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The world's biggest electricals retailer Best Buy landed on these shores all guns blazing in May 2008 by signing a £1.1bn joint venture with Carphone Warehouse. The US giant vowed to open 100 "big box" stores by 2013, parking its tanks on the lawn of Dixons Retail's Currys and PC World, as well as Kesa Electrical's Comet. Best Buy believed it could blitz the £26bn UK market and its rivals by providing a superior customer service, product offer and pricing.
But yesterday those tanks came to a juddering halt after Best Buy UK said it would close its 11 big box stores before the end of December. This followed dire losses of £46.7m for the half-year to 30 September. Andrew Harrison, the chief executive of Best Buy Europe, the partnership with Carphone Warehouse, said the "substantial change" in the technology market since 2008 – towards smartphones, tablet devices and apps – had convinced the group to focus on a single brand for its 800-plus stores in the UK. "It was the technology cycle that spurred us to do something. There is a nice saying in America: 'Skate where the puck is going to be – not where it is at the moment'," he said.
But the end of Best Buy UK's big box dream brings down the curtain on one of the most calamitous launches in modern retail history. Industry experts say that Best Buy was undone by a combination of "naivety", "arrogance", the lack of a differentiated offer and advertising, and a launch into the teeth of a brutal consumer recession.
It was also hit by a series of departures among executives not long after it first store opened in Thurrock, Essex, in May 2010. The retail analyst Neil Saunders said: "They opened at the worst possible time with the market in quite a steep decline and with consumers not buying in the way they had the previous decade."
He added: "There was an arrogance that they thought they could take the market by storm." But Mr Harrison hit back. "Far from being arrogant, one of Best Buy's values is humility, in terms of changing your strategy, in knowing you can do things differently. Arrogant organisations don't do that."
In background briefings before its launch, Best Buy's executives were bullish. In short, they believed the overall UK electricals market was more than 20 per cent underdeveloped, as the customer service at the incumbent chains was so dreadful.
Robert Clark, a director at Retail Week Knowledge Bank, said: "There was an element of naivety in that I think they underestimated the established order of things. They [Best Buy] should have done it in the 1990s."
Best Buy also suffered from a lack of recognition among UK consumers and Mr Saunders believes this was not simply due to its low numbers of stores.
Mr Saunders says: "They are differentiated on service. If you go into one of their stores, the service is good and better than what you traditionally got in Currys and Comet. But they did not communicate their point of difference well enough."
Another view is that Best Buy did not live up to its hype on pricing. Mr Clark said: "They did not persist with their promotions and their prices were not as exciting as they promised."
The lag between Best Buy's joint venture with Carphone Warehouse and opening stores also gave rivals a major opportunity to up their game. Mr Clark says: "The most important thing was that [Dixons Retail's] Currys and PC Word got their act together."
Mr Saunders agrees that the launch of Best Buy UK was ultimately a "blessing in disguise for Dixons because it made them pull up their socks". He adds: "It has renovated stores, put in extra training and extra service levels for customers." In Best Buy's defence, its rivals have also been struggling in one of the worst markets for consumer electricals in the UK in living memory.
Dixons Retail, which has more than 1,200 stores across Europe, suffered a 10 per cent fall in UK sales for the 12 weeks to 23 July. Meanwhile, Kesa Electricals is trying to offload Comet, which could suffer losses of about £20m this year. Mr Saunders painted a bleak picture for the UK consumer electricals market. He said: "It just shows there is no growth and we have got too many retailers and too many stores."
A key focus for Best Buy Europe – which has 2,453 stores in nine European countries – will now be selling more wireless devices, smartphones and peripherals at its 150 larger Carphone Warehouse shops in the UK.
But retail historians will not look back favourably on Best Buy's ill-fated big box experiment. Mr Clark says: "They should have had everything going for them. The UK market was dominated by an unpopular Currys."
Charles Dunstone: a win-win situation
There was a marked contrast yesterday between the fortunes of Charles Dunstone, the founder of Carphone Warehouse, and those of Best Buy UK's 1,100 staff.
Mr Dunstone is set for a windfall of £243m after Carphone Warehouse unveiled the disposal of its interest in Best Buy Mobile US and Canada profit share agreement to the electricals giant for £838min cash.
The outlook is less rosy for Best Buy UK's employees after its decision to close its 11 fledgling stores before the end of the year. But a spokesman said it was "absolutely confident that we will be able to redeploy a large majority of the employees". There are no such worries for Mr Dunstone, who has a 29 per cent shareholding in Carphone Warehouse.
The group intends to return up to £813m of cash to shareholders via a B share scheme – which will give shareholders the choice of receiving income or capital. Annual consulting payments of £5m spread over the next five years will account for the remainder. Following the demerger between Carphone Warehouse and its Talk Talk telecoms unit in 2010, Mr Dunstone's fortune was £1bn, according to the Sunday Times Rich List in May.
Not bad for a lad, who now chairs both businesses, and set up Carphone Warehouse with £6,000 of his savings in 1989.
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HOW TO tell if its real leather. PIX
It is a common question that people ask if the leather is real or not. Maybe this has been posted before but i've never seen a sticky for it.
First and foremost, PREMIUM Pkg does NOT promise leather. SPORTS pkg does NOT promise leather.
YES, you can tell by looking at it!
Please read the text above each picture indicating what you are looking at.
First, Take the basic front seat. There is a fold in the LEATHER. leatherette does not have this fold. Please examine the difference between the two photos. The first one has leather, the second does not.
The same exact thing goes for the back seats. As follows, the first one has leather, and the second one does not.
On a sport seat it is difficult to tell. The below picture does have leather. If looking to see if a car with sports pkg has leather, it is important that you look at the rear seats as it is much easier to tell on the back seat.
This is accurate information for any year e46. This is according to the Sales manager at Kuni BMW in portland, OR. It's the same on any recently made BMW. He assured me that this is accurate and true information. Many times leather will not show up on the history report, and unless you can get a hold of the original invoice, this is the easiest fastest way to determine real leather. I hope this helps.
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Christofle refines focus, while Dior expands bed, bath mix
November 4, 2002,
Christofle premiered its latest table introductions at the Tabletop Show last week, while its Dior division expanded its Dior Collection Maison of bath and bedding products.
"We've moved away from Asian fusion to more classic looks," added Gene Lawrence, regional sales manager.
Christofle also has begun offering place mats and napkins in groups of four, instead of 12. "It's more consumer-friendly," Dewey said.
The new introductions include Baltic, a cotton satin print that displays the casual spirit, in gray and blue. A 71-inch square tablecloth will retail for $170.
Other existing collections were expanded. Orangerie, a linen/cotton solid color damask and its table linen (71-inch square, $340), added more muted colors this market, with gold, pink and plum. Vague, which is French for wave, is a cotton damask, and is now offered in red. The sheer Geometrie style ($150 for a 71-inch square) expanded its palette to include mauve and gold.
The Dior collection, which includes bath and bedding, is working to expand its presence since its launch last market, said Xavier Barroux, director, international licenses, with J'Adore leading the way. This market, it added more feminine colors to the collection, including Dior's classic pink and a gray. A lace print bedding pattern, called Lace is set to launch in January and gives the collection a romantic look, he said, which "was missing in the original collection."
Terry bath accessories have also been added to the Dior collection, he said, "which we play close to the Dior fashion story." In addition, a new bath pattern, called Trotter, is featured in bathrobes, towels, decorative pillows, terry bags and slippers. "This is really the big theme of the year."
The Dior collection has been offered in the U.S. since June, when its giftware portion was placed within the Dior boutiques and a luxury department store company, he said. The Dior boutiques also have the bed and bath lines.
"We are still setting up distribution with specialty retailers and department stores," Barroux said.
It took a year to roll out the Dior collection in France, and "now we are ready to cross the ocean."
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i just had a SgtFang fett helmet painted up by a very talented member here...the paint work turned out amazing!
i noticed that the helmet seems to be a bit out of shape when you look at it from the bottom...it seems that since the part was removed for the visor it made the helmet structurally a bit weak
also, the visor doesnt seem to want to stay in place, it looks like he used some type of clear thick glue or epoxy to hold it in place but it is coming loose and contributing to the problem
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If I leave my game on pause for longer than 10 minutes my xbox will self destruct.
If I check a walkthrough for a game before I finish it, The gaming police will show up at my door and fine me a 1000 live founds for cheating.
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WSU Climate Friendly Farming Team Wins National Innovation Award
The Washington State University Climate Friendly Farming Team has won a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Partnership Award for Innovative Program Models.
Climate Friendly Farming is a project of WSU's Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources designed to explore how agriculture can move from a source of greenhouse gases to a sink for carbon with the goal of mitigating global warming. Three farming systems were studied: dairy, irrigated crops, and dryland grain. The project combined field studies, computer modeling, technology development and deployment, and educational outreach.
"The Climate Friendly Farming team integrates researchers and Extension educators from several disciplines to tackle the complex issue of greenhouse gas emissions on many fronts," said David Granatstein, a WSU sustainable agriculture specialist and one of the founders of the project.
"Our project pursued three strategies to achieve its goals — reduce emissions, replace fossil fuels, and restore soil carbon — knowing that no single solution exists," Granatstein said. "We've partnered with university and USDA researchers, state agencies, private industry and non-governmental agencies, and many new ideas were born during the course of the project that are now being developed. For example, the solid fiber from anaerobic digestion was treated and tested as a replacement for peat in potting mixes. This adds value, and can help keep peat in the ground where it will continue to be sequestered carbon."
One of the project's most exciting innovations is an anaerobic digester that takes dairy cow manure from "rot to watts," collecting methane gas that can be used to generate electricity or used as a vehicle fuel. Another is a crop-soil simulation model that can potentially be used to validate agricultural credits in a carbon market or cap-and-trade system.
The project was developed in concert with its initial funder, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. In 2003, the Allen Foundation approached CSANR looking to support research that investigated the connection between agriculture and the environment. The Allen Foundation funded the project with an initial $3.75 million. To date, the project has been funded with about $10 million.
"WSU has long been committed to agricultural innovation," said Chad Kruger, director of the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. "Agriculture is Washington's largest industry and employer and we strive to serve that industry in ways that minimize environmental impact while maximizing economic value.
"We're proud and excited about this award and that our work has been acknowledged at the national level," Kruger said.
NIFA is the new name of the organization formerly known as Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service.
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The gray Bataflae 26L Backpack from Gura Gear is a large pack for carrying a studio load of photo gear. Its capacity is extreme. It can accommodate your pro DSLR with or without grip, a 400mm f/2.8 attached and a 500mm f/4 with hood reversed as well as many other lenses in its fully adjustable interior using the touch fastened dividers. As with any camera backpack, it's always a good idea to measure your gear against the dimensions in specs to make sure it will comfortably fit. The 26L can also hold a medium format camera system or video camera bodies.
The unique facet of this pack is Gura's butterfly access system. These flaps come in handy when you don't want or can't open the entire pack-especially in crowded venues. They fold open in the middle exposing the interior without opening the entire bag. However, if you prefer to open the pack completely, pinch the buttons and the butterfly flaps release for a traditional opening.
Storage space is not a problem for the 26L. Expandable exterior mesh accessory pockets are matched by multiple interior mesh pockets. The front also has two full length pockets for even more accessories and even larger items such as your jacket. One of these pockets can be used for ID, tickets and passport. The pack makes use of traditional M.O.L.L.E. (Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) side attachment points that contain side hooks for attaching extra pouches or gear. Your tripod can be attached at various points on the pack to suit your preference. A water bottle pocket will help keep you hydrated while traveling. For ultimate security, the main compartment is lockable using a user-supplied lock.
The harness system is stowaway in design and contains a removable waist belt. A top grab handle is for quick access moments. The handles are all riveted for strength. The zippers are color coded for enhanced organizational purposes and can be readily used while wearing gloves. The shoulder straps contain extra strong buckles. The pack is made from a combination of nylon, polyurethane and mesh. The zippers are all YKK.
For inclement weather, a rain cover is included that doubles as a ground cloth while pursuing location work. When the pack is not being used, place it inside the included dust bag that will keep it clean and fresh. The pack comes with Gura Gear's ultimate warranty for the workmanship that goes into this pack.
420D dia square nylon with 2x PU (polyurethane) backing
100D robic diamond nylon lining with 2x PU backing
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Address: Località Tre Ponti , Montiano, 58051, Grosseto
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Olivetino is an agriturismo with Tuscany coast apartments located on a green hilly area in the heart of the Tuscan Maremma. The seaside is just half hour away. Olive groves, vineyards and the green Mediterranean shrub fill the surrounding countryside with colors. Every period of the year is especially beautiful in its own way thanks to the gorgeous landscape all around.
The apartments are large, comfortable and welcoming. They are located in the main body of the farm, which is independently accessible from the main road. Each apartment has a large living/dining room with wood burning fireplace. All these Tuscany coast apartments have the outdoors in common. Here you can enjoy a panoramic swimming pool, sun tanning terrace, a playground for your children, relax on the hammock and dine al-fresco thanks to the outdoor dining furniture and barbecue. Tall pine trees provide much shade, allowing to enjoy dining out even at lunch.
The house is just fifteen minutes away from the sea, and two kilometers from the town of Montiano. Tuscany coast apartments at Olivetino are the right place to have a relaxing holiday in the quiet of these beautiful and wild natural places. This is also a wine land, offering great occasions for day trips to the discovery of cellars and restaurants to appreciate the scents and tastes of the Maremma cuisine.
The nature reservation called Parco Naturale della Maremma is in close proximity for your nature excursions, while the thermal baths of Saturnia will make you feel like an Etruscan enjoying the rich gift of Tuscany's hot springs. Etruscan ruins are located nearby, with Roselle as the main site to discover, while the Argentario showcases one of the wildest and most beautiful coastal areas facing crystal clear waters and the marvelous islands of Giglio and Giannutri.
Olivetino does not only mean Tuscany coast apartments. This is a real farm house in Tuscany doing farm work. 26 hectares of land include hillsides and flat lands growing cereals, vineyards, and olive trees. The terroir is excellent for wine and olive oil, therefore the production at Olivetino, which you can buy, is especially good. Needless to say the most renown wine type produced in Maemma is Morellino di Scansano, also produced at Olivetino.
A portion of the estate is dedicated to woodlands. Here you will be able to have long walks in any season, enjoying the presence of splendid secular trees and little wood animals, such as foxes, porcupines, hedgehogs, hares, deers and birds such as bee-eaters, hawks, jays and turtledoves.
Bikes are provided on site, while other sports and activities can be practiced in the vicinities; golfing, horseback riding and fishing are all located nearby. The islands of Giglio and Giannutri are connected through ferries that depart near these Tuscany coast apartments.
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TJ Walker was named the Most Valuable Player for Eagles with an impressive double double of 28 points and 12 rebounds on the way to victory.
Eagles' head coach Fabulous Flournoy said: "TJ had a wonderful game.
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Eagles led for much of the game and were fastest out of the traps, scoring nine of the opening 11 points, before Towers battled back - bagging the following 10 points.
An Andrew Bridge three-pointer started Eagles off on another tear later in the quarter as Newcastle retook the lead and finished the first stanza 22-17 to the good.
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Lynard Stewart and Niki Arinze shouldered the scoring burden for Towers in the third, but their efforts were not enough as a TJ Walker-inspired Eagles stretched their lead into double figures, leading by as many as 14 points at 58-44.
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To do any great thing with the heart of another, you must vivisect your own, and this truth Theodora had to practise continually.
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Do toothpicks float? Does a plastic spoon sink? Find out which types of objects float and sink with this exciting science project. Your kids will get to practice making hypotheses about what they think will happen to each object and then test whether they are right through experimentation.
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- To set up for the project, place the newspaper on a table. Write the word "Sink" on one sheet of construction paper and the word "Float" on the other. and the other piece with the word "Float." Put the objects on the newspaper.
- Review the meaning of the words "sink" and "float" with your child. Explain that we are going to do an experiment to see which of the objects sink down when they are placed into water and which ones float.
- Ask your child to guess which objects will sink and which one will float. Place each object next to the appropriate sheet of construction paper based on the prediction.
- Divide a piece of binder paper into thirds vertically. Ask your child to draw each object on a piece of binder paper and write her prediction next to each object in the middle column of the paper (sink or float). On the right column of the paper, add a label that says "Result".
- Next, add some water into the plastic dishpan. Choose one of the objects and place it into the water. Observe whether it sinks or floats and record the result on the binder paper next to each prediction. Repeat this for each of the remaining objects.
- Have your child compare the prediction for each object to the result. If any of them do not match, discuss why your child thought about those objects and what he learned. Your child should now have a better understanding of what types of objects sink and float!


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the accidental exposure of an intimate part of the body because of a problem with an article of clothing
'Tara Reid says she had no idea she was flashing the paparazzi when the strap of her dress slipped off her left shoulder … The 29-year-old actress said she was upset at the photographers' reaction to her wardrobe malfunction.CBS News 21st January 2005
'Chances are pretty good that this year's Super Bowl halftime performer will "let it be" and not have any "wardrobe malfunctions." That's because the NFL has tapped legendary rocker Paul McCartney to perform at the halftime show.'NBC News 24th January 2005
the term wardrobe malfunction has quickly caught on as a euphemism in the US, so much so that the US Global Language Monitor named the phrase as 'Hollywood's Top Word or Phrase for Impact on the English Language' in 2004
The next time you discreetly need to do up a disobedient zip on something you are wearing, you might want to retrieve the following new entry from your mental lexicon – what you are trying to deal with is a wardrobe malfunction! This term emerged from the US in early 2004, and was subsequently seized by the media on both sides of the Atlantic as a way of describing those situations where people, especially celebrities or others in the public eye, inadvertently expose themselves because of some kind of problem with what they are wearing.
The term wardrobe malfunction has quickly caught on as a euphemism in the US, so much so that the US Global Language Monitor named the phrase as 'Hollywood's Top Word or Phrase for Impact on the English Language' in 2004. Its popularity is thought to derive from the humorous impact of using a rather formal, quasi-technical phrase for description of such comical 'exposure' incidents.
There is also evidence for use of wardrobe malfunction with the sense of 'an error in fashion judgement'. A particularly clear example of this use was in the press coverage of 20-year-old Prince Harry's highly controversial attendance at a fancy-dress party wearing a Nazi uniform, subsequently described by the media with headlines such as: 'The (Nazi) Party Prince, or Harry's Wardrobe Malfunction' (Los Angeles Times, 14th January 2005).
The expression wardrobe malfunction was coined by singer Justin Timberlake after an incident during the 38th Super Bowl (American football) tournament in February 2004. During the controversial half-time show, Timberlake and singer Janet Jackson were performing a duet containing suggestive dance moves. As the song reached the final line, Timberlake pulled off part of Jackson's costume, and in doing so revealed part of her right breast, cameras immediately cutting to an aerial view of the stadium. In a subsequent statement, Timberlake is quoted as saying: 'I am sorry that anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the halftime performance of the Super Bowl … It was not intentional and is regrettable.' The whole incident proved highly controversial however, leading to an investigation by the US Federal Communications Commission and prompting speculation that it had been an intentional publicity stunt.
This article was first published on 4th April 2005.
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The 31 might be corrosive (copper wash)
the laquer probably isnt . If you find out
what you want for it pm me. Who knows
I picked up a bunch of Chinese 7.62X39 ammo in a trade and I don't have a use for it so for sale it will go. Looking for what the fair market price is. Please don't make me use Gunbroker to figure out a FAIR price.
ARMCO - made to military spec 351 over 88 head stamp,copper wash case, steel core
China Sports - green and white box, 351 over 93, SP, non corrosive, green (lacquer?) case
Norinco - brown (lacquer?) case, 71 over 93 head stamp, lead core non corrosive
Norince/China Sports - 31 over 93 head stamp, copper wash case, FMJ, lead core
I do have 2 AR's in 7.62X39 and 4K+ of Sako ammo so this is going.
Thanks, Ken
edit - all of the boxes say non corrosive for what ever that is worth. The ammo was made in 88 and 93 based on headstamps.
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The 31 might be corrosive (copper wash)
the laquer probably isnt . If you find out
what you want for it pm me. Who knows
If I was you I'd keep it as we'll never see that stuff again until they open up trade with China-(again?). The stuff you have is far much better than the Lapua you are holding. Read Poot's thread:
The yaw of the Norinco Chinese is equivalent if not better than the Russian. The Lapua is no where near those two. The cost of the Norinco stuff is up there too,IMO.
I only punch holes in paper and I have found both the Lapua and Sako ammo very accurate. I have also been out of work for a year. I got the ammo in a trade and just want to sell it at a fair market price and use the proceeds to fund the hobby.
When I do sell the copper washed stuff, it goes for 50c a round on the chargers, and it sells almost always.
I decided to verify the steel core is steel core and it is lead, not steel. Just goes to show not everything on the internet is true.
.50 for steel-core is the going rate! However it is not AP, but simply mild steel but Bubba usually sells it as AP!
The ammo I thought was steel core is not. i cur open a bullet and it is lead core. Seems like $.50 for copper wash and I'll start the lacquer at $.40 and see if there is any interest. I can't find much for sale and that I did find was listed at $1 per round, way over priced.
Thanks, Ken
In glancing through the article about wound ballistics, the following caught my eye!
The specialized 7.62 x 54 mm 200 gr FMJ sniper ammo for the Dragunov SVD !
All sources i ever read have always said the 200 gr. X54 ammo was not to be used in any Dragunov rifles, since as little as 20 rounds have been known to tear these guns up and they were designed to only use the 150 gr. ammo! LOL
Makes me wonder about the rest of the guys conclusions!
All Chinese ammo should be considered somewhat corrosive, since even if the ammo is not, the primer may be!
I posted all of the ammo (approx 1,500 rnds) for sale at $.41 per round, all sold in 1 hr.
Thanks, Ken
good for you. i sure would'nt give 50 cents a round for it...... but i would'nt count on the china sports to be non corrosive.
" Dude with a pencil is worse than a cat with a machinegun"... Bo Diddley
I wouldn't give $.30 per round for it, I got it in a trade and wanted to unload it, and I did!
me either..... like i said, i'm happy for you. BUT, i would warn the buyer the chinese ammo may be corrosive, and to clean according. that was my point.
" Dude with a pencil is worse than a cat with a machinegun"... Bo Diddley
The Chinese ammo has a mystique all it's own. Whenever I want to sell off any, lead or steel core, it always sells. The lead not for as much as the steel core mil spec stuff, but the idea of it not being available anymore is it's best selling point. On GunBroker I used to sell off some extra 550 round tins and always got 40 to 60c a round by the time auction was over.
Most of the stuff I have didn't come in tins, but it came sealed in plastic inside of a wooden crate...
to me, that yellow box norinco is collectable, i would'nt shoot it.
" Dude with a pencil is worse than a cat with a machinegun"... Bo Diddley
This can is marked, the other isn't. Only thing I can figure is they marked one of the two cans in the crate (which is probably floating around here somewhere...).
Guys, I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but I have several "spam" cans (720's, not the 550's...these cans are sorta' rare in themselves anymore, but it didn't come loaded on 10rd chargers as I was led to believe. Regardless, the ammo is still steel core and chargers aren't that expensive to make it have turned out to be a bad deal...) of the NORINCO 31 over 93 and recently disassembled a cartridge to check to see if it was indeed steel core or not. Turns out that 31 over 93 is indeed steel core, completely copper washed and there's no doubt about it, unless you have a case that is specifically labeled "lead core" ammo, it should be steel core. I don't know if it's non-corrosive, but with a mfg. date of 1993, it's possible it's non-corrosive, too. I always pull a bullet or two of a suspect lot, just to know what I have. Besides, the difference between the two types of rounds is quite pronounced. One has a flat bottom and is completely copper jacketed, the other, is slightly elongated and you can see the bottom of the steel core insert from the opening in the bottom of the round. It shines right through the surrounding copper.
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I am pretty sure the stuff in the 720 cans is corrosive mil spec ammo too. It came wrapped in brown bag paper too that was folded not stapled. I still have one sealed case of that stuff. Gun show in early 2000's guy was selling off the stuff for 8-10c a round even in those days. The Wolf had flooded the market and in those days sold for that price too. I always liked the Chinese ammo better than the Wolf though. The ammo shot great through my SKS's and AK rifles.
Keep the Chinese stuff, rather it be steel core or not. Stopped coming in the U.S.A. in 07'. It is considered collectable in some circles. Nothing really special about the Chinese stuff other than you can't get it anymore.
Interesting thread. I used to buy the NORINCO yellow box stuff at gunshows for $100 a crate back in the day. I would not place anymore value on it than the current lot of imports. I am glad you got the price you did for it. I'll keep that in mind the next time I come across some for sale. I suspect there are garages and basements packed full of that stuff. On a side note, I found the Chinese CJA 5.56mm NATO filthy, but pretty accurate fodder out of ARs. It too used to sell for about 10 cents a round. I don't see those prices coming back anytime soon.
Enjoy, Shannon
A fool insists. A wise man accepts.
I have to say that I sorely miss the chinese ammo.I wouldn't pay the high prices it fetches to those who think its AP, BUT-it was way more accurate than the current Russian stuff! I wish it was available again & would pay slightly more for it than current russian(you never knew if chinese was actually corrosive or not just by the label, but who cares?)
I like the Chinese ammo for the accuracy I've seen with it over shooting Wolf. The good news is, I get the same "improved" accuracy from the current Yugo and it is a lot easier to find.


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The worst quality I have ever seen from SFE. It barely fits through a 1/16th inch panel, and the nut doesn't thread properly (you can over-tighten it to the point that it slips, with just your bare fingers). I am extremely disappointed, and strongly recommend against buying this.
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Let's just say you are one lucky person, if it was not for your cranium you'd have to carry a pile of dogshit in plastic baggy ...That is the problem, we know they lie, and steal the taxpayer blind, but we just stand around and pretend everything is normal. It isn't. We still have a Constitution. We still have rights. We can fight back. I think this event in Florida will be the catalyst that makes the difference. Especially if they can railroad Zimmerman right before our eyes. They don't have the evidence, but I don't trust that judge.
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There are 75 comments on the The Washington Post story from Jul 5, 2013, titled Kerry was in Nantucket during Egypt coup. In it, The Washington Post reports that:"Isabel," the 76-foot yacht owned by Secretary of State John Kerry , is seen at the Hinckley shipyard in Portsmouth, R.I., in 2010.
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#24 Jul 6, 2013
Since: Feb 07
Location hidden
#25 Jul 6, 2013
Kerry had a cell phone with him, I think.
#26 Jul 6, 2013
There once was a man from Nantucket,
Who got himself a bucket.
And so on......
#27 Jul 6, 2013
Of course he into class warfare.
He married a rich woman.
But actually, you don't have the foggiest notion
of what Kerry likes or detests.
But, no problema, just keep making it up as you go along.
Little minds, little pleasures.
#28 Jul 6, 2013
Why does it make a difference where Kerry was at?
Why all the concern?
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#29 Jul 6, 2013
Everybody's gotta be somewhere. So?
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#30 Jul 6, 2013
And you know this HOW, person with vulgar, childish name?
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#31 Jul 6, 2013
Why 200 To 230 Now Viewing This Forum All The Time?...
#32 Jul 6, 2013
I knew him years ago. He has always thought himself
a person of privilege. An ego the size of Weiner's
imagined penis.
#33 Jul 6, 2013
Sorry, Paul. I know Kerry enough to make the
claim. He regards himself as above the common
man. A pure egotist. Spend 30 minutes with him
and it is more than clear. He is an arrogant
snob with no credentials.
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#34 Jul 6, 2013
Yep, like any of the crybabies here could do better too.
Next up, Issa investigates Kerry, what did he know, when did he know and who did he call after that...blah blah blah.
If the next President is a Republican (like that is going to happen) I hope the Democrats hold their feet to the fire the whole time. Give a little back, they deserve being gauged to the highest standards.
Yes, it is going to come back to them, karma.
Since: Feb 07
Location hidden
#35 Jul 7, 2013
The finesse of the BenghaziDECEPTION.
#38 Jul 7, 2013
There IS no doubt that this Presidency is being propped-up by the Main-Stream Media, the mouthpiece of the NWO Globalist Oligarchy.
Benghazi is a case in point where the MSM is going out of the way to bury the story. When a CBS reporter, Sharyl Attkisons, TRIED to cover the story, even her own bosses complained.
Then she suffered a CYBER ATTACK-----
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#40 Jul 7, 2013
No on is safe from intrusion. The Government thinks it is an African tribe, and the Chief does whatever he wants. It doesn't work that way in America, and that isn't the "change" we will accept. We are a strange people. We can be pushed into a corner, but when we come out we come out fighting. We have had all of the Socialism we will accept. We have had all the lawlessness we will accept. Time to make corrections.
#42 Jul 7, 2013
It got hot ... Kerry went to Nantucket.
He told Morsy that he should stuff it.
Obama cried tears at the news he would hear,
Kerry pouted and said "Oh, go f**k it."
....compliments of Latrine Corpse Pat, the
antithesis of Marine Corps Pat
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#43 Jul 7, 2013
How can Obama, or Kerry get involved in the coup. Obama picked the wrong horse, Morsi. Now he can't protect him. The muslim brotherhood is just standing by.
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#44 Jul 7, 2013
The brotherhood leaders were rounded up by the Military. I take it they don't like them. The brotherhood is now another failed talking point. It's useless to bring them up at all now, like you.
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#45 Jul 7, 2013
So it's just jealousy....sad.
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#46 Jul 7, 2013
Obama tried to go with democracy...unfortunately, the Egyptians wouldn't. So they got the Army to do another coup for them.
Bad choice. No reflection on Obama as far as I can see.
#47 Jul 7, 2013
At this point, what difference does it make ?
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Grilled Fennel with Coriander
Slideshow: More Fast Side Dishes
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- Servings: 4
- 2 fennel bulbs, halved and sliced lengthwise 1/2 inch thick
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
How to make this recipe
Light a grill or heat a grill pan. In a medium bowl, toss the fennel with the olive oil and coriander and season with salt and pepper. Grill the fennel over moderate heat, turning once, until tender and browned.
Contributed By Melissa Rubel Jacobson Published April 2012


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By Dr. Kezhen Zhang, (Beijing Tai Ji Tang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital)
Translated by Sze K. Chan, LAc, Dipl OM
The Theory of Meridians is the most important component of traditional Chinese medicine and at the core of acupuncture treatment methods.
What Led Us Here?
Setting aside the differences between various researchers and their academic backgrounds (which affect their research approach and analytic abilities), we should instead focus on the fact that there are still no established standards for the study of the meridians. These standards must define the characteristics that are fundamental to meridians – as well as the mindset that we must adopt when we are conducting such research in order to ensure that we are actually studying the Meridians and not something else entirely different.
Therefore, I propose five standards that researchers should keep in mind when conducting a study of the meridians.
First, Meridian Theory was first proposed and applied in traditional Chinese medicine and recorded in the canonical texts (e.g. Huang Di Nei Jing). Therefore, the characteristics of the meridians that we find in our research and studies must match the characteristics of those that were described in these earliest Chinese medical texts. Otherwise, it would be meaningless to study the Meridians – or, in other words, what we are studying are not the meridians at all.
Second, if the meridians exist objectively inside the human body, then there must be a material basis for them. If so, when we employ the research methods that modern medical researchers use when conducting research on the structure of the body through its biological components and pathological changes, we should be able to encounter, and thereby, confirm the existence of the meridians.
Third, the meridians and related meridian phenomena should be verifiable by modern scientific research through different angles. Moreover, these experiments should be repeatable.
Fourth, the meridian system should be an independent and unique system in the human body. This system should not be explained or described as any previously-established systems in the body, proven and well documented through medical research such as the nervous system, circulatory system, lymphatic system, etc.
And finally, the meridian system was established through actual clinical practice and is not an abstract concept. The ancient Chinese medicine sages and scholars saw it as being able to: "determine life and death, manage all diseases, moderate deficiency and excess" (Meridians, Huang Di Nei Jing: Ling Shu). These clinical applications of meridians have significant meaning. Therefore, the end goal of our research into the meridian system must be to advance our abilities to improve patient health in our clinical practices. That's the ultimate value of the meridian system.
When a study is able to yield results that include the five above listed criteria (i.e. satisfy the five requirements), we will be able to prove that the meridian system: matches the original descriptions in the classical traditional Chinese medical texts; exists objectively inside the body; may be proven with experiments designed according to modern science standards; is distinct from any other body systems that have already been discovered; and most importantly, can be used clinically for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases. It can even make up for some of the existing deficiencies in modern medical science, increasing its efficacy.
Because previous meridian studies lacked a consistent standard or guide for reference, there are often experiment results where:
Ultimately, these cases of "mistaken identity" are due to the researchers employing a way of thinking that is habitual and limiting, which leads to erroneous results or misguided interpretation of the results. A key factor to take into consideration is that, so far, all the researchers have been searching for a physical entity within the body that matches a specific description of the meridian system.
These various hypotheses not only disrupt more expansive development of the proper understanding of and research into traditional Chinese medicine's Meridian Theory, they also impact the meridian system's value as an important reference and guide in our clinical practice, when we are searching for the best treatment for our patients. In a broader sense, these conclusions may limit the meridian system's possible positive influences on modern medical science. Currently, the growth of the use of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture on a global scale has been unable to gain more momentum, leading to a delay in applying this system and its modalities for the improvement of human health.
Therefore, establishing standards that can be used as a reference and guide when studying the meridians is essential not only to the research into the meridians themselves, but also to whether or not traditional Chinese medicine can be passed on in the proper manner to future generations of practitioners, who can continue to innovate on and improve the medicine upon its foundations. Only on this proper path can we move forward with the search for the answer to the question that has confounded scholars and researchers alike: "What are the meridians?"
Sze K. Chan is a graduate of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. After graduation, she continued her studies at Beijing Tai Ji Tang TCM Hospital with Dr. Kezhen Zhang. Prior to her career in Traditional Chinese Medicine, she was a pro-fessional translator. She currently practices in New York City at her clinic, Kun Ji Acupuncture.
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Pakistani University's Open CourseWare Wins Top Award
The Awards for OpenCourseWare Excellence provide annual recognition to outstanding courseware and OpenCourseWare sites created in the OCW Consortium community. They also recognize individual leadership in moving the ideals of OpenCourseWare and Open Educational Resources forward. The awards are announced each year at the global OpenCourseWare Consortium's annual conference.
In 2001, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology launched the world's first open courseware program, which inspired many other universities, including Pakistan's Virtual University, to join the Open CourseWare (OCW) movement.
Founded in 2002, Virtual University of Pakistan has so far contributed 138 courses on a wide range of subjects since joining the OpenCouseWare consortium. These courses include free and open digital publications of high quality educational materials for colleges and universities.
Enabling virtual education is the high-speed broadband expansion led by PTCL which has propelled Pakistan to become the fourth fastest growing broadband market in the world and the second fastest in Asia, according to a recent industry report. Serbia leads all countries surveyed with a 68% annual growth rate from Q1 2010 to Q1 2011. Thailand (67%), Belarus (50%), Pakistan (46%), and Jordan (44%) follow Serbia. India is in 14th place worldwide with a 35% annual growth rate.
The quickest and the most cost-effective way to broaden access to education at all levels is through online schools, colleges and universities. Sitting at home in Pakistan, self-motivated learners can watch classroom lectures at world's top universities including UC Berkeley, MIT and Stanford. More Pakistanis can pursue advanced degrees by enrolling and attending the country's Virtual University that offers instructions to thousands of enrolled students via its website, video streaming and Youtube and television channels.
The concept of virtual instruction is finding its way to K-12 education as well. Increasing number of Pakistanis are drawn to the Khan Academy channel on YouTube making Pakistanis among its top users. Virtual Education for All is a local Pakistani initiative extending the concept to primary level.
All of these technological developments and open courseware initiatives are good news for making education available and accessible to satisfy the growing needs in Pakistan and other emerging countries around the world seeking to develop knowledge-based economies of the 21st century. Virtual University deserves credit for leading this education revolution in Pakistan.
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Re: Stop Motion
Breakdancing turtle anyone?
Edit: actually, it's a tortoise.
Originally from the motion derby. Changes include the colours on the rings, the addition of halftones, the removal of the before/after turtles and the shirt colour.
Five colours on navy.
Another Edit: Just to address some concerns that have been brought up...
I realize that there has been a large number of turtle entries recently (and two recent turtle winners). This design was created back in the motion derby. I believe that was only the second derby I'd participated in, so as far as I know turtles hadn't yet attained the status of "meme." I know there were several turtles in that derby, probably because it's just natural to use a turtle in a motion derby. Anyway, it remained one of my favourite designs because of the colours and beause of the ring effect I came up with. I thought it deserved one more shot.
As for the design fitting the title, please realize that this turtle is doing what is known as a "freeze" in breakdancing. I'm a little bit surprised that the people who have brought this up see the motion but not the "stop," as if I had to choose between them, I would say that my image is more representative of the "stop".
My original design included four other turtle images, meant to be "before and after" images of the same turtle as it danced across the shirt. This time around, I kept only the centre turtle as I felt that the other lines conveyed the sense of motion well enough on their own. Perhaps they do too good a job.


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This weekend is a big one for the Irish, and Irish at heart!
Chef Michael Kennedy from the Knotty Shamrock in Northfield is here with a traditional recipe for your celebration.
Reuben Chowder
1qt Cooked Corned Beef (Cubed or Shredded)
1qt Potatoes (Cubed)
2C Cooked Cabbage
2C Sauerkraut
2qt Milk
2qt Chicken Stock
1qt Corned Beef Cooking Liquid
1ea Medium Onion (Diced)
1lb Butter
2C Flour
Rye Bread (Cubed and Toasted)
Swiss Cheese
Salt and Pepper
Melt butter in a thick bottomed pot and add onions. Sweat onions until translucent and add flour. Stir constantly for about 3-4 minutes and whisk in milk, chicken stock and cooking liquid from the corned beef. Add the potatoes and continue to whisk occasionally for about 15 minutes. Add the sauerkraut and the cooked cabbage and cook for another 10-15 minutes. Add the corned beef and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for about 5 more minutes and take off the heat. To serve, ladle chowder into a bowl and top with rye croutons and Swiss cheese and bake or broil until the cheese begins to melt and lightly brown.
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Aug 2 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to reverse the previous session's gains and open lower on Friday, with investors cautious following the release of softer-than-expected U.S. payrolls data.
* U.S. employers slowed their pace of hiring in July but the jobless rate fell anyway, mixed signals that could make the U.S. Federal Reserve more cautious about drawing down its huge economic stimulus program.
* Dell Inc's special committee and the buyout group led by company founder and Chief Executive Michael Dell are nearing a deal that would include an offer price of $13.75 per share and a special dividend of 13 cents, a source familiar with the matter said.
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Oct. 2, 2012
TULSA, Okla. -- A critical hold late in the third set helped propel junior Jarryd Chaplin into the final round of qualifying at the ITA All-American Championships.
Chaplin held his final serve in a 20-minute game before breaking TCU's Facundo Lugones to capture a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 second-round win at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
On Wednesday, Chaplin takes on Georgia's Nathan Pasha in the final round of qualifying at noon Eastern. The winner will advance to the 64-player main draw.
Chaplin is off to a 4-1 start in singles this season and picked up his second career ranked win Monday against No. 113 John Huang of Yale. The junior from Sydney, Australia, is coming off his first year as a full-time starter in the singles lineup, playing primarily at the No. 4 position.
In doubles, senior Edward Jones and Brandon Fickey won a pair of matches to advance to the third round of qualifying.
Jones and Fickey, who played No. 2 doubles together during the indoor season last year, defeated San Diego's Thibaut Visy and Clarke Spinosa 8-5 in the first round and followed that with an 8-3 victory over Florida State's Jordan Kelly-Houston and Michael Rinaldi.
The Vol duo needs to win two matches Wednesday to advance to the main draw. Jones and Fickey play 48th-ranked Kyle McMorrow and Emmett Egger of Washington at 3 p.m. Eastern.
ITA All-American Championships
Tuesday's Results
Singles Qualifying
Round 2
Jarryd Chaplin, UT, def. Facundo Lugones, TCU, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Doubles Qualifying
Round 1
Edward Jones/Brandon Fickey, UT, def. Thibaut Visy/Clarke Spinosa, San Diego, 8-5
Round 2
Jones/Fickey, UT, def. Jordan Kelly-Houston/Michael Rinaldi, Florida State, 8-3
Wednesday's Schedule
All Times Eastern
Singles Qualifying
Final Round
Jarryd Chaplin, UT, vs. Nathan Pasha, Georgia, noon
Doubles Qualifying
Third Round
Edward Jones/Brandon Fickey, UT, vs. Kyle McMorrow/Emmett Egger, Washington, 3 p.m.


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Toshiba's Gesture-Based User Interface
A 'Minority Report' styled gesture-controlled interface meant for digital signage.
Toshiba Information Systems has developed a gesture-controlled user interface called AirSwing, which initiates the gesturing act using a standard webcam.
Slashgear has more on AirSwing's working
The UI puts a transparent image of yourself onto your screen, and from there it will display a menu and some content that you can manipulate. From there, you'll be able to move your transparent self around the screen, where you'll be able to interact with what's there just by simple gestures, like flicking through pictures in a photo gallery.
Toshiba plans to initially roll out AirSwing only to digital signage vendors.
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RILA says the provision would be an "administrative nightmare" and could force workers into healthcare plans that "does not fit their specific health needs," or isn't accepted by their doctors.
The letter to Isakson was signed by RILA, the National Restaurant Association (NRA), the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and the Employers for Flexibility in Health Care (E-FLEX) Coalition.


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Re: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Resource\Font\PFM -- u
- From: Peter Cremers <Peter Cremers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:33:01 -0700
I had the same problem after trying to upgrade Adobe reader.
I Too could not acces or change the owner of this map.
The thing that worked for me was to run a checkdisk on the C: drive.
It corrected some problems and thereafter I could rename the Reader 9.0
directory and install the Adobe Reader 9.3. Then I found that the old PFM
directory was no longer there so I deleted the renamed directory. All is well
Hope this helps you too.
Greetings Peter
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Adobe installer failed because he cannot access this directory.
I looked at it with explorer and it tells me, that it cannot display the
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I used AccessEnum to display ACL of the entire disk and there are a lot of
directories below C:\$recycle.bin for which permissions cannot be listed.
Anybody know how this could happen?
takeown /F pfm /A /R
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OK, here's the start of my first toe-up sock, it's from our Cable Sock KA........it's The Kaylee...........
I started it with size 4 needles, others on the KA thread (more experienced at socks than I) said the needle size was too big..........that it should have been sizes 1-3. I started a swatch with size 1 and didn't really see a big difference.
I hate to frog it, but am willing if it will make a better/nicer sock.
What say you experienced knitters?????????????
Just from the look... I'd say no. But I've never done that sock or that pattern. Perhaps the issue comes "down the sock?"
The last time I was wondering if I should frog, everyone said "if it bothers you that much, frog it! It will always bother you."
Does it fit? If it fits, leave it! If it's a little big, it will stretch, so frog it.
Nope. Fits perfectly. I think everyone with more experience was just saying the stitches wouldn't be tight enough. And since I have about as much experience WEARING hand-knit socks as I do MAKING them.............:roll:I figured some of y'all could tell me.:hug:
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