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Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a nervous system problem that causes you to feel an unstoppable urge to get up and pace or walk. You feel uncomfortable unless you move your legs. Moving stops the unpleasant feeling for a short time.
Alternative Names
Nocturnal myoclonus; RLS; Akathisia
No one knows exactly what causes RLS. It may be due to a problem with the way brain cells use dopamine. Dopamine is a brain chemical that helps with muscle movement.
RLS may be linked to some other conditions. It may occur more often in people with:
- Chronic kidney disease
- Diabetes
- Iron deficiency
Parkinsons disease Peripheral neuropathy
- Pregnancy
- Multiple sclerosis
RLS may also occur in people who:
- Use certain medicines such as calcium channel blockers, lithium, or neuroleptics
- Are stopping sedative use
- Use caffeine
RLS occurs most often in middle-aged and older adults.
RLS is commonly passed down in families. This may be a factor when symptoms start at a younger age.
RLS leads to unpleasant feelings in your lower legs. These feelings cause an unstoppable urge to move your legs. You may feel:
- Creeping and crawling
- Bubbling, pulling, or tugging
- Burning or searing
- Aching, throbbing, or pain
- Itching or gnawing
These sensations:
- Are worse at night when you lie down
- Sometimes occur during the day
- Start or get worse when you lie down or sit for long periods of time
- May last for 1 hour or longer
- Sometimes also occur in the upper legs, feet, or arms
- Are relieved when you move or stretch as long as you keep moving
Symptoms can make it difficult to sit during air or car travel, or through classes or meetings.
Stress or emotional upset can make symptoms worse.
Most people with RLS have rhythmic leg movements when they sleep. This condition is called periodic limb movement disorder.
All of these symptoms make it hard to sleep. Lack of sleep can lead to:
Daytime sleepiness
- Anxiety or depression
- Confusion
- Difficulty thinking clearly
Exams and Tests
There is no specific test for restless legs syndrome. Your health care provider will take your medical history and do a physical exam. You may have blood tests and other exams to rule out conditions that can cause similar symptoms.
Usually, your provider will determine whether you have RLS based on your symptoms.
Restless legs syndrome cant be cured. However, treatment can help relieve symptoms.
Certain lifestyle changes may help you cope with the condition and ease symptoms.
- Get enough sleep. Go to bed and wake up at the same time every day. Make sure your bed and bedroom are comfortable.
- Try using hot or cold packs.
- Help your muscles relax with gentle stretches, massage, and warm baths.
- Take time out of your day to just to relax. Try yoga, meditation, or other ways to ease tension.
- Avoid caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco. They may make symptoms worse.
Your health care provider may prescribe medicines to treat RLS.
Some medicines help control symptoms:
- Pramipexole (Mirapex)
- Ropinirole (Requip)
- Low doses of narcotics
Other medicines can help you sleep:
- Sinemet (combination carbidopa-levodopa), an anti-Parkinsons medication
- Gabapentin and pregabalin
- Clonazepam or other tranquilizers
Medicines to help you sleep may cause daytime sleepiness.
Treating conditions with similar symptoms such as peripheral neuropathy or
Outlook (Prognosis)
RLS is not dangerous. However, it can be uncomfortable, make it hard to sleep, and affect your quality of life.
Possible Complications
You may not be able to sleep very well (insomnia).
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if:
- You have symptoms of restless legs syndrome
- Your sleep is disrupted
- Symptoms get worse
There is no way to prevent RLS.
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Schurks M, Bussfeld P. Multiple sclerosis and restless legs syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Neurol. 2013;20:605-615.
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text: Delta Goodrem is an Australian pianist and actress. After signing for Sony at the age of 15 years, Delta has achieved success in 2002, participating in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Nina Tucker. She is one of the singers who have sold more records in Australia, having both of her album Innocent Eyes (2003) and Mistaken Identity (2004) reached number one on the Australian charts. At the moment the Goodrem has placed eight number one singles in her country of origin. Her repertoire falls under the pop music and is characterized by the use of the piano, which usually plays barefoot during live performances. The Goodrem is also known for her powerful and extensive soprano voice.

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The merger that would create the world's largest airline was announced with handshakes, broad smiles and mutual admiration.
Forging the new airline, American, which will be created out of US Airways and the bankrupt American Airlines is likely to win regulatory approval if only because prior airline mergers have been able to overcome complaints from regulators and the precedent is firmly set.
The precedent has been set repeatedly, in fact. The Justice Department allowed Delta and Northwest Airlines to merge in 2008 and United to join forces with Continental in 2010. Southwest was given a green light to buy AirTran in 2011 with regulators' blessing.
"The merged firm will be able to offer new service routes that neither serves today," the Justice Department said in an April 26, 2011, release.
Executives at US Airways and AA said there were only 12 routes out of 900 between the two that were redundant, an extraordinary lack of overlapping that will save jobs.
The companies also said they would keep all existing hubs, another fortuitous decision for a struggling economy.
It is ominous, nevertheless, to have the industry dominated by so few mega-airlines -- just three of them, that will be able to collude on prices tacitly if nothing else. It doesn't take email messages and secret phone calls for Delta to figure out fare changes at United. There are dozens of fare-comparison websites for travelers that do the work for them.
Tellingly, the happy couple with their Valentine's Day announcement mentioned hubs, but didn't mention employees. The quickest savings for any business is layoffs and AA and US Airways said the merger would save $1 billion in annual operating costs. That has to come from somewhere.
Over the past five years, airlines have created a gold mine out of thin air, literally, creating fees for everything from checking a second bag to the privilege of boarding early. Pretzels, pillows and other perks that formerly came with the price of a ticket have turned into lucrative cash cows. However one looks at that development, it is pretty clear that the fees, among airlines, was contagious. First one, then everybody. Dominoes. So it goes.
What's good about airline mergers besides an excuse to open expensive champagne? Analysts say airlines that have more purchasing power will buy new planes, presumably planes that are safer, more cost efficient and cleaner to operate. Airlines will likely invest more in airport lounges and expand on benefits for frequent fliers.
This doesn't eliminate the negatives and shiny, new airport lounges shouldn't sway anti-trust regulators. Studies, however, indicate that fares rise after mergers and fares rise sharpest among routes where competition is significantly trimmed.
This may seem benign at the moment. Air fares are down compared to 1995, The New York Times reported. But they have been rising since 2008 and a merger won't slow that down.
Behind the scenes, analysts say mergers are on the upswing because top-tier executives are confident enough in the economy to think of expanding, rather than retrenching. It is a sure sign of a healthy financial system, as well, if banks are willing to finance deals or get involved in such a risky undertaking.
These deals don't always pan out. Shareholders may simply say no to a $24 billion deal to take computer company Dell private and a huge Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital purchase of H.J. Heinz Co. is under investigation on possible insider trading collusion.
In international markets Friday, the Nikkei 225 index in Japan dropped 1.18 percent while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong added 0.13 percent. The Sensex in India dropped 0.15 percent while the S&P/ASX index in Australia slipped 0.06 percent.
In midday trading in Europe, the FTSE 100 index in Britain was up 0.1 percent, while the DAX 30 in Germany shed 0.15 percent. The CAC 40 in France added 0.07 percent, while the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.04 percent.


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Garmin Edge 1000 GPS Bundle
The Garmin Edge 1000 GPS Bundle gives you command of the road. Packed with lots of new features, this GPS-enabled bike computer puts in-ride challenges and cycling-specific navigation at your fingertips. Its rugged, color touchscreen is glove-friendly, even in the rain, and the display adjusts automatically for low light areas, like shady spots and tunnels. You can even transform your ride into a race by competing on the Garmin Connect segments and view real-time results, including alerts for segment start and finish, and leaderboard rankings. Navigate the best cycling roads and explore new on-road and off-road routes with the preloaded Garmin Cycling Map and RoundTrip Routing function. Enter routes to specific Points of Interest, like your favorite restaurants, attractions and more. The Edge 1000 has connected features*, like incoming calls and text alerts from iPhone 4S or later, social media sharing, sending/receiving courses, live tracking, and wireless uploads to Garmin Connect. It also provides advanced performance analysis, including integration with compatible Shimano Di2 electronic shifting systems**. Pair the Edge 1000 with an ANT+ heart rate monitor, speed sensor, cadence sensor or compatible power meter for a finely tuned analysis of your ride. Bundle Version comes with a premium heart rate monitor, speed sensor and cadence sensor.
Edge 1000 Updates Available now via free software
- The Edge 1000 now features FTP and watts per kilogram tracking, VO2 max and recovery advisor metrics provided by Firstbeat and ANT+ trainer support.
- ANT+ Shifting -- Edge 1000 now integrates with ANT+ shifting, enabling the SRAM RED eTAP and Campagnolo EPS. You can view your current gear directly on their devices via a data field, their gear ratio (front gear/rear gear) and their electronic shifting system battery status.
- TrainingPeaks iLevels -- The 1000 is now compatible with the new WKO4 individualized power levels (iLevels) by TrainingPeaks. You can now update your iLevels directly from WKO4 by syncing through a USB connection. Free 14 day trial-- Visit the following website for a free 14-day trial of WKO4 at TrainingPeaks:TrainingPeaks.com/WKO4
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- Touch screen
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- Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- Battery life: up to 15 hours
- Water-resistant to IPX7
- GPS-enabled
- High-sensitivity receiver
Maps & Memory:
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- History: up to 180 hours
- Waypoints/favorites/locations: 200
- Routes: Limited by memory space available
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- Automatic sync (automatically transfers data to your computer)
- Garmin Connect compatible (online community where you analyze, categorize and share data)
- Virtual Partner (train against a digital person)
- Courses (compete against previous activities)
- Auto Pause (pauses and resumes timer based on speed)
- Auto Lap (automatically starts a new lap)
- Auto Scroll (cycles through data pages during workout)
- Advanced workouts (create custom, goal-oriented workouts)
- Time/distance alert (triggers alarm when you reach goal)
- Interval training (set up exercise and rest intervals)
- Heart rate-based calorie computation
- Customizable screen(s)
- Barometric altimeter
- Unit-to-unit transfer (shares data wirelessly with similar units)
- Power meter compatible (displays power data from compatible 3rd party ANT+-enabled power meters): (records data approx. 1 per second)
- Temperature (displays and records temperature while you ride)
- Additional:
- On-device Segments
- Wi-Fi Compatible
- Smart Notifications
- Compatible with Garmin Connect Mobile
- Round-Trip Routing
- Route Planner
- Edge 1000
- Preloaded maps
- Standard mount
- Extended out-front mount
- Speed sensor
- Cadence sensor
- Premium heart rate monitor
- Tether
- USB cable
- Manuals
- *When paired with your Bluetooth or Bluetooth Smart Ready phone; contact your service provider to verify if your phone is compatible
- **Compatible with Shimano Di2 electronic shifting systems with Shimano D-Fly Data Management function


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North Korean defectors shine on South Korean TV show
SEOUL — Quitting North Korea, one of the world's most isolated and repressive nations, carries a sizable psychological burden. Many defectors lie low in South Korea, as they struggle to adapt to a very different society and fear their family back home will be punished.
Yet some now seek the limelight. "I could never imagine being on a TV show" in North Korea, says Lee Tae Mee, 23, a former factory worker and defector who joined a hit TV show in Seoul this spring.
"It could only happen in South Korea, so I wanted to try."
In its second full year, Now On My Way to Meet You merges talk show and talent contest to showcase the abilities and often desperate tales of the North Koreans who flee their authoritarian, hunger-riven homeland in pursuit of a better, freer life in the South.
The format — singing, dancing and comic turns — dominates South Korean television, but these participants, all North Korean defectors, are highly unusual.
After months of blistering war rhetoric and threats from North Korea, the divided neighbors appear close to holding their first high-level talks for six years. Yet even 60 years after the Korean War ended with a truce but no peace treaty, South Koreans often have little knowledge of life beyond the border.
"It's the only country worldwide that South Korean people cannot tour, or get information on the Internet," as Seoul blocks many North Korean-related websites, says lead writer Jang Hee Jung.
Her show aims to reduce misunderstanding and prejudice towards the roughly 25,000 North Koreans who have settled in the South since the 1990s, she says. Several defectors already report significant warming in their previously frosty reception by locals.
Part of a rotating cast of 14 participants, Lee Tae Mee sings, dances, jokes — and hopes her very public appearance won't hurt her family.
"I worry but I have no idea what will happen to them," says Lee of her parents and brother, whom she left behind in North Korea when escaping in 2010. "The tension has been so high they can only try to cross later."
Leaving North Korea remains a life-or-death gamble. The impassable Demilitarized Zone separating North and South forces escapees to cross first into China and then another nation to reach South Korean diplomats and the prospect of safety.
Describing the journey to freedom is the tearful highlight of Now On My Way to Meet You, writer Jang says.
"When they get their South Korean passports, they cry so hard, and repeat over and over the words 'you are under Korean protection'. They remind us of what we have to be grateful for," she says.
"Beautiful, talented and entertaining women talk about the reality of North Korean life. It's a more effective way to teach people", and grab viewers, than the usual, tragedy-heavy programming about the North, says Jang.
The challenges of daily life in high-tech, consumerist South Korea provide ready laughs, such as the defectors who mistake toilets for face-washing basins, or struggle to order coffee in Seoul's cafés.
Lee Tae Mee recalls her first encounter with hair conditioner — she walked outside with it unwashed on her head. Kim A-Ra, a contestant, came to South Korea in 2009 after escaping North Korea, with her mother.
Food shortages affect the way people interact, says Kim, 22. Unlike in South Korea, "we don't sound fake when we talk, we're very direct and it can appear mean. In North Korea, everybody is hungry and looking for food, there's no time to be nice to people," she says.
Musician Park Sung Jin, 42, who fled here in 2006, plays a string instrument on the show and says the program helps build understanding.
"Before I tried to hide, but being a North Korean refugee is not a crime, it's not my fault," he says. "South Koreans are less prejudiced than before, and I'm more willing to approach them."
South Koreans know the ruling Kim dynasty and their privileged lives, "but that's 0.1% of the North Korean population, they don't know about the rest of human life there," says Lee Jung Min, 31, a defector studying political science in Seoul.
"This program shows South Koreans we're the same human beings, we all feel love, miss our parents and brothers and sisters. We can feel we're from the same country," she says.
Even after 11 years outside North Korea, Lee still doesn't use her North Korean name and avoids photographs, lest her relatives suffer punishment. She dreams of serving as a national legislator and to encourage such ambition the show employs mentors including Chon Chol-woo, who runs a chain of noodle restaurants.
"I had the easiest escape to South Korea, it was much more dangerous for these girls," says Chon, 46, an exchange student in East Germany who crossed a bridge to freedom the day after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. Newcomers, who often have a fantasy about capitalist society, will suffer hard times, low self-esteem and confidence, he warns.
"You'll feel South Koreans look down on or ignore you, but you made the decision to come here, so please endure it for
Given the limited runs of many cable TV shows, the show's continued high ratings count as successful, but writer Jang targets the record holder, a 7-year-old program backed by the video team of global star Psy.
"Of course we will run longer," she confidently predicts. "I'll keep this show running until the reunification of North and South Korea."
Contributing: Eunice Kang


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Mio sweeps Wolverines
AuGRES-SIMS - Oct. 2, 2008 - AuGres-Sims twice played to the brink of winning at least one game against visiting Mio AuSable in a North Star League volleyball match on Thursday.
The Thunderbolts made the plays when it counted, though, edging the Wolverines in the first two games and winning easily in the third game, 26-24, 25-23 and 25-19.
The Wolverines had their best chance in the opener, coming back from a 23-20 deficit to take a 24-23 lead on point by Brandi Willett and Kelsey Heinrich's ace. But after hitting the would-be game-winner just out of bounds, Mio was able to serve out the final two points for the win.
AGS came back in similar fashion in the second game, bouncing back from down 23-20 and tying it at 23-23 on a Willett kill and a Tasha Trombley ace. Mio recovered to take the final two points, with Kelsie Blamer's ace providing the clincher.
Kayla Lefler and Courtney Martin's front-line play in the third game helped the Bolts build a 22-12 lead. AGS cut it to 24-19 before the Bolts were able to finish it off.
Mio improved to 3-4 in North Star League play, while AGS dropped to 1-6.
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text: ISPConfig 3. When it created the directory for the new site it created it properly and gave it permissions for say web1 client1. However here is the strange part. When it gets done creating that and this just started out of the blue it won't allow anything to be written to the directory structure without changing the ownership to www-data:www-data. What happened? It is running Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Server Edition 64bit. This started today. And nothing that I know of changed. My guess is that somehow apache user group is messed up and isn't allowing what was work and ignores the ispconfig configurations. GRRR! Ideas would be greatly appreciated.


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While Jessica LeBlanc isn't giving up her 'day job' as an Exercise Physiology major, she recently had the experience of her life performing water skiing stunts for Kate Hudson for an upcoming movie.
It all started when the Marblehead native responded to an open casting call for water skiers on the North Shore.
"I got a call from Hollywood a few weeks later explaining that I was the only woman out of all the applicants that the directors were interested in and they wanted me on set the following week," says LeBlanc, who is in her junior year.
She arrived on set of the HBO movie "Clear History," starring Larry David, Kate Hudson, Danny McBride and Jon Hamm. On her first day, LeBlanc, who is brunette, went from being an extra in a boat in the ocean near Beverly and Gloucester to Kate Hudson's photo double.
"They put a blonde wig on me, dressed me up in Kate's wetsuit and life jacket, and I posed in a Boston Whaler in the ocean for a water skiing scene," she says.
The directors caught up with her after shooting the scene and asked if she was interested in stunt doubling for Hudson later in the week: she filmed two more days handling Hudson's action scenes.
"It was so exciting to meet and work with the stars of the movie," explained LeBlanc. "Kate introduced herself to me, shook my hand and thanked me for doing her stunts for her."
Scenes were shot on West Beach in Beverly, at the Topsfield Fair, and in Essex and North Andover. For LeBlanc it's not an experience she will soon forget.
"I became a 'professional' actress and water skier overnight. I had the time of my life!"


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This Continuous Positive Airway Pressure machine is used to treat sleep apnea where a person actually stops breathing which can cause interrupted sleep.
Learning Express supervisor Lauren Thompson, left, shares a laugh Thursday with Timnath resident Martha Martin and her daughter, Tori, 10, while playing the game Spot It! on display in the toy store located in the Front Range Village shopping center.
Nine-year-old Anika Florin and her mother, Lisa, look at toys on display while picking out birthday gifts for a friend at Learning Express located in the Front Range Village shopping center in south Fort Collins.
Loveland resident Rob Woodward, left, looks at a 1967 Amphicar parked in the backyard of a house bordering the west side of Lake Loveland on Saturday before the car was put up for auction.
A man looks into the engine compartment of a 1967 Amphicar on Saturday morning next to Lake Loveland before the car went up for auction. The car features twin propellers at the rear and was made to run on land an water.
Loveland residents Justin Bue, left, and Alex Bue, 11, and others look at a 1967 Amphicar parked in the backyard of a house on the west side of Lake Loveland on Saturday morning before the car went up for auction. Justin claimed the car with a winning bid of $17,500 put in by his brother, Terry, who lives in Arizona.
Reid Maynard, 15, left, and his father, Tom, look at a hydraulic hybrid sports sedan on display in the showroom are of Lightning Hybrids during an open house Friday evening at the company's new location in downtown Loveland at Mercury Plaza, 319 Cleveland Ave. Reid said he's interested in engineering and that he and his father have been interested in the new technology Lightning Hybrids is developing.
Weedin Agency insurance agent Sharon Swartz, center, pets a pygmy goat named Pistol as Mountain View High School students Rey David Mendoza, 17, left, Melissa Villalobos, 15, back, and Daniel Ramirez, 16, right, ask for a donation to their school club, Mi Raza, on Thursday afternoon. Students from the club took Pistol to local businesses seeking donations and then asked at the stop if they could recommend the next business to go to for their fundraiser.
Pastor Vern Vandertop poses for a photo at The Vinyard Church in Loveland.
Worl War II veteran Joseph Roberts poses for a photo on the front porch of his Loveland home on Wednesday, November 17.
Nine-year-old Trevar Schmidt, right, throws a pass to Dilynn Cross, 9, while the friends play catch together Wednesday afternoon in downtown Loveland.
LifeSpring Covenant Church volunteers Rene Wing, left, and Brooke Duncan pack gift boxes Tuesday evening in the chapel that were donated as part of Operation Christmas Child. The gifts contain items for 2- 14-year-old children and will be shipped to locations around the world. Donations are still being accepted of suggested gifts like school supplies, toys, personal hygiene items, flashlights, watches, t-shirts and socks. After placing the gift items in a standard-sized shoe box or plastic container they can be dropped off at the church, 743 S. Dotsero Drive, from 4-6 p.m. today through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday. A donation of $7 per box should be included to help cover shipping and other project costs. For more information visit http://www.samaritanspurse.org or call 667-4730.
Levi Esparza, 17, of Loveland sail over a set of stairs Sunday at the Loveland Sports Park's skate park. Esparza was not deterred by the cold nor the snow still clinging to north facing skate ramps.
Edie Brown, lung cancer survivor and event organizer, introduces Dr. Michael Stone Sunday at the Shine a Light on Lung Cancer event held at the Loveland Museum. Stone, a medical oncologist with Greeley Medical Clinic treated Brown and answered questions from the audience.
Cliff Johnson, left, comforts his wife, Lola Johnson, at the Shine a Light on Lung Cancer event held Sunday at the Loveland Museum on E. 5th Street. Lola Johnson, a lung cancer survivor, spoke about her diagnosis and treatment as did other survivors and family members.
Levi Esparza, 17, of Loveland throws a kick-flip down a set of stairs Sunday at the Loveland Sports Park's skate park. Esparza was not deterred by the cold nor the snow still clinging to north facing skate ramps.
Harpist Michael Riversong plays Sunday during the Shine A Light on Lung Cancer event held at the Loveland Museum on E. 5th Street. The event was held to raise awareness and educate about lung cancer as well as honor lung cancer survivors.
Ryan Priddy, left, Michael Dickson and Leah Johnson, share a moment of silence Sunday during the Shine a Light on Lung Cancer event held at the Loveland Museum on E. 5th Street. The trio was in attendance to show support to Lola Johnson, a lung cancer survivor.
Lacy Jo Mirus is mobbed by her huskies while hiding treats in her hand as she and her husban Ryan play with the pooches at their home in Miliken Tuesday evening. From top to bottom they are Bubba, Copper and Juno. Their fourth husky Keller, not show, already got her treat.
A chain-link fence surrounds the former J.C. Penney location at the Foothills Mall in Fort Collins on Friday.
Six-year-old Devon Frisch, left, Jack Mandeville, 9, and Tyler Frisch, 8, build sculptures out of a variety of found and recycled items during a Green Adventures class offered through the Loveland Youth Gardeners called Thank You Planet Earth at the High Plains Environmental Center on Saturday.
Youngsters use driftwood, flowers, seashells and a variety of other found and recycled items to build sculptures on Saturday morning at the High Plains Environmental Center. From left are Jordan Reichhardt, 7, Tasha Reichhardt, 9, and Chloe Entner, 10.
Ten-year-old Chloe Entner used driftwood and seashells to make a sculpture Saturday during a Loveland Youth Gardeners Green Adventures class and then attached a poem she wrote on a piece of recycled cardboard.
Tasha Reichhardt, 9, left, and Chloe Entner, 10, work on sculptures Saturday at the Environmental Learning Center.
Youngsters clean out dead plants Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010 in a planter outside the Environmental Learning Center during a Green Adventures class put on by the Loveland Youth Gardeners.
Tatum Gipson, 8, left, is showered with snow as a snowball thrown by her cousin, Angelo Sanchez, 4, strikes her shoulder as the two play together Thursday morning in the 1200 block of Garfield Avenue while waiting for the Veterans Day parade to begin.
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Learn about yourself and your community
Service learning is a method of instruction that has the benefit of meeting academic course objectives and helping students develop a sense of engagement and social responsibility. All volunteer hours and service hours are not service learning. Service learning courses should meet the following broad guidelines:
1) service learning is structured within a course and has a formal, academic curriculum that is rooted in the discipline in which the course is being offered;
2) the course contains a set of organized community-based learning activities through which students directly serve a constituency as a means to address an identified community need;
3) the course provides structured opportunities for students to formally connect their service activities to the course curriculum and to broader social issues through reflective methods.
Service-learning is a pedagogy—i.e., a way of teaching and learning—in which faculty members complement students' in-class learning either with relevant volunteer experience at a local community-based organization or with a community-based project completed on behalf of a non-profit or community group.
In ANY service-learning class, critical reflection (whether in-class conversations, written assignments, or final projects) helps students to "make the connection" between their community-based experiences and class content, enhancing their learning while providing meaningful assistance to the community. In other words, service-learning helps students to learn more while doing good.


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Why won't the media report abortion funding issue accurately?
Research ››› ››› CHRISTINE SCHWEN
Media reports have repeatedly clouded the health care reform debate by uncritically reporting on false claims that the Senate health care bill provides federal funding for abortion beyond the limited cases allowed by current law: rape, incest, and conditions that endanger the life of the pregnant woman.
Senate bill does not allow federal funding for abortion in cases other than rape, incest, and danger to the life of the mother
Senate bill forbids use of federal subsidies for abortion services except in cases allowed by the Hyde amendment. The health care reform bill passed by the Senate states that if a "qualified health plan" offered under the health insurance exchange provides coverage of abortion services for which public funding is banned, "the issuer of the plan shall not use any amount attributable" to the federal subsidies created under the bill "for purposes of paying for such services." Public funding is currently banned by the Hyde amendment for all abortions except in cases of rape, incest, or if the life of the pregnant woman is in danger.
Senate bill requires insurance plans that cover abortion to segregate funds to ensure that federal funds are not used to pay for abortions. The Senate bill requires issuers to "collect from each enrollee" in plans that cover abortions a "separate payment" for "an amount equal to the actuarial value of the coverage of" abortion services. All such funds are deposited into a separate account used by the issuer to pay for abortion services; federal funds and the remaining premium payments are used to pay for all other services. Additionally, as Slate.com's Timothy Noah noted, the Senate bill requires that "every insurance exchange must offer at least one abortion-free health plan," so people who do not want to pay the "fee" "can simply choose a different health plan offered through the exchange, one that doesn't cover abortions."
Current law permits abortion coverage through Medicaid so long as funds are segregated. According to a November 1, 2009, study by the Guttmacher Institute, 17 states provide coverage under Medicaid for "all or most medically necessary abortions," not just abortions in cases of life endangerment, rape, and incest. Those states "us[e] their own funds" -- not federal funds -- "to pay" for the procedures. Therefore, in 17 states, Medicaid, a federally subsidized health care program, covers abortions in circumstances in which federal money is prohibited from being spent on abortion.
ABC World News "Truth Squad": "[T]he bill makes it clear there can be no federal money for abortion." On March 4, The ABC World News "Truth Squad" investigated Stupak's claim that "the federal government will directly subsidize abortions" in the Senate bill and found "the bill makes it clear there can be no federal money for abortion."
Mainstream media fail to report fact that bill bans federal funding for most abortions
Wash. Post reports: "Antiabortion Democrats say it would permit federal funding for abortion." A March 16 Washington Post article reported that "House leaders have worked for days to round up support for the legislation, but the Senate measure has drawn fierce opposition from a broad spectrum of members. Antiabortion Democrats say it would permit federal funding for abortion, liberals oppose its tax on high-cost insurance plans, and Republicans say the measure overreaches and is too expensive." However the Post article did not note that the bill's abortion restrictions are consistent with the current law, which forbids federal funding for abortion in most cases.
AP: Some Dems "won't support the legislation without a prohibition on paying for abortions with federal money." On March 11, The Associated Press reported that a "dozen socially conservative Democrats say they won't support the legislation without a prohibition on paying for abortions with federal money. [Rep. Bart] Stupak [D-PA] wrote a provision to their liking for a House bill approved last November, but the Senate replaced it with wording he considers unacceptable." However, the AP did not note that the Senate bill does not allow federal funding for abortion.
NPR cast debate as he-said, she-said without reporting that Senate bill doesn't allow for federal funding of abortion beyond current law. In a March 12 All Things Considered story headlined, "Abortion Language Still Sticking Point For Health Bill," NPR health policy correspondent Julie Rovner reported on Stupak's claim that the Senate bill uses federal tax subsidies for abortion coverage, followed by Rep. Jan Schakowsky's (D-IL) statement that "[i]t does not":
Abortion opponents, led in the House by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., say the Senate bill would loosen current restrictions on abortion funding. He cites specific language on specific pages, "which basically says that your federal tax subsidies can be used to pay for abortion coverage. That's contrary to current federal law."
For example, Stupak says, the language gives federal officials discretion to allow abortion funding in the future. And Stupak says he has as many as a dozen other Democrats who oppose abortion-rights who won't vote for the Senate bill unless their concerns are addressed.
But abortion-rights supporters, like Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., say Stupak's interpretation is simply wrong.
"I don't know why he persists in saying that somehow the Senate bill allows for federal funding of abortion," Schakowsky says. "It does not."
However, Rovner did not report that Schakowsky was correct in stating that the Senate bill "does not" allow for federal funding of abortion, except in cases allowed by current law.
NY Times blog uncriticially reported Stupak's suggestion that the Senate bill does not "keep current law." In a post on The New York Times' Prescriptions blog, David Herszenhorn reported Stupak's suggestion that the Senate bill does not keep current law, writing: "Mr. Stupak said he would continue to fight for tighter abortion restrictions in the health insurance legislation." Herszenhorn then quoted Stupak saying: "My intent is not to hold up this legislation. ... My intent is to keep current law. Eight different pieces of legislation currently say no public funding for abortion. That's all we're saying. No public funding for abortion." However Herszenhorn did not note that the Senate bill does indeed maintain current law.
NBC's Gregory falsely suggested "there's ... federal money paying for abortions." On the March 7 edition of NBC's Meet the Press, host David Gregory aired video of Stupak stating that the Senate bill "says you must offer insurance policies that will be paid for by the federal government that covers abortion." Gregory then asked Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: "Will you make the fix that he's talking about so there is no federal money paying for abortions?" As Sebelius noted, "there is no federal money paying for abortions."
Conservative media have repeatedly advanced falsehood about federal funding for abortion
Fox's Cameron: Senate health bill "does not contain any legislative ban on using tax dollars for abortion services." On the March 5 edition of Fox News' Special Report -- one of Fox's self-described "news programs" -- Cameron falsely asserted that the Senate bill "does not contain any legislative ban on using tax dollars for abortion services." He went on say that some Democrats "oppose the Senate bill because it lacks a ban on tax dollars for abortion services."
Van Susteren let McCain falsely claim that "federal funding would be involved in performing of abortions." On her March 5 Fox News show, Greta Van Susteren let Sen. John McCain falsely claim that passing the Senate bill "really would be the first time, since the Hyde amendment many years ago, that federal funding would be involved in the performing of abortions, and most Americans I think resoundingly reject that." Van Susteren also let Stupak falsely claim that his amendment does not go beyond the current law as defined in the Hyde amendment.
Rove: Senate bill contains "abortion funding language." In a March 11 Wall Street Journal editorial, Fox News contributor Karl Rove falsely suggested the Senate bill allows for federal funding of abortion. Rove wrote: "Pro-life House Democrats are deeply disturbed by the Senate abortion-funding language."
Fox's Doocy falsely suggested Senate bill allows for federal "funding of abortion." On the March 15 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy falsely suggested that the Senate health bill contains "language that does allow for" federal funding for abortion beyond what is currently allowed under the Hyde Amendment.
Fox News' Johnson: Senate health bill includes "federal funding of abortion." On the March 2 edition of Fox & Friends, Fox News' Peter Johnson Jr. claimed the Senate health bill allows "federal funding of abortion.
Rush Limbaugh: Health care reform "hinges on" deciding by Easter whether U.S. "will pay for the killing of babies." Limbaugh announced on his March 4 radio show that he found "some irony" in the idea that health care reform "all hinges on whether the federal government will pay for the killing of babies or not -- deciding that by Easter."
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The plugins/nsapi/examples subdirectory within the server installation directory contains examples of source code for SAFs.
You can use the example.mak makefile in the same directory to compile the examples and create a library containing the functions in all of the example files.
To test an example, load the examples shared library into the Sun Java System Web Proxy Server by adding the following directive in the Init section of obj.conf:
Init fn=load-modules shlib=examples.so/dll funcs= function1,function2,function3
The funcs parameter specifies the functions to load from the shared library.
If the example uses an initialization function, specify the initialization function in the funcs argument to load-modules. Also, add an Init directive to call the initialization function.
For example, the PathCheck example implements the restrict-by-acf function, which is initialized by the acf-init function. The following directive loads both these functions:
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The following directive calls the acf-init function during server initialization:
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To invoke the new SAF at the appropriate step in the response handling process, add an appropriate directive in the object to which it applies, for example:
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In the Beginning
On April 23, 2005, the LA Galaxy and Chivas USA engaged in the first-ever Honda SuperClasico and changed the definition of the word "rivalry" in MLS circles forever. No longer was it limited to heated contests involving clubs from different cities, different states, and sometimes even different time zones. The Galaxy and Chivas USA were not only in the same town, but they shared the Home Depot Center.
MLS allegiances in Southern California were forever fractured.
"Latins vs. Gringos"
Chivas USA joined the league in 2005 proudly flying the Mexican and Hispanic banner. The roster was stocked with Mexicans, including legend Ramón Ramírez, and Central Americans like Costa Rican Douglas Sequeira. A few months before the club debuted, owner Jorge Vergara set the stage for the LA derby, using his typically charged language.
"It's the Latins versus the Gringos," he famously told The LA Times Magazine. "And we're going to win."
The brash rhetoric coming from the Red-and-White side, as well as the sudden cohabitation at the HDC, got under the skin of some of the Galaxy players. Defender Chris Albright, now with the New York Red Bulls, viewed Chivas' arrival as something of an encroachment upon the Galaxy's territory.
"Chivas kind of had this foreign presence to them and you kind of wanted to let them know whose building it was," he recalls recently to MLSsoccer.com. "There was a sense of pride that this was the home that the Galaxy built and these guys were just renters and we were going to show them that we were the better team."
Set It Off
It was with this tinge of tension in the air that the two sides met for the first time, on April 23, 2005, under a clear California night.
"The anticipation heading into that first game was pretty special," then-Chivas USA coach Thomas Rongen says. "There was a lot of attention, and it started the rivalry off with such great intensity."
While LA had always enjoyed healthy home crowds Center, the presence of a red-and-white-striped corner full of educated away support—the Galaxy were technically the "home" team—brought things to a rapid boil.
To call the atmosphere on that April night "electric" would be an understatement of the highest order as the stands and the grassy berm at the HDC were transformed into a chanting, heaving mass of passion.
On the field, the fans' passion was matched by the players.
"I always did my pregame talks in Spanish and English," Rongen, now the U.S. U-20 coach, recalls. "That night, I played into the emotional side, talking up the importance of the game. But it was an easy pregame talk, because the Mexicans on the team understood it. They wear their emotions on their sleeve."
From the opening minute, the game was a full-throttle affair, with the Galaxy laying on the gas early. In the 14th minute, Albright's deflected shot from inside the six-yard box landed at the feet of Cobi Jones, who buried the ball for the opening goal.
Quickly, very quickly, tempers flared, as the newborn rivalry breathed life into itself. Both sides went into challenges like hoplites charging into the fray.
But this was no fair fight. The Galaxy were simply too good, too established, and they controlled the play for the remainder of the match.
In the 24th minute, LA captain Peter Vagenas received a sublimely headed pass from Landon Donovan, and ran through a trio of defenders for the second goal of the game.
The final blow came moments later when Jovan Kirovski smashed a freekick over the wall and past a flat-footed Brad Guzan. LA had scored three goals in less than 30 minutes, and the Galaxy faithful were justifiably puffing out their chests. An early second-half free kick from Ramírez gave Chivas USA a consolation goal, but it was only that, consolation.
"Maybe we were overprepared," Rongen says. "We were so emotionally charged, we got away from the game responsibilities. Our emotions got the better of us."
Satisfaction Guaranteed
For the fans, that emotion was what the evening was all about. They had seen both great soccer and a great display of competitive spirit and in return they put on their own display, one of unrivaled passion.
"No one in MLS knows what a rivalry is until they play in that game," says former Galaxy striker Herculez Gomez, now with Mexican club Puebla. "It's unlike any other game I have experienced in MLS."
Rongen agrees. "By far, it's the best rivalry in MLS."


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Industries Increasing Efficiency through Improved Software
Comments are being accepted until July 31, 2013
eFile your comments
Commission staff convened a technical conference on June 24, 25, and 26, 2013 to discuss opportunities for increasing real-time and day-ahead market efficiency through improved software.
This conference brought together experts from diverse backgrounds and experiences including electric system operators, software developers, government, research centers and academia for the purposes of stimulating discussion, sharing information, and identifying fruitful avenues for research concerning the technical aspects of improved software for increasing efficiency. This conference intended to build on the discussions initiated in the previous Commission staff technical conferences on increasing market and planning efficiency through improved software. As such, staff facilitated discussions to explore research and steps needed to implement approaches to market modeling which appear to have significant promise for potential efficiency improvements in the following areas: stochastic modeling; optimal transmission switching; AC optimal power flow modeling; and use of active and dynamic transmission ratings.
In particular we solicited proposals for presentations on topics and questions such as the following:
- Stochastic modeling for unit commitment and operating reserves:
Given the difficulty in formulating and solving full-scale stochastic unit-commitment problems, what interim steps might be taken to more intelligently incorporate information about uncertainty into unit-commitment and dispatch? Specifically:
- How can uncertainty be described in a manageable set of scenarios or constraints that improve unit-commitment and dispatch while allowing good solutions to be achieved in the required timeframe?
- If a stochastic unit-commitment model is used, how should day-ahead prices be calculated, given that the stochastic formulation no longer produces as part of its solution a single set of deterministic shadow prices for power at each location?
- How would a stochastic day-ahead unit commitment mechanism alter current market software for other processes (for example, reliability unit-commitment processes)?
- What steps toward better incorporation of uncertainty into unit-commitment might be taken over the next 5 to 10 years?
- What methods can be used to calculate requirements for contingency reserves and regulating reserves?
- How can reserves calculations more completely capture the uncertainty and variability of the system, including forecast error?
- How can outage probability be captured in contingency reserve calculations, and how good is the available data?
- What methods can be used to determine reserve zones?
Optimal transmission switching:
- Simple optimal DC transmission switching appears to represent a potentially solvable technical problem using existing computational resources if transmission operators optimize only a small number of transmission switch positions. It is less clear whether transmission switching model formulations that include realistic representations of reliability requirements are solvable. What is the performance of these more complex model formulations?
- What additional computational impediments, if any, exist to implementing optimal transmission switching over a small number of switches while maintaining reliability?
- Optimal AC transmission switching presents additional technical problems. What is the performance of these formulations?
- What steps toward optimal transmission switching might be taken over the next 5 to 10 years?
- AC optimal power flow modeling:
- What is the current state of computational capability with respect to dependably solving AC optimal power flow problems, including analysis of power system reliability?
- Discussions during previous conferences have centered on concerns that current system data quality might not allow for an AC optimal power flow model to be properly formulated and solved. What are the specific data concerns, and what needs to be done to address them? What accuracy of solutions is good enough for convergence parameters?
- What steps toward use of AC optimal power flow modeling might be taken over the next 5 to 10 years?
- Transmission limit modeling:
- Previous presentations examined the use of post-contingency analysis when determining transmission ratings, including consideration of availability of ramping capability. How can (or have) adaptive transmission ratings been implemented?
- Previous presentations also examined how transmission ratings might be updated in real time in response to ambient conditions. How have such dynamic transmission ratings been implemented?
- What are the data or computational challenges associated with implementing adaptive or dynamic transmission ratings?
- How can inter-temporal considerations regarding transmission line loadings and limits be incorporated into economic dispatch algorithms?
- Improvement in linear programs, nonlinear programs and MIPs for faster and/or better solutions.
- New more efficient approaches to loop flow and joint dispatch. How much inefficiency exists in the current process?
Discussion of these topics should highlight any advances made since last years conference and provide context for any proposals or presentations on best practices, other analyses of current operations with respect to these and related topics, and provide opportunity to discuss existing practices that need improvement.
The technical conference was held at:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street, NE
Rooms 3M-2, 3M-3, and 3M-4
Washington, DC 20426
The Commission will accept comments following the conference, with a deadline of July 31, 2013.


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COLUMBIA - A legal battle following a 2002 fatality in Hilton Head will enter another round when the S.C. Court of Appeals Court hears arguments over whether the charges were frivolous.
The hearing, scheduled for April 9, "is an opportunity for closure," said Douglas Lambrecht in an email Friday.
The 10-year-old legal struggle stems from a fatal car wreck that occurred in January of 2002. Lambrecht's son, Elliott Lambrecht, 19, was driving his 1994 Mazda when the vehicle ran off the road and hit a tree, killing his passenger, Allison Clegg.
Her mother, Deborah Clegg, filed a wrongful death and survival action against Lambrecht and his son, seeking damages. She alleged that Lambrecht was the de facto owner of the Mazda and had negligently entrusted it to his son. She later amended the suit to add others.
In 2006 a trial court ruled that Lambrecht was not liable for his adult son's automobile wreck, according to his brief.
On Friday attorneys for Clegg declined to comment on the case, citing its pending status. Efforts to reach Clegg were unsuccessful.
At the beginning of 2010 Lambrecht stated in an affidavit that he had spent more than $157,000 in attorneys fees and costs and lost nearly $30,000 in lost work hours and out-of-pocket expenses.
Lambrecht said he had also been sued by his own auto insurer, USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Company, for a declaration that they weren't responsible for defending him.
At the time of the wreck, Lambrecht's son was not living at the family's home, and his automobile was not listed on Lambrecht's insurance policy with USAA. Court records show that he had a suspended license.
In his appeal, Lambrecht asks to be reimbursed for attorney fees and expenses, as appropriate sanctions. He also asks for the cases to be remanded to the trial court to decide how much compensation he should receive.
It's not the first time Lambrecht has appealed. In a filing last May, Clegg's attorney Fred Kuhn, asked that Circuit Court Judge Roger Young's decision denying sanctions be affirmed.
"As the judge who heard and disposed of this case on its merits and who also conducted multiple hearings on the sanctions issue, Judge Young is intimately familiar with the facts of this case," wrote Kuhn.
But Lambrecht's attorney argued that sanctions are in order.
"To subject Douglas to years of litigation, with the attendant attorney fees and legal expenses, and to the personal distress and costs incurred in defending these meritless claims, mandates that, under the (frivolous lawsuit law), the plaintiff and her attorneys should be sanctioned," states Lambrecht's brief.


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As a card-carrying member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), I recently received a reminder to register for the group's Annual International Meeting, held this year in Louisville, KY. This is the place where the rocket scientists of agriculture gather in meeting halls to discuss such esoteric subjects as "A bienzyme electrochemical biosensor coupled with immunomagnetic separation for rapid detection of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 in food samples."
I'm not an engineer. So most of what I am able to glean from these meetings is what brand of smartphone the guy sitting next to me is using, the location of the nearest restroom, and the dessert choices after each day's luncheon. But I've been told that the topics discussed there are the precursors to what products and technologies will be adopted on farms two to four years from now.
Rather than trying to sit in on the more than 1,200 technical presentations given throughout that week, I asked Darrin Drollinger, ASABE executive director, to give us the high points of what will be discussed at this year's meeting. "The vast majority of ASABE's 200 technical committees will convene in open meetings that support activity on such topics as water usage, precision agriculture, equipment safety, precision agriculture, regulatory impacts on agri-business, energy conservation and production, erosion control, and bioenergy production," Drollinger says.
So, here's Drollinger's top 10 list that will spur the next generation of products for the farm:
- Impacts of greenhouse gas legislation
- Climate change and variability impacts on land and water resources
- Manure foaming in deep pits: Cause and solutions
- Conservation tillage systems and controlled traffic
- Rating crop dryer performance
- New frontiers in biorefinery
- Challenges in sustainable utilization of global water resources
- Stormwater pollution — prevention, monitoring and modeling
- 75th anniversary of the Small Watershed Program: History, dam rehabilitation, and trends
- The future of extension engineering
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The conmeration of the 200 years of the Independence of Chile was in September 2010. This year was also the political change from the Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia to the right political wing chilean political parties. During the last 20 years the Goverment of Chile was in the hands of the center left coalition, after the dictatorship period of Gral Augusto Pinochet end in 1990. During two decades the state aplied social policies in order two develop the indigenous comunities, specially the mapuche comunities of the south of Chile. During 2010 the research proyect named "Conmemoraciones y memorias subalternas" tried to understand the current situation of the comunities, the conflict and others aspects of the indigenous situation. This paper is part of those research.
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Nand erase
From Openmoko
To make a NAND erase, you need to connect to your device while in uboot using minicom or cu. The device will usually be called /dev/ttyACM0. You might need to
sudo chown uucp.uucp /dev/ttyACM0
to get the necessary right (even as root). Using cu, you can then access the Neo:
cu -l /dev/ttyACM0
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1000yrd load???
Can anyone tell me if this load out will produce an accurate .308 1000yrd round? first time loading, a friend told me this combo works great for him... Can anyone confirm?
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|January 28, 2013, 07:08 PM
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Work from 42gn till you start to see pressure signs.You should see two different nodes.
If its the Berger VLD then you might want to try .010 off the lands.You want be able to mag feed but they should offer great accuracy.
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|January 28, 2013, 11:15 PM
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Yes, but I'd use 43 grains of IMR4064 and a Wolf primer.
Winchester cases will shoot just as accurate as the Lapua's will.
Be sure your barrel's groove diameter is a few 10 thousandths smaller than that Berger bullet, otherwise, accuracy won't be excellent to marvelous. And a 1:12 twist rifling is also about the best for such bullets shot from .308 Win. cases.
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|January 29, 2013, 12:20 AM
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Varget seems to be "hit or miss" with some rifles. I couldn't get it to work and moved to IMR4064 which gave me an immediate shrinkage in group size (from around 1.5 to 2 MOA down to .75 to 1 MOA).
That was using CCI-BR2 primers and Winchester brass with a 168 SMK. I've been very impressed with the Wolf SRM primers I use in 223 that I'm thinking of ordering a sleeve of LR primers next time I make a mass purchase (if they are available).
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Good info, thanks for all in the input guys...
|January 29, 2013, 09:41 PM
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Varget is an excellent powder in the 308. My F class friends, some of whom are National F Class champs, one of which is on the USA F Class team, they are using 185 Bergers with Varget. The CCI benchrest primer is very popular. Lapua brass is very popular and as you have found out, hideously expensive.
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42.3 gns RL-15 and 175 Serria work for me, And i use GM210M primers
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|January 30, 2013, 12:39 AM
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Bart B is correct. 175s work best all around but you can go to 190 gr. If you are rebarreling you don't want anything faster than 12 twist which will stabilize 190s to 1000 no problem. 168s will be stable to 900 and at 1000 they will show yaw but will still shoot well.
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|January 30, 2013, 01:09 AM
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Eye herd ifen you load a .308 w/ varget the bullets will bounce-off a paper target @1000 yards.
|January 30, 2013, 08:23 AM
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warningshot, your bouncing bullets off targets reminds me of what happened in the early 1970's when .223 Rem's and 5.56 NATO's were first used in competition. Folks handloaded their ammo with 52-gr. match bullets and didn't put much powder in the cases. When fired at 600 yard targets pasted on 1/2" thick hard cardboard backers, the slower ones stuck in the cardboard like tiny tacks. This was at a local club rifle range north a ways from San Diego, CA, as I remember.
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|January 30, 2013, 10:13 AM
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Different guns like different components, should try a bit of everything to see what works for your gun.
A couple things that are constant, regardless of what components your rifle likes,
Case prep and bullet seating are critical in long range shooting.
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|January 30, 2013, 12:01 PM
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If these are Berger's secant ogive VLD's, then read this note from Berger about finding the best seating depth. There is no one magic number; this depends on your individual chamber and throat dimensions and other load components.
The Lapua cases may or may not help. I believe it depends on how sensitive your particular rifle turns out to be to bullet tilt, as case neck thickness variations can cause runout on the concentricity gauge. Bart's proven empirically that this made no difference in Palma rifles using the Sierra Palma bullets. He also noted (IIRC; Bart, please correct me on this if I'm remembering incorrectly) that 0.003" bullet tipping didn't make a difference for those rifles on paper, either. But the secant ogive bullets seem to be touchier about this than tangent ogive bullets are, just as they are touchier about seating depth (see the Berger note; I think the two are related, but don't have hard proof at this time). This is why Berger introduced their new "Hybrid" design, with tangent ogive that transitions to a secant ogive beyond the point where the ogive meets the rifling. This improves self-alignment while still achieving reduced drag from the secant profile.
One thing for sure about the Lapua cases, if you run them through a standard sizing die with a standard expander, you are just as likely to pull their necks off axis as any other make, and at that point they don't help you fight bullet tilt any better than anyone else's case does. See this video on the Lee Collet die. You will need something like a separate Redding body die to size the case body down if you use the Lee collet die for the neck.
An alternative to the two-die sizing approach is to buy a Redding S type full length seater die, remove the expander (decap separately or put an undersized expander on it so it misses the inside of the neck) and then select a neck bushing that leaves your necks the right size inside for seating your bullets without an expander being necessary. Lapua brass is very good for this method as the neck thickness is very consistent.
If you have a chamber that is insensitive to bullet tilt, you may want to switch to Winchester brass because it has a little more powder capacity than Lapua for a little bit of added velocity.
If your chamber turns out to be bullet tilt sensitive, you will want to consider the Redding Competition Seating Die. It really does reduce runout. Some have claimed the same result with the less expensive Forster sliding sleeve die. The main difference is the Redding has a floating seater stem to encourage bullet self-centering where the Forster does not, but I have never done a side-by-side between them to compare results. The half sleeves, as are in the Hornady sliding sleeve die are reported not to work as nearly as well as either.
Before you invest a lot in expensive brass and special sizing and seating tools, frankly you would get a NECO gauge or an RCBS Case Master or other gauge system that would let me sort good cases out of new Winchester brass or I would get just get one box of the Lapua cases so you don't break the bank, then use them for initial testing. Get your best seating depth and load established, then drill a hole in your bench the size of the bullet. Stick maybe 16 cartridges. bullet-down in the hole and use your thumb to bend them until your runout setup on your gauge gives you 0.008" TIR (Total Indicated Runout; the range of swing of the indicator hand). This is twice the actual tilt off the case axis. Mark the high reading side on the case head with a Sharpie. Then use the hole to get another 16 rounds as perfectly straight as you can.
At the range, put up two targets. Alternate between them from the bench, putting the straight rounds into one target, and the bent rounds into the other, using the Sharpie mark to index each bent round 90° further around the clock in the chamber than the previous one fired was. Then look to seed if the group fired with the bent rounds is bigger than the one with the straight rounds. Pretty much, it's that simple. If it turns out your gun doesn't care how straight the ammo is, put the gauge away until you start working on a load for your next rifle.
Per what Hummer70 mentioned, I would stay away from 168 grain match bullets with 13° boattails. I have had the Sierra's go unstable in as little as 700 yards out of a 24" barrel and be unable to connect with a human silhouette popper at a measured 748 yards. At Mid Tompkins's long range firing school one year, a whole bunch of us, not knowing any better, brought those and none could even stay on paper at 800 yards with them. All it seems to take is a bit of crosswind, and that bullet's trajectory comes apart below about 1400 fps. Great bullet to 600 yards, but that's really all you can count on getting out of it.
Varget has been an excellent .308 and .30-06 powder for many, but I have to say I see occasional reports from someone who just never finds a sweet spot load with it for a particular bullet. I don't know why, but I do know that I don't see similar reports for IMR4064 in either .308 or .30-06. There always seems to be a good load that powder in those chamberings for bullets in the 150 grain to 200 grain range (assuming the gun is in good shape). IMR4064 seems to be more immune to charge weight error and temperature change in those two chamberings than other IMR powders I've tried, and is often better than many of the more modern formulations for temperature immunity.
The Tula primers Bart suggested are terrific and inexpensive. I've had some ridiculously low velocity SDs using them with IMR4064 and Varget, both. I'm talking single digits even into low single digits in a couple of test runs. A little harder to seat than average, but if you set your primer seater up to seat them about 0.004" deeper than where the anvil feet first touch down in the primer pocket (hard seating) they can be astonishingly consistent. I think Slamfire has a post showing the Wolf primers do much the same. I've seen it suggested they are made by the same plant, but haven't got verification of that.
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I've used Varget with different charge weights for 155's in four different .308 Win. case makes/types ranging in weight from 150 grains up to 170 grains with both large and small primers. Accuracy's been about 1/2 MOA at 600 with all of them in two different Palma barrel contours. Therefore, the sweet spot with Varget is more like a sweet range; it's pretty wide. It's been my experience with IMR4064 in .308 Win. cases that it also has a sweet range, not a spot. So did folks shooting it in 30 caliber handloads with new cases in their Garands; 'twas much more accurate than IMR4895. With the right powder, most any round will have a sweet range in my opinion.
I've found that powders with the lowest change in muzzle velocity for a 1/10th change in charge weight give the best accuracy. One way to find one is to look at the velocity change between the 100 fps velocity colums in Sierra Bullet's loading data, or any other that lists loads in 100 fps increments. Some powders cause 50% more increase in veocity with a 1/10th grain increase in charge weight compared to others 15 fps versus 10 fps. Do some comparisons between IMR powders 4895 and 4064; it's interesting.
And yes, stay away from both of Sierra's short tailed 30 caliber match bullets in 168 and 180 grain HPMK styles. Sierra originally made their 168 Int'l bullet with a short, 13 degree boattail for 300 meter free rifle use. It was great for that as well as match rifle use up through 600 yards. Sierra's first 180-gr. FMJBT match bullet had the longer 9 degree boattail as did their first 200-gr. FMJBT match bullet. These were great and when both were changed to hollow point HPMK versions, they shot even more accurate. A favorite use the 180 was to replace the 172-gr. bullet in 7.62 NATO match ammo with it then shoot matches winning them and setting records with M14's on the US Army Rifle Teams. Sierra changed their 180's boattail back to the 168's short one as a cost saving method. The US Army Team (and nobody else, either) no longer got good 1000 yard accuracy and contracted Sierra to go back to the old long boattail making special order bullets for them. Ever wonder why Sierra's 175 HPMK has a long tail? The ballistic engineers at Lake City Army Ammo Plant knew what boattail shape was best so that's what they asked for in replacing the Sierra 168 in their M852 match ammo.
Yes, Unclenick, runout under 3 thousandths is good enough to shoot 1/2 MOA all day long from good .308 ammo in great rifles fired by even better shooters.
Regarding Berger's secant ogive bullets compared to Sierra's tangent ogives on their match bullets and where they rest in the leade when chambered. I don't know if Berger did any tests with leade angles over a wide range to see if one enabled best accuracy compared to a short jump to leade distance their secant ogived bullets often need. I've a gut feeling that a leade angle less than 1 degree might work well with them seated into that leade. Reducing the 7.62 NATO chamber's leade angle is one reason that round shot the same bullets more accurate than the 30 caliber's leade angle; 2.5 degrees down to 1.5 degrees really worked out.
Kraig, case prep, other than turning necks to a .001" spread in thickness and sorting by weight to a 1% spread, in my and that of many other long rangers' opinions, isn't needed. Uniforming and deburring flash holes, sorting to exact weights and trimming to exact lengths has never proved to be mandatory. But it does make some folks feel better and nobody shoots better than they feel.
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You reminded me that the throating reamer I have for .45 Auto also stretches the leade angle out. My Goldcup's factory barrel, once fit by the old weld-up and scraping method and throated with that reamer, shot very well. This, despite the bore being half a thousandth out of round at the muzzle.
Also, Harold Vaughn made his own chamber reamers with just 0.75° throats, which he felt helped with accuracy.
This appears to be an example of the hole and cone principle, complicated by the softness of the bullet jacket relative to the barrel. Using a conical pin to force centering in a hole is an old geometric principle for locating and indexing things, like the tool head turrets on lathes, but they use hardened pins and hardened conical inserts for that. When you look at a soft bullet hitting a throat with a steep leade angle, you can just imagine the contact is too abrupt to steer the bullet to center before deformation occurs. A more gentle steering slope will meet with less inertial resistance. So it seems, for the secant ogives, that the ogive's angle of departure from the bearing surface may be too steep, like using a steeper throat angle, except it's on the bullet. That may be why the hybrid shape is better.
Walt Berger also opined that the reason moly-coated bullets would often exhibit slightly higher ballistic coefficients at long range than their uncoated counterparts had to do with the lubricant helping the bullet center before deforming. That BC gain, typically just a digit or two in the third decimal place, was never really been enough to matter on paper, but it can be measured. The idea is that a bullet that enters the bore more straight exits more straight and thus has lower initial yaw and attendant slightly lower drag in the first hundred yards or two while coning settles into the yaw of repose.
What interests me in Berger's seating depth testing is their finding seating depths with VLD bullets set back as much as 0.15" off the lands that get better accuracy than when touching the lands. It matches the Somchem experience in item 3. of this old page. There may be a number of explanations for this. I have some experiments in mind for this with throat design. I'm going to start with a .30-06 bolt gun on seating depth and maybe hit it with an experimental throating reamer later to check the effect. But the reamer has to be designed and made so it will be some long term exploration.
OK. I'll be more careful in the future. I'm down to my last two slips of those things, and not the same size. Scary.
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May 31, 2007, 11:31:45 PM »
I have been rejected from the top Ontario schools, and I am waiting on some other ones. However, I doubt that I will get in. By the way, I have no interest in going to school outside of Ontario, only applied to Dalhousie. I have also applied to American law schools and I got into some top third tier schools and some low second tier schools. More importantly I have been accepted to the JD/LLB program in Detroit Mercy/Windsor. Currently my goal is to come back home and practice in Canada. I dont know what I should do. Should I go to a better school, get a JD and if I want, go through the NCA (which I have limited knowledge about), which might take an extra year. Or should I just do the JD/LLB program? I am worried about the job prospects, due to Detriot's low rank (tier 4).
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June 02, 2007, 11:58:37 AM »
If you want to practice in Canada, your best bet would be to do the joint JD/LLB degree because with the LL.B. you will not have to do extra courses at a Canadian law school as is the norm for American JD's coming back. Also there was an article floating around here on the boards about UDM having some biglaw recruiters coming to their campus for ints with top students. I'd assume UDM grads place decently in the city of Detroit, but its not very good for national placement if thats what you're looking for.
What were your stats btw if you don't mind me asking? I'm interested in Windsor's joint program as well..did you have significant soft factors that you think affected the admission decision?
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June 04, 2007, 11:35:27 AM »
Yeah the more I read, the more attractive the JD/LLB program looks. Most importantly, having both degrees makes you more appealing in the Canadian job market. Although I wonder how much work is involved in order to get both degrees in just 3 years. Are a 100 credit hours a lot? I have no concept of how much that is.
My stats: 3.3, 154 (average), and yes I did have significant soft factors which I believe did have an important role in me being admitted.
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June 05, 2007, 04:11:27 PM »
How do finances figure into this situation? Are you going to be paying for University of Detroit law school entirely on debt?
I'll reserve my opinion until you've clarified that point.
I will say your tenacity is to be admired. Also have you applied to Windsor law school and been rejected?
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June 05, 2007, 05:02:06 PM »
The JD/LLB tuition is less than UDM tuition, its around $25K. I wont be paying it entirely on debt, but after considering US schools, I am mentally prepared for debt. Also an acquaintance, who is finishing law school in Canada, told me that she regrets not paying more for the JD/LLB program.
I have applied to Windsor for just the LLB but I have not heard back from them, they are notoriously "thorough" (read slow). Although, since I got into the joint program I dont see why I wouldn't get into just the LLB. I could be wrong. And even if I get into just the LLB, I would probably chose the JD/LLB program. There are other Ontario schools which are also taking their sweet time.
I wouldn't say I am tenacious, I think most people living in Canada with my stats would look towards the US instead of waiting on the 10 or so Canadian law schools.
Does anyone know how many credit hours is a typical law school? Are a 100 credits a lot?
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June 08, 2007, 11:18:00 PM »
UDM states that tuition is 26,880 PER year. How do you calculate 25k total?
It's a tough situation. On one hand you're attending one of the worst law schools in the U.S and likely the worst law school in Canada. That isn't to say you can't have a fantastic career, just don't expect jobs to be easy to come by in big markets.
I think if your goal is to work in Canada you should either get an LLB or in the case that you cannot get a simple LLB get the joint degree. Getting a JD from a weak school and coming back to shell out more money and getting an LLM only to have to article for 1 year (which they don't have to do in the U.S) at miserable pay just seems like a lot of schooling and extra money for nothing.
If your heart is set on Canada, the best advice I can give is wait it out and see if you are admitted to a Canadian school. If you are not, retake the LSAT and try to bump your score up a couple points and re-apply in November.
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June 09, 2007, 04:19:06 PM »
Like I said earlier, the JD/LLB tuition is around $25K. You do not pay the full tuition of UDM.
I do not want to make this a discussion about how good the law school at Windsor is, but I very much doubt that it is the "worst in Canada." I doubt that it is the worst in Ontario, let alone Canada. Further, from talking to some current law students it seems that the JD/LLB program is fantastic. It seems worth the additional tuition.
Honestly, I do not use this forum much for Canadian information, thought it would be good, but my own research has proven to be much more valuable.
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June 09, 2007, 07:07:07 PM »
All things considered, I'd take the JD/LLB acceptance and run with it. A JD from a Tier 4 school won't do you much good, and you'd be stuck in the area for a few years and/or would have at least a year's worth of extra courses AND articling left to do in addition if you wanted to come back to Canada.
The UDM program isn't the greatest, but it's the JD itself that counts here, and considering the cost, it's actually a pretty good deal. With some proper networking (there are a few threads on this board that are very valuable for networking skills that I can link you to), you should be fine for a job in the school's immediate region if you chose to practice in the US.
As for the LLB from Windsor, most schools in Canada beyond the Big 3 (UBC, McGill, UofT, not in that order) are cut from the same cloth. It's also debatable whether they're even "worse" than those other three -- certainly, the benefit of huge local markets and a reputation for prestige seems to be what sets those three apart from the rest, superficially, and that doesn't really address the actual merits of the schools themselves. Personally, I don't think you can really go wrong with any law school in Canada. The system isn't so brutally tiered, and degrees travel well from region to region, although top jobs are usually reserved for locals (in my experience).
In other words, Windsor is just fine. I think the JD/LLB is an EXTREMELY useful combination of degrees for a Canadian citizen, and a lot of the typical worries about "lower tiered schools" that would normally play into going to either UDM or even Windsor are mitigated by the value of this specific program.
If I were you, I'd do it. Keep your options open.
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June 10, 2007, 10:15:08 AM »
Astro I couldn't agree with you more.
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June 30, 2007, 03:24:42 PM »
Just FYI, I know somebody who did that degree who says that the JD part of that program added NOTHING to her job/career prospects. For Canadian recruiters, it does not add to your resumé to say that you've graduated from one of the crappiest excuses for a law school in the US.
Do just the Windsor degree, forget about the UDM JD.
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