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Nineties Knicks stars John Starks and Anthony Mason are opening a restaurant together. We're told the pair has partnered on a New York outpost of Washington, DC, chain Custom Fuel Pizza, which allows customers to "design" their own pies by picking the crust and sauce as well as any toppings. The Big Apple location's scheduled to open in late January on Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 123rd Street. CNN anchor Chris Cuomo and Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim are also investors in the eatery.
Former Knicks players opening pizza chain
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December 23, 2013 | 1:25am
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The Liberty Deluxe AIR Package from Anchor Audio includes a LIB-8000XU1 Liberty Platinum PA System, a LIB-AIR Liberty AIR Battery-Powered Wireless Companion Speaker, two SS-550 Heavy-Duty Speaker Stands, one WB-8000 Beltpack Transmitter, CM-60 Collar mic, and an aux cable. The Liberty Platinum comes equipped with one wireless receiver and one AIR wireless companion transmitter. With 117 dB of clear sound, the PA system can be used when you want to address a group of up to 1500 people. The speaker features a 10" woofer and a ceramic compression driver. It also features an AIR wireless companion transmitter that allows you to connect to the included Liberty AIR Battery Powered Wireless Companion Speaker wirelessly.
The Liberty AIR Battery Powered Wireless Companion Speaker can be paired with the included LIB-8000X Series speaker to address a group of up to 3000 people. The built-in AIR wireless receiver is capable of receiving signals from up to 150' away. The built-in rechargeable battery is capable of running for up to 6 to 8 hours on a single charge.
The WB-8000 UHF Bodypack Transmitter can be used with the included CM-60 Collar mic. The bodypack transmitter, along with the mic, can be used for various applications such as live sound, TV broadcast, boardrooms, conferences, public speaking, and more. WB-8000 features 16 channels and can run on two AA batteries for approximately 20 hours.
The Liberty Platinum Speaker from Anchor Audio is a stand-mountable portable sound system that provides clear voice amplification. It comes with a built-in AIR wireless companion transmitter that wirelessly connects to one or more Liberty AIR battery powered companion speakers (available separately). It also features one built-in wireless receiver.
The speaker is powered by built-in rechargeable batteries that operate for 6 to 8 hours on a full charge. It comes with a built-in Bluetooth 3.0 module that allows you to connect your Bluetooth-enabled device to the speaker within a range of 100 ft. The unit comes with two universal microphone input jacks and one 3.5mm AUX line input.
The Liberty AIR Battery Powered Wireless Companion Speaker from Anchor Audio is a portable sound system with complete wireless capability to avoid the hassle of running cables between units. You can use this speaker for school functions, corporate events, rallies, military ceremonies, indoor and outdoor auditoriums, houses of worship, and more.
The Anchor CM-60 collar microphone is designed to be worn underneath collars for discrete operation. The microphone features a cardioid polar pattern and TA4-F terminated cable.
The WB-8000 UHF Bodypack Transmitter by Anchor Audio is for capturing audio. It can be used in various environments in audio applications such as, live sound, TV broadcast, boardrooms, conferences, public speaking, and more. It features a 16-channel, diversity UHF bodypack transmitter, and can run on two AA batteries for approximately 20 hours. It is designed for use with that company's series of portable P.A. and wireless products. A belt clip is included.
Note: For system compatibility, the component's frequency MUST match your existing system/component frequency.
The Anchor SS-550 is a Heavy-Duty Speaker Stand for use with Explorer and Xtreme Sound Systems.
|Rated Power Output
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|117 dB @ 0.3' (1 m), rated power
Two 12 V, lead acid rechargeable, 9 Ah
Full Recharge: Approximately 7 hours
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|60 Hz to 15 kHz, ±3 dB
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|150' (45.7 m) line of sight
|Frequency Range
|AIR Frequency Range: 902 to 928 MHz
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|Isolated, 600 W, 1/4" phone (post fader)
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Lo-Z (1 kW), balanced, XLR
12 VDC condenser microphone (Phantom) power
Hi-Z (10 kW) unbalanced, 1/4" phone
Hi-Z (10 kW) unbalanced, 1/8" stereo
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Lo-Z Microphone: -52 dBV (2.5 mV RMS)
Hi-Z Microphone: -43 dBV (7.5 mV RMS)
Auxiliary (Line): -14 dBV (200 mV RMS)
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Class 1 radio
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+12 dB LNA input RF gain
+18 dB PA output RF gain
High-speed wireless data rate up to 3 Mb/s
Digital and analog stereo input and output
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|5 V, 500 mA
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|34.3 lb (15.56 kg)
|117 dB
|125 W AC / 100 W DC modes
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|10" (25 cm)
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|34 lb (15 kg)
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|7.2 oz (204 g)
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EnerNOC Inc. (ENOC) Drops 5.58% on January 04Equities Staff Follow |
EnerNOC Inc. (ENOC) was one of the Russell 2000's biggest losers for Monday January 04 as the stock slid 5.58% to $3.64, a loss of $-0.215 per share. Starting at an opening price of $3.78 a share, the stock traded between $3.41 and $3.78 over the course of the trading day. Volume was 578,576 shares over 2,569 trades, against an average daily volume of 440,781 shares and a total float of 30.79 million.
The losses send EnerNOC Inc. down to a market cap of $111.93 million. In the last year, EnerNOC Inc. has traded between $19.04 and $3.76, and its 50-day SMA is currently $5.00 and 200-day SMA is $8.53.
EnerNOC Inc provides energy management software and related solutions for commercial and industrial customers, as well as for utility and grid operators. Its products include SupplySMART, EfficiencySMART, and DemandSMART.
EnerNOC Inc. is based out of Boston, MA and has some 1,125 employees. Its CEO is Timothy G. Healy.
For a complete fundamental analysis analysis of EnerNOC Inc., check out Equities.com's Stock Valuation Analysis report for ENOC. To see the latest independent stock recommendations from Equities.com's analysts, visit our Research section.
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Russell's indices differ from traditional indices like the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) or S&P 500, whose members are selected by committee, because they base membership entirely on an objective, rules based methodology. The 3,000 largest companies by market cap make up the Russell 3000, with the 2,000 smaller companies making up the Russell 2000. It's a simple approach that gives a broad, unbiased look at the small-cap market as a whole.
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Cheers & Jeers: 10 Things I Hate About My Teenage Daughter
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Jeers to I Hate My Teenage Daughter for being so detestable. How do I hate the new Fox sitcom? Let me count the ways...Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine. It wastes Emmy-winner Jaime Pressly (My Name Is Earl) in a dumb-blan… Read more


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Pontiac Firebird 3.1L / 5.0L 1991, Catalytic Converter by Flowmaster®. Converter Configuration: Direct Fit. Catalytic Converter Body Shape: Oval. Without Air Tube. Without O2 Sensor Port. Catalytic Inlet Diameter: 2.5". Catalytic Outlet Diameter: 2.5". The new Flowmaster replacement catalytic converters are made to meet and exceed all federal environmental regulations and, as all Flowmaster products, to deliver the best possible performance. The shells are made of stainless steel, and the catalytic components meet or exceed the legal requirements.
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Once More, With Feeling: It Wasn't Silicon Valley Or Google That Stopped SOPA/PIPA, It Was The Internet
from the wake-up-folks dept
Larry Downes has a great piece over at Forbes making this point and tracing back who really "stopped" SOPA and PIPA (full disclaimer: Downes gives me unnecessarily nice billing in the piece, providing too much credit for my early coverage of the bills). The key point that he makes is that this wasn't about "tech companies" or "Google" rising up -- but about internet users. And until the bills' supporters understand this, they're going to make the same mistakes over and over again:
The sponsors of SOPA and PIPA don't even know who stopped them cold. But supporters of the proposed laws are retrenching anyway, preparing to launch a new assault on an enemy it hasn't identified.This is the message that many people are trying to get out there, and which keeps getting dismissed. Perhaps an even stronger point was made by the many, many people "in Hollywood" who came out against the bill as well. Take a look at what the Future of Music Coalition had to say on the matter, highlighting that anyone who thinks this is "Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley" is missing the point in a big bad way.
Given both their arrogance and ignorance, it goes without saying that the content industries are unlikely to avoid similar catastrophes in the future, let alone find a way to work collaboratively with a political force they don't know—or believe–exists.
Unfortunately, some folks seem to be missing that point entirely, and are clinging to the idea that the SOPA/PIPA kerfluffle was simply Big Content vs. Silicon Valley.This isn't about "Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley." This is about "the internet" vs. the old way that things were done (artificial scarcity, backrooms and gatekeepers). Misunderstanding that key point will lead to the same mistakes again and again. Understanding this presents a clear path forward.
We beg to differ.
Among the millions of people who voiced concerns about the scope and application of these bills were many copyright owners. We're talking tens of thousands of arts and culture reps and even individual artists like MGMT, Trent Reznor, Amanda Palmer, Jason Mraz, Zoe Keating and more. What does this tell us? That a lot of folks with skin in the game are uncomfortable with Washington trade groups like the MPAA and RIAA claiming to represent their interests.


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Globe Trekker "Mid-Atlantic States" In New Jersey, Brianna attends a 1950s themed weekend before making stops in Delaware and Maryland, and going crabbing on the Chesapeake Bay. She travels through the Brandywine Valley to Pennsylvania and taste tests Philadelphia's famous cheesesteaks.G
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A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff Rick Sebak heads out in search of America's interesting, wacky and goofy buildings. He finds such things as the Big Duck on Long Island, New York; the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame (in the shape of a giant fish) in Hayward, Wisconsin; and the world's largest catsup bottle, built as a water tower in Plainsville, Illinois.G
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Outdoor Idaho "Adventure Racing" The Funtastics Adventure Racing Team of Coeur d'Alene joins fellow adrenaline-seekers who take part in Adventure Sports Week at Farragut State Park. The two-day competition offers 63 miles of biking, 22 miles of running, 19 miles of kayaking, and a swim across a bay on Lake Pend Oreille.G
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Sesame Street "Still Life with Cookie" Cookie Monster learns how to control himself from eating his own paintings. Educational Objective: Self-Regulation, Art. D
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Duckling Goes Home/Daniel Feels Left Out" Duckling Goes Home: Today at school, the children find out that Ducky has grown too big to be their classroom pet and it's time to take him back to the farm. This news is very upsetting, especially to Daniel and Miss Elaina. The children cope with their sadness in different ways and soon they feel a little bit better. D
5:30 am
Martha Speaks "Alice Covers Up/Carolina Picks A Lily" Alice Covers Up - It's a pool party! Everyone is going, including Alice. until she becomes involved in a strange cover-up. Vocabulary: (E) (self)confiden(t)(ce), complexion, timid, outgoing, bashful (I) color, sort, brand, fair/fair-skinned, dye. D
6:00 am
Nature "Cloud: Challenge of the Stallions" Cloud, the wild, nearly white stallion of the Arrowhead Mountains of Montana, is now a confident band stallion in his prime. He has two maturing sons: Bolder, his by birth but raised in a rival stallion's band, and Flint, sired by another stallion but raised by Cloud. Bolder has gathered some mares; Flint has joined a bachelor group of young guns. Who will rise to challenge Cloud?G
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Rick Steves' Europe "Highlights of Paris: Eiffel and Monet to Creme Brulee" Rick scales the Eiffel Tower, then savors classic treats - from steak tartare to creme brulee. He marvels at Monet, Manet and company in the Orsay Gallery, and traces French history in the footsteps of Marie Antoinette.G
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Smart Travels - Europe with Rudy Maxa "Germany's Romantic Road" The Romantic Road winds through some of Germany's most picturesque countryside complete with medieval villages and Baroque Palaces. We start our journey in Wurzburg where we visit the spectacular Baroque Bishop's Palace or Residenz and taste wine at one of Wurzburg's many wine festivals. Next we visit the castle of the Teutonic Knights in Bad Mergentheim and a short distance away the Deutsches Auto Museum in the Renaissance Castle of Prince Hohenlohe-Langenburg. D
8:00 am
The Desert Speaks "Living Traditions of the Tohono O'Odham" The Tohono O'Odham ("Desert People") live on the second-largest reservation in the United States, located southwest of Tucson, Arizona and share hundreds of miles with the Mexico border, across which some still live. Although many O'Odham live off the reservation and don't grow traditional crops, among the older members their language is still very much alive, as are many of the cultural traditions and beliefs. Learn how a concerned group of tribal members knowledgeable in these traditions are taking an active part in passing down practices of saguaro fruit harvesting and basket weaving to their children and grandchildren. D
8:30 am
Lidia's Kitchen "Party Favorites" Today, Lidia is all about an Italian favorite at parties or large family meals - antipasti! She teaches viewers how to prepare four delicious snacks: Giardiniera - cured vegetables; a tasty Anchovy Frittata with Zucchini, a delicious savory Onion Tart, and everybody's favorite - Marinated Meatballs. D
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Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions "Cruising The Danube" River cruising has become one of the best ways to see Europe and at a great price. Burt takes viewers on a cruise down the Danube. He started in the Hungarian capital of Budapest and returned back to Budapest eight days later. D
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Ciao Italia "$20.00 Dinner/Venti Dollari Per La Cena" Mary Ann shows you just how far 20 dollars can go when you're creative about what you're preparing for dinner, starting off with a creamy Farfalle with Gorgonzola Sauce. Second course? Oven-roasted Pork Loin with Apples, followed by an fresh mixed salad, and to polish off this low-cost, high-taste meal, ice-cold, orange-flavored Granita. D
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "A Modern Take On Pizza and Grilled Cheese" Test cook Dan Souza shows host Christopher Kimball how to make a great Thin-Crust Whole-Wheat Pizza with Garlic Oil, Three Cheeses, and Basil at home, and gadget guru Lisa McManus reveals her favorite pizza gadgets. Next, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of goat cheese. And finally, test cook Bridget Lancaster uncovers the secrets to the ultimate Grown-Up Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Cheddar and Shallot. D
10:30 am
GardenSMART GardenSMART thinks it's a good idea to plan your garden for all seasons. An interesting thought but how do we pull that off? It's not as hard as one might think. Join us as we ask the experts for their ideas. D
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Infinity Hall Live "Wilson Phillips" Wilson Phillips, one of the biggest selling all-female groups in music history hits the Infinity Hall stage for an unforgettable night of nostalgia and chart-topping songs. The group, made up of Chynna Phillips, Wendy Wilson and Carnie Wilson, first reached the top of the Billboard charts in 1991 and have seen a resurgence in the past year with their appearance in the hit film Bridesmaids and their new reality series, Wilson Phillips: Still Holding On. Another reason for their return to center stage? They have a hit record! Their new CD, Dedicated, - which has topped the Amazon contemporary pop vocal charts - is a tribute to the music of their iconic parents; Chynna is the daughter of Michelle and John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas and Wendy and Carnie are the daughters of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson. D
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Sesame Street "Me Amigita Rosita" Rosita writes her own book about her life on Sesame Street and what being Mexican means to her. Educational Objective: Self-Regulation, Literacy. D
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Dinosaur Train "The Call of the Wild Corythosaurus/Triceratops For Lunch" The Call of the Wild Corythosaurus - The family surprises Mom for her birthday with a trip to a concert given by Cory and her family of Corythosaurus, who play music through the crests on their heads. Triceratops for Lunch - Our Pteranodon family eats lunch with their friend Tank Triceratops and discover that he and his family are all plant-eaters, with great leaf-eating teeth and giant appetites!. D
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Peg + Cat "The Pirate Problem/The Sleepover Problem" The Pirate Problem - Pirate Island. Peg and Cat show a group of very hungry Pirates how to share tropical fruit fairly. Primary Content: Fair sharing; Secondary Content: Adding within 4. D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Show Me The Honey/Migration Vacation" Show Me the Honey - Sally and Nick have run out of honey! Luckily the Cat knows just where to go to get more. They visit Queen Priscilla Buzzoo who invites them to join in the bee dance to learn how to make honey. Migration Vacation - The purple martin swallow that lives in Sally's backyard has gone missing! The Cat, with the help of a variety of forest creatures, help Nick and Sally track down the bird, and learn how and why birds migrate. D
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WordGirl "Scary with a Side of Butter/Talent Show Tobey" SCARY WITH A SIDE OF BUTTER - After telling the tale of the giant evil artichoke, Bampy Botsford sparks a panic throughout the city. Mr. Big uses this opportunity to do, what else, become even richer and more powerful! Will the giant artichoke really show up or will Mr. Big finally find a way to control the minds of citizens? Vocabulary Words: Fable, Artichoke. TALENT SHOW TOBEY - Becky volunteers to be Scoops' assistant for his magic act in the talent show. D
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Wyland's Art Studio "Bald Eagle" Wyland's depiction of a bald eagle proves an ideal way to practice paint application and brushwork. D
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Chefs A' Field "Milking Goodness" Chef Leads the Herd. Chef Craig Stoll: Delfina - San Francisco James Beard Foundation Award-winning chef Craig Stoll is serious about knowing exactly where his ingredients come from. In this episode, the chef visits Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company, a real family dairy on the California coast, to meet the Holstein cows that provide milk for one of his favorite cheeses, and to learn first-hand about the cheese-making process. D
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Designing Healthy Communities "Retrofitting Suburbia" In this first episode, physician Richard Jackson investigates the link between our nation's obesity and the Type 2 diabetes epidemic with urban sprawl fueled by car dependency. Part 1 of 4G
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Classical Rewind (My Music) From the romantic mood of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" to the dramatic emotions of Orff's "O Fortuna," this program features well-known classical compositions that are accompanied by images of nature, fantasy, historical locations, architecture and art to reflect the emotions and scenes portrayed by the music. Interviews with contemporary performers in both the classical and popular arenas offer shared musical memories and personal favorites.G
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Rick Steves' Festive Europe Follow Rick through Europe as he joins Europeans celebrating life. He ventures into the reveler-filled Parisian streets on Bastille Day, takes in the royal pageantry in London, wanders through a Venetian palace, and runs with the bulls in Pamplona. He stops to dine at an exclusive men's club in the Basque country, and embraces high culture in Vienna.G
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Designing Healthy Communities "Retrofitting Suburbia" In this first episode, physician Richard Jackson investigates the link between our nation's obesity and the Type 2 diabetes epidemic with urban sprawl fueled by car dependency. Part 1 of 4G
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NOVA "Mt. St. Helens Back from the Dead" For 30 years Forest Service biologist Charlie Crisafulli has documented the dramatic return of plant and animal life to the devastated slopes of Mt. St. Helens after the 1980 eruption. But he also witnesses the mountain's own return to life. Using GPS, magnetic mapping and more, geologists track the movement of magma and the volcano's hidden lattice of faults.G
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Design Squad "Pumped" The community pool needs a water pump designed for the 11-foot water slide. The teams compete to see which slide the YMCA campers will choose.G
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Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers "Hot Planet - Cold Comfort" Alda learns about global warming and what could happen if the great Atlantic Conveyor shuts down. He also slogs through melting permafrost to survey drowning forests in Alaska.G


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Front and Rear Sights
The ghost ring sights are adjustable and made for precise shooting at any distance.
Rear Wired 6-Position Crane Stock
The M14 EBR Combat Master is wired to the rear with a 6 position adjustable crane stock. The buffer tube is mil-spec dimensions so it will take most aftermarket stocks available.
Monolithic Rail System
There is plenty of rail space for optics, bipods, lights, and lasers. You can configure the Combat Master for any mission.
- Model Number: JP-89
- FPS (Feet Per Second): 405
- Weight: 9.0 lbs. (4.08 kg)
- Features: Tactical M14 for DMR role
- Product Support: 30 day limited warranty
- Inner Barrel Length: 420mm
- Overall Length: 36/39in
- Barrel Caliber: 6.05mm
- Magazines Included: 2
- Magazine Capacity: 440 rounds
- Magazine Type: High Cap
- Recommended BB: .25g or Higher
- Power source: 8.4v crane battery
- Battery and charger included: yes
- Lithium Polymer (LiPo) Ready: yes Echo1 lipo
- Battery Included: yes (8.4v Ni-MH nunchuck)
- Battery Location: Crane stock
- Battery Rate of Fire (Default Battery): 12
- Battery Rate of Fire with 8.4v: 12
- Battery Rate of Fire with 9.6v: 14
- Battery Rate of Fire 11.1 Echo1 LiPo: 16
- BB Caliber: 6mm
- Bearing Size: 6mm Steel Bushing
- Body type: Metal
- Gearbox Reinforced: V7 re-inforced shell
- Gearbox Type: V7
- Motor Type: Long Torque Motor
- Sights included: Metal fixed front/adjustable rear
- Outer Barrel Construction: One piece metal
- Metal Specifics: most of the gun
- Plastic Specifics: crane stock and pistol grip
- Scope Mount: Railed option for optics
- Sling Attachment: Metal front and rear
- Spring Guide: Metal with ball bearings
- Stock Type: M4 style with Milspec buffer tube
- Gear Specs: Standard V7 steel gears
- Hop Up: M14 Unit with MadBull Bucking
- Piston Body: Nylon and second tooth shaved
- Piston Head: Ported
- Type of Spring: M120
- Wiring Harness: Rear wired with no fuse
Upgrade and replacement airsoft parts are available for purchase at the Echo1 Parts Shop
From air seal nozzles to outer barrels, the Echo1 Part Shop has the most complete selection of airsoft upgrade and replacement parts available. If you can't find it in the store, simply request it and Echo1 will find it for you.
Instant Beast Mode for your Echo1
The Echo1 LiPo Battery & Charger Combo is fastest way to dramtically change the performance of your Echo1 airsoft gun. Safely charge the LiPoly battery using the Echo1 Balance Charger and install it to your AEG. You will instantaneously increase your rate of fire and experience longer playing times between charges.
The Perfect Magazine for your Echo1
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US Seeks Wide Support For Syria Arms Deal
Secretary of State John Kerry is briefing some of the United States' closest allies and working out details on how to put an end to Syria's chemical weapons program.
A day after visiting Israeli leaders, Kerry was due to meet Monday with top officials from France, Britain, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, who had pressed for military strikes on Syria after the Aug. 21 poison gas attack that killed hundreds.
U.S. and Russian officials reached an ambitious agreement over the weekend calling for an inventory of Syria's chemical weapons program within a week, with the program eradicated by mid-2014.
The U.N. resolution under discussion Monday would detail how Syria can secure and destroy its stockpile. The U.N.'s chief weapons inspector turned over his team's report on the August attack on Sunday and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to brief a closed session of the Security Council on the findings this morning.
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The use of vibrato seems to have been out of favor in (now, seemingly) most schools of brass playing for decades, now...
...yet strings, and woodwinds haven't even hinted at backing away from its use.
...and yes, I'm completely aware that SOME brass players (all euphonium players...many trumpet players) are still using it.
I understand ~not~ using it in block-sound symphonic playing...and not when sustaining foundational chords...and certainly avoiding it when playing chorale passages in symphonies...
...but there are many times - when performing solo lines - it would add a great deal.
- bad execution of vibrato...??
sure, there's bad execution of everything
- overuse of vibrato...??
sure, there's overuse of everything
When I listen to many pretty-good tuba players play tuba solos with piano accompaniment (admittedly, music to which .00000000000001% of all people ever purposely listen), the only "tool" that I hear in many of their musical expression toolkits (again: mostly, in current times) is the adding or taking away of decibels. With ~only~ this tool of musical expression being utilized, one can turn the sound down fairly low on such recordings, and many performed tuba solos begin to sound like animal calls, rather than musical phrases. It's already difficult enough to prevent a tuba from sounding like that, yes? It seems to me that more (rather than fewer) musical expression apparati should rule the day.
' your thoughts...
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Whoa... your tuba has a vibrato trigger?
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I would say you are spot on. Tubas should almost never use vibrato in ensemble playing but should without question use it on solo rep. Almost nobody wants to listen to a tuba solo as it is, so using vibrato, musically and tastefully, is a good way to add some element of beauty. Vibrato should be musical, not on or off, one speed all the time. Speeding up and slowing down vibrato and pausing vibrato at certain musical moments should be done. When I hear a tuba solo with nothing but changes in decibels, I think "boorrriiinggg." Trumpets, trombones and euphoniums all use vibrato in solos, tubists that don't are being musically lazy.
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When I took lessons (late '70's) I was told "no vibrato" so I never pursued learning how to do it. In the early '80's I played for a director who asked for it in a soli section, and I realized I had no appreciable ability to do it. Since I picked the horn back up I've worked on my own to do it well. I know earlier generations of players (Bell, Jacobs) used it and taught different approaches to it. For me it's mostly for personal use since I haven't had a request to do it in our community band. It makes solos and etudes much more musical IMO.
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I was just having a conversation a few days ago with a rather prominent local trumpet player a few days ago on this very subject. He pointed out that in earlier days of (mostly east coast) american symphonies, block chord playing was expected to have vibrato, most of the players being from europe or the sons of european artists. I wonder at which point of our pedagogy this was phased out?
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No vibrato = dead, rudimentary, non-musical tone. Soloists who play this way are automatically hacks to my ears.
I had wondered why so many of the supposedly "top" players coming out these days sound crappy like that. They're being TAUGHT not to play expressively? How sad. I've also noticed that WAY too many players just abruptly come off the end of their notes. There's no "flavor" or "finish" there...the sound just STOPS. Garbage playing. My very first thought when I hear that is that I'd like to instruct the offender to IMMEDIATELY purchase Floyd Cooley's "A Schumann Fantasy" and listen to the whole thing on repeat until he/she understands what a solo tuba is SUPPOSED to sound like.
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I wonder if many teachers (a subject of another thread in another forum) are afraid to teach - or even suggest - it.
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For what it's worth, I was taught and encouraged to use vibrato in solo playing by all of my teachers. They each had different ideas on when, why, and how much to use, but never was "no vibrato ever" an option or idea.
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My teacher/mentor for euphonium was the late Fred Dart. He said then that we euphonium players should use vibrato almost all the time. That may have been correct many years ago, but now I feel we shouldn't use vibrato in ensemble playing - except if we're playing a solo in the group. And then the type vibrato that lends itself to the music. For ballads I like to copy the human voice... adding a little vibrato to the end or back third of the held note. Jazzier pieces, a faster vibrato during solos.
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Maybe someone can give examples in some recordings where a solo line was vibrato-less. I wasn't aware vibrato in solo playing was a trigger amongst brass players or had fallen out of favor.
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Bottom line is this:
If you weren't taught how and when to use vibrato, your musical education is incomplete. I am primarily an orchestral player (I can't remember the last time I actually played a solo piece in front of people) and I use vibrato all the time. This notion of only using vibrato in solo pieces is bunk. Strings and winds don't use it in such a limited way, what makes anyone think brass players should?
My opinion for what it's worth...
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Bass players use it constantly, but they play a heckuva a lot more (and - let's face it - a heckuva lot more complete musical phrases) than we do...many phrases which reinforce and/or double the celli ("the baritone horns of the orchestra").
Further, bass players' resonance is never "in your face" (as, occasionally, composers wish for ours to be).
I believe there are many more times that it can be used by (more) tuba players in orchestras than it currently is used, but (and no offense meant) the "old school" style of vibrato (no names named) is not something that I would care to bring back.
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Bottom line; is the use of a vibrato at any given moment functional or not.
Changes per situation. That's the great thing about music; personal choice.
Even in solo situations I may not use vibrato. It all comes down to how I want to "say" something. Sometimes I'll put a tad of vibrato only on one note out of an entire series of phrases just because the music says, "do it here" to me. (less is more, etc)
Since in "our" register the notes are doing already quite a bit of audible vibrations on their own, I find it preferable to prudent with vibrato.
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I think that developing vibrato and learning how to use vibrato is time well spent. I think that it adds another tool in your toolbox for shaping "musical" phrases. Of course, using the right tool for the job at hand is crucial for success and for maintaing good relationships with your colleagues. I think that spending time listening to how vocalists, string players, woodwind players, and even other brass players use vibrato across varying genres of music is also very beneficial.
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well worth a re-post
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My observation has been that vibrato is less of a given and more of a technique outside many of the non-classical styles; avant-garde/modern/experimental, pop, jazz. This also holds true for many singers, sting players and woodwind players (inclu saxophones).
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Vibrato is added color and spice and I would miss it on all music I play - if used with taste.
Today our Brass Band conductor asked the basses (Eb + Bb) to warm up the sound by a small vibrato when accompagniying an Eb horn solo in the piece Demelza. Actually, this was pretty nice.
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This topic comes along every so often, and usually I just post the URL from the discussion in 2009. Today, I''m reposting my original thoughts on this. After cutting and pasting in the original text, I would only add that while one of the original posters mentioned that "all trained singers know vibrato", I'd have to say that apparently of the 300+ singers I've recorded over the years, I guess only about 100 of them have been properly trained...
from 2009:
"In my opinion, humble as it is, using vibrato is not a "yes or no" issue - or, for that matter, an "on or off" issue, as the speed and depth of vibrato needs to be taken into consideration for the music at hand.
On top of all that, it's been my experience that most players who "learn" vibrato do so without gaining an understanding of what vibrato is supposed to be. Since I am frequently challenged on this, I'll simply quote from the Oxford Dictionary:
"A wavering of pitch used to enrich and intensify the tone of a voice or instrument; it is practised in particular by wind players, string players, and singers."
I would add that we, as "singers of our instrument", also need to "practise" this wavering, or the result will be tremolo. Young students are especially susceptible to this. I am currently working with a very talented freshman player who, unfortunately, has a vibrato concept that is actually a very intense tremolo, and is having a difficult time learning to play without it. Once the tremolo is taken away (and any vibrato along with it), as Roger notes, the player also becomes aware of intonation problems.
It doesn't take that long to discuss the concept of vibrato with a student. Patiently working with the student to develop tasteful and controlled vibrato (in appropriate instances) is more gradual, but eventually more rewarding."
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Buray flood control dykes changes life at Khadijo Haji village
By Clement Tulezi, Publications and Information Officer, UNDP Somalia
In the Gedo region of Somalia, water from seasonal streams runs freely in the Dawa and Jubba rivers. Communities and Internally Displaced persons (IDPs) who live along these streams live in abject poverty. They lack resources and skills to utilize the water during rainy seasons to better their lives.
UNDP initiated a three-month project under the Employment Generation for Early Recovery (EGER) in Beled Hawo and Elwak District in the Gedo region. The project focused on the construction of two flood control dykes on the Buray stream near Khadijo Haji village.
Khadijo Haji village lies about 3km west of the border of Kenya and Somalia and 40km south of Beled-Hawo town.
The construction of the two dykes on the Buray stream has transformed Khadijo Haji village. The dykes have effectively controlled flooding and thereby contributed to increased food production for the pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in the hinterland of the Gedo Region.
The Employment Generation for Early Recovery Project also rehabilitated a road at a crossing point at Farwaley village on the Buray stream and rehabilitated two earth pans at Likoley and Nusdariiq villages in Elwak district. The project provided employment to 1,794 IDPs and poor households living in the four targeted villages (Khadija Haji, Toga Farwale, Nusdariiq, and Likooley).
It employed 1120 unskilled labourers that were grouped into two with 560 persons in each group who worked for 24 and 28 days respectively. In addition, it created employment for 10 masons and 56 foremen from the local communities. On the long term, there was the emergence of semi-permanent structures now used for petty trading, which in turn has encouraged farming and reduced migration of communities and livestock. The project activities provided a platform for raising awareness on pertinent issues in the community such as peace building, personal hygiene, HIV/AIDS, and environmental protection.
Up along the Buray stream is a place called Jinni Kalax Darsa. Beyond the Jinni Kalax Darsay, the community identified two locations for construction of dykes to help retain more water for drinking, pasture and farming. The dykes have reduced water movement in the stream during the rainy season, raised level of water, and allowed water to spread to the outlying rain-fed farms and grazing pastures.
The construction of the dykes created employment for 180 labourers. They were engaged for a period of 52 days undertaking various tasks such as collection of stones, digging, filling the gabion boxes and backfilling of excavated material. The workers supported their families with income generated from this project. Locals, particularly women IDPs setup food kiosks targeting the laborers and the community. These small businesses are sustained by improved income from flood-irrigated farming.
The dykes have caused retention richer minerals-laden soils, making the area suitable for growing a variety of crops, hence improvement in food security. Areas that have not been farmed for almost 20 years are now under cultivation. During the rainy season this year, 1200 hectares of land was irrigated by the flash floods.
A majority of residents farm maize, cowpeas, simsim, watermelon and sorghum. An average farm per household is between 1.2 ha and 3.5 ha. They harvest between 7 and 35 bags of maize with cowpeas, simsim or watermelon, enough to feed the household and sell in the market.
Grazing pastures that have grown in the flooded Buray area have lasted longer leading to the return of migrated livestock. Environmental degradation and insufficient water in the area has always resulted in migration of livestock by pastoralists. A large number of pastoralists are now leading sedentary settled lives. They are slowly turning into agro-pastoralists.
EGER project has a positive effect on Khadijo Haji village. The community is currently creating structures for lasting peace and governance. The village is currently attracting major business enterprises such as Hormuud Telecom. Hormuud has already installed a communications tower in the village to provide phone services to the residents of Khadijo Haji.
The UNDP's Employment Generation for Early Recovery Project seeks to create income and jobs for vulnerable groups such as women, youth, and IDPs and their host communities in South Central Somalia.


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For a loud, ugly showoff-mobile, it doesn't do a half bad job of incinerating a set of tires.
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Bombed off the course at the Boston Marathon
Loping down Commonwealth Avenue Monday afternoon in a sea of fellow runners, I peered ahead toward the long-awaited right turn onto Hereford Street, the last intersection before the final hook onto Boylston Street and the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon.
"Less than half a mile to go," I told myself. "Stay focused."
Suddenly, a knot of shorts-clad men and women milled about in the middle of the street, blocking my path.
"Hey! Do you mind getting out of the way?" I cried, or words to that effect.
They ignored me and I had to swerve sharply to avoid a collision – something the legs don't enjoy doing after they've been running steadily for nearly 26 miles over the past four and a half hours.
Then I could see the entire roadway was clogged with stationary marathoners. What the heck was going on?
"What are you guys doing?" I asked, grinding to a halt.
"There's been some kind of explosion at the finish," somebody on a cellphone reported.
The hairs on the back of my neck stood on end.
"Anybody hurt?"
"Hard to say. It just happened."
Another runner who had been ahead and then forced to reverse direction had a first-hand report.
"I heard two blasts, one right after the other."
"Oh my God!"
College kids, spectators with smart phones and apartment-dwellers who had been following the news came out to fill us in on the horrible details, and to offer us water, snacks and garbage bags to wear as windbreakers against a chilly breeze while we shivered.
Just ahead I saw my buddy, Phil Plouffe of Mystic, with whom I'd been running side-by-side since the starting line in Hopkinton until he pulled slightly ahead going up Heartbreak Hill at Mile 18 when I made a short detour to a Porta-Potty.
"Hey, Phil! What's going on?"
He muttered something unprintable.
Phil had wanted to run the Boston Marathon for as long as I've known him, more than 30 years, when we met while training for our first long-distance race, the East Lyme Marathon. Over the years we've hiked, mountain climbed and kayaked together extensively. Monday was to be his first Boston, and it was to be my 10th and last.
I thought 10 was a good, round number to end on, since it would coincide with the first for my son, Tom.
By dint of a speedy qualifying time of 2:45 at the Denver Marathon last year, Tom was given a low starting number, 685 in a field of some 28,000, while his old dad had number 20,458 and had to wait 40 minutes for the staggered start to begin.
Tom finished in a personal-best time of 2:42:20 and had already showered and changed at a friend's apartment when the bombs exploded, I learned in a relieved phone call to my wife, Lisa, using a borrowed cellphone while we runners huddled so close to the finish line.
After more than a half hour of confusion and chaos, compounded by hundreds of emergency vehicles roaring past, sirens blaring, a Boston Athletic Association official shouted above the din that we should continue on foot on Commonwealth Avenue, but instead of turning onto Hereford we should walk another mile or so all the way to Arlington Street near the Boston Common, where buses with dry clothes and other gear we loaded in Hopkinton would be waiting.
Police barricades and emergency vehicles blocked every intersection leading to the finish line.
The cheering throngs of spectators that normally greet finishing marathoners either disappeared or, like us runners, shuffled away ashen-faced. Some sobbed.
At this point I certainly don't care much who won the race, and care even less if I ever do earn that 10th finishing medal. Monday's tragic murders and maimings overshadow any such considerations.
As of this writing authorities don't know who is responsible or why, so it's pointless to speculate on motives or to pontificate other than to say we are shocked, angry and horrified.
The Boston Marathon has always been a joyous event, even for those who have struggled to cross the finish line.
The deafening exuberance of the crowds, the non-stop cheering from Hopkinton to Boston, the live bands, the front-porch parties, the kids begging for high-fives and handing out cups of water and orange slices – we'd hate to all see that lost.
At the same time, the victims of Monday's bombs are no different from those at a school or a shopping center or a movie theater. They all died or were injured by incomprehensible acts.
We mourn them all.
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Q. What are the grounding requirements for a separate building supplied with a feeder?
A. For buildings or structures supplied by a feeder, each building/structure's disconnect must be connected to an electrode of a type identified in 250.52 [250.32(A)]. The grounding of the building/structure disconnecting means to the earth is intended to help in limiting induced voltages on the metal parts from nearby lightning strikes [250.4(A)(1)]. The Code prohibits the use of the earth to serve as an effective ground-fault current path [250.4(A)(5) and 250.4(B)(4)].
Exception: A grounding electrode isn't required where the building/structure is served with a 2-wire, 3-wire, or 4-wire multiwire branch circuit.
To quickly clear a ground fault and remove dangerous voltage from metal parts, the building/structure disconnecting means must be connected to the circuit equipment grounding conductor of a type described in 250.118. If the supply circuit equipment grounding conductor is of the wire type, it must be sized in accordance with 250.122, based on the rating of the overcurrent device [250.32(B)], as shown in Fig. 1.
Caution: To prevent dangerous objectionable neutral current from flowing onto metal parts [250.6(A)], the supply circuit neutral conductor isn't permitted to be connected to the remote building/structure disconnecting means [250.142(B)].
Q. Is it acceptable to install a GFCI receptacle in a dwelling unit bathroom and feed from the load side of the GFCI receptacle to a duplex receptacle in a second bathroom?
A. Yes. One 20A, 120V branch circuit must be provided for the receptacle outlets required by 210.52(D) for a dwelling unit bathroom. This 20A bathroom receptacle circuit must not serve any other outlet, such as bathroom lighting outlets or receptacles in other rooms. However, it can feed the receptacle outlets in multiple bathrooms, which can be fed from the load side of a GFCI receptacle from the first bathroom [210.8(A)(1) and 210.11(C)(3)], as shown in Fig. 2.
Note: A 15A, 125V receptacle is rated for 20A feed-through, so it can be used for this purpose [210.21(B)(3)].
Exception: A single 20A, 120V branch circuit is permitted to supply all of the outlets in a single bathroom, as long as no single load fastened in place is rated more than 10A [210.23(A)].
Q. Does the Code requirement for bonding of pool water in 680.26(C) apply to above ground nonconductive pools?
A. Yes, if it is a permanently installed pool. The requirement for bonding of pool water in 680.26(C) states that pool water must have an electrical connection to one or more of the bonded parts described in 680.26(B). If none of the bonded parts is in direct connection with the pool water, the pool water must be in direct contact with an approved corrosion-resistant conductive surface that exposes not less than 9 sq in. of surface area to the pool water at all times. The conductive surface should be located where it's not exposed to physical damage or dislodgement during usual pool activities, and it must be bonded in accordance with 680.26(B).
Q. Are 20A rated duplex receptacles required when installed on a 20A, 120V multi-outlet branch circuit?
A. No. If connected to a branch circuit that supplies two or more receptacles, receptacles must have an ampere rating in accordance with the values listed in Table 210.21(B)(3), which allows the use of either 15A or 20A rated receptacles on a 20A branch circuit (Table).
Q. What are the GFCI protection requirements for vending machines?
A. Cord- and plug-connected vending machines must include a GFCI as an integral part of the attachment plug, or within 12 in. of the attachment plug. Older machines that are not so equipped must be connected to a GFCI-protected outlet [422.51]. The term "vending machine" means a self-service device that dispenses products or merchandise and requires coin, paper currency, token, card, key, or receipt of payment by other means. Because electric vending machines are often located in damp or wet locations in public places and are used by people standing on the ground, reliance on an equipment grounding conductor for protection against electrocution is insufficient.
Q. Can conductors be spliced inside a raceway?
A. No. Conductors in raceways must be continuous between all points of the system. This means splices must not be made in raceways, except as permitted for non-circular raceways such as wireways, as noted in Secs. 376.56, 378.56, 384.56, 386.56, or 388.56. [300.13(A)].


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|View Poll Results: Which is your preffered mating race?
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For example, I consider Megumi Natsume to be the most beautiful girl I've ever seen, even after mentally compensating for the fact I'm pretty sure that she's been touched up in Photoshop there. She has a number of traits I find extremely attractive.
The caveat? I have never seen her outside of costume. It seem to me like that should matter, but I always just end up thinking "meh, as long as the wig and contacts are convincing, is it really a problem? How is it different from just changing clothes?".
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But in general, the following traits are considered attractive:
Tall Height
Long legs
Lean Physique
Symmetry of Features
Double eyelid
Almond eyes (females)
Prominent nose
Narrow face
Light Skin (esp. females)
Lack of Body Hair (females)
It's also possible to judge beauty by what is not considered beautiful:
Short Height
Stubby legs
Obese Physique
Asymmetry of Features
Epicanthic Fold
Broad nose
Broad face
Buck tooth
Dark Skin (esp. females)
Presence of Body Hair (females)
There are also more "subjective" features like eye color, hair color, structure of cheekbones, etc., where people will probably disagree as to what is most desirable. Still, I think among people of European descent there is a preference for light-colored eyes and light-colored hair.
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Generally, these preferences have understandable motivations, from an evolutionary viewpoint. Women with symmetrical features and clear skin are more likely to be healthy and capable of surviving child birth. That's apparently the same evolutionary instinct that spurs men towards young-looking women.
And, apparently, studies have also found that the only universal ideal in the physical beauty of women is their waist-to-hip ratio, which makes evolutionary sense as a woman needs to have wide-enough hips to bear children safely.
Unfortunately, pin-pointing the "ideal ratio" is an entirely different matter and, historically, we've gone from the exaggerated hourglass figure of Victorian women to today's thin-as-a-rake supermodels. This essay I found suggests that "healthy, reproductively-capable women have a waist-to-hip ratio of between 0.67 to 0.80. A ratio of 0.70 was found to be the average ideal, across time and culture, regardless of the woman's overall body size and weight".
While the essay contains no references to published papers, I don't find it entirely far-fetched.
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As for whether "whites" are genetically appearance-wise superior, that depends on the sub-population to which they belong. I don't think white people can be lumped together as a homogeneous group.
Nature makes mistakes.
Also, this thread has a lack of picture links, which is odd when talking about physical attractiveness.
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I think it was the "tall" attribute I found odd and set me wondering about the other attributes. I'm not disputing symmetry or other fairly universal traits... that list just seemed very "european"-centric.
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Here's the specific quote that directly answers your question:
In other words, our idea of "beauty" comes from both nature and nurture, just like most of our other beliefs. There is no universal standard, and probably never will be, unless we somehow develop the so-called "monoculture" (highly improbable) I referred to earlier.
And, as many people here have already pointed out, physical beauty alone does not determine who you're attracted to. First impressions count, yes, but after that, everything else about that person — his or her personality, thoughts and behaviour — will determine whether or not you like him or her.
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Yes, nature and nurture, I agree. But it would be wise to take a less anthropocentric view of physical attraction. There doesn't have to be a human explanation for everything. Humans did not pop out of the evolutionary chain fully formed. We are the products of all that came before us. Somewhere down that line, certain confounding effects might have occurred that, today, biases our perceptions in its entirety.
I like to use eye color as a classic example. Blue eyes are considered beautiful and attractive. Does that imply there has to be some objective evolutionary benefits associated with blue eyes? No, not really. It could be that the preference for blue eyes is simply a product of the preference for the color blue, which might not have had anything to do with eyes to begin with. What else is blue? Well, water, and one could easily see how an affinity to sources of water would be beneficial for an organism.
Ergo, the attraction to the color blue, and blue eyes.
A similar argument could be made for hair and skin color. Humans are diurnal animals. We do not like the dark, because we can't see in it, and all sorts of predators come out at night - predators that might have, once upon a time, hunted our chimp ancestors. We thus associate darkness with negative values like fear, danger, and harm. Is it so surprising that this sort of color bias in nature might then translate to color bias when seeking mates? Not really.
A lot of this physical attraction thing could just be shallow side-effects of other evolutionary factors.
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* Blue eyes have been found to be at an evolutionary disadvantage to brown eyes. They don't adjust to changes in light as quickly as brown eyes. (How big of a deal was this back before the days of artificial lighting? Maybe not terribly important.)
* The idea about the correlation with water is interesting, but humans aren't attracted to all things blue or water-colored (nor are other organisms).
* Blue eyes are recessive, meaning that in a population of mixed blue and brown eyes, blue eyes will be much more rare (approximately one in four people would have blue eyes). If you agreed with me earlier when I said that humans like rare/exotic things, then that could also explain the attraction for blue eyes.
Although I disagree with the notion that blue eyes in general are attractive. I'm turned off by blue eyes, as is my fiancee. The opinions of one man and one woman don't count for everyone, and I know that there are many people who do prefer blue eyes to brown eyes, but... well, that's the trouble with generalizations
In the past, lighter skin tones were rare due to sun exposure. As society evolved, lighter skin tones were likely associated with power and wealth (those who had the luxury of staying out of the sun, and having others work for them). In modern society, many crimes are committed by people of darker skin tones, just due to the way that races and socioeconomic status developed, and hence many people have an aversion there. It's all learned.
Yet another example of that is with people from the Middle East. A few years ago (before the year 2001) nobody paid much attention to Middle Easterners. These days, if you see a guy in a turban or a woman wearing a hijab walking down the street, you'll notice that many people are nervous. This is because an association has been made by much of society between those people (Middle Easterners/Muslims) and terrorists. If very pale people began committing major crimes over the course of a few years, and perhaps darker-skinned people simultaneously appeared less frequently in criminal reports, then a reversal would very likely occur.
You're correct in tracing things back, however. Many of these concepts and ideas started from something, but whether it's biological or societal in nature is a bit harder to discern. I tend to think that much of what we observe today originated from societal origins.
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I won't vote because I have no particular preference toward any kind of race. Whether the girl is European, African, Middle Eastern or Asian, I don't care. What matters is her personality and how well she can think for herself rather than follow certain cultural anxioms like a slave, or be the kind of person who just does what she's told without thinking. That's what happened with me and my ex and it was agonizing for me. Anyways, if someone pointed a gun to my head and told me to choose, I'd either go for my own race (white caucasian as I'm Italian), or East Asian.
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I didn't read the entire thread, but here's a bit from me.
Evolution, nature, genes or race won't decide anything, they can only affect your preference to a certain degree. Naturally we are supposed to be picking mates by various genetic clues expressed in different ways from the body.
Naturally we are supposed to be picking mates not just by looks, also by smell, which in the modern world, has become lost in an atmosphere of various other smells. People put on perfume, cologne and stuff, combined with many other smells in the atmosphere, our noses are not efficient enough.
Scientists say you can tell the genetic health of a person just by looking at a single patch of skin, but beauty and health care products can solve or mask problems easily nowadays.
Humans have transcended evolution in making oneself more desirable, especially true with the completely unnatural factor of money. Money makes one more or less desirable.
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Also the light skin and dark thing is so freaking wrong. Look at how many females are getting tan these days.
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If 107 meters count, we would have a whole bunch of new 8000 meter peaks.
Hey Corax, what IS the rule in the Himalayas? Is the drop between peaks a standard amount (like 300m) or do I recall something about a percentage of the higher mountain's height?
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Obviously, signing Kiko Calero doesn't quite cure all that ails the Mets' bullpen ills, which is why they remain interested in free-agent lefty Joe Beimel.
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Come to terms with your opponent in good time ( Mt 5:25)
Time is the problem but it also holds the solution. The question is always what is 'good time' and how long does it take?
Perhaps the ambiguous nature of time is why it is so easy for us to postpone the necessary and deny the inevitable. We think there will always be more time to do what we have to do. Then we realise at the last moment, when it is too late because time is running out, that we can no longer reconcile with our opponents
or heal the conflicts within ourselves or with those manifestations of our inner conflicts projected into our relationships with others. Then we can only dive deeper than time into the ground of being, the great depths of the present moment. There is healing there in the source of our being. But much suffering could have been avoided if we had done it in good time..
As I write this Syrian government troops are again repeating a motif in human history the slaughter of the innocent and the destruction of homes, childhoods and hopes. The time is not good. But even if we know that the lust for shedding blood must expend itself and a 'settlement' will eventually be reached, the impression left by such conflict is virtually indelible. Even for those yet unborn life will be harder as a result.
We plan the easy things and avoid the hard ones. We forget how to measure time against the yardstick of reality.
In some old images of St Benedict he is shown holding the Rule in one hand and a stick of some kind in the other. Some say it is the stick necessary to punish infringements of the rule. I prefer to see it as a measuring rod, like a conductor's baton, used to measure time. To measure anything there must be accepted limits, a beginning and an end. That is what the rule of the two periods of meditation each day is about.
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This time around, everyone on the Capitol lawn got up and chased the shuttle, running across the grass to follow its flight path, snapping photos.
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"I remember when I was in school and would see it launch [on TV]. I wanted them to see a glimpse of it before it settles," said Castellanos, a stay-at-home mom who lives in Sacramento. As she spoke, Itzel was snapping a photograph of her brother.A second brother, Tony, is interested in the space program but skipped the shuttle watching because he didn't want to miss his seventh-grade robotics class.
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deepakkumaar97 wrote:I did it (unplanned).
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I realized I am dreaming, I was standing somewhere, I don't know at all where, it was very dark, maybe the dream was fading, yes, for a second it was completely dark, I quickly thought to do something which takes very less time, this idea got me, I quickly put both my hands in both the pockets of my pyzama(the one with which I was actually wearing when got to sleep) I was wearing. I took out my left hand(the dream scene was still black or maybe I did not see anything), there was nothing, just my hand, then I took out my right hand, there were two bangles, they were light brown or maybe some other light colour, with no designs I remember.
The below picture gives the size and shape of the bangles.
Just after this, I was almost woke up, so I quickly started rubbing my hands(always helped in previous LDs),but this time I was too late. I woke up in my bed, NO FA.
Maybe the bangles came because the previous night I was looking at some earrings.BTW I am a male and have no such interest at these kind of things.
Before gaining this much Lucidity, I was semi lucid, of which I don't remember much,just this much, I was catching bullets.( half my LDs have had long semi lucids before turning into LDs)
Even in this short LD(30-45 sec), I did two of my LD goals,
1)Pulled out an item from my LD pyzama pocket(totally unplanned)
2)Noted what I was wearing.(Now, when I think about it, the pyzama is very comfortable)
Thank you for your ideas, atleast I did something even in a LD this short.
Congrats at being able to cross off two of your dream goals
Do you think this challenge while you were doing it helped to stabilise you more at that time?
I was thinking it may be a good stabilisation thing??? Cause its making a person focus on ones dream body and in an interesting kind of way and really engaging the mind onto the dream. Even someone who cant see in a dream due to lack of stabilisation.. may be able to feel something in a pocket. (of cause its likely to put someone off thou if they found they didnt have a pocket when they went to do it).
Anyway.. Im wondering as it makes one concentrate on a dream more then just rubbing hands to stabilise.. if this challenge has good potentional as a dream stabilisation technique.
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The City of Hood River's auditor has recommended that the budget be monitored more closely — and that more revenue be found or services cut.
Terry Smith from the local firm Arens and Associates said the city's overall cash flow had improved, even with a $1.17 million deficit. In the past few months, the city has enacted cost savings measures in each department and raised fees for planning and ambulance services.
However, Smith said the city had several individual accounts still running deficits — including ambulance transports and municipal court — that were financed by borrowing from other funds.
He believed the city was too reliant upon borrowing against monies banked from system development charges paid by developers. Smith said the city needed to address the problem while that money was still available.
"My concern is that your (inter-fund) borrowing is being financed by construction in Hood River and if there was ever a downturn you wouldn't have the ability to fund these deficits," said Smith.
"You either have to find additional resources or you're going to have to curtail the services you provide to the people of Hood River," he concluded.
He also said the non-cash balance sheet accounts needed to be reconciled monthly instead of quarterly.
He said errors found in these accounts typically indicated that the revenue from an individual fund's revenue or expenditure was wrongly stated.
"Detecting the cause of these errors and correcting the problem on a month-to-month basis should provide further assurance revenue and expenditure reports used to monitor funds' financial position are accurate or at least not significantly misstated," wrote Smith in a management letter that accompanied his audit report.
The Budget Committee, comprised of city councilors and citizens, took his recommendations to heart. Steve Everroad, finance director, agreed to meet monthly with four members of the committee.
Volunteering to scrutinize the ledgers of each department were Councilors Paul Cummings and Carrie Nelson. Joining them in that endeavor will be citizens John Phillips and Jamie Guth, both with professional financial backgrounds.
Following Smith's presentation, City Manager Bob Francis presented his plan to reduce the budget deficit. He anticipated that $300,000-$350,000 could be shaved off the outstanding balance each year, beginning on July 1 when the new fiscal year begins. Francis is optimistic that amount of money can be trimmed off the next three annual budgets without cutting services or reducing staffing levels.
"That would certainly be a last resort. But, if things don't work out with this budget, it is something you'll certainly have to think about," he said.
Francis wants to have city administrators bill each department for time spent on its issues. Since the deficit lies in the general fund, he said money is available in dedicated accounts that the law will not allow to be moved. However, staff time can be charged for oversight of those funds and that amount of revenue placed in the general fund.
For example, the city, as a utility provider, can generate about $95,000 per year by charging a franchise fee to its water and sewer accounts.
Francis also wants to refinance the bonded indebtedness at a lower interest rate. And reduce expenses by 5 to 10 percent while increasing revenues by that same percentage. He said the council's recent decision to triple most planning fees and add another $100 to ambulance transports was already paying off. He was given the go-ahead at the Feb. 13 meeting to add a fire suppression fee of about 50 cents to monthly utility bills. Francis anticipates that a stormwater maintenance fee will follow in the near future.
He was also granted permission from city leaders to investigate the sale of unused municipal properties.
Also on his list of budget reduction measures was better collection of delinquent accounts. And convincing the three public employee unions to sign on to a health care plan that would save $55,000 this year.
"I think that for right now we're pretty much on track," said Francis.
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