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Situated in a quiet cul-de-sac position is this fully ducted air-conditioned designer residence that has been finished to exacting standards and is sure to impress the most fastidious buyer. The owners are unexpectedly moving overseas and now have to sell their much loved family home, making this an opportunity not to be missed.
This beautiful home is bright, spacious and has a great floor plan which flows seamlessly throughout. Upon entry to the left there is a large separate guest/ children's multipurpose living wing. It has three separate generous size bedrooms that have high ceilings, mirrored wardrobes and ceiling fans. Adjacent is a family living room, where children can play or watch television. There is a main bathroom area which has a large shower and bathtub, single vanity and a separate toilet. This living zone is ideal for family members who enjoy their own down time.
Along the hallway to the right is a separate media room. Here is where all the family can sit and relax whilst enjoying quality time together. The main living area has been designed with entertainment in mind. It boasts a spacious open plan living/dining/kitchen area which has large full length glass sliding doors which lead out onto the beautiful outdoor undercover area and in-ground pool.
The kitchen is the hub of the home and features a large breakfast bar area with 40mm stone bench tops. It has ample cupboards, drawers and bench space, plus a large 900mm stainless steel electric oven with separate gas cook top and range hood, large refrigerator space, built-in microwave and dishwasher.
The king size master bedroom is separate from the others which gives you complete privacy. There is a large feature bedroom wall with niches. From here you have access to a spacious wardrobe area that boasts floor to ceiling full length his and her mirrored wardrobes. Adjacent is your own private en-suite that has a huge double shower, with dual vanities and toilet. There is also a fifth bedroom to the front of the home that could easily be used as a study/office.
To the outdoors the home has an enormous undercover outdoor area which is large enough to host the largest of family gatherings, making this an entertainer's delight. This area overlooks the sparkling in-ground saltwater pool, which has a lovely stone waterfall with lighting either side. The garden requires minimal maintenance and has feature stone paving, pathways and flowerbeds.
This wonderful family home will appeal to a range of buyers capitalizing on the close proximity of nearby Schools, University, Childcare facilities and parkland areas, all in a friendly residential community.
- Five Good Size Bedrooms With Built-in Wardrobes & Celing Fans
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- High Ceilings, Ceiling Fans To All Rooms
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It is now safe to go back in the water. Or at least that's what the governor of South Sinai, Mohamed Shosha, told reporters at the Egyptian beach resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday night, a week after a series of unprecedented shark attacks sent authorities and experts scrambling for answers, ordering swimmers out of the sea.
For over a week, authorities, tourists, and tour operators waited tensely in this shimmering coral-rimmed Red Sea town, while businesses stalled, and a team of U.S. scientists was rushed in to investigate the circumstances surrounding the attacks. On Sunday the scientists concluded their investigation, and South Sinai authorities announced that beaches would re-open in the next few days under a new set of safety rules.
The state will enforce international agreements against dumping in the Red Sea, they say. (One theory had been that dumped sheep carcasses had drawn sharks to the area.) Tourists will have to stay within a designated swimming area. Hotels will have to build lifeguard towers, if they don't already have them. Sea patrols will keep an eye on the water. And hotel staff and local authorities will receive training on how to perform rescues during a shark attack, says Salem Saleh, the director of the city's Tourism Authority. Most importantly, he adds: tourists will have to refrain from feeding the fish.
Experts have concluded that habitual fish feeding, and even sometimes shark feeding, may have been the biggest possible factor behind the recent attacks. The governor told reporters over the weekend that hotels would now strictly enforce a no fish feeding policy with signs and instructions. And Mohamed Salem, the director of national protected areas in the Sinai Peninsula, said that authorities would also produce an instructional video to be shown to tourists on incoming flights and in hotels.
But feeding the fish has been illegal for the past 20 years, says Salem, and signage is already plentiful. "I'd like to see tourists who come out here reminded that this is not a chlorinated pool they're jumping into. It's part of a natural environment," says George Burgess, one of the three American experts assigned to unraveling the shark mystery last week. Signs against fish feeding are important, he says, but promoting understanding is crucial. "There has got to be an ethic built so that people don't want to do it for the right reasons."
And that's where it might get tricky. Sharm el-Sheikh is Egypt's highest grossing coastal resort, with roughly four million annual visitors bringing in an estimated $5.3 billion according to the Chamber of Diving and Water Sports. Public opinion has a huge impact, both officials and industry staffers warn. And with Sharm's high-density package tour crowd, "shark" is a loaded word.
"We've got two publics," says Matthew Morrell, a British dive instructor at the Red Sea Diving College. "We've got the diving public" who, he says, know that sharks aren't a huge threat. "And in Sharm, we've got the package tour public. They're the kind of people who are coming here for a cheap vacation in the sun. When they hear 'shark attack' they immediately think that this is a dangerous place."
Tourist wariness is sure to color any official planning in the weeks ahead. Already in the days following the attacks, shopkeepers and tour operators in Sharm el-Sheikh complained that sales had slowed considerably. And a manager at one of the hotels where an attack took place confessed that the hotel had seen numerous cancellations since the incident.
Many of the visitors to the Hyatt Regency, where the fatal attack on a 70-year-old German woman occurred, also remarked that hotel staff had neglected to tell them directly about the attack, despite the fact that the beach had been closed. "My daughter texted me from England," said Christine Dawson, a British tourist who was sitting in a Hyatt lounge chair a few days after the attack. "We didn't know much about it until well after it happened."
Mohamed Salem says that the future warning video to incoming tourists might mention the risk of shark attacks as an implication of feeding the fish or it might not. "We have to review the idea with experts because it might have a negative impact on tourism if we say it's just because of sharks," he says. "It's many things. Feeding the fish might harm the environment it's a lot of things including sharks, not just sharks."
Sharm el-Sheikh has faced the conundrum of how to protect against rare threats to its tourism lifeblood before the latest shark attacks. Just five years ago, a series of terrorist bombings killed 88 people and shut business down for months. The government reacted by building a wall around the city; resorts were transformed into heavily guarded fortresses; and security has remained on high alert ever since. "A lot of people died in the bombings. For two or three months, the city cleared out," says Mohamed Tantawi, who at the time was working in the Ghazala Gardens hotel, the site of the worst bombing. "But there's no comparison between what happened then and what happened with these shark attacks. The sharks have only attacked a few people, and hopefully it won't happen again." And while many tourists remain hesitant to go back in the water this week, most also say they wouldn't turn down another visit to Egypt's jewel on the Red Sea. Indeed, for Sharm el-Sheikh a couple of sharks may still be considered small fry.

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Identifying cluster number for subspace projected functional data clustering
We propose a new approach, the forward functional testing (FFT) procedure, to cluster number selection for functional data clustering. We present a framework of subspace projected functional data clustering based on the functional multiplicative random-effects model, and propose to perform functional hypothesis tests on equivalence of cluster structures to identify the number of clusters. The aim is to find the maximum number of distinctive clusters while retaining significant differences between cluster structures. The null hypotheses comprise equalities between the cluster mean functions and between the sets of cluster eigenfunctions of the covariance kernels. Bootstrap resampling methods are developed to construct reference distributions of the derived test statistics. We compare several other cluster number selection criteria, extended from methods of multivariate data, with the proposed FFT procedure. The performance of the proposed approaches is examined by simulation studies, with applications to clustering gene expression profiles.
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text: Correct me if I am wrong. But I have the HTC One, as well as the Galaxy Mega. In just a few days I have installed a number of excellent custom roms that have dramatically improved the HTC. But the Galaxy Mega barely has anything at all. Do developers just hate this phone or is it just a tough nut to crack?


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Ate here this evening. As an Indian loving Englishman who grew up on curry and still eats it at least once a week, I'll accept that I'm rather a curry snob. Indus hit all the right notes. Very tasty, very affordable, very friendly staff and service. I would disagree with the review above only in so much as the Chicken Tikka Masala does have a really nice heat 'zing', but as everything's made home-made, perhaps we just caught it on a really good day! Definitely recommend checking this place out - it's these sort of eateries that COS needs more of. We'll be back for sure.
I have eaten here twice and it was amazing both times!!! My friends and I have actually had tingling lips from the spices (in the best way) in the spicy dishes so I'm not sure what the authorthor was referring to. Side note: grab a mango lassi for a breakfast drink to wake up to. Your welcome friends ;)
Sign me up! Nowhere near my downtown home, I'll happily drive to get healthy delicious Indian food...my favorite. Until they open their 2nd location downtown
I was thinking the same thing about the wage. We are members of the ymca and as soon as the election was over they said they had to raise the rates because of the increase in wages. What a bunch of BS. It's barely going up this next year. When I have checked their jobs online, this last year, I saw they are already paying most people around $9 an hour, so its not gonna hurt them. Cost of living has gone up a lot in the last 10 to 15 years, so should wages but companies just want to keep all the extra themselves.
The minimum wage for cooks and back of the house restaurant staff will be $9.30 this year. I loved Marigold, but if they can't find the means or the heart to pay their staff this much, then good riddance.
I wonder if C. Springs can support Prime 25, The Famous, Cowboy Star and McKenzie's, all of which feature entrees in the $30+ range. I would look for at least one of these to close this year, especially with C. Springs per capita income lower than it was in 2005.
Well thanks for the honest feedback. We'll try to improve as we love our city, just like you! Btw, My name is not spelled Roland, and I'm not from Fayetteville...fact checking, spelling for journalists?....details are always a work in progress aren't they?...guess the mission continues for all of us!
The Famous has one of the best filet mignons I have ever had. Quality meat and they know how to cook it. Can't beat it and the price is fair.
Antonio is THE nicest man and the food is AMAZING. We eat there once or twice a week. Super fresh produce and finally someplace that seasons meat with sauces to die for. FINALLY a Mexican restaurant worth driving to!
Who goes to a steakhouse to review a drink and dessert? Thanks for nothing.
Well written.. I can't wait to go back... what a blessing for the Springs... I only hope the Springs shows up to aporeaciate!
Why are you reviewing chains? Old Chicago in a new location? The ridiculously busy Bubba's? Really... They all have enough business. Everyone already know about all the chains in town. I want to learn about local places. Please review local places and not chains that have moved or that everyone already knows about. I would expect those reviews from the gazette not the independent...
Best sit down Mexican food in the city. I reiterate sit down, because there are still a couple trucks that smash them all.
There was a typo in my previous comment. This is corrected.
I have to say I highly disagree with this. I love the food. The people are amazing. The weather in which you state was not a blizzard was actually quite bad here in falcon. Also I love that the truck is very affordable allowing my large family to eat there.
I have to say I highly agree with this. I love the food. The people are amazing. The weather in which you state was not a blizzard was actually quite bad here in falcon. Also I love that the truck is very affordable allowing my large family to eat there.
I have worked with Bob and Nancy for almost two years now and they are wonderfull employers. They treat thier employee's with respect and dignity. I have also basically eaten everything on the menu. I can personally vouch for the hash. I order it with over easy eggs. It is divine how the egg yoke compliments the rich flavor of her corned beef and sweetness of her soda bread. It's extremely hard not to spend all the money I make on the food alone. I can't wait to see how thier business plans unfold for this lovely place called On the Boulevard.
Thanks for the tip about those Boca burgers. I'll have to check one out when next I stop by. And thanks for your readership!
The best thing about George's, for me, is that they have a good Boca Burger. Larger patty than the Bocas you get at the grocery. And to be able to get a Boca brand burger from a drive-thru... Yahweh, she smiles.
Me and a dear friend of mine went here today because of your review. We were sadly disappointed for the price the amount of food was almost ridiculous butt since we were paying $40 for 1 steak with a quarter cup of refried beans in a cup next to it ordered medium rare and we received it well done when we said something about it cuz there was absolutely no pink in the steak at all we were given $5 off so we paid nearly $35 for an overdone tough piece of meat granted the flavor was awesome but very disappointing.
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Fantastic recipe! Tried it in an MEC dutch oven (it's made from pure clay) and it came out excellent. This is what I did differently though: I added the chicken and once the oil and liquids started showing up, added the shallots. Didn't take the chicken out of the pot. This way I didn't have to add chicken stock, just the juices in the pot were enough. These special pure-clay pots did a fantastic job. Although I know food is much healthier and turns out more delicious when cooked in them, didn't think it would be easy to use... but to my surprise it was easier than cooking in metal pots.


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Getting Rid of Lenovo's Superfish VulnerabilityNick Kolakowski,
As you may have heard by this point, Lenovo loaded an adware package called Superfish Visual Discovery onto many of …
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Target IT spotted BlackPOS malware while it was still being installed, but bosses ignored warnings, according to an investigation by Bloomberg.
Researchers dissecting rootkit find 100+ modules, shocking stealth, attacks on EU government and armies.
Web traffic from a zombie asking for orders from its botnet can look almost identical to 'normal' network traffic; the key is to focus on the 'almost.'
Security analyst Andrey Komarov posted details of the BlackPOS code, tracing its trail back to a St. Petersburg teen.
Breach at Target may stem from Internet-connected, under-secured POS systems and the malware that targets them.
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I read some threads about this already but they were a year or two (or more) old. I was recording video with my aerial drone, landed, and not thinking, removed the battery without turning it off first. So I assume the end of the video clip just didn't get written correctly. http://mp4repair.org is able to recover the video (for $46) but nothing else I've tried will touch it. mediainfo isn't able to give any info at all, Video Repair Tool can't fix it, and avidemux can't open it. mp4repair.org gives it a "repair score" of 95%. Anything else that I can try that's not incredibly involved and time consuming?
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woohoo, problem solved. put the sd card back in the drone's camera and booted it up and it fixed the video file for me. found the tip elsewhere. and i almost paid for the restoration....
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Dungeness Valley private school might buy former Fairview School east of Port Angeles
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Fairview Elementary School may become the new site of the private Five Acre School in Dungeness.
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The school, which was closed in 2007 because of declining enrollment, sits on 9.48 acres at 166 Lake Farm Road east of Port Angeles.
The School Board decided to put the property on the market to help fund the replacement of other aging schools in the district.
"This absolutely breaks my heart," said board member Sarah Methner.
A special meeting to discuss school replacement will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at the Central Services Building, 216 E. Fourth St.
Autumn Piontek-Walsh, soon-to-be co-owner of Five Acre School in Dungeness, an independent private elementary school, told the School Board on Tuesday that she was interested in purchasing the property to move the school.
She asked the board whether the district would be interested in a lease-to-own contract.
The district's current process works toward a sale: The district would have to research how a lease-to-own contract would work, said Superintendent Jane Pryne.
The district needs to have an appraisal of the Fairview property completed and a real estate agent hired who specializes in unusual properties such as a school, Pryne said.
The school was mostly recently appraised in 2010 for $1,055,000.
Any funds raised by the sale of the property are required by state law to be recycled back into the district's capital building fund, for maintenance or for planning or construction of school buildings.
The board wants to use that money to pay for the research and development of a plan to replace four aging district schools — Port Angeles High School, Stevens Middle School and Hamilton and Franklin elementary schools — each of which was built to last from 30 to 40 years but are now between 50 and 60 years old.
The cost of maintenance of the older buildings increases each year, and work necessary to upgrade those four schools to meet modern seismic standards and Americans With Disabilities Act requirements would cost almost as much as replacing the schools, the board determined.
A sale also would put the property back on the tax rolls, board member Cindy Kelly noted.
Piontek-Walsh and her husband, Brian Walsh, are purchasing Five Acre School from Bill Jevne and Juanita Ramsey-Jevne, with the transfer to be completed in January.
Founded in 1995, Five Acre School has outgrown its facility at 515 Lotzgesell Road near Dungeness
The current school building has four classrooms, with multi-age classes for students in kindergarten through the sixth grade, Piontek-Walsh said.
Right now, most of the students are from the Sequim area, but there is a "very intense" carpool contingent of Port Angeles students, she said.
Piontek-Walsh said she hopes that moving the school to a larger facility between Clallam County's two largest cities means the school can better serve both populations and grow as needed.
Fairview was built in 1973, with additions and upgrades in 1978, and has received only basic maintenance since it was closed in 2007.
"It will need lots of cosmetic work, but there is no major concerns that I am aware of," Piontek-Walsh said.
Reporter Arwyn Rice can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5070, or at email@example.com.
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I do like your idea of ratchet style straps. Everyone's suggestions have been great and will now consider some type of additional 2x4 support on the sides with some style of side to side cross strap support.Richard S. wrote:As far as the forces go on the top every coal bin that I have ever seen break has always broken on the bottom, probably due to rotting more than anything. Having said that I would add some 2x4's to the top or near the top of that bin. You need at least one some support or it's going to bow out, the plywood itself is not enough even if you fill half way. Get a couple of eyehooks and cheap ratchet straps to go from one side to the other inside the bin, two or three will be more than enough. You can use cable too but the ratchet straps are really easy to remove.
Consider this, by the looks of it you can probably fit about 6 tons plus in that bin. that's 12,000 pounds or approximately 4 mid size cars. Most of the weight is transferred directly to the ground but you till have a large amount of force pushing out.
More to come. OH, thanks for the 6 ton figure.


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Diona Davis Feb 24, 2012
Very pretty!! Autumn's Vines?
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There's something I've always hated about the web hosting business.
No, it's not the cut-throat competition, the crazy customers, or the California climate.
And NO, it's not the 5-hour work week NOR the oodles of money either… those are fine.
It's the domain names.
(And, by extension, ICANN.)
The problem with ICANN, as I may have mentioned before, is that they are an organization created to serve a need that just doesn't need serving.
They do get things right once a decade though, like finally fixing the "domain tasting" problem.
But do they really need meetings in Fiji, Geneva, South Africa, etc…, along with a $20 MILLION annual budget to finally do what registrars had been telling them to since the Clinton presidency?
And now, ICANN's made a bold new move that they claim results in "a massive increase in the 'real estate' of the Internet."… the open creation of new TLDs (top-level domains).
So… what does this "open creation of new TLDs" actually mean.
Well, what it DOESN'T mean is that you'll be able to go to any registrar and just register joshisawesome.believeit. Which is too bad, because if that were the case, everybody would finally have to belive it.
Nope. Instead, all that's happening is now "anybody" can apply to start a new TLD… as long as they explain to ICANN how it will be used, prove to ICANN they have the technical prowess to run a registry, and pay ICANN an estimated $100,000 to $500,000.
Call me crazy cuckoo, but I believe that's exactly how the new TLD creation process works now!
You know .info, .biz, .coop, .asia and all those other new TLDs? Pretty sure those went through a process exactly like ICANN is describing now for future TLDs.
In the announcement they did say that people aren't going to be able to register trademarks (like .pepsi), nor offensive words (like .dreamhost), nor I assume TLDs less than 3 letters (like .i).
What exactly is changing here?
As far as I can tell, the only thing ICANN is saying is that they're finally standardizing the process for applying for new TLDs. The goal I guess being to make it faster and easier to add more and more TLDs in the future…
Which is to whose benefit?
Have you ever met a person (or company) not involved in the domain name industry suggest the need for a new TLD? Ever? I haven't!
There is honestly no demand for new TLDs (besides that for newly created countries, which are known as ccTLDs, and are not what we're talking about here) from anybody who doesn't stand to make money from the registration of domain names.
And that is because there's only one thing that makes a particular domain name desirable for legitimate use: clarity.
That's it. That's why brand names and generic word domains are valuable, that's why short domains are valuable, and that's why no matter how many new TLDs are created, everybody still wants .com.
It is a huge obstacle for any TLD to offer a domain that is clearer overall for its intended use than some still available .com. Blame it on consumer ignorance, but I know I'd still rather have jjflowerslosangeles.com than flowers.la.
(And who types URLs anyway these days?)
Again I must ask, all these new TLDs are to whose benefit?
As far as I can see, the only possible beneficiaries are those actually in the domain name monetization industry.
More possible TLDs means more possible typos, more defensive registrations by trademark holders, and possibly some money to be made from the few suckers who don't realize that flowers.la is not a clear domain.
What new TLDs will be made?
Hmm… we're not going to be seeing company-based TLDs (e.g. .ibm, .coke) anytime soon; I doubt IBM is that interested in switching over from ibm.com. And since ICANN announced people can't register trademark infringing TLDs, IBM won't have to do it defensively either.
I guess I could see a case being made for TLDs that better categorize the type of site being visited, perhaps things like .blog, .wiki, .forum, .shop. Except, we've already got sub-domains for that!
In fact, www.blah.blog is exactly the same number of characters at blog.blah.com; all we'd be doing is switching a .com for a www. (And don't try to say people would just use http://blah.blog/… that'd be even less clear!)
Not to mention, where you once had just one domain name to manage (and pay for), you've now got dozens… all with different registries, different rules, and probably different expiration dates.
Maybe there's a case for making more location-based TLDs, perhaps things like .nyc, .sf, .miami, .toledo. But again, we've already got the country-code TLDs, and besides, isn't the Internet supposed to be international? Just use local search to find local stuff.
(Can you really see people just guessing the URL "www.taxi.chicago" directly on their iPhone 4G. Ha, it is to laugh!)
What about price?
I don't know if ICANN is going to just charge just a flat fee per TLD, or if they're going to keep charging a per-domain fee like they do now. If it's the status quo, then there is really no hope for interesting new uses of TLDs.
If, however, there is no incremental fee to ICANN for more domain names… welcome to the dawning of the age of domainius! Free domainius, that is.
Of course, any free TLDs would have to be tied to some particular application, otherwise squatters would immediately register every possible domain and put them up for auction.
I can see a free email provider getting .mail, a free blog host .blog, a free photo site .pics.
(There's not that much of a benefit in having josh.blog as opposed to say, josh.blogger.com … but I guess since you're going to be the 10,000,000th result on Google, you might as well go for the shorter URL!)
Auctions Smauctions
Did you see recently that the guy in charge of domain auctions at GoDaddy was discovered bidding up their own auctions?! That is some real bush league crap; to be totally expected throughout the entire domain name industry.
In fact, in case this blog post isn't loooooooooong enough for you, let me now take a moment to relate a personal anecdote of mine about a domain auction.
Back in January, my wife was starting a floral design business, and had decided upon a name for it. Unfortunately, the obviously best domain name for her website was already taken, and being used by a squatter on sedo.com. Rather than dealing with them, she just registered a slightly longer variation that was still available.
Well, her birthday was coming up, so I decided to see what it'd cost to get that "best" domain. I went to the site, clicked the link to "make an offer", and entered $100.
Immediately my bid was rejected!
It said the minimum offer the owner of this domain would accept was $777! Highway robbery!
After thinking about it for a little while, I figured, what the hey, it's a birthday present, and I want to see how this thing works, so I made a (completely insane) bid for $777.
Automatically the system responded saying the owner had made a "counter-offer" back… $7770!!!
(How iiiiiiiiiiiiiiinteresting… sedo has a completely automated system for domain owners to counter-bid on domains.)
Well, harrumph. I raised my offer to $800. Immediately I got a "response" from the seller staying firm at $7770, and that was their final offer!
At this point I was curious… would they lower their price at all? So, I countered back with what I pretty much figured was the most I'd spend for this (completely of no value to anybody but my wife) domain, $1150.
What happened next really surprised me… I got another automated message stating that I had surpassed some secret minimum offer the seller had set at which they were, no not willing to actually sell the domain for, but at which they were okay with automatically putting it up for a seven-day auction on the front page of sedo.com… and my offer was the starting "bid"!
Gee thanks!
That explained why there are so many domains on that page with just one bid yet really high prices!
Well, at that point I figured I'd just sit and wait… nobody else was going to be bidding more than $1150 for this obscure domain name! And, the auction was ending the day before my wife's birthday anyway, so the timing worked out.
I waited the whole week, and of course, nothing happened. The auction was going to end at 8:04 AM on a Saturday, but I didn't even plan on waking up to watch the end.
Whoops. When I did wake up, at 8:12 AM, I (sneakily) immediately checked on the auction… only to find that somebody else had won; with a bid of $1175 at 7:56 AM!
I wasn't horribly upset; after all $1150 was an order of magnitude more than I'd intended to pay. But I just knew in my gut of guts (I have four) that the winning bidder was either the original seller, somebody working for sedo.com, or somebody who figured I'd pay even more to buy it from them later! One thing I knew it wasn't was anybody intending to actually use the domain.
You're still here?
That, in a large ostrich nutshell, is why I hate domain names. The secondary domain name industry exists purely to squeeze profit from consumer confusion, artificial scarcity, and literal extortion. No actual value has been added to the universe, just a redistribution of money from people who have a valid use for a clear domain to people who registered that clear domain first.
And this is not, I repeat not, sour grapes of wrath by me, just because back in 1994 (when I first discovered whois) I checked all these big public company domain names like honda.com, toyota.com, and mcdonalds.com, (I wasn't too creative back then) and found them all to be AVAILABLE.
I thought to myself, "Whoa. These companies would probably pay hundreds of dollars for their domains in a year or two!" To top it off, way back then domain names were completely free… you only had to apply for them with Network Solutions.
But, I decided against it, entirely because I thought it'd be sleazy. I swear it was not because I was afraid of getting sued, nor because I didn't actually know exactly how to apply for a domain.
Nope, it was solely due to my irreproachable morals and incredible dignity.
You see, I decided to take the noble path and start DreamHost Web Hosting, where we earn our money fair and square: through over-selling, over-charging, and, every once in a long while, even over-blogging.


text: Finding quality components for AR builds is becoming more of a test of patience these days, and although not expecting things to get better, figured I'd reach out... I have a couple of builds in process, missing only stripped upper receivers at this point. Preferably, requirements would start with Cerro Forge, M3 flat top with M4 feedramps, and quality manufacturing in fit and finish. Unmarked is also required, my own personal preference. However, slight variations in color between upper and lower are not a concern. BCM is a given, as they have exceptional quality control, unfortunately they've been out of stock for months now. CDNN is selling an Adcor with same specs, however I am not familiar with their QC. While I do know they hold government contracts, anyone familiar with fit and finish of Adcor Defense? I have also considered Palmetto State Armory- aside from current out of stock, could not find details as to who forges their uppers, whether they are finished on site or by the likes of L.W. Schneider... PSA is understandably tight-lipped with regards to specifics. Any insight provided would be much appreciated, I am anxious to get my build on. sent via Tapatalk


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Wednesday, December 05, 2012By Selcan Hacaoglu
Turkish President Abdullah Gul welcomed Mohamoud in a military ceremony today, state-run Anatolia news agency said. Mohamoud was elected as president in September, marking the 16th attempt to establish central government since ouster of former dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991.
Mohamoud told reporters yesterday before leaving the capital Mogadishu that his trip was designed to strengthen military, technical and economic ties. He's scheduled to meet Turkish businessmen in Istanbul on Dec. 6 and 7, Anatolia said, citing the presidential office.
To contact the reporter on this story: Selcan Hacaoglu in Ankara at [email protected]
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Andrew J. Barden at [email protected]


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Jim Thorpe's pressure too much for Wreckers
In the first half of last night's non-league girls' basketball match-up, Jim Thorpe utilized an impressive full-court press to eventually wear down visiting Weatherly en route to a 56-34 win.
"That's our identity with the press," Jim Thorpe head coach Rob Kovac mentioned. "With Celeste (Robinson) there at the point of that press, she's pretty tough. But it's the other girls that have a huge part of the press working in (Nina) Batts, (Kristin) Lawrence and (Jeanna) McElmoyle. A lot of havoc is created by those three."
The pressure eventually did lead to the downfall of the Lady Wreckers, who are heavily-laden with guards throughout their line-up. In the first half, it caused 19 turnovers, which eventually led to easy points for the Lady Olympians.
In the first quarter, Jim Thorpe raced out to a 10-2 lead, only to see Weatherly storm back to trail 10-9. However, the Jim Thorpe press went to work again and gave way to another run, as the Lady Olympians closed out the quarter with a 9-0 spree.
Robinson had 10 in the opening quarter, with teammate Chelsea Smelas adding four.
The second quarter started in the same manner, as Jim Thorpe outscored Weaterly 13-4. Robinson continued to pour in the point production, as she downed eight more, helping her team to a 32-13 halftime lead.
"Nearly all of their points, probably 20 or so of them, came off of those turnovers from the press," Weatherly head coach Paul Hadzick admitted. "The pressure they applied was good and we panicked. When things got bad for us, we lost our composure."
In the second half, things calmed down as Kovac turned off the press, allowing the Wreckers to regain their offensive flow, leading to some nice buckets.
"We have some really aggressive, scrappy type of players and that helps," Hadzick mentioned. "But we still have a lot to work on in terms of fundamentals because we're going to see more pressure like this as the year goes on."
In the third frame, Jim Thorpe ballooned its lead to 44-18, as a lid was on the bucket for the first three and a half minutes of the second half for the Lady Wreckers.
Brittany Holland and Robinson both scored four in the session.
In the fourth, subs started to roll in and the Wreckers made things respectable, outscoring the hosts, 16-12.
Tracy Galada scored seven of her 10 points for Weatherly in the quarter, while teammate Alicia Panzarella added five in the fourth.
"It's nice to be 3-0," Kovac admitted. "A year ago, we started out 0-5, so it's nice. We are stressing to them to enjoy this moment, but at the same time, we realize that we have to get better."
For the game, Robinson led all scorers with 24 points, while Holland and Smelas added 10 apiece.
For Weatherly (1-1), Panzarella led the way with 14.
In the JV contest, Weatherly prevented the sweep with a 42-28 preliminary win, as Sara Heister scored 16. Jim Thorpe got nine apiece from Chelsea Robinson and Alex Ventrella.
J. Dougherty 1-0-0-2, Bizarre 0-0-0-0, E. Dougherty 0-0-0-0, Hinkle 1-0-0-2, Adamczyk 1-0-0-2, Panzarella 5-1-1-14, Heister 2-0-0-4, Hanson 0-0-0-0, Boyarski 0-0-0-0, Galada 4-1-1-10. TOTALS: 14-2-2-34.
McElmoyle 0-0-0-0, Batts 1-0-0-2, Lawrence 2-0-0-6, Condly 0-0-0-0, Rusbarsky 0-0-0-0, Holland 4-2-4-10, Robinson 11-2-2-24, Mosteller 1-0-0-2, Ventrella 1-0-0-2, Smelas 5-0-3-10. TOTALS: 25-4-9-56.
Weatherly 9 4 5 16 - 34
Jim Thorpe 19 13 12 12 - 56
Three pointers: W - Panzarella 3, Galada 1; JT - Lawrence 2.


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Last week I posted the new cover art for Lily and the Lawman. Then there was a last minute change. The design team needed to change quilt in the background of the cover. So, here's the final cover art for Lily. This quilt, though not my beloved red, does fit the description in the story better.
Also, to clarify, Ashley Schrock is the creative director for the Heartsong Presents cover art projects, and she has designers who put together the cover art. Ashley designs many of the covers for Barbour products herself, but she has helpers for all the Heartsong covers that go out each month.
In the back of each Heartsong is a tearout survey about that particular book and author and Heartsong titles overall. One of the things you can express your opinion about is the cover art. Your feedback helps the design department know what appeals to readers. So if you've read a Heartsong or two, please, consider filling out those tear-off sheets and sending them in.


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Former SBA Executive and now Lafayette FCU CEO Hearne Continues to Press Congress to Remove MBL Barriers
WASHINGTON - With nearly 10 years of experience at the SBA, Michael Hearne, president/CEO Lafayette FCU is in a keen position to tell Congress about the barriers that credit unions face when starting member business lending programs. Speaking on behalf of CUNA, Hearne, who heads the $304 million, Kensington, Md.-based credit union, shared a number of regulatory limitations at a March 17 House Small Business Committee's Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight roundtable. Hearne, who also testified in Congress on small business issues in April, said that credit unions often fill a void left by banks, particularly when it involves lending to the self-employed. "Small businesses are the engine of economic growth - accounting for about one-half of private non-farm economic activity in the U.S. annually," Hearne said. "Their ability to access capital is paramount. But this access is seriously constrained by the double-whammy of banking industry consolidation and the Credit Union Membership Access Act-imposed limitations on credit union (member business loans)." Hearne told Committee members that prior to 1998, there were no statutory limits on credit union member business lending until the passage of CUMAA imposed the 12.25% of assets MBL cap. Hearne has extensive knowledge of business lending, having worked for SBA's Office of the Chief Financial Officer for seven years and supervised the agency's Financial Improvement Plan, which resulted in the development of the current financial data structure and all credit program subsidy models. After the SBA, he worked as an independent consultant with SBA lenders to analyze their loan portfolios. He also provided SBA loan sale bidders with historic performance analyses to aid in developing their bids. With CUNA, he helped to develop a business lending program that would assist "well managed" credit unions to make member business loans and SBA 7(a) loans. Hearne provided an example of some of the costs incurred for an MBL startup: $100,000 for a "typical experienced mid-level commercial loan officer;" funding costs; and overhead and startup costs such as data processing systems, furniture and equipment, printing, postage, telephone, occupancy, credit reports and other operating expenses. "Assuming credit unions could carry salary expense of 2% of portfolio, 76% of credit unions couldn't afford to be active member business lenders even if they had portfolios that were equal in size to the current 12.25% of asset maximum," Hearne explained. The MBL cap is also not based on safety and soundness considerations, Hearne said. "There is no safety and soundness reason that net worth above 7% cannot also support business lending," Hearne said. "If all net worth could be counted, the actual limit would average between 18% and 19% of total assets rather than 12.25% of total assets." The current $50,000 threshold, initially established in 1993, for defining an MBL is "too low" and discourages credit unions to make loans to smaller businesses because they have to set up a formal member business lending program in compliance with all the requirements of Section 723 of the NCUA's regulations, Hearne added. NCUA was poised to adopt a $100,000 threshold by regulation in 1998 until CUMMA incorporated the $50,000 regulatory definition into statute that year. "Simply adjusting the $50,000 threshold for inflation would result in an approximate 33% increase in the threshold to over $65,000," Hearne offered, adding "permitting the threshold to rise to $100,000 would open up a significant source of credit to small businesses." According to NCUA call report data, at mid-year 2004, the dollar amount of MBLs was less than one-half of one percent of the total commercial loans held by U.S. depositories. Credit union MBLs represent 3.1% of the total of credit union loans outstanding, and only 17.9% of them offer MBLs. The median size of credit union MBLs granted in the first six months of 2004 was $140,641. "An almost two-thirds increase in credit union MBL limits - from 12.25% to 20% of assets, equivalent to the business lending limit for savings institutions - would not cause these numbers to change dramatically," Hearne said. Regarding the SBA's 7(a) loan program, Hearne said CUNA is concerned about sufficient funding here and urged Congress to reconsider providing allocation; asked the SBA to streamline the approval process and to insure that regional offices are current on all SBA policies, including those on credit unions' access to SBA lending. -firstname.lastname@example.com


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Chanukah Programs 2016
1) Children!
Sunday, December 11, 12:30 - 2:00 PM - Chanukah menorah Workshop at Home Depot!
Build your own Menorah for Chanukah! Bring your children to this one of a kind workshop. Refreshments and fun included! 1350 Port Washington Road in Grafton. Sunday, December 11, 12:30 - 2:00 PM. No charge.
2) Teens!
Friday, December 16 at 5:00 PM - CTeen - Friday Night Chanukah Dinner
Friday Night Dinner for Teens at the home of Rabbi Moshe & Dinie Rapoport! This will be one high energy Chanukah celebration! Can't beat that!! Of course . . JUICY chicken! This is a high energy, meaningful, and delicious evening. Does your teen know about this?!
3) Children!
Sunday Morning, December 18 at 10:30 AM - Chanukah Program
Parents and families of the Hebrew School are invited to a meaningful Chanukah program, which will include a Menorah lighting, dreidel games and delicious chanukah treats prepared by the students.
4) Teens!
Tuesday, December 20 at 9:30 AM - KFC at Homestead High School
There will be a special Chanukah edition of the Kosher Food Club at Homestead for the Jewish students! The delicious and free lunch will include Latkes, Doughnuts and other Chanukah treats, and will be on Tuesday, December 20 during Lunch A and B - in Room #701.
5) Preschool
Pre-Chanukah Program at Mequon Jewish Preschool
Join Mequon Jewish Preschool Families and Friends for an in-school chanukah program. See our first ever Menorah Display created by children and families. Bring your Menorah and add to our Display.
6) Community!
Sunday, December 25, at 11:15 AM - Public Menorah Lighting in front of Metro Market
There will be a special public Menorah lighting on Sunday, December 25 at 11:15 AM in front of the Metro Market in Mequon. Enjoy music, refreshments and dancing! We will then go on the Menorah Parade to The Shul In Bayside where there will be a Menorah Lighting and Chanukah in Wonderland.
7) Family!
Sunday, December 25 at 11:30 AM - Giant Car-Menorah Parade
Bring your children to see the huge Car-Menorah Parade! Or better yet - participate in the parade yourself - get a Menorah for your car! We leave from Metro Market at 11:30 AM. Parade will end at The Shul in Bayside!
8) Adults!
Chanukah Party for Adults Sunday Night, December 25 at 7:30 PM
Join the adults of our community for a Chanukah Celebration, On Sunday night, December 25 at 7:30 PM at the home of Aaron and Jan Katz. We look forward to greeting you at this wonderful evening and delicious Chanukah celebration!
9) Family!
Monday, December 26 at 5:00 PM - Chanukah Skating Party & Dinner
The Grand Chanukah Skating Party & Dinner will be at Ozaukee Skateland from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. There will be a Huge Hot Dog Bar with more than 20 choices of toppings! Latkes, prizes and Chanukah gelt. Everyone is welcome! Special Menorah lighting at the Center of the Rink. Skaters: $11.00, Non-Skaters $8.00.
10) Family!
Monday, December 26 at 7:20 PM - Menorah Lighting in Grafton
There will be a public Menorah Lighting in Downtown Grafton, at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Beech Avenue on Monday, December 26 at 7:20 PM. Bring the entire family to this historic event of Jewish Pride and the Celebration of Lights!
11) Preschool
Chanukah Program at Mequon Jewish Preschool
Celebrate the warmth of Chanukah! You are invited to a gathering for MJP Families! Sing about Chanukah with Morah Carrie! Fill and decorate your own Sufganiya. MJP Alumni invited!
Shop here for all of your Chanukah Supplies


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Dawn, you hang in there. And your friend is blessed to have you. Sadly, one of the toughest things to tolerate through this whole process is the waiting period. If all she had was an xray please encourage her to insist on a CT at the very least, a PET at the best.
Just today I read in the paper that they are developing a pretty effective genetic test for lung cancer. They said these 5 genes are effective in determining whether a person will be prone to getting lung cancer, and if already dx'd, what their chance of survival and treatment success is. They said that staging is ineffective because sometimes people are dx when the tumor is still very small but turns out to be very agressive and in the long run, a high risk for ineffective treatment options and early fatality. They said best case scenario the low risk group lived avge of 40 months, the high risk 20. That's what Bud lived. 20 months after official dx.
Kygal...Pat, you prove them all wrong girl! You go for for life! I have been praying for you and hoping for continued results. We need sucess stories to keep the folks going. I wish I could just drive over the bridge from Evansville to Henderson and figure out a way to find you and give you a big giant hug....
I need to get to bed soon, tomorrow I go for labs...yep Kim, I'm finally doing it....keep putting it off.
Love, peace, prayers and healing....
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15 Key Plot Points in Oracle's Struggle to Buy Sun
December 22, 2009[From eWeek]
It's been a long, strange and expensive trip for Oracle in its quest to add Sun Microsystems to its list of company acquisitions. And the final chapter isn't yet written.
This started in early 2009 when word got out that Sun was up for sale.
The article continues at http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Oracles-15-Key-Plot-Points-in-Its-Struggle-with-the-EC-Over-Buying-Sun-Microsystems-775347/


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England boss Roy Hodgson: Criticism of Norway performance is 'absolute f*****g b******s'
ROY HODGSON has launched a foul-mouthed defence of England and accused his critics of talking 'f*****g b******s'.
Hodgson and his Three Lions flops have come under-fire again in the wake of Wednesday's 1-0 win over Norway at Wembley.
A record-low crowd of just 40,181 saw Hodgson's men limp to victory thanks to Wayne Rooney's second half penalty.
But despite the win Hodgson's men struggled to impress as the Three Lions failed to get over their World Cup hangover.
Hodgson has drafted in some young stars as he looks to the future ahead of the upcoming Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, which starts with a tough trip to Switzerland on Monday.
But the display was no improvement on the woeful performances in Brazil that saw England crash out of the World Cup after just two games.
The Three Lions managed just two shots on goal against Norway, with only Liverpool stars Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge emerging with any credit.
"What I can do is analyse what I have seen here and judge that through my eyes and not judge it because someone is going to tell me you know 'Well, you only had two shots at goal' because for me, that is absolute f*****g b******s, I'm sorry"England manager Roy Hodgson
Rooney was hauled off before the end and critics are queueing up to hammer Hodgson's men, but the England boss has hit back with a passionate defence of his flops that has seen him lose his cool.
Hodgson said: "Listen, I am entitled to (be mad) aren't I? When you have questions like 'You only had two shots on target'.
"You have just seen an England team dominate for 45minutes against a good opponent, an opponent that's hard to beat and you have seen them work very hard to create chances.
"You've seen players get in behind defenders in wide areas and miss crosses, yeah, I am not terribly happy about that.
"I would have liked to have seen the crosses be a little bit better, I would have liked to have seen two of three of those shots get past the blocking player and whiz past the goal.
"I would have liked to have seen Daniel Sturridge's magnificent effort from that wonderful pass that played him in not land on the roof of the net.
"But the fact is that is what you have to accept as a football manager.
"All I am saying is I want to judge every game as it is.
"We can't get rid of the baggage, we can't change the fact that we have had a bad World Cup.
"We can't play those games against Italy and Uruguay again, but I think you will have to give me the entitlement at least.
"If we had have played badly (against Norway), if a lot of players had had really poor performances, if the quality of our passing, our movement, was nothing like I wanted to see, if our defending wasn't as compact, aggressive and organised as it was for large periods of games, I would be the first to say so.
"But I am not going to say it's not that just because we had a bad World Cup. That's what it is. It's as simple as that.
"I can't put that right (World Cup) because I can't turn the clock back.
"But what I can do is analyse what I have seen here and judge that through my eyes and not judge it because someone is going to tell me you know 'Well, you only had two shots at goal' because for me, that is absolute f*****g b******s, I'm sorry."
Hodgson, meanwhile, has no plans to call-up replacements for injured duo Jack Colback and Ben Foster, who have both pulled out of the squad ahead of Monday's game in Basel.


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Nov 07, 2002 - 12:38 pm
I had a mastectomy with reconstruction for a small (no lump it was caught on mammogram)ductal infiltrating carcinoma on12/27/01. Woke up from the surgery with terrible pain in my elbow. Have had nothing but unbearable burning pain in axilla and chest since. I have been in PT since Feb. have had shoulder surgery for nerve impingement, implant removal, and two nerve blocks. Now I have developed lymphadema. I see an oncologist, neurologist, and pain management doctor. Am taking so many drugs. Have slept in the recliner since surgery in Dec. because I get a "charlie horse" in my armpit if I get in the bed. Has anyone else ever had this problem. Sure would love some help.
Nov 07, 2002 - 4:32 pm
Just wanted to say welcome to the site and God bless your sweet soul. Sounds like you've been thru the ringer! I can't help w/ any advice on your problems, but I'm sure someone here can relate to you. I will however pray for you to find an answer and relieve your pain. God bless, HummB
Nov 07, 2002 - 4:42 pm
Hi Nan..Sorry you are going through so much. I can't help with any of that, but did at least want to welcome you to the group. You have found a very safe and loving haven here. God bless, Cyndi
Nov 08, 2002 - 8:51 am
I am sorry to hear you have been plagued with pain since having surgery. I am another person has suffered many side affects from all the treatments I have had for my stage 3 breast cancer.
Nov 08, 2002 - 12:07 pm
You are definately welcomed, and I don't think you have made anyone upset or uncomfertable... We have all been to someplace similiar...So we do understand. You are in the right place!!!I too am sorry you endured so much lately, and I will pray for you.....Keep up the faith, and keep in touch OK Nan. My prayers go out to you.
Nov 16, 2002 - 1:52 pm
Hi Nan! I'm sorry to hear you're in so much pain. I've had chronic pain due to my lumpectomy 2.5 yrs. ago. I also have a frozen shoulder. I recently went to another pain dr. who prescribed Lidoderm (lidocaine) patches. Lidocaine is similar to the Novacaine you receive at a dentist-it numbs pain. I haven't tried the Lidoderm patches because they're VERY expensive. If you have good insurance, you may want to give them a try. It also comes in a tube which is in gel form, so it's very messy, but ALOT less expensive. You can put these patches in different spots. They're the size of your hand, and you can cut them. Up to 3 patches may be used at one time. You can put them on in the evening, leave them on for 12 hrs. and go patch-free during the day. Again, I haven't tried them but just wanted to pass the info along. Currently, I just use ice packs for breast pain. I use them off & on (mostly on) all day. Would be hard to do if you're working. When I'm lying down, I always have something (pillow, rolled up towel, etc.) to prop my arm on. I haven't experienced the burning you're having. My pain feels like I'm constantly in a mammography machine with varying amts. of pressure. Check out the following site (http://www.cancerlynx.com/mastectomypain.html)
Nov 18, 2002 - 12:13 am
Im am also new here. I am experiencing extreme sensitivity in chest , ahoulder blades and back of R arm in which I had lymph nodes removed. It feels like I have been through a meat grinder. I do not have an answer but if I find out what it is and a solution I will post it. Good luck and may God bless you and anyone in pain.


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If you know the gear ratios and tire circumference, you don't need a calculator....
do you guys know how or where to look to find out speed calculations if a jackshaft is going to be in use? Thanks....Vince
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If you know the gear ratios and tire circumference, you don't need a calculator....
What I have is as follows:
10 tooth clutch--to--22 tooth jackshaft input--to--10 tooth jack shaft output--to--60 tooth axle sprocket on a live axle with 16" tires.
Thanks for any help.....Vince
"not looking to go fast, I would rather have some torque"
Check the first post in this thread http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/ge...mber-here.html
With the gears you have, I would guess you would get 15-20mph, and you will have all kinds of torque.
I agree with JimH
my calculations for 3000-3600 rpm on the engine is about 11-16 mph. You are geared down 2.2 to 1 from your clutch sprocket to your 10 tooth jackshaft sprocket. You are geared down 6 to 1 from that 10 tooth jackshaft sprocket to your 60 tooth wheel gear. Your 16 inch wheel has a circumference of pi x D (the 16 inch diameter), which is about 50 inches. So your bike moves 50 inches every time the back wheel rotates one full revolution. Your clutch sprocket needs to turn about 13.2 times (6 x 2.2) to turn your wheel once, and have move you the 50 inches.
So overall that is a pretty good bit of reduction. So your speed is low, but your torque (power) is high.
You can get rpms for your engine off the Tulsa Engine Warehouse website under the link for engine line drawings.
Awesome guys. Thanks a lot. It's gonna be for a homemade three wheeler and I am 300+ pounds. All I really want to do is ride some trails if I ever find a place.
I got 12.6 mph with the gearing and tire size you stated @ 3500 engine rpm.
You should have a stumpuller.
I hate to be a simpleton guys, but can you show me how you figure this so I can plug in different values in the future instead of me keep asking.
Your calculator worked excellent. Thanks for your time!!!!!!!
Anyone want to help me figure out how to calculate the gear ratio and estimated top speed of mine:
13 tooth clutch to a 18 tooth jack shaft input to a 9 tooth jack shaft output to a 36 tooth axle sprocket on a tire with a 33" circumference.
It's powered by a stock B&S 5 HP, muffler removed and replaced with a straight 12.5" header, with governor still in place.
In addition to having an answer, I'd also like to learn how to do all the calculations.
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Keith Singletary and colleagues at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign exposed cultures of malignant human breast cancer cells to sulphoraphane. Within hours, it had blocked cell division and disrupted microtubules, which are long, slender cylinders made up of tubulin (protein), that are essential for the separation of duplicated chromosomes during cell division.
"This is the first report to show how the naturally occurring plant chemical sulforaphane can block late stages of the cancer process by disrupting components of the cell called microtubules," said Singletary, a professor in the department of food science and human nutrition. "We were surprised and pleased to find that SUL could block the growth of breast cells that were already cancerous."
Sulphoraphane is abundant in vegetables like broccoli, brussels sprouts and kale, and when these vegetables are chewed, they release the anti-cancer compound. More than 125 scientific papers have been published on sulphoraphane, broccoli and broccoli sprouts, with many of them focusing on sulphoraphane's anti-cancer activity, as well as its benefits for heart health.
Since its discovery by a John Hopkins team in 1992, a company called called Brassica Protection Products has been marketing patented concentrated forms of broccoli sprouts - three-day-old broccoli plants said to provide 20 times the concentration of sulphoraphane glucosinolate as found in adult broccoli.
They are currently sold in the US, Japan - where business is already robust - and New Zealand as a vegetable, and the company is looking for partners for use of the ingredient in other applications. It has recently been added to a tea.
However the products do not carry health claims and the new trial, published in the September issue of the Journal of Nutrition (134:2229-2236), lends further scientific support to potential claims in the future.
"It is not yet clear whether the doses required to produce inhibition of tubulin polymerization are higher than those achievable via dietary intakes," write Jackson and Singletary. "However, the results show that tubulin disruption may be an important explanation for SUL's antiproliferative action."
"These findings are significant since SUL's actions appear similar to a group of anticancer drugs currently in use, such as Taxol," added Singletary.
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TORONTO - Jim Irsay and Peyton Manning continue to play their game of He loves me! He loves me not!
The Indianapolis Colts owner concluded a confounding week on Sunday by denying a Saturday night NFL Network report that he had decided several weeks ago to make Manning a free agent. That broadcast cited sources involved in the Colts signing of new general manager Ryan Grigson.
Irsay backtracked Sunday in a Twitter posting, saying that the quarterback: Hasnt been released nor was a decision reached weeks ago.
But what might be most interesting is what Irsay didnt say. Despite his protests, Irsay still hasnt confirmed that hell pay Mannings $28-million bonus and that hed definitely keep him in Indianapolis.
Irsays tweet follows an interview in which he seemed to be building fans up for the possibility that the four-time MVPs time in Indianapolis is past.
Its your responsibility to not make decisions for sentimental reasons, Irsay said about Mannings option bonus. This isnt fantasy football. Irsay has also acknowledged he would pick Andrew Luck or Robert Griffin III, even if Manning is healthy.
The more he speaks, the more it sounds like Irsay has decided to let Manning walk, and all Sundays denial does is to cap a week of conflicting statements, Mannings expression of dissatisfaction, Irsay belittling his star for being a politician, followed by a club statement that the two had met to clear up misperceptions, and now the weekend with the Colts playing Hear-say, Irsay!
It appears Irsay and Manning are both attempting and not with great success to find a graceful public exit.
One thing is certain. While Irsay may not like to hear it, this is a team that as Manning has suggested is walking on eggshells. A franchise that long has been about continuity and togetherness is fracturing.
Irsay and Grigson are delivering such mixed messages that even the players are confused.
I have no clue, man, veteran receiver Reggie Wayne said. This is one time all of the players are outside of the loop, even 18 (quarterback Peyton Manning). Nobody has a clue.
There are 20 players, including Manning and Wayne, who can become unrestricted free agents March 13. With Irsay saying the roster needs to be more balanced many suspect theyre being readied for the chop.
Its like a soap opera. Youre wondering: Okay, whats next?, said Wayne. You hear something, then you see it on the ticker, that the Colts are doing this or that. At one point we were thinking Jim Tressel was going to be the coach. All of a sudden its Chuck Pagano. Its been a surprise every day,
An estimated 25,000 fans were at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on Sunday afternoon for a send-off rally in advance of the AFC champion New England Patriots flight to Indianapolis and Super Bowl XLVI.
Defensive lineman Vince Wilfork, wide receivers Wes Welker and Deion Branch, linebacker Jerod Mayo, running back Kevin Faulk and quarterback Tom Brady all addressed the crowd.
We have the greatest fans in America, Brady said. Were going to give it our best and hopefully we have a lot more people at our party next weekend.
No matter what the final Super Bowl score is, Bill Parcells will come out a winner.
Both Tom Couglin of the Giants and the Patriots Bill Belichick are head coaches who trained under Parcells.
Between them they have won six Super Bowls with a seventh on the way. Belichick has three with Coughlin a win away from equalling Parcells two wins.
Different guys, but the same coach, starting with the fact that they both paid their dues, Parcells told the New York Daily News.
They share four things Parcells believes are necessary to be a successful NFL coach. They know how to acquire players, they know how to develop the players they have, they know how to come up with a good design for those players and they both get them to play hard, Parcells said.
Alabama defensive end/linebacker, Courtney Upshaw, who remains a potential draft pick in Buffalo, had a sack and two tackles for losses in the Senior Bowl. Upshaw is one of the college balls top pass-rusher with 16 sacks over the past two seasons. Hes aggressive and would bolster the Bills pass rush ... Steelers linebacker coach Keith Butler has an interview Tuesday in Indianapolis for the defensive coordinator position. The team is also expected to hire former Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians ... Meantime, former Colts head coach Jim Caldwell went to Pittsburgh to discuss the position formerly held by Arians ... Chargers left guard Kris Dielman (concussion) says hes undecided whether hell return next season ... San Diego State QB Ryan Lindley struggled with his accuracy throughout Senior Bowl practices and in Saturdays game was just 10-of-21 for 103 yards and an interception.
It may have been the most important audible Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel will ever call in his life, and it never even happened on a football field.
Cassel is being hailed a hero, albeit a reluctant one, after alerting a neighbour in the Missouri gated community of Loch Lloyd that her house was aflame.
When his wife noticed smoke billowing from the home and flames shooting from the chimney late at night, Cassell ran to the womans home, banged on the door, and called until the woman answered.
I know Matt wouldnt want this kind of attention, but I definitely think he was a hero last night, one witness told local television station KMBC.
The neighbour said that she had no awareness that she was in danger until she saw the quarterback on her doorstep. Serious damage was done to the house, though a fire supervisor said that the home may not be a total loss. Neighbours described Cassel as a private person and that he probably wouldnt like the attention. They were right. Cassel declined to talk about the incident but issued a statement: I just ran up to the house and alerted them. The real heroes are the firefighters.
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What Is Your Worth? Feedback Friday
My friend from The Constant Complainer
sent me an interesting article about the worth of a homemaker a few weeks ago.
The article listed each household duty and estimated how much someone would charge for that service:
Personal Chef - $1,005 per five-day workweek x 52 weeks = $52,260 per year.
House Cleaner - $118 per week X 52 weeks = $6,136 per year
Child Care - $600 a week plus perks/benefits x 52 weeks = $31,200 per year
Driver - $1,000 per year + [(estimated miles driven 8,000 miles / 50 mph) x 60 minutes/hour x 33 cents per minute] = $4,168 total per year
Lawn Maintenance - $30 per week x 52 weeks = $1,560 total per year.
All these services added up to a grand total of $96,261 per year.
It's Feedback Friday...
What else would you add to the list?
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A homemaker is worth more than that, because if you were to hire one person to do ALL of those jobs, you'd have to pay a boatload of overtime!ReplyDelete
Being a homemaker is like being an artist...you are never REALLY paid for the time you have invested. I remember the BIG discussions about this we all had back in the day. This little list has been around awhile only the amount changes....inflation!ReplyDelete
I would also add personal tutor and cruise director, you know the person who comes up with and takes the children to do their activities!ReplyDelete
Well, I couldn't charge quite that much for the chef part....then I'd have to cook some fabulous meals. And I'm not sure about the cleaning bill, but I would add hazard pay for the bathrooms.ReplyDelete
There are a few items they left out however.....
1. Private home school teacher/tutor
2. Life coach
3. Therapist
4. Drill Sargent
5. Preschool activities director
6. Chauffeur
7. Wardrobe and hair stylist
8. Personal shopper
9. Living, breathing alarm clock
(I could go on but I'm becoming more than a little bitter.....)
Hooker services (sorry it had to be said beacause they think you have to dress and act like it)ReplyDelete
$200 per hour x 3 times a week x 52 weeks per year = 31,200
we need over time because we never get to go home and relax from work. plus we dont get our 30min lunch and 2 15 minute breaks.ReplyDelete
I may have to duck the flying tomatoes, but to be honest, no. I've seen these numbers flying around, and there's a degree of bunk in them.ReplyDelete
For anyone mad at me right now, I'm a SAHM myself. I do believe that it's a worthwhile endeavor and that it would be wonderful to be paid, however the numbers that often are bandied about in these types of discussions are ridiculous.
Personal chef - um, no. I cook most meals, and bake more than most since we're gluten-free, but I am far from a personal chef. I do not make meals upon request. I make meals from a pretty basic repertoire, adding new items every so often. My skills and lack of inclination to go off plan just because someone wants something different puts me at about the level of a line cook at a family restaurant - about $10/hr. About 28hrs a week cooking = $14560. Maybe the rest of you are making 3 course breakfasts every day of the week, but I know the only days I spend more than a few minutes on breakfast are weekends.
House cleaner is spot on. Friends who have cleaners spend about that much. I'll go with your number$6136
Child care. $600/wk! Maybe that's what a childcare worker makes, but she's watching a class full of kids. For those of us who need to put a kid in child care(outside of very large cities where all costs are inflated) child care is $100-$150 a week. It's not fair to add in the cost of a childcare worker when they're looking after a dozen kids(unless you have to sets of sextuplets, and then go ahead and add in that much.) Child care for my 7 yr old(the 15yr old doesn't count) at $125/week = $6500
Driver - the amount seems fair $4168
Lawn Care - n/a Did you miss that I have a 15yr old?
So by my count it's $28756.
As for nutritionist, stylist, personal shopper, therapist etc. - give me a break. When I see those professions rolled into the SAHM number to inflate it to upwards of a quarter million, I just roll my eyes. The numbers used are often finessed in the same way that childcare worker is - they take the professional's yearly income for taking care of multiple clients vs what someone might pay for the service. And hooker services? Good lord, people - I don't even know what to say about that.
Hey, I love my job. I think it's awesome that we can afford for me to stay home and raise my kids, but do I think I deserve to be paid 6 figures for it - no. Do I think that I should be paid more than my husband who works 45 hrs a week and still manages to talk to our kids(therapist!) and occasionally drives to Target to pick up the new Skylander(driver! personal shopper!) - no.
Hi Jennifer, just stopping by to say how delightful your blog is. Thanks so much for sharing. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, ChrisReplyDelete
Judging from what my house looks right now, I´d certainly wouldn´t earn that much for the cleaning...ReplyDelete
but hey, do I make that up with teaching/childcare! :)


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