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Beatrice Fervers
Affiliation: Institut Paoli-Calmettes
Country: France
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- Predictors of high quality clinical practice guidelines: examples in oncologyBeatrice Fervers
Federation Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer, Sor, Paris, France
Int J Qual Health Care 17:123-32. 2005..However, there is increasing concern about variation in guideline quality. In this study we identified predictors for high-quality guidelines in oncology...
- Adaptation of clinical guidelines: literature review and proposition for a framework and procedureBeatrice Fervers
Unité d évaluation des soins, IUMSP, Hospices CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
Int J Qual Health Care 18:167-76. 2006..The aim was to review the literature on adaptation of guidelines and to propose a systematic approach for adaptation of guidelines...
- CoCanCPG. Coordination of cancer clinical practice in EuropeBeatrice Fervers
Fédération Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer SOR Centre Léon Bérard, EA 4129 Santé Individu Société, Lyon, France
Tumori 94:154-9. 2008..Through its activities, CoCanCPG will make an important contribution towards better access to evidence-based cancer practices and thus contribute to reducing inequalities and improving care for patients with cancer across Europe...
- Clinical practice guidelinesB Fervers
EA 4129 Santé, individu, Société, unité cancer et environnement, Centre Leon Berard, Universite de Lyon 1, 28, rue Laennec, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France
J Visc Surg 147:e341-9. 2010..CPG are a source of information not only for physicians but also for policy makers, insurance institutions, continued education programs and production of information for high quality decision making for patients...
- Guideline adaptation: an approach to enhance efficiency in guideline development and improve utilisationB Fervers
1EA 4129 Santé, individu, Société, Centre Léon Bérard Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
BMJ Qual Saf 20:228-36. 2011..To reduce duplication of effort and enhance efficiency, we developed a process for guideline adaptation and assessed initial perceptions of its feasibility and usefulness...
- Studying the impact of early life exposures to pesticides on the risk of testicular germ cell tumors during adulthood (TESTIS project): study protocolRémi Béranger
unité cancer et environnement, Centre Leon Berard, 28 rue Laennec, 69373 Lyon, 08 Cedex, France
BMC Cancer 14:563. 2014..Reliable data on environmental exposure during this critical time period are sparse. Little is known on whether it could be a combined effect of early and later-life exposures...
- A Review of Health Behaviors in Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Survivors: Toward Prevention of Second Primary CancerJulien Carretier
1 Department of Cancer Environment, Centre Leon Berard, Lyon, France
J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol 5:78-90. 2016....
- [Testicular germ cell tumours and early exposures to pesticides: The TESTEPERA pilot study]Rémi Béranger
Centre Leon Berard, unité cancer et environnement, 28, rue Laennec, 69373 Lyon Cedex, France, Centre international de recherche sur le cancer, Section Environnement et Rayonnements, 150, cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cedex, France, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 43, Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
Bull Cancer 101:225-35. 2014..001) but not on the time period (p = 0.52). Our results support the feasibility of a case-control study focusing on the relation between TGCT and environmental pesticide exposures during early and later life...
- Clinical-practice guidelines in Europe: time for European co-operation for cancer guidelinesBeatrice Fervers
SOR programme, FNCLCC, Paris, France
Lancet Oncol 4:139-40. 2003
- Parental Occupational Exposure to Heavy Metals and Welding Fumes and Risk of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors in Offspring: A Registry-Based Case-Control StudyKayo Togawa
Section of Environment and Radiation, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 25:1426-1434. 2016..We examined parental occupational exposures to heavy metals and welding fumes in relation to TGCT in offspring in a registry-based case-control study (NORD-TEST Study)...
- Testicular cancer incidence to rise by 25% by 2025 in Europe? Model-based predictions in 40 countries using population-based registry dataCharlotte Le Cornet
Section of Environment and Radiation, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France Unité Cancer et Environnement, Centre Leon Berard, 28 rue Laennec, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France Electronic address
Eur J Cancer 50:831-9. 2014....
- [Life style and occupational factors and prevention of second primary cancers after childhood and adolescent cancer: Current state of knowledge]Sarah DuVal
Centre Leon Berard, unité cancer et environnement, 28, rue Laennec, 69008 Lyon, France
Bull Cancer 102:665-73. 2015..A reflection on the follow-up of this population and the prevention of SPC is an important issue...
- Testicular germ cell tumours and parental occupational exposure to pesticides: a register-based case-control study in the Nordic countries (NORD-TEST study)Charlotte Le Cornet
Section of Environment and Radiation, International Agency for Research on Cancer IARC, Lyon, France Unité Cancer et Environnement, Centre Leon Berard, Lyon, France
Occup Environ Med 72:805-11. 2015..This large-scale registry-based case-control study aimed to investigate the association between parental occupational exposure to pesticides and TGCT risk in their sons...
- Varied exposure to carcinogenic, mutagenic, and reprotoxic (CMR) chemicals in occupational settings in FranceNathalie Havet
Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, ISFA, Laboratoire SAF, Universite de Lyon, 50 avenue Tony Garnier, 69007, Lyon, France
Int Arch Occup Environ Health . 2017..To explore varied exposure to carcinogenic, mutagenic, and reprotoxic chemicals (CMR) for French employees...
- Efficiency of wipe sampling on hard surfaces for pesticides and PCB residues in dustJoane Cettier
Unit of Cancer and Environment, Centre Leon Berard, 28 rue Laennec, Lyon, France
Sci Total Environ 505:11-21. 2015..Cellulose wipes appear to be efficient to sample the pesticides and PCBs that adsorb onto dust on smooth and hard surfaces. ..
- [Professional risk factors associated with the cancer of the ovary. Literature review]Alice Bounin
Universite de Lyon, Universite Lyon 1, UMRESTTE Unité mixte IFSTTAR UCBL, Domaine Rockefeller, 8, avenue Rockefeller, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France
Bull Cancer 101:1089-108. 2014..Despite methodological limitations of published studies, a significantly increased risk for ovarian cancer associated with asbestos exposure have been consistently reported...
- Estimated dietary dioxin exposure and breast cancer risk among women from the French E3N prospective cohortAurélie Mn Danjou
unité cancer et environnement, Centre Leon Berard, 28 rue Laennec, 69373, Lyon, Cedex 08, France
Breast Cancer Res 17:536. 2015..We aimed to assess dietary dioxin exposure among women from the E3N cohort and estimate BC risk associated with this exposure...
- Occupational and environmental exposures associated with testicular germ cell tumours: systematic review of prenatal and life-long exposuresRémi Béranger
unité cancer et environnement, Centre Leon Berard, Lyon, France Section of Environment and Radiation, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France Université Claude, Bernard, Lyon, France
PLoS ONE 8:e77130. 2013..The purpose of our review is to summarise the current state of knowledge on occupational and environmental factors thought to be associated with TGCT...
- [Identification of occupational exposures among patients with lung cancer]Camille Cellier
Centre Leon Berard, unité cancer et environnement, 28 rue Laennec, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France
Bull Cancer 100:661-70. 2013..Our approach responds to the objectives of the National Cancer Plan and helps to improve the overall care of patients with cancer. This approach has been awarded by the national label in 2011 "Year of the patients and their rights". ..
- [A project of evidence-based patient information and patient education]Beatrice Fervers
Fédération Nationale des Centres de Lutte contre le Cancer FNCLCC, Paris, France
Bull Cancer 89:1075-8. 2002


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$7 million remodeling project to freshen up Woodbury Village
Woodbury Village will soon undergo a $7 million renovation that will transform the look of one of the city's oldest shopping centers.
The multi-phase project will start with Woodbury Village Green, which is the area housing Xperience Fitness, Party City and the Tile Shop.
Work to remodel the center includes replacing roofs, changing colors, putting new sidewalk benches and bringing the entire architecture up to today's standards.
"It's really to enhance the look of the center, bring it a little more up-to-date," said Hans Rasmussen, president of Robert Muir Company, owner of the complex. "Some of the elements were kind of dated because of when it was designed."
With large retailers like Total Wine and More and Byerly's joining the other part of Woodbury Village, company officials say the work will bring it full circle.
Work on the larger section of Woodbury Village, which includes Target, Kohl's, Total Wine and Byerly's, will be done next summer.
The Shoppes at Woodbury Village, which is the building anchored by Chipotle and Noodles and Company, will also get a facelift as part of the process.
Woodbury Village was built in 1991 followed by Woodbury Village Green in 1994.
The center has always been called Woodbury Village Green based on its trim color, but most shoppers didn't realize it had its own identity from the other shops, Rasmussen said.
Part of Woodbury Village went through a remodel with a solar system in 2006. But company officials say this upcoming renovation will be much bigger.
"It was a minor update compared to what we're doing here," said Rick Schroeder, vice president of construction.
In addition to Total Wine and More and Byerly's, Woodbury Village will also add a men's and women's clothing store called "Rue 21," which has locations in Eden Prairie, Maplewood and Stillwater along with a few others across the state.
Rue 21 will be located in a vacant space next to Kohl's.

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|Trad, 5 pitches, 450'
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By slim
Feb 22, 2008
rating: 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
Great description. I've been wanting to check this out for a while, and was wondering what condition the bolts were in. Thanks!
By George Bell
From: Boulder, CO
Feb 22, 2008
|I recall the 11c crux being ultra-contrived. We just moved to one side of the bolt line where it was less steep and it wasn't too hard. I'm pretty sure we freed the crux pitch at 5.10-. Good route!
By Kevin Stricker
From: Evergreen, CO
Feb 22, 2008
A couple comments on this route. Originally QB had 4 bolts on the first pitch, but when replacing the bolts I decided to remove the last three as they were easily clipped (and probably placed) from the crack to the right. You could have climbed the face to the left of the 5.8 chimney at mid 5.10 but few people would do this with 1/4" bolts with Leeper hangers for protection. Anyways this crack is well protected with a #6 Friend, and can also be protected with small wires and TCU's. If someone wants to replace these bolts I left the holes empty, but please climb the crack first.
The crux 4th pitch is as George said pretty contrived. The first bolt you reach is placed right next to a great pod, and was left with original hardware. The second and third were replaced, but if you step down after clipping the second and traverse left five feet you can climb a incipient 5.10 crack that's crux is level with the bolt to your right. This is more enjoyable than the crux mantle, and keeps the difficulty at 5.10 for the whole climb.
You can make two 150 foot rappels from the top of the route into the gully to the east which is a better option than descending from the summit if there has been snow recently. The first rappel is off of 2 old stoppers and needs new webbing, and the second is located to the far east side of the big ledge at the top of P. 3 and is nice Fixe chain anchors.
By Sergio P
From: Idaho Springs, CO
Feb 23, 2008
|Kevin, we looked all over the place for the two nut rap off the top and couldn't find it. Thus, we hiked off. Can you give more details as to where that rap is? As for the Fixe chain anchor we didn't see it on the ledge on top of P3. It must have been further to the right (east).
By Kevin Stricker
From: Evergreen, CO
Feb 26, 2008
|Climbed to the top of Block Tower today and saw that the top anchor I posted about above is no longer there. You can descend to either the East or West, and going down to the West between Poe and Block seems to melt out fast even after a big storm.
By Mark Roth
From: Boulder
Dec 16, 2009
Can easily link into 3 pitches with a 60m.
P1 To the base of the offwidth, 200ft.
P2 offwidth then up 40 feet of easy slab and chimney to the highest ledge, 110ft.
P3 Crux to the top, 130ft.
The crux is easy to avoid by stepping left....
A #5 C4 was nice for pitch 2 (we didn't need a #6 at all).
By Jay Eggleston
From: Denver
Feb 23, 2011
|I agree that a #6 C4 is not necessary. You could place it in one or two spots, but other gear is available, so it is hardly worth carrying.
By Cindy Mitchell
Feb 25, 2011
|Pitch 3 offwidth is easier to climb as a chimney until about 1/2 way up. Stemming is your friend for the last half.


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Egidio Ragonese
Egidio Ragonese was born in Catania, Italy, in 1974. He received the Laurea degree in electrical engineering (magna cum laude) and the Ph.D. degree in electronics and automation engineering from the University of Catania, Catania, Italy, in 1999 and 2003, respectively. Since 1999 he has been with the Radio Frequency Advanced Design Center (RF-ADC), a joint research center supported by the University of Catania (DIEEI) and STMicroelectronics. In 2003 and 2008, he joined the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Catania as Research Associate and Research Assistant Professor, respectively. Since October 2011, he has been with STMicroelectronics, Catania, Italy. He was involved in the design and development of silicon-integrated transceivers for wireless communications (e.g., cellular, W-LAN, ultra-wideband, and DVB-S applications). His research interests also included the optimization and modeling of silicon-integrated passive devices and monolithic filtering techniques for wireless systems. In last years, he has been active in the field of mm-wave integrated circuits in SiGe HBT BiCMOS and sub-µm CMOS processes for communication, radar and medical applications. Ragonese is coauthor of more than 60 papers in international journals and conference proceedings, several patents, and a book on integrated inductors and transformers for RF and mm-wave applications.
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Scout's Honor: A Father's Unlikely Foray into the Woods (Hardcover)
A Father's Unlikely Foray into the Woods
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 9780151005925, 352pp.
Publication Date: May 1, 2003
Peter Applebome grew up obsessed by box scores, so when his son, Ben, joined Little League he happily assumed he'd be spending Ben's childhood at the ballfield. But what Ben really liked was hiking and camping--and when he joined the local Scout troop Applebome reluctantly went along for the ride.
As someone who had never made a fire except in a gas grill and tied knots only in his shoelaces, Applebome was an unlikely recruit. Taking us from the low points (sneaking out of camp to watch basketball in a bar) to the unexpected triumphs (winning the Scoutmaster Challenge) and through all the trekorees and derbies in between, Applebome hikes the difficult trail from tenderfoot skeptic to proud Scout dad. Offering affectionate portraits of troop leaders and the motley group of boys in their charge, he also laces his very funny narrative with an informal but fascinating history of Scouting and grapples with the modern-day controversies that will help determine Scouting's future.
About the Author
Praise For Scout's Honor: A Father's Unlikely Foray into the Woods…
"One of the best portrayals of the South in years."--The Washington Post
"Thoroughly engaging, frequently fascinating, often appalling . . . A terrific book."--The Philadelphia Inquirer
"...a hilarious outdoor odyssey, a moving glimpse of a father''s heart, and the best commentary ever on the Boy Scouts..."
-Stephen Harrigan


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Carl Crawford to Make Season Debut for Red Sox
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(NEW YORK) — Carl Crawford's tenure with the Boston Red Sox has not gone as planned, but he'll get a chance to change all that starting Monday night. Crawford will come off the disabled list and will be in the team's lineup tonight against the Chicago White Sox.
Crawford has yet to play all season with an elbow injury. He has admitted that his elbow is not 100% and probably won't be all season, but he feels healthy enough to get back on the field for the Red Sox.
"I'm not expecting any immediate impact," Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said. "I'm just expecting one of nine, a guy who can go out there and be a contributor. I've never been around Carl in a game situation and I hope that whatever he needs is provided him from his surroundings and I hope he's healthy. I think if he's healthy, he'll do fine."
Crawford signed a seven-year, $142 million contract with the Red Sox prior to the 2011 season. After being a multiple-time All-Star outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays/Devil Rays, he hardly resembled that payer in his first year in Boston.
Last season Crawford batted .255 with 56 RBIs and 18 stolen bases.
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Ah this is a good one. There's some real work in there and it's not some joke song (as far as quality). I think you have words switched in the lyrics there. Reminds of a few Helloween songs I've heard. This one's better.
Thanks man! I could have mixed the lyrics up, but I remember looking them up and listening to the original song a few times, so I am pretty sure I got them right. Anyway, I am glad you think the quality was good, I can't stand making something and not being able to listen to it due to laziness.
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January 7, 2013 – After a year of transition, the PASS Application Development Virtual Chapter is ready for a fresh start, with this week's call for volunteers and its first meeting of 2013 scheduled for Feb. 8.
The AppDev VC – one of PASS's earliest virtual chapters – currently has 10,750 subscribers. After suspending meetings mid-way through last year, the VC is looking to get back on track delivering free webcasts and other resources for application developers working with SQL Server, including information on T-SQL, SQL Server Management Objects (SMO), .NET and CLR integration, ORMs, LINQ, best practices, and more.
"SQL Server is a powerful cornerstone to any data-driven application," notes new VC leader Gabe Villa. "And knowing how to take advantage of its features can decrease development time and increase application performance."
Kelly Martinez will present the VC's first meeting this year, covering "ORMs from A to Z to SQL Server " Feb. 8 at noon MT/19:00 GMT. To start with, the VC will host a webcast the second Friday of every month and looks to grow from there. To keep up with the latest AppDev VC meetings and news, you can subscribe to the VC on the PASS Virtual Chapters page.
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A "SERIOUS incident" is under investigation at a school for autistic children, which has been graded as "inadequate" by Ofsted after concerns were raised over the safety of some pupils.
Inspectors visited Tadley Court in November and a report on the education and residential provision, published in December, said: "The daily supervision of a very few students is not good enough to secure their safety."
However, the school has said it will be making a "robust complaint" to Ofsted about aspects of the report.
The school, formerly known as Tadley Horizon, was previously visited by the education watchdog last February, after which a social care inspection report graded the institution as "inadequate" having found that children were put in illegal "cell-type" rooms as a form of restraint.
The independent school, in Tadley Common Road, is a residential special school providing care and education for 54 young people aged five to 19 who have autistic spectrum disorders. Twenty-seven of the students are residential.
The previous report said 'calm rooms' were illegally used to restrict the liberty of residential pupils, and that their use was "excessive".
A spokesman for the school told The Gazette at the time that it was challenging the "factual accuracy of some aspects of this report" but would "undertake a thorough review of our policies and procedures for behavioural management."
Inspectors visiting in November reported that the school is "inadequate" overall, although several areas were graded as "good". These were pupils' achievement and behaviour, the quality of teaching and the curriculum.
The leadership and management and overall effectiveness of the residential experience were both graded as "inadequate."
The school is managed by The Priory Education Services, which is part of The Priory Group.
The report said: "The proprietors and senior leaders have not ensured sufficient improvement in the residential provision since the last inspection." It added: "The school does not meet the national minimum standards for residential special schools."
Inspectors said students achieve well and their behaviour and personal development are good. They reported: "The school and boarding houses are generally calm and purposeful. Students respond well to the good teaching and engage positively in lessons and activities in the residential home."
However, the report added: "Some safeguarding risk assessments, such as levels of supervision, have not been modified in the light of students leaving the premises without permission. These have put a very few of the residential students at considerable risk."
Since the last inspection, the report said there had be a full review of the use of physical intervention and restrictive practices.
It added: "This has led to comprehensive changes and substantial improvements in the approach to behaviour management."
The leadership and management was graded "inadequate" because of the failings to keep all students safe. However, the report said that a new headteacher has "strengthened the quality of teaching and the curriculum."
The report noted that a "serious incident", which happened since the previous inspection, was under investigation by the authorities.
It added: "Actions taken by the setting in response to the incident were considered alongside the other evidence available at the time of the inspection to inform inspectors' judgements."
Caroline Walker, a spokeswoman for the school, said it does not want to comment on the details of the report until the "robust complaint" has been resolved.
She added: "However, we are committed to providing the very highest standards of education and care for pupils and are confident that the school is a safe environment. We always welcome constructive feedback and are dedicated to continually improving the school."


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Thoughts on Effi Briest
In my cursory search on the book, I've noticed that Madame Bovary often gets mentioned as a point of comparison, in part so that the differences can be touched on. One is this: Fontane is nothing like as pleased with himself as Flaubert is in his attack on bourgeois values. Another is that Effi is not the figure of fun for Fontane that Emma is for Flaubert. Emma has gotten her head filled with all sorts of silly notions from the silly books she reads, and she suffers. Effi suffers too, and she is not without responsibility, but ultimately she is simply too young and innocent to be thrown into the adult world the way she is. Fontane's narration seems to hold conservative society, and its emphasis on honor and propriety, more responsible for her fate.
I mentioned above that the book is "lightly ironic". It was this lightness that carried the book for me. I admit that, the Beckett imprimatur notwithstanding, I approached the novel with some hesitation. As I began reading the book, I resisted the beginning of the narrative, the recounting of details, the introduction of characters. But I was gradually won over by this lightness and by the narrator's voice, which is by turns reticent and amused. This reticence is most evident in the plot, in which major events--including the very affair that is Effi's undoing--are barely recounted, if at all, and can only really be inferred via later references. At times this reticence led to some confusion, as I found myself wondering what had happened, and wondering why all the fuss over virtually nothing. (The latter sometimes happens when we read books depicting a society very different from our own, doesn't it?--we have a hard time understanding what all the characters are on about, why it matters so much, whatever it might be. An example: the play in Mansfield Park; I know I had a hard time understanding what could be so immoral about that; I simply had to accept it as such for the sake of the book.) The point is I spent some time deciding whether my confusion about the affair in question stemmed from a question of different values or from authorial reticence (itself perhaps a function of the former? a question I'd be better able to answer if I knew the first thing about 19th century German literature). I resolved the question in favor of reticence, a reticence that I think helps elevate the book above its apparently melodramatic material.
Speaking of melodrama, the day I finished reading the novel, I discovered that Fassbinder had directed a movie version of Effi Briest. I knew that Fassbinder played a bit with melodrama, so I thought his movie would be fun. Well, we rented it last Friday and fun is not the first word I would use to describe the film. The film was slower moving, and a bit more heavy-handed in its critique of society, and yet this very heavy-handedness seemed to work well in the translation to film. The film is like a series of awkward-seeming, and beautifully composed (in black-and-white), tableaux--characters often seem to be literally waiting for cues before they begin a scene. The characters seemed more stiff to me than they did in the book, but then I have little doubt that Fassbinder, being German, would have had a better handle on the German society being depicted than I would.
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The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has selected the Alenia Aermacchi M346 as its new advanced jet trainer, in preference to the Korean Aircraft Industries (KAI) T-50. A joint venture between IAI and Elbit will acquire some 30 aircraft and provide training courses to the IAF under contract. The Israeli defense ministry said that the deal is worth about $1 billion, and that the Italian government has agreed to purchase equipment from the Israeli defense industry worth a similar amount, in offset.
KAI officials attending the Singapore Airshow last week made clear their displeasure at the Israeli decision-making process. KAI had previously selected the IAI-Elta EL/M-2032 radar for the attack version of the T-50, and was offering further offsets in the keenly fought Israeli contest.
In a reference to the offset provision, Alenia Aermacchi chief executive officer Giuseppe Giordo referred to the "synergic collaboration between the Italian industry and authorities." The Italian air force is now expected to order AEW aircraft equipped with IAI-Elta radar systems, either the CAEW system hosted on the Gulfstream G550 or, more likely, the new active rotating array system hosted on the EADS-CASA C-295 airlifter.
The contract with Israel is slated to be signed by the middle of this year, with deliveries to follow two years later, Alenia said. The Italian company showed two of the six M346s ordered by the Italian air force at the Singapore Airshow last week, in a prelude to the delivery of the first of 12 aircraft that will train Singapore air force pilots later this year. These aircraft will be contractor-operated (by ST Aero and subcontractor Boeing) in a program similar to that planned by Israel. The T-50 was also the losing contender in Singapore and, apparently, in the UAE. Alenia noted again last week that the M346 "was selected by the UAE under its tender for 48 new trainer aircraft, in both operational and training versions." However, the Emiratis never confirmed the order. AIN reported last November that the UAE might not proceed with the requirement.


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Brian Fricke discovered his passion for cybersecurity while in the Marine Corps. "We had a big virus hit our squadron, and I was like, 'Oh, I think I can fix this.'"
Fricke got the patch disk and removed the virus.
"It wasn't a big deal if you think about it, but it was a big deal to [the squadron] because none of the computers were working."
A big deal indeed: Fricke earned a Navy Achievement medal for his work.
"I had a mentor that taught me this: If you can be the one to translate the techie stuff to the business and vice versa, then you will always have a job," says Fricke, 30.
Fricke is a pioneer in this type of translation. He's a part of George Washington University's first class of World Executive MBA candidates with a focus on cybersecurity. The 10 students will earn their degrees in December 2013.
Helping governments and organizations defend themselves from online threats has become a popular topic in the past decade.
"There are quite a few cyber-security programs, but they are highly technically orientated," says J.P. Auffert, who leads a similar program at George Mason University, also brand-new this year. "There are hardly any that are focused on cybersecurity leadership."
Three programs focusing on just that have emerged in the D.C. area recently. In addition to the GW and GMU programs, University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business will launch a graduate certificate program in cyber management next semester.
This abundance is a result of demand for cybersecurity leadership from some of the better-known three-lettered government agencies — the Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency among them — as well as from large corporations.
Such organizations need managers who are versed in both the tech and business sides of information systems.
Most cybersecurity degrees cover the nitty-gritty stuff — setting up firewalls, watching other networks and seeing who's watching you.
The new leadership programs prepare students to look at the business side of information systems. As a cybersecurity expert with a WEMBA degree, Fricke will be prepared to help companies decide what to spend money on — whether that's faster computers or hiring more sales staff. "Those are business decisions," he says.
"Often you've got your developers not being able to explain in business terms to the business staff what they need to do," Fricke says.
"It really comes down to saying this: How do you make cybersecurity financially viable in your organization?"
By studying cyber network defense, attacks and exploitation, as well as the law and ethics of the new field, cybersecurity leadership students learn to use technology as a way to reduce costs and help their organizations stay safe.
"We're not getting so in depth into the engineering," says Nick Kaywork, 32, a member of GMU's first group to study management of secure information systems. "But we're able to be in that sphere comfortably."
For Kaywork, the program marks a significant career shift. He trained as a linguist while in the Marine Corps before moving on to work for the government.
"I've always been a tinkerer with computers," he says. "It's been a hobby of mine. But professionally, I'm not in that lane at all.
"I saw language being that growth sector just after 9/11, when I became a Marine and a linguist," Kaywork says. "I see cyber being that next kind of front."
That's why he's is spending three Saturdays a month earning his master's at GMU. Both the GWU and GMU offerings are executive programs, meaning most classes are held on weekends and most students have full-time jobs in a related field.
While the George Washington program offers an executive MBA degree, George Mason's program is run among the university's management, engineering and public policy schools. Students will graduate in May with Master of Science degrees.
Kaywork said he believes his program and others like it are preparing a new generation to create a safer cyber world.
"They really enable senior leaders to understand the vulnerability of gaps in current information systems and understand that it's not just an IT problem, it's a management problem."


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15 April 2010
It was a good night to be an Avs fan. The Avs loosened up at exactly the right time while the Sharks tightened up at exactly the wrong time. Before the series started, I said the Avs had to do 5 things in order to beat San Jose - let's see how they did in those areas:
5. Win Game 1 or 2 in San Jose. Check.
4. Get production from Yip and / or Stewart. Check. Chris Stewart scores the game winner.
3. Contain San Jose's top line. Check. Thornton / Heatley / Marleau combined for 0 points and where on the ice when Stewey scored the game winner.
2. Have "Special" Special Teams. Check. The Avs were 2 for 2 on the PK and 1 for 2 on the PP.
1. Andy. Check. He wasn't spectacular - he didn't have to be. He looked relaxed, he was very focused and came up huge early when his team look a penalty 28 seconds into the game and then proceeded to give up 6 SOG on that PP.
A few other thoughts:
- I wasn't impressed with Ryan Wilson, he looked out of place.
- How about that hit Cumiskey put on Devin Setogchi? The Cumer Train!
- That torso injury was slowing down Duchene.
- The Avs outshot San Jose 30-26 in the game.
- As expected, they're already freaking out in San Jose.
- My wife said: "Hey Joe Thornton, Harry Potter called - he wants his invisibility cloak back"
Next game: Friday at San Jose, 8:30PM MDT
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Last week we got a glimpse of the Nuts photoshoot honoring the Olympic games by exhibiting some fine full British funbags, including those of the nonpareil chest puppy bearer, Holly Peers.
Well, now you get a chance to check out Holly Peers in full and glorious motion as she strips off her Union Jack bikini top to reveal her true national prides. We can talk about athletes from around the world coming together in the spirit of competition. Or we can ogle Holly Peers' globes in the spirt of rampant self-excitement. Today, we choose the latter. Enjoy.
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Last week Dr. Simon V. Glynn, a professor of philosophy at Florida Atlantic University, delivered a lecture titled "Storm the Reality Studios and Retake the Universe" at the Miami Museum of Science. He proclaimed that we have entered the age of the "hyperreal," a "simulacrum" or artificial environment more adored and worshipped than reality itself. "Film, television, and video, when consumed regularly, may so debilitate the consumer as to render impossible the everyday intercourse," he told a polite audience of 25 college students and middle-age and elderly intellectuals. "This then appears to explain why even when people do in fact continue to congregate socially, they increasingly do so in sports bars, discos, rave clubs, and other similar sensoria; venues dominated by large video monitors, flashing lights, and loud music." These environments, he added, encourage "an increasingly unstimulating [sic], not to say flaccid, social intercourse."
This was heady stuff, but Basshead didn't necessarily agree with the professor's thesis. After all, what's wrong with going to bars and clubs? When I put that question to Dr. Glynn, the professor clarified that he wasn't against it, per se, just that people spend too much time going out instead of reading books and engaging in "articulate" conversations. "What I'm objecting to is the preponderance of one at the expense of the other," he argued.
Which raises the question: Is it possible to have an intellectually enlightening experience in a nightclub, or are such places purely about, as Dr. Glynn characterized it, "sensations"? Basshead theorizes that it depends on one's perspective. Take, for example, the opening weekend at Club Zno, a new club on 1439 Washington Ave. in South Beach that we visited on Saturday.
As we sat on a ledge against the wall, my friend immediately asked, "Why aren't the guys talking to any of the beautiful women here?" It was true: Everyone was simply milling about, too lost in the flashing lights and the sound of blaring rap anthems like M.O.P.'s "Ante Up Remix" and Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones Part Two" to mount a conversation. When they danced, they simply swayed in place, sometimes punching their fists into the air to underscore lyrics like, "There ain't no such thing as halfway crooks/Scared to death, scared to look, they shook." Their standoffishness was only broken when a rap celebrity like Jadakiss from the Lox deigned to walk through the crowd, surrounded by a thick entourage, before hustling back to one of Club Zno's three (!) VIP rooms.
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If the vibe of a nightclub invariably reflects its owner, then the wildly aggressive tone of Club Zno appeared to be a mirror reflection of its combative co-owners, Source magazine co-CEOs Dave Mays and Ray "Benzino" Scott. Admirably Benzino abandoned the VIP areas to lounge around the main floor, greeting and talking with his patrons. His sullen, wary expression nevertheless spoke volumes about the frighteningly electric atmosphere exploding around him.
Still Basshead acknowledges that the experience, though not entirely pleasant, was dynamic enough to make a searing impression. On the other hand, the exact opposite happened when we visited King Stable BBQ and Lounge, a modest bar nestled on the corner of North Miami Avenue and NE 54th Street in Liberty City. This place was friendly and inviting, a feeling underscored when owner Charomi King (better known as "Mrs. King"), perhaps sensing that Basshead would soon be ponying up nine dollars for a Cape Cod at Club Zno, handed over a free flask of vodka and a can of cranberry juice. Gee, thanks! But this good fortune didn't earn dirty, envious looks. Instead, as the DJ spun de rigueur hits like Lil' Kim's "Crush on You," men and women danced close together, enjoying each other's warmth; the music was clearly audible but not loud enough to drown out the conversations being carried out by people around the bar.
We were so enamored with King Stable that we vowed to return the following weekend. But next morning, while throbbing from the aftereffects of drinking countless glasses of vodka, the strongest memory was of Club Zno and how raw and discomforting it had felt to be there. So here's a question for Dr. Glynn. Which is the most enlightening nightclub experience: the one that intellectually stimulates you, or the one that makes you feel happy?


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I feel a line of small bumps along my inner lip (both top and bottom) I just got Juvaderm lip injections (it's my first time having any sort of filler injection.) I was wondering if these were the bumps that need to be gently massaged, or if they are just from where the needle poked along?
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Massaging after Juvederm
I don't recommend patients massage any part of their face after filler injections. In my opinion, patients don't have the touch of a physician and don't know where the injections were done or why. Massaging by an inexperienced hand can move the Juvederm around, creating more lumps and problems. If you think you need something done, or you feel lumps or bumps you weren't expecting, call the office of the physician that injected you for advice. They will tell you how that physician wants you to handle the situation and what to do.
Lip bumps after Juvaderm
Although it is disappointing to feel bumps after Juvaderm treatment, it is possible reaction after injection of any hyaluronic acid gel. It does happen more often in the areas where the skin is very thin, such as the lips, especially if the injection was very superficial. This may be a temporary event, so with clean hands and vasiline, gently massage the affected areas for 5 minutes twice a day. If this does not resolve after 2-4 weeks, return to your practitioner to discuss treatment options. If these bumps are prominent or bothersome, you can have hyaluronidase injection, which is an enzyme that can digest the product and resolve these bumps.
Good luck
Line of Bumps Immediately Following Juvaderm, Should I Try Massaging?
You should contact and follow the instructions of the MD that did your Juvederm injections as it's not appropriate for any of us here, IMHO, to give you medical advice while under the care of another physician.
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London 2012 Olympian Lisa Kearney leads the Northern Ireland Judo squad in Glasgow. The 25 year-old has moved up a weight division in the past two years and now fights at -52kg and with world cup wins under her belt, Kearney has high hopes of being on the podium.
"My preparations for the Commonwealth Games have been going well. I've had some food wins in some World Cup events and performed well and I fought some of the best girls in the world. In Cuba recently I beat the number three in the world," she explained.
"I more or less know the nations and some of the athletes who are going. I don't think the weight category will be big, but I think the competitors there will be good. I think it will be a high quality competition and like I say I know some of the nations going and I can kind of work on my fight and things before going. I think that the Commonwealth Games will probably be on a similar level to some of the world cups I fight in."
Kearney would like to emulate Lisa Bradley won won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester twelve years ago.
"Certainly, Lisa helped me out a lot earlier in my career, she is someone who I always look up to, and the fact that someone else has got a medal at the Commonwealth Games makes me feel like I can achieve that as well. Like I said before, I'm going to go in and focus on my performance; I'm confident and feeling good that I'm going to perform well. And if I do, the results will take care of themselves."
Also in the squad of six is Mark Montgomery who started his Commonwealth career in Manchester in judo before switching to wrestling where he represented Northern Ireland four years ago in Delhi. Now at the age of forty he's back competing in judo and hoping to better his fifth place finish in 2002.


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That he insisted on full evening dress while dining in rustic Italian inns, and saw fit to pronounce, "Nothing a young man likes so much as a girl who's good at the parallel bars," confirm that Sir George lived largely in a world of his own.
Sir George had a particular interest in health, but he approached it with the same tenuous grip on practicality as he did anything else. He believed that novel-writing could bring about physical ruin, and travelled with an extensive collection of medicines, but all were mislabelled to confound anyone helping themselves.
Sir George's other interests were varied, but his main passion was for the past. He was so devoted to his research that he maintained no fewer than seven studies, each littered with notes and books. Specific subjects were assigned to specially-made boxes.
Some of his proposed antiquarian works had intriguing titles such as Wool-Gathering in Medieval Times and Since, Lepers' Squints, Domestic Manners in Sheffield in the Year 1250 and Acorns as an Article of Medieval Diet.
He brought his mind to bear on other subjects as well: The History of the Fork, The History of the Cold and The Errors of Modern Parents were some of the many titles that never made it to press. His sole published success was On the Making of Gardens, which appeared in 1909.
Always eager to make improvements, Sir George did not restrict himself to writing, and turned his hand to invention from time to time. A musical toothbrush, and an "egg" made of smoked meat and rice in a synthetic shell made perfect sense to their creator, and a sportsman could possibly find some amusement in a small revolver specifically designed for shooting wasps, but none of these creations came to anything.
Just how distant Sir George Sitwell was from the world around him is illustrated by his method of calculating Osbert's allowance - the amount was based on the amount that a forebear, Lord of Eckington Manor, paid his eldest son at the time of the Black Death.
During a period of enthusiasm for farming, he tried to pay Sacheverell's Eton fees in produce.
Of all Sir George's pursuits, the only ones that bore practical results were decorating and landscaping. Even then, his epic and expensive schemes were never finished, as the processes of embellishment and redesign were continuous.
Having a lawn physically raised or lowered presented no problem, nor did relocating very large trees.
Lakes would appear and disappear, and if the white cows at Renishaw had proved to be compliant, they would have been stencilled with blue Chinese willow patterns.
Apart from Renishaw, Sir George maintained a second home at Montegufoni Castle in Italy, and work inside and out went on at each place until his death in 1943.
His attentions weren't reserved for his own homes. "I don't propose to do much here," he announced when visiting Sacheverell's house in 1924, "just a sheet of water and a line of statues."
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text: I have been doing darkroom work for a little over a year now (after a 35 year hiatus). Except for a little store processed XP-2 I have been using Delta 400 (35mm) in D-76 exclusively and have been satisfied with the results. I printed two old Tri-X 35mm negatives developed 35 years ago recently and loved the look. Just something about it I really liked. I was wondering apart from the recent film base change has Tri-X retained the same look or has it evolved through the years?


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Kerr on Potential Picks for Solicitor General
At the Volokh Conspiracy, Orin Kerr offers interesting insights about talked-about candidates for Obama's Solicitor General: Dean Elena Kagan and Kathleen Sullivan. He writes: "I don't know either Kagan or Sullivan well, but from what I know I would think either would make an excellent Solicitor General. Sullivan has more litigation experience: The article notes that Sullivan has four prior Supreme Court arguments, while Kagan has had none. Indeed, if the Westlaw ALLFEDS database is correct, Kagan has never had her name on a Supreme Court merits brief, and the last federal appellate brief with her name on it was in 1990 when she was an associate at Williams & Connolly."
Kerr goes on to explain that "this relative lack of practical experience is not so unusual when an Administration picks an academic as SG. Very few law professors have notable litigation experience, and those that do usually have most of their experience from the period before they became academics. When Harvard Law School Professor Charles Fried was picked in the Reagan Administration, for example, his first argument to any court ever was earlier in the year he became SG, when he was briefly a Deputy SG. And even when an Administration picks a practitioner, a lack of Supreme Court argument experience is not so uncommon: My recollection is that Seth Waxman had never argued before the Court when he was named SG in 1997. In any event, it will be very interesting to find out who Obama selects." Indeed.


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A non-profit environmental group in Ventura County is calling for the region's water agencies to pick up on the drought emergency declared by the Governor today, and enact mandatory water conservation measures.
The Wishtoyo Foundation says Ventura County, its cities, and water agencies have a responsibility to residents, and agricultural users.
Wishtoyo officials say mandatory conservation, and reclamation steps are long overdue.


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need to buy recycled ?HDPE plastic?
Also, I would look at ebay or craigslist, not answers instructables to buy stuff.
Use full words and names please even if you spell them wrong.
I was reading a question the other day and the author used the term PTO.
I live in farm country PTO is Power Take Off where I come from.
Can you see the problem.
buying recycled plastic is very difficult as most is turned into commercial products - you need to contact a recycling supplier


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text: ABC News' Dean Norland Reports: House Republicans, who insist that Speaker Nancy Pelosi call the House back from its summer recess so votes can be taken on their energy legislation, continued for a third day to make speeches to GOP staff members and Capitol Hill tourists.They did so in the dimly-lit chamber of the House of Representatives, without the aid of working television cameras or a public address system.The Republicans became miffed last Friday when Democrats abruptly adjourned the House until September 8 without giving them a chance to speak on the floor about their energy plan, which includes exploring for oil in ANWR and more off-shore drilling.Even though the House had officially gone out of session, some Republicans stayed on the floor and made speeches anyway.After taking the weekend off, the guerrilla oratory continued Monday, with organizers of the talk-in estimating that 24 of the 199 House Republicans participated.At a news conference Tuesday before marching into the House chamber to begin their third day of protest, the GOP dissidents took some credit for the recent drop in the price of oil."Markets respond. The market is responding to the fact that we're here talking," said Rep. John Shadegg, R-Ariz.Nine Republicans were present at the news conference. Two of them held a sign asking: "NANCY PELOSI – WE'RE HERE, WHERE ARE YOU?"With the House not in session, the chambers' televisions cameras have been turned off for the three days of speeches. The lights in the chamber have been dimmed, which is normally the case when the House is not session. Also the public address system is off, forcing the Republicans to speak up so they can be heard in the large chamber.Lucky tourists, many of whom just happened to be touring the Capitol, have been given the rare opportunity of sitting on the House floor. Wearing t-shirt and shorts, they became an impromptu audience for the speechmakers.Pelosi, D-Calif., issued a statement on Monday saying, "This Republican hoax is unworthy of the serious debate we must have to reduce the price at the pump and promote energy independence."House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., referred to GOP tactics as "stunts" by a "smattering of House Republicans".But Republicans claim their unofficial floor sessions are gaining traction with voters who are wondering why Congress is taking a five week vacation while gasoline prices remain so high.They vow to continue speaking out on the House floor rest of this week and during the weeks ahead.


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Jared turned 27 today, which seems old to me. Not old for any regular person, but old for a person that I would be married to. It was a really fun birthday though. So fun, in fact, I decided to use lots of exclamation points in this post. Here is a photo journal of his very special day:
Happy Birthday Jared
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you are BEAUTIFUL Jill. Love your haircut. Hope King Jared had a great day!--you took good care of him. What a funny rat cake...thanks for posting fun photos.
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SAN DIEGO, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bioscientia, a leading international reference laboratory will participate as a European site for a joint working group on molecular diagnostics initiated by SEQUENOM, Inc. and Siemens Medical Solutions of Siemens AG . SEQUENOM's MassARRAY(R) Compact System, a genetics analysis platform, will be installed at Bioscientia's clinical reference laboratory facility in Germany to benchmark the MassARRAY System in a molecular diagnostic testing environment.
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This collaboration combines the specialized assets and resources of the three organizations. Siemens Medical Solutions, a world leader in medical instrumentation and medical information technology, will contribute project funding and engineering expertise and Bioscientia, a leading molecular genetic analysis provider, will perform the study. SEQUENOM will provide its MassARRAY Compact, consumables, technical support and analytically validated assays for specific tests, including deep vein thrombosis and HIV.
In late 2004, Siemens and SEQUENOM had announced their partnership to work in concert with participating reference laboratories to execute a comprehensive functional requirement analysis for a molecular diagnostics platform. Bioscientia joins U.S. based Specialty Laboratories as an integral part of the joint working group.
The first phase of the joint program is a benchmarking study evaluating the analytical data quality and current workflow of the MassARRAY System in clinical reference laboratories. SEQUENOM expects the benchmarking study to be completed by the fourth quarter 2005.
"One of the goals of the joint working group is to evaluate the utility of mass spectrometry through benchmarking studies," said Mohammad Naraghi, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Business Development at Siemens. "Bioscientia has a state-of-the-art molecular genetics analysis laboratory and brings more than 25 years of clinical diagnostic experience to the team. Their global client base and breadth of their experience will be a major asset."
"We are enthusiastic about working with Siemens, who is truly on the forefront in developing next-generation molecular diagnostic applications. We believe this field will continue to grow as the number of genetically defined diseases increases," stated Priz. Doz. med. Markus Nauck, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Bioscientia. "We anticipate assessing the utility of the MassARRAY Compact for a range of standard and challenging applications in the benchmarking study with Siemens."
"The initial study results from Specialty Laboratories in the U.S. are positive; demonstrating the ease of use, speed and multiplexing capabilities of our MassARRAY system. So far, we have achieved 100% concordance with current diagnostic testing modalities," stated Harry Stylli, President and Chief Executive Officer of SEQUENOM. "The inclusion of Bioscientia in the joint working group should provide the important exposure in the international molecular genetic analysis market. We anticipate that a successful outcome from the benchmarking study should position the MassARRAY system as a leading universal platform for molecular diagnostics due to its sensitivity, accuracy and flexibility."
About Bioscientia
Bioscientia, based in Ingelheim, Germany, is an international reference laboratory founded in 1970. Today, it is one of the largest purpose built reference laboratories in Europe with a staff in excess of 900 professional and technical personnel. With more than 25 years experience in the international market, Bioscientia provides a pathology reference service to a wide range of institutions including universities, military, and Ministry of Health hospitals, clinics, laboratories and pharmaceutical companies world wide. For more information, please visit Bioscientia's website at http://www.bioscientia.de/englisch/frame-eng.htm.
About Siemens Medical Solutions
Siemens Medical Solutions of Siemens AG , with headquarters in Malvern, PA and Erlangen, Germany, is one of the largest suppliers to the healthcare industry in the world. The company is known for bringing together innovative medical technologies, healthcare information systems, management consulting, and support services, to help customers achieve tangible, sustainable clinical and financial outcomes. Employing approximately 31,000 people worldwide and operating in more than 120 countries, Siemens Medical Solutions reported sales of 7.07 billion EUR, orders of 8.12 billion EUR and group profit of 1.05 billion EUR for fiscal 2004. More information can be obtained by visiting http://www.usa.siemens.com/medical-pressroom.
About SEQUENOM
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FFL to FFL Transfer Costs
I'm considering the purchase of a handgun from am out of state seller.
Once we agree on selling price and how shipping will be paid, it will be sent from their out of state FFL to one in my state.
Aside from cost of gun, shipping, and my FFL's fee to do the transfer, what other costs are involved?
It's not a sale by a retail merchant in my state, so I don't owe sales tax, do I?
well that depends on your FFL
The only other fee I can think of would be for permit modifications (if any are needed in your states) to take the S/N of the handgun off one permit and have it added to another.
FFL cost will be set by the gun shops. What ever they charge for the use of their FFL and that will vary. The seller will have to have the gun shipped through a gun shop to arrive at what ever gun shop you tell him to ship it to. Get with a shop near you and tell them you want to use their FFL to take ownership of a gun and they will give you a price for such services. The seller will have to do the same. His shop will ship it to your shop were you will then fill out the proper paper work and you are set. I have done this a couple of times myself and cost has been around $25.00 for each shop.
Thank you for the replies, all. This clears up a few things for me as I shop for a beginner's gun.
My state doesn't require any gun registration beyond the ATF clearance paperwork, so I'm clear of that cost.
I have my License to Carry a Handgun in our state so that means I'm legal.
One shop I've been to will only do transfers if it's something they don't stock. In other words, they won't help me get a far better deal out of state. I wonder why? :rolleyes:
Federal law does NOT mandate that a non-FFL holder has to ship from one FFL holder to another. That decision is up to the FFL holder. That choice is most often a method of gouging the buyer.
sigh.... here's the relevant info :
(B3) May an unlicensed person obtain a firearm from an out-of-State source if the person arranges to obtain the firearm through a licensed dealer in the purchasers own State?
A person not licensed under the GCA and not prohibited from acquiring firearms may purchase a firearm from an out-of-State source and obtain the firearm if an arrangement is made with a licensed dealer in the purchaser's State of residence for the purchaser to obtain the firearm from the dealer.
[18 U.S.C. 922(a)(3) and 922(b)(3)]
and another reference from the same ATF web site:
(B8) May a nonlicensee ship a firearm by common or contract carrier?
A nonlicensee may ship a firearm by a common or contract carrier to a resident of his or her own State or to a licensee in any State. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun. In addition, Federal law requires that the carrier be notified that the shipment contains a firearm and prohibits common or contract carriers from requiring or causing any label to be placed on any package indicating that it contains a firearm.
[18 U.S.C. 922(a)(2)(A), 922(a) (3), 922(a)(5) and 922(e), 27 CFR 478.31 and 478.30]
and here's the link to the ATF site that I got the info from:
If you'd like to give me an idea of what part of the state you're in, I may be able to steer you to a reasonable dealer.
Jay, that is very useful information. Thank you
I can see both sides of the FFL/shipping discussion.
I live halfway between Columbia City and Fort Wayne, right off US 30. I have visited a few shops near me, but I'm still budgeting and deciding what I should buy.
I would like to hear your suggestions. Either post here or PM, whichever you feel is more appropriate.
Well sir, I usually suggest that folks buy handguns just like they buy shoes. Go to as many gun shops or gun shows as you can get to, and handle the handguns. Sooner or later you'll find several that feel pretty good in your hands, then you'll find a couple that feel "just right". Pursue those. If a gun doesn't "feel right" in your hands, you'll not shoot it enough to become proficient with it. If you're not proficient with it, you may as well have a ball bat.
Don't get wrapped up in "this caliber is better than that one". If you can't hit your target, you may as well be throwing rocks.
Save up and buy two handguns.... one for practice, and one to protect yourself with.
I live in Grant County, near Marion. If you'd like to come shoot sometime, just holler.
Regards, Jay
The whole FFL transfer deal can be very frustrating. Many dealers don't want to do them or charge high prices because they want you to buy from them. Many times some of the best FFL transfer deals can be found at pawn shops.
Be sure to ask if the FFL you're considering will accept a shipment from a non-dealer - it's legal but many will not. I'm fortunate in that I have a dealer that charges $15 per form 4473 and will accept shipments from private parties...
well some thing never change
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The Beverly Hills project consisted of renovating, reconfiguring and converting approximately 32,500 square feet of existing second floor Police Head Quarters Facility in three construction phases. LMA Completed the final phase in the spring of 2010.
The existing irregular shape floor plan, (Charles Moore & AC Martin), was a design challenge to the new Emergency Operation Center and the supporting interior spaces. The Historic Art Deco language of the existing building was translated & integrated through-out the newly renovated spaces. Through the use of complementary colors, finishes & existing structural elements LMA created a timeless adaptation to the renovated spaces. The existing ceiling was raise at designated areas to accommodate EOC equipment and to add architectural richness to assembly areas. Windows are introduced to the project as connecting gateways, that connect supporting spaces to main operations spaces (this is critical in a time of operations). Using minimal disturbance to the existing exterior building facades and fenestration's, LMA conducted new places where natural light could be showcased without disturbing the interior habitants. The a selection of building materials not only brought new life to the space, but perform in functional aspects.
LMA has been involve with the City's Police department and City's Civic functions for a number of years. The Relationship started with a Dispatch Center, leading to a needs assessment and analysis of the entire Police building enhancements. The Projects also included a Forensic a conversion, a reconfiguring evidence storage space and a Computer Disassembly Laboratory. LMA was responsible for programing, planning, designing, generating construction documents, cost estimating, scheduling and construction administrating the entire project. The Construction cost was estimated at $1,800,000. The Future phases will include reducing size of the jail to construct more urgently needed roll call, watch commander and emergency services spaces. The completion cost for all phases is estimated at $13,000,000.
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Back in 2010, we reported on an attempt to cross the United Arab Emirates in a solar-powered wheelchair. In that situation, the wheelchair was directly powered by the sun via solar panels installed on the chair.*
Kyocera Corporation has announced its solar panels were used in a project for powering the wheelchairs of those living at Quimby Huus, a facility for the disabled in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The project was awarded the 2012 Swiss Solar Prize.
Instead of the solar panels being attached to the chairs, a 3kW solar power system was installed on the roof of the facility, generating 3,000kWh of clean electricity each year which is used to charge the residents' chairs.
Enough electricity is generated by the system to allow each resident to travel approximately 1,500km per year.
An energy meter has also been installed at the facility so residents know how much energy has been consumed, which Kyocera says increases their awareness of energy consumption and offers additional potential for conservation.
The project was led by Sandro Buff, who has been using a wheelchair for 16 years.
The Swiss Solar Agency was founded in 1990 and launched the Swiss Solar Prize in 1991, which has been awarded annually since. Other recipients of the 2012 Swiss Solar Prize can be viewed here.
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With atoms confined in an optical lattice trap in the Lamb–Dicke regime, we obtain a spectral line at 265.6 nm for which the FWHM is . Here we lock an ultrastable laser to this ultranarrow clock transition and achieve a fractional frequency instability of for . The highly stable laser light used for the atom probing is derived from a 1062.6 nm fiber laser locked to an ultrastable optical cavity that exhibits a mean drift rate of ( at 282 THz) over a six month period. A comparison between two such lasers locked to independent optical cavities shows a flicker noise limited fractional frequency instability of per cavity.
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War & Peace by Tolstoy
Molly and I are reading War & Peace. It may take awhile, but we'll be posting every Thursday until we're done. I'd love to be able to tweet the first part of Volume 1, but you are stuck with a somewhat more traditional post.
So, what's War & Peace about anyway? Napoleon is taking over the world and it will only be a matter of time before he invades Russia. This is the story of five aristocratic Russian families during those turbulent years from 1805-1813.
Who's the main character? This is about a multitude of people, but mainly about members from five families. Here's my scoop on the main players…Bulonskys– The Old Prince was a general in earlier wars and he has two children, Andrei and Maria. Rostovs– Loving family with four adolescent children and never enough money. Drubetskoys– Poor mother and her son. Bezukhovs– A dying count, many illegitimate children and a greedy extended family. Kuragins– They seem sketchy, but it's too early to tell.
What happens in Part 1? There's a party in Petersburg for the titled and wealthy where we meet several key players from the Bezukhovs and Kuragins. Then we move on to Moscow to a party at the Rostovs and a death watch at the Bezukhovs. And finally we end up in Bald Hills where the Bolkonskys live and the young Prince has brought his pregnant bride.
Is it confusing? Yes, especially at first. There are a lot of people with similar names. Who knew there were so many princes? And there is quite a bit of French (of the 1215 pages, 2% is in French) that is translated at the bottom of the page and there are 53 references to the Notes in the back of the book just in part one. So there's lots of flipping. But as the story gets moving and some of the people become more recognizable it becomes easier to read. Just a small learning curve 🙂
Is it boring? No! I was never bored and I was interested in all of the characters and how they all fit together. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it.
Prince Andrei Nikolayevich Bolkonsky…We meet the little Prince at the Petersburg party where he expresses his dislike of his wife and his friendship for Pierre. Here's his first physical description…"of medium height, a rather handsome young man with well-defined and dry features." And this is our first taste of his personality at that party "he not only knew everyone in the drawing room, but was also so sick of them that it was very boring, the face of his pretty wife seemed to be the one he was most sick of." He is fed up with society (and his wife), finding it empty. He takes a position in the military and on his way to war he takes his pregnant wife to his father and sister in Bald Hills. He is very unhappy, but he is smart and insightful. I like him.
A little about Natasha Rostov…We meet the precocious 13-year-old at the party held in honor of her name day, which she shares with her mother. This is her first description…"dark-eyed, big-mouthed, not beautiful, but lively girl." and this is a description her personality, "inconceivable boldness and adroitness…both smart and pert" She is in love with Boris Drubetskoy. She is charming and comes from a very close-knit and supportive family. I can't help but like her.
A very little about Princess Maria Bolkonsky… We first meet Marie when her brother brings his pregnant wife to the family estate where she lives with her overbearing father. A few words that were used to describe her or her actions…timid, fearful, sickly, unattractive, sad, frightened. I know she is scared of her father, her best friend is Julie Karagin, she loves her brother, and she is very religious. I feel more sorry for her than anything, but I don't know her very well yet.
I'm having a good time with Tolstoy so far. Want to know what Molly thinks and meet the characters she's hanging out with? Click on over… She covering overweight Pierre (seriously, it's mentioned just as often as he is!), jealous Sonya, handsome Prince Nikolai, and beautiful Helene.
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Sounds like a heavy read to me… plus the great cast of characters and those names, LOL. I'm glad you're enjoying this book, Stacy.
Comment by Melody | February 18, 2010 |
Well kudos to you to have started this book! I keep on thinking about it…but then I also think about other less intimidating classics i need to read and think.. maybe nxt time 😀
Comment by veens | February 18, 2010 |
I just came from Molly's–sounds like the book isn't too bad. I'm seeing what you guys say about it all before I give it a try.
Comment by Kaye | February 18, 2010 |
I like Andrei too – though by the description in the beginning he sounds like a real tool. But I guess I like that he expresses his emotions, not afraid to admit that he isn't in love with his wife, may have made a mistake – but has no idea why he doesn't feel the way he thinks he is supposed to. I don't think he's happy about the way he feels – he just doesn't know what to do to change it. So off to war he goes, to impress his father.
Now, his sister Maria on the other hand? I think she's got mental issues. I can't figure her out yet.
I like Tolstoy's descriptions of Natasha and her actions – he paints the picture of lovesick teen angst so well through her!
Thanks for the summary of your experience – it is not boring at all is it? And all those notes are pretty informative to the story itself – kind of like those pop-up videos ;0)
Comment by Bumbles | February 18, 2010 |
Fabulous – it is like Coles Notes – only better.
Comment by Kerri | February 18, 2010 |
Awesome! I love the synopsis. It gives me hope to read it one day too!
Comment by Heather | February 18, 2010 |
Is this in movie form? hehehe
Comment by pinkflipflops | February 18, 2010 |
I admire that you're reading this huge tome!! Now I can read it vicariously through you!! Thanks!! I look forward to your Thursday posts!! 😀
Comment by Staci-Life in the Thumb | February 18, 2010 |
Your opinions of each of the characters will change each and every chapter. A lot happens throughout the book, as you can imagine in 1215 pages, that will show the growth and evolution of each of them. Keep your eye on Natasha and Andrei and Pierre. You are in for one heck of a ride!
Comment by Michelle | February 18, 2010 |
Hotel Saint Sulpice-very quiet but books up quickly. My favorite.
Hotel Des Deux Iles-on the island behind Notre Dame-I like the island a lot-very quiet and a few restaurants.
Hotel Saint Paul-get a room high up-as the window are not soundproof.
http://www.roomwithaparisview.com/ my friend's apartment-I have never stayed here. You may want to look at wanting to rent an apartment-it is much cheaper. Do you ever go onto trip advisor-if you want to ask me any questions do not hesitate. hope this helps.
Comment by Esme | February 19, 2010 |
Wow! I look forward to your thoughts.
Comment by CeeCee | February 19, 2010 |
I like your cartoon. I don't want the twitter version of War and Peace but I'm enjoying yours and Molly's. I like the way you told me about the characters – the main reason I would read the book. Keep enjoying.
Comment by Margot | February 19, 2010 |
That cartoon cracks me up! Good luck with this!
Comment by Jenners | February 20, 2010 |
I appaluad the both of you for your hardy reading tastes! Good luck!
Comment by jennygirl | February 23, 2010 |
Love that tweet pic! LOL! I am still finding the courage to read this book. It's been on my TBR for ages, it's becoming a classic shelf antique…
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UPDATE: According to the "San Diego Padres MLB Team Report", Thomas Tull has withdrawn his bid to purchase the team. Three bidders reportedly remain for the club, including a group led by former Dodgers owner Peter O'Malley that includes Hall of Fame golfer Phil Mickelson. The Foxsports.com website cited a source saying the other two bidders are a businessman from Orange County and a private equity investor from Los Angeles, but declined to identify them further.
Tony Gwynn, the major league baseball stalwart who amassed more than 3,000 hits on the way to the Baseball Hall of Fame, is seeking to acquire an ownership interest in his former team. But there's a potential obstacle in Gwynn's way: He reportedly owes more than $400,000 in back taxes to the IRS.
Gwynn spent his entire career as an outfielder with the San Diego Padres and has strong ties to the San Diego area. He has joined with movie mogul Thomas Tull, CEO of Legendary Pictures, in an attempt to buy the team from majority owner John Moores. But a local newspaper, the San Diego Union-Tribune (U-T), reported this week that Gwynn had liens for unpaid taxes in 2003, 2007, and 2009. Last year's notice was for $209,156, with a separate one for $227,093 in 2010.
Major League Baseball carefully scrutinizes the financial status of prospective ownership candidates. However, if Gwynn isn't a money partner in the ownership group, his financial background will probably not affect the outcome.
Gwynn's tax attorney, Mitch Dubick, told the U-T that his client has arranged to pay off the tax liability and the issue shouldn't have an impact on his role with the ownership group. "It's being paid off in installments", said Dubick, although he refused to reveal the remaining balance.
During his twenty-year career, Gwynn won the National League batting championship eight times and was selected as an all-star fifteen times. He finished with 3,141 hits. Currently, Gwynn is the baseball coach at San Diego State University. He earns approximately $115,000 a year from that job, in addition to pulling down an estimated $435,000 from promotional activities and affiliations with the Padres. In the final decade of his playing career, Gwynn earned between $2 million and $6 million annually.
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