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Hey everyone my name is Bill. I have been into guns for a while but recently have gone on sort of a spending spree. I recently bought an Arsenal slr 107fr AK a TPD AXR (AUG clone) and have a LWRC M6 A2 on order that should be here in 6 weeks. But I am most exited about my multi state ccw permit on it's way from Florida. MD is not the most gun friendly place so I'm glad this was available. I work in VA almost every day and it will be a good feeling when I travel to other non familiar states and areas. Oh pistol wise I have a Glock 27 and a NAA Gardian. Anyway I'm hoping to learn from you guys and gals and am happy to be here.
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Even with all of that, Dita is contemplating launching her own clothing line. However, she doesn't want it to come off as a knock off collection.
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Have been looking to make my first handgun purchase and have been watching this forum as a guest for a long time. I am getting down to making my decision and wanted to throw a deal that I have the opportunity to take advantage of. I have the option to buy a brand new USP 40 Compact LEM for $525 with shipping to my dealer of choice and including sales tax.
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UK trust in online retailers to protect personal data is even lower than trust in the public sector, research has revealed.
The banking sector scored the highest confidence rating, while online retail was the lowest. The survey polled 1,000 UK adults and was conducted by market research institute Emnid.
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On a scale of one to six, with six being the lowest confidence, banks scored an average of three, compared with 3.7 for online retail.
Traditional retail, telecoms, transport and the public sector fell between the two extremes.
The low level of trust is probably related to the many high profile data breaches in recent months, said Chi-Chi Liang of Symantec's data loss prevention division.
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As the festive periods looms like an iceberg in dark waters, and the thought of buying presents weighs heavy on everyone's mind, many will turn to glossy gift guides for inspiration. Often supplied by retailers or newspapers, these guides are packed full of ideas, from embroidered aprons to novelty slippers.
This year I noticed a 'zombie survival experience for 2′ as one of the suggested endowments, offering a day out in Kidderminster braving the zombie apocalypse. The hosts simulating all the attendant discomforts and horrors of the worst kind of end of days.
Somebody obviously still hasn't discovered Telltale Games' The Walking Dead, which fulfils a similar function but, crucially, allows you to sit comfortably in the warmth of your own home this Winter – with a hot mug of tea to balance the chill in your spine.
To summarise the story so far, our hero Lee has so far managed to keep himself alive through four episodes, braving hordes of walkers, bandits, cannibals and other crazy leftovers of humanity while journeying through farms, motels, mansions and waterfronts. This final one sees him and his fellow survivors (the party composition depending on decisions you made earlier in the series) desperate to rescue Clementine, their youngest member.
Abducted in the previous instalment, Clementine represents the promise of hope for the group – she is both the moral compass and the possibility of a prospective future for humanity. Adults don't want to disappoint her, checking their more savage impulses in her presence, and more importantly, refusing to give in to the gnawing worry that there will be no adult society for her to grow up in.
This is why a group of strangers will risk life (and possibly limbs) for someone they barely know. It's a noble cause, and there's no doubt that the game keeps the player completely onside by facilitating the choices in conversation and action.
You as the player invest in the events, coveting a safe journey for Lee and crew. Even if upon replaying the game you realise your choices perhaps don't influence the overall narrative as greatly as Telltale might have us believe.
Like a drunkenly played accordion, the pace swells and contracts in a queasy manner, ratcheting up the tension and pulling no punches as the rescue attempt leads to some horrible realisations. In easily the most harrowing of the series to date, Lee and the survivors find themselves holed up at the mansion once more.
The buoyant promise of escape sliding away in place of a burgeoning sense of dread – knowing the worst is going to happen, but choosing to live through it anyway . Needless to say, there are tough choices to be made at every turn as the series sluices to its end point.
Mechanically, the game remains indebted to point-and-click adventures, spliced with some of the original Resident Evil's DNA. There's a simplicity about the control that keeps the story as the main focus, although this means it's less of a playing game, more of a watching game with occasional interruptions for control.
Having survived through this first season it's now perhaps possible to critique the series as a whole. While a stand-out piece of storytelling it's this lack of ultimate control which is perhaps now holding the series back. Hopefully for the next series Telltale will be a bit braver, handing the player more freedom of movement in terms of where they go as well as within the narrative structure.
However, that's a minor quibble of what is an intense and enjoyable ride, providing excellent value for money. The Walking Dead is a rarity in this gaming climate, and the series as a whole should be cherished both for a refusal to give in to temptation of tooling players up and for its commitment to the emotional experience rather than shock tactics.
That's not to say there aren't any surprises, or jump-out-of-seat moments, but they're enriched by the way they're embedded in a solid storyline and happen to characters you can actually care about.
So, if you really care about your loved ones, perhaps you could spare them the day freezing to death in Kidderminster and instead of plump for this instead. At least they'll be warm, even if their spine is chilled…
By Sam Gill
Score: 4/5
Format: PS3, Xbox 360, PC
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2012 TransAM Finals at Bear Mountain
The 2012 TransAm tour wrapped up this last weekend at Bear Mountain. The park crew did a great job, and every kid riding had a blast. Make it past your regional TransAm qualifier next year like Garrett McKenzie, and head to Bear.
2012 TransAM Finals Results
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BAGHDAD — Al-Qaeda's branch in Iraq claimed responsibility Tuesday for audacious raids on two high-security prisons on the outskirts of Baghdad this week that killed dozens and set free hundreds of inmates, including some of its followers.
The statement issued in the name of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the al-Qaeda affiliate in Iraq, was posted on an online jihadist forum. It said months of planning went into the highly co-ordinated assaults on the prisons in Abu Ghraib and Taji that began late Sunday.
The attacks, among the most stunning in Iraq since a surge in violence began in April, have drawn sharp criticism from opposition lawmakers and ordinary Iraqis over the government's efforts to keep the country safe. The spike in bloodshed is intensifying fears of a return to the widespread sectarian killing that pushed the country to the brink of civil war after the 2003…
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Despite promising it would be an annual event on the cricket calendar and a "showcase for reconciliation" the match, first played in Canberra in 2001, then in 2002 and under lights at the Adelaide Oval in 2003, will not take place this year and has not been scheduled for next year.
The Prime Minister's XI v ATSIC chairman's XI match was created as a Centenary of Federation event to commemorate the 1868 Aboriginal team that was the first representative team from Australia to tour England. It was the brainchild of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission boss Geoff Clark and enthusiastically embraced by Mr Howard, who hosted the teams at the Lodge.
At the first game in 2001, won by the ATSIC team, Mr Howard said: "There are a lot of things that contribute towards the reconciliation process and this is one of them."
He praised it as an opportunity for indigenous cricketers to show their talent and a chance to redress what he called a surprising imbalance of first class indigenous cricketers.
Mr Clark, who no longer receives invitations to the Lodge and has been frozen out by the Government that tried to sack him and is moving to abolish ATSIC, said the demise of the match was sad.
"It's gone straight on to the scrap heap. Should it be because the Government decides we are not good administrators that we have to kill every bloody good idea?" Mr Clark said.
Cricket Australia said it was a strong supporter of the ATSIC match and was planning to upgrade its development programs for indigenous cricket.
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I'm facing a weird issue on my very first VCS lab.
I have a VCS (X7.0.1) intergated with CUCM 8.5
I have an EX60 registered on the VCS. I have two phones (7940) registered at the callmanager.
I have registered the EX60 registered with a h323 id (4011) as well as a SIP endpoint.
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With white and yellow perch running, you want a rig that works
Casting my rig up underneath the big tree leaning out from the opposite bank of the river, I paused to give my lures time to settle near the bottom. I then began a slow retrieve, starting with a small twitch. Detecting a sudden resistance, I set the hook, and my rod tip surged down. Fish on!
Actually there were two fish on. The occasion marked my discovery of a new springtime yellow perch hangout, one that would deliver big fish reliably over the next several seasons.
We were using a two-lure, tandem rig with a yellow-feathered gold Tony Accetta spoon in size 12 on the long leg and a one-eighth-ounce shad dart in chartreuse on the short one. A small three-way swivel joined everything together. Adding a lip-hooked minnow to the spoon and a grass shrimp to the shad dart gave the lures the added scent that pretty much ensured their success, assuming fish were present.
This rig is the one we use when exploring new water or starting the day from our skiff. Navigating quietly along a shoreline, one of us casts while the other steers to likely looking laydowns and brushy edges. When a fish strikes, we anchor and work the area thoroughly, since perch are a schooling fish.
The setup also fished well from shore, especially with the addition of a small bobber to keep the lures from fouling the bottom. The only downside was that the rig is tedious to replace if lost in a snag. But it is so productive that we usually spend the time to retie it.
The Tony with the minnow moved through the water with a pronounced flashing, undulating action that really drew the strikes. It was the lure the big fish usually hit. The shad dart with the grass shrimp on the shorter section had multiple aspects. If the water was deeper than we anticipated or the current stiffer, we could substitute a heavier dart to get the rig nearer the bottom where the perch always were. Besides being activated by the action of the spoon, the brightly colored lure proved irresistible to any fish drawn to the struggle of a perch hooked on the spoon, resulting in a double hookup. It also worked for those days when the perch (white or yellow) would eat nothing but grass shrimp.
White perch tend to cruise the shallow river or stream edges during high tide and when they are spawning. Yellow perch seek out flooded shoreline brush or downed tree limbs to hang their accordion-like tubes of roe.
During low tide, perch tend to hold in the deeper holes or travel the channels. Then, too, the setup works. We simply anchor up in the center of the cuts or up-current of large pools. The current alone induces the spoon's serpentine action, so we can often set our rods down and wait for strikes.
The next most productive setup for fishing shallows less than five feet of water is simply one-eighth ounce shad dart under a small weighted bobber rigged so the dart is suspended just off of the bottom. The rig can be retrieved or still-fished. This is one of the most commonly used perch rigs along the Chesapeake and for good reason: It works.
When a lot of fish are present and competing for food, the setup can be used with just the shad dart. But when prospecting or if the perch are reticent to bite, adding a grass shrimp, a piece of worm or a small minnow can make it instantly more attractive.
When searching for fish, work your casts out in a fan pattern to explore all around your position. After throwing the rig, let it sit until the water calms. Then twitch it back methodically. Vary the count that you let the lure sit between movements until you find the rhythm that draws the most bites.
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DNR has set female crab harvest limits for the commercial sector this season at about the same as last year except there will be no season closures. Harvesting female crabs remains illegal for recreational fishermen. Read more at dnr2.maryland.gov/Fisheries/Pages/notices.aspx.
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Rockfish season is still four weeks away, but already a small crowd of dedicated anglers is breaking out gear. Their tackle is rather odd for the coming trophy season. They don't favor the short, stout-as-a-broomstick trolling outfits used by Bay skippers. These specialized anglers prefer equipment more common among coastal surf fishermen.
Their rods are nine to 12 feet long with lengthy butts, and they are hung with big spinning or casting reels capable of 300 or more yards of 20- to 30-pound mono or 30- to 65-pound braid. Their terminal setups are 30- to 50-pound leaders and big circle hooks rigged with three- to six-ounce sinkers. Their bait of choice: bloodworms, as big as they can find.
A hard winter has delayed these early birds, but now they are shore-bound. The first couple of weeks, fishing is catch and release only. But by the season opener, they will have sussed the tempo of the striper migration and will be ready to slide some rockfish giants into their big coolers.
Sandy Point, Fort Smallwood and Matapeake State Parks as well as Anne Arundel County's Thomas Point Park are frequented by the cognoscenti. Further south, Point Lookout at the mouth of the Potomac has been drawing larger and larger numbers of anglers willing to suffer the wind, chill and rain.
This tactic, strangely enough, has developed in only the last half-dozen years or so. Big migratory fish surely have been cruising the shoreline looking for a snack as long as they've been returning from the ocean to spawn. Yet most anglers have traditionally pursued them by dragging big lures behind big boats.
Perhaps it was the economic downturn that forced some to remain shore-bound. Perhaps the successes of a small number of dedicated fishers were finally noted. Whatever the reason, more and more anglers have been showing up in the spring to soak a big, whole bloodworm on the bottom and hope for a 40-plus-incher to discover it.
When fresh menhaden become available, many anglers will switch to them. Some fanatics will even search out herring or shad that have been legally harvested elsewhere (it's prohibited to take either in any part of the Chesapeake). But the bottom line is that these guys catch fish, and often regularly.
Many anglers prefer night fishing, when the big rockfish are more apt to frequent the shallows. But I have also interviewed those who maintain banker's hours and arrive about 9am and fish through to the afternoon. Their theory is that, as the majority of the fish are unpredictable, one might as well be as comfortable as possible when pursuing them. All of these guys catch fish, sometimes lots of them.
Enduring the weather is a major part of the early spring fishing experience. Warm boots, woolen socks, windproof, insulated coats, snug hats with ear covering, thick gloves, handwarmers and a thermos full of a hot beverage are almost a necessity, especially at night.
Many anglers fish multiple rigs. Two or more outfits increase the odds of hooking up and ensure that at least one line is available while changing baits or clearing a fouled line.
When shoreline fishing, sand spikes firmly set into the ground are a necessity. Casually propping your rod against a cooler risks it being dragged into deep water when a strong fish takes the bait.
A beach chair is another mark of an experienced angler. Shoreline fishing is characterized by long periods of inactivity interrupted by moments of adrenalin-soaked, fish-fighting panic. Being comfortable during the slower moments makes the wait much more tolerable.
Pickerel don't mind the weather
The nasty weather variations have made angling difficult. A day of moderate temperature has usually been followed by extreme cold and sometimes even blizzard conditions, weather not conducive to any consistent bite.
The chain pickerel, however, tolerates wild, frigid weather. When the majority of our Tidewater fish are hiding in deeper water waiting for snow to melt and conditions to warm up — or at least stabilize — the pickerel is still cruising the laydowns. Holding around any available structure, it waits for some lesser creature to make a mistake.
With its large mouth, needle-sharp dentures and long, lean powerful body, the pickerel is the ideal predator, fast and deadly. It can tolerate brackish water to a high degree, so it thrives throughout the middle to upper reaches of most Bay tributaries and virtually all of our lakes and impoundments.
The grinning devil feeds on minnows, grass shrimp, crabs, goslings, ducklings, snakes, frogs — any small bird or rodent that happens to fall in the water and just about any sized fish it can trap in its toothy grip. Right now, it is gathering in fresher water to ambush yellow and white perch that have begun venturing up toward the headwaters of our rivers and streams to spawn.
While the larger, older pickerel (up to eight pounds) tend to be loners, the younger sizes will gather in small schools, the better to round up and feed on the eating-sized fish moving into their areas. Pickerel are also preparing to spawn later this month and early next.
When temperatures plunge and make fishing for crappie, white perch or yellow perch a losing proposition this spring, you can always count on the pickerel to improve your day. No matter what the temperature, if you can get out on the water, there's a good chance you can find the water wolf.
Medium- to lightweight spin, casting or fly tackle are ideal for tangling with the chain pickerel. It got that moniker because of the iridescent-green, chain pattern that lights up its flanks. It is also called grass pike, green pike, federation pike, jackfish, and my favorite, water wolf.
Since the pickerel's teeth are grasping teeth (rounded shafts but sharply pointed), a steel leader is not necessary. Any line greater than eight-pound-test will generally get your fish to hand. If you're lunker-hunting or want to be extra careful, a short section of 15-pound mono spliced onto your lighter test fishing line will ensure against cut-offs.
A net or fish glove is advisable when landing them, as they have a very slippery coating on their body. Use long-nosed pliers for unhooking. That mouthful of teeth can cause some damage if you're careless.
Grass pike like to attack small to medium flashing lures like spinner baits, spoons, brightly colored jigs and silver or gold crank baits. Tony Accetta spoons in sizes 12 and 13, squirrel tail-dressed Mepps spinners in sizes 3 and 4 and Super Rooster Tails in quarter-ounce sizes are my favorites during the colder months. Adding a lip-hooked minnow onto the spoons are especially effective.
The best crank baits are smaller sized Rat-L-Traps, Rapalas and Zara Spooks. The best flies are sizes 2 to 2/0 Lefty Deceivers in bright colors and Clousers in chartreuse and white or all black. Small and medium poppers will get their attention some days and add some surface violence to the mix.
As the weather gets warmer, pickerel will move into thicker and thicker cover. During hotter months, try throwing a floating or swimming weedless rigged frog onto lily pads, weed beds, sunken brush and laydowns. There will likely be a water wolf lurking there.
Watermen sentenced to year-plus
Four commercial fishermen from Maryland's Eastern Shore have been sentenced in federal court for illegally netting and selling more than 90 tons of rockfish and pocketing almost a half-million dollars in profits over four years.
The watermen used gill nets, particularly effective gear used in the Chesapeake since 1873. Gill nets snare fish by the gills in a mesh that allows the fish's head to enter while preventing its body from following. Some 300 commercial gill-netters operate on the Chesapeake.
Almost impossible to detect once anchored in place, three technological developments have made these nets so deadly that they may be a threat to our rockfish population.
First was the development of translucent, nylon monofilament. Gill nets constructed of this material are virtually invisible to the fish and much more effective in catching them.
The second development was the electronic fish finder. With fish finders, watermen can easily locate populations of rockfish, especially in winter when schools tend to linger in an area.
The final development was the GPS. While greatly assisting commercial watermen in navigation, GPS also enabled poachers to set anchored nets with geographic precision and to return under cover of darkness or bad weather and quickly locate them for retrieval.
Because of proven by-catch mortality, anchored gill nets have been outlawed in Maryland waters since 1992. Only legal are attended, free-floating drift nets with a five- to seven-inch mesh size that limits most rockfish catches to legal-sized fish. Gill nets can legally be up to 3,500 yards long, though in practice most are less.
Crime and Punishment
The watermen in question broke the law in several ways: by using unattended, anchored gill nets; by fishing outside of the commercial season; and by falsifying catch records and evading Maryland regulations. The fish were sold to wholesale markets in surrounding states.
Federal law under the Lacey Act prohibits crossing state lines to sell fish caught illegally. Thus the sentences came in U.S. District Court.
"The scale of this conspiracy was massive," said federal prosecutor Todd Gleason. "It coincides with a steady decline of striped bass. We are heading back to the levels near the moratorium."
The two Tilghman Island watermen running the operation were each sentenced to more than a year. Michael Hayden Jr., who also was found guilty of witness intimidation, will serve 18 months plus three years home detention. William Lednum, who expressed remorse, was sentenced to a year and a day. One helper was sentenced to 30 days to be served on weekends; another escaped with probation and a fine.
Three of the four were each fined $40,000. The two main operators were also made liable for restitution of rockfish valued at nearly $500,000. The penalties are among the most severe ever handed down for Natural Resource violations.
These are also the first major instances of illegal netters brought to justice in Maryland despite years of rumors about illegal wintertime netting. According to one of the principle defendants, William Lednum, these illicit activities have been a common practice among many watermen, but he was the only one caught. The witness operating the station where the fish were checked in, and who testified to falsifying documents with the watermen to cover the illegal catches, also explained that his actions were merely a routine industry practice.
Understaffing at Natural Resources Police is one key reason for these problems. The number of water-patrolling officers has been reduced by half over the last decade, while Department of Natural Resources personnel dedicated to verifying and double-checking reported catch data and seafood wholesaler records continue to be low. Cheating and under-reporting commercial catch information thus remain unchecked.
No further discoveries of illegal gill netting of this scope have been made since these arrests. However, considering the extreme difficulty of detecting the activity, the vastness of the Chesapeake and the significant financial rewards to be gained it would be foolish to assume that it is not still occurring.
Put your down time to work
Don't wait for April to begin tackle or boat preparations because by then it will be too late. This weekend if not today, check on your fishing gear. Examine your rods, inspect your reels, check out your boat equipment.
Which reels need to be re-spooled? Which need maintenance? Turn your reel handles with pressure on the spool. Are your drags smooth? Do they freeze or hesitate before they release? The drag washers may need to be cleaned and repacked with grease.
Check your reel handles. Do they turn smoothly? Are the bushings and bearings clean, or are they corroded and rough? Check the free spool lever. Does the reel spool disengage freely? Does it re-engage promptly? This one is a show-stopper. If you can't put your reel back in gear, you will be unable to land your fish, even retrieve your line.
If your reels need any kind of maintenance, now is the time to send them off. Currently, you can expect them to be repaired or serviced within one or two weeks. But if you wait until just before opening day, you might not get them back for a month or more.
Closely inspect your rod guides. A cracked guide ring may be difficult to see, but it will shred your line the first time a good fish puts some pressure on your tackle. Rod guides that show corrosion in a joint area or have been bent should be replaced. They can and will collapse at the first inopportune moment. Repairs and replacements can be accomplished promptly now as rod craftsmen are still in a slow period.
Look over your hooks, sinkers and lures. Are your bucktails and parachutes still in good condition, or are the hair and skirts twisted and deformed from being put up carelessly? If they are, they won't track or work properly in the water. Now is the time to correct that. Put them in hot water for a soak, then lay them out on a towel to dry.
Replace any rusted hooks. A rusty hook requires three or four times the force as a new hook to penetrate a fish's mouth — more if the fish is a big one. File off the rust and sharpen the points on any hooks that can't be replaced. Wipe them down with WD-40 so they won't re-rust before the season opens.
Check out all your boat gear. Are your flares and fire extinguishers still operational and with valid dates? Are all of your life preservers still functional, and do you have enough of them? Don't be that guy on opening day going from store to store trying to find flares, whistles, throwable floatation devices or an extra PFD for a last-minute guest. You can get a Natural Resources Police citation and be ordered off the water if any of these are missing.
Check your paperwork. Do you have your boat registration certificate, and is it current? It's required when you're on the water. Now is a good time to get your new fishing license for yourself or for the boat.
Put the license sticker on your bow promptly and be sure to keep the paperwork on-board; that's also required now by Natural Resources Police officers, though it is not well advertised. Check your hull boat numbers and registration stickers. They can disappear over a nasty winter or may have been stripped off by hard running the previous season. That could mean a ticket on opening day.
Run a power and cell check on your boat battery; batteries like to go dead over winter and can be difficult, time-consuming and expensive to replace at 5am opening day. Perform an on-site review of all your boat's electrical circuits. Are all your navigation lights operating and if they're not, is it the bulb, the wiring or the switch?
Are your fish finder and GPS fully functional? Does your marine radio still work? Is your bilge pump operating properly? Failure of any of these devices can turn opening day into an experience in frustration or worse.
Get these jobs done now, and you can relax, confident in the knowledge that all you need to do on opening day is wake up on time and have luck in your corner.
It's the most important link between you and your fish
Working at sports stores has given me a long-term look at a critical and often overlooked item of tackle: monofilament fishing line. Taking your line for granted can lead to very unfortunate results.
Monofilament fishing line was developed more than 75 years ago by DuPont Chemical Company as a spin-off of nylon, the first synthetic plastic. Those early efforts produced stiff, springy lines that had too much memory, tangled easily and were brittle.
Braided lines made of linen (from the flax plant) or cotton were the overwhelming choice of anglers. These braids were strong for their diameter, supple and relatively easy to handle with the revolving spool reels used by most fishers of that period.
Braided natural fiber fishing lines continued to hold sway over anglers for the next 20 years. Those lines did, however, have two distinct drawbacks: They tended to deteriorate if not dried properly, and they were visible to the fish.
Eventually chemists solved all the technical problems with monofilament. In 1959, DuPont introduced Stren, a soft, pliable fishing line with excellent strength and very low visibility in the water. Over the same period, spinning reels advanced in popularity. The new monofilament line was embraced by spin anglers as the perfect application for their tackle.
DuPont's product was so successful that it was copied by many other manufacturers. Monofilament has been continually improved. It is superb fishing line: inexpensive, with great strength to diameter and with low visibility in the water.
Its one drawback: It does not last forever.
The ultraviolet rays from sunshine, fluorescent lighting and more will eventually break down the structure of monofilament, causing it to fail under stress. Knot strength is the first thing to suffer, while the line itself appears unchanged.
If monofilament is unused and stored in a cool, dark environment it will last a few years. Outside in sunlight or inside exposed to the light of fluorescent bulbs and tubes, its life expectancy is limited. Manufacturers recommend replacing line every season.
The life of line gets still more complicated. Because manufacturers do not date their products' creation, consumers have no way of knowing the age of a newly purchased spool of monofilament. Nor do we know under what conditions that line was stored.
Most tackle shops routinely rotate the inventory, so monofilament lines are constantly refreshed by newly manufactured supplies. But the buyer has to beware. A spool of line that has remained in a store's inventory for long periods, especially if exposed to UV light, will likely fail under stress. The longer it has been retained, the more likely it is to break down.
Purchase your line from reputable sporting goods retailers that frequently turn over their inventory. Higher quality lines are going to resist UV deterioration far longer than less expensive lines.
One simple test of monofilament's integrity is to tie an overhand knot in the line and give it a good strong tug. The overhand knot is not recommended for fishing because it cuts into itself. Fresh lines with this knot in them will still be difficult to break. However, monofilament compromised by age or UV exposure will fail at a mere fraction of its rated strength.
Your monofilament fishing line is probably the least expensive component of all of your tackle. But it is the single most important link between you and your fish. Respect and replace it frequently.
When not in use, store your tackle with reel covers that shield the line from UV rays. Or keep your tackle in a cool, dark room. Remember also that today's energy-efficient compact-fluorescent bulbs produce UV rays.
Yellow perch are climbing the rivers
The yellow perch run is on. It may seem early, but small male yellow perch have been caught in a number of locations around the state for over three weeks. That can only mean one thing: The bigger fish will show up any time — if not already.
These yellow neds are on the move, swimming to the headwaters of Bay tributaries to spawn.
Driven by increasing daylight and temperatures, the scent of their natal waters and mysterious Mother Nature, this species is the first of the year to appear in numbers in the fresher water of the Chesapeake.
Minimum size is nine inches and the daily limit is 10 fish per day. They are particularly delicious, rivaling white perch for table quality. Fried and paired with sliced tomatoes, simmered greens and corn bread on the side, they make the finest meal you can serve this time of year.
Light- to medium-weight spin tackle spooled with six- to 10-pound mono will do just fine for tangling with the neds, whose size can run up to 15 inches or more (a citation is 14 inches). They will eat earthworms, bloodworms, grass shrimp, minnows and even wax worms.
With water temperatures this time of year generally under 40 degrees, the fish do not respond well to artificial lures. But when fish abound, they can be caught on shad darts, small Tony and Nungusser spoons, Rooster Tails, Mepps spinners and small jig heads with soft plastic curly tails.
My preference is a five-foot-four-inch, light-action spin rod, six-pound line and a tandem rig with a gold number 12 Tony and a lip-hooked minnow on the long leg and on the shorter a 1/16-ounce shad dart tipped with a grass shrimp, all fished under a weighted bobber.
Casting the rig out toward likely spawning areas such as flooded brush or downed trees in three to four feet of water, I twitch the rig back slowly, continually working over a large area until I locate fish. The bite is generally tide driven, with a falling tide just after the flood the best.
When fishing a low tide, target the deeper areas in the center of creeks and rivers and fish your baits close to the bottom. Since the fish are constantly on the move, you never know when or where you're going to find them, so moving around and trying one area after another, either from a boat or from shore, is the strategy for success.
It is also a good idea to have on hand a big Mepps spinner in size 3 or 4, silver or gold, dressed with squirrel or bucktail. If your yellow perch action suddenly dies off or hasn't yet materialized, try casting the larger lure. Quite often a large pickerel or two (which follow the schools of yellow perch this time of year) have moved into the area and queered the perch bite. The Pickerel will be suckers for the big Mepps and an exciting addition to your day.
The Department of Natural Resources website maps a number of locations where yellow perch fish have been caught during the spring run on both the Western and Eastern Shores: http://dnr2.maryland.gov/Fisheries/Pages/maps.aspx.
Rabbits make a fine test for hounds and hunters alike
On a cold, crisp morning, ice crinkled underfoot in the brushy field. Clear, dense air carried the clamor of some 25,000 snow geese feeding on a field a half-mile away.
Then, over that waterfowl music, a hound's howl broke out about 25 yards in front of me. My guess was that it was Junior, a five-year-old beagle that was part of my good friend Charles Rodney's experienced pack of rabbit dogs.
Seconds later, Junior's soulful wail was joined by his four pack-mates, Slim, Copper, Lou and Jack. The sudden urgency of their baying told us that if they hadn't seen the rabbit, its scent was red-hot.
From the midst of the thick stuff, Charles motioned me to move out to the side and ahead to a clearing to try for a shot at the cottontail as the dogs pushed. I arrived promptly and the hounds trailed through, indicating the rabbit was well out in front of us all.
Don Coleman, the third in our hunting party, had positioned himself a ways behind us in case the cottontail doubled back. At six-foot-five-inches, Don moved easily through the thigh-high grasses. The 83-year-old still pursues rabbits with the passion of his first hunt as a six-year-old in Beloit, Wisconsin.
This bunny was also experienced and laid a convoluted spoor for the dogs to follow and a drama to unfold. The pack lost and found the scent as we moved along, positioning ourselves but never getting a shot. Finally, out of the corner of my eye I saw a streak of grey-brown fur break out behind Charles heading the opposite way, back into the thicker cover.
We called out there he goes, there he goes! and moved toward openings that might allow us a shot. But the rabbit was long gone. Rallying the beagles to where we had last seen movement, we began anew.
The rabbit now circled all the way back to where the dogs first scented him and started to lay a new trail. It takes a seasoned hound to follow the scent of an animal that has crossed over its previous path.
We waited while the dogs untangled the route, repositioning ourselves from time to time to intercept the wily animal. A disturbed rabbit will run quite a distance, but it is generally hesitant to leave its home territory and tends to circle back. This one had been running about in a 200-by-300-yard swath of cover. We intended to keep it there. If it broke out, it would most likely head for a groundhog hole, and we would lose it.
Charles, the hunt leader and youngster of our party at 64 (I'm 72), was relentless in powering through the thicker areas along the rabbit's path to ensure it hadn't jumped aside and sat. Constantly encouraging his beagles, he directed Don and me to new positions as the dogs moved the rabbit (or the rabbit moved the dogs) through one area and into another.
At the half-hour mark, the cottontail made a mistake. It hadn't seen Don move to a new position at the edge of the field and almost blundered into him. Then streaking back into heavy brush, it broke out in front of me. Don and I both had a safe line at it — but only for an instant. Shots echoed out but the rabbit vanished back into the high grass.
Running to where the cottontail had disappeared, I found only some tufts of fur. It was hit but still on the move. The dogs caught up and continued trailing the rabbit as I followed in hope that it would be lying somewhere nearby. Within about 100 feet, the pack stopped baying and started milling.
As I neared, Junior emerged from the grass with a furry parcel in his mouth. I accepted the dog's offering, held it up high and called out we got it! Don and Charles closed on us to congratulate the hounds.
We had four more chases that morning, each nearly as intense as the first, with only one trickster giving the dogs and us the slip.
It's all a matter of layers
Whether in the sporting field, bird watching, horseback riding, hiking, fishing or other outdoor sports, options in dressing for freezing temperatures have never been better — or more complicated.
Layering is the one key ingredient no matter what you're going to do, as I've learned from experience. A base layer (undergarment) is followed by a covering layer (shirts and pants) and topped by the over layer (coats and overpants). The advantage of this approach is that as the weather changes or your activities vary, you can always take a layer off, if only temporarily.
I've also found that if your cold-weather activity is mostly sedentary, such as bird watching, hunting, fishing or the spectator sports, the base layer is the most important. Fleece base layers, particularly expedition-weight types, are arguably the most effective.
Fleece is comfortable next to the skin and holds in your body warmth best. If you're preparing for sub-zero temps, a full body fleece undergarment is the way to begin.
I've further discovered that the best types of fleece base layers are those with zip necks. Fleece is so efficient that even light exertion can cause you to heat up. Unzipping the top allows that body heat and moisture to escape. When that part of your activity is over, you can zip back up, maintaining a comfortable core temperature.
Activities that include long periods of high intensity followed by periods of low intensity call for technical base layers. Such clothing is designed to maintain warmth with an emphasis on wicking moisture (sweat) away from your body to the outside of that garment. It can then evaporate or migrate to the mid-layer (where it also evaporates). Choose technical base layers designed for intense activity sports such as mountain climbing, big game hunting and skiing.
Mid-layer clothing options are much less complicated. Flannel shirts are fine, cotton will do, medium-weight wool is great. Since the base layer has already done most of the work of temperature control, the mid layer is whatever makes you most comfortable.
The outer layer (coats and over pants) is dictated by weather conditions. Since the development of the breathable membrane for clothing fabrics some 45 years ago, virtually all severe weather clothing has this feature as part of its construction. The membrane or fabric coating allows water vapor (sweat) to be vented out but prevents liquid water from penetrating. It is also a great wind barrier.
Additional insulation is also an option in outerwear, depending on how extreme the temperatures are going to be and whether you're wearing a base layer. But generally the final layer is intended for keeping out rain, snow and wind. Keep in mind that the bulkier the jacket (and your cumulative clothing), the more your movements will be hindered.
Hats are essential as are facemasks and scarves for high-wind conditions. Make sure they are windproof and cover the ears.
Gloves are application specific; the types you choose depend on what you're doing. Waterproof and woolen gloves are best around the water. Mittens are warmest if you don't need to use your fingers. Chemical handwarmers, such as Hothands and Grabber, are also effective. Position them on the back of your hands (where your blood vessels are) to keep your fingers warm.
Footwear should be insulated if you're going to be sedentary. Otherwise rely on lightly insulated boots and heavy woolen socks for superior cold and moisture control.
Above all, be especially careful in colder weather and move inside at the first indications of hypothermia — shivering or a decline in coordination.
Solunar theory predicts fish and animal activity cycles
'Fishing Charlie' Ebersberger has spent as many days on the water as any angler in Maryland and arguably acquired more knowledge in his constant conversations with like-minded customers at his store, the Angler's Sport Center.
How was the Solunar watch working out? I asked as the instrument celebrated its first anniversary on his wrist. Seems that its predictions of fishing success based on peak times for fish activity are much better than either of us expected, according to the story he told.
We were after marlin off of Ocean City and had not had any action for quite some time. Our electronic finder was indicating that we were over some good marks but nothing was eating.
How many fish do you see now? one of the party called out.
The question wasn't directed to the finder screen but to my Solunar watch. Its display showed from one to four fish symbols depending on how active the bite was forecast at any particular time. Three to four fish mean a good bite.
It's beginning to show three, I said.
Just then one of the starboard lines went down and fish on, fish on began ringing out from the stern. A few minutes later, my watch face moved into the four fish category. For the next three hours the action was hot and constant.
John Knight's Solunar Theory
The Solunar theory of the most productive fishing times was developed almost 90 years ago by an avid angler, John Alden Knight. After years of keeping logs of his frequent fishing efforts, he was perplexed at his inability to predict the best times to fish. He decided to apply scientific analysis to all the information he could gather.
Starting with over 30 factors that seemed relevant, he eventually eliminated all but three as worthy of further examination. The prime factors, he eventually deduced, were sunrise, sunset and moon phase.
Tidal phases and currents (caused by the moon moving in orbit around the earth) have long been thought the critical factors in saltwater fish feeding times. Knight discovered it was actually the relationship among the sun, earth and moon that was essential.
Moonrise and moonset proved to coincide with intermediate or moderate phases of fish and animal activity. Most influential were the meridian periods when the transits of the moon crossed the earth's line of latitude. High moon and low moon produced the most intense levels for the longest periods.
Knight eventually worked out Solunar tables based on his theory to predict peak activities when fish (and game animals and birds) would most likely occur for any particular place and time.
There are, however, mitigating factors that can negate or degrade the Solunar effect.
A falling barometer generally precedes a period of poor fishing (as well as animal and bird movement) as do high winds, hard rain or snowfall and significant temperature fluctuations. These conditions, of course, are impossible to predict beyond the very near future. Still, they do have to be taken into account.
Knight's Solunar Tables have been in constant publication since their debut in 1936. Watches and time clocks have also been developed based on the Solunar formulas to make interpretation of the predictions ever easier.
Using his Casio Pathfinder, Charlie has confirmed the accuracy of Solunar theory on the Chesapeake over the past season, not only by his own experiences but also with the help of many of his customers.
"When they ask me what time of day is going to be best, I consult the watch. Whenever I could identify periods showing three to four fish, it was uncannily reliable that the time period predicted would result in up to three hours of great action."
If you're looking to get an edge in the coming fishing season or need one now in hunting, Solunar predictions may be for you.
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What are you are feeling is normal for someone who has been in a relationship for many years. You're afraid of losing the familiarity and the friendship you both had together and everyone gets afraid to be alone especially after a break up of a long term relationship. If you feel the relationship can not be fixed and you don't love him anymore then don't make your life any more miserable than it has been lately. Wouldn't you rather be alone than to be unhappy all of the time. Taking that first step towards being single again is scary for anyone that is why so many people stay when they are unhappy and sad in the relationship.
You need to talk to your boyfriend about how he made you feel or didn't make you feel in the relationship this is going to be part of your closure. If you leave without letting your feelings out they will stay pent up and you may take them into another relationship and you just don't want to carry that pent up feeling onto something or someone else. If you feel you need a therapist to help you through that you should find one but what you are feeling is a natural feeling. Maybe you could remain friends after this if the two of you can separate the two now. Five years is a long time to be with just one person and that is where the fear is coming from, fear of losing something that has been so familiar to you for five years, you are going to have to pretty much allow yourself to grieve in a sense because you relationship has died.
You will find someone else but don't rush into it give yourself some "You" time that means to get over what happened in this relationship and what went wrong and find out who you are again because for five years you were part of two and now you will be one if you do decide to move on. If you don't think the relationship could be repair through talking about your feelings and your hurt then don't torture yourself by staying where you are truly not happy that is a kind of loneliness in itself so what would be the difference in being by yourself? You may move on and like the choice that you made and like being by your self and feel a sense of freedom but you won't know that until you try it. Remember to talk to your boyfriend and explain to him all the reasons why you need to leave if you do decide to leave don't leave with things unresolved. If you have anything to add click reply.
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What you have described is common in most males their idea of helping to clean is taking out the garbage and mowing the lawn. Though there are some men that are obsessed with having a clean home some men could care less. Are you telling me out of a 24 hour period you only get about an hour of his time? If this is so you really need to tell him you are feeling neglected and that you're at the point where you are ready to leave if he truly cares about you he will do everything in his power to make things better. The relationship does seem salvageable if both parties are willing to work hard at it, it can't just be you trying to fix things he will have to see the error of his ways and want to change not only for you but to make him a better man.
You can usually find psychiatrist in your area in the local phone book yellow pages but make sure it is a reputable one and not one that is only out for the money and will say what they think you want to hear. You want someone who will stay neutral and not pick sides that will not help the relationship at all. Make this your last resort before making any decisions. Think about it this way you could have a man that is cheating, abusing you so this could be fixed it will just take the both of you working on it together and if you leave it will make you wonder if there was something else you could have done to help the relationship. If you truly want to try to make this relationship work then ask him if he will go to counseling with you, but the decision is his and if he doesn't want to go then you will have to start the process if that is what you want to do.
Just the fact that he said he wants to change is a big step but he won't change overnight and maybe that is what you want but it just won't happen at a blink of an eye. You said he has come very far that he should be commended for and maybe with some help and can go even further. A lot of men live like children they don't like to clean that is why alot of men if they can afford it pay maids to clean for them or their mothers but there are some that don't mind cleaning also. Maybe he could compromise with his four step schedule and cut one of them so that he can help you around the house more that isn't too much to ask for. Maybe 8 hours of sleep and one hour of play and the rest of the time spent with you that is three more hours to you. It seems like all this relationship needs is compromise and maybe counseling if that will help. If you have anything to add click reply.


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support cisco 4507R
Hi friends:
... first of them , sorry with my english....
I have two cisco 4507R , we use them like core switch, running to 1 gbps, booth of them are , like :
Cisco IOS Software, Catalyst 4500 L3 Switch Software (cat4500-IPBASEK9-M), Version 12.2(46)SG, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
System image file is "bootflash:cat4500-ipbasek9-mz.122-46.SG.bin"
cisco_4507R_1#show modu
Chassis Type : WS-C4507R
Power consumed by backplane : 40 Watts
Mod Ports Card Type Model Serial No.
1 6 Sup II+10GE 10GE (X2), 1000BaseX (SFP) WS-X4013+10GE --SUPERVISOR
3 24 10/100/1000BaseT (RJ45) WS-X4424-GB-RJ45
5 6 SFP, 10/100/1000BaseT (RJ45)V, Cisco/I WS-X4506-GB-T
6 6 SFP, 10/100/1000BaseT (RJ45)V, Cisco/I WS-X4506-GB-T
We're usinf fiber OM1: 62.5/125um... , this permit transmit data up to 1 Gbps.... we use path cord SC-LC ( DDF to SWITCH).
Nowadays, we want to increase the core ... first to 10 Gbps whit option to encrease to 40 and 100 Gbps..... the fiber-standard for that is OM4 .
Now .. questions:
1) The switch 4507R , support 10 Gbps ?, I need 10 ports with 10Gbps........ I have to change the supervisor? what model ? ... I need to buy line cards to suport 10 Gbps ..? what model in fiber and cable.. ?
2) If, the switch 4507R don't permit to increase to 10Gbps..... can you give me... any advice....? what device can do that ?
I read something in the web, but it's not clear for me.... i think... the supervisor II plus, dont permit up to 2 10Gbps, the chassis with another ssupervisor like Sup Engine 6E or 6LE neither...... line card for this chasis dont support 10 Gbps
what device with good price/quality can help me ¿?
Thanks for your help .


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Happiest all-nighter on Earth
ORLANDO (CNN) - Three Disney World parks stayed open for 24 hours Friday to kick off the Memorial Day weekend.
Guests pulled all-nighters at the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, and at Disneyland and Disney Adventure parks in Ahaheim, Calif.
Each park had rides around the clock as well as special events and visits from characters.
Disney held a similar event in 2012 to mark leap year.