text:
dontwantaname wrote:Can I be of assistance?
Um, I don't know, Ms. Name. What did you have in mind?
0 votes, 139th place.
0 votes, 176th place.
no1 wrote:
0 votes, 176th place.
Nice run, but out of the hotness. 128 votes, 22nd place.
no1 wrote:Nice run, but out of the hotness. 128 votes, 22nd place.
23rd sorry but the ducky jumped ahead
Bryan818 wrote:23rd sorry but the ducky jumped ahead
*shakes fist at Mr. Ducky*
no1 wrote:*shakes fist at Mr. Ducky*
can't get mad at mr ducky, he doesn't really know any better...
top 20!
0 votes, 174th place.
0 votes, 212th (212nd?) place.
0 votes, 218th place.
Bunny Pirate's passed Tomato Mermaid. Ouch!
Volunteer Moderator
no1 wrote:Bunny Pirate's passed Tomato Mermaid. Ouch!
Tomato Mermaid is the product of a very odd mind.
dontwantaname wrote:Tomato Mermaid is the product of a very odd mind.
Ms. Name,
You don't like tomatoes?
no1 wrote:Ms. Name,
You don't like tomatoes?
Not ones that smell like fish!
dontwantaname wrote:Not ones that smell like fish!
Ms. Name,
If this wins I'm pretty sure she'll smell like cotton.
no1 wrote:
0 votes, 174th place.
nice tomatoes.
0 votes, 230th place.
Josephus wrote:nice tomatoes.
Thanks, Dr. J, I try to harvest them when they're ripe, yet still firm.
Hmmm...I suddenly have a strange craving for a fish sandwich with extra tomato.
I'm surprised you didn't do what everyone ELSE did this week (Cho, etc) and submit this as just a line drawing...
SkekTek wrote:I'm surprised you didn't do what everyone ELSE did this week (Cho, etc) and submit this as just a line drawing...
Prof. Tek,
I thought about it, but I decided I do the derbies for fun. Drawing new stuff is fun, rehashing old stuff... meh. I might have decided the other way, though, if it wasn't so soon after the other one.
o votes, 242nd place.
I just noticed that her back arm is muscular and masculine, where her front arm isn't. She's a mutant tomato mermaid!!!!!
no1 wrote:
0 votes, 242nd place.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand... out of the hotness.
no1 wrote:Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand... out of the hotness.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrgggghhhh...out of the hotness too.
Josephus wrote:Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrgggghhhh...out of the hotness too.
Huh. The bottom of the hotness is so low, the chinch is back in. Weird.
Top 100!
no1 wrote:Huh. The bottom of the hotness is so low, the chinch is back in. Weird.
Top 100!
Top of the hotness now! 52 votes. +10 in hotness. just ahead of the Cho-striches.
Whew, I think my guys all got >20 votes. A bit of a struggle for Pirate Ninja, but it ended up a good week for me.
0 votes, 251st place. Geez there are a lot of entries, and a lot of good entries, too. Lucky to get over 10 votes.
Click to vote
Josephus wrote:
Click to vote
As someone pointed out, you need a shirt comp, don't you?
Someone should do a sandstorm, with arrows that are the same as the ones that go with the song.
m,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,mk ccjhkjcckjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjcv,lvcc,.c;c,vl;vc;c
no1 wrote:m,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,mk ccjhkjcckjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjcv,lvcc,.c;c,vl;vc;c
Miss 1's first post!
mm'];[]';/'io89ioxcccccc89xxcslllxc- dfggfj8j
b vb v6y gg
no1 wrote:b vb v6y gg
Look! She can type with her feet!
//////////////////klikjkjkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk byhnbnbhhhgh nsd AZzzza csx j vb vb nm
View All →


text:
Strike it big! Yukon Outfitters Outdoors Gear.
Bigger than California and every bit as gold-rushy, the Yukon's very name has inspired freebooters, fortune-hunters, ramblers, and, uh, fishermen for decades. Yukon Outfitters' gear is designed for epic adventures in the far reaches of northwestern Canada, but it's priced just right for a car-camping trip to the state park.
Ends on April 2 at 9AM CT

subset: commoncrawl


text:
For immediate release…May 16, 2006
Delta Protests Quebec Plan to Limit Hunting On Marshes Secured by NAWMP Funds
OTTAWA—Quebec plans to limit waterfowl hunting on marshes secured largely by hunters' contributions through the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, and Dr. Robert Bailey thinks that's wrong.
Bailey should know—back in the 1980s he was one of NAWMP's founding fathers.
Under the Quebec plan, marshes secured by NAWMP and Ducks Unlimited would be incorporated into the province's largest wildlife refuge, and hunting in this new refuge would be restricted to designated public blinds. Historically in public ownership, these lands were important shooting grounds for area waterfowlers.
As an avid duck hunter, Bailey worries that limiting hunter access will lead to further erosion of Canada's already-endangered waterfowl hunting heritage, and as one of the architects who designed NAWMP, he's determined not to let that happen.
Ratified by the governments of Canada and the US in 1986, NAWMP was a blueprint for restoring migratory waterfowl numbers to their 1970's levels through habitat restoration. Much of the funding to achieve the plan's goal comes from duck hunters.
"This new plan is another step in a process that could eventually eliminate hunting on public properties on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River," says Bailey, who serves as Delta Waterfowl's Vice President of Policy for Canada. "It represents an incremental loss of places to hunt ducks, despite the fact that hunters are the driving force behind habitat conservation.
"Waterfowlers from Canada and the US have contributed hundreds of millions of dollars through NAWMP, but when it comes to defending hunters' rights on the Ottawa River, NAWMP partners often prefer to look the other way," Bailey says. "NAWMP partners are well-positioned to defend hunters' rights, but may be reluctant to do so for fear of repercussions from funding sources.
"The closure to hunting of lands secured with hunter's dollars underscores the fact that good conservation deeds alone will not preserve Canada's endangered hunting heritage. Hunters have already seen important waterfowl staging habitats on the Ottawa River declared off limits to hunters."
Closures began several years ago when the city of Gatineau passed a firearm discharge bylaw in an area impacted by NAWMP conservation efforts. Gatineau later approved an exemption to the bylaw, allowing waterfowl hunting in marshes secured by NAWMP adjacent to the city.
Further east, the Quebec government designated the Plaisance Wildlife Reserve as a new provincial park, and added additional marshlands originally protected by NAWMP. The province later closed the park—including NAWMP properties—to hunting in response to protests from anti-hunters.
Quebec now proposes to incorporate remaining public marshes and NAWMP partner properties along the river into the new urban refuge. "If waterfowl hunting is confined to designated blinds within the new refuge, the freelance tradition of waterfowling along the river corridor will be lost," says Bailey.
"When duck hunters provide conservation dollars to secure habitat, their interests must be protected, but that hasn't always happened. Local decision-makers do not often appreciate the environmental, social and economic benefits of waterfowl hunting, so these values don't enter into their decisions."
Point Pelee National Park on Lake Erie is another example of lost hunter opportunity, Bailey says. Despite hunter contributions and agreements with hunters to turn over properties they controlled to help form the park, Environment Canada acquiesced to pressure from anti-hunters and terminated hunting at Point Pelee. Hunters were not compensated for the loss of opportunity when the park was closed to hunting.
The number of licensed migratory bird hunters in Canada has shrunk by two-thirds since the 1970s, which means fewer dollars to secure waterfowl habitat.
"Conservation groups need to promote hunting, and hunters should ensure that they do," says Bailey. "This is the only win-win scenario for hunting and habitat conservation."


text:
Meteorites are rocks from Space which enter the Earth's atmosphere and don't completely burn up before landing on the surface. All meteorites come from within our Solar System. The vast majority of meteorites are rocky fragments from the asteroid belt, between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. Radiometric dating shows nearly all meteorites formed about 4,500 million years ago, at the same time as the Solar System, including Earth. A few meteorites from Mars are younger. There are also meteorites derived from the Moon.
Two specimens of the Murchison meteorite which fell at Murchison, 80 km north of Melbourne, on the 29 September 1969. Murchison is a rare type of meteorite classified as a carbonaceous chondrite. Also featured, is a perfect flanged australite button from Port Campbell. Photographer: Frank Coffa / Source: Museum Victoria
Meteorites have been colliding with Earth since it formed. There have been many very large impacts in that time. Some of these may have caused major extinction of many life forms. The remains of several hundred very large meteorite impact craters can be seen today on very old parts of the Earth's crust. In Australia, there are about 25 impact craters preserved.
Meteorites enter the Earth's atmosphere travelling at more than 11 km per second. Frictional heating causes a fireball in the upper atmosphere. Small meteorites may burn up and large loosely bound meteorites may break up. Sonic booms and strange whistling, humming or crackling sounds may occur.
Meteorites can fall anywhere on Earth. Those falling into the oceans or in forests are hardly ever found. Meteorites seen to fall and collected immediately are known as falls; those found long afterwards are known as finds. Like all rocks, meteorites begin to weather on the surface due to reaction with water and oxygen. Eventually they break down and disappear into the soil.
Meteorites consist mainly of common minerals which are also found in rocks on Earth. However the proportions of these minerals, and the textures they form, are different to rocks found in the Earth's crust. Sophisticated chemical comparisons must be made in order to identify Martian or Lunar meteorites. Meteorites are divided into three broad groups, stony, iron and stony-iron. Stony meteorites containing millimetre-sized spheres known as chondrules are called chondrites; those without are called achondrites. Within these broad groups there are many different classes of meteorites.
A meteorite name is chosen which is based on the nearest named location to where the meteorite was found. The data and name are sent to an international committee for appraisal. If they are approved, the meteorite is entered in an international catalogue.
Meteorites have great scientific interest, as they provide us with clues on the origin of the Solar System, as well as of planets like Earth. They also have a monetary value, as there are many meteorite collectors around the world who buy and trade meteorites.
Federal laws protect meteorites found in Australia and it is an offence to export one without a permit. In Western Australia and South Australia legislation means that meteorites are the property of the Government and must be lodged with an appropriate Museum. In other States, the finder is able to keep a meteorite.
Museum Victoria has a collection of meteorites from around the world, including Australia and Victoria. Museum staff also conduct research on meteorites and provide an identification service.
Bevan, A. and McNamara, K. 1993. Australia's Meteorite Craters. Western Australian Museum
Carmen, H. and Kapitany, T. 1995. Collecting Meteorites. Hill of Contentment Publishing Company Pty Ltd. Melbourne.
Hi Cece, most meteorites formed at the same time as earth. The majority come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. A few are from other sources such as Mars and the Moon and have a younger age than those from the asteroid belt.
Hi Nicole, the Discovery Centre has a free identification service, so please feel free to bring the rock in and leave it at the Melbourne Museum Discovery Centre for one of our geologists to examine.
Hi Geoff, only a chemical analysis will determine whether a stone with high metal content is a meteorite. This link to the Australian Museum site here might also be of interest.
Hi Bud, we suspect you will need a fossickers license/miners right in WA and Victorian licenses don't apply in WA.Your best bet is to contact the WA Department of Mines here for advice. In terms of exporting the meteorites they are governed by state legislation so again either the Department should be able to advise or they may suggest you contact the Curator at the WA Museum.
Hi Raul,
If bits survive the passage through the atmosphere, then the simple answer is yes, they are classified as meteorites.
Hello Penny,
If your son does happen to find a meteorite you can bring it to the Discovery Centre at Melbourne Museum and we will assess the specimen, depending on the outcome our Geologists will discuss the next step in the process.
Good luck with your search!
Hi Zen - no, sorry; we cannot provide identifications for geological specimens such as meteorites via images, as outlined here.
You would need to be prepared to bring the specimen to us for physical examination, and also be happy to loan the specimen to the Museum for the purposes of identification, that is we wouldn't be able to give you an ID 'on the spot'.
In these cases the Discovery Centre issues you with a receipt that recognises you as the owner of the object/s, so the specimen will be entirely safe in our care while it is being identified, and we would advise you of the collection details from us once it has been identified.
Hope this helps
Hello Bob - many thanks for your interest on this, I've checked with our Geoscience Department regarding your questions, and they've replied as follows:
The specimen weighs 31 g and measures about 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm . The majority of fragments recovered are less than 200 g and more typically in the 50 g and under category. The meteorite is not currently on public display, but there are lots of other interesting meteorites on display in both Melbourne Museum's Dynamic Earth and at the foyer of the Planetarium at Scienceworks.
Hi Jason, Our collection manager has given us the reference for a published map as follows: Lovering, J. F., Le Maitre, R. W., and Chappell, B. W. 1971, Murchison C2 carbonaceous chondrite and its inorganic composition: Nature Phys. Sci., v. 230, no. 1, 18-20.
Hi Zin, you will be provided the details of the identification in writing, but not a certificate as such, and as it is your find it is yours to keep, unless of course you would like to donate it to the museum. You can read the identification guidelines here and the donation guidelines here.
Hi John! Our senior collection manager of Geosciences has passed on the following: Many of the more recent maps produced by geological survey of Victoria include some geophysics maps including magnetically and gravity anomaly maps. These are not for the novice. There are many circular structure evident, most are granites which can be a gravity low, magnetic high but the radio metrics show them as granites. There is no evidence of large impact structures in Victoria.
A meteorite of 2 kg will not bury very deep on impact on normal ground unless it is a sand dune.
We love receiving comments, but can't always respond.
Thanks Caitlin for your keen eyes - we are on to it, hopefully the updated information will be published on the next scheduled page refresh
To read the latest tweets from @museumsvictoria
Follow Museums Victoria on
Solstices astrologically traditionally observed on the 21st June/December.
Yet the weather announcers pronouncements state that here in the Southern Hemispher...


text:
Arsenal Football Club can confirm that Robin van Persie has now completed a transfer to Manchester United after terms were agreed between the clubs.
This ends Robin's eight-year association with Arsenal, after joining the Gunners from Dutch side Feyenoord in May 2004.
During his time with Arsenal, Van Persie made a total of 278 appearances for the Club, scoring 132 goals, including 37 from his 48 appearances last season.
His fantastic performances during the 2011/12 campaign resulted in the PFA (Professional Footballers' Association) and FWA (Football Writers' Association) Player of the Year awards, together with the Premier League Golden Boot.
Van Persie also became a regular in the Holland team during his time with Arsenal, making 68 appearances to date.
Everyone at Arsenal would like to thank Robin for his contribution during his time with the Club.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


text:
This time instead of just sitting in the blind and getting the shot I sat outside the blind and got to film the geese tolling into the decoys which is pretty cool. We had 6 hunters and got out limit of 12 birds. This is my third video ive made with the GoPro.
Check out my YouTube Channel for all my hunting videos!


text:
I want to work in Argentina and I will have the following qualifications when I attempt to find work.
U.S. Teaching liscence Elementary/K-8 Spanish
B.A. English Lit & Spanish Studies
2.5 years working as educational assistant in Spanish Immersion elementary school.
TESL tutoring experience
2 years recreation work with elementary aged students
Native English speaker
10 years private music instructor
I only have time to take an online TEFL course. Is it worth it to take one of these? I also might try to find work at an international school (elementary). Will I be able to find steady work with my qualifications?


text:
Click for "Microbes After Hours" videos
The name "microbe" suggests creatures that are so tiny you need a microscope to see them. For most microbes this is true, but there are some gargantuan microbes that we can actually see with the unaided eye. On this page, you'll read about the biggest of the big in each of the main categories of microbes: viruses, bacteria, protists, fungi and, as an extra added bonus, parasitic worms.
Well, the smallest of the small are the viruses. They're so tiny, we need a special kind of microscope called an electron microscope to see even the largest of them.
In the fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty went to sleep for 100 years in a castle protected by giant thorns and then was revived by the kiss of a prince. In 2000, scientists told a microbial version of this fairy tale, announcing that they had revived bacteria that had lain in suspended animation for 250 million years, encased in salt crystals deep in the Earth.
Nature sure has created some tiny monsters when it comes to microbes—bugs that make us throw up, ooze pus, bleed out of our eyes and cough up blood. But which take top honors (or dishonors) for being the most lethal of all?


text:
|egg(s), separated
|honey, raw, (or less, if desired)
|carrot(s), cooked and pureed, about 1.5 cups for 8 servings
|orange zest
|orange juice, (freshly squeezed)
|almond flour
|coconut oil
- Preheat oven to 325 F.
- Beat the egg yolks and honey together in a medium mixing bowl.
- Mix in carrot puree, orange zest, orange juice concentrate, and almond flour.
- Beat the egg whites in a separate bowl until stiff (a hand mixer is recommended for this step). Carefully fold into batter.
- Pour batter into a 9-inch springform pan, lightly greased with coconut oil.
- Bake for about 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
25 Comments
Does it need to be frozen orange juice? Will regular orange juice work?
I recently made this w/ regular oj and it came out just fine, delicious in fact!
Made this on request for my 80/20 paleo husband's birthday yesterday. Modifications: fresh squeezed OJ, added a half tsp of vanilla and a shake of cinnamon. We eat dairy, so I made a maple Greek yogurt to have on the side. Pros: tasted great, excellent fake-a-cake, didn't need the yogurt "icing," although it worked well. Cons: two mixing bowls required, top burnt a bit while the middle stayed wet and raw. Next time I'd cook longer and cover with foil halfway through, and test the center much more thoroughly. I think I'll skip the OJ too, as the batter was too wet.
Made this a couple of times, each time I add a little more. I have added nutmeg, cinnamon, taken out the orange juice. This time I also added chopped walnuts to it, so more like a non paleo carrot cake. I have had great reviews, even from non paleo eating people. I even got my 5,7,and 9 year old nieces to ask for seconds. Need I say more…..
Didn't care for this at all – it also burnt on the bottom.
It needs something – salt? More flavor? Something.
I used a cake pan as I didn't have a springform – though still would not have affected the taste.
I think it needs some creamcheese icing! yummm
When you say "frozen orange juice," do you mean OJ concentrate? If people are using OJ instead, that would make the cake more liquidy.
Can anything be substituted for the Almond flour? Nut allergies :(
Made this and it turned out pretty well …. I realized half way that I didn't have enought almond flour, so I used 3/4 cup flaxseed meal to make up for the difference. Also, I added 1/3 cups walnuts after giving it a quick spin in the food processor, a dash of nutmeg and cinnamon. The cake didn't rise THAT much (I guess cause of the type of flour used, plus the absence to baking soda/powder), but it does look good. Do you think I can add a bit of baking soda/powder? In my case, I needed 4 medium sized carrots to get the required amount of carrot purée. I think, however, that something else can be added to give the cake a bit more flavor. Maybe I'll add 1 tsp of vanilla extract next time. Also, I would suggest to use 1/2 cup of honey, as specified in the recipe, and not to reduce the quantity; the cake will then lack any form of sweetness, in my opinion. I'll be making this again!
I totally screwed up somehow…wasn't a batter, it was more like crumbly dough! I only used two cups of Coconut flour! Where could I have gone wrong?
Fresh squeezed is the way to go here. A little more "orange cake" than "carrot cake" but very yummy all the same! Coffee is brewing can't wait to have my breakfast!
How much coconut oil do I need to use?
The carrott puree is that just grated carrot as like in regular carrott cake?
This may be a stupid question, but since it is "carrot puree" does that mean you steam the carrots first so that get soft, and then puree them?
I made this the other day, and used an 8×8 glass pan, and added come cinnamon to the top before I baked it. It was good the 1st day, but the 2nd day it was even better. I let it sit out with saran wrap over the top of it to keep the moisture in, and it was even better.
I modified this to a Pumpkin Cake – sub carrot puree with 1 1/2 cups organic pumpkin puree, 1 cup almond meal, 2 cups flaxseed, splash of fresh OJ, tablespoon (+) vanilla, 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice, teaspoon cinnamon, still used 1/2 cup honey, added teaspoon baking powder. Cooked covered 40 mins @ 325, 15 mins uncovered @ 350. The flaxseed and almond meal makes it kind of "rice" texture but overall it's very moist. You might think it's not done if the center is "slightly" moist but it cools and sets. I agree it still feels like it's missing something… maybe more spices.
Is this Whole30 approved?
This turned out really well! It is very spongy and extremely moist even though not under cooked. I agree cover top with foil towards end to stop burning the surface
I used ground almonds not almond flour is this correct? Would use same again as good result.


text:
I like it.
Thanks for posting the pics & video
I finally decided to do something with the .308 Saiga.
The Safety Check
There were some questions posed if my retrofit was safe.
The following photos and video should confirm it is.
Others have had a problem of: with the safety on pull the trigger, when they released the safety, the hammer fell on the firing pin.
As you can see from the video. that will not happen on this Saiga.
The surfaces were stoned, then polished to 800 grit.
The trigger has no problem returning under spring pressure.
800 grit polish
Constitution Or Bust
Ron Paul 2012
I like it.
Thanks for posting the pics & video
The range and target
147 gr mil surplus
Got to tighten the cam lock on the mount. Then I?ll try it again
Scope fix
After the Scope fix
Constitution Or Bust
Ron Paul 2012
Thanks for posting the info. That group still means its dead!!!!!!!!!!!!!
????????you mean the target LOLOriginally Posted by Lt762x39
Constitution Or Bust
Ron Paul 2012
I've got a stash of LC match I'm going to try.
Then I'll know if reloading is the next step
Constitution Or Bust
Ron Paul 2012
How far away was that????
I think that's a great grouping for surplus ammo. I think it will tighten up with the right load, I'd start playing with some hand loads.
100 yards
Constitution Or Bust
Ron Paul 2012
Nice work. I had a heck of a lot of fun working on my s-12. Sad that the 12's are so hard to come by these days.
Target, pigeon or whatever is toast with freshly installed vent holes.....LOL
the stock makes that thing look WICKED.... I like it..


text:
Have you seen The Breakdown yet?
After every weekend fixture, former Gunner Adrian Clarke dissects Arsenal's performance - home or away.
In this week's Breakdown, Adrian discusses:
- struggling to deal with Michu
- failing to create chances
- the midfield battle
- pressing better in the second half
- Giroud's penalty claim
- the key stats
Log on to Arsenal Player every week to get your latest fix of The Breakdown.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


text:
|Story Views
|Last Hour:
|Last 24 Hours:
Breaking: "Pakistan Oil Tanker Explodes 150 Dead 100 Injured" - Videos
Anonymous: NASA Is About to Announce the Discovery of Alien Life! (Video)
How the 10th Commandment Is Collapsing the Economy
Julian Assange Bashes the Democrats: The Party Is Doomed (Video)
Ever Closer to War
Priceless: Gowdy Destroys Jeh Johnson on DNC Hacking (Video)
"World is Going Down with Trump": Paul Craig Roberts
Both Putin and Obama Feared an Alien Attack - Is Trump Joining Them?
War, Financial Calamity 2 Biggest Trends: Gerald Celente, Greg Hunter Video
California Geologists Warn of Mega-Quake: 'The Big One Is Going to Happen' (Video)
Germany: Woman Fights Sexual Attack by Migrant, Is Thrown Off High Bridge
Breaking: "Pakistan Oil Tanker Explodes 150 Dead 100 Injured" - Videos
The Convergence of Biblical Prophecy (Video) Hagmann, Salus
Regime change in #Iran appears increasingly attainable
#Iran*voice of Iran * HAPPY EID AL-FITR
The Media War Against Tommy Robinson Equals Demonising the Messenger Video
London: Finsbury Park Mosque Attack, Dividing the World on Religious Lines
Liberals Never Learn: Johnny Depp Makes 'Joke' About 'Another Actor Assassinating a President' While Crowd Cheers
Navy Test of New Anti-ICBM Missile Fails
The Jewish roots of the Saudi Royal Family
Landlord of Haunted Pub Films for Himself an 'Evil' Spectre in Chilling Encounter Facebook Live (Video)
Exclusive: Watch Cops Arrest Man and Friends for Trespassing on Their Own Property
The Hoover Dam Alien Birth (Video)
Russia Issues Grim Report on Yellowstone Supervolcano Eruption Should Yellowstone Volcano Alert Advisory Be Raised? (Videos)
You Will Literally Gasp at These Photos! Stupefying Heat! Shocking AZ Heatwave Damage Governor Declares 'State of Emergency' (Videos)
Goose-Flesh Video of Teen Falling From Six Flags Ride, Hanging Only From Her Neck! (Videos)
Sweden Civil War: National Police Chief, "Help Us, Help Us!"
TSA Reveals That "Naked American Hero" John Brennan Wasn't Alone
10 Infused Detox Waters for Healthy Living
Greek Grilled Chicken Recipe


text:
Secure Enterprise Content Management and Easy Records Management using Alfresco
Webinar Recording
Learn how Alfresco can help your organization manage content securely with audit-able collaboration between internal and external users using the unique "Hybrid Enterprise Content Management" solution.
Join us to learn about Hybrid ECM and the new features in Alfresco 4.2 Enterprise Edition including a demonstration.
This webinar will also showcase the Alfresco Records Management solution for your compliance requirements. Learn how Alfresco has focused on a content user driven approach to deliver Easy RM. Easy RM incorporates the tools you use on a daily basis, reducing barriers to implementation and adoption.
Join us to learn about the principles of Easy RM including:
- "In Process" Records Management
- Automated Declaration of Records
- Intelligent Rule-Based File Plan
- Single DM/RM Repository - DOD5015.02 Certified
- RM Anywhere with On-Premise, Cloud, and Hybrid Solutions
- Mobile Records Management with Alfresco Mobile and Mobile Workdesk
In addition to presenting the topics above, this webinar will include a demonstration of Alfresco RM 2.1.


text:
Document Delivery is a service whereby journal articles requested from our library collection will be located and delivered to you by email, campus mail, fax, or for pick up in the library. Recently Document Delivery has changed its fee structure. Dana Document Delivery now charges $5.00 per article. It does not matter whether the article is available electronically or in print. This fee is waived for 5 requests in a month. Your 6th request in a month will invoke the fee for each article; if you request more than 5 articles in a month, Dana will charge you for ALL articles requested in that month. Please see the full Document Delivery policy for more information.
Most online journal articles can be easily found by library patrons, while others are difficult to find. For assistance locating online journal articles yourself, which will result in faster access for you in the long run, please see Dana's e-journal help guide or contact us.
And, don't forget: If Dana does not have access to a journal article you need, Interlibrary Loan can borrow it from other libraries. Dana Medical Library provides 25 free Interlibrary loans per semester to UVM faculty and staff and FAHC affiliates. After this, there is a $5.00 per item charge. See the full Interlibrary Loan policy for more details.


text:
Click for "Microbes After Hours" videos
Hi Vincent and Dickson,
I want to correct a statement you made in the trypanosomes episode. Apolipoprotein L-I in human blood kills only the subspecies Trypanosoma brucei brucei, whereas the East African subspecies Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and the West African subspecies Trypanosoma brucei gambiense have evolved mechanisms to escape the lytic Apolipoprotein. This means human infections with these two forms, if untreated, are always lethal. The good news is that through efforts spearheaded by the WHO the number of estimated infected persons has been reduced to about 60.000 per year [WHO 2006].
Thanks for your edutainment-podcasts,
Björn from Germany
Thomas writes:
Greetings Professors:
I originally got hooked on your show after discovering the treasures that awaited me in iTunes Podcasts, specifically Quackcast {Dr. Crislip whose droll sense of humor is quite like mine]. Eventually I discovered TWIP then as an added prize, TWIV. Since I am 71, I have seen the whole practice and concept of medicine change radically, as has almost everything else, in my lifetime. I always had an interest in medicine and back in the '70s even did medical histories for a "Free Clinic" run by volunteers varying in education from MDs to interested amateurs, like myself.
I have been watching the TV show that Prof. Despommier works for as a consultant [Monsters Inside Me]. Unfortunately the show reminds me all too often how so many of the people featured could have saved themselves a lot of time and discomfort if the physicians they dealt with had taken the time to take a medical history at the outset. In fact, I think the first question any doctor should ask is "Have you traveled to a foreign country, and if yes, when?" Also while it may seem wise when you hear hoofbeats to think horses, not zebras, as someone who has visited Tanzania, I always consider zebras as well as horses.
Anyway, your show has allowed me through listening to the same shows many times, to absorb some of the new concepts current in medicine today. Even though my mind is a poor shadow of what it was in my youth, I am still able to learn, just at a slower pace. I recently considered purchasing Mandell's two volume tome on Infectious Diseases. I put it in my my Amazon "shopping cart" where it sat while I gave some serious thought to whether I wanted to spend almost $350 to purchase it. I finally decided not to but found to my ultimate pleasure, that an Amazon "shopping cart" that has something in it and isn't acted upon in a reasonable time activates itself. I am glad it did as I am really enjoying reading it on-line and in the printed version. On-line access and "search" is an added feature if you purchase the book[s]. I think back to when I was a youth and there was a book Dickson might recall as he is advanced enough in years, titled "Not As A Stranger", an interesting novel that fascinated me as it was centered on the education that lead to acquiring an MD degree. How things have changed :-) I had an older copy of Mandell's [sic?] book on Infectious Disease dating back to the early 1980's and it amazes me how so completely a different approach their is to infectious diseases due to our current knowledge and emphasis on both evolution and genetics.
Anyway, continue with the great shows and realize your audience may extend beyond the boundaries of listeners you might have thought interested in it.
Thomas (flickr.com/photos/tbr18)
Dan writes:
Dear Vincent and Dick,
First, let me say that your podcast is fantastic, very informative, and enjoyable to listen to in the mornings during my commute. The reason I am contacting you both is actually less about the podcast itself, and more in regards to the subject matter, or, how one gets into it. I recently finished my undergraduate degree and am interested in going off to public health school in a few years. I've been interested in the infectious disease aspect of community/international health for a while now, and most of my undergraduate degree focused on medical anthropology and infectious diseases (basic biostatistics, ecology courses, a survey of infectious disease biology, and a class on disease ecology). I've been thinking about the graduate school path, and I know that the spectrum of eukaryotic parasites, particularly the protozoan-caused diseases, are what I would like to focus on. However, as most masters programs don't seem to have a particular "parasitology" concentration (with the exception of Tulane's MSPH...), I was curious what advice you two may have for someone interested in entering the field. Go into epidemiology? Environmental health? Population biology?
Any advice will be much appreciated! Thank you for your time,
Scotty wrote:
Thought you guys might get a kick out of this:
Why Captain Higgins is my favorite parasitic flatworm
Dicrocoelium dendriticum, I salute you.


text:
Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL) is a next-generation Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) software engine that provides real-time, Layer-7 classification of network traffic. Running on all popular processors and operating systems, NAVL allows integrators to remain focussed on core competencies while implementing industry-leading DPI functionality from Procera in their products.
NAVL uses a combination of deep packet and deep flow inspection techniques to accurately identify today's most common applications including Mobile, Social Networking, P2P, Instant Messaging, File Sharing, Enterprise and Web 2.0 applications. These powerful capabilities enable use cases in both Enterprise and Service Provider communications products.
Subscriber experience is a critical measuring stick for Service Providers and telecommunications products must be able to monitor and enhance that experience. In Enterprise networks, businesses need to ensure that critical applications receive proper handling and treatment. The elements in these networks need to provide visibility to an increasingly diverse traffic mix. NAVL provides equipment vendors with that visibility while satisfying the diverse requirements of all use cases.
Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) as implemented by Procera's Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL) includes, but is not limited to identification of network traffic packet attributes above layers 1-3 of, and extending to layers 4-7 of the OSI model (Layer 1- physical, layer 2 – data, layer 3 – network, layer 4 – transport, layer 5 – session, layer 6 – presentation, layer 7 – application). NAVL moves beyond even these, to include even more advanced application classification techniques, including Surgical Pattern Matching, Conversation Semantics, Deep Protocol Dissection, Behavioral and Statistical Analysis, Future Flow and Awareness and Flow Association.
Network Analytics solutions depend on data from Layer 7 DPI engines such as Procera's Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL) to provide insight into user behavior and traffic patterns on the network at certain times of day, week month or year. They can be used to help service providers and IT managers better understand who is going to what web sites and using which applications when. This helps ensure proper alignment of network resources with business priorities and provides a high quality experience for all users.
True application recognition can only be performed at Layers 4-7 of the OSI model by a DPI engine such as Procera's Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL), capable of identifying traffic on a per- application basis. Other solutions that attempt to recognize and classify traffic by port and protocol fall short, in that they fail to identify the thousands of applications that are developed to be delivered as HTTP over port 80, and those that "port-hop" or go from port to port when they are blocked or throttled back.
The use of true Layer 7 DPI engines such as Procera's Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL) to provide application classification helps ensure that telecommunications service providers and enterprise IT managers have complete visibility into all of the traffic on their networks. This enables much more granular root-cause analysis for network performance issues and failures as well as much more detailed historical reporting. Other "traffic visibility" solutions that identify applications at port and protocol levels only fail to identify most applications on the network at the application level, and misidentify many that masquerade as other applications by port-hopping or otherwise evading detection.
Layer 7 switches or "content switching" serves as the basis of content delivery networks or CDNs. These geographically dispersed networks, which incorporate technologies such as those used in Procera's Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL), to direct specific application traffic to certain location, are designed to take bandwidth-intensive traffic and content such as HD video closer to the consumer and store it locally. This means that the content travels shorter distances over faster pipes to fewer people, costing less to transmit on a per-bit basis and helping ensure a higher quality of experience for all users.
While traffic speeds on LANs and WANs have risen sharply since the advent of DPI technologies in the late 90s, so have the number and types of applications on these networks and the "bursty" nature of their behavior. Aggressive recreational streaming audio and video traffic including even mission-critical voice and video applications authorized by schools and businesses, can easily expand to consume all available bandwidth on a given link. Even worse, lack of visibility into network traffic make it impossible for IT managers to distinguish one from the other, often leading to "all or nothing" application admission policy implementations that can negatively affect business and learning processes and programs.
Platform developers and their customers who integrate Procera's Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL) OEM DPI application classification engine give users the ability to see all of the traffic on their networks and to choose how each traffic type will be managed on the network. They can then apply the control technologies of their choice to regulate both the performance of the network as a whole and the individual applications on it, ensuring high quality experiences for users of sanctioned applications and helping ensure that recreational and other traffic has minimal negative impact on business and learning performance.
True Layer 7 application classification engines such as Procera's Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL) are the only way to determine one application from another when all or many applications are being delivered over port 80 as simple HTTP/Internet traffic. In many cases, applications are developed so that if controls are applied when they attempt to enter the network on one port, they will "port-hop" or masquerade as another type of application and enter through another port on the network. Without the ability to look into Layer 7 and identify applications by name, applications will only be classified as HTTP, or even at a lower level of the OSI model, resulting in their being either misclassified or insufficiently classified to enable the necessary levels of control.
Link aggregation or "trunking" is a function performed by Ethernet switches at layers 1-3 (1 - physical, 2 - data and 3 - network) of the OSI model, none of which provide sufficient application intelligence to raise the platform to the level of a "content switch" or "Layer 4-7" switch. With the addition of true Layer 7 DPI application classification capabilities such as those provided by Procera's Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL), these platforms can be made to perform load balancing among groups or servers, as well as network address translation (NAT). They can also be used to offload SSL encryption and decryption from the server or to manage digital certificates. Layer 7 switching serves as the foundation of content delivery networks (CDNs).
Load balancers are essentially high speed switching platforms with Layer 4-7 capabilities added through the addition of specialized hardware or easy integrated software DPI engines such as Procera's Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL).
Load balancers "equalize" the computing resources required of a cluster of servers so that applications are served faster, servers are kept cooler and users have a higher quality experience. Application awareness is critical in this scenario to ensure that the correct application is served to the right user from the right server, regardless of whether or not that session is persistent over time and distance.
Network Testing solutions integrate leading Layer 7 DPI engines such as Procera's Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL) to help ensure that their planning, testing and results are correct. Critically, they need to know that the real-world application environments that they seek to create in the laboratory are in fact being created accurately, that the applications in those environments are behaving as they should, and that reports can be generated to demonstrate this. The difference between having been through real-world simulation and simple "packet-blasting" in testing phases can make or break a product when it is deployed in a production network.
Packet capture or data capture is one possible first step in the process of Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), as performed by solutions such as Procera's Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL). It describes the act of act of capturing data packets in transit across a computer network and storing them in on-board memory for further inspection. Solutions such as NAVL are able to look into the packet header and payload, in addition to applying other advanced techniques, to report application type, name, source, destination, and other information.
Mobile Communications Service Providers (CSPs) are working to adapt their network infrastructures to enable them to better track and monetize the services their subscribers are using over their infrastructure. A provider's ability to exert some form of control over the user experience via the "control plane" of the network, using techniques such as Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) and the Policy Charging and Rules Function (PCRF) is critical to this capability.
An increasing number of providers and the equipment manufacturers that work closely with them are integrating technologies such as Procera's Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL), an OEM DPI engine providing Layer 7 application classification, to enable full traffic visibility. They can then apply the control mechanisms or their choice to positively or negatively affect the performance of specific applications, depending on where they fit in their service offering and billing structures.
In addition to a wide variety of malware detection techniques, advanced vendors in the Secure Web Gateway (SWG) space are beginning to add DPI engines such as Procera's Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL) to their solutions for Layer 7 application classification. DPI capabilities will become increasingly important differentiators as the market continues to mature.
SWGs have become increasingly critical as the numbers and types of mobile devices, both company-owned and authorized and employee-supplied, or BYOD, have risen in recent years. SWGs feature URL filtering, malware detection and filtering and various controls for commonly used Internet applications. Content-aware data loss prevention (DLP) is also common feature of these platforms.
Software Defined Network (SDN) architectures are being developed based on the principle that abstracting the control plane, where Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) engines such as Procera's Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL) reside, from the data plane (where packets are located and moved) and placing this in a separate space, untethered to the physical routing and switching hardware on which the packets are transmitted, will allow instantaneous generation, and infinite reconfiguration of network resources to met specific needs, without any actual hardware being moved. In a network such as this, which applications are running over what, where, from and to whom is of critical importance. Only technologies such as NAVL, or software DPI engines providing Layer 7 application classification, can provide this information in a reliable, scalable and cost-effective way.
Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances have become a staple of network security strategies, especially in small to medium businesses, given their relatively low cost, ease of installation and use and the ability they provide to update a variety of security functions network-wide at once. The near-incessant introduction of new, increasingly advanced and evasive malicious applications and protocols means that setting security policies based on IP addresses and ports is simply ineffective.
Add to this the fact that most security threats now come from within an organization's own walls, and the point-product solutions of the past are simply too costly, difficult to manage and hard to maintain to be practically effective. This is why Layer-7 classification has quickly become a "must-have" feature in the firewall/UTM space, and why Procera's Network Application Visibility Library (NAVL) is the choice of leading UTM vendors.
Procera's DPI-dedicated engineers are constantly at work developing new signatures and integrating them with the NAVL library through the NAVL plug-in architecture. With this always-updated visibility into the applications and protocols traversing the network, network administrators using NAVL-enabled UTMs can quickly define security policies, responding to security breaches in near real-time or even anticipating them before they happen.
Learn More
Get more information. Your contact information will not be used for anything outside of requested information.


text:
Vintage Televisions
The basic technology for electronic television (as opposed to earlier mechanical efforts) was invented by Philo Farnsworth and Vladimir Zworykin around 1930, and the first sets became commercially available in the late 30's. Collectors draw a sharp distinction between these vintage pre-war and post-war television sets, as very few of the former were manufactured and only a few hundred still survive.
1946 through 1955 was the first big growth period for television sets. In 1947 there were only about 100,000 TV sets in the U.S. (many of them in bars and clubs) but by 1953 there were 13 million. CBS started broadcasting in color in 1951, and all-electronic color sets were first introduced in 1954. By far the largest television set manufacturer in those early days was RCA, but other vintage television brands include General Electric, Dumont, Andrea, and Zenith. RCA also made sets for Westinghouse and for Sears.
Most collectors collect black and white sets from 1939 to 1949 and color sets through 1960. For black and white sets made after 1949, the values drop off dramatically, with some exceptions. There were a lot more TVs produced after the mid 1950s, so there are many still around (and they started to become less visually interesting, with metal cabinets). There are also people who collect early transistor sets from the 1960s and 70s, and micro TV sets.
Best of the Web ("Hall of Fame")
Early Television Museum
Curious about early mechanical TV sets from the 20s and 30s? Prewar electronic sets? Or postwar American and Britis… [read review or visit site]
Tom Genova's great reference on the first 75 years of TV history. Organized chronologically, with photos of s… [read review or visit site]
The Vintage Knob
The Vintage Knob is an extensive resource on all types of audio electronics organized by manufacturer, from Aiwa to… [read review or visit site]


text:
kareniel wrote:But something unexpected happened last winter, ...
kareniel wrote:A part of me wants to ...
kareniel wrote:I would like to hear your thoughts on this. I am not taking this matter lightly, and don't want to rush this decision to regret it afterwards.
I also think that this is a good opportunity to discuss the moral repercussions surrounding this topic relating to the Buddhist doctrine.
Another case would be divorce for the sake of ordination. It also applies to friendships and family relationships.
What are your thoughts?
kareniel wrote:I've been considering renunciation for a few years now. Month after month, I worked delicately at detaching myself from worldly pleasures, contenting myself with less and less, and maintaining a profound joy and confidence. Practice has been very rewarding, and it seemed as though most obstacles have been cleared for me to go forth in the homeless life.
"...having seen the drawback of sensual pleasures, I pursued that theme; having understood the reward of renunciation, I familiarized myself with it. My heart leaped up at renunciation, grew confident, steadfast, & firm, seeing it as peace."— AN 9.41
But something unexpected happened last winter, during a period when I didn't practice regularly, and indulged in intoxicants. I grew fond of the person I was living with. I am currently in a relationship with this beautiful, kind and compassionate woman who is very dear to me. We've been dating for a few months. She has two kids and takes care of them alone. I was not careful and have said things that generated expectations from her. As I am practicing more and more, getting back on track, my goal comes back to the surface and I've come to see this relationship as a hindrance. I am now in front of a situation and choice I never thought would happen.
A part of me wants to leave her, although she is very dear to me, and go into preparatory retreats for a few months before approaching a monastery for ordination as an anagarika.
Another part of me sees this as very neglectful of her feelings and irresponsible, as though I was engaged profoundly in something that was beyond me. It would be hard for to find peace knowing that I have broken someone's heart and given the dhamma a bad reputation at the same time.
In times of doubt one may be receptive to opinions of others and seeking those. But one should never take those as basis for one's own decisions.
Retreat or ordination are no protection against "unexpected somethings". There are many who decide to ordain and then disrobe later, i.e. who experience "unexpected somethings" while being ordained.
Your desire has changed yet again, and you wish to browse some other pasture. What happens when you find that pasture does not satisfy either?
Regardless whether you go forth or not, I would suggest you put the brakes on your romance with this woman, as you are not yet mature enough to take on the responsibilties that come with serious relationships.
I feel blessed that we found each other.
Thank you some much for sharing your experience. It gladdens me to hear such a story of success and happiness. Does your husband follow a particular path? Do you have common friends who put forth spirituality in their lives?
Could monastic life, or the idea that we may have of it become the object of passion?
Claudia wrote:And he often said, he doesn't know why he lifes in this world - if he could decide, he never would like to be born, again.
kareniel wrote:Could monastic life, or the idea that we may have of it become the object of passion?
Return to "Ordination and Monastic Life"
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 10 guests


text: I was wondering if anyone else in here does Cowboy Action Shooting Compitition. I was a member of SASS awhile back but work got me to where I couldn't make much shooting meets Just curious any else did this? I loved it but maybe soon I can get back into it.


text:
Hi everyone,
This my first year of duck hunting , but I'm already addicted. I hunted the Susquehanna river in Pa. last Saturday and had a great time. I blew a lot of holes in the sky, but did manage to take 2 male mergansers and a male gadwall. FUN !!!! Can't wait for late goose season.


text:
The relentless drive for productivity may have some limits; if our economies don't continue to expand, we risk putting people out of work.
Excellent article by Tim Jackson ("Prosperity without growth") pleading for less productivity and more quality of life to deal with our growth crisis.
Via Willy De Backer


text:
|Cloud Hands
Music for Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga, Walking and All Spiritual/Physical Disciplinary Arts.
Physical disciplines are at their finest when integrated with the mind and spirit. This recording is a moving meditation in sound. A musical soundscape for your discipline and practice. Gongs, chimes and layered percussion textures patiently intiate and interplay with Multi-Grammy Award nominee, Peter Kater's, transcendent piano and synthesizers. Bamboo flutes. acoustic guitar and gentle rhythms dissolve the illusion of time. Let CLOUD HANDS guide you through the Doorway of the SIx Harmonies into Perfect Emptiness, Presence and Harmony.
Peter Kater Piano and Synthesizers
All Songs Composed, Arranged and Mixed by Peter Kater at Point Of Light Studios in CA.
We are the eyes, ears and hearts of the Universe. We exist within the Universe just as the Universe exists within us. The One Consciousness guides and communicates with us in a multitude of ways; through our intuition, nature, overheard conversations, our thoughts and through friends and loved ones. My life feels the most full, rich and alive when I'm in the awareness of the sacredness of all life and all life's experiences. The art of accessing the deeper places and awareness of one's own being has been practiced in may forms for thousands of years. Today, we reconnect with our deeper selves in many ways. By having quality alone time, being present with our friends and loved ones, seeking out appropriate healing therapies and spending time in nature. We can stop, take an inventory and ask if we're addressing our deeper needs and feelings. We can allow the layers of stress and protection to fall away as we remove ourselves from the numbing pace of our society and the over-stimiluating sensationalism of the media. With time, we gain access to our most intimate center and have experiences of unqualified self-love and acceptance. We can travel great inner expanses one step at a time and experience our Selves as part of the great natural divinity of all the Earth and the Heavens. This is our birthright . . . and our healing. - Peter


text:
Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Great Britain has been pushing for power to extend the time period in which "suspected terrorists" so they can be detained up to 42 days. Some of Britain's senior police officers broke ranks with their colleagues by denouncing these plans. Four senior police officers told the Guardian they had concerns regarding the new legislation among which were:
1. It would damage relations with Muslim communities from whom intelligence it counter terrorism is needed.
2. It would pressure police officers to obtain "evidence" any way they could in order to prove the detention was a valid one.
3. It damages the integrity of the police by placing them in a position where they might interfere in the rights of detainees.
A police officer, Rob Beckley went public with his concerns in a speech to a Muslim Safety Forum conference a few weeks ago when he said: "I, and know other chief officers, do not see the necessity of 42 days; we c an see the desirability, but at this stage I do not see the professional necessity."
Rumors are flying around Parliament that a defeat for Prime Minister Brown on this controversial bill might lead to his resignation and replacement by another member of the Labor Party.


text:
By Rob Kelly
Santi Cazorla says there is a hunger within Spain to "achieve great things in football".
Vicente del Bosque's side have rewritten the history books by winning Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup and this year's European Championship.
Arsenal midfielder Cazorla has played his part in Spain's success, and he firmly believes that there is much more to come.
"I think it is the greatest moment in [our football] history, and I have been fortunate enough to be part of it," he told Arsenal Player. "Six or so years ago Spain hadn't achieved much at the Euros or the World Cup, then things changed.
"We won a European Championship, a World Cup and then another Euros. That shows the quality of players in Spain right now, and it is very unlikely we will see such a great bunch of players again.
"People like Iniesta and Xavi - you don't often see players of that quality on a pitch and I am lucky enough to learn from them every day and enjoy playing for Spain."
Cazorla accepts that due to the exceptional quality of the Spain squad, opportunities are hard to come by.
"It is an unbelievable side and one in which many don't get a look in such as Juan Mata, Javi Martinez, Roberto Soldado and myself," he said.
"But if you look at those who start - Iniesta, Silva, Xabi Alonso, Xavi, Busquets, Villla - you see why you don't start. I am lucky just to be involved. If I played then that's much better, but you must understand that to be selected for the national team is very difficult.
"The best thing for Spain is that the majority of our footballers are only 26 or 27, so there is a promising future ahead. Iniesta, Torres, Pique and Busquets for example are all very young with long careers ahead. Spain now has firm aspirations to achieve great things in football."
Watch the full Close Up interview with Santi on Arsenal Player now.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


text:
|Topic Review (Newest First)
Re: Opposition to liveaboards
Originally Posted by treilley View Post
We pay the same amount as everyone else here. Our marina meters electricity in the winter but that is for every boat that stays in the water.
Only two manias left in town that allow year round live aboards. I think they will do whatever they can to get the extra revenue in the off season.
Re: Opposition to liveaboards
Originally Posted by smurphny View Post
It could be that the tax base changed because the power Co. defaulted, upping everyone's taxes. When a large taxpayer goes away, somebody has to pay the bill.
Re: Opposition to liveaboards
Originally Posted by miatapaul View Post
Well all I can report is that in Marlboro, though I don't currently live there, I did look at a few houses there and know several people who do live there is going up way more than the 2%, as there are lots of loop holes, and it has to do with the Danskammer Generating Station and Roseton Generating Stations owner Dynegy failing to pay proper taxes the city of Marlboro and Newburgh are raising there taxes way more than 2%.
Well it is a home as per tax laws as far a mortgage interest is concerned. In certain sates you pay property tax on all "personal property" including boats as I mentioned NH is one of those states so they do pay property tax yearly on boats.
Re: Opposition to liveaboards
Originally Posted by smurphny View Post
Your taxes can't go by more than 2% with the new property tax cap, wisely signed into law by Gov. Cuomo. He seems to be doing a pretty good job. It is unfunded mandates that are bankrupting school systems. I am way upstate in the boonies and the taxes here are comparatively not bad. I do know people downstate that are getting killed by high RE taxes. Anyway, this is getting way off the OP.
Originally Posted by DougSabbag View Post
Paul, what do you mean that "....people who liveaboard are home owners, and as you say in New Hampshire, pay property tax." ??
Their liveaboard boat is not a "home", it is officially a "luxury".
Many years ago, I was contemplating declaring bankruptcy, but learned that the first thing I would have to sell, was my boat, even though it was my only "home", because it is considered a luxury, not a home.
And no, we do not pay any "property tax". We may pay a sales tax (dependent on the State) when we buy a boat, but that is it.
Re: Opposition to liveaboards
If you rip out a marina on the Bay and replace it with a house, the real estate taxes would decline! Commercial tax rates are substantially higher than Residential.
These hypothetical residential neighbors that object to the good tax deal that marina tenants get, should be careful what they are asking for. You can put the marina out of business, when its tenants can't afford both property taxes and their lease (which includes the marina's taxes) and replace it all with less revenue from the new McMansion. Then those dopey homeowners that complained get to pay more to make up for the loss of the commercial base instead. Duh.
Re: Opposition to liveaboards
Originally Posted by PCP View Post
If things are so simple as you say why this hot discussion and most of all why marinas or states do not want liveaboards?
When person A sees people B-X making the same choices as them it validates that their own choice was correct. However when they see people Y-Z making a different choice, well, by God they must be doing something wrong.
You'll find this applies to most areas in life and you'll also find that some people spend a huge amount of energy and effort making sure that choices that aren't their choices are eliminated as potential choices for people who don't have their level of "enlightenment and wisdom".
Also you could argue as a race we're very much designed to "fall into line" and do as everyone else does. The tribes that acted like this more easily organized and wiped out the tribes that didn't. If you don't fall into your tribe's expected way of living and acting, don't get all surprised when the tribe takes a disliking to you.
It's rather absurd to think that liveaboards are taking more from a community than they pay in. We pay commercial rates in electricity, pay taxes/environmental charges in our slip fees and use far far less resources than your average house dweller. Hell, a house's lawn alone will burn up 10,000 gallons of water a year. I probably use a quarter of that every year for all of my needs. Never mind all the fertilizer that gets dumped on that lawn and runs off into the local waterways. And then people bitch about boat bottom paint or grey water discharge???
Don't look for any deep logic in dislike of liveaboards.
Re: Opposition to liveaboards
Originally Posted by LauderBoy View Post
This is completely wrong. When I lived in an apartment in Orlando I paid rent, which went to the property owners who paid the property taxes on the apartment I lived in.
I now rent a slip at a marina, who pay property taxes(and probably a crap ton more taxes and fees than my apartment owners ever had to deal with) with the money I pay for on my slip.
It's no different.
I have heard some numbers regarding property tax per month that are similar to the numbers of property tax by year in some European countries. If those values were applied to marinas in proportion to their number of places marinas in the US would be much more expensive than marinas in Europe and that don't seems to be true.
If they were applied only to liveaboards it will make those places hugely more expensive than normal ones. This has nothing to do with paying the water the electricity and superior maintenance due to more use. It has to do with that but with paying house/boat tax while the others that use the boat as a toy should not have to pay. And what about those that live on the boat on the summer and week-ends? Does not second houses (holiday houses) pay property taxes?
That seems all a bit blurred.
If things are so simple as you say why this hot discussion and most of all why marinas or states do not want liveaboards?
Marinas want clients and state would always be glad to get more money from tax so why all this fuss?
Re: Opposition to liveaboards
Originally Posted by PCP View Post
I don't know what is the better system but it seems to me that there the ones that are living on a boat, if I am seeing this correctly, evade tax that that are paid on the house but that is not directly related with the house (roads, school, Garbage), services that are used by all including liveaboards.
I now rent a slip at a marina, who pay property taxes(and probably a crap ton more taxes and fees than my apartment owners ever had to deal with) with the money I pay for on my slip.
It's no different.
Re: Opposition to liveaboards
I am told by the general manager of the biggest marina on Lake Ontario that property taxes are built into the slip fees and that if figured on a per square foot basis, the liveaboards in that marina are paying higher property taxes than all the high end water front condos in the area.
I have lived aboard for 15 years in an upscale yacht club on Lake Ontario and there have always been a few snobs who looked down on the liveaboard community. Occasionally due to the differing political winds in the club it got quite bad with the last two years amounting to harrassment. I got fed up with the political BS and left at end of last season.
Among our liveaboard community over the years we have had a couple of architects, a couple of Air Canada pilots, a curator of the Royal Ontario Museum, A vice president of Ontario Hydro a number of electrical engineers ...... in other words not boat bums and a few very wealthy people who simply chose to live on boats. The boats are clean and well maintained the owners quiet and responsible and the only trouble ever in the harbour came from drunken sailboat racers, not the liveaboards.
I have no explanation for the the way we are looked down upon but it is a fact. It make no difference if you are at an upscale gated private club or a boat bum in Marathon. There is a certain element of society that will always look down on you.
Ignore these people and move on.
Re: Opposition to liveaboards
Paulo, I believe you are overall correct about the different tax structure US vs. Europe, but there are significant differences between states within the US. Most states charge you a sales tax when you buy the boat; some in addition charge an annual % based on the value of the boat ("property" tax). Some states are more liveaboard friendly than others, and many distinguish between living at anchor (perceived free or nearly so) and living in a marina (where liveaboards pay property tax the way any other renter would, by subsidizing the property tax charged to the landlord or marina owner).
Doug's information about Georgia banning liveaboards is no longer correct. The ruling was always selectively enforced and exemptions were available, now it is legal, you just need to register and prove pumpout.
|This thread has more than 10 replies. Click here to review the whole thread.
|Posting Rules
You may post new threads
You may post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On


text:
"customized these as an invitation to a Pre-Wedding Spa event for the Bride and her Ladies - it was perfect! Everyone loves the invitation and the personalization! The Wedding is Travel Themed so this was exactly what we needed."
"The invites were easy to do and turned out so cute. I am celebrating my 40th birthday and invited everyone to a tea party. They are so excited!"
"I personalized the invite for a housewarming and the colors, print and quality of the paper were awesome! I was very pleased and am planning on ordering invites for my 40th Birthday!"
"With the arrival of spring, we wanted to hold an Open House in our new home. This invite, in the brown & sage colors was the perfect choice. Allowed for the personalization of the wording for our event. Heavy stock feels nice in your hand. I ordered the kraft envelopes as they continued the color scheme of the overall invitation and added a special touch."
"I personalized my cards for an exclusive, high dollar event. They were delivered in a timely manor and surpassed my expectations."


text:
|Topic Review (Newest First)
Yup - you got it right. Here in East Tennessee, while the boat must be registered with TWRA, no license is required to operate one. Any idiot can buy a boat, throw it in the water, and get himself and his friends killed, as long as he doesn't charge money. To be a professional idiot DOES require certification.
In fairness, that just us OLD idiots. As of 1989:
"Anyone born after January 1, 1989 must show the TWRA-issued wallet Boating Safety Education Certificate as proof of successful completion of the TWRA Boating Safety exam. No other certificate will be accepted as meeting the requirements of the law."
They did it that way because Tennessee is FULL of duck hunters and fishermen who would have risen up en masse and run the politicians out of office had they been forced to get licenses to operate their boats.
Originally Posted by HELLICONIA54 View Post
WHAT??? You do not need aboat licence there? Here In OZ if it has a motor(even electric trawling) it must be registered and you must have a boat licence using a powerboat.
|Was sailing in SF bay on Sunday, the last day of fleet week. At about 4pm all the power boats arrived at the Oakland estuary, heading for their marinas, en masse. Well, the VHF came alive with cursing. Not that it had been exactly quiet all day. Heard the word '*******" quite a few times. The wakes weren't such a problem for us, just made for a fun ride down the estuary. But for smaller boats they could have been dangerous - certainly they were inconsiderate.
Last time I stopped for gas at Bahr's, I took a total of 4 gallons, I had to buy a couple of six packs and ice to get it to $25.00. I felt like I was taking up valuable fuel barge space, as the guys behind me were running up bills in the high hundreds! Still the best clam chowder on the river!
sometimes there is justice
At our yacht club on the Hudson, we had only months before installed a video surveillance camera. Some members were at the sea wall pouring concrete for a bandstand when a large yacht blasted close by at high speed. The wake broke over the sea wall and did some damage to the still wet concrete. One of our members is a retired police officer, who got on the phone to the police crew about 10 miles north. They stopped the guy on the river and put him in a taxi back to our club. He pleaded "not guilty" until they showed him the video! At that point he apologized and broke out his wallet and paid for the damages. We were lucky!!
A little anecdote on the wake issue: About 30 years ago, when I was digging clams for a living, there were three or four of us working the harbor when this
J a$$ comes into the harbor in a huge 50+' yacht at full tilt, right next to one of my buddies. Bob held frantically onto his gear and rake, barely avoiding being tossed in the water. Well, the next thing, I look up and see that Bob is coming up alongside this inconsiderate idiot, methodically throwing chowder clams through all his windows. He went round both sides and wasted perhaps a dozen perfectly good chowder clams. Of course, the yachtie, now panicked, was right on the horn to the harbor police who came on over and told the guy he probably shouldn't have thrown that big wake and probably should return from whence he came and that he could file a complaint later. Sometimes there is justice. Never heard from him again. You can see how commercial fishermen usually have a poor view of yachties because these kinds of things happen all the time.
|stuart 1965
Originally Posted by phillips_jim View Post
What can be done about the dangerous wakes large boats on or near plaining speed are doing to us slowing moving vessels?
I operate my sailboat on the Intercoastal Waterway in SE Florida in confined waters and have experienced and hear on the VHF radio other boaters asking for a "Slow Pass". Most (9 out-of 10) will slow but others continue on like they don''t care what their wake does to you. Some have even laughed as they passed. I and my wife have been injured and little can be done even if you report it to the Water Police. What value is there in having laws that say "You are responsible for your wake" if no one can prove who did the damage? The police know of the problem but don''t do anything about it, even if they see it happen and in most cases they are no where around. If you file a report nothing is done about it except you get to keep someone in the government employed.
I usually don''t advocate taking the law into me own hands but the practice of "Waking" must be controlled. What laws are there for protecting yourself and property on the water?
Can anyone help?
Originally Posted by dhays View Post
Here in Washington State, the Lobster boat operator would be liable for the damage to the boat and any injury to the crew. You would have had a couple of witnesses. Here the law is very clear on the matter. The problem is usually witnesses or documentation. Your local laws may be different.
Originally Posted by lillia28 View Post
... I was planning on calling the Marine police when we tied up, but the grounding made me figure the Big Guy was on it! This was just before the Atlantic Highlands Bridge southbound on the Shrewsbury river in NJ. It had been a peaceful Sunday, and I guess I let my guard down!
Originally Posted by DoubleEnder View Post
Well here is my "bummer" story. And it happened less that two weeks ago in Maine...in an anchorage... in an anchorage with "no wake" signs.
Mother nature certainly has a way of evening up the score. Have you ever watched a stink pot on a mooring with a 6 inch wake in the harbor?
A couple of weeks back, we were returning from Block Island. The forecast was for seas 1 to 3 ft. While I should have known better with 20 kt winds out of the East, actual seas were 6 to 8 ft. As we finally start heading into the Bay and calm waters, we are passed by several stink pots at full throttle heading toward open water. They must have no idea what they are in for and I just grin thinking about it. Wish I could have turned around to watch.
|This thread has more than 10 replies. Click here to review the whole thread.
|Posting Rules
You may post new threads
You may post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On


text:
Who is this puppy, Leo?
Who is this puppy, Leo?
|Sponsored Links
Listen, if you read my posts and not only the counter-posts to some ridiculous remark, you'll see I never once came in here to "crow" about the Blue Jays. Actually, I even made a remark that Yankee fans are knowledgeable, and I wanted some input. I didn't come in here to argue whether or not Canada is a good place or some other some other asinine comment, but when taunted I will respond.
Go back and reread those posts that you quoted and tell me in which one I was overly aggressive toward the post I responded to.
|Sponsored Links
No one cares sorry
Yankees 34-25 smoke and mirrors
Rangers Torts Gone
Cowboys 8-8
Oak is correct.
Marlins and Mariners have "discussed" Stanton?
Jesus.....could you imagine. What a waste. I mean in that division, is it really worth it? Just give him to the Yankees, you know you want to
FC Bayern Munchen
New York Yankees
|Sponsored Links


text:
|Topic Review (Newest First)
Therre are other ways to oil the lifter/cam interface than a hole in the foot of the lifter, like correctly grooving the lifter bore. Tool shown is from Comp.
AFA the whole "OEM rectangle head vs OEM oval port head" has been beaten to death- anyone who cares to can find a couple dozen builds and dyno runs to do their own comparison as to where the power curve/RPM "break even" point between the two is.
I don't see anything mentioned about the crank, I'm guessing it's a cast OEM piece. Before I'd be spinning this deal up to 7500 RPM, I'd be stroking it a quarter inch and have 600+ ft/lb @ </= 4K and be done w/it. Then you can worry about the trans/drivetrain and tires.
I would not even consider a hydraulic flat tappet in a BBC, as you cannot get a hydro flat lifter with a face oiling hole that I know of, and without that face oiling hole BBC's are hell on flat tappet cams.
Can I ask why you took the solid flat tappet cam out of the picture?? They are not the pain to maintain that all the oldtimers and know-nothings think they are, valvetrain parts and valvesprings have come a long way since the 60's. You might have to adjust them twice a summer if all you do is street drive it, you will probably spend 4x as much time waxing the paint.
If you have to go hydraulic roller I think the 11-430 is too small, it will not be very "rowdy" at all. You need to go to at least the 11-450-9 or maybe better yet the 11-460-9 if you want it noticably rowdy.
Problem is that BBC valvetrains are heavier then the hydro portion of the lifter can control easily. You will have to be very specific on matching the valvespring pressures to what is needed or you will go into valve float earlier than you want. If you don't pay attention to valve spring selection you could run into valve float as early as 55-5700 rpm. Regardless of what you do you are going to have a struggle preventing float showing up above 6200-ish rpm due to valvetrain weight and the fact that the hydro portion of the lifter can only handle so much spring pressure.
Using Titanium valvespring retainers will be manditory to reduce weight. So will full roller rockers.
I would suggest a stud girdle too, to help stability.
Eric/Guy Pistons/Cams Thanks a ton
Hey you guys have been a huge help..thanks man.
The SRP piston that puts me right around 10.0-10.2
will be great. Should have pinging/knocking becasue of
low octane and be able to run premium with no problem.
Cool...thought I was out of luck. And a little leary to start
grinding away at new pistons due to lack of knowledge.
With your guys brains what is your opinion on the 11-430-9
Compcam? I have the Gen 4 block. With my 291's, compression
with the piston, 780cfm, Stealth, headers, good MSD HEI would
this cam be nasty enough? I don't have to worry about vacuum
with a 4spd. I do want nasty as hell. Want to go the hyd flat tappet
or hyd roller not solid.
|Guy Hiltz
I'm no fan at all of the oval port heads, the average guy can't port good enough to really get them to work, it takes a pro to do it. The Rectangle port, on the other hand, I have personally had a hand in or been near 3 engines almost verbatim to what I have laid out, and they will make your sphincter pucker. Too many people have been spoon fed that oval port bilge by car rags for so long everyone thinks it is the only way. This isn't a 4500lb 4x4, it's a light Chevelle and the OP wants it kind of rowdy.
Now theres a statement that I can agree with 100 %.
I'm on my 2nd set of rect port heads,the 1st were on the 454 LS-6 crate motor that was in my car when I bought it,those were the 188 heads,and they worked real nice,lots of bottom end.Now I've got a set of Brodix Race Rite rect port heads,and they work even better than the factory ones did.And you dont need to rev these 454 + motors to 7500 rpm to make power.I've got a UDHarold,(Harold Brookshire),custom grind solid roller cam in my 468.I asked for a cam that worked from 2500-6500,and thats exactly what I got,it makes peak HP around 6400 rpm.And I can guarentee you that it will indeed "make your sphincter pucker".
Yes the 780 Holley is marginally too small but also not a deal breaker, use it until you can replace it or add a HP-type main body. Should be plenty responsive tho'....
Rectangle port dual plane is also not that bad, going for a shift 4-600 rpm past peak puts you right at 7400 or so for the shift and at a 6800 rpm power peak. It will need a 1" spacer at least.
Totally agree it will never fly with a hydro or hydro roller cam, NO WAY, but I am not afraid of solids in a BBC as long as a face-oiling lifter is used and zinc additive or race high zinc oil is used and the operator is willing to do a correct cam break in by removing the inner valvespring or using a stock spring during the break-in. OP could consider nitriding the cam if you really want insurance, still cheaper than Hydro roller and you have to have the rpm capability to make this whole package work. OP doesn't have a hydro roller, just was considering it at first but wanted thoughts on the engine and said in a later post was also considering a solid.
I'm no fan at all of the oval port heads, the average guy can't port good enough to really get them to work, it takes a pro to do it. The Rectangle port, on the other hand, I have personally had a hand in or been near 3 engines almost verbatim to what I have laid out, and they will make your sphincter pucker. Too many people have been spoon fed that oval port bilge by car rags for so long everyone thinks it is the only way. This isn't a 4500lb 4x4, it's a light Chevelle and the OP wants it kind of rowdy.
It'll be just fine at 10-1 comp on pump gas, no worries there. It will be just fine with a 3.90 rear gear, 4.56 will likely have you driving over the tach in the 1/4 unless you are running a 29" or taller slick.
Not looking to start an argument, the OP just wanted opinions and this is mine. "If your gonna be a Bear, be a Grizzly"
Stop it already with the 10 to 1 business...."spoken in a Jewish dialect"
Bore the block +0.060" and install flat top pistons having a compression height of 1.645" such as KB202-060. The stack will measure 9.780". Cut the block decks 0.020" for a zero deck. Cut your heads to achieve 106cc chambers and change springs to handle 0.700" valve lift. This will result in a 9.000:1 static compression ratio. Use an 850 carb on a RPM or Stealth intake manifold. Use long tube 1 7/8" headers with an X pipe right after the collectors. Use a solid roller cam with the same timing events and lift as a CompCams 11-700-9. I don't care who grinds the cam, but use the timing figures shown here....
Use this head gasket for a squish of 0.041"....
Use these pistons or similar with 3cc relief....
WARNING: Big block Chevies will not tolerate a flat tappet cam. That's my opinion.
2000 167 439
2500 215 451
3000 273 478
3500 347 521
4000 418 549
4500 481 560
5000 527 553
5500 550 523
6000 544 476
6500 500 402
Peak volumetric efficiency 94.5 @5000
Peak BMEP 181.5 @4500
But, as long as the OP is aware of the requirement to spin hell out of it if he uses the 291 heads- go for it, I suppose. Seems like chasing one's tail to use a pump-gas-friendly CR w/a cam that'll try to make power @ 7500 RPM just to use those heads...
The 4.56 gears and a 4 speed WILL be a hoot, though!
[QUOTE=cobalt327]Unless the combo is spec'ed out to have its power peak and cruise RPM high, relatively speaking, the rectangle port heads will be giving up power under the curve to the oval port heads, like the 049, etc.
Where alot of times I would likely agree with this, he did say 4-speed, a '65 Chevelle is relatively light, he wants it fairly rowdy, and is considering running a solid cam. I say set the compression ratio where it needs to be to use the head on pump gas, rev 'er up to 7500 and let it sing - instant wood
Unless the combo is spec'ed out to have its power peak and cruise RPM high, relatively speaking, the rectangle port heads will be giving up power under the curve to the oval port heads, like the 049, etc.
If the idea isn't to take advantage of the CR that can be had w/the closed chamber heads, I really don't see any advantage in running them, other than (in this case) the rectangle port heads having good valves already in them and ready to bolt on, and the 049's presumably needing work.
In any event, don't try to open the closed chambers up to use unaltered open chamber pistons.
|Guy Hiltz
|Guy Hiltz
You may find a better fit piston as far as compression goes,I found a SRP piston for a close chamber that will put you just a bit over 10.0:1,go here and scroll to the bottom,# 141636;
|Part # 11-430-8 is on an austempered iron core, these have a somewhat poor reputation for cracking. 11-430-9 is on a billet steel core, very strong.
Guy Hiltz Cam Stuff Thanks
Not sure where you are getting the 8 and 9 from.
My cam picks were the 11-430-8 hdr roller or the
11-678-5 solid flat tappet. Or maybe the 11-250-3
less break in with the roller and the 11-250-3 is hyd
flat old school...just not sure if it is nasty.
|Guy Hiltz
I dont know if you are aware of this or not,but any Comp Cam roller cam whose part # ends in 8 is not made on a billet core.They are made from an austempered ductile iron,which does not have the strength that a billet core does.You can order a billet core from Comp by substituting the # 9 for the # 8.
|This thread has more than 15 replies. Click here to review the whole thread.
|Posting Rules
You may post new threads
You may post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


text:
My PortfolioTebogo Maheya
Cape Town Medical MuseumMedical Museum
Shannon FlewellenIntegrated Media
ADSL & Web hosting proudly provided by Afrihost. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2017. Bizcommunity.com, its sponsors, contributors and advertisers disclaim all liability for any loss, damage, injury or expense that might arise from the use of, or reliance upon, the services contained herein. Privacy policy, Terms of Use, PAIA.


text:
Hi everyone, I'm a smaller sized guy 5'8"-5'9" around 130lbs. I know I'll need a smaller helmet but I'd like one that's made of fiberglass. Animefan offers the FP helmet in fiberglass and I have a lead on an FP GMH in fiberglass.
Does anyone have a picture to compare these two? Or is the difference negligible. I don't want to look like a bobble head!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk


text:
Get ready for a 3rd degree grilling Sumo-ling!
If you have EVER started a blog...
...continue reading.
If you have NOT started a blog in your life...
...please continue reading.
Now...here's where we separate the Sumo-ling bloggers from the Chief Sumo ones...
If you have ever started a blog, and you just couldn't "make it" in the blog-o-sphere...raise your hand, fingers extended and joined, and imagine slapping yourself across the face while wearing King Arthur's gauntlet...
Yep...it hurts just thinking about it, I know. But it hurts even more when you've realized that you have failed to make a real impact and build an audience that cares about what you have to say.
TRUST ME...I know. My ego has been shattered one too many times that I no longer have tear ducts.
That's why I want to help you Sumo-ling. If you care anything about creating a blog that matters, then you definitely need to take this course called "How To Start a Blog That Matters" by Corbett Barr.
Have you heard of Mr. Barr? He's the one responsible for Think Traffic and Expert Enough.
He's also helped clients launch or grow blogs that attract from 10,000 to 100,000+ visitors per month to include Live Your Legend, Man Vs. Debt, Primer Magazine and The Possibility of Today.
Yeah, he's that guy. The guy you want to beg to be mentored from. The guy who wakes up and doesn't even bother to look at his analytics because hell...he's already getting over 100K visitors to his sites.
Want to be like Mr. Barr? Nooooooo! Of course not!
You just want to steal his secrets and his personally made formula for doing what he's done and taught others to do.
Well lucky you...because Chief Sumo has just squassssshed the hell out of another deal.
But before we get to that, let's find out what his course includes...
It's a 90-day action plan for starting a blog that matters. One that'll get read, shared, linked to, and read again.
This course contains 13 weekly lessons to guide you through starting a blog that you WOULD'VE created, to one that matters.
Here's the weekly plan:
Week 1: Choose the right topic for you.
Week 2: Develop the perfect blog name and brand.
Week 3: Design your blog to look great.
Week 4: Create your social media strategy.
Week 5: Develop your launch plan.
Week 6: Learn how to create outstanding content.
Week 7: Create your launch content.
Week 8: Launch your blog.
Week 9: Start making friends in the blogosphere.
Week 10: Build your thriving audience.
Week 11: Expand your reach using webinars, YouTube, podcasts and more.
Week 12: Make your first dollar blogging.
Week 13: Develop your strategy for taking your blog to the next level.
Each lesson also contains a specific action plan to follow each week, so don't start thinking this is just about learning (you'll learn a ton), it's also about doing. Take some action Sumo-ling! Stop being a consumer and start being a producer!
The lessons are a combination of text, checklists and videos and contains over 8 hours of video.
So in just 90 days, you could actually have a blog that matters, and an ego that shines brightly but has been humbled from countless amounts of shame and despair. That's very zen like of you Sumo-ling, well done.
Right, so let's get to the good stuff. Want the course?
It'll cost you $97...normally. But we don't do normal at AppSumo HQ, we do the "Everyone has to do pushups every hour on the hour or you have to clean the bathroom" stuff and broke the price down only $49.
Yuuuup! For the cost of one month of internet (broadband users mind you), you could start building a blog that people will actually want to read, and return to.
So if you want to...
...this course is for you!
But only for a limited time. As usual. As always. Unless otherwise noted. Which it usually isn't. So just get this course TODAY!
The "Hello My Darlin'" Chief Sumo
P.S. Ahhhhhhh...got you! Thought I'd leave you hanging without telling you about the special bonuses?
I've some previous blogging experience, though I never experienced more than 100 visitors a month on avg. I'm not even through half the course yet, but the quality of information available is phenomenal. Well worth the $49 I spent on this.
4 of 6 people found this helpful. Did you? September 12, 2012
Just started the course, but am enjoying all of the tips that have been presented so far.
4 of 6 people found this helpful. Did you? September 10, 2012
Like all of these products it retreads the same ground (which they openly acknowledge was perhaps best covered by Chris Guillebeau's 279 Days ebook).
I guess there is only much that can be said.
But - I am only on week 2, so maybe things will look up later!
7 of 16 people found this helpful. Did you? September 13, 2012
I am thinking this is more of a road map telling you exactly what to do each week. am I right? Chris' ebook tells you what you need but not in a step-by-step fashion.
September 13, 2012
There's plenty of meat to this offering, well thought through and stimulating of both reflection (on where you want / need to go) and action (getting stuff done) - well done, guys, Nigel
2 of 6 people found this helpful. Did you? September 16, 2012
1 of 2 people found this helpful. Did you? July 3, 2013
Good. Great for someone with no idea what to do, good for someone with average knowledge, average for someone who is ready to start with skills.
1 of 2 people found this helpful. Did you? April 17, 2013
3 of 12 people found this helpful. Did you? September 4, 2012
2 of 9 people found this helpful. Did you? September 1, 2012
1 of 3 people found this helpful. Did you? January 26, 2013
2 of 14 people found this helpful. Did you? August 29, 2012
1 of 6 people found this helpful. Did you? September 12, 2012
1 of 7 people found this helpful. Did you? October 1, 2012
1 of 7 people found this helpful. Did you? September 10, 2012
1 of 13 people found this helpful. Did you? August 30, 2012
0 of 3 people found this helpful. Did you? April 26, 2013
Its packed with timeless content and proven methods. And A VERY GOOD COURSE FOR BEGINNERS.
But Its available for almost free on a site which offers access to the course content for 3O DAYS. A one dollar member ship. Bought it a few days back. Quite disappointing :( to know I spend 50 dollars on something that I could have got for 1 dollar.
0 of 0 people found this helpful. Did you? October 17, 2013
Well, Appsumo sent me a request to review this product right away, and it's a 13 week course, so I'm giving this review a long way from finishing the course, although I'll admit I have read ahead.
Considering I went to lunch with a couple of my kids yesterday and dropped 50 bucks on lunch, this course is very well priced, I mean a lot of work went into it and the resources and videos and links (some of which obviously could be found for free IF you knew were to look) were very much worth the money, I've spent hours so far reviewing material, checking out other blogs, reading free ebooks, AND working on the action plan that the course lays out.
So, there, if you're thinking of starting a blog, or you have one and want to take it to another level, this course is a winner.
0 of 0 people found this helpful. Did you? August 26, 2013
I love the fact that this is a step-by-step program that takes you through everything. I'm only on the third week but I'm enjoying the depth that this program covers. For anyone that is starting out with a blog that you want to eventually turn into a revenue producing site and aren't sure where to begin- begin with purchasing this program.
They ask the questions you probably haven't asked yourself.
0 of 0 people found this helpful. Did you? April 7, 2013
Is this ebook or a video guide?
Besides doing standard linking and writing content, what is this going to tell us web developers?
As seen on


text:
Wednesday, June 16 8-3:30
Lincoln East and Monroe Rooms, Hilton Washington
1919 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington DC
**Registered participants only!**
Thank you for registering to attend ANA's Lobby Day, This Wednesday, June 16! As promised, we've taken care of all of your appointments for the day, and we are looking forward to seeing you at the 8 a.m. Lobby Day Briefing that morning.
The briefing is important, so please arrive on time! The Agenda for the 8-9:30 am briefing is online here. That morning we'll give you packets that include everything you'll need for the day, including your appointment schedule, metro and Capitol Hill maps, and details on the key lobby day issues. If you want to read up on these in advance visits check them out online!
Lobby Day Issues
Tips for the day:
Dress professionally, but wear comfortable shoes! (DC is made for walking and you're sure to do a good bit of it as you make your visits on Capitol Hill)
Avoid wearing bulky metal jewelry that could make getting through security in the House and Senate office buildings more challenging.
Have some cash on hand. ANA will be providing you but transportation to the hill, and the distance between appointments is walkable for most, but if you forgot those comfortable shoes or a sudden thunderstorm crops up, you may want to catch a cab.
Also, because attendees will be finishing their appointments and heading back to the hotel at different times that day, attendees will be cabbing or taking a short metro ride back to the hotel that afternoon. Cab fares for one person:
From Hilton to Capitol Hill: approx$7-8 (according the cab stand at the hotel)
From one side of Capitol Hill to the other: approx. $5
Add $1 per additional person in cab