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After his first collegiate week of action, freshman Vince Gravino of the Canisius College men's lacrosse team was named MAAC Rookie of the Week, announced by the conference on Monday.
In a pair of games against Air Force and No. 11 Denver at the Frontier Airlines Face-Off Classic, Gravino totaled four points, three goals and one assist. In his first Division I contest, the rookie netted two goals to go along with an assist against the Falcons. He then followed with a goal versus the nationally-ranked Pioneers.
Gravino is now tied for the team lead with four points and three goals. He is just the third players in the program's history to collect MAAC Rookie of the Week honors following his first week of action, joining Simon Giourmetakis in 2009 and Tim Edwards in 2012.
Gravino and the Griffs return to action on Tuesday, March 5, hosting No. 7 Cornell in the team's home opener. Game time between Canisius and the nationally-ranked Big Red is set for 4 p.m.


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CAROLINA: Team. Fun. Love. Family.
NOTE: This story originally appeared in the Sept. 24 issue of CAROLINA: The Magazine, the official publication of Tar Heel athletics. Read the original article or read the entire Sept. 24 issue at no charge and be sure to get in the habit of reading CAROLINA every Tuesday.
by Amy Hoots
CHAPEL HILL - They both heard them.
The rumors, the exaggerations, the outright lies. "The team is run like an army." "You may win, but you'll hate it there." Former Carolina soccer players Brittani Bartok and Indi Cowie were recruited several years apart, but both heard the noise surrounding the Carolina women's soccer team. Both are now undergraduate assistant coaches for the Tar Heels.
It's not hard to imagine why a teenager might buy in to the myth. After all, to have a team with such unfathomable success, shouldn't there be whips and chains? Certainly, no one could be having fun amidst all that winning.
Except they are.
"Man, I just want to go on one trip with the women's soccer team." That's my husband speaking, a guy who has gone on every trip with the Carolina men's basketball team since 2001 and knows a good road trip when he sees it.
He's watching and enjoying a women's soccer YouTube video entitled "Invisiball." Players are in an airport passing time, participating in what appears to be a lively version of paddle ball. Except there is no ball. But the "paddles" make a deceptive noise every time they "hit" the ball that doesn't exist. Passersby stop to watch, or duck for cover. Somehow, the game gets competitive.
Team. Fun. Love. Family. That's the tagline behind Carolina women's soccer. The team's YouTube channel gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at why that motto is so appropriate.
Bartok is the face behind the camera and the one who almost didn't come. When she opened a UNC women's soccer Twitter account her sophomore year, her goal was to dispel the misconceptions. She was a player back then. She would take pictures, shoot videos, and sought to present women's soccer how it really was: successful and fun.
"It's not that much of an art. I just tweet what is, and show what is," said Bartok. Between Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram, Bartok's desire to "show what is" has grown to become an integral piece of Carolina women's soccer.
After tearing her ACL during the 2010 season and struggling with ongoing health issues, Bartok and head coach Anson Dorrance decided it was in her best interest to end her playing career at Carolina. She was asked to become an undergraduate assistant coach in 2011, and she continued to do many of the things she was already doing for the team.
Despite her insistence that what she produces is merely a reflection of the women's soccer program, her work is an art form, and Bartok does it well. Her good humor shows through with many of her tweets. While Bartok and the team were on the road last week, one tweet read, "750 wins have nothing on Tom Sander's 12,082 U-Turns and counting... #RecordThatWillNeverBeBroken #CarolinaChaos #CarSick."
In addition to her helping to shape the program's brand, Bartok keeps busy with day-to-day duties. She keeps the time during drills, but is convinced it's only because Dorrance likes to call her "bar clock." "He thinks it's funny," Bartok said.
Clearly, the head coach also has a great sense of humor, and that contributes to the easy-going atmosphere of the team. Although Dorrance himself is not on Twitter, he sees the value of Bartok's social media contributions. It helps with recruiting, public relations, and changes the impression that Dorrance and his staff are operating in an oppressive environment. "That is certainly promoted by our rivals who need to spin their own mediocrity as a weapon against our success," said Dorrance.
Eighteen-year-old Cowie is also an undergraduate assistant coach. Like Bartok, Cowie also tore her ACL, and the injury was one factor that led to her decision to end her playing career.
But she's not hanging up her cleats. Cowie is the World Freestyle Soccer Champion and, since she is no longer a student-athlete, NCAA rules and regulations no longer prevent her from pursuing her professional career as a freestyler.
Like Bartok, Cowie's gift is also an art form. Freestyling is a display of acrobatic tricks and athletic moves performed with a soccer ball. Cowie has been featured on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and Good Morning America, and performs in front of massive crowds.
That part is a little scary for Cowie. Her talent lends itself to extreme showmanship, but Cowie is more comfortable in her sanctuary-the Rams Head parking garage on campus, where she spends hours with the ball early in the morning.
In many ways, Cowie is a bit of a contradiction. She calls herself a morning person, but also a night owl. She'll go to bed as late as 1 a.m. many nights and wakes up each morning at 4:30 a.m. to train. By the time most college kids are hitting their snooze buttons for the first time, there's a good chance Cowie has already put in three hours of ball work.
Watch her perform for just a few seconds and you won't believe that she calls herself "the clumsiest person you will ever meet." Cowie recalls a performance in which she tripped as she stood up to walk to the stage, but then performed gracefully and flawlessly in front of an audience of thousands. After the performance, she fell on her way back to her seat.
Cowie had the complete support of coaches when she made her decision to end her playing career. Dorrance saw value in her continued involvement with the program and believes his players can learn a great deal about dedication and ball work from Cowie. "The time she spends with the ball is demonstrated in her remarkable array of skills. We'd love for every girl in our program to have that kind of attitude towards the ball and towards the game," said the head coach. "We have some amazing athletes with a skill set that is average and we know if they spent the kind of time the Indi does with the ball, their game could go to a completely different level."
I had plans of meeting both Cowie and Bartok together for an interview last week. Bartok phoned me to cancel due to an illness. "I feel so terrible," she kept repeating. It took me a few moments to realize she wasn't talking about her health, but about having to cancel.
Up to that point, I knew her only from her online presence and had tremendous respect for her humor and wit. But her genuine kindness and concern for the inconvenience she may be causing me was a bit of a surprise. "She's hilarious, but she's also very compassionate," Cowie will tell you.
My meeting with Cowie was also delayed. She needed to get an MRI because she fell off her longboard (a counterpart of a skateboard) in the middle of the intersection in front of the Carolina Inn. Thankfully, the prognosis was good and Cowie was relieved to find she would not need surgery on her knee and should return to practicing in the parking deck in a few weeks.
"I feel partially responsible," said Bartok, fellow long boarder, who did nothing to discourage Cowie's risky hobby, despite having full knowledge of her affinity for falling down.
Cowie and Bartok live together-in the same room. A large space on the third floor of a house on Columbia Street is where they call home. "It's like a big sister and little sister living together," said Bartok. "With Brittani, there's never a dull moment," laughed Cowie.
It's not hard to imagine that the freestyling champion of the world and the brain behind the brand of Carolina women's soccer may provide some amusement.
Team. Love. Fun. Family.
Cowie and Bartok are glad to be part of it.


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An overdue pregnancy can leave you tired and anxious. Find out what might cause an overdue pregnancy and what it can mean for you and your baby.
Your due date has come and gone — and you're still pregnant. What's going on?
Although your due date might seem to have magical qualities, it's simply an educated guess about when your baby is most likely to arrive. It's perfectly normal to give birth one to two weeks before — or after — your due date. In fact, your pregnancy must continue two weeks past your due date to earn the official label of overdue pregnancy, also known as postterm pregnancy.
You might be more likely to have an overdue pregnancy if:
Rarely, overdue pregnancy might be related to problems with the placenta or the baby.
Whatever the cause, you're probably tired of being pregnant by this point. Your back might ache and your ankles might be swollen. You might be struggling with heartburn and hemorrhoids. You might have trouble sleeping because you simply can't get comfortable — or anxiety about childbirth might keep you awake.
Rest assured, an overdue pregnancy won't last forever. Labor could begin at any time.
Prenatal care will continue after you pass your due date. Your health care provider will watch for signs of complications, such as preeclampsia. He or she will also check your cervix to see if it's begun to thin and dilate in preparation for labor.
If you're more than one week past your due date, your health care provider might track your baby's heartbeat with an electronic fetal monitor or use ultrasound to observe your baby's movements and measure the amount of amniotic fluid.
Sometimes, if pregnancy continues more than 10 days beyond the due date or there is concern about a complication developing, it might be better to promote delivery.
If your baby is overdue, his or her size might complicate a vaginal delivery. In addition, the amount of amniotic fluid might begin to decrease as the baby grows, which can cause the umbilical cord to become pinched as the baby moves or your uterus contracts. In a few cases, aging of the placenta might compromise the baby's ability to thrive in your uterus. An overdue baby is also more likely to inhale fecal waste (meconium), which can cause breathing problems or an infection after birth.
If you and your health care provider decide to induce your labor, you might be given medication to help your cervix soften and open. If your amniotic sac is still intact, your health care provider might break your water by creating an opening with a thin plastic hook. You might feel a warm gush of fluid when the sac breaks open.
If necessary, you might also be given medication to kick-start your contractions. A common choice is Pitocin, a synthetic version of oxytocin — a hormone that causes the uterus to contract. The dosage might be adjusted to regulate the strength and frequency of your contractions.
You're in the homestretch! Whether your health care provider suggests a wait-and-see approach or schedules an induction, do your best to enjoy the rest of your pregnancy.
Soon you'll hold your baby in your arms — and the long wait won't matter.
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The European Union Parliament reinforced its support for President Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah, but also urged that he work toward reconciliation with Hamas. EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solann, said: "What we tell him(Abbas) is that he is the one we recognize, the one we support." But, the EU hopes Abbas can find ways in which Hamas can be brought into the peace process. A senior Fatah official told the Jerusalem Post: "Hamas is a terror organization and any connection of any type whatsoever to Hamas will not bring peace." However, a bipartisan group of former US officials and congressmen offered contradictory advice to President Bush in a letter sent to him. "We believe that a genuine dialogue with the organization (Hamas) is preferable to isolation." It was signed by individuals such as former Bush I national security advisor, Brent Scocroft and former Carter national security advisor, Zbigniew Bzezinski.
The old adage made famous by Winston Churchill's comment that one should "jaw, jaw, not war, war," in reference to discussing issues with the Soviet Union still holds true. There is nothing to be gained by keeping Hamas out of discussions other than to reinforce their desire for more violence. Hamas encounters greater pressure for peace if engaged with talks led by all major Arab nations than when it is alone.


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I made the vest and suit out of same color, im going to dirty up the suit and leave the vest, to add some contrast.
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Very briefly, the first generation P99 handguns had the "hump" in the triggerwell and the short magazine release. They may be more difficult to find (new) now.
The AS trigger is a DA/SA trigger as any other, but the first SA trigger pull has a long, light trigger as opposed to the subsequent short light triggers like you'd expect. Decocking the handgun gives you the expected harder long trigger.
I don't have a QA, but it's similar to the Glock's precocked DA trigger as I understand.
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Bogart Estate says legendary actress Lauren Bacall dead at 89
Reuters | August 12. 2014 8:14PM
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Bacall was married to Humphrey Bogart from the mid-1940s until his death in 1957. They had two children.
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Budget reductions end UW-Extension Solid Waste and Recycling Education Program
The loss of state funding for Extension Recycling Education brings to an end the Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center's work on Recycling and Solid Waste issues. It has been my pleasure to serve as SHWEC's Recycling Specialist for nearly 12 years and as its Director for the past five years. I want to thank our current state specialists Laurie Case, Sherrie Gruder, David Liebl and Jonathan Rivin for their contributions to the work of the center. I also want to thank our two current support staff Suzanne Rybeck and Susie Seraphine for their efforts behind the scenes helping staff put together great programs, publications and websites.
SHWEC throughout its history has played the important role of assisting local units of government, businesses and manufactures to reduce waste generation and to find markets for the waste materials they did generate, often matching waste materials with recyclers looking to utilize the materials as feedstocks in a manufacturing process. Through relationships, networks, market directories and market price surveys staff made connections that have persisted and provided environmental and economic benefits across the state. The need for this work continues today as challenges persist for materials such as agricultural plastics and glass.
There are also many across the state who were introduced to SHWEC through one of our composting programs. Whether it at a program to train the operators of large scale composting operations or at a Master Composter training program attendees learned more about the composting process and used what they learned to transform waste materials into valuable soil amendments. This work has continued as interest grows in diverting food waste to compost sites.
The impact of the our work can be found in this SHWEC Overview as well is our final Annual Activity Report (2014).
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We have a huge creek that borders our property. The property was once a small paper mill. Getting the right to use the creek for anything is a governmental nightmare. we could easily be off the grid if we could use that water power.
why should it be OK for them but not for everyone else?
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People seem to hold weasels in high regard.
Last week's mention of weasels brought mail from readers recounting their own Close Encounters of the Weasel Kind, all of them favorable, which means these were not people who had ever kept chickens. Weasels are among the few predators that seem to go on killing frenzies, another standout serial killer being its bigger cousin, the mink.
Sick of telemarketers? Me, too, and I try to be polite about dumping them, but I don't want to do even that - too time-consuming, too judgmental, too at odds with my huggy side. Presto! I've hit on a solution. What does this have to do with an outdoor column? Well, it involves guiding services, sort of.
Berlin's government has authorized ATV access to more parts of the city on certain streets. It is part of a wide-ranging initiative to allow access to downtowns all over the North Country as part of a huge loop of trails from one side of the county to the other and through the huge tract of wild country between the two ends. The goal is to allow riders to plan multi-day trips; stay, eat and shop in the various towns; and explore offshoot trails as part of a circuit that'll ultimately take them back to their vehicles and trailers.
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I'm a year 12 Student currently looking at this topic in Research Project.
Digital Photography is particulary looking at photoshop or other digital image editing programs.
Wondering what your thoughts and opinions are of said technology and how you think it effects the Photography industry?
For instance, almost anybody can access cameras and take poor quality images and just as easily reproduce the quality/reality of them in Photoshop..
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I use photoshop, so I can see where youre coming from. Photoshop is certainly helpful in many situations, especially those who want to make amazing photos, but do not have the funds to buy a ton of equipment or an expensive camera. I dont feel that it effects the photography industry in a negative way if that's what youre assuming. I look at it like any other advancement in the industry, we learn to use it and embrace it. All that aside Im a firm believer that its not the equipment, software, or the gadgets that make a good photographer; its the photographer. Even using Photoshop a photographer still needs to create a meaningful picture that takes talent, the ability to convey emotion, and patience.
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|Inert IED Components (ORF)
- A passenger at Norfolk (ORF) had six inert pressure plates, 50 inert initiators, an inert land mine, inert explosives, and two initiation systems in the his bag. The passenger stated he was a military instructor. Remember, even though these are training items, they are designed to look like the real deal. We don't know they're inert and we can't take the passenger's word for it. A commercial aircraft is not the proper way to transport inert explosive training items or anything that looks like an explosive for that matter.
- An inert grenade was discovered in a passenger's carry-on bag at Dallas Love Field (DAL).
- A stun gun built into a cane was discovered at Los Angeles (LAX).
- A belt buckle knife was discovered at New York (JFK).
- A knife concealed in a cane was discovered at McGhee Tyson (TYS).
- After being asked by a ticket agent if he had packed his own bag, a passenger at San Juan (SJU) stated: "I packed my own bag and put a bomb in it."
- A passenger at New York (JFK) stated that he had a bomb. Port Authority Police responded and interviewed the passenger who stated that he was joking.
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Unfortunately these sorts of occurrences are all too frequent which is why we talk about these finds. Sure, it's great to share the things that our officers are finding, but at the same time, each time we find a dangerous item, the throughput is slowed down and a passenger that likely had no ill intent ends up with a citation or in some cases is even arrested. The passenger can face a penalty as high as $7,500.00. This is a friendly reminder to please leave these items at home. Just because we find a prohibited item on an individual does not mean they had bad intentions, that's for the law enforcement officer to decide. In many cases, people simply forgot they had these items.
*In order to provide a timely weekly update, I compile my data from a preliminary report. The year-end numbers will vary slightly (increase) from what I report in the weekly updates. However, any monthly, midyear, or end-of-year numbers TSA provides on this blog or elsewhere will not be estimates.
If you haven't seen it yet, make sure you check out our post highlighting the dangerous, scary, and downright unusual items our officers found in 2012. The 2011 list can be found here.
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Welcome from down in the swamp. Enjoy.
I've been here in Vancouver since Feb of '06 when I got back from a 3 year tour in Germany.
So, where do most of you shoot?
I'm a member at PSTC in Clackamas. I like that place a lot. Very nice people.
I'm at a loss trying to find a decent 100 meter rifle range.
Welcome from down in the swamp. Enjoy.
Outdoors I shoot (and RSO) at Black Diamond Gun Club. Indoors, I am a member at Champion Arms in Kent.
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By Nick Teale
Thomas Vermaelen insists Arsenal are not focusing on Barcelona's solo talent, not even his former team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The Swedish striker spent three years at Ajax before moving to Juventus. His career then took him to Inter Milan before a move to Barcelona last summer.
Attending a pre-match press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Vermaelen reiterated the message conveyed by Arsène Wenger earlier in the day - Arsenal will not be focusing on their visitors' individual ability on Wednesday night.
"We are not focused on individuals," he stated. "We have to play our own game and play as a team.
"You are aware of the qualities of the opponents, but you also know what your own strengths are.
"Zlatan is a complete striker. He is a tall, strong player and has developed a lot. I know his qualities, but I will play my own game.
"Lionel Messi is a very good player, one of the best players in the world with a lot of qualities.
"He is a real footballer who people enjoy watching play. However, there will be no time to be intimidated tomorrow.
"You have to be focused on your own performance and the team's performance. You cannot look at how Messi is, because you have to play your own game."


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I bought the new Rectifier which was 16,500. Now I am te kind of play that would rather help a team mate then go 1v100 and loose. But I really think Rectifiers need to heal more. My build is
Weapon 1 : Anhhilator/Dazzler(Shotgun)
Weapon 2 : Tommy Striker/Rectifier.
And honestly I dont make much of a diffrent in a battle. I die more than I kill and even then I dont assist that much. Any suggestions please - im willing to stay rectifier build.


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Just wantedto thank everyone for the advice. I am currently up in the mountains and today marked my third day on the slopes.
Conditions for Colorado have been horrendous this year so I wasn't expecting much and sure enough when we arrived. I took the beginning level full day group lesson on the first day and was fortunate enough to have only 3 others in my group. We stayed on the bunny hill all day, practicing heel side before lunch and toe side afterward. Needless to say, it was a learning experience. I fell getting off the lift the first time and the icy patches all over the hill contributed to some tailbone and shouderblade soreness. But at the end of the day, I felt that I had progressed quite a bit to be able to go down without falling!
My second day I decided to go it alone and try my luck on some greens. I spent the next few hours busting my ass and being thankful that I had went into town and bought knee pads the day before! While i was able to traverse across the mountain,I really had no control in my turns and found myself untangling myself from the netting at the side of the trails on more than one occasion. I met up with my brother later that day and tried again but with the same result. I had no confidence being able to stop and be able to dodge the people around me. (if someone were close, i would usually wipe out ) After taking a nasty fall and straining my neck, I decided to call it early and left to nurse my injuries... I wasn't sure if i would be on the mountain again the next day.
But i did, and the third day I took the second full day group lesson which was "Introductions to Turns". I was very fortunate to have only 1 other person in my group and the more individual attention was great. The instructor critiqued my form and offered plenty of advice (such as keeping the hips facing up the hill for more control and getting low to initiate turns and then straightening up to pull weight off the board to help transition) We did all the green runs I had tried the day before and the results were night and day... there were still a couple falls but less and less. I was switching from heel side to toe side on every traverse and the increased control I had in the turns and in being able to stop was amazing! By the end of the day, we were going down the greens confidently and even went down a couple easy blues without falls. It was slushy out there, but i had an amazing time out there on the slopes.
I'm still debating on the next step... if I did another lesson it would be to learn how to carve but part of me just wants to see if I can replicate what i did that third day by going up solo. Regardless, I think I'm hooked... can't wait to try to plan another trip
I took a group lesson my 2nd time snowboarding (took it up this season) my first time was just an hour on the bunny slope trying to stand up (We arrived late just before closing) etc. so doesn't really count. I found the lesson good for showing the basics, but due to having a very slow learner in the group (it was a group of 3) and very bad teaching conditions (blizzard basically so hard to hear/see instruction) I didn't get much out of it and it kind of put me off lessons, so the next 3 or 4 times I went I just practiced myself and was able to get down greens okay etc. but I knew my technique wasn't great and I was more in survival mood (get down by any means) than getting down in a fast and nice looking fashion. I was still having a blast though. After I kind of hit my wall of how far I could get without further instruction I took 3 more lessons (2 Full day, and 1 Half Day). They were technically group lessons but I never had more than 3 people and had one or two private ones (good odds of not having more than 1 or 2 others or even by yourself on a weekday once you are not in the very beginner lesson) with a great instructor so I learnt a LOT and had a ton of fun.
Now I can go out by myself and have a lot of fun and work on improving but the lessons were essential to me getting to that stage. If nothing else it was good motivation and a good confidence builder and really good fun, you get to see the mountain in a safe way (No wrong turns down blacks, well not too many anyways ) and if you're lucky enough to get a combination of a good instructor, a small group and other people of similar ability it really is the best way to learn how to snowboard.
I guess my advice to you would be to use the lessons to get to a level where you feel comfortable enough to practice on the bunny hill/mild green and assured of the basics of technique. My main stumbling block with snowboarding was not being confident enough in my technique to really go for it on greens/blues, if you take the time to practice and ask the right questions in the lessons you will grow in confidence quickly and really enjoy your time on the slopes.
Oh and ditto on the learning how to fall, my first time out I sprained both my wrists, bruised my tail-bone and ribs and generally came out black and blue. Conditions had a lot to do with this, it was a sheet of ice and I was just messing around by myself, but I can see how a lot of people pack it in after their first time if they get enough bad falls, once I learnt how to minimise the pain by falling properly (at least until I started going a bit faster/trying little jumps etc.) I started to really enjoy it!
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Learn HOW to fall... SERIOUSLY! I wish someone told me how to do it right the first day... my wrists would be much happier. Needless to say, just like another poster mentioned, I highly recommend wrist guards. If you don't have them, get thick gloves and do one of two things... 1.) Use your elbow instead of your wrists to cushion the fall or 2.) Punch the ground like you're doing close-fisted push-ups. Whichever you use will depend on the angle of your fall. It's important to do this not just to protect your wrists, but also you're noggin. My wife started the same day I did and got a minor concussion because she didn't fall properly after a heelside slip.
From your post, I suspect you're a full grown adult. Full grown adults don't fall nearly as nicely as small children. Your center of gravity is higher, which means your falls are harder. Unless you're consistently falling in soft powder, expect a lot of pain the next day due mostly to the falling and not the snowboarding itself. Once you get better, your lower body will start hurting more than your upper body.
That's a reason why I wouldn't recommend a lesson on the second day. If you put a full day on hardpack/ice like we did on the first day, a lesson on the second day would have probably been torture.
Just hucking my $0.02 into the bucket here.
When I started I was 11, took a lesson every day for 3 days and I don't think I've had one since. It was a deal I got with school, bus, lift ticket, rental and lesson for $40 a day or something!?!
Anyway, fast forward 17 years and I got my GF into it a few seasons ago. Some hills have a combo where you get a beginner lift ticket, rental, and lesson for a really good price ($30-$90 depending on the resort). If they have this combo take advantage of it, because the full mountain lift ticket will be useless to you for the first day or two anyway.
So the GF did that combo for her first two days out. The lessons are very basic but you get all the practice time you need to start to feel the board under you. Since then she's taken a lesson every approx. 10 days on the slopes. She's been lucky enough to sign up for a 3 hr group lesson in her category (they're rated 1-5 our here) and get a fully private lesson for the same price! Think it was $75 or so with tax for those lessons...
But yeah, good luck and have fun! It's a great sport but day one will involve sore knees, ass and wrists... That's just the price of admission cause it quickly gets better from there. The learning curve is quite steep for the first few days and then generally speaking you'll be comfortable enough to explore all over the hill, heel sliding out of situations you're not comfortable with.
As someone who also just started snowboarding this year, get a group beginner lesson first thing in the morning. Make sure you take a break after 2 hrs on the hill to let your mind process what you're trying to learn and to give your legs a break. That first day you are really fighting the board down the mountain and it's exhausting.
Also, wear wrist guards. You probably won't need them, but you'll hate yourself if you break a wrist and weren't wearing them.
If you can do the below after day 1, don't take another lesson.
1. Heal side and Toe side falling leaf on the bunny hill
2. Heal side and Toe side skidded J turns on the bunny hill
3. Linked skidded turns down a green run in control
For me, I was comfortable on my heal side after my first 1hr lesson on night one (2.5 hrs on hill), but was still really struggling with my toe side. Because of that I took another lesson to iron that out. Once I could add the toe side J-turn, linking turns together is no problem. As background I've skied for 10 years. Toe-side with your back to the fall line was incredibly unnatural.
Once you're ready for the intermediate level, take a private lesson! Well worth your money to fix technique, learn to carve, learn down unweight turns, and start dynamic turns. Sabrina at Killington did all of that for me in 1 hour of a private lesson.
I appreciate all the advice. I have a little over one more week of waiting... I just hope theres some snow left on the ground when we get there!
For the last month or so, I have been watching videos (including yours, Snowolf) in order to get a better understanding of the mechanics. Of course, I can watch videos all day, but there is no substitute for actually being out there on the snow. I have the first lesson booked (cheaper through Liftopia) for the first day I will be there. I will see how it goes the next day or so, and if need be will take a second lesson a day or so before we leave. I looked at the MAX-4 lessons but they are $50 more than the group and are only for a few hours vs. all day.
Looking at the winter park website and they are pretty expensive, in my opinion a 1.5 or two hour private lesson is better and you will get more out of it then a full day group lesson. Looks like they have something called a Max/4 lesson where the group will have no more than 4 people maximum.
Look thru all of snowolfs videos and checkout www.snoprofessor.com also before you go.
|Take a lesson & see how far you progress after the 1st one. If you feel comfortable side slipping or linking turns & getting down greens, I'd say work on what you learned the next day or 2. If you don't feel comfortable side slipping on both heel & toe edges after the 1st lesson, consider taking another the next day. I've taken 1 group lesson (that ended up being with only 1 other person) & found I progressed significantly after. Often times group lessons, especially during the week, tend to be limited to 4 people and end up with less in the lesson - at least from what I've seen on the mountain & what an instructor friend told me
get a group lesson, chum it up with the instructor, and see if he can give you a private lesson on the side for cheap during their off-hours (i believe they get a 2 hour break between morning and afternoon lessons). they'll most likely hook you up since they make crap and they'll do it for cheaper since 100% of the money is going to them. though it'll look mighty suspicious if management sees an instructor teaching someone how to heel/toe side during their downtime, assuming he's still wearing his jacket haha.
anyway, it's painful for the first few days. i'd say if you can confidently carve down a green run and/or just survive a run down a blue with decent time and minimal falls by the time your stay is over you should be in very good shape.
|If you time it right you might be able to get a lesson with very few people in it. I have had friends do that many times and they end up getting a private lesson for the group lesson price. But if its a group lesson I would say just take the lesson the first day and then just have fun, play around and work on what you learned the second day
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When Sony launched the PlayStation 3 gaming console in 2006, its graphics were muted; designers didn't know how to handle the system's complicated Cell processor. But now, after six years and four PS3 games' worth of experience, development studio Naughty Dog has what promises to be a visual high point in the PS3 title The Last of Us (above), out in June.
In fact, the main lesson of the PS3's existence might be that the evolution of graphics within a single console's lifespan can be more impressive than the leap from one generation to the next. The PlayStation 4 is supposed to arrive at the end of this year, but developers won't learn to harness its power for quite a while. Until that happens, here's a look back at the PS3's watershed visual moments.
2006 Resistance: Fall of Man
Breakthrough: Hi-res rendering
Though its textures feel dated now, Resistance was the PS3's killer app. Insomniac Games harnessed the new console's Blu-ray capability, allowing for environments so impressive that the Church of England threatened to sue Sony over the game's "photo-realistic" Manchester Cathedral.
2007 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Breakthrough: Mesh processing
With Uncharted, Naughty Dog came up with a new approach to the PS3: rerouting data from the overworked graphics processor to other parts of the console's hardware. The trick helped create a seamless no-load-time adventure with detailed characters, animations, and effects.
2008 Metal Gear Solid 4
Breakthrough: Dynamic textures
For his magnum opus, creator Hideo Kojima and his team pushed the graphical capabilities of "shaders," tiny programs that adjust lighting on isolated game objects. Result: hero Solid Snake's Octo-Camo adaptive stealth suit, which can take on the appearance of any surface in real time.
2010 Heavy Rain
Breakthrough: Motion-capture
For their noir love letter, designer David Cage and his team at Quantic Dream developed a 28-camera motion-capture setup—14 of them for facial movement alone. The PS3 could handle all the info, and the result actually avoided falling into the uncanny valley—or at least came close. It's a pretty wide valley.
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There is a growing feeling among many people in Europe that old fashioned discrimination against women or gays belongs to the past and in the modern world there increasingly is a commitment to equality regardless of race, age, gender or ethnicity. However, a recent report from the Institute For Equality Between Men And Women(IEBMWW) reveals the number of claims of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy has doubled in the past year. More pregnant women are facing old fashioned discrimination because of their decision to have a child and remain working. In one out of seven reported cases, discrimination was directly linked to issues relating to pregnancy, giving birth or motherhood.
According to Patrick Verraes of IEBMWW, many employers simply ignore the law and proceed with their discriminatory practices. "They don't want to incur extra costs by taking on a replacement and assume that a woman with children is less focussed on her job." he believes there is need for additional legislation to combat discrimination against women who seek to work and have a family.


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Saul of Tarsus, a Pharisee in Jerusalem after the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, swore to wipe out the new Christian church, called The Way. He got letters from the high priest, authorizing him to arrest any followers of Jesus in the city of Damascus.
On the Damascus Road, Saul and his companions were struck down by a blinding light, brighter than the noonday sun. Saul heard a voice say to him:
"Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" (Acts 9:4, NIV)
When Saul asked who was speaking to him, the voice replied, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do." (Acts 9:5-6, NIV)
The men with Saul heard the sound but did not see the vision of the risen Christ that Saul did. Saul was blinded. They led him by the hand into Damascus to a man named Judas, on Straight Street. For three days Saul was blind and did not eat or drink anything.
Meanwhile, Jesus appeared in a vision to a disciple in Damascus named Ananias and told him to go to Saul. Ananias was afraid because he knew Saul's reputation as a merciless persecutor of the church.
Jesus repeated his command, explaining that Saul was his chosen instrument to deliver the gospel to the Gentiles, their kings, and the people of Israel. So Ananias found Saul at Judas' house, praying for help. Ananias laid his hands on Saul, telling him Jesus had sent him to restore his sight and that Saul might be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Something like scales fell from Saul's eyes and he could see again. He arose and was baptized into the Christian faith. Saul ate, regained his strength, and stayed with the Damascus disciples three days.
After his conversion, Saul changed his name to Paul.
The conversion of Paul shows that Jesus himself wanted the gospel to go to the Gentiles and that it was no human being's idea. That would quash any argument from the early Jewish Christians that the gospel was only for the Jews.
The men with Saul did not see the risen Jesus, but Saul did. This miraculous message was meant for one person only, Saul.
Saul witnessed the risen Christ, which fulfilled the qualification for an apostle (Acts 1:21-22). Only those who had seen the risen Christ could testify to his resurrection.
Jesus did not distinguish between his church and his followers, and himself. Jesus told Saul he had been persecuting him. This serves as a warning that anyone who persecutes Christians or the Christian church is persecuting Christ himself.
In one moment of fear, enlightenment, and regret, Saul understood that Jesus was indeed the true Messiah, and that he (Saul) had helped murder and imprison innocent people. Saul realized that despite his previous beliefs as a Pharisee, he now knew the truth about God and was obligated to obey him.
Saul of Tarsus possessed perfect qualifications to be an evangelist for Christ: He was versed in Jewish culture and language, his upbringing in Tarsus made him familiar with the Greek language and culture as well, his training in Jewish theology helped him connect the Old Testament with the gospel, and as a skilled tentmaker he could support himself with that trade.
When retelling his conversion later to King Agrippa, Paul said Jesus told him, "It is hard for you to kick against the goads." (Acts 26:14, NIV) A goad was a sharp stick used to control oxen or cattle. Some interpret this as meaning Paul had pangs of conscience when persecuting the church. Others believe Jesus meant that it was futile to try to oppress the church.
Paul's life-changing experience on the Damascus Road led to his baptism and instruction in the Christian faith. He became the most determined of the apostles, suffering brutal physical pain, persecution, and finally martyrdom. He revealed his secret of enduring a lifetime of hardship for the gospel: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." (Philippians 4:13, NKJV)
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AOL Announces New Web Series Set to Debut Throughout 2012
Apr 24, 2012
Today AOL announced a slate of five new original web series that range from comedy and crime investigation, everyday heroes to entertainment. Check out the list below and be sure to tune into AOL On, our brand new video hub that debuted today, to catch new episodes.
Digital Justice - Live today on AOL On Tech and HuffPost Crime, Digital Justice is a weekly reality show that follows digital forensic investigators as they solve cyber crimes. The series deep dives into fascinating crime prevention units that are using the latest digital technology, showcases protection products including shielded wallets and in-home monitoring system, and provides tips and advice for viewers.
Little Women Big Cars -Set in New Jersey, Little Women Big Cars centers around four devoted soccer moms struggling to balance their busy schedules, family lives and sanity. The series will debut on May 7, 2012 on AOL On Parenting. New episodes will air weekly.
Fetching - Written by "Sex and the City's" Amy Harris, Fetching is set against the backdrop of New York City and stars Liza – a young woman who quit her job as a lawyer and ended her engagement in the same week, in hopes of pursuing her dreams of opening her own business - a doggy daycare store called Fetching. The series can be seen on AOL On Relationships beginning on June 18th, 2012.
Next Door Hero- A new unscripted series that features everyday Americans with extraordinary stories. From service members and first responders to moms and the neighbor next door, anyone can be a hero, and AOL will celebrate these people by surfacing their heart-warming stories of heroism. The series will debut this summer on AOL.com
Tiger Beat Entertainment- An ongoing series for, about, and by teens and young adults, Tiger Beat Entertainment will provide the inside track on entertainment, pop culture and lifestyle in a new online format where teens and young adults can share their point of view. The series will deliver a daily dose on all things that matter in fashion, health & beauty, movies, music, tech, television and the Web. The series will debut on Cambio during back-to-school 2012.


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According to Aaron Tan, ZDNet Asia, "Gartner estimates that only half of Microsoft's customers with more than 1,000 desktops worldwide have purchased SA for Microsoft Office or the Windows platform, and only 65 percent of this clientele are renewing the maintenance program."
While Ed Bott argues that a price increase doesnt make sense, especially given the impact on customers with Microsoft Enterprise Agreement and Software Assurance as explained below - they may end up paying double!,
"If the goal is to increase adoption, a [Vista Enterprise] price increase doesn't seem like the smart way to do it, especially given the bad feelings that a lot of enterprise customers are going to feel having purchased three-year SA licenses for Windows and Office in September 2003 with the assumption that they were buying upgrade rights to Longhorn and Office 12. Oops." inhttp://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=104
a recent interview with Microsoft executives - see Joe Wilcox analysis: http://www.microsoftmonitor.com/archives/016739.html - does point to potential price increase!
"By the way, Kevin confirmed that Microsoft would charge more for Windows Vista Ultimate, and presumably Windows Vista Enterprise, than current Windows XP pricing. He described the increase "modest." Maybe, but it's also the first Windows price increase in more than a decade."
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Tree Rings and Climate: Some Recent Developments
by Michael E. Mann, Gavin Schmidt, and Eric Steig
Update 7/12/12: Media Matters comments on the latest misrepresentations of the Esper et al study discussed in our article: 'Surprise: Fox News Fails Paleoclimatology'
Update 7/13/12: Further comment from Bob Ward of the Grantham Institute in Huffington Post UK "The World's Most Visited Newspaper Website Continues to Regurgitate Nonsense from Climate Change 'Sceptics'"
Update 7/14/12: Some additional context provided by this LiveScience article
It's been a tough few months for tree-rings, perhaps unfairly. Back in April, we commented on a study [that one of us (Mike) was involved in] that focused on the possibility that there is a threshold on the cooling recorded by tree-ring composites that could limit their ability to capture the short-term cooling signal associated with larger volcanic eruptions. Mostly lost in the discussion, however, was the fact–emphasized in the paper—that the trees appeared to be doing a remarkably good job in capturing the long-term temperature signal—the aspect of greatest relevance in discussions of climate change.
This week there have been two additional studies published raising questions about the interpretation of tree-ring based climate reconstructions.
The first of these by Steinman et al (Mike is again a co-author) appeared in PNAS, and compared evidence of winter precipitation changes in the Pacific Northwest over the past 1500 years using a physical model-based analysis of lake sediment oxygen isotope data to statistical reconstructions of drought based on tree ring data. Steinman et al note that the tree-ring and lake estimates track each other well on multidecadal timescales, but show some divergence in their lower frequency (i.e. centennial and longer timescale) trends. They conclude that this divergence may simply reflect the differing and, in fact, complementary seasonal information reflected by the two proxy records, noting in the abstract:
differences in seasonal sensitivity between the two proxies allow a more complete understanding of the climate system and likely explain disparities in inferred climate trends over centennial timescales.
The authors amplified this point in their press release (emphasis added):
Tree ring and oxygen isotope data from the U.S. Pacific Northwest do not provide the same information on past precipitation, but rather than causing a problem, the differing results are a good thing, according to a team of geologists.
Nonetheless, some of the coverage (e.g. "Scientists see ancient climate patterns in lake-bottom 'muck" by Lauren Morello, E&E/Climatewire, July 3, 2012) emphasized conflict between scientists over the discrepancies, rather than the more positive message about making use of complementary strengths of diverse sources of information about past climate change. In other words the 'signal' (moving forward with the science) became buried in the 'noise' (scientists on record arguing with each other).
The principle that different types of proxy data are complementary in the information they provide is in fact the motivation for the development of "multiple proxy" (multiproxy) reconstructions of climate (see e.g. this commentary by Mike from a decade ago). A new paper today is worth discussing for just this reason.
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Millstone reactor operator positive for alcohol
Waterford – A senior reactor operator at the Millstone Power Station tested positive for alcohol near the beginning of his shift Tuesday evening and was immediately suspended.
Ken Holt, spokesman for Millstone owner Dominion, said the operator, who was not named, was given a breathalyzer and urine test after his supervisor noticed unusual behavior. The man was not working in a control room or near the reactor at the time, Holt said. The operator had been assigned to the Unit 3 nuclear power plant, which has been shut down since Saturday for routine refueling, and was working in the outage support center this morning.
Millstone workers are tested for illegal drugs and alcohol at random and when warranted by behavior, Holt said. Workers are subjected to disciplinary action up to firing if tests show any traces of illegal drugs or alcohol.
"Dominion's policy is zero," he said. "If there is any detected, you fail the test."
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Ice Shelf Instability
Glasser and Scambos (2008) reexamined the Larsen Ice Shelf breakup for structural weaknesses and observed the following. They noted that the rifting and crevasses parallel to the ice front crosscut the meltwater channels and ponds, hence, post dating them. The number and length of the rifts increased markedly in the year before collapse. Substantial rifts also existed between tributary glaciers feeding the ice shelf as far as 40 km behind the ice front. Enlargement of and development of new rifts in these regions occurred in the year prior to collapse. Downstream of the tributary glacier junction there are no evidence of relict rifts, illustrating that these rifts are a feature of the last 20 years. After ice shelf collapse the ice front receded to the pre-existing rifts, and the pre-existing rifts defined the area of collapse. In this case the structural weaknesses preconditioned the ice to rapid breakup. Rift formation occurred in areas of velocity differences and natural weaknesses Velocity differences are largest between tributaries and near the ice front.
The latest example of a collapsing ice shelf is Wilkins Ice Shelf (WIS), which lost 425 km2 in late February and early March 2008. The dynamic nature of the WIS is examined by Braun, Humbert and Moll (2008), their findings are summarized below. WIS is buttressed by Alexander, Latady, Charcot and Rothschild Island and by numerous small ice rises, indicating subglacial contact. Recent history indicates that WIS experiences no continuous ordinary calving, but single break-up events of various magnitudes. They further show that drainage of melt ponds into crevasses were of no relevance for the break-up at WIS. On WIS the evolution of failure zones is associated with ice rises. Analysis of rifting indicated that in 1990 the central area of WIS did not have any substantial rifts. In 1993/94, rift formation started to expand at the northern ice front. Today, the central part of WIS is intersected by long rifts that formed in and around ice rises. The rifts can cover tens of kilometers. The evolution and coalescing of the rifts are followed by break-up events at the ice front. Hence, the connection of rift systems seems to be the trigger for collapse. The recent break-up has left a narrow 6 km wide; already fractured connection to Charcot Island in a sensitive area that is stabilizing the northern part of the ice shelf. A new rift connection formed between already existing fractures, crosses almost the entire northern shelf, which makes WIS even more fragile and vulnerable. This area of interconnected rifts is 2100 km2. An additional 3000 km2 of the 13 000km2 of WIS, is at risk if this connection to Charcot Island is lost as rifts around the Petrie Ice Rise indicate an area of weakness. The conclusion for WIS is pre-conditioning of the ice shelf by failure zones occurring at ice rises and triggered by break-up events are leading to a sequence cascade of failure.
Below you can see the evident rifts near Charcot Island in this March MODIS image and the narrow connection of the ice shelf to this pinning point. The lack of sea ice on the north facing ice front is also noteworthy.
It appears that ice shelf thinning is the key pre-conditioning factor for collapse. The mechanisms for ice shelf thinning include basal melting, meltwater production and rift development. These are interrelated mechanisms that pre-condition the ice shelves to collapse. This will be a key area of continued investigation to understand this critical process for the Antarctic Ice Sheet. At the moment it seems that the key process to rapid calving events is the rift development. Rift development is observed to begin at points of natural weakness. For both ice shelves prior to collapse an expansion of the area where rifts exists has been observed. In both cases this seems to result from pre-conditioning via thinning due to basal melt and surface melt. Rifts development is accentuated by water filling crevasses. A new study will be looking at the impact of reduced sea ice at the front as well (Scambos and Massom, 2008). It is obvious that the glaciologic community will be watching the Wilkins Ice Shelf next Austral summer.
Rignot, E., Casassa, G., Gogineni, P., Krabill, W., Rivera, A., and Thomas, R. (2004). Accelerated ice discharge from the Antarctic Peninsula following the collapse of Larsen B Ice Shelf. Geophysical Research Letters 31: L18401, doi:10.1029/2004GL020697.
Scambos, T., Hulbe, C., Fahnestock, M. and Bohlander, J. (2000). The link between climate warming and break-up of ice shelves in the Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Glaciology 46: 516–530.
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DEAR ABBY: Am I being selfish? My next-door neighbor (who is a friend) knew we had bought an expensive vacuum cleaner last year.
She asked if she could try it out on her carpet and I agreed, thinking it would be a one-time favor. I should add that she watches our house and our cat when we're traveling, and we do likewise for her.
She recently asked if she could borrow it again, and I didn't know what to say. I didn't want to let her, so I made an excuse that I needed to buy more vacuum bags.
I suspect that she "borrowed" it again without my permission two months ago while we were away because the cord wasn't like I had left it.
How can I tactfully handle this situation? She's on a tight budget and can't afford to buy this particular vacuum herself. — AM I SELFISH?
DEAR AM I SELFISH?: Rather than label you selfish, I'd prefer to call you "stuck." You allowed your friend to use the vacuum once and have given her free run of your home in your absence. Because she has used the vacuum again without your permission, she is likely to do it again.
If you're afraid of the "ick" factor of having "her" dust in your house, you'll have to tell her plainly that you don't want her to use the vacuum and probably find another house sitter. Or, knowing she's short of money, you might let her use the vacuum but suggest that when she uses one of your bags she buy some of her own and replace the one she used with a fresh one.
DEAR ABBY: I am a 19-year-old woman who recently got over a bout of compulsive hair-pulling that left the top of my head bald. The hair hasn't completely grown back yet, so I refuse to go anywhere without a hat.
When I'm out in public, people often tell me it's rude to wear a hat indoors. While I understand this, my hair is a sensitive subject that reduces me to tears. What can I say to people when they continue to badger me? — COVERED UP IN GEORGIA
DEAR COVERED UP: Point out that it is even more rude to criticize someone's attire when the person may have a legitimate reason for dressing that way.
You should also talk with a hairstylist about buying an inexpensive hairpiece to wear until your hair grows back. That may curtail some of the unsolicited comments you're receiving.
DEAR ABBY: My mother refuses to get a cellphone. I know she isn't afraid of technology (she has a tablet and an e-reader). Her explanation for how to handle an emergency is: "We will handle it like we did before there were cellphones." I had to remind her of the limited availability of pay phones or courtesy phones nowadays.
Abby, it bothers me that she chooses not to have one. I find it hurtful that an easy way to handle family emergencies is being ignored. It's a simple solution. A prepaid cellphone with a big-numbered keyboard would be a good way for us to be on the same page. Any advice? — OUT OF TOUCH IN GLENS FALLS, N.Y.
DEAR OUT OF TOUCH: Yes. Stop nagging your mother because it's not working. Experience is the most effective teacher. Your mother will not appreciate what a blessing a cellphone can be until she learns the hard way what it's like to need one and not have one. This may seem negative, but it's the truth.


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If the gun is to live in the car, you should go bigger than the G30. Why limit yourself to a compact gun that you do not need to conceal?
The Glock is considered to be DAO, meaning Double Action Only, it has the same trigger pull for every shot.
I'd be taking a look at a Glock 22, 23, or 19 or 17, with preference leaning towards the 17 or 19 which are both 9mm.


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Recently while perusing the Cheaper than Dirt catalog, I noticed a particular line of shotgun shells. This line is made by ALS Tecnologies. They call their line Less Lethal Munitions. They seem to be designed to take the fight out of others without killing them. I thought that I might talk about them here.
The Hydro Kinetic Impact Bag. This is a liquid filled projectile with marking capabilities for behavior modification. It is effective from 2 to 8 yards. $22.79
The Power Punch Bean Bag. Direct fires a 40 gram bean bag projectile for behavior modification at close range. It is effective from 7 to 20 yards. $16.49
The Rubber Fin Rocket. This one fires a 130 grain, 80 durometer projectile for use at farther and safer ranges. Its effective range is from 20 to 40 yards. $18.89
The Pen Prevent Bean Bag. This is the only stabilized bean bag available that produces a powerful and painful blunt impact. It is specially designed to be accurate and decrease the possibility of penetration. Effective range is from 7 to 20 yards. $24.19
Bore Thunder. This one is a noise maker that creates a bright flash accompanied by an extremely powerful concussive blast from the guns muzzle. It is used as a stun/diversionary tactic or an animal control device. $25.29
Door breacher. This frangible projectile is made from compressed, powdered copper and tin, and is used as an alternative to the battering ram. It can remove locks and hinges from doors constructed of up to 16 gauge steel. $23.69
All of these prices are for a box of 5 cartridges. These prices were correct in the May, 2012 catalog, #405
These might serve a purpose for some of you in a situation where you might figure that you dont need to use lethal force. I just thought that you might like to know that these are available.


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text: I am not in love with any players on this team, which means I am OK with any of them leaving so won't call out any names. Some are lazy, some are mailing it in, a couple do show some intensity if they play, but don't play enough to get consistent. Basically they have quit on the coach and probably did so in late January. The chemistry has deteriorated as the coach went thru to many lineup changes after 35 games when all of that experimentation should have been done in the first 20 games I will call out the coach and his assistants as not in-tune with the players strengths and weaknesses and not knowing when to play them, not knowing when to call time outs, or even set up successful plays in timeouts, or execute in crunch time. Yes some of that is on the players, as a team with at least six vets who have been together with the team 3+ years, should be able to this in their sleep despite a clueless coach.


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Nicole Scherzinger: "Men In Black III" German Premiere!
Making a trip to Europe, the beautiful Nicole Scherzinger attended the German premiere for "Men in Black III" to support her co-star pal Will Smith.
The former Pussycat Doll looked stunning in a purple gown with her gorgeous locks down and curly while she stopped to give the film's star a kiss on the cheek at the O2 World Arena venue.
As for the movie, the "Men In Black" sequel is set to open in theaters Memorial Day weekend and has faced many marketing challenges since it's last film was released more than 10 years ago.
"With something like 'Men in Black,' a sequel is actually more difficult than the original," said Walter Parkes, who has produced all three of the films. "The challenge is to be fresh and original but also deliver on the core values of the franchise."
Sony pictures is confident that the star power of Smith, along with Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin, will help the opening succeed.
Enjoy the pictures of Nicole Scherzinger at the German premiere of "Men In Black 3" (May 14).
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Tommy DeFrantz Discusses Kake WalkTuesday, September 21st, 2010
Kake Walks and Dance Competitions: Race and Performance in American Popular Culture
Monday, October 4, 2010
7:00 PM – Royall Tyler Theatre
Former Alvin Ailey dancer and MIT Professor of Music, Theater Arts, Comparative Media Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies Dr. Thomas DeFrantz will situate UVM's Kake Walk in the broader context of American performance history. His most recent book is titled //Dancing Many Drums: Excavations in African American Dance and Dancing//. His most recent creative works include /Queer Theory! An Academic Travesty/ commissioned by the Theater Offensive of Boston and the Flynn Center for the Arts & "CANE," an immersive environment dance theater experience that explores black sharecropping after the Civil War. He created historical choreography, including a Juba Dance, for the second iteration of the New York History Workshop's award-winning exhibition /Slavery in New York/ on display at the New York Historical Foundation since 2007.
Part of the launch announcing Kake Walk at UVM, the newest digital collection from the Center for Digital Initiatives.
UVM's Kake Walk, a synchronized dance competition during the annual Winter Carnival, featured fraternity brothers in blackface and kinky wigs high-stepping to the tune "Cotton Babes." The event, abolished in 1969, occupies a controversial position in the university's institutional memory; it is, for some, a hallowed tradition and for others, overt racism.
To read more about student contributions to the digital collection, see this recent story in UVM Today.


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Surf Waikiki
When it comes to surfer snob appeal, Waikiki sucks. The Kelly Slaters, the Alana Blanchards, they're shredding monster waves in Bali, Tahiti, across Oahu on the North Shore. But for beginners? Waikiki is utter bliss. Start with the water, a caressing 72°. Add a break that generates the world's most gentle, evenly spaced 3- to 6-foot swells. Finally, note the wealth of instructors. We're in awe of Hans Hedemann for a boardside manner that makes the far-fetched (you, standing up on a surfboard) seem easy. Here, you will ride a wave, and if Kelly and Alana aren't shredding beside you, you'll be having too much fun to care. Hans Hedemann Surf School: 2-hour group lesson $75, private $150;
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CDOT slate full for summer 2013
August 23, 2012
Many of the road projects Summit County has been buzzing about for years are finally on the calendar – most of them for next summer.
If funding becomes available, the Colorado Department of Transportation will be tackling the last segment of the widening project on Highway 9 between Farmer's Korner and Breckenridge, and a widening project at the Twin Tunnels on Interstate 70 near Idaho Springs is already on the docket.
"There's a lot of cool work coming up," Summit County assistant manager Thad Noll said. "It's fantastic to get all of this stuff done. The downside is all that stuff's getting done, and that means a lot of traffic impacts."
The $60 million Twin Tunnels widening project – approved late last year to help alleviate a bottleneck for Sunday afternoon traffic returning to Denver during peak season – will require a full closer of eastbound I-70 starting in March and continuing through Halloween of 2013.
"We think (it) is critically important to start to get some improvements on I-70," Doug Aden, the Western Slope representative to the Colorado Transportation Commission, told the Summit Daily last year.
Through the spring, summer and part of the fall next year, eastbound traffic will be routed over a small frontage road near the Interstate, transportation officials said.
The work is expected to have additional impacts on Summit County with Highway 285 set to be among the suggested alternative routes.
"That brings people to Fairplay and then to Hwy. 9 through Breckenridge and back out to I-70," Noll said. "We'll be working with CDOT on a traffic plan for all of those summer projects."
Periodic stops and traffic delays have already started near the Twin Tunnels, but the impacts have generally been limited to nighttime thus far.
As CDOT crews continue to conduct geological work through the winter, there may be more frequent daytime stops as well.
"There are going to be some impacts," CDOT spokesman Bob Wilson said. "Not three or four days at a time, but half-hour traffic stops. Those can be anticipated up until work begins at the tunnels."
The project will expand the eastbound tunnel bore, allowing it to accommodate a third lane of traffic. The highway will be widened all the way to the base of Floyd Hill, where it currently jumps to three lanes for the rest of the trek into Denver.
Local officials are also hoping to see the long-awaited final component of the southern Hwy. 9 widening project completed next summer, pending funding approval from the transportation commission.
The work would include expanding the road to two lanes in each direction between Tiger Road and Agape Church, installing a bridge over the Blue River at Tiger Run and constructing a roundabout at Fairview Boulevard.
The new bridge over the Blue at Tiger Run will include a new walkway for pedestrians and wildlife on the Colorado Trail to run alongside the river.
"It will help traffic flow a lot better and most important it provides a pedestrian underpass of Hwy. 9," Noll said. "It will be huge in terms of habitat safety for trail users and small animals."
The aging culverts that currently allow the Blue River to pass under the road have been a point of concern for CDOT engineers for some time.
The Hwy. 9 project is expected to cause significant traffic impacts and take the entire summer next year to complete. The work may fall over into the following construction season, Noll said, but is not expected to be as difficult to widen as the Valley Brook to Coyne Valley section because the highway is fairly flat.
The county will also be completing a $400,000 resurfacing project in Dillon Valley, and CDOT will be working to resurface the bike path between Copper Mountain and the top of Vail Pass.