this..
Perhaps others will have some thoughts better than mine and I would be interested to hear those thoughts.
Hey Greg... I know you've been super busy kicking the book's a** lately, plus going out of town, etc.... but did you get a chance to look at that progressive system I sent you? Your thoughts are appreciated.
great stuff as always greg ive been wagering for over 10 yrs and you couldnt be more right you just explained exactly how i approach ..with the money management and the 2 to 3 cappers GREAT STUFF>>and lets keep WINNING!!!
Clay, I assume this question was directed toward me. With a starting $200 Bankroll, a $144 Profit is very substantial over 200 Plays. I would absolutely NOT up the wagers to 5% or 7% because the varience is just too much to do so and you could be out of action almost before you got a chance to make some money...
Is 200 too little to use this system? I mean 3% of 200 is 6 dollars? at 56% over 200 games is around 144 profit...Is it even worth doing with this small of a bank roll or should I Bump it up to 5% or even 7%? this is a side project of mine to get into calculated betting....your thoughts are appreciated.


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Mixx Mixes It Up With Traditional MediaPosted by: Char | Comments (4)
A few months back I wrote about how I got traffic from CNN and their use of Sphere to link content from blogs to their articles. Well, a recent look at the CNN site shows that they have become even more hip and social – and their social darling is Mixx.com. CNN is not the only traditional media outlet who is getting social with Mixx – the LA Times, New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, and The Weather Channel are part of a growing list who are all mixxing it up.
The difference between Mixx and other social news/bookmarking sites is how users form communities based on topics and create a more personalized experience. The Washington Post recently featured a really nice article on Mixx and its founder, Chris McGill, who took the time to explain the differences between Mixx and its social rivals.
When you visit today's CNN article on Web use at work and how it can be a good thing, you are presented with multiple opportunities to get social with the article. They have long had the email a friend and print options on their article pages, but now check out the upper right hand corner of a CNN page:
Mixx gets top billing! You can also submit the article to a variety of social bookmarking sites using the Share button, but it is Mixx that stands out from the crowd.
As you read further down the page, you are presented with the social options again:
I also think it is interesting that at this point in the article, the page looks an awful lot like any successful blog page! Notice the tags, the ads by google, the Most Popular tabbed navigation box, and of course the options to get social. Makes you wonder – did blog design emulate the news media or have the news media taken on the best features from the blogosphere? I'm sure it is a bit of both – and I'm sure that the traditional media outlets are consulting with some of the most successful bloggers for input.
So, if Mixx has CNN's attention, which other social news and social bookmarking sites are worth investing time in? CNN seems to think these are and in this order:
Yahoo Buzz is getting quite a bit of attention lately and I wouldn't be surprised to see them in the mix soon. Netscape's Propeller is also hanging in there, but it hasn't made too many waves as of late.
What are your favorite social news and bookmarking sites? Which ones do you think are here to stay and which ones will get drown out with all the other noise? I'd love to know what you think! And while you are at it, add this to the Mixx!
Twitter in Plain EnglishPosted by: Char | Comments (3)
The team at Common Craft are at it again! They have produced another video that explains a technology tool in plain English – this time its Twitter. Twitter is a micro-blogging tool that fills in that gap between email and a blog post and allows you to have short 140 character conversations with your friends and follow the conversations of those who you find interesting.
Funny enough, I came across the video via a tweet from Mike Sansone of Converstations on Twitter. If you are on Twitter, you can follow me, too.
PS – Have you heard about SOBCon08 yet? It is part conference, part business school for bloggers, and will be the blogging event of the year. Check out the list of speakers they have lined up already – you do not want to miss it! I am competing in the SOBCon contest to go to the event for free – click on any of the SOBCon links (or the cool banner on the right) and help me out. You don't have to do anything fancy, just click.
CNN Using WordPress for Their Political Commentary SitePosted by: Char | Comments (5)
I first noticed that CNN was starting to embrace social media when I suddenly started getting traffic from their site after linking to one of their news stories. However, this morning while catching up on the daily news, I noticed something else:
I noticed the WordPress favicon in my browser tabs and started to look at the page much more closely. Scrolling down the page, I saw many familiar WordPress elements like "posted time", "filed under", "permalink", "add a comment", "comment policy" and the ever familiar smiley face under the Powered by WordPress credit at the bottom of the page.
It is great to see traditional media outlets beginning to use our favorite blogging software! And based on what I have observed from the political race so far, blogging, social media, and technology in general are all tools that will play a major role in the success and/or failure of more than one of the candidates!


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Today is my good friend Melissa Myers' birthday. Though now several years ago, her most recent brewing gig was at Drake's Brewing in San Leandro, California. She's also brewed at Pyramid, Ross Brewing and Magnolia, among others, but now she owns and operates her own beer bar in Oakland, The Good Hop. Apparently there's a stool there waiting for me with my name on it, but to my deep regret I have still not yet visited it, or Melissa yet, and I can't wait to take it out for a spin. Join me in wishing Melissa a very happy birthday.
Arne Johnson, of Marin Brewing, and Melissa at the Boonville Beer Festival several years ago.
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Located just 18 miles from the Northwest Corner of Yellowstone Park, the Ranch is in the perfect spot for a winter vacation with endless recreational possibilities. In addition to the Ranch's renowned ski trails, there is world class skiing at nearby Big Sky Ski Resort, on-Ranch snowshoe trails, dog sledding and guided fly fishing trips. A highlight of most guests experience is a tour into the interior of Yellowstone with its thermal features and wintering herds of elk and bison. Mealtimes are a favorite at the Ranch and guests share stories of their adventures in the elegant rock/log Dining Lodge over gourmet Ranch fare. location 48 miles south of Bozeman
trails & ski services 85km groomed; ski rentals; ski lessons PSIA; changing room; wax room; pulk sled rental; retail shop; 25km snowshoe trails; snowshoe trails are not shared with skiers; snowshoe rentals; snowmaking; 25km dog trails elevation elevation at base: 6700´ ; highest elevation on trails: 8400´
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The breathtaking cross country and snowshoe terrain offers meticulously groomed backcountry adventure on gentle to challenging Adirondack trails. Take advantage of our experienced professional instructional staff with a private lesson or join us for our unique Be a Biathlete program that allows you to follow in the tracks of the best biathletes in the world. If you are up to the challenge the annual Lake Placid Loppet will test your skiing skills and your endurance on a slightly modified version of the 50km course designed for the 1980 Winter Olympics. location 7 miles east of Lake Placid
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Tahoe Donner offers a great variety of skiing terrain. You can ski through pines, climb peaks or gentle rolling hills through Aspens, or the flats of Euer Valley. The day lodge has a resturant, retail and rental shop, locker and wax rooms. We have an excellent ski school with great instructors for the beginner to the advanced skier. On the trails enjoy the five warming huts. The one in Euer Valley called the "cookhouse" offers food and drinks on weekends an holidays. The choice is yours on the types of terrain and the views. Remember "The skiing is out there". location 35 miles north of Reno
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Enjoy the sights of High Sierra lakes, snow covered pines and mountain peaks while skiing your way around. We're located a few miles out of the town of Mammoth Lakes with free bus service available. The Tamarack Ski School offers instructions in a variety of formats for beginners to experts. During the full moon, winter moonlight tours are offered on skis and snowshoes. Tamarack Lodge has a fine dining restaurant, rooms & cabins for rent with direct skiing access to the trails. Tamarack is nestled in the beautiful Lakes Basin with 30km of track groomed for skating and striding winding and meandering around 5 lakes and wooded forest, teeming with wildlife. trails & ski services 30km groomed; ski rentals; ski lessons PSIA; ski patrol; pulk sled rental; retail shop; part of an alpine ski area; 15km snowshoe trails; snowshoe trails are not shared with skiers; snowshoe rentals children's programs Kindergliders- Age 5. Learn to Nordic ski. Gliders- Ages 6-10. Our popular 9 week program. Super Gliders-Ages 6-10 meet 3X a week! Avalanche Teens- Ages 11-4. Fun, skiing and socializing. XCSki Sochi Packages
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91% of people trust business to keep data safe despite rise in breaches
Research reveals people take care to protect data but forget to get basics right
Research conducted by Varonis, the leading provider of comprehensive data governance software, has found that the vast majority of people expect businesses to protect their data – despite the high number of security breaches reported. The study found that while most respondents have good security practices, they still engage in high-risk behaviours that could enable hackers to breach their data.
The research[i] revealed that an overwhelming 91% of respondents assume businesses protect their personal data and online identities despite reported data breaches for 93% of large organisations and 87% of small businesses in 2013[ii]. Overall, the study shows that data security is highly valued: 97% are more willing to do business with a company that protects data and more than half (54%) would pay a premium if they feel a company is protecting their data.
The respondents exhibited several online security habits that would score fairly high on any security report card. The study found that 71% look at the fine print of the end-user-license agreements and terms of service. Mobile security is also high on their agenda, with more than three out of four (77%) password protecting their phone and almost half (47%) even using two-factor authentication for their personal email and on-line services.
Unfortunately, Varonis also found that there are some troubling bad habits. While respondents are dutifully password-protecting their phones, 61% always or frequently use the same password across multiple websites or applications – putting personal information across their accounts in danger. Two thirds of respondents (67%) admit to or suspect having sent unencrypted personal information to a business in an email.
David Gibson, Vice President at Varonis explains: "It is encouraging that people are seeking out companies that are better at securing their data – however, the vast number of breaches occurring on an almost daily basis indicates that businesses, just like individuals, are still struggling to get the basics right in securing their data."
Individuals need to focus on eliminating bad "digital" habits and take more control of their security. Businesses have their part to play by making sure IT departments implement basic security best practices.
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2. Never send unencrypted PII or other sensitive data – especially account numbers, credit card and social security numbers, and health information—in an email
3. Pick strong passwords—mix of upper and lower case, numeric, and special symbols—and use a unique password for each site – password managers are a big help with this
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I'd love to give you all a bit of fluff and happiness and go on about how much fun I had with GYCO Blackberries {I did!}, but today I'm cutting right to the chase. All meat and potatoes today kids.
We had 18 totally wicked blackberry recipes shared this month and picking a winner gets harder every round. I swear you are all out for blood these days. Thank you all for cooking along with us…and without any further ado, features!
First up, the co-hostess with the mostest. Mrs. Jen Marrs bringing some homemade Blackberry Jam.
Maria from Sweet Yarns with Blackberry Marble Cheesecake
GYCO Pear Winner Claire from A Little Claireification with Blackberry Lemon Cake with Blackberry Buttercream Frosting
Next, WLOW Beauty contributor Tessa from TessaCotton with Blackberry Vodka Slush
Susan from Love in the Kitchen with Chilled Blackberry Soup with Basil honey Pesto and Sweet Corn Sauce
Becky from A Calculated Whisk with Lemon Blackberry Cupcakes
Tanusree from Ma Niche with French Crullers with Blackberry Glaze
Michelle from Ms. enPlace with Summer Salad with Blackberry thyme Vinaigrette
Seriously people. This is helping me out a lot.
I bought 3 packs of blackberries for $0.88/ea and my fruit obsessed son wont' have anything to do with them. How did this happen? Now I know what to do with the extras.
That and make a round of Blackberry Lemonade Cake Mojitos.
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The winner of Get Your Chef On Blackberries is…
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BeschreibungThis volume is written as a reaction to the worldwide decreasing interest in the natural sciences. It addresses many intriguing questions. How is the changing image of the distinct sciences experienced by the general public, by the scientists themselves, or in disciplines in which natural sciences are applied? How can it be connected to the phenomenon of the low number of women in science? It is of interest to researchers, teachers, and students of natural sciences, the history of science, and philosophy.
InhaltsverzeichnisForeword; I.H. Stamhuis, et al. Introduction; A. van Helden. In our own image: creating the computer; M.S. Mahoney. Changing images of chemistry; B. Bensaude-Vincent. The changing image of biology in the twentieth century; G.E. Allen. The image of physics; A. Pais. Re-imag(in)ing women in science: projecting identity and negotiating gender in science; S.G. Kohlstedt, D.L. Opitz. Science in the mirror of `Big History'; D. Christian. The changing images of unity and disunity in the philosophy of science; S. Fuller. Copyrights and permissions. Authors and editors. Index.
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With operation costs climbing for schools, and tuition increases bearing down on parents amid the current crushing economic downturn, the Orthodox Union's Rabbi Saul Zucker recently laid out a revolutionary package of school cost-saving measures to a worried gathering of Jewish education officials in Los Angeles.
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Krista Nassi, an Iranian Jewish artist in her 30s, made it through Tehran's Institute of Graphic Design and Architecture and earned a master's degree in art from Tehran's University of Art. But when the installation artist tried to have her work displayed in one of the state-funded archives in 2000, she was turned away. She tried to enroll
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The faster the chain runs, the lower all your costs become, especially chemical and water. The reason the costs are often less, is because each application is on for a shorter amount of time. When setting your chain speed the rule of thumb is one CPH per linear foot of conveyor. For example, if your conveyor is 120 feet and you have the right equipment package the chain can be run at 120 CPH. Setting the CPH at the right speed will help to ensure that the cars come out clean and dry. If you are an express or flex-serve car wash, the goal is to get the chain speed set to the highest CPH possible to get a clean, dry, and shiny car. Once you have found that sweet spot, don't change it.
If you happen to be a full-service wash your CPH might need to be changed to accommodate production flow. There is no point in sending cars through the wash at a fast speed, only to have the customer watch it sit out front. If you are going to have two speeds, find the fastest and slowest speeds that work best. After identifying both speeds, place a mark on the flow control valve for each. And just like last month, if everything is set up right you might be able to bend the rule by 15% to 20%.
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