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When it was introduced the new weapon was likened to a mini, and much cheaper, AWP. It was accurate on the move and could cause significant amounts of damage, much higher than the AWP in some cases. A longer trigger pull was supposed to offset the powerful damage, but that wasn't the case in reality. Matches became frustrating as long-range shots took out you and most of your team before you could even play the objective.The introduction of these new ways to experience CS:GO as a player, a spectator and economic actor indisputably contributed to a massive increase in its player base, which rose from approximately 40,000 concurrent players when the Arms Deal update was released (nearly a year after the game itself was released) to its current peak of approximately 525,000 concurrent players. The last international major tournament, ESL ONE Katowice, was estimated to have approximately 1 million viewers. Importantly, this was not achieved by simply mimicking physical sports, but rather in diverging from them.It would seem then that these novel institutions within CS:GO contributed to both its major successes and some of its turbulence as an eSport. But the in-game economy is not the only factor at play here.Valve delayed the CS:GO beta, which was due to launch in October, because of feedback given by professional Counter-Strike 1.6 players.
"Let's say we get CS:GO keys for Rs. 100 from traders on Reddit, and we also buy CS:GO gun skins from Reddit for around 80 percent of the market price," he divulged. "What happens next is we sell these keys on Steam's Community Marketplace for Rs. 160 each. After Steam deducts its fees of Rs. 24 (15 percent of the transaction), we get Rs. 136. Essentially, we can get Rs. 136 of Steam wallet funds for Rs. 100." The CS GO keys and guns are both in-game items that are highly sought after. In fact, some feel that a part of the reason for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's ongoing popularity is the ability to customise your guns with different cosmetic skins. As you play you'll end up obtaining a few and you can use keys to unlock more. The rarer the skin, the more sought after it is by the game's rabid community.ESL One Cologne is also interesting this year because, for the first time ever, ESL will conduct randomized drug testing during the competition. The move comes in response to a claim by former Cloud9 player Kory "Semphis" Friesen that he and his teammates were on Adderall at ESL One Katowice.Here's something I never even thought of until today: Dota 2 is a huge eSport. The International is one of the biggest annual events in gaming, and this year had a prize pool of over $18 million. It's by far the most played game on Steam, and its players clock millions, if not billions, of hours into it each month. Dota 2 is insanely big.
The statement then goes into great detail why these actions are harmful to the game, as well as what the punishment for continuing to create these kinds of servers would be. While Valve is typically on-board with mods (Since, you know, the original Counter-Strike is itself a mod), the developer said that creating these kinds of servers cause harm to the game's ecosystem.For starters, the in-game skins come in pretty much two flavors. There are those you get for achieving certain goals, and those you can buy from the store. If you come across someone in an online match, a quick glimpse at their loadout tells you their story. You know what major accomplishments they've made, and you'll probably recognize the skins they paid real world money for. In the case of the former, the skins you don are a status symbol of sorts, which serve as one of those carrots on a stick meant to keep players coming back for more.A recent Bloodborne preview revealed it has a smaller number of weapons than fans of Demon's Souls and Dark Souls have come to expect.Building the community, Redline thinks, will let them bring the same structure to other games as well. "I never got into the competitive CS:GO experience because I know that I don't like it. I don't want that, I want to get the SOCOM feel back. I'm a PC gamer, but I want to bring back the console multiplayer community experience."he wait to see where ex-TSM CS:GO pros Team Question Mark has ended, and it turns out they're not going anywhere - they're building something new. Astralis, their newly formed company with a name bought from an old Finnish team, is a joint venture between the players, tech start-up investor Tommy Ahlers and Danish firm Sunstone Capital. What's interesting about the deal is that unlike in most eSports organisations, the players have a stake in the company behind the team.
This kind of gambling - licensed, regulated, and by adults, is generally accepted in eSports. There is growing concern, though, that teenagers are being attracted to different forms of betting facilitated by third-party providers.A poster on Reddit also produced these mockups of how pro teams could use the new glove skins to create cosmetics in their style. No surprise would be had if this was the main aim of the update from Valve's point of view. The Na'vi ones look particularly sweet, and I've always thought the gun skins weren't really enough - for me, they look rather ugly a massive amount of the time, logos stamped on with no real thought or pattern.When Valve was planning the content for the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive marketplace, the team had various ideas about what players would like to spend money on.Hidden Path and Valve faced a daunting task: making everyone happy. Appeasing not one, but two communities who are resistant to change is difficult enough without also having to woo people who didn't grow up on Counter-Strike. "There were players who felt that CS 1.6 was a superior experience for their play style and there were other players who felt like CS:S was the best game for their play style," says Pobst. "Sadly those two groups were very segmented and didn't play together. We started having a lot of discussions with Valve about what a product might look like—if it was even possible—that would become the favorite version of Counter-Strike for both existing player groups as well as for new players. And that was the main design focus behind most every decision that went into the development of CS:GO."counter-Strike: Global Offensive's weapon skin economy is a vitally important part of the game for its health and continued popularity. Some of these are so rare they're worth upwards of a thousand dollars, so the community and Valve take messing with them very seriously. However, duping is still occuring and some are predicting a serious problem if it isn't fixed soon.
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The introduction of loot boxes naturally led me to think of the CSGO and Dota 2 in-game economies, so I asked whether users would be able to spend real money. Kaplan said that wasn't an option for the beta, but it was an option being actively considered.He's in jail now—for stealing credit card data, not cheating.ʏһҳúall skins
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Singer Adele displayed her twerking skills at a concert at the O2 Arena here
London: Singer Adele displayed her twerking skills at a concert at the O2 Arena here.
When bringing her tour to the city, the 'Hello' singer gave fans more reasons to adore her when she tried her best to shake her derriere in front of a huge crowd, reports aceshowbiz.com.
Adele looked elegant that night in a black Burberry dress, but it didn't stop her from goofing around a little bit on the stage.
In a video taken by a concert-goer, Adele can seen moving her body and then excitedly telling the crowd: "I think I just twerked!"
She attempted to twerk again and then admitted: "I can't do it that well. My whole body has to move."
She went on jokingly blaming her back for it.
"My b*m could break my back it's so enormous," Adele quipped.
Adele is currently on the road to promote her latest album, "25". She will bring her tour to countries in Europe and headline this year's Glastonbury Festival in June before kicking off the tour's North American leg on July 5.

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Despite record temperatures and fear of a faltering economy, Louisville Homes going under contract for the month of July 2011 actually increased almost 11 percent from the year before (see data below). The numbers may be artificially low for July of 2010 because many homebuyers had purchased a home earlier in the year thanks to federal tax incentives. Still the trend from year to year shows some positive signs. For example the July 2011 homes going under contract numbers are only off 2.5 … [Read more...]
The Real Estate Sky is NOT Falling!
Mouth on fire!
Like Spice? Heat? Burn? Endorphin Rush? I thought I could handle anything Louisville served up. I was wrong… boy was I wrong! Beef O'brady's has kicked my rear with their New Nuclear Hot Wing Sauce! Sure it starts out find… one..two..three.. but by the time you hit 10 you feel it. The Sauce is apparently made with ghost peppers…Ouch! Try them.. but be prepared to say uncle! Bob Sokoler is a former Anchor/Reporter turned Louisville Realtor 7 years ago in Louisville Kentucky. You can … [Read more...]
Louisville Home Sales – May 2011 – By Bob Sokoler – www.weselllouisville.com
Louisville home sale numbers from April 2011 compared to April 2010 are down 17% and homes going under contract are down 44%. But don't let the numbers fool you; remember tax credits last year artificially accelerated home sales. This year we're looking at terrible weather, rising gas prices and an economy that still hasn't stabilized. Yet despite the numbers, mother nature and uncertainty, homes are still going under contract and being sold. There are more people out now looking for … [Read more...]
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How do you spend your time on the computer? Work? Surfing? Exploring? Learning? With two words I'm about to show you a way to do what ever you do on the computer and kick it up a notch or two. Save time, get more out of your computer with "Google Alerts"! Never heard of them? It's simple and yes, Free! The alerts are a way for you to have Google actively and continually look for whatever interests you and bring the information back to you! The process is fairly straightforward and … [Read more...]
Encouraging signs for Louisville home buyers and sellers
New Louisville Kentucky home sales numbers for March 2011 show some promising signs. The number of homes sold last month was down 10% from March 2011. Ok, you may be saying "down 10%... that's promising"? Heck yes… remember March 2010 saw large numbers of first time and move up home buyers in the market skewing home sales up for the first 6 months of 2010. The number of homes going under contract was also positive for home sellers. Even with snow, cold temperatures and rain for a … [Read more...]
We're #2….Another new honor for Louisville!
That noise you hear is your waistline expanding! The reason most likely… Fast Food! Have you noticed there's a fast food restaurant on almost every Louisville corner? It's not just by accident, remember there is a reason YUM Brands is headquartered here. Now according to a new survey commissioned by the website "The Daily Beast " Louisville ranks second for the number of fast food restaurants based on a cities size. Independent data collector AggData totaled the number of fast-food … [Read more...]
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Louisville home sales for Januarry 2011
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All you can eat Lobster.. takes you back to the 1960′s!
Lobster Feast an "All You Can Eat" dinner for Actors Theatre is an 'annual fundraiser. The event was held Saturday 1/29/2011 at the Louisville Marriott Downtown. I went with my Kodak Zi8 camera. It's very portable but as I found out doesn't do well in low light. Bob Sokoler is a former Anchor/Reporter turned Louisville Realtor 7 years ago in Louisville Kentucky. You can learn more about Bob, his Team and Louisville Real Estate at www.weselllouisville.com … [Read more...]
All you can eat Lobster…No Kidding!
One of my favorite foods in the entire world is Lobster! I can just about eat my weight in the Crustaceans in one sitting. I've even mastered a unique way to get the meat out of a tail without having to do any cutting. So combine an all you can eat lobster event with a fundraiser for one of my favorite Louisville organizations, Actors Theater, and you have a win – win! That's the background and why I'm thrilled this Saturday is the annual 2011 Lobster Feast. This year the theme is Pop … [Read more...]


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Three doctors Dr G C Khilnani, Dr Nitish Nayak and Dr Anjan Trikha from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, are in Chennai to treat chief minister J Jayalalithaa who is undergoing treatment at the Apollo Hospitals in Chennai. 68-year-old Jayalalithaa had been admitted to Apollo Hospital here since September 22 for fever and dehydration. On Sunday , the hospital said the chief minister had infection, and that a team of doctors, including Dr Richard Beale from the London Bridge Hospital in the UK, were giving her antibiotics to treat her condition. However, there have been no significant development in her health conditions. Security has been beefed up in and around the hospital and nobody is allowed to meet Amma as she is popularly called.
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By John Gillie, December 18, 2013, The News Tribune
After seeing its container cargo volume numbers fall below last year's figures in August, September and October, the Port of Tacoma this week reported its November container numbers improved 3.1 percent over November 2012.
Despite the declines in the three previous months, the port's total container unit count for the year through the end of November is nearly 12 percent above the 2012 count, said the port.
The port said the upward jump in November was the result of merchants adjusting their inventory of foreign-made goods upward late in the year.
In other categories of cargo, the port's results through November are a mixed bag.
Log exports are up nearly 28 percent. Breakbulk cargo is down almost 23 percent. Breakbulk cargoes are items too large or awkwardly shaped to fit in containers such as construction and farm machinery.
The breakbulk volumes are down but only in relation to the huge volumes the port saw last year because of exports of construction, mining and farming machinery to Australia and Asia. Those markets have slowed down this year.
The story for grain exports is likewise good and bad news. The bad news is that for the year through the end of last month, grain exports are down by almost 45 percent. That decline was due in part to last year's severe drought in the Midwest that diminished the supplies of grain that were available for export earlier this year.
In the last two months, however, grain exports have moved upward with ships often waiting in Commencement Bay for room at the port's grain elevator on Schuster Parkway.
Auto imports are one category that has remained fairly steady with numbers of imported vehicles increasing by three percent through the end of last month.
If the number of ships moving through Commencement Bay has seemed higher than normal, port figures confirm that impression. Through November's last day 1169 vessels have called on the port in 2013 compared with 994 in the same period in 2012.
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With staff and pupils soon to break off for a well deserved Easter break the Primary School's March newsletter reflected on what had been a very rewarding second term and looked forward to the third and final chapter.
The recent trips to the RSS Discovery in Dundee and to Huntly's Nordic Outdoor Ski Centre, Britain's only purpose-built-all-weather facility for cross-country skiing, were thoroughly enjoyed by the classes which took part and the Friends of Johnshaven School were thanked for funding the transport, while the Primary 7 pupils have been congratulated on successfully planning, organising and running a whole school talent show in aid of "Red Nose Day" fund. A good time was had by all, £80 was raised and " it was wonderful to see how confident all the participants were."
On Tuesday of the last week of term Kirsty, Katy and Hamish took part in the Enterprising Mathematics Challenge in Aberdeen. It proved to be, as its title would suggest, a very challenging occasion but the three budding mathematicians performed creditably and were complimented by the organiser, Helen Martin, a lecturer in mathematics at Aberdeen University. The following day a selection of pupils from P3-5 participated in the Sportshall Badminton Challenge at Bervie School where they all did really well.
On Friday morning the term's activities concluded with a church service in which the pupils responded enthusiastically in the hymn singing. The address was given by the Rev Colin Dempster, the Bible readings by David McKinnon and the organist was Mrs Helen Doig.
Looking to next term, the school is holding an "Easter Fun Open Morning" on Thursday, April 21, from 9.30 a.m. until 12 noon. Teas and coffees will be served by the "Friends of Johnshaven School" and the pupils are to be organising some fun activity stalls and games. The toddler group, "Nippers", has already been invited and the school is extending this invitation to all members of the local community to come along and help raise money towards the cost of buses for school trips and funding other resources which will benefit the children's learning experiences at school. Donations towards the various stalls will in due course, therefore, be much appreciated.
There will also be an Easter Bonnet competition, the children being asked to make their bonnets at home and bring them in on the day while adults will be given the opportunity of trying their hand at a number of curriculum based activities and tasks, the staff regarding this open day as "a lovely way… to celebrate having had a positive HMIe report."
School recommences on Monday, April 18 and the ragbag collection will be held on Monday, May 9.
Mearns Coastal Parish
In addressing the congregation in Johnshaven Church on Sunday morning, the minister, the Rev Colin Dempster, focused their attention on a number of significant headlines on the road to Easter.
The praise was accompanied by Marshall Halliday on Viennese horn.
This Sunday's services will be held at the usual times of 10 a.m. in Johnshaven Church and 11.30 a.m. in St Cyrus Church and, approaching Easter, the Sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated at a Maundy Thursday service in St Cyrus Church at 7.30 p.m. on April 21. The service will be preceded by a walk around the village and followed by an informal supper in the Church. A Good Friday service will be held in St Cyrus Church at 11 a.m. and on Easter Sunday there will be only one service in the parish and that will be a family service in Johnshaven Church at 11 a.m. followed by a time for fellowship and refreshment.
Carpet Bowls
The first carpet bowling final of the season, the Ladies Singles, took place in the Village Hall last Tuesday night between Bett Beedie and Mary Brebner and what a tense and nail-biting contest it turned out to be.
The early stages were cagey until a run of 3-1-3 gave Bett a distinct advantage at 13 - 4 after eight ends. However, she found it very difficult to dig herself out of the dreaded graveyard and, by winning the next five ends, Mary pulled back to within two shots, 11-13. Bett took a single at the fourteenth end to edge three in front, 14-11 but, also with a count of three at the fifteenth, Mary drew level, 14-14, only for Bett to draw on all her experience to score six shots over the next three ends to be only one shot away from victory, 20-14. Mary rallied with a single but Bett Beedie was not to be outdone and, with a single at the twentieth end of a terrific final, ended Mary Brebner's valiant challenge to win the match and take home the trophy by 21 shots to 16.
Members hoped to have completed the finals on Tuesday night and end their season with the Christmas Pairs next Tuesday – well, better late than never as they say.
Wairds Park
Now in its 88th year since being gifted to the Parish of Benholm by Miss Anna K. Scott, of Brotherton Castle in 1923, Wairds Park officially opened for business on Friday. Once again filling the post of Warden is Mrs Jenny Beedie and her assistant is Ms Lynne McBay who will double up as cleaner. The position of groundsman will again be held by Mike Knowles. Despite the general lack of sunshine the 2010 was a very successful one for the park and the committee will be hoping that 2011 will be equally so. Several additions were made to the amenities last year and the grounds were well up to scratch for the opening although, now having two all-weather floodlit sports courts, the park is never really closed these days and one improvement has already been carried out for the new season: the ever-popular and challenging putting green has been moss killed and scarified – no excuses for missing those three foot tiddlers now putters!
Community Council
The Annual General Meeting of the Community Council will be held in the Village Hall on Wednesday, April 13 at 7 p.m. and will be followed by the regular monthly meeting of the Council.
The past is all around us
Twenty years ago the Benholm and Johnshaven Heritage Society drew a large attendance to their first Annual General meeting since being formally constituted a year earlier. Chairman, Alec Wallace, reported that the group now had 16 Life members, 44 ordinary adult members and seven junior members and during the year activities had included a Burns Supper and a very successful combined "Mid-Yokin" and photographic exhibition featuring local shops and had an a outing planned for St Andrews and Anstruther. However, Mr Wallace pointed out that the main purpose of the Society was to preserve the history of the parish and he hoped that members of the public would help the executive committee to achieve this.
Since then the Society has succeeded in collecting a large number of artefacts and documents related to the history of Benholm and Johnshaven and around 12 years ago was entrusted with the Lifeboat House with a view to converting it to a heritage centre and since then members have been working hard to make the historic building physically suitable for that purpose and ran a series of highly successful fish festivals to provide the funding for the project. Most recently the Society began to discuss with the newly formed Johnshaven Community Café Group the possibility of incorporating a café into the heritage centre .


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Are two butterflies alike? Then how can be children? Yes, here I am calling children as butterflies. Aren't they? Just like every butterfly is different having different colors & shades, so as children. Each one is special and unique. Every child is talented and every child is gifted with so many strengths that God has given to that particular child only. God has written things in his notebook for every one of us. Then why to compare these precious gems when "He" himself has made every child special? Don't Compare Your Child with Others. Help them in identifying their own strengths and work towards that direction.
Few days ago, I was talking to other mom whose son will be entering KG this year. She was so much worried about whatever her child knows, is it enough for a going-to-be-kindergartener? The reason for her anxiety was something that made me think to compile my thoughts and write on this topic. She narrated an incident when they were at a party and other kids who were just 1-2 years older to her child were talking on so many different topics. After coming back from that party she was wondering if her son's knowledge or curiosity on various topics enough? For a second it made her think that "I hope, my child is not lacking behind." How will I get to know whatever he knows is enough for a Kindergartner?; What is DRA? How will I know his DRA level?; How to work with him with his reading?; How will I know what's going on in the school?" I felt that there are too many "How" & "What" in her thinking process.
My daughter will be in second grade now so in a way I am senior to her 🙂 I told her what I felt right and followed so far. I feel that if parent is tensed, worried or feeling pressurized, then children feel that pressure. Every child learns at his/her pace. There are early developers, slow bloomers and steady-as-you-go kids in every group, so comparing your child's results or performance can be completely unrealistic. Guide them, don't pressurize them or over burden them with tons of classes just because some other child is going to that many classes/activities. Work towards your child's improvement and effort and use your child's results as the benchmark for his or her progress and development.
- Know your child.
- They are the true explorer.
- Curiosity is every child's basic nature.
- Recognize their talents, interest, strengths.
- Never stop them from asking questions.
- Never use the words – you don't know anything. ; Look at your friend; learn something from your friend. ; You put me down by doing this.
- Encourage them.
- Celebrate their achievements and milestones.
Knowing your child's potential, you should pick your words. Comparison always backfires. Every child is unique; they are not and will never be someone else. Don't raise your expectation bar so high that it becomes a pressure to your kiddo. Depending on their interest, desire, capabilities, let them follow what THEY WANT and not what YOU WANT from them. Guiding is a different thing than writing their path on your terms.
I am concluding this post ion a positive parenting note- We all have hopes and dreams for our kids, but they may not be in line with their interests and talents. We should try to keep our expectations for success in line with their abilities and interests. Our self-esteem as a parent should not be explicitly linked to our children's behavior or developmental levels.


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- 89 years old
- Date of birth: August 12th, 1926
- Date of passing: September 28th, 2015
I'm deeply grateful to have had this loving, generous mother from the day I was born. She taught me a great deal about life and how to learn from its gifts and difficulties, and she continued sharing her love and wisdom until her final breaths.
"We were jipped, really. Auntie Irene was the aunt that we got to know the least based on her geo distance. She was intriguing in my mind as a child-- seemed to be so independent, and adventurous maybe, in some ways. Spirited for sure! LOVED her sense of humor, a great Chrisanthopoulos trait, and the freeness with which she said "I love you" Jipped. Bless you Auntie Irene. Love YOU!"
Don't know what to say Momma. All I know is that I love and will miss you so very much. Thank you for all you've done for me. Please rest well and say hi to everyone else up there. Love You!!!
You were the bestest Mom in the whole wide world!!!!
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A critical piece for the Ducks won't be with them on Saturday for a battle of Western Conference division leaders.
Jakob Silfverberg will not accompany the team for its trip to Minnesota as the right wing deals with what the Ducks are officially calling an upper-body injury, a team spokesman confirmed Friday. Silfverberg was hurt in the third period Thursday night as the Ducks beat Colorado, 2-1.
Silfverberg, 26, has been a big part of the Ducks' best and most consistent line this season. He has 13 goals to rank third on the team behind Rickard Rakell and Ryan Kesler. His 29 points put him fourth, while his plus-13 rating ties him with Kesler for the team-high.
Silfverberg appeared to suffer a head injury as he landed at the end of a hard, clean check by Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov. The winger did not return to the game. It isn't clear if he was required to go through the NHL's concussion protocol, although the spokesman did not rule that out.
It does mean that Silfverberg will miss his first game of the season. He is listed as day-to-day but his availability to fly to Winnipeg for Monday's game against the Jets is highly questionable. Then the Ducks will return home following the quick two-game trip.
The Ducks called up forward Corey Tropp and brought back defenseman Shea Theodore from the AHL's San Diego Gulls. Tropp, 27, led the Gulls with 29 points in 32 games and figures to make his debut for the Ducks on Saturday.
The Ducks (26-13-9) entered Friday with a three-point lead over San Jose in the Pacific Division. Minnesota, which beat the Ducks on Jan. 8 in Wild coach Bruce Boudreau's return to Anaheim, has a two-point edge on Chicago in the Central Division after beating Arizona at home Thursday.
As part of the NHL's celebration of its 100 years, the league's Centennial Fan Arena truck tour will stop at Honda Center on Saturday in its first trek to Southern California. Former Ducks stars Teemu Selanne and Scott Niedermayer will be on hand.
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Self-driving cars have the potential to revolutionize transportation. Some people who are working on developing the technology compare them to another form of transportation that most people take for granted: elevators. Chris Urmson, who leads Google's self-driving car project, and Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, have both compared driverless cars to elevators.
Elevators changed both people's perceptions and the way they physically moved in buildings and cities. Before the dawn of the elevator, residents wanted to live on lower floors to avoid having to climb long flights of stairs. After elevators became commonplace, people preferred to live on higher floors.
With elevators a possibility, architects could design taller buildings. This led to cities full of skyscrapers and created new public spaces with their own rules of etiquette.
Elevators have changed dramatically over time. In the early days, trained operators used cranks and levers to move people from floor to floor. Today, people simply press buttons. Motion sensors can detect a person and hold a door.
Urmson pointed out a parallel in the way both elevators and driverless cars were introduced. With elevators, people could not imagine completely giving up control to the machine, so they relied on an elevator operator. Over time, people gained confidence and realized they did not need operators.
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4A no. 12 East Noble improved to 4-0 in conference play with a 48-0 win over Columbia City in Kendallville. Andrew McCormick was 17-of-23 passing for 235 yards and five touchdowns while adding 83 yards rushing. Jon-Matthew Spaw and Dane Hile each had touchdown runs for the Knights. Columbia City was held to 136 yards of total offense.
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Tonight in Bigg Boss 10 2nd January Episode, the nomination inside the house after Gaurav Chopra's elimination will be super interesting. Yesterday in Bigg Boss 10 1st January episode, Salman Khan was seen asking Swami Om to behave properly and asks him what his strategy was when he put down his pants during the 'Toofan task'. When he reveals that he wanted to pee on Rohan so that he rushes to the bathroom to take a bath, Salman gets disgusted and said that Swami Om upsets him completely.
Today is Monday and it's time for this week's round of nominations in the Bigg Boss 10 2nd January episode. As per an announcement by Bigg Boss, the housemates are asked to pair up and show up in the confession room together.
The power will lie in the hands of the paired housemates as they have to decide amongst each other to nominate one and save the other. Some of the pairs will be Bani J-Swami Om, Monalisa-Manu, Lopa-Nitibha and this will shock all of them. Now it will be interesting to see who nominate themselves and who saves themselves.
Today in Bigg Boss 10 2nd January episode, friends will turn foe when Rohan Mehra and Lopamudra Raut will engage in an argument. Now it's evidently clear that not all friendships last forever and specially those formed inside the BB house.
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I think I could write about a new (confusing/meaningless) medical study every day. Today's study is about if you should keep your ovaries when you have a hysterectomy. Well, now they are saying yes, keep them unless you have a family history of ovarian cancer. This refutes an earlier study about the important of keeping them because of increased risk of stroke and heart disease after they were removed.
So this proves my earlier assumption. If you don't like a medical study, ignore it, another one will appear and complete refute the first. Just for the record when I had my hysterectomy, I kept one ovary and they took the other (because it wasn't functioning) so I don't even know which group I am in any more.
Therefore, what is the most important thing to do to cope with all this conflicting information:
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Fuck yeahhhhh, it's Clockenflap festival time soon. Imma gonna watch the fuck out of The Flaming Lips. But honestly, I can't think of any better use of my time than to spend an entire weekend watching one day's worth of headliners over THREE FUCKING DAYS.
I mean seriously, even Coachella manages to get their fucking shit done in FOUR DAYS. But we all know what Clockenflap in HK means – testing ground for some of the most groundbreaking hip food shiz. Yeah, you know the progression to make it in the hipster HK scene:
- Make some shit for your friends, wait for them to tell you that you should totally throw in your finance job and you should make your fusion shit for the whole of HK. Yeah, it's always been your dream to be a chef, hasn't it? Time to find some meaning in life outside of your cubicle.
- Progress to the Island East Markets or maybe that super shithouse tiny "artisinal" alleyway market in Tai Hang that has three different shops selling sad ass 'organic' vegetable$, overpriced honey and Tai Tai Pie Pies. More like Tai Tai Why Why does everyone like those bank breaking bland ass pies so much?
- Bring yo shit to Clockenflap so people in Raybans can get stung for your hipster food for ants charged at fun festival prices over THREE FUCKING DAYS.
- Then, it's almost graduation time – go hang at PMQ for a bit for a pop up store next to some bullshit jewellery shop (yes, I'd fucking love to pay HKD210 for a bracelet you bought in Mong Kok and you've repurposed it with a big fucking price tag with good typography and really fucking cute stripey twine – YEAH, I'M BRINGING ARTISINAL BACK MOTHERFUCKERS)
- BOOM MOTHERFUCKERS, it's time to negotiate that lease in Sheung Wan or Sai Yin Pun and lock dat shit down with the lifestyle blogs and give some free food out to some friendly bloggers who will write some good press for you and give you a cheeky reach around for a couple of tacos and some cocktails. Upload your super shitty website with 0% useful information on it, dust off the retro glassware, hold down your waitstaff and tattoo wonky stars onto their wrists, don't take any reservations, put up your "SOFT OPENING" excuses sign and SHIT SON, YOU ARE NOW COOKING WITH GODDAMN, BONAFIDE HIPSTER GAS.
So for those of you who haven't got your shit together to devise your amazing, contemporary fusion hipster fuck yeah food for Clockenflap next weekend, don't fucking fear – Fuck Yeah Noms has been hard at work (lolz, not really) creating the FUCK YEAH NOMS' HIPSTER HONG KONG FOOD TREND GENERATOR. You too can own your very own on point street food inspired fusion joint sooner than you can say "LITTLE BAO, BRICKHOUSE, YARDBIRD" three times, really fucking fast. Yeahhhhh, balee dat – shit's about to go down in hipster food town.
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Not long after the tape of Obama openly admitting that he believes in redistribution surfaced the RNC went to work on a new attack ad. Like other ads the RNC has created, this one also uses Obama's own words against him.
With so much baggage for Romney and the RNC to focus attacks on, especially in regards to the economy, on the surface it is almost inconceivable how Romney can NOT win this election. Elections can be tricky though, However, if Romney can keep Obama on the defense of his record all the way through the October debates and stay on his own recovery message his poll number should look pretty good!


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Until you embark on a bathroom remodeling project, you may not realize how many options you have for the centerpiece of the room: the bathtub. Your home's style, ages of the occupants, your personal preferences and your budget will determine the ideal tub.
Tub Talk
If you love your tub, you've got options! Bathtubs are available in myriad shapes, depths, lengths and widths. Will more than one person bathe at once? Do you want a soaking tub or a whirlpool tub with bubbles and jets?
Before you choose one for your bath home improvement, consider the size of the people who'll use it. It's important to choose a tub large enough to comfortably accommodate the user or users, but not so large you'll waste water or square footage. Tubs can be made of:
- Porcelain
- Fiberglass
- Cast iron
- Glass
- Copper
- Acrylic
- Granite
- Marble
Tubs don't have to be white, either. Many come in standard colors like beige and bone, and some tubs can be resurfaced in virtually any hue ranging from cherry red to pale yellow.
What's Your Bathroom Vision?
If you want to draw attention to your bathtub and make it a focal point, a freestanding or recessed tub surrounded by a platform and graceful steps leading to the inviting and serene waters will make your bathtub a luxurious centerpiece.
On the other hand, if the main use for your bathtub will be bathing toddlers, a simple tub nestled in the corner may work best for your space. If you or your spouse has limited mobility, walk-in bathtubs provide an added measure of safety. Instead of stepping into a tub that may be 18 or more inches high, most walk-in tub threshold heights range from 2 to 6 inches.
Every home doesn't have to include a tub. If you rarely or never take baths, going tub-free will free up space for a luxurious shower.
If all these options make you crave a long soak in a warm tub, contact us at Contact New Century Marble & Granite. Our Bay area bathroom remodeling specialists are here to help you select the perfect tub.


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iTunes is OS X's built-in application for managing and playing music and video files, as well as for transferring digital media from a computer to an iPod or iPhone.
Music is one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Musicians around the world command high salaries for a reason. Of course, not all musicians rise to fame and many remain playing solely in their garages or parents' basements. However, musicians who make it, become rich and famous. Music entertains, enlivens, soothes, calms and brings joy to the hearts of many. One of the most sung about subjects is, of course, love.
But closer to the the point of the present short article, there has been tremendous change in the music industry in the last decade. Many remember the famous rock band Metallica filing a lawsuit against illegal download of music. Indeed, the Internet has made it possible for millions of songs worldwide to be downloaded illegally, without any proceeds going to the artist.
Therefore, iTunes is an app developed by Apple, it acts as a media player, a library and an online radio broadcaster. On iTunes, you can buy and download songs legally from artists all over the world. One advantage of iTunes is that you do not need to buy the full album (which you can do, of course), but you can buy only the songs you like. Remember the old times when you had to but the full album just to listen to a single you really liked, without enjoying the twenty or so songs left on the CD? The problem is solved with iTunes, where you choose which songs you like, pay only for them and download them to your iPhone, other Apple mobile device or Mac computer. You can also sync your music libraries.
Today iTunes are also available on Microsoft Windows operated computers. Similarly, iTunes is also used to download and store videos. As mentioned above, iTunes are available on mobile devices, such as iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Aside from music, users can download television shows, podcasts, ringtones and many other media, although some restrictions apply depending on the country.
iTunes: Radio and Podcasts
To access radio streams, just click the Radon icon in the Source sidebar, but you can also use the podcast option. Unlike most online radio, which is streamed in real time, podcasts are downloadable files ready to listen to. There are many musical podcasts, as well as podcasts that consist of spoken contents.
It's possible to download an individual podcast directly from the website of whoever produced it, but you can use iTunes to subscribe to podcasts that you are interested in. iTunes will then automatically download any new episodes of the selected podcast at regular intervals, so you'll have fresh news, poems, debates, music and much more.
To subscribe, click Podcasts in the Sources sidebar. Then click the Podcast Directory link at the bottom. When you find the podcast you'd like to have, click Subscribe. After that, return to the podcasts icon in the Sources sidebar to find your downloaded shows. Click Settings to choose how you'd like iTunes to deal with old episodes and often iTunes should check for new ones. Unplayed podcast episodes appear in iTunes with a blue dot next to them. The total number of unplayed episodes in your library is displayed in the Sources sidebar.
iTunes and Apple TV
Apple TV makes it easy to catch all the latest entertainment on iTunes. You can rent or purchase recent box office hits and cinema classics — even enjoy bonus content with iTunes Extras. You also have access to single episodes and full seasons of popular current and vintage TV shows. Movies are often available the same day they come out on DVD, and many TV shows are available the day after they air.
How to Use an iPod
By default, any iPod will automatically synchronize itself with your iTunes Library, making an exact match of all your songs and playlists whenever you connect.
Automatically update selected: If you connect the iPod and look under the various tabs on the Options panel, you can customize exactly which portions of your iTunes Library you want to be available on your iPod. This is very useful if your iPod has no capacity to hold your entire collection or if you're using multiple iPods with a single copy of iTunes, etc.
Manually manage music and videos: This option is found within the Summary tab of the iPod Options panel. It allows you to control the contents of your iPod, and you can update the gadget by dragging tracks, playlists, videos, TV shows, genres, albums, etc. From the iTunes Library onto your iPod icon. Note that when you manually manage your iPod, you have to eject it on screen each time you want to physically disconnect it.
Regardless of which syncing option you use, you can copy from iTunes to iPod rather than the other way around. You can also import media from iPod to a Mac with the help of some special software.
Keep in mind that there can be issues related to the distribution of copyrighted materials when using podcasts.
On the historical side of the story, Apple purchased iTunes in 2000. Further, iTunes 1.0 was released at Macworld San Francisco on January 9, 2001. The iTunes Store appeared in April 2003.
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I got 4 packages today from the Virtual Baby Shower contest.
First, I got personal "mom" cards from The Whimsical Stork. I LOVE them! I have business cards for my businesses, but I didn't have a card to give moms that I meet while out and about – or the moms at church. They've got my phone, email, and website address as well as all my kids' names on there. I love them!! They also came with a few matching note cards, which are perfect! I'm always looking for something to write a quick note to someone on, and these will definitely come in handy! Here's everything they sent:
The second thing we got was a diaper pod from Prissy Miss Boutique. This is fabulous! We'll keep it stocked with a couple of diapers and some wipes and we'll keep it in the car. Then we'll never be without them! I love it!
The 3rd thing I got was a Symmetry Sleep Positioner from Summer Infant Products. I've already got this set up in Parker's cradle, and I'm really looking forward to testing it out.
The last thing we got is an AWESOME first birthday kit from Just Add Cake! It had plates, napkins, invitations, and silverware. We really will just have to add cake in order to have a wonderful 1st birthday celebration for Parker! It came packaged beautifully, and the box is perfect to store in until his first birthday!
Thank you to all the sponsors, again. I just love everything we got today!


text: Tried Snowdaes in lowell today. The bubble tea i think was just as good as any i have had in Boston China Town. I had only a taste of the shaved snow and it was quite good. The egg puff balls were very good, like freshly made bite size waffle balls. Worth checking out.. http://www.snowdaes.com/


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ceramic deer ornament- £1 from Topshop!
So, I did my usual fortnightly visit up to my boyfriends this weekend with one little change from the usual... I met up with the lovely Maria, who I first met at the Birmingham Blogger Meet way back in July. We had some lunch in a lovely cafe in Cheltenham, and then did a little bit of sales browsing. We both got some bargains from Topshop, and although I am a numpty and forgot to take any pictures of the jumper which I wore yesterday, I can show you this little guy. I had no real reason for buying him other than he was rather adorable and was reduced to £3 from £12- imagine my delight when I got to the till and he had in fact been reduced down to £1! Clearly, meant to be. I know I am meant to be restricting my spending at the moment but I had to make an exception for this one afternoon- how can two bloggers together not do some shopping?!
I also completely forgot to ask Maria to take some photos of my outfit on the day, so I apologise, I completely failed on the outfit front this weekend, which is a shame since I wore some really nice new sale things. I shall endeavour to get some on my day off on Wednesday. I will also be having a holiday the week after next, visiting my oldest friend and my sister both at their prospective unis, and shall try and take daily pictures for you- I must make the most of a week of no uniform! Despite having this holiday planned, I have twenty billion things to organise at the minute, and am somewhat stressed at how up in the air everything is, but hopefully it shall be sorted soon. Lots of exciting things in the next few months, but a lot of sorting out to do first!
Saying that, I must go to bed.... work tomorrow *yawns*


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Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, November 29, 2013
The day after Thanksgiving in the U.S. has evolved from the day get a jump on shopping into something larger. This "mission creep" involves other types of businesses glomming onto the sense that if you are going to spend money, why not today? There's just been a groundbreaking for a four billion dollar railway from the port of Mombasa in Kenya to the capital Nairobi. It's the first phase of a massive rail project that could directly affect the economies of five East and Central African countries. And, hydraulic fracturing or fracking uses chemicals injected into the ground to break fossil fuel free from rock. Environmental concerns continue to swirl around the technique, even as the resulting fuel is moving the U.S. away from its energy dependence on the Middle East. And, fracking uses a lot of chemicals which delights the chemical industry.


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Okamoto's nicknames were something that puzzled me for a while when I first heard them and I had always wondered how it actually started and it wasn't until sometime last year that I found out where they came from…. And I found their origins hilarious hah. Just a quick warning, a lot of the humor in the post is dirty humor lol. I don't usually write about dirty jokes but this was too funny to pass up lol orz. For those that know enough Japanese to listen in, this video has most of what's covered in this post.
The whole thing started when Okamoto guested on Inoue Kikuko's radio "Inoue Kikuko Miwaku no Oshaberi Melon" sometime in between 2009-2010. Kikuko asks him what do people normally call him and he replies saying that he's normally called by his name, "Okamoto-kun, Okamoto-san" etc. Kikuko, unhappy that he has no nickname tells him to start using a nickname and she tries to make one up for him there. After playing around with Noburin or Nobucchi, to Okamato's chagrin, Okamoto mentions that he's been called "Piko" once before, from the "hiko" part in his name "Nobuhiko". Kikuko finds it cute but still not satisfied with it she changes it to "Pikorin" to his shock. He finds it amusing and embarrassing but Kikuko laughs saying that she'll use it and try to spread it around, though she doesn't know if it'll stick. And that's where the "Pikorin" name comes from; Inoue Kikuko was the one who stuck it on him. But then there's the second part, the "Shikorin" part, which was started by Mafia Kajita and is where the dirty jokes come in lol. Okamoto and Mafia Kajita currently run a radio show together called "Radio 4Gamer" where they talk and play games on screen. On one of the episodes, episode 5 on the 6th of May 2010, Yasumoto Hiroki was present as a guest and they played a PS3/Wii game called "No More Heroes" where you play as a character who needs to charge their beam katana by shaking the controller/controller stick at certain times. The problem comes in when you see the animation in game, the character basically holds the katana hilt at his crotch with both hands and starts shaking it furiously in a rapid vertical up and down motion… orz. The other piece of the puzzle is the meaning of "Shiko/シコ", the word is a colloquial slang best substituted with the english slang "fap" where it references the sound and the action. It was the first time Okamoto was playing the game while the other two were pretty experienced already so they put him in control while they watched and guided him as they plunged him right into a hectic boss battle. Throughout the experience Okamoto needed to charge the beam katana multiple times and with everytime the other two quipped a sexual innuendo lol. I'll translate a bit here:
Yasumoto: Here's where you do that legendary motion *laughs*
Yasumoto: Quick! The legendary motion!
Kajita: Hurry! It's ShikoShiko time!
Yasumoto: Super ShikoShiko time!
Okamoto: Even though I'm in the middle of fighting?! *The three laugh*
Okamoto: Ah so if I charge this I can continue fighting?
Yasumoto: Yeah so if your beam disappears you have to do that legendary motion. Oh and while you're doing that you're completely defenseless so you have to time it right.
Okamoto: Ah well that's natural of course for any man.
Yasumoto: Oh you're out, it's Super ShikoShiko Time! …
Okamoto: Oh I'm out that means…
Yasumoto: Right! Super ShikoShiko Time!
Kajita: You're too slow! Try to go upwards faster!
Okamoto: Like this?! *Boss comes and slashes at Okamoto*
Yasumoto: Oi! You're gonna die! *laughs* You're Shiko-ing too much! *laughs even harder*
*The three of them laugh*
Yasumoto: You'll die if you Shiko that much. Death by Shiko-ing! *laughs*
Replace "Shiko" with "fap" and you'll probably understand how surreal and hilarious this conversation actually is orz. Fast forward another episode later and Kajita's reading mail from a listener…
Kajita: "Shikorin, Kajita, good evening!" *Staff laughs*
Okamoto: Hmm? Hold on a minute there, just to make sure, I think I must've heard wrong but I thought I heard a "Shikorin" there… Was it really written there?
Kajita: Ah sorry I misread it.
Okamoto: OI!
And since that point it continued to spread, Sugita started using it on his Dedooon radio and caused it to spread like wildfire lol. By the way, although the nickname has spread to the ears of other seiyuu, amusingly Okamoto has refused to explain the reason behind the "Shiko" in the nickname… One recent happening that I found hilarious was on Guilty Crown Radio #10, 2012.02.24 hosted by Kayano Ai and he came on as a guest and the topic of nicknames came up…
Okamoto: I've got other nicknames as well, such as "Pikorin"
Kayano: Ah! And what was that other one… "Shikorin"?
Okamoto: Err yeah… THAT! Umm.. Sorry I can't explain the nickname. *Kayano laughs*
Kayano: Umm okay then… But I remember one time when we were at an event together the audience was all "SHIKORIN!!!" and I was wondering "Why is it 'Shiko'?"
Okamoto: Well he wasn't involved in this anime but it was to do with a certain "S_gita"…
Kayano: *laughs* Ahh!
Okamoto: And there's this bald "SP" with sunglasses with him. [Kajita sometimes goes by the name "SP Tanaka"]
Kayano: Ahh I know him!
Okamoto: And he was the one who stuck that name on me. I… Can't tell you the reason why though.
Kayano: Ah okay… I won't ask too much about it then…
Kayano: Then how about I call you "Shikorin"!
Okamoto: No! You can't do that!! The agency won't allow it!!
Kayano: *laughs* Ah really?
Okamoto: You can call me Pikorin though.
Kayano: Okay then I'll call you Pikorin, you can call me "Kaaya"~
Ahh clueless Kayanon~
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Ah-… That Radio 4Gamer episode… I remember mentally headdesking and trying my best to stifle my laughter the first time I watched and listened to it. It was downright hilarious but at the same time, sooooo wrong. Nothing less from Mafia Kajita (+ Sugita later on) I guess. orz
And yeah hearing it again recently on Radio Council, I was like "NO KAYANON!!!! Don't probe too much about it!!" orz
I listened to that episode of guilty crown radio as well and I was as clueless as Kayanon.
Now I understand why Okamoto Nobuhiko kept saying it's "agency NG".
iirc during the last episode of guilty crown radio Kaji Yuki also chose not to explain the meaning behind shikorin to Kayanon as well haha
Thanks for enlightening me!!
I must listen to the Guilty Crown one too. Kayanon is such an innocent clueless angel ww
Sorry to go too far off topic, but the origin of "Shikorin" made me think of Futurama's Zapp Brannigan, aka "the Zapper". ;)
Don't take this the wrong way, but I thought you liked risque jokes, especially with the Seikon no Qwaser radio show.
[…] older, way more mature sister. Obi…a cousin? I love his deep and menacing voice, ermerger, Pikorinnn~~~ SO CUTE HOW IMPORTANT HER HAIR AND THE KISS ON THE BACK OF HER HAND IS WUT. AND THEN PULLING THE […]


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Snipers compete at N.B. base: 'The coolest thing in the world basically'
Snipers take part in the 19th annual Canadian International Sniper Concentration at CFB Gagetown in Oromocto, N.B., in this Friday, Sept. 8, 2017 photo taken from video. Some of the world's best snipers are gathered at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, to compete against their peers in an elite profession that is the stuff of movies and myths. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kevin Bissett)
Kevin Bissett, The Canadian Press
Published Friday, September 8, 2017 8:46PM ADT
Last Updated Monday, September 11, 2017 7:38AM ADT
CFB GAGETOWN, N.B. -- Some of the world's best snipers are gathered at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, to compete against their peers in an elite profession that is the stuff of movies and myths.
"I thought it was the coolest thing in the world basically. I wanted to shoot people in the face and I got to do it," said Sgt. Steven Thompson, of the United States Marines reserve.
Thompson spent five years in the active forces, including two tours in Afghanistan, and said he was in the 19th annual Canadian International Sniper Concentration at this sprawling base in central New Brunswick to win.
It includes teams from Canada, France, Australia, the Netherlands and the United States.
Most of the snipers interviewed Friday took a more analytical approach to their task. Capt. John Bourgeois, officer in charge of the Canadian Forces Sniper Cell, said the event is both a competition and a chance to compare notes and improve skills.
"The shooting part of being a sniper is the easy part. What we're doing is challenging the snipers on every other part of being a sniper. They're going to be required to navigate over 40 kilometres through deep, thick woods. They have timings to meet and plan their missions to get through this exercise. We're going to push them to their limits," he said.
The event comes just three months after a Canadian Forces sniper set a record in Iraq for the longest confirmed kill at 3.5 kilometres.
The shot killed one fighter with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which the military said thwarted an attack on an Iraqi military unit.
While that sniper has not been named, Bourgeois said the other snipers are proud of him, rather than jealous.
Sgt. Ivan Sanson, of the 2nd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment, agrees -- but said it doesn't diminish the competitive nature of snipers.
"Everyone in the sniper community is very competitive. I think you have to be. It's important that they strive to be the best," he said.
While most competitors are military, there are also snipers from the Halifax Regional Police, the Ontario Provincial Police and the Saint John Police Force.
The Canadian Forces are primarily using two rifles, the .338 Timber Wolf and the Tac 50 -- a .50 calibre weapon that was used to make the record shot in Iraq.
The Saint John force is now also equipped with the .338.
Saint John Const. Darren Milburn says his force will use it differently than the military because police tend to work in shorter distances.
"We're going to use ours more as an anti-material weapon -- if we have to take an engine block out of a suspect vehicle. The military are using that calibre for extended range," he said.
The competitors used Friday to test their weapons and get them "zeroed in" before the competition starts Saturday.
Bourgeois said the skills required to excel includes a lot of math.
"They've got to know how far away the target is, they've got to know how big he is, they then determine the angle, the gravity, the atmospheric pressure, the wind, the temperature of the rifle, the temperature of the air, the angle of the sun, and time of day," Bourgeois said.
"The good guys here will factor those things in four or five seconds and take their shots."
The competition runs until Sept. 14.


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