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This is a discussion on Yugo M72 RPK Semi Auto based on the LMG within the Defensive Rifles & Shotgun Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Century Arms is offering a civilian version of the Yugoslavian variant of the RPK with its M72, chambered in 7.62x39 mm. The rifle is made ...
Century Arms is offering a civilian version of the Yugoslavian variant of the RPK with its M72, chambered in 7.62x39 mm. The rifle is made from a combination of original Zastava-produced Yugoslavian RPK rifle parts and U.S.-manufactured compliance parts. The U.S.-marked stamped receiver features a reinforced and enlarged area around the trunnion, and the rifle comes standard with a folding bipod, threaded muzzle with a slant muzzle brake and rear sight adjustable for windage.
Fit and finish of the 11-pound, 6-ounce M72 is above average, with an evenly applied, Parkerized gray finish. The new 21-inch barrel has a bullish profile like the original, with a diameter of .765 inch. The wooden stock set is in very good condition, and the buttstock is fitted with a rubber buttpad like the original.
The M72, while an RPK-style rifle, is unique from most standard RPK-pattern guns. Although it does have the lengthened barrel and folding bipod of the RPK, it has some uniquely Yugoslavian features such as the original-style cooling fin cuts on the heavy barrel just behind the gas block and forward of the fore-end. Also, it has a standard-profile buttstock rather than the more commonly seen club foot style with extra mass at the toe for the support hand.
# Weight: 11 pounds
# Length: 41 inches
# Barrel length: 23 inches
# Cartridge: 7.62x39mm
# Action: Gas-operated, rotating bolt
# Rate of fire: 600 round/min
# Feed system: 30 or 40-round detachable box; 75 or 100-round drum
Yes, I scooped one this afternoon that arrived on the big brown truck from Century Arms. Prices are running from 700.00 minimum to 1400.00 maximum depending on where you shop on the net.
I got this one for less than the minimum found anywhere due to an arrangement with the shop owner. It's a put away for now and I have two of the chinese 75 rd drums put away and they'll be dedicated to this one along with two of the 40 rd mags.
Here's some pics for the members enjoyment.
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Coop Credit Union coup may be imminent tomorrow
The Coop Credit Union in Berkeley is an alternative to the big (and little?) banks, using people's money to build the community by making loans to local businesses and individuals. It is essential to a healthy local economy. When the Occupy movement asked people to withdraw their money from banks and put it in Credit Unions, it gained many new members. Now a slate of 3 who favor holding the Coop Federal Credit Union to its bylaws and mission are up for removal by the c/u's Supervisory Committee, on false charges. The meeting to remove them is this Tuesday December 3d at 6 pm. Address is below the letter. Can you come and vote No on their removal?
Did you get a message from the Coop Credit Union - a letter with false charges against the 3 most coop minded of the elected board of directors - a message omitting the "other side" of this issue - announcing a meeting with very little advance notice (it's tomorrow, Tuesday) - whose intent is to fire these 3?
Here is a letter from Tim Huet, one of the 3, with their side of the situation, plus another forwarded letter which shows their opposition incorrectly setting up the situation as a union and a racial issue.
From Tim:
This is a matter of great urgency for what-should-be a democratic organization that can do great good for its community.
I'm trying to get this message out to members of the Cooperative Center Federal Credit Union before Tuesday's meeting; I'm writing you as people who hopefully know me as someone who has dedicated myself to building democratic organizations and would not do the things that certain people in power are accusing me of. Please feel encouraged to forward this message on to any friends you know who might be members of the credit union to assist the effort to fight this assault on democracy.
Also forwarded [below] is an email from 'the opposition' that tries to blame Occupy, among other groups, for some kind of undemocratic takeover (when the faction involved in these lies is deeply undemocratic and involved in taking-over/holding-over.
Hello. I have started to receive inquiries from friends and worried credit union members regarding the action of the credit union's Supervisory Committee to suspend Tye Kirk, Mike Leung, and myself [Tim Huet]. Let me begin by saying that I believe the suspensions reflect a grave governance crisis for the credit union, but I also believe the credit union is financially secure. My primary interest continues to be to revive the credit union as a democratic institution and have it serve its community/members well, even if other parties wish to engage in factional warfare and divert resources that could better serve the members.
I will provide a brief response to the charges here because past experience indicates I might not be given a fair opportunity to respond to charges in the meeting. Though fair process would involve an unbiased investigation, the Supervisory Committee did not even interview me before issuing its charges and suspension. The allegations are that Tye, Mike, and I…
"Attempted to hold one or more Board meetings without giving notice to the other directors"
"At improper meetings attempted to remove two legally seated directors…"
We never endeavored to remove other board directors. We endeavored to have timely legal elections as part of the 2013 annual meeting. I tried everything I could to inform Board Chair Garrett and Vice Chair Shabaka the bylaws called for their terms to end with the next annual meeting unless re-elected at that meeting.
The reason the election could not happen on the meeting date Mr. Shabaka proposed (11/1/13) was because Mr. Garrett, as Board Chair, did not fulfill his legal duty of appointing a Nominating Committee with a sufficient period to seek out qualified candidates. It would be understandable if Mr. Garrett simply forgot that his maximum three-year term was coming to an end (though two annual meetings without an election in a row should never happen in a credit union with three-year terms). But his failure to take appropriate action/responsibility once notified of his lapse is entirely another matter. Instead of seeking guidance and approval from the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) about how we could carry out an election with the greatest haste and least waste of member resources, Mr. Garrett and Mr. Shabaka kept pushing toward an early annual meeting without elections…and apparently stayed on the board without being re-elected. So we had a 2013 "annual meeting" with no elections or substantial opportunity for the members to give input, at the cost of thousands of members' dollars; and now we will apparently have an extra annual meeting/election in early 2014 (likely costing thousands more of the members' dollars). Yet the Supervisory Committee (primarily charged with making sure members' funds are not wasted) ignored this violation.
We tried to organize a meeting of the board within seven days of the annual meeting as the bylaws would appear to require; the bylaws require this meeting primarily to elect new officers (presumably because an election would have happened and there might be occasion/need for a change of officers). There was an effort to reach every board member and the one possible time that Mr. Shabaka, Mr. Leung, Mr. Kirk and I could make was arrived at, with the hope that Mr. Garrett would be able to find a way to fulfill this obligation under the bylaws. But when Mr. Garrett was called and asked about time in the remaining day to meet the bylaw obligation, he would not listen or engage in a cooperative effort to fulfill our obligation; he instead hung up on the caller. Though I expect Mr. Garrett will have more opportunities to speak for himself, he apparently objected that only he as the Chair could call a meeting (not true). But the real issue was that a meeting was required the bylaws; he was responsible as anyone to understand the bylaw requirements; and particularly if he was the only one who could call the meeting he would be the person most responsible for making sure not to violate that bylaw…but he wouldn't want to have a meeting where he wouldn't be eligible to be elected to a one-year officer term when he was beyond his election term and it could not be presumed he would be re-elected. So another actual bylaw violation – failure to have the meeting within seven days – due to Mr. Garrett's inaction and obstruction.
Yet the Supervisory Committee again ignored this in favor of suspending directors trying to work out bylaws that would comply with NCUA regulations, allow for lawful elections, etc. (the bylaws supposedly adopted by the previous board, including Ms. Pitrie of the Supervisory Committee, proved to be a jumble of contradictions that could not possibly have been approved by the NCUA).
This is despite the Supervisory Committee's claim that it "takes seriously your, and each of our members' rights, to vote on the composition of your Board." The Supervisory Committee is required by law to let the members decide on approving suspension and reinstatement…and only if members show up December 3rd who care about democracy will a fair process and result be assured:
Tuesday 12/3/13 6 p.m.
Ed Roberts Campus, above Ashby BART station,
3075 Adeline Street
Thanking you for your consideration,
Tim Huet
The following message is forwarded, with many falsehoods, including the characterization of the issue as anti-black and anti-union.
From: Mikell
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013
To: undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Urgent Please Read:Cooperative Central Federal Credit Union .
Dear Patrons, Community, & Concerned Citizens
Meeting will not be held at AME but at the
Three individuals were recently suspended from CCFCU's BOD after written
evidence of misdoing was uncovered that they "willfully attempted
to use their positions to destroy the safety and security of the credit union.
These individuals used "Occupy" and "the coop movement" to infiltrate
the bod and seize control of the credit union by subverting the activities of the
credit union to their own benefit. they violated the bylaws and procedures of
CCFUC and the NCUA Regulation.
They also attempted to expel the chair and vice chair ( both Black activists and elders? )
If these three individuals stay, the
NCUA (National Credit Union Administration) may shut down the
The Supervisory committee has formally suspended these three
individuals. As a part of the formal process, there will be a special
meeting of the members and nonmembers of CCFCU held at Ed Roberts independent
living center at Ashby Bart at 6:00 pm Tuesday Dec. 03, where the
CCFCU will present the reasons for the suspensions and the accused will
respond to the charges against them.
There may be a Public comment portion of the Agenda where community
members can ask questions and state concerns. then a formal vote will
take place.
The black people on the board and Supervisory committees request that
we attend the Special meeting.
Presence does not have to be in a formal capacity, but simply as
individuals and concerned community members.
As a member of the credit
union and of the black worker center I am asking for all to show
solidarity with me in my efforts to preserve this community institution
by attending Tuesday's meeting at 6pm. So that in the near future we
can develop strong ties with the BAWC and the South Berkeley/North
Oakland community.
In Solidarity,
Ramal Lamar
History: The Cooperative Center Federal Credit Union is a 70 year old
community institution with deep roots in community and labor movements.
Beginning with the radical organizing of SF unions resulting in
major strikes. SF Port activity weakened, as powerful forces like Justiin
Herman developed the Port of Oakland as a viable economic alternative
to the now radicalized SF Ports. The Port of Oakland then became a
place where black workers had opportunities to work, organize their
labor , form caucuses within labor unions and eventually establishing
cooperative centers through out Oakland, Berkeley and Richmond.
Institutions that were established during this time include Pacifica
Radio and the Cooperative Center Federal Credit Union. Politicians who
came out of this movement included Mardelle Sherrick (sic), Berkeley's Black
City Councilwoman who served as a political mentor to Ronald Dellums
and Barbara Lee. Many of the black alumni of UCB were nurtured by this
community institution as well.The Credit Union has survived and served
the bay-area for 70 years and now has more than 12,000 members. A large
segment CCFCU membership are from labor unions, including teachers,
nurses, BART and ALWU.
Tuesday Dec 3rd, 2013 11:49 AM
Why is Occupy so intent on attacking democratic institutions of the left? First the ILWU and now this. Read between the lines. There is something wrong in Oakland.
Tuesday Dec 3rd, 2013 1:28 PM
The charges against the 3 board members are not true.
Occupy is not involved in this.
Occupy is in support of the ILWU and labor unions in general.
Tim, Tye, and Mike did not act against the Credit Union. They were only trying to effect the election of officers which is required by the bylaws and NCUA regulations. The C/U is required to be democratically run. These board members want it to be democratically run.
Disinformation is being spread about what is happening at the CCFC/U.
Tuesday Dec 3rd, 2013 3:20 PM
A lot of disinformation in the above post you say? Ironic, considering there wasn't much to it. Exaggerate much?
Plenty of stuff about Occupy defaming the ILWU all over the internet re: Longview and all the rest. A lot of that came out of Oakland. Oakland Occupy was/is infiltrated with several Trostkyite sects from the Bay Area. It is no surprise they are trying to "democratically" destroy a another democratic institution under the guise of building more democracy. Somebody is being manipulated; why would these Occupy people attack a coop credit union, instead of the real enemy?
Tuesday Dec 3rd, 2013 3:56 PM
It's very hard to figure out what's actually happening from these documents. So I hope plenty of members will attend.
Tuesday Dec 3rd, 2013 11:24 PM
I just got back from the Co-op CU meeting and it turned out well. There was a very large attendance,
everyone spoke, one person - upset, alarmed and disruptive, had to be removed by the security guard, a vote was taken and about 100 people voted to keep the 3 directors Huet, Leung, & Kirk, having heard their side of it, and only 25 voted to remove them.
There are some very gnarley (& untrue) issues raised by the opposition.
The CCFC/U will continue to work on the bylaws and probably retain the 2 expired members, Garret & Shabaka, until the next election (where they may be reelected), at the next general meeting, possibly next spring.
The NCUA is not likely to ax the C/U nor even sanction it.
Wednesday Dec 4th, 2013 11:33 PM
thank you for posting this. I got the letter, and it sounded like there was a coup going on at the credit union, but I couldn't find any articles explaining it anywhere.
I have found Cooperative Federal Credit Union to be rather incompetent compared to my other credit union, when I have ever had to do anything mildly complicated such as reordering checks, or twice having a debit card hijacked. But it could just be that the staff they hire at the campus branch don't have any experience. It is very hard to get information when nobody that you know has any knowledge about it.


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I hope everyone had a FABULOUS weekend because I know I sure did!!! My friend Bernie is getting married soon and she had a bridal retreat this weekend with all of her bridesmaids (including me). We had an amazing weekend filled with spa treatments, shopping, food, wine, and lots of laughs! (As this week goes on I'll fill you in on the retreat and my outfits.)
But before I met up with the ladies, I attended a birthday celebration for a co-worker at The Mellow Mushroom near Jacksonville Beach.
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In a couple of month I'll be building my own house. As a two channel purist, I'm torn between my audiophilia and nomal tendencies in either designing a dedicate audio-room versus integrating the listening space into the general living areas in some contemporary/ultra modern sort of way (inspired by some of the architectural designs I've seen which are probably not very acoustically sound. Obviously this is a very personal decision, but I'd like to hear some general views.
Given a choice, which way would you go and why?
ps: If it matters, I'm an early-30s urban professional with no wife or kids yet, and don't expect any for a couple of years.
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if I were single and building my own house I would definitely build a home E room for audio and maybe HT also.
...As some of you have noted, this will be in Singapore where space and construction goes for a significant premium unfortunately. That said, bottom line is that I would probably regret not having built the dedicated space where I can tweak to my audiophile heart's content ;)
That means BOTH it'll have to be (I'll just have to figure out how to make the cost & limited space work).
You have the chance to do it now so do it! Having a dedicated room allows you to set it up optimally for sound. No WAF acceptance issues in the future. No worrying about your young kids accidently destroying your expensive equipment. You won't have to give up listening when the family arrives.
You can always have cheaper monitors or in wall speakers for casual listening in the rest of the house.
Having a dedicated room allows you to decorate the rest of the house in a way that is more woman friendly. It does amazing wonders when you bring a date home. She sees a guy with taste instead of a quack with monster speakers and cables lying on the floor.
Hi Steve:
Although a 2-channel only room is very nice, you can integrate both and not make very serious compromises if you have the space.
On problem with home theaters is that folks want really nice and big wide screens. This is a good thing. But it's not the best if the screen is forcing you to put your front/main speakers excessively far apart. I found this to be the case in my last residence where we did both in one room.
I even thought about AUTOMATED custom stands with tracks to move the speakers between HT and Audio positions.
The "centered listening chair" should not be an issue. You can put a listening chair in the sweet spot, and angle two love seats towards the screen on either side of the chair. Even with tiered seating, you can always go with a "two aisle" approach to have a center chair or ever TWO center chairs that are tiered as well (This is neat when two people who need to be in the center to listen to music are listening at once. I call it '2-channel bobsled seating') Do it all the time witht he girlfriend. She sits in the audio chair, and I sit in a computer chair raised up so I am higher than her. Not optimum, but we like it. We're enjoying music together and getting a symmetrical presentation at the same time.
If you HAVE a decent sized extra room - I say go for it. But some people can't afford to use two rooms for entertainment (2-channel + HT). Bedrooms often get used for guest room, offices, excersize or storage rooms and having two rooms for entertainment is just not realistic, especially in places where housing costs are through the roof and even big dollar places are getting smaller and smaller.
I think room size and ceiling height is a big factor, and it's also about balancing other life priorities with your hobby.
My $.02? You can make a "combo" room that serves both functions and does both WELL! But it does take some sneaky planning and design.
Not only will you have a room you can build with acoustics and room setup in mind, but if you sound proof the walls and located it strategically significant other won't be annoyed when you listen. I would also suggest using an acoustical consultant such as Rives Audio for the design.
...I'm a two-channel man even for film and video, plus I found a cheap and easy solution to getting my screen out of the way. The room itself is 31' x 14.5', plenty large for either purpose.
If you end up with two rooms, try to find a way to push music from the dedicated room to the integrated room. I use a 2 speaker capable receiver connected to the tape out of my integrated to send source material to two other rooms, and use a Niles volume control to allow for different volume levels in those two rooms. Creates a very nice ambiance of music throughout the house and outdoors!
Sometimes having a small room for reading/listening is nice. Back in the 80's open floor plans were the thing to do, but now many folks find that sometimes you need some privacy. My new home has a small away room for music on the main floor 75' from the master bedroom. My wife can sleep and I can stay up and listen.
...the dedicated room will offer you a unique opportunity to design and treat your room for optimal sound quality. Do it. You may not get the opportunity again.
If you do it right, it will be nearly soundproof so your family can be in the adjacent room watching TV while you blast the music and neither will interfere with the other.
It will become a focal point for entertainment as most of guests will want to hear your system there.
And it will enhance the value of your house as a 'media room' where the next owner may install a home theater system.
But, since you can't spend all of time in there, you need a kitchen/eating area/family room that flows together so the smaller system you put in your family room (perhaps a receiver and speakers to go with your TV) can entertain you while you are with your friends or family.
That's having your cake and eating it, too.
First a lot of good answers and I'll join the crowd and say if you have a chance for a dedicated space, do it. Where else could you do the tweaks and room treatments to make the sound as good as possible?
I'd get a smaller second system for the living room, that's where you'll do a lot of listening with friends, plus the important social background or "while cooking" listening.
I have something similar, a CD simple system upstairs and a SET single driver vinyl based system downstairs. I still have kids so I have not been able to optimize a semi-private areas, but some day....
In any event, for me the bottom line is there is only one way to get the best system performance and the best social performance? A dedicated room and a socially oriented 'lil-system. That's the one to wreck with a big TV in the middle.
One other point that you did not mention, if you do have audiophile friends, they'd prefer bunching up in the dedicated room. If you ever plan to have a wife (or feel like practicing)
she'd prefer not to be surrounded by Stonehenge or the Crypt Keeper's coffins - so do both!
This is my third house offering that flexibility. Wife can watch the HT while I zone out on music. Allows optimum speaker (eight feet out from back wall) / couch placement and eliminates worry about kids tripping over speaker and power cabling. I wouldn't want forest of bass traps in living room.
Separate HT system can always provide background music.
Since you're building from scratch, why not build a solid, well-braced double wall and dedicate the inside volume to subwoofers and/or horns? You would be able to optimize the volume of the enclosure required for really deep subwoofers and hide the size of really large horns. With mini-monitors you would be free to place them in the optimum position in your dedicated or integrated rooms (I vote for both!)
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I admire the purity of purpose in a dedicated room, but by having it integrated I actually find myself listening more.
It would be a good idea to do the dedicated listening room thing. You can always use a spare bedroom as a listening room and move the speakers out of the way on the occasions when you have guests.
Get a dedicated 2 channel room and have fun before real responsibility, WAF and kids guide your priorities.
In your situation, where you're currently living on your own, you have a lot more flexibility and choice than those of us with significant others (and progeny). You don't have to consider any potential conflicts in preference (audio vs movie, musical taste, etc.)
What you probably will need to consider is more to do with when you entertain at home and the differing needs between when you do entertain and when you're on your own and doing your own thing.
Which brings me the two major categories of audio usage:
1) Active listening - focused attention on the music being played with no distractions
2) Passive listening - where some other activity (eg reading, cooking, eating, entertaining, etc) is the primary focus and the music is secondary
Another way of differentiating between these two categories:
a) Foreground Music
b) Background Music
If you have a fair balance between these two categories, the choice becomes a bit more difficult, but if the balance is not that equal, then:
a) Predominant focus = Foreground Music -> Dedicated Environment
b) Predominant focus - Background Music -> Integrated Environment
The rationale behind this based on some mandatory trade-off situations when electing to go with an Integrated Environment:
- aesthetics vs ideal sonics
- conversation-enabling vs speaker-centric (room orientation)
- serving-space vs music-storage space
Where total space-availability is a key factor, then the dedicated space can tend to be too small to be ideal, and an integrated space makes more sense - particularly as a single living alone.
So, assuming that total space is NOT a constraint, I would shoot for the dedicated space for a main system (to support the "2-Channel Purist Mode") and then look at alternatives around how best to provide "Background Music" in the rest of the house.
Mention has been made of "wiring during the build" to provide multi-room and this is the best time to do it - if wired connections were the only option. What we are beginning to see emerge from various manufacturers are solutions to providing multi-room audio WITHOUT the need for purpose-installed wiring:
a) True "wireless" "music servers" with RF links to "music clients" such as those from Arcam and Yamaha
b) Systems that use the mains power circuit in the house as a "carrier" for both audio and system control links such as the recent release from Marantz
For a "Background Music" application, when the priorities are more biased towards convenience and remote-controllability, the option of using a wireless music server (usually with a large hard disk holding up to 200+ hours of uncompressed music) and multiple clients positioned in those rooms where indicated, you get the right balance.
The beauty of non-wired solutions is that you also get to take it all with you when you move.
So, to answer your question "Given a choice, which way would you go and why?":
I would create a dedicated 2-channel listening room for "Active Listening" to "Foreground Music" (nice and selfish approach) PLUS I'd go for a wireless music server with clients in lounge, dining area, patio/porch/deck, kitchen, bedroom(s) and bathroom to provide for "Passive Listening" to "Background Music".
This approach would permit you to retain the "purist" aspect, while providing for lifestyle support at the same time and in the same dwelling.
Of course, this all totally ignores any HT/AV aspect - something that is also best stuck away in it's own environment... :-)
My $0.02 worth...
There are plusses and minuses to both. I've got a 2 channel system in a dedicated space and a 5.1 channel HT system built around an LCD TV in the general 'family room'. The HT system is a relatively new addition. There are advantages and disadvantages to both.
A dedicated space gives you total freedom about where you place things and that makes a big difference. If the space isn't dedicated, then the other uses the space is put to and, in a modern open plan space, where the traffic areas are can impose major restrictions on where things go. Where things go is important. A dedicated space is also easier to treat acoustically, and that can make a huge difference. There are ways of introducing acoustic treatments that aren't visually intrusive into a non-dedicated space but they usually aren't anywhere near as effective as what you can achieve in a dedicated space.
On the other hand, having things in a non-dedicated space tends to help integrate the listening activity into the normal daily activities of the house while having a dedicated space tends to compartmentalise listening.
In the end, I think it boils down to a matter of personal preferences and priorities, plus a certain amount of practicality concerning just how much space you have and whether or not you can devote some to a dedicated room. I only achieved mine when we shifted into a larger house after I retired (not the usual sort of pre-retirement move, I have to admit). Up until then, the audio system was always in the living room.
What counts is what works best for you in the accommodation you occupy. Dedicated rooms can be very nice but they're hardly essential. Great sound is very nice, but it also isn't essential for musical enjoyment as I prove every time I listen to music on my car radio. Yoo can get quite good quality sound in a non-dedicated space if you work with the space. You can do a little better in terms of sound quality in a dedicated room but a dedicated room isn't necessary to enjoy listening to music at home. One could even mount a very utilitarian argument that the things a dedicated room is most useful for are keeping the gear safe from the prying fingers of children and providing the adults in the house with a place to escape to every now and then.
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have a more or less* dedicated room where I've been able to (1) determine how much and what kind of furniture to include in it, (2) optimize speaker and listening chair placement, and (3) configure the room's acoustic profile within budget and pre-existing construction constraints without having to worry about esthetics or any other extraneous consideration.
My experience in playing with the room and acoustic treatment placement (another advantage of having a dedicated space--you can experiment 'til you get it just right) confirms what many already know, that the room itself is as important a factor in system performance as the quality and synergy of the playback equipment. So if you're a serious listener and want to maximize the value of your audio investment, a dedicated room would seem to be the way to go. (It's also a way to have fun when you watch visitors wonder where you've hidden the rest of what they think is your multichannel setup.)
* I've had to include storage for books and a desk for a computer.
I had an integrated setup for four homes. What I have learned is that my family loves movies and the tv, and is not interested in listening to music. So we have a separate home theater setup and I have a dedicated two channel room. For times when we are playing games, eating, or entertaining, we can play music on the home theater system in the family room using the Directv music channels, CDs in the DVD player, or if you have an iPod you could use an input for that.
If you really love music this is the way to go.
If you're seriously into two channel, make sure you have a dedicated room in the house or else you'll pine for it like hell when you do have a kid. The kid will take naps and sleep early so make sure that room is as soundproof as possible. That room will be your santuary. Now that you're single, take advantage of having no one else around telling and dictating what you can or can not do with your space. Go all out. Have fun.
One of our priorities when we were shopping for a house was a room big enough for my surround system. As it turned out we finally bit the bullet and took out two load bearing walls... (Here's a brief report: http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hirez/messages/224992.html )
It's great having the room just be a part of the living space, we can listen while we work at the computer desk, play the piano, sit by the fire, walk on the treadmill, etc. We also have a beanbag on the right side where we can enjoy each other as we listen or watch TV...
Do both!
Do as your experience tells you with the dedicated 2 channel system but for "whole home" or "house system" you can do the pre-wire and plant ceiling speakers in various rooms with the equipment running them hid away in an equipment closet, with volume control for each room or 'zone'. The back patio or outdoor area can also benefit from some speakers.
Seem these days if you do it yourself with the "house system", you can get by at about a dollar per square foot, wire and speakers. Their are many devices on the market which you can use to run several pairs of speakers off of a simple stereo receiver or intergrated amplifier.
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Looks like your doing a fair job to me. Just go as much as you can and listen to your Dad. Your doing fine. Practice and a good coach will have you up to snuff in no time. Good luck.
Here are pictures of my targets from my first ever trip to the shooting range. I didnt include the heads of the pictures (my dad shot at the head targets and i shot at body) except in the 3rd target, i shot the both head and body
the low shots are probably do to me overcompensating for the recoil ... that combined with my newbness, lol
oh and i learned the golden rule of ear protection today, my ear plug fell out for like 10 seconds and my right ear is still ringing, bet i'll be more careful next time
the range wasn't measured right, there was a line for 50ft and line for 75 ft and i just would put the target halfway to the 50ft line for 25ft (bout 7 or 8 yds, maybe sometimes 9 yds)
well here are the pics ,seperated by target but in no certain order, (didnt include my very first target because me and my dad both were going for body and you cant tell which are mine and which are his)
12/06/06 - .45 ACP Baby Desert Eagle - 230gr FMJs
Target A - Zoomed Out
Target A - Closer Pic
Target B - Zoomed Out
Target B - Closer Pic
and heres target 3 where i did both head and body shots
Target C - Zoomed Out
Target C - Closer Pic
Target C - Head Pics
and now if you need to know the size of the target here are two pics that help show the size a little bit better, the silver coin in the bullseye is a quarter if its too blurry to tell:
I really enjoyed myself today and can't wait to go back, with a lot of practice i could get pretty good , oh and the gun performed perfect no jams or anything like that, ran 100 rounds through her and everything was smooth, the nasty shots that were way off were my fault (far as i know of course)
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Looks like your doing a fair job to me. Just go as much as you can and listen to your Dad. Your doing fine. Practice and a good coach will have you up to snuff in no time. Good luck.
Shooters golden rule is to wear plugs and ear muffs. You'll understand (and hear better) when you get older.oh and i learned the golden rule of ear protection today, my ear plug fell out...
Not bad. A beginner really shouldn't start beyond 7 yards until U get the hand of it.
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so wut range do you suggest?
edit: oh and by the way, some of the shots were taken from 50ft, but only about 30 out of the 100, i think mostly the low ones ... i didnt feel it necessary to state that earlier since i couldn't/still can't point out which are from which range so i just will call it 25ft - i dunno, i was more focused on stance, how i was squeezing the trigger, and such than how accurate i was because i figured the 1st day technique was the key, i dunno
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No, that was a TYPO - I meant to say that a beginner SHOULDN'T start beyond 7 yards. Sorry :P
oh lol, good, i was right then ...i chose about 7yds for 2 reasons,
1. the old contests here seemed to be 7yds on the ones i saw
2. thats about the length of my room/seemed right for begininng shooting/average distance of self defense (if someone is 75ft away from me im not sticking around to shoot it out with them 9/10)


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About Dick Clark productions, inc. – Founded in 1957, Dick Clark productions, inc. (dcp) is a leading independent producer of television programming. dcp produces perennial hits such as the "American Music Awards," "Golden Globe Awards," "Academy of Country Music Awards," and "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest." dcp also produces popular weekly television programming, including "So You Think You Can Dance," and owns and maintains one of the world's most unique and extensive entertainment libraries, which includes more than 30 years of "American Bandstand" footage. For additional information about dcp, visit www.dickclarkproductions.com.
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Last night many of you attended and hosted elaborate Lost parties with Dharma food, crazy Claire wigs and lots of nerdy friends.
If you'd like to send me photos of such festivities, I'll be sharing them on the blog this week. E-mail them to email@example.com with your name, city and a brief description of the pics. In the meantime, I hope you were able to scrub off all that Richard Alpert eyeliner before work this morning.
We'll start with a cake photo from Jen D. in Brooklyn: "I made a Jughead cake last year, but this year I felt I needed something that was more general to the entire series," she says. "Note the black and white rocks and the cork!"
Speaking of Lost confections, check out this sweet Rice Krispie Treat four-toed statue made by Kelly H. (mickpheeb) in Kennesaw, Ga. "My friend Sarah made Mr. Cluck's Chicken," she says. They came prepared!
Elisabeth L. had a big ol' party in Beverly, Mass. Here are some of the costumes, including her Smoke Monster getup:
And Jacob and MIB:
And I have a feeling it isn't this guy's first time in a Locke costume:
Stephen A. in Knoxville, Tenn. threw a party and attracted an array of characters. Here's a group shot:
And here's Locke with Stephen (dressed as Charlie):
Alexa F. also had fun with Rice Krispie Treats, creating an "enormous Locke monster" out of them (covered in black icing). "The ground is made from peanut butter and chocolate (with pecan and peanut butter cup dirt) and real leaves," she says. "The visible white marshmallows are supposed to be the light flashes smokey has when 'scanning.'"
Heather sent this pic from her friend Mike's party. "It's his Smoke Monster party decoration!" she says.
Jamie C. in Atlanta wore this shirt last night. Want to see more Lost T-shirts? Go here.
And finally, Katy W. made this Dharma cake for her partygoers. Mmm.
Whitney has been writing about pop culture for USA TODAY since 1999, when Pop Candy began as a weekly column. Her interests include music festivals, mustaches, Lost, comic books and Andy Warhol. She lives in New York City. More about Whitney | E-mail Whitney


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I think the question is really presented backwards in order to "stump" us. You are really solving for fixed costs, which is what should have been given.
I would approach it in this fashion: Given you already arrived correctly at the fixed cost of $24,000 (which is the answer) and the B/E % is known to be 20%, the breakeven sales are $120,000 (also given). So if the problem asked to solve for the margin of safety you would solve it as I indicated below. In the problem given you are basically solving the problem "backwards". Instead of solving for margin of safety, you are solving for "fixed costs".
$ 24,000 / .20 = $120,000
$ 200,000 - $ 120,000 = $80,000
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What do you think kids need to know before they are ready to be out of the house on their own?
I have been teaching my daughter about being out on her own her whole life.I am always looking for teachable moments to show her how she could deal with different situations but I am wondering if there is something I have forgotten.
The last few days I have been trying to imagine all the obstacles she could run into on a trip to the "corner store".Is she prepared?What obstacle could she run into?
So what do you think a kid needs to be ready to be on their own a bit?
If you really think about it, it can make your head spin can't it!?
I think they need to know what an emergency truly IS and how to get help.
Know your 'house rules' and generally expected behavior when home/away.
I'd say those are my basics. But I'm like you, I try to grab teachable moments and give them ideas of how to handle things.
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Hmm interesting question, I'm interested to see what others think. My guess is that a fair amount is going to depend on the area you live in.
So we live in a fairly densely packed residential area with a couple of quite busy roads and lots of quieter streets. Road safety is probably the biggest one for me on that basis and one of the biggest reasons I don't let her go far.
Another biggie for us is staying calm & safe around dogs. We have several footpaths around where people walk their dogs, and often let them run loose. So knowing not to go and approach them and what to do if they start chasing you (which seems to happen a lot if we are on bikes) is another conversation we have regularly.
Traffic is the most significant danger that any child faces while out and about, and it deserves the most attention.
I don't teach my kids to inherently fear strangers. Not only do FBI crime statistics prove that "stranger danger" was faulty, I need to know that my kids feel confident asking for help if they need it. I also feel it's important for them to develop a sense of intuition to let them know if a situation feels "off," and they can't do that if they find every interaction with unknown adults scary. Lastly, I think the best protection is for every adult in the neighborhood to know my kids and to feel confident stepping in if something seems wrong to them. Too many adults are scared to step in, lest they look like the bad guy. So I teach my kids to be friendly and outgoing. Just never get into a car with anyone, or go into anyone's house, or go off with anyone without my explicit permission, from my mouth. Not just "strangers," anyone. If someone needs help, refer them to me. If a situation feels creepy or makes you uncomfortable, remove yourself immediately and either come home or find safe adults and ask for help. If you have a problem that you can't handle on your own, either come home or find safe adults and ask for help.
Unfortunately, I have also had to teach my kids how to deal with bored, busybody police. Some people don't like homeschooling, and some people don't like that I let my kids play outside without me, and think that my parenting decisions are a matter for the police. Sometimes the cops just take it on themselves, like the one who used to sit on the corner by our house and nitpick every single thing the neighborhood children did. He used to get mad at pre-teens for playing ball in the street on a quiet sidestreet of our quiet suburban neighborhood. Once he brought my daughter home and yelled at me because she was walking on the curb. Another time he tried to stop my daughter from walking two houses down to see her friend -- when her friend's dad was standing right there waiting for her. Dad gave the cop a good chewing out over that one. So I have taught my children to be polite to the police, but to refuse to answer any questions except name and address, and to refer everything else to me. They're only supposed to say, "You need to ask my mom about that. You can find her at [our address]."
Those probably don't all apply to you. The best way to make sure your kids know how to deal with the obstacles or dangers they may encounter in your neighborhood is to simply spend a lot of time with them outside in the places they would be playing without you, and show them how you would deal with things as they come up.
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On this week's programme: is there such a thing as too much protection? The Democrats' attempt to introduce a "Buy America" clause into Barack Obama's fiscal stimulus plan, and the resolution of the British "foreign workers" strikes this week, look like protectionism and sound like protectionism ... but are they?
The Guardian's business editor, Deborah Hargreaves, says that to a certain extent we already have a kind of protectionism; the economic downturn has seen finance in the UK retreat, with Brown encouraging the banks to lend more locally.
Responding to Gordon Brown's declaration in the house yesterday that he was already clamping down on tax evasion, Deborah says the best thing he can do is harmonise our tax rates with those on the continent. Some chance.
Ros Taylor, the deputy editor of Comment is free, predicts the strike action at Lindsey presages a much bigger role for immigration within national politics, and says the EU has been very poor at explaining to the lower skilled how they can move around the 25 countries. The supposed virtues of integration so far, she says, have been enjoyed by the middle class, and EU member states should let this remain the case at their peril.
Julian Glover, the Guardian's chief leader writer, thinks that neither political party has known what to do on the strikes. But he has some advice for the Tories: jump on the Guardian's Tax Gap series. Why? He thinks the issue has such traction with the public that if the Tories don't start to look lively on this issue, they'll suffer. Why haven't they so far? Because they are super-rich themselves.
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It can sometimes be a struggle to find a vegan option on an American airline. I was surprised that my flights in SE Asia on both Singapore and Silk Air both offered numerous vegan options, from Asian vegan to American vegan, and also offered a RAW FOOD option!
Cabin air pressure in flight is lower than air pressure at sea level, which means we have less oxygen being carried in our blood. Cabin pressure makes our digestion more challenging due to a 30% increase in gases trapped in our body. And, flying is dehydrating. I try to drink a liter of water for every hour of flight time.
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Austin, TX – The American Library Association (ALA) is teaming up with Benetech, a Silicon Valley-based non-profit technology company, for a session at the 2016 SXSWedu conference to discuss ways in which the education community – including libraries, museums and schools – can leverage 3D printing to create learning opportunities for students with print and other disabilities.
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Washington, D.C. – A new report explores the ways in which libraries throughout the nation are leading the way in building digitally inclusive communities that support individual opportunity and community progress.
Washington, D.C. – Three years ago, major publishers refused to sell ebooks to libraries, no one knew how to download an ebook file, and the staffs of public libraries were hit with an unforeseen surge of patron interest in ebooks. Now that the dust has settled and the ebook market has matured, where are we? A distinguished panel of speakers will sort out that question as they describe how things have changed and what libraries can expect in the not so distant future during a panel presentation being held at the American Library Association (ALA)'s Midwinter Conference a
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Washington, D.C. – Libraries are now the leading place where the public accesses 3D printers. Whether it's to provide increased opportunities for children to experiment with new technologies or encourage new technology-based innovation in small business, policymakers should look to include libraries in their policies and programs.
CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) and the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) have released the results of their first joint research initiative, "Digital Content in Public Libraries: What Do Patrons Think?" Library patrons were asked about preferences for print or digital formats, collection assessment, preferred devices and other issues that affect the use and distribution of published content in public libraries. The study will serve as a tool to furthering the understanding of the e-book marketplace.
New York City – Responding to a Penguin Random House announcement today that it will implement perpetual access for all of its e-book titles and cap prices per title, the American Library Association (ALA) said it welcomes improvement in long-term access and pricing, but noted that the new cap of $65 continues a significant premium over consumer e-book and library print titles. The new regime will phase out the Penguin model of one-year lending and reduce the price for some previous Random House titles with a $65 cap on all Penguin Random House e-titles starting January 1, 2016.
Or does this interfere with the public's right to know? -- Find out at ALA's 2016 Midwinter Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Personal blogs, arrest records, explicit photos and business critiques are now typically published forever. Should individuals have the right to have links to certain personal information removed from web search results? The European Union decided that the answer is yes—but should the United States adopt comparable public policy?
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Washington, D.C. – The launch of a new phase of the federally-funded E-rate reform program aimed at improving broadband capacity to serve community education and learning needs was announced today by the American Library Association (ALA)and the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA). The Library E-rate Assessment Planning (LEAP) project is a two-year initiative that will target five pilot states to develop strategies to increase broadband capacity to local libraries in each state and to increase participation in the E-rate program overall.
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Do you like zines? How about feminism? Because second annual NYC Feminist Zine Fest is coming up! Mark your calenders for March 1st, 2014 from 1-6pm. This time we will be at Barnard College in uptown Manhattan, 3009 Broadway in the James Room on the 4th floor of Barnard Hall. The space is handicap accessible.
We will be opening the call for tablers very soon, so if you're a zinester or artist interested in sharing your work, keep an eye on our website (http://feministzinefestnyc.wordpress.com/) for updates. We also need volunteers to help the day run smoothly so if you think that sounds like you (or you have questions in general), email us at email@example.com! RSVP to the WMZ event here!
My latest 8.5 X 11 b&w comic zine, "Hello/Adios" is available on my Etsy shop for $6 + shipping.
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Hi NYC Zine writers. I am starting a new distro local to NYC. I hope to have it up and running in February. Right now, I'm raising funds. I know... money...blah. But it'll be awesome when it's up. If you would like to check it out, here is how:
Hi folks! I finally finished issue five of my zine, Alex. I'm a Brooklyn zinester, and happy for both trades and coffee meet-ups. Here is my website for a look at what I do: http://www.sleepingcreatures.com/alex.html . I'm terrible at replying through this site, so this is better if you want to trade: alexgenderzine(at)gmail.com
Cadillac Girl issue 3 is finally done. I'm very excited about it and all I have to do is hit the copier. The website is updated on all the info on the new issue http://cadillacgirlzine.webs.com. I will keep everyone informed when I have my copies ready. Hitting Staples up on thurs lol. Submitted the zine to a couple distros today, so hopefully it will get picked up.
Hey NYC zinesters! I am trying to get a conversation going here, about the after-effects of 9/11 and specifically health effects. I just did a great interview with George Tabb (MRR, Furious George, etc...), and wanted to know what you guys thought. Read and respond?
There's two new art zines up on my Etsy --
Fur, Hide, and Bone, about the collecting of dead animal parts, and Tragopan Urban Naturalist Club, about the chronicles of 3 urbanite amateur naturalist/artists.
Do check them out!
After a six year break Cadillac Girl zine is starting up again. Cadillac Girl is a perzine I started in 2004, and I'm currently working on issue 3. Read more about the zine and contribute http://cadillacgirlzine.webs.com/
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New Hartford, NY (WIBX) – The Democratic candidate for New York's newly redrawn 22nd Congressional District says he's against hydrofracking, adding that additional studies are needed to fully weigh all the risks associated with the controversial drilling practice. Dan Lamb made his position on the issue clear while attacking his Republican opponent, Congressman Richard Hanna, for not doing the same.
Standing in front of a vegetable garden at Old Path Farm in New Hartford, Lamb says Hanna's silence on the issue is because he has invested over $2-million in the oil and gas industry and stands to benefit financially from hydrofracking operations in New York State. "He's [Hanna] been asleep at the switch on this issue and I wonder why…he's either fully disinterested, or he has a reason for not being forthcoming, either way it doesn't work because this issue is too important to this region," Lamb said.
The candidate goes onto say, "And so, I asked, 'why is this guy so quiet on this issue?' So, I did a little research and discovered, 'oh, this is interesting…he's got over $2-million dollars worth of investments in this industry, and I think in a campaign, in an election where voters are trying to decide who to trust, what motivates politicians, people should know that I'm motivated by protecting this region, I'm motivated by my knowledge about this industry and the impacts of hydraulic fracturing."
Lamb produced a detailed list of Hanna's alleged investments in 19 different oil and gas companies. Some of the names on the list are Hess, Chevron, Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips, with a breakdown of how much Hanna has invested in each company. "The large international corporations tend to reap all sorts of profits from this [hydraulic fracturing] but what we see when we go down to Pennsylvania–when we talk about jobs–we see a lot of out of state license plates; we see cars from Texas and Louisiana and Oklahoma. The hired guns that come up here to work on the drill rigs…they're not New York jobs. The companies won't agree to just hire New York labor," he said.
Lamb says the fracking industry is a "boom, bust" style of economic development. "When these drill rigs are finished, they move on, and it's not going to be a long turn lift to the economy," he said. Lamb suggests state leaders focus on long term solutions to improve the economy such as bringing back manufacturing jobs. "And have companies establish themselves here again," he adds.
Nancy Grove and Pete Bianco are co-owners of the Old Path Farm. Grove says she's not sure if she'll vote for Lamb, but does like his stance on hydrofracking. "We are excited that he's taking a stronger stance than Hanna on the issue, and that he has specific legislation that he wants to improve. I think those ideas are excellent and very concrete," she said. Lamb says if elected, he will work to change several loopholes in the Clean Air and Water Acts, that currently allows the shale gas industry to misclassify its hazardous waste material.
Bianco says the drilling practice concerns him and sighted a recent study he came across. "It shows that farms are on the decline in Pennsylvania and I'm not sure if it's because farmers are getting money and moving away, or if it's from contamination or both," he said. Bianco says one way he differs with Lamb is that he feels that hydrofracking wouldn't be appropriate at any time, even with additional studies.