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Not real students for sure, besides, the blonde girl was in a pick up video I just watched you can find it here: http://www.youporn.com/watch/599379/girl-has-pickup-sex-for-1000-euro/?from=related3&al=2&from_id=599379&pos=4 Biggest mistake ever, they shoul've ran out of models.Hot video tho.
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Type "Pick up girls." You might be able to find some more videos of him there...hope it helps
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BRISBANE, Australia, July 12 (UPI) -- An intermediate-level maintenance facility to service Australia's F/A-18F fighter planes is officially open, Boeing announced.
Its first-of-type ILM facility for Super Hornets features nine workshops at present and is located at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley in Queensland.
Australia currently flies a total of 24 of the warplanes.
"This milestone marks an important element in the successful transition of Australia's Super Hornet acquisition program to a sustainment system that is delivering timely, localized technical support to the RAAF's No. 82 Wing," said Kim Gillis, managing director, Boeing Defense Australia. "Boeing has worked alongside the (RAAF) Tactical Fighter System Program Office to rapidly establish critical air combat support capabilities, and we are now focused on maturing our capabilities to further enhance aircraft availability and efficiency."
Super Hornet systems supported by the facility include external fuel tank/aerial refueling pod; avionics; life-support and alternate-mission equipment; structures; wheels and tires; and hydraulics.
"The Australian F/A-18 sustainment system, managed in partnership with Boeing and the TFSPO, combines local industry expertise with U.S. capabilities based in St. Louis," said Glen Ferguson, Aerospace Support program manager for BDA. "The system also integrates the U.S. Navy's established support networks to sustain mission readiness and reduce support costs for the RAAF's Super Hornet fleet."

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|October 12, 2009, 06:37 PM
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Use the same Ammo For Sight-in and hunt?
Well I figure you should sight in with the same ammo your hunting with but I was just wondering how many of you just grab any old ammo around and use it? I plan on just using some cheaper stuff to get it where I want it and then a few rounds of the hunt ammo.
|October 12, 2009, 06:45 PM
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I stick with the same ammo that I am hunting with majority of the time. The only exception would be if I just mounted a new scope and thought it would be way off, then I might use some ammo that was close to the same bullet weight. For instance I am about to sight in a new 7 MAG. soon and I had bought some 162 Grain Hornady Ammo because I didn't think I would get to work up the reloads for it before fall. I found some spare time to load some 160 Grain bullets so I am going to try the reloads first to get the scope close, then see if the factory ammo is more accurate. Which ever round works the best in my rifle will be my 2009 rifle season round.
|October 12, 2009, 07:09 PM
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Always sight in and hunt with the same ammo.
|October 12, 2009, 07:31 PM
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What he said. Same ammo, same lot number. If differant lot number, try a few rounds first.
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|October 12, 2009, 07:31 PM
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ALWAYS sight in with same ammo you are going to use for hunting!!!!
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|October 12, 2009, 07:54 PM
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I pretty much stay with one pet load, year around. Generally. Before deer season, it was my custom to load fresh ammo and sight in with that batch. Most of the time it was close, but two or three shots verified that I was sighted in as I wanted the rifle to be set up.
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|October 12, 2009, 08:47 PM
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Sight in and hunt with the same load.......
But I will say this: I always buy whatever cheep stuff I can for plinking sessions at the range. I like to shoot quite a few rounds from offhand, and even left handed, before each hunting season. I see no reason to not use cheep stuff for that.
In the woods though it's always the same load I set the sights with. My dad would roll over in his grave if he knew I went to the woods with ammunition different from what I sighted in with.
And whoever posted the "same lot" advice. Dad would go so far as to keep loads seperated by lots of powder. Same principle.
|October 13, 2009, 07:37 PM
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Yup sight in and hunt with same ammo.
|October 13, 2009, 07:47 PM
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Depending on where I have to start or confirm with a rifle, I usually get in the ball park with the cheaper stuff and finish out with the hunting round I am going to use. After that, I just confirm with the hunting round at the begining of a season or when I travel out of state to hunt. I document all that I have done, in a log book so I don't leave much to memory as it is going to pot.
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|October 14, 2009, 09:52 AM
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If you have a new gun or a new scope that you know is way out of wack i think you can use the cheapo stuff to get it close and then dial it in completely with the good rounds.
Then shoot lots of the good ones at different sized targets at different ranges from different positions.
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|October 14, 2009, 12:20 PM
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I can tell you from experience that different flavors of ammo CAN and WILL group to different points of impact. When I was playing with a .270, I tried 4 different brands of ammo. 2 shot to the same points of impact. The other 2 were way off from the first two (one was high and left and the other low and right).
|October 14, 2009, 03:47 PM
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I'll practice and plink with whatever is cheap and available but the last time my gun gets fired before hunting I use hunting ammo and I save the rest of the box for hunting with. Usually not much difference but I want all the points in my favor I can get.
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|October 14, 2009, 08:07 PM
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What OOOOOld Grump said. Was that to many O`s.
|October 14, 2009, 08:32 PM
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This is why I like 30/06
I shoot CMP surplus through my /06 through the off-season. 2-4 weeks before the season starts, I buy 2-3 boxes of the "expensive" hunting ammo, making sure it's all the same lot, and re-zero with that stuff. Might put a few more downrange with the nice stuff to stay fresh but generally don't mess with it once it's dialed in. Echoing the above, always use the exact same rounds as much as possible. I bring a backup rifle in .308, cartridges loaded with the same bullets, in the event I have a problem or doubt with my primary. Animals aren't paper - get it right the first time, every time.
|October 16, 2009, 10:50 AM
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You bet I do
For sighting in a hunting rifle you bet! I want to know that what I am using to hunt with is right on. Different bullets may behave very differently. Don't want to take that chance.
|October 16, 2009, 11:53 AM
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Only if I want the bullet to hit where I expect it to.
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|October 16, 2009, 12:34 PM
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That's why I like loading my own ammo. So it's real easy to sight in and hunt with the same load.
I shot ~100 rounds of my hunting load last summer before the season...One shot one kill was the result.
|October 16, 2009, 09:17 PM
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Usually stick with the same ammo or at least same weight between two brands.
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|October 16, 2009, 11:56 PM
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If you're not reloading, you'll have to try a box of as many brands and bullet weights as you can to find the ammo your rifle shoots best anyway. Once you've found the ammo, you need to sight in on a bench, then practice with it, off hand, at 100 yards until you can hit a 9" pie plate every time.
Just sighting in with your hunting ammo isn't good enough. You have to know exactly what the rifle and ammo will do in every weather condition. Cold weather can cause a change of POI with factory ammo. Can with reloads too, but that can be the ammo or the rifle. Both can be modified for weather. A wood stock that isn't sealed in the barrel channel can warp and change the POI.
Reloading lets you shoot more with ammo that is tailored to your rifle. Lets you adjust the load for different ambient weather conditions too.
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|October 17, 2009, 08:49 AM
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You could use cheap ammo to sight it in, and test fire 2 or 3 shots with your hunting ammo and make sure everything is right. It really depends on the distance you're shooting. With the average 75-100 yard shot, it's not going to be a very big deal.
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Posted on Thursday 4th January 2018
"Horror films don't create fear. They release it."
Wesley Earl Craven, Wes to his friends, was born in Cleveland, Ohio August 2nd 1939 and became one of the most respected and acclaimed creatives of his generation. When he died on August 30th 2015 it came as a huge shock to all, especially those of us who heard the news whilst attending FrightFest. Gone was the man who gave the world Krug Stillo, Pluto and Horace Pinker as well as the career defining creation of Freddy Krueger. He made stars of Michael Berryman, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund and rejuvenated the horror genre not once but twice.
Horror will be celebrating the work of Wes Craven throughout January so here's a quick look at...SHARE: READ MORE Horror's Top 10 Films of 2017
Posted on Thursday 21st December 2017
It's been quite the year for horror. From home invasions to adult nappies and right through to cannibalism and dancing clowns, the genre has seen a slew of critical and commercial success over the calendar year. But which were our favourites?
Below, take a look at Horror's favourite films of 2017. We couldn't bare to rank the excellencies, so we settled for alphabetical order. So kicking off with A, we have:
Attack of the Adult Babies
If you're after a movie that's almost beyond description, then Dominic Brunt's Attack of the Adult Babies is for you. At first this satirical shocker seems like Benny Hill on acid with plenty of leggy nurses dressed in seductive uniforms, but the movie...SHARE: READ MORE Wes Craven Season welcomes in 2018 on Horror
Posted on Friday 15th December 2017
Throughout January, Saturday nights at 9pm will be devoted to a Wes Craven Season as Horror Channel presents a retrospective of the late great genre director's career. Four of his supernatural shockers and scream-filled slashers will be broadcast, including the network premieres of serial killer chiller My Soul To Take, his macabre masterpiece The Serpent And The Rainbow, his diabolically electrifying Shocker and the goofy, gory satire The People Under The Stairs.
There are also network premieres for Franck Khalfoun's superior psychological horror Maniac, starring Elijah Wood as a scalp-loving serial killer, David S. Goyer's pulsating possession thriller The Unborn, starring Gary Oldman and Ham...SHARE: READ MORE The Evil In Us and P2 receive their UK TV premieres on Horror Channel in December
Posted on Wednesday 22nd November 2017
Christmas nightmares come early on Horror Channel, as the UK's primary TV destination for genre fans serves up the UK TV premieres of Jason William Lee's slick and stylish modern take on the zombie virus, The Evil In Us and Frank Khalfoun's boundary-pushing crime slasher P2, starring Wes Bentley.
There are also network premieres for Adam Egypt Mortimer's deeply-cutting supernatural revenge chiller Some Kind Of Hate, Ruth Platt's astonishingly bravura art-house horror The Lesson, Travis Oates' powerfully disturbing thriller Don't Blink, starring Mena Suvari and Glen Morgan's gruesome Black Christmas, a remake of the classic 1974 seasonal slasher, starring popular scream queen Mary Elizabeth Winstead....SHARE: READ MORE Horror Channel celebrates Stephen King's 70th year and goes Southbound this October.
Posted on Tuesday 3rd October 2017 Works by Stephen King feature heavily this month on Horror Channel, which celebrates the icon's 70th year of one of horror's most prolific and popular authors. There are network premieres for his fearsome feline anthology Cat's Eye, starring James Woods and Drew Barrymore; his darkly weighty cautionary tale Stephen King's Thinner, directed by Tom Holland in his directorial debut; the science-fiction action horror Maximum Overdrive, starring Emilio Estevez; and the 2009 adaptation of his short story Children Of The Corn.
Horror Channel has eleven film premieres in October, including the UK premieres of Southbound, a chiller compendium from the creators of the V/H/S franchise; Mitch Wilson's gruesome...SHARE: READ MORE Horror Channel FrightFest announces line-up for Halloween 2017 event
Posted on Thursday 28th September 2017
Horror Channel FrightFest Halloween 2017 unleashes seven choice shockers for the 7th annual West End Halloween chillorama - a wits-end wallow in all things gruesome, gory and glorious.
This year, the all-day shocktoberfest is at the Empire Haymarket on Sat Oct 28, 2017 and embraces one world, one European and five UK premieres, spanning three continents.
From the emotional making of a low-budget slasher to zombie nightmares, Gothic horrors, an outrageously strange mind cult, a sci-fi alien action extravaganza, a comic strip creature feature and the last word in Killer Clowns, this year-s line-up is an eclectic mix of the quirky, unusual and extreme.
Alan Jones, FrightFest co-director sai...SHARE: READ MORE Drag Me To Hell, Starry Eyes and Black Sheep amongst nine prime-time film premieres on Horror Channel in September
Posted on Sunday 20th August 2017
Horror Channel has nine prime-time film premieres in September including the UK premiere of Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer's stunning contemporary occult tale of Hollywood ambition and possession, Starry Eyes.
There are also network premieres for Sam Raimi's ferociously terrifying Drag Me To Hell, Eli Roth's splatter sensation Hostel, Mike Mendes' ultimate B-Movie experience Big Ass Spider, Jonathan King's zombie sheep gore comedy Black Sheep, James Wan's creepy killer-doll horror Dead Silence, starring True Blood's Ryan Kwanten, Robert Longo's cyberpunk action thriller Johnny Mnemonic, starring Keanu Reeves, Bryan Bertnia's home-invasion chiller The Strangers, starring Liv Tyler and John Carp...SHARE: READ MORE Film Highlights for August: Frightfest Season
Posted on Monday 31st July 2017
To celebrate Horror Channel FrightFest 2017, taking place in London during the August Bank Holiday, Horror Channel is dedicating thirteen nights to past festival favourites. The channel will air the following six UK TV premieres: Luke Hyams's beastly X MOOR; David Keating's skin-crawling rural nightmare CHERRY TREE starring Anna Walton; Adam Mason's blood-freezing home invasion thriller HANGMAN; Jason Lei Howden's splatstick shocker DEATHGASM; Eli Roth's notorious post-modern celebration of the Italian cannibal genre THE GREEN INFERNO; and Gez Medinger & Robin Schmidt's intriguing existential horror AFTERDEATH.
The double bills, on every night from August 18th - 30th, starting from 9pm, also feature FrightFest...SHARE: READ MORE Horror Channel brings a true classic plus a quartet of contemporary chillers this July
Posted on Tuesday 20th June 2017
Horror Channel has five prime-time Saturday night film premieres in July including the UK premiere of Brad Parker's chilling disaster horror Chernobyl Diaries. The film is written and produced by Oren Peli, who first terrified audiences with his ground-breaking thriller Paranormal Activity.
There are also network premieres for Todd Lincoln's supernatural spine-tingler The Apparition, starring Tom Felton, Don Coscarelli's surreal cult classic Phantasm, David Jung's paranormal found-footage soul-shaker The Possession of Michael King and Andrew Paquin's murderous home-invasion debut Open House co-starring his sister Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer.
Which one will you be staying in for?
Our pr...SHARE: READ MORE Horror brings a Vincent Price classic to your screens this June plus 7 more premieres!
Posted on Friday 19th May 2017
Horror Channel has eight prime-time weekend film premieres in June including the UK premieres of Retreat, Carl Tibbets' 'menage a trois of terror' starring Thandie Newton, Cillian Murphy and Jamie Bell and R.D. Braunstein's smartly gripping I Spit On Your Grave 3: Vengeance Is Mine.
There are also network premieres for Jennifer Lynch's uncompromising and dark chiller Chained, William Malone's gruesome cyber thriller Feardotcom, starring Stephen Dorff and Natascha McElhone and Michael Reeves's highly acclaimed Witchfinder General, starring Vincent Price.
In a deadly virus catching month, other highlights are first channel showings for John Pogue's [REC] inspired scareline Quarantine 2: Termin...SHARE: READ MORE Look out Jack, Chucky's back! Everyone's "friend till the end" on Horror in May
Posted on Monday 24th April 2017
Horror Channel has eight prime-time weekend film premieres this May including the network premieres for Don Mancini's killer-dolls spin-off Seed Of Chucky (pictured), starring Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly and Billy Boyd, Xavier Gen's unsettling post-apocalyptic horror The Divide and the epic vampire-battling Daybreakers, starring Eithan Hawke and Willem Dafoe.
There are also UK premieres of Jose Manuel Cravioto's pulse-pounding thriller Bound To Vengeance and Mary Lambert's evil-spirited gripper Urban Legends: Bloody Mary. Other highlights are first channel showings for Stephen Kay's monster in the closet chiller Boogeyman, Jamie Blanks' teen slasher Urban Legend and Ryuhei Kitamura's mystery-man rampaging...SHARE: READ MORE 5 Things You Need to Know About 'Raw'
Posted on Friday 7th April 2017
Director Julia Ducournau's first-full length outing, Raw is a must-see.
The film, which centres on a young vegetarian university student who develops a taste for human flesh, is unlike anything you've seen in recent years. We caught up with Ducournau to discuss what you need to know about the ultra-realistic flick that has everyone talking.
1. It may not be as gory as you think
Its debut at the Toronto Film Festival last year garnered a wealth of media coverage, due to the films' seemingly graphic content resulting in paramedics reportedly being called after cinemagoers had fainted. When Julia heard the news, she was shocked. "I love mixing genres and I love balancing everything that I do, but I do no...
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Matthew McConaughey Suits Up to Talk Camila and Just Livin' in Esquire
Matthew McConaughey makes a fully clothed appearance on the latest cover of Esquire. He was photographed by Perou for the suited up desert spread, joining the ranks of other celebrities who have posed with animals. MM's latest magazine appearance comes as he's winding down promotions for The Lincoln Lawyer. The movie is holding strong at the box office after its second weekend, but Matthew's attention turned away from film for the interview. He touched on not marrying Camila Alves, the public's perception of him, and the way he lives his life. Here's more:
- On making a life with Camila: "I found the woman I wanna do it with, the woman I wanna make a family with, hopefully live our life out together. She needs to have 50 percent of that. I mean, it's a lot easier for me to be at 100 percent. I'd always been 100 percent. It's braver for me at 50 percent."
- On the public's perception of him: "Would I like the perception of me to be a true mirror of who I am? Sure. Absolutely. Are there still things that I've got that are mine? That are nobody's business? Sure. Speculate all you want. Why didn't Camila and I get married? Nobody's business."
- On enjoying his life: "Am I a fun-loving guy, man? Who likes running around in the summer with his shirt off, man? Am I a guy who likes to hang out with his friends, and party and go to concerts and football games with his friends? Well, yeah! Yes, I am. Always have been. Always hopefully will be. You know?"
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"A prince who will not undergo the difficulty of understanding must undergo the danger of trusting."
– George Savile
While the healthcare industry — Health Care SPDR (NYSE:XLV) — on average is considered to be a low beta, less cyclical area of the stock market to park money when an investor is concerned about an economic slowdown, the biotechnology industry — SPDR S&P Biotech Index ETF (NYSE:XBI) — within healthcare is seen as an aggressive play on speculative companies.
The reason for this has to do with the nature of biotech companies, which tend to rise and fall on drug trials and regulatory approvals. Many such companies have no growth or products to speak of but rather drugs in the pipeline that could become blockbusters.
Because of this, it's a very difficult area to chase momentum in. After all, the broader healthcare sector tends to really outperform only in highly volatile periods for equities overall, and the industry seems to be much more vulnerable to company-specific risk than many others.
Take a look below at the price ratio of the XBI relative to the S&P 500 (NYSE:IVV). As a reminder, a rising price ratio means the numerator/XBI is outperforming (up more/down less) the denominator/IVV.
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I've included several trend lines which are quite steep both up and down. When biotech outperforms, it tends to do so in a very spikey and less trend-oriented way than other areas of the market. When underperforming, biotech tends to collapse very quickly.
The implication of this is that an investing strategy designed to take advantage of momentum and alpha generation based on technical patterns and crowd herding is extremely difficult because of the speed at which the industry leads and lags. For more strategy-oriented investors then, biotech is an industry to avoid.


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Lead Partner at Brand Emotivity, Chair of DMA Mobile Council and Senior Lecturer at BCU.
Mark Brill is Lead Partner at the consultancy firm Brand Emotivity. Mark has been working in mobile marketing and innovation since 2003 and currently consults with brands and advertising on strategy, innovation and delivery. He regularly lectures on the subject and is a Senior Lecturer in Future Media and BCU. Mark joined the DMA Mobile Marketing Council in August 2007 and has been chair since 2009.
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I don't feel that mobile has been given anything close to the priority that it should. I would say that, of course, but the evidence is that brand spending is considerably less than both user time and revenues via mobile. Budgets for mobile are on the increase, but there is still a long way to go before it actually aligns with customer usage.
'Mobile first' can be a useful way for brands to approach the channel, and it is relevant to all businesses. Increasingly, at some point, mobile will be an element of the customer journey. If brands fail to deliver a good mobile experience, they will simply lose the business.
But no marketing channel sits on its own, and that is especially the case for mobile. With the majority of people now owning a smartphone they will connect and respond to brand marketing through every channel, such as search, web or social. It's impossible to consider any multi-channel strategy without thinking of where mobile sits.
Mobile marketing faces many challenges. Within businesses, it can still be difficult to justify the ROI and receive sufficient budget or it simply cannibalises existing digital spend. There is often a lack of real strategy for mobile too. Brand marketers tend to think in terms of technologies as marketing channels. 'We want an app' or 'we must have a responsive web site', are a common response, but demonstrate a lack of strategy.
There is often a failure to understand the customer fully. There is an assumption that all customers want to engage with brands on their mobile phone. However, mobile is a highly personal device, in which permissions must be handled sensitively if brands want to create a successful engagement.
But delivering an optimised experience to users is a core hygiene that is now an essential requirement. Beyond that, mobile has the opportunity to be the place where brands can extend the experience of other channels and keep top of mind.
Any mobile strategy needs to be integrated with a broader marketing strategy, which focus on the business needs and objectives. An understanding of who the audience is and where they are in the mobile landscape is also essential. What do they do on their devices? Do they download apps? Do they search or browse the web? Do they read their emails on their phone? By matching the needs with users in the mobile landscape, brands can create a lasting meaningful experience. The first steps in mobile should be to get the core mobile hygiene right. What happens if a customer clicks through from Twitter? What happens if they search for a brand on their smartphone? Once the hygiene is in place, brands can then develop on the longer strategic objectives. One advantage of mobile is that small scale campaigns can be used for test and learn. It also allows brands to be more agile in a rapidly changing landscape.
On the whole, businesses are only just scratching the surface of mobile and social media. There are some examples from Ford, Footlocker or Sharpie, who are using Instagram to deliver some interesting mobile campaigns. Gatwick Airport has understood the mobile-ness of Twitter and are using it to deliver a better service to customers. It will also be interesting to see how emerging channels such as Vine are adopted by brands. However, these examples represent just a small number of brands. Whilst many businesses have an effective desktop social media strategy, they often don't seem to realise how many of their users will be accessing via mobile, and fail to deliver a good optimised experience.
One interesting success of the iPhone is how it made touch screens ubiquitous and physical buttons on phones just seem outdated. In spite of the opportunities, brands haven't thought too much about the opportunities of a touch screen. Some brands have addressed the need to be 'finger friendly', but many users access their devices with just one hand. They actually need to be 'thumb friendly'.
Mobile campaigns can be an opportunity to capture user data, but brands don't seem to realise that users hate forms on touch screens. There have been some good examples from designers on developing better form UX, but it's something that brands haven't caught up with yet. The two campaigns which really show how touch screens can be used to engage are both charities: Amnesty's 'Slide to Unlock' and the Breast Cancer Self-Check iAd campaign.
Whilst AR offers plenty of opportunity as a unique and engaging channel, most brands have produced campaigns that are generally quite gimmicky. Consumers haven't adopted AR as much as the app developers would like, but that is partly due to the user experience. AR could be used to solve some real problems for users in imaginative ways. Those solutions will only come when marketers stop thinking in terms of what the technology can do, and start thinking about how they can help their customers better.
Similarly, location services are simply a technology that can help deliver a better brand experience or marketing. Location is very important when it comes to searching from mobile devices. Something that Google clearly understands. However, there are very few good examples of UK businesses leveraging location on mobile. The key is to understand that location is just one element of the need to create a relevant, contextualised customer experience on mobile. As a customer, I use my mobile in a different way when I'm watching TV, than when I'm in a store or on the move.
B2C companies generally have more scope to be creative with their use of mobile, and as with social media, B2B tend to follow, where there is very little mobile marketing activity. However, trends such as BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) mean that mobile and tablet marketing is becoming an imperative.
The rapid uptake of smartphones in the UK has seen a user shift into mobile - away from traditional and other digital channels. Mobile is becoming the core of our digital lives. It's encouraging to see that brands are beginning to understand this trend and create mobile offerings for their clients. The extent to which they've risen to the challenge though, varies from sector to sector. Retail has seen the most progress in the UK. The threat of 'showrooming' has created an immediate need to use mobile for engagement. However, the sector is also seeing real ROI as a result of creating other mobile marketing campaigns, demonstrating the opportunity from mobile. Other sectors such as retail banking, automotive and travel have also been developing their mobile offering to some extent.
There are some obvious brands which have consistently used mobile well across apps, web or mobile social channels. These include eBay, Amazon, The BBC and in particular, Nike, who have created some innovative apps, sites and not to mention their Fuel Band.
But its early days – smartphones are only just becoming ubiquitous, and there's lots of scope for doing really innovative or creative mobile marketing as we learn more about what's possible. So whilst brands have created some decent apps or mobile sites, they are rarely consistent across the whole user experience.
The ones that I would highlight are:
Marks and Spencer have been commercially successful with their mobile offering for the last five years. They have a great user experience across messaging, mobile web and mobile email which integrate across other channels, including social. They are now extending that and integrating mobile into the in-store experience.
ASOS has shown how a brand can deliver a great content experience with their Fashion Up app, and their mobile only, Fashion Daily alerts. Net-A-Porter have also delivered some good mobile campaigns, such as their Shop Window augmented reality experience.
I admire Dominos Pizza as they will pretty much test any channel in mobile, whether it's an AR bus poster, a Foursquare Checkin offer or a nicely executed iPad app.
In B2B, the opportunity for mobile lies with content marketing. The Hiscox Informed iPad app as a great example of content curation. Lloyds of London are also forging ahead in mobile with their iPhone news-based app.
Some of the most interesting and successful campaigns have come from the charity sector. The Microloan Foundation interaction between SMS and digital outdoor is a good example of how brands can be simple but effective in their mobile campaigns.
On the whole, it tends to be start-ups and third parties who bring the really creative, engaging mobile experiences. The Whisk app is an excellent example of how brands could be doing mobile. This app allows the user to search for recipes, list the ingredients needed and then compares the cost over a number of supermarkets. The best bit, though, is that users can then add those items directly to the shopping basket of the relevant store's app. It's this kind of frictionless experience that can bring genuine commercial success in mobile.
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Monday for the 58th annual Arkansas High School Coaches Association (AHSCA) All-Star games.
Softball and baseball doubleheaders will open the week's games Tuesday, with first pitches set for 5 p.m. at Bear Stadium (baseball) and Farris Field (softball).
Three players, a manager and assistant coach will participate in the baseball game. Bryant Haralson of Hector, Jordan Haas of Lamar and Spencer Boudrey of Clarksville will represent the West All-Stars.
Clarksville baseball coach Jake Hudson is an assistant on the West staff, and Jace Hudson is the team's manager.
Russellville's Summer Purtscher will face off against Pottsville's Laken Gray on the softball diamond. Purtscher is an East All-Star, while Gray was named to the West All-Stars.
Two Russellville Cyclones, one Danville Little John and one Clarksville Panther will kick off the All-Star soccer game at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Conway High School.
Cyclones Mason McNeill and Mason Freeman were named to the East squad, while Brian Rodriguez will make history as the first Danville High School soccer player to be named a West All-Star. Luis Cabello of Clarksville joins Rodriguez on the West.
Also Wednesday, Shannon Hocker will represent Russellville on the East All-Stars volleyball team at 7 p.m. inside the Prince Center on the UCA campus.
Clarksville High School standout Dederick Lee, who will continue his basketball career at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., will represent the Arkansas River Valley as the lone hoops All-Star. He will play for the West at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Farris Center.
Finally, Pottsville Apache Austin Rogers will suit up for the West in the All-Stars football game at Estes Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Also representing Russellville High School will be Bailey Burnett and Kim Santillan, who were named to the East All-Stars dance team.


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Does anybody play chess? I started playing about a year ago. PM me if you want to start a game on chess.com.
Also, the grandmasters in the championship are all so far above me.
Personal computing discussed
Moderators: Captain Ned, emkubed
Geonerd wrote:Used to play a lot... 20 years ago. Went to tournaments in LA, won the San Luis Obispo county championship one year, etc. My rating was in the low 2000s, an 'Expert,' and better than 96% of all players.
But... as a friend once observed, "Expert is the WORST rating! It means you've worked and studied significantly, but are still an utter patzer when compared to a world class player." He's right, my levels of strategic understanding, planning ability, and tactical awareness are pathetic. In any sort of 'serious' encounter, I would have as much chance of beating the world champion as a rank beginner - ZERO.
I still play on occasion, and enjoy reviewing interesting games, sometimes losing myself for several hours at a time.
uni-mitation wrote:I see this very unhelpful trend to memorize openings and win the game by having the best opening knowledge.
Krogoth wrote:Chess is more of a mind game than anything else. You have to read your opponent's move several turns ahead, while trapping them into your stratagem without them realizing it until it is too late. Memorizing opening moves is just for knowing what possible options that you have at your disposal.
Chess "AIs" use a brute force approach based on a complicated algorithm.
Jigar wrote:Agreed, also, i use to play chess regularly like 3 years ago, i haven't been able to dedicate any time after i shifted to new home. I also was regular on chess.com, don't know if my user name and password will work now.


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Andino, Flaherty provide roster flexibility
By Greg Luca / MLB.com
Each has shown the ability to play both infield and outfield -- Flaherty has played every position except catcher this season -- giving manager Buck Showalter the flexibility necessary to operate with a short bench, as the team has been carrying 13 pitchers and 12 position players since Wednesday.
"That's one of the reasons why we can do it," Showalter said. "You're trying to have one of those two guys on the bench to have that maneuverability."
Andino was that bench presence Saturday, as Flaherty started at third and hit ninth.
Since Brian Roberts returned to the lineup on June 12, Andino has found himself in a bench role more frequently.
Andino opened the season as the team's everyday second baseman, appearing in 58 of the first 60 games.
Although he's played in only 10 of the 16 games since Roberts re-entered the fold, Showalter said Andino has become no less valuable.
"He's a regular irregular, and he gives me a real luxury," Showalter said. "Robert is pretty easy to read, and he's engaged in the Orioles winning, and he knows he's a big part of it."
Andino said the adjustment has been an easy one, as he held a utility role before Roberts was injured and always knew he'd slide back into that position when Roberts came back.
"That was my role from the beginning," Andino said. "Whatever I've got to do to help the team win, that's something I'm all for."
On Wednesday, that meant playing center field for only the third time in his career, a role he said he prepared for by taking fly balls in batting practice.
Being prepared has become a mantra for Andino. Not just for every position in the field, but for the inconsistent at-bats that come with no longer having an everyday job.
"You've got to have your mind prepared for it," Andino said. "You have different routines, and you've always got to be prepared at all times.
N. Johnson to rest ailing wrist for week
BALTIMORE -- Orioles first baseman/designated hitter Nick Johnson will be traveling to Sarasota to rehab his injured right wrist, although an MRI conducted Friday didn't reveal any significant damage.
Johnson said he will be wearing a brace and taking pills without any activity for a week, at which point he will be re-evaluated.
"Nothing torn or any of that stuff, so that's a pretty good sign," Johnson said. "We'll see how it goes in a week."
Johnson was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday after leaving Wednesday night's game following his first at-bat, when he felt sharp pain and weakness fouling off a changeup.
He struck out swinging on the next pitch and was removed for pinch-hitter Ryan Flaherty in the fourth inning.
"I hope that he can get back where it doesn't cause him any pain anymore, and he gets, more importantly I think, the strength back," manager Buck Showalter said. "There's not any real structural changes."
Johnson's right wrist has been a trouble spot throughout his career. He underwent season-ending surgery on it in May 2010 when he was with the Yankees, and also missed all of the 2000 season and most of '08 due to right wrist issues.
After testing the wrist rigorously in Spring Training, Showalter said the Orioles were careful to limit Johnson's batting practice to keep from aggravating it.
Johnson had been healthy throughout 2012 and was starting to come into his own, hitting .295 in May and June after an 0-for-26 April.
"I'm not going to talk about him like past tense," Showalter said. "You could see why he's been coveted and wanted on clubs, and we hope that we can get him back where he can do that again."
Worth noting
The Orioles stole three bases on Friday to tie a season high. After not stealing a base for 17 consecutive games, the Orioles swiped seven in four games.
Matt Wieters and Asdrubal Cabrera both hit home runs onto Eutaw Street on Friday, the second time in stadium history two players homered onto Eutaw Street in the same game. There have been seven Eutaw Street home runs this season, only one shy of the single-season record.
Greg Luca is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Strong first half earns Zito third All-Star nod
A's southpaw given nod by squad's manager Guillen
By Mychael Urban / MLB.com
OAKLAND -- If this turns out to be Barry Zito's last season, or last month, with the Athletics, he'll have gone out in All-Star style. Major League Baseball announced on Sunday that Zito, with a deceptive 8-5 record and a 3.28 ERA, will be Oakland's lone representative in the Midsummer Classic on July 11 at Pittsburgh's PNC Park. "Obviously, it's a huge honor," Zito said. "But I feel like we have a handful of guys worthy of representing us, so this is more of a team thing in my mind." Named to the American League team by All-Star manager Ozzie Guillen, Zito, in the last year of his contract with the A's and regularly mentioned in trade rumors this time of year, will be making the third All-Star appearance of his seven-year career. He also made the AL team in 2002, on his way to being named the AL Cy Young Award winner, and again in 2003. "I don't think you can compare one to the other," he said. "From the day you start playing this game, being one of the best is one of your goals, so any time you get acknowledged by other people as one of the best is special in its own way." Zito, who said his parents, Joe and Roberta, will make the trip to Pittsburgh, hopes to see a little more action this time around. In 2002 in Milwaukee, he was limited to one-third of an inning because he'd made his final start of the first half on the Sunday before the All-Star Game. He worked the previous Sunday in 2003, too, and didn't get into the game at all. His last scheduled start of the first half this year is on Friday. "It'd be nice to get at least an inning in," he said. "I'll definitely be a lot more fresh than I was in '02 and '03." Zito, who turned 28 in May, will be Oakland's only All-Star, making it consecutive seasons in which only one A's player was picked. Last year, it was righty reliever Justin Duchscherer, and he, too, was a manager's selection. "I'd have liked to have seen more," said A's manager Ken Macha. "But Barry's been tremendous. We've leaned on him pretty hard, and he's responded." Zito was hammered by the Yankees on Opening Day, allowing seven earned runs in 1 1/3 innings, but over 17 subsequent starts, he's 8-4 with a 2.77 ERA. In May, he went 3-1 with a 1.32 ERA, and he's pitched at least six innings in all but two starts. "Consistency is part of what makes Barry so good," said pitching coach Curt Young. "Since that first game, he's just been everything you think of when you think of a successful pitcher. He's confident, he attacks hitters, he has great stuff and he gets us deep into games."
He does not, however, always get rewarded for his efforts. Zito has been backed with three runs or less in 11 of his 18 starts, and in his five losses this year, the A's have scored a total of three runs.On Sunday, he took the mound less than an hour after getting the All-Star news and gave up one earned run over 8 2/3 innings, but he lost, 3-1, after an error led to two unearned runs for Arizona in the top of the ninth. "He's been ridiculously good all year," said A's catcher Jason Kendall. "And if we'd score a few runs for him more than once every five or six games, he could have 11, 12 wins by now." "He's definitely deserving," added outfielder Mark Kotsay. "He'll represent us well, no question. He's the leader on this staff, and he's been the best, most consistent guy on this club." Zito said he was surprised to hear that none of his teammates will be joining him in the Steel City. On the All-Star ballot distributed to players, coaches and managers, Zito said he voted for three Athletics: third baseman Eric Chavez, outfielder/first baseman Nick Swisher and closer Huston Street. "Street's been unreal, Chavy was huge for us early and Swish has hit some big home runs for us and been pretty consistent all year," Zito explained. "We've had a lot of guys contributing at [an All-Star] level, if you ask me."
Mychael Urban is a national writer for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Here are some of the latest health and medical news
developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Organ Recipients Out of Danger After Completing Rabies
Treatment: CDC
Three people who received organs from a rabies-infected donor in
2011 are no longer in danger of developing the deadly disease,
according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
The agency said the organ recipients in Florida, Georgia and
Illinois have all completed post-exposure rabies treatment and are
doing well, the
Associated Pressreported.
A Maryland man who received a kidney from the same Florida donor
died of rabies in February.
Health officials conducted a search for any people who may have
had close contact with any of the patients, and 36 people in
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland and North Carolina were
advised to get the rabies vaccine. So far, 28 have done so, the
H7N9 Bird Flu Virus Could be Hard to Track: Scientists
The H7N9 bird flu virus that recently killed two people and
sickened five others in China could prove hard to track because it
might be able to spread among poultry without causing any symptoms,
scientists say.
They also noted that the virus, which previously infected only
birds, appears to have mutated in a way that allows it to more
easily infect other animals. This includes pigs, which could serve
as hosts that spread the virus more widely among humans, the
Associated Pressreported.
The findings from the scientists at several research
institutions around the world are preliminary and further research
is required to gain a full understanding of the H7N9 virus causing
human deaths and illnesses in China.
While they try to learn more about the virus, the scientists
recommended that Chinese veterinary officials conduct widespread
testing of animals and birds in affected regions in order to detect
and eliminate the virus before it becomes widespread, the
Okla. Dentist Should Face Criminal Charges: Dental Chief
Prosecutors should consider criminal charges against an Oklahoma
oral surgeon at the center of a health scare involving thousands of
patients who may be infected with hepatitis B and C or HIV, the
head of the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry says.
Susan Rogers said she has talked with Tulsa County District
Attorney Tim Harris about whether Dr. W. Scott Harrington is
criminally liable. Harrington was a dentist for 36 years before
voluntarily giving up his license on March 20.
"We're looking for the witnesses and individuals who can testify for us that this is what happened to me in (Harrington's) office," Rogers told the Associated Press.
Letters have been sent to 7,000 of Harrington's patients
advising them to get tested for hepatitis B and C as well as HIV,
the virus that causes AIDS. The testing is free. So far, nearly
1,000 people have been tested.
People who get tested should receive their results within two
weeks, Kaitlin Snider, a spokeswoman for the Tulsa Health
Department, told the
Patients were urged to get tested after officials discovered
improper sterilization, rusty instruments, and potentially
contaminated drug vials at Harrington's two Tulsa-area offices.
New Plan Would Eradicate Polio by 2018: Health Officials
About $5.5 billion is needed for a new global plan to end most
cases of polio by late next year and eradicate the disease by 2018,
health officials say.
However, they acknowledge that it may be difficult to secure the
funding in these tough economic times. The money is needed for
vaccinations as well as the monitoring required to ensure that the
paralyzing disease has been eliminated, the
Associated Pressreported.
Under the plan, the long-used oral vaccine would be replaced by
a more expensive but safer injection version.
Last year, there were 223 cases of polio worldwide, a historic
low. This means it is an ideal time for an "endgame" strategy
against polio, Dr. Rebecca Martin of the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention told the
Officials Say Mandela's Health is Improving
Nelson Mandela is improving after spending nearly a week in
hospital being treated for pneumonia, the South African government
reported Wednesday.
The 94-year-old former president "continues to make steady
improvement in hospital," said a statement released Wednesday by
the office of President Jacob Zuma,
The New York Timesreported. "His doctors say he continues to
respond satisfactorily to treatment and is much better now than he
was when he was admitted to hospital."
The statement did not say when Mandela might be discharged.
Mandela has been hospitalized three times in the past four
months. That included a 19-day stay in December when he was treated
for a lung infection and underwent gallstone surgery,
The Timesreported.
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Transverse Ranges > San Bernardino Mountains > Dobbs Peak > West Ridge > Climber's Log
West Ridge Climber's Log
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|11 peak traverse
Date Climbed: May 27, 2013
|up via san bernardino peak divide trail, then san bernardino, san bernardino east, anderson, shields, alto diablo, charlton, little charlton, san gorgonio, jepson, little dobbs, dobbs, and then down dobbs' west ridge to vivian creek trail and out.
gone both up and down this beauty now. great route.
|Posted May 28, 2013 11:48 am
|I'm Sore!
Date Climbed: Nov 30, 2011
|Gained West Ridge via game trail off Vivian Creek trail and somewhat enjoyed the steep ascent. It never lets up! Summitted in less than 4 hours with some knee-deep post-holing and also skipping along frozen stryofoam near the summit. Favorite moments - watching a falcon soar by, and visiting with Chickadees. DONE! Not doing this one again.
|Posted Dec 1, 2011 7:35 pm
|Sam Page
|Worth Repeating
Date Climbed: Apr 15, 2004
|I don't remember the exact date, but I do remember that it was in spring with lots of consolidated snow. We continued from Dobbs to San Gorgonio and were quite tired by then.
|Posted Feb 2, 2010 8:09 pm
|West Ridge
Date Climbed: Feb 4, 2009
|Mike Ostby and I started from the Vivian Creek T/H shortly after 7am and ascended Dobbs' west ridge. Got to the summit by 11am or so. Tagged East Dobbs Peak first before heading off to Jepson Peak next. Finished off with San Gorgonio getting there by ~ 1:30pm. Left San G's summit around 2:30pm via Vivian Creek trail and were back at the car by ~ 6:30pm. A fun loop!
|Posted Feb 5, 2009 1:36 pm
|Dobbs West Ridge
Date Climbed: Dec 11, 2004
|Hiked a few years back. Meet friends Miguel, Alex, Steven, Mark and Dave at the summit who hiked up a different route (South Ridge). We all came down via Dobbs West Ridge. Needed snow shoes.
Climbed Dobbs Peak 2/4/2009 with Miguel Forjan. Continued on to summit Jepson and San Gorgonio. Down Vivian Creek Trail.
|Posted Sep 30, 2007 4:13 pm
|Augie Medina
|Rare Sept. Storm
Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2007
|Went up this ridge to the summit in the midst of heavy rain, then hail and light snow. It was in the 20's and we had icicles all over us.
|Posted Sep 24, 2007 3:26 pm


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The American Legion will host an old-time jamboree at 6 p.m. today at 215 N. Denver Ave. One of the featured bands this week is Classic Country. Admission is $1.
Camp meeting begins today
Wilderness Tabernacle will host a fall camp meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday in Delaware, 1 1/4 mile down Johnson Road.
BBQ Friday
The Yell County Wildlife Federation will host the annual Walmart BBQ from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the Dardanelle Walmart parking lot. Menu includes BBQ Tyson chicken, baked beans, corn and a roll. Proceeds are for fishing derbies and hunter education classes. For more information, call James Manatt at (479) 477-0461.
RHS PSAT registration ends Friday
Russellville High School (RHS) students will be administered the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) from 8-11 a.m. Oct. 12. Registration must be completed by Friday in the RHS guidance office and a non-refundable fee of $15 must be paid. For more information, call the guidance office at 968-3151.
Atkins Music entertainment Friday
Atkins Music will host an event at 6 p.m. Friday at Matthews Civic Center in Atkins. Entertainment includes Trent Hudson, James and Gean Stanton. Admission is $2 with free coffee and popcorn. For more information, call 967-4995.
Roberts-Horton family reunion Saturday
The Roberts-Horton family will host its annual reunion on Saturday at the Matthews Civic Center in Atkins. A meal will be served at noon. Relatives and friends are invited. For more information, call 967-8635.
Benefit sale Saturday
A huge yard sale and bake sale benefit for Melody Daniel will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday at 1601 N. Church St. in Atkins at Millard-Henry. For more information, call Lynn Skelton at 747-9688.
Small business plan class Tuesday
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center will present "how to write a business plan" from 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Rothwell Hall at Arkansas Tech University. Participants must register by Monday. Cost is $35.
RHS class of 1971 reunion
Russellville High School class of 1971 will host its 40-year class reunion Oct. 21. Register and get more information at www.rhsclassof1971.com.
RHS class of 1981 reunion
Russellville High School class of 1981 will host its 30-year class reunion the weekend of Oct. 21-22. For more information, contact Traci Davis Rood at firstname.lastname@example.com or Bob Burris at 886-1969.
'Dinner and a murder' Oct. 22
Enchanted Moon is hosting an event "Dinner and a Murder" at 6 p.m. Oct. 22. Location will be announced in the murder mystery welcome packets upon RSVP by Saturday (must purchase tickets in advance). Event consists of a dinner and a murder mystery. Dress in part to a character. Guests are limited. Single ticket prices are $20, couple is $30 and a child is $15 (16-17-year olds only, and only with parent present). To RSVP a character, mail names, ages, phone number, email address, physical address and ticket amounts to The Enchanted Moon, P.O. Box 1147, Dover, AR 72837. For more information, call 331-0175.


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(a) Buses weighing less than three quarters (3/4) of a ton shall not operate commercially, except along the main road spanning from the canneries in Atu'u to the LBJ Hospital in Fagatogo. Such buses shall not deviate from the main road, except to go to LBJ Hospital.
(b) For purposes of this section the bus weight shall be calculated based on the original manufacturer's weight and towing capacity of the vehicle before modification.
(c) Persons failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced accordingly.History: Comm. Commn. Regs., Rule 01-2012, eff 1 Jan 13.


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Go out and play!
New research confirms the health benefits associated with outdoor play for children. New research from the University of Bristol shows that while most children spend the largest amount of their after-school time indoors either alone or with their parents, hours spent outdoors with friends has the greatest positive affect on a child's level of physical activity. The correlation works out like this: children get an extra 17 minutes of physical activity for every hour of time spent outdoors.
Bristol University's Dr. Angela Page said, "We found that children spend most of their after-school time indoors and little time outdoors playing with other children, which makes the biggest contribution to the amount of physical activity they get. Building stronger neighborhood community links between parents and children could restore the social norm of children playing outdoors and relieve some concerns parents may have about safety."
"Being active is also beneficial in other areas of physical and mental well-being. This research demonstrates how children are most active when they're playing outside with friends, so we should be looking at ways we can encourage this in a safe environment."
Dr. Rachel Thompson, Head of Research Interpretation at World Cancer Research Fund, added: "There is evidence that physical activity protects against cancer, particularly bowel cancer, one of the most common forms of the disease in the UK. Getting into healthy habits during childhood is a big advantage when it comes to reducing the risk of getting cancer in later life, as active children are more likely to become active adults."
The study sampled 427 children aged 10 to 11 from the United Kingdom. The intensity of their physical activity was measured with accelerometers while GPS determined whether they were indoors or outdoors. The children used diaries to record with whom they spent their time. The research was part of the Personal and Environmental Associations with Children's Health (PEACH) project and published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.
There is a stronger link between being outdoors and physical activity for both boys and girls than there is for being indoors and physical activity. Time spent indoors with friends was positively linked with physical activity but not as strongly as when outdoors (a child's physical activity with friends per hour indoors was recorded at only six minutes).
Read more at the University of Bristol.
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Already famous for their impressive problem solving skills, New Caledonian crows can now add logical inference to their repertoire. Alex Taylor of the University of Auckland in New Zealand placed a box with food near a hanging blue sheet, behind which someone could hide. A stick protruded from the sheet. Crows watched as people walked behind the sheet, then saw the stick move, and finally saw the people leave.
This seemed to make sense to them. But if they saw the stick and box move without observing someone enter and exit the hideaway, the crows became more cautious, exploring the blue sheet instead of probing the box for food. (See a video of this behavior at ScienceNOW.) According to the researchers, the crows had likely inferred that if the stick was capable of moving, and no human left, maybe it could still move.
"We show that tool-making New Caledonian crows react differently to an observable event when it is caused by a hidden causal agent" than by an agent that could be seen or infered, the authors wrote in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, where they published their results yesterday (September 17). "This difference shows that the crows can reason about a hidden causal agent"—a cognitive ability previously only attributed to humans.


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Bird's Eye View to a Loss
Rays 4, Orioles 7
I have to tell you, I consider Camden Yards one of the most beautiful parks in the country. If our new ballpark can do even half the residential and urban hustle and bustle that the O's get on game day, it will be a win…win for everyone.
Trivia Fact of the Night:
On May 6,1953, St Louis Browns hurler Bobo Holloman became the first pitcher in modern times to toss a no-hitter in his first major league start.
The Good,The Bad,and The Ugly
The Good
After a week of positive every day, it is difficult to look at the boxscore and see a loss. Is this the illusion that winning teams get, that a game is so pivitol in our lives we die a little inside when we lose. This is a new feeling here in Rays-land, but I do like it. I like the anticipation of not knowing a win or loss. I like the "on the edge of the couch" mentality about every inning. I like winning.
There were a couples of great plays and scoring drives for the Rays once they got their offensive machine in gear last night.
B J Upton blast to right center in the top of the 7th inning scored two runs for the Rays. Carl Crawford was on base after singling to left center. B J was 1-4 for the night and his average dipped to .287 for the year.
Honorable Mention "Good" guys:
*** Dioner Navarro was on base three times last night. Navarro had two singles and a walk to go 2-3 and raise his average back to .400. Navarro also got caught watching a Orioles play develop and was out at second on a outfield assist by Adam Jones.
** Carl Crawford has found his bat stroke and he is raisingf his average daily. He is currently hitting .296, after going 1-5 last night.
* Eric Hinske, playing rightfield last night got an outfield assist after getting Adam Jones at home in the bottom of the third inning.
The Bad
Jason Hammel might have picked the worst time to have a bad outing for the Rays. With the Rays announcing before the game that ace Scott Kazmir will see his first action of 2008 on Sunday in Boston, Hammel went out and did nothing for is cause to stay with the squad.
Because Hammel is out of options, and would be certainly picked if put on the waiver wire, the Rays are in a vicarious spot of using him in the bullpen, or trading him to another club.
I am hoping for the first solution, but this is a business, and with all the pitching help we have stockpiled in the minors, the Rays might see him as "expendable" at this time.
A good outing last night might have put a few more positive spins on his future with the Rays.
The Ugly
I know that sometimes a former teammmate can come back to haunt you when you see them again with another team. Oriole Aubrey Huff is not only hitting the baseball on us, but doing his best smirk and giggle when he was rounding the bases last night.
Huff is batting over .318 against the Rays in his time with the O's, and is constantly in position to beat the Rays with his bat. His 2-run homer last night was no the difference in the game, but it made the gap larger at the moment and increased the Oriole's lead to 7-0.
Former Ray of the Night:
New York Mets reliever Jorge Sosa won his third game last night in a 5-4 victory. Sosa pitched one inning for the win.


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Willy & Friends Perform String Quartets
SOCORRO, N.M. January 20, 2014 – Willy & Friends will perform string quartets by Felix Mendelssohn and Antonín Leopold Dvořák in the third of four concerts in the 2013-2014 Presidential Chamber Music Series at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, at New Mexico Tech's Macey Center.
The series is sponsored by Tech President Dr. Daniel H. López and free to all.
|Willy Sucre returns to Socorro on Monday, Jan. 27.
Prior to the concert,
"We're very pleased to have Willy Sucre and his fellow string musicians open the calendar year performance schedule with string quartets by two diverse composers," said Ronna Kalish, Director of New Mexico Tech's Performing Arts Series (PAS). "And we invite concert-goers to arrive early for Evelyn Rosenberg's book signing and reception from 6 to 7pm."
On the program are all four movements of Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)'s String Quartet in A minor Op. 13, and the four movements of Dvořák's (1841 – 1904) String Quartet No.10 in E flat Major Op.51. The German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period wrote the quartet two years after Ludwig van Beethoven published his last quartets.
"The interesting thing about this piece is that Mendelssohn wrote it at the age of 18, and it was his first string quartet," said
Even though Mendelssohn was still in his teens at the time, "He had already achieved quite a bit,"
The violist described the piece as very romantic and incredibly passionate, with its fugal sections, credenzas and gentle, melancholy melodies.
"It has everything,"
Dvořák was a Czech composer who often employed features of the folk music of
According to accounts, the composer was commissioned in 1878 to write String Quartet in E flat Major by violinist Jean Becker, the leader of the Florentine Quartet, one of
"Fifty-two years after Mendelssohn wrote his first string quartet, Dvořák wrote his tenth quartet,"
The violist described the piece as flawless and imbued with the spirit of folk music with its eloquent melodies and moods. "It ranks among the best string quartets ever written," he said.
As a chamber musician,
Violinist Connolly was exposed to music at an early age, playing with his father and brothers in a family string quartet in
Connolly has played with numerous chamber orchestras, including
Violinist Justin Pollack, a native of
Pollack frequently performs with Chatter on both violin and viola. In the winter and spring of 2012, he played concerts with the Figueroa Project and Opera Southwest. When not playing music, he enjoys running, biking and hiking.
Cellist Guenther received her bachelor's degree at
Guenther currently devotes herself to chamber music, travelling widely in the Southwest and participating in chamber music festivals in
"Willy & Friends have put together an incredible program, and we hope to fill
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Cox: I wish Arquette happiness
Courteney Cox has opened up about her split from David Arquette, revealing the couple have made an effort to stay friends for the sake of their daughter.
The 49-year-old actress - whose divorce from her Scream co-star was finalised last year after nearly 14 years of marriage - said she wishes nothing but happiness for ex-husband David, as he and his TV reporter girlfriend Christina McLarty await the arrival of their first child.
Courteney, who has nine-year-old daughter Coco with David, told More magazine: "When you love someone, you want them to be happy, even if it's not with you."
She added: "In divorce you always have regrets. We were married for a long time, so it's not like we didn't try.
"Obviously, kids always want their parents to be together. But as divorces go, this is the best one we could provide."
Christina, 38, and David, 42, are expecting a boy, due in around three months time.
The Cougar Town star, who turns 50 in June, also talked about getting older.
"Buck up. It ain't easy," she said. "Go to the doctor. Drink water. Sleep as much as you can. Exercise. I get massages - anything for your circulation. Stretch. It's all about keeping that body moving."