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Chapter 15, The Final Fight, part IIMature
Chapter Fifteen
The Final Fight, part II
September 5th 2134, Forty-six miles outside of Moscow, Russia
Dale awoke to find Major Nellon slightly leaned against him, sleeping. "Okay, no," Dale muttered as he shifted away from her and left the barrack. Once he was outside he took off his helmet and breathed deeply through his nose, then exhaled slowly. The air would have been fresh and smelled of rich grass and flowers. However, the encampment of the FK army transformed that smell to gasoline and rubber and smoke. "Ah, war," Dale spoke to himself, then chuckled slightly at his own comment. He turned back in to the tent and noticed Nellon still sleeping. Dale rolled his eyes, then grabbed her arm and shook her lightly.
"Wake up lump," he said bluntly. Nellon awoke and shook her head a little. Then she noticed Dale standing over her. She smacked his arm away and stood to her feet.
"We have one hour to get ready," Nellon remarked as she checked all of her weapons and equipment. Dale picked up his kit that he left on the ground where he slept. He had a heavy machine turret, two carbines, and two pistols, as well as a jetpack and backpack of PE4 bombs. Corpus had taken the same loadout as Dale, but cut in half. Corpus had a machine turret, carbine, and revolver, as well as a jetpack and backpack of PE4 bombs.
"Let's get to the dropship yard," Dale said. "Surely Smoke, Fog, and Corpus will be there soon."
Corpus and Arden reached the dropship yard and found Nellon and Dale already there. A few minutes later and all of the Designated Marksmen joined them as well. It was 4:35 A.M.
"This is it everybody," Corpus addressed them all. "Are we ready to win this war?"
"Yes sir!" They all echoed. Then they separated and gathered next to their respective dropships, awaiting the final speech to them all over the encampment's loud speakers.
John gripped his sniper rifle nervously. Apart from a sniper, he also had a small submachine gun and pistol on his different hips. He stood on a temporary watchtower on the edge of the Freedom Knight encampment closest to Moscow. Clay was with him.
"You ready to move out?" Clay asked John.
"Ready General," John replied. They both walked to the edge of the watchtower and stared at the army in front of them. The murmers and movement of the entire Freedom Knight Army ceased when they noticed Clay and John, and silence fell over the landscape. Soldiers and ground armor and landed flight craft and mobile artillery batteries stretched across the plains and hills.
"Welcome to our finest hour," Clay spoke in to a microphone at the edge of the watchtower. His voice boomed over the landscape. "This is the day that we begin our journey to victory. We will march in to Moscow and show no mercy on the Red Legion Army. They will know we're coming, and I won't lie to you, the task ahead of us will not be easy. You need to be alert. You need to fight smart. The Red Legion will not push us back, and they have nowhere left to run. You all will be the heroes of our time, as the ones who crushed the communist regime, and thrust our world in to an era of peace and prosperity. The Red Legion is finished, here and now! Lock and load your weapons soldiers! Now we march, to battle, and VICTORY!"
The Freedom Knight Army roared; their spirits were lifted high. The foot soldiers and ground armor began moving toward Moscow. The ground shook with sheer amount of boots and vehicle treads moving over it. John nodded to Clay and climbed down the tower, leaving Clay to oversee the army as they moved past the tower toward Moscow. John ran to the front of the army to lead them in to Moscow. Clay noticed all of the dropships in the dropship yard take flight and fly high above the clouds.
"Good luck out there," Clay muttered for the strike force taking the dropships.
The dropships lifted high in to the air and flew to the edge of Earth's atmosphere. Only one dropship carried Dale, Nellon, Arden, and Corpus. The rest carried Connor and the Designated Marksmen. The dropship not carrying the DM's lifted higher out of the atmosphere.
"Good luck down there Marksmen," Arden said over their helmet coms.
"You too guys," Connor replied. "We'll see you at the hospital soon." The DM's flew forward toward Moscow. Arden's dropship slowed down when they saw the RL defense drones hovering in space ahead of them.
"This is where you come in," Dale stated to Arden.
"Grab hold of something!" Corpus commanded. All of them braced themselves and grabbed hold of any handle bars they could find. The pilot also closed the door to the cockpit and sealed himself inside. The side door of the dropship unlatched and started to open. The pressure difference caused the door to swing open in less than half of a second. All of the dropship's atmosphere rushed out of the cabin and dissipated in to the vacuum of space. Arden and Nellon glanced at each other briefly, and then nodded at each other. Corpus gave them a thumbs up. Arden and Nellon let go of the handle bars and gently left the dropship and began floating toward the RL drones.
"Thruster check," Arden proclaimed. Nellon and Arden activated their thrusters and moved in every direction until they were comfortable with the physics of their movement.
"We're going down to the surface now to take out the mortars," Dale informed them. "See you soon." The dropship's side door gently closed and they descended straight down toward Moscow. Nellon and Arden turned to look at the RL drones just a few miles in front of them.
"Remember, we're vulnerable out here in space," Nellon reminded them both.
"Right," Arden agreed. "We have to move fast and maneuverable. Those drones are only outfitted with a small antipersonnel machine turret and armor busting rockets, but it's enough to rupture our suits and kill us in an instant." He turned his head and looked at Nellon. "You ready?"
"Let's do this," Nellon replied. They both activated their thrusters and progressed toward the drones.
The DM's were spread out among ten separate dropships. They were directly above Moscow and descending through the clouds. Connor spoke over all of their helmet coms.
"This is it gentlemen!" he began. "We're the first to strike in this plan, so we have the element of surprise. The RLA is still expecting us, so the city is likely devoid of civilians. However, keep a sharp eye anyways." The dropships began to separate and each dropship flew out of sight of each other between the clouds. "Our first targets are the anti-air guns while the SGL is moved in to the firing position." Connor looked out a window and saw the clouds thinning. Five seconds later and Moscow appeared below them. The sun was shining on the horizon and glimmering off the skyscraper windows below. He noticed the rest of the dropships spread out across the city. Connor took note of any RL air support in the area. He took a glance at the sky around them and noticed a few scattered attack and stealth choppers.
"Take note of all hostile defenses! Fight smart, and we'll be done with this war before we know it! EVERYONE DEPLOY NOW!" Connor commanded. Several spirited replies sounded over their helmets.
"Let's go!"
"Get some!"
"Bring it on!"
The floor hatch opened on Connor's dropship, and he and four other DM's dropped out. The air rushed around him and for a moment he took in the situation around him. The dropships lifted up in to the clouds as all forty-five DM's descended on to Moscow. Connor knew that their presence was probably noticed right now, but only being identified and no alarm would be raised yet. The city below got closer and closer.
"Identify AA guns and destroy them," Connor ordered. The DM's resounded in his helmet com with acknowledgement. Connor picked a building to land on that had an AA gun on top of it. He activated his jetpack and it roared behind him as he slowed down. He counted five soldiers on the roof of the building. The soldiers perked up when they heard the sound of a jetpack above them. Connor cut the thrust on his jetpack and he freefell the remaining forty feet to the roof. When the soldiers noticed Connor they scrambled to ready their guns and identify him.
Connor landed and instantly shot two of them dead. The other three aimed at Connor and opened fire. He rolled behind a vent and returned fire, taking out two more. The last soldier shuddered with fear. Connor heard him mutter, "Shit". The soldier ran for the stairwell door on the roof.
"Nope," Connor said as he shot the soldier in the back of the head. He turned to one of the AA guns on the roof and applied a PE4 bomb to one of the barrels. He then ran behind another vent and detonated the bomb. All of the barrels on the AA gun were either broken or knocked out of alignment.
"Score," Connor muttered with a smirk. He heard several gunshots ring through the still air. He destroyed a second AA gun on the roof and looked across the city to see the DM's breaking various AA guns one several different rooftops. Connor readied himself to jump to another roof with AA guns, but stopped for a second when he heard the loud ring of the citywide disaster alarm. The city was fully aware of their hostile presence.
"Here we go," Connor said a little nervously as he jumped off of the building and flew to another rooftop.
Dale and Corpus grabbed on to the dropship's handle bars again as the bottom hatch opened and sucked in Earth's atmosphere once again. Once the dropship was properly pressurized, they both dropped out of the dropship. They were dropping near the western edge of the city. As they descended they noticed the other dropships in their strike force flying up in to the clouds. Dale nodded to Corpus and they both activated their jetpacks. They slowed down and landed on a roof that had no soldiers on it.
"You think we were seen?" Dale asked Corpus.
"I don't think so; I think they are focusing more on the DM's." They ducked low to the roof and out of sight, then shifted to the western edge of the roof. Only two miles of moderately dense city stretched out in front of them to the city subsections in the outskirts. They noticed about every other four buildings that were large enough had an artillery battery positioned on top of it. They waited for a few seconds, and then the citywide hazard alarm sounded.
"That's the DMs' work," Dale said. They both noticed all of the soldiers on the surrounding rooftops perk up and turn to look at the center of the city.
"They're getting a call to reinforce the city center," Corpus pointed out. Shortly afterward, half of the soldiers around them left their posts to defend the city center. They waited another two minutes for the diverted RL forces get further away from them. "Now, let's clear them out."
"Copy that," Dale said with a large grin. They stood up straight and marked targets on the rooftops around them. They estimated about fifty soldiers total around them. Dale positioned his machine turret on the railing of the roof and aimed it at the rooftop directly west of them. Corpus steadied the aim of his carbine on a different adjacent rooftop. "Fire."
Dale's machine turret revved up and rained bullets on the building ahead of them. It only took three seconds to clear the rooftop. Corpus fired upon the soldiers on a separate rooftop with short controlled bursts. Corpus counted, one down, two down, three down. The soldiers around them were caught by surprise and still hadn't identified where they were getting shot from. Corpus cleared his rooftop. They both focused on different rooftops, and cleared those too.
"Too easy!" Dale chuckled as his machine turret continued to blast away loudly in front of him. The RL soldiers finally oriented themselves and returned fire. Corpus and Dale lowered their heads but continued to suppress the rooftops. After all of the adjacent rooftops were cleared, Dale picked up his turret and they used their jetpacks to fly to each rooftop near them that had artillery batteries on them. They placed PE4 bombs on each of artillery batteries and destroyed them.
"Moving on," Corpus said.
"Yup, let's wrap up clearing the rest of these rooftops, then welcome the impending invasion army," Dale said cheerily. Suddenly bullets whizzed by them. "They're grouping up, this isn't going to be easy," Dale remarked as he ducked behind the rooftop's railing.
"But that's what makes it fun," Corpus said with a grin. They both waited for a decrease in hostile suppressive fire, then arose from their cover and returned fire.
John was marching the Freedom Knights Army toward Moscow. Clay was marching somewhere in the center of the force. They were only seven miles out from the edge of the city, and various skyscrapers and other buildings were in view. John spoke to the whole army over his helmet com.
"Let's pick up the pace everybody, lightly jog it out," John said. The foot patter of the army grew twice as loud as they began to lightly jog. Tanks, APCs, and Transport Vehicles of all kinds sped up to match. Air support had lifted in to the air a few minutes ago and all kinds of choppers buzzed low to the ground near the back of the FKA. It wouldn't be long before the army was inside the city.
Arden used his thruster pack restlessly. He dodged the machine gun fire left, then right, then focused his rocket launcher on the drone and fired. He dodged up once more and the drone silently broke apart from the force of the rocket's explosion. He looked across a short section of space and noticed Nellon finishing off a different drone. Another drone however was targeting her and she didn't know it.
"Nellon look out! You're six o'clock," Arden shouted. He launched a rocket at the drone but it missed. "Shit!"
"Fog! Help!" Nellon pleaded helplessly as she spent her time speeding out of the drone's machine gun fire instead of reloading her rocket launcher. Arden quickly pulled out a grenade and focused on the drone. Only have one shot at this, he thought. He pulled the pin and threw it at the drone. Two seconds later it exploded perfectly right next to the drone and destroyed it.
"Thanks Fog," Nellon said relieved.
"No problem," Arden replied. "I think we're done here, we just have to take out the satellites around here now." They both reloaded their rocket launchers and destroyed the three satellites orbiting over Moscow.
"That should do it," Nellon remarked. "And just in time too."
The SGL was moving rapidly toward them. As it grew closer, thrusters on its side slowed it down until it stopped stationary in orbit.
"Fog? This is the ground support control center," a voice crackled over Arden's helmet com. "The SGL is locking in on its target, keep it under guard until it's finished its firing cycle." Nellon and Arden stayed close to the SGL while it locked on to Krietchner hospital. After one minute, a reddish glow formed at the firing hole on the bottom of the SGL. It got brighter and brighter until Nellon and Arden couldn't look at it anymore without hurting their eyes. Finally, the SGL fired and a large beam that was hot-white in the center and reddish on the outside, shot down toward Moscow. It continued for five seconds, and then stopped.
"Fog, it's ground support control center again. The SGL is cooling off. Keep it guarded while we receive feedback from the ground force so we know how many times it needs to fire."
Connor was pinned down behind an AC vent. Ten soldiers were between him and another AA gun. He noticed James pinned down as well, two rooftops away.
"James, I'm at your eight o'clock. Crossfire across our roofs," Connor requested.
"Copy that Smokey," James replied as he turned and aimed at the soldiers behind Connor. Connor aimed at the soldiers pinning down James, and they both killed the soldiers pinning each other down.
"Nice work," Connor said. He blew up the AA gun on his roof with a PE4 bomb. "Attention air support," he addressed over his helmet com. "All of the AA guns are destroyed in the city center. Shadow, Corpus, take out any AA guns you can at your city edge so we can get some air support going."
"Copy that," Dale replied. "By the way, Smoke, the diverted city defense forces should be upon you within a minute or two."
"Make that right now!" Connor corrected him as he ran toward the hospital and away from hundreds of RL troops on the rooftops around him. Connor jumped off of the edge of the rooftop and used his jetpack to snake between the buildings and stay out of sight from any troops on the rooftops. A few soldiers below him fired up at him, but it was less of a risk to fly between the buildings than run across the tops of them.
Connor flew erratically to dodge the gunfire below him, until he finally was on the edge of the city block with the hospital. He flew up on top of the nearest building and found two RL soldiers searching frantically for hostiles to shoot. Connor landed and took them both out in two seconds flat. He looked around him and noticed the rest of the DMs spread out across the rooftops surrounding the hospital square.
Connor looked up and noticed the clouds quickly tint to a reddish color. Suddenly the SGL laser shot down in between all of the DMs and struck the center of the hospital roof. Connor shielded his eyes from the brightness of the SGL. The windows of the top four floors of the hospital glowed red. Five seconds passed by, and then the SGL ceased firing.
"Smoke? This is the ground control support center," Connor heard on his helmet com. "The SGL will fire again in approximately forty-five seconds. How was the effect on the target?"
"Good effect on target," Connor replied. "But it needs to fire a few more times. It only drilled down about four stories. We need to get to the subterranean level."
"Copy Smoke, standby."
"DMs, dig in and defend the hospital perimeter. Single out fifteen of us to keep an eye on the hospital and defend us from interior hostile defenses, while the rest of us fend off the city defense forces." The DMs acknowledged his order and posted up on the rooftops surrounding the hospital square. "DM team to air support, we could use a napalm strike to secure the hospital square's perimeter."
"Air support to Smoke, we cannot move in until we have an area of approach with less AA fire. Shadow is going to have to destroy a few more AA guns before we can perform a napalm strike."
"Shadow, you got that?" Connor asked.
"Working on it. We've disabled the artillery batteries, AA guns are next," Dale replied.
"Glad to hear it Shadow," John added in. "Cause the ground force is almost there."


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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Less than 24 hours removed from qualifying for his first pro event, Arkansas men's golf senior Sebastian Cappelen added another honor to his long list of accolades on Tuesday when he was named to the Golfweek All-American second team.
The second player in program history to earn All-SEC honors four straight years, Cappelen is the first Razorback to be named an All-American in each of his four years. Cappelen is a three-time PING All-American with the 2014 second and third teams still yet to be announced and has appeared on one of the Golfweek All-American teams each of the last two years.
On Monday, Cappelen qualified for this week's Web.com Tour Air Capital Classic in Wichita, Kan. held at Crestview CC. It will mark Cappelen's pro debut, taking place just miles away from Prairie Dunes Country Club where he finished tied for ninth at the NCAA Championships held less than a month ago.
Cappelen earned his second straight All-SEC first team honor this year, leading the Razorbacks in nearly every statistical category including counting scores (38), scoring average (71.3), top 5s (3), top 10s (6), top 20s (11), under-par rounds (19), birdies (135) and pars (442). In the fall at the Crooked Stick Intercollegiate, Cappelen made it four straight years with a tournament title, winning the event thanks to three straight under-par rounds. The trio of under-par performances help make up his team-leading 19 for the year and stagger total of 75 at par or lower for his career.
Cappelen finished the year ranked No. 9 by Golfstat and No. 16 by Golfweek following the 20th top 10 finish of his career at the NCAA Championships. Arkansas' low man all three rounds at the NCAA Championships, Cappelen's final round as a Razorback was a two-under 68
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I have an original New World Rangette gas cooker, which I bought secondhand more than 20 years ago. I can't bear to part with it, although the oven jets are starting to split and the knobs are becoming brittle. Can I get replacements? New World and British Gas can't help.
Most experts we spoke to agree you're dicing with death trying to repair a gas oven this old. However, you are not alone in your search. Try posting your request on the salvage website salvo.co.uk, where many other people are on the hunt for, or offering, replacements for this particular model. Salvo founder Thornton Kay suggests leaving your posting there for six months and being patient. 'You might also contact a friendly retired gas fitter who may have worked with New World Rangettes in the past and know the best sources for parts,' he suggests -though we are at a loss to recommend a retired gas fitters' directory.
Where can I find thick wooden blinds that open in sections for my bay windows - so you can have the blinds open on half the window and closed on the other half? I've seen them in a house nearby, but am too shy to ask where they came from.
Interior designer Gill Richardson says, 'These are known as plantation or interior timber shutters and can be found at shutterworld.co.uk (08707 545300) or premiershutters.co.uk (0845 200 2743); also at John Lewis and reputable curtain and blind shops. Because they are custom-made, they are generally more expensive than timber slatted blinds, but they offer increased security, won't tap against the window, and are a striking design feature that will contribute to any "colonial" period scheme.'
We would like to find bookshelves on castors to use as room dividers, but that can also be put against the wall (as in last year's article about Lesley Lokko's place in Ghana).
Lesley Lokko bought her bookcase from Ikea; however, it no longer makes that model. Habitat sells a similar bookshelf, the Magna Storage High Oak (in natural or grey), with a total of 16 spaces (four across, four down; W: 162cm, H: 173cm, D: 36cm). It has a maximum weight load of 160kg and costs £365 (0845 601 0740, habitat.net). John Lewis has the Largo tall room divider, available in beech or oak, also with 16 spaces (W: 155cm, H: 155cm, D: 36cm), for £325 (08456 049049, johnlewis.com).
If you're feeling in the mood for DIY, you could try putting castors on a non-wheely bookcase. Bridget Bodoano, author of The Little Book Of Tips And Quick Fixes For The Home Handywoman, has a few suggestions before you attempt the task. 'Books are very heavy, so something tall and thin would be unstable,' she warns. 'Shelves made from insubstantial materials and not solidly constructed are also best avoided.'
Bodoano advises you to use shorter bookcases with deep units (at least 38-40cm). And if you opt for longer bookcases, make sure you add extra castors for more support.
Where can I get industrial rubber flooring (the type with raised circles) for my kitchen and bathroom? And can you recommend any firms that would be able to lay it?
The posh stuff - the stuff you see in bars, clubs and magazines - is made by Dalsouple (01278 727733, dalsouple.com). The one you're after is called Pastille Alpha, and the average retail price is £41 a square metre. Dalsouple don't lay it, but can put you in touch with supply-and-fit outlets near you. John Lewis, however, offers something called the Noppe Stud Tile, which has the same raised circle design but is laid in 50 x 50cm tiles, rather than one continuous sheet (so you won't get that ocean-of-rubber look). The Noppe retails at £19.96 a square metre and comes in 12 colours, including black, red, orange and beige (08456 049049, johnlewis.com).
How to handle a gloomy living room next to a sunny kitchen (April 8)? Take the open-plan option. We had the same problem in our bungalow, but they are one L-shaped room now, so when the sun's out it fills both rooms and I never feel cut off in the kitchen.
Susie Greenwood Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk
Like your cake-baking reader (April 8), I, too, had an ancient Sunbeam mixer. It burned out some years ago, but I still have the beaters, probably as a result of my hoarding instinct. They are free to a good home.
John Doran Sketty, Swansea.
These beaters have been united with the reader in need.
To the reader with the unappealing bath sheets (April 8): the sun is the most powerful bleaching agent you can get. Just look at your curtains after a few years. And the wind is the best drying and deodorising agent; just smell your washing after a few hours outdoors.
Simon Barley Wortley, South Yorkshire
Further to your article on soundproofing (April 1), sound energy can pass from one room to an adjoining room by two paths. It can travel directly through the intervening wall (direct airborne sound transmission) or via audio-frequency vibration of the solid structure shared by the two rooms, such as outer walls (flanking sound transmission). It is vital to determine which path is dominant before any modifications are made to reduce neighbour noise. Seek advice from an expert; see association-of-noise-consultants.co.uk.
Frank Fahy Emeritus professor of engineering acoustics, University of Southampton
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Dotson's double-double leads Houston to 75-68 win at UConn
Damyean Dotson scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as Houston improved its NCAA resume with a 75-68 win over UConn on Sunday.
Devonta Pollard added 17 points for the Cougars (21-9, 11-6 American Athletic), who have won five of their last six games.
Daniel Hamilton had 20 points and seven rebounds for UConn (20-9, 10-6), which had won three of four coming in.
The Huskies led by as many as nine points in the first half. But the Cougars used an 8-0 run at the end of the half to cut the lead to a point and went up by as many as seven in the second half.
Houston took the lead for good on a free throw by Ronnie Johnson with 3:15 to play. A 3-pointer from the right wing by Dotson with 1:08 left extended the lead to 72-66 and the Cougars held on.
Houston hit its last five shots. UConn missed seven of its last nine.
Donald Knowles and Ronnie Johnson each chipped in with 10 points for the Cougars, who have won six conference road games this season.
A Pollard floater over 7-foot center Amida Brimah gave Houston its first lead since 2-0 at 39-37 early in the second half, part of a 9-0 run that saw the Cougars take a seven-point lead.
A lob pass from Gibbs to Brimah brought the Huskies back to within one at 51-50 and brought the crowd back into the game.
The teams went back and forth from there.
UConn opened the game on an 8-2 run thanks in part to three early rebounds from Brimah, who finished with 10 points and seven rebounds.
A tomahawk dunk by Rodney Purvis off a Houston turnover brought the crowd into the game and gave UConn a 24-15 lead.
The Cougars responded by scoring the next five to get back to within four after a layup by Rod Gray Jr. The sophomore guard came into the game as the Cougar's leading scorer, averaging 17.1 points off the bench. He was held to just two points.
The Huskies had several opportunities to extend the lead to double digits, but would miss a foul shot, or turn the ball over.
UConn gave back a Houston turnover when Daniel Hamilton's long pass on a fast-break was intercepted and Dotson turned a missed 3-pointer by Ronnie Johnson into a highlight reel dunk. Dotson had 10 of his points before halftime.
The teams came into the game with identical records, but UConn had an RPI of 42, while Houston's was 88, making the game a must-win for the Cougars, who have won eight more games than a year ago.
The teams split the season series. The Huskies won 69-57 in Houston last month.
Houston: Galen Robinson Jr.'s three assists give him 101 for the season. He's just the sixth freshman in Houston history to reach that milestone, and the first since Desmond Wade had 113 in 2008-09.
UConn: It was the Huskies first loss on campus this season. UConn came into the game 7-0 at Gampel Pavilion.
Houston: The Cougars close the regular season at home on Thursday against Cincinnati
UConn: The Huskies visit No. 24 SMU on Thursday
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MELBOURNE: London copper prices steadied on Monday, supported by signs the world's top two economies are inching into recovery, although worries the US Fed could halt asset purchases as soon as this year kept a lid on prices.
Metals prices have found support from global manufacturing indexes that showed China's economy has regained momentum while the US economy is slowly mending, with more data out this week.
China's official manufacturing purchasing managers' index held steady in December at 50.6, matching November's seven-month high. China's trade and producer price data is due later in the week.
China is the world's top consumer of industrial metals, accounting for around 40 percent of refined copper demand.
"The market is looking at China data at the end of the week for confirmation of the recovery in Chinese activity," said Nick Trevethan, senior commodity strategist at ANZ in Singapore.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange had edged up 0.16 percent to $8,098 a tonne by 0311 GMT, reversing losses of almost 1 percent in the previous session.
Copper prices hit their highest in more than two months last week after US lawmakers struck a "fiscal cliff" deal, narrowly averting devastating tax increases and spending cuts. But minutes from the latest Fed meeting that signalled it may rein in easing measures sooner than expected soured general investor sentiment.
After closing 2012 with gains of 4.3 percent, copper prices rallied to $8,256.50 a tonne on Jan. 3, the highest since Oct. 18. Copper prices are up 2.1 percent year-to-date.
The Federal Reserve could halt its asset purchases this year, two top Fed officials suggested on Friday, a view also gaining traction among economists at Wall Street's top financial institutions.
The most-traded April copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was little changed at 58,400 yuan ($9,400) a tonne, up 0.07 percent.
US employers kept their pace of hiring steady in December, although slightly falling short of the levels needed to bring down a still lofty unemployment rate.
"Positive sentiment from The Fiscal Cliff deal, as well as Friday's Employment Report, is likely to carry into this week," said Texas-based consultancy Prestige Economics in a report.
Asian shares outside Japan edged up on Monday, supported by data showing the US economy continuing on a path of slow but steady recovery that had pushed Wall Street stocks to a five-year high on Friday.
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My music and way of working has changed so much this past year so I find that I have to rethink my database completely. It has become more important to track compositions than recordings. I have sketched a new layout and design but will probably add to it later. Since my computer is still on repair I don't have access to my latest entries yet.
To me it's important to keep track of what I write so I can see what I have actually done when I feel too idle. This has reaaly been my busiest year ever. I have released one full length album and two eps. I have written a two finished symphonic suites in four movements and a bunch of pieces that are not tied to anything yet. Next year will not be any less busy!
Since my computer is still very sick with the 2011 Macbook Pro bug, I have turned to Notion instead of Sibelius. Started working on a short piece that I'm currently writting dynamics and correcting notes on. Not as easy and powerful as working in Sibelius but it will do. I will not be able to use the wonderful NotePerformer though. I have experimented with doing the whole production in iOS and I think it will kind of work. If my MBP GPU don't decide to act up on me I can even give it a shot in Logic Pro X. If I finish all the ground work in Notion it might work.
Now I have installed NotePerformer in Sibelius. It really sounds fantastic. I run into some problems when exporting an audio file for use on Soundcloud. I have exported it in 32 bit and converted it to an acc file. That didn't sit so good with Soundcloud and the sound ended up being not very optimal quality.
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I've gotten tons of the 18 gal version of these containers, they're very useful for storage (basement, garage, etc). Durable, lids snap on securely, good size.
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They're not see-through - that's the only negative of these bins. However, any cheap (<$10) clear bins are a lot less durable (prone to cracking, whereas these just bounce back), and the better ones are much more expensive.
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I had purchased, at Walmart, at least ten of the 38 quart containers which Sterilite used to make. They were good and solid, well designed, and have lasted well. I needed more and was distressed to find that the old style are no longer available. But 40 quart is pretty much the same size as 38 qts. so I thought I would try these. I am sad that I did. These are flimsy and do not stack well. There is more waste space between units when they are stacked and the tops will not hold the weight of another box on top. I cannot imagine why Sterilite reduced the quality of their product. If it costs more to make the old kind they should have raised the price instead of producing a product as bad as this one. My suggestion, DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT.
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This was the only size tub that I have been able to find that fits perfectly in my garage racks. I use them to keep my tools and equipment organized. I looked everywhere and only found them at WM online. The only thing that could make this better is if there were colors to choose from, as this would have helped in the organization.
These are great for storing items that can not get wet. Used at a business for document storage and is almost the same size as a letter size banker box. the only thing is they are tapered so you can not store a file with the file tab upright, must be stored vertical and therefore will be harder for retrieval purposes but an overall nice trade for water protection.
I use the tote box to store things in. Works great!
I had been buying the #1720 for years perfect for my needs. Now I cant find any and the new ones are too small on the tapered bottom. PLEASE make some like the 38QT/36L like you used to have.
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As a college student preparing to move to her first apartment storage was priority one. I have lots of categories of things that was too much for a shoe box type bin but not enough for the larger gallon bins. The 10 gallon is literally the perfect size. Since it was a set of 9: (1)health and beauty, (2)office, (3)crafts, (4)electronics, (5)important documents, (6) old schoolwork, (7)movies, (8)makeup and accessories, and (9)chotskies. They consolidate, are stackable, and the handles make for incredibly easy carrying.
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I thought it would be a decent product at a decent price. The price was fine, the product was fine, but it was retaped and I didn't discover that two of the totes were missing untill after I had filled the other seven (I was taking them out of the box one at a time). Once tney were filled I wasn't about to empty them all and go back to the store. Not Happy!
They are great for storage in the garage. Look nice too. I also bought Edsal rack to put them on. Now my garage is much better organized. As soon as the labels for these storage bins I ordered arrive, they will complete my project.
We use them to store powdered color for concrete and they hold up very well. They could be a little heavier duty however they serve us pretty well and they stack nicely.
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Silenceair is a device that provides natural ventilation in buildings. Silenceair permits more natural airflow than any other wall vent, and prevents up to 85% of noise entering a building. It is an alternative ventilation system for both residential and commercial buildings.
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Mizpah Methodist Church in present-day Olar was built in 1856 as an original part of the Bamberg County settlement of Buford's Bridge. Records indicate that a log cabin was used for Methodist worship services in this area as early as 1819 before the congregation combined with a Baptist group. The two denominations then alternated worship services in a local school building. The two groups later built a joint meeting house in 1826 called the Philadelphia Meeting House, but the churches divided over theological disputes. The Methodists built a separate meeting house in 1832, while the Baptists kept the Phildalepih Meeting House, changing its name to Philadelphia Baptist Church.
The former Buford's Bridge community was named for Major William Buford for the bridge he helped build over the Great Salkehatchie River as early as 1792. A merchant village developed around this settlement by the 1850s, and the Methodist congregation relocated two miles away to the thriving community and built this church in 1856. In 1865 Federal troops burned and destroyed many properties here on their way from Columbia to Savannah, Georgia, at the end of the Civil War. Mizpah Methodist Church was the only building left intact and unharmed during the raid.
Following the war, Buford's Bridge became sparsely inhabited and eventually became extinct. Today the area is known as Olar, and the church still has an active congregation and holds regular services.
Mizpah Methodist Church is listed in the National Register:
Constructed in 1856 in the village of Buford's Bridge, Mizpah Methodist Church is the only extant building from the old Barnwell District town that flourished in the nineteenth century but had all but disappeared by the early twentieth century. The braced frame, sheathed in weatherboard church is an extraordinary surviving example of the vernacular meeting house form, typical of many rural South Carolina churches, but with the added sophistication of both Greek Revival and Gothic Revival elements. The historic cemetery surrounding the church contains gravestones and iron Maltese cross markers for a number of Confederate veterans, as well as those for many of the church's early families. In fact, some of the gravestones are signed by their cutters. According to local tradition, Mizpah Methodist Church was the only residence or institution in the Buford's Bridge community that was not burned or otherwise destroyed by Federal troops during their stay during the closing days of the Civil War. Mizpah Church is significant as a tangible reminder of one of Bamberg County's earliest and continuously functioning Methodist congregations.
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Listening to Sketches of Life is something like finding a diamond midway through a box of Cracker Jack. It starts off with some typically easygoing midtempo quiet storm action that offers more cinders than real fire, but then it suddenly explodes with soul, jazz, and fusion – and some of the leader's finest performances this side of the old Crusaders. Henderson's trombone turbulence finds willing support from friends old (saxman Wilton Felder) and new (Rob Mullins, Dwight Sills), and these all-stars stretch the limits of the pop side of jazz. Especially impressive is Lee Oskar's bluesy, Toots Thielemans-styled harmonica playing. Henderson could do just fine without the rap and chant, but otherwise, he leads a fun-filled cruise through adventureland.
Trombonist Wayne Henderson has had a surprisingly sporadic solo career. During his years with the Jazz Crusaders, he only led two record dates of his own, and it was not until a decade after he left the group that he led his third session. Henderson does take some fine solos on this generally rewarding disc, which also features tenor saxophonist Wilton Felder (his old section mate in the Crusaders), keyboardist Rob Mullins, and guitarist Dwight Sills. The release, which is subtitled "The Next Crusade," is an extension of Henderson's old band, and the selections range from straight-ahead (including "Joshua") to soul-jazz and some funkier sounds. Worth picking up, although this CD will probably be difficult to find.


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U.S. drug czar: We will enforce federal marijuana laws
Category: News | Posted on Wed, February, 20th 2013 by THCFinder
President Obama's drug czar told a Canadian magazine recently that the federal government would still go after Marijuana growers and distributors, despite the recent ballot initiatives that decriminalized marijuana usage in those states.
Gil Kerlikowske, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, said he opposed state-based efforts to legalize marijuana.
"I think a patchwork of policies would create real difficulties," he said in an interview with Maclean's. "I don't see the legalization of drugs and making them widely available as a good thing."
Proponents of marijuana legalization argued that Colorado and Washington are doing everything they can to respect federal law while still asserting their right to treat marijuana similarly to alcohol.
"The question is whether federal officials want these states to regulate marijuana sales and bring them above board, or keep them in the underground market where they are controlled by the cartels," wrote Mason Tvert, director of communications for the Marijuana Policy Project, in an email to The Daily Caller News Foundation. "We are hopeful [federal officials] will see the benefits of regulating marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol, and we are pleased to see the progress these two states are making toward doing just that."
Even the president knows that policing recreational marijuana use is a waste of time and money, said Tvert.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com
Stoned Drivers Hit Test Course In Washington To Evaluate Marijuana DUI Limits
As legislators in Colorado and Washington wrestle with a haze of questions regarding the regulation of legal marijuana, one issue often stands paramount: how high is too high to drive?
Given the lack of precedent, Washington TV station KIRO opted to elevate action over words. In a February 13 segment, the station assembled a group of volunteers, had them smoke pot (appropriately, the strain was called "blueberry train wreck"), and set them loose on a driving test course.
A handful of police officers stood nearby, keen to pick up on any telltale signs of stoned driving. To minimize dangers posed to bystanders, a driving school instructor, in the passenger's seat, sat ready to take the wheel or stomp the brake pedal at a moment's notice.
The results, while entertaining, unfortunately don't add much clarity to the question at hand. A regular smoker of marijuana tested above the legal limit to begin with, yet drove without much of a problem (at least initially). Two casual smokers also navigated the course without incident. (Spoiler alert: after smoking more marijuana, things devolve quickly).
In 2012, Colorado legislators declined to pass a law that would have limited drivers to 5 nanograms of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, per milliliter of blood.
"This is a bit of unprecedented territory, so trying to find the right approach has proven difficult and cumbersome," explained Rep. Dan Pabon, a lawmaker on Colorado's marijuana-legalizing task force, to CBS News in 2012.
Washington lawmakers, meanwhile, passed a law in 2012 setting the threshold for legal impairment at 5 nanograms of THC, reports NPR.
Ultimately, though, it comes down to common sense. Explains Bob Calkins, a Washington State Patrol spokesman, to The Oregonian, "We don't just pull people over and draw blood... If you're driving OK, we're not going pull you over. But driving impaired is still driving impaired."
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com
Cville Attorney: Nix Jail Time for Marijuana Possession
A Charlottesville attorney is trying to take away jail time as a consequence for possessing marijuana.
Attorney Jeff Fogel says it's inappropriate, and some Charlottesville city councilors agree. Tuesday night, the touchy issue will get tackled at a City Council meeting.
The argument centers on prevention versus punishment, and developing a local ordinance that goes against the grain. Fogel said, "It is a very simple and modest proposal, simply: let's keep jail time out of this."
Fogel says going to jail for possession of pot is an expensive waste of time and resources.
"It's not an appropriate response. It doesn't serve anybody's interests, it doesn't stop people from smoking marijuana, it costs the rest of us money to keep them in jail and it's simply not appropriate," he said.
Currently, state law says anyone caught with marijuana faces up to 30 days behind bars for the first offense, and up to a year in jail for any subsequent offense. The proposed ordinance set to go before City Council would provide an option for law enforcement and city attorneys to take away the jail sentence for first offenders. Fogel says they should do away with jail sentences all together, and plans to present his own proposal to City Council Tuesday.
Fogel explains that if a proposed ordinance was adopted, whether to charge under the municipal ordinance or the state statute is a decision made by police in the first instance. The prosecutor can then also alter the charge either from or to the ordinance or the statute. He says it would be an expectation that law enforcement and city attorneys follow the city's policy.
Charlottesville City Councilor Kristin Szakos agrees jail time is extreme.
Read more: http://www.nbc29.com
Marijuana, Both Legal And Illegal, Triggers License Confusion For Doctors, Cops
BOSTON — Tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents could be at risk of losing their jobs if they use marijuana for medical relief, as government agencies work to balance the new state medical marijuana law with federal law, which says the drug is illegal under all circumstances.
Marijuana starts on a shelf during the opening of a Seattle medical marijuana market on Feb. 13 (Elaine Thompson/AP)
One potential scenario: A doctor who becomes a medical marijuana patient would be at "significant risk" of violating his or her license to practice medicine, according to Bill Ryder, legislative and regulatory counsel for the Massachusetts Medical Society.
Ryder says the main problem for doctors is a question on the state license application that asks, "Do you use an illegal drug?" The state Board of Registration in Medicine, which reviews physician licenses and applications, may still be bound to interpret "illegal drug" according to federal law.
"So the board could require you to report that and then judge you on the basis of the fact that you may have violated federal law," Ryder explains.
Even if the board makes an exception for medical marijuana, and a physician has a certificate from his or her doctor, Ryder says the physician who is a patient may still put his or her license at risk.
Read more: http://www.wbur.org
The Battle Over Marijuana Headed To Reality TV In "Weed Country"
Category: News | Posted on Mon, February, 18th 2013 by THCFinder
The Discovery network is ready to shine a light on the world of the North California marijuana trade in the new reality series Weed Country. The six-part series will follow the growers, dealers, and law enforcement officers involved in the illegal marijuana industry centered in the quickly spreading area known as "The Emerald Triangle."
The show is essentially about the "drug war" between weed growers who are constantly searching for scientific advancements to make stronger grade of weed and the cops who are on a mission to shut them down.
With the marijuana trade being an estimated $50-100 billion dollar industry in the US alone, the show will also examine the turf battles between the independent growers, and the struggles and triumphs of being in the weed business.
The legalization of cannabis has become a political hot button issue over the last several years with a lot of the prevailing trends leaning toward making marijuana legal for adults.
There are currently 20 states (including the District of Columbia) that allow the use of marijuana in some form. The most notable being Colorado and Washington whose citizens voted last November to allow persons over 21 years of age to purchase and consume cannabis for recreational use – the first such laws in the nation.
Source: http://allhiphop.com
Ariz. court ruling upholds DUI test for marijuana
Category: News | Posted on Thu, February, 14th 2013 by THCFinder
PHOENIX (AP) -- An appeals court has issued a ruling that upholds the right of authorities to prosecute pot smokers in Arizona for driving under the influence even when there is no evidence that they are actually high.
The ruling by the Court of Appeals focuses on the chemical compounds in marijuana that show up in blood and urine tests after people smoke pot. One chemical compound causes drivers to be impaired; another is a chemical that stays in people's systems for weeks after they've smoked marijuana but doesn't affect impairment.
The court ruled that both compounds apply to Arizona law, meaning a driver doesn't have to actually be impaired to get prosecuted for DUI. As long as there is evidence of marijuana in their system, they can get a DUI, the court said.
The ruling overturns a decision by a lower court judge who said it didn't make sense to prosecute a person with no evidence they're under the influence.
The lower court judge cited the proliferation of states easing their marijuana laws, but the Court of Appeals ruling issued Tuesday dismissed that by saying Arizona's medical marijuana law is irrelevant regarding DUI. More than 35,000 people in Arizona have medical marijuana cards.
Source: http://www.azfamily.com
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