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Randy Harrington on whether summer hours are hurting your company's productivity and profits.
Jul 30, 2012
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-- okay first topic today it's steaming outside might be getting a little bit of relief today in many parts of the US but -- -- hot out.
And that's taking a big -- -- of many businesses bottom lines especially.
In May June July and August said -- joining us talk about all this from Oxford Mississippi joining us on Skype.
Is Randy -- ten.
Business leadership consultant.
CEO of strategic arts and sciences as well as the -- Evolutionary as transformational leadership.
-- -- -- on sun and -- -- -- space for sometime and thank you.
Sell so there isn't today has this summer productivity -- com.
-- there's no doubt about it and it's one of the most consistent trends.
That we can see and businesses small and large across the country intact across the world it's not just an American phenomenon.
And a study that we're looking at from cab to -- shows that productivity typically tumbles 20%.
In the summer for businesses out there across the US right.
That's right OK what about attendance how does that do.
And attendance is just about as bad it's also down usually by about a fifth as well as things go along.
And what's interesting to me is that.
You know each and every year I'm in a -- say it's bad managers are surprised they they go oh my goodness what happened here what's going on.
And my first messages and do you know we -- This is not news right and what you need to be doing is anticipating this and figuring out ways to work with your teams.
A more intelligently.
OK so let's talk then about some of the tips where we can.
-- make sure our employees are present during the summer and can make sure there are also more productive so what can you deal.
If -- -- business out there to make sure that you're getting something out of your workers well.
I think the very first thing to do is to not begin to try to solve the problems in the middle of the summer.
So I mean -- candidly speaking these problems should be considered in January or are typically at the beginning of your fiscal year.
So recommendation number one -- work off of an annual calendar where you anticipate these seasonal dips.
And account for them both in terms of staffing and productivity as well as what you want your employees to be doing so.
Rule number one for senior leadership is worked off of the calendar and make sure everybody knows what that calendar is.
-- that for example in the summer you might have more special projects.
In place you might have more employee development programs going on in place.
Yes you break -- there's some good tips right just realizing that.
You're workers and -- -- about getting to the beating getting out of the office early on Friday then -- their daily tasks.
So Lauren you're exactly right because I mean the truth of it is I think the big reason we see such a profound shift in the summer time.
It is.
Employees are asked to choose between their families and work then and look at your heart in which we would you go you know.
If you've got kids coming home or kids that are not in school and now you have to deal with those kids not in school.
It changes your life.
If you've got extremely coming into town -- -- Opportunities are pressures for you to go to weddings or who knows what threat you know you're constantly being asked to choose between work and family.
And that's just a really difficult thing to do so another tip would be you've got -- empathize with that tension.
You've got to at least acknowledge that tension and then figure out ways.
Two two.
Allow those employees to minimize the pain of that choice.
-- you have to certainly be realistic empathize -- also say set the tone from the top what do you mean -- that.
Well I mean -- There's just no doubt about there's interesting research that shows that.
If if I see mr.
Smith my -- coming in at ten and leaving at three.
And he's wearing his golf shorts on the way out the door.
There's just no doubt about the fact that I'm gonna ditch out of there is quick -- can't.
Everybody does any desserts do that he gets paid the big bucks.
That's well.
And the truth of it is that mr.
Smith might actually be out closing a big deal -- that golf course.
It's critical to the business and so there have to be communication about that set the tone from the top.
And in you've got a you've got to really over communicated in the summer of how people are producing and what's going on.
So that people trust.
That it's not just me is getting saddled with calls but -- work.
Right now that's that's one more quick -- and advances the more powerful one.
And that is that this is a huge opportunity in the -- time for managers to go ahead and -- -- -- size.
Top performers opinion leaders to people that are doing great work all year long.
And going to sit down at their desk and say hey you know what July we're gonna be really -- I've got four people on vacation.
I really want you to be our manager of the day.
All the way through July I'm gonna give you some coaching in June on what I want you to do and then on August first we're gonna sit down and debrief how that went.
Well I can guarantee you that if you do something like that with someone who is looking for an opportunity to step in the management or grow their career development.
That person is going to be on -- they're gonna be coming in early they're gonna be Stanley they're going to be making sure the job gets stuff.
-- that's an excellent point at the steamy summer weather is your time to shine in say out here out working hard.
Regardless of what my friend -- down the shore or whatever else it is -- up company and outings would you recommend them for the summer.
The you know.
My feeling about fun is -- is great but.
This sensibility that I get in in corporate cultures across America when I go talk to employees.
-- they roll their eyes and they go oh my gosh it's just one more thing to do.
And you know please don't make me go to a party.
You know I don't really wanna do it to my tip about finding yes absolutely make work fine but make work fine.
In other words make people have fun while they're doing their job that's.
Such a good point.
It really is because you know maybe people and admitted let you know yeah have valuable and limited time and it should be -- -- our -- -- fund shouldn't have to be something here.
Forced to doing outside of work that it denigrate you say if you mandatory fund.
You know -- done and it's not that is just not gonna.
Well Randy carrying to and you certainly were fine thank you for joining us we'll teaser -- an -- -- you can see an evolutionary transformational leadership.
Thank you so much for coming on the -- so today enjoy your day.
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Posted: Nov 12, 2012 3:56 PM by Judy Slate
Updated: Nov 12, 2012 4:07 PM
BOZEMAN - Preparations are underway at the Willson Gym for the annual Thanks 4 Giving clothing giveaway.
They're collecting clothing all week long.
The event started in 2008. Last year, about 1,700 people showed up to take home free clothing.
"We take it in, we put it out and people can come and just take it away. There's no money. You just take it and that's what we want, is for anybody who needs or wants clothing or wants to recycle or refresh their closet to come in and do some shopping," said Reni Kessinger, Thanks 4 Giving organizer.
The event begins this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Willson Gym.


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For those interested in the details of the AMD A10-4600M CPU, the following link is included:
Twenty five years ago I was putting desktops together with the then brand new AMD 386-SX chip, and came to understand very early on that AMD was a company very different from the more rigid and aloof Intel, and consistently moved out of Intel's looming shadow with innovative new ideas, and more bang for the buck than Intel has ever offered. Thus I was drawn to this laptop over any of the Intel models.
A bit of introduction is in order, seeing as this is my first post. I am (was) a Gen1 Rev 0 14 year old computer nerd with coke bottle glasses when I wrote my first line of straight octal machine code in April of 1964 for a Control Data PDP-8, which was mostly vacuum tubes. 22 years later, I was working at 3M in product development, but was the unofficial desktop guru, knew all the Peter Norton hacks, and was building desktops from parts to make 386-sx computers (with the AMD 386-sx CPU) for a third the cost of an original IBM PS/2 model 50, which was $5000. I remember seeing Windows 1.0 running on an IBM XT with a green Hercules monitor, and it was ugly beyond belief and had no added value over DOS 6.3 that I could see. Took me a long time to understand what kind of vision Bill Gates had with the Windows system. Learned C after 25 years of programming with GoTo statements, and it made my head hurt for months, but I did it. Lost my front seat on the technology curve when the internet showed up, and was just an aging user who is now a retired 63 year old. I was recently pushed into buying a new laptop by an old 2004 HP Pavilion that was more aged and feeble than me, and with supply running out at Best Buy, jumped on an m6-1105dx for $599 with the hopes that I could get it to run Windows 7. And thus my journey began...
Section 1: Getting a copy of Windows 7 and loading it on the system.
I rather quickly learned that there was NO support on the HP website for Windows 7 with this machine, and this produced a lot of anxiety and web surfing. Finally went and bought an OEM branded copy of Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) that was for Dell laptops for $70, and was assured that it would work. Got the disk fro Discountmountainsoftware.com, and I only mention them because I got the most outstanding service from them through all the trouble I was about to have. I either talked to Jessica or Constantine, and they were the most patient TS people I have ever encountered. Probably racked up about three hours of phone time, and they never told me to go away.
Halfway through this I had a full system crash after I got Windows 7 sort of running, and thought I was going to have to back to Windows 8. The HP TS people were fairly nice, I think they worked in China but spoke good English, and it was really telling when the tech I was working with confessed that she didn't like Windows 8 either, and ran Windows 7 x64 on her own system.
I'm sure there is a whole group of threads on the curious economics that Windows 8 has spawned, with OEM Windows 7 copies going for $70, full Microsoft copies going for $140, and then the vultures at Best Buy wanting $130 MORE to install YOUR copy of Windows 7 on your computer. A year ago, you got Windows 7 for FREE on anything, and now it can cost half of a $599 laptop to get it installed to replace the vile Windows 8??
So to get down to the nitty gritty, these are the steps to get Windows 7 actually installed: Power up the system, and keep tapping the F10 key until the BIOS setup appears. Go to System Configuration, and then down to Boot Options. There is an item labeled Secure Boot, and this needs to be Disabled. Next to that, there is an item labeled Legacy Support, and this needs to be Enabled. Once you have done this, the Legacy Boot Order will become active. You then need to change the order of the Notebook Hard Drive with Internal DVD Drive so the DVD drive is first, and then hit F10 to save changes and exit. You can change these two back to their original order once you get Windows 7 up and running.
You can then put the Windows 7 disk in the CD/DVD drive and start the computer, and wait for things to happen, which may be a good 10 minutes or more. A screen will come up asking whether you want Express or Custom Install, and you select Custom. Shortly thereafter, you will wind up with a partition list, and getting this wrong will derail you from going farther, so watch out! The top item is a partition you can't delete anyway, and you should leave it alone. The 2nd item down is Drive C (about 700 GB or so), and you want to leave this alone. The 3rd item is a small partition, and you want to Delete this one. The same is true for the 4th partition, and you want to Delete this one too. The 5th one is Drive D (5 GB) and this is the restore copy of Windows 8. You can delete it if you REALLY never want to go back to Windows 8, but it's only 5 gigs on a 3/4 TB drive, so I chose to leave it. You continue on from there, and after everything has loaded, the blessed Windows 7 symbol should show up on the next boot. My first screen after that does indeed announce that my HP Envy is a Dell, and there is supposedly something in the 3rd sub-basement down to change this, but why bother?
You should now have a fairly kick-ass high end graphics/gamer laptop running in Windows 7 64 bit mode with a lot of drivers missing, and that's covered in Section 2. In the meantime, go up on the web and get two Crucial 8 GB DDR3 memory chips from a 3rd party vendor to max out the memory on the system at 16 gigs. The stock install of 6 GB is a funky 4 GB and 2 GB chipset that isn't symmetric, and who wants something like that??
Part 2: Finding and Installing the right Windows 7 drivers
The first thing you need to do is get your wireless chip back running, and the driver you want is the Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 802 11b/g/n WiFi adapter for Windows 7, and you'll obviously have to download this off another system and then install it on the laptop. To take care of your Ethernet port connection, get the Windows 7 driver for the RealTek PCIe GBE Family Controller and install it. As you go through this process, you can look at the Device Manager and see the number of items with the hated yellow exclamation point disappearing from the list.
Next, there is the task of downloading all the updates to Win 7 HP SP1, and there are a little over a 100 waiting for you at the Microsoft Update website. You should check the list, and you will probably find a Synaptics Pointer Device Update, and you do NOT want to download this!! It will freeze just your touchpad because it's totally Windows 7 incompatible, and make you think you have had a full system freeze when in fact everything is fine EXCEPT the touchpad. (This is where I gave up the first time around, called HP, and went running back to Windows 8 for a day or so. ) If you have a USB mouse, plug it in to the USB 1.0 port (right side, back port) and you can back up the driver to what was there before, which is a MS PS/2 compatible mouse, (date 6/21/2006, v6.1.7600.16385) which seems to work just fine. Don't know about the fancy two finger vertical and horizontal expansions, but tapping works just fine anywhere on the touch pad, and if you want that other stuff then you probably like Windows 8 and aren't reading this to begin with. Keep this Synaptics driver in mind in case it ever downloads and freezes your touchpad. So let all the updates process, and then if you want to get ahead of the curve, go out and find the driver for supporting Version 4.0 of the .NET Framework, because you need that to load your AMD drivers and make them run right.
To take care of a rather simple driver that took a lot of time to find, you can get the Realtek RtsBaStor_6.2.8400.27028 driver for your SD card slot, and this is the ONLY driver out of 7 of them which will work!
As far as Windows updates, I also ran a 2012 Hotfix for Windows 7 x64 (Windows6.1-KB947821-v25-x64) which didn't appear to help a lot, but it's in there, and seeing as I have the whole laptop up and running, it may be an essential item but I didn't see an immediate effect.
Now for the good stuff! You go to the AMD drivers website and select Notebook, Radeon HD series, Radeon HD 7xxxM series, and Windows 7 64 bit. You will be directed to download a driver selector program, and the following program will wind up in your downloads: catalyst_mobility_64-bit_util.exe (Rev 13.1) When you run that, the programs should select the following file for you and download it: 13-1_vista_win7_win8_32-64_sb Running this should install the appropriate Readon drivers, and a bunch more good stuff too! The umbrella program that you wind up with besides the drivers is the AMD VISION Engine Control Center, and it lets you set clock rates for battery and wall power, and a lot of other things. You WILL want to pin this to your taskbar for one-click opening. You should go to the Device Driver to make sure Display Adapter is set to the Radeon HD 7660G driver, and you should be good to go. If you encounter any of those 4.0 .NET Framework error messages, then you will have to resolve that issue and try the AMD install again. You'll know you've got it when the whole AMD VISION engine screen pops up. There are apparently more things you can get from AMD for some of the high rate gaming programs, but I'm a little old for that stuff.
Now, if you surf the web looking for Windows 7 USB 3.0 drivers, you get a very mixed bag with no hard answers, and this laptop has THREE USB 3.0 ports. After some futile searching and downloading and fiddling, I was getting disgusted with ever finding the right drivers, and then I found what you have to do: NOTHING!! Turns out the AMD Catalyst software comes WITH the 3.0 drivers for this laptop, so they get locked into place automatically. And damn!!,are these ports fast!! Transferring gigs of data from on of the laptop ports to a 16 gig USB 2.0 stick is blisteringly fast, so AMD must have really optimized the code for this.
There are only two features that I had to leave behind with Windows 7, and one was the built in webcam, and does anybody really want to see what half a century of time does to a 14 year old nerd? I think not The other was the fingerprint scanning device, and if I worked for the NSA this might be very necessary. As someone who has done a lot of heavy work in their life and is missing half of the first three fingers of their left hand and has a permanent scar on the right index fingertip from sharpening a chainsaw blade, this device seems like a recipe to lose the only key to the castle.
That's about it for getting this shiny new turbocharged graphics toy running on a system this ISN'T optimized for the iPhone , and I suspect that this information may apply to other brands of computers using the AMD Trinity chipset. You generally build the motherboard around the CPU rather than the other way around, so the AMD chip is the system dog and the ancillary accessories are the system tail. In addition, it's particularly telling that while HP offers NO drivers with this laptop for Windows 7, the AMD drivers will support everything from Vista to Windows 8. Hmmmmmmm....
And finally, what does the oldest nerd on the block want with a graphics system like this, anyway? I've been into photography since 1974, and went digital in 2005, and recently upgraded to Corel PaintShoppro X4, which has an HDR (High Dynamic Range) module. Basically, you take three 12 megapixel images at different exposure levels, stack them on top of each other, and transform a 2-D flat pixel surface into a 3-D color topographic map. You can then flex this 3-D solid in a variety of ways, but if you're running 16 different presets to pick the best one, it can bring a normal graphics system to its knees. Thus my choice of a quad core CPU with the GPU attached. Two pictures are worth 2,000 words, and the first is a blahhh sunset shot that was too little too late, and by itself was a waste of time. The second is the HDR composite of the exact same shot. It's a whole new world out there, people...
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David Fisher succeeds in DCMA Takedown Notice
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Can Putin and Obama reach accord on Syrian chemical weapons crisis?
Thursday, September 12th, 2013Russian President Vladimir Putin's op/ed in yesterday's New York Times, titled "A Plea for Caution from Russia", represents an unprecedented outreach to America, our President and the global community. As such this bold and cogent gesture on Putin's part warrants an immediate receptive response from both President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry. At the very least we should welcome this offer in sincerity and in the hope that a positive breakthrough will emerge from good faith discussions between our two nations.
Quoting from Putin: "The United Nation's founders understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus, and with America's consent the veto by Security Council members was enshrined in the United Nations Charter…The potential strike by the United States against Syria, despite strong opposition from many countries and major political and religious leaders, including the pope, will result in more innocent victims and escalation, potentially…far beyond Syria's borders. A strike…could undermine multilateral efforts to resolve the Iranian nuclear problem and the Israeli-palestinian conflict…It could throw the entire system of international law and order out of balance."
Addressing our President's threat to launch a unilateral offensive against Syria in the absence of UN Security Council approval, Putin urges that "We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement." He warns that when the world's major superpower unilaterally strikes out against another nation without obtaining Security Council clearance, then "The world reacts by asking: if you cannot count on international law, then you must find other ways to ensure your security. Thus a growing number of countries seek to acquire weapons of mass destruction."
I applaud Putin's diplomacy in securing Syrian President Assad's agreement to place his nation's entire stock of chemical weapons, estimated at 10,000 tons, under international control for subsequent destruction, provided that the provisions are worked out through the United Nations and that the United States withdraw its threat to strike against Syria.
To be sure, it would be highly premature at this juncture to envision Presidents Putin, Obama and Assad sitting around the campfire singing Kum Ba Ya.
Indeed, at this point Putin's proposal raises a number of serious concerns. For one thing, his repeated claims that the poison gas strikes against Syrian women, children and men were not perpetrated by the Syrian army but instead by the opposition, flies in the face of mounting evidence to the contrary. And to be sure, his demand that the United States unequivocally pledge to refrain from any retaliation against Syria is obviously unacceptable to both our President and Secretary of State.
While there are some key sticking points that will require delicate and complex negotiations between both nations, the stakes are too high for our nation to turn a deaf ear to what may hopefully turn out to be a truly positive, peace seeking gesture on the part of both Putin and Assad.
Today's Daily Star contains a thought provoking editorial published on Bloomberg View titled "Obama must now mobilize the world against poison gas". In essence the authors state that while the rest of the world certainly has legitimate reasons to oppose a US strike against Syria, there are no good arguments against mounting a strong international effort to destroy Syria's chemical stockpiles. While doing so in the midst of a civil war would constitute an unprecedented challenge, success in this endeavor would bring the world a giant step close to eliminating these weapons of mass destruction.
This is, the authors submit, precisely the case that Obama should be making to the world. Rather than viewing the Putin/Assad initiative as a Russian gambit to be treated with suspicion – although astute due diligence is obviously required in any negotiations where the stakes are so high – the authors challenge our President to take the lead and broaden the conversation beyond the US and Russia, "to all those nations that support the ban on chemical weapons yet have opposed unilateral US action to enforce it". Indeed, they implore Obama to orchestrate a strong international effort focusing on eliminating the threat of chemical weapons – placing the onus on Putin, Assad and China's Xi Jinping to explain why, if they are sincere, they would object to stringent UN enforcement of the disarmament process.
I hope that our President has the decisiveness, tenacity and perseverance to heed this wise counsel and reestablish our nation's rightful role as an indisputable champion of world peace.


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esprit Wrote:Wow, that is a really nice skin !
Here some bug report :
- in the main menu / movie, if the movie title is more than one line, then it overlaps with the movie year :
- the french translation need some work (I can help with that if you have no one), for exemple, in the previous screenshot, it should be "Surveillez vos films" not "votre films", but that's not really important so far.
I didn't find how to access the display options in the movie menu (for exemple to filter or not on already seen medias). Is it me (that's really possible) or is it not implemented yet ?
Keep up the good work, I really like it.
Hey esprit,
I'll have a look at the title/year overlap. Thanks
Regarding a french translation, can you pm me a reminder. A translation later on (closer to release) would be great!
Regarding display options, press up if in poster view, or left if in list/wall view. This will take you to the main menu. Then press up to access submenu.


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For the first time in the city's history, Watertown is hosting a mixed martial arts event, MMA fighting. The sport is actually banned in New York State, but only at the professional level. As our Brian Dwyer reports, the fighters set for Saturday night's bouts are amateurs whose careers, event promoters say, have been held back by the ban.
WATERTOWN, N.Y. -- There's no question mixed martial arts is a brutally violent sport. That's why nearly 20 years ago, New York State outlawed it. But fighters who travel the country say that's not what it's about. The structure. The discipline.
"If it wasn't for MMA, I'd be doing 15 years in prison, literally. It saved my life. I was one of those kids on the street hanging out and Ken Kronenberg, one of my teachers, picked me up and said you've got too much talent to be out here," said Saboor Coleman.
It's stories like that that leave many involved in the sport frustrated with the ban. Although, a small loophole has eased some of that pain. The state ban outlaws professional fights, meaning amateurs, those who don't get paid, to fight still can.
Amateur cards are starting to pop up all over the state, including this Saturday night in Watertown, the first in city history. And promoters of that event are quick to point out that New York amateurs often have more experience than many pro fighters.
"The more fights you have, the better you get, the better the skill. I truly believe that the amateur quality of fighters we're presenting are easily comparable to pro fights we'd see in other states," said John Gibbons of Ground Zero Promotions.
And Coleman is one of them. The Watertown fighter is planning to go pro after Saturday, but he says it'll be amazing to have his family there to root him on, something he couldn't afford to do fighting in other states.
"It means 100 percent," Coleman said. "It turns the fighter from a 100 percent fighter to a 200 percent fighter just to hear the noise and know they're there for you."
And it's events like this that MMA fans are hoping open the eyes of lawmakers. They can see what it's all about and see the popularity and maybe get it legalized at all levels.
"It's number two in the world right now. Second only to soccer. That should say volumes. Most of the world can't be wrong on the quality of the sport," Gibbons said. The bell rings on the Watertown fights, Saturday night at 6 at the Fairgrounds. General admission tickets are still available.
Earlier this year, the New York State Senate passed a bill that would have legalized MMA. But Assembly members, overwhelmingly against it, didn't even vote on it. The parent company of UFC has sued New York State and that is still pending.


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May 12, 2012, 10:01 PM
I know I could always join a club, but Ive heard about some sandpits in Dayton and Bridgton. Any of you other Mainers hear of these places? Safe to shoot and open to the public?
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May 13, 2012, 10:19 AM
Most have been closed off as to many dirt bags dumping thier trash at these places. I am in York county and found it just easier to join a club.
The last time I went to a sand pit it had old freezers and junk everywhere. That was 6 years ago tho. The land owner was made to go outta pocket and clean it up and thats why you will find them chained or blocked off.
May 13, 2012, 10:51 AM
Safe to shoot and open to the public?
Unfortunately I've found these to be mutually exclusive. I'm in York County and joined a club. I still shoot at a pit about 1/4 of the time, but the last time I went there were 30ish other people (big pit, so no issues there) - I would have left if I felt truly unsafe, but I felt like the proverbial long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs - too much going on to really keep an eye on everyone.
If you know someone who owns private land or a pit that's closed to the general public, that's probably the best bet.
June 6, 2012, 11:56 PM
I'm in the midcoast/southern area, and i can't find any good place to shoot that isn't too far or cost too much to shoot at...
June 19, 2012, 01:00 PM
There is a small gravel pit right near my house that I have been shooting at. I bring my targets and carry out. Someone just dumped a bunch of crap there, (Fridge, multiple TV;s & PC nonitors, paint, etc.). Probably will be posted soon :banghead::banghead::banghead:
June 19, 2012, 01:34 PM
I stopped going to pits because you never know if you're really allowed to be there or if some other idiots are there shooting in random directions.
Sanford Springvale Fish & Game Association is a great place to become a member. They have a Sanford and a Berwick range, the Berwick range goes out to 200 yds and has a skeet range/launchers. No range officers, very friendly.
June 24, 2012, 10:22 AM
I have been with the ssf&g for 6 years now, and find it a great place to go thats safe and convienent for where I am. (sanford).
June 24, 2012, 02:23 PM
I belong to SSFGA as well, but was shooting at a pit in Lebanon that was apparently just posted. I used to belong to North Berwick (which is only $40-$50/year, I believe), but they only have one "range" on their property so if they have an event going on (steel plates, skeet, IDPA, etc.) the entire range is closed. Sanford is worth the extra money, IMO.
June 24, 2012, 10:01 PM
I have run into thd same problem and I live in Gorham, usual try to find someone with private property, gun club, or something in the middle of nowheres....
June 25, 2012, 08:25 AM
Does anyone belong to York County Fish & Game in Lyman (or been to their range)? That is closer to me than Sanford club.
June 25, 2012, 08:32 AM
Does anyone belong to York County Fish & Game in Lyman (or been to their range)? That is closer to me than Sanford club.
On 35? I've shot there twice with a friend. They have a 100 yard rifle range, a pistol range (might have been 10 or 25 yards, I honestly don't remember) and I think they have a fairly impressive skeet/trap setup, but we never shot that.
Everything I know is second hand so I won't repeat it, but I can tell you my friend is no longer a member.
That being said, with most "clubs", you can go to a meeting or two before joining and can usually get a feel for how the membership is, and probably more importantly, the officers.
June 25, 2012, 08:41 AM
Autobahn, yes the one on 35. I think I'll check that out and the club in Sanford too. Thanks for the info.
June 25, 2012, 07:27 PM
my biggest issue with SFAG is it's way too expensive, that is only if I'm using it once a month. I've used the weekend trap range, but I just want a place that doesn't require me to jump through hoops and stand on 1 foot just to join. i understand the reasoning, but i have a very tight schedule, and there's *ZERO* time for just hanging out
June 26, 2012, 12:21 AM
my biggest issue with SFAG is it's way too expensive, that is only if I'm using it once a month. I've used the weekend trap range, but I just want a place that doesn't require me to jump through hoops and stand on 1 foot just to join. i understand the reasoning, but i have a very tight schedule, and there's *ZERO* time for just hanging out
We were talking about Sanford and North Berwick tonight, coincidentally. Sanford is $100 plus an NRA membership ($10) if you don't have one. I think North Berwick is still $40. North Berwick requires you to attend a meeting (and range orientation) but Sanford does not. I wouldn't say that either requires you to stand on one foot and jump through hoops.
I did also confirm with a member of North Berwick that they're going to install a new pistol range so that the range isn't tied up when they do an organized shoot.
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June 26, 2012, 04:47 PM
the local gun club where i am is Hermon and they require you to be an NRA member prior to becoming a member ontop of their member fees. I have heard some good things about them but you also have to pay for range time, $5.
This is why i made my own range out back, on my property and father and laws. nothing but trees and hills for like 36(his)-60(neighbors) acres (all dense woods). it is still work in progress but its going good. I have 4 lanes for pistols and one lane for 22lr with shooting gallery. Since id rather spend my money on ammo, guns, and targets.
June 26, 2012, 10:20 PM
Im a member of Hollis and it is cheap ($60 a year) and has decent ranges and clubhouse. They are making improvements every year. Covered benches coming soon.
July 9, 2012, 03:02 PM
The sanford club also includes the berwick range off wentworth rd.. Sanford has the pistol range and 1 of the rifle ranges enclosed for shooting and have wood stoves in them. They also plow the sanford one. The one they have in berwick has a 25yd pistol, a 50 yard pistol/rifle and 200 yard rifle. Plus trap every sunday at 9am in the summer. Joining SSF&G gives you access to both.
July 9, 2012, 09:17 PM
I joined the Sanford club last week :D
July 9, 2012, 11:49 PM
i was talking about scarborough, it's like $250 a year
July 10, 2012, 12:04 AM
I belong to Scarborough and before that, Falmouth, two of the most expensive clubs in Maine. When it comes time to pay dues I don't like shelling out all that cash but it is still the least expensive part of my hobby. A box of 45 shells costs more than an entire months dues. Belonging to Scarborough I have access to 5 utility ranges, a 600 yard rifle range and much more. I also don't have to worry about breaking any laws. Pick a club and join. Dick, the annual dues at Scarborough are $175. Rod and gun clubs need money not only for improving facilities but also for defending against those who would try to shut them down.
July 10, 2012, 01:27 AM
i've shot at scarborough for the weekend trap shooting, but on the membership form, it had 2 prices for whatever time of year you join. It's the nicest range i've ever been to, but about 45 mins from my house, and requires alot of commitment for "volunteer" work, which is hard for me having a 4 month old. when i do get free time, i dont want to waste it.
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If Romney had shown up meek, timid and deferential to The One, we'd be hearing about how he doesn't have the backbone to be president. We'd be reading a LTE asking how he could stand up to the world's despots.
Obama got has butt handed to him. Deal with it. His problem is that he can't say what he thinks and believes. Everything that escapes his lips has to run through a filter to spin his marxist beliefs into something palatable. When it's done for him and put on a teleprompter he's fine. When he's debating solo against someone who challenges him, he's a babbling idiot.
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What are your plans for October Half Term? One of our favourite theatre companies. Tall Stories, are returning to Blackwood Miners' Institute on Monday 25th October at 1.30pm with their brand new show Twinkle Twonkle.
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I've also been blown away by the reaction of the tech community, spearheaded by the inexhaustible Andy Carvin of NPR, of an event called Crisis Camp organized by a grassroots networked called Crisis Commons. The commons and the camp are geeks coming together around an urgent need to crowdsource a panoply of efforts to support, in this case Haitian, relief efforts. They include translation, basic maps of the country, mapping of NGO efforts, mobile applications for crisis response, and family reunification systems.
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That gap will be much closer this time for two reasons in particular: the economy that has strapped individuals and governments and the destitution of the Haitian government. Just a week after the earthquake, Americans had already pledged $275 million for Haiti. The US Government and the World Bank combined had pledged $200 million.
In light of this growth in the size and importance of private donations for natural disasters around the world, we should have some guidelines as a sector on how to advise people to give. This is to avoid the confusion and diffusion of giving that happens in a sector that is genetically predisposed to order of any kind. For instance, many people, including me, immediately added Jean Wyclef's Yele Haiti to their short list of organizations to give to. My rationale was that they were established in country and could help facilitate the logistical mess of trying to disperse food and aid within the country. But now I think that was a mistake. They aren't a large organization, they don't have any particular expertise in disaster relief, and there have been reports of previous financial mismanagement.
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So, here's my proposal. We need a Nonprofit National Disaster Gameplan for the next disaster. Our efforts are too large now to be ignored, we are not just a shadow of government, or UN or World Bank support efforts. We need an agreed upon plan, similar to what the Crisis Commons is developing of the kind of aid, and the best groups to provide that assistance, in the immediate wake of a disaster.
I know this flies in the face of free choice in funding that we hold so dear as a sector, but, really, folks, don't you think we can agree that when hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions, of lives are lost or at risk, we can agree that The Red Cross has to be first responder? But there are others, like CARE and Doctors without Borders. We need to make a short list of the organizations we should endorse who have the size, expertise and expertise to provide support anywhere in the world for a disaster. Seems to be a good job for Independent Sector.


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While their Fear Factory brothers (past and present) are off doing side projects, Christian Wolbers and Raymond Herrera have stuck together to nurture their own offspring, Arkaea. Full of the rhythmic hydraulics characteristic of Fear Factory, Arkaeas debut Years in the Darkness is nads-out heavy yet surprisingly chocked full of ear-friendly cadence.
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Only gave this three stars because simply because of the use of bottled salad dressing, which is fine. If you really want to make something special out of this omit the herbs and either make your own Greek salad dressing or buy Gazebo Room brand Greek salad dressing. Also, cut the cucumbers length wise; then quarter and run your knife and cut the soft seedy middle out. Slice lengthwise again and cut into half inch pieces. Personally the seeds add unwanted bitterness.
This was pretty good. The bulk of the flavor comes from the Greek dressing, so make sure you pick a good one! I don't normally buy bottled dressings, so I wasn't sure which to get. I bought one of the famous brands, ahem, rhymes with raft. I wouldn't recommend using theirs. The dressing isn't affecting my rating though since it's one I chose. However, I did find using a full bottle to be a LOT of dressing, so use your judgement on that one. I appreciate the time saved by using a bottled dressing, but next time I will just make my own. I also had to increase the fresh basil and oregano because we could barely taste it.
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Past the realms of the imagination, through the mists of time, and over the inter-dimensional bridge that is the Authours Realm, lies a world which appears to the eye as a delicate marble of blue and white glass, transfused with the rarest of greens. Behold, the Earth, two thousand years hence. Pollution and cancer can now only be found in the history books, with technology and the magic it has created being saluted as the solution to all problems.
But this is not that world. This is the world of one thousand years hence. This is a world that has only just begun the transformation into that distant future. This is a shattered world, were the lands you recognize are all but gone, the archipelago that remains a testament to the awesome power of magic and science. This is a world of technology, were the progress of science marches ever onwards. This is a world of magic, where Death is a mage, and not that bad of a guy. This is the world of the Authors, a world where anything can happen, and usually does.
Welcome to The Niceties of Necromancy! This is an episodic, character driven sci-fi fantasy roleplay set on Earth, roughly one thousand years into the future. Technological levels are fairly high- true AI's are not out of reach, and railguns are not uncommon- gravity control is on the cusp of being invented. Magic ranges from 'can just about seal up this wound' to planet shattering kabooms, but don't expect to have too much of the latter happening. During this roleplay, you will play as either pirates, mercenaries, explorers or refugees, sailing around the shattered earth gathering information, technology, allies and heaps of treasure- what your exact goals are will depend on what kind of group you decide on being.
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Sub-humans are widely considered abominations- they have been modified and mutated by magic, science or both to the point where they can no longer be considered the same species. Most sub-humans were created with the intention to use them as weapons, and have suffered severe psychological conditioning which causes them to be extremely hostile. Most sub-humans have no ability to negotiate or reason, and it is strongly urged by all authorities that these creatures be killed on sight. Such is a mercy to these twisted, suffering wretches. Sub-humans include such groups as Vampires, the Fae, Were-creatures and Revenants.
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