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At the moment we (couple both 59) are looking at moving back into our house around 10.12.2017 and want to share again with 2 others. Some who shared have stayed a longer time, 2 & years, many also have just done our short term LIVE IN with our de-stress programs. We have 2 living areas and 2 bathrooms and are using the front living area when working with clients. The home (11 years old) is very light, clean, modern, open and has great heat insulation (double glazing etc., heaters in all rooms are built in, built in wardrobes) Solar hot water (300 liter cylinder). Small garden, great views of MT Wellington and we always had a small vegie patch. We got rid of a lot of "stuff" before working away for the last 2 years, which makes great open space again. So there will be new white goods etc. when we return. Kitchen is well equipped. We accommodate if you have furniture or not for your room. Having been sharing for decades, we are interested and lovingly allowing, positive thinking people (non denominational). Quiet location, 2 min walk to bus (to Hobart/Taroona/Sandy Bay) 5 min walk to supermarket(Woolworth) and other shops, NBN, Netflix, air con, panel heaters, non smoking, no pets. Looking ideally for working people/students. Here we are, maybe it could be of interest? Looking forward to hearing from you
Hi. We have a convert apartment / granny flat in our house which will be available for rent in September. The apartment is the ground floor of a beautiful recently renovated house in south hobart. The granny flat has it,s own kitchen living room, bathroom and bedroom. The house is on the beautiful Strickland avenue. Next to the bus stop and close to walking tracks. Pets considered
About 10min drive from the city, lovely water views, open plan kitchen and living onto a large deck. Great for summer and someone wanting to share in a clean and tidy house and relaxed lifestyle just out of the city. Shared bathroom with one female, seperate toilet than bathroom, built in wardrobe space and and plenty of room in a large pantry and shared fridge. Room is carpeted and lots of natural light.
Furnished place in MT Nelson near UTAS and CBD (bus comes outside door straight to utas then cbd). No minimum, but max is 12 months. Share with only one other person or with two other for less rent (up to you).
Hi all, We are looking for a female housemate for the available single room from 26th of September onwards. The house is 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and fully furnished. All the housemates that will be staying on are female. The house has parking bays. The house is 20 minutes walking to UTAS and 10 minutes by bus to Hobart CBD. Public transport is nearby. Two of the house mates are studying in UTAS, the other is working the whole week. All girls are easy going and nice. You are: - a student or full-time working - must be tidy, clean, know how to respect other privacy. Cleaning after yourself is a required. - No smoking, no pet The room is quite big, fully furnished with one large wardrobe, 1 bookshelf, 1 desk with chair, 1 single bed. Rent: $127/week (Bills not included). Pay every fortnight on Friday. Bond $500 Female preferred Sorry, no couple or share room. Address: 40 Waterworks road, Dynnyrne The Internet, other bills are split evenly. Please write us a brief introduction about yourself and we'll go from there. Cheers,
Super close to UTAS and CBD. Air conditioning, dishwasher, dryer. Spare room for additional storage, second toilet, and pleasant small outdoor area. 1 off street car park is shared however street parking is not an issue. We care about keeping our house nice and tidy and are looking for someone fun and friendly to join our household. We also appreciate some time to ourselves. (1 student, 1 working full time) Looking for someone to take over my spot on the lease!!
HI, I'm looking to let my furnished single room out from 23-Nov 2017 to 25 Feb 2018 ( short term) in sharehouse. It is located in Dynnyrne , just take 10 minutes away from UTAS, and 20min walk to coles and woolworths. It has a stunning view and good for study. The weekly price indicated includes, water, power and internet. The room is furnished with a bed and matress, table and wardrobe. The rest of the necessities are shared. The other housemates are friendly, nice and tidy
It is very close to university and it has good access to all amenities. Very independent space , non demanding. Open living areas and private bedroom spaces. Large generous garden with established trees and plants. It is an older house so has some quirks which I will attempt to have sorted as soon as possible. As I have only just moved myself I have some refinement still to do. If you can handle the transition then this generous space will work well for you.
The place is in a really nice neighbourhood, is quiet and close to Sandy Bay. It takes about 15-20 minutes to walk to uni. There's a fridge, oven and washing machine that came with the house, but me and my current housemates got the rest (table, chairs, coach, etc.) so there's no need to worry about that :)
• There are 5 Rooms with 2 Bathrooms and 2 kitchens in the house. • The room is upstairs and the size of the room is 4.6*6meters, share one bathroom with 2 people. • Fully furnished, wi-fi. Newly Renovated. • Close to UTAS(10 minutes), Transport(2 minutes walk) & city centre( 10 minutes bus). • All Bills excluded, need to share. • Looking for someone quite, tidy and respectful.
This house has stunning views of Mt. Wellington and the river Derwent. An inclosed veranda wraps around the front of the house which is perfect to sit back, relax, and enjoy a cup of tea, beer or glass of wine on. The room is exceptionally large with four big windows and furnished with a queen bed (comes with sheet, pillows quilt etc) clothes rack, large wardrobe, small fan heater and table/desk. The communal area is cosy and has great heating. Location is fantastic! The city centre is a 20 minute walk away, Salamanca and shops just a 7 minute walk, as is Sandy Bay. NBN, power and water included in the rent. Battery Point is one of the most beautiful suburbs in Hobart, it is peaceful, quiet and historic. My room and this house is perfect for someone just moving to Tasmania who needs someone to stay whilst looking for a house, transitioning from another house, or perhaps just wanting to live in Hobart for a short period.
Affordable luxury, great views, in an unbeatable location - only a 2 minute walk to Salamanca, Hobart's most vibrant cultural precinct, a 5 minute walk from the renowned cafes and restaurants of Hampden Rd, and a 5-10 minute walk to the waterfront and city centre. The space Fully self contained 2 bedrooms apartment with open plan living, dining, and kitchen. Modern, newly furnished, extremely comfortable, with unlimited internet. Peaceful while being steps away from all the action. LIVING AREA - 4 seater couches, coffee table and entertainment unit, internet TV with Netflix. KITCHEN - Recently updated with quality appliances - cooktop and oven, microwave, dishwasher, and quality utensils and tableware, coffee machine. Basic cooking supplies provided - oil, herbs and spices, as well as coffee milk and a selection of teas. DINING - 8 seater table right. Quality stoneware crockery. BEDROOM - Spacious built in wardrobe, bedside tables, reading lamps, queen bed with quality linen. BATHROOM - shower, vanity unit, heated towel rail
We are looking to fill a room for short term stays only (up to 8 weeks but negotiable). This is a huge house in the CBD that you would be sharing with a couple and one girl. You get a bedroom with en-suite (toilet outside, however can use other inside toilet). There is a large kitchen and large living room that are fully furnished to share. Can provide a double bed if needed. Please note furniture is different from the photos, the place is still lovely!
Beautiful brand new three split level home. All you need to provide is your bedroom furnishing. 3 year old French bulldog included named Floyd :).
NO BOND. Our price includes power, heat, and water expenses, FREE WIFI, study spaces with desks and chairs, etc. Minimum stay is 1 month payable in advance to get this low rate. Linens can be changed weekly at your request. Big funky dining room and a couple of big lounge rooms with big TVs. Plenty of private reading areas with leather couches and a book exchange. Washing and drying machines for your clothes available for $6/hour, with laundry liquid included. We are close to Asian and seafood restaurants, and we have a stainless steel kitchen if you cook for yourselves, and the supermarket to buy food is 150 metres away. All cutlery and cookware are provided. We pride ourselves on having a very quiet accommodation to sleep and rest and we have 24 hour security, with plenty of staff who live on site, and we welcome students to stay here or travellers staying for months at a time.
New townhouse have single Room for rent, 1.5 km from the city; 3 minute drive; wollworth and Coles 3 mins driving by car; 3 minute walk to Elizabeth street food court; Calvary hospital hospital three minutes drive; entrance near the bus directly to the city, university of Tasmania; quiet and comfortable three-bedroom town house single room rent, including water, share electricity network charges; declined pets; non-smoking house - rent $ 190 per week; available for leasing at least six months.
The room is a good size, comfortably fitting your basic bedroom furniture. The house has one bathroom, with a separate toilet, a smallish kitchen, a back yard (mostly ruled by the pup) and a great front deck with even better views + plus one BBQ that we don't know how to operate.
Walk To: City - 10 Minutes AC - 10 Minutes VTI - 20 Minutes RGIT - 20 Minutes UTAS by Bus - 15 Minutes
large built in wardrobe full length balcony shared bathroom. very basic single bed & desk (potential for BYO bedroom furniture) woolworths, gym & aquatic centre within 500m bus mall only 500m CBD cafes, restaurants, bars constitution dock 500m, Salamanca 1000m
Furnishings included, bills and internet is included in total rent price. Single room, $50/wk extra for a couple. Come stay with us in our beautiful, relaxed home! Great deck with wonderful views and clean, fresh space, open plan kitchen and easy going vibe. Very scenic home and you will be living with outdoorsy people, who love cooking, social and quiet vibes. There is a large garden, deck and views of the mountains and water from all over the property. The house is situated at the end of a cul-de-sac with lots of street parking available. Location is great as quiet streets into Town and round the other corner from North Hobart with Moonah and Glenorchy shopping centres nearby. The home is North facing with lots of natural light and great warmth. Best for people with their own car, but public transport is an 8min walk away with buses to town every 30min

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I can't believe this. Amazon.com sells dozens of books about how to avoid and protect yourself from plagiarism, but at the same time they're ripping off content from my Vermont Woods Studios furniture website and claiming it as their own. Check out this site. It's an Amazon site selling cheap imported furniture and claiming it's Vermont made. The URL and the title contain the words "Vermont Furniture". The site automatically and systematically copies content from this blog, my twitter account and from other Vermont furniture makers' websites.
Do you find this surprising? I've tried contacting Amazon and asking them to take the site down, but they don't acknowledge my emails. My next correspondance is going to be to the Vermont Attorney General. I realize it's not Amazon.com per se that's copying my content. But the site owner is displaying Amazon's logo, linking to an Amazon account and sending the user to Amazon.com. Amazon has to take some responsibility — and probably shut this guy's account down.
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As fans chuckle over Les Dawson's Joke Book, taken from previously unpublished notes and diaries kept by the late, great comic, his widow Tracy and daughter Charlotte talk about continuing his memory 20 years after his death, how Charlotte is following in her father's footsteps, and why moving from the family home they shared with the iconic comedian was so difficult.
By Hannah Stephenson There'll be laughter in the Dawson household over the festive season - but nowhere near as much as there was when comic genius Les Dawson was alive, his widow Tracy Dawson reveals today.
"Christmas is always difficult for us. Les loved it, he always did pantomime, he was always the dame, and loved to entertain the children."
She and her daughter Charlotte - who was a baby when the legendary comedian died in 1993 of a heart attack aged 62 - have recently moved from the family home in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, to a bungalow nearby. But there are still memories of her late husband everywhere, in photos, his piano, books and other memorabilia.
Charlotte, now 20, is an enthusiastic aspiring actress with the world at her feet, but Tracy, who was 17 years Les's junior, has found it harder to move on.
Her world fell apart when, on June 10, 1993, Les was in Manchester for a medical check-up as a prelude for trying for another child. Waiting in a cubicle, he asked Tracy if she could get him a newspaper. When she returned her husband of four years was dead from a massive heart attack.
"It doesn't feel like 20 years since his death," Tracy, 61, reflects. "Everything feels like yesterday. I miss him terribly. The circumstances of his death came as such a shock. You try to move on and then it just comes back again. I still have really dark days."
She didn't have counselling following his death, but says her good friend Mo Moreland from the Roly Polys, her sisters and her housekeeper gave her the support she needed.
During the move, she discovered some notes Les had typed and hand-written for Charlotte's legacy. She and Charlotte decided to compile some of the previously unpublished material to create Les Dawson's Joke Book.
Charlotte explains: "Going through the material, I felt I got to know him a lot more. We shed tears some of the time, but they were tears of happiness deep down."
Tracy continues: "People still want to know about Les. He was way ahead of his time in the material he wrote. It was hard going through his papers and notes and we found a lot of personal stuff as well. He'd left a little day-to-day diary of his time with Charlotte. He only knew her for eight months before he died."
Over the years, some of Tracy's attempts to keep his memory alive may be considered by some as bizarre. After his death, she installed a full-size cardboard cut-out of the comedian in Charlotte's nursery, so the baby would come to recognise him as her dad. She taught her to raise her spoon at meal-times - to "give Daddy a bit in heaven, too".
"She watched his videos and now that she's following in his footsteps, she is meeting people who talk about him," Tracy adds.
Charlotte says: "People have said the cardboard cut-out was a bit freaky but I don't think it was at all. I'm very proud that I can call him my dad.
"It's been hard growing up without him. Take away the name and what he did, it's hard enough growing up without a father, but when I found out who he was I felt so proud and happy that I had this amazing legacy. People say I don't look like him but I definitely do."
Each anniversary of his death, mum and daughter go to the church where Tracy and Les were married, and also visit his memorial statue in St Annes to join fans in paying their respects.
Les and Tracy first met when Tracy was working as a barmaid in a hotel, where the star used to drown his sorrows as his first wife, Meg, succumbed to cancer. They married in 1989, following a three-year romance, and were thrilled to be blessed with a child.
Keeping Les's memory alive, and ploughing her energy into charity work, has helped Tracy cope.
"I just didn't know how to cope without him. Then all the letters came in from charities for the work Les did, and then they asked me to take part. I put all my energy into charity work.
"It doesn't get easier with each anniversary. I am coping, but he's so much still alive. He was one of the great comics of his time."
She believes he would have reservations about some of the contemporary comedy on offer today.
"He was on the cusp (of alternative comedy) and his agent had told him to change direction and start using swear words and Les said, 'No, there's no way I need to do that sort of comedy'.
"But comedy is turning round. People are going back to belly laughs and not wanting blue material any more. He would have liked Michael McIntyre and Peter Kaye."
Tracy, who has two children from her previous marriage, has not really kept in touch with Les's three children from his marriage to Meg. A dispute over his will and who should pay for the funeral left the two sides of the family estranged.
"We keep in touch by post. We're all busy and we move on. It's difficult with second marriages, isn't it?" Tracy says.
There's talk of establishing a comedy hall of fame in Blackpool where much of Les's memorabilia - along with that of other comedy greats - would be housed, and rumours of a Les Dawson musical and even a Cissy and Ada play (taken from his famous sketches with Roy Barraclough where they took the part of two grumpy old women).
Tracy and Charlotte know they face a tough year in 2013, the 20th anniversary of Dawson's death, but Charlotte remains optimistic.
"It's going to be a hard, sad year, but you have to think of the positive side of it - that his memory still lives on. I couldn't wish for anything better than that."
:: Les Dawson's Joke Book, compiled by Tracy and Charlotte Dawson, is published by Michael O'Mara, priced £9.99. Available now


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Questions I'll never get to askSep 30, 2012 By Mark Shields
For 25 years, Jim Lehrer has been my friend and colleague on "PBS Newshour." He has been an exceptional journalist for more than twice that long. On Oct. 3 in Denver, Jim Lehrer will break his own indoor-outdoor record and establish a new world's record when he moderates for the 12th time a U.S. presidential debate.
Because Lehrer both completely appreciates and accepts that presidential debates are about the presidential nominees and not about the moderator or the panelists, nobody is better at doing what he does.
The often-overlooked asset Jim Lehrer brings to this pressure-cooker assignment is the ability to pay complete attention to the answers being given to the questions he asks.
In "Tension City," his book written from inside the presidential debates, he gives us his favorite made-up example of the interviewer who fails to listen to the answer:
"Q: Senator, do you believe the the U.S. should sell more grain to Cuba?
"A: Yes, Jim. I do. But first we should bomb Havana.
"Q: What kind of grain, Senator?"
Just because I am never going to be invited to ask questions in a presidential debate does not mean that I do not have some questions I would like to ask President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney.
Here are a few, which I concede are not as classy or fair as the ones Jim Lehrer will pose:
- If you had complete assurance that it would be ratified, what one amendment to the Constitution would you propose?
- During the 2012 campaign, both of you have spent virtually no real time at all (other than to raise campaign money) talking to or listening to any voters in 42 of our 50 states.
Virtually all your efforts, energy and attention have been spent courting voters in the eight battleground states. Colorado voters matter, while Maine and Montana voters do not.
Why shouldn't we abolish the Electoral College so that every American's vote will matter and count the same?
- What is the national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline?
- During the time period from your own adolescence until today, what president of the other party do you most admire and why? (No Abraham Lincoln or Harry Truman cop-out answers allowed.)
- When was the last time you visited the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington? If you haven't, why not?
- What is your favorite children's book? Why?
What would be the reason -- other than to avoid paying taxes to the U.S. Treasury -- for depositing one's money in Swiss bank or a Cayman Islands account, instead of in an American bank?
- With all the tension in that area, much attention has been focused on the Straits of Hormuz. What, if anything, do you wish to say about the Gays of Hormuz?
- Mike Mansfield served honorably in this nation's Navy, Army and Marine Corps -- all three services before he was old enough to vote -- and went on to serve longer than anyone else before or since as both Senate majority leader and U.S. ambassador to Japan.
Before he died, he directed that his simple grave marker at Arlington Cemetery read: "Michael Joseph Mansfield, Private, U.S. Marine Corps."
In one sentence, what would you want your own epitaph to read?
- On Oct. 22, 1976, the first panelist to ask a question of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter was the columnist Joseph Kraft:
"Americans all know that these are difficult times. ... They don't expect something for nothing. ... As you look ahead for the next four years, what sacrifices are you going to call on the American people to make? What price are you going to ask them to pay?"
Joe Kraft's question is even more timely today.
Editor's note: Syndicated columnist Mark Shields is a former Marine who appears regularly on "Newshour" on PBS.


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Although surgery is the only treatment that will cure a cataract, there are some measures that may help control some symptoms of cataracts. Some of these measures may also help slow cataracts from developing.
General Guidelines for Managing Cataracts
Wear the glasses or contact lenses you have been prescribed. Or, you can try reading with a magnifying glass. Also, wearing ultraviolet (UV)A- and UVB-blocking sunglasses can help reduce glare and bright sunlight that affects people with cataracts.
Limit your driving at night, when it may be more difficult to see.
Wearing a hat can also protect your eyes from sunlight, glare, and fluorescent light.
Avoiding fluorescent light can help reduce glare that causes vision difficulty for some people with cataracts. Improve the lighting in your home and reduce glare by using brighter bulbs and special lamps.
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Cataract surgery is much safer and more successful than in the past. Today, some eye doctors and surgeons recommend having cataract surgery sooner rather than later because delaying the surgery may make it more difficult to perform. Removing a cataract is rarely an emergency. It should not be performed until you feel ready to have the surgery.
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Cataracts. Patient website. Available at: https://patient.info/health/cataracts-2. Updated November 20, 2015. Accessed May 10, 2017.
Cataracts in adults. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T116240/Cataracts-in-adults. Updated November 28, 2016. Accessed May 10, 2017.
Facts about cataract. National Eye Institute (NEI) website. Available at: https://nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/cataract_facts. Updated September 2015. Accessed May 10, 2017.
What are cataracts? American Academy of Ophthalmology website. Available at: https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/what-are-cataracts. Updated November 15, 2016. Accessed May 10, 2017.
What is a cataract? NIH Senior Health website. Available at: https://nihseniorhealth.gov/cataract/whatisacataract/01.html. Updated January 2013. Accessed May 10, 2017.
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Bode Miller, U.S. Ski Team soaks up NBC exposure
Bode Miller, U.S. Ski Team soaks up NBC exposure{mosimage}What do Bode Miller, Martha Stewart and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter have in common?
They all plugged their books on NBC's Today Show Wednesday.
The plug was part of Miller's interview with Matt Lauer during the Today Show's ongoing Olympic preview segment. To mark 100 days until the Torino Opening Ceremony, NBC dedicated an entire 20 minutes of prime a.m. airtime to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team.
Also appearing with Lauer in a group segment were Lindsey Kildow, Resi Stiegler, Seth Wescott, Lindsey Jacobellis and Joe Pack.
Miller's one-on-one with Lauer was the highlight of the package, taking up close to half the airtime. The interview focused on Miller's reluctance to accept fame, his humble upbringings and Olympic hopes. Lauer did not press Miller on his recent doping ramblings made to Ski Racing and other media outlets.
Miller, appearing in a Barilla ball cap, said he had been reluctant to race in the Olympics and accept the sponsorship opportunities such fame brings, but that his sponsors had allowed him to 'represent himself.'
'I don't have the ability to single-handedly change what the world feels or what the Olympics represent' Miller told Lauer.
When the topic of his humble upbringings in New Hampshire came up, Miller said the years he lived with his family without running water and electricity were happy years and that he could live that way again.
'If I wanted to, I could go up to the woods, do my own thing, have a garden' Miller said.
When the interview shifted to the pressure on Miller in an Olympic year, the overall World Cup champion said he is willing to accept that Americans 'jump on board for the Olympics' but that his main goals were on the World Cup tour.
In a philosophical moment, Miller said it might be easier to meet standards being placed upon him in the Olympic year if he was not on the podium at Torino.
'It represents the struggle' Miller said, as he explained how the Salt Lake Olympic slalom and combined events represented his past struggles.
In the team segment, Lauer asked Stiegler about her skiing heritage. Her father, Josef 'Pepi' Stiegler, won a GS silver medal for Austria at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics, and at the 1964 Innsbruck Games, took the bronze in GS and gold in slalom.
'I hope to do the same for the U.S.' Resi said. 'It's great to have him there to support me.'
When Lauer returned to Miller, lined up next to Stiegler in the group, he asked if he had been able to train on snow yet this year.
Miller replied that he had just completed the first race of the season in Austria. He did not mention the second-place podium at Soelden.
During the duration of the group interview, aerialists Joe Pack and Jeret 'Speedy' Peterson did invert routines on skis on dual tramps set up directly behind the group. After a good five to seven minutes of spinning and flipping high above Rockefeller Center, Lauer snagged 2002 Olympic aerials silver medalist Pack for an interview.
Pack admitted he was a bit dizzy, adding that the United States has a fantastic freestyle team that was looking forward to a successful Olympics. Peterson, defending World Cup aerials champion and current leader, did not speak on camera.
But the fans outside the NBC studios got a special treat – Ski Racing magazine copies, handed out by Stiegler, Kildow and other U.S. Ski Team representatives.


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QJLS x2, new run and old flat champ
Star Eagle x2 beat and new
11x FB x2 beat and new
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1st Run Star Xcal - not used much
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The Warrior and Element have really impressed me. The roc and QMS get more distance, but I really like the control on these discs. Point and shoot type of mids. I really like the warrior into headwinds. In the past I always had a hard time trusting discs in the gusty central texas winds. My home course always has winds and I find myself having to spend too much thought on if my P2/Roc will hold up or if I should just hyzer a firebird out there. The warrior gives me a solution to the problem because I can trust it in headwinds and I can be ok with it being 30ft short. Element was picked up as an under stable compliment. As I said last time, I was a die hard panther fan until my throw advanced to a point where the disc no longer fit my style. These discs give me the same feel in the hand and the performance I need. Still keeping a roc around because well...it is still my favorite mid.
I also got really fucking tired of the Yeti bouncing off the chains/pole. Even Jay somewhat admitted to me that he knows it happens because of the plastic. It is still my favorite jump putt disc because it so freaking straight. I figured out my putt(with help from Jay and a shit ton of practice) and the switch back to 11x hasn't been a let down. For now the Yeti will only be used at 35+. I use the 11x for anything inside 35ft and the DX BB is for approaches.


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The question must be asked, "Why didn't they disband?"
We know what happened here. Early into the six-month encampment, there was hunger, disease, and despair. Raw weather stung and numbed the soldiers. Empty stomachs were common. Cries of "beef" echoed throughout the camp. The future promised only more desperation and starvation.
Some couldn't take the cold, hunger, and uncertainty any longer. There were dozens of desertions. Disease debilitated. Death descended in droves.
On June 19, 1778, exactly six months after they Americans arrived, a new army anxious to fight the British streamed out of Valley Forge toward New Jersey. They had been transformed from Rebel into a Mature Army.
At Valley Forge, we read of words like "sacrifice" and conjure up images of bloody footprints, but the concept of suffering for freedom isn't easily to understood. What kept these men going? What happened at Valley Forge?


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*The utility must also identify and implement a solution by May 1 to address fire protection risks related to its interconnection with Fort Wayne City Utilities when its water supply falls short of demand. The IURC did say that another well Aqua Indiana sank this year provided adequate capacity for Aqua to end its connection with Fort Wayne City Utilities.
The private utility is already well on its way to complying with the orders, Aqua Indiana President Tom Bruns said Friday afternoon.
"Overall, I think the consultants did a very good job for the IURC," Bruns said. He said that a South Bend consultant already is examining the utility's well fields and working on ways to increase capacity and improve delivery.
Bruns' only significant contention with the report, he said, is the way auditors calculated the utility's capacity. The consultants calculated capacity without including one of the system's wells, he said, describing it as an issue of "regulatory capacity versus real capacity."
Ted Nitza, program manager with City Utilities, said the report supports the city's rationale for trying to acquire Aqua Indiana through condemnation.
"All of the items pointed out could be addressed much more cheaply, more quickly and more permanently" by the city taking over the private utility, Nitza said.
Fort Wayne City Councilman Mitch Harper, R-4th, praised the report and recommendations. Harper emphasized the auditors' finding that the connection between Aqua and City Utilities fell short in providing necessary fire protection.
"The Commission has set out a timetable for compliance by Aqua Indiana. The steps that the IURC has recommended are a welcome and needed sign for the thousands of citizens in southwest Fort Wayne," Harper said in a statement he released after the report.
Despite the contention over Fort Wayne's drive to take over the private utility, Bruns and Nitza agreed that both entities would be able to cooperate if Aqua Indiana needs help serving customers, as it did last summer.
The audit was done in two phases. The first, completed earlier this year, looked at the way Aqua Indiana responded to the drought this summer and the insufficiency of its water supply. The second part, delivered Friday, addressed broader issues facing the utility.
The major findings of the second part of the audit include:
*This summer's water-supply crunch was based on several problems. "High temperatures and dry conditions increased customer usage and water loss due to water main breaks. Wells were out of service for repairs and replaced with lower-capacity back-up wells. Prolonged pumping at higher rates may have led to a decrease in water production from the aquifer," the report said. As the auditors noted, "None of these factors were unprecedented but their combined effect pushed the (Aqua Indiana) system beyond its water production capacity."
*"Aqua's procedures during the recent water-pressure and service issues followed industry practices but their planning prior to those events did not. (Aqua Indiana) relies on the combined capacity of all wells to meet peak customer demand. Water industry standards highlight the need for reserve capacity," the report said. Aqua Indiana didn't have adequate reserve capacity to weather the demands of the 2012 drought, according to the report.
*"Until adequate reserve capacity is added from additional wells or other source, connection to the Fort Wayne water system should be included in the Utility Center water master plan. … Connection to the Fort Wayne water system is necessary to supplement the inadequate reserve pumping capacity in the Utility Center water system," the report said.
*"Planning is needed for the next period of high customer demand when the purchase of water from Fort Wayne resumes," the report said. Auditors said that the planning is needed so that there are no longer pockets of Aqua Indiana customers with insufficient water flow to provide good fire protection.
*Fort Wayne and Allen County ought to pursue water-conservation ordinances to support water-supply planning and avoid the rate increases that would be needed to pay for greater peak capacity, the report recommended.
*Although Aqua Indiana's master plan adequately addressed the growth in customer base, water production and water storage needs when it was developed, it didn't provide for reserve capacity that met industry standards, the report said. "The current master plan should be revised to include growth in customers and water production that reflect current growth rates and needs for reserve water supply capacity from additional wells and the connection to the Fort Wayne water system," the report said.


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Alenia Aermacchi is stepping up the pace on the production line for its new
M-346 Master jet trainer at the Venegono Superiore factory in northern Italy, while also attempting to leap forward in manufacturing efficiency. Its aim is to initially produce up to 24 of the aircraft per year in a way that reduces unit costs and allows for an eventual increase in annual output to 40.
The production process currently is in a hybrid state as the company seeks to meet its commitment to deliver the first couple of aircraft to the Italian air force by year-end (with two more to follow by mid-2011). At the same time, it is setting up the permanent final assembly line.
The first four M-346s being produced for the Italian air force are in various stages of completion in Hangar Five at Venegono. These aircraft are being produced with the same rigging used for the prototypes and the low-rate-of-initial-production units.
The full Master assembly line will occupy two adjacent hangars–Three and Four. In establishing this new production platform, Alenia has leveraged its experience in both lean manufacturing of engine nacelles and in using digital mockups based on Delmia software throughout the design and manufacturing phases. In addition to helping Alenia design the production line, the digital mockup also has allowed the company to simulate assembly operations and to give workers animated instructions showing how to execute the most critical steps.
Hangar Four already houses three rigging cells for the main fuselage components and around the sides of the building are subcomponent assembly areas and rigging. The forward and rear subassembly rigging consist of two stations, while there are five for the central subassemblies. The company's goal is to achieve a similar pace of production for all three elements.
Efficiencies Seen
Manufacturing efficiencies can already be seen in the production process. Parts are moved automatically from one station to the other within each of the cells. In addition, the workstation architecture, which permits positioning of the main components and jigs at a height that allows them to be rotated into the space immediately in front of the workers, also facilitates the ergonomics of the assembly process.
Part of the tooling was purpose-built using carbon fiber to accommodate unusual shapes and to save weight as needed. Subassemblies are transported under the rigging to be coupled with the part assembled airframe sections on
the rigging.
Some subassemblies of aircraft S/N 5 were installed on the cell in mid-June. Once the three main fuselage subassemblies have been completed, they are moved to the completion area for partial fuselages. Some of them will go first to the new paint shop, which is due to open late this month.
Fuselage sections are moved from one area to another using an automated guided vehicle that can recognize the specific completion stage of a fuselage section and move it to the next place. The vehicles are guided by a network of magnets installed in the factory floor.
The assembly process in Hangar Four ends with the marrying up of the fuselage sections, carried out using a numerical control machine. A laser continuous reference system ensures maximum precision in this process.
Last month, the wing kit assembly area, located adjacent to the fuselage assembly area, was being finalized. The last operation carried out in Hangar Four will be to join up the electric and hydraulic systems, followed by the installation of the landing gear. Then the fuselages will be towed into the final assembly line in Hangar Three.
The Venegono line is expected to process up to 12 aircraft on two parallel assembly lines at the same time, with an aircraft being moved forward to the next position every five days.
Alenia Aermacchi plans to have completed the final marrying-up area by late this year to enable it to complete the third aircraft for the Italian air force in early 2011. The first two aircraft completely produced on the new assembly line are expected to be delivered at the end of 2011.


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Williams challenges, but call upheld
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Manager Matt Williams decided to take advantage of instant replay during a 10-9 loss to the Astros on Wednesday afternoon.
In the top of the sixth inning, with a runner on first, no outs and the Nationals leading, 9-4, Jose Lobaton hit into a double play. Erick Dalton, the Nationals' coordinator of advance scouting and video, relayed to bench coach Randy Knorr via walkie talkie that the play was close. Knorr then communicated the information to Williams, who went to first-base umpire Ryan Blackney to challenge the call.
"Erick called. It was the perfect time. You don't know if you are going to get another chance," Williams said. "That play is at first. I went directly to the first-base umpire to let him know that we would like to [challenge the call]."
As soon as Lobaton touched first, he thought he was safe. At first he was mad, because he knew it was his final at-bat of the game, then Williams told him to stay at first.
"I was like, 'Why?'" Lobaton said following the game.
"Because we appealed [the call]. We challenged [it]," was Williams' reply.
"I was like, 'Really? What is that? Oh, OK. I got you,'" Lobaton said.
The umpires checked the replay, and after 45 seconds the call was confirmed by replay official Toby Basner.
"It's our first time. We get a few more times during spring to create some different situations and see what we could come up with," Williams said.
An inning later, the Astros had a call overturned in their favor. With two outs and Jerry Blevins on the mound, Delino DeShields Jr. hit the ball between short and third. Shortstop Jose Lozada grabbed the ball and appeared to throw DeShields out, bit Astros manager Bo Porter challenged the call, which was reversed. The Astros would go on to score on an RBI single by Marwin Gonzalez.
"We're in the third-base dugout, and I was able to have a clean look as Delino hit the base before the ball hit the first baseman's glove, so I had a pretty good idea when I left the dugout that he was safe," Porter said. "Our replay crew, they did a great job of getting it down to the dugout right away that he was safe, so it's definitely a benefit to have that late in the game."
Each team is allowed one challenge during the game. If a team is right, it gets another challenge toward the end of the game. If the challenge is lost, the team does not get another.
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the Time. He also could be found on Twitter @WashingNats. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Herd profitability is based on costs and total herd production. Evaluation of herd production, in a simplified and straightforward way, can be extremely enlightening and result in obvious management deficiencies that can be changed many times easily Today many commercial beef producers are using simple performance evaluations to determine which animals to cull. A pregnancy exam would be a simple performance evaluation. Too often selection and culling decisions are based on visual appraisal. Although this can be highly valuable with a few traits, it generally results in some serious errors when considering most growth and reproductive traits.
The two sets of performance records important to commercial production are total herd performance and individual performance. Total herd performance is the combined reproductive and growth performance of each animal in the herd. The keys to total herd performance are:
Herd performance data in all of these four key areas will give a good assessment of management level and economic adaptability to the environment. These measures are economically the most important traits that producers should keep records on. Poor performance in any one of these is a clear signal to cull.
The reproductive rate of a cow/calf operation is definitely affected by management. All performance record systems for commercial herds should be designed and used to evaluate the four keys to total herd performance.
Fertility is a trait generally considered to be of low heritability. Therefore, the environment in which cattle must live and produce is an important factor in determining the reproduction level. Performance records established under a given environment and management system should be used to select or cull cattle within that environment and management system.
Records should be used for more than just deciding whether a cow is culled or not. They should indicate how many cows are calving in the first 21 days of the calving season and the number calving in each subsequent 21-day period. If a computer program is used to summarize the cow data, it should include a computation of days from last calf. A summary of this information is the best indicator of the herd's reproductive efficiency Reproductive efficiency unquestionably is associated closely with profitability.
Producing a live, healthy calf early in the calving season is the most significant performance record a commercial cow can establish. A cow calving in the first 21 days of the calving season is more valuable than a cow calving in the second, third, or later 21-day periods. The second most important item a cow's record should contain is if she rebreeds on schedule. This is important if she is to have her next calf within 365 days, give or take 10 days. Proof that a cow's calf was weaned is the third important item to record. The fourth important item is the relative weaning weight ranking of a cow's calf compared with all other calves produced.
Individual cow records should be kept when it is economical and practical to do so. Keep the records uncomplicated by recording only necessary observations.
These records should include:
A first record on a cow might contain this information:
For the second year, the record format would be the same, but would include the time interval (days) from last calf. This is all the information needed to decide whether a cow should be culled or not. When all open, old, unsound cows and cows that fail to wean a calf are removed from the herd, the opportunity to do further selection based on performance is limited to a small number of cows. Additional culling should be done using the calf's actual weaning weight or size score.
The two example cow records shown illustrate the simplicity of commercial cow herd records. Even though these records are simple, they are quite enlightening. Cow 9001 has been producing a calf every year, but that is as far as her commitment toward product output has gone. Notice that she has fallen later in the calving season fairly consistently and produced only small- and medium-sized calves. 9001 does not represent the type of productive cow you would want to select replacement heifers from. Cow 8103 shows the opposite extreme in productiveness. Although she was a little late calving the second year, 8103 did nothing wrong after that year During her third and fourth years, 8103 moved up in breeding schedule (the first 21 days of the calving season). At the same time, 8103 is producing calves falling in the large weaning size category 8103 is a prime candidate for raising replacement heifers.
In commercial herds of 300 or more, the time required for individual lifetime records on all cows may not be economically justified. However, there is a practical way around this dilemma. First, you must individually identify all new replacement stock from now on and maintain that identification. Second, keep the simple records outlined above for the first and second years of calf production. Research has shown that heifers producing in the upper level of their own age group (for instance, all replacement females born in 1982) for the first two calf crops will have a high probability of continuing this level of production as mature cows. As these cows get older and you need to make culling decisions based on production factors, the records from the first and second calvings can be invaluable. During the first 2 years, be sure to breed the cows to bulls of similar performance in order to avoid adding confusion to your records.
Replacement heifers should be selected to increase your odds of early reproduction and high growth rate. This is done by selecting heifers born in the first 40 to 45 days of the calving season and showing up in the medium- and large-size category groups. However, be careful in selecting only for large size. This may eventually lead to cows too large for your management and environmental situation. Close observation of your herd records may show which size cow works best under your farm or ranch conditions.
The best opportunity for genetic improvement in the cow herd comes from sire selection. Your current herd bulls contribute 50 percent to the genetic improvement of the calves. However, because you have to cull cows based on things other than productivity over time your herd bulls contribute much more than 50 percent of the herd improvement, perhaps close to 90 percent.
Simple reproduction and growth records will steer your herd improvement program in the right direction. They will allow for sounder decision making and help a management program result in greater profits. Without some type of records showing the facts, odds are that a herd will just hold its own and not be competitive with small profit margins.
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Who do you believe the most improved player on the Pacers squad is:
Mike Dunleavy, Danny Granger, Shawn Williams, Ike, David Harrison or Jamaal Tinsley.
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Mike Dunleavy, Danny Granger, Shawn Williams, Ike, David Harrison or Jamaal Tinsley.
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Its far to early to decide.
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Earlier this season I would have said MDJ. At this particular time, it's Tinsley.
From the stand point of where the began and where they are now--David Harrison.
No way would I have thought he'd crack the rotation at the beginning of the season.
"They could turn out to be only innocent mathematicians, I suppose," muttered Woevre's section officer, de Decker.
"'Only.'" Woevre was amused. "Someday you'll explain to me how that's possible. Seeing that, on the face of it, all mathematics leads, doesn't it, sooner or later, to some kind of human suffering."
Toss up between Hulk and Williams. Tinman and Dun are not doing anything more than in the past. Different coaching is whats making them look better.
"He wanted to get to that money time. Time when the hardware was on the table. That's when Roger was going to show up. So all we needed to do was stay close"
Darnell Hillman (Speaking of former teammate Roger Brown)
Tinsley has played this well before. Not for an entire season, but for a month or two, sure. In fact previously with Rick, despite his hatred, he shot a pretty nice 3 ball even.
It's a tough call for me. Shawne is better, but some of it is just more PT. He looked really good in the final few months last year. Dunleavy had totally lost his 3pt shot, but the rest of his game was this good last year (or bad in some aspects).
It's gotta be Harrison for me. He's really improved his temper, he's getting better about not getting off his feet on defense which is helping him avoid some fouls, and with that extra time on the court he's been a real force. Just look at his +/-.
BTW, Foster's passing and improved jumper have to warrant a mention at least. He's also basically the best defender on the team when you check 82games.com and the Opp FG% impact he has.
True. Jeff has been a huge plus this season - mainly his jumper in my mind. With him being able to hit that jumper it is making his defender play him closer, thus opening up the middle of the lane a tad more. I actually feel more confident when Jeff takes that 15 foot jumper than when JO does now.
Sidenote: Quisy deserves some praise as well. With the disappointment of Diener, Quisy has stepped in admirably as Tins backup at the point.
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I'd say Harrison but Tinsley has played very well compared to last year. I'd probably say Harrison because he's shown a lot of improvement defensively and offensively, whereas Tinsley is primarily offensive improvement.
I don't think it is Jamaal or Mike. Certainly both are playing much better than before. However I think that is due to more of style of play, coaching, as someone already stated.
I think it comes down to Shawne, Ike, or David. I'm not really suprised that Jamaal and Mike are playing the way they are with Jim O'Brien as our coach. I'm defiantly impressed but not suprised.
Shawne has had some pretty big games for us. With Shawne I think it's more of him just being comfortable, getting the playing time and experience.
If Ike never got injured and kept up his production I think it could be him. We will see how he does when he returns though.
David hasn't gotten as much playing time. Still though, he has been getting some time to show what he can do. He had the most to improve of the players IMO and I think he has done a great job of improving.
I think that it is probably David who has improved the most but it's tough.
All I can say is that I am very happy with the progress these players have made this season. It's been fun to see.
Mike and Hulk are a tie for the most improved in my mind.
Danny, Shawne, and Ike are still on the rise, and have improved dramatically as well.
Jamaal is just returning to old form under a different offensive scheme that fits him better.
I pick Jamaal. You guys say he's played this well before, but his numbers show that he's having a career year. His impact on the court is bigger than anybody else's on this team. Knowing that, he's stepped up and taken on the role that was given to him and he's cherished it. Yes Foster and Shawne have improved, Danny has improved his scoring output and blocked shots yet again, but Jamaal has consistently been getting better after every game so far.
He started by racking up some assists and he's continued to up his average every game there, Mr. No Defense of last year is now 8th in the league in steals at 2 per game, on top of that he has a countless number of hustle plays. He's become the 3rd best rebounding point guard in the league, his free-throw percentage has increased dramatically over the last few games and so has his shooting percentages overall, and he's even starting to show a decline in his turnovers. On top of that he's also hit a number of clutch shots for us this year.
I expected Tinsley to be better, but I didn't expect him to be this good. He's miles better than he's ever been. I loved him in the brawl year and his rookie year, but this Tinsley is different. He's the most improved.
Tinsley has never played this well before. Maybe the stats might indicate he played this well during the first two months of his rookie season, but he didn't play this well. Don't forget he was a very mistake prone rookie, whoich is to be expected so we overlooked it then, but we aren't willing to overlook his mistakes as much now. So our perceptions have changed, but Tinsley is playing better now
this is where the analyzing stats don't really bode too well.
If you look at JT's stats...they are not a big boost as some might say...but its not what he gets - its how he's been getting it...and lately his on court leadership has been pretty nice add on which you could not see on paper.
Jamaal, Shawne, David or Ike. Has to be one of them. I don't really care which one made the most improvement. The thing is that they all became better and the combined improvement is what is making our team do way better then I for one expected. It's still early though, but at the very least it's encouraging and good for the longterm as the worth of our players will improve making the potential returns in a quantity for quality trade better.
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I was very upset with Jamaal earlier this season, and I think he gave up during a couple games after our quick start, HOWEVER, the guy has been playing like a leader recently. Not only has he been willing to take the final shots, he's been able to make them too. And I was just as pleased by his demeanor on the court - getting on players who make mistakes or don't run hard enough. If he can maintain this level of intensity, I think he will have to be our MIP.
Jeff, though, with that jump shot, sure wants to make himself heard.
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I think a very interesting question is who hasn't improved.
The only player who I can say has not improved is JO. Well and Troy. Maybe Daniels - but it is too difficult to know with him.
Everyone else I think is clearly playing better and by that I don't mean they are averaging more points.
i'll tell you who hasn't improved...the 6th man of the Pacers aka the fans...but there is another topic discussing that now
New system and HC helps, but JT has been more consistent and has a positive attitude. It's mentioned a lot and a like Momma, a happy PG is usually a happy family.
I like MDJ's improvement.
Harrison has stepped it up since not getting extended.
Harrison definitely. He's becoming an awesome defender in the paint, and has gained confidence from his teammates on the offensive end. When he gets the ball near the rim he's like Shaq in his prime.
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It's still too early to tell but here are my early observations
Harrison is looking MUCH better than last year and he may hold this title for me by the end of the year.
Can't really consider Ike seeing he's only played in 3 games.
Shawne is still too inconsistent. Yes, he's growing as a player, but come back to me when he is consistently scoring 15-20 a game.
JT has improved but honestly I think that he's always had the talent to be as good as he is now, there were just a combination of factors that prevented this. The player who has most impressed me is Dunleavy, who is becoming a better scorer and more consistent in every aspect of the game as the year goes on. He's establishing himself as a consistent 2nd or 3rd option on this team every night. I NEVER thought that would be something we'd see from him.


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