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jay sedler
wildcat science
has anyone here invented and used a wildcat load? im curious how you go about starting a project like that.im not entertaining the idea myself,but have just been thinking about how we end up with all these wildcats.there must be some kind of mathematic equation to safely constructing your own ammo id think.how would someone take something like .50 beowulf or 458 socom and neck it down to 308 without blowing their gun and possibly themself apart on the first shot?
CRY HAVOC and let slip the dogs of war!
Saint J.M. Browning
Just guessing here
But I think wildcatters always go with a very light load and work their way up to "Damn, that was scary!" And then back it down a little.
"I don't think Hank done it this way" - Waylon
jay sedler
wow...i hope not!thats scary
wow...i hope not!thats scary to think people just guessingat it.yikes!
CRY HAVOC and let slip the dogs of war!
jay sedler
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CRY HAVOC and let slip the dogs of war!
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a few book on the subject
Designing & Forming Custom Cartridges.
CRY HAVOC and let slip the dogs of war!
I've used them, and a lot of common/accepted cartridges started out as 'wildcats'.
The Ackley Improved family is a favorite oddball of mine. I think the toughest and most expensive part would be barrel/chamber reaming, headspacing, etc.
A shortcut is to use sabots....the Remington Accelerator in .30-06 and .30-30 are the only 2 commercial examples I can think of.
As a goof, a friend and I used successively smaller multiple sabots to create the ".22-50 ToolMan" (as in Tim Taylor...MORE POWER). We basically loaded a 55gr .223 bullet into a .50BMG cartridge. We estimated the MV at somewhere between Mach 7 and Warp 9, if the bullet held together.
TXLG *wildcat 50*
I'd like to see that hit a sealed 55 gallon drum of jello!
from a distance of course...
No sir, he fell into that bullet... Never argue with a stupid person. They'll just drag you down to their level and beat you with experience!!
it would probably be frags by that point
"Proelium Comminus Auctoritate" "Sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel is a muzzle flash."


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Sneak Peek: Mission Taco JointFebruary 26th 12:02pm, 2013
Mssion Taco Joint is expected to open to the public any day now. While brothers and co-owners Adam and Jason Tilford shared details about the menu a few weeks ago, we've been itching to see some of those words on paper become edible. Yesterday, the Tilford brothers (who also own Barrister's, Tortillaria Mexican Kitchen and Milagro Modern Mexican) gave Sauce a taste of what customers will encounter when they order fare from St. Louis' newest taco joint. The restaurant, located at 6235 Delmar Blvd., in The Loop, has not announced its opening date. Watch for that news to be posted in The Scoop in the next week or so. When doors do open, hours will be Tuesday through Sunday from 4 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. For a sneak peek of what you'll find at Mission Taco Joint, head on over to our Facebook page.
— Photo by Michelle Volansky
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Pope laments lack of concern for Syria
June 02, 2014
Addressing participants in a meeting of Catholic aid organizing working in and around Syria, Pope Francis lamented the "globalization of indifference" to the war there.
"A year ago we met to reaffirm the commitment of the Church in this crisis and to launch an appeal for peace in Syria," he told participants in the meeting organized by the Pontifical Council Cor Unum. But the crisis, with its "daily victims," "untold sufferings," and "thousands of refugees," has not been resolved.
The work of Catholic charitable organizations is a "faithful expression of God's love," he continued, as he told those present to work closely with local Church leaders.
The Pontiff offered an "appeal to the consciences of the protagonists of the conflict, global institutions, and public opinion," as he called for negotiations focused on humanitarian assistance and the common good of Syria and its inhabitants, including refugees who have fled and who have the right to return home.
"I am thinking in particular of the dear Christian communities," he said. Their "survival in the entire Middle East is a profound concern of the universal Church."
Further information:
- Messaggio del Santo Padre ai partecipanti all'Incontro di coordinamento tra gli organismi caritativi cattolici operanti nel contesto della crisi siriana (Holy See Press Office)
- The Pope: Silence Weapons in Syria (VIS)
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His Holiness doesn't seem to understand that the press and the liberal establishments in the First World are still playing "politically correctness." Christians don't matter, guns and violence - oh well, we are continuing to supply the Muslim extremists, the UN is more interested in birth control, and many Catholics in the region suffer from the same disease Catholics in our country suffer from: Palestinian or Arab Catholics, just as many think they are American Catholics instead of vice versa.


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Attending Program, Expenses Reimbursed by Organization(s) Appearing Before the Judge
November 4, 1999
CJE Opinion No. 99-11
This inquiry seeks advice about the propriety of attendance of judges at a program entitled "Enhancing Judicial Skills in Domestic Violence Cases," to be held in San Francisco this December. The program is presented by the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence as a joint project of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and the Family Violence Prevention Fund funded by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The problem you raise stems from the proposed funding of the judges' expenses. The program was developed under a federal grant which asked grantees to set aside money to cover travel expenses of the participants in the training programs. The grant funds are made available by the Violence Against Women Office through local grantees. The grantees are police departments and district attorneys' offices, which have some discretion as to how these funds are spent. In some cases, judges seeking to attend the program have applied to police departments to use these grant funds to pay their travel expenses. In other cases, presumably, police departments or district attorneys' offices may approach judges with an offer to pay travel expenses to attend such programs. These police departments or district attorneys' offices regularly appear before these same judges as parties in criminal cases, including domestic violence cases.
Canon 2 (A) provides that judges should conduct themselves "at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary." Canon 2 (B) states that a judge should not "convey or permit others to convey the impression that they are in a special position to influence" him or her. Canon 5 (C) (4) particularizes these concerns in the matter of financial dealings stating, in relevant part, that a judge should not:
"accept a gift, bequest, favor, or loan from anyone except as follows:
(a) a judge may accept a gift of nominal value incident to public recognition of him . . . or an invitation to a judge and his spouse to attend a bar-related function or activity devoted to the improvement of the law, the legal system, or the administration of justice;
(b) a judge . . . may accept ordinary social hospitality; . . . or a scholarship or fellowship awarded on the same terms applied to other applicants;
(c) a judge . . . may accept any other gift, bequest, favor, or loan only if the donor is not a party or other person whose interests have come or are likely to come before him and, if its value exceeds $350, the judge reports it in the same manner as he reports compensation in Canon 6(C)."
Canon 6 states that "A judge may receive compensation and reimbursement of expenses for the quasi-judicial and extra-judicial activities permitted by this Code, if the source of such payments does not give the appearance of influencing the judge in his judicial duties or otherwise give the appearance of impropriety," subject to certain restrictions. Our Opinion 99-4 involved an inquiry about the reimbursement of travel expenses of Massachusetts judges to participate in programs sponsored by the United States Information Agency to promote the rule of law in foreign countries. The inquirer asked whether it would be appropriate if reimbursement under this program were made to judges for a trip to China through the Massachusetts Judges Conference by a specialty bar association. That association generally represented a particular class of clients and its officers and directors represented well-known parties likely to be engaged in litigation in Massachusetts courts. We advised that it would violate Canon 2 (A) if judges accepted the reimbursement because "a disinterested objective person could reasonably question a judge's impartiality when members [of that specialty bar association] or their clients appear before that judge if the judge accepted payment of his or her travel expenses as described."
In the situation described, the reimbursements to judges would be made by police department or district attorneys' offices who regularly appear before the reimbursed judges as parties and lawyers in criminal cases, including domestic violence cases. Moreover, the original source of the reimbursement funds has a particular advocacy agenda. As we stated in Opinion 99-4, if the reimbursement described in this inquiry occurred, we believe that a disinterested objective person could reasonably question the reimbursed judges' impartiality when members of the funding police department or district attorneys office appear before them.
In addition to Canon 6, Canon 5 (C) also deals with financial activities of judges. In particular, Canon 5 (C) (4) lists a number of specific types of "gifts" and "favors" that a judge may accept, presumably on the ground that acceptance does not create a forbidden appearance of impropriety. Canon 5 (C) (4) accomplishes this result by stating a general rule that a judge may not accept a gift or favor from anyone unless it fits within one of the three listed paragraphs of exceptions. Without passing on the question whether a payment by a third party to judges for their travel expenses to attend a conference in San Francisco falls within the gift or favor category, we have concluded that the payment of travel expenses does not in any event fall within any of the listed exceptions. The only possibilities have been quoted above. The payment does not fall within subparagraph (a). It is not "of nominal value" and the program is not a "bar-related program or activity." It does not fall within subparagraph (b). It is not "ordinary social hospitality" or "a scholarship or fellowship awarded on the same terms applied to other applicants." This is not the kind of award that falls under the general notion of a scholarship or fellowship. Those are awards made available to a wide group for a program of scholarly study. What is involved in this inquiry is a grant to judges to pay travel expenses to a single conference. That seems to us quite different from the ordinary understanding of "scholarship or fellowship."
The payment does not fall within subparagraph (c) either. That subparagraph permits the acceptance of gifts and favors generally so long as they are reported, but it makes an exception for gifts from a party or persons whose interests have come or are likely to come before the judge. The police are such a party or person and hence subparagraph (c) does not permit a gift or favor to be made. It is true that if the judicial budget provided funds for such travel, it could be said that the judges could not accept such funding because the Commonwealth itself is a party that appears before them. We do not think that that would be a sensible interpretation of the Canon because as the judicial department of the Commonwealth, judges are funded by the Commonwealth and provision of funds in the judges' budget ought not be regarded as a "gift or favor." But when a local police department, with connections to the court as we have here described, pays or reimburses a judge's travel expenses out of funds provided by the Violence Against Women Office, the policies behind Canon 2 (A), Canon 2 (B), and Canon 6 are implicated and such payment or reimbursement falls within the prohibiting condition of Canon 5 (C) (4) (c).


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Hearing of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Digital Future of the Unites States, Part VI: The Future of Telecommunications Competition
REP. CHARLES W. "CHIP" PICKERING (R-MS): Mr. Chairman, thank you.
Please forgive me if I reminisce. When I first came to Washington at the young age of 26, I was working for the first President Bush, and working on East European and Soviet programs and reforms for economic and political freedom.
And as I came to the Hill in 1991 and began working on telecommunication reform, hoping to take monopoly telecom policy to an economic policy of freedom, choice, competition.
And as you look at the parallels between the two we see across Eastern Europe and in the former Soviet Union primarily success -- more freedom, more political freedom, stronger democracies. We look at the Ukraine, we look at Eastern Europe.
But if you look at Russia, we could probably say that we have seen some setbacks or rollbacks. And just like in economic policy or political policy you can have success or you can -- or progress, or you can have failures, rollbacks, setbacks.
So if we look at telecommunications competition and the state of where the industry is today, I think we can see a number of successes. If we look at the IP applications and markets, increasing competition towards freedom.
If you look at wireless, a fairly strong, healthy vibrant competitive sector.
But if we go forward, how do we assure or guarantee that we don't have rollbacks or setbacks as far as economic freedom, telecommunication competition, and choice?
And before us we have some key policy areas that I think that will assure that we go forward in the right direction and path and continuing to see greater competition and choice.
But we can also have setbacks and failures if we choose wrongly or poorly. I think on the forbearance petitions that are before the FCC right now, if we take away the access that competitors now have to the last mile and to the last loops, then we could see, just like we lost in the early part of 2000 an entire sector of telecommunication long distance, we could see the lost of the C (phonetic) sector, that gives very important competition and choice to competitors.
In 1999 when special access was granted, those reforms, you had AT&T and MCI, you had hundreds of other long distance providers and facility based competition and special access. Well, since that time all those companies have either disappeared or been acquired, and four regional Bells are now two national carriers of consolidation and concentration, local and long.
So if you look at that market, we could say there's actually less choice today than we had when the reform was adopted in 1999. What do we need to do to make sure that special access stays competitive and economically priced?
As the FCC looks at forbearance, I'd like to ask I guess the political dissidents at the table, Mr. Evans and Ms. Herda, what would happen if the FCC granted the current forbearance petitions to your business model and your ability to compete?
MR. EVANS: Well, our business model would be decimated. Without the local loops we cannot offer service. We have no -- there are no other alternatives.
We are paying Verizon $11 a month just to rent a pair of wires. For every wire. We have over 500,000 loops that we're paying. We pay Verizon alone $72 million a year. So it is -- it is just to eliminate competition. We have no other choices. We tried wireless. We tried WiMax. We tried -- we've been working with broadband over power. There is no other solution. The copper network is the best network available to give us the lowest prices.
MS. HERDA: We are primarily concerned with the forbearance of Ethernet services and OCM services.
In the case of Ethernet services, today we have been unable to buy -- to get any agreement the various different incumbents, large incumbent carriers, to be able to buy wholesale Ethernet services. And in fact the prices that they're charging, which were on the slides that I showed earlier, are higher than the retail prices that we're seeing them charge to retail customers in the market.
So it's very uneconomic for us to buy those services. We can't be everywhere. We have spent billions of dollars building infrastructure in 75 markets across the country. We have -- (audio blip) -- connected with fiber. We are feverishly making investments every single day to build more fiber in more buildings.
But our customers want us to be able to serve them where they want us to be, wherever their services, they have a need. If it's in Fargo, North Dakota, or if it's in Boise or whatever market, if we're not in that particular building, we have to acquire the service from someone. And that someone is inevitably always the incumbent carrier.
So the problem with forbearance, particularly of Ethernet services, is that we will not be able to have a discussion about that pricing of Ethernet services during the special access proceedings, which is critical to the future of telecommunication service.
REP. PICKERING: Mr. Tauke, one of the points of your testimony was on broadband and our deployment, and how USF can either be used to help that or hurt that. You also talked about wireless broadband as a competitive force in the market and as a substitute for the incumbent wire line capability.
But you support a cap or a reverse auction. Wouldn't that actually restrict wireless broadband, especially in small and rural markets, eliminating competition and choice in broadband, especially as we get ready for the 700 auction.
So how do you reconcile your USF position with broadband objectives of increasing that across the country?
MR. TAUKE: Here's the problem that we face today. You have in many areas of the country now four or five, six, in some cases nine and 10 carriers who are receiving universal service support to serve hard-to-serve areas, okay.
The -- generally the amounts that each carrier receives is based on the costs to the wireline carrier. So let's say there is a community with 500 lines. The wire line carrier, when it had 500 homes, maybe was receiving $10 a month in subsidy. As other carriers come in and take customers from the wire line carrier, maybe now they have 250 homes. So then they get a subsidy of $20 a month because their costs haven't declined.
Not only do they get $20 a month, but the other five carriers all get $20 a month. And this is driving up the amounts of money that is going into the community. The community obviously isn't that hard to serve, because that has multiple carriers. And these multiple carriers are getting ever larger amounts of money to serve the community.
This system is broken. Our suggestion has been a reverse auction. I'm not saying it's the only one by the way. And I think that, you know, I think that you raise a point that should be taken into consideration when we look at a reverse auction.
REP. PICKERING: A reverse auction could go to just one carrier. Would you agree that the only thing worse than subsidizing competition would be subsidizing monopoly?
MR. TAUKE: Well, I think that this is an important public policy decision for the Congress. If you have a hard-to-serve area, how many carriers do you want to serve -- how many carriers do you want to support to serve that area?
I would argue that in the past, the position of the -- the objective of universal service has been to provide service to areas. I don't know that you -- how many carriers you think would be sufficient. But I do think that in a town of 500 people or many of the communities that we are familiar with in our native state, that four, five, six, seven carriers in the community makes no sense, economically, only if supported by the strangeness of the universal service fund.
REP. PICKERING: Mr. Chairman, my time is up, but I do hope as a panel that we work -- I don't think the outcome of two to three competitors in a market is a good outcome. And I do hope that we look at have policies that promote from multiple choices for the greatest degree of economic freedom in telecommunications.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Real-Life Gang Uses Tricks They Learned from 'The Town' to Rob Local Businesses
It's the job of the screenwriter to find new ways to evolve familiar plotlines, and also remain current with the times. But the problem with that when it comes to a film like The Town is your clever bank-robbing techniques will not only look cool on screen, but they may also inspire real-life crooks to use things they've learned from the movie to pull off their own heists. This isn't the first time we've seen thieves use a piece of Ben Affleck's terrific heist flick The Town in their own work. Last spring in Chicago a team of bank robbers used nun masks to disguise themselves after seeing them used in The Town, and now another set of "masterminds" from New York City say that some of their robbery maneuvers were inspired by the 2010 film as well.
Five men were able to successfully pull off 62 burglaries (everything from delis and pizza joints to other similar stores in Brooklyn in Queens) by using a lot of the same tactics seen in the film (from what they told detectives), like pouring bleach on ATMs and cash draws to get rid of DNA evidence and cutting power to use headlamps while carrying out their crimes. At the end of the day the five were caught, though, and are now awaiting arraignment after snagging a total haul of around $217,000. (Check out a scene from The Town which shows off some of those same tactics.)
When it comes to crime films like this, should writer pay attention to the little details they're adding into the script that could be used in real-life crimes, or is it the writer's job to tell the most believable story and the city's job to prevent those crimes?
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For Immediate Release — August 25, 2008 | HQ
Frank X. O'Gara: DoDEA Educational Communications Officer | (703) 588-3260
Elaine Kanellis: DoDEA Educational Communications Officer | (703) 588-3265
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA — August 25, 2008 — Mr. Chris Pigott has been selected as the new Procurement Chief for the Department of Defense Education Activity.
Mr. Pigott, a native of Washington, D.C., joins DoDEA from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) where he was the Director of the Human Capital and Finance Division in the Office of Acquisition at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). His division was responsible for the contracting requirements for TSA's Office of Human Capital, Office of Finance and Administration, and Office of Acquisition.
As Chief of DoDEA's Procurement Division, Mr. Pigott will oversee purchases and contracts for goods and services valued at approximately $47 million annually.
"When we went into the selection process for a procurement chief, we needed a person who was strong on the legalities of procurement but equally strong on customer service," said Mr. Kevin Kelly, DoDEA's Associate Director for Financial and Business Operations. "In addition to his vast knowledge and experience, he came across as an absolute team player - someone who understands the mission, and someone who knows how to work with people and motivate people to get the job done," Kelly added.
Mr. Pigott has 29 years of government contracting experience and in addition to his service at DHS, he has worked at the Defense Supply Service-Washington (Office of the Secretary of the Army), Defense Fuel Supply Center (Defense Logistics Agency), Naval Sea Systems Command (Department of the Navy), U.S. Mint (Department of the Treasury), and at GovWorks (Department of the Interior).
During his contracting career, he has been both a Contract Specialist and a Procurement Analyst, and has held an unlimited Contracting Officer's warrant for almost 19 years. He has been involved in all phases of the pre- and post-award procurement process and has negotiated contracts for commercial and non-commercial supplies and services, to include crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; major weapon systems; information technology services and equipment; and human resources services.
Mr. Pigott is looking forward to working for the school system he once attended.
"DoDEA clearly has a very important mission and doing my part to fulfill this mission will undoubtedly be rewarding but also challenging," he said. "As a youngster I attended Department of Defense schools overseas so I have a special fondness for the schools that DoDEA supports and believe that any success I have had in my career is, in part, the result of this schooling,"
Mr. Pigott received a Hammer Award in 1997 and again in 1999 for his use of innovative contracting approaches. In February 2003, he was selected as one of two Navy representatives to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) Transformation Task Force.
He earned his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).
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I just bought (Im waiting the delivery) a netbook, and I want to know what should I install on it (iAtkos, Kaliway, Ideneb, IPC, Leo4all...)
Hardware is:
CPU: Intel Atom email@example.com
CPU chipset: Intel N10 Family DMT Bridge
Memory: 1GB DDR2
Storage Device:CSD CAZ160S, 160GB
LAN: RTL8102E/8103E Ethernet NTC
WIFI: RT3900E 802.11n (wireless lan)
Audio: 82801G (ICH7) sound card
Display card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150, 256MB
If you know wich will be easier or wich one will work better, I appreciate it.
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Bacteria as a cause of Disease
Bacteria can enter the body by one or more of several routes. These include ingestion, inhalation, via the reproductive tract, for example at coitus or artificial insemination, from the mother to the offspring, or via skin penetration, for example due to biting insects.
Different disease-causing bacteria affect different parts of the body and this can correlate with the route of entry. For example, Pasteurella Spp, that cause pneumonia, are often inhaled, whereas Salmonella Spp. are ingested.
Let me share with you a human example to explain this concept in relation to non-immune defence mechanisms. Some years ago there was an outbreak of salmonellosis food poisoning caused by Salmonella napoli in soft, continental chocolate. The levels of S. napoli in the chocolate were such that anyone eating it would surely die of chocolate poisoning before they ever succumbed to S. napoli food poisoning!
However, on further investigation, it was found that the S. napoli were being encapsulated in very small fat globules and these protected the S. napoli from acids in the upper digestive tract. When these globules reached the small intestine they were attacked by lipases and the salmonella organisms were then released. That is, 100% of the salmonella were avoiding the effects of the stomach acid which normally killed off a large percentage of the organisms – an effect which had not been taken into account when determining the original infective dose!
Optimum bacterial growth temperature All bacteria have an optimum growth temperature, which is the temperature at which they grow and multiply the fastest. Most disease-causing (pathogenic) bacteria have evolved so that this temperature is very close to the animal's body temperature, thereby optimising their efficiency at causing disease, so be sure to keep your animals healthy and happy!
Kind regards,
Chris Lawlor.
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I have seen people complain about glass cannon specs and bunker specs. I have never died to a bunker spec so I really don't care about them in hot join. But I hate getting one shot. I do not call people names or get mad at the player. But it is not fun. I have got really good at beating one shot specs. Most the time I can kill a glass war or thief. It just sucks when I am in the middle of a good fight and suddenly I go from half hp to dead. I know that the spec is not op and I can beat them all the time 1 v 1. But it really is not fun at all. I wish no one played one shot builds. But I can see why they are popular. I would strongly suggest if you do not want to get called names then do not play a one shot build. It is not fun to get one shot. And people will get mad not just because you beat them but because you ruined the fun.
gw2 is a great game
to be fair what i loved about WoW was the banter. people get far too cut too easily
this game sucks
if you dont like it
dont do it
Oh my faith in humanity has disappeared long ago, but this doesn't stop me from enjoying the game I am playing. Sorry to hear that though.
Tomoko Eternal Life, Kilik Eternal Sun, Eira Frozen Hearted, Ashara Emberlight,
Vuug The Deceiver, Grash Gravebuilder, Asgaut Divine Soul, Lera Dreamstealer
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Overall, the professions in GW2 are not finished yet. How could they been? The game is only out for two month, the balancing is far from done. ANet is looking at the statistics and making adjustments. Recent changes to Thief etc. seem to confirm this. So far, the only profession which appears 'done' is the Warrior (the most balanced profession overall) with the Thief close behind. Guardian needs some minor tweaks, IMHO, but its also basically done. Others I haven't played much, so I can't really comment.
I think there are different specs you can use depending on what spvp your doing. In 5v5 some bunker specs are really good but not as good in 8v8. Mesmers are OP as shit in the khylo map because of instant treb repairs. I wouldnt worry about what other ppl say just do your thing. Unless your in a premade group with a guild or somthing and they need to to be a certain spec with certain weapons just do what works for you.
My statement is just observation of this, and other MMO's historically trying and ultimately not being able to actually attain a balanced state. Things will always tilt in favor 1 way or the other, or you will see particularly low #'s of a certain class.
Again here, ANet has done a very smart thing by making PvP only require a minimal time investment to attend. You get to see imbalances far quicker, since folks can just try something themselves if they're so inclined, rather than spending days / weeks getting to the starting point.
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"If you are not capable of cruelty, you are absolutely a victim to anyone who is" - J. Peterson
Every game I've played has had its share of trash talkers... Heck, I've even been trash talked in online chess. Either trash talk them back or just block them. If they ruin your motivation to play, they win.
Welcome to the 7th generation of video gaming, its not about having fun anymore!
enjoy your stay.
"From the first to the end of the Sixth Generation of consoles, for THIRTY FOUR YEARS, this is what gaming was and it was FANTASTIC! You enjoyed the experience and gaming was what it was supposed to be FUN, COMPLETE, no DLC back then the new content was called a sequel and we waited eagerly for it."
-Muzz (L1GAMES) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePNHfnR-SwA
The only thing that irritates me is when in WvW or just random PvP games, people will chase you all over the map. Like, groups of people. Is it really going to take 5-10 people to down 1? I mostly get annoyed when it's my team doing it, because it's time wasted when they could have been capping something, or defending.
Oh, but I love that on my Thief! Cluster Bomb a bunch of people or something, make them all cranky at me, and then lead them on a merry chase all over the map just to try to catch little old me. =DThe only thing that irritates me is when in WvW or just random PvP games, people will chase you all over the map. Like, groups of people. Is it really going to take 5-10 people to down 1? I mostly get annoyed when it's my team doing it, because it's time wasted when they could have been capping something, or defending.
Especially great when they've chased you all over the map, then you just Infiltrator's Arrow up a cliff and look down at them. That little moment of awkwardness when they're all standing there looking up at you is just priceless. I like to imagine that they feel pretty foolish after all that, but who knows.


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Europe's financial crisis intensified Wednesday as banks moved to obtain more dollars for loans to their U.S. customers, and some nervous corporate clients began looking to banks outside the euro zone for loans.
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The California College of Ayurveda is pleased to introduce the Ayurvedic Health Practitioner Interns 2014. Interns have completed their academic studies and work under the supervision of experienced clinical instructors. This semester's talented group of interns comes from throughout the United States, Canada and United Kingdom.
Ayurvedic Health Practitioner (AHP) interns work on supporting patients to adopt a healthy lifestyle that is in harmony with their constitution. Patients learn about their constitution as well as the nature of any imbalances. They will also receive support to adjust their diet and lifestyle accordingly and to normalize your digestion and elimination. As part of the Ayurvedic program, an intern can include ayurvedic herbs, aromatherapy, color therapy, sound and mantra, and Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy. This is is the best of preventative health care! For those who have a specific condition and are looking for clinical management through Ayurvedic Medicine, they should consider having a consultation with an Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist intern or graduate.
Over a decade ago I visited an Acupuncturist for a chronic digestive problem. After several weeks of treatment, my condition improved. My acupuncturist suggested that I look into Ayurveda for its overall lifestyle and nutritional focus to further improve my condition. Once I read about Ayurvedic principles and how to integrate them into my own life, I found a healing system that is all encompassing. These principles have become passion and path in of my life.
I think that integrating Ayurvedic principles does not require a complete life change. By simply introducing small adjustments to our daily routine or nutritional changes, profound results can occur. This overall better feeling promotes physical inspiration to pursue living in harmony with oneself. Ayurveda is an accessible vehicle to achieve this harmony. The Ayurvedic healing system is unique in that it addresses an individual's specific situation and develops a clearly defined custom treatment plan to address their health concerns. This specificity is what makes it attractive to people, Ayurveda actually addresses what is actually going on for people.
I see a great future for Ayurveda in the US. Ayurveda is often introduced into mainstream media where people are seeking more holistic solutions to health problems. Articles are written about treatments that make Ayurveda accessible to many people. Ayurveda has become a source for people in the US to look for better solutions. Ayurveda will continue to be a sought after source to solve problems that are not being addressed in other ways.
I have two favorite treatments, one is Marma therapy and the other one is Annuvasana basti (oil enemas). Marma has been incredibly helpful to me in restoring balance to my nervous system and releasing energy blocks in my body and the mind. Annuvasa basti is a great treatment to calm the mind. I feel amazing after it.
I was born in Switzerland and immigrated to the United States many years ago. I did my undergraduate studies in studio art at San Francisco State University. My preoccupation with trying to understand the human condition started during this time. My interest stayed with me when I decided to pursue my Master's Degree in Interdisciplinary Arts with a focus on Creativity. My master thesis was on the role creativity can play in the healing process. My interest in knowing more about the human psyche and body led me to seek a healing system that included these aspects. In Ayurveda I found a healing modality that encompasses these aspects completely.


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Jim Jansen grew up in Milwaukee and worked his way through the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee before moving to Madison to attend law school. He and his wife Betsy have lived in Madison ever since. Betsy is a teacher and now that their own kids have gone off on their own, Jim and Betsy are both enjoying their work more and more. Jim handles a wide range of personal injury cases including those arising from motor vehicle accidents, product defects, medical malpractice, contractor negligence, pharmacy errors and nursing home neglect. Jim has tried many cases in courts all across Wisconsin. The National Board of Trial Advocacy has certified him as a Civil Trial Specialist and he has been invited to membership in theAmerican Board of Trial Advocates and fellowship in the American College of Trial Lawyers.
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As the popularity of JK Rowling's characters exploded, the likelihood of successfully searching Google for a local potter /craftsman by including the word "potter" in a search string diminished dramatically. I posted that issue on a forum over at ceramicartsdaily.org just recently and received good reactions to my post, "Google – Find a Potter". The consensus of opinion from a small group of responder (but very engaged/passionate responders) is that the following search terms are most likely the best to use when searching for a potter/clay-artist…obviously, if you know the individual's name or the name of the studio your chances of success are excellent. But what if you are in a new place and just want to see who-is-doing-what with clay? Here are the recommended search terms:
- pottery
- ceramics
- potter
- crafters
- hand made
I like this list, even though I'm scratching my head about still including "potter" on that list (no offense, Harry). So, here goes. I reviewed the meta data, title tags, and content on my own site and have made sure that these words are included…ok, I excluded crafters to avoid the whole clay is a craft not an art debate. In the next month or so, the amount of time that it seems to take Google to circle back around to index the content on my web site, I hope to enter "Nashville" plus some of these terms and have my site show up on the first page of the search results. I tried it today, and…nothing – not even page 2 or 3, so today is my baseline for this experiment.
For those who actually use Google to find clay artists and potters when you are on the road, I would be curious to know if you use other search terms…I guarantee that there are artists out there who need to know! And for the hard working potters in the world, take note: look at your web content and make sure that your copy includes descriptive words that people might actually use to find you (see list above). Don't be a muggle…use your magic to be discovered on the web!
P.S, And bless all those clay-artists/potters whose actual name is "Harry".
P.P.S. Yes, I get it. This very post is the most likely to return in search simply for the concentration of key words…we shall see:)
P.P.P.S. No one uses "Home Page" in a search engine to find you, so use something else in you title tag…trust me on this!!


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P90x is one of the world's most popular exercise programs. People love P90x because of its intensity levels. Anyone who takes the challenge is pushed to the limit. And they're rewarded with results.
Those results are all over the web. P90x before and after pictures are everywhere. And who can blame them? These are results you want to share with the world. They've helped make this one of the first viral workout programs on the web.


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Hi Robin On 20/6/12 14:13 , Robin Berjon wrote: > From a Web architecture point of view, it has long been the accepted > wisdom that how a UA is split does not matter in the least. JCD: That is quite a sweeping argument. It sounds like it is OK to be blind to what happens inside the UA :o) I think I gave the argument that the way the spec is written encourages browser lock-in, if only by obfuscation. I am very uneasy with the browser having sole control over intents and how they are processed. I would rather have the intents processed in another (more open) layer than the browser Of course it make the spec a bit more complex to describe a separable process, but the extra freedom is worth the extra complexity. Best regards JC -- JC Dufourd Directeur d'Etudes/Professor Groupe Multimedia/Multimedia Group Traitement du Signal et Images/Signal and Image Processing Telecom ParisTech, 37-39 rue Dareau, 75014 Paris, France Tel: +33145817733 - Mob: +33677843843 - Fax: +33145817144Received on Wednesday, 20 June 2012 14:20:21 UTC
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Consider the Blackhawks armed and dangerous from the blue line.
Coach Joel Quenneville, who logged 803 games as a defenseman during his 13 seasons in the NHL, has Hawks defenders firing shot after shot from the point during practices and it's paying off in games. Eleven of the Hawks' 35 goals entering Monday night's game have been scored by defensemen, and Cam Barker got No. 12 against the Avalanche.


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- an often ornamented raised border of a plate or flat dish that forms a plane nearly parallel to the bottom.
Rod (A. Smith) 04:58, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
- well, you get a bain marie A large pan containing hot water in which smaller pans may be set to cook food slowly or to keep food warm. (A double boiler) [French, from Medieval Latin balneum Mariae, bath of Maria, probably after Maria, an early alchemist.] Leaving till the end of August, for a decision. Andrew massyn 20:48, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
- I can't find any reference to marie as a plate border, and it's not in OED (which mentions only marie biscuits. However, from what little I know of pottery, an ornamented border might well be made separately, and later married to the centrepiece, so the anon editor (22:15 4 Jul 06 edit to Marie) may have misheard. --Enginear 12:18, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
- I think that it may be possible, cf marie biscuits and bain maries etc. but as no verification rfv failed for now. Andrew massyn 17:59, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
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New Publication Available! Taking Stock of Durban - Review of Key Outcomes and the Road Ahead
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Taking Stock of Durban - Review of Key Outcomes and the Road Ahead
The Durban Climate Conference in December 2011 represented a significant step forward for the United Nations climate change process. Although its outcomes continue to be debated, the Durban Conference could prove to be a game-changing conference for the climate negotiations.
Governments adopted a comprehensive package of decisions—including an agreement to initiate a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol and the "Durban Platform" to negotiate a long-term, all inclusive future mitigation regime that includes a process to address the "ambition gap" for stabilizing average global temperature increases at 2 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels. They also adopted a range of decisions designed to implement the 2010 Cancun Agreements, including launching a new Green Climate Fund and developing stronger requirements for the reporting and review of countries' mitigation efforts. After several days behind closed doors and over 30 hours past their closing deadline, delegates agreed to:
• Launch the Durban Platform on Enhanced Action, a new negotiating process to develop a "protocol, another legal instrument, or agreed outcome with legal force".
• Begin a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol in 2013.
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"It was a joy [at] my first EDGE conference to find a community that 'gets it'…has commitment and staying power to tackle the system as an orchestra—many instruments playing together, each its own sound."
The 2015 Conference
April 8-10, 2015
Baltimore, MD
This spring, 200+ foundation leaders and activists gathered in Baltimore for the 4th annual Just Giving conference. As always, we explored the farthest edges of philanthropy: where all our issues intersect, and where grassroots movements are the engines of the deeper, systemic transformations we seek.
Our world's mounting social, economic, and ecological crises demand this courageous and radical work of us. We cannot make progress apart. Instead, we are called to collectively identify and align ourselves as funders and activists working toward a Just Transition that decommodifies nature, reimagines work, liberates knowledge, and democratizes wealth.
EDGE Funders is a place within philanthropy for an explicit journey of exploration of the deeper philosophical ideas that animate contemporary politics, economics and culture.
As we assess the current state of our world and consider together the elements that are essential to a 'just transition', and ultimately, a just economy, we are called to consider four goals: to decommodify nature, reimagine work, liberate knowledge and democratize wealth. These are interrelated, especially as they demand attention to the notion of enclosures – the private appropriation of resources previously held in common – and to the need for an alternative collaborative economy promoting the common good. We should consider:
- How are nature, work, knowledge and wealth being appropriated for private ends?
- How can such enclosures be resisted, and transcended?
- How are local, translocal and transnational movements engaging in this work?
- How can philanthropy support their efforts?
What People Said About Just Giving 2015
"I liked the mix of "big picture" ideas and analysis and the more grounded workshops and engagement labs"
"I most liked the practical examples from those doing philanthropy better."
"This conference is for folks who have and are interested in a "systemic analysis." Particularly the work of the grassroots."
From the 2015 Conference Survey
"I am glad I attended, because what I learned and experienced at Just Giving 2015 will be useful to me in my work"
"Participation in Just Giving strengthened my view that progressive philanthropy should seek to address root causes of our social, ecological, and economic crises."
Conference Co-Chairs:
Harriet Barlow, Blue Mountain Center/Donor Advisor
Nikhil Aziz, American Jewish World Service
- Aditi Vaidya, Solidago Foundation
- Akwasi Aidoo, Humanity United
- Tanya Dawkins, Trustee, CarEth Foundation
- Matthias Fiedler, Director, Bewegungsstiftung
- Cuong Hoang, Chorus Foundation
- Ed Whitfield, Fund for Democratic Communities
- Heike Loeschmann, Boell Foundation
- Holly Bartling, General Service Foundation
- Laine Romero-Alston, Ford Foundation
- Leah Hunt-Hendrix, Sister Fund and Solidare
- Nicolas Krausz, Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer/FPH
- Samantha Harvey, Overbrook Foundation
- Sarah Hobson, New Field Foundation
- Stuart Clarke, Towne Creek Foundation
- Sarah Mersha, Grassroots International


text: Ahoi. I don't actually care so much about bookmark consistency. And if so then mainly between PS and MS because Mac users maybe will have an iPhone and want to sync their bookmarks. But I haven't heard of such feature requests. Generally though for the sake of features it would be great to be able to upload bookmarks to a central or local server for synchronisation. Much like Mac users can do with MobileMe. As for other features in MacSword it is that from time to time there are feature requests in the forum or mailing lists or else where, for example MacUpdate. And lately one or two users were really helpful in giving valuable input about user interface changes/optimisations. But other than that and since I'm the only one developing it is mostly driven by what I find good and would like to have in. This includes heavy improvements for image modules with many features that you have described. Also something which I really would like to have and was is great value to me in studies (using Accordance) is a gantt diagram view component for creating and visualising life spans of the people in the bible, special events or other things. I don't know whether this is something that other front-ends have considered doing. > I'm asking because, when I think about some of the capability that we've > brought to Xiphos in the last couple years, I realize that a lot of it has > no analogue or counterpart in any other Sword application. > > Along comes Jane Random, who desperately wants Critical Feature XYZ in her > Bible study application. She hears about The Sword Project, finds an > application, tries it out, and sees that XYZ isn't there. And so she > concludes erroneously that The Sword Project isn't worth her time, and > worst of all, she tells her friends about her search for XYZ and how The > Sword Project didn't measure up. It seems people don't have the time anymore to dig a bit deeper (in our forums and wikis) to find out that applications under the CrossWire umbrella are very individual. Maybe we should advertise the front-end comparison wiki page a bit better i.e. right into the application list page. But even then I think many people wouldn't recognise it because they don't read. At least not from the beginning of the page. We could have applications tagged as "CrossWire certified" :) which would include a must have of certain features. But for this CrossWire doesn't have the structure and I'm not sure this is something that's actually wanted. Basically the only thing that all application have in common is that they use the SWORD engine. And if the organisation doesn't greatly change or more developer resources are available I don't think this will change. Manfred Am 14.04.2010 um 16:25 schrieb Karl Kleinpaste: > I've had some philosophical meanderings about frontends over the last > several weeks. > > One of the best things about The Sword Project is that a whole herd of > applications has been able to grow up around the core engine. Support > constructs based on platform capability, workflow ideals, toolkit > provision, and other qualifiers have led to a lot of interesting > variability in how each application particularly presents the generic > concept of "Bible study" to the user. We have a wiki page on choosing the > right application, in order to distinguish some of their features. > > But there is concern in my mind about a lack of consistency in how we do > things, and possibly more importantly, where consistency matters. > > The immediate example that brings this to mind for me is the recent > discussion on bookmark storage and sync. The goal sought is an ability to > sync bookmarks across applications, providing e.g. desktop -vs- handheld > consistency. A fine goal, on its face. > > But that mis-interacts with the general net.paranoia level with which we > (are supposed to) provide our applications. Notably, if the storage is > off-site, then the user will access a network resource, and that bumps > sideways into the necessity of ensuring that the user wants to allow that, > bearing in mind the general perspective of (notably) module managers, for > which we are obligated to warn the user, "If you are in a persecuted > place, avoid packet snooping/traffic analysis: Don't use the mod.mgr." > > This brings a couple problems. First, we have the necessity of the > interaction: Does the user allow this to occur? If the user declines -- > for now, or forever -- then we are left with an application that still > must provide bookmark storage. That means that we must create 2 retrieval > methods for bookmarks, and that complexifies the bookmark subsystem in the > application. > > The result is that, regardless of whether network-sync'able bookmarks ever > get implemented, every application must still provide its own method for > doing so locally. That will be OS-, language-, toolkit-, and > filesystem-dependent, thus usually not portable. I'm simply not yet > excited about having to expand this in Xiphos, because the value gained > from doing so likely won't offset the anguish of its development. > > But why do I say that? Because sometimes we have warped ideas of what's > important. Generally speaking, we are often not like our users. > > In a related discussion in the Xiphos devel list, it was pointed out that > we as developers sometimes have an odd perspective about interoperability, > because we keep multiple applications installed in order to test our > features and our modules, and so we think "everyone" must want > "everything" to work together. On its face...um, yeah, sure, and while > we're at it, we love baseball, motherhood, and apple pie, too. In > reality, how many Joe Averages are there, who particularly care whether > bookmarks can be sync'd among Xiphos, BPBible, BibleTime, PocketSword, > Bible Desktop, and BibleCS? Do you (does anyone) actually do remotely the > same kind of study in 2 different applications? Do you care whether your > tightly-managed bookmarks in Xiphos are directly usable in PocketSword, > which doesn't yet provide bookmark titles, has no hierarchy, and no multi- > verse support? For facially similar applications (say, Xiphos and > BibleTime, or BPBible and BibleCS, or...pick any pair), does Joe Average > actually use 2 such applications, so that sync rises to the level of > interest, or in fact does he look over a couple of the available > possibilities, and then come down in favor of using just one? > > Can we even claim to know? If so, how? > > A prime, on-point example: Since the Dawn Of Net.Time, there has been code > in GnomeSword/Xiphos to import BibleTime bookmarks. But the code to do so > was so unsupported that it simply stopped working well over a year ago, > when BT left behind its KDE specificity. > > Nobody noticed, nobody cared. I have never seen a bug report or feature > request concerning BibleTime bookmark import. Not one, not ever, in all > the hundreds of bugs that have ever been reported against Xiphos over the > last decade. > > Having noticed the problem because of the discussion on bookmark sync'ing, > I mentioned it to our devel list. Terry stepped up and fixed it with a > few lines of code. I tried it out; yup, now it works. This caused me to > look a little bit into BT bookmarks, at which point I discovered something > really important: > > Xiphos uses the exact same bookmark storage format as BT. > > I didn't know that until this time. I didn't know because I had never had > cause to want BT bookmarks in the first place, because Xiphos is my > application of choice, and I do my study in Xiphos, where my bookmarks are > extensive, featureful, titled, commented. Apparently, Terry simply > inhaled BT's format whole when he first implemented them for GnomeSword. > > _In practice_ no one cares about that beneficial compatibility, even when > compatibility comes literally for free. > > The practical use case for bookmark sync is undoubtedly desktop -vs- > handheld device, and not for different applications that run in the same > (physical) environment, that is, desktops. And so where we would be > concerned with sync is between, say, Xiphos and PocketSword...whose > respective metaphors for bookmarks are virtually unrelated. What will > "sync bookmarks from Xiphos to PocketSword" mean, when my titles, my > hierarchy, and my multi-verse references will simply vanish during the > operation? Would I ever want to sync back the other way? No, never, > because too much information would be lost. > > Now please let me generalize and extrapolate: This in turn makes me wonder > about baseline capability, and what "should" be part of any Sword > application. Certainly there are obvious qualifiers on which we would > agree about the bottommost bare minimums: Show selected Bible text, > generally on a per-chapter basis; provide for module installation; provide > search somehow; provide commentaries along with or alongside Bible text; > support UTF-8 to get correct display. We could create a list of those > kinds of real bare minimums. (We wouldn't /entirely/ agree on the list, > of course. But we could probably come close.) > > How far beyond these bare minimums should we expect any (all) apps to go? > > I'm asking because, when I think about some of the capability that we've > brought to Xiphos in the last couple years, I realize that a lot of it has > no analogue or counterpart in any other Sword application. > > Along comes Jane Random, who desperately wants Critical Feature XYZ in her > Bible study application. She hears about The Sword Project, finds an > application, tries it out, and sees that XYZ isn't there. And so she > concludes erroneously that The Sword Project isn't worth her time, and > worst of all, she tells her friends about her search for XYZ and how The > Sword Project didn't measure up. > > And to think that we have PR problems on our best days... > > As to those Critical Features: > > Take user-created content, for example. Aside from the original personal > commentary that many apps support, Xiphos provides multiple such > commentaries, and user-created genbooks (what we call "prayerlists and > journals"), and per-verse user annotations in a "yellow highlighter plus > margin notes" metaphor. We do these things because users keep asking for > user-editable content. Our support has gotten good enough that users now > write bug reports about really picky things, like the need to provide > links in their journal text that *either* navigate directly *or* put the > verse list machinery to use. (This mostly means the distinction of > whether to use sword:// URLs or <scripRef>.) > > Do other applications' user communities not ask for the same things? I > notice that Crossway's new ESV iPhone app is already getting raves because > it provides a note-taking facility. The iPhone is decidedly *not* well- > suited to composition beyond trivially short texts, yet note-taking is > already considered important there. Why do other Sword apps not provide > more user content creation? > > Consider also image support: Aside from simply displaying images, Xiphos > has provided image resizing since the first time I knew of an image- > containing module, realizing that a monster 3506x2055 map cannot be > expected to be viewed (by a sane person) in an application's subwindow > pane that's only 500x300. And even so, Xiphos provides external image > viewing (click the image) so that the entire problem can be punted to > something more appropriate when the application itself is simply not > adequate to showing what needs to be showed: A map resized from 3506x2055 > to fit within 500x300 will be close to useless, so we let the user hand > the image to an external viewer that can select and zoom. > > In late 2007, I first mentioned on this list a need for other apps to gain > an ability to do image resizing. There were enthusiastic followups at the > time to say that this really should be done. But no other app has done so: > http://crosswire.org/wiki/Choosing_a_SWORD_program#Image_Module_Support > > On the one hand, feature distinctions are useful for advertising one > application over another. It's a marketing thing: We of the Xiphos team > can talk up our additional capabilities. On the other hand, I worry that > a lack of consistent provision of some features will lead to a kind of > backlash. We have enough trouble with PR; if people post in public > forums, "I used Application Foo from The Sword Project, and it doesn't do > XYZ, so I just don't think Sword apps are adequate," we get a bad > reflection on all of us. The complaint's baselessness does not help us. > > I know we're all volunteers, and we all have different emphases and > schedules and workflows and feature design goals. I don't mean just to > pick on a couple of Xiphos' features specifically; there are surely things > done by other apps that Xiphos is yet missing. > > Where does feature consistency matter? > What does bookmark consistency buy for us, other than as a talking point? > Where can we safely ignore whether our applications are consistent with > one another? > What are we to do about providing a sufficiently consistent baseline > user experience? > There's no way to force any application's development team to do new > stuff, so how can we encourage teams to provide more capability, as a > lower bound? > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel at crosswire.org > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page


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Greenwich Dems, Reps spar over state budget
Updated 10:43 pm, Tuesday, June 4, 2013
One day after the state Legislature passed a hotly contested budget, some of Greenwich's leading Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday engaged in a bit of shadow boxing.
The $37.6 billion, two-year spending plan shouldn't directly benefit or harm Greenwich taxpayers. It won't raise income taxes or alter state aid to municipalities or local school boards.
But state residents will soon pay 3 to 5 cents more per gallon of gasoline. Corporations will face two more years of income-tax surcharges. And lawmakers will push ahead with efforts to regionalize certain levers of power -- for example, by phasing out local car taxes that are especially low in wealthy towns such as Greenwich.
What's more, roughly $6.4 billion in expected federal aid to Connecticut will be placed into a separate account to stay below a constitutional cap on spending increases.
Local politicians see this as either as a savvy defense of the state's social safety net and an example of fine fiscal planning, or as a misguided and shortsighted bout of political chicanery.
"The state only sees this town as a cash cow," said First Selectman Peter Tesei, a Republican. "They have implemented laws that really are aimed at undermining the overall quality of life that people chose to live here for."
Asked what he'd like to convey to Greenwich residents, Tesei said people who haven't lately voted in local or state elections should get more involved.
"What is taking place in Connecticut is an effort to redistribute resources," he said. "Unless you are actively participating and educating yourself, you'll continue to be fleeced by our state government."
Frank Farricker, chairman of the Democratic Town Committee, fired back in disagreement.
"This budget saved enormous amounts of social safety net programs that Republicans would gladly cut in the name of `fiscal sanity,' " he said. "None of (the Republicans) offered even something remotely approaching a budget that was anything less than good for people who make a lot of money."
Farricker, who also chairs the Connecticut Lottery, praised the measure to introduce the electronic lottery game keno to state restaurants and bars, hopefully netting some $30 million over the next two years.
"It's perfectly reasonable to not be in favor of increased wagering in the state," he acknowledged. "But you've got to admit that with New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island all having keno as an integral part of their lottery system, the fact is that we were leaving that money on the table when we were needing it."
He added: "Keno is not a gimmick. It's sound business."
However, Greenwich's state senator and three House representatives are all Republicans.
State Sen. L. Scott Frantz, R-36, suggested the spoils of "budgeting gimmicks," "fund sweeps" and unnecessary borrowing will be felt over the long-term.
"The budget has just been kicked down the road," he said. "Eventually, it's going to be a real fiscal challenge to get us out of this pickle."
State Rep. Stephen Walko, R-150, said Democrats are dissembling when they say they're holding the line on taxes.
"Make no mistake about it," he said, "the citizens of Greenwich and the state will be paying more in taxes."
Walko added he's opposed to phasing out local car taxes, as he would be to most any attempt to yield local control to a higher body.
"It would take a lot to make the leap to county government," he said. "But that leap, however big, just got smaller."
Meanwhile, Rep. Livvy Floren, R-149, served as a conciliator of sorts. Though she herself opposed the budget, she downplayed notions that it will bring about much change to Greenwich.
"The impact on Greenwich?" she said. "It will not be very big. It will be small to non-existent."
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My kids love to hike! Well, my younger one loves it, my older boy just likes it a lot...but at least he goes with me and has a good time. The key to hiking with kids is to slow down and do things on their schedules. They have more fun when you're not pushing them, and you have more fun because you haven't imposed a schedule on them. More importantly, you both learn more when you can relax and have a good time.
Givhan's Ferry State Park, SC
Eventually I'm going to make a whole page devoted to cool stuff to do with kids in the woods, both on day hikes and overnighters. Until then, check out the TrailForums post about hiking with kids (see below).
|Originally posted on this TrailForums thread on 11 Apr 04.
I hike/camp with 4 and 8 year old boys, and the biggest trick I came up with was to slow down and take more rest stops. I wanted to "get there", but they wanted to explore and touch everything along the way. Once I learned to hike like they do, I was less frustrated - and my lack of frustration resulted in less tension between them. That and the fact that I started looking for things along the way for them to do. Here's my list...
1 - Planned and unplanned snack breaks. Bring a big snack or lunch for about the midway point, but bring a few smaller snacks for random stops along the way. If they see a fallen tree they want to climb on, stop for 10 minutes and let them play while you snack. My kids still like to pretend so this works great for them...even if I have to give them a few ideas to fuel their imaginations. Last night, their hammock was a ship and they were battling pirates in a sea storm.
2 - Scavenger hunts are da bomb. They pay attention to what you put on the list, which gives you a chance to teach them about different plants, animals, tracks, whatever, when they find it. And you can make different lists for each child. First advantage, they're age-appropriate. Secondly, they both want to see what's on the other's list. Then you offer a prize when BOTH lists are completed - instant teamwork. Bonus - since you make the list, you have time to make sure you know interesting facts about several things on there. They think you're smarter than you really are that way!
3 - I spy. You can keep it interesting by naming facts instead of visible traits. Instead of "I spy something green," you could say, "I spy something that causes rashes." Poison Ivy leaves. Then teach them to identify it. Or, "I spy something that nests in trees," instead of, "I spy something fuzzy" for squirrels. Then teach them the difference between squirrels and chipmunks.
4 - Senses with verbs. Everyone sits and takes turns talking about senses, but make sure each observation has a verb in it. For example, you can't say, "I see something green." You have to say, "I see something swaying in the breeze." Or, "I smell something decaying" if you're in a swamp. It's too easy to fall back on listing visible traits, so encourage them to use their other senses. "I feel the temperature change of an approaching rainstorm." The coolest is when they begin to notice subtle details and say things like, "I smell the forest growing."
5 - Outside the box. Pick something in the forest during a break, or something in the distance that you'll be able to see for some time, and have each one list a few things it reminds them of. For example, my grandmother went on a hike with my aunt when she was younger. They found a rock, and my grandmother asked, "What do you see?" "A rock," she answered. "I see a piece of bread." And the rock did look like a piece of bread. So my grandmother took it home and painted it, and printed "Our daily bread" on it. My aunt just brought it to my grandmother's funeral last January and said she'd used that as inspiration for solving problems throughout her life. Learning to think outside the box during simple things like a hike will equip them to use those same skills when it really matters.
6 - Happy lists. Make them list 4 things they're grateful for. Five things they like about themselves. Or for a bigger challenge...five things they like about each other! Or three reasons they're glad you brought them on a hike. Top three things they like doing with you or with the family. The list goes on and on...but sometimes it's hard to keep them focused on happy things when they're grumpy. I often get, "I like it when my brother shuts up."
7 - Play trivia. It helps if you keep useless information in your noggin.
8 - Um...sometimes we make up diarrhea songs because they're at that age. Hey...it keeps them talking and let's them know I can communicate on their level instead of trying to bring them to mine. That's more fun, anyway. Bonus - they look up to me like a genius because I can make almost anything rhyme with some word for poop.
9 - Have a class. Without the lecturing, but teach them something. If it starts to rain, teach them gravity, the water cycle, pollution and acid raid, how to collect rainwater if you're surviving, etc. Kids like to touch and do, so bring along a poncho and teach them to build a shelter with it. Bring along a stove (pepsi cans rock!) and have them boil their drinking water, or make a warm lunch, or just hot chocolate on a cold day. Or pick three edible plants, teach them, then collect them along the way and have a buffet during your lunch break. You can work wonders with dandelions...search the web for recipes!
10 - Trick them. Here's one I did this morning on the way back from our camping trip. I "found" a pile of poop next to Amicalola Creek while they were playing in it. I called them over and explained how the animals come to drink, how you can find water by following game trails, etc. Then I asked what kind of poop they thought it was. Deer, rabbit...just guesses. So I said that you can tell what an animal has been eating by how the poop smells and tastes, then I picked up a piece and ate it...confirming that it was deer poop. My 8yr old screamed and ran away! Then I gave him his own pack of Raisinettes and he knew I just tricked him. The scary thing? My 4yr old actually tasted it before I showed him it was candy. Now THAT'S trust! If you know of other tricks, maybe we should start a new thread about how to trick kids in the woods.
11 - Just listen to them. Ask questions and don't offer your own answers...just listen to theirs. In "real life" it's easy to get too busy to really listen to your kids. Sometimes when we hike, I just let my 8 year old talk and talk. At times I'm listening and actively engaged...you rarely get a chance to have a conversation with your kids where there are almost no distractions and you can really communicate. That's where the deeper questions of life, like the birds and the bees, are asked and answered. Sometimes I'm all-but-ignoring him and watching the wilderness, but asking a few questions now and then so he knows I'm still there. But at least he appreciates the fact that he gets all the time in the world to just talk about whatever he wants, and most importantly, that I'm not trying to teach him something or lecture him or show him "the right way." And sometimes it's hard NOT to tell him what I'm thinking, but it boosts his self-esteem and makes him more open to me, and therefore more likely to come to me when he has a problem, and more likely to look on his walks in the woods as fond memories. Bonus - when they run out of things to talk about and you get that comfortable silence when you just enjoy being together without a purpose. These moments are few and far between at younger ages, so they're all the more special. But then, at those ages pretty much ANY silence is special.
Ok...closing the novel now. One of my favorite parts of hiking is what I can do with my kids and remembering when my dad took me camping, so I like to share it with everybody!
Kids' Gear
Gear for kids can be tricky. The stuff they like is usually made for quick hikes and is either not sturdy enough or too heavy. For example, try finding a sleeping bag sized for a kid, rated to 20 F, that weighs less than 4-5 lbs. There are a few but you have to be willing to spend money. If your child really likes to hike and carry his own gear, that bag and his pack may be all he can carry! That's why I started making some of the gear for my kids. They're still at the age where they can be proud of something they made themselves (or helped to make) and don't always need all the fancy labels. (Hopefully it'll last...) So be sure to check out the Homemade Gear page for some ideas.
First of all, how much should kids carry? Adults generally use 1/4 of body weight as a guideline, but I think this is too much for kids. I like my pack to weigh about 25 lbs and I weigh 185 lbs, so I can't imagine a 100 pound kid enjoying a 25 pound pack. I'm sure those kids are out there, but my kids find it much more enjoyable carrying a 10 pound pack. They can get most of the stuff in at 10 lbs, and I end up carrying almost all of the food. Fair trade.
Some links for kids gear:
- Ron Bell of Mountain Laurel Designs posted on this BPL thread that he plans to have a kids line out by Spring 06. It should be "scaled down versions of the Prophet 30, Superlight Bivy and Devotion bag" that weigh a total of a pound or less. 'Bout time someone did it!
- Kids Source
- Outdoor Kids
- REI Kids
- Campmor Kids
- BackCountryOutlet Kids
Backpacking packs for kids are almost always overbuilt and too heavy. Before I knew better, my older son got an Outdoor Products Dragonfly (2780 ci, 3 lbs 10 oz) for Christmas, and it can probably hold 50 lbs safely (if not comfortably)...no way could my son hike with that!
Also, try finding a kids backpack under 4 lbs...there are a few, but not many. Try the Deuter Fox 30 (1800 ci, 2 lbs 7 oz) or the Kelty Jr Tioga (2050 ci, 3 lbs 3 oz).
Fortunately, many cheap-o school backpacks from stores like Walmart are more than adequate for a kid's hiking pack. For example, my sons used to both leave the "real packs" at home and takes a cheap pack we won at a community center party because it was lighter and more comfortable. It weighs about 18 oz and only holds about 1000 ci, but that was enough for rain gear, quilt, water and snacks, and the pad straps to the back with a shockcord daisy chain.
Checking the Compass
Trail to Little Sur River Camp
Moral of the story? Don't go all out on a $40-100 kid's pack unless you need to. Start out with a $10-20 school pack that weighs 1-2 lbs, and keep EVERYTHING in it lightweight. Take it on a day trip and see if it works - if not, you still have a daypack and you've only spent a few bucks. If it works (like it does for my kids), you just saved yourself a lot of money, and your kids get a pack that's half the weight of the fancy ones!
The biggest issue is to make sure they're comfortable, so you don't need an overbuilt pack. School packs are fine, and you can still find the bright colors if that's what your kids like. Others will like the fancy overbuilt packs - if that's what it takes to get them into the woods, go for it! Just find out what works for your kids and get them on the trail.
Eventually, my kids grew out of the cheap school packs and wanted a real pack. Since they're both carrying more weight now, we got the Deuter Fox 30. It fits my 11yo very well. The waist belt is a bit big for my 7yo, but the shoulder straps are cushy and comfortable enough that he still likes it better than the others. When they both go, the big brother gets the Dragonfly and the little brother gets the Fox 30.
More on kids packs:
- Mark Verber's Page has a section on kids packs.
- Sailgb.com has some options and guidelines.
Bag and Pad
As I said above, sleeping bags for kids are usually made for spend-the-night-parties (not warm enough for outdoor camping) or are really heavy and bulky. That's why I made them quilts...it's a very simple project, and it's probably cheaper than buying them a decent bag, too. (Directions here.)
If you can't sew, you can always take an older bag to a seamstress and have it cut down and re-hemmed. Otherwise, here are a few options:
- Mountain Laurel Designs Devotion Bag - 45 F, 800+ fp down, X Small Size: 10.25 oz. for up to 5' and 100lbs, $160. 2 oz overstuff available to extend temp range.
- Coleman Explorer Mummy bag - $32, 25 F, no total weight listed but it has 28 oz of insulation.
- Kelty K.I.D.S. Voyager - $60, 40 F, 2 lbs 11 0z (MY 30 F quilt weighs less than half that!)
- Outdoor Kids has several The North Face bags, like the Tigger ($69, 20 F, 2 lbs).
- Integral Designs makes two 25 F models of the Assiniboine: the small is 1 lbs 7 oz and $125, and the large is 1 lbs 12 oz and $137.
Sleeping pads are simple - just cut down a standard closed-cell foam pad. I bought a .5" egg crate pad from Walmart and cut it into two torso pads for me, which double as their pads - one is 19" x 38" and 6.9 oz, and the other is 24" x 38" and 8.4 oz. If you want to go crazy and your kids are careful with their gear, you could also get a torso-length inflatable for them. Bozeman Mountain Works makes the TorsoLite for 10 oz and $70 ($58 member price) that's 32" long, and 17" tapering to 12" wide.
Most kids tents aren't really made for camping. They're not built to last and aren't waterproof. However, I once heard of an AT thru-hiker who carried a kids tent the whole way - he waterproofed it and slept diagonally inside - so it can be done (carefully).
Other than that, shelter issues for kids are the same as for adults, only they take up less space so it's easier to share. Also, until kids get comfortable in the outdoors they often feel safer sleeping with a parent. My kids sleep in a homemade Kids Hammock that I hang near mine.
Los Padres National Forest, CA
Rain Gear
Emergency Gear
Fun Stuff
Other Links
Lightweight Backpacking with Young Kids at Backpackinglight.com has a lot of great info.
Here's a detailed link about hiking with kids:
And the Yahoo Backpackingwithkids group has about a thousand members talking about...um...backpacking with kids.
Here's a TrailJournals link about a family hiking the AT with their 10 year old son. I haven't read the whole thing yet, but it looks like there's some good stuff in here.
Anchor, Chief, and Oblivion's AT Journal