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That said, here's an open letter to the genealogy software vendors.
Dear Genealogy Software Vendors:
Thank you for creating such wonderful tools to help me find and record my family history! I really find the computer to be of great value when trying to record and organize my information, and your software makes it so much easier than if I had to dump it into text or spreadsheet files to work with it.
But there's a problem: I can't reliably share my data with my cousins! They use someone else's software, and every time I try to give them my data, they either can't import it, or some of the data gets corrupted so that they need to spend endless hours cleaning up citations and so forth. And when they try to send data to me, I have the same problem. I've already spent so many hours collecting this data that I don't have the additional time it would take to clean up every time someone sends me a family addition.
It's my understanding that data transfers are "simply" a matter of making sure the databases "line up", so to speak, that is, the data exported gets imported into the same field on the other end. This shouldn't be all that difficult, but it would require cooperation between vendors to make sure the format was standardized and worked correctly. I realize that "simply" is relative, and it will take some effort, but surely you have developers talented enough to make this happen?
So what's the problem? Yes, I see the issue of wanting to retain your customers on your product, and making it difficult to move away is a sort of lock-in. You know what? YOUR CUSTOMERS DO NOT LIKE THIS. For one thing, if you change versions, and my obsolete computer cannot handle the new one, what do I do? What if the new version does things, or works in a way I cannot deal with, or do not like? What if I simply find a software I like better? I can switch to some other software, yes, but now my data is held hostage in a software that will not allow me to export it without spending many hours repairing the damage. Computers are supposed to make data sharing easy! This is unacceptable.
If you wish to keep me as a customer, please understand that this issue is becoming important enough that it is one of the main things I am looking for in my genealogy software going forward. I will not be purchasing software without this being addressed! I realize it is unreasonable of me to expect to transfer data to dozens of different, closed, data formats. But if you all insist on retaining your custom formats, then I'd better be able to transfer WITHOUT losing or mangling data, to at least half a dozen of the major players' packages. GEDCOM is no longer a viable option!
Okay, so maybe you're willing to work on an open standard, to which all of the vendors can standardize, and contribute. There are at least a couple of projects out there trying to do just that. One of them is the Build A Better GEDCOM Project. I don't insist it be this particular project, although I would encourage it.
If you want to keep me as a customer, don't imprison me. The old saw about catching more flies with honey than with vinegar is true. Provide better features. Provide nicer charting. Let me share my data with my family. Give me a better customer experience, I'll stay with you. Don't fence me in!
Thanks for listening,
Daniel Dillman
If you feel the same way, maybe you can write your own open letter to the software vendors. Put it in the comments below, or on your own blog. This issue really is important enough that we need to make it known in no uncertain terms that this needs to be addressed now.
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Essential marketing metrics
The internet has made marketing completely measurable. Yet most C level executives still struggle to find the right metrics.
The best marketing metrics take a perspective of the cost, including program spend, salaries of the team, and overhead, and relate that cost to the results — revenue and customer acquisition. Other metrics like cost per lead, cost per follower, or cost per page view can be useful to look at within a marketing team, because they can help you make decisions about where to focus and what parts of your marketing process are broken; but most CEOs really just care about the cost and the net results, not the interim steps. This list of metrics is meant to focus on the most critical measures of marketing that your CEO will likely want to discuss with you.
The 6 Marketing Metrics Your CEO Wants to See
1) Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)
This is your total Sales and Marketing cost — add up all the program or advertising spend, plus salaries, plus commissions and bonuses, plus overhead — in a time period, divided by the number of new customers in that time period. That time period, by the way, could be a month, a quarter, or a year. For instance, if you spent $300,000 on Sales and Marketing in a month and added 30 customers that month, then your CAC is $10,000.
2) Marketing % of Customer Acquisition Cost (M%-CAC)
I like to compute the marketing portion of CAC and call it M-CAC, and then compute that as a % of overall CAC. The M%-CAC is interesting to watch over time, and any change signals that something has changed in either your strategy, or your effectiveness.
For instance, an increase either means that 1) you are spending too much on marketing, 2) that sales costs are lower because they missed quota, or 3) that you are trying to raise sales productivity by spending more on marketing and providing more and higher quality leads to Sales.
For a company that does mostly outside sales with a long and complicated sales cycle, M%-CAC might be only 10-20%. For companies that have an inside sales team and a less complicated sales process, M%-CAC might be more like 20-50%. And for companies that have a low cost and simpler sales cycle where sales are somewhat humanless, the M%-CAC might be more like 60-90%.
3) Ratio of Customer Lifetime Value to CAC (LTV:CAC)
For companies that have a recurring revenue stream from their customers — or even any way for customers to make a repeat purchase — you need to estimate the current value of a customer and compare that to what you spent to acquire that new customer.
To compute the LTV, you need to take the revenue the customer pays you in a period, subtract out the gross margin, and then divide by the estimated churn % (cancellation rate) for that customer. So, for a type of customer who pays you $100,000 per year where your gross margin on the revenue is 70%, and that customer type is predicted to cancel at 16% per year, then the LTV is $437,500.
Now, once you have the LTV and the CAC, you compute the ratio of the two. If it cost you $100,000 to acquire this customer with an LTV of $437,500, then your LTV:CAC is 4.4 to 1. For growing SaaS companies, most investors and board members want this ratio to be greater than 3X; a higher ratio means your Sales and Marketing have a higher ROI.Higher is not always better though; when the ratio is too high, you might want to spend more on Sales and Marketing to grow faster, because you are restraining your growth by under-spending, and making life easy for your competition.
4) Time to Payback CAC
This is the number of months it takes you to earn back the CAC you spent to get a new customer. You take the CAC and divide by margin-adjusted revenue per month for the average new customer you just signed up, and the resulting number is the number of months to payback. In industries where customers pay one time upfront, this metric is less relevant because the upfront payment should be greater than the CAC, otherwise you are losing money on every customer. On the other hand, in industries where customers pay a monthly or annual fee, you usually want the Payback Time to be under 12 months, meaning that you become "profitable" on a new customer in under a year, and then after that you start making money.
5) Marketing Originated Customer %
This ratio shows what % of your new business is driven by Marketing. To compute it, take all of the new customers you signed up in a period, and look at what % of them started with a lead that Marketing generated. This is much, much easier to do when you have a closed-loop marketing analytics system, but you can do it manually — just know it will be time consuming.
What I like about this metric is that it directly shows what portion of the overall customer acquisition originated in Marketing, and it is often higher than Sales would lead you to believe. In my experience, this % varies widely from company to company. For companies with an outside sales team supported by an inside sales team with cold callers, this percentage might be pretty small, perhaps 20-40%; for a company with an inside sales team that is supported by a lot of lead generation from Marketing, it might be 40-80%; and for a company with somewhat humanless sales, it might be 70-95%.
Note: You can also compute this percentage using revenue, not customers, depending on how you prefer to look at your business.
6) Marketing Influenced Customer %
This is really similar to the Marketing Originated Customer %, but it adds in all the new customers where Marketing touched and nurtured the lead at any point during the sales process, not only by originating the lead. For instance, if a salesperson found a lead but then the lead attended a marketing event and then later closed, that new customer was influenced by Marketing. This % is obviously higher than the "Originated" percentage, and for most companies I think this should be between 50% and 99%.


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EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of a turbulent first edition, Rome festival director vows cheaper tickets and fewer films in 2013, expects to be back for two more years.
"I think we've had a successful festival," Rome Film Festival director Marco Mueller told Screen on Friday. "Successful in the sense that I wanted to test the possibility of a platform for very different film experiences, for both public and industry, to take place between the late summer festivals and the mid winter festivals."
In a bid to invigorate the event, which wrapped over the weekend, the former Venice director (who took the reins of the festival in March) had introduced new strands and moved the festival to a post-AFM slot.
However, while the festival has touted an increase in accredited badge holders, overall attendance was down by 15%.
Part of that can be attributed to the increasingly parlous state of Italy's economy. The local box office has dropped off significantly in the second half of the year.
Also, Mueller didn't see all of the €12-13m budget he was promised.
"Not only that, we also inherited a lot of debt," he explained. "We really didn't have enough money at hand to invest in everything that would have helped. Even in terms of accommodation. When you launch a new edition you'd hope to be able to be slightly more generous."
Despite the squeezed budget, Mueller delivered on his promised 60 world premieres.
Regis Roinsard's Populaire, Johnnie To's Drug War and Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 were among the films closest to uniting critics and public at this year's event, which some industry, however, said lacked palpable hits such as Man on Wire or Juno, from previous editions.
There were a number of well-received Asian titles and a handful of US indie dramas that drew largely positive reviews, including Alan Polsky and Gabriel Polsky's The Motel Life. The young people's Alice In the City (Alice Nella Citta) programme, which is now an independent strand in collaboration with the festival, saw a boost in visitors.
However, during the event, the festival came under fire from local media and some industry for patchy attendance, a perceived lack of stars and the number of niche films.
"Rome is suffering a crisis of identity," one major local distributor told newspaper La Repubblica. One ex-Venice head complained that the selection was too niche.
"Every edition should try to provide an answer to the shortcomings of the previous ones," Mueller replied. "We have tried to provide answers to some of the things that didn't work in previous editions. Now we'll have to correct our own mistakes."
According to Mueller among the mistakes were the ticket prices and number of films. "If we want to attract different types of viewers we'll have to reinvent the pricing policy to make films more accessible. Young viewers can decide what happens to the future of a film when it plays in a festival. They can orientate a distributor. They've criticized the €25-30 price for a gala premiere ticket.
"We also need to reduce the number of films," he recognised. "The CinemaXXI section proved very exciting but if we want awareness around these films we need fewer of them. We need the media to feel it can follow all the films. Fewer films will logically mean fewer world premieres."
Most would recognise that it hasn't been a vintage year for Italian films, which could also be a factor in Rome's attendance figures. The Italian film that scooped two major awards at the festival — Paolo Franchi's And They Call It Summer — was booed and jeered by a number of critics.
Much of the criticism leveled at the festival was seen to be political in origin. Some detractors are still smarting over Mueller's appointment which they claim was engineered by right-wing politicians.
Some of the criticism was also likely borne out of Italy's all too frequent inter-festival feuding. Italian producer and ANICA president Riccardo Tozzi told La Repubblica that Italy's festivals "must stop making war."
"Of course it is very political," recognised Mueller. "I received the same treatment in Venice. If I had started paying attention to that kind of political speculation I wouldn't have survived there for eight years. At the beginning when I was appointed they said I was one of Berlusconi's puppets. Then when I survived the change of government they started talking about a fantasy Maoist past. Yes, I did study in China and I do speak Chinese but I don't have a Maoist past. Who cares in the end. They can attach all the labels they want – left, right, social democrat – the important thing is what we do in order to help various modes of filmmaking and experiences."
Some international industry attending Rome's Business Street remarked that the market was quieter than in previous editions.
Business Street manager Sylvain Auzou declined to comment at length but did say he thought the festival's new post-AFM slot was a "damaging one" in respect to the number of buyers attending Business Street.
The festival's reduced budget meant that many industry were invited for fewer days than previous editions. There were gripes from some attendees about a lack of organisation and press conferences and industry events only being in Italian.
Moving Business Street and the festival centre closer together is one idea Mueller is considering. But the market's date is likely to remain the same.
"What is essential for us is that we can be useful. We want to replicate the kind of an experience we gave to Hurt Locker in Venice," added Mueller.
Some industry have speculated that the director could be ousted after the general election early next year. "I have a three-year contract so I'll be here for another two years," Mueller countered. "I'd be surprised if I wasn't."


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All-new Miniseries Highlighting the Race to the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Title to Premiere on SPEED(tm) Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 1 p.m. ET
OPTIMA Batteries today announced the premiere of its new 2012 television miniseries. OPTIMA's Search for the Ultimate Street Car will air Sunday, September 30 at 1 p.m. ET on the nationally-televised SPEED(tm) TV network. The miniseries will feature two epsiodes showcasing participants of the OPTIMA Faceoff at the HOT ROD Power Tour and OPTIMA Faceoff at Road America as they compete to gain an entry to the fifth annual OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational presented by K&N and Royal Purple.
These new shows will bring viewers an insider look at the road to OPTIMA's Invitational taking place Saturday, November 3, immediately following the 2012 SEMA Show. The annual event consistently features some of the most high-profile and prestigous SEMA Show vehicles as they are put to the test in a series of performance and design events, in order to crown the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car.
In the first episode viewers will be taken to the OPTIMA Faceoff at the HOT ROD Power Tour in Arlington,Texas, the end destination to the grueling 1,371-mile, eight day drive of the HOT ROD Power Tour. With thousands of participants making the trek, only 37 strong-willed drivers continue the journey to compete in this new event as the episode opens.
As part of this and future episodes viewers will see interviews and exciting on-track coverage as participants prove their vehicle's street cred in the Detroit Speed and Engineering/JRI Shocks Road Rally, weave through the twisiting cone course of the Ridetech Street Challenge Autocross, come screaming to a halt in the Wilwood Disc Brakes Speed Stop Challenge, burn rubber as they feircly compete in the BFGoodrich Hot Lap Challenge and ultimately show off their vehicle's craftmanship in the Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Performance Design Challenge. The miniseries will also feature a wide variety of exotic and classic vehicles including a BMW M3, Audi TT Coope, Porsche Carrera and several other classic American muscle cars.
"We're excited to give viewers an early peak into the road to this year's OPTIMA Invitational," said Cam Douglass director of product development and marketing for OPTIMA Batteries. "We continue to see more support and greater competition each year, and 2012 has brought out some of the best talent and most passionate street car enthusiasts yet."
OPTIMA's Search for the Ultimate Street Car is scheduled to air on SPEED during the following times:
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* Sunday, October, 21 2012 at 1 p.m. ET: Episode Two – OPTIMA Faceoff at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
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As part of the ongoing miniseries, SPEED TV will also air this year's final event, the 2012 OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational in early 2013. Additionally, fans can catch the 2011 OPTIMA Invitational TV Special when it re-airs on SPEED TV Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 11 a.m. ET.
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The Storyline
The Harvard men's basketball team, winner of 19 straight games at home, will continue its four-game homestand when it welcomes Brown to Lavietes Pavilion Friday, Feb. 7. Tip off is slated for 7 p.m. live on the Ivy League Digital Network.
Harvard stands alone atop the Ancient Eight with an unblemished 4-0 record, while Brown comes into the weekend tied with Yale for second place with a 3-1 mark. The Crimson has won eight straight games against the Bears, however, including an 87-82 double overtime thriller last year in Cambridge.
• Harvard's 17-3 record is the third best in program history behind only the 1945-46 team which began 19-1 and the 2011-12 squad which opened 21-2.
• Harvard has won 19 straight games in Lavietes Pavilion dating back to last season, the sixth longest home win streak in the NCAA; Duke (29), Florida (27), Stephen F. Austin (26), Gonzaga (23), Kentucky (22), Harvard (19).
• Laurent Rivard found his shooting touch against Princeton and Penn, making 11-of-17 attempts from deep to average 20.0 ppg for the weekend. Rivard matched his career-high with six makes against the Quakers, while his 11 combined three-pointers represented the highest total over two games of his career.
• Harvard's 30-point margin of victory versus Penn was the largest ever for the Crimson over the Quakers.
Last Time Out
The Harvard men's basketball team completed its first full weekend of Ivy League play with a resounding 80-50 victory over Penn to remain as the lone unbeaten in the Ancient Eight.
Laurent Rivard continued to have the hot hand and led Harvard with a season-high 22 points on 6-of-9 shooting from three, 4-of-5 from the line. Rivard finished the weekend averaging 20.0 ppg while going 11-of-17 from deep, and moved into a tie for fourth place in Ivy League history with 253 career three-pointers. The senior's six treys on Saturday also matched his career-high.
Kyle Casey was a dominant force on both ends, registering his third double-double of the year with 15 points and 11 boards. Casey was an efficient 5-of-7 from the floor and also came away with three steals. Zena Edosomwan, meanwhile, contributed 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting, 4-of-6 at the line, as Wesley Saunders turned in nine points and eight assists.
Ivy League Digital Network
For the first time ever, all of Harvard's home games and road Ivy League contests which are not being televised will be streamed in HD quality featuring a live scoreboard, new graphics package and play-by-play commentary through the Ivy League Digital Network. Subscribers to the network can watch games both live and On-Demand on their computers, tablets or smart phones, and will have access to live and On-Demand content for all Harvard events throughout the duration of their subscription.
Follow Harvard Athletics on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to stay connected with all the breaking news from around Cambridge and to get inside access to your favorite Crimson programs.
Rank and File
Harvard is currently listed as receiving votes in the Associated Press Top 25 and is again receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Crimson last appeared in either poll the week of Feb. 6, 2012 when the AP had the squad ranked No. 25 and the coaches had it at No. 21.
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Harvard has consistently been among the nation's best in the RPI rankings, regardless of which service you follow.
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Getting Off on the Right Foot
Harvard has begun 4-0 in Ivy League play each of the last four seasons. The 2011-12 squad owns the program record for best start to the conference schedule at 7-0.
Home is Where the Wins Are
Harvard has won 19 straight games at Lavietes Pavilion dating back to last season, and enters the weekend with the sixth longest home win streak in the NCAA; Duke (29), Florida (27), Stephen F. Austin (26), Gonzaga (22), Kentucky (23), Harvard (19).
The program record for consecutive home wins stands at 28 games set between Feb. 19, 2010 and Feb. 24, 2012.
Making a Stand
Harvard's defense is shaping up to be one of the best ever under head coach Tommy Amaker. Opponents are scoring just 60.7 ppg, second best in the Amaker era, while shooting 41.2 percent from the field and 31.7 percent from beyond-the-arc.
Harvard is 8-0 this season when holding opponents to fewer than 60 points, and is 7-0 when opponents shoot under 40.0 percent.
Pouring It On
Harvard has scored at least 80 points in each of its last three games, marking the first time the team has done so since February of 2010 in wins over Penn, Yale and Brown. The Crimson has scored 80-plus points in at least four straight games nine times in program history, including in 1971-72 when it accomplished the feat six games in a row.
The Crimson has averaged 80.7 ppg during this stretch while shooting 56.9 percent from the floor, 59.6 percent from three, and outscoring its opponents by 22.0 ppg.
All-Around Effort
Wesley Saunders' full arsenal of skills was on display against Princeton as the junior led the Crimson in points (24), rebounds (9), assists (7) and steals (3). Saunders shot 9-of-13 from the floor for his fifth 20-point performance of the year while notching his fifth game with five or more assists.
Saunders is the first individual to lead Harvard in points, rebounds, assists and steals since Jeremy Lin '10 did so on Dec. 30, 2009 against George Washington. Saunders has led Harvard in points, rebounds and assists three times in his career.
Stuffing the Stat Sheet
Wesley Saunders, a unanimous All-Ivy League first team selection a year ago, entered the weekend ranked in the Ancient Eight's top 10 in nine categories; scoring (5th, 15.2 ppg), assists (3rd, 3.9 apg), steals (1st, 2.3 spg), blocks (8th, 0.9 bpg), field goal percentage (10th, 49.2 pct.), free throw percentage (6th, 78.8 pct.), assist-to-turnover ratio (5th, 1.5), defensive rebounds (10th, 3.9), minutes (5th, 33.2 min.).
Top Shot
Laurent Rivard found his shooting touch against Princeton and Penn, making 11-of-17 attempts from deep to average 20.0 ppg for the weekend. Rivard matched his career-high with six makes against the Quakers, while his 11 combined three-pointers represented the highest total over two games of his career.
Rivard's 253 career three-pointers are the most in Harvard history and tie him with Tim Begley (Penn '05) for fourth place in Ivy League annals. Rivard also own's Harvard's single-season record, making 80 from long range in 2012-13.
They're On Fire
Harvard shot 71.4 percent (10-of-14) from beyond-the-arc at Dartmouth to set a school record for highest three-point percentage with a minimum of 10 attempts. The Crimson's 65.9 percent performance from the field, meanwhile, was the highest field goal percentage for Harvard under head coach Tommy Amaker.
Harvard won nine straight games overall between Nov. 28 and Jan. 4, the third longest win streak in program history. The Crimson enjoyed a program record 13-game win streak in 1945-46 en route to a 19-3 record and the team's first trip to the NCAA Tournament, and won 10 in-a-row in 1904-05 to finish with an 11-5 mark.
Born to Assist
Siyani Chambers, who enters the weekend ranked second in the Ivy League in assists (4.6), has dished out at least five assists nine times this season and has dropped eight dimes or more three times. The sophomore boasts 29 career games with five or more assists and has eight games of eight or more assists.
Players of the Week
Wesley Saunders (Dec. 3, Dec. 9, Jan. 6) and Siyani Chambers (Dec. 23, Dec. 30) have combined to earn five of the last six player of the week awards handed out by the Ivy League.
Saunders' eight career player of the week honors are the second most in league history, trailing only Princeton's Ian Hummer and Brown's Earl Hunt who own the all-time mark with nine. Saunders' latest accolade also tied him with Kyle Snowden '97 for the most by a member of the Crimson.
Chambers' two honors, meanwhile, were the first of his career after having been named the conference's rookie of the week six times last year.
Moving on Up
Head coach Tommy Amaker, who recently won his 300th career game, continues to move up the ranks of the Ivy League's winningest coaches. Amaker's 129 wins at Harvard are the 13th most in the Ancient Eight since the conference began competition in 1956, while his 58 Ivy League victories rank 17th.
Balanced Attack
Six members of the Crimson scored in double-digits against Fordham; Siyani Chambers (19 pts.), Kyle Casey (17 pts.), Agunwa Okolie (17 pts.), Wesley Saunders (14 pts.), Steve Moundou-Missi (11 pts.) and Laurent Rivard (10 pts.).
Protecting the Paint
Kyle Casey needs just two more rebounds to join Brian Cusworth '07, Matt Stehle '06 and Keith Wright '12 as one of four players in Crimson history to record 1,000 points, 600 rebounds and 100 blocks. Casey currently ranks 19th in program history with 1,145 points, is fourth with 112 blocks and boasts 598 career boards.
Shootout Champs
Harvard defeated Denver, Green Bay and TCU en route to winning the 2013 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout. Wesley Saunders was named the tournament's most outstanding player after averaging 14.3 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 4.7 apg, and was joined on the all-tournament team by Siyani Chambers (10.3 ppg, 4.7 apg) and Steve Moundou-Missi (12.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg).
This marked the first tournament title for the Crimson since taking the inaugural Battle 4 Atlantis in 2011, and was the first Great Alaska Shootout title for Tommy Amaker after having also coached in the tournament with Seton Hall (head coach, 1997) and Duke (assistant coach, 1995).
Lock Down
The Crimson held TCU to just 25.0 percent (14-56) shooting in the Great Alaska Shootout championship game, marking the lowest opponent field goal percentage in the Tommy Amaker era. The previous low stood at 27.9 percent (12-43) and was set earlier this season by MIT.
Block Party
Evan Cummins recorded six blocks against TCU, setting a new Great Alaska Shootout championship game record. The previous mark of five had been held by Sheldon Williams (Duke, 2003) and Keith Owens (UCLA, 1990).
Hoop And The Harm
Senior Laurent Rivard, who ranks first in program history with 253 career three-pointers, has been fouled 27 times while shooting from beyond the arc. Eight of those fouls have resulted in an and-one.
Join the Club
Seniors Kyle Casey and Laurent Rivard each eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau against Green Bay, bringing Harvard's total number of 1,000 point scorers to 30. Rivard currently ranks 18th in program history with 1,148 points while Casey is 19th with 1,145.
Grand Theft
Harvard recorded double-digit steals in four straight games from Nov. 12 - Nov. 24, matching the longest stretch of double-digit steal performances under head coach Tommy Amaker, and has come away with at least 10 steals in five contests this season.
Blown Out
Harvard picked up lopsided victories versus MIT (79-37) and Howard (76-44), marking the first time under head coach Tommy Amaker that the Crimson has won back-to-back games by 30-plus points. This also marked the first time since January of 2012 that Harvard had allowed fewer than 50 points in consecutive games.
D-ing Up
Harvard's home-opening 79-37 win versus MIT was highlighted by the Crimson's play at the defensive end, which resulted in several noteable statistics;
• Harvard's 42-point margin of victory was the second largest under head coach Tommy Amaker, behind only a 94-51 triumph against Daniel Webster on Dec. 28, 2008.
• The Crimson allowed just 37 points to MIT, marking the third time under head coach Tommy Amaker that an opponent has scored fewer than 40 points (most recent at Yale, 65-35, 1/27/12).
• The Engineers shot just 27.9 percent from the field, which at the time stood as the lowest opponent field goal percentage in the Amaker era.
• Harvard forced 29 MIT turnovers, the most for the Crimson under head coach Tommy Amaker.
• Harvard's 19 steals versus the Engineers were one shy of the program record of 20, which has been accomplished four times (most recent vs. Hartford, 1/30/01).
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Milestone Marker
The Crimson is approaching or has already reached several milestones this season;
• Laurent Rivard became the program's all-time leader in three-pointers (253) and currently ranks fourth in Ivy League history.
• Kyle Casey (1,145) and Laurent Rivard (1,148) became the 29th and 30th members of Harvard's 1,000-point club. Wesley Saunders is on pace to become the next member of the Crimson to reach the milestone with 860 career points.
• Kyle Casey became just the fifth member of the Crimson to record 100 career blocks and is closing in on 600 career rebounds.
• Laurent Rivard (111 app.), Kyle Casey (106 app.) and Brandyn Curry (101 app.) have each appeared in 100 career games.
• Head coach Tommy Amaker moved into third place for wins by a Harvard head coach (129) and registered his 300th career victory.
• The Crimson won its 250th game at Lavietes.
Cousy Award Watch List
Brandyn Curry and Siyani Chambers were among 50 student-athletes named to the watch list for the 2014 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award. The annual honor, named for Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic Bob Cousy, recognizes the top point guards in men's college basketball. The list of candidates will be narrowed down to a final 20 in early February, then final five by early March. The Cousy Award winner will be presented the honor on Championship Monday in Dallas at the Hall of Fame's Class of 2014 Announcement and Press Conference.
Lou Henson Preseason All-America
Wesley Saunders was named to the 2013 Lou Henson Preseason All-America Team as one of the top 25 student-athletes from mid-major conferences. Following the season, the Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the top Mid-Major student-athlete in Division I college basketball. The award is named in honor of Lou Henson who retired after a spectacular coaching career that lasted 41 years.
This season, Harvard has teamed up with the 3PointFoundation to participate in the Coach4aDay program, helping to raise funds and awareness in the fight against illiteracy. The3PointFoundation teaches and mentors urban boys to prepare them for success in academics and life by concentrating on reading, writing, mathematics and character development for underserved youth who have demonstrated commitment, discipline and enthusiasm by playing in organized basketball programs.
For more information on the Coach4aDay program or to learn how you can get involved, click here.
National Pride
Three Crimson had the honor of representing their country over the summer as a member of their respective national teams; Steve Moundou-Missi (Cameroon Senior National Team), Agunwa Okolie (Canadian Men's Junior National Team) and Laurent Rivard (Canadian Developmental National Team).
In The Spotlight
Twelve of Harvard's 30 games have been picked up for national or regional television broadcasts this season. The Crimson appeared on TV a program record 17 times last season, including a record four televised games at Lavietes Pavilion.
Sold Out
Tickets to this weekend's game against Yale are sold out, bringing the total number of sell outs this season to five. Harvard has played in front of a sold out home crowd 20 times over the past two-plus years, including a record 10 times in 2011-12.
Home Court Advantage
The Harvard men's and women's basketball teams have combined for a 103-11 record at home in Lavietes Pavilion since 2009-10 while going 53-7 against the Ivy League. The Crimson men are 57-4 (.934) overall, 28-3 (.903) against the Ancient Eight, with the women going 46-7 (.868) overall, 25-4 (.862) in conference. The men's team's run of dominance includes a program record 28-game home win streak that lasted more than two calendar years between Feb. 19, 2010 and Feb. 24, 2012.
On The Sidelines
With 129 victories under his belt, Tommy Amaker ranks third all-time in Harvard coaching annals.
Frank Sullivan, 1991-07
Amaker's .652win percentage, meanwhile, ranks first among Harvard coaches who have spent at least two seasons at the helm of the team.
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BOSTON, Mass. (taken from a Simmons College press release) -- The Brandeis University women's basketball team will close out the Fall 2013 semester with a .500 record after defeating the host Simmons College Sharks tonight, 65-36, in non-conference action at the Holmes Sports Center. The Judges improve to 4-4, while Simmons falls to 1-7.
Pacing the Judges was senior forward Nicolina Vitale (Clinton Township, Mich./Chippewa Valley), who posted 12 points on 5-of-10 from the field and 2-of-2 from the line. She also ahad a career-high four assists. Classmate Kasey Dean (Southington, Conn./Pomperaug), added nine points. Sophomore Kaley Marston (Bow, N.H./Tilton School) and senior Angela Miller (Sicklerville, N.J. / Timber Creek) came off the bench to score seven points apiece. Marston's career-high included a four-point play in the second half. Rookie forward Maria Jackson (Rochester, N.Y. / Hilton) dominated in the paint with a game- and career-high 11 rebounds.
Simmons was led by seniors Leah Davis (Cranston, R.I.), who scored 11 points and picked up three rebounds, while Hannah May (Hamden, Conn.) buried three shots from behind the arc for nine points and four defensive rebounds.
The Judges took a 31-15 first half lead, and never trailed, as Vitale, Dean, rookie Paris Hodges (Southampton, N.Y./Southampton) and Miller adding six points apiece. Hannah May hit two three-pointers to close the gap for the Sharks but Brandeis kept up the pressure.
In the second half, the Judges opened with six straight points before the Sharks buried two threes and a layup by Davis to cut the deficit to 16. The Judges went on an unanswered 13-point run and cruised to a 65-36 victory.
The Judges are off until Dec. 31 for their annual New Year's Eve Day tilt Husson University at 1:00 p.m.


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Discovery Goes Inside the Motorcycle Club World with THE DEVILS RIDE
Premiering Tuesday, May 8 at 10pm e/p following DEADLIEST CATCH
(Silver Spring, Md.) It's a bike club. It's a brotherhood. It's THE DEVILS RIDE premiering Tuesday, May 8 after DEADLIEST CATCH at 10pm e/p on Discovery. For the first time Discovery goes inside the world of motorcycle clubs with the members of San Diego's Laffing Devils.
THE DEVILS RIDE sports a diverse crew but one bonded by a commitment to each other and the club. Meet Laffing Devils president Gipsy, who must balance the club's growing ranks with pressure from older members to maintain the status quo. An ex-Marine who served in Iraq, Gipsy credits the club for helping him deal with the emotional scars of war. Then there's club VP, Billy the Kid, who waits in the wings wondering if he'll have the chance to lead the Laffing Devils. And younger member Snubz breaks all the biker stereotypes with his degree in finance and a full time corporate job.
THE DEVILS RIDE finds the Laffing Devils not only in open conflict internally but also at risk of losing their homebase. The Laffing Devils' unofficial headquarters is the auto body shop owned by fellow member Hawkster but police pressure might force the club to find a new home. Moving is going to cost the club money so Gipsy seeks out security work for the Laffing Devils guarding a liquor store in a very dangerous part of town. Will their new responsibilities pit the club against one another?
THE DEVILS RIDE also covers what would-be members must do to prove themselves to the club before they can be "patched in." In order to earn his spot, prospect Charles is out on an official club task of protecting some of the club's wives and girlfriends, or "Ol' Ladies" on a night out. When a pushy photographer gets too close for comfort, blood boils and the situation gets physical. Will Charles' actions protecting the women earn him the respect of the young blood and, more importantly, earn him his cut?
THE DEVILS RIDE is produced for Discovery Channel Bischoff Hervey Entertainment. Eric Bischoff and Jason Hervey are Executive Producers. For Discovery Channel, David Pritikin is Executive Producer.


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Incline Village Relay for Life begins Friday
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — The annual Relay For Life for Incline Village is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, August 2-3, 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. at Preston Field.
Teams can set up any time after noon, and entertainment will being at about 4 p.m.
The event's Opening Ceremonies and Survivor Celebration will begin at 5 p.m., and the Survivor Lap will be at 5:30 p.m. All cancer survivors are invited to walk the lap.
Following the Survivor Lap will be the Caregiver Lap.
We have a special token of appreciation for our caregivers this year, those who have helped and supported our survivors throughout their cancer journeys," said Aimee Giller, a community relationship manager wight he American Cancer Society.
Next, the annual Relay for Life Survivor Dinner will begin at 6:15 p.m. The dinner is sponsored by Nine 41 Eatery & Bar.
The restaurant's managing partner, Adam Bishop, has "put together a great menu for our survivors and (is) looking forward to serving dinner for a small donation to the rest of the Relay participants during the evening," Giller said.
A new addition this year to Relay is the Bark For Life lap, featuring a lap with owners and their on-leash dogs, beginning at 6 p.m.
"We will have a special area, 'Bark Alley,' where the dogs can be treated to games and goodies," Giller said.
The Luminaria ceremony will begin at approximately 8:30 p.m.
"Please come down and decorate a bag for someone special in your family," Giller said.
Luminaria bags are also available at the Incline Village General Improvement District offices at 893 Southwood Blvd.
On Saturday morning, the Knights of Columbus will be provide a pancake breakfast from 7-9 a.m. The event's closing ceremonies will begin approximately 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
For information, visit http://www.relayforlife.org, and under "Search for an Event," enter "Incline Village, NV".


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A new UC San Diego study suggests that the byproducts of a chemical used in plastic found in the lining of cans may disrupt human hormone function more than the chemical itself.
The study, published today in PLOS ONE, may help explain why the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, has been tied to many health problems even though the chemical doesn't have a strong effect on cells in a Petri dish.
"We have a candidate chemical that is doing the nasty stuff, or the endocrine disruption," said study co-author and UCSD structural biologist Michael E. Baker. "We know that BPA exposure causes a lot of endocrine problems, but if you're analyzing BPA in urine, you may not be analyzing the chemical that's really doing the endocrine disruption."
Several studies have linked BPA exposure to health problems such as breast cancer and birth defects in animals and humans. Researchers say the chemical may be harmful because it mimics hormones such as estrogen. A 2003-04 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found more than 90 percent of participants tested had measurable levels of the chemical in their urine.
But when BPA is put into a dish with cells that bind to estrogen, the cells don't proliferate, Baker said. For instance, breast cancer cells may grow prolifically in the presence of estrogen, but would need much more BPA to see the same growth, he said.
But in 2003, a Japanese research team found that the body breaks down BPA into another chemical: 4-methyl-2,4-bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)pent-1-ene, called MBP for short. MBP was 500 times more powerful at mimicking estrogen than BPA.
The researchers used computer simulations to model how MBP fit together with the part of cells called receptors, which bind estrogen. The simulations revealed that because the MBP molecule is longer, it fits better with the estrogen receptor and forms a stronger bond.
"It's like the key fits into all parts of the lock with MBP, and with BPA, only some of the key fits into the lock and other parts just don't fit," Baker said.
The findings suggest that researchers should be studying how MBP works in the body, Baker said. BPA leaves the body within a few days, but "how well MBP is cleared is not known, and it's not known if it accumulates in fatty tissue," he said.
But Steven Hentges, a spokesman for the American Chemistry Council, a plastics lobbying group, said in a prepared statement that MBP is not relevant for understanding BPA exposure.
"Multiple recent studies by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and others demonstrate that BPA is rapidly metabolized and eliminated from the body, but BPA is not converted into MBP," he said in a prepared statement.
A second study by UC Berkeley researchers, published today in Environmental Health Perspectives, also ties BPA to disrupted hormone function. The results were drawn from a larger study of chemical exposures in Latino farm workers from the Salinas Valley.
Of the pregnant women studied, those with the highest concentrations of BPA in their urine had lower levels of a thyroid hormone called thyroxine, a trend toward a less active thyroid gland. But the male babies of those women had thyroid hormone levels consistent with a more active thyroid gland. It's not clear why babies showed the reverse trend of that found in the mothers.
"Thyroid hormone in pregnant women plays an essential role in fetal growth and brain development," said Jonathan Chevrier, UC Berkeley epidemiologist and study co-author.
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If there was ever a time to make a grand overture with a gift, it's during the holidays. Imagine the thrill she'll get when she opens a Blue Nile box holding a piece of extraordinary jewelry. That kind of reaction is a gift unto itself.
Emeralds are a regal stone, and loved by Queen Cleopatra herself. One imagines these earrings being worn at any and all significant occasions, be it a gala, a wedding, or an intimate dinner. Unlike rubies and sapphires, which are just below diamonds in terms of strength and durability, emeralds tend to be a little softer and less suited to wear on a daily basis. Keep that in mind and wear them with care—but wear them! Life is too short to keep these stunners tucked away in the jewelry box.
Did you know: High-quality rubies are among the most expensive gemstones, fetching more per-carat than any other gem-quality stones? A member of the corundum family of minerals, and a sibling to sapphire, rubies are extremely hard and are often formed in marble deposits.
Ruby is the birthstone for July and is considered the stone of intense emotions, such as love and passion, and has long represented devotion and commitment.
Our Fancies by the Yard collection is unique to the genre of diamond station necklaces. Sure, they're sophisticated and classic while being eminently wearable, but the diamonds are cushion- or Asscher-cut in a bezel setting, as opposed to the typical round diamonds. Fancies by the Yard come in a range of lengths, starting at 20 inches, as well as bracelets. The necklace above is actually two separate necklaces measuring over 60 inches and features two clasps (a lobster and spring ring), which means it can be worn long, wrapped around the neck two or three times, or as two separate necklaces.
A piece of jewelry from our Fancies by the Yard collection is an ideal choice for a woman of impeccable taste who appreciates versatility and understated luxury.


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The sex drive in human beings is known as libido. A potent sex drive is very much mandatory to get the best out of your sexual experiences. Without a powerful sex drive you won't be able to enjoy your lovemaking sessions. If you forcefully go on with the pulling and pushing without any natural urge then your partner will lose interest in you. So a strong and powerful sex drive must be maintained or acquired to satisfy both of you and your partner.
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According to a school of thought the male enhancement and consequent increased sex drive can be brought about by some spices. As per their statement upon consumption of some spices your sexual organs get a thrust of energy to perform better. You can take those spices with your regular meals at regular intervals. But prior to that you should consult your doctor to confirm that your body is compatible with those spices. Moreover some of those spices are available as packaged products or medicines. If you are not comfortable of taking them with your food then you can opt for these medicines.
Include cassia leaves in your cooked food. Its pleasant smell and taste is good for increased sex drive. Use ginger as much as possible. If comfortable, go for solo ginger treats prior to moving into the bed. Ginger is known to arouse libido in no time.
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BAZ commends govt for adopting revised energy policyBAZ commends govt for adopting revised energy policy
By Fridah Zinyama
Saturday December 29, 2007 [03:00]
THE Bio-fuel Association of Zambia (BAZ) has commended the government for finally adopting the revised energy policy as it is going to help the renewable energy sector in the country grow. In an interview, BAZ chairperson Professor Thompson Sinkala said the government had held a meeting with stakeholders from the bio-fuel, electricity and biomass industries to discuss the way forward in the energy sector.
Prof Sinkala said the government's decision to adopt the energy policy would go a long way in helping the bio-fuel sector to decide what percentage of bio-diesel and bio-ethanol would be blended with petrol and diesel.
"As a sector we recommended that government should allow for three percent of blending of petrol and diesel," he said.
Prof Sinkala said the association was optimistic that the government would be able to save a lot of money once the blending process of renewable fuels started in the country.
"We have been asking farmers across the country to grow Jatropha as it will help them to improve the income generation," he said. "We have also been promoting non-food plants in order not to tamper with the food security of the country."
Early this month, BAZ had announced that an Australian company, Oval Bio-fuels, had started producing bio-diesel in Lusaka's industrial area.
The company had started bio-diesel production from soya oil on a pilot basis in order to test the machines they had brought into the country.
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When I was on a business trip last fall, on my one day off (out of 12) several of us wandered towards Gatlinburg, TN for some sightseeing and hiking.
We found a rock shop and a colleague and I wandered in. It was filled with the basics that are found in the Great Smoky Mountains, but tucked in a box in the corner was a pile of plain grey rocks. Dolomite, the rocks are called. They sold for about $3 each and with the purchase was this piece of paper:
I took the rocks home and presented them to my sons – who thought I must have hit my head or something to have brought them plain rocks.
Here are the two rocks in glass containers that I didn't plan to use again:
According to the directions, you add enough white vinegar to cover the rocks completely. I'll return to discuss this step.
Once you add the vinegar, you are to set the glasses in an area and leave them alone for "4 to 8 days" according to the directions I had. The vinegar was supposed to evaporate and doing so would leach the crystals out of the rock.
"4 to 8" days my foot. Here in Florida it was more like 25 days. We started this on December 12th and we didn't see any crystals until about January 15th. The pictures of the crystalized rocks are from January 30th. So let's call that 49 days.
I'm very sorry I couldn't get better picture of the finished crystals, I've been having camera troubles.
Let's talk about what went wrong here. First of all, I was supposed to leave the very top of the rock exposed and not cover it all the way. The crystals didn't start growing until the top of the rock was exposed...and apparently they would have started up right away if I had done that. Secondly, this is the coast of Florida. So evaporation rates are about half of what it would have been inland.
Do you want to try your own dolomite "flowering rock" experiment? Educational Innovations sells two-pound bags of rocks in assorted sizes for $8.95. You can see the instructions for this kit here, where it clearly states that you're to leave the very top of the rock exposed.
I will be revisiting this experiment on my own blog as the rock continues to dry out and I will be able to remove it from the glass.


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Sunday, August 7, 2011
I Know Why We Have So Many Brick Walls
It all finally clicked for me yesterday while listening to Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, FUGA, at the Kentucky Genealogical Society's Annual Seminar "Clearing Your Genealogical Hurdles." Now this was not the first time I had heard a speaker talk about reasonably exhaustive searches and the other points of the Genealogical Proof Standard. It was not even the first time I had heard it from Mrs. Mills. Heck, I have books on the subject that I have actually read.
For some reason, when she was discussing reading through hundreds of un-indexed records yesterday, it finally hit me that I have brick walls because I am lazy. It takes hard work, seriously hard work, to break down a brick wall. It is so much simpler to say, "Oops, brick wall, I'll move on to someone else who is easier to find." And all too often, that is exactly what I do. Does anyone else fall into that trap? Yeah, I thought so.
Even without my revelation, I would say the KGS Seminar was a big success. It was a larger than usual crowd, no doubt due to the speaker. Here are a few points from the four lectures presented by Mrs. Mills.
Genealogical Problem Solving: Professional Techniques for Everyday Success: This session covered thirteen important techniques for success that on the surface sound simple but "the devil is in the details." Things like "there is more to a book than the index." Names listed in an index may have been influenced by what the indexer thought was important. Presence of an index does not necessarily mean every name in the book is there.
Proving "Oral History": How to Find the Truth About a Family Story: "There is no such thing as The Gospel According to Grandma." Oral history goes astray for a variety of reasons including "human memories are not perfect." Use the details of family traditions as clues to find the paper trail back to the earliest form of that tradition in order to evaluate its accuracy. Did it start with someone who witnessed an event or did the story seem to develop 100 years after the fact?
In a Rut? 7 Ways to Jump-Start Your Research: "Be a critical thinker" and "accept reality, don't demand a smoking gun" are two those seven ways. A critical thinker analyzes and questions everything and considers what is not there. Sometimes there simply is not a document (or smoking gun) that proves a point but that does not mean it can't be proven.
The Genealogical Proof Standard: How to Build a Case When No Record States the Answer: Create an action plan starting with an assessment of what you have - identify the problem and reappraise prior conclusions. Before you can complete the research, you must identify all relevant records not yet used. And that means ALL records, not just the ones available online or on microfilm or nicely indexed.
I heard this fourth lecture last year at the Federation of Genealogical Societies conference in Knoxville but that did not make it any less interesting yesterday.
Case studies are my favorite part of lectures. Mrs. Mills does a great job of explaining standards and practices a good genealogist should employ then she blows you away with amazing examples of how she started with a seemingly hopeless problem and found the answer by putting those standards and practices to work. If you have an opportunity to hear her, do not pass it up.
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I realized that I was lazy too last year when we were at FGS listening to that fourth lecture by ESM. By the way, to answer your question, I am not going to be able to go to the FGS conference this year. I am still trying to recover financially from the wedding.ReplyDelete
I was apparently too dumb to realized it then. LOL. Sorry you can't make FGS but I guess the wedding was worth missing it. :) Best wishes.ReplyDelete
Linda, I agree that Elizabeth Shown Mills is worth hearing any chance you get. I enjoyed a full day of her lectures last year at the North Hills Genealogists conference in Pittsburgh, and it was wonderful! Thanks for reminding me of some of her key points.ReplyDelete
True. I've been amazed by how much I learned this summer when I was finally able to get my hands and eyes on illuminating records. I just wish I was closer to the records I want to examine. Not a fan of ordering one or two films at a time.ReplyDelete
Susan - I seriously want a long term trip like you took. Several weeks at FHL would be great (and I'd like to do that too) but nothing beats being in the actual locations and touching the actual records.ReplyDelete
I agree, Linda. ESM is a great speaker and not to be missed.ReplyDelete
I'm sort of bipolar on research - will work hard on a brick wall for a while, but then I have to take a break. I'm not totally lazy, but just kind of a sissy where endurance is concerned. Good report and insightful comments!ReplyDelete
Thank you for these reminder-highlights. It is so easy to fall back on path-of-least-resistance, which is usually so much less rewarding. :DReplyDelete
Your post hit me right between the eyes - too many of my brickwalls are caused by the same laziness.ReplyDelete
I concur ... although I think mine was part laziness and part lack of time. Now that school is over, I have more time, and I won't have any excuses. This was a real eye-opener, Linda!ReplyDelete
I love these gentle nudges out of lazy research. It's like soft kisses to wake you up, but it's still the alarm chiming "time to go to work." Thanks for this post. Will wake up in the morning with renewed research strength!ReplyDelete
I realized I was lazy long time ago. Time for me to get back to work.ReplyDelete


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|November 12, 2012, 05:13 PM
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What 500 yard scope
What power do most use to shoot at 300+ yards? I have read posts where people are getting sub moa groups at 500+ yards. What power of scope does it take to shoot this far?
Dont get me wrong, i do not expect to shoot like that because i dont have the grade of gun or skills to shoot that way but my point is what power scope makes that possible? I have a 4x12 Leo but there is no way i could use a target any smaller that a deer or coyote past 250 or 300 yards because the cross hair would cover it up.
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I haven't shot much at long distance, but when I do I use a Zeiss Conquest 4-14x44, set at ~8.25x for 168gr 308.
|November 12, 2012, 09:27 PM
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I ask what scopes people use at our local long range matches. Be it 600 yards or 1000 yards the most common scope magnification is 20X to 24X. I shot with a 6X scope at 1000 yards and the marking spotter was indistinct and it was difficult to quarter the ten ring. I am using a 20X and I can see plenty. I have not taken any of my 16X scopes out, but I think you could see very well with any magnification from 16 to 20X.
High magnification can be a disadvantage as the image gets darker and the ills effects of mirage actually make things less distinct. Many times I have seen the bullet hole only when I dial down the magnification. Also, guys who use 32X + scope have a tendency to cross fire because the field of view is so limited and they forget to check each shot to see that they are on their target.
Weaver T series (T-20, T-24, etc) scopes are very popular based on cost. The shooters using them tell me they are clear and have repeatable clicks.
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As you've sort of figured out, it's all a matter of your target working with your reticle. If your reticle grossly subtends the target, you'll have a tough time positioning the reticle in exactly the same spot on target... but if you have a target that works with your reticle rather than against it, you can produce a consistent, fairly precise hold.
Example. Lets say, for the sake of argument, that your standard crosshair reticle subtends 10" at 500 yds. What would work nicely is a 12 or perhaps 14 inch, white crosshair target with a thick contrasting outline. With the reticle centered, you have a crisp, white border that the eye can easily "square up" or center on consistently.
When you shoot a group at 100 yds, you (probably) aren't aiming at the previous bullet hole, you're aiming at a reference. The only difference is that at 500 or more yards, you need a different reference to be accurate.
Imagine the target below... but the bars of the crosshair are 12" wide.
I use a 50X with an 1/16" dot/crosshair for 100-300 yd benchrest... but to be competitive, I'm trying to shoot 1/10th MOA or less, so I have to be able to split very fine hairs. For anything that isn't competition, I seldom use more that a 20X variable scope.
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|November 13, 2012, 08:14 AM
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Hmm, that makes perfect sense. I have to admit, I always wondered why those style targets looked that way but it should have been obvious. You worded it very well, its all about having a visible reference. Think I will get a square and ruler and make up some ot those targets and then see how my scope performs before I go shopping.
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I really doubt Creeper is shooting in the "teens" on a hardware store sight in target as illustrated. It is printed for convenience with a hunting rifle. I get what he says about the simplicity of alignment but you don't get that where score is kept.
I agree with Slamfire and Creeper. Good target shooting is done with high magnification scopes. I do not understand the frequent recommendations for 3-9 and 10X scopes on inanimate targets at considerable ranges. Those are for hunters and snipers with entirely different needs.
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|November 13, 2012, 06:49 PM
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12X is plenty of scope to reach way past 500 yrds. I took a deer at 289 yrds with a 2 1/2 X soope. I shoot a fair amount of longer range, 500 to 700 yrds with a couple of different rifles. Any scope will work from the bench, but for hunting you will need target knobs on the scope. You will alos need to buy the best range finder you can afford and work up a drop chart. My 6-284 with 70 gr. bullets moveing at 3,700 fps will drop 12 1/2 in. between 400 and 500 yrds. Between 500 and 600 yrds. it drops 16 1/2 in. so you need to know your range and how much to dial up your scope.
|November 13, 2012, 08:41 PM
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good advice. I have memorized a few of the ballistic tables in the Hornady manual for several of my guns and the bullet weights i shoot but its probably safer to do as you say.
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