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- All our solid wood furniture is built to order by local Mennonites craftspeople. Due to the numerous choices of wood and finish options, all which can affect the product's price, providing a single retail price can be wildly misleading. Moreover, providing multiple prices can be confusing, so we have chosen not to display pricing online. If there is a particular product you are interested in, please call us at 519-747-1832, or visit our showroom, and we'd be happy to answer all your questions.
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|December 18, 2010, 03:44 PM
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30.06 surplus bullets?
I plan on replicating M2 ball with these 150 grains (give or take a little on the powder depending on my rifle)
what accuracy do you think Id be able to squeeze out of these bullets tough?
For competition purposes I'll buy something more pricey but I want these for 100 yard practice (with scaled down targets)
|December 19, 2010, 10:03 AM
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I've pulled down a fair amount of M2 to make pseudo-Mexican match by collecting and re-dispensing the powder more evenly to the average value and substituting Sierra 150 grain MatchKings into the cases. The stock M2 might shoot 2-2.5" at 100 yards from a match accurized Garand. As much as 6" from worn stock Garand barrels.
The main problem is the manufacturing tooling output was all mixed together for those bullets. Even from one can of M2 I might get a half dozen identifiable tooling sets based on the bullet base marks. Not only were the bases distinct, but they often had off-center punch marks, overflow of core lead onto the jacket heel and the cannelures were not evenly impressed. A bullet laid sideways in caliper jaws might show light cracks from the cannelure forward or maybe just below it.
I've also fired a fair amount of M2 at matches that went to 600 yards. The best slow fire prone score I ever had with M2 was 181 (out of 200). The 9 ring is 18" on the 600 yard target, so 18 over 6.3 is 2.9 moa. But some of those would be 10's and X's and some 8's. The 8 ring is 24", which is 3.8 moa. So figure the group opens to a little bigger moa at long range due to atmospheric conditions (irregular air density and wind differences at different portions of the range). So that gun and that ammo lot might have been up to 2.5 moa at 100 yards. Hard to say. The gun was not match accurized, but shot way better than most. That happens randomly that you can get a stock Garand that shoots like a house on fire. The opposite can happen randomly, too.
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|December 19, 2010, 12:33 PM
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Just the bullets themselves? You should be able to work up an ~moa load.
Whether a replica of M2 velocity and pressure will be accurate out of your rifle depends on your rifle.
|December 20, 2010, 09:13 AM
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Thanks for the in-depth reply.
2in @ 100yds is ok with me, it is an open sight M1 Garand after all. The rifle has a TE 2 barrel I believe, so I have some confidence in it.
The 1903 Springfield generation only had this grade bullets to work with, and they did well, but for the most part I wont expect too much out of these bullets.
If all else fails, I'll have really cheap plinking ammo for rapid fires.
|December 20, 2010, 01:25 PM
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The National match ammo for the '03 was based on M1 and not M2 ball. M1 used the 173 grain boattail bullet. It was made obsolete in, I think, 1944, as the reserves were gone and the 168 grain bullet in M2 AP (as distinct from M2 Ball) had replaced it in combat. But they still made the bullet for M72 match ammo. Marines and others still using the 1903 would have had that 168 grain M2 AP to shoot in combat.
Don't knock the iron sights. They're really pretty good on the Garand and M14, though you may need to use a rubber band to keep the wobble out. I've shot the 168 grain Sierra MatchKing in my match accurized Garand from prone position into 0.7" CTC at 100 yards (10 shot group) right after I first did the accuracy work on it. Lots of guys who are better shots than I am have shot 1/2 moa or better with iron sights. The old timers used to claim they could shoot as well with iron as with glass. The glass just made the wobble bigger. My experience is that is pretty much true for position shooting, but not for benchrest.
To be clear, I think you can probably count on 3" groups, but you might get 2" groups. If you sort them by weight and by base appearance, you may do better. I've not bothered trying that.
I reached in an old bin and pulled out five of these bullets. Check out the bases and you can guess why they fire differently. As no lesser light that Harry Pope said a century ago, the base steers the bullet. That's because it affects how much pitch and yaw the muzzle blast gives the bullet as it exits. You can deform a nose pretty severely and still hit a target, but shave a little off one side of the base, and the bullet is all over the map. Lack of mass symmetry around the axis will also do you a good bit of wobble.
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|December 20, 2010, 02:20 PM
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Do not expect much from 150 gr FMJBT bullets. I went out and shot ten shot groups at 100 yards through my Ruger tactical in 308 and military bullets. I would expect groups like I got with 1968 WRA ball. IMI FMJ's were awful.
I hit a sweet spot with the 150 Hornday's. These shot exceptionally well in this rifle, but OK in other rifles.
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|December 23, 2010, 10:51 AM
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Good info fellas.
I got a small gas cylinder wobble problem with my Garand currently.
So before I fix this I cant expect my loads to do better.
I got 2in groupings my first day, but because of the 1mm wobble, some of those rds went an inch right.
I was hoping loc tite would be an easier fix, cause I have no clue how to peen the barrel.
But then again, how long can this loc tite stuff last...
Also, is it possible to reduce the trigger pull by cutting down on the hammer spring?
|December 23, 2010, 11:24 AM
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Here's my take on the subject:
Use the surplus ammo as is. Practice off hand at 100 yards with it, put your reloading efforts elsewhere.
Garand Matches are won on your feet, not your belly.
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|December 23, 2010, 03:34 PM
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Very true.
If I'm not shooting, I'm reloading.
|December 25, 2010, 03:37 AM
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"...plan on replicating M2 ball..." Whatever for? M2 ball wasn't match ammo. Work up the load for your rifle.
Practice with the ammo you intend using in any match.
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|2008-05-13, 20:20
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The thing is, planned patricide is precisely what Lelouch is planning to do as well, and really these kinds of characters are scattered all over literature without garnering automatic disapproval. All it takes for anybody to sympathise to some degree with Suzaku and his patricide is a healthy distrust of nationalism, at the very least. The sanctity of family, life, or children are pretty much biological constructs, really, and it isn't too hard for circumstances to break them.
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I meant that morally you shouldn't like the kind of person he is. I haven't seen him be more competent than Lelouch to be honest, but given you're a fan of Suzaku and I'm not means I'm probably to blind to see it.
|2008-05-13, 21:33
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If I remember, wasn't the quote you're referring to more about how the director was saying that, despite his pleasant personality, that Suzaku had his own dark secrets and flaws? That has a different meaning than just "he's a bad person, never be like him."
Seriously though, Suzaku tends to be beaten by more reasonable reasons (such as enemy reinforcements/upgrades, C.C.'s interference, and so on), while Lelouch is often beaten by a single unexpected variable he doesn't over-plan for.
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Not really. In various interviews and such, he's made it clear that Lelouch is overall meant to be the hero kind of character though a more realistic one.
I guess I'm wrong though and everyone is right that Lelouch is just like Light and that Suzaku is the real hero of this story with the right idea in mind.
|2008-05-13, 21:40
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How about comparing him to, say, Paul Atreides instead? Lots of similarities there too...
|2008-05-13, 21:46
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I feel that it has more to do with their personal idealogies and beliefs. Lelouch thinks "This is how the world should be, how do I change it", while I feel that Suzuku thinks more like "This is how the world is right now, how do I best deal with it." Like in the case of Japan, Lelouch would basically the current system and make a whole new one, while Suzuku looks for something that would achieve his means, like becoming the Knight of One, and works toward achieving that means.
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1. I imagnined bashings Suzaku dislikers would dish out if it is proven he planned it all along
2. Reminded me of a case of parenticde I read on newspapers which I'd rather forget
3. suddenly remembered many things I need to do before 11AM tomorrow
If you want my personal opinion on the matter, I'm at a stage where I try to refrain myself from judging others. It's another person's life, and if you reflect back on yourself, you'd notice times when you lost control and made mistake also. As the saying goes, "A true gentlemen can forgive all mistakes but the ones made by himself." Although I don't give a dang about gentlemen, I do believe in the rest. Unless I can't think of another way, I'd like to keep opinions on these matters open / undiscussed, and just look after my own.
While I can understand a bit as to why Suzaku killed his father, I'm no Suzaku. Although I lost them now, I had a very close and caring family. My relation with my dad is completely different and inevitably, I am biased towards Suzaku's action. The point here is, my feelings towards Suzaku's case will inevitably be based somewhat on my experiences and my feelings (to what extent can vary), no matter how well or reasonable the case is presented or how hard I try to be objective. This feeling is not something you can easily win over/turn aside with arguments and facts. The same thing goes for other people too. If you are truely empathetic and can understand that, then perphaps you can communicate with others without ending up having one feeling going up against another ( I see a lot of argument on this board ended up like this), but come to understand each other's position better instead, and perhaps learn more about the aspects of the issue you are discussing - ultimately, end up with a better judgment on the issue.
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Actually morally, Suzaku is better than Lelouch when it comes to accepted ethical standards. Lelouch is the one putting innocent lives in harm's way.
Suzaku is just, really really weird in his thought patterns for lack of a better description. He says things that contradict each other. He acts in a certain way that contradicts with his words. He tries to justify his actions, but you're left going like "huh?" after you hear his rationalization. And he doesn't even notice it.
It's not that Suzaku is an evil person. It is very easily arguable that Lelouch is much more evil compared to Suzaku.
But, Suzaku is just a really poorly made character. It's just kinda like Suzaku has split personalities, where different sides of him are just not aware of the others.
Is he a character that is willing to do whatever it takes to get what he wants or is he a character that hates that line of thought? He shows both ends of the spectrum that are in direct conflict with each other.
Is he a character that feels violence is so wrong that he will use violence to support those who first commit and continue violence? wth?
I don't necessarily hate Suzaku himself, I just don't like how they made him. And I like antagonists. It feels like they just thought an antagonist child-hood friend on the Empire's side would make a really cool character, but they built his character up so randomly and illogically.
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The irony is that while fewer rear-pro models are being sold each year, there's still quite a bit of innovation going on in that category. But it's hard for rear-pro sets to compete with flat-panel displays when it comes to sex appeal. Compared with a wall-mountable plasma or LCD set, even the shallower rear-projection models still come off like Kirstie Alley post-Jenny Craig - thinner, yes, but not exactly skinny.
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Sesame Street Swings by the White House for the Annual Easter Egg Roll
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The beloved Sesame Street Muppets have a long and storied history of visiting the White House. But that doesn't mean we're any less excited when we get invited back! This past weekend Gordon, Abby Cadabby, Rosita, and Elmo stopped by home of the first family to take part in the White House's annual Easter Egg Roll.
The theme this year was "Be Healthy, Be Active, Be You!" The day was focused on ways families could eat healthy and stay physically active, a cause to which both the first lady Michelle Obama and Sesame Workshop are dedicated.
To learn more about the White House's Easter Egg Roll, click here. To learn more about Sesame Workshop's commitment to encourage healthy living habits in our children, click here.


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When you think about law school, you should be thinking about problem-solving and learning the legal analytic way to solve those problems. However, one of the first problems you might face is having enough time to learn legal analysis, to complete your readings, to write your assignments.
So, wouldn't it be great if we had unlimited amounts of time?
General wisdom within the law school ranks states that there is a four to one ratio of study and preparation time for every hour in a classroom in law school. While an undergraduate, you probably spent two hours for every hour in class. Now it's different - law school study and preparation should add up to sixty hours a week to your already hectic life.
Now do I mention this to make you work harder?
Well, while you will become more efficient as you continue through the year, you do need to be prepared to spend considerable amounts of time in order to succeed in school. However, my main purpose is to encourage you to think about time management - which after all really means "hands on control" - of your law school career.
So don't panic - even if you do spend 15 hours in class and 45 hours studying law - and even if you sleep 56 hours a week - you still have 52 hours a week for life!!! (which I might add is 30% more than the average work week.) However, whether you do find sufficient time to do everything you need to do, is dependent on three things:
- Knowing when you work/study best
- Planning ahead
- Using your time well and committing to get the work finished
So this means schedules.
In general, schedules provided you with the specific knowledge that you are either ahead of schedule and in great shape, or on schedule and in good shape, or behind schedule and in trouble! In much the same way as the person facing large credit card debts generally gets there by small purchases - a dollar here, twenty there, a person who finds himself behind in studying and preparation generally gets there by wasting ten minutes here, an hour there, and an afternoon there. The best way to avoid that pattern is to make a schedule. So note that most days you have at least an hour between classes - take a hard look at that time and ask yourself what you do with it. As a suggestion, most of your briefing/reading should be finished b/f school begins. So why not take the time after contracts to first go back over that class' notes and review/synthesize and/or go over the briefs for the next class. Doing either or both puts you ahead of the game: you will be able to either shorten the outlining/synthesizing into rule time, or you will feel like you know what you are talking about in your next class (and therefore take better notes, which leads you to better synthesizing, etc).
So do you do relatively easy review of briefs between classes, or initial prep for the next day, or do you really get down to hard thinking during these breaks? It depends on your body clock. Ask yourself when you work the best. Decide what kind of person you are. Early person? Use those daytime hours to the full extent you can! On the other hand, if you can't study past 9 p.m. on most days, don't schedule yourself to 11 p.m. each night for "outlining and synthesizing" because it won't be worth it. Study time refers to productive preparation, reading and review - not simply staring at a book. So, for the early birds, maybe you want to get up early and study - and hit the gym later in the evening when your brain is tired.
The same applies for those who can barely make an 8:00 a.m. class - don't count on reading those cases in any meaningful way before that first class. You might like to get relatively simple tasks out of the way in the morning: do review, do preliminary LRW task, go to the gym, etc. This reflection on your body clock may require you to alter the above schedule to save your prime times for study. So you might be the person who really starts thinking well after dinner. Go with that time - but make sure you remember that you still have early classes.
Also be leery of marathon study sessions -
You may think reading, reviewing and studying from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday is a great way to go, allowing you to make up for totally blowing off Friday. Wait! Think about it. If you are finished with classes by noon or 1 p.m. on Friday, you can still do initial reading and some early drafting for your legal research and writing (which requires a decent block of time) and still have time to go to dinner and a movie. Or, you can do the LRW, followed by reviewing your notes in Contracts and Property and still have time for the 8:00 p.m. show! And let's be realistic - depending on what you did the night before, you may not be prepared to study at 10 a.m. The upshot is that you need to study productively in reasonable blocks of time.
And that means you need to know how to say "no."
If someone wants to play 18 holes of golf and you aren't ready for that study group - say "no." If you eat lunch as a group - and others want to linger until the 3:00 p.m. class - and you need to review for class - say "no." Saying "no" is not always fun - but in order to minimize stress, you need to limit your activities during these critical first semesters.
Second, you need to plan ahead. Ideally, you should review the academic calendar and record all the usual holidays, school breaks, changes of class days, etc. Note when you may be traveling home or celebrating a family birthday. Be realistic - you won't study for eight hours on your birthday if traditionally your friends or family take you out to dinner.
Then take out your exam schedule and mark all the exam dates.
Likewise look at your syllabi for all classes and check when legal writing papers are due (including drafts). Working from those dates, determine a schedule for writing the first, second, third draft, as well as factoring in meetings with teaching assistants and your professors. Realistically on weeks when you have research or writing assignments due, you will need to study and otherwise prepare for your courses differently. So get ahead during the weeks you do not have significant writing responsibilities. Likewise, note when midterms or practice exams (if any) are scheduled. You will need to make sure those course outlines are sufficiently prepared to use in your studying. Therefore you will need to perhaps start those outlines sooner - or at least work harder on them in the weeks prior to the midterm/practice exam.
This semester schedule is not filled with minutia.
Rather it is only your reference for completing a weekly schedule. The semester schedule will simply allow you to see the big picture and make sure you start projects at a reasonable point. Again the goal is to provide balance so that you recognize that one week will be considered a heavy "legal writing" week, while another may be the week to concentrate on contracts or torts. Overall, however, you will cover all courses.
Now turn you attention to this upcoming week.
Block out your classes, set appointments, meals, sleep, etc., so that you can clearly see the remaining free time. The weekly schedule is the best method for flagging important upcoming events (draft due on Friday at noon; study group discussion on adverse possession on Wednesday at 4 p.m.). Try to keep some flexibility for unexpected events - yet structured sufficiently so that you get your studying finished.
Before you go to sleep each night, ask yourself the two or three things you must accomplish the next day.
Write them down in order of importance, followed by a few more things you need to do that day. Look at your calendar, note when you can accomplish the most important tasks (and be liberal in estimating the time). Only after the critical tasks are completed should you find time for the less important tasks. Try to use your most productive times for the tasks that need the most concentration. The next day, do them as stated, completing them before moving to the less critical items. Be realistic: if you must buy a birthday present for your /spouse/boyfriend/girlfriend- do it (quickly) during the time you are least productive. Thinking you need to do something, but refusing to find time for it is a sure trip to stress, and an impediment to studying and preparing for class. Likewise block sufficient time so that you can complete the essentials - if that writing draft is due the next day, give yourself the time to do one last, concentrated edit (for we all know that you never wait until the last day to write a paper!). You may also need sufficient time to outline the section on subject matter jurisdiction - so don't try to accomplish that between contracts and property. Use short periods of time for reviewing your class notes or case briefs, setting up appointments with the professors or TA's, or otherwise dealing with specific legal questions.
Finally, time management means that your study time is actually productive. So have a goal when you study. Don't tell yourself that you are "going to study contracts for the next two hours." If you stare at that page for two hours, you can tell yourself that you accomplished your goal. Instead, try deciding what you are going to accomplish specifically and in concrete terms during that period of time. Rather than the ambiguous "study for two hours" try, "In the next two hours, I will review my notes until I can define mensrea and how certain factors effect the concept of that term." Even if you aren't finished in two hours - you will know what you know - and what you don't. And unfortunately, for some students, they don't even know what they don't know - because they never were specific about their study habits.
Ultimately, time management relies on discipline.
But discipline also requires that you allow yourself rewards. One students who sticks to a schedule to get her work done made two very good suggestions that I would like to pass on:
- Multitask when you can - if you decide to reward yourself with some television - organize your notes, copy some information that doesn't require your full attention, organize your address book, iron your clothes - but do a few things at a time.
- Reward yourself each day for getting through the tough stuff. Take a break to read the comics - or call your best friend - or have someone give you a massage. During that reward time - just enjoy.
Finally, a few of my suggestions:
- Routine is important - but don't be surprised if you don't always succeed. While you need to stick to schedules, and weekly and daily to-do lists, things happen. So if you fail during one day, simply start again. Remember, trying to cram all the information during the last few weeks is stressful, unhealthy, and almost always a strategic mistake. Gradual review and learning is more effective and allows you an opportunity to reflect upon what you are learning.
- However, to maximize your chances of success, think about engaging in weekly monitoring of your goals: Are you being efficient? What modifications do you need to make?
- Likewise, build in breaks - don't make your schedule so crammed that burn-out is inevitable: this is a marathon, not a sprint. So make those breaks, meaningful, energizing (the gym!) and realistic. Try to make the longer breaks coincide with your body's down time.
- Have focused goals so that you know where you are in understanding the law of a particular class.
- So remember the old adage: plan your work and work your plan! If you follow a schedule, critical thinking will then occur - and you have found the time to do it.
copyright 2009 Joyce Savio Herleth


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Wireless networks are inherently flexible, providing convenience and reduced dependence on costly network cabling. Since 1997, when the IEEE published the 802.11 standard for wireless LANs, many businesses and individuals have shown interest in wireless networks. However, the 1Mbps-to-2Mbps bandwidth limit prompted many interested parties to wait for wireless technology to mature. In 1999, the IEEE amended the original 802.11 standard to include 5.5Mbps and 11Mbps speeds while maintaining backward compatibility with the original standard. This new standard, known as 802.11b, prompted wider adoption of wireless LAN solutions and created a large market for 802.11b-compliant hardware.
Our Buyer's Guide of wireless devices, originally published in Windows 2000 Magazine (July 2001) consists of products in two general categories: wireless NICs and wireless network infrastructure devices, which are generally known as access points (APs). The APs in this Buyer's Guide cover the spectrum of environments from the home office to the enterprise. WildPackets' AiroPeek packet analyzer for 802.11b wireless LANs is the only software-related product in this Buyer's Guide.
Before you choose an 802.11b solution, assess your performance requirements and expectations. Wall and ceiling composition and other potential obstructions can contribute to interference, which can degrade performance of wireless networks. You should look at relationships between speed and range and the environmental factors that can affect these relationships.
Theoretically, the 802.11b standard provides for a maximum speed of 11Mbps, but basic communication overhead guarantees that you'll never realize that speed at the application level. Furthermore, the 802.11b standard operates at 2.4GHz, so it might compete with cordless phones, microwaves, and other wireless networking architectures, such as Bluetooth. When your network devices encounter a certain level of interference, the devices cut back their transmission rates to 5.5Mbps or lower, if necessary. When interference is too great, wireless devices won't work at all.
The distance you are from an AP also directly affects the speed at which you can transmit. When a vendor advertises a device's maximum range, understand that such a distance is possible only at lower speeds and in the absence of physical obstructions. The range over which you can effectively transmit at 11Mbps might be only a fraction of the maximum range inside a building that has average interference. If you're considering a large implementation, start with a small pilot program to identify potential interference trouble spots.
Users who share an AP also share an Ethernet collision domain. The more wireless users that share the hub, the more performance suffers. The number of users an AP will support varies depending on the type of user. If a vendor claims its device can support 50 users, find out whether that number is practical or theoretical. You might need to invest in several APs to support your mobile user base.
Interoperability is another area you should investigate. Compliance with the 802.11b standard should ensure compatibility between different products, but the potential exists for incompatibilities between different hardware manufacturers' devices. The Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA) sponsors a logo program known as Wi-Fi to promote adherence to the 802.11b standard. Products with the Wi-Fi logo have passed a series of lab tests that confirm adherence to 802.11b standards. I suggest that you purchase products with the Wi-Fi logo. As with any product purchase, be sure to do your homework ahead of time and choose the vendor that can satisfy your performance, reliability, and service requirements.


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A: AC3 is a file extension for surround sound audio files used on DVDs format. AC3, the abbreviation of Audio Coding, is the synonym of Dolby Digital audio codec. Dolby Digital (code-named AC3) is a compressed, lossy surround sound format that boomed with the rise in popularity of DVD in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The AC3 file format was created by Dolby Labs for use in a Dolby Digital audio on DVD, Blu-ray and other digital video formats. AC3 stands for Audio Coding 3. Except for Dolby TrueHD, the audio compression is lossy. And Dolby Digital is the common version containing up to six discrete channels of sound. AC3 increases fidelity over its previous surround sound standard, Pro-logic, with independent tracks for each of the 6 speakers, a 16bit sampling at 48khz rate compressed by 10-12 times, making for a total bit rate of 384kbps. The system is used in bandwidth-limited applications other than DVD-Video, such as digital TV. The AC-3 standard allows a maximum coded bit rate of 640 kbit/s. 35mm film prints use a fixed rate of 320 kbit/s, which is the same as the maximum bit rate for 2-channel MP3. DVD-Video discs are limited to 448 kbit/s, although many players can successfully play higher-rate bitstreams (which are non-compliant with the DVD specification). HD DVD limits AC-3 to 448 kbit/s. ATSC and digital cable standards limit AC-3 to 448 kbit/s. Blu-ray Disc, the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox game console can output an AC-3 signal at a full 640 kbit/s. Some Sony PlayStation 2 console games are able to output AC-3 standard audio as well, primarily during pre-rendered cutscenes. Dolby is part of a group of organizations involved in the development of AAC (Advanced Audio Coding), part of MPEG specifications, and considered the successor to MP3. It is also the standard audio format for HDTV programming. With one digital cable from a DVD player and ultimately other sources like satellite and digital cable boxes, home theater enthusiasts could get discrete surround sound for six or more channels. This means that they could hear unique sounds coming from each of their rear speakers, which created much more detailed, cinema-like surround sound effects at home.
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A: MPEG-4 Part 14 or MP4 is a digital multimedia container format most commonly used to store video and audio, but can also be used to store other data such as subtitles and still images. Like most modern container formats, it allows streaming over the Internet. The only official filename extension for MPEG-4 Part 14 files is .mp4, but many have other extensions, most commonly .m4a and .m4p. M4A (audio only) is often compressed using AAC encoding (lossy), but can also be in Apple Lossless format. M4P is a protected format which employs DRM technology to restrict copying. MPEG-4 Part 14 (formally ISO/IEC 14496-14:2003) is a standard specified as a part of MPEG-4. While the only official filename extension defined by the standard is .mp4, various filename extensions are commonly used to indicate intended content: MPEG-4 files with audio and video generally use the standard .mp4 extension. Audio-only MPEG-4 files generally have a .m4a extension. This is especially true of non-protected content. MPEG-4 files with audio streams encrypted by FairPlay Digital Rights Management as were sold through the iTunes Store use the .m4p extension. iTunes Plus tracks, that the iTunes Store currently sells, are unencrypted and use .m4a accordingly. Audiobook and podcast files, which also contain metadata including chapter markers, images, and hyperlinks, can use the extension .m4a, but more commonly use the .m4b extension. An .m4a audio file cannot "bookmark" (remember the last listening spot), whereas .m4b extension files can. The Apple iPhone uses MPEG-4 audio for its ringtones but uses the .m4r extension rather than the .m4a extension. Raw MPEG-4 Visual bitstreams are named .m4v but this extension is also sometimes used for video in MP4 container format. Mobile phones use 3GP, an implementation of MPEG-4 Part 12 (a.k.a. MPEG-4/JPEG2000 ISO Base Media file format), similar to MP4. It uses .3gp and .3g2 extensions. These files also store non-MPEG-4 data (H.263, AMR, TX3G). M4A stands for MPEG 4 Audio and is a filename extension used to represent audio files. The existence of two different filename extensions, .MP4 and .M4A, for naming audio-only MP4 files has been a source of confusion among users and multimedia playback software. Some file managers, such as Windows Explorer, look up the media type and associated applications of a file based on its filename extension. But since MPEG-4 Part 14 is a container format, MPEG-4 files may contain any number of audio, video, and even subtitle streams, making it impossible to determine the type of streams in an MPEG-4 file based on its filename extension alone. In response, Apple Inc. started using and popularizing the .m4a filename extension, which is used for MP4 containers with audio data in the lossy Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) or its own Apple Lossless (ALAC) formats. Software capable of audio/video playback should recognize files with either .m4a or .mp4 filename extensions, as would be expected, since there are no file format differences between the two. Most software capable of creating MPEG-4 audio will allow the user to choose the filename extension of the created MPEG-4 files.
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The work-week is over and it's time to kick back, relax and have a little fun. This weekend, fun includes a couple of storytellers and, of course, some good food.
As spring approaches and the weather gets more pleasant, there's no need to huddle around the fireplace any more. So, this weekend, jump start springtime fun with a couple of noteworthy events.
WHAT 5th Annual Beef and Brew
WHERE Georgetown CHEER Center, 20520 Sand Hill Road, Georgetown
WHEN 6:30 p.m., Friday
INFO www.delawarehospice.org
Delaware Hospice, the state's only non-profit hospice, will once again host its annual Beef and Brew fundraiser Friday night.
Proceeds from the event benefit programs and services offered by the organization, from workshops to counseling and support networks. But, despite the seriousness that surrounds hospice care, the night still promises to be light-hearted and fun.
The fun actually starts with The Funsters, a local band that has been playing together for more than 20 years. Expect to dance the night away to anything and everything, from Frank Sinatra and Al Green to The Rollling Stones and The Beatles.
Food will be provided by Lighthouse Landing while the drinks will be taken care of by Banks Wines and Spirits and Starboard Restaurant.
Multiple raffles and a silent auction will also take place.
Tickets are $40 per person and can be purchased at www.delawarehospice.org.
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WHERE Milton Fire Hall, 116 Front St., Milton
WHEN 7 p.m., Friday
COST $3 to $5
INFO www.rehobothfilm.com
The Rehoboth Beach Film Society will present two sides of the storytelling coin Friday night with two films, highlighting two uniquely Delaware stories at the final winter installment of the Delmarva Roots Film Series.
First, watch "A Ninth Life," an 11-minute film that tells a story that only Milton-based filmmaker Pamela Preston can tell. The film chronicles the intersection of two lives: Jim and Paige. As a young reporter, Jim gets assigned a story about a baby girl who narrowly escapes death. After a couple of close calls, Jim decides to keep tabs on that baby girl, Paige, and see what happens as she grows up. But, as time goes on, Paige becomes less of a story and more of a part of Jim's life, ultimately causing him to question his belief system based on the legendary luck of nine lives.
After the fun of fiction, though, stick around for the facts. Delaware filmmaker Michael Oates has a new story to tell about Delaware's changing coastal life. One hundred years ago, the first state was home to flourishing maritime communities, whose huge harvests of Delaware Bay oysters created local legends of ship captains who lit cigars with $100 bills and bought new Cadillac's every year. Yet today's annual oyster harvest is limited to less than 15,000 bushels, with oyster beds decimated by a succession of deadly diseases and all but one of the sailing schooners gone.
Oates' film tells the story of one couple's attempts to keep some of that history alive by restoring the oyster schooner Maggie Myers. Frank Eicherly and his wife Jeanne Friend has been lovingly restoring the schooner, without the help of grants or any real outside financial contributions.
Berkana Center for Media and Education President Jeanne Covert said that each screening of the film finds people engrossed in the personal story as much as the factual history of the documentary.
"The response has been positive and at each screening, audiences have really responded to the people of the film," said Covert. "A big part of it is probably that they recognize the people and places that Michael [Oates] chronicled."
The film is 60 minutes long and a discussion with Oates will follow. To purchase advance tickets, visit www.rehobothfilm.com. Tickets will also be available at the door.


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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.
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Metascore®Generally unfavorable reviewsbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
Cooper, who looks appealingly wolfish in his expensively tailored suits, plays the whole thing with a dutiful, earnest expression lacquered on his face, his eyes misting on cue at the exact same moments yours will be rolling into the back of your head.
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Ironically, the dialogue in The Words is its chief failing.
Watching the movie, I enjoyed the settings, the periods and the acting. I can't go so far as to say I cared about the story, particularly after it became clear that its structure was too clever by half.
The performances, excepting perhaps Olivia Wilde's odd turn, are solid, and the central story never loses our attention, but there's a lingering aftertaste of vague dissatisfaction.
It's more or less a grown-up picture, and not bad at that, though its muted and patient style has both its merits and its drawbacks. Still, as I say: not bad.
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OK for kids 13+
Teen-friendly romance is thoughtful but falls short.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that The Words, some of which takes place in an earlier time period, leans heavily on the idea of consequence, a subject that can be weighty but is also of value for young teens learning to consider the impact of their decisions and behavior. Expect a bit of swearing (one "f--k," a few "s--t"s, etc.) and kissing/making out. There's also some drinking, mostly in social settings (though occasionally to excess), and smoking (accurate for the earlier era that some of the movie takes place in). An infant's death is devastating to his parents.
Messages: You can't run away from the past or bury it. Neither should you co-opt another person's history; you should instead embrace it and own it and try to learn from it. Every choice has a consequence.
Role models: Rory makes a choice that could haunt him forever. But at heart, he's a good man, a caring husband, and an impassioned writer. Most everyone in the film is sincere and decent; they may be flawed and sometimes hurtful, but it's not borne of malice.
Violence: Couples have heart-wrenching arguments; an infant dies from illness, leaving his parents devastated. A man throws his belongings around in a fit of anger.
Sex: Couples kiss and make out, but there's no nudity.
Language: Relatively infrequent swearing includes one "f--k," plus "s--t," "goddamn," "hell," "ass," and "bulls--t."
Consumerism: Not an issue
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Mostly social drinking by adults at parties and restaurants, though a few scenes show characters drinking and upset while inebriated. Lots of period-accurate smoking in the scenes set in the past.
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I may be moving in two weeks (YAY!) but I'm taking this weekend off from packing for a much, much, MUCH overdue trip to see my parents, sis, BIL, and niece and nephew. And I can't wait! I have chubby cheeks to squeeze and babies to hold and old friends to see. In fact, I haven't looked forward to a weekend at "home" so much in ages. After all the drama of the last few months, spending a few days at my sister's house feels like a five-star getaway. Totally comfortable. Good food. Lots of beer. Hilarious kids. There will be lots to love. PLUS, it's my gram's 85th birthday on Sunday. I never get to be there for birthday parties, and this one feels extra special. She and my grandfather celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary this month. That's right, SIXTY FOUR years they've been married. I can't say that they've all been easy or even happy, and they are still world-class bicker-ers, but I can't help but be swept away a little by the romance of it.
But at the same time, I feel lucky that I grew up in my generation rather than hers. As much as I'd always hoped I'd have one happy marriage for my entire life, I'm so, so grateful that I had the confidence and awareness to know that I deserved better than I had...even if it took me a really REALLY long time to figure out. And as the summer opens before me, I realize I have more things to look forward to than to dread. The happy is starting to outweigh the sad. And once again—or maybe for the first time—I'm starting to feel whole. xox, Evie


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Campus police is on site. Good neighborhood.
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Library; School's newspaper; various honor groups.
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Bang for the buck
It appears to be a family oriented environment. It looks as though, the faculty and students are all about diversity. I think most of the faculty have been there for several years and seem to know the students well.
What to do for fun
Nunez has a band for those who may be interested in music. There is a drama class. There are several organizations within the school.
Academic Rigor
The staff works hard at trying to ensure the students are learning when in the class. All of my teachers were available via e-mail and/or by phone so they can address any questions you may have about the lessons when not in class. The instructors make you feel comfortable in the class, so you are at ease if you have to ask a question.
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Don't be late. Don't think it is a school with hazing. I have been attending the school since 2008 and never heard about anyone getting hazed.
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I find Nunez Community College to be a great school. The staff is very friendly. Most try to reach all students regardless of what level they may be on when first entering the class.
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All majors esp Nursing and Culinary/ If you want a small class with great teachers.
Tips for prospective students
Pay attention to the annoucement boards around the school/ Visit the library regularly/ Take advantage of the cool teachers; they may write a nice letter for you one day/Watch out for construction around campus; they are fixing streets.
Bang for the buck
Nunez is one of the most afforable colleges in the area. It isn't the same atmosphere or excitement as a large University but you will learn and not spend a fortune doing so. They do not offer as many classes as I'd hope. They do buy back books as well.
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OTHERS MAY SEE THIS SCHOOL DIFFERENTLY. Most of the teachers are really wonderful. They offer tutoring and they welcome you to come for any needed assistance. One of my teachers texts her students (love it!) Though, I have had maybe two teachers take their precious time replying back. (which I personally dislike). The classes are challenging and small enough to hear, see, and learn. The students seem really focused on what they are there to do. The teachers LOVE to teach!
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|NFL | Brister Gone Fishing
Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:25:57 -0700
NFLplayers.com reports that former NFL QB Bubby Brister has found a new career as co-host of a hunting and fishing-based television show on The Outdoor Channel. After a brief stint as a football analyst in Denver, Brister decided he wanted to turn his love of hunting and fishing into a career. "I've always wanted to do something with the outdoors," Brister said. "I did the pre-game and the post-game shows for Fox Sports Net in Denver when I retired and really didn't feel comfortable doing that. I feel really comfortable in the outdoors and that's sort of my passion."
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|Chiefs | Bubby Gone
Mon, 03 Sep 2001 10:22:24 -0700
Len Pasquarelli reports for ESPN.com last night's acquisition of QB Joe Germaine gave the Kansas City Chiefs four QBs. Not for long though as the team released veteran QB Bubby Brister this morning.
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|Chiefs | One Good, One Bad Half
Sat, 01 Sep 2001 08:17:47 -0700
The Kansas City Star reports the Kansas City Chiefs played great in the first half of last night's pre-season loss and bad in the second half. The team lost a 17-0 lead and wound up losing the game 21-17. RB Tony Richardson scored on a 3-yard run, and RB Mike Cloud bulled in from the 1, giving the Chiefs their only rushing TDs of the pre-season and a 14-0 lead. QB Bubby Brister completed 10 of 22 passes for 118 yards, but he was intercepted three times.
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|Rams | 21-17 Winners
Sat, 01 Sep 2001 07:59:07 -0700
The Post-Dispatch reports the St. Louis Rams overcame a 17-0 deficit to beat the Chiefs 21-17 last night. The Rams defense tortured Chiefs backup QB Bubby Brister in the second half, scoring two TDs off Brister turnovers. Rams new, No. 2 QB Marc Bulger completed 18 of 34 passes for 156 yards. Rookie LB Tommy Polley had an 82-yard interception return for a TD late in the third quarter. Backup RB Trung Canidate scored on a 2-yard run. DL Tyoka Jackson, picked up ball after Brister dropped in on a pass and raced 35 yards for the game-winning TD with 8:12 remaining.
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|Chiefs | Don't Want Cade
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 22:20:10 -0700
The KC Star reports Kansas City Chiefs Coach Dick Vermeil said the Chiefs don't have an interest in trading for Chicago QB Cade McNown. "I'm not going to give up draft choices for anybody right now," Vermeil said. The coach is happy with Todd Collins and Bubby Brister, his current backups.
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|Chiefs | Trent To Start Pre-Season Opener
Thu, 09 Aug 2001 16:16:50 -0700
KCChiefs.com reports the Kansas City Chiefs have named QB Trent Green the starter for the pre-season opener against the Washington Redskins. Todd Collins has been named second string QB, Bubby Brister had been named third string and Ryan Helming has been named fourth string.
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|Chiefs | QB Notes
Sat, 28 Apr 2001 03:27:59 -0700
Rick Dean reports for the Capital-Journal with Kansas City Chiefs QB Trent Green sidelined for the team's mini-camp, QBs Bubby Brister and Todd Collins split work with the first unit while undrafted free agent QB Ryan Helming of Northern Iowa worked extensively with the lower units. "The more work I can get, the better off I'll be if I do need to play," said Brister.
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|Chiefs | Brister Agrees to Terms
Fri, 20 Apr 2001 13:54:49 -0700
As an update to previous reports, SportsLine.com's Len Pasquarelli reports the Kansas City Chiefs have reached a contract agreement with free agent QB Bubby Brister (Vikings). Terms of the deal have not been released.
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|Chiefs | Brister Note
Fri, 20 Apr 2001 10:55:32 -0700
Bill Williamson reports for the Pioneer Press the agent for QB Bubby Brister said his client is not close to a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs. Talks likely will resume after the draft as the Chiefs are interested in Brister as a backup QB.
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|Chiefs | More At QB
Wed, 18 Apr 2001 22:28:16 -0700
According to John Clayton of ESPN.com, no matter who the Kansas City Chiefs land as a starting QB, they seem to like the idea of signing veteran free agent Bubby Brister as their backup QB.
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With Thanksgiving quickly approaching I thought that it was about time that I dusted off and updated the roundups of all of my favourite Thanksgiving dishes starting with the main course. I have to say that a simple roast turkey is my favourite main course and I am always looking forward to it! Although you could get all fancy with your roast turkey, you really don't have to as a long as you roast it properly, that turkey is going to shine all by itself. Since I generally serve Thanksgiving diner to a small group of people I often opt to just go with a large turkey breast which is much easier to roast but you do miss out on all of the dark meat and the bone that you can make turkey stock from. If turkey is just not your thing or if you are just bored with it or if you are serving to a large group of people and want a second roast, you cannot go wrong serving a ham, a roast beef or even a roast lamb. Without further ado, on to the recipes:
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According to the technicals, the long-term trend in gold is still in play. COMEX gold futures (COMEX:GCG14) fell to $1,210/ounce on Dec. 6, 2014 and since then we have seen somewhat of a bounce higher. The market since about Dec. 3 until now has really been in a sideways type of trade, despite the bearish fundamentals that have hit the market recently. For example, just look to a Bloomberg news article written Dec. 16 titled, "Gold funds see unprecedented 31% slump with world losing faith." The first line of the article reads, "Investors are dumping gold-backed exchange-traded products at the fastest pace since the securities were created a decade ago, mirroring the steepest price drop in 32 years." The article goes on to read, "Investors see less need for 'disaster insurance,' Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told U.S. lawmakers on July 18. Traditionally, investors turn to gold in times of turmoil as an alternative store of wealth to equities and the dollar and as an inflation hedge." Which again raises the question that I have been asking for months now. Is gold even a good hedge against inflation?
According to The Hightower Report, it's more complicated than ever for gold futures. A Hightower report dated Dec. 11, 2013 stated, "In our opinion, gold is in the midst of a transition from being a safe haven currency surrogate instrument back into a classic physical commodity with a return to good old fashioned supply/demand tightness." Well better late than never, I guess. I have been writing about this for some time now and even more than gold becoming a physical commodity traded on "old fashioned" supply and demand, I have watched as it trades as a "riskier asset."
To be truthful, from a fundamental standpoint I haven't seen a market change so much so fast in all of my 15 years in the industry. I'm not sure how gold will trade fundamentally from one day to the next. I watch the market move up $30/ounce in a day then down $30/ounce in a day and never know why until after the fact when some trustworthy news source states a fundamental excuse for the move that seems convenient. I believe that both fundamentals and technical are important in most markets. Not in the yellow metal, though. I find technicals are far more reliable than fundamentals.
Technically, on the daily February gold chart on the next page, I have added some of my favorite technical indicators the 9-day simple moving average (SMA, red line), the 20-day simple moving average (SMA, green line), and the 50-day simple moving average (SMA, blue line). As well as Bollinger bands (BB'S, light blue shaded area), volume and candlesticks. The very first item that I notice from these technical indicators is that the bottom line of the Bollinger bands (BBs light blue shaded area) has gone from pointing lower to sideways along with the 9-day SMA (red line).
However, the market itself is still in a downward trend, just not a super-trend down. The reason my technicals tell me the market is in a downward trend is solely because of the 20-day simple moving average (SMA, green line). This indicator is pointing lower on a sharp, steep angle and the gold market itself is trading below the indicator. In fact, the market actually closed right on the 9-day simple moving average (SMA, red line). For what it's worth, it is this 9-day simple moving average that can't really make up its mind. One day it's pointing down, the next it's pointing up. That leaves a sideways trending indicator and the same goes for the bottom line of the Bollinger bands (light blue shaded area). That leaves three out of five indicators pointing down and 2 pointing sideways. The 20- and 50-day simple moving averages (green and blue lines, respectively) are pointing lower on good sharp downward angles. So is the top line of the BBs (light blue shaded area). The two sideways trending indicators are the 9-day SMA (red line) and the bottom line of the BB's (light blue shaded area).