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.318 Westley Richards
This is a discussion on .318 Westley Richards within the Up To .375 forums, part of the HUNTING EQUIPMENT, FIREARMS & AMMUNITION category; Have seen a couple of .318 WR's over the years and finally had the opportunity to buy a circa 1920 ...
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.318 Westley Richards
Have seen a couple of .318 WR's over the years and finally had the opportunity to buy a circa 1920 one this weekend. It is as classic an English light express rifle as one can imagine. Curious if anyone has had any field experience with the round. BC must be terrific with the heavy and long for caliber 250 grain bullets at 2400 fps. Westley Richards and Kynoch load that ammunition, and I can't wait to take this wonderful old rifle back to Africa next summer as my light rifle.
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Now we're cooking with gas! The 318 W-R has to be one of the all-time great African PG cartridges ever developed. I'm in the process of having one built on a commercial Mauser 98 action. I had intended on taking it with me to Namibia earlier this year but some obstacles came up and that didn't happen. Things are back on track now and, hopefully, it will be completed some time in '10.
The W-R and Kynoch loads should work well for you, but they are spendy. I was very surprised to learn that reloading components are fairly easy to obtain and there is actually a selection of bullets out there. My guess is that it's right there performance-wise with the standard 8mm's and 338's.
Congrats and some pics would be appreciated.
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I would love to see some pictures, also.
Pinotguy, who is building yours for you?
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pics would be nice.
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Well, here's mine, a W. W. Greener "African Game Park Warden" model. I bought it direct from Kynoch and took it to Mozambique back in 2006. Let me tell you, the exit wounds are awesome!
I replaced the original express sights with a Lyman 48 from about the same period. I love that caliber!
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Hey pintoguy,
Your opener reminded me of a saying my dad who is 87 used to say, "Steam is on the beam, and the janitor's cooking with gas!" Never heard anyone else say something similar.
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|2 years ago :: Jun 13, 2012 - 9:35AM #1
After a state supreme court decision determined that home owners had "no right" to protect themselves against unlawful entry of their houses or vehicles by public officials, the state has just passed a law stating that if a public servant does go rogue and attempt to enter your house illegally you can defend yourself, up to and including with lethal force.
The law is, obviously, touching off some major debates, as there is a fear that some people will just use it as an excuse to go off and shoot whoever they want. Others, however, are taking a more reasonable approach, such as a sheriff who instructed his plainclothes officers that they aren't to approach a house or vehicle solo until the department knows how things will play out (they must have a uniformed officer with them when they do).
Sadly, folks, I've seen some bad cops out there. This includes a campus cop at my high school who came to work with a hangover.
I highly doubt that this law will be needed in 99.99% of encounters, but there's always that 0.01% where things just aren't kosher.
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|2 years ago :: Jun 13, 2012 - 9:49AM #2
I think the bigger problem isn't rogue cops or bad cops, but simple incompetence.
Cops break down the doors of the wrong house all the time. There was a case in NYC where they did this to the wrong apartment (I suppose they were looking for a drug dealer next door) and the woman inside died of a heart attack.
Who is accountable for this? Now, nobody. You would think the thought of a shotgun in the face might cause these people to be more careful; but the problem with that is that it isn't always the police who enter who make the mistake, maybe the paperwork had the wrong address. So shooting first isn't always a good idea.
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|2 years ago :: Jun 13, 2012 - 10:46AM #3
It's essentially another Version of, "Stand Your Ground," isn't it ... ???
What's next ... ???
You're allowed to shoot a "Black Helicopter" out of the Sky because you were afraid that it was full of Blue-Helmet U. N. Invaders coming to take YOU to The Concentration Camp in Wyoming ... ???
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|2 years ago :: Jun 13, 2012 - 11:17AM #4
America, did you ever think it might be a good idea to not shoot people?
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. ~ Proverbs 14:31
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|2 years ago :: Jun 13, 2012 - 11:28AM #5
But ...
What's the bloody Point of having all those Guns and Ammo if we're not allowed to USE 'em ... ???
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|2 years ago :: Jun 13, 2012 - 11:33AM #6
Of course, but if someone has entered a home illegally with intent to hurt the resident do you suggest they just let it happen and not defend themselves?
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|2 years ago :: Jun 13, 2012 - 11:37AM #7
I'm guessing that *somewhere* in Amerika some Architect-to-the-Wealthy has already designed a House that can be entered only through a VERY Secure "Sally Port," which can be flooded with Poison Gas if an Intruder gets in through the Outer Door ...
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|2 years ago :: Jun 13, 2012 - 2:06PM #8
Gary Johnson 2012
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|2 years ago :: Jun 13, 2012 - 2:07PM #9
No, it really isn't.
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From the link, some officer that is interviewed gives this little bit of insanity:
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First Contact with the Penumbra - 08:53:36
First Contact with the Umbra - 09:58:19
Total Phase Begins - 11:06:47
Maximum of Lunar Eclipse - 11:45:40
Total Phase Ends - 12:24:34
Last Contact with the Umbra - 13:33:04
Last Contact with the Penumbra - 14:37:37
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Duration of Partial Phase - 03 Hours 34 Mins 45 Secs
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Not Your Father's Philadelphia Philadelphia has taken its knocks over the years, including W.C. Fields' put-down about Philadelphia and the grave. But Susan Schwenderman, director of communications for the Philadelphia CVB, recently shared the news about major developments under way, including the addition of 3,000 hotel rooms by the year 2000. According to Schwenderman, the 350-room Grand Bay Hotel, slated to open December 1999, will be among the city's most luxurious properties, with a 71,000-square-foot rotunda and a 30-story tower. The Grand Bay is along the emerging Avenue of the Arts, a $350 million revitalization effort that is turning the Broad Street area into a thriving arts district. Philadelphia was among the final contenders for both the Democratic and Republican national conventions in 2000 (as we went to press). And readers of Conde Nast Traveler have voted Philadelphia the Best Restaurant City in America, and also the friendliest. What say you now, W.C.?
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Turn Up the A.C. Atlantic City is maturing as a destination and drawing more of the corporate meeting and incentive market, says Marshall E. Murdaugh, executive director, Atlantic City (N.J.) Convention & Visitors Authority. To demonstrate its commitment to corporate meetings, the ACC&VA offers AC Meetings Express, a one-stop shopping service. Planners booking short-term meetings can now get dates and rates information within 24 to 48 hours by placing just one phone call. "You call us, and we'll do the 20 calls [to properties] instead of you," Noreen G. Bodman, vice president of communications, ACC&VA, said at a recent industry meeting. Over the next few years a new wave of development will dramatically increase the city's appeal, says Murdaugh. Hotel room inventory is expected to triple, bringing the total to roughly 30,000 rooms. The city is also investing more than $478 million to enhance its infrastructure and transportation capabilities.
Feeling the Pinch Member countries of the Asian Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus spoke openly about the impact of the Asian economic crisis on the meetings, incentives, conference, and exhibition (MICE) industry at their annual meeting this summer in Hong Kong. Hong Kong reported a 21 percent drop in tourism during the period of January through June 1998 compared to the same period in 1997. Korea has been severely affected, as has Malaysia, but Thailand representatives have seen an increase in some aspects of tourism, with shopping revenues up as much as 50 percent during the first part of the year. MICE officials realize that the worst is yet to come, because intra-region travel is not expected to bounce back anytime soon. The bottom line for U.S. corporate groups: The region has never been cheaper, so there's never been a better time to book.
Banquet Doesn't Have to Be Boring Chef empowerment. That's the mantra at luxury resorts these days, where some of the world's most creative culinarians are serving up banquet fare that's anything but boring. We recently indulged our palates at two group events in New York City where top chefs presented multi-course feasts fit for a president. That's exactly who Jon Hill, executive chef at the Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park, Ariz., used to cook for--President and Mrs. Reagan. Among the highlights of his luncheon for us: a salty/sweet salad that mixed such ingredients as marinated watermelon with prosciutto of duckling, and melt-in-your-mouth jalapeno fry bread. Although he supervises a staff of 76, Chef Hill likes to personally pow-wow with meeting executives to come up with individualized banquet menus.
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I've been using call tracking numbers for a few years now to track my advertising results. Like anything there is a learning curve of course, and also with practice and experience we get better with something over time. This is true with call tracking also. The first couple of years I would remember to log onto my call tracking account every once in awhile. Now even if I get behind, I will eventually get caught up before I meet with my advertising reps to renew my advertising. These reps are familiar with call tracking numbers and would like to equate calls generated with advertising success. Well one does not equal the other. Before I meet with my rep I want to go through my call tracking to identify every call; whether it was a sales call, a wrong number, a hang up, a repeat call or a lead. Leads are what counts, everything else is filler. I recently met with my Dex rep, which is the main book in our area. Well because it is the main book, a lot of sales people use it as their prospecting list source. "They bought advertising from Dex, they are a good prospect for my advertising product." I have several different call tracking numbers in this book for our different adds. All of the call tracking numbers had a large number of sales calls. One of the numbers; 65% of the calls were sales calls or solicitations. By the time I added in the wrong numbers, hang ups, and repeat callers only 8% percent of the total calls were actual leads. Calls do not equal leads, and it requires call tracking to know the difference. And this type of knowledge is golden, it's empowering. I was in the drivers seat. I got the advertising package I wanted at my price, not the price they had in mind. I know what my exact cost per lead was, and this next year we will use call tracking to measure our results again. No guessing, just tracking and measuring. In this book alone I will save $4800 over the next year, from the amount the phone book company wanted me to renew at. In this case knowledge was power, and thank you call tracking for the tool to give me the knowledge.
Call Tracking SuccessAuthor: daryl
Mar 11
The Benefits of Call TrackingAuthor: daryl
Jan 7
Call Tracking Empowers BusinessAuthor: Dave Johnson
May 19
In today's business world, call tracking is an amazing tool and those who still haven't discovered it don't know what they're missing. Call tracking is the basic tool which large corporations use to find out whether their marketing and advertisement strategies are going on the right track or not. It enables people to find out whether they are making an impact.
Snooping Around!
In fact call tracking is nothing but a method of advertisement tracking – it enables us to find out whether a certain approach is working with the target customer base or not. It is therefore a method which allows your agents to enhance your customer's satisfaction each time they call. And we all know that the greater the satisfaction your customer derives from your product, the more likely they are to stay a customer.
On the other hand, if there is something decidedly wrong about your marketing approach or your advertisement strategy, call tracking allows you to track that as well. If, suddenly you don't know why you're losing clients, then you should definitely have a call tracking system installed in your office. You'll be surprised at how easily you can find the answers to that problem.
What We Can Learn
There are many things you can learn from call tracking. For example, in many cases, it was found that potential clients were being kept on hold for long periods of time and as a result they got annoyed and rung off. This in turn had a bad effect on your business. In other cases, you find out that some clients were actually hung up on and even worse, some were directed to voicemail during peak business hours!
So tracking phone numbers enables you to find out which of your employees has been shirking his or her work and you can suitably penalize them. You could also teach them the basics of etiquette and how to deal with clients and chances are, they'll heed your warning and buck up!
Ad tracking is just one of the benefits you can derive from the wonder that is call tracking. You can track inbound phone calls in response to both forms of marketing – online as well as traditional. So if you want to draw a parallel between the telephone and the internet, you can see that call tracking is to the world of telephones, what Web analytics is to the internet.
How It Works
So how does this unique system work? It is simple. A phone number is put in any advertisement vehicle. When customers call on the number data such as the time, geographical location of the caller, lead and of course, the final outcome of the call is tracked down. This makes call tracking a very easily implementable strategy and the best part is, it is entirely affordable.
Another thing one can do with this amazing tool is record calls and enhance the entire user experience by training employees to better deal with callers. Everyone's heard the line "this call may be recorded for training purposes"- so now you know why they sing that to you! So call tracking is an incredible too, start discovering its benefits today!
Worst ad worst riskAuthor: Dave Johnson
Aug 11
What does E*Trade, Direct TV, Stanely Steemer and Free Credit Report.com have in common? No, no one is offering Direct TV subscribers O.A.C. online stock certificates in Stanely Steemer Inc. In 2009 their commercials were voted to be the worst ads on television. Not a desirous achievement considering each ad came with a price tag in the millions. Who remembers seeing these ads? The talking babies of E*Trade, or Direct TV's Chris Farley commercial? Nope sorry doesn't ring a bell. Can these companies account for the effectiveness of their terrible marketing campaign?
Mom and Pop StoresAuthor: Dave Johnson
Aug 5
The money and effort spent by Big box stores pollutes the community with deafening ad campaigns. How can local businesses be heard?
Going out of BusinessAuthor: Dave Johnson
Jul 30
Not even franchise or chain retail stores are immune to the effects of recession. This year, 2,415 Hollywood Video and Game Crazy locations were closed, 545 Blockbusters, 200 Borders, 149 F.Y.E.'s, 145 Men's Warehouses, 177 Foot Lockers even the Gap closed 80 stores. The number of retailers liquidating their inventory, laying off employees and ultimately going out of business is in the tens of thousands.
Dollar on a DreamAuthor: Dave Johnson
Jul 28
There are those who seek opportunity, they consider themselves strategist. Analyzing their market for the most profitable prospect. Coffee Shop? Dry Cleaner? Franchise? Other's save and carefully plan. They have a dream, a special idea, a someday. When that "Some Day" turns into a real business plan and action, it's like getting on a roller coaster. You know you're going for a ride. You stand in line with a light feeling in your chest, your heart is racing. You watch others on the ride, some are laughing and having a wonderful time, others are sick and pale, getting off the ride and headed for the nearest garbage can. The light feeling turns into butterflies. Excitement, anticipation and fear. What's at cost? What is the cost?
New CommercialAuthor: Dave Johnson
Jul 19
This week we will be adding a new commercial to the website. We will be posting this around in a lot of places and we here at ACI Call Tracking are pleased with how it turned out.
Thank you Scott Adams for this marketing comic.
Trial PeriodAuthor: Dave Johnson
Jul 17
I need an honest opinion from any and all readers of this blog. I've had a few people ask me if they could have a month free so they can test it and see how the system works and go from there. A trial period so to speak.
With call tracking there is an inherent problem with a trial period. All of our clients to date use these tracking numbers in advertisements. The VAST majority of ads will have a life beyond one month. So the issue is you will try a system for a month and pay for an ad that will have the number for longer than a month. Now granted if you don't continue using our services you can port the number to a new carrier but there is risk of the number being down.
So the question is this. With the inherent risk would you still prefer the option of a trial period?
Your opinions matter and I appreciate your feedback.
NFIBAuthor: Dave Johnson
Jul 12
The NFIB is the National Federation of Independent Business and we have the great pleasure of being considered one of it's members. For over a month now I've been calling and finding the right person to speak to in order to become part of it's member services. Member services is a great way for businesses to look and see what resources are out there to help a business succeed.
There are many avenues to allow people to see who and what you do. I would like to get out there as much as possible. We are growing and helping companies become successful. We had one client that is scheduled to renew his adds with some marketing campaigns he is involved in and he is excited to see how they are doing to give the salesman the reports and justify why or why not they will be renewing. Our call tracking service has empowered him with the information he needs to make informed and profitable decisions.
It's been a good year and I appreciate all the supporters out there.


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Toto's color is Sedona Beige #12 it is a match to Kohler Biscuit or American Standard Linen.
Can anyone tell me what the closest Toto toilet finish color is to the Kohler (& MTI for that matter) biscuit finish? Sounds like the Toto ultra max or drake toilets are the way to go but plan to stick otherwise with Kohler (or MTI) tubs and maybe sinks and not sure which Toto color is closest ...
Thx in advance!
Toto's color is Sedona Beige #12 it is a match to Kohler Biscuit or American Standard Linen.
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I can confirm that Sedona Beige is the TOTO corresponding color to Kohler Biscuit.
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This link from a homeowner forum has another expert opinion. What is the right answer?
I would think kohler biscuit = toto colonial white, NOT sedona beige....
White is White.
Cotton White is like Cotton. If you were picking cotton in Georgia, where they make the toilets, that would be very white.
Colonial White has just a hint of yellow in it, like it's a white toilet that has seen it's share of soap scum over the years.
If you want something that is "not" white, then you pick a "color".
TOTO Sedonia Beige, is like a Kohler Biscuit, or American Standard Linen.
TOTO Bone is like Kohler Almond or A/S Bone.
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Toto Cotton = Kohler White
Toto Colonial White = American Standard White
Toto Sedona Beige = American Standard Linen/Kohler Biscuit
Toto Bone = American Standard Bone/Kohler Almond
Good day all!
Can anyone help me determine what, if any, Kohler color matches American Standard's "bone" color? I have been to 3 different stores (Home Depot, Lowes, and Ace Plumbing), gotten two "certain" answers that are opposite of each other, one "maybe this one, or maybe that one" and 3 American Standard and 2 Kohler pamphlets with colors on them and those within the same brand don't even match let alone help me decide. Apparantly no-one has "real" material samples anymore and stocking another but white unheard of.
I know there is no "exact" match. Heck, white isn't even white. However, these two fixtures will be side-by-side and I'd like it not to be a stark contrast.
HELP! If you can...
American Standard: Bone
Kohler: Almond
Toto: Bone
Mainly sold in the 80's
American Standard Linen
Kohler Biscuit
Toto Sedona Beige
A more recent color choice
American Standard old White
Kohler White
Toto Cotton White
American Standard New White, within the last few years.
Toto Colonial White
I've been reading the blog and am convinced I want a Toto toilet... but I have a biscuit-color Kohler tub.
Will a Toto Sedona Beige toilet come close-enough to the color of the tub or will it really look different and not a good combination to have in a smallish bathroom?
I sell beige to go with biscuit all the time.
On Wednesday, a customer will be picking up a Beige Aquai II. It's rebate month in the Seattle area.
City of Seattle Water is giving out $30 for a Watersense toilet.
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I have a beige Toto Dartmouth that replaced a bone AS and the colors are identical.
Oh the fun of the color game. Usually I end up telling customers to tell me what they are trying to match and I will bring in their version of that color.
Here is tub acrylic samples compared to the Toto virtuous china samples:
It looks like kohler does not have an exact match for toto colonial but it appears that biscuit might be the closest match?
Any thoughts?
Biscuit is a beige. I would think that any white would match better. If the fixtures are not really close together, a slight difference would not be noticeable unless you really were looking for it.


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The only Upton worth signing is Kate.
Possible landing spots for the fabulous and frustrating Upton brothers
The Upton brothers are heating up the Hot Stove. In a relatively thin free agent market for high-end talent, 28-year-old B.J. Upton has been getting plenty of attention, particularly from NL East teams in search of a centerfielder. Meanwhile, 25-year-old Justin Upton, who is under contract with the Diamondbacks through 2015, has been dangled as a trade candidate, just as he was back in July. Where they wind up will be one of the more fascinating subplots of the offseason.
Both Uptons have struggled to live up to the sky-high expectations that accompany being top draft picks and blue-chip prospects. B.J. was chosen second overall by Tampa Bay in 2002 and reached number two on Baseball America's Top 100 prospects list in 2004. Justin,meanwhile, was chosen first overall by Arizona in 2005 and was ranked number two on the list just a year later. But at a time when clubs are set to throw $50 million or $100 million dollars (or more) at outfielders on the wrong side of 30 — Josh Hamilton (32 next May 21), Nick Swisher (32 on November 25) and Michael Bourn (30 on December 27) — the brothers represent younger and far more athletic options, and both could benefit from changes of scenery.
B.J. set a career high with 28 homers this year, surpassing the 24 he hit back in 2007 and the 23 he hit last year. He added 31 stolen bases as well, but his final season in Tampa Bay was still something of a disappointment, as his plate discipline eroded. His .298 on-base percentage was 44 points below his previous career norm, though his .246 batting average wasn't far off from his standard (.257) and his .454 slugging percentage was well above (.416). Underlying his low OBP, his 6.5 percent unintentional walk rate was well below his previous career mark of 10.8 percent, while his 26.7 percent strikeout rate was his highest since 2007.
Granted, Upton was playing in a pitcher-friendly environment, and so his production is better viewed in terms of True Average, which expresses a hitter's runs created per plate appearance on a batting average scale after adjusting for park and league scoring levels; his .277 was one point below his 2011 mark and seven points above his career norm. His 2.1 Wins Above Replacement Player was held back by a low rating for his defense (-7 Fielding Runs Above Average), but the other major systems found him to be anywhere from −4 to +2, with accompanying Wins Above Replacement marks ranging from 2.6 to 3.3.
In departing Tampa Bay, Upton will likely be moving to a more hitter-friendly environment, and one where he doesn't have so much baggage. While he'll have plenty of pressure to perform for his new team just as any big-dollar free agent would, he'll be free of an organization where he earned an early reputation as something of an enfant terrible, and was occasionally benched for a perceived lack of effort. Fortunately, those incidents have become fewer and further between over the years.
The Nationals, Braves, Philles and Rangers are among those expressing interest in Upton. He declined the Rays' qualifying offer and will thus cost the signing team their first-round pick unless it's one of the top 10; he's said to be seeking something along the lines of a five-year, $75 million deal. Washington, which has long coveted him, could move Bryce Harper to leftfield (or right, with Jayson Werth moving to left) and either trade Mike Morse or shift him to first base while bidding adieu to free agent Adam LaRoche. The hitch is that the Nationals' lineup already tilts heavily to the right, with Harper and LaRoche the only lefties and Danny Espinosa the lone switch-hitter. The Braves have a vacancy if they can't re-sign Bourn, whose contract demands are said to be higher, and Upton is apparently their top free agent priority. Bourn is defensively superior to Upton according to most metrics, and is coming off a .348 OBP, which while not outstanding does position him as a leadoff hitter. That said, the difference between his .339 career mark and Upton's .336 comes out in the wash after considering park environments.
B.J. is said to top the Phillies' list as well. They have an opening after trading pending free agent Shane Victorino to the Dodgers back in July, and their recent hiring of hitting coach Steve Henderson is a potential draw given that he was Tampa Bay's hitting coach during Upton's breakout 2007 season (.300/.386/.508 with 24 homers at age 22). The Rangers stand to lose Hamilton to free agency, and could eye Upton's power potential in their hitter-friendly park as a reasonable replacement.
As for Justin, back in June, Diamondbacks managing general partner Ken Kendrick made waves by calling him out in the midst of a slump. General manager Kevin Towers dangled the rightfielder prior to the July 31 deadline, with the Yankees, Phillies and Pirates among those expressing interest. While the Diamondbacks wound up holding onto him, all signs pointed to talks being revisited in the winter. While there's been renewed buzz with regards to the prospect of trading for him — the Rangers and Red Sox are among those who have checked in — Kendrick now says that ""there's a very high likelihood" that Upton will still be with the team when the 2013 season starts.
For all of Kendrick's dramatics, the Diamondbacks might be better off waiting if they want to deal him, since he's coming off something of a down year: .280/.355/.430 with 17 homers and 18 stolen bases, numbers that lose a bit of their luster given Chase Field's offense-friendly environment and a 2011 performance that suggested that he was on his way to living up to the Ken Griffey Jr. comparisons with which he's been saddled since at least 2006. In fact, the younger Upton's career has been a real rollercoaster:
Injuries have been a key factor in those ups and downs; Upton spent time on the disabled list in 2008 and 2009 for oblique strains, and throughout 2010 battled a left labrum injury but didn't undergo surgery (note that his older brother had shoulder issues that cut into his power back in 2008-2009). He suffered a left thumb sprain back in April of this year, which likely factored into his power outage. He hit just .269/.358/.396 with eight homers through July 31, reaching a .400 slugging percentage only in June, but heated up to hit .298/.350/.486 with nine homers the rest of the way, including six in September.
On the other hand, Upton is just starting to get expensive. He signed a six-year, $50 million extension in February 2010, and after making $6.75 million this past year — which would have been his second of arbitration eligibility — he'll make $9.75 million in 2013. His salary rises to $14.25 million in 2014, which would have been his first year of free agent eligibility, and then $14.5 million in 2015. Despite his dings and dents, such cost certainty is something general managers crave, and with an average of 3.4 WARP over the past four years, he stands a good chance of being worth twice his 2013 salary.
That explains why the Red Sox, who cleared out over $270 million in salary commitments with their late August blockbuster trade, and the Rangers, who face losing Hamilton, are in the mix. The Diamondbacks are said to be seeking a shortstop in trade, and while Texas has been unwilling to deal either Elvis Andrus or top prospect Jurickson Profar, it is said to have explored the possibility of sending slugging third base prospect Mike Olt — who's blocked by Adrian Beltre — to the Braves for shortstop Andrelton Simmons. The Rays have also expressed interest, and they have a good shortstop prospect in Hak-Ju Lee, but Upton would take up a considerable chunk of their payroll; on the other hand, they could shift Matt Joyce from rightfield to left, and move Desmond Jennings back to his natural centerfield position.
Complicating any trade of Upton is a clause in his contract that allows him to block deals to up to four teams. This past year, those teams were said to be the Yankees, Red Sox, Indians and Cubs, but they've since changed to four new teams, with the Blue Jays and Mariners said to be on that list. Presence on the list isn't a dealbreaker, but it does give an additional hurdle to be negotiated around, perhaps in the form of a contract extension.
The bottom line is that it's tough to read the Diamondbacks' mixed signals given their fickle ownership. Given the blockbuster deals we've seen this year, it would hardly be a surprise if a team — particularly an AL club such as the Red Sox, who have a deep farm system and a clear need — pulls out the stops to acquire him.
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I am completely wrong for wanting the Braves to sign B.J. and trade for Justin. We haven't had a real outfield in awhile, and pairing those two with Jason Heyward, Freddie Freeman, and Brian Mccann in a lineup would truly be scary. Plus, I can't see anybody hitting a ball that actually drops with those ballhawks roving the outfield. Move Prado back home to third base and make it happen!
I for one am hoping that after a trade for Asdrubal Cabrera and the kind donation of a kind benefactor from Shaker Heights, both Uptons land in Cleveland.
@BryanCustard Seriously? Did you see the Braves outfield a year ago? It was one of the best in baseball. Heyward had a 117 OPS+ with 27 homers, Prado had a 114 OPS+ and Bourne got on base at a good clip and stole over 40 bags. Plus they were easily the best defensive outfield trio in the league!
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Unlike nearly every other work of ancient Egyptian art, this stela is signed by the artist. The deeply cut inscription beneath the lower register names "the sculptor Nefertem." He was probably allowed to add his name as compensation for his work, thus perpetuating his memory for eternity.
- Medium: Limestone
- Reportedly From: Saqqara, Egypt
- Dates: ca. 1836-1759 B.C.E.
- Dynasty: late XII Dynasty
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dimensions: 20 1/4 x 12 3/16 x 3 7/16 in. (51.5 x 31 x 8.8 cm)
- Collections:Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Temples and Tombs, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
- Accession Number: 37.1347E
- Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
- Caption: Funerary Stela of Heku, ca. 1836-1759 B.C.E. Limestone, 20 1/4 x 12 3/16 x 3 7/16 in. (51.5 x 31 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1347E. Creative Commons-BY
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The Athletic Director Search Committee includes two faculty members, two coaches, two student-athletes, two administrators and three alumni. Vice President for Campus Life Cynthia Cherrey chairs the committee, and it is staffed by Tara Christie Kinsey '97, associate dean in the Office of the Dean of the College and the Office of the Vice President for Campus Life. The committee hopes to make its selection in spring 2014.
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Increase Efficiency, Not SizeBusting the budget is everyone's biggest fear when it comes to renovation. And with good reason. Even if you follow the essential advice we've been doling out for years-build in a 20 percent cushion to cover the nasty surprises, get contractor references and check them, banish the words "while you're at it" from your vocabulary--it's hard not to end up shelling out more than you want to, even if you want to pen a check for a million bucks.
But why scale back a project or forgo that Viking range? No, what you need to do is get your dream at a price you can afford. And not by cheaping out, either. With some strategic thinking about design, materials, and timing, you can cut costs without cutting corners. We'll show you the ways, from the big (knock down the house and start over) to something as small as choosing a wall sconce over a recessed light. But another universal truth about renovations is that every little thing adds up. So save a little here, save a little there, and pretty soon you're talking about some real money.
1. Increase Efficiency, Not SizeIf you can reorganize and equip your kitchen for maximum utility, you may not need to blow out the walls to gain square footage. Start by replacing space-hogging shelves with cabinet-height pullout drawers 8 inches wide, containing racks for canned goods and other items. "You're getting three or more horizontal planes where you might otherwise get only one," says Louis Smith Jr., an architect with Meier Group, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. You could easily shell out a few thousand to outfit cabinets with upgrades like dividers, pull-out pot trays, and lazy Susans, but you'll save many times that amount by skipping the addition you thought you needed.
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Bring in Natural Light Without Adding Windows
2. Bring in Natural Light Without Adding WindowsBefore cutting a big hole in the side of your house and rearranging the framing, consider less invasive-and less expensive-ways of capturing light. To brighten up a windowless bath or hallway, for instance, you can install a "light tube," which slips between roof rafters and funnels sunshine down into the living space.
Cost to add a double-pane insulated window: $1,500
Cost for a light tube: $500
Hit the Recycling Center
3. Hit the Recycling Center
- Do-it-yourselfers can reap big savings with recycled or lightly used fixtures and building materials. Habitat for Humanity operates about 400 ReStores nationwide, which offer salvaged materials at half off home-center prices. One caveat: Many contractors won't work with salvaged items, or homeowner-supplied materials in general, because they don't want to assume the liability if something goes wrong. That said, if you're doing your own work, you can find anything from prehung doors to acrylic skylights to partial bundles of insulation. (To find a ReStore near you, visit habitat.org.)
Price of 4-by5-foot insulated window in a home center: $600
Price at ReStore: $300
Donate Your Trash
4. Donate your Trash
Before you begin a remodeling job, invite the local Habitat for Humanity chapter to remove materials and fixtures for later resale. "About 85 percent of a house is reusable," says B.J. Perkins, Habitat's ReUse program manager, in Austin, Texas. "We can do a total takedown, or do a cherry-pick job and take the cabinets, the tub, the sink, and so on." You save space in the landfill, collect a charitable tax credit for the donation, and help a good cause. Visit Habitat to find an affiliate near you.
Cost to trash a suite of bathroom fixtures: $50 to $75
Cost to donate: Nothing, plus you get a tax deduction
SAVED: Space in the landfill (and a little bit of your soul)
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5. Do Your Own Demo
Knocking down may not be as costly as rebuilding, but you can still shave dollars by doing some of the demolition yourself-as long as you proceed with care. "If a homeowner wants to demo a deck, well, I am sure they can handle that," says Michael Winn, owner of Winn Design, in Virginia. "But when it comes to interior spaces, I would dissuade them from doing it unless they have done it before." The reason: A reckless wrecker might unwittingly take out a load-bearing wall or, worse still, plunge a reciprocating saw into live wiring or pressurized plumbing. (For tips on how to do demo right, see our October 2005 feature, "Before You Construct, You Have to Destruct.")
Cost to demo a 200-square-foot deck yourself: $450 (Dumpster rental and parking permit)
Cost for a pro: $1,000
Consider Long-Term Costs, Not Just Short-Term Gains
6. Consider Long-Term Costs, Not Just Short-Term Gains
If your addition calls for clapboard siding, for instance, you can save more in the long run by ponying up now for the preprimed and prepainted variety. It costs an extra 10 to 20 cents per foot, but "you'll wind up paying for half as many paint jobs down the road," says Paul Eldrenkamp, owner of Byggmeister, a design-build remodeling firm in Newton, Massachusetts. The reason? Factory finishes are applied on dry wood under controlled conditions-no rain, no harsh sun. "I used prefinished claps on my house about ten years ago and the only flaw in the finish is the occasional mildew spot, easily washed off," Eldrenkamp says. "The paint looks as if it'll be good for another ten years, easily."
Cost of unfinished siding for a 10-by-40-foot addition, plus two paint jobs: $5,000
Cost for prefinished claps and one coat of paint at installation: $3,750
Tap Your Contractor's Sources
7. Tap Your Contractor's Sources
When it comes to things like flooring, ask your subcontractor if he has odds-and-ends stock left over from other jobs. While renovating a Civil War-era bed-and-breakfast in New Jersey some years back, contractor Bill Asdal needed wood flooring. He made a few phone calls and came up with hundreds of square feet of hardwood, in various lengths and widths, that otherwise would have gone into the trash on other job sites. Just by planing it to uniform thickness, then sanding and refinishing it, he saved his client almost $9,000 in materials costs.
Cost of new flooring: $19,200
Cost to use someone else's discards: $10,500
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Friday, April 25, 2014
The Associated Press
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage continues to blast Democrats for rejecting legislation that would force schools to allow uniformed military recruiters the same access granted to other career recruiters.
Maine Gov. Paul LePage
LePage's remarks came Thursday after the Republican governor signed a proclamation making Saturday Maine Korean War Veteran Recognition Day.
LePage says the Vietnam War was probably the U.S.'s "most embarrassing war" in terms of its treatment of veterans. He says he hoped to "never see that again until recently it showed its ugly face" in Maine's Legislature.
Opponents say there's no evidence uniformed military recruiters are restricted in Maine schools.
The LePage administration has said recruiters have told them that Yarmouth, Portland and Sanford schools have limited access or not allowed them to appear in military uniforms.
School officials in all three districts have denied it.
Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves of North Berwick, who supported the bill, said in a statement that "it's a shame" LePage "continues to drag our men and women in military into this unnecessary political fight."


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How to prove that $(1 + x)^\frac{1}{b}$ (where $b$ is an integer) can be expressed as a formal power series without using Binomial theorem?
The coefficient recurrence arises from the obvious first-order differential equation, namely
$$\rm\ \frac{y'}y\ =\ (log\ y)'\:=\ \bigg(\frac{log(1+x)}b\bigg)'\:=\ \frac{1}{b\ (1+x)}\ \ \ \Rightarrow\ \ \ y\: =\ b\ (1+x)\ y'$$
Therefore $\displaystyle\rm\ \ y\ =\ \sum_{k\ge 0}\ a_k x^k\ =\ b\ (1+x)\ \sum_{k\ge 0}\ (k+1)\ a_{k+1}\ x^k\:,\ \: $ which, after algebra, yields
$$\rm a_{k+1}\ =\ \frac{1-b\:k}{b\:(k+1)}\ a_k,\ \ \ a_0 = 1$$
As a check, note that it yields the binomial formula for $\rm\ b = 1/n,\ y = (1+x)^n\ $ since then
$$\rm \frac{a_{k+1}}{a_k}\ =\ \frac{n-k}{k+1}\ =\ \frac{n\choose k+1\:}{n\choose k\:}$$
and $\rm\ a_k = 0\ $ for $\rm\ k > n\ $ since the above implies $\rm\ a_{n+1} = 0\ $ hence $\rm\ a_{n+i} = 0\ $ for all $\rm\:i>0\:.$
I don't think you mean it is (literally) a formal power series, because it isn't. It can be expressed as a formal power series (in $x$), because it is an analytic function of $x$ in a neighbourhood of $x=0$. You could use the Inverse Function Theorem for that.
We are looking for a power series $f=1+a_1x+a_2x^2+\cdots$ such that $f^b=1+x$. Writing out $f^b$, you get $1+ba_1x+g_2(a_1,a_2)x^2+g_3(a_1,a_2,a_3)x^3+\cdots$, where $g_i(a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_i)$ is a linear function of the coefficients. Then for $f^b=1+x$, we need to solve a system of equations $$ba_1=1$$ $$g_2(a_1,a_2)=0$$ $$g_3(a_1,a_2,a_3)=0$$ $$\vdots$$ This gives us an infinite system of equations which can be solved iteratively, starting with $a_1=1/b$.
We do it for $b>0$. A similar argument will work for $b<0$. Note that the argument is purely formal.
So we are trying to find $a_0$, $a_1$, $a_2$, and so on such that $$1+x=(a_0+a_1x+a_2x^2+ \cdots +a_nx^n +\cdots)^b$$ where equality is meant in the formal sense. It is clear that we want $a_0=1$ and $a_1=1/b$.
There is a natural proof by induction, if we choose the induction hypothesis correctly.
That is easy. Let $c_{n+1}$ be the coefficient of $x^{n+1}$ in $(a_0+a_1x+ \cdots +a_nx^n)^b$. Define $a_{n+1}$ by $ba_{n+1}=-c_{n+1}$.